Christmas with Duckling...

Hi Susan here....

Here I go again...with another Christmas card, at least I will have plenty by the time December comes around....I don't want to worry you all but it's not that far away!

The backing paper is from my stash, leftovers from an old 12x12 scrapbooking pad.

The lace, ribbon and pearls are from our local market.

The ticket die and sentiment is from a Tim Holtz collection.

'Ducklings Xmas Morning' designed by Marina Neira and available at The Stamping Bazaar Store. I have used Promarkers to colour and shade the digi image. I added some flowersoft for the snow, it gave the image some texture.

The buds are from Hobby Craft, the poinsettia I have made using a punch, card, inks and patience.

Challenges entering

Crafty Sentiments - Ribbons and Bows

Crafts 4 Eternity - Christmas

Totally Gorjuss - Anything Goes

Thank you for looking and for your wonderful comments

Love Susan

xxx

Christmas with Jolly Josie...

Hi Susan here.....

I love this time of the year, the cooler days and nights are coming, darker nights on the way, the prospect of hats, gloves and scarves... and best of all.... Christmas just around the corner and all the lovely times that holiday season brings.....

I need some extra Christmas cards this year so I thought I would make a start so that I can make some extra special ones...

Easel cards, there is something really eye catching about these cards I love making them. I love the way they look from all angles.

My backing papers are from Nitwits and from my stash, I have inked the edged with distressing inks.

This is the front view of my card.

My ribbon is as usual from our local market.

I have used Tim Holtz Clock face, coloured it with inks and then put a clear crackle paint on the top, I love the vintage look of this effect.

My ticket sentiment and die is from Tim Holtz collection.

This is to show you my hidden tag for your journalling to whoever the card is for.

I add this to all my easel cards.

'Jollie Josie' designed by Marina Neira and available at The Stamping Bazaar Store, she is such a cutie I love using this digi image, the fact that I love cats has nothing to do with it..... :-)

I have used Promarkers to colour and shade the image. The topper was cut out using a die and then I added inks to the outer edge.

My flowers are a mix, the small buds and white roses are from Hobby Craft...The poinsettia and two large red open buds have been made using punches, inks and patience. The leaves as usual I have made using white card and inks.

Using a smaller die to match the shape of the topper and inks on the edges. The sentiment is from Raindrop Echo Designs.

Challenges entering

Pixie Dust Studio - Add a tag

Stamping B's - Make a square easel card

Crafts for Eternity - Christmas

Totally Gorjuss - Anything Goes

Thank you so much for looking and leaving all your wonderful comments

Love Susan

xxx

A Vintage Treasure Chest....

Hey there everyone, Emma here.....

Well this week I finally got some free time to have a play and make something a bit different that is going to make a fabby little gift!!!!

I found these great little bown chests from Hobbycraft as you can see in the picture below......

BEFORE...

AFTER....

I had so much fun decorating this cute little Treasure Chest up!!  I painted the top of the box with Tim Holtz Crackle Paint in Tattered Rose {LOVE LOVE LOVE this stuff!!!!}, then I distressed the edges a little when it was all completely dry with some distress ink.  I used some gorgeous papers from My Minds Eye all around the sides and distressed the edges.....

....Back View...

...The gorgeous lace is from the market....

....I used a little metal cream frame that I have had for ages, I distressed it up a bit and added some flowers and charms which are from Bunny Zoes, the tulle is from the market...

....I LOVE using Tim Holtz Crackle Paint, the effect is amazing and I really love the shabby/vintage look it gives to everything. I have used Rock Candy on the heart and some buttons from stash...

....I love using things with different textures on my creations, the pin is also from the local market and I have just added some extra beads of my own...

...this is the view of the top, I have used the very gorgeous Magnolia Angel Wing Die {LOVE this die!!}, loads of bits and bobs from stash, and I am loving the label making machine {we have had for ages!}, the labels look great on vintage creations...

....I have made the large gardenia flower and the tiny blossoms myself, the other flowers are a mix from Wild Orchid, Hobbycraft and Prima....

I hope you enjoyed looking at my little vintage creation, Thankyou for all your amazing comments I really love reading each and every one of them....

Big hugs

Emma

xxx

Challenges entering:

Charisma Cardz- Glitter it

Dutch Dare Cards- anything but a card

Crafty Catz weekly Challenge- metal and lace

Totally Gorjuss-anything goes

Shy Sammy Pop Out Birthday Card...

Hi Susan here....

Well here is another card that I made with some spare time that I have had this week.....hope you like it!! I have made one of my favourite shaped cards a pop-out card!

This is the front of my card.....my backing papers are from my stash. The large doily in the background is from a die I have inked and glittered the edges. The ticket sentiment is from Raindrop Echo Designs.

This is to show you the inside and how it looks when it is open.

My ribbon is from our local market. The small butterflies are made using a punch. The edges have been made using a Magnolia edge die.

This is the butterfly in the fold of the card....I have coloured it with inks and added glitter, then cut several layers of the shape in voile and netting. I only glue the butterfly to the centre fold then it keeps the wings free for when the card is open. The butterfly has been made using a die.

This is how the card looks from the side to show the cut out piece from the inside to reveal the large butterfly.

This little digi image is well known to most of you, it has been designed by Marina Neira and is called 'Shy Sammy'.....he can be found at The Stamping Bazaar Store. I have used promarkers to colour and shade him.

My flowers are a mix from Prima and Hobby Craft....the large one in the centre has been handmade by me using two sizes of die, card, ink and some pearl stamens and a little bit of patience.

Challenges entering

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes

Crafty Sentiments - Ribbon and Bows

Digi Doodle Shops Best - Anything Goes

Thank you for taking the time to look at my card and for all your wonderful comments

Love Susan

xxx

Fairy Birthday Card....

Hi Susan here.....

I have had some spare time this week YIPEE!! And what did I do with my time.....I decided to make some cards, shall we say just for me!! It's harder than you think making cards without a theme from your DT, but I have enjoyed myself, hope you like this one!

Emma and I recently paid a visit to a fabulous craft shop Crab Apple Crafts and saw these gorgeous stamps just waiting to be picked up. This little stamp was my inspiration. I have been making flowers and picking up new techniques this week from blogland, I love having the time to do these things.

My backing paper is absolutely beautiful, it looks just like a handmade paper but is smooth and very fine, it is from a 12x12 book from Hot Off The Press and it is called Flowered 'Handmade' papers and vellums.

My ribbons lace and gems are as usual from our local market.

The tickets are from Raindrop Echo Designs. I used Tim Holts distressing ink to colour the edge.

I looked everywhere for a ribbon to match my colours and nothing looked right so I used a white organza ribbon and Tim Holtz distressing ink to colour it so that it matched everything.

This is the darling little stamp designed by Nellie Snellen she is but one in a set of four fairies and I love it. I used chalks to colour the image and added glitter to the wings....well you have to have glittery wings when you're a fairy don't you!! I mat and layered the image after cutting it out onto a pink satin finish card and then coloured a piece of white card using Tim Holtz distressing ink the same as my tickets and butterflies.

We saw a tutorial on making these tiles at Such a Pretty Mess, Gabrielle's tutorial on Polymer Clay Tiles is amazing and gave us such a lot of inspiration, we were making these for hours.

I used the little frog fairy at the top of the stamp for this tile and put some gentle colouring on his body and glitter on his wings.

The flowers are a mixture, the smaller roses and buds are from Hobby Craft the large pink open rose is handmade by myself with inspiration from a rose bush in my back garden, I couldn't take my eyes off the rose and gave it a lot of thought before giving it a try. I have used two sizes of dies, card, inks and a lot of patience, the centre is some glass beads in clear crystal and pink.

Challenges entering

Crafty Sentiments - Ribbon and Bows

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes

Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my card and for all your wonderful comments.

Love Susan

xxx

Lexi's Creations.....Oriental

Hi Susan here....

At Lexi's Creations this week we are starting a new challenge and the theme is

'ORIENTAL'

We hope you will join in with us, the design team have made some fabulous creations to give you some inspiration.

Our sponsor is Letraset and as usual they have a fantastic prize for the winner. For full details of the challenge call across to Lexi's Creations.

Now for my card.....

I have used kraft card, mirri and vellum from my stash for this card, using a punch for the edging on the vellum.

The little fans have been made from different shades of card to match my card and tied with a fine string.

The oriental wording means beauty.

This beautiful image has been designed by Lexi and is available from Fairy Dust Crafts, she is called....

'Ching Lan'

I have paper pieced the dress with some Nitwits backing paper and used chalks for the shading on the image.

Thank you for looking at my card and for all your wonderful comments.

Love Susan

xxx

Sentimental Sundays.....Birthday

Hi Susan here.....

Sentimental Sundays are starting a new challenge today and the theme is 'Birthday'. How simple is that, its almost like an anything goes challenge but with a birthday theme.....come on join in with us, have some fun.

For full details of the challenge, sponsor and to get some fantastic inspiration from the design team call across to the Sentimental Sundays Challenge Blog.

Now onto my card....

I think this must be one of the easiest challenge themes going....I love making birthday cards, whether its for a friend or relative they are so easy to do.

This view is the front of my card, I have made one of my favourite cards a pop-out card. I love the wow factor of these cards, they are so easy to make as well.

My flowers are from Hobby Craft. The ribbon and gems are as usual from our local market.

Throughout the card I have used backing paper from my stash, I can never understand how that stash drawer stays so full when I'm always using the papers in it!!

The ticket sentiments are from Raindrop Echo Designs, I love using these, they seem to match everything!

This is to show you how the pop-out looks from the side.

This is the view of the inside so that you can see the details. The beautiful frame and sentiment in the centre is from Raindrop Echo Designs, I have used chalks to colour the frame to match my colour scheme of the card.

The punched sides match the front of the card. I have used a Multi Shaper allDeco Punch.

This is a close up of that beautiful frame and sentiment designed by Ann Vento and available from Raindrop Echo Designs.

This is such a cute digi from Robyns Fetish its called 'A little bird told me'. I have used chalks to colour and shade the image, then used flowers the same colour as the ones on the image.

Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my card and for all your wonderful comments.

Love Susan

xxx

Fussy and Fancy.....Use your favourite embellishment

Hi Susan here....

Today is the turn of Group B at Fussy and Fancy to give you some inspiration for our ongoing challenge

'Use a Lot'

We want to see you use at least three or more of your favourite embellishments on your creations.

For full information please call across to the Fussy and Fancy Challenge Blog and join in the fun with us!

Now onto my card.....

My backing papers were a mixture from my stash, love using layers of different papers, all the edges were distressed and glittered.

The ribbon and gems as usual are from our local market.

The flowers are from Hobby Craft and the leaves have been made using a punch.

My three favourite embellishments are my flowers, my backing papers and my ribbon and gems, I know thats four but I couldn't leave out anything.

My image is from Lili of the Valley, this little image always reminds me of my two girls dressing up when they were little girls....it was fun to see them playing this way.

I used chalks to colour the image. Love this medium for the depth of shading you can achieve.

I mat and layered the topper onto a blue card and distressed and glittered the edges.

This beautiful frame and sentiment is from Raindrop Echo Designs, I have used chalks to colour the frame, and then added pearls and glitter.

Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my card and for leaving all your wonderful comments.

Love Susan

xxx

Fussy and Fancy....1000 Follower Month Long Celebrations

Hi Susan here....

Hello Fussy and Fancy Followers! We have a special announcement for you today! We have reached

1000 Followers!

We are so proud and excited at Fussy and Fancy that you love our challenges and play along with us each week, we are having a celebration! Of course, there is a challenge to go along with it. As you will see on the Challenge Blog, we have some wonderful sponsors helping us celebrate, and some fabulous inspiration from the design team! Here are the details of how to enter our celebration challenge!

Create a project that celebrates something! It can be a wedding, birthday or any other event that you have need of a card or project for. As an extra fun challenge, use the Fussy and Fancy Friday color scheme!

You have until 12 AM PST on September 16 to enter!

We have some fantastic sponsors helping us celebrate! Enter your project before the deadline to make sure you have a chance for one of the prizes!

Now onto my card....

Today I wanted to make an extra special card, and I love the pop-out cards, they have such a wow factor.....

My backing papers are all from my stash, from various scrapbooking packs. The little butterflies are made using a punch and then colouring with inks and the added touch of glitter and pearls.

The ticket sentiment is from Raindrop Echo Designs, I love these little tickets they are so versatile.

The ribbons and gems are as usual from our local market.

This is the inside of the card showing a beautiful sentiment and frame both from Raindrop Echo Designs, I have used chalks to colour the frame the same colours as my card, which happen to be the Fussy and Fancy Colours that are needed for the extra bit of the challenge.

My image is from The Stamping Bazaar Store and is called 'Hansel with Flowers'. I love this little image and so easy to colour. I used chalks this has to be one of my favourite colouring mediums.

The large pink rose in the centre of my display I have made using a die and shaping and colouring. The rest of my flowers are from Hobby Craft. The leaves I made using a punch and colouring with inks.

Well there you have it, I hope you liked my celebration card and please join in our 1000 follower challenge over at Fussy and Fancy.

Thank you for looking and for all your wonderful comments

Love Susan

xxx

Tickled Pink Stamps Previews....Vampire Lestat

Hi there everyone, Emma here...

Over at Tickled Pink Stamps this week we are previewing the brand NEW......

'Spinks and Spooks Collection' illustrated by Christina Dee and this FAB collection comes with a sentiment release designed by the talented Ann Vento. The new stamps will be available to buy from the 15th of August at Tickled Pink Stamps.  Today we are introducing you to the amazing 'Vampire Lestat'!! Click HERE for some amazing inspiration from the gorgeous Pink Ladies....

....I made a bookmark for todays preview using some more of my scraps, the lace is from the market....

...I have coloured 'Vampire Lestat' with grey lead pencil on kraft card....

....The new sentiments and frames from the set are just FAB...you are going to be amazed by them!!!, I have stamped the sentiments into some blank tickets designed also by Ann Vento for Raindrop Echo Designs.

Thanks for looking and for the lovely comments you all leave me, I really appreciate them all...

Big hugs

Emma xxx

Sweet Mouse!!!....

Hey everyone, Emma here...

Today I am showing you all another gorgeous little stamp that is available from Vilda Stamps Webshop....You can also visit the Vilda Stamps Blog HERE to see all the other creations from the FAB team!!!

.....I have made a corner bookmark, I love doing these!!!  As always I have used some of my scraps up, the flowers are a mix by Prima and Hobbycraft, the lace and ribbon is from my market and the little charm is from Bunny Zoes....

....I have used stamp V504 available at the Vilda Stamps Webshop, I have used grey lead pencil to colour this cute little mouse....

Thanks for looking everyone, and for the fabby comments!!

Big hugs

Emma xxx