Christmas sentiment.....

Hi Susan here....

It is time for Group B to give you a mid challenge reminder for Fussy and Fancy. The challenge is 'Christmas Without Red and Green'. For full details of the challenge and how to enter the current challenge click here! Our sponsor is StampInsanity! One lucky winner will receive Holiday Princesses Complete Digi Set. Don't forget to check out the two posts for some fantastic inspiration from the design team. Come and join us and have some fun!!

Now for my card...

I used a fantastic sketch from Mojo Monday, I absolutely loved this sketch the moment I saw it, and you all know me by now, I love using sketches!!!

My backing papers are from a 12x12 paper pad from HOTP called Sarapapers. Some of the most beautiful papers, I have distressed all the edges and glittered them with stickles. I used a Martha Stewart punch to make a nice little punched border between the two papers on the topper. The lace, ribbon and pearls are all from our local market.

My sentiment is a combination of two, designed by the very talented Ann Vento of Raindrop Echo Designs, first a frame and then the word art. I used Promarkers to colour the border of the frame and mat and layered it onto a white card, then I distressed and glittered the edges.

My flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and Hobby Craft, the leaves I made myself.....now I know what you're all saying....the challenge was no red or green, I know and I appologise for this, I had added the flowers and berries and then starting making my leaves, when I was placing the leaves onto the card thats when I realised my 'boo boo', please don't make the same mistake as me!!! Saying that though I do like the splash of red on my card so alls well with the world!!!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Mojo Monday - Sketch

Totally Gorjuss - No traditional colours - Christmas theme

Pile it on - Winter inspired

Scrappy Frogs - Merry Christmas

Crafty Creations - Christmas

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

Love Susan

xxx

Allsorts Challenge Week 51 by Susan

I am entering my card in this weeks Allsorts Challenge, there was a lovely sketch to follow, and here is my entry....

I love the Elisabeth Bell stamps and decided to use the colours blue and lilac as I think they compliment each other so well.

The image I coloured in using Pro-markers.

The large flowers I made myself using a five petal flower punch and trimming it to make the shape I wanted I used a large spacer and a brad for the centre. I coloured it using inks, the tiny blossom flowers I made from a Martha Stewart punch and shaping it to give it body. The other flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

The ribbons and lace I get from my local market.

The sentiment I designed on the computer.

I hope you like my creation, thanks for looking.

Love Susan

xxx

So Sweet...

This beautiful image by Elisabeth Bell is so sweet, I love it...

I folded the card to make a double gatefold card then cut the height down to make a square card. I edged the outer folds with a punched edging using a Martha Stewart punch. The backing paper is from Joanna Sheen Victorian Flowers CD Rom which I printed onto pearlescent paper.

The large flower I joined together several layers of individual Prima Flowers which I coloured to match my layout with distressing inks, and then a bud in the centre. I coloured the image using distressing inks and Pro-markers.

Hope you like my creation, thanks for looking.
Love Susan xxx

Innocence

I love using these stamps by Sarah Kay, they are such innocent looking images of a bygone era.
The papers I used were from my stash, I must have had for years....




The lace I surrounded the image with was from my local market, I love using lace and ribbons on my cards especially when the images are so cute. I use distressing inks and pro-markers to colour in my stamped image.
The large flower I made using two sizes of Spellbinders scalloped nestabilities using an old book for the paper, I used distressing ink to colour the paper and screwed it up as much as possible to give a really soft ruffled effect before I joined all the layers together with the button in the middle. The other flowers that surround this one are from the Prima range.
The corner was made using a Sizzix die and coating with clear Glossy Accents.

I hope you like my creation, thank you for looking.
Love Susan xxx

Sunflowers

The printed image and backing papers for this card were from My Craft Studio, which I decoupaged. The centre of the flowers were finished using micro beads. I made the large sunflowers myself using a sizzix die that I layered up to six times to get the effect.
The buckle is made from chipboard that I have had in my stash for ages, I coloured it with distressing inks and covered it with glossy accents.
A Martha Stewart punch was used for the edges of my two accent papers.

Hope you like this card, thanks for looking.

Love Susan xxx

'Happiness'

This is another gorgeous Sarah Kay image, I love colouring in these images they are so easy to colour and look so good on your cards.

I punched out three butterflies from plain paper and coloured them in using my inkpads and then added a little stickles. The flowers are from Prima Flowers with punched out leaves.
The bead drops are from an old bag charm that I chopped up. I used a Martha Stewart punch, the papers are from my own hoard of papers.

Hope you like my creation, thanks for looking.

Love Susan xxx