Faith, Hope and Love.....

Hi Susan here....

Today at Lexi's Creations we have a new challenge starting and the theme is - 'Say It With Love'. It's getting near to Valentines Day and this theme could start you off making that special card for that special person in your life. For full details of the challenge and to get some fabulous inspiration from our design team call across to Lexi's Creations and join in the fun with us.

Now for my card....

I have used a piece of backing paper from my stash, I have paper pierced the edge. My base card is from The Paper Mill Shop and although you can't see it here it is pearlescent and is the most beautiful card ever.

My lace, ribbon and pearls are from our local market. The beautiful pink heart I found in our stash drawer.

I made the shape of the frame myself and paperpierced the edge, the sentiment is one of Lexi's designs called 'Love - sentiment' and is available from Fairy Dust Crafts.

My flowers are a mixture from Wild Orchid Crafts and Hobby Craft, the leaves I made myself.

Challenges I am entering

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes

Fab n Funky - Anything goes

Colour Create - Pink, red and white optional extra hearts

Craft your days away - Anything goes

Thank you for taking the time to look at my card and all your wonderful comments, I hope you liked it.

Love Susan

xxx

Side by side....

Hi Susan here....

At Lexi's Creations today we are starting a new challenge and the theme is 'Glitter and Pearls', well thats easy isn't it!!

Full details of the challenge and some fabulous inspiration from the design team can be found at the Lexi's Creation Challenge Blog. Call across and take a look and join in the fun with us all.

Now to my card...

Well this is a different card for me....I wanted to keep it really simple in the design and the colours....so I choose turquoise and white. My base card is from The Paper Mill Shop and the top section of the card I embossed using a cuttlebug embossing folder of swirls.

The turquoise satin ribbon and pearls are from our local market.

This fabulous sentiment is from Fairy Dust Crafts and has been designed by Lexi. It is called 'Side by Side'. Check out Lexi's store for some great offers at the moment. I cut my own shape for the topper and mat and layered it onto a turquoise card. All the edges have been distressed and glittered with stickles.

These beautiful butterflies are another one of Lexi's creations and they are available from Fairy Dust Studios, they are called 'DIY Butterfly'. Called that because they are very plain and can be finished however you want them to be. I coloured mine with chalks and then glittered around the edges of the wings and body.

My pins are from our local market, I have added extra pearls and a crystal divider.

My flowers are a mix, the white ones are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the turquoise rose I handmade it using the turquoise card I used on the card.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Simple Doodles - Photo inspiration (I choose to use turquoise and white)

Creative Card Crew - Anything goes

Flutterby Wednesday - Anything goes

Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - Monochromatic

Lothian Crafts - For someone special

Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my card and for all your wonderful comments, they are very much appreciated, I hope you liked it.

Love Susan

xxx

Josie and the mini pizza box....

Hi Susan here....

Today at Crafty Emma's Challenges a new challenge has just begun and the theme is 'Anything but a Christmas Card'...

The sponsor for this challenge is:

One lucky winner will get their choice of 3 images.

For full details of the challenge and to check out the fabulous inspiration from the design team call over to Crafty Emma's Challenges and join in the fun with us all.

Now onto my creation....

I had a lot of fun making this mini pizza box, if you want to make one yourself look HERE.... The card I used for the box is a beautiful pearlescent red card from The Paper Mill Shop. The other backing papers and ribbon are bits and pieces from my stash. I inked and distressed the backing papers.

I filled it with some red tissue paper and fancy soap and talc.

The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

This cute little digi image has been designed by Marina Neira and can be found at The Stamping Bazaar Store, take a look at the special offers available for a short while there. The image is called 'Josie with Pinecone'. I used Promarkers to colour the image in and then gently inked the edge of the topper before layering it onto a scalloped piece of green card.

These beautiful Christmas tickets can be found HERE.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Allsorts - Last minute Christmas projects

Pile it on - Its all in the wrapping

Creative Card Crew - Anything goes

Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my project, and for all your wonderful comments, they are very welcome. I hope you liked it.

Love Susan

xxx

A Gift for you!!!.....

Hi Susan here....

Today at Fussy and Fancy it is the chance for Group B to remind you of our ongoing challenge 'Anything but a card'. Its a great chance to make something for someone special as a gift. For full details of the challenge and to see some fantastic inspiration from the design team call HERE, and join in the fun with us all.

Now onto my creation for this challenge....

I made a gable box for the challenge, its a fabulous size and holds quite a good size gift, mine has a fancy pair of socks rolled up inside it!!

You can find the details of how to make the gable box from Splitcoast Stampers HERE.

My red card base is from The Papermill Shop and is a beautiful textured card. The rest of the backing papers are from my stash, I distressed the edges and added some glitter. The little piece of hessian and raffia trim is from our stash.

This gorgeous little digi image is just one of the new releases designed by Marina Neira that are on a special offer at the moment from The Stamping Bazaar Store, he is called Marvin with Candy Cane. I have coloured him in using Promarkers and then cut him out to layer him on top of the hessian. The flower is from Prima, I added extra colour with chalks and glittered the edges of the petals with stickles then used a yellow brad in the centre.

My sentiment designed by Ann Vento is from Raindrop Echo Designs. I used a twisting technique on my computer to slightly twist the text, then I changed the colour of the text from black to red, after that I cut the tag shape and gently inked the outer edges before distressing and adding glitter to the outer edges. The ribbon and candy cane brad are from our stash.

Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my gift box and for leaving all your wonderful comments, they are very much appreciated. I hope you liked it.

Love Susan

xxx

Day Five The Stamping Bazaar Blog Hop....

Hi Susan and Emma here with another joint post for you....

Welcome to Day Five of The Stamping Bazaar Blog Hop, today we are showcasing the fifth and final of the fabulously gorgeous images designed by Marina Neira called 'Allie and Percy on Sled'.

As you know The Stamping Bazaar are introducing to you over a five day period..... to five of the cutest images you can imagine just in time for Christmas and hosting a blog hop each day.

There will be a featured digi given away each day to one lucky winner, but you must comment on The Stamping Bazaar Challenge Blog and each DT members blog post to be in with a chance of winning.

The comments will close for all five TSB blog posts on Sunday December 5th at 12.00am EST, and then on Monday 6th December all the featured digis will be on sale at The Stamping Bazaar Store.

To check Eastern Time click HERE .

There will also be one grand prize of all five featured digi images to ONE winner chosen at random from all who commented throughout the blog hops.

Follow this list to make sure you are in the order you should be following on this GREAT blog hop:-

Barbara Sproat

Emma and Susan (that's us)

Lynda Neilsen

Marley Van Der Heijden

Penni Vickers

Piali Biswas

Tina Guigui

Tori Wild

and then onto The Stamping Bazaar Blog

Now onto our creations for you today....

Hi Susan here with my card for todays Blog Hop....

The plain coloured card I used on this card is from The Paper Mill Shop, the patterned paper is a piece from my stash. The edges have been distressed and glittered. The panels of blue and green card have been punched along the edges using a Martha Stewart punch and then glittered. The ribbon and little gold bells are from my local market.

Well this is the last one of the five fabulous images we have been showcasing, that have been designed by our very talented Marina Neira, this digi image is called 'Allie and Percy on Sled', they are two of the cutest little dogs. They can be purchased from The Stamping Bazaar Store on Monday 6th December. I have used Promarkers to colour the image and then carefully cut the image out and placed it onto a printed background of fir trees from My Craft Studio. I have added glitter here and there and then mat and layered onto a pale blue backer and distressed the edges and glittered with stickles.

My sentiment is from Raindrop Echo Designs, some of the most gorgeous sentiments around, the edges have been glittered.

My holly leaves and berries were made by me, the leaves I hand cut, marked the veins and then used inks to colour the leaves, then I sprayed them with gloss varnish from Crafters Companion.

Thank you for looking at my card....now carry on down to Emma's creation....

Hi there, Emma here with my creation for Day Five of the Blog Hop...

I have made another gift card holder, which are so handy at this time of year!!! I have used a few scraps up again....these little creations are just as good as tags for using up your scraps heehee!!! I have distressed glittered and machine stitched around the edges....

...Here is the inside...

...These cutie pies are called 'Allie and Percy on Sled'....designed by Marina Neira. I have used Promarkers and chalks to colour and I have added some glitter to the furry trims on the clothes....

...The bits and bobs are from my stash again.

Thank you so much for playing our Blog Hop for the past five days, we wish everyone who commented on all the DT blogs and The Stamping Bazaar Challenge Blog good luck!!

Love and hugs

Susan and Emma

xxx

Day Four The Stamping Bazaar Blog Hop.....

Hi Susan and Emma here with another joint post for you....

Welcome to Day Four of The Stamping Bazaar Blog Hop, today we are showcasing the fourth of the fabulously gorgeous images designed by Marina Neira called 'Bikkies Snowman'.

As you know The Stamping Bazaar are introducing to you over a five day period..... to five of the cutest images you can imagine just in time for Christmas and hosting a blog hop each day.

There will be a featured digi given away each day to one lucky winner, but you must comment on The Stamping Bazaar Challenge Blog and each DT members blog post to be in with a chance of winning.

The comments will close for all five TSB blog posts on Sunday December 5th at 12.00am EST, and then on Monday 6th December all the featured digis will be on sale at The Stamping Bazaar Store.

To check Eastern Time click HERE .

There will also be one grand prize of all five featured digi images to ONE winner chosen at random from all who commented throughout the blog hops.

Follow this list to make sure you are in the order you should be following on this GREAT blog hop:-

Barbara Sproat

Emma and Susan (that's us)

Lynda Neilsen

Marley Van Der Heijden

Penni Vickers

Piali Biswas

Tina Guigui

Tori Wild

and then onto The Stamping Bazaar Blog

Now onto our creations for you today....

Hi Susan here with my card for todays Blog Hop....

I wanted to make something different today and thought I would make a gift for my Grandson at the same time.....So I made a gift bag topper, and filled the bag full of his favourite sweets. I have used scraps from my stash for the patterned backing paper. All the edges have been distressed and then glittered with stickles. The red and green base card is from The Paper Mill Shop. The gems are from my stash.

What do you think of this little guy, his name is....'Bikkies Snowman', isn't he the most gorgeous little guy in the world!!! He has been designed by the very talented Marina Neira and can be available to buy on Monday 6th December from The Stamping Bazaar Store. I used Promarkers to colour him and added small amounts of stickles to let the snow sparkle.

These fabulous Christmas labels are available from HERE.

Thank you for looking at my gift bag....now onto to Emma's creation....

Hey there Emma here with my creation for Day Four of the Blog Hop....

For today I decided to go with something a little different....A Christmas Tree Ornament!!!....

...My lovely lace and ribbon is from the market and I have glittered all the edges....

...This cute image is called 'Bikkies Snowman', designed by Marina Neira. I have coloured this cute image with Promarkers and chalks and I added a little Flowersoft for the snow.

Before we go let us just remind you not to forget to call back tomorrow for our final day of the blog hop and the next and final featured digi image............'Allie and Percy on Sled'....it is so very cute and gorgeous!!!!

Love and hugs

Susan and Emma

xxx

Day Three The Stamping Bazaar Blog Hop....

Hi Susan and Emma here with another joint post....

Welcome to Day Three of The Stamping Bazaar Blog Hop, today we are showcasing the third of the fabulously gorgeous images designed by Marina Neira called 'Marvin with Candy Cane'.

As you know The Stamping Bazaar are introducing to you over a five day period..... to five of the cutest images you can imagine just in time for Christmas and hosting a blog hop each day.

There will be a featured digi given away each day to one lucky winner, but you must comment on the The Stamping Bazaar Challenge Blog and each DT members blog post to be in with a chance of winning.

The comments will close for all five TSB blog posts on Sunday December 5th at 12.00am EST, and then on Monday 6th December all the featured digis will be on sale at The Stamping Bazaar Store.

To check Eastern Time click HERE .

There will also be one grand prize of all five featured digi images to ONE winner chosen at random from all who commented throughout the blog hops.

Follow this list to make sure you are in the order you should be following on this GREAT blog hop:-

Barbara Sproat

Emma and Susan (that's us)

Lynda Neilsen

Marley Van Der Heijden

Penni Vickers

Piali Biswas

Tina Guigui

Tori Wild

and then onto The Stamping Bazaar Blog

Now onto our creations for you today.....

Hi Susan here with my card for today's Blog Hop....

I have used plain card in white and red from The Paper Mill Shop, I have made my card in the shape of a star that I cut out myself, the edges have been distressed and glittered with stickles. The red card has been glittered using a gold glitter spray from Crafters Companion. The gems are from my stash. My sentiment was made on the computer and cut to shape then the edges were distressed and glittered.

Well here he is....'Marvin with Candy Cane' and isn't he gorgeous!!! He has been designed by the very talented Marina Neira and can be available to buy on Monday 6th December from The Stamping Bazaar Store. I used Promarkers to colour him and then very carefully cut him out and glued him to the centre of my star. I added glitter to the rim of his hat.

Thank you for looking at my card....now on to Emma's creation.....

Hey there, Emma here with my creation for Day Three of the Blog Hop.....

Yes.....It's a TAG!!!!

I've used more scraps from my stash again and distressed, glittered and machined stitched around the edges....

....This cute little guy is called 'Marvin with Candy Cane', and was designed by Marina Neira.  I think Marvin is one of my faves....just look at that face haha!!

I have coloured him with Promarkers and chalks....

...The bits and bobs are from my stash again!!

Before we go let us just remind you not to forget to call back tomorrow for Day Three of the blog hop and the next featured digi image............'Bikkies Snowman'....Fabulously Gorgeous!!!!

Love and hugs

Susan and Emma

xxx

Trim a Tree.....

Hi Susan here....

Today at Cute Card Thursday we are starting a new challenge and the theme is a sketch that has been designed by me!! Hope you like it!!

The sponsor for this challenge is Kraftin Kimmie Stamps, and they are offering the winner 2 rubber stamps of their choice!! WOW, what a great prize.

For full details of the challenge and to see some fantastic inspiration from the design team call across to the Cute Card Thursday Challenge Blog and join in the fun with us.

Now for my card...

I wanted to make my card using pastels with a touch of strong colours, so I chose my backing papers from an old 12x12 scrapbooking pad from HOTP called Sarapapers. It is full of the most gorgeous papers. I mat and layered onto a plain white cardstock. I have distressed all the edges and glittered them with stickles. The dark red strip of pearlescent cardstock is from The Paper Mill Shop and I used a Martha Stewart punch for the edges, then I glittered them with stickles.

The lace, pearls and gems are all from our local market.

This gorgeous fairy who I love very much is a Penny Black wooden backed stamp that we have had in our stash for ages. I have used Promarkers to colour it and then distressed and glittered the edges of the topper before matting and layering onto some green and white card.

The large poinsettia and berries are from Hobby Craft, I didn't much care for the centre of the poinsettia so pulled it apart and added a pearl and metal brad. The white flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

My sentiment is from Raindrop Echo Designs and is designed by Ann Vento. She has the most beautiful sentiments and designed so gorgeous, they are well worth a visit!!

I am entering this card into the following challenges:-

Crazy 4 challenges - Christmas card

Ellephantastic Cards and Crafts - Christmas card

Secret Crafter - Sparkle and Shine

Simple Doodles - Lace and Pearls

A Pocket Full of Posies - A Winter Bouquet

Magical Monday - Let it Snow

Stamp with Fun - A Square Card

Scrappy Frogs - Christmas Card

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

Love Susan

xxx

Remembrance.............

Hi Susan here....

We have a new challenge starting today at Aud Sentiments and the theme is 'Happy Thanksgiving or something you are Thankful for'. For full details of the challenge look HERE!

We have a great sponsor this time -

Her name is Catherine Pooler and she is an Independent Stampin' Up Demonstrator. She is offering the winner of this challenge one free month of Club Inbox. See the post on the Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog for full details. 

Now for my card...... The theme today was very inspirational for me and my card is for Remembrance Sunday to give Thanks to all the soldiers who have fought and given their lives for us and our freedom in the various wars over the years....

I have deliberately kept my card simple because I wanted the sentiment of the card to be more important than any embellishments. The black base card is from The Paper Mill Shop, beautiful card from here in a variety of weights and colours, the 'poppy field' is from a My Craft Studio CD, with images based on the early years of 1900. I have distressed the edges and layered the poppy field in the centre of my card. The beautiful satin red ribbon is from our local market.

This beautiful sentiment is from Raindrop Echo Designs, and designed by Ann Vento, it says everything I wanted to say!! I have distressed the edged of the nestie with red ink.

I am entering this card into the following challenges.

Crazy 4 Challenges - Square Card

Stamp, Scrap and Doodle - Fall Cards

Oh La La Challenge - Remember, Remember

Scrappy Frogs - Give Thanks

City Crafter - Thankyou

Creative Card Crew - Give Thanks

Stampin Royalty - Lest We Forget

Thank you for taking the time to look at my card and all your wonderful comments they are much appreciated. I hope you liked it.

Love Susan

xxx

Sweet Josie in a hat.....

Hi Susan here.....

Today we have another sketch challenge starting at The Stamping Bazaar. You can see the full details of the challenge on The Stamping Bazaar Blog. Here is a picture of the sketch that you are required to work from, and if you're needing inspiration then the TSB design team will help you out. Please come along and join in the fun with us.

Now for my card using this sketch.....

My backing papers are mostly from Bearlymine, I slightly altered the colour on my computer to a mixture of pinks instead of peach, the pale pink pearlescent card is from The Paper Mill Shop. All the edges have been distressed using Tim Holtz distressing ink. The pearls, ribbon and lace have come from our local market.

My oh so cute image has been designed by our very talented Marina Neira and it is called 'Josie in a hat' and is available from The Stamping Bazaar Store. I have used Pro-Markers to colour it and then gently inked the background and edges.

I drew the butterfly and made it using an offcut of script vellum, I added the pearls for the body and then added the antennae, using a scrap of covered wire.

My flowers were made using a sizzix die and two different shades of pink paper, one pearlescent and one mat, I slightly shaped the petals before layering them and joining together with a fabric brad that I had in my stash.

Thank you so much for taking the time to look at my card, I hope you liked it.

Love Susan

xxx

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

A Spoonful of Sugar - Dies / Punches

Simon Says - Dies / Punches

Digi Doodle Shops Best - Anything goes