It's a Fuzzy Wuzzy Reminder!!!!

Hey there everyone, Emma here.......

...This is my mid month reminder for all you gorgeous crafters to not forget that you still have time to enter our Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenge for December.....our theme is Christmas Something or An-Otter!!

This can be a card, a tag, a gift bag that you make, a scrapbook layout with animals on it, a decorated tin; let your imagination run wild and see just how fun this challenge might be!! And no, it doesn't have to be an otter image that you use hahaha!!!!  Full details of the challenge and the amazing prizes can be found at The Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenge.
 

Sooooo.....I have made one of these Fab little pizza boxes again!!!  I LOVE these little boxes just as much as making my tags!!! The tutorial can be found HERE....

I have used up some more of my scraps again and distressed and glittered the edges.....

 

....This little Cutie Pie is called 'Wifred the Wombat' and is available from Tickled Pink Stamps....I have coloured him with Promarkers and chalks.....

....I found some old sentiments in our stash and distressed and glittered the edge...

.....All the bits and bobs are from my stash!!!

Thankyou for looking everyone, and don't forget you still have time to enter our Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenge!!!

Big hugs

Emma

xxx

Tickled Pink Stamps....12 Days of Christmas Giveaways....

Have you seen over at the Tickled Pink Stamps blog that Kellie is being super generous and having a 12 days of Christmas stamp giveaway? Head over to Tickled Pink Stamps NOW to see what you what you have to do to win!!

Big hugs

Emma

xxx

It's Cute Josie the kitten......

Hi there everyone, Emma here.....

.....Today we have a new challenge starting again at The Stamping Bazaar and we have a great sketch from my mum to work with.  For full details of the challenge check out The Stamping Bazaar Blog.

I decided to make this cute little pizza box....the tutorial on how to make it is HERE...

I think I may have found a new addiction to making them instead of my tags heehee!!!  I have used some scraps up from my stash and distressed and glittered the edges....

....The sketch was nice and simple so I could decorate the top of the box quite easily,  my lace and gorgeous ribbon are from the market...

.....This cutie pie is called 'Josie with pinecone' designed by Marina Neira and is available from The Stamping Bazaar Store,  I have coloured her with Promarkers and chalks...

....the other bits and bobs are from my stash.

Challenges entering:

Stampin Royalty-Winter holidays

Elephantastic-Christmas

Allsorts-last minute Christmas gifts

Stamptacular-winter wishes

Thankyou for looking and all the FAB comments you leave me.....

Big hugs

Emma xxx

Softly, Softly Gingerbread Man.....

Hi Susan here...

Today we are starting a new sketch challenge over at The Stamping Bazaar. Call across and join in the fun with us.....See below the sketch designed by me!!

For full details of the challenge and to see some fabulous inspiration from the design team call across to The Stamping Bazaar Challenge Blog.

Now onto my card for this challenge...

My backing papers are all from my stash, I have distressed and glittered with stickles all the edges.

The ribbon is from my local market. The little metal charms are from my stash.

This fabulous little guy has been designed by Marina Neira and his name is 'Plushy Gingerbread Man', and guess what.....HE IS FREE!!!! Call across to The Stamping Bazaar and download him. Marina has some fabulous special offers available for a short time at The Stamping Bazaar Store, it's well worth a visit!!!

I have coloured the image with Promarkers and cut him out. Then I curved the image with my fingers and 3D layered him onto the red card backer.

My poinsettia and holly leaf has been handmade using my own patterns.

These beautiful tickets are available FREE from HERE!! Absolutely beautiful!!

I am entering these challenges:

Stampavie and More - Christmas

Challenge up your life - Christmas

Karber Weekly Challenges - Anything goes

Stamp with fun - Christmas

Pear Tree Design - Christmas

Thank you for taking the time to look at my card and for all your wonderful comments that you leave, they are very much appreciated, 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

I have a winner!!!!.............

Hi there Everyone, Emma here........

Thankyou to everyone who left me a comment for my

Pink Mini Christmas Blog Hop, I loved reading them all!!!

The winner of my candy is...........

CATHERINE!!!!!!

Whoooooooo hoooooooo!!!!

Congratulations Catherine please email me at 

susuanchatburn@btinternet.com 

with your address so I can get your candy out to you!!!

Big hugs

Emma

xxx 

Lil Christmas Evie....

Hi there Everyone, Emma here.....

.....I am SOOOOO excited because I am a guest at the very last Tickled Pink Stamps Monthly Challenge....whooooo hoooo!!!  Don't forget that The Tickled Pink Stamps Challenges will be starting our first weekly challenge on January 7th 2011, so be sure to mark your calendars,as we'll have lots of inspiration, prizes and fun!!! Check out all the amazing prizes on offer HERE....you will not want to miss it!!!

We have a FABBY sketch to work with designed by the very sweet Kellie for this months challenge....for full details and the prize on offer click HERE....I actually rotated the sketch for my card....

.....My papers are a mix by Papermania and K & Company, I have distressed, glittered and machine stitched all the edges...

 

.....I just LOVE 'Lil Christmas Evie'....what an absolute doll she is heehee!!  She is available in rubber or digi from Tickled Pink Stamps,  I have coloured her with promarkers and chalks and added glitter to the furry trim on that gorgeous dress!!!  My lace is from the market...

...My flowers are a mix from hobbycraft and Wild orchid...

....I am loving using ticket sentiments and this one I made from a sentiment and a ticket set available from Raindrop Echo Designs, I just blanked out the wording from one of the ticket sets and put this new sentiment inside!!

Challenges entering:

Stampavie and more-snowflakes

Dutch Dare-Christmas card

Stamp something-Christmas card

Thankyou for looking and all the lovely comments....

Big hugs

Emma

xxx

Look what's FREE at The Stamping Bazaar...

Marina has a very big surprise for everybody and is giving a special free digi for everyone as a thank you to all of you who've supported The Stamping Bazaar...

And here he is....

Gingerbread Plushie Digi

 

Call across at The Stamping Bazaar Blog to get your freebie!!!

Love and hugs

Emma and Susan

xxx

Happy New Year!!!!.....

Hi there everyone, Emma here....

.....Today is the start of another new challenge over at The Stamping Bazaar and we have a sketch by me to follow this time, now as you all know I am loving my tags, so because it was a simple sketch it was easy enough to make a tag from heehee!!!

I am using loads of my scraps up making these little creations, I have distressed, glittered and machine stitched the edges and I have ruffled some lace from the market...

....This little cutie pie is BRAND NEW whooooo hoooo!!! Designed by Marina Neira, she is called 'Party Time Louisa' and will be available at The Stamping Bazaar Store, she is just gorgeous and perfect for those New Year Celebrations!!  I have coloured her with Promarkers and chalks... 

....I am loving ticket sentiments, and for this one I have used a ticket set from Raindrop Echo Designs, I blanked the wording out that was already on the ticket and just put my own sentiment inside....

.....the flowers are a mix from Wild Orchid and Hobbycraft.

Challenges entering:

Little Red Wagon-Christmas tag

Dutch dare-Christmas tag

Crafty Catz-Happy New Year

Thankyou for looking and all the lovely comments....

Big hugs

Emma xxx

Happy New Year....

Hi Susan here.....

Today at The Stamping Bazaar we have our seventh challenge starting, the theme is a sketch designed by Emma, see below.....

For full details of the challenge and to check out the fabulous inspirational ideas from the design team call across to The Stamping Bazaar.

Now to my creation....

I have followed the sketch and decided to do something different from a card, and because Christmas celebrations lead into New Year parties I have made a party invitation.... 

My backing papers are all from an 8x8 scrapbooking pad by DCWV called A Pocket Full of Posies, the papers are all pre-glittered and are perfect for celebrations. I have distressed the edges and added more glitter. The plain blue card has been cut with a zig zag edge and matted onto a brown backer, all the edges again have been distressed and glittered. The lace and ribbon are from our local market.

  

This beautiful cute little image is another new design by Marina Neira and is available at The Stamping Bazaar Store, her name is 'Partytime Louisa'. I coloured her using Promarkers and added glitter here and there, I then cut the design into an oval shape and an oval scalloped backer, the edges have been distressed and glittered.

The tickets are from Raindrop Echo Designs designed by Ann Vento, I have mixed them myself, by blanking out the middles of Ann's tickets and putting in my own sentiments. The edges of the tickets have been coloured using Promarkers and then glittered.

My flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts, the leaves I made myself.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - Happy New Year

Daring Card Makers - Use Turquoise

Thank you for taking the time to look at my creation, and for your many wonderful comments that you leave. I hope you liked it.

Love Susan

xxx

Happy Anniversary.....

Hi Susan here.....

To a new challenge has started at Sentimental Sundays. and this week's challenge is: Happy Anniversary! (plus a sentiment). Take a break from all the Christmas craziness and make a card for your own special someone on your special day, or make one to send to a special couple that is celebrating their own special day. Call across to The Sentimental Sunday Challenge Blog and check out the full details of the challenge and take a look at all the wonderful creations from the design team....WOW! you will be amazed.

 

Now onto my card....

I have a very special couple in mind for this card, I used a fabulous backing paper from Bearlymine, the edges have been distressed and glittered, then machine stitched. My base card is from The Paper Mill Shop. The pearls and lace are all from our local market.

I used a Fiskars template and cut out the heart shape around my image, I backed itonto a deep red scalloped card, I have distressed and glittered the edge, then put a frill of lace all round the edge, and machine stitched everything in place. 

This ever so cute image is from The Stamping Bazaar Store and has been designed by Marina Neira. His name is 'Shy Sammy'. I used Promarkers to colour the image, and added a little bit of glitter on the hearts.

My sentiments are a mixture of two that have been designed by the very talented Ann Vento, the tickets and the wordart, available from Raindrop Echo Designs. I blanked out the middle of the tickets on the computer and joined my choice of sentiments to the centre. I coloured the outer edges with Promarkers then gently inked towards the middle with distressing inks.

My flowers, buds and leaves I made myself using pieces of the card I used on the project.

I am entering this card into the following challenges -

My Time to Craft - Vintage

Anything Goes - Congratulations

Pixie Dust Studios - Anniversary

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

Love Susan

xxx