Summertime

My card today was made with three challenges in mind, all asking for Summertime themed cards. I used Janet Kruskamp collection by Joanna Sheen, Printing the main image onto Glossy photo paper and the matching backing paper onto ink jet paper. I mounted these onto gold mirri card and before putting the topper down onto the card base I added a doily cut using a Marianne die which was distressed using Distress ink pads. I then added some flowers made using a Tattered Lace die and coloured using distress inks. I added some stickles to the flower centres to finish. As yet there is no sentiment, I shall pop this into my ready box for when I need a card like this.

I'm entering this into the following challenges.
My Time To Craft ... Summertime
CD Sunday ... Sun/Sand/Sea (I have sun and sea in this)
Ooh La La ... Summertime

Thanks for taking the time to look and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

Fathers Day

A quick post from me today. This is the card that I have made for Father-in-law for Sunday. He is Cornish and loves the beach. The image in the card is one that looks similar to a beach that was close to where both of my in-laws lived for many years. It's from Joanna Sheen's Janet Kruskamp collection. I also used some shell stamps from Chocolate Baroque which were stamped onto card scraps and embossed with silver EP then fussy cut and used as embellishments. The with love is from a Tonic Die and the DAD from a Sapphire set, which came with the machine when I bought it. As I have used snippets on the card I shall be entering this into the Pixies Snippets Playground challenge.

Thanks for taking the time to look and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

Any Old Iron - CD Sunday

I've just finished this card which was a commission and looking at it thought it would probably be OK to put into the CD Sunday challenge. At present it is Any Old Iron, well the cars are old (they're metal) and the rings around the tub of flowers must be iron. It's on an 8x8 card base and the CD's that I used are Nostalgia from Joanna Sheen and also a favourite of mine Sue Smith's Plaid and Co. I used various Crealies dies to matt and layer with and the sentiment was computer generated.

Thanks for taking the time to look and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

Tea or Coffee

There's a new challenge today over on the CD Sunday blog and this time they are looking for cards made with the theme of Tea or Coffee. I've gone for tea with my card, although I enjoy a cup of coffee, I will admit to preferring tea. I found myself reaching for the Hollypondhill CD from Joanna Sheen for this challenge. This card make such a lovely New Home card and I needed to replace one in my box as I used the other in there recently. I've also kept this card as flat as possible too as it's likely to have to go through the post when the time comes to use it. The DT over at CD Sunday have made some beautiful cards for their inspiration this week do pop over and take a look.

Thanks for taking the time to look and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

Pixie's Snippets Playground

Wow, where has the last week gone to, it's just flown by. I had cards to post but not enough time to post them. After the rushing around during the week I spent yesterday making 12 gift boxes. Earlier this year I bought a gift box die from Tattered Lace with the intention of making these boxes for Christmas day. I've made 6 green and 6 red and then alternated the colours for the matting (also cut out of the box dies). All of the gold embellishments and gold matting were cut from scraps from my box (I was able to use up loads of the silly little bits around the top of the box, the bits I just can't bear to throw away) and then backed the parcel and bauble dies with the off cuts from the main boxes. The images are all from Joanna Sheen's Hollypondhill CD, I took the images into MCS and re-sized them to fit. Now the only thing left to do now is to fill them. And of course enter them into the challenge over at Pixies Snippets Playground.

Thanks for taking the time to look and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

Rudolph Days

Time for the Rudolph Day Challenge again and I'm glad to say that I have managed another batch of Christmas Cards to tuck away till later in the year. This time I reached for the CD's and came up with these two different designs. The card base's are 6x6 and I will admit to only printing off 1 A4 sheet of backing paper for each design and using it across 4 cards.

 I love the traditional colours of Christmas so went for these as the card base's, putting the green card base with the image that has the red border. And the red card base with the image that has the green border.

 

I've used gold card for the matting of the image and also the die cut embellishments, both of these are from Sue Wilson. I've also managed to keep everything flat, thinking about the postage cost helped with this.

 The CD used is Joanna Sheen's Hollypondhill, there are lots of wonderful images on this for Christmas.

Thank you for taking the time to look and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue.

CD Sunday - Something Beginning With B

We've been back of of our holiday now for just over a week and boy has it been busy. Between washing, ironing and looking after our grandson, I had quite a few orders for cards. One of them is this wedding card. As it has Bunnies on it I thought it was an ideal card to enter into the CD Sunday challenge that ends this coming weekend. I used Joanna Sheen's Hollypondhill CD for both the image and the backing paper, teaming it with a matching pink for matting and also the die cut corners. The flowers were from my vast stash and I've mixed them with dies from All Occasions (corners and leaves) and Tattered Lace (swirl). Finally I added the little heart to the sentiment which was computer generated and then foiled.

Thanks for taking the time to look and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

When I'm 65

Yesterday it was Hubby's birthday and he's reached his official retirement age, although he retired in 2012. We had a quite day together and finished it off with a trip to our local Indian restaurant. I had asked him what he would like to do to mark the occasion and he decided on a birthday tea, so later today I have family and friends arriving for just that. There is going to be loads of sandwiches, nibbles and cake all washed down with party drinks no doubt. As it's his 65th we are celebrating by going away and for this trip we are of to Vancouver and also an Alaskan Cruise. This is something that we have both wanted to do for sometime now. I'm also hoping to meet with a couple of blogging friends while there.

Below are a couple of the cards that I made for him, the first covers his favourite hobby, Fishing. And the second his latest obsession Golf. For the Fishing card I used an image from Joanna Sheen's Nostalgia Collection and dies from All Occasion dies and Tonic. The image show two children a girl and a boy, we have one of each, hubby often took them both with him while fishing but I certainly did not dress my daughter in dresses.

 The second card was made using the Fairway to Heaven stamp from Indigo Blu. It was coloured with distress inks and distress pens with the sentiment being made on the PC.

Thanks for taking the time to look and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

Happy Birthday Mum

It's been a while since I last blogged, but hopefully we are now straighter (after all of the alterations and decorating), I should be getting back to normal. Well that is until we start looking after our gorgeous Grandson two days a week from February, when my daughter returns to work. I also had a small operation on my back last week, which I'm glad to say has healed very well. Anyway onto my card today which is for my Mum's birthday today. I've used The Janet Kruskamp Collection CD from Joanna Sheen for the 8x8 decoupage card, using gold mirror card for the matting. The die cut doily is from tonic, the happy birthday from Sue Wilson, the fern from Tattered Lace and the flowers are from a die that I have had so long that I can't remember who's it was. I would like to enter this into the CD Sunday challenge this week which is Wild Flowers.

Thank you for taking the time to look and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

Well I'm not quite sure where the last week disappeared too. My Father-in-law was rushed into hospital last Sunday evening with Pneumonia and was in a pretty bad way. They managed to get him stable but he's been on the High dependency ward for the last 7 days with little improvement until yesterday, when the consultant said he was finally improving. My card today is one that I was asked to make for a 70th birthday for a lady who loves dogs. It's an 8x8 card and I used Joanna Sheen's Giordano Puppies and Kittens CD for this one. I found some textured card for the matting that matched the colour of the little dachshund on the topper and also cut out a die cut dog (die from Tattered Lace). The flowers are from Heartfelt Creations and the Greeting from All Occasion Dies.

Hopefully this week will less hectic.
Thanks for taking the time to look and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

July Wedding

Well I can't believe that I'm back for the third day in a row. Hubby played golf all day yesterday so I ignored the housework and got down to some crafting. Last October we attended a wedding in Cornwall when Hubby's cousin got married. At the beginning of July it's the turn of her Daughter, this card is one of three that I have to make for the big day. I shall be sending this down with FIL as we won't be going to this one. My daughters baby is due in two weeks time and we felt we needed to stay closer to home at this time. Anyway onto the card, it an 8x8 white card blank and sliver mirri card for the matting. The image is from Lily of the Valley coloured with spectrum noir pencils. The background paper is from Joanna Sheen's Holly Pond Hill CD and the die cuts from Marianne, Crealies and All Occasions. I will be entering this into the challenge over at Stamping Sensations who this month are asking for cards using dies and punches.

Thanks for taking the time to look and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

Curious Cats With CD Sunday

The current challenge over on the CD Sunday blog is Curious Cats, and this is my offering for the challenge. I have quite a few discs with images of cats on but in the end I went for this one which is on Joanna Sheens, Giorando Puppies and Kittens CD. The backing paper is a matching one from the same CD and before putting it onto the card base I went around the outside with picked raspberry Distress ink. The corners I've used are from All Occasion Dies, as is the Happy Birthday. I used spellbinders dies for the image and the decorative circle. The daisies are from my stash, I've had them so long I can't remember where they came from they were finished by popping a yellow flat backed pearl into the centres.

Thanks for taking the time to look and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

Floral Frenzy With CD Sunday

This card has been made for the CD Sunday challenge this week, which is Floral Frenzy. I've used Joanna Sheen's The Janet Kruskamp Collection for this card. It's on an 8x8 card base with gold mirri card for the matting, layering and corners, and ribbon from my stash. The flowers are Arianne Blooms from Heartfelt Creations as well as the leafy swirls. I don't know where the time has disappeared to the last couple of weeks. I'm hoping to have a day crafting tomorrow, but you never know what is about to crop up.

Thanks for taking the time to look and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

Happily Ever After

My card today has been made for the CD Sunday challenge, which at the moment is Happily Ever After. I've used an 8x8x base for my card with silver for the matting. The backing paper is from the Holly Pond Hill CD and the stamp from Lili Of The Valley. I coloured the image using Spectrum Noir pencils and cut the couple out using a spellbinders die. Before removing the image from the die I went around the edges lightly with Spiced Marmalade distress ink. I then mounted the image onto one of the fancy frame dies from spellbinders, then popped it onto the card. I've added flowers made with a crealies die with paper roses popped into the middles and also a couple of pins to match. The sentiment was made on the PC and foiled with silver.

Thanks for taking the time to look and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

Craft A Scene - Week 5 - Include A Four Legged Animal.

As August is a five Sunday month it means that you still have another week where you can join in with the challenge over on the Craft a Scene blog. We are still asking for your scenes to include a four legged animal. This is my card for this week made with stamps from Joanna Sheen's Jayne Netley Mayhew collection, the grasses are from Inkylicious and I can't remember what set the Warmest Wishes comes from. I do hope that you have time to pop over to the challenge blog and see the inspiration the DT has made for you.

Thanks for taking the time to look and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

Craft A Scene - Include A 4 Legged Animal

Time for another new challenge over on the Craft a Scene blog, and this month we're asking that you make your scenes and include a four legged animal in the scene. This can be any animal as long as it has four legs. For my card this week I've used a 6x6 blue base cards and then stamped my scene onto white card which has been coloured using a mixture of distress inks and promarkers. The stamps that I've used are from Joanna Sheen's Jayne Netley Mayhew collection (I think these maybe now be discontinued), with the exception of the grasses which are from Inkylicious. I do hope that you will all take the time to pop over to the blog and take a look at the wonderful cards the DT have made for your inspiration this month, and why not even take part in the challenge.

This post is a scheduled one as I shall be somewhere in the Baltic sea when it goes live.  Thanks for taking the time to look and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

Wedding Theme At Make My Monday

While visiting a friends blog earlier this week I saw she had entered the Make My Monday challenge, who are asking for wedding theme cards this week. I'd had a request for a wedding card using an image from the Holly Pond Hill CD from Joanna Sheen. So decided to get on and make it and enter this week. The flowers and Ribbon look a better match in real life than they do in the photo, Cameras seem to have a mind of their own sometimes. The card base is an 8x8, and I've used silver mirri card for the matting. The backing paper is the one that goes with the image. The image was taken into MCS and made bigger to allow me to cut it out using a die. The sentiment was computer generated and put through the foiler to match the silver matting. Flowers and ribbon are from my vast stash.

Thanks for taking the time to look, and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

Craft A Scene - By The Sea Week 1

Another month has gone by so quickly, and here we are in June already. I'm glad to say that at least the weather is gorgeous today, if only it would last. A new month means a new challenge over on the Craft A Scene blog, and this month we're asking for your scenes to be By The Sea. For my card I've used some stamps that I brought some time ago from Joanna Sheen, and this particular one has never been inked before, which is a shame because it's such a lovely stamp. I started by stamping the images onto some white card, then masked off the images. I then place acetate at the top and the bottom of the card leaving a small gap in the middle for the sea. Using a brush and distress ink I brushed across the middle, then turning the top down with a lighter blue ink and a mask to make the sun I brushed across the top part. I then reversed the mask made for the sun and coloured the sun using a bright yellow. Last of all I turned the bottom mask up and coloured the sand using two tones of yellow. I then used a white jellyroll pen to make a foam along the seas edge be for removing the masks. I coloured the rest of the images in with promarkers, and added a Happy Birthday stamp. I know that the design team have made some super scenes for your inspiration over on the blog, I hope that you have time to pop over and take a look and maybe join us this month.

Thanks for taking the time to look, and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

Wedding Card

I can't believe that most of the week has passed before I've had time to get back and post the card that I made for Vicky and David's wedding. Thank you for all of the wonderful comments you left. I actually made six cards in total, for various family members to give them. I managed to make them all different too. For this card I used a Lili Of The Valley stamp, and also dusted of my fancy Spellbinders Dies. I stamped the image onto some lovely matt card and coloured with water colour pencils. The backing paper is from A Joanna Sheen CD (Thomas Kinkade I think). The swirl is from a Marianne die and I made up a mini bouquet of roses that I've had in my stash for ages, then added a ribbon to match. This week I've been making Golden Wedding Anniversary cards, five for the same couple and again all different. I just have one more to make now (that will be from me) making six in total.

Thanks for taking the time to look, and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue

CD Sunday - Year Of The Horse

This week the new challenge on the CD Sunday blog is The Year Of Horse, and was chosen by Jocelyn. I will admit to having made this in advance of the challenge knowing that it was coming up. The calender has now been given as a Christmas gift. I used Joanna Sheen's Time's Gone By CD for this project. I took an A4 sheet of card and made it a square, then using silver mirri card as matting I printed off and layered the backing paper that matched the images used. With the image sheet I used the largest topper and then the three small toppers with the horse's separated. I then made a rosette with some red card and made a 1st circle to pop onto the front, and added the calendar to the bottom by a couple of pieces of ribbon. Do pop over to the blog and see the wonderful inspiration cards that the B team have made for you this week.

Thanks for taking the time to look, and your kind comments which are always appreciated.

Sue