Celebration Time

Bet you don't believe this, twice in two days. Will she be able to keep it up? I hear you saying.  This week the challenge over on the Allsorts Blog is Celebration Time. The other week I showed you a Golden Wedding card that I made for my S-I-L & Hubby at the time I told you that I had to make more than one for this event, this card is the one that I made for my Mum to give to them. I used Tattered Lace dies and charisma from the Peaceful Picture Decoupage collection for this card along with All Occasions Dies for the sentiment.

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

Sue

Music

I made this card for my Great Nephews 18th Birthday which was a few days ago and I hadn't got around to showing it on here. Then just now I noticed that the challenge this time over a Cardz 4 Guyz was Music. So now would seem the right time to show you and also enter the challenge too. I used distress inks for the background and also a stencil from Sheena Douglas. The sentiment stamp was  a free one from the front of a magazine and the other two are from Visible image. The 18 Today was from All Occasions Dies and all was put together with a piece of Silver mirri card and an 8x8 black card base.

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

Sue

Forest Friends

My card today is to enter into the Allsorts Challenge this week, which is Forest Friends. I had this topper left over from a previous project and thought I would make it into a card. As the topper was a circular one I either had to cut a circular mat for it or do something else. I went for cutting apertures into my backing paper and matting. This was done on the Cameo, something that does not get used very often. The sentiments were cut using dies from Robert Addams All Occasion dies and then some card candy was added. This is one for my box for a later date.

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Sue

18th Birthday

My card today has been made for a lovely young lady who will be 18 in a few days time. The flowers and the backing paper are from the Petunia Collection from Heartfelt Creations (I will to confess to having lots of their stamps and die sets). The card is an 8x8 base, then I used silver mirri card to mat the backing paper onto. The die cut square is from Tattered Lace and I kept the middle to stamp the sentiment onto, this was from Chocolate Baroque. I stamped and embossed the flowers with silver EB powder and then coloured using distress ink in Shaded Lilac and then Stampin Up ink in colours Perfect Plum, Pear Pizzazz and Garden Green. The flourishes are from Tattered Lace and finally the 18 Today is from All Occasion Dies.

 Because of the shaping on the flowers the card needed a box to pop the card into. The cut out corners are from a Tim Holtz Sizzix die.

I'm going to enter this into the Stamping Sensations Challenge which this month is Anything With Flowers.

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

Sue

Happy Birthday

I've made this card with the CD Sunday challenge in mind, which this time around is Spring colours. I love seeing the bluebells in the woods at this time of year with all of the trees leaves coming out and giving a lovely dappled light on the ground too. I knew exactly what CD I was going to use for this challenge as  soon as I saw it. It's the Pamela West Collection from Joanna Sheen. I used the matching backing papers that went with the topper for this card and some corners that I had cut in white card that I colour matched using a pro marker. I found some ribbon in my stash that matched so made a bow and added that too, plus the Happy Birthday which was cut from an All Occasions die. It's also CD Sundays 7th Birthday, so I would like to wish them Many Happy Returns.

I'm also going to enter this card into the Ooh La La Creations challenge this week too as they are asking for Birthday cards.

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

Sue

Lets Celebrate With Allsorts

I was just putting the finishing touches to this card for my Father-in-law to give to our nephew and his wife on their anniversary when I saw what the theme was for the Allsorts challenge this week. It's Let's Celebrate, so this was the perfect card to enter. I've even manage to make the beginning of the week this time instead of dashing in at the end. I've used the Heart Puzzle die from Tattered Lace along with the CD that goes with the Die to print off one of the gorgeous heart designs and a matching backing paper. I used silver mirri card to matt with and also for the die cut sentiment which is from All Occasions dies. Some white ribbon from my stash to around the card and for the bow, along with some little paper roses that I think I've had forever (well years anyway). Then I found the hearts at the top which I bought a show a couple of years ago, then was never quite sure what to do with them, but they seem to go with this card so after trying them on and off of the card I decided to go with them. 

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Sue

90th Birthday Card

I was asked to make a card recently for a 90th Birthday. So I decided to use the Hydrangea Charisma Dies and CD from Tattered Lace. There are beautiful matching backing papers on the CD as well as the flowers. I made an 8x8 card using silver Mirri card for the matting and the corners (these were cut using All Occasions dies). I printed the sentiment onto some white card stock before cutting out the new large round doily also from Tattered Lace, this was mounted onto some foam tape before putting on the card. The flowers were decoupaged with glue gel and I added some butterflies also cut using an All Occasions Die.

Thanks 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

Collapsible Box Card

Today I have this collapsible box card to show you, made for my Father-in-law to give to my Sister-in-law the other day for her birthday. The beautiful flowers and papers are from Debbi Moores Country Rose Dimensional CD. The flowers were all cut out and decoupaged then popped onto acetate to arrange in the box. The sentiment is a Tonic die and the butterflies made with an All Occasions die. I have spoken to my sister-in-law since she received this and she loved it.

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

Sue

Garden in a Frame

Wow, where did the last week go, it's just flown by. I had several things that I needed to get finished this Garden in a Box Frame being one of them. It was started on the recent crafting retreat that I attended. The box frame comes from Ikea (so I'm told) and the backing paper, Garden Scene was from a Debbi Moore CD. Then using dies and ink pads it was decorated. The garden implements were from a X-Cut die set, cut out of craft card and inked with distress inks, the branch at the top of the picture was from another X-Cut set while the blossoms were from a Tattered Lace set. The roses and spiked flowers in the bottom are from Tim Holtz tiny Tattered Florals die set by Sissix and finally the leaves are from All Occasions dies.

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Sue

18th Birthday

I was asked to make a card for a Boy/Lad who is turning 18 soon, he has in the past appeared on Young Musician of the Year and is going to Music Collage later this year. This is the card that I came up with. I started by embossing some black card in an embossing folder with music on from Crafters Companion and then added some Gold gilding wax to the raised areas and around the edges. The sentiment dies were from Tattered Lace and All occasion dies, the music related dies are from Tonic. All were cut from gold mirri card with the man being filled in with the waste of a die cut in white. I used gold mirri card for the matting on the 8x8 card base.

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

Sue

Wedding Invitations

I bet you thought that I had gone quiet again? But I'm still here, I've been busy make Wedding Invitations, 30 to exact and looking after my gorgeous Grandson while his Mummy and Daddy had a weekend away. I must admit to sharing this duty with his other Grandmother and I had forgotten how much hard work baby's can be. Anyway on to the invitations. The wedding is at the beginning of June and the happy couple have only just decided on a theme and a design for their cards, so I had to get a move on and make them. The base and the topper were made with a pearlised ivory card which was put through a Tattered lace embossing folder on the corner. The topper was place on a mat of navy blue card and navy blue ribbon was added across the top on the embossing. The small bows with the pearl are some that I've had in my stash for a long time but they matched so well so I added them to the ribbon. The butterfly is from Rob Addams All Occasion Dies (it's from a set of three) and finally rather than the traditional Wedding Invitation they've gone for From This Day Forward, which is from a set of stamps I have from Fiskars.

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Sue

CD Sunday Gorgeous Gowns

Well the builders have almost finished, there is just 1 and 1/2 ridge tiles to go in place, which can't be done until next week. They have finished knocking the house about (it's so peaceful now), just the plasterer to come in at the beginning of the week then we can start to clear the dust and decorate. I can't say that I was sorry to see them go. The only plus to them being here is I spent the week playing in my shed getting messy and using what I could reach craft wise.  Any way onto my card today, this has been made for my Sister-in-law's 45th wedding anniversary tomorrow, for my father-in-law to give to them. It also falls at the right time to add to the CD Sunday challenge this week which is Gorgeous Gowns. I've used Debbi Moores One Fine Lady 2 for my 8x8 card and some texture gold card for the matting and die cuts. The dies were from Rob Addams All occasions dies and the flowers from my stash.

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

Sue

Rock Star

My card today is for the CD Sunday challenge at the moment which is Rock Star. It's an 8x8 card base with navy blue card for the matting. Both the decoupage topper and the backing paper are from La Pashe Best of 2012. I opened the topper in MCS and enlarged it so it would go onto the larger card base, then teamed it with a backing paper from the same CD. I added some card candi in one corner and the sentiment, which is from All Occasion Dies.

FIL continues to improve and is hoping to go home from hospital later this week.

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

Sue

Pick of the Batch

I made a serious start on my Christmas cards at the end of last week. Then earlier this week I happened to pop onto Sarn's blog and saw she was taking part in a challenge on Scrappy Mo's blog called Rudolph Days. This is not a challenge that I normally take part in (because I'm not that organised), however as they were nearly finished I though why not. So 24 cards later I've picked out 2 to show you toady. I've used Crafters Companion Paintbox Poppets Winter Collection CD for both of these, toppers teamed with backing papers from the CD. Silver mirri card for the matting and sentiment die cuts, these were from All Occasion Dies and Tattered Lace. The snow flake corners are from a Sue Wilson die as well as the poinsettia. This was cut out of white card and glittered afterwards.

I would like to thank those of you who mentioned my FIL in the last post. I'm glad to say that after a slow start he's beginning to make a recovery and is now on a normal ward. He's also moaning a bit which has got to be a good sign.

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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

21st Birthday Card

Wow, where has the last 11 days gone. I've been busy visiting our gorgeous new Grandson Andrew, then I had an order from a friend for 7 cards, 4 of them 21st birthday cards to the same person (male) from different family members. I also decided that as I had not touched my knitting machines for the last 3 years that I would sell them. So I took a photo popped it onto eBay with a buy it now price thinking it would sit there for the 4 weeks and sold it within 1 hour. The person who bought it then wanted to pick it up the following day, so I had to quickly find and pack all the bits and pieces that go with it. Still it's now gone and I have more space, but hubby has banned me from filling it with crafting stuff.

Anyway onto my card today. I was given a small list of interests (very small) one of them being Party's, so I got out the Visible Image stamps that I bought at Ally Pally earlier this year. I started with a 6x6 piece of card and blended mowed lawn, salty ocean and peacock feather distress inks onto it. Then using a Clarity stencil (Jo's Bubbles) and some white ink I set about doing a Bokah technique, it was the first time I'd done this and I'm pleased with the result. Next using the drummer, the singer and the guitarist I stamped with Onyx Black Versafine ink on top. I used some blue card for the matting and some green card for the background which was made up of the word stamps that came with the stamps in different shades of green. The sentiment was cut using All Occasions dies. Hopefully I'll be back soon.

Thank you 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.

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Sue

Add Some Bling or Glitter with CD Sunday

Just a quick post from me today as I'm off on holiday in a couple of hours. Yesterday saw hubby going off to play golf with his friends leaving me to pack ready for today. I did mumble a bit under my breathe when he went but I managed to get everything packed (I think) and then found time to make this card for the CD Sunday challenge which this time is add some bling or glitter. This lovely little fairy has glitter on her wings. I had this on my to do list for when I got home, but now I have one less thing on there to do. I used Creative Crafting World and At The Bottom Of The Garden for this and decoupaged the image, die cuts from All Occasion Dies and a Martha Stewart round the page punch.

We are off to the Canary Islands and Madeira on a cruise, sailing at 5.00 this evening from Southampton. I'm glad to say we only live about an hour from the dock so not a long journey before we get there. Just hope that my son remembers to water the tomato plants while we are away. He may still live at home and walk past them everyday but he has a memory like a sieve.

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

Sue