Woo hoo!!!

I've just found out that I have been chosen to be on the Design Team at Pear Tree Designs....and I am over the moon!!!

I am really pleased to have been chosen and can't wait to start creating!!! It's even more excuse to ignore the housework and craft all day...like I need an excuse hehe :)

Looking forward to working with Donna and my fellow DT buddies!!

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Susie xx

Last Xmas card...for now!

This is another Xmas stamp from Little Claire, I liked this one because it was quite different from others I've seen and can be coloured in so many ways!

I went for a pastel colour scheme for this as I had these Xmas papers calling my name....it's a DCWV pad in mainly pinks. I coloured the image in with promarkers, adding some glitter to highlight the baubles & presents. The sentiment is another Lili of the Valley stamp and the pearls are from my stash. The snowflake was cut using my new Marianne Designs set and highlighted with some glitter and a gem.

I will be definitely playing with these stamps some more, they are all so lovely, and stamp so cleanly & crisply.

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Susie xx

Another Xmas Stamp from Little Claire!

I love this stamp, I think it's my fave, he's just soooo cute!!!

I coloured this little fellow in with Promarkers, adding some highlights with a white gel pen. I matted him onto red and green card and used some papers from a Papermania xmas pad. The sentiment is a Lili of the Valley stamp and the flowers & gems are from my stash.

I would like to enter this card into a few challenges too....Creative Craft Challenges whose theme is Animal Antics, Moving Along with the Times who have a Xmas theme this week, and By the Cute & Girly whose theme is also Animal Antics!

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Susie xx

Another Little Claire Xmas Stamp!

This card is also featuring one of the new Little Claire's stamps "Star of Wonder"....and again, such a cute stamp which I loved using!

I coloured the bears in with promarkers and made the star twinkle with some Stickles. The paper is taken from the Daisy and Dandelion A Winters Tale pad, and matted onto dark blue card. I also embossed a panel of the card with a snowflake folder and used gems to highlight the flakes. The ribbon is from my stash and I added an Anita's dimensional snowflake to the corner.

I am entering this card into a new challenge blog (for me anyway!)...Our Creative Corner whose theme this week is Embossable!

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Susie xx

My cards using the new Xmas stamps from Little Claires's!

I have been playing with the lovely new Xmas stamps from Little Claire's and they are adorable, and stamp up up so well!! The characters are all so cute....the reindeer is my personal fave! Please check out the website here for some of their other lovely stamps & crafting goodies!

So here is the first card I made using one of the stamps....a cute snowman with a westie....love this stamp! I decided to make an easel card with it, the papers are from a Papermania pad from last Xmas. I coloured the snowman and westie in with Promarkers, added some sparkle with Stickles, and cut it into labels with my Nesties. I used my lacy punch to make a border which I wrapped with some ribbon from my stash. I finished the card with some gems & a bow and a festive red button!

I am entering this card into Crafty Catz's challenge whose theme this week is buttons & bows...I have one of each on this card :)....hope that counts!!

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Susie xxx

Another one of today's cards...I've been a busy girl lol!

This was supposed to be for my eldest's birthday but my youngest managed to spoil the surprise so it looks like I'll be making another...might use another Codi image though! Grrr kids!

Anyhoo...the card is made using a digi stamp from Pollycraft called Codi Stylin...it reminds me so much of my daughter, she's a real tomboy with some girlie thrown in! The paper is from Wild Rose Studio's Polka Dots pack and is matted onto pink cardstock. I used my MS lace punch for the border and the ribbon is from my stash. I coloured Codi in with my Promarkers and added some Stickles for extra sparkle and mounted her onto oval Nestie shapes. The flowers and buttons are also from my stash, and the sentiment is a Lili of the Valley stamp.

I am entering this card into a few challenges: Pear Tree Designs whose sketch I followed, Creative Inspirations whose theme is Anything Goes, Creative Card Crew whose theme is Cute & Girlie, and Cute Card Thursday whose theme is Whateva!!

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Susie xx

Been making some cards with Little Claire's August Stamps!

Little Claire has released a new stamp set for their monthly club offer...you pay £7.50 a month and receive a stamp/set plus all the materials to make the project card and some other project ideas...check out their website for more details here This month's set is great for those male cards that crop up, and would suit any man!

For the first card, I used the hammock stamp, and paperpieced it to match one of the backing papers. I coloured in the main image with my promarkers and decoupaged the beer glass & jeans for more dimension. The backing papers were from K & Co's Hopscotch pad and I embellished the card with card candy and some buttons from my stash. The sentiment is one of the stamps from the set.


The second card is the second stamp from the set...a quirky washing line with boxer shorts lol! I paperpieced the boxers to coordinate with the backing papers, and inked the panel with green ink and embellished with some brads from my stash. The backing papers are from the same pad as the card above and the sentiment is also a stamp from the set. Some more card candy finishes the card....now off to Little Claire's they go!!

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Susie xx