Another card....my first Xmas card of 2011!!

I have decided not to leave all my Xmas crafting so late this year as it was quite a rush in December with preparing for the school fair and trying to get all the cards done for family and friends! Hopefully by starting in January, I should have quite a pile by next Christmas lol.

So here's my card....I have used this cute little digi called Snow Baby. I've had it for a while but just left it in a file, so had to use it. I've coloured him in with Promarkers and glittered up the fur trim with Stickles. The papers are from a freebie pack I downloaded ages ago and they have been inked around the edges. I have embossed the circle behind the image and used Nesties to mount the image & sentiment. I die cut some snowflakes from glitter card and used some snowflake gems from my stash. The sentiment is a Lili of the Valley one.

I am entering it into a couple of challenges:
Papertake Weekly: Cold and Frosty
ABC Christmas: A for Anything Christmas

Thanks for looking!
Hugs
Susie xx

A card to fit a few challenges-my mojo is back!!!

I've had a great week, got quite a few cards done...some to sell at a school fair and some to get my card box filled up for 2011! I have made the most of a quiet weekend to craft and colour to my heart's content!

This is one of the cards I made yesterday...and he fits quite a few challenges, which is fun! I have decided to use a Lili of the Valley stamp called Thomas...such a cutie! He's been coloured in with Promarkers and I've added some Stickles to the flowers. I followed a sketch I had saved on my computer and used some papers from a Wild Rose Studio pack,which I've distressed! I've embellished the card with some roses, Card Candy and a sentiment stamp from Lili of the Valley.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

A Spoonful of Sugar- Thank You card
Crafty Catz- Thank You card
Crafty Sentiments-Thank You card

Thanks for looking!
Hugs
Susie xx

A New Challenge blog and some candy!!

There's a new challenge blog starting on Saturday 5th feb over at Little Claire's....and they are offering some yummy candy to celebrate!

Pop over and check it out!! I'm looking forward to joining in with the challenges!!

Hugs
Susie xx

First card of 2011!!!

It's the first challenge of 2011 over at Pear Tree Designs....and it is also my first card of the year....my mojo took a little break over Xmas and took a little coaxing to come back!!! Argh!

Still,it returned...and with it came this card! The theme this week is Circles, so I've used my Nesties for that part! I've had this image for a while and wanted to use it,she's been coloured in with Promarkers and highlighted with Stickles. I used some papers from one of my fave My Minds Eye pad and cut the lacy trim with my Martha S punch. The sentiment is a Lili of the Valley one and the flowers are from my stash. I embellished it with lots of pink gems from my stash for extra bling.

I would also like to enter this card in a couple of other challenges:

http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/2011/01/anything-goes-x.html
Ooh La La Creations: Bling it On!
By The Cute & Girly: Bling it On!


Thanks for looking!
Hugs
Susie xx

A blog award...woo hoo!

I got this lovely award from Donna over at Creative Designs....thank you hunni, I really appreciate it!!

Now the rules of this award: I have to state 8 things about myself then pass it on to 4 bloggers, letting them know that they have got this award too...so here goes!

8 things about me:
1. I am petrified of spiders, huge ones leave me hyperventilating in a corner lol.
2. I love vampire films...and my all time fave vampire is Spike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer!
3. I am a big rock music fan and love bands like Linkin Park, Korn, Metallica and more!
4. I love baking....cookies are my fave thing to make and always go very quickly!
5. I have tried quite a few crafts like cross stitch and jewellery making...but think I'm best at card making lol.
6. I used to live in Italy when I was a kid, and was born in Malta...my dad was in the RAF.
7. Scotland is my spiritual home....especially the Highlands!
8. My house is haunted....we've all seen our "residents" too....they seem friendly :)

Now I'm passing this to:

Donna http://creativedesigns4all.blogspot.com/
Maria http://inkymits.blogspot.com/
Louise http://crafty-lou.blogspot.com/
Sharon http://thelittlestamper.blogspot.com/


Hugs
Susie xx

Last Pear Tree Designs Challenge of 2010 - Christmas!!

This week is the final challenge for the year over at Pear Tree Designs...what a lot of fun we've had this year!! This week's sponsor is One Stop Card Crafts, so pop on over and join in!

It's a Christmas theme this week, so I decided to go with a Stampin Up reindeer stamp which I love! I stamped it using a Distress ink and added a little glitter to the antlers. I used papers from my fave Papermania pad and followed a PTD sketch from a few weeks ago, as I love the layout. The ribbon is from my stash and the snowflakes were cut with Marianne dies. The greeting is a Lili of the Valley one.

Thanks for looking!
Hugs
Susie xx

Challenge 29 for Pear Tree Designs-Winter Wonderland!

This week's theme over at Pear Tree Designs is Winter Wonderland and this week's sponsor is the Character Cafe, with a second prize of a crafty goodie bag... so pop over with your Xmas cards!!

I decided to use one of my favourite Little Claire stamps...I think it works so well for Christmas & winter birthday cards! I coloured her in with my promarkers and added some glitter to the hood and trim on her coat. The backing paper is from last year's Daisy & Dandelion pad, and I matted it onto dark blue card. I embossed a panel of white card with my snowflake folder and added a little extra sparkle to it with Spray & Sparkle....doesn't show in the photo though grrrr.
I finished the card with with some die cut snowflakes, gems, a chipboard greeting, and a couple of pearls in the corners.

Thanks for looking
Susie xx