Nothing to show so far this week....

Just wanted to let you know I haven't gone AWOL from my blog.....I have been busy playing with some lovely DT stamps which I have received from Little Claire! I've left the housework untouched since Monday, suppose I'd better do some tomorrow though....ugh!

I can't say too much about the stamps but they are fab, and I am having a lot of fun creating with them!!

Hopefully I will manage to get a couple of cards done for some challenges later this week, I have some lovely new papers calling my name!!

Hugs
Susie xxx

Last card for today-my first Xmas card of 2010!!

This was my 3rd card and I was feeling festive after tidying & organising my stash yesterday....I found all last year's Xmas stuff I hadn't used, I have loads lol :)

With this week's challenge at Just Cute Bears of decoupage in mind, I found this cute little Forever Friends decoupaged topper which I had to use! I matted a square of blue snowflake paper onto some silver mirri board which was stuck onto a 6x6 square card. I cut a label from some embossed snowflake cardstock and highlighted it with some Diamond Stickles. The topper was double mounted onto label nesties too and snowflakes added for a festive touch! The sentiment was a freebie Xmas stamp set from a mag last year and the silver snowflakes are Anita's 3d Dimensional stickers.

I am also entering this card into another challenge: the ABC Xmas challenge blog whose theme is Noel or anything Xmassy...hope this fits!

Thanks for looking,
hugs
Susie xxx

Card number 2....

I still had a thank you card to make for my youngest's teacher, so I thought I would get this one done too.

I used a Lili Of The Valley image which was coloured in with Promarkers and added sparkle with Stickles. I used some paper from Wild Rose Studio's Milton pad which I inked with beige. I mounted this onto yellow card and added some white ric-rac from my stash.The sentiment is from Wild Rose Studio's Cute Greetings, and die-cut with my Nesties. I finished off with some flowers from my stash and I added the teacher's name to the little envelope...my daughter loved that part lol.

I used this week's sketch from Lili of the Valley's Challenge blog, and it also fits this week's challenge at Cute Card Thursday whose theme is School's Out...this card is summery and for a teacher...hope that counts!!

Thank for looking!

Hugs
Susie xx

Wow....3 more cards!!!

Wow, I am so pleased that I've got so much done this week card-wise....and the housework is all done, so I've been crafting guilt free!!

The first one is a birthday card for my niece made with this week's Paperplay challenge in mind.....well actually it was for last week's which was a card for a child but that ended yesterday!! Thankfully this week asks for a number...done!

I used a really cute CC Designs image which I adore,coloured in with Promarkers, and I added some Stickles for extra sparkle. I used Wild Rose Studio's polka Dot paper, and embossed a white panel which I inked with pale pink to bring out the detail. I also added some gems to the panel. I added a punched butterfly and coloured a peel-off for the sentiment, which I diecut using Nesties.

I'm also entering this card into a few other challenges: Alphabet Challenge blog whose theme is J for Jewels, and Craftalicious who want to see Cute!!

More to come...thanks for looking!

Hugs
Susie xx

Another Teacher Thank you card.

After making my choccy Tilda card, I thought I'd get another one of the teachers' cards done as it's only a few weeks until the kids break up. Luckily I only have 3 to make...and 2 are done!

I used the sketch from Moving Along with the Time's challenge for this week.....and I decided to use a Pepper & Friends stamp my friend lent me to play with. I coloured it in with my promarkers and used a freebie paper from one of the mags last month. I added a lacy border and used Card Candy for the embellishments shown on the sketch. The stamped sentiment is a Lili of the Valley one, diecut into a circle.

This card also fits the challenges at Pear Tree Designs who want to see Animals, the Crafty Pad whose theme is Animal Fun.....I hope cute little Pepper the dog counts for these!

Thanks for looking

Hugs
Susie xxx

Chocolate Tilda....

I sat down to play this afternoon while the house was quiet...I'm enjoying the peace now before the kids break up from school!! This is the first of today's creations.....

I based this card on the first challenge on Totally Tilda which was Chocolate Tilda...so browns & creams! I coloured in Tilda with my promarkers and used papers from the Daisy & Dandelion Somebunny Loves You pad. I added a little sparkle with stickles to her apron and added a flower & gem to the corner. The sentiment is from Craftwork Cards and the lace was a new addition to my stash last week!

I followed the sketch from this week's Totally Gorjuss challenge and it also fits the Stripes challenge at I love Promarkers and One Stitch at a Time's challenge of lace, ribbon or a bow.

Thanks for looking

Hugs
Susie xx

A New Baby card and some exciting news!!!

I made this card for my mum to give to my cousin who has just had a baby boy. I went for an easel design again (love this style of card lol) and I used a cute topper from Papermill that I fell in love with. I layered it onto some embossed white card, and the backing paper was from a Papermania pad I've had for ages ( and used loads!). I added some Card Candy in the corners, and cut a label with the baby's details using my Nesties and mounted that onto pale blue glitter card.

And my news.....I've been invited to be a member of Little Claire's Design Team....I was so excited when I found out the other night, took me ages to get asleep afterwards lol. I am really looking forward to the challenge and it should be great fun. Their stamps are gorgeous and they have some beautiful stuff on their website!

Thanks for looking!

Hugs
Susie xx