Back from my hols and my first blog award!!

Well I got back from my hols at 4am this morning after a blissful week in Cyprus visiting my grandparents....it was mega hot the whole time we were there, and we saw loads on this beautiful island!! Can't wait to go back next year!!

I am also very honoured to have been chosen by Louise ,a fellow Little Claire DT member, for my first blog award, thank you hun, glad you like my blog and for thinking of me!

Here are the rules for receiving the award:-

1.Thank the person who sent the award. DONE

2.Put the award on your blog. DONE

3.List 3 things you love: My darling hubby and daughters, the Scottish Highlands, and pizza!!!

4 Post a picture you love: The view from our apartment in Cyprus....what a view to eat your breakfast to each morning!

5. Tag 5 other people for the award.

Lisa
Heidi
Mary
Heike
Jane

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Susie x

My first DT card for Pear Tree Designs.

Here is my first DT card for Pear Tree Designs....it's Challenge 13 this week and the theme is Best Wishes...nice & simple! There is a prize up for grabs from the fab Lilac Lemon Designs...so come and join in the fun!

My card is using a lovely Tilda image that I coloured to match my backing papers...a K&Co pad which I have been dying to use. I used some sage green pearlescent card for matting and layering. Tilda was mounted onto shapes cut with my Nesties and peach pearlescent card. Some pearls and lace were from my stash and the sentiment stamped on the corner is a Lili of the Valley one.

Please check out the blog, and my fellow DT buddies' lovely work, and play along for the chance to win a prize!

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Susie xxx

Birthday card for my daughter...from my mum!

My mum asked me to make a birthday card for my eldest who's 11 this Thursday (OMG already...she's growing up way too fast!)....so I chose Kiki with cupcakes from Pollycraft and made another easel card.

I coloured Kiki in with promarkers, and added some stickles to the cake's icing. The spotty paper is from Wild Rose Studio's Polka Dot pack, not sure which pad the check one came from though!! I matted with white card and drew some faux stitches around the image. The ribbons and gems are from my stash, and the MS punch came out to play again for the border. The sentiment stamp is a Lili of the Valley stamp.

I am entering this into a few challenges too: Crafty Cardmakers whose theme is Birthdays, Crafty Catz whose theme is animals (hoping a bear counts??), and Ooh La La whose theme is Spots & Dots!

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Susie xx

My daughter's birthday card...take 2!!

Here's the second attempt at a birthday card for my eldest...she saw the last one I made for her, but as it happens, I like this one more anyway!!

I used this lovely Sugar Nellie image which reminded me a lot of her, she loves to bake, always ahs done..and I coloured her to match some My Minds Eye papers, which I love!! I used some Bazzill cardstock for matting & layering and used my Nesties to cut the image & mount into ovals.
The buttons,gems, and thread are from my stash, and the lace trim is my MS punch. The sentiment is a computer printed one cut into a label shape.

I used the sketch at Moving Along with the Times, rotating it slightly to put the buttons at the left. This card also fits the challenges at Charisma Cardz which is Easel this week, and Cupcake Crafts, whose theme is Lace...I'm hoping my lacy trim counts :)

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Susie xx

Birthday card for my Nephew

I had this card to make for my nephew who's 12 tomorrow..saw this digi at Pollycraft and thought it would be perfect for him.

I used some My Minds Eye paper from the Wild Asparagus pad and used some Bazzill card for matting and layering. The digi was coloured in with promarkers in camouflage colours to tone with the paper...my friend came to my rescue with the green as I didn't have the "right" shade...thanks Paula :) I turned down the corner to show the lovely reverse side of the paper and embellished with a button from my stash. I finished the card by stamping nephew along the bottom with a new Papermania stamp in black ink.

I am entering it into 2 challenges...Pear Tree Designs who have a Male theme this week (and my last card for the challenge before I start creating for their DT!), and the Secret Crafter whose theme is It's a Man's World.

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Susie xx

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