Tuesday, 8 April 2008

Tag You're It

Anne and Sam have started a great new Tag based Challenge blog http://weekendtaggers.blogspot.com/ this weeks Challenge is "Shades of Blue" Ive made my Tag using Papermill Shop CS, Dovecraft Laura Ashley Traditional PP and a Fabric Brad ,MM grommet, Imaginese blooms, 1 I ahve coloured with Colorbox queue Chalk Ink and a scrap piece's of ribbon .

R.A.K.'s

One I recieved........ I recieved this lovely card and Atc from Sheridan http://sheridan-jade.blogspot.com/ as a thank you for some bits I sent her last week! And one I sent.......... I sent this to Nicola http://enjayscraftpages.blogspot.com/ as a CB Friendship swap I forgot to take a picture of it before sending it so Ive pinched Nicola's. I made the card using K&co Wild Saffron PP, Tag Pad , Felt Flowers,Ladybird Grand Adhesions and ribbon from my stash

A Few Sketch Challenge Cards!

I got some lovely new papers in the post at the weekend and managed to get my hands on them yesterday evening.
The first card is for #14 at http://ismaki.wordpress.com/ .Ive used K&co Wild Saffron PP , Felt Flowers and Hannah Words.
Next is for Sketch 47 at http://carte-maniak.over-blog.fr/ for this Ive used K&co Mira PP, Tag Pad,Gran adhesion Word and Winged wonder's.
Next for #12 at http://prairiepaperandink.typepad.com/amyr/ Ive use more of the Wild Saffron PP, Dovecraft xl Brad, ribbon and staples from stash used through-out
Finally (not new paper's though) for http://cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com/ #59 Ive used DCWV PP and Chipboard, MM star Brads. Ive just remembered that this should have been a digital Hybrid ......so I'll have to make another later!

Sunday, 6 April 2008

CMUtd Challenge # 6 "Ribbon & Buttons"

Here's my card for the current Challenge at CMUtd http://challenge-cmutd.blogspot.com/ and also Poppicrafts competition http://poppicrafts.blogspot.com/.
I've used 10 strips of ribbon from my stash in co-ordinating colours to weave the square embellishment,Tim Holtz "Worn Lipstick" Distress Ink with "Divine Swirls" Cuttlebug Embossing Folder, Hiedi Swapp Extra Large bloom, Imaginence Large bloom and the spare button from a jacket I bought from New Look in the January Sales.
Susie xx

Queen Kat Designs

I finally got round to using the kit that Vicki Sent me at the beginning of March, heres a few creations from yesterday! Foe all of the card Ive used papers and stamps from the QKD Kitty Club Kit.

Susie xx

Saturday, 5 April 2008

An Award......

Ive recieved ths lovely award from Vicki at http://dillydaydreams.blogspot.com/
The "Arte Y Pico" (Art & More) is given to bloggers who share their art and creativity making their contribution to the blogger world.
The rules!
  • 1. You pick five blogs that you consider deserve this award for their creativity, design, interesting material, and also contribute to the blogging community, no matter what language.
  • 2. Each award has to have the name of the author and also a link to his or her blog to be visited by everyone.
  • 3.Each award winner has to show the award and put the name and the link to the blog that has given her or him the award itself.
  • 4.Award-winner and the one who has given the prize have to show the link of Arte y Pico blog, so everyone will know the origin of this award.

Im going to give this award to everyone who visits my blog because it you that Inspire me to carry on!

Susie xx

Thursday, 3 April 2008

Ive been a very bad Blogger...........

.......Its been a whole week since I last blogged. My reason for said deriliction of duty (if you call it that) is lack of inspiration! I think I allowed myself to burn out and my creative spirit went damp with it. Anyway I suddenly became inspired yesterday and produced this lot!!
http://janellerichmond.typepad.com/sketchthiscards/ is having a DT call so I thought Id try my luck with this card. CS papermania, PP & Chipboard DCWV Rockstar. http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/ challenge this is "Pin's & Needles" and the little extra is "Pretty Pastels" CS Papermill Shop, Cuttlebug Divine swirls Embossing folder, Tim Holtz "Dusty Concorde" Distress ink, K&co Amy Butler Stitched words Grand Adhesions, paper flowers from Lakelands, Gems and ribon from stash.This is also my entry for a competition being run by Emma at http://sassy-crafts.blogspot.com/ . This for a sketch I found on http://iheart2stamp.com/page/2/, Papermill shop CS, K&co Amy Butler Sola PP, Brads & Stitched word Grand Adhesions, pearls from stash Sketch and challenge of 3 flowers and 5 words for http://ismaki.wordpress.com/, Again Ive used Amy Butler Sola Pp. Papermill shop CS, paper lace, mulberry flowers and ribbon from stash, the stamp for the Image is available form http://katstamps.com/shop/. Sketch from http://carte-maniak.over-blog.fr/ CS as before, Imaginesnce PP & Rubons, ribbon from stash these last two cards are both for http://cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com/ #58 fist card uses K&co Wild Saffron PP & Ladybird Grand Adhesions, QKD flower stamp, Around the Block Paper tagger, Colorbox Queue chalk inks, Iced Mint & Chestnut Roan, ribbon from stash. And again Amy Butler PP & Grand adhesions, paper flowers and pearl from stash this card is a second card for DCM Susie xx