Less Is More challenge 95

Hi everyone, I would like this to be my second entry in the Less Is More week 95 challenge to use something sparkly, shiny or glittery.

Tree branch cut with Marianne die, flower made with Nellie Snellen punch, added glitter to the branch and  a gem.

Thanks for taking the time to visit.

Sue x

Addicted to Stamps and More Sketch Challenge 4

Hello everybody, this week at ATSAM is a sketch challenge and we have a prize up for grabs from our wonderful sponsor

ALLTHATSCRAPS.COM

Will you be our first Top Addict to win a prize? Don't forget, to win this prize you must follow the rules as stated below the DT's inspiration.

Your entry should follow the above sketch - flip it, rotate it, substitute a shape if you need to but please try and keep the original sketch.

This is my DT card - an interpretation of a vintage Christmas card: made with tree stamp by Little Claire, coloured with Promarkers, various papers and a strip of vintage ribbon.

Please do check out all the gorgeous cards made by the other design team members HERE. We look forward to seeing your fab creations and visiting your blogs. Have fun and thanks for looking!

Sue xx

CAS(E) This Sketch challenge 6

Hello everybody, I've made this as a second entry for CAS(E) This Sketch #6.

Dies by Paula Pascual, butterfly punch by Nellie Snellen.

Thank you for stopping by!

Sue

Less Is More week 95

Hello everyone, the Less Is More recipe challenge this week is GLAMOUR AND GLITZ - a project to include glitter or bling, something that twinkles, sparkles or shines.

I've used Memory Box landscape die and the sparkle is provided by the gold twinkly card from which I cut the die and star. Sentiment stamp by Hobby Art.

Thanks for taking a look!

Sue x

Color Throwdown and Freshly Made Sketches

Hi everyone, wanted to take a break from making Christmas cards so I made this using the Color Throwdown colours. The photo isn't very good and really doesn't do it justice, so I've taken another, not sure if this one is any good either! Feels like its been dark nearly all day.

inspired by the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches #62.

Stamps and die cuts by Paula Pascual, sentiment stamp by Hero Arts.

Thanks for looking!

Sue x

CAS-ual Fridays CFC79

Hi everyone, this card is for the CAS-Fridays challenge, CFC 79.

DP from stash for the background, Memory Box landscape die, a little sponging with blue TH and glitter glue, sentiment by Hobby Art.

Thanks for looking!

Sue x

ATSAM - CAS challenge 4

Hello everyone. Hope all is well with you!

This is my DT card for the Addicted to Stamps and More CAS challenge #4.

The bird on a branch (Stampendous snow bird) was stamped with black Memento and coloured with pencils, with a little added sparkle courtesy of glitter gel pens on the snowy berries.

Please do check out the fabulous cards by the other DT members HERE.  Thank you to everyone who submitted their gorgeous entries for the red and white challenge last week and we look forward to seeing your lovely creations - anything you like so long as its CAS!

Thanks for stopping by.

Sue xx

Less Is More - Hardware

Hi everyone, and welcome to new member, Inger.

I've made another card for the Less Is More week 94 challenge to make a card using HARDWARE.

I've cut a little tag from white card, used a red Promarker and ruler to make the edge, the holly leaves were cut freehand and the holly berries attaching them to the tag are silver brads coloured red.**

The robin in stocking and sentiment stamps are by Hobby Art, coloured with Promarkers.

Thanks for looking.

Sue x

** TIP: you can use any alcohol pen or ink such as Promarkers, OHPs to colour silver brads and peel-offs, plastic buttons or any non-porous surface.

Less Is More week 94

The Less Is More theme challenge this week is HARDWARE - something made of metal, which could include brads, charms, eyelets, clips, staples, pins, studs etc.

I've used a silver metal snowflake brad, with a diecut snowflake, embossing and heat embossed the sentiment by Hobby Art in silver.

Sue x

Blue and White

For CAS-ology week 19, inspired by Retrosketches #38.

Embossed card and stamps by Craftwork Cards, sentiment by Dawn Bibby Designs.

Sue

Addicted to CAS challenge #1 - SNOW!

Good morning, everybody. I am pleased to say, today is the launch of the new challenge, Addicted to CAS yeeahh!!

We are joined by our very talented Guest designer Joanna Munster, owner/designer/illustrator of Inspired by Stamping.  Joanna is offering a prize to the winner of this challenge.

$20 Gift Voucher

Here is my design team card, which I made by first laying down a square of dark blue glitter paper, used a Memory Box die to cut out the aqua and white glitter paper and assembled with a white card frame. Sentiment stamp by Paula Pascual.

Don't forget to pop over to Addicted to CAS and check out the fab creations that the other design team ladies have made. The challenge runs for two weeks so hopefully there will be plenty of time to get your thinking caps on and we are looking forward to seeing your SNOW creations.

Thanks for stopping by.

Sue

CAS(E) This Sketch #6 and Play Date Cafe

Hi everyone, its time for challenge 6 at CAS(E) This Sketch and here is the card I made using my new Summer Silhouettes set by Stampin Up, which I've had for a couple of weeks but this is the first use! Here is the sketch.

I would also like to enter this into The Play Date Cafe challenge PDCC158 where the colours are

Thanks for much for taking the time to look.

Sue xx

Craft A Scene and Speedy Fox 133

Hi everybody, I've made this card for Craft A Scene, which has the theme of "Troubled Skies" for this month of November. The design team have made some amazing projects!

The boat and fence stamps are by Hobby Art.

I would also like to enter this in Speedy Fox & Friends challenge 133 to make a card with a fence.

Thank you for looking.

Sue x

Addicted to {Red and White} challenge 4

Good morning fellow crafters, hope all is well with you.

The colour challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More this week is RED and WHITE.

Here is my design team card using stamps by TPC. I began by stamping the background snowflakes, made the panel using a little Tim Holtz snowflake embossing folder mounted on red card, stamped the sentiment and added some snowflakes punched out of red glitter paper.

Please do pop over to the ATSAM blog and check out the amazing creations made by the other lovely ladies in the design team..

Looking forward to seeing your entries and thank you for visiting, have a nice day!

Sue

One Layer Wednesday 113

Hi everyone, just time to squeeze in a couple more cards for One Layer Wednesday, the challenge this week is to use RED, GREEN and GOLD/YELLOW. I wanted to experiment with my Paula Pascual Christmas stamps.

For the second one, I've stamped freehand (don't think its too bad!) and used a darker shade of red. Wanted to play a bit longer and make a 3rd but I've run out of time.

Thank you for looking!

Sue x

Less Is More week 93

Hi everyone, as the Less Is More challenge this week is HOUSES, thought it would be good to make a card using this DeNami winter cottage stamp which I have had for many years but still remains a favourite.

I didn't particularly want to use a shaped card blank but have run out of square ones. I've stamped the image using black Archival and used an aqua brush and TH inks to colour in, also used a colour duster on some parts and glitter glue.

Thanks for looking in.

Sue x

CAS(E) This Sketch #5

Hi everybody, I've taken a break from one layer cards to make this for CAS(E) This Sketch challenge 5. Here is the sketch:

Have used my new Christmas Robins set, stamped the holly branch twice and the little robin, bauble and stocking in black Memento, coloured with Promarkers, cut them out and assembled.

Thanks for stopping by.

Sue

One Layer Wednesday #113

Hello everyone, am on a  bit of a "one layer roll" at the moment. This week at One Layer Wednesday the challenge is to make a card using Dark Red, Yellow/Gold and Green.

I inked the stamp using red and green markers, coloured the flowers in and added gold Liquid Pearls in the centres. Stamp by Woodware.

Sue x

Less Is More - Houses

Hello everybody, the Less Is More week 93 ONE LAYER challenge is HOUSES.

One layer cards always make me a little, ahem, nervous lol due to an ever increasing pile of discarded cards but hey ho, not the case today! :)

I used four stamps from a Hobby Arts harbour set stamped in black Archival to build the little scene and coloured in with pencils.

Thank you for stopping by!

Sue x

CAS-ology week 18

Hi everyone, I've made this card for CAS-ology, week 18 and the challenge is 

This is a one layer card. The cat stamp is by Personal Impressions and I've coloured it with pencils.

Thanks for looking!

Sue x

Huge Addicted to CAS blog giveaway !!!

Approximately $150 worth!!!!

Here's what you could win -

Stampin' Up - 1 x Stampin' Around Standard Handle

Stampin' Up - 1 x Sweet Swirls standard wheel

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Jo Sonja - Crackle medium

Inspired by Stamping - Halloween Tags stamp set

Assorted stickers and embellishments

Here are ways you can enter -
Add the Addicted to CAS badge to your blog (1 entry)
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Sue x

Addicted to CAS pre-opening prize !

We are having a little giveaway before the new Addicted to CAS challenge begins on Saturday 17 November.

There are several ways to enter the prize draw so why not take advantage of all your options to increase your chances of winning!

Here are ways you can enter -
Add the Addicted to CAS badge to your blog (1 entry)
Follow our blog (1 entry)
Follow us on Facebook (1 entry)
Refer a friend (1 entry)
Leave us a comment on Addicted to CAS telling us how excited you are (1 entry)

Once you have added the badge to your blog please link up to your blog using the link tool.

Prize details coming shortly!!

Sue x

Addicted to Stamps theme challenge #4

Hi everyone, and welcome to new member, Danielle.

This is my design team card for the Addicted to Stamps and More theme challenge #4.

The theme this week is FLOWERS, I've used Paula Pascual flower stamps and dies.

Do pop over and see all the lovely creations by the other members of the DT and we look forward to seeing yours!

Sue

Less Is More - pink

Entry #2 for Less Is More challenge 92 - PINK.

Nature stamps by Hunkydory, words stamp by Hobby Art.

New CAS challenge coming soon !!

Hi everyone,

Addicted to Stamps and More challenge has a little sister - Addicted to CAS !

Pop over and take a look around. The challenges will be fortnightly, beginning on 17 November, and there will be a Code Word to inspire your creations. We have some fabulous sponsors so there will be prizes!

Hope you can join us and we look forward to seeing all your fabulous CAS creations.

Sue x

One Layer Wednesday OLW112

Hi everyone, here's my card for One Layer Wednesday. The challenge this week is to make a card inspired by something musical.  It can be "Happy Birthday" or a Christmas carol or a hymn, classical, etc.

Nativity stamp by Clarity, words stamp by DeNami.

Sue

CAS(E) This Sketch and CAS-ual Fridays

Hello everybody, I made this card for CAS(E) This Sketch challenge 4 and here is the sketch.

I've cut the kite and tails from some DP and the stamp is by Hunkydory.

I would also like to enter this into CAS-ual Fridays CFC77 to make a CAS masculine project.

Thank you for stopping by!

Sue

Less Is More week 92

Hello everyone, the Less Is More challenge week 92 is a colour challenge - PINK.

I've made this little card by stamping with a stamp from Bordering on Romance set by Stampin Up coloured in with Promarkers. Sentiment stamp by Inkylicious.

Thank you for visiting!

Sue

Make My Monday and The Pink Elephant

Hi everyone, yes I know its not Monday! But I have made this card for the Make My Monday challenge which this week is FEMININE/ROMANCE.

I would also like to enter this into The Pink Elephant challenge TPE 172 VINTAGE/SHABBY CHIC.

I've used various die cuts and papers from Craftwork Cards and Pink Paislee.

Thank you for looking!

Sue x