The Play Date Cafe #175 and Retrosketches #57

Hi everybody, and welcome to new member Cathy.

The mojo is a bit nojo these last few days, but when I saw the lovely Spring colours at Play Date Cafe this week they inspired me to make a card using this week's Retrosketches sketch. It was quite a simple card just using some papers from the stash, punched flowers and twine.

Thank you for looking!

Sue x

Beaded butterflies

Hi everyone, I wanted to revisit the glass microbeads which I used earlier on this week as they haven't seen the light of day for quite a while!

I started by embossing some white card with an embossing folder and diffuser for a background then cut the butterflies using Sizzix two part dies. The plain butterfly was cut with double-sided sticky sheet attached and the silhouette part was then attached to it and the microbeads (gold and jade) stuck to the uncovered areas.

This card is for the following challenges:

Less Is More #112 - use beads (2nd entry)

CAS On Sunday #44 - Flutterby

CAS-ology Week 37 - Hope

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Sue x

Addicted to Stamps and More #38 - Colours

Hi everyone, it's time for our first colour challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More.

For my DT card, I've used a technique which is new to me -  I dry embossed some white card with an embossing folder and ran SU markers over the raised areas.

Sue x

Dynamic Duos #45 and CAS(E) This Sketch #20

For Dynamic Duos #45 - Pretty in Pink and Regal Rose

and CAS(E) This Sketch #20

Wellie boot and sentiment stamps by Jane's Doodles, flower stamps by Lawn Fawn.

Thank you so much for looking!

Sue x

CAS - Colours and Sketches #17

Hi everybody, I've made this for CAS Colours and Sketches and this week it's a colour challenge.

I've stamped the little lovebirds, branch and hearts on a 2 inch punched circle with SU markers and also used two diecuts, one red, one white. All stamps by Clearly Besotted.

Thanks for visiting, have a nice day!

Sue x

Inkspirational challenge #12

Hello everyone, challenge #12 at Inkspirational is CASE

I've added a little punched flower and gem to the stamped chandelier (Kanban).

Thanks for looking!

Sue x

Less Is More week 112

Hello everyone, the Less Is More challenge this week is a recipe - USE BEADS.

After having a little think, I remembered I had some glass micro beads which I have had for quite a few years and not got round to using.

I stamped the image twice with black Memento and coloured one with Promarkers.  I cut the flower out of the other one and used double sided to tape to attach the micro beads to the flower centre.

Thanks for stopping by today and keep warm!

Sue x

Addicted to CAS #9 - SPRING

Hi everybody, there is a new code word over at Addicted to CAS - SPRING and our host for this challenge is the lovely Harriet.

Our generous sponsor is Stephanie of Clearly Besotted Stamps. Stephanie has a wonderful prize of two of her beautiful stamp sets to be given away to our CAS Perfectionist.

For my DT card I've used stamps by Clearly Besotted. Markers and embossing folder by Stampin' Up.

I do hope you will check out the awesome creations by the other members of the design team and we look forward to seeing your fabulous interpretations of our code word.

I would also like to enter this in ABC Challenges - #21 FLOWERS.

Thanks for looking!

Sue x

Make My Monday - CAS monochrome and Creative Card Crew

Hi everyone, this is my card for the Make My Monday challenge. This week it's CAS - Monochrome.

Stamps by Stampin' Up.

Would also like to enter this in Creative Card Crew challenge #32 - Masculine.

Thanks for looking in today!

Sue x

Addicted to Stamps and More - Challenge #37

Hello everybody, a new challenge is starting over at Addicted to Stamps and More ... Make Your Mark!  Anything goes as long as you use markers.

This challenge is sponsored by Clear Dollar Stamps

Prize: $15 gift voucher

For my DT card, I've used an old Stampa Rosa stamp with black Memento, coloured in with Promarkers.

Do check out all the lovely cards made by the other members of the design team, they are fabulous!

Thanks for taking the time to visit and have a nice day.

Sue x

CAS-Colours and Sketches Challenge #16

Good evening everyone. This is my interpretation of the sketch challenge over at CAS Colours and Sketches  this week

I've done some paper piercing and paper piecing, stamps by Paper Smooches.

Thank you for visiting!

Sue x

Less Is More - Frame It

Hi everyone, I've made this as a second entry for the Less Is More challenge to use a frame. (The gilding is a little hard to see in a photo.)

Materials used: TCW stencil, IndigoBlu flitter glue and gilding flakes.

Thanks for looking!

Sue x

One Layer Wednesday week 131

Hi everybody, I've made this card for One Layer Wednesday, hosted by the very talented Ardyth this week and the brief is Orange, Green and White.

I've stamped (Paper Artsy) with SU! markers and coloured the flowers in with an pencil.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Sue x

Less Is More week 111

Hi everyone, hope you are having a good weekend!

At Less Is More this week, the challenge is FRAME IT!  Some part of your design should contain a frame of some description, it could be stamped, drawn,  doodled, die-cut etc. I've used a Sizzix die cut for the frame.

I think my card looks rather better "in the flesh" but that's probably due in large part to my inept photography.

I've cut various Memory Box flowers and tinted them softly with TH distress inks.

Thank you for looking!

Sue x

Addicted to Stamps and More-Sketch Challenge #6

Hello everyone, and hi to new member, Inspire Creationz. I'd just like to take this opportunity to say a big thank you to everyone who follows my blog, thank you so much for your encouragement.

The new challenge over at Addicted to Stamps and More this week is a sketch.

For my DT card, I stamped twice on DP using Sepia Archival ink (Imagination Crafts fuchsia set) and stamped once more on white card, the fuchsias were coloured using distress ink and an aqua brush, cut out and layered.

Please do check out the lovely cards from the other members of the DT. We hope you are inspired by our sketch this week and look forward to seeing all your fab creations and visiting your blogs.

Thanks for looking in today!

Sue x

CAS-Colours and Sketches 14 and CAS(E) This Sketch 18

For CAS-Colours and Sketches #14

and CAS(E) This Sketch #18

Picket fence, vine and flowers by Memory Box, sentiment by SU!

Less Is More week 110

Hi everyone, and a big hello to new member, Sathya.

Over at Less Is More this week, it's a one layer challenge with SPOTS and STRIPES.

I began by masking off a square with low tack tape, sponging the background with two colours of TH distress inks, then stamped the stripes and flowers (Hero Arts). The dots were made by inking with white TH ink through a mask and when ink is applied over the top it sticks to the white and darkens.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Sue x

Leaves

Hello everybody, the colour challenge at Inkspirational #10 is Shades of Green.  Green is such a lovely calm colour and I thought of leaves, so I've used this leaf set by Clearly Besotted..

Would also like this to be a second entry for Make My Monday: Inspired by Nature.

Thanks for looking!

Sue x

Addicted to CAS #8 - WINGS

Hi everyone, there's a new code word over at Addicted to CAS! 

The challenge for this fortnight is being hosted by the lovely Florence who has selected the code word - WINGS. 

Here is my DT card. 

I was puzzling over what paper to stamp the little PTI aeroplane on to, and was going to use white when I remembered I had some "cloud" patterned paper, the banner was stamped separately onto white card and cut out and the card blank is soft blue.

This challenge is sponsored by All That Scraps. Christine is offering our winner 3 rubber stamps from the CC Design range or 5 digital stamps of your choice available at All That Scraps..

Thank you so much to everyone who entered the ATCAS challenge #7 - there are so many awesome entries!

Thanks for looking in today and we look forward to seeing all your fabulous winged cards - let your imagination take flight!

I would also like to enter this card into Clean and Simple on Sunday challenge #3 - "Happy Birthday".

Sue x

One Layer Wednesday 130 and Less Is More week 109

Hi everybody, and a big hello to new member, Sally!

I've made this card for One Layer Wednesday 130: Centered Sentiment, using the Less Is More colour card   (2nd entry).

Inspired by the rather delicious looking doughnuts on the LIM cue card, I've used stamps from the Paper Smooches Sugar Rush set with Brown Archival ink, coloured with pencils and my new SU paper piercing template.

Thanks so much for looking!

Sue x

Dynamic Duos #42 and Make My Monday

Hi everyone, I've made this card for Dynamic Duos #42 - Garden Green and Daffodil Delight - ideal colours for a Spring card!

And also for Make My Monday - Inspired by Nature.

Roses and leaves stamps - PTI
Sentiment - Clearly Besotted

Thank you for stopping by today!

Sue x

ATSM - CAS Challenge #6

Hi everyone, and a big hello and wave to new member, Beanie!

It's the start of a new week at Addicted to Stamps and More and it's a CAS challenge.

I've made the flowers on my DT card using stamps and dies from PTI with Adirondack inks.

Please do check out the fabulous cards from the other Design Team members and we look forward to seeing your gorgeous creations - anything goes so long as its CAS!

Thank you for stopping by today!

Sue x

Inkspirational #9 and The Play Date Cafe 171

Hi everyone, I've made this card using the Inkspirational #9 sketch

and The Play Date Cafe PDCC171 colours

Thank you so much for looking.

Sue

Less Is More week 109, Word Art Wednesday # 69 and ABC #19

Hi everyone, the challenge this week at Less Is More is a colour challenge

This card is also for Word Art Wednesday challenge 69 - anything goes

and ABC Challenges #19 - anything goes

Grass stamp by Stampin' Up!, sentiment stamp by Our Daily Bread Designs, ink TH distress ink.

Thank you for visiting! Have a lovely day..

Sue 

Combining Challenges

Hi everyone, thought I would make something combining a few challenges today. Here's what I came up with.

CAS(E) This Sketch #17

CASology week 33

Make My Monday

Thanks for stopping by!

Sue x