DD#77, Merry Monday #82, Inkspirational #42 and CFC119

Hi everyone, I hope you are all well! 

I've made this card for a few challenges: Dynamic Duos: Red and Aqua, Merry Monday: red, aqua, white and circles, Inkspirational #42: wreath and CAS-ual Fridays: heat or dry embossing.

I've been lucky enough to go to a few craft shows recently and have some new stash to play with. I cut the wreath once in aqua card and once in red, cut the red flowers out and stuck them on to the wreath which I found was easier said than done! It's very fiddly to do and to my dismay one of the tiny flowers disappeared onto the floor under my craft desk never to be seen again and I had used my last piece of Real Red card, so I hope it doesn't show too much! 

I attached the wreath to some embossed white card, cut the sentiment banner and added a little soft inking and a sentiment. There's a bit of stamped woodgrain behind the sentiment and some tiny pearls here and there.

Hope you're having a good week and enjoying making your Christmas cards.

Take care, Sue x

Supplies

Catalina Wreath die - Memory Box

Dot embossing folder - Sizzix

Sentiment banner die - Spellbinders

Coastal Cabana and Real Red card stock and markers - Stampin' Up!

Woodgrain stamp - Clearly Besotted Stamps

Sentiment stamp - PTI

ATSM #69 and DD#76

Hello everyone, here is my DT card for Addicted to Stamps and More. This week the theme is: CAS (clean and simple) and as you can seen, I've kept my card very simple. Using colour inspiration from The Dynamic Duos: Wisteria Wonder and Perfect Plum, the stamps were inked with Stampin' Up! markers.

Our wonderful sponsor for the month of October is Nicecrane Designs and our Top Addict will receive a $20 gift certificate to spend at their online store.

Don't forget to check out the fabulous cards by the other DT ladies at the ATSM challenge blog and we look forward to seeing your CAS creations and visiting your blogs!

Take care, Sue x

Supplies

Flower and leaf stamps - Lavinia Stamps

Sentiment stamp - Stampin' Up

Wisteria Wonder and Perfect Plum markers and Perfect Plum card - Stampin' Up

DD69 and CTS44

This is for The Dynamic Duos and CAS(E) This Sketch.

Flower stamps by Paper Smooches. Sentiment by PTI.

Sue x

OLW155, DD68 and LIM135

Hi everybody, hope you are all well.

I made this card using the acrylic block watercolour technique with SU! Perfect Plum and Marina Mist markers. Flowers (Sheena Douglass), birds and sentiment (Hobby Art) stamped in black Archival and I drew the frame.

Would like to enter this in the following challenges:

Less Is More: Use a stamp with option of watercolouring (2nd entry)
One Layer Wednesday: silhouettes
The Dynamic Duos: Perfect Plum plus Your Choice

Thank you for looking!

Sue x

ATSM#59 and DD#66

Hello everyone, I hope all is well with you. It's time to start a new challenge over at Addicted to Stamps and More and this week it's CAS OR use an image from our fabulous sponsors Nicecrame Designs OR a combination of both!

My DT card was inspired by the lovely colour combination at Dynamic Duos (Pool Party and Black with Dessert Option: Embossing) which I thought would be nice with the lovely new Stampin' Up! Wetlands set. I think the little birds are having their own "pool party"! Stamps, embossing folder and marker pen all by SU!

Please do check out all the fabulous inspiration from the other DT ladies at Addicted to Stamps and More and we look forward to seeing your wonderful creations and visiting your blogs!

Have a lovely week.

Sue xx

Dynamic Duos #65

Hi everybody, I've made this for Dynamic Duos. The lovely colours this week are Blushing Bride and Pistachio Pudding.

I first tried Regal Rose which was a little bit too dark, and then settled for Pink Pirohouette which is a warm pink and quite close to Blushing Bride which I don't have at the moment. All stamps and dies by Clearly Besotted. Wasn't sure about the ribbon in the end. I always think other peoples' ribbon looks great but mine never quite works!

Thanks for stopping by today.

Sue xx

DD#62 and Retrosketches #73

Hello everyone, this card is for Dynamic Duos and Retrosketches.

All stamps by Imagination Crafts apart from the sentiment (Hobby Art), coloured with SU! Calypso Coral marker pen.

Thanks for looking!

Sue x

ATSM #54 - CAS

Hi everyone, it's time to start a new challenge at Addicted to Stamps and More and this week it's CAS.

Our wonderful sponsor is Melonheadz Illustrations who will be offering a prize to our Top Addict.

For my DT card, the stamps are by Clearly Besotted, inked and coloured with SU! markers. Dots were added using a stencil.

I would also like to enter this card into the following challenges:

Dynamic Duos #61 - Pink Pirouhette and Sahara Sand
Clearly Besotted Stamps #2 - Seeing Spots
CAS-ual Fridays CFC109 - Polka Dots
Make My Monday - Use an uninked stamp (one not previously used)

Sue

DD#57

For Dynamic Duos #57. Bird and branch dies by WPlus9, shape die and sentiment stamp by Stampin' Up!.

Addicted to Stamps and More challenge #49 - CAS

Hello dear crafting friends, this is my DT card for the Addicted to Stamps and More challenge, which this week is CAS.

Our generous sponsor for this challenge is once again Di's Digi Downloads, who will be offering a prize to our Top Addict.

To create my peaceful waterside scene, I thought about how I wanted the scene to look, layout, etc then scribbled with SU! markers (Soft Suede and Pink Pirhouette) onto an acrylic block, misted with water and pressed onto some card then did a bit of blending with an aqua brush and stamped a few flowers. Flower and sentiment stamps by MFT, birds stamp by Hobby Art.

This card is also for The Dynamic Duos.

We do hope you will be able to join us at Addicted to Stamps and More - anything goes so long as it's CAS.

Sue x

Dynamic Duos #53 and OLW #140

Hi everyone, I've made this for One Layer Wednesday #140 - Border,  inspired by the colours at Dynamic Duos #53 - Pacific Point and Basic Black.

After masking off the bottom section of the card with low tack masking tape, I've stamped with the two part stamps in black and Pacific Point, then scribbled some of the marker onto an acrylic block, picked up some of the ink with a colour duster and added the sentiment.

Thank you so much for looking!

Sue x

Blue bird cage

Hi everyone, this card is for Fusion #5 using the photo inspiration.

Birdcage, bird and vine dies by Memory Box. The flowers were made using a daisy punch and white card with Daffodil Delight sponged on the edges and small flower punch with cream card. Yes, it's another attempt at making flowers (I can hear the groans in the background lol!), you never know, I might get the hang of it one day.

Also for ABC Challenges #27 Tic Tac Toe: punch-flowers-dry embossing

and Dynamic Duos #51 - Daffodil Delight and Baja Breeze (2nd entry).

Sue x

CASE(E) This Sketch #25 and Dynamic Duos #50

Welcome to new member, Darnell!

Does anyone remember ribblers from ye olden days? I haven't used mine for years but I dusted it off today to make these little hearts "corrugated".

For the following challenges:

CAS(E) This Sketch #25

Dynamic Duos #50

Sentiment stamp by PTI.

Sue x

Retrosketches #61 and Dynamic Duos #50

For the following challenges:

Dynamic Duos #50

Retrosketches #61

Stamps: Simply Soft by Stampin' Up!

Sue x

Dynamic Duos #48 and Creative Card Crew Challenge 33

Hi everyone, the colour combination at Dynamic Duos this week reminds me of summer skies.

To make my card, I've used SU embossing folder, card and markers, Memory Box balloon and cloud dies and papers by Pink Petticoat. 

Also for Creative Card Crew Challenge 33 - Clouds. 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hope you are having some sunshine!

Sue x

Dynamic Duos #47

Hello everybody, here is a  card I made (flower and leaf stamps by PTI, sentiment by Clearly Besotted) using the colours at Dynamic Duos this week which are Pool Party and Cherry Cobbler

inspired by the Retrosketches sketch #58

also for CAS-ual Fridays, CFC97 - Chevrons and Flowers. 

Thank you for stopping by!

Sue x

Less Is More (Scallops) and Dynamic Duos #46

Hi everyone, as there are five Saturdays this month, Less Is More have a lucky dip challenge - SCALLOPS.

I've used a scallop diecut to cut an aperture frame for my patterned vellum butterfly, added some little pearls and the sentiment is by PTI.

This card is also for Dynamic Duos #46 - Primrose Petal plus Your Choice.

Thanks for stopping by today, hope you have had a nice Easter weekend! 

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

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

OLW128 and Dynamic Duos #41

Hello everybody, here's a card I made using Stampin' Up! Summer Silhouettes for:

One Layer Wednesday #128 - Feminine Birthday Card

Dynamic Duos #41 - Island Indigo and Pool Party

Thanks for stopping by.

Sue x