Snow Penguin

Today's card is one of my first batch of Christmas orders and you won't believe this lady has already started wrapping her presents - how wrong is that ??

The image is a Digistamp Boutique one and is so cute and easy to colour.

I embossed the whole piece of card with a Sizzix embossing folder and flittered the snow and snowflakes.

a closer view

Thank you for stopping by - hope you are having a good weekend.

Hugs

Susan xx

Flowers and Ribbons at LCI

We had some lovely cards entered into our 'Colour' challenge - do go over to the challenge blog and see if you are one of our lucky winners.

 

This fortnight's challenge is from the lovely Diane who has chosen

 

'Add Flowers and Ribbon to your project !!'

 

Simples !!!

 

For my card I have used LCI Floral Delights coloured in using Prismacolour pencils and glamour dust and I have added glossy accents for the look of water in the vase and the ladybugs. 

 

 

 

Hope you enjoy our challenge - please do go and take a look at the other ladybugs and give them some love....

 

 

Hugs

 

Susan xx



Midway Reminder....

Morning Everyone - just a quick reminder that it's midway for the

'Pink + 1'

 

challenge at Ladybugcrafts ink.

 

I was introduced to this Sizzix die by Julie Ladybug - and absolutely love it I have made a card using this before but decided for this one to make it smaller and just love the result.

I purchased some Stampendous Embossing Enamel and I sprinkled the  entire card with it and think it looks lovely.

 

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oday I have used : 

• Sizzix Accordion Flip 3-D Die
• Sizzix Bigz Die Frame & Label
• LCI Valentine Billie
• Promarkers
• Stampendous Embossing Enamel
• Accucut Number die

 

Thank you for stopping by and don't forget just under 1 week to enter the challenge.

 

Hugs

 

Susan x

Christmas gift to myself !!

I hope by now everyone is back to normal and that the last mince pies have been eaten and the last of the chocolate has gone.

Monday I will continue my new healthy me - I have walked over 50 miles since Christmas Eve at about 5 miles an hour so am really pleased with myself - it allowed me to not feel too guilty if I did indulge slightly.

 

I have joined the many others on the Dryathalon to support Cancer Research where we don't touch alcohol during January. I have set up a Just Giving page http://www.justgiving.com/dryathlete-susan-dalton if anyone can help I would be truly grateful.

 

During the holidays I browsed many many blogs but have to admit I was extremely lazy in commenting - I do apologise.

On my journey I visited Julie's blog and she had purchased a couple of new Sizzix dies to produce the most awesome cards. Take a look at this.

 

So I just HAD to treat myself and here is my creation...really sorry for the photography but just couldn't get the light.

 

 

 

 

a closer view

 

 a closer view

 

 

 the folded view

 

 

How gorgeous is that......my friend was totally thrilled. I can't wait to produce more.

 

Thank you for stopping by

 

Hugs

 

Susan x

Gift card....

The weather here the past couple of days has been absolutely dreadful but watching the news tonight I realise how lucky we are.....I can't begin to imagine what those poor people are going through...hopefully all my blogging friends are warm and dry.

 

I had an enquiry last week from a lady who was treating her husband to a weekend in Paris for Christmas BUT he knew nothing about it.....

She wanted the card to incorporate the gift - so she asked me if I could design the card round the trip......

 

Eeeek - I don't know about you but sometimes these cards

can almost look child-made and didn't really like the idea of making the card with the Eiffel tower in the middle....

 

A few weeks ago I saw a card that had an envelope on it and wondered if I could do something like that - I can't for the life of

me find the blog where I saw it....

 

So with all sorts of ideas going around in my head - here is my completed card.......and this is what the lady wrote to me

"Susan, I cried I can't believe it, the card is unbelievable,

fantastic and just so right'

well - I cried too when I read that !!!!

 

 

the secret envelope ......

'the tickets' .......with places she wanted to take him

+ the hotel they were staying at

 



the inside.....  (oops - forgot to crop !!)

 



 

 

Backing papers - CD from Craftwork cards

Scalloped Envelope - Sizzix

Stars - Spellbinders

Ticket Die - Whimsey Stamps

 

Thank you for stopping by.....

 

Hugs

 

Susan x

Blue Christmas....

Quick post today - John goes to Kentucky tomorrow and we are all stressed out.....my MIL has had an awful weekend but hopefully once the hospice have her meds sorted she will be far more comfortable.

I took an order today for a few Christmas cards and here are a couple I came up with.....same card different wording....

Sizzix Reindeer die cutter

Card - Brothersleep

Bow from stash

Backing paper created on SU MDS then sprayed

with Crafters Companion Spray and Sparkle - irl it's gorgeous.

Pearls and diamantes

I would like to enter this into LCI Challenge - Winter Blues

Hugs

Susan x