THROUGH THE PURPLE HAZE - A CARD FOR MOTHER'S OR ANY WOMAN IN YOUR LIFE

Well peeps this is my card for TTPH and the digi has been supplied by Sweet Pea Stampers

I was really pleased when I finished colouring him 'cos he looks quite furry and I can assure you this is more by luck than judgement - lol!!!  I made the flowers on the sides of the frame out of a piece of card/paper from First Edition's 'Rose Garden' pad.  The page has printing all over it with faint pink hearts here and there.  I used a Small Tea Rose die from Cheery Lyn and when they were made I sprayed them (and the corners) with Crafter's Companion Pearl Spray.  This gives a lovely finish and in real life they look like porcelain.

Ingredients

7" x 7" white card blank - Anna Marie Designs
Digi - 'Dozen Roses' by Conie Fong at Sweet Pea Stamps
LOTV - 'Country Meadow' Nitwit Collection paper pad
First Edition - 'Rose Garden' paper pad
Tonic - 'Big Hug' semi die set
Tonic - Scalloped Circle Layering dies
Cheery Lyn - Small Tea Rose die
Copic Markers
Crafters' Companion Pearl Spray
Pink Nail Heads - found in my stash recently and I can't put them down!!

I do hope you enter this challenge to make a card for a mother or indeed, any woman in your life.

Thank you for checking my blog and for any comments you may have made.  I do appreciate your kind thoughts and wishes - oh I must tell you I have lost 13lbs thanks to my 'diabetes' diet.  I'm trying hard to lose enough weight so that my glucose levels get back to normal and I can stop taking the flippin' tablets.  Of course there's still loads of me to go yet - even me love handles have their own love handles - too much information?????? - but I do feel loads better already - apart from the ingrowing toenail - and that is another story.  Needless to say the Mobile Blood Transfusion Unit was standing outside - much to the maestro's relief.

Big hugs to you all and don't forget the challenge!

Take care

Sue xxx

I would like to enter my cards into the following 8 challenges -

2015 World Wide Design Team Challenge (Mar) - http://2015worldwideopendesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/2015-world-wide-open-design-team.html

The Colour Sisters Challenge No 18 - http://thecolorsisters.blogspot.it/search/label/Palette

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge (Mar) - http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/its-march-and-anything-goes.html

Craftyhazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge (Mar) http://craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/craftyhazelnuts-patterned-paper-march.html

Digi Galore Challenge (Mar) - http://notrealstamps.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/its-all-about-her-with-kenny-k.html

Mema's Crafts Challenge (Mar) - http://memascrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/march-challenge-2015.html

My Craft Creations Challenge (Mar) - http://craftcreatoins.blogspot.co.uk/p/new-challenge.html

Sisters of Craft Challenge (Mar) - http://thesistersofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/sisters-of-craft-march-anything-goes.html

CRAFTY CALENDAR MARCH CHALLENGE - ADD SOME METAL

Good morning friends and fellow blogsters out there!  Well it's the start of another Crafty Calendar Challenge and the theme is 'Add some metal' - this can be a charm, metal corners, brads ... anything that you can think of that is ... metal!!  The challenge runs right through to Friday 8 April and you can enter up to THREE creations.

I thought I would use this Sassy Cheryl image which I won some time ago, she is so cute and I could just nibble that lump of choccy cake (although I can't now .... grrrrrr).

Ingredients

7" x 7" white card blank - Anna Marie Designs
Sassy Cheryl digi - Sam's chocolate cake
LOTV 'Bear Necessities' pad
Die'Namics - Fishtail Flags Stax die
Tattered Lace - Anne Border die
Creative Expressions - Finishing Touches 'Camellia Complete Petals' die
Creative Expressions - Finishing Touches 'Camellia Open Petals' die
Flexmarkers
Pink 'nail heads' - stash
Flower charm on Chain - jewellery making stash
Pink Heart - free gift from My Crafty Heart

I hope you can find the time to enter our challenge this month, you have loads of time and the prize will be a Gift Voucher for an online crafty shop - details will be given later on the Crafty Calendar Challenge blog (here).  

Thank you, not only for popping over to my blog, but also for the comments on my previous posts.  I really do need to do some ironing now - unless there are any volunteers out there - pleeeeeeease!!!!!   Oh well, worth a try! 

Enjoy the rest of your week, if you are feeling under the weather, I am sending you a virtual hug and hoping that you will feel better soon.

Big hugs to you 

Sue xxx

I would like to enter my card into the following 6 Challenges

2015 World Wide Open Design Team Challenge - http://2015worldwideopendesignteamchallenge.blogspot.com.au/2015/02/2015-world-wide-open-design-team.html

Country View Challenges (March) - http://countryviewchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/its-march-and-were-celebrating-our-2nd.html

Crafts Galore Encore Challenge (March) - http://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/its-march-and-anything-goes.html

LaurelCraft Challenge No 15 - http://lauralcraft.weebly.com/dragonfly-dreams-challenge/challenge-15-add-some-embellishments

In the Pink Challenge No 64 - http://inthepinkchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/challenge-64-for-special-lady.html

Party Time Tuesdays Challenge No 196 - http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/ptt196-anything-goes-and-februarys.html

OSAAT DT - CHALLENGE NO 232 - ANYTHING GOES WITH 'WOMEN'

Good afternoon peeps - I have scheduled this post so I do hope it works!!  This fortnight on the One Stitch at a Time Challenge the theme is Anything Goes with Women.

The world is your lobster with this theme so I do hope you are going the enter the challenge.  You can win the following plethora of prizes 

Blossom's little contribution!!

Whilst I'm here I thought I would update you on the pond 'renewal' - as you can tell by this little pic I'm not the only supervisor.  Blossom decided to help out by testing whether the cement between the bricks had set!!  As you can tell, her little fat paw really made an impression and the maestro was not best pleased because he had to 're-do' this bit.  There's another one a little further around the edge but it's not as deep so he left that one in!!

The pond is taking shape and we are waiting for the cement to dry before anything else happens.  Mind you he's at work next week so it will be on hold for a few days - the birds (and Milo from next door) have already been down for a drink so they're happy!!

Oh well - back to card making!

Ingredients

7" x 7" white card blank - Anna Marie Designs

Peacock Profile digi - Ali Peeps at Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet

Die-Namics - Pierced Oval Die Stax

Spellbinders - Floral Flourishes die 

Memory Box - Macarena Corner die

Magnolia Doohickey - Hydrangea Flower die

Black on white printed card - Anna Marie Designs

White Mulberry Paper with silver pattern - stash

Teal Card - Creative Expressions

Flexmarkers

Gems - Iridescents from Create and Craft

Thank you so much for stopping by to check out my meandering blog - I do tend to waffle a tad and will talk about everything from a larvae in me knickers (here) to Mistress Blossom and her husband Donny.   Thank you for all your lovely comments by the way - I've enjoyed reading them and also had a guffaw or two!

Catch you again very soon, please take care and enjoy what is left of the weekend.

Big hugs and cuddles to you all.

Sue xxx

I would like to enter my card into the following 10 challenges

Clear it out Challenge - http://clearitoutchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/march-is-here.html  (I used some very very old mulberry paper from eons ago)

Craft Your Passions Challenge No 251 - http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/challenge-251-always-anything-goes.html

Crafting from the Heart Challenge No 49 - http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/challenge-49.html

Cute Card Thursday Challenge No 363 - http://cutecardthursday.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/challenge-363-die-cuts-and-punches.html

Doodle Pantry Challenge No 3 - http://doodlepantryblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/ants-in-my-pantry-digital-challenge-3.html

Loves Rubber Stamps Challenge No 141 - http://www.lovesrubberstampschallenges.com/2015/03/challenge-141-anything-goes.html

Mema's Crafts Challenge - http://memascrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/march-challenge-2015.html

Papertake Weekly Challenge - http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/anything-goes.html

Party Time Tuesdays Challenge No 196 - http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.ca/2015/03/ptt196-anything-goes-and-februarys.html

Scrapper's Delights Challenge No 42 - http://scrappers-delights-challenge-blog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/challenge-42-always-anything-goes.html

THROUGH THE PURPLE HAZE - ST DAVID'S DAY/ANYTHING WELSH

Hi there everyone - I am such a numpty I have forgotten to post my first card for the very wonderful Through The Purple Haze DT!  I really hope they will forgive my 'senior moment'!   I was so pleased to be invited onto their Team, they are a lovely lot and I'm learning even more about Facebook!

We are quite busy here at the Casa Planet Susie 'cos the maestro is rebuilding - or re-doing - our pond.  Although I am unable to do any of the physical work (back very unwilling) I am being supportive - go maestro, go maestro, go maestro etc!!!   He's bought a new liner (not as in the Titanic), new bricks for around the edge and next it will be a few new plants.  Of course all this takes time because he had to put the liner in, fill the pond and then leave it for a while to settle.  Oh and that's in between showers, snow, high winds etc.  The pond has been leaking for ages but over the last couple of months it's down to the last 2" of water.   This is all because Cyril Squirrel wanted to line his dray with a nice waterproof lining - little beggar!!!!   Anyway on to matters in hand - I will keep you updated by the way!

The theme, at Through the Purple Haze this week, is St David's Day/Anything Welsh.   It may sound difficult but you can do anything that means Wales - I thought of daffodils, but there's Tom Jones, dragons, colours of the Welsh Flag, leeks even!  The final day for entries is this Saturday - sorry I'm late in letting you know, I will try to be better next time .... honest!  After all that waffle, here is my card .

Our sponsor this week is Kenny K - another favourite of mine!  This lovely girly is called Jasmine and I coloured her with my Flexmarkers.  I couldn't manage to pop her in front of the daffodils on my laptop so I did the daffodil background and then 'fussy' cut her out and glued her onto the page.

Ingredients

7" x 7" white card - Anna Marie Designs
Jasmine digi image - Kenny K
Scalloped Circle die - Tonic Dies
Victoria Corner die - Spellbinders Dies
Shabby Shack paper - LOTV 'Raspberry Road' Designs
Patterned paper - First Edition 'Hideaway' pad
Ribbon - Creative Expressions
Flower Charm - Ebay
Star shaped Pearls - stash
Flexmarkers

I do hope you can find the time to enter this challenge - it's a good one to get the juices flowing!

Thanks for the comments on my last card and for the understanding - you are all stars!  Please take care of yourselves and I hope your mojo is with you!!!

Big hugs to you all

Sue xxx

I would like to enter my card into the following 10 challenges -

2 Cute Ink Digi Stamps Challenge No 124 - http://2cuteinkchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/challenge-124-spring-free-digital-stamp.html

Artistic Inspirations Challenge No 126 - http://artisticinspirationschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/challenge-126-anything-goes-with-twist.html

Crafter's Cafe Challenge No 106 - http://crafterscafeblogchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/challenge-106-use-charm.html

Crafting for all Seasons Challenge No 97 - http://craftingforallseasons.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/challenge-97-girly-girls.html

Crafty Sentiments Design Challenge - http://www.craftysentiments.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/spring-colours-challenge.html

Creative Card Crew Challenge No 82 - http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/82-green.html

Creative Moments Challenge No 63 - http://carabbiemomentsofcraft.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/challenge-63-anything-goesspring-greens.html

Fresh Brewed Designs Challenge (Mar 4-10) - http://freshbreweddesigns.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/march-4-10-challenge-greenwhitecolor-of.html - (Green + white + another colour - mine is yellow_

Kenny K's Krafty Krew Challenge No 190 -http://kennykskraftykrew.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/challenge-190-shape-up.html

Scrap Creations Challenge - http://scrap-creations1.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/going-grey-with-scrap-creations-lets.html

CHRISTMAS CARDS ALL YEAR ROUND - CUTE CRITTERS

Hello to all of you out there in blogland - something weird has happened to my blog this morning - not sure whether you have the same view of the page as I do but my pink front has flown away into the ether - there's just a big space there now!  Haven't a clue how to get it back so my blog certainly looks different!!!    Just opened my blog today and everything seems back to normal yipee!

Anyway I'm posting a card for the Christmas Cards All Year Round DT.  The theme this month is 'cute critters' and you can win  two cling mount Christmas stamps from Platypus Creek Stamps - well worth entering our challenge eh??

When I thought of cute critters I thought of House Mouse and I do have a 'few' of these unmounted stamps which I don't use often enough.  This image made me smile just because of the look of resignation on the hamster's face - poor old thing.

Ingredients

6" x 6" card blank cut from sheet of Centura Pearl (Crafters Companion)
'Christmas Opening Presents' - House Mouse rubber stamp from Joanna Sheen
Decorative Rectangle Layers die - Tattered Lace Dies
Poinsettia dies - Britannia Dies from Joanna Sheen
Small Ivy die - Britannia Dies from Joanna Sheen
Frosty Border die - Memory Box Dies
Small Label die - Side Stepper Card die from Tattered Lace Dies
Flexmarkers
Papers fro stash 

I am loving being a member of this DT - there are some super monthly themes on the horizon which I know you will enjoy and there is the added bonus that you should have some great cards for Christmas, with not so much of the last minute rush!!!  Pop over to CCAYR to check out my teamies' cards they're a very talented bunch indeed.

Thank you so much for checking out my blog today and if you have had the time to leave a comment or two, that is brilliant 'cos I love reading them.  You all know that I am a bad blogger !!! 'cos I get so into my DT work and making cards (I'm not the fastest crafter in the world and one card will take me 3 or 4 days - a commissioned card could take me up to two weeks)  that I forget to comment on my friends' blogs - I do have a look at your cards and tell myself I will be back later to leave a word or two - but I then forget!   I apologise now if you have left me a comment and I have not reciprocated - please know that this is not because I don't like your work .. it's just me being dozy and breathing thin air on Planet Susie!!!

Lots of lovaggles and hugs to you all

Sue xxx

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges -

ABC Challenge - http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/e-is-for-exceptionally-cute.html

Christmas Card Challenge No 13 - http://christmascardchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/christmas-card-challenges-13-color.html

Completely Christmas Challenge No 52 - http://suzysmarty1.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/28-february-challenge-52-atg-with-twist.html (texture is the crusty glitter on the hamster's hat)

Crafting from the Heart Challenge No 49 - http://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/challenge-49.html

Craftyhazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra (March) - http://craftyhazelnutschristmaschallenge2.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/chnc-challenge-extra-for-march-2015.html

Crimbo Crackers Challenge No 75 - http://crimbo-crackers.blogspot.co.uk/2015/02/challenge-75-make-me-laugh.html

Hiding in my Craftroom Challenge No 189 - http://www.hidinginmycraftroom.com/2015/03/himcr-189-any-holiday.html

Scribble and Scrap Challenge No 39 - http://scribbleandscrapcrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/challenge-39-always-anything-goes-dt.html

OSAAT DT - CHALLENGE NO 231 - ANYTHING GOES WITH BIRTHDAYS

Good afternoon everyone - today is the start of a new Challenge from One Stitch at a Time and the theme is 'Anything Goes with Birthdays'.    I do hope you can enter this one, there's a great prize for the winner - just check out the pic further down in my blog.  'Scuse the short post - again - I bent over to dry my hair 'upside down' (as per my hairdressers instructions) and decided to do a flexing exercise whilst I was bent over (stop laughing Sue J) and felt something akin to an electric shock or the pinging of an elastic band go across my back and now I am walking as if I have a problem in the 'apple catcher' department.    Cooo it's painful but 'nuff said - at least I've started 2015 with a bloomin' big bang!

I was quite pleased with how the balloons turned out until I put the glaze on them - could I get those bubbles out ... could I heck!!  Oh well I'm sure the person who is going to receive this will forgive me!!!

Ingredients

7" x 7" Kraft card - Anna Marie Designs
'Dog with Balloons' image - Ken Benner at Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet
Nesting Squares die - Tattered Lace Dies
Washing Line Happy Birthday die - Tattered Lace Dies
Scalloped Squares Layering die - Tonic Dies
Papers - 'The Stack 6' - DCWV
Flexmarkers
Card Candy - Craftwork Cards
Buttons/Black card/Glaze - stash

Thank you all so much for the lovely comments made on my last card, they were really appreciated.

I do hope you can find the time to enter this challenge, just pop over to the Challenge site (here) and you can check out the cards made by my teamies!

I'm orf now to find a blue brick and some goose grease to rub on my back - I'm sure it will help as it is a well known cure all!  :o)

Take care and keep warm - it's a tad nippy around these parts at the moment.

Big hugs to you

Sue xxx

OSAAT DT - CHALLENGE NO 230 - ANYTHING GOES WITH THE LOVE!

Good afternoon friends and bloggers out there I hope you are all well - or at least getting better if you have been poorly.  I'm glad January is over 'cos I hadn't been to the GP in three years and during January I was in and out of her surgery like a fiddler's elbow!  Had good news and bad news, Saturday morning I had to go to a special Breast Screening appointment but was given the news that I'm fine and that was one heck of a relief.  The bad news is that I am diabetic and didn't even know!  Mind you this was a kick up the bum that I needed to change my eating habits - vastly - so onwards and upwards with that one.  Oh and the maestro hasn't escaped unscathed either, he has had problems with his knees and shoulders and has to go for x-rays the week after next.   So we both seem to be crumbling gently for our ages!  :)   Please don't think I'm grumbling 'cos I'm not - just telling it how it is -  things could be loooaaads worse.

Anyway, enough waffling and wittering, this fortnight the theme for the OSAAT challenge is Anything Goes with the lurve - ooops - love.  So I chose a gorgeous digi from My Heart Pieces here at the Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet, I thought it would be lovely for a Valentine card.  Might even send it to the maestro - even if he has taken this pic!   Bless.

I hope you like this one - there's lots of hearts on there and I found the 'hearty' paper in my stash - which was lucky!  This is a corker of an embossing folder and I loved using it.  Being so close to Valentine's Day I'm sure you will be making one - or two! - cards so why not enter them into our Challenge!

There's a wonderful prize package to be won - not only digi images but paper too!

Ingredients
7" x 7" white card base - Anna Marie Designs
'Bird House' digi image - My Heart Pieces at the Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet
'Just for You' die (fancy circle) - Tonic Dies
'Delicate Drape' embossing folder and die set - Tonic Dies
'Heart Layers' die (small heart) - Tattered Lace
'Trailing Ivy' - Finishing Touches dies by Sue Wilson, Creative Expressions
Flexmarkers
'Heart Paper' - 12" x 12" from stash
Ribbon and Roses - stash
Sentiment typed and printed by moi

Big hugs to you all out there and thank you for the comments on my last card - which was very purple - yum!  I do so love reading them especially when they make me giggle.

Take care - I know some of you are suffering because of the snow - just make sure you keep warm and cosy - and if you are like Sue J and have to take your furbaby out for a walk, don't forget his or her coat! Mmmmmm!

Sue xxx