INTERNATIONAL ART AND SOUL - CHALLENGE NO 9 - STITCHING (REAL OR FAUX)

Oh blimey - I had totally forgotten to put this on my blog until today - I really am getting too flippin' old!  Anyway now that I have remembered (miracles do happen) here's my card for the IntAAS challenge this fortnight.   Our theme is 'Stitching - Real or Faux' so as I have some new dies (yup more new ones!) I decided to do 'faux' stitching.  I love the wonky stitches on here and am hoping to get the round set too.  A while ago I bought some coloured muslin on Ebay and thought it would go with my design - had to choose this purple of course!

The wording on the image says 'Dream' but I wanted a watery feel to my card - don't know why!! - so I used a seaweed and seashell backing paper with the muslin, flowers and aurora borealis gems.

Ingredients

7" x 7" white pearl card cut into a circle - Anna Marie Designs

Digi - 'Dream' from Digi Stamps 4 Joy (I won this one)

Spellbinders Dies - Grand Circles die

Spellbinders Dies - Grand Decorative Circles die

MFT Die-namics Dies - Wonky Stitched Oval die

Flowers, leaves and swirl die - Unbranded dies

Kay and Co papers - 12" x 12" 'Best of Kay and Co Too' pad

LOTV Art Pad Sentiment

Coloured Muslin from Ebay

Copic Markers

Gems - old stash from Create and Craft

I hope you like this one, we would really love to see your creations on our Challenge blog (here) this fortnight, as usual this is such a lovely theme!

Before I go, I must tell you a bit more about Biscuit's door bell - yup that's right he has his own bell now.   The maestro had said he was really fed up with having to get up and down to check if Biscuit wanted to come back in - I couldn't do it 'cos I was in me craft room! 😉😉😉- so he had decided to see if he could make a door bell for pussycats!  Now I thought that this was a good idea but he could think again if he expected me to teach buggerlugs to press it - duh, just like the time I told the vet to be careful when she took our first cat's temperature 'cos he would chew the thermometer !!!!!!!!  To cut a really barmy tale shorter - he actually found one on t'internet that detected movement and we duly bought said wonderful invention!  All has been well since installation although ..... and this is hard to believe ..... we honestly think that Biscuit knows exactly what the detector on the door does and he tends to do a dance on the mat if the door isn't opened immediately, so we then get an elephant trumpeting in the dining room, loudly!  There are several sounds but this one is the loudest - so the maestro can hear it properly when he's watching his F1 etc etc.  It really is good though, especially if you don't want to install a cat flap!!!  This ginger tinker is totally spoilt!

Take care all of you and thank you for any comments you may leave on my blog, I know I don't deserve them 'cos I tend to forget about commenting on my blog friends' sites once I've done my DT commenting.  Such a bad blogger!!!

Hugs to you all and lots of love

Suexxx

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

CHRISTMAS CARDS ALL YEAR ROUND - MAY - PRECIPITATION!

Hello there!  This month over at the CCAYR blog our theme is 'Precipitation' soooo we are looking for snowflakes, rain, snow, icicles or even snowmen - use your imagination!   Anyway here's my mid-month reminder card and I used this lovely pre-coloured image from an LOTV Art Pad, all I did was add some Stardust Stickles to the snowflakes.  This little Christmas fairy has a basket and 'crown'  of pine, ivy and holly so I chose the same sort of dies for the embellishments on my card.

This is another card to go towards my Christmas 'stash'.

Ingredients

Image - 'Christmas Angels' LOTV Art Pad Series 16
7" x 7" White Card blank - Anna Marie Designs
LOTV NitWit collection - 'Snow Princess' 8" x 7" paper pad
Scalloped Circle Layering dies - Tonic Dies
Trailing Ivy dies - Finishing Touches at Creative Expressions 
Holly dies - Festive Collection at Creative Expressions
Sprig with Berries dies - Elizabeth Craft Dies
Merry Christmas die - Apple Blossom Dies
Large Doily die - Unbranded dies
Copics/Flexmarkers

We'd love to see your 'precipitatious' cards entered into our challenge this month, so why not join us over on the blog, and while you're there check out the cards that my teamies have made.

Take a look at the prize we have for the winner -

So - that's it for today I'm just off to finish my ironing (should have done it all yesterday but my back was really hurting so I gave up!).  

Hugs to you all and please take care of yourselves.


Love Suexxx

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

A Bit more Time to Craft Challenge No 44 - Anything Goes

Christmas Card Challenge No 12 - Anything Christmas

Classic Design Team Challenge No 14 - Anything Goes (3)

Colour Crazy Challenge (Wk 19) - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnuts Challenge Extra (May) - Anything Christmas Goes

Cut It Up Challenge No 121 - Wings

Happy Little Stampers Christmas Challenge (May) - Anything Christmas Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge No 57 - Anything Goes

Love to Craft Challenge No 10 - Anything Goes (4)

Merry Christmas Challenge (May) - Anything Christmas Goes (option Gingerbread)

INTERNATIONAL ART AND SOUL - CHALLENGE NO 8 - HOT COLOURS

Good afternoon peeps - here's my card for the IntAAS fortnightly JFF challenge.  Our theme is Hot Colours and I found some gorgeous hot pink card in my stash so I just had to use it!

I love this Sassy Cheryl image and I've probably used it before but it is such a cute image and so nice to colour.    There are two ladybirds in the picture so I thought I would use my ladybird die on here.  It's one of those dies that just begs to have a bit of shaping to it (on the underneath so that it doesn't lie flat).  I made the bugs out of the same hot pink card, 'cos I could!

Ingredients

Image - 'Avery's Big Flower' - Sassy Cheryl
7" x 7" white card - Anna Marie Designs
Hot Pink Card - DCWV 'Christmas Card Stock' stack
Floral Paper - Tonic Studios 'Simply Nature' 8" x 8" paper pad
Ladybird die - Elizabeth Designs Dies
Flower/leaf border die - Unbranded dies
Double Stitched Frame die - Unbranded dies
Leaf die - Unbranded dies
Copic Markers
Gems (absolutely gorgeous irl) - unbranded

I hope you can join  us in this challenge - we are getting closer to summer (sorry, you'll have to forgive my sense of humour) so how about some nice hot colours.  We'd love to see all your creations.   You know we are now a 'just for fun' challenge but we do have lovely badges (designed by our Jane) for you when you win!!!

Take care of yourselves - must go now 'cos the doorbell is trumpeting - Biscuit has his own infra-red doorbell and when he stands at the back door there's the sound of an elephant trumpeting in the dining room telling us he wants to come back in.   Will tell you about it next time - in the meantime just let your imaginations run riot!!

Take care of yourselves and your families.

Love Suexxx

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

Classic Design Team Challenge No 14 - Anything Goes (2)

Craftaholics R Us Challenge (May) - Spring Colours or Flowers (2)

Crafts and Me Challenge and Inspiration (May) - Anything Goes

Crafty Awesomeness Challenge (May) - Anything Goes (3)

Crafty Purple Frog Challenge (May) - Fabulously Floral (2)

Creative Ladybirds Challenge No 26 - Anything Goes (3)

Happy Little Stampers Challenge (May) - Anything Goes with Dies (3)

Love to Craft Challenge No 10 - Anything Goes (3)

Paper Creators Crafts Challenge No 10 - Bright and Bold (2)

Perfect Time to Craft Challenge No 5 - Anything Goes (3)

CRAFTY CALENDAR CHALLENGE - MAY - FLOWERS

Good morning to you all - today I am posting my card for the Crafty Calendar Challenge which, for this month, is Flowers!!!  Must admit I'm a bit of a 'divil' for me flowers and I put them on most cards I make - although yesterday's card only had a 'flower' gem on it!!!

Ingredients

Image - 'Flower Power Girl' - Lemon Shortbread

7" x 7" Pearl finish card blank - Anna Marie Designs

Flowery paper - Kanban (old stash)

'Trellis' Square Base die set - Tonic Studios Dies

'Just for You' die - Spellbinders - Sentiments 5 Dies

Flower and leaves die set - Unbranded dies

Copics

Pearls - stash

This month we have been sponsored by All Dressed Up and the prize for the winner is two images of your choice.

AND ..................

Lemon Shortbread where the prize is also two images of your choice - soooo two sponsors = two winners!!!

I don't think there any many crafters out there who don't like a flower or two, so come on and let the team see all of your creations.  Don't forget you can make anything for your project - it doesn't have to be a card or papercraft come to that, as long as flowers are involved.

Hope you are all well and taking care of yourselves.

Big hugs to you -

Love Suexxx

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

Craftaholics R Us Challenge (May) - Spring Colours or Flowers (1)

Crafty Awesomeness Challenge (May) - Anything Goes (2)

Crafty Purple Frog Challenge (May) - Fabulously Floral (1)

Creative Ladybirds Challenge No 26 - Anything Goes (2)

Happy Little Stampers Challenge (May) - Anything Goes with Dies (2)

Love to Craft Challenge No 10 - Anything Goes (2)

Paper Nest Dolls Challenge No 5 - Anything Goes (2)

Perfect Time to Craft Challenge No 5 - Anything Goes (2)

Pink and Main Challenge No 21 - Anything Goes

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge (May) - Tic Tac Toe (Digi/Diecuts/Flowers (2)

CRAFTS GALORE ENCORE - MAY - ALWAYS ANYTHING GOES

Good afternoon everyone out there in blog-land,  this post is late I'm afraid 'cos I have a lot on (again) and not only that but this is my last card for Crafts Galore Encore so I thought I'd better sort it ... right now!

The theme, as usual, is 'Anything Goes'  which is always much easier to go with.

There are two sponsors this month and I had the opportunity of an image from Ppinkydolls - she's called 'Flower Bee'  and as I love anything to do with Bumble Bees I had to choose this one!

There will be a prize of 3 digi stamps from Star Stampz chosen at random (winner's choice) and 3 digi stamps from PPinkydolls for a winner chosen on merit (winner to choose their stamps)

Ingredients

Image - 'Flower Bee' - Ppinkydolls 
7" x 7" White Card blank - Anna Marie Designs
LOTV Nitwit Collection - 8" x 8" 'One Birdie Lane' paper pad
Marianne Design Embossing Folders and Die - DF3404
Elizabeth Craft Designs Dies - Bee die
Penny Black Dies - 'Hello' sentiment die
Stamp frame die - Unbranded dies
Copics
Flower gem - stash

I do hope you can enter this challenge - the winners' prizes are wonderful so it really is worth entering.

Anyway must be off as I have another late post to add - I am such a pain in the bum - aren't I Mrs J (aka Winnie).

Take care of yourselves and keep crafting when you can.

Hugs to you all.

Love Suexxx

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

Classic Design Team Challenge No 14 - Anything Goes (1)

Crafty Animals Challenge No 2 - Anything Goes 

Crafty Awesomeness Challenge (May) - Anything Goes (1)

Creative Ladybirds Challenge No 26 - Anything Goes (1)

Happy Little Stampers Challenge (May) - Anything Goes with Dies (1)

Love to Craft Challenge No 10 - Anything Goes (1)

Paper Creators Crafts Challenge No 59 - Bright and Bold (1)

Paper Nest Dolls Challenge No 5 - Anything Goes (1)

Perfect Time to Craft Challenge No 5 - Anything Goes (1)

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge (May) - Tic Tac Toe (Digi/Sentiment/Embossing) (1)