10th WEDDING ANNIVERSARY CARD

Oh my word -  this has taken me sooooo long to do that I think they are going to be celebrating their 15th Wedding Anniversary when they receive this!  I actually finished it last night and have been ironing this morning whilst Graham did the pics.  I don't think I have ever taken so long to finish a card - I started it last - yes last - Friday.  I really must stop thinking soooo hard about my designs.   As I have said before, if I don't 'mull' them over (and procrastinate whilst doing so) my cards are so much quicker to do.

 

Although the flowers look peach and purple, they are in fact peach and two tone brown(ish).   I wanted to use peaches and browns with some green in there.  I used some of the same papers inside the card and a sentiment I found on the internet (freebie).  I deliberately left the inside quite 'clean' because I wanted the sentiment to be the main part of the inside.

 

 

Because of the floral embellishments on the front of the card I decided to make a box - I have templates and boards but I don't use them, I always make boxes by using my own measuring system.  Again I used the papers I had used for the card plus some die cuts and flowers to embellish the top.

 

 

The die cuts in the corners are all from one Di-Lites die but I felt it would be too much to use four so I placed one in the top right-hand corner and then cut the rest to an almost heart shape and placed them in the other three corners.

 

Ingredients

8x8 card blank

First Edition papers - Boho Chic and Desert Blooms

Sarah Kay stamp - Laura and Henri

Promarkers

Spellbinders - Labels 10, Scalloped circles and ovals

Spellbinders - Plain circles, Di-Lites Fantastic Flourish 2

Marianne Creatables - Champ. flute, flourishes

Sentiment - freebie from internet

Pearls, glitter, lace, doily from stash

WOC flowers

 

Please let me know what you think of my card, I shall nip next door tomorrow and hope that my neighbour likes it.

 

I will be entering this card in the following challenges -

 

Anything Goes Challenge No 79 - Anything Goes - http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/challenge-79-anything-goes-at-anything.html

Bearly Mine Challenge No 59 - Flowers Galore - http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/challenge-59-flowers-galore.html

Catch the Bug November Challenge - Anything Goes - http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/november-anything-goes.html

Challenges 4 Everybody No 6 - Anything Goes - http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/listing-ends-friday-9th-2012-900pm-all.html

Die Cuttin Divas No 89 - Anything Goes - http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/challenge-89-anything-goes.html

Fab 'n' Funky No 145 - Die Cuts/Punches - http://fabnfunkychallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/challenge-145-die-cuts-punches.html

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge No 75 - Pearls and Flowers - http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/challenge-75-pearls-and-flowers.html

Gem of a challenge No 58 - Polka Dots/Spots - http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/challenge-58.html

I love Promarkers No 141 - Cute - http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/challenge-141-cute_31.html

 Inky Impressions No 83 - Lots of Layers - http://inkyimpressionschallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/challenge-83-lots-of-layers.html

Lady Anne's Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes - http://ladyanneschallenges.weebly.com/3/post/2012/10/anything-goes-must-use-a-stamp-digital-or-otherwise.html

Lady Anne's Sentimental Friday Oct/Nov - Anything Goes - CBLA_SF4 -http://ladyanneschallenges.weebly.com/1/post/2012/10/octnov-sentimental-friday-anything-goes.html

Lady Anne's Anything Goes Challenge - Anything Goes - http://ladyanneschallenges.weebly.com/2/post/2012/10/monday-8th-october-2012-anything-goes.html

My Mum's Craft Shop No 82 - Bold and Bright - http://mymumscraftshopchallenges.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/challenge3-82-bold-bright.html

The Paper Shelter No 88 - Anything Goes - http://thepapershelter.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/challenge-88-anything-goes.html

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - Punch It Out - http://cutedaisymay.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/punch-it-out.html

 

 

Think I may have gone a little OTT with all of these!!!

 

Big hugs to you, and thank you so much for popping by and an extra big hug if you have left a comment for me.  I shall be visiting your blogs now that I have finished this card.  Apologies for not visiting and leaving a comment sooner, but I am on to it now!!!  Don't forget to tell your blog friends about my blog Candy.

 

Catch you soon.

 

SUE

CANDY GIVEAWAY WHEN I REACH THE MAGIC '50' .... FOLLOWERS THAT IS!!!

Hi there to all my blog friends and buddies!  I am doing this very quick post so that the Candy Prize is on my blog for you.  This prize has 10 items in it at the moment - however there are a couple more bits and pieces to be added.

 

When I get to the magic number of 50 followers, I will be drawing a prize winner.  I would like to see genuine bloggers entering for this and not just someone who is after a prize - ie I want to be able to nip over to your blog and see your creations as well!!!  I have had a couple of comments left recently where off I toddled and found a company being advertised rather than a blog.  Disappointed or what!!!

 

Big hugs to you all as usual - I will be back checking your blogs soon!  I have had a dose of lost mojo since Friday - because I am thinking too hard for the 10 year Anniversary card.  Give me a Twinchie any day.

 

SUE

 

PS  Feel free to put the piccy on your sidebar if you would like to.

TWINCHIE 2 FOR CHALLENGE NO 8

Hi there blog friends - ooops here's another Twinchie - I just can't keep away from them.  I do try to keep them to a minimjum of two per Challenge though - then I know if I can't resist at least I'll have another one to have a go at!!  Eeh I'm such a sad soul!!! lol!

Anyway here's my next one for you to check out - not exactly frightening but funnily spooky! 

Hope you like the bats - I've put them on little springs which I made (twisted a piece of wire around a cocktail stick). They do wobble if you give em a good twang! They are very very fiddly but I just wanted them to stand off the surface a little and they have a lovely shadow in the right light. When hubby photographed it he said he had a little trouble getting rid of the 'red-eye' so he didn't bother - he will have his little joke!

This is another digi stamp from the lovely lady who is at http://deariedollsdigis.blog.com/.  I didn't want to do the eyes as normal - I wanted them to be red and shiny!!!   I coloured everything with my Promarkers and used a mask for the ghosty and another for a moon shape in the corner.  Then I used my Ink Dusters to brush Faded Jeans, Dusty Concord and Black Soot over the image.  I then used some Glossy Accents on the eyes and a Sakura Glaze pen over the black handle on the pumpkin.

I hope you like my second Twinchie - I don't use many embellishments if I use an image because I don't think it's necessary.  If I don't use an image though - then that's a different story and I might go a tad OTT.

I am entering this one into the Twinchie Challenge No 8 - Spooky Stuff.  http://twinchie-twinchiehotmaillive.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/challenge-8-spooky-stuff.html.

Ta ta for now mes amies - I am now sorting my piccy out for my blog candy.  Catch you soon - hope you manage to leave a little comment on my Twinchie - you might think this is tooooo twee!  Just let me know, I love reading your comments.   It's getting to the point where I feel as if I know a lot of you now, even though we have never met - is that me being daft again - no don't answer that one, I already know the answer.  Chuckling to meself as usual.

Big Hugs to you all

SUE

TWINCHIES CHALLENGE NO 8 - SPOOOOOOOOKY STUFF!!

Hi there blog friends - there I was, supposed to be making the anniversary card (the one I mentioned yesterday) and I suddenly remembered the Twinchie challenge - what more can I say???  I was drawn to do something a tad spooky - or maybe not - I couldn't manage to put the eight-legged beastie on the web!!!  I've never made anything like this before as I wasn't - repeat wasn't - into Halloween.  I had such fun with this little piece though - I was in my filament (yup I know it should be element but this is a little joke between me 'n' hubby).  I am a huuuge fan of Halloween now.

Anyway here is my Twinchie - the digi image was a freebie from a lady on the internet (http://deariedollsdigis.blog.com/).  I just thought it was cute.  The eight-legged beastie web was on a sheet of stamps by Aly Higginbottom (www.alysinkyfingers.co.uk).  The silhouette stamps are fairly small and on a sheet called 'Essential Fairy'.  I coloured the image with me trusty Promarkers and then masked it out and used cut 'n' dry to go over the whole thing with Faded Jeans, Dusky Concord and Black Soot.  I also used the Black Soot for the web and then white pen for the Ooooooooooo - which hubby thought was a chain - bless his cotton socks.

As mentioned earlier I am entering this in the Twinchie Challenge no 8 - http://twinchie-twinchiehotmaillive.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/challenge-8-spooky-stuff.html.  I love this challenge to bits!

Hope you like this bit of fun - thank you for stopping by, please leave a word or three if you have the time.  You know I love reading them.

Hugs to you all 

SUE

ANOTHER TASTE OF MARMITE - YUK YUK OR YUM YUM???

Hello again blog friends - the last week has flown by and I still haven't completed everything I wanted to.  We did do some more gardening though and I have a photograph for you, just to show you the stand that Graham made to put the planters on.  We can see these from the kitchen window and we want to ensure there are trailing plants in there in summer.  The ground is really soggy at the moment so we've had to put some support under each leg of the stand.

This is going to be a lot easier for me as I can't bend too well and I can reach these.  There is a method in his madness - you see!!

Anyway - this is the card I am posting today, it was made earlier this year at the request of my friend.  A friend of hers was approaching a milestone birthday and as she is 'the life and soul of the party' type, it was felt a humerous card like this would really be appreciated.  I had to change the number of years on the sentiment because it actually said "It was a smiley face 50 years ago".

 

As I've said before, I know that, on one hand, many of you don't like these stamps, but on the other, many of you love them - hence the reference to marmite.   This one does make me smile though and I do know that it made the birthday girl giggle - alot!!!

 

Unfortunately this was made prior to me starting my blog and, although it was photographed, I didn't take notes of the paper/card I used.  I think you can see that there are a few Spellbinder dies there and I used some vintage ribbon, buttons and also Dew Drops from my stash.

 

I do hope that some of you like this one as much as I do.  Anything that makes me chuckle is OK by me. 

 

I had five requests for cards last week - but I didn't start any as I was having my week off - now I have to get down to it.  I'm making a 10 year Anniversary card for my next door neighbours to give to their friends.  I also have four 'special' Christmas cards to make for an ex-colleague who I worked with.  He has 18 year old twins - one girl and one boy so, whilst I am blogging, I thought I would ask my blog friends if they know of any funny/jokey/comedy type Christmas stamps that I can use on the card for his 18 year old son.

 

Any thoughts would be really welcome, I don't mind what type of stamp ie solid or digi.

 

I had a look for some challenges yesterday and I would like to enter my card into the following -

 

Anything Goes Challenge No 78 - Make Your Own Embellishments - http://anythingchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/challenge-78-make-your-own.html

I love Promarkers Challenge No 139 - Anything Goes - http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/challenge-139-anything-goes.html

Through the Craft Room Door No 41 - Anything Goes - http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/

The Poodles Parlour Challenge - Anything Goes - http://thepoodlesparlour.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/anything-goes.html

Pin And Tack - Spark your Creation No 2 - Anything Goes - http://pinandtack.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/spark-your-creativity-now-challenge-2.html

Pattie's Creations Design Challenge No 55 - Autumn Colours - http://pattiescreationschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/challenge-55-theme-is-autumn-colors.html

Fashionista Challenge No 8 - Anything Goes - http://pattiescreationschallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/challenge-55-theme-is-autumn-colors.html

Fussy and Fancy Friday Challenge No 74 - Anything Goes - http://fussyandfancychallenge.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/challenge-74-anything-goes.html

A & T Emerald Faeries Challenge No 34 - Anything Goes - http://emeraldfaeries.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/challenge-34-anything-goes.html

A Gem of a Challenge No 57 - Flowers - http://pinkgemchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/challenge-57-dt-call.html

 

Oops nearly forgot - big hugs to you all out there and thanks for stopping by my blog, I love reading any comments you may leave - especially the ones that make me smile!  You should know by now that I have a wicked and warped sense of humour.

 

I will be back soon with a piccy of my blog Candy, I hope you like it when you see it and tell your friends to also check it out.  Once I get to 50 followers I will pick a winner or my hubby and best friend will pick one for me.  Not sure how to do the random gadget thingy so hubby is as random as I get LOL!!!

 

SUE

LAST POST ......... FOR A WEEK ANYWAY!!!

Hi there blog friends - and a massive hello to my new followers.  I had 32 followers last time I looked and now I have 45 - wow I had better sort out some Candy for when I reach the magic 50!!  I already have some things for the prize but I don't have any pics - you will just have to trust me!!! lol! 

Before I have a week away from the laptop, I am posting a card that I made a while ago.  I made it because (at the time) I had never made a bluey-green card and I had just received the Core-dinations Whitewash Collection pad.  I loved it so much that I had to have a play with it there and then.  I had also just received some Sarah Kay rub-ons - I have now used these twice!  The card and floral paper that I used was from my stash - unfortunately I have lost the labels - the dies are Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles and also Oval Window.  I cut two windows and then took out the middle cross section of each one before cutting them in half.

When the window pieces were embossed I gave them a quick rub over with some glass/sand paper.  The whitewash effect came off leaving a beautiful greeny colour underneath (I think this one is called Watering Can).   I put everything together as in the picture and added some little glittered roses!   I put a ribbon down the side - this is from the Vintage collection that Sue Wilson has shown on C & C.

I was quite pleased with the colours, simply because I don't make 'greeny' cards normally.

I hope you like this card - I would have preferred it if I had stamped it and then coloured it, but at the time I didn't have the Sarah Kay stamps only the rub-ons.

I am entering this card in the following challenges
Creative Inspirations No 184 - Anything Goes - http://cinspirations.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/challenge-184-anything-goes.html
Crafts and Me No 105 - Anything Goes - http://craftsandmechallenges.blogspot.in/2012/10/challenge-105-anything-goes.html
Tuesday Alchemy No 35 - Anything Goes - http://tuesdayalchemy.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/challenge-35-anything-goes.html
Vintage Elusions Cards Crafts No 10 - Autumn Colours/Anything Goes - http://vintageelusionscardscrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/
Divas by Design No 56 - Anything Goes - http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.in/2012/10/challenge-56-anything-goes.html
Crafty Sentiments - Anything Goes - http://craftysentiments.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/anything-goes.html
Deep Ocean No 36 -Anything Goes -http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/challenge-36-anything-goes.html
Papelitos Challenge No 15 - Anything Goes - http://papelitosstamps.blogspot.com.es/2012/10/challenge-15-anything-goes.html
Creative Moments No 1 - Anything Goes -http://creativemomentsbloggersnetwork.blogspot.co.uk/

Thank you for stopping by my blog and for leaving your comments.  I love reading them - each and every one!!!  Big hugs to you all and I hope you have a little time to craft this week.  I am going to do lots of things that I haven't done for a while - ie bake, sewing (mainly mending), looking for kitchen tiles, more gardening! and anything else I fancy - now now!!

SUE

SHOW US YOUR TWINCHIES NO 7 - ANYTHING GOES (NO 2)

Good afternoon my lovely blog friends and I must say a huuuuge hello to my new followers it's so nice to have you checking over my blog bits and pieces - thanks to all of you for your comments, you have been truly brilliant with your kind words.

 

We've had a pootle out to the Garden Centre this morning because we had to buy the extra bulbs, soil and plants that were needed to finish off the pots and planters.  The sun has been shining here and it was a really nice drive.  My lovely hubby treated us to a coffee/tea and a piece of cake - they always have home-made cakes yum yum!

 

Anyway I thought that I would post another Twinchie today.  As you probably know by now, I love them and was actually playing about with a few snips and bits to see what I could come up with. 

 

I've had some new dies and was trying them out because I wanted to send some diecuts to a friend. The first one didn't emboss properly, my fault,  so I put it to one side to use (for something or other) later on.  The diecut that didn't emboss properly was the Anja's Square die (which I had been trying to get hold of forevvvva) so I chopped the corner hearts off and stuck/glued/adhered them - whatever floats yer boat - to a snippet of pale turquoisy blue card from my bit box.  I tweaked them a bit to 'cushion' them out a little.  The base card is covered with a teeny morsel of gorgeous handmade paper.  I put the hearts on top of this with Pinflair glue, to keep them raised, and then added some of the teeny tiny punched flowers that I found in my stash a while ago.

 

I know this is a very very simple Twinchie made from bits and pieces but I'm a firm believer in waste not want not and I keep so many snips etc that it is a shame not to use them.    

 

The middles of the flowers are Cosmic Shimmer Pearl PVA which tended to flatten out on this type of card so I had to tweak them with a cocktail stick as they were drying.  Bit messy!!!

 

I'd like to enter this into the Show us Your Twinchies Challenge No 7 - Anything Goes - http://twinchie-twinchiehotmaillive.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/challenge-7-anything-goes.html.

I hope you like my Twinchie.  Thank you for stopping by and checking it out - I would love you to leave a comment, if you have time of course.  Hope to catch up with you all soon, it's wonderful that you are interested in being followers of my meanderings.

Big hugs to you all out there and I wish you happy crafting.

SUE