Lexi's Creations...One for the lads

Hi Susan here...

Can you believe it will be the beginning of December later this week, Christmas is just around the corner with all its excitement....ooooh I can't wait!! I am just a kid at heart I think, I love this time of year, giving handmade cards and presents to friends and family and seeing their faces, its wonderful and I always look forward to it.

Today at Lexi's Creations we decided to have a challenge that sometimes is hard for some people, but the men in our lives deserve to have a nice handmade card just like us girls, so the theme of the new challenge is 'One for the lads' and it can be a birthday or Christmas or anything else card, its up to you.

For full details of the challenge, our sponsor and to set you eyes on some great inspiration from the design team call across to Lexi's Creations.

Now onto my card....

I chose to make a man's/boy's birthday card to cover the theme of the challenge, I am always short of masculine cards to give away!

I have used gingham backing papers available from Bev Rochester's blog. I often change the colour of these backing papers on my computer to suit the colour scheme I am using but these two I left alone.

The ribbon is from my stash, the flowers are from Prima with buttons from my button box.

The hanging sign is a die, I cut it out of antique gold mirri and slightly aged it more with rub-ons.

This cute guy is called 'Golfer Max' and has been designed by our own Lexi Lee and available from Fairy Dust Crafts. I used promarkers to colour and shade the image.

We are also holding a DT Call at Lexi's if you wish to be considered please enter the challenge and put DT after your name.

Thank you so much for looking today, and for all your fabulous comments.

Love and hugs

Susan xxx

Challenges entering

Fab n Funky - Happy Birthday

Lili of the Valley - Anything goes

Fussy and Fancy....Make a gift/anything but a card

Hi Susan here...

We are half way through our current challenge at Fussy and Fancy, so Group B has its chance to give you some inspiration.

The theme is Make a Gift/Anything but a card

For full details of the challenge, our sponsor and to get some fabulous inspiration from the rest of the design team call across to the Fussy and Fancy Challenge Blog.

Now onto my 

I decided I might make another gift to give to one of my daughters, we all love handmade gifts and all of us get a lot of use out of notepads, so making this was not a hard decision to make.

The small amount of backing paper and cardstock is from our stash. The calendar jumble is our own digi design.

The flowers are a mix from Hobby Craft and Crafty Emma's Store. The leaves have been made from white cardstock, deckle scissors, inks and a ball tool.

The ribbons are all from our Local Market.

The beautiful snowflake charm is from Crafty Emma's Store.

I used some red mirri card and dies to cut out the letters that spell the word 'lists', something me and my family do a lot of. A list for this, a list for that....lol!!

This is to show you the side view of the notepad.

This cute digi image 'Jolly Josie' has been designed by Marina Neira and available from The Stamping Bazaar Store.

I have used chalks to colour the image, to give a soft effect.

Thank you for taking the time to look and for all your wonderful comments.

Love and hugs

Susan xxx

Challenges entering

Little Red Wagon - Christmas

Stampavie and More - Anything but a square

Digi Doodle Shops Best - Animals

Lili of the Valley - Anything goes

 

Sentimental Sunday .... Tags for Men

Hi Susan here...

Today we are beginning a new challenge over at Sentimental Sundays and the theme is 'TAGS FOR MEN'. For full details of the challenge our sponsors and some fabulous inspiration from the rest of the design team call across to the Sentimental Sundays Challenge Blog.

Now for my TAG....

The backing cardstock and papers are all from my stash, just little bits and pieces that went together really well.

Vellum word art, knotted string and buttons are from my stash.

You have all seen me use this great digi image before, designed by Lexi Lee, called 'JT' and available from Fairy Dust Crafts. I have used chalks to colour the image.

This airship and the cogs and wheels that I stamped onto acetate is from Vilda Stamps. The airship was stamped onto kraft card and slightly shaded with chalks around the edges and balloon.

This ticket and the die that cut it out is from Tim Holtz.

Thank you for taking the time to look and for all your wonderful comments.

Love and hugs

Susan xxx

Challenges entering

Scrappy Frogs - Use Kraft cardstock

Stampavie and More - Anything but square

Drunken Stampers - Up in the air

I have recently entered this creation into 

The Kraft Journal - Favourite Kraft project of 2011

Thank you to Beth Moore for inviting me to enter this challenge.

Lexi's Creations.....No Straight Edges

Hi Susan here....

Well here we are again, two weeks have flown past and another great challenge has started at Lexi's Creations. This time the theme is 'NO STRAIGHT EDGES'. So we want to see curves, scallops, circles, ovals etc...but no straight edges.

For full details of this challenge, our sponsor and to get some fabulous inspiration for the challenge from our design team call across to Lexi's Creations Challenge Blog.

Now onto my card.....

I hope you like my take on the 'No Straight Edges' theme for this challenge. I used a die for the main card just slightly lipping it off the edge of my folded card, I have gently inked the edges and added stickles before adding the layers of deckle cut circles for the backing.

As usual the pearls are from my local market.

This is the view of the card stood up. The flowers are a mix from Hobby Crafts and Crafty Emma's. The leaves I made using deckle scissors, inks and a ball tool.

This gorgeous quote is one of John Lennons, I have designed the layout on the computer, I love this quote.

I used a die to cut it out with scallops, then embossed it using the same die, then I inked the edges.

This beautiful digital image fairy has been designed by Lexi Lee and is called 'Elaina', available from Fairy Dust Crafts. I have used chalks and stickles to colour the image.

Thank you for taking the time to look and for all the wonderful comments.

Love and hugs

Susan xxx

Challenges entering

Digital Tuesday - Anything goes

Stampavie and More - Anything goes

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - Use a digi image

Timbroscrapmania - Monochromatic

Paper Sundaes - Use a digi image

Fussy and Fancy....Be Thankful...feature a sentiment

Hi Susan here....

We are half way through our challenge over at Fussy and Fancy, the on-going challenge is 

'Be Thankful - Feature a Sentiment'.

I love this type of challenge, my favourite kind of card is one that features a beautiful sentiment on the front.

For the full details of the challenge, our sponsor, and to get some further inspiration from the rest of the design team call across to the Fussy and Fancy Challenge Blog.

Now onto my card....

My favourite two colours are brown and pink and this card incorporates both of those colours.

My backing papers are from my stash, I cannot remember where they had come from originally just that I liked them together. I have distressed all the edges with Tim Holtz Distressing Ink.

My cute little butterflies have been made using a punch, then colouring them with inks and adding stickles and pearls.

The ribbon and pearls as usual are from our local market.

The doily is made using an embossing die then adding ink to the raised areas.

The frame and sentiment has been designed by Ann Vento and is available from Raindrop Echo Designs. I printed this out on kraft card then inked the edges with distressing ink.

This is a close up of my flowers, I have used some feathers and real leaves that I pressed from my garden. The large flower in the centre I made using a die some inks and pearls, the rest of the flowers are from Hobby Craft.

Thank you so much for taking the time to look and for all your wonderful comments.

Love and hugs

Susan

xxx

Challenges entering

Catch the Bug - Anything goes

Creative Card Crew - Thankful

Digital Tuesday - Anything goes

Sisterhood of Crafters - Giving Thanks

Aud Sentiments - Thank you/Thanks giving

Card Making Mamas - Be thankful

 

Sentimental Sundays.....Wedding/Anniversary

Hi Susan here......

Today being Sunday is time again for a challenge over at Sentimental Sundays.

The theme of the challenge this week is 'Wedding/Anniversary'. Now I have to admit I don't make a lot of this type of card, except when I have to, so it was a challenge for me!

You can get the full details of the challenge and our sponsors plus some fabulous inspiration from the design team by calling across to the Sentimental Sundays Challenge Blog.

Now onto my card.....

I chose my favourite colours for this one, browns and pinks. I love those colours together and always think they look romantic, soft and lovely.

My backing paper was from my stash, I don't know where it was from originally but I loved the colours.

I used a Multi-Shaper allDeco punch for the side border. The ribbon and pearls as usual are from our local market. The cute little butterflies are a punch, I used white card then coloured them with inks, glitter and pearls. The two hearts are made from card using a cuttlebug die. I coloured them with inks then coated one in crackle glaze and the other in stickles.

This beautiful sentiment made for me by Ann Vento is available from Raindrop Echo Designs, the frame is available from the same place, I coloured the frame on the computer. I mat and layered the frame onto a doily that was made using an embossing die.

This is a close up of my flowers, the small roses and buds are from Hobby Craft, the larger rose, was made using a die and then inking and shaping. Inspiration for this came from a rose bush I have in my garden. The leaves are made from white card and a deckle pair of scissors, some inks and a ball tool.

Thank you so much for looking and for all your wonderful comments.

Love and hugs

Susan

xxx

Challenges entering

Creative Card Crew - Fallin in Love

Papertake Weekly - Anything goes

Stampavie and More - Anything goes