Who does n't love a donkey!!!...

Hello friends,

It's Sue here today!

I'm trying to catch up with all my blog posts so here is card I made a while ago for a lovely friend of mine.

I have a real soft spot for donkeys! <3 (Be honest - who does n't)???

This card is made with the gorgeous 

Stamping Bella - Donkey Trio Stuffies Rubber Stamps

Stamping Bella - Mail Chick Rubber Stamp

MFT Die namics Stitched Fishtail Frames

Ink On 3 Blackout Hybrid Ink Pad

I used my favourite card for pencils - Bockingford Hot Pressed, coloured this cutie with Faber Castell Polychromos and cut him/her (?) out! (:

To create the background I cut a 10cm x 13cm rectangle of Bockingford card and blended Distress Oxide Inks in Scattered Straw and Worn Lipstick over it.  I also splattered it with water and Perfect Pearls to create texture. 

I then used the largest Fishtail die to cut a piece another piece of Bockingford and fixed it to the background.

I cut out a fishtail banner die... (Your Next Stamp - discontinued - but any small die would do, you could adapt this bit)!... and stamped the sentiment from

Stamping Bella Mail Chick

in black ink onto it.  I fixed the sentiment to the card design as shown, along with the donkey!

Be sure to have a look around our

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Thank you for popping by!

Happy crafting

from Sue...xxx

Boo...

Hello everyone.

It's Sue here today with a Halloween card made with products from 

Whimsy Stamps 

Lovely Deb Davis (Amped2Stamp)

has designed a range of dies to perfectly fit DL cards!

These new

Slimline Dies

are such fun!  The card making possibilities are endless!

To make my halloween card I first cut a piece of black glitter card with the fab

Slimline Marquee Die

I then blended Distress Oxides in Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon and Seedless Preserves over a piece of smooth card and splattered it with water and Perfect Pearls.

I then hand cut a piece of that card to fit behind the apertures in the Marquee die cut.

I used the 

BOLD ABC Die Set

to cut the word BOO with blended card.

 I created a cobweb mask with a die stuck it to a piece of smooth card and blended Distress Oxides in the same colours over it.  I removed the mask to reveal the cobweb pattern and trimmed it to also fit behind the die aperture.  With black ink I stamped spiders onto the cobweb.  The spiders are from the fabulous 

Morticia Clear Stamps Set

I tore the blended card into strips and fixed them to a piece of black glitter card. I left a gap in the strips to let the black card show through and fixed some small google eyes on it!

I trimmed that panel to fit behind the aperture in the die.

I created a rectangular card blank the same size as the 

Slimline Marquee Die

and stuck the three panels to it, fixing the black glittery die cut over them as shown.  I fixed the letters to the centre panel with some adhesive foam

With black ink I stamped the cat from the 

Going Catty Clear Stamp Set

onto a piece of Bockingford card and coloured him/her (: with pencils.

I cute image out and fixed it to the card design with adhesive foam as shown.

Spooky or what!!!

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Happy Crafting

From Sue…xxx

  
   

Magical Mermaid Wishes...

Hello everyone!

It's Sue here today with some

Whimsy Stamps

new release gorgeousness!

Mermaid Isabelle Rubber Cling Stamp by Crissy Armstrong

Isn't she just the.most.beautiful!

I stamped her onto Bockingford Watercolour Card in black ink and coloured her with Polychromos.

I blended Distress Inks in 
Tumbled Glass, Scattered Straw and Salty Ocean to create the background.

I added some Star Dust Stickles bling and a glitter card background, including a 
Marianne Designs Scales Die.

Finally, I added a die cut sentiment from 
Whimsy Stamps Magical Word Die Set 
some 
Pretty Pink Posh Droplets 
twine and a charm!

I loved colouring this beautiful image! 

Thank you for popping by!

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from Sue...xxx

 

You deserve a you day...

Have a special day friends...

'you deserve a you day'!

Ingredients from

Dies To Die For

Teeny Tiny Townie with a Bouquet by Stamping Bella

Uptown Girl Simone Loves Strawberries by Stamping bella (sentiment)

Coloured with Polychromos with a Scattered Straw Distress Oxide Background 

Thank you for popping by today

happy crafting!

love from

Sue...xxx

If you want to find out a bit more about how I made this card you can read all about it in March's issue of

Making Cards Magazine,

available by following the link 

HERE

Magic Dragons...

Hello everyone.

I can not resist dragons and these are absolute cuties!

I was so happy to see them being stocked now at our wonderful

Dies To Die For

I stamped these gorgeous 

Ink on 3 - Magic Dragons Clear Stamp Set

 with 

MFT - Hybrid Ink Pad in Extreme Black

coloured them with Polychromos Pencils, and cut them out.

Then I paint the dragons with one of the most beautiful products I have ever used...

Ink on 3 - Liquid Pixie Dust

Then I die cut a piece of white card with a

Mama Elephant - Bold Banner Die and stamped a sentiment from the stamp set.

I used a Lawn Fawn - Large Stitched Rectangle Die

to cut a pice of dotty paper and a piece of white card then I embossed the card with 

Taylored Expressions - Bubbles Embossing Folder 

I finished the card by adding some 

Star Dust Stickles Glitter Glue

and some 

Neat and Tangled - Sunset Shimmer Sequins 

Here is another photo where I hope you can see the shimmer from that beautiful 

Ink on 3 - Liquid Pixie Dust

Thank you for popping by...

Happy crafting!

from Sue...xxx

Adopt don't shop - Cats!

Happy Thursday Friends!

Hope you are having a good day!

It's Sue here today with a card from
Whimsy Stamps
February new release

I have used the gorgeous

Adopt Don't Shop Cats Clear Stamp Set by Deb Davis

I stamped the cute cats in black ink and cut the image out with the 

 Whimsy Stamps Card Builder Windows Die Set

I coloured the background and the kitties with Polychromos Pencils and added some Stickles Glitter Glue in Star Dust

I mounted the image on a piece of design paper, also die cut with the 

Card Builder Windows Die Set

I stamped one of the fab sentiments from the stamp set on to white card and die cut it with the 

Quick Strips Die Set

Finally I embossed a strip of vellum with a paw print embossing folder and added that and the sentiment underneath the design with a paperclip!

This was such fun to make - I adore this beautiful stamp set!

Thank you for popping by!

Happy Crafting!

love from Sue...xxx

Friends Forever...

Hello everyone,

Happy Wednesday!

I had such fun making this card with the beautiful

Raven Loves Ribbon

by Stamping Bella

To make this card I first created the background by stamping and heat embossing in white the Stamping Bella Love Back Drop.

Then I blended Distress Oxides in Shaded Lilac and Peacock Feathers over the background, (the white embossing resists the distress colours), and sprinkled the background with water and Perfect Pearls.

I stamped and die cut gorgeous Raven and coloured her with Polychromos in purples and pale blue/greens as shown.

Finally I added some Stickles to the bow and the background.

This is the most difficult piece of pencil colouring I have tried so far and I am really happy with how she came out!

Ingredients
Stamping Bella Rubber Stamp - Love Back Drop
Stamping Bella Rubber Stamp - Raven Loves Ribbon 
Stamping Bella Cut It Out Die - Raven Loves Ribbon 

Stickles Glitter Glue - Stardust

Thank you for popping by!

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Happy Crafting
love from Sue...xxx

Little Playmates...

Hello everyone,

It's Sue here today to share a card with one of my favourite subjects on it!

Ingredients from
MFT Kraft Cardstock
MFT - Hybrid Ink Pad in Extreme Black

Little Playmates Rubber Cling Stamp by Crissy Armstrong

Fadoodles Clear Stamps by Faye Wynn-Jones

Everyday Scripted Sentiments Clear Stamps by Deb Davis
Your Next Stamp Gumdrops - Enchanted Forest
Your Next Stamp - Cocoa Kisses 6x6 Paper Pad 

Other Ingredients

Polychromos Pencils

Archival Ink Pad - Potting Shed

Thank you for popping by!

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love from Sue...xxx

Cool Christmas...

Hello Friends!

It's Sue here today ...

Well, I don't now about you but I have given up pretending that I'm not fussed with Christmas because truth is I am having such a lovely time making Christmas cards! /-:

In fact I'm having such a fab time that today I have made two!

Ingredients from Dies To Die For

Stamps - My Favorite Things - Cool Christmas

Dies - MFT Die namics Inside/Outside Stitched Square Stax

MFT Die namics Stitched Traditional Tag Stax 

MFT Hybrid Ink Pad in Extreme Black

Papers - MFT Candy Land 6x6 Paper Pad

*Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Christmas Paper Pack 

*(Currently out of stock but there are lots of other gorgeous Christmas papers you could use)

To make this card I stamped and masked the image and first created the background with Distress Oxides

Chipped Sapphire, Peacock Feathers, Cracked Pistachio 

The image is coloured with Copics and Polychromos

Car - BV23, BV20, Dark Indigo and Black

Snowmen - Cold Grey iv

Hats and scarves are a selection of reds, greens, purples

The snow is a white Signo Uniball Gel Pen

This tag/card is coloured with Polychromos - I didn't note the colours but it is a simple selection of reds, greens, purples

The snow is a  white Signo Uniball Gel Pen

Finally I added a red velvet bow with silver bells - pure Christmas indulgence! (:

Be sure to have a look around our 

Dies To Die For Blog

to see the gorgeous DT creations there and pop to then to 

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to engage in some essential retail therapy!

Thank you for popping by,

Happy creating! 

love from

Sue...xxx