Anyone for Umbrellas? (DT Post)

This week's Anyone for Anya challenge is a PHOTO INSPIRATION CHALLENGE!

I made two cards and as I couldn't decide which one to use for the challenge, I used both!

I used Darby and Bumbles (without Bumbles!) and Darby and Penelope.  I coloured them in with my copic markers.

The umbrella die is from My Favorite Things. 

 

 

Here is the photo to inspire you...

 

 

 

Hope you can join us this week!

 

Please remember to use an image from The Greeting Farm or CC Designs AND don't forget to pop over to the DT girls' blogs to check out their wonderful creations!

 

Thanks for looking... have a great day!

~ Susan xxox

 

 

Something round at Anyone for Anya (DT Post)

This week's Anyone for Anya challenge is to add something ROUND.

I have used the chicken from the CC Designs Get Well Critters set.

Hope you can join us this week!

 

Please remember to use an image from The Greeting Farm or CC Designs AND don't forget to pop over to the DT girls' blogs to check out their wonderful creations!

 

Thanks for looking... have a great day!

~ Susan xxox

Anyone for Anya Lace Challenge (DT POST)

This week's Anyone for Anya challenge is a LACE challenge.

Just use some LACE on your design plus an image from The Greeting Farm or CC Designs.

I have used the cute little bear from the CC Designs Bear Hugs set (I think it is discontinued).

Hope you can join us this week!

Please remember to use an image from The Greeting Farm or CC Designs AND don't forget to pop over to the DT girls' blogs to check out their wonderful creations!

Thanks for looking... have a great day!

~ Susan xxox

Anyone for Anya Colour Challenge (DT post)

It is time for the new Challenge at Anyone for Anya and this week we have a Colour Challenge (see the spooky Inspiration photo below). Now this challenge is a COLOUR CHALLENGE... you do not have to create a Halloween card, simply use the colours in the picture to inspire you!

Having said that I created a Halloween themed card!

The prize this week comes from Jacobi.

Here is the spooky inspiration photo...

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: Bazzill card, Canson Card, X-Press it Blending card

Paper: Kaisercraft Le Chateau

Stamps: CC Designs Ollie and Griselda, Little Paper Shop {Boo}

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Black Onyx

Embellishments/Other: Copics, Nestabilities, Martha Stewart Jack O Lanterns punch, Kindyglitz Crystalina, , American Crafts Ribbon

Please remember to use an image from The Greeting Farm or CC Designs AND don't forget to pop over to the DT girls' blogs to check out their wonderful creations!

Thanks for looking... have a great night!

~ Susan xxox

Friday Sketch Challenge #2 (DT Post)

Welcome to the second challenge over at the brand new Friday Sketch Challenge Blog. Each fortnight there will be a new sketch challenge for you to use and some wonderful inspiration from the Design Team. We have a fabulous sketch by Tracey this week.

Here is the sketch...

Here is my card...

Pop on over to the blog to check out the inspiration from the wonderful Design Team.

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: Canson card, X-Press It Blending Card

Paper: Echo Park Dots and Stripes

Stamps: CC Designs {Sweet November} Darby and Bumbles, CC Designs Tags It Set (sentiment)

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Black Onyx

Embellishments/Other: Copics, Nestabilities, Kindyglitz crystalina, Green Tara flowers, Spellbinders Foliage set, white gel pen, American Crafts Velvet ribbon, Kaisercraft Pearls, MFT Die-namics File Tab die, Red pearl brad

Thanks for looking... have a great day!

~ Susan xxox

It's a Spring Challenge at Mad For Markers (DT Post)

Link up your SPRING creations at the Mad For Markers Challenge Blog this fortnight. I went for a Clean and Simple look with this cutie from CC Designs.

Copics used:

Monkey: E41, E42, E43, E44, E47, R00, R20

Tulips: Y11, Y15, Y19, YG03, YG06, 0

Grass: YG03, YG06, C3, C5

Bee: Y19, C9

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: White cardstock, X-Press It Blending Card

Paper: DCWV Nana's Nursery - Boy

Stamps: CC Designs Tulip Monkey, Stampin' Up Well Scripted (sentiment)

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Black Onyx

Embellishments/Other: Copics, Nestabilities, Clear Spica pen, Kindyglitz crystalina, Kaisercraft pearls

Don't forget to check out the wonderful creations from the talented M4M Design Team (links in the sidebar!) and remember you MUST use COPIC markers on your creation to enter our challenge!

You can stop by the Mad for Markers Online Store for all of your Copic markers and X-Press It Blending Card supplies!

Thanks for looking... have a great day!

~ Susan xxox 

Flower Power Monkey card

I have revisited my CC Designs Flower Power set that I absolutely love. I really have a soft spot for these monkeys. I decided to go for a clean and simple look and I must admit... I LIKE IT! What do you think?

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: White cardstock, X-Press It Blending Card

Paper: Stampin' Up Play Date
Stamps: CC Designs Itzie Inkies Flower Power, Stampin' Up sentiment

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Black Onyx

Embellishments/Other: Copics, Marvy Circle punches, Kaisercraft rhinestones, white gel pen

Thanks for looking...have a great day!

~ Susan xxox

Itzie Inkies Flower Power Tag card (Mad for Markers Challenge)

Hi Bloggers! You still have time to join in with the current challenge over at the Mad for Markers Challenge blog which is a tag sketch challenge. Use the  sketch below to create a tag, card or other creation and link it up at the Mad for Markers Challenge Blog. I have made a tag using the CC Designs Itzie Inkies Flower Power set and attached it to a card base to create a card!

Don't forget to check out the wonderful creations from the talented M4M Design Team (links are in the sidebar!) and remember you MUST use COPIC markers on your creation to enter our challenge!

Copics Used:

Monkey: E25, E27, E29, R20, E30, E31, E33, 0

Ladybug: R27

Flower: Y35, 0, R22, R24, G82, G85

Ground/Grass: G40, G82, G85

Prima flower: R22

Cardstock edged in R24

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: Kraft card, X-Press It Blending Card

Paper: Stampin' Up Play Date

Stamps: CC Designs Itzie Inkies Flower Power, Hero Arts tags and tickets

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Black Onyx

Embellishments/Other: Copics, Marvy Circle punches, white grosgrain ribbon, Bakers Twine, Kaisercraft pearls, white gel pen, Prima flowers, Stampin' Up punch

Don't forget to stop by the Mad for Markers Online Store for all of your Copic markers and X-Press It Blending Card supplies!

Check out this post  to see the tags I made last week using the same stamp set from CC Designs!

Thanks for looking...have a great day!

~ Susan xxox

Mad For Markers Tag Sketch Challenge

The current challenge over at the Mad for Markers Challenge Blog is to use the Tag sketch in your creation. I must admit this one was a bit of a challenge for me as I have never made a tag before. Having said that you CAN incorporate the tag sketch into a CARD... you do not have to make a tag!

I ended up making two tags using the CC Designs Itzie Inkies Flower Power stamp set. Now I am not sure what I am going to do with these tags... I am thinking that I might put them onto a card base in the future... but I really LOVE how they have turned out!

 Copics Used:

Monkey: E25, E27, E29, R20, E30, E31, E33, 0

Ladybug: R27
Flower: Y32, Y35, 0, R22, R24, G82, G85

Ground/Grass: G40, G82, G85
3D Roses: Y35

Green Tara white flowers: R22 & R24, E25

Punched ladybugs: R22 & Y35

Cardstock edged in R24

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: Kraft card, X-Press It Blending Card
Paper: Stampin' Up Play Date
Stamps: CC Designs Itzie Inkies Flower Power, Hero Arts tags and tickets
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Black Onyx

Embellishments/Other: Copics, Marvy Circle punches, white grosgrain ribbon, Bakers Twine, Kaisercraft pearls, Kindyglitz crystalina, white gel pen, 3D roses, Green tara flowers, Stampin' Up punch, Martha Stewart ladybug corner punch

Don't forget to stop by the Mad for Markers Online Store for your Copic markers and X-Press It Blending Card!

I am off to the Copic project class on Saturday and the Intermediate Certification on Sunday... hope I am not copic-ed out by Sunday night! Enjoy your weekend folks!

Thanks for looking...have a great day!
~ Susan xxox

Anyone For Anya? Sketch Challenge

I love using sketches to create my cards and this week's sketch at Anyone for Anya? is a fabulous one! I have used my new CC Designs Sweet November Darby and Bumbles stamp.

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: Bazzill, White textured cardstock

Paper: Kaisercraft Sakura Park, Basic grey June bug

Stamps: CC Designs Sweet November Darby and Bumbles, CC Designs Amy R Spring Sentiments

Inks: Versafine Black Onyx, Memento Tuxedo Black, Vivid Red ink, Versamagic Thatched Straw, Brilliance Moonlight White

Embellishments/Other: Copics, Nestabilities, Kaisercraft Pearls, White gel pen, Sizzix decorative swirl die, Stampin' Up Scallop Trim Punch, MFT Die-namics jumbo scallop die, Green Tara flower, Prima flower, American Crafts brad, Kindyglitz Crystalina

Here is this week's sketch. Please remember to use an image from The Greeting Farm or CC Designs AND don't forget to pop over to the DT girls' blogs to check out their wonderful creations! This week's sponsor is Duymelot and the prize is this Magnolia stamp. 

Thanks for looking...have a great night!
~ Susan xxox

Anyone For Anya? Circle Card Challenge

Hi Peeps! I am back on deck after a week away at the beach in the caravan with my family. We had a wonderful time and thankfully, still have a week to go before the kids return to school. Now I just have time to quickly finish my AFA DT post (yes it is late) before I need to get back to the mountain of washing! The joys of going on holidays!

This week at Anyone for Anya? we have a circle card challenge where you need to make... yes you guessed it... a CIRCLE shaped card! The winner will receive a $15 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp shop! Please remember to use an image from The Greeting Farm or CC Designs. Don't forget to pop over to the DT girls' blogs to check out their wonderful creations!

For my card I used an image from the (discontinued) CC Designs Tweet-ies set and cut the scalloped circles using my nestabilities dies. I paper pieced the wagon and added black pearls for the eyes and wheels and a snow pearl coloured with YR07 copic for the flower centre. No glitter on this baby... am I losing my touch?

Card Recipe:
Cardstock: Bazzill, White cardstock
Paper: Heidi grace Orchard pack (from stash)
Stamps: CC Designs Tweet-ies set
Inks: Versafine Black Onyx

Embellishments/Other: Copics, Nestabilities, Kaisercraft Pearls, Marvy circle punch, American Crafts ribbon

Thanks for looking...have a great night!
~ Susan xxox

Anyone for Anya? Easter Challenge

It is Sunday so that means it's challenge time at the Anyone for Anya? blog. This week's challenge is inspired by Easter so get out your Eastery (Is that a word?... I don't think so!) images from CC Designs or The Greeting Farm and join in the fun! The prize for this week is from The Cutting Cafe... any three sets of digi stamps. The design team gals have created some wonderful samples to help get your mojo flowing so pop over and visit them. Links are on the sidebar.

For my card I used an image from the CC Designs Gingersnaps Spring Thing digital set and the Swiss Pixies Bouquet Basket.

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: Bazzill, white cardstock

Paper: DCWV Sweet Stack

Stamps: CC Designs Gingersnaps Spring Thing digital image, CC Designs Swiss Pixies Bouquet Basket, Hero Arts April clear set (Easter egg and sentiment)

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Black Onyx,Stampin' Up Lavender lace

Embellishments/Other: Copic markers, Nestabilities, Kaisercraft Pearls, Pink glitter ribbon, Jenny B glitter flowers, 3D rose, Kindyglitz crystalina, Heidi Grace heart pins, Sizzix Decorative swirls die

Challenges entered:

Fabulous Friday - Use Bling

Floweret - Easter

Fun with Shapes and More - # 80 Easter (+ die cut)

Paper Cutz - # 85 Easter

Pattie's Creations - # 18 Flowers and Pearls

Copic Oz - Easter

Copic Creations - # 47 Your favourite technique (Colouring embellishments with copics)
Charisma Cardz - # 13 Bling and Sparkles
The Outlawz Copic Challenge - Colour your embellishments

Thanks for looking...have a great night!

~ Susan xxox

Anyone For Anya? Birthday Card or Creation Challenge

Make a birthday card or creation this week at Anyone for Anya? Challenge blog to win a gorgeous stamp from Whiff of Joy!  Please remember to use an image from The Greeting Farm or CC Designs. Don't forget to pop over to the DT girls' blogs to check out their wonderful creations!

I have tried something completely different this week and have stamped my Spring Kiki image in sepia ink and added just a touch of copic colouring. What do you think?  I used the Club Anya Saturday Sketch (see below). And again this week...no added glitter! What is the world coming to!

 

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: White cardstock

Paper: DCWV Linen Closet stack

Stamps: CC Designs Spring Kiki

Inks: Versafine Vintage Sepia

Embellishments/Other: Nestabilities, Kaisercraft Chino Pearls, Washi tape, Cappucino Bakers Twine

Thanks for looking...have a great day!

~ Susan xxox

Anyone For Anya? Anything But a Card Challenge

This week's challenge at Anyone For Anya? is an "Anything But a Card" Challenge... so I also set myself a challenge. I rarely make anything but cards (and sometimes bookmarks) but this time I wanted to create something different... so I made this treat box. Yay me! You can find the tutorial here on SCS. The hardest thing was using my metric scorepal to score lines from Imperial measurements but I managed!

So head on over to the Anyone for Anya? Challenge Blog to join in the challenge and check out the other wonderful samples from the DT gals! The prize this week is two digital stamps (see below)  from Crafts 4 Eternity. Remember you must use an image from The Greeting Farm or CC Designs to be eligible for the prize.

Project Recipe:
Cardstock: Bazzill, white cardstock
Paper: Basic Grey Sultry, My Mind's Eye It's My Party
Stamps: CC Designs Swiss Pixies Heidi Among the Flowers
Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black
Embellishments/Other: Copic markers, Kindyglitz Crystalina, Corner Rounder punch, Stampin' Up Word Window punch, Mulberry flowers, Kaisercraft pink pearls, White satin ribbon

Thanks for looking...have a great night!
~ Susan xxox

Anyone For Anya? Two images challenge

*** This is my second post for today! ***

If it is Sunday then it is Anyone for Anya? Challenge Day. This week the challenge is to use two images on your card either stamping them separately or by masking one image. The prize for this challenge are the following digital stamps from Crafts 4 Eternity.

Here is my DT card. I have used two images from CC Designs. Don't forget to check out the inpiration from the rest of the Anyone For Anya? Design Team. They have some awesome work to share. [Links on the sidebar]

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: Bazzill, white cardstock

Paper: Basic Grey Cupcake

Stamps: CC Designs Spring Trevor and Sugarplums Tree Stump, Stampin' Up Vintage Labels (sentiment)

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Black Onyx

Embellishments/Other: Copic Markers, Kindyglitz Crystalina, Stampin' Up Modern Label  punch, nestabilities, Kaisercraft Rhinestones, Red grosgrain ribbon, Fiskars punch, Sizzix Swirly strip, Retro flower punches

Thanks for looking...have a great night!

~ Susan xxox

Spring Emma and a chocolate donut...

Here is my entry into the Lollipop Ladies Challenge Number 7 - Donuts and Chocolate.The patterned paper is supposed to look like donut sprinkles but  looks  more like jellybeans! The stamp is from the CC Designs Spring Kit (from All That Scraps) and it is the first time it has seen ink!

I just realised...no glitter! Must post this before I pull out the Stickles or Kindyglitz!

Card Recipe:

Cardstock: Bazzill, Plain white cardstock

Paper: DCWV Sweet Stack

Stamps: CC Designs Spring Emma, Hero Arts Tags and Tickets

Inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, Versafine Black Onyx

Embellishments/Other: Copics, Pink satin ribbon, Prima flowers, Nestabilities, Kaisercraft Pearls, Marvy scallop punch

Thanks for looking...have a great night! I am off to bed!

~Susan xxox