Seeing spots

Good morning from a sunny Michigan - We've got to go to tax office today so likely to be a looonnng day!

 

How about entering a challenge?? It's the start of the next challenge over and Wags and Whiskers. The theme this time is seeing spots. The prize is a Wags and Whiskers rubber stamp.  You can use any stamp for the challenge however, if you use a Wags and Whiskers stamp you will be entered into a second draw to win a digistamp.

 

Rules are

You can enter any type of paper-craft project.

You can enter 2 times per challenge.

You must use a new project - no back linking.

Follow the theme.

You link must be a direct link to your entry.

 

I've used my favorite Wags and Whiskers stamp Snuggle Love

 

 

I have colored her with Spectrum Noir markers except for her skin which I colored with copics.

I have then chosen a fine blue polka dot and a larger white polkadot paper from my stash to mat the image on, using a Tonic Trellis die for the frame around the image. I have then added blue dotted card candi to the corners of the card. Keeping the card clean and simple whilst making sure you are seeing spots

 

Thanks for stopping by and your next move must be to the Wags and Whiskers blog to enter the challenge!

 

 

 

 

Oh Baby

Good morning - It's Memorial Day here, a time for the American nation to remember the heroes who have helped to serve their country.

 My blog post today is showcasing a So Suzy new release. Have you seen the gorgeous new stamps this month? There are some adorable baby stamps just pop by the shop to take a look, but before you do why not enter the challenge this month's challenge. The details can be found under the May tab at the right hand side on the So Suzy blog.

 

I couldn't resist - I love pink and girly so I have used the pretty baby carriage stamp for my showcase card today:

 

 

I stamped the image with Tim Holtz Pick Raspberry distress ink and then water colored it with my Spectrum Aqua pens. I then die cut it using a spellbinder die and before removing from the die color tinted the card using the same ink. The papers were some scraps from my stash which I distressed and again color tinted using a doily as a template on the front piece of card. I then printed the sentiment from my PC and used the same die set to cut this - again tinting it with the distress ink. The vines were cut from a Cheery Lynn die and the flowers from my stash. I used just a few pearls to fill some blank areas and embellish the baby carriage.

 

 Thanks for stopping by and before you leave hit the May tab on the top right of the So Suzy Stamps blog and enter our challenge. If you don't have a blog - don't worry you can enter over at our Facebook group

 

For more inspiration why not check So Suzy Stamps out on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest

Boys will be Boys

Good morning- hope you are enjoying the long weekend break!

 

It's also the start of Challenge 45 over at Scribble and Scrap

 As always it's anything goes as long as you have physically crafted it - no digital entries. The rules are simple and you can find them here.

 

There will be a random generated winner and then the top 3 will be showcased

 

On to my Design Team card for inspiration:

 

 

A few weeks ago it was James's birthday and I never got round to blogging about his card so thought I'd do so now.

most of the stash I have used on this card are from the Polka Doodles Pretty Tuff CD.

I printed off the pre-colored images and then fussy cut them along with the wooden fence. I also used one of the game elements, I reduced the size of this using my graphics program and placed it in the hand of the boy sitting on the floor. All the items were then arranged on the backing paper - again from the CD. I used a circle die to cut out the sentiment and placed this on a scalloped piece of brown card. I used the same card as a mat on the card blank and added some Craftwork Cards Card Candi just to finish off the card.

 

Pop by the Scribble and Scrap blog for some more inspiration from my Teamies and don't forget to enter any of your makes into the challenge whilst you're there!

 

 

6 years - gone so quickly!

Good Morning - Today is the 6th anniversary of the day I married my soul mate. He has made my life so happy and I love him more and more each day!

 

When making his card I wanted to use the So Suzy Stamps Judy Garland sentiment I bought just for the occasion After all he is my soul mate!

 

 

The image is from The East Wind called 'She' from the Mon Amour collection. As always I have colored using my Spectrum Noir Markers - My first card with big hair to color!!! After stamping the sentiment, I mounted the image onto purple card. The patterned paper is from a Dovecraft collection called pretty in pink. A further piece of purple card matted onto a white card blank just finished off the simplicity of the card.

 

 

 

 

Ooo look what I'm making!!!!

Hello I have some fab Monday news.............

 

Yesterday was a humid day James was off with his buddies and Kev was playing golf so thought I'd try out the goodies I bought last week!

 

A new craft for me to stretch my creative juices

 

It all starts with jug in a pan on the stove....

 

 

Yes I'm candle making. You have to be very precise with temperatures I stood over the pan watching the thermometer as though it was going to explode if it went over one degree hotter!!

 

I prepared my molds - as this is my first time I'm starting off small, the votive sized jars are molds and I then had an empty Yankee Candle jar so decided to try refilling that:

 

 

Once the wax had melted and reached the correct temperature poured it into the molds. I remembered at this point I had forgotten to add the scent and color. I could add Jasmine scent to the jars and give them a quick stir but as the wax had started to set I decided to keep these white and use color for next batch.

After 5 minutes the wicks are added and held in place with lolly sticks. They are then left for a further 30 minutes before topping them up to ensure there is no gaps around the wicks.

 

They are then left for 2 hours to set fully before removing from the molds.

 

Whilst waiting I designed a quick label for the jar candle. I printed it using Safmat

 

 

Butterflies remind me of a special person so first attempt has one on the front  and I've used my blog name for the back

 

 

 

I have used a So Suzy single flower swirl stamp to decorate one of the votive candles:

 

 

I just need to get some more supplies and there will be no stopping me now!