I have recently retired and after a number of years of absence from my blog, I have decided to rekindle my enjoyment of making cards and entering them in challenges. It will probably take me a while to look through the sites for card challenges, but I'm looking forward to gaining inspiration from the many card makers out there.         

Autumn

This is page 2 of a scrapbook I am doing for my eldest grandson, I've always loved this picture of him, it was taken near the entrance of woods at Coypool in Plymouth.
I would like to enter it in the following challenges,

Crafty Catz Challenge 101     ----------------------  Autumn
Delightful  Challenges          ----------------------  Happy Fall Y'all
Paper Play Challenge           -----------------------  Autumn Leaves
PPMC 09                            -----------------------   Fall Inspired
Paper Sundaes Callenge 88   -----------------------  Anything Goes
Pennys Challenge  62            ----------------------  Fall
Truely Scrumptious  66         -----------------------  Clean and Simple

Recipe
Letters cut with my cuttlebug
Coloured strip of paper from a gift bag
Stars die cut on cuttlebug
Thank you for looking and for any comments you leave
Sue

Summer Time

Hi everyone,
This is how summer should be
 I would like to enter this card in the following challenges
Cards for Men                      Challenge  17    Anything Goes
2 Sisters                               Challenge  54     Boys and their Toys
Secret Crafter                       Challenge  149   In the Sea

Recipe
Surfer a digital image downloaded from Becky's Place
Paper is hand made and bought at a craft fayre
Tag and embelishments from my stash
Birthday greetings are Anita's Glitterations

Thank you for looking and for any feedback you leave.

Sue

Fly Little Birdie

Hi everyone
This is my first attempt at a shabby chic card. The paper has a faded look to it so I didn't do any actual distressing.
The recipe
Poem  fly little birdie from the Graphics Fairy Vintage images,
Backing papers by Fancy Pants free with a magazine,

Brown decorative strip cut with a Xcut die on my cuttlebug.

Flower from my stash.

I would like to enter the card in the following challenges

Creatalicious Challenge 24                     1920 Vintage

Delightful Challenge                                Dog Days of Summer

Digital Tuesday                                        Gardens things with wings

Paperplay Challenge 30                            In the garden

The Shabby Tea Room Challenge 72        Relax and enjoy  

Thank you for looking and for any comments you leave  

Sue            

Cute & Cuddly

Hi everyone
I have just started to do a scrapbook for my oldest grandson Billy. I should have made it when he was small as it's quite difficult to do pages that are cute, but not embarrassing for him now that he's older. I would like to enter it in the following challenges
Cards for men challenge 11 -------------- No Paper
Creative Craft challenge   ---------------- Colours. Brown Cream and; Blue
Fab'n'funky challenge 74 ----------------- Cute & and Cuddly
Flutter by Wednesday challenge 156 ----- Clean & and Simple
Penny's Paper Craft challenge 54 --------  Here Comes Summer
Digital Tuesday challenge 112 -----------  Texture and Something Digital
Shabby Tea Room challenge 63 ---------  Baby

Recipe
Digital butterfly printed on page and coloured on computer
Photo frame cut from cream card and embossed with cuttlebug embossing folder swirls
Flags cut from blue and cream card and embossed with cuttlebug embossing folder swiss dots
Embroidery thread used to link flags together
Thank you for looking and for any feedback.
Sue

Card for a Man

Hi everyone, another card so soon this is good for me!
I made this card for my brorher-in-laws 70th birhday and would like to enter it in the following challenges,
Cards for Men challenge 10 ------------ Someone Special
   Sarah Hurley challenge 40 ------------ Frames
       Totally Scrumptious 57 ----------- Anything Goes
                   Crafty Caz  83 ----------- Anything Goes
          
Recipe
Word Art from Paulette at TLC
Background Paper bought loose at craft shop
Ribbons Anita's

Thank you for looking and for any comments you leave
Sue

Birthday Flowers

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges

2 Sisters challenge 39  How does your garden grow.
Pennys Paper Craft challenge 53 Anything Goes
Incy Wincy Challenge 94 Clean and Simple
Cup cake challenge 142  In the Garden.
Paper Play challenge 19  Anything Goes
Delightful Challenges     Flowers

Recipe
Basic Gray Papers
Nellie Snellen die cut frame for computer generated greeting
Anita Gliterations make a wish
Ribbon from stash

Thank you for looking and for any comments you leave
Sue

Surfer Little Todd

This is my first blog since the birth of my youngest grandson born in November 2010. I seem to have spent alot of my spare time knitting for him as he was a small baby and needed to be kept warm, it was also one of the coldest winters we have had for years. Thankfully he is now better able to maintain his body heat and also the weather has warmed up,so I have put my knitting needles away.
I really like the way this card has turned out, it's one that will suit quite a few members of my family. The card looks a bit pink in the photo but it is a shade of orange.

The digital image is a freebie from
http://beccysplace.blogspot.com/2011/02/little-todd.html coloured on my computer
The plain backing paper is from the Paper Mill
Ribbon from Anitas (sticky back)

I would like to enter the card in the following challenges
Paper Sundaes         Challenge 60       Keep it Simple
Paper Pretties           Challenge 145     Card for a Male
Incy Wincy               Challenge 85       For the Boys
Creatalicious             Challenge 20       2 Tone Colours

Baby Card

Hi everyone

I made this card for my latest grandson Rohan who is now 3 weeks old and would like to enter it in the following challenges,

Paper Sundaes challenge 46     -     Adorn Those Corners

Fabnfunky challenge 50            -     Go With The Flow

Paperpretties                            -     Plain and Simple 

incywincy designs 69               -      Blue and White       

Flourishes FFC91                    -      Inspired by  Cafe Baudelaire Prints

Recipe

Free digi image from Pollycraft and coloured on my computer

White roses coloured blue with promakers

Background paper has script written on it

Dovecraft pearls used in corners

Cuttlebug embossing folder swirls used on strip of plain card

Thank you for looking



Thank You Card

Hi Everyone
I would like to enter this card in the following challenges
Creatalicous Challenge 15      Mainly White
Fabnfunky Challenge 46         Keep it Simple
2 Sisters Challenge 8              No Designer paper
Paper Pretties                        Square Cards
FourishesTimeless Tuesday    No Buttons or Bows
The card was very easy to make I made a pinky purple frame for the image on the computer and printed onto the card. I also printed the words "Thank You"  onto the card. The image is one I printed from a craft cd.
Thank you for looking at my card

The Beer Monster

I would like to enter this card in the following challenged
Cards for Men  Challenge 20  -   Autumn
Cupcake Crafts Challenge 111   -  Drink
Fabnfunky Challenge 43   -  use a digital image
Paper Sundaes Challenge 38  -  Use something from your stash
Pollycraft Challenge 64  -  anything goes

 The Beer Monster is a digital image, a freebie from Paula at Polycraft. I have used the paint programe on my computer to colour him in. I am disapointed that the mixture of autumn colours on the leaves don't show up in the photo as  I was quite pleased with the the way they turned out. The paper is is from my stash. I bought it as a loose sheet in a craft shop some time ago and can't remember who it is by.  The card is for my nephew Simon who will be 28yrs old this month

Lilybean Fairy Fearn

I am entering this card in the following challenges

Creatalicious Challenge 14  -  Pink Green & Brown 

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge 39  -  Circles

Creative Card Crew  - Blooming Marvelous Flowers

Crafty Caz Weekly Challenge 52  -  Sparkle

I used Basic Grey paper for the main background, the green was from my stash and I embossed it using a cuttlebug embossing folder, the image is Lilybean Fairy Fearn from Pollycraft and I coloured it on the computer using a paint program. The sentiment is computer generated stuck on a die cut flower and I used a couple of flower jewels to add sparkle.

Thank you for looking

Sue x 

Commitment

I am entering this card in the following challenges.

fabnfunky  Challenge 37  ---  Sharing Recipes

Pollycraft  Challenge 58  --- 3 papers 2 embellishments 1 image

2 Sisters   Challenge 5   ---    a sketch


 I thought this card would be a good one to send to my friend Rose who is setting up home with her "man". They are celebrating by having a commitment party. The message inside is "Congratulations on your commitment to each other".
The main paper is from Dovecraft, the pink paper is from my stash, I used a cuttlebug swirls embossing folder on it to give it some texture, I matted and layered it onto black paper. I used 2 black buttons and a heart charm as embellishments
The image is a freebie from Sj's  Little Musings who is very talented and generous with her digital images

Floral

Hi Everyone
I am going to enter this card in the following challenges
The Shabby Tea Room    Challenge 23  The Delicate Cottage Rose
Fab & Funky   Challenge 36   Flower Power
Creatalicious    Challenge 13   Vintage

The papers and paper ribbon are from Basic Grey , the greeting is from Anita's Glitterations. I made the paper flower and used a brad for the centre.The paper on the top half of the card is quite busy but I felt it needed something, in the end I cut a tag and threaded ribbon through it and tied it in a knot.

Thank you for looking at my project

Stitches

This card is going to my great nephew Charlie who's birthday is at the end of August. I am going to enter it in the following challenges
2 Sisters Challenge 4   Stiching
Pollycraft Challenge 57   Stitches
The background paper was bought loose at a craft stop
The greeting and embellishments are from Anita's Glitterations
The digital image is from Pollycraft and coloured on my computer
The faux stitches are done with a fine line pen

Animal Antics

  

I can't believe I'm entering another challenge so soon, well it's two actually. I do find it very time consuming trawling through the different sites looking for suitable challenges as I keep going from one blog to another and get side tracked very easy looking at all the lovely cards out there.
I am going to enter this card in the following challenges
Sarah Hurley Challenge Blog
Creative Craft Challenges
The papers are from my stash, the frames were cut using nestablities label die, the flower is from K & Company,and the image is a  freebie from Paula at Pollycraft and coloured on my paint program.

Happy Birthday Crafty Cardmakers

This will be the first card challenge I have entered. It's for the Crafty Cardmakers blog and the theme is birthdays. I have used basic grey papers on a brown card with ribbon and flowers from my stash. The greeting is from Anita's Glitterations and stuck on paper cut with a Nellie Snellon die.

Paper Flowers

Over at Crafty Cardmakers they have a tutorial for paper flowers. I found it very easy to follow and I'm pleased with my first attempt, I used scraps of paper to make them as I wasn't sure how they would turn out. Because I didn't have the glue and glitter used in the tutorial, I used glitter glue around the edges which is very subtle and doesn't show up very well in the photo. The link to the tutorial is  http://inspirationaltechniquesandtutorials.blogspot.com/2010/04/pretty-vintage-paper-flower-posies.html

My very first blog

I have decided to start entering card challanges and since most of the challanges require you to post your entry on your blog, I have had to start blogging. I'm not sure how many challanges I will enter as my inspiration comes and goes and I find it quite hard to make cards on demand, but I thought if I had a blog set up I would be ready when it appeared.. I'm also not sure how much if any actual bloging I will do but I'm ready to give it a go.