Party Time Tuesdays photo inspiration challenge

Hi friends!  Party Time Tuesdays is challenging everyone to use this photo as inspiration:

I was given this really gorgeous mermaid image by Crafts and Me to use, and I have to say, I was a little intimidated by all of the detail!  :)  I used my Copics for the mermaid and watercolor pencils for the water.  Mermaids make think of pearls, so I dug through my stash and found this little strand that I curled into swirls and adhered with glossy accents.  The glossiness was a bit apparent, so I sprinkled some Prisma glitter on top to cover it up!  ;)  I die-cut the image and mat with my Grand Nestabilities ovals and added that to some MME patterned paper and blue cardstock.  I wanted to keep this card simple so the image would take center stage.

If you feel inspired, link up!  Check out the other DT cards here:

PTT #28

Thanks so much for stopping by!

-Suzanne :O )

Noel

Happy Monday!  It's time for yet another Woodware USA challenge, this week we're using Kraft, Red and another color of your choice!  I chose green so I could start making Christmas cards!!  These little penguins from Penguin Fun are a favorite of mine.. I've had a thing for penguins ever since the movie Madagascar came out. :)  

I colored these cuties with my Copics and added a little glitter for the snow.  I cut them out with my Nestabilities and matted them on kraft cardstock.  Next, I embossed some deep red cardstock with a Sizzix embossing folder and sanded it so the sentiment would show up (not sure if I succeeded there, but it says "merry christmas" repeatedly).  I matted that with white and kraft cardstock and added some green DCWV patterned paper on top of that.  To finish off the card I added my focal piece, stamped the sentiment from Traditional Christmas Greetings and added 2 brads from Making Memories.


I hope you'll have time to play along with us this week.. you can choose any color you like to go with Kraft and Red.. can't wait to see what you pick!


Woodware challenge #38


Thanks for stopping by!
-Suzanne :O )

Friends make life a little sweeter

Hi all!  I'm back again to share some more exciting news- I made the design team for 2 Cute Rubber Stamps!!  Heidi's images are adorable, and I am so honored that she chose me to be a part of her team!  This little cutie above is called "Penguin Fun" and you can purchase him as a digital image in her Etsy shop.  I have him in rubber but I don't know if there are any left.  I wanted to play along with the most recent challenge at 2 Cute Rubber Stamps, to use this picture as inspiration:

I really loved the purples, blues and greens, so I used lots of scraps with those colors, and a pop of yellow (seen in the light fixture).  I colored Mr. Penguin with my Copics and used a sentiment by Clear & Simple Stamps.  The rectangle, scalloped rectangle and grommet tag are all Nestabilities/Shapeabilities.  The sketch is this month's SFYTT:

I added a couple of glitter brads by Making Memories but otherwise let the patterns in the papers provide interest.  I hope you like this card and you'll be seeing lots of other super cute images when I post on Sundays. :D Thanks for stopping by!

-Suzanne :O )

Love binds...

Hi friends!  Hope you're all having a great weekend so far!  Last week one of my best friends got married so I wanted to make her an extra special card.  Her colors were navy blue and white, so I used navy blue cardstock and patterned papers by Making Memories for the backdrop.  The sentiment is by Fiskars.. I usually have a tough time with wedding cards, so to ease my difficulty, I just used a sentiment as the focal point.  To embellish, I used two flowers by Prima that I had just picked up at a yard sale.  (I got six of these flowers for $1... I'm guessing they were at least $3.99 at Michaels, but I'll have to check the next time I'm there.)  I took a close-up of the flowers- hopefully you can see some of the chunky glitter:

This card came together very quickly, but I think the flowers really made it stand out.  Chris and I had a great time at the wedding!  We took some pictures outside of the restaurant, which was right on the Hudson River.  Apologies for my normally straight hair- it was really humid that night!  :)

Thanks for stopping by, enjoy the rest of your weekend!

-Suzanne :O )

Celebrate!

Hi friends!  Today is my dad's birthday, so I'm sharing with you the card I made for him!  I went to CKC Valley Forge on Saturday and picked up some Simple Stories papers I had been eyeing online for a while.  This card was SO easy to make since their papers include 4x6 pieces that only need a touch of embellishing to look finished.  I matted some Imaginisce patterned paper (green) on kraft cardstock and layered the Simple Stories block on top of that (it includes the red polka dot part!).  Then I colored in a super cute image by Pink Cat Studios with my Copics and cut those little guys out.  (Don't they look like the just got caught doing something naughty, like eating the entire birthday cake?! LOL)  I layered the dinosaurs with foam tape and added some orange brads by Making Memories and that was IT!  Aside from the coloring, this card probably took me 10 minutes to make, but it looks so much more complicated than it is!  I have another scrapbook show at the end of this month, so if I see more SS papers, I'm going to snatch them up- I LOVE them!  :D  


I hope you enjoy my cute little card, thanks for stopping by!
-Suzanne :O )


PS- The inside was stamped with a starving artistamps sentiment- "have a DINO-mite day!"  hehe :)

Party Time Tuesdays Blog Hop!

Well hello there!  I finally get to announce that I have joined the Party Time Tuesdays design team!!!  It's such an honor to be among such a talented group of card makers and I'm so exciting to delve into the world of digital stamps!  To get the party started, PTT is doing a blog hop with some fun prizes:

Welcome to the Party Time Tuesdays Blog Hop

If you love birthdays this hop is for you!  It is also the inspiration of
our challenge.  So in order to see the inspiration, you have to HOP!
Plus, you will have a chance to win one of 2 prizes- a $25 gift
certificate to The Robin's Nest or a $10 gift certificate to Paper Make-up
Stamps.

In order to be eligible, you have to leave a comment on ALL DT members' PTT
posts for today.  We will then randomly "draw" 2 winners!

Here is the hop order:

http://www.partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com Party Time Tuesdays

Blog

http://www.renlymatsworld.blogspot.com Renee

http://d-dazzled.blogspot.com Danie

http://shewhomuststamp.blogspot.com Paige

http://www.southernyankeecrafter.blogspot.com Nancy

 http://justcoffeepleasestampsribbonspaper.blogspot.com Jen S.
http://papermoments.blogspot.com Jackie
http://www.cardgarden.blogspot.com Suzanne  <--- YOU ARE HERE!
http://www.mystampinhide-away.blogspot.com Mary
http://thenuttycardmaker.blogspot.com Peggy

I was given these ADORABLE images by Chi Chi Memories to work with, and now I can see why digital images are addictive!  I have to work on coloring hair a little better, but I love that card making always poses new challenges to conquer.  I used lots of cardstock scraps, my Grand Nestabilities Labels 4 and my polka dot embossing folder.  The stamp is Hero Arts and the scalloped circle is a Stampin' Up! punch.

Thank you so much for welcoming me and the rest of the new DT. 

Here is this weeks challenge...

This week it's all about birthdays!

Our DT was lucky enough to get some fun images from 

Pink Cat Studios

and Chi Chi Memories

So show us your best birthday creations!!  

We can't wait to see what you come up with!
Remember, to see the DT inspiration and be eligible to win any of the wonderful prizes...you must go forth and HOP!  Good luck!

Your next stop is Mary's blog.  I hope you have fun checking out the DT inspiration and we hope you'll have time to "party" with us this week!  

Thanks so much for stopping by!

-Suzanne :O )

Thinking of you

Hi friends!  It's time for another Woodware USA challenge- I can't believe how fast July went by!  This week it's anything goes, so make sure you link up:

Woodware USA Challenge #37

I dug out some super old Basic Grey paper for this card.  I think this paper was actually from the first Basic Grey pad I ever bought back in 2006- I really need to work on finishing up my old(er) papers!  The image is from Mary & Friends and was colored with my Copics.  The sentiment is from stampingscrapping.com and my sketch was based loosely on this week's Sweet Sunday sketch:

I had a super busy weekend- wedding on Friday night, a scrapbook convention on Saturday and a bridal shower yesterday... I love seeing friends and of course, the shopping for more supplies, but I'm exhausted!!  :)  I got some new papers by Simple Stories- the kind I love so much I'll probably never use!  LOL  I also got quite a few stamp sets, so I'll be breaking those out soon.  I hope you all have a great week and will have some time to enter one of your creations over at Woodware USA!

Thanks for stopping by!

-Suzanne :O )