Recycled Santa Tag

 

Hi friends!  My blog has been seriously neglected this year, but thankfully the SFYTT grand prize has kept me going!  I'm squeaking in just under the wire to post a Christmas card I made based on this sketch:

I've finished all of my craft fair merchandise for this year, so I've switched back over from mass-producing cards to making single cards, and I'm really happy to say that all of the pieces used on the card above were scraps!  I have a fair small pile of scraps that I try to attack every year when I make my Christmas thank you notes, but I thought it would be a good idea this year to try and use mostly scraps for my personal Christmas cards.

In addition to my scraps, I've been trying to use up all the "bits and pieces" of embellishments I have- things I don't have multiples of to make card packs from, like the ends of ribbon, buttons, rub-ons, chipboard, die-cuts, etc.  

The green paper was embellished with an entire sheet (!) of rub-ons, but I think the glue was a little dried out, because not everything transferred directly.  I shrugged it off- let's pretend it's supposed to look "distressed," mmkay??  :)  The white cardstock was a scrap of Sizzix embossed snowflakes and the red polka dot is Provo Craft.  The green patterned paper circle is Me & My Big Ideas and the Santa die-cut is actually a cute gift tag I had saved from a present a few years ago!  :)

I hope you like my card, and thanks for bearing with me on my long-winded post!

-Suzanne : O)

On Your Shower

 

Hi everyone!  Just popping in before Hurricane Sandy hits to share my SFYTT for this month.  Here's the sketch:

I made this card for my friend Jen who is expecting in December.  I used some Lawn Fawn stamps and some super old paper that was given to me.  The image was colored with my Copics and the sentiment is stamped on little flags I die-cut with my Spellbinders.

I hope everyone on the East Coast stays safe and that we're not without power for too long.  School has already been canceled for tomorrow, so if things aren't too bad outside, I'll be crafting the day away!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

-Suzanne :O )

Birthday Wishes

Hey there!  I wasn't kidding when I said October was a month full of birthdays- my co-worker has one on Sunday, but we're celebrating at work tomorrow.  This is the card I made for everyone to sign; I loved the Sweet Stop sketch so much, I used it again!  :)

I'm assuming the image is Penny Black, but I can't say which one because I got it from a swap years ago.  I had fun using my Copics here- I really like how the basket turned out.  I'm not crazy about the apples, but I'll keep practicing!  :D  I used some DCWV patterned papers and Papertrey Ink cardstocks.  The border is a Fiskars punch and the sentiment is Hero Arts.  I also added some orange brads from Making Memories (a little hard to see over an orange flower.. doh!)

I hope you like my cute hedgies, thanks so much for stopping by!

-Suzanne :O )

Falling For You

Hi friends!  October is a pretty busy birthday month for me, so I thought I'd share the card I just made for one of my good friends!  I've had this Dustin Pike image for a while and decided to make her an autumn themed card.  Isn't that monkey super cute?!  He looks super excited to rake!  I wish he'd come to my house!  LOL  Anyway, I used the Sweet Spot's sketch for help with the layout:

The papers were found in my scrap stash and I believe the orange gingham ribbon is from Michaels.  Of course I used my Copics to color my little friend, and the heart brads are Making Memories.  The sentiment and cardstocks are Papertrey Ink.  I hope you like my happy little card, thanks so much for stopping by!

-Suzanne :O )

Birthday Panda

Hi friends!  I'm not SO last minute with this month's SFYTT, can you believe it?!  LOL  Life has been so busy lately that it seems I'm always juuuuust squeaking in before the deadline.

Anyway, I'm here to share the card I made for my mom's best friend's granddaughter's birthday last weekend.  I used some paper by Sassafras to give the allusion of hearing "Happy Birthday" as the cake is being brought out.  :)  The panda is an old sticker by Suzy's Zoo and the confetti pieces are K & Co.

I don't know that I *love* this card, but I really feel like I've lost my knack for creating single cards.  I've been spending the last 4 months or so stocking my shop with mass-produced Christmas cards, where my focus is using up sets of multiples in my embellishment stash.  Because my choice of supplies has been so limited, I feel like when I go to make a single card where I can use any image or embellishment that I want, I get overwhelmed!  LOL  Anyway, here's a copy of this week's sketch:

On a completely different note, Friday was my birthday, and I have to show you what I walked in on that night:

Chris had grabbed some of my stamps and markers and went to work on making my birthday card!  LOL  Here's the final result:

Pretty good for a first-timer, no?  :D  I hope you're all having a great weekend and enjoying the first days of fall!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

-Suzanne :O )

Batty for You

Hi everyone!  Just popping in to stay active with the SFYTT- don't want to miss out on the big year-end prize!  :)  Here's the sketch for this month:

Aaaand here's my interpretation!  Time to start making Halloween cards- LOVE this time of year!  :D  Orange paper is by Target, spider web paper is DCWV, and the bat tag is something I received years ago in a swap- love those googlie eyes!  :)  The sentiment is by Clear and Simple Stamps.

I'm still working like crazy to get ready for a craft fair on the 8th, so my blog posts will probably just be once a month for a while.  Thanks for stopping by, hope you like this card!

-Suzanne :O )

Be Merry!

Hi everyone!  Sorry for the sparse posting- I've been making Christmas card packs for my Etsy shop like a madwoman this month!  I just wanted to pop in with this month's SFYTT:

I used some older K&Co paper and a matching die-cut to make this super simple card.  It feels weird to make only a single card- I feel like I'm out of shape, so to speak!  I hope you enjoy, thanks for stopping by!

-Suzanne :O )