Please help me say "Up yours to cancer" !!

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Hello thanks so much for visiting me today I just love it when you stop by x

Todays post is different to usual, I am not showing you a card or project at all, instead I am asking for your help to raise as much money as possible for Cancer research UK to find out more about what they do you can click here.

In June myself and a group of friends are doing the race for life we are running 5K along with hundreds, thousands of other women to raise awareness and hopefully lots of funds. Here is the fabulous new TV ad from here in the UK - please watch it - it's great.



Please if you can donate any amount however small I would really appreciate it. If you would like to help me say up yours to cancer YOU CAN DONATE BY CLICKING THIS LINK it's so simple wherever you are in the world.

Thanks crafty friends - you're the best :)
((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Monochrome mania

Another friday rolls around and this week its time for a brand spanking new challenge over at Stampin' for the weekend.

This time around we want to see your monochrome creations so choose a colour and show us a project using shades of that one colour only - of course you may use skin & hair colours on any image and neautrals such as black and white.

So here is my card using the super "Joey" image from our sponsor Saturated Canary 

I obviously chose shades of blue and coloured my image with a mixture of pro-markers and prisma pencils. The cute calendar sentiment in the bottom right corner is from Jellypark here.

Here is a closer look at that super image

I hope you'll play along with us at Stampin' for the weekend - you've got 2 weeks to play along x

I would like to add my card to the following challenges;

Sarah Hurley challenge blog - Shades of blue

Allsorts challenge blog - True blue

{Pin}spirational challenge - Super photo inspiration - thanks x

Creative creations challenge - For a child

Get inky challenge - Use die cuts

Love to create challenge blog - Something for kids

Stamps + fun = creativity - Card for a man or boy

Thanks for visiting me today - hope you get some time to get crafty soon x

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

A taste of summer :)

OOps ! this should have been posted last Friday - wish there were more hours in the day - or even days in the week !

The fabulous new releases over at Jellypark are so fun - have a look

The geek shall inherit the earth available here

Summer flip flops available here

I chose to play with the super summery flip flops (believe me its the only taste of summer we are getting here in the UK !)

Here's my card

I coloured the super image with my pro-markers and decoupaged the flowers for a bit of extra dimension before adding stickles for a bit of sparkle. DP's are from a freebie set available at two peas in a bucket.

I hope you'll hop on over to the Jellypark challenge blog to check out the fabulous cards and projects that the DT have created to inspire you xx

I would like to add my card to the following challenges;

Card Mania - Spots and or stripes

Charisma cardz challenge - Here comes summer

Crafty ribbons challenge - Anything goes with ribbon

Perfect sentiments challenge - Anything goes

Thanks for visiting me today x

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Button it up

Happy Friday - yay !! Lets celebrate with a new challenge over at stampin for the weekend !

This time we want to see your projects with buttons and stamping, of course !

We have 2 fabulous sponsors this week bugaboo (whose image I have used on my card) and also scrapiness who create beautiful digital papers.

Here is my card (sorry for the dull photo)

On my card the main image, coloured with pro-markers, is from bugaboo and the sentiments are from Jellypark. My flowers & leaves are die cut from my sizzix tattered flower garland and the branch is from memory box. Oh and the DP is from pink petticoat :)

Don't forget to check out all the fab DT inspiration over at the SFTW challenge blog.

I would like to add my card to the following challenges;

Penny's challenge - Die cuts/punches

Simon says stamp - Things with wings

Ladybug crafts ink challenge - Baby cards/projects

Aud sentiments challenge - Baby or mother & child

Cute card Thursday - Something blue

DRS challenge Thursday - Circles

Sarah Hurley challenge blog - Shades of blue

Thanks so much for visiting me today :)

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Sunday inspiration :)

Hello I'm back again with a card that I made this afternoon after being inspired by a few challenges.

Firstly I saw the fabulous sketch over at CAS on Sunday, here it is..

I was also inspired by the super recipe swap over at catered crop. This week Linda wants to see embossing on our projects.

I also wanted to play along at CAS-ual Fridays who are celebrating their 2nd birthday AND their 100th challenge with a tic tac toe board

I used the kraft, bling & emboss line but on closer inspection my card also qualifies for the birthday, bling & punches/dies line too ! 

Sorry about the terrible photo I wanted to get my card posted ASAP as I just know that this week will be a busy one and I've made so many cards lately that haven't got round to being posted to the challenges they were made for !! If I get time tomorrow I promise to snap another pic and update it :)

I would also like to add this to the challenge over at A little bit crafty which is currently Kraft it.

Thanks for visiting me today x

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Dynamic colour combo :)

Today I want to share a card I made with the fab new colour combo over at Dynamic duos

I loved these super spring colours and couldn't wait to get crafty with them :) 

Here is my card

I used my MFT prima donna petals flower die to create those beautiful blooms also memory box tessatina border to create the "trellis" and MFT fancy flourish die to create the swirls. All I had to add was a sequin to each bloom and a sentiment.

I would also like to add my card to the following challenges;

One stop craft challenge - Flower power 

Crafty calendar challenge - Blooms & blossoms

Card caravan challenge - Use flowers

The cupboard trilogy - Spring flowers

Country view crafts challenge - How does your garden grow ?

Card crafters circle - Buds, blooms & blossoms

Thanks for visiting me today :)

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Girly girl :)

The super new challenge over at Jellypark this time is one we all enjoy 

Girly girl

Here is my card

I used the cute fairy with a wand digi stamp and also the super tag with ribbon digi too. Both were coloured with my prisma pencils and I added stickles for a bit of bling.

Don't forget to check out the rest of the super DT inspiration and also see the fab new releases over at the Jellypark challenge blog.

I would like to add this card to the following challenges;

Fab n funky challenge - Lots of pink

Wags n whiskers challenge - Girly birthday

Natalie & Amy's challenge - Things with wings

Thanks so much for visiting me today x

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Butterfly trails

The new challenge over at stampin' for the weekend is a favourite :) 

We want you to use your die cuts and/or punches.

I used not only the die cut butterflies but I also die cut a scrap piece of card with 3 apertures and inked through it to create the inked background circles.

Simple !

Don't forget to check out all the fantastic DT inspiration over at the SFTW challenge blog and get all the details for the challenge.

Hope you'll play along and you could be in with the chance to win a surprise package !!!!

Thanks for stopping by - hope you get some crafty time today x

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Questionable morals ?!

This week over at Jellypark Friends we have a new release which I know will be used lots on my friends cards and gifts this year !

Here it is 

Isn't she fab ?! You can find her along with the super sentiment together at the jellypark store here.

I made another bottle tag - well it just seemed like the perfect platform for that fun digi !

I coloured it with firstly my pro-markers and added some shading with my prisma pencils. The swirls were added afterwards with an age old stamp which hasn't seen the light of day for quite some time - I was very pleased to re-discover it :) The texture you can see on the jacket is a fine glitter but it didn't photograph very well - it is super sparkly IRL :)

Don't forget to hop on over to the Jellypark challenge blog to check out all the DT  inspiration and also the new challenge.

I would like to add my card to the following challenges;

Raise the bar - Friendship (last month of challenges - boo hoo :( x)

Addicted to stamps - Anything goes

Crafts and me - Bling it up 

Crafty creations challenges - No patterned paper

Craft room challenge - So sentimental

Oldie but a goodie - Make it girly

Thanks so much for visiting me today x

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo

Choccie treat :)

This week at Stampin' for the weekend our challenge theme is 

Friendship

We are lucky enough to be sponsored by Saturated canary so all our DT cards feature one of their  fantastic images :)

I used SC's "springtime" image available at the store here. And coloured it with a mixture of prisma and polychromo pencils. It's the first time I have used the polychromos so please bear with me while I adapt to them !

The DP's I used are from K & Co Berry sweet - a super ancient paper stack that I rediscovered recently at the bottom of a drawer ! That great sentiment is from the Wax fruit company available here.

With such a sweet sentiment I knew I wanted to make this card into more of a gift so I added a little pocket with some choccy inside !

I was visiting a friend at the weekend and took this little gift for her - she was so very pleased with it and that made my day brighter too :)

I hope you'll play along with us at Stampin' for the weekend - don't forget to check out all the other fab DT inspiration too.

I would like to add my card to the following challenges;

Cute card Thursday - Use butterflies

Delightful challenges - Use circles

Joanna Sheen - Spring into spring 

Lacy sunshine challenge - Spring fever

One stop craft challenge - Pastels

Thanks for visiting today :)

((hugs)) Suzie xoxo