November Pinterest Project

hi crafty friends,

 

Phew I just about made it here on time.

 

today is the day for us to show our November Pinterest project and I've ben running late on everything just lately but here it is......

 

 

I made this long stem crochet rose.

 

 

its not perfect but I'm still pleased with it.

 

it needs a couple more leaves but I wanted to get it posted so the next one with have more.

i'm not sure if I will manage a dozen roses as I get bored with the same pattern but I think 6 would look nice together.

 

Please pop over to see what Margaret has made this month by clicking here

and also visit Carollyn's blog to see her creation. i'm sure you will love them both!

 

thank you for visiting me today and I hope you like my rose.

you can find the pattern on my pinterst board called Pins and Needles.

leave me a message if you ned a link.

 

I can't believe we are now about to start December. Margaret, we almost completed our new year's resolution for 2015 and we were lucky enough to have Carollyn join us.

thank you to both of you for keeping me going.

 

hugs Suzanne xx

Sugar Nellie Challenge

 

hello, I have great news to share with you.....

 

I have been offered a permanent place on the SugarBowl design Team and of course I said YES!

 

just when I thought my time had come to an end they aske me if I would like to stay. thank you Sweeties!

 

so it really is with great honour that I am here with my latest card.....

 

 

how sweet is this gorgeous image? I love her!

 

I also love blue and white cards which you may find out over the next couple of weeks. should I apologise for that now? sorry, I will use other colours after Christmas I promise LOL

 

 

I've had these Marianne snowflake dies forever but I love them so they come out every year.

I added a little glamour dust but watch this space for more idea's on them.

 

I hope you will join us for our challenge. you can find it HERE.

 

thanks for visiting me today and I would love it if you could leave me a nice comment so I can visit you too.

 

hugs Suzanne xx

 



Dreaming of a White Christmas

 

wow we are only one month away from Christmas today.

 

so its not surprising I have a Christmas card to show you today.

 

Our theme at creative inspirations is white on white

 

 

first, I apologise for my poor photography skills. this dark weather isn't my favorite time of year.

I really need to make myself a light box.

 

my card looks nicer in real life I promise!

Ive used tim holtz brick embossing folder and a snowflake folder.

the door is a joy crafts die called home sweet home.

the wreath is made with MS branch punch.

the sentiment is crafters companion.

 

I also added a few gems.

 

I hope you will join us this week. I will visit as many blogs as I can to see your white cards.

creative inspirations challenge.

 

hugs suzanne x

 

creative inspirations challenge blog

 

Its time for another challenge and we have a great prize up for grabs

 

find out what it is here

 

 

our theme is nice and easy this week as we would like to see your Christmas projects.

 

I have got to send a few cards to family abroad so I like to keep those ones flat for their long journey.

 

I had to add this detail photo because it amuses me how it plays tricks with my eyes...

it really looks like I've used the negative space here..... or is it just me?

Its actually the diecut ive used which shows clearing in the picture below.

 

I've used an apple blossom music note die from www.craftstash.co.uk

I love this die, it can be used for so many different occasions, I even used it with the sentiment 'just a note' get it? note.... music note?

LOL well I liked it!

 

I hope a few of you will come and join us this week and I always look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving comments.

this brings me to another little problem that I would like to share but our leader Natalie can word these things much better than I can so I pass on here words to you all .....

 

Please can you help make our job of leaving comments easier by turning off comment verification and enabling comment moderation instead. 

Both me and the DT try to comment on each entry submitted which can take some time, made even longer by having to prove that we are not robots lol

Simply go to Customise > Settings > Comments > Comment Moderation > Always.
This won't stop anyone leaving you a comment but it gives you the choice to approve whether or not you want them to show on your blog.
Then please scroll down to Word Verification then select No.

If word verification is left on then we may not be able to comment on your entry.

thanks Boss!

 

and thanks to each and everyone of you who join us each week, we really do appreciate it.

 

hugs Suzanne xx

October Pinterest Challenge

 

Hi Guys,

Its time for Our pinterest challenge and what can I say....

 

 

Total FAIL!

 

 

ok ok..... wait a sec.....

 

let me defend myself here by saying I've really had a rough month and suffered with my back pain and the doc has been changing my meds to find the correct combination.

 

is that a good enough excuse?

 

ok..... I'll suck it up and just say I was total.....

 

RUBBISH!

 

 

lets start at the beginning when I was browsing pinterest and found a gorgeous silver embossed box.

 

I've always had a thing about boxes, I buy them when i see them in charity shops, bootsales or on holidays. All sorts of materials and shapes, i'm not fussy, I just love little boxes.

 

So I knew this pin was for me. I didn't need much, just a couple of large beer/soda cans and some embossing tools which I already have of course.

 

I asked my son for the cans and he gave me a few different sizes.

 

Perfect I got to work with the measurements and cut it out but.....

 

it fell apart!

 

 

the embossing looked crap!

 

so I started again.....

 

and again.....

and again.....

 

the embossing was better using a folder

 

 

It didn't fall apart when I folded the sides up

 

its not perfect....

 

and it needs a lining

 

the base needs a lot more work!

 

but the lid does fit!

 

it looks ok if you don't look too close.

 

It doesn't matter how much I try to kid myself, this is a fail!

Its heading for the bin.

 

now the question is do I try again or give up?

 

its November tomorrow so time for a new pin so I think i'll chose something different and if I get it finished with time to spare I re-make this box.

 

I really hope my friends had better luck than me. they are both very talented so i'm sure they have done well.

 

please check out margarets blog and Carollyn's blog

 

what will I choose for November?

I have no idea yet but I really love the pinterest challenge even if I did fail this month. It was still funny, frustrating, annoying, madness and interesting.

 

thanks for stopping by.

 

hugs Suzanne x

 



Creative photo Inspiration

I must start with apology for any mistakes I make here today. I'm stuck in bed laying flat with a poorly back again so I'm blogging on my phone, this may come easy to many of you but not me lol

First the screen is too and my thumbs are too fat and don't get me started on the stupid auto correct thingy!

So bare with me and ignore my mistakes please, 

Thanks guys xx 

So....

today we a photo inspired theme at creative inspirations.

Natalie has taken a beautiful shot of a kingfisher which is electric blue and orange, we are so lucky to have this little bird in the uk and Natalie was so clever to get this picture, it takes a lot of patience. Hmm that's probably why my photography skills are rubbish, I don't have the patience!

A little plug here for my husband, if you want to see more beautiful and amazing photo"s of our British birds and wildlife pop over to his blog briansbirding.blogspot.com

He does take some great photos!

Back to the challenge,

Here is my card using the blue and orange

I've found this cute Disney image on a free colouring  page website, I'm not sure what the copyright is on the image so it will be kept for me, I'm a huge Disney fan.

Image is coloured with copic markers and I added some mulberry flowers. I love the tiny buttons!

I hope you will join in the challenge this week and as always there is a prize up for grabs.

Hugs for now
Suzanne xx

DT CALL

 

 

Hi Crafty friends

 

I thought you would like to know that there is a DT call at sugar Nellie

 

 

here is the link so you can pop over for details.

 

 

DT CALL

 

please pop back to see my card later in the week.

 

it will be my last card for the sugar bowl as my 4 month stint is now over.

 

oh what a sad time!

 

I have really enjoyed it.

 

good luck to all those who enter.

 

hugs Suzanne x