Sweet Summer Treats

Hello and welcome it's a good job Monday comes round so often :-) but for Make My Monday I doubt whether I'd get much if any card making done at all!Moving house, doing almost a total refurb now trying to sort out the outside space  has certainly dented my craft and blogging... I'm thinking of adding more pages to share my new home and garden etc... may be even a new Blog!
I  better stop waffling and  get back to this weeks  MMM challenge with the theme

Sweet Summer Treats

 I really had to think about this one! I don't have any stamps  in this theme! so had to browse my Pink Petticoat downloads and discovered two packs that suited very well.

The cupcakes are from the download: Eat Cake everything else is from: Sweet Sundaes. I printed out the cupcakes twice and cut of the toppings of two which were enhanced with Shabby Pink embossing enamel. then added to the base cake. I slightly shaped the cakes before adhering to the card. I added Glossy Accents to the cherries and a smidgen of Glamour Dust here and there.

Here you can see the delicious topping! :-) and dimension.

Thought you might like to see  this view taken one early Jauary morning through my kitchen window

I see lots of wild life here, I love it! 

See you soon

Suzi B xx

Time for a seaside visit

 Our theme at Make My Monday this week is 

The Beach

Here's mine, a very British sea side scene but pop across to the MMM challenge blog to see more inspiration from the design team.

Don't forget to add DT to your thumbnail if interested in becoming part of our team.

 I'm disappointed with the colour in the photograph in reality its much brighter especially the sun!

Dimension shot!

thank you for stopping by

 Suzi B xx
Edited later that same day :-)

I've "grounded" the beach hut now.... it looked as if it was floating in mid air!  Does it look like pebbles?
 I remembered after I'd drawn in the "pebbles" that I own a tiny pepples stamp!?
Suzi B xx

Embossing - Dry or Heat... plus exciting news!

  Before I share my DT inspiration piece, would you like to join this lovely, friendly and supportive team?

We are looking to increase the DT by four! 

If you're interested please add the letters DT after your name on the link thumb nail. If you would like more infomation please ask, you can email or ask in comments.

Monday is here again, quick as a flash! and this week at Make My Monday  Fliss wants to see 

 Embossing - heat or Dry or both even!

Now for my Embossing inspiration

 I used heat embossing with  Suzanne Carillo stamps. I stamped in Versafine onyx black directly onto a white, square base card. I then stamped the image x 2 with versamark onto vellum. One was embossed in black and one in white embossing powder. All coloured with Faber Castell Big Brush. I drew the squiggly boarder free hand! how brave am I? could've a been a total disaster!

 I cut out the black vellum  petals, curled them up, then adhered to the main image. I also cut out the black butterfly, tiny circle and one square.

 Before cutting out the white flower circles I scribbled one with pink, one with yellow onto the back of the
vellum then adhered the vellum onto white card.

Thank you for looking it's always much appreciated and helps keep me going.

Suzi B xx

Shabby chic

Gosh, doesn't Monday get here quickly! Yes it's Monday1 time for the new Make My Monday Challenge. This week hosted by me and my theme is:

Shabby Chic

 In my head my inspiration piece started life very differently it was to have lace, ribbons and faux stitching! with  a very distressed look!

here's how it all ended

 The card above is nothing like the one that was in my head. Don't ask! I've no idea where that one went...this one  just happened 

Hope you like it any way :-) 

The base card is a lovely creamy colour but here it looks a bit pale and buff in colour. ;-)

Here you can see the layers

Stamps used

Susan Carillo: BZ006 crave love

Kanban: Roses and lace

docrafts: urban stamps: Postal frame

HOTP: Artful collection: vintage and floral images.

PinkPaislee: Spring jubilee

Ink:versafine onyx black

 This is a schedulled post because at 0900 today I will be on the train to Chester to meet up with friends for a day of shopping, coffee, and a long leisurely lunch with wine... cheers!

Suzi B xx

Photo Inspiration

Hello and welcome it's time for me to share my design team inspiration piece for Make My Monday which this week  marina has chosen  a photo inspiration.

 The part of the photograph that stood out to me when I first saw it, was the colour of the balloons the little girl is holding but it could have been the seaside element, the balloons, the friendship etc etc.... which element of the photograph would inspire your creation?

 I used anIndigo Blu Peony Dinkie stamped onto water colour card with Versafine onyx black, coloured with pink and purple Neocolour water soluble wax pastels, highlighted with a white marker I added a bit of sparkle with Sakura.  I'd almost forgotten I had the Sakura pens bought when I first started making cards. I splattered with a very wet paint brush using both colours, added a freebie sentiment from a magazine and a couple of gems.

The peony does the talking on this simple card.

 if you've never joined a challenge then give it a go, it's fun!!

I'ts the  the oficial start to summer here in the UK... please let it be a sunny and
warm one.

 Suzi B xx
Challenges: Electric Ellapu: Pink team: anything goes