PDCC #64

A commission birthday card  for a lady of a certain age :) using this weeks PDCC colours which I rather like. The butterflies are 3d with a smidgen of Glamour Dust

Materials

Stamped Images:

Butterfly Kisses: main image and sentiment

Crafty Individuals: swirl

La Blanche: script

Kraft card
White card

DI's; Broken china and weathered wood

Bits and pieces from my stash

tc Sue xx

PDCCC 63 updated

Journal pages completed... the verse on the second photo, reads

A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds.

A good deed is never lost;  he who sows courtesy, reaps friendship

and he who plants kindness, gathers love.

tc

Sue xx

PDCCC63.. & Try it on Tuesday

This is my first journal page for some time and its thanks to all the people who attended Play Day at the Cubby Hole yesterday. All of them gave me inspiration in one way or another. So Thanks to, Suzanne, Nigel, Wendy, Little Sue, Chris C ,and of course Carol who owns the Cubby Hole and keeps us supplied with drinks.

One of my favourite trees is the Silver Birch so that was a natural thought for me when I saw this weeks colour challenge.

The composition was a challenge  and I think I will be repeating it on the opposite page ...may be the same, maybe slightly different...am thinking torn page :) 

I have a much better photo taken when the sun came out but  PC and camera not playing!

Hopefully I'll be able to change it soon

The poem is difficult to read on the photograph,

Slowly silently now the moon

walks the night in her silver shoon:

This way,and that,she peers, and sees

Silver fruit upon silver trees.

Walter de la Mare.

tc Sue xx

I've also entered this into Try it on Tuesday Challenge which is Robbie Burns..I hope it fits in with their criteria.
tc Sue B x

Card for Desi

 My friend Desi, admired a very lovely commercially produced Art Deco Christmas card I received from my sister.

Its Desi's birthday tomorrow and this is my attempt to produce something similar.

The image is from a Card Creation CD called, you'll never guess... Art Deco.

  I removed the dog from the image and replaced it with a shrink plastic Happy Birthday.

The light outside isn't all that good for photography, the card is  white

Tc 

Sue xx

Happy 2011

Dandelion

No crafty stuff to show you :(  lots of work waiting to be done...

I'm trying to sort out TMR.. without enthusiasm..so I thought I'd share this photograph with you ...

My interpretation of New Year Fireworks!!
(photograph not taken by me...wish it was ) 

I wish you all a wonderful 2011

I'm hoping to share a photo I took of Alliums which also remind me of fireworks!
but I can't find it...

It's on here somewhere.(PC that is ) 

tc 

Sue xx 

PS. The Snowdrop photo was taken by me walking beside the river Dee in North Wales. 

Still doing Christmas cards

Mmmmm .... I wanted to produce minimal...Mmmmm didn't make it :) next time ...tee hee

tc

Sue xx

Adolescent Boys !

Its one of my grandsons birthday on Wednesday 22nd... I find cards for males quite a trial but adolescent boys!!! are even worse.. 

apologies to the male of the species :)

I was thinking about this card wondering what to do etc etc, I was getting desperate, Wednesday is fast approaching. I don't have many stamps suitable for teenage boys... me thinks I'll have to have a closer look at Stampotique!

Then I remembered my polka doodles

"Not for girls definitely for men" CD

whew! thank goodness... all the images and DP are from this CD.

I had decided to go with the black and white theme (trying to be cool insert wry grin)

It looked a bit dull, needed some colour so I added yellow

  ( hope this isn't a rival teams colours ... I know nothing! ) 

So now I am entering  it into the PDCCC colour splash ... which is black and white with a splash of yellow.

Hope your all keeping warm and safe..its minus 12 on my garden thermometer!
Sue xx

 The yellow is much brighter than is showing on the blog. 

It hasn't scanned well and its too dark  out side for a photograph

Traditional Christmas

 I've made this card with a tag I made at the beginning of Dec 

which used a Dezinaworld  download image. Its for my son and his partner ....  he likes traditional snowy scenes  It's not quite his thing but I'm hoping he likes it... I'm putting a bigger version of the Santa image on the inside so that his partners little girl can read the rhyme...it's a bit small on the front :)

Hope your preparations for Christmas are well under way.... mine aren't :(     loads to do!


I've entered this into Pear Tree Designs  challenge 30 .. Christmas
http://peartreedesigns.blogspot.com/2010/12/challenge-30-christmas.html

tc

Sue xx

Pistyll Rhaeder North wales

This is the wonderful Pistyll Rhaeder waterfall in the Berwyn Mountains in North Wales. It is a magical, mystical place at any time of year...if you've not guessed its one of my favourite places
The waterfall is 240' high and the tallest in the UK. I've used one of the close up photo's for my header... I hope you enjoy them ...

The photographs were taken by Joe one day this week. apparently the car park was a treacherously covered in ice.

tc
Sue xx

Waiting For Santa!...she's been a good girl

 

You know the stamps, you can see what I've done..nuff said...except that I can think of lots of ways of doing this card with glaze, charms, paper etc etc but this is a batch card.

It will probably metamorphose ( is there such a word?) as I go on.

I've entered this in the Tuesday Taggers "the stockings were hung" challenge.
See link in my side bar.

tc

Sue xx

Spray inks

I should never be let loose with sprays  cos I always over do it. My idea is to just have a smattering of paint  just where I want it! of course that never happens so instead of getting a fresh piece of card and doing it again  or saying I like that, I'll use it as it is ... I carry on & on spraying... I love the gentle smattering of colour idea...I will master it!

Enough moaning... here is a card I produced at the Cubby Hole at a workshop last Saturday. It was a last minute Christmas card W/S with Sarah Anderson. Sarah had some lovely cards for us to make and every one cracked on and produced a megalithic amount of wonderful interpretations of the cards. .. except me!!! I don't know what was wrong with my head but I just couldn't get going. I had a great fun time with fabulous people...but didn't really like what I produced... no change there then:))

It was a great day I really enjoyed it. Thank you to all the CH work shoppers, Sarah and CH owner Carol  who poor thing was pounced upon when the new  Stampotigue order arrived...it was a big box full of goodies!

Here's another one I did at home...just to prove what I mean...lol

tc
Sue xx

Just noticed the card looks a bit blue...it is white.

First time tag!

I've had a go at a collage type tag....not sure it's quite right so I'm relying on you talented people to give me the heads up!..

 I like the background It's a manila tag painted ....   ( well you know covered)  with gesso then when dry stamped with the snowflakes using DI faded jeans..

At the bottom of the Santa image is a lovely little rhyme...On Christmas day with luggage gay Father Christmas comes to stay.

The lovely father Christmas is from Dezinaworld (where you will find some fabulous images and more) http://dezinaworld.blogspot.com/2010/11/everyone-wins-prize-give-away-challenge.html  who is running an "Every one wins Challenge... " pop along and have a look at all the gorgeous inspiration.

Do you like the snow?...  the real bit :)

Added later same day:)

I've also entered this into Tuesday Taggers competition Ive been blog hopping and TT's challenge is to use Father Christmas so this fits the bill nicely. See link in my side bar.

This is a photo taken on the snow on my garden table... just to prove that we here in Crewe have had snow!... no where near as much as some of the UK...  we have not had any transport problems or school closure much to the disappointment of the children.



tc Sue xx

Brown, Grey and Silver PDCCC #57

I haven't been able to make  PDCCC for a couple of weeks and wasn't sure I'd make this one.. especially as I desperately need to make Christmas cards and I didn't think this colour combination would work... but it has... I like it!....

 Inkadinkado Clear Stamp
Anita's snow flake, music, Merry Christmas DP's from Classic Christmas Black paper pack.
7 gypsies Morocco journey brown DP
Silver Embossing Powder... No name on it
DI Frayed Burlap
Cuttlebug Snowflake
Bits and pieces from  the ever growing stash! :)

tc Sue xx

Cubby Hole Project

 Carol  of the delightful Cubby Hole craft shop in Crewe gave a few of us (design team lol)  one of the new 12x12 papers from PaperArtsy. Each of us had a different DP

 27.11.2010
Addition to original post
Apparently, just discovered this in Suzanne's blog,  (Teamie) :)) the Design Team is to be called...wait for it!...  Collaborative Craft Team Volunteers....CCTV's
  mmm volunteers?


Although I liked mine ... I hated using it... not my colours, didn't know what to do with it!! and the fact that I was..(am)  in a craft desert, didn't help!!.  So I kept things simple...  and then messed up!... but hey  ...you know what it's like... the good , the bad and the ugly!..  you get to see it all!

The images are stamped onto acetate and embossed with a glittery embossing powder... mistake! ... wasn't delicate enough. .The idea behind using acetate was an attempt not to obscure the DP.
 
If I'm not frozen in tomorrow I'll nip back to the Cubby Hole where I took the revamped card and take a photo of it.

For this one I decided to use the paper only, to illustrate that with lovely DP nothing else is needed!

I can't wait to see what the others come up with.. the projects will  probably be amazing! cos they are such a talented bunch!

tc Sue xx

Just want to say I am really sad and emotional that the Government is scrapping the Harrier Jump jet...it is my favourite jet! I remember seeing it on TV when I was a young woman I was  amazed and fascinated.. It stuck in my mind but I didn't see it until about 6yrs ago when I saw it at Cosford air show... I have seen it several times since. When  the pilot dips the front of the plane as in a bow to the crowd, at the end of his display... he's doing it just for me...  he  is!!!

This is a photo of the Harriers leaving Ark Royal for the last time.... so sad!!

Hope we remain safe and free from regrets and never have to say ... we  need an aircraft carrier with jets!....

 Sue xx

GORGEOUS... no not the pilot!

For Carol who loves owls

This is a belated... very belated birthday card for Carol of Cubby Hole fame. I'm not giving it to her until tomorrow... so I hope she doesn't do any blog hopping tonight.   I just wanted to show that I have been crafting!!  the other stuff I've produced I am unable to display cos they're for a Cubby Hole project.. don't think I'll be able to post them until the end of November. No doubt Carol will put me right about that :)
If you do see this Carol... I'll see you tomorrow xx (Tues)

I'm not happy with the composition... I always discover anomalies when its displayed on the blog!! too late then :))

tc Sue xx... phew a card at last!!

Inspiration!

No Mojo!, no crafty fairy, no muse, .... nothing going on in TMR... weeell.....lots in me head and lots of disastrous practises.... I'll reveal all when success happens ...lol.. I have managed a bit of colouring... very therapeutic!
 I know you're all enjoying some crafty time cos I've seen  all your wonderful projects. So thanks for the  inspiration... I'll keep at it. I haven't had such a long crafty dip for some time... hey ho that's how it is... and still no Christmas cards!! ... not even a whimper of an idea!!... ok ok may be an idea or two....

tc Sue xx

Embossed Metal Books at the Cubbyhole

 I had a great time at the workshop yesterday. I've never  worked with metal in this way...loved it! even though it did make my wrist and fingers ache! I had trouble getting the metal onto my book which is, The Tale of Tom Kitten by Beatrix Potter. In fact the metal already looks battered!! but I like it. I shall be adding bits and pieces to the inside of the book as I go along.

*****

This is the lovey Little Sue's book. I absolutely love this design....gorgeous.

There were 10 of us at the W/S and all produced very individual, fabulous designs. Unfortunately I didn't get more photos :(
 
 I believe the weather is getting stormy tomorrow so enjoy today! It's crisp and sunny here in Crewe.


tc Sue xx

Listening to Puccini...

No projects to show today. I've been working on a commission for a wedding card but its not happening! So I've put it to one side and will have another go on Sunday or may be tomorrow evening.
I enjoy listening to Puccini so am going to have a long soak  with  a glass of red wine and madame Butterfly belting out. Well as much as I dare before upsetting the neighbours.  I've misplaced my favourite Puccini CD... miss it very much. Its helped me through lots of sad, happy, melancholy times as well as helping me study :)

 Tomorrow I'm going to a  metal book workshop with Sarah Anderson at the Cubbyhole. I'll take photos!
tc Sue xx

For Ellen

A pretty card for a lovely little girl.
The digi image is from A day For Daisies

there are some gorgeous  images here I'll be buying more! ...
I  got the link  from Sarah Anderson.. http://sarahanderson1.blogspot.com/.
thank you Sarah...lovely stuff!
The DP are from Pink Petticoat
http://www.pinkpetticoat.co.uk/index.php
where you can also see some great digi designs.
*****

Thought you might like to see...

some wonderful Autumn pictures taken by Joe from the World Heritage Site of the Pontcysyllte Aqueduct near Llangollen in North Wales. The aqueduct is 126' above the river Dee.

The Autumn colours are just fantastic!

 This is a photo gives an idea of how high  the aqueduct is. Can ou see the people walking on the tow path?  :)

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 Colour in my garden photos taken by me this week!

 

 The gorgeous Acer

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 Honeysuckle and Clematis in November!

tc Sue xx