To have and to hold

Happy Saturday, friends!  I've been meaning to post this card for over a month now, but I haven't been as good about blogging lately because I have 2 craft fairs coming up and I've been prepping like crazy.  This photo is a little wonky, but it's the card I made for my friend's wedding back in September.  She handmade her invitations, so it was a no-brainer to use those same colors for her wedding card.  I used some Making Memories patterned papers and cardstock in her wedding colors, along with those beautiful flowers by Prima.  The sentiment is Fiskars and I used a sketch by C&S (157):

I only have two of those Prima flowers left, and I'm going to be sorry to see them go!  They're the perfect embellishment for wedding cards- I always have a tough time knowing what kind of image to use for weddings, so letting the flowers take center stage has worked perfectly for me.  The best part? Getting a package of 6 flowers for ONE DOLLAR (!!!) at a yard sale!  :D  You know I love my bargains!  ;)  lol

Anyway, today it is supposed to snow up to a foot here in NY, so I am staying in all day to bake and get more items ready for my craft fairs.  Today's agenda includes making gift tags for my soup gift sets (large soup mugs stuffed with Lipton cup-a-soup and cracker packs, packaged in cellophane) and finishing up my 12 Days of Christmas matching games (memory).  If I accomplish all I set out to do today, I'll take pictures and share them with you very soon!  Have a great start to your weekend, friends!

-Suzanne :O )

Happy Haunting

Hi there!  Time for another Party Time Tuesdays challenge- this week it's "anything goes" so you have no excuse not to play along!  :)  For my card, I used up some scraps to display my Paper Shelter image.  To that I added an old Queen & Co. brad and some punched circles.  The image was colored with Copics and the layout is this month's SFYTT:

I hope you'll link up!  

PTT #39

Thanks so much for stopping by!

-Suzanne :O )

from your favorite little pumpkin

Hi friends!  Here's a Halloween card I did *not* make for any design teams!  :)  This one I'm entering in the CAS-ual Fridays challenge (to use any medium to color your image).  I discovered this challenge because Clear & Simple Stamps is sponsoring, so I figured it would be a good time to ink up one of my C&SS stamp sets!  This set is called "Pumpkin Patch" and comes with a bunch of different jack-o-lantern faces.  I chose the face I liked best and colored the pumpkin with my Copics.  I cut it out and set it aside.  Next, I cut a scrap of (glossy) orange paper with my Nestabilities and outlined the inside of the die with a black Sharpie.  I stamped the sentiment on a scrap of kraft cardstock and added my jack-o-lantern with foam tape.  To keep the card simple, I only added two lime green gems.  I usually go cute and colorful, but I like how clean this card turned out.  I hope you enjoy my clean and simple card!  Thanks so much for stopping by!


-Suzanne :O )

Fall cards

Hi friends!  Just wanted to pop in to share these fall-themed thank you notes I made for the birthday gifts I received last month.  I'm sorry I don't know much about the materials I used because I dove into my stash and used up a lot of supplies that I received in a fall toss last year.  :)  It's really been feeling like fall here in NY, though I don't think the foliage is quite as vibrant as it usually is.  I do love the cooler temperatures though- it makes me want to stay in, get cozy, and craft!!  :D  Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoy my cards!


-Suzanne :O )

PTT #38

Hi everyone!  Here we are at Tuesday again, and that means it's time for another PTT challenge!  This week, we were given this sketch to use:

I flipped my card to the side and used up a ton of scraps with this layout (LOVE that!!).  The super-cute Frankie's Girl image is a Whimsie Doodles creation that I colored with my Copics.  I used W1 & W3 to make her skin look pale white, and I think it kind of works since I left her gown stark white.  :)

We would love to see you play along with our sketch this week!  Remember to keep your card spooky, and be sure to follow the rules over at the PTT Blog in order to win some yummy prizes!

Thanks for stopping by!

-Suzanne :O )

Monster Mash

Hi friends!  I think I mentioned before that I'm a little behind on my Halloween cards, so I'm using any opportunity I can find to "force" myself to get a card or two made.  Today's my day to share over on 2 Cute Rubber Stamps, so head on over if you're interested in the supplies I used or in purchasing the Monster Mash image!  Enjoy the rest of your weekend!


-Suzanne :O )

PTT #37- Spooky Tags!

Hi there!  I hope you all had a nice long weekend!  It's time for another Party Time Tuesdays challenge- this week we were asked to make spooky tags.  I'm a little behind on my Halloween cards, so it was fun to pull out my Halloween stash and play around a bit!  I started off with the image by Stamp Insanity and colored him with my Copics.  I'm still trying to get better with coloring hair, but hopefully it looks like his hair is black and shiny!  :)  I printed the quote out on some red cardstock and added it to a piece of chipboard that I ordered at Circle B Enterprises.  I like the dark gray/black floral accent, especially with the rose theme.  All of these elements were added to some contrasting orange patterned paper found in my stash, and I added a purple satin ribbon to finish off the tag.  Since I didn't leave any room for the To/From, I'll probably just use this tag as a card focal point.


I hope you'll have some time this week to play along with our challenge!  Check out the PTT blog here:


PTT #37


Thanks for stopping by!
-Suzanne :O )

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