Using My SusieLouDesigns Blog

A wee reminder that I've moved my blog!

 I am now using my SusieLou Designs blog as my main blog (as I don't have time to update 2 blogs and SusieLou Designs matches my Facebook Page, etc.  PLEASE come and follow me here or on Facebook.

Thanks

I've Moved! Reminder

A reminder that I've moved my blog!

 I am now using my SusieLou Designs blog as my main blog (as I don't have time to update 2 blogs and SusieLou Designs matches my Facebook Page, etc.  PLEASE come and follow me here or on Facebook.

Many thank yous

A reminder that I've MOVED

 

Just a wee reminder that I've moved!  I've started using my SusieLou Designs blog as my main blog (as I don't have time to update 2 blogs and SusieLou Designs matches my Facebook Page, etc.  PLEASE come and follow me here or on Facebook.

Many thank yous
Susie x

Sugar Bowl Challenge 66

This is my entry for the Sugar Bowl Challenge 66.  I love this image and have coloured her with Distress Inks.  The papers I have used are First Edition Up, Up and Away and are definitely a favourite of mine. 

I've started using my SusieLou Designs blog as my main blog (as I don't have time to update 2 blogs and SusieLou Designs matches my Facebook Page, etc.  PLEASE come and follow me here or on Facebook.

Many thank yous

Rosie Posey - Roses

I've started using my SusieLou Designs blog as my main blog (as I don't have time to update 2 blogs and SusieLou Designs matches my Facebook Page, etc.  PLEASE come and follow me here or on Facebook.

This is one of the cards I postedlast week.

Flower Photos

I've started using my SusieLou Designs blog as my main blog (as I don't have time to update 2 blogs and SusieLou Designs matches my Facebook Page, etc.  PLEASE come and follow me here or on Facebook.

This is one of the 3 cards I have posted today.

Dream Valley Challenge 13 - Distressing

Distressing?  I bit of a stretch for me, I admit....I like my clean lines and straight edges but I did it, with 2 attempts using the fabulous images we were lucky enough to get from Digi Doodles.  

I've started using my SusieLou Designs blog as my main blog (as I don't have time to update 2 blogs and SusieLou Designs matches my Facebook Page, etc.  PLEASE come and follow me here or on Facebook.

Thank you

Sugar Bowl Entry 2

My 2nd entry into this fab challenge.

I've started using my SusieLou Designs blog as my main blog (as I don't have time to update 2 blogs and SusieLou Designs matches my Facebook Page, etc.  PLEASE come and follow me here or on Facebook.

Thank you

Come Follow me at SusieLou Designs!

Please come and follow me at SusieLou Designs to see all the info on my Tiny Tiddler card.

Ladybug Nora Card

For my post with Ladybug Nora, please see here.

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Dream Valley Challenge 12 - Surprise

I have decided to start using my SusieLou Designs blog more so that it matches with my Facebook page, so please find my Dream Valley post here.

I hope that you will come and follow me over at SusieLou Designs and thanks for all of your support here.

To Change Blog Name?

Help Please

A while back I set up a separate blog called SusieLou Designs.  This was for my jewellery as I thought it would be easier for it to be separate.  BUT....

I rarely post to it as it's time consuming keeping 2 blogs up to date / I sometimes blog jewellery as part of my DT work for Dream Valley / I've now set up a Facebook page called SusieLou Designs and find it easier to keep it updated (and have a few more followers than the blog).  

It seems to be easy to delete my SusieLou Designs blog and there would be only 9 followers to "disappoint".

Does anyone know if this deletion would then enable me to change my CraftySusieLou blog name and URL to SusieLou Designs AND be able to keep all my current Crafty SusieLou posts and followers?  (It would mean that my Facebook and blogging "brands" would then be the same.

As I'm writing all of this, I'm wondering if maybe it would be easier just to use SusieLou Designs for everything and put a note on THIS blog to advise everyone....would you keep following if I did that? 

Hope this makes sense to you all and THANK YOU.

Distress Inks and One Layer Cards

I'm back, yet again with some more cards!  It may appear that I am a) neglecting the housework and/or b) neglecting the children, but I assure you that the amount of crafting I'm doing is ABSOLUTELY necessary to keep at least a slight grasp on my sanity just now!

My wonderful friends Elaine and Fi were kind enough to send me some fabulous card (and some images) for trying my Distress Inks again.   THANK YOU both!  I am LOVING painting with these inks - I love the softer effect and find the finer detail much easier to colour than with my Promarkers (I'm still to invest in some of the new nibs).

I have 6 colours: Antique Linen, Frayed Burlap, Worn Lipstick, Brick Red, Weathered Wood and Mustard Seed Yellow and find I can get the majority of the colours I'm looking for by colour mixing, although that's NOT going to stop me "investing" in some more colours, so any suggestions would be greatly received.

My first card is using LOTV's Lazy Afternoon, DEFINITELY one of my favourite stamps.  I've used my favourite Basic Grey Marjolaine papers, favourite twine and my favourite (at the moment) circle nesties.  The script is some Basic Grey rub-ons that I've had for ages.

I would love to enter:

*Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes (and there will be 2 chances to win if the number of entries reach 100!)

The Stamp Man Challenge - Anything by T!m!

*Moving Along With the Times - Favourite Things

My 2nd card is using Distress Inks again with Simply Sassy's Boho Chic.  Elaine, for what it's worth, I definitely feel that she's wearing a scoop neck top, not a polo top!!  I'm afraid I don't know what the papers are called, as my lovely friend, Clare gave them to me last year, but they seemed to suit her.

 I'm guessing you may be losing the will to continue reading this long post, but almost done!

I noticed that Crafty Cardmakers are running a One Layer challenge just now, so I decided to have a go.  This was my first attempt.  I used the Papermania Hampstead stamp and Anniversary sentiments, with a black and turquoise fineline, Stardust Stickles and Silver Stickles.  After looking at lots of the entries so far, I have a LONG way to progress but you've got to start somewhere, huh?!

 The 2nd attempt is my favourite, but then I love square.

 And the third is no longer one layer.....it WAS to start with, but I wasn't happy with it so I butchered it and made it into something I was happier with. 

So,  now that I've bored you for tonight, I shall let you get on!

A few summery cards

A few summery cards, even although the weather here has been pretty awful the last 2 days!  We had an almighty thunderstorm last night that lasted a good few hours and flooded quite a few areas.  Here's hoping for a little less rain tomorrow.

Anyway, after making my card for our Dream Valley Summer theme this fortnight, I was "in the zone", so I made these 2 summery cards too.  The first is using LOTV Hello Cupcake, coloured with Promarkers and some paper piecing for her skirt and shoes. 

And I would like to enter the following challenges:

Allsorts - Free and Easy July

Lili of the Valley - Pink and Blue

Bling it On - Anything Goes

*Fab 'n' Funky - baker's Dozen (Food)

Stampavie and More - Birthday

*Passion for Promarkers - Gingham

*Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

The second card is using an image I haven't used for AGES, Gorjuss Girl Flower Girl, coloured with Promarkers.  I decided to challenge myself this time to use a 5 x 7 card blank instead of my favouirite square ones, but it took me ages of playing with the layout and embellishments until I was reasonably (but not completely) happy with it!!

And I would like to enter the following challenges:

 Fussy and Fancy Friday - Summer

Your Next Stamp - Button Up

Crafts and Me - Summertime

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - Fun in the Sun

Crafty Catz Weekly - Tags

Ooh La La Creations - Tag it 

 Phew, that's taken ages to do this post!  I'm not used to entering so many  challenges any more....

Anyways, have a lovely rest of your Sunday!

Dream Valley Challenge 11 - Summer

It's time for another fabby challenge over at Dream Valley and this fortnight, it is "Summer".  Now, I had soooo many options for this challenge: a scrapbook page of Discovery Cove, a mint green bracelet with dragonflies, another few cards, but eventually chose this card.  So, my point is that it should be easy peasy!

I've used a Greeting Farm Anya image, coloured with Promarkers, a variety of mint green and green papers, orange ribbon (from somebody's birthday cake), Sizzix vine and some buttons and flowers to finish.

This fortnight, we are sponsored by the wonderful One Stop Card Crafts, so one lucky peep will win a £10 voucher!  Shame I can't enter:0(






Anyway, here's a look at my other "Summer" themed projects: