Oriental Treasure

Here is my other 'Oriental Lady' card.  The gorgeous paper is Papermania 'Oriental Treasures' Pack. I downloaded the Stitchy Bear Digital Stamp 'Oriental Lady 2' a while ago to use with the papers. So thought it was about time that I used it!

One Stitch at a Time Challenge have a 'Pretty in Print' Contest this month. Click on links for details.

The dress is paper-pieced from the same design paper used on card. I've used Copic E11 and R20 for skin. Pastel Blue and Cornflower Promarkers for Parasol. Copic E55 for flower in hair and Fine Black Liner Pen for details.

Flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. Pearls and Glitter Button from Stash. Sentiment was made on computer. 

I would like to enter this into the following Challenge:

One Stitch At a Time - Challenge 75 - 'Anything Goes' (ends 20th August 2011) 

Thanks for visiting and for all your lovely comments!
Take care!
Love n Hugs
Sue xx

Oriental Lady

One Stitch at a Time have a 'Pretty in Print' Contest running this month. A different challenge each week and you have to use a Sitchy Bear Digital Stamp.  This week's Challenge is 'Anything Goes' and I have chosen this Stitchy Bear Digital Stamp called Oriental Lady 2.

I made the paper myself for the PaperPlay Challenge 'Create Your Own DP' and it was made from the photograph below. I didn't want to be worrying about copyright so popped into my garden and took a photo of some nice marigolds.

 

I changed the image obviously! Inverted, Posturized, Saturated, you name it - twas done!!
If my Art Teacher Mrs W***** could see me now !!! LOL
She used to say I was crap at Art because I could only see things as a Realist !! In one class she put a Rag Doll in front of me and told me to draw it. After three weeks of meticulous drawing it was finished and I was dead proud! She looked at it and sighed! 'yes but it looks just like the Rag Doll! that is not art!'??? I just didn't get her at all !! and I wasn't her favourite that's for sure and so I didn't get to go on the Potter's Wheel!! Laborious Coil Pots for me !! LOL Sorry, I digress! but Mrs W***** put me off Art for years !!!

Colouring: 

Promarkers: Amethyst, Lilac, Pastel Blue, Cornflower 

Copics: E11, R20

Black Fineliner and Cool Grey 5 Promarker

The bottom part of flower was from stash and the Gardenia is from Wild Orchid Crafts. I distressed the edges but didn't like it as originally, behind it, I would have liked a black card blank but I ran out! Also tried to reprint the photo again and ran out of Printer Ink!! Anyway, to save the card I used Sakura Gel Pink Glitter Pen on distressed edges. Not sure if it works? but like it better than before. The big pearl is from the gorgeous Candy that I won from Sussie! Thanks Sussie for the beautiful candy! and the other pearls are from my stash. There is a slight colour difference in the pearls - oops! I shouldn't have said that should I - now you will notice it !!! rofl

I would like to enter this card into the following Challenges:-

PaperPlay - Challenge 32 - 'Make Your Own DP' (ends 17th August 2011) 

One Stitch At a Time - Challenge 75 - 'Anything Goes' (ends 20th August 2011)
Papertake Weekly - Challenge 61 - 'Bingo' (ends 21st August 2011)  Glitter (FREE), Pearls, Blooms

Thanks for looking! and welcome to my new followers!

Going to post another 'Oriental Lady' card now! I had two ideas for this card and couldn't decide, so made both!
Take Care!
Hugs Sue xx

Sneaky Tilda - Happy Birthday!

Here's another 'Sneaky Tilda' card but for this one I have used a Blue and Green Theme. It's a card I was going to abandon but decided to finish it. I'm still not happy with it but here it goes ...

Papers are First Edition Up, Up and Away. The ribbon is from stash, flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts. The outer petals are Prima flower that I have coloured with Promarker, think it was Meadow Green. The centre flower is a Blue Gardenia but I have taken outer petals off and added a touch of Stickles. I tried different bellies in corners but they didn't look good and made the card look unbalanced. I think I kind of boxed myself into a corner with the layout and the patterned paper!!! LOL

What a strange week I have had! At weekend and beginning of week I felt very tired, then on Tuesday felt a bit better so I thought I would have day off relaxing and crafting! but popped into the garden and heard someone shouting for help !!! One of the neighbours had fallen quite badly while putting the bins out! Poor chap - his leg was bent back at a horrible angle, I think probably broken and I had to call ambulance and wait with him which took quite a while. When I got back inside the adrenaline wore off and my spine pain levels shot through the roof as I had been standing for so long !!! Also next day I had dental appointment so couldn't rest. Then there were the riots in Manchester the other night and my daughter was staying at her boyfriend's flat who lives in City Centre! So I was really worried but thankfully the riots didn't reach where they were.

Anyway, hope things have settled down now. All I want is a quiet life LOL!!!

I would like to enter this card into the following Challenges:-

Tuesday Throwdown - Challenge 61 - 'Birthday' (ends 15th August 2011)
Craft Your Days Away - Challenge 26 - 'Birthday Celebrations' (ends 18th August 2011)
A Spoon Full of Sugar - Challenge 162 - 'Happy Birthday' (ends 29th August 2011)

Thanks for looking! and for all your lovely comments!
Take care!
Love n Hugs
Sue xx

Stamps R Us - 'Encore Presentations' - Strawberries and Cream

Stamps R Us have a new challenge called 'Encore Presentations' where you can RePost up to 2 of your Favourite Cards! No back linking is allowed, so you have to put card into New Post. I thought I would give my 'Strawberries and Cream' Card another airing! Again I love this one because I think it is quite a girlie one and I love this Whiff of Joy Stamp which is 'Willow with Strawberry Basket' by Elisabeth Bell. The backing paper is Nitwits Collection - Strawberry Social - Leaves. 

I used Martha Stewart Trellis Punch and Creatables Flourish. The gorgeous roses are from Wild Orchid Crafts. 

Colouring is with Promarkers and Copics. At the moment my Pens are half and half as I couldn't decide which I liked best. I still can't make my mind up LOL Love them both for different things.
So again, hope you are still with me and enjoyed revisiting my Favourite Cards. Maybe some of my New Followers will enjoy! as they might not have seen them.


I would like to enter this card into the following Challenge:


Stamps R Us - 'Encore Presentations' Challenge (ends 21st August 2011)


Thanks for dropping by!
Take Care!
Love n Hugs
Sue xxx

Stamps R Us - 'Encore Presentations' - Sprinkled with Sugar

Stamps R Us have a new challenge today called 'Encore Presentations' where you can RePost one of your favourite cards. Sounds fun to me!! especially as I have been feeling very tired and drained this week  and not done much crafting! I have chosen one of my favourites which is 'Sprinkled with Sugar' and features a stamp of same name by Lili Of The Valley. I like this card as it's quite a girlie one for me, and the mice are SO cute!!

The Papers were free with magazine. Flowers are all from Wild Orchid Crafts. The yummy little Strawberry charm is from Simon Says Stamps. Sentiment is from Lili of The Valley. 

I wanted to make the card look good enough to eat !!!! hence the glossy accents on jam in cake and on jam jar. For the sugar I used Ultra Fine Glitter 'Pearl'

Inside

Hope you enjoyed revisiting my Favourite Card!

Really hope I get my energy back soon! Off to stock up on Spinach Leaves and Iron Tablets tomorrow!!! LOL

By the way,  if you join in Challenge, no backlinking is allowed, so you have to do a new post with your card in. Also there is a limit of 2 entries. Hmmm so I might find another favourite card to post!

I would like to enter this card in the following Challenge:-

Stamps R Us - 'Encore Presentations' Challenge (ends 21st August 2011)

Thanks for visiting!
Take Care
Love n Hugs!
Sue xx

My Holiday Memories!

Hi peeps,

I was looking for a photo few weeks ago and found these scans of all my holiday slides.

So ... I thought I would treat you to some rare piccies of me on my holidays!  I might regret this but

Me and mum at Llandudno age 2 or 3 

Bless, I look like I was born in the saddle !! LOL

Me and my Brother and mum at Llandudno

Ooh those ginger curls !! LOL Mum made this dress and I  later used it on one of my dolls called Julie!

Dad and I on Great Orme Llandudno - I loved my Golly and took him everywhere!!!

I also loved my sailing boat! Erias Park, Colwyn Bay. Now wouldn't that dress pattern make lovely retro Designer Paper LOL!!! 

Erias Park, Colwyn Bay on Cycle Track

Not exactly Molly Blooms am I? Remember vividly I had a tooth missing at front and was trying to smile with my mouth closed! 

Dad and I outside 'Woodcote' 21 Coedpella Rd, Colwyn Bay where we stayed regularly

Oh dear! the teens have set in !!! LOL look at that wedge haircut and those socks!!! rofl Oh that is my darling Border Collie who was called Floss. She was such a sweet and gentle dog.

Looks quite cold here! I remember thinking this fur coat was quite cool at the time and wouldn't take it off LOL

Tegg's Nose, Macclesfield, Cheshire

Me and my School Pal, Nicola at our annual Fair! Whatever am I wearing?

Hope you enjoyed! I know I did - blast from my past!!!

Ok gonna Publish now before I chicken out !!! LOL

Love n Hugs
Sue xxx