Craft Barn Calendar

This week over at The Craft Barn Calendar Challenge, the theme is ...

I've gone for a "circle" tree - and the blazing sun is wishful thinking for a Scottish summer!

Background inked with Stormy Sky and Wild Honey DIs
Tree stamp is Kanban, inked with Versafine Olympia Green

Thanks for stopping by to have a peek!

Suze xx

Farm Fresh with Gingersnap

I am absolutely chuffed to bits to be able to tell you that this month I have been invited to be a Visiting Artist at Gingersnap Creations.

Their overall theme for November is "On The Farm", and for this week's Chestnut Theme Challenge it's "Farm Fresh".

I've gone for eggs - or rather eggshells to be more precise.  I've made a little scene of the 'farm cat' looking out over the fields and I've made a frame with painted eggshells.

Cat stamp - freebie with Craft Stamper mag - inked in Versafine Onyx & black embossed
Bird & Tree stamps are Andy Skinner 'Winters Tale'
Background - Frayed Burlap, Black Soot, Stormy Sky, Forest Moss & Crushed Olive Distress Inks
Eggshells painted/coated with Copper EP, Crackle Paint, DI's & Acrylic Paint

Why not pop on over to Gingersnap and have a go at some of their current challenges.

Happy crafting everyone and thanks for paying me a visit.

Suze xx

Christmas Star

Oh my, where are the days going to,  I've usually done my Less is More card long before now.  I guess it's a downhill rollercoaster to Christmas now!

This week the challenge is *STARS* and this theme has prompted me to make my first Christmas card for this year.

Star was cut out of DP and coated with diamond Stickles

Flourish is TH die - black card, clear embossed

Sentiment is Hero Arts, Black Versafine ink and clear embossed

Thanks for stopping by.

Suze xx

Hobbycraft Voucher

For anyone who has a Hobbycraft store nearby, they're having a promotion this Thusday .....

Harvest Mouse

There's a lovely craft shop called Simply Create about an hour's drive from where I live and they're currently running a challenge to create an autumnal piece based on this colour palette:





I've made a hanging using a 5" x 7" canvas board.

Board lightly distressed with Dusty Concord
Mouse stamp is La Blanche
Felt, Bo Bunny Paper & 'fabric' paper cut with Tim Holtz Tattered Leaves Die
Leaf stamp was a Craft Stamper freebie, embossed with copper EP
Bramble (blackberry) image was from The Graphics Fairy

Thanks for visiting, hope you're all having a lovely day wherever you are.

Suze xx

Calendar Catch Up

I'm way behind in The Craft Barn Calendar Challenge which this week is ...

Embossing folder is Stampin Up, inked on the debossed side with Dusty Concord & Crushed Olive DIs.  Butterfly is Hero Arts & alcohol inks.

I've also done a page for week 4 which was ...

I made a mask of an umbrella and inked through. All Distress Inks and a sakura gel pen for the rain.

Now only 2 weeks behind!

Thanks for visiting.

Suze xx

Ghoulish Horror

The overall theme this month over at Gingersnap Creations is Edgar Allan Poe and the GC121: Chestnut Challenge is Horror Stories.

Ghoulish background was a freebie wallpaper I found on the internet.
Text is from Poe's poem, "The Bells"
Fangs are seashell beads wiped with Fired Brick Distress Stain

Thanks for looooooking!

Suze xx