Blogger's Challenge Week 60

This week's challenge was to make a birthday card. Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy! So here it is. This card is for a special one year old. I think the image is adorable.

I have been absent from Blogger's Challenge for a few weeks. I went to CKU Provo and WOWZERS I thought getting ready was hard - but a week there was just exhausting. WONDERFUL, but exhausting!

But I am back now and hope to stay on top of things. I have actually never felt so behind - but I will just forge ahead and before you know it, I'll be caught up (or nearly caught up) again soon.

Susie

A Digital Layout to Share

I was experimenting a few nights ago with this template and wanted to share this lovely photo of our son Eric and his wife Mira. Their wedding was in Korea, so we were not able to go - but we are blessed to be able to have all of the pictures. And blessed to have the most wonderful daughter in law in the world.

Enjoy!

Susie

Blogger's Challenge Week 57

Christmas in July was our challenge and I am totally in love with this idea! I usually start my Christmas cards by now...but this year I am a bit behind. So it was fun for me to get myself in the mood to at least start THINKING about this year's Christmas card design.

We have had an eventful few weeks with our son and daughter in law here for a visit from Korea. We took them to the airport today and as I type, they are about an hour from landing back home in Korea. Randall and I both cried when we left the airport. It is hard to say goodbye to loved ones - especially after such a wonderful two weeks together.

So my card is a bit late - but I offer a Merry Christmas in July to go along with it.

Have a blessed week.

Susie

Blogger's Challenge Week #56

This week our challenge was to use a combination of 4 Stampin Up colors (2 of which I did not have). So I waited to see a few other gals' submissions and tried my best to recreate the feel of all of the assigned colors.

I truly enjoyed making this card. I LOVE LOVE LOVE my new Sizzix die that makes this card. I just got it in the mail a few days ago and have been dying to use it. The stamp is one that I got at a Copics class in Ft. Worth. Jen DeMuro was the teacher and she is awesome. I rarely win anything - but I won this stamp!

I didn't have the correct color of tiny flowers, but I had plenty of white ones, so I used PaperTrey Ink's Aqua Mist reinker and soaked the flowers until I got the correct color saturation. I have done that before when I needed deep red flowers. Stampin Up reinkers did the trick that time.

I hope everyone has a marvelous weekend. See you back here soon.

Susie

Oh - I miss my vacation!

I did a quick layout tonight that could sit on my desktop for a while. It took about five minutes because it is all digital.

I just love this picture of Randall. For him, all trips are about the landmarks and what he can see that is NOT like Texas. Oh - Seattle is NOT like Texas at all !

I'll be back in a few days to post some more. Blogger's Challenge Friday is right around the corner.

Susie

Blogger's Challenge Week #55

This week our challenge was to use bugs in our layout. I have some really fun clip art that I thought would work. First I made some background paper and printed it onto Bazzill white cardstock and then I printed the same image, but larger for the focal point.

What a quick and easy way to get a card done! I use this trick when I have multiples to make and would recommend it to anyone who gets in a time crunch. And who out there doesn't every once in a while?

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I hope everyone has a blessed week. This card goes in the mail tomorrow.

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Susie

Blogger's Challenge Week #54

I can hardly believe that this challenge has been going on for over one year! I think we should publish a book of all the challenges. The talent displayed among these crafters is so inspiring!

This week's challenge was to use color blocking, which is one of my absolute favorite techniques. It makes my "gotta have straight lines and orderly patterns" brain very happy!

I hope everyone has a wonderful 4th of July and will take time to truly thank God for such a wonderful and abundant land where we are blessed with the gift of personal freedom.

Susie

Luggage Tags

Just wanted to share a project I did for some of us who went on the Alaska cruise last month.

If you have ever been on a cruise, you know that at the end of your trip, your luggage sits in a sea of other luggage that looks JUST LIKE YOURS. So I made luggage tags for four of the families who cruised to Alaska. I was surprised at how quickly we all found our luggage when it was time to leave the ship.

Oh how I miss that ship! No one here cleans my room, makes my bed or serves me dinner on fine china!

I plan to make some even fancier tags for my upcoming trip to Utah with my friend Rebecca. CKU here we come!

Susie

Blogger's Challenge Week #52

LIVE from Seattle. Here are my blogger challenge cards.

We are about to get on our cruise ship to Alaska and we are super excited!

I will post more from the ship.

Susie

Blogger's Challenge Week #51

This week our challenge was to use pink, turquoise and green. I wasn't wild about the combination at first, but after I finished my card, I think I like it. I decided to make her outfit into a formal instead of a top and pants. The best part of this project is that I have a sparkly turquoise gown JUST like the one in the picture. I wore it on our first cruise. And if I remember correctly, I ate ice cream while I was wearing it! Oh - the best scenario ever!

And as I finish up packing for our upcoming cruise, I must say, I DO feel like I have it all!

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend and is blessed abundantly during this next week.

Susie

Two of my favorite things...

...PaperTrey Ink stamps and my new Spellbinders dies and stamps. I wanted to make a few cards yesterday and took a break to get them done. When I started, I had no plan...and this is what happened.

I can't wait to get these cards in the mail. They are going to some of my favorite folks.

Susie

Blogger's Challenge Week #50

This week's challenge was to use black and white. And I TRIED not to throw in another color...but alas, it needed some pink chalk.

I love everything about this card. The paper (a scrap I had), the stamp, the Stickles and the Spellbinders 3-d butterfly.

I went to the Great American Scrapbook Convention today and could have just stayed the whole time in the Spellbinders booth. I truly WANT IT ALL.

I hope everyone has a great weekend. Take a moment to browse the other gals' blogs.

Susie

And Another Digital Layout

I decided to do another digital layout and I MIGHT be getting the hang of it. I think I was under the impression that I had to design everything myself, but in reality, I just have to put things together from the million digital files I already have.

Whew - the pressure is lessening!

Have a great week!

Susie

Blogger's Challenge Week #49

Our challenge this week was to use animals on a card. This is my first time to use Mindy's Zoo stamps and I just love the images. My card is a combination of Mindy's Zoo and PaperTrey Ink products. I love how they just blend so well together.

Be sure to check out all of the Blogger's Challenge cards this week if you have time. The link is the right of this post.

Have a great weekend,

Susie

May Blog Hop Score Galore !

Here is my card for the May Blog Hop. The horizontal score line did not show up well in the scan, but I promise the line is there. There is a four section grid housing the cute baby onesies.

My dear friend Ginger just got a brand new granddaughter and this card is already on its way to her.

In case you are wondering about the scalloped mat, there really isn't a scalloped rectangle die just the right size so I pieced together two long Nestability rectangles to make the mat. Worked like a charm.

Enjoy the blog hop - you can even win a stamp set for participating in the fun. Check out the forum at PaperTreyInk.

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Susie

Sometimes Only Bella Can Express What I Feel

In my constant struggle to learn how to color with Copics, I decided to try a few Bellas tonight. I need to add a few sparkles to the birthday card and then both of these cards hit the mailbox tomorrow. Enjoy the love that only Bella can bring.

Susie

Another Digital Layout

I have gotten some encouragement to keep at this digital scrapbooking adventure. So here is one I just did. I think it turned out OK. I cheated and used Picture It - which is a program I know backward and forward. But I am getting back on the Photoshop Elements 6 train in just a little bit.

Susie

Copic Pens - LOVE 'em

Here is my little Copic pen notebook. I carry a spreadsheet with me so that I don't duplicate what I already have when I am shopping. But at home, when I am using my pens, I search for just the right color. NOW, I can see the colors I have right here in my little book. I loved making it and even more...I loved finishing it today.

I am certainly no expert in using these pens. As a matter of fact, my friend Melinda and I are going to take a class in a few weeks on how to use them. I am super excited to get some real direction after months of trial and error.

If you would like copies of the files I used to create my pages, email me at scmoore48@sbcglobal.net and I will be glad to send them to you.

Have a great week.

Susie

It is almost time for the May Blog Hop

The PaperTrey Ink Blog Hop will be this Wednesday night starting at 7pm central time.

Once the party starts, be sure to go to the forum at PaperTrey Ink and check out the list of all of the participants. Or you can check my blog and see my entry first and THEN go to PaperTreyInk.com to look at all the entries and cast your vote.

Until then, I leave you with this framed image I did for a friend of mine who loves to sew.

See you Wednesday.

Susie