Suzie Q's

More of the new items added to my Etsy Shop.....

2011-05-18T12:44:00.006-04:00

I have added a few more printable items to my Etsy Shop this week. Tags and a card with artwork by Trina Clark , prayer rock tag with artwork from Country Life Graphics, and block graphic with artwork by Cheryl Seslar. Stop by and take a look at the other items in my stop when you have time.

Thanks for visiting my blog.

New Items in my Etsy Shop

2011-04-27T22:19:00.006-04:00

2011-04-20T10:49:00.002-04:00

I just love all these little blue birds by Cheryl Seslar and now she has robins. I can't wait to get them too! I really like the way this Mother's Day Card turned out.

Easter's on its way......

2011-04-19T08:59:00.004-04:00

And my newest grandson, Aiden is ready! Isn't this just the cutest picture!

2011-04-18T19:59:00.003-04:00

Today we have another little blue bird, this time with chocolate! The graphics are by Cheryl Seslar of Raggedy Scrappin and the card is available as a printable in my Etsy Shop.

2011-04-17T21:12:00.004-04:00

I bought me a Cricut several months ago but had not had the time to use it yet. I decided to buy some cut files this week and give it a try. Now I am hooked! I got this cute little bird from Trina Clark at www.digiscrapkits.com . It was so easy and fun! I made the sky background and added the tree branch (from one of Trina's graphics kits) before I printed it. I layered it on a darker blue mat on a white card. I printed an extra copy of the tree branch, cut out the leaves and added them with dimensional dots. Wonder what I ever did without a Cricut! Thanks for stopping by.....

It's been a long time since I have blogged....

2011-04-16T22:24:00.007-04:00

It has been way too long since I have posted on my blog but it seems life just got in my way. Hubby and I decided to take another cruise last year and about 3 days out to sea he got really sick. To make a long story short, he had to be airlifted back to the states leaving me alone on the cruise ship. He spent the next 5 weeks in the hospital, mostly in ICU...then awhile in rehab learning how to walk, talk and eat again.

Now that things have calmed down again, I am getting back to crafting and my Etsy shop. This week I received a very nice message from one of my customers. She had purchased several of my printable items and she sent me a picture of one of her finished projects.....Easter S'mores in a Jar.

Didn't she do a wonderful job!

Hopefully I will be back with more projects soon as well as some pictures of my new grandson.

I've been busy making cards again.....

2010-03-23T20:54:00.017-04:00

I got these adorable bee graphics from Mary Fran at Nitwit Collections this week during her spring clearance sale and I couldn't wait to make some cards with them. Aren't they just Bee-utiful!

I also got these Happy Birthday graphics from Nitwits but I couldn't decide if I liked the green matte or the purple so I just made 2 cards.

Then I made this little 3X3 card from the same graphics package. It will be perfect to put on the outside of a package.

Then when I was thru shopping at Nitwits, I headed over to my friend Carmen's site at Shweet Potato Designs and picked up these cuties... I have printed out some tags to add to the front of the graduation cards to say "class of 2010".

Now I'm off to add these to my Etsy shop. You are welcome to stop by there for a visit too! Thanks for stopping by to visit my blog today!

Hugs,

Today I'm sharing some Easter Crafts....

2010-03-17T21:44:00.010-04:00

A few years back my mother made me the cutest little bunny rabbit pin for Easter. I thought it was so cute I would use the same bunny to make some napkin rings. As I was taking a picture of them I decided to jazz it up a bit with a few plastic eggs and discovered that they also made really cute Easter egg holders. I just love the little wiggly eyes!

And for Easter you definitely need bunnies and chicks for your Easter baskets! Here are a few I made this year with ideas I found around the internet although I don't remember where I first saw them. First is the popular triangle box made into a bunny and a chick.....

Then peppermint patty bunnies and chicks.....

And last but not least are the Candy Bar Sliders......

Thanks to Cheryl Seslar Designs, Shweet Potato Designs and Whimsy Primsy for the graphics used in these projects.

As always, thanks for stopping by my blog.

Hugs,

I'm back with more wedding crafts to show you....

2010-03-14T11:32:00.009-04:00

Here are my Bride & Groom Candy Bar Sliders I made from Cheryl Seslar's graphics. I like making the sliders better than wrappers. I think they turned out cute! I cut out an additional picture of the upper part of the bride and then layered a piece of tulle behind it so she looks like she has a real veil. I also cut an additional jacket for the groom and used pop dots to attach it for some dimension.

I found lots of directions on the web for wedding gown and tuxedo box favors and I combined several of them to come up with these. They are basically a 2-4-6-8 box with a little tweeking.

Of course the wedding gown box has a veil on the back.

Then I moved on to Mother's Day and came up with another Candy Bar Slider for Mom. Extra layer was added on the hat, hair, bouquet and shoes for more dimension.

Well, that's about it for today. I'll be back soon with more new crafts. Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

Aren't these bears just adorable!

2010-03-13T13:58:00.005-05:00

I found these bear graphics over at Digi Web Studio and just fell in love with them. I made these tags and now I'm working on some cards. Speaking of cards, I had this kit for a wedding card but didn't realize it was so beautiful until I made one. The picture doesn't really show how beautiful it is...I embellished the dress with pearls and glitter and added a piece of tulle for the veil. I also did a few more wedding related items that I will post a little later.

Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

I can't believe February is almost over!

2010-02-27T18:22:00.007-05:00

I'm still working hard on printables and other projects for my Etsy store. Here are a few of my printables now in the store. These first two are Easel cards....I tried them for the first time a few weeks ago and they are soooooo easy! I love making them and they look so nice. These are birthday cards for a first birthday.

The next two are baby shower printable kits that have lots of goodies to make any baby shower special. Here is the blue and pink and now I am working on a green one....just in case someone doesn't know what they are having yet.

By the way, all the graphics used in these are by Cheryl Seslar Designs.

I'm trying new card styles and today I got a template kit for a window card. I can't wait to get one done and see how that turns out.

I'll be back with more crafts later. Thanks for stopping by.

Hugs,

We are snowed in today so I get to craft all day!!

2010-02-13T11:06:00.005-05:00

Well, the snow storm has finally hit the south!!! I'm not sure how many inches of snow we have but its more than I have ever seen at once. The sun is out now and it is already starting to melt.

So today I get to work on more printables for my Etsy store. Here is one I just listed...a card for Mom. The graphics are by Cheryl Seslar.

And this is what the finished card looks like. I'll be back later with more. Thanks for stopping by.

Wow....its been so long since I blogged!

2010-02-11T20:33:00.003-05:00

I guess I got busy getting things ready for my craft shows at Christmas and ignored my blog. Then .... well I guess you could say "life just got in the way!" Things have been fairly good but it seems as we get older there are more things that have to be done and less time to do them not to mention that it nows takes us longer to get them done! Seems my days now are filled with doctors appointments, checking on the inlaws, trying to clean the house and wondering what in the world to cook for dinner.

I am still trying to find time to craft! I have been working hard on things to add to my Etsy shop. My latest thing has been "printables". I'll try to get some pics of them posted here in a day or two but if you have a few minutes, drop by my shop and take a look. Hopefully now I am back in blogging mode!

Blog Candy Alert....

2009-10-05T21:46:00.003-04:00

Over on Dustin Pike's blog he has offered a challenge to all cardmakers to donate cards for the boutique at the Festival of Trees to benefit the Primary Children’s Medical Center. He is offering some free graphics and will be giving away a hand sculpted dragon to one very lucky participant! Click on the link above and go on over to his site to read all about it. He also has a link directly to the Festival of Trees website.

Still working on Christmas crafts

2009-09-13T09:38:00.004-04:00

Sorry I haven't posted lately. Hubby has been sick with the flu and I have been trying not to get it. In between running around to get things for him, I did find a little time to do some crafting. I have less than 2 months until my first show and really needed to get things done.

Here are a couple of the projects I worked on this week. The Candy Cane Cuties are a graphics kit that I got last year and had almost forgotten about. The artist is Libby Merk of Doodle Bee Art Studio LLC and you can find her work here. Libby is the sister of my favorite artist Laurie Furnell and just as talented. The Santa ornament is similar to one I had seen on the internet but didn't have a pattern. I made several attempts to come up with one of my own and this is the end result. I think he is kind of cute but would like him better with a Georgia Bulldog hat!

I have also been designing some new 2010 calendars and will try to post a few of them when I get them made.

Thanks for stopping by.....have a great day!!!

Everythings coming up roses!

2009-08-30T16:28:00.005-04:00

I promised you yesterday that I would try and post pics of some new cards and things. Don't you just love these handpainted rose graphics? I can tell that I'm going to get alot of use out of them. Here is my first set of tags, a thank you note and a Thinking of You card.

I'm back.....

2009-08-29T21:07:00.011-04:00

I can't believe that August is almost over and I have not had the time to blog once! There has been so much going on in my life these past few weeks.....some good and some bad. For those friends that sent their thoughts and prayers following the death of my daughter-in-law, I thank you....it really meant alot to me. Hopefully September will be a better month.

I only have 2 months until my fall craft shows begin and I still feel like I have so much to do to get ready. Hopefully the cooler weather this next week will motivate me to spend more time on fall/winter crafts.

By the way, I have a new set of fall cards up at Aimee Asher. While you are there you may also want to check out this new set by Glenna Nash.

Glenna is a good friend I met a few years ago on the PCCrafter message board. She is a wonderful person and an awesome artist! I have always been in amazed at her painting skills and now she has decided to turn some of her painting into digital graphics. I downloaded this one as soon as it became available and am already working on some cards I will post here in a few days. Glenna, I wish you great success in your new venture.

Thanks for visiting my blog.

Hugs,

Something a little different today

2009-07-26T14:11:00.005-04:00

Here are some pictures of a Provo Craft Tin that I altered. Usually I do them with graphics but this one is done with scrapbook paper and Modge Podge. Then embellished with ribbon and prima flowers although the flowers don't show up too well in the picture. I really like the way it turned out. I also made dividers for inside with chipboard covered in scrapbook papers and tabs punched out with a Stampin' Up punch. I haven't decided if I should design some recipe cards to go with it or use it to organize cards. Either way, when I'm finished I sure it will be added to my Etsy shop.

Three New Kits up today

2009-07-14T19:41:00.005-04:00

I have three more card kits up in Karel's shop at Aimee Asher today. Karel also has two new summer graphics kits that are awesome! The card that looks like a present is one that pulls up to open like the flower pot cards that everyone is doing now. There are additional pictures in her shop that show the inside of the cards.

For all you pet lovers....

2009-07-13T17:02:00.006-04:00

I just finished these two cards and thought they turned out really cute. I'll have to send the cat one to my daughter....she has two cats except they are both black and white. Graphics for both are by Cheryl Seslar of Raggedy Scrappin. Both cards have 3D cutouts on the front and inserts on the inside to match the frame on the outside. Thanks for dropping by.

Hugs,

Christmas in July!!!

2009-07-05T17:50:00.004-04:00

I have been working on Christmas cards all week and thought I would post just a few of them. Some are a work in progress...I have the basic card done but need to add a few embellishments to some.

I found these really nice cards at Joann's...heavy textured cardstock and very sturdy kraft envelopes. The Santa's and angels are both from Whimsy Primsy and the Snowman and Gingerbread man are from Cheryl Seslar. Sorry the pictures are a little fuzzy....I just got a new camera and need to get used to it.

Thanks for looking and come back soon.

Hugs,

Check out this blog candy

2009-06-24T17:24:00.002-04:00

My friend, Nora has been blogging for one year now and she is celebrating with blog candy..... and lots of it!!! She has lots of great stuff so stop by her blog and check it out! While you're there leave her some love and get entered to win.

It's getting really hot here so I'm spending all my time inside crafting. I'll be back to post some more of my projects soon.

hugs,

Two new sets now available

2009-06-18T08:55:00.006-04:00

You can find them here. Both sets come with inserts to make a traditional greeting card or a baby shower invitation.....even a blank one to add your wording. While you are there be sure to check out Karel's cute baby cards too. I just love her diaper cards!

More cards finished....

2009-06-16T14:25:00.008-04:00

I got a little sidetracked with my cardmaking but I did manage to finish a few I thought I would post. The birthday card graphic is by Laurie Furnell at PCCrafter. It's a two "layer" cake with stickles on the flames. The other 3 cards are a set that I did for Karel and will hopefully be available soon in her shop. (the original artwork is by Gail Eads of Country Life Graphics) All three can be layered for a 3D effect and come with inserts and matching envelopes. Coming soon.....more baby cards and of course, Christmas!!

Today I played with paperdolls.........

2009-06-13T22:38:00.006-04:00

I remember when I was a young girl one of my favorite things was paperdolls. Back then they were actually made from paper and had little paper tabs that folded down to keep the clothes on the doll. Yesterday I made magnetic paperdolls. I got these cuties from Cheryl Seslar at Raggedy Scrappin . I printed them out on my computer then ran them through my Xyron machine with the laminate/magnet cartridge. Then I decorated this cute little lunchbox tin to put them in.

Now I'm working on more cards so hopefully will have some to post tomorrow.

Hugs,

2009-06-11T12:45:00.006-04:00

I don't have any more craft shows to do until the fall so..............I'm working on Christmas crafts today!!! Here are a few of the tags I have finished so far. The chickens are not really Christmas, I just liked them and will probably add them to my Etsy store. All the graphics are by Cheryl Seslar.

Which set is your favorite? Mine is the gingerbread men.......no....the penguins......or maybe the chickens. Oh, I can't decide!!!

Hugs,

2009-06-07T17:45:00.003-04:00

I went to Florida to visit my daugter's family. Her husband is going to Iraq next month and they were renewing their wedding vows before he goes. My camera died before the wedding started so I have no pictures but hopefully she will send me some soon. I got to spend time with my granddaughter who is 13!!! Her biggest problem of the day was that while at the wedding she had no cell phone reception and could not even send a text message....LOL!!!! Here is her picture after having her makeup done. Isn't she adorable!

2009-06-03T12:14:00.004-04:00

It's never too early to think about Christmas!!! That is my absolute favorite time of the year!! I'm starting to do my crafting for my fall and winter shows and here is one of my biggest sellers the past few years. This year I am adding them to my Etsy shop as well. The graphic was done by Laurie Furnell, one of my favorite artist. You can find her work at PCCrafter or on her blog.

Hugs,

Check out my Etsy store

2009-05-30T11:46:00.001-04:00

Several of my fellow crafters at PCCrafters message board have been selling on Etsy so I thought I would take the plunge. If you get a chance check out my store. There's not much there right now but I've been told its better to add items a few at a time. Special thanks to Lynn for inspiring me and answering my questions. Check out her blog too.

Now off to create something new.......happy crafting!

Good News to Share

2009-05-28T19:37:00.001-04:00

Sorry I have not been keeping my blog up-to-date but I have been busy with another venture. Karel at Art and Scraps has given me the opportunity to be a part of her creative team. This is the first time I have created printables for other people to use. She has added two of my kits to her newly designed site as well as to her store here.

One of the kits is a set of masculine cards to be used for all occasions and the other is a cute set done with Karel's Hunny Bears.

Good Friday All....

2009-04-09T23:55:00.000-04:00

Its been a busy week and I finally got around to downloading my pics. Here are a few of my cards I made this week. Also, I have made several sets of gift tags.

The first set of tags are angels from Country Life Graphics and Trina Clark. I designed the tag myself in PSP and matched the border to each angel. I just used a striped background on the back to match the center of the tags, inked all the edges and coffee stained the ties.

The next set of tags are by Laurie Furnell at PCCrafters.com. Many of her graphics sets include a few printables such as tags, boxes or envelopes.

The last tags are by Karla Dornacher, a very talented Christian writer and artist. If you have never visited her blog ( http://karladornacher.typepad.com/karlas_korner/ ) take a few minutes and check it out, you will be glad you did. I printed soft pink stripes on the back to match the front, rounded the corners and inked the edges with tattered rose Distress ink.

Now on to the cards......First is the wise owl from Laurie Furnell's brand new set "Owl Seasons" . (I forgot to add the rest of his branch before taking the picture). Next is the sheep by another PCCrafter artist, Fayette Terlouw. The Father's Day card has a banner done by Laurie Furnell and a tie by Carolee Jones added to a paper folded shirt by me. Last but not least is the baby card. I got this idea from a video by Dawn Griffith here:
http://dawnsstampingthoughts.typepad.com/dawns_stampin_studio/ Since I don't have a top note die or a Big Shot yet, I had to just cut one out freehand but I think it came out pretty good for my first try. The baby graphic added to the front is by Cheryl Seslar.

Thanks for stopping by.

The baby is here!

2009-04-04T11:05:00.000-04:00

When I first heard my granddaughter was going to deliver on April 1, I thought it was a joke. She was three weeks early and had to have a C-section. I talked to her yesterday and they are both doing great. Dad has already learned to change the diapers! Here is the plaque I made to send her. Baby graphic is by Cheryl Seslar and "Its a boy" and background are by Laurie Furnell. I got the idea from a friends blog ( http://thewreathartist.blogspot.com/ ) but all I had on hand was the 6X 6 tile but I'm happy with how it turned out.

Three more cards today

2009-04-03T15:28:00.000-04:00

I have been surfing the web looking for card making sites to get some creative ideas. I found this wonderful blog by Cheryl Moody ( http://lifesrailroadtracks.blogspot.com/ ) who uses a lot of graphics from PCCrafter.com, also one of my favorite sites for graphics. Since I'm pretty new to card making I used some of the same quotes and graphics as Cheryl and whatever else I had on hand. They say "practice makes perfect" so I'll just have to keep practicing.

The first two are graphics by Laurie Furnell and the last one is by Susan Seals. If you use graphics often, go check out PCCrafters selection. They also have a great message board where you can meet nice people and get many creative ideas.

I'll be back with more of my practice soon.

I've been making cards all day......

2009-03-31T21:32:00.002-04:00

While I was making cards yesterday, I received an envelope of "words" from a fellow crafter. She had cut them out on her Cricut. So I decided I should add some to my cards. The graphics are from Laurie Furnell at PCCrafter. com and I have also added a little bit of Dimensional Magic and Stickles. I used pop dots behind the bear and layered the tulips and the butterfly wings.

Just 3 more weeks until my craft show.....

2009-03-28T18:51:00.000-04:00

I have been really busy this week finishing up projects for my craft show on April 18th. Here are a few of the things I finished today. I guess with my dgd's delivery getting closer, I have been focusing on baby stuff. Anyway, here are a couple more of the onesie cards....they are so much fun to make. Also, some baby shower favors to hold candy, nuts or mints. And last but not least a few brag books.

The baby graphics on the cards and books are by Cheryl Seslar Designs. I just love her artwork and have recently purchased her commercial license so I'm sure you will be seeing alot more from her. The baby buggies are a smaller version of a kit I bought at DAISIE Company. Original kit was for a center piece designed by Wendi Blair with artwork by Gina Jane. Dog and cat graphics are from one of my favorite artist, Laurie Furnell. Her graphics can be found at PCCrafter.com.

More projects added to my website....

2009-03-26T23:36:00.001-04:00

Here is a recipe book and recipe cards I finished today. The graphics are from Country Life Graphics and Trina Clark's "Fruits of Spirit". The back cover has the "Fruit of the Spirit" verse from Galatians 5:22-23. I just love the soft muted background (for a larger view you can visit page 2 of my webstore and click on the thumbnail).

New Cards I have been working on.....

2009-03-23T17:08:00.000-04:00

My oldest granddaughter is expecting a baby soon so I have been working on baby cards. I got the idea from another blog (http://laurenm.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/) and the wordart from Whimsy Primsy. I have added these to my webstore too.

Updated my Blog today....

2009-01-18T23:15:00.000-05:00

Today was cold and rainy so I spent the day doing research on the internet. I found lots of nice sites with information on customizing a blog. I also found lots of free backgrounds and headers too. So what do you think? The design is by Allie Brown and you can visit her site at http://alliebrownslayouts.blogspot.com/. I think next I will work on how to add blinkies and widgets.....whatever those are....LOL.

2008-12-23T16:43:00.001-05:00

Our first port-of-call was beautiful St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands. Even with temperatures in the 80's most of the time, everywhere we went you saw Christmas Trees.

2008-12-23T16:37:00.000-05:00

Our two week vacation cruise started with this georgeous sunrise over the ocean! We had great weather and except for a couple of days, there was smooth sailing.

I finally did it....

2008-12-01T11:00:00.000-05:00

All my friends have blogs so I decided "why not". I love crafting and from time to time will be posting some of my projects here. Today one of my very talented friends, Molly is opening her Etsy shop so please check it out at http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5958363.

Wayne and I are getting ready for our Christmas vacation and I will post a few pics when we get back.

I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!!!

Hugs,
Linda