I MADE CARDS

Getting into the cards.... seriously!

hahaha...laugh not too hard....first take a look at my effort. Still trying, and a lot different from doing a LO.

Not as much room!

The above card is my Fav. Love these birds and frames from Joy. Balled and misted for that vintage distressed look. Love it! Flowers from Nelly S. punches to be found in Holland.

Something a bit different, but simple...I have found with card making for me any way....

"less is more"....

The back ground and swirls are made with the help of those wonderful Cherry Lynn Dies. Just love them, like all my other dies....can we ever get enough of them,........

NO!

Flowers are the left overs from the last posted LO. 

All is finished with the Glimmer Mists...can't not use my most fav. colour "Olive Vine"

Letting you in on a secret.....

I am having this great big giant love affair over here in Australia....... 

while the cat is away the mice will play......

It is to do with paper and ink and all things yummy! (as always).....

(what is she up to now??????)

It's called "Stamp'in Up" 

We all know it is hitting Holland 8th October..... that's old news.....I just wanted to do a lot of home work to see if it was for me or if, "Stamp"in Up" fits into my life plan. Well it does! And I sure will be signing the dotted line when I get back from this wonderful gallivanting around the other side of the world....

........having so much fun and all that..So watch out for further posts......

I was invited to give a WS here in Cairns,  the Table Lands, at a Stampin Up retreat, given through Shannean Moncrief, the Stampin Up guru here in Cairns. 

What a success it was,

 I have never had so much crazy fun, made 31 card front swaps, met so many wonderful ladies and gentleman...yes there was one from MARS there! I might add, I was very impressed with his work. 

I can be saying with out a lie.I had only 3 hours +- sleep from Friday am till Sunday night.

I was wearing dark glasses all day Sunday to hide all the eye make up that made it's way down the face...I am talking about those dark rings that are in the wrong place.Who cares when we can scrap till we drop, ....literally! 

Not enough time to sleep. Scrap book challenges.

She was a tough one! No flowers allowed! It's called tough love over here..you know the sort of love you use with your kids.. Goes with out saying, there was also, card making challenges through the weekend.I sure learn't lot's,last weekend.

My WS was working with the "Stampin Up" product. Just love'n what the paper does for my flowers.

Therefor I shall have to take photo's and up load them for you....just let me catch up on some shut eye first.

Sorry, you will have to wait a few days for that.

So until then keep on scrapp'n, create'n and have'n fun.

Scrappy hugs and love SussiP oxo

"AT PLAY"

Dusty Attic Sketch: 

PRODUCTS USED:-
DUSTY ATTIC- DA0666 Bookman ABC set / DA0547 Wrought Iron Trim
Paper- White linen core card stock.
         - Kaiser Craft- Chcrlotte's Dream
Spellbinders-DONNA SALAZAR-
          Mix'd media playtime / Bitty blooms / /Girlie grunge labels.
Cherry Lynn- Mini butterfly's
Magnolia- Ho Dickie's
Memory Box- Gate
Glimmer Mist- Olive Vine / Carol Reef / Wheatfields

Such a sweet, pretty photo of Katelyn. I had two copies of this photo, so I 3'd it.I added the journaling to the right side of the photo, then a DUSTY ATTIC iron trim.

 I have been waiting sooooooooooooo long for these spellbinder dolls. Thank you DONNA SALAZAR for bringing them out for us to play with. We are all still, little girls at heart.....

The puzzle and one of the Cherry Lynn butterfly's

 The Magnolia die cuts, flowers and butterflies

The letters ' at' are, the DUSTY ATTIC Bookman abc's touched up with gesso and Glimmer Mist

The letters PLAY are from the DONNA SALAZAR die MIX'd Media Play Time.

I used the neg. from the Bookman ABC's letter plate. I first used it as a mask for another project them sprayed it with Glimmer Mist. Another look at those paper dolls.

 The journaling.

"" IMAGINE A DREAM MADE FROM A DREAM""

All these gorgeous flowers or 'blooms'.

Finished with gesso to give the white washed look....so romantic! The leaves sand u nicely. The core paper is fantastic for this romantic vintage look.

Another few close ups of the flowers. 

The die set has three sizes of flowers. Just great for the flower junkies like me! They also have the leaves in the set...and they can be embossed. Great for the core paper.

The Memory Makers GATE. These dies are so fine..LOVE them! 

They can add interesting details to any LO with out taking it over. A new item at SCRAPDELIGHT

I might add, as usual all items can b purchased at Scrapdelight

 Another quiz at the LO before signing off.

Well thats the sketch for the DUSTY ATTIC APRIL SKETCH 2012.

My DTG for APRIL is coming to a end. One really positive thing about it is....I have really pulled finger out and done a lot of posting this month.....sorry I can not do this every month, my DH will not be very happy with the scrapping world, and I also have a lot going on in my life other than my post. Funny that?

Hopefully I can get some ATC's I am working on up stairs in my LAB. Just got to get some DA and flowers on to them....So far I am excited about them.

Scrappy hugs and have a good one   .....   Love Susan

OXOXOOOOO

A big Hi to my DAD...who will be checking out my blog.