Hola from the middle of Hurricane Sandy… Here is a card that I made for Neat and Tangled Stamps and for this week’s CAS(E) This Sketch Challenge.

I have a bunch of tips on how to work with patterned papers from 6×6 paper pads on the Neat and Tangled Blog today, and I hope you’ll head on over to check it out. All of the details about my card can be found there too.

Hope you’re dry and safe!
Suzanne

P.S. In case you missed it, my blogoversary giveaway can be found here.

Hi friends! This morning I woke up and saw this challenge posted by Splitcoaststampers on Facebook, and wanted to play along. It’s the Hope You Can Cling to Challenge series in honor of breast cancer awareness and benefiting MD Anderson Cancer Center.

The particular challenge that I am playing along with is HYCCT1228, which challenged us to make a clean and simple card where the sentiment is the focus of the card. I used my favorite sentiment set from Neat and Tangled stamps and some cardstock, ink, and glitter from A Muse Studio.

This October also marks the 3-year anniversary of this blog, and I am so very grateful for all the fun and encouragement I have received from all of you. I love this hobby and am so flattered that anyone even stops by here! So, without gushing too too much, I am offering up some blog candy!

I’ve chosen a variety of new items from my craft room for one lucky winner to enjoy. Because the photo isn’t so great, here is a list of the items included in the prize package:

• A Muse Studio cardstock sampler
• A Muse Studio Fight Like a Girl Stamp set
• A Muse Studio Burano, Watermelon,and Shell inkpads
• A Muse Studio organdy ribbon in Shell & assorted twine/stitched ribbon
• Bo Bunny Rejoice 6×6 paper pad
• My Favorite Things Ice Skating Flopsey stamp set
• Paper Smooches Love Monkey stamp
• Papertrey Ink Heart-2-Heart #2 (balloon set) with die
• Stampin’ Up! Sprinkled Expressions
• Waltzingmouse Stamps twine and wood buttons
• 2 packs Recollections foam adhesive circles (1/4 inch and 1/2 inch sizes)

Most of the A Muse products were generously sent to me by A Muse Studio when they sponsored the CAS-ual Fridays Challenge a few weeks ago to promote their Fight Like a Girl free stamp set promotion. I have these inks and papers and ribbon already, so I am spreading the love! By the way, you still have time to order your free set and can do that by clicking here.

And the Waltzingmouse Stamps twine and wood buttons were sent to me by Claire Brennan, owner of WMS…well, because she offers some of the most spectacular customer service in the industry and is just as sweet as can be!

All you have to do to enter is leave a comment telling me what your favorite crafty products are at this very moment! All comments received by November 15 are eligible for the prize. I will also ship internationally.

Thanks again SO SO much and have a fun day,
Suzanne
xoxo

It’s my last week as one of this month’s headliners over on the most awesome Retrosketches Challenge blog, and I can’t thank Arielle enough for having me! This week’s sketch is based on a card made by the other headliner this month, Jen Wills:

I rotated sketch, and then I was inspired by all the lines in the tree trunks to use the large Halloween sentiment stamp from Purple Onion Designs. I paired it with some patterned paper from My Minds Eye and added some Kaiser Craft sparklets as the circles. This could be the last Halloween card of the year, and I need to get some of these out in the mail today!

Thanks for stopping by!
Suzanne

TGIF! It’s time for another CAS-ual Fridays Challenge and this week we’re challenging you to incorporate kraft into your creation. At first glance my card may seem like a whole lot of layers, but the truth is that the kraft tag is all one piece - it’s a Pebbles tag that came that way. So perfect and easy to use for this challenge.

Our sponsor this week is CAS-ual Fridays Stamps - you could win a sweet gift card to the store! I used a sentiment from Truth Is on the banner diecut, which was layered over some Crate Paper patterned paper.

They stamp amazingly! Hope you’ll join us and that you have a fun weekend planned! Thanks for stopping by…

Hugs,
Suzanne

Hope you all had a fun weekend! I wanted to share a card that I made for a holiday shoebox swap at Ink About It, one of my local stamp shops. The theme was “Something Old, Something New,” and I chose to use a new Memory Box die and stamp with some old paper and embellishments to make this Halloween card. We could choose any holiday: Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas, and the card had to be assembled in 10 minutes or less.

In total we made 16 cards, I am excited to send some of these creations to my craftiest friends! I know they’ll love them.