Good Sunday morning! I hope everyone has had a lovely, relaxing and crafty weekend. I know I have! I've gotten a bunch of new cards done, but I'm not allowed to show them yet, sorry, but at least I have stuff for the daily blog posts in the future! For now, I still have loads of Christmas cards to, hopefully, get you in the mood to start on them early (like we know we should be doing!) Todays card uses the Christmas Bauble from a few years ago, still a lovely shape though. I cut an aperture with it in red card. I had some fun newprint kraft card that I used behind it. I went down a few sizes and cut the bauble out of plain kraft card. I added one of the snowflakes to the centre before I embossed it. I used a bit of Antique Linen while it was still in the die to bring out the snowflake details. I stamped the sentiment on milk card and embossed it in gold. Using the gold silky crush ribbon for my bow, but I cut it down the centre to use it for a strip across the card. You can see a close up below of the bow using the cut strips of the ribbon too.I cut all the pieces for the poinsettia in milk card and inked it with Antique Linen. I formed the leaves and glued the pieces together. I accented the bauble with it in the upper corner. I added some pearl swirls and used the Cosmic Shimmer pearl PVA glue dots around the edge of the card.
And now for the Sunday morning Comment game winners. They are:
Astipink!!!
Emily H!!!
Rose in Chester!!!
Congratulations! Please email me at
americansue1@gmail.com to confirm your address and claim your prize. All for now, Sue
Morning Sue This card as ever is gorgeous and again could be easily adapted with other colours-that inspiration of yours never seems to dry up.Thanks for sharing so much with us.
ReplyDeleteHi Sue, once again a beautiful design, and love the colour combination. Wish I had your endless supply of dies.
ReplyDeleteWilma
Lovely card Sue, rich colours and fantastic dies.x
ReplyDeleteMorning Sue - lovely card - the bauble shapes lend themselves to a variety of colours and uses
ReplyDeleteGood morning Sue another beautiful card can't wait to try this one out for myself. Wish I had your creative talent
ReplyDeleteGood Morning Sue,
ReplyDeleteLove today`s card, may use the "Concept" for a card I have to do today.
Your work has been a great inspiration for me this week, Thank You!!
Patricia
Hi Sue well you cerainly getting me in the mood for christmas !!lovely card Ive bought my micro beads ordered spellbinders christmas tree etc All set to go hugs Corinne Oh yes not forgetting my Ribbon xx
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful card, I love the colors combination.
ReplyDeletehugs Linda Dekker
lovely card Sue
ReplyDeleteOnce again Sue a lovely card thank you so much.If I get stuck for an idea for a card all I have to do is look back and I am instantly inspired by your designs.
ReplyDeleteCrafty hugs
Heather Rogers
Morning Sue,another lovely card it is so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteFelcie
Hi Sue,
ReplyDeleteand good Sunday morning to you and everyone. Just two words to describe today's creation. Really lovely. Thank you for all the inspiration. Have a great crafty Sunday everyone.
Lots of crafty love. Jenny L.
Hi Sue,
ReplyDeleteI have been playing with my bauble set and embossing a snowflake and a poinsettia onto the bauble and using the 'waste' to make a background, will send picture when I have put them together, no sign of getting craft stuff tidy today ha ha, happy crafting.
Tina x
Good morning Sue, I like the idea of modern and traditional which works well, not quite ready to turn festive yet but I am definitely warming to the idea.
ReplyDeleteLovely card, I love the poinsettia, I think this will have to go on my wish list in time for Christmas. xx
ReplyDeleteGood morning Sue
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely warm Christmas card!
Loving every element especially the colour - the red, brown of the kraft card and of course your milk card, they are lovely together and your ribbon adds the golden glow!
Thank you for sharing!
Congratulations to the winners!
Have a great day!
Lara xxx
Good Morning Sue,
ReplyDeleteYes, a lovely warm looking Xmas card, red with craft card, lovely.
I am also not ready for Xmas, still trying to get a tan, lol.
Hope to do a bit of crafting today, did all my chores yesterday.
Congratulations to the winners.
Have a great day everyone.
Happy2craft
Morning Sue, Once again this is a beautiful card & the colours superb, thank you for inspiring me daily now if I was only well enough to craft. Hugs Allison xx
ReplyDeleteGood Morning Sue
ReplyDeleteI love the bauble shape ! and a lovely warm red Christmas Card
Well done to the Winners
LoveMarg
Lovely - i must have a go at putting the little pearls around the outside. Tracy x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, love the red and gold.
ReplyDeleteIt's a great bauble shape and I love how it's layered up over the aperture. I love red as always :)
ReplyDeleteMorning Sue, are you teasing us again mentioning your new cards? Love this one though, I have these dies so really need to get on with some more Christmas cards. Love Jean x
ReplyDeleteHello Sue, another lovely card today and so easy to adapt to other colours and bauble dies. I love the technique of embossing the snowflake into the card, and yet again another gorgeous bow.
ReplyDeleteThink I need to openl my new dies and create a few holiday cards. Thanks for the inspiration
ReplyDeleteMust get that poinsettia die set! Love the cards you make with it.
ReplyDeleteGood Morning Sue. As usual a lovely card. Really classy. I have bauble dies that i bought from C+C last year. They are similar in shape only rounder but they'd still work. Might have a go at that today. Thankyou one again Sue.
ReplyDeleteThis insatntly reminded me of an antique Christmas card......beautiful.
ReplyDeleteHi Sue, beautiful card...I was 'playing' with my bauble sets just yesterday! Carole Z X
ReplyDeletemorning Sue - it's raining at the moment in Burgundy but today's a crafty day so Christmas cards here I come - today's card is beautiful and will just keep me in the correct frame of mind - love the colours and I too love the Kraft Card material.
ReplyDeleteJanet x
Morning Sue,
ReplyDeleteJust lovely even with the bow which I have said many times is not my thing.
This type of card I think will be my Christmas theme this year.
Congrats to the winners.
Have a great day.
Lydia
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Lovely card again Sue. Just got back from a lovely holiday in Spain so I'm not in the mood for making Christmas cards yet, but I'll have to make a start soon!
ReplyDeleteCarolyn B x
Love the way the you have set one cut out inside the other. Like the pins too. Where do people get those from?? Jenx
ReplyDeleteSimple and elegant, I do like the effect of the newsprint. May be ion the mood for Christmas cards after my holiday xx
ReplyDeleteMorning Sue..another success..I have another shape Christmas bauble die, so I am going to try it with those and hope it has the same effect. Lovely inspiration for the day, thank you x Beverley
ReplyDeleteMorning Sue, What a wonderful card - as always. It is great to have christmas in July.
ReplyDeleteTFS
Hugs
Amanda x
Morning Sue.
ReplyDeleteYet again another beautiful card. Love the soft muted colours. Best wishes. X
Just love that poinsettia die! Julia xxx
ReplyDeleteMorning Sue, I just love this card, the colours are beautiful and I'm definitely in love with doing apertures, they look so classy. Just Beautiful Sue. Lots of love from Patricia xx
ReplyDeleteHi Sue i have the poinsettia die and really like it.i like the embossed snowflake idea,must give this a go.
ReplyDeleteMarion
Beautiful card, love that bow! Linda x
ReplyDeleteGood morning Sue
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous card to start a dark, wet and windy Sunday up here in the North, if it rains much more I will be asking you for a card for ducks! I can keep crafting and not feel guilty for not gardening, thank you for such wonderful inspiration.
Margaret
Hi sue love the card
ReplyDeleteYes I agree we should be doing our Xmas cards
I intend to start mine today
Take care
Jayne
Another beauty Sue
ReplyDeletexx Sandra
Good morning Sue, What a gorgeous creation, love the gold and red. I love using your milky card and my poinsettia die arrived yesterday. Going out for lunch today, will have to craft tomorrow. Thank you for your inspiration.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to the winners.
Haave a great day everyone.
Hugs June xx
Hi Sue,
ReplyDeleteThe sentiment says it, peaceful, a lovely card
love from Jackie D
Good Morning Sue,
ReplyDeleteThank you for giving me a stunning idea for my Christmas Cards this year, I love the baubles and the ponsetia combination, you was right the ponsetia die is a favourite and a must have, my sister-in-law and brother have flown to Las Vegas and Chicargo today for a 2 week vacation, so later today I'll have a play with my Christmas Dies, Can't wait to see the cards you have made which you can't show just yet, I'm sure they are the new spellbinders summer collection ? geuss I better have a word with my Bank Manager on Monday to ask him to up my credit...lol have a lovely day Hugs Shahab xx
Again a beautiful Christmas card without Christmas papers! The kraft card works really well, and I think this bauble die is so classy. Thank you Sue.
ReplyDeleteIt just goes to show spellbinders never go out of date. this is a faboulour card, what a difference using the negative with the positive makes.
ReplyDeleteReceiving this card would be gift enough for a lucky recipient. I want to spend some time in your head, along with some time alone with all your Spellbinder dies and ribbons. {sigh}
ReplyDeleteMorning Sue this card is beautiful I love the colours. You get me so much inspiration I'm now are in the mood to start mY christmas cards.
ReplyDeleteTake care sue
Debs Artliff
Wow Sue, yet another fantastic card, thanks for being such an inspiration to us all x
ReplyDeleteHi Sue
ReplyDeletelovely card, love the colours that you have used, I am just going to have to get the poinsettia die. I wish I could start on my Christmas cards, like you say we should start on them, & the earlier the better it is in the long run, BUT I am up to my neck at the moment in Bday cards, Anniversary cards & Sympathy cards, so I guess my Christmas cards are just going to have to wait a BIT longer lol.
hugs
Sandra (craftynan)
Hello Sue. This is simply lovely. Rich colours just right for Christmas and the baubles are so classy. Thank you. xx
ReplyDeleteHi Sue
ReplyDeletelovely card and the colours can always be changed.
thanks for sharing all your work with us.
joyce.e
Hi Sue, ooh this is a lovely card, I love cream and red combo for xmas cards.
ReplyDeletelv norma
Hi Sue, Another lovely christmas card. Really should get started on my cards but ....
ReplyDeleteLove Rosemarie xx
A really beautiful card Sue and I must admit, I still like this one of the baubles the best, so this is just soo me, and you´ve done such a great job with this one here too. Love your card today.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card, I love the colours you've used.
ReplyDeleteClare x
Morning Sue
ReplyDeleteAs usual another stunning card like a few of the other bloggers not yet in the Christmas mode but I just love your inspiration.
Love the rustic look that the kraft card gives with this design.
ReplyDeleteHello Sue.
ReplyDeleteThis is a really lovely card Sue the baubles really put me in the christmas mood the pointsettia, snowflake and your georgeous bow really give it the WOW factor.
Have a lovely Sunday, Bren
Morning Sue,
ReplyDeleteMmm, you're really putting me in the Christmas mood. I just love this card with it's elegant simplicity.
My new dies from C&C are here, my craft room has been refurbished, so I'm good to go with my Christmas crafting. Thanks to you I may be ahead of myself this year!
Erica x
Hi Sue.
ReplyDeleteA simply stunning card. I just love it.
Evis.
Morning Sue stunning card i think i might have a go at this one later today xx hazel
ReplyDeleteLovely card Sue, colours fab. Congrats to the comment winners. Bx
ReplyDeleteAnother must try card.
ReplyDeleteMy first thought on seeing this card was how delighted anyone would be to receive it. A beautiful card.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Sue
Christine
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Beautiful card Sue, I actually have these dies!! I am going to have a go at making something similar, thanks for the inspiration. A x
ReplyDeleteStunning card must try it,just ordered it from Sam .melanie
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to the winners of the comment game this week, enjoy you prize. This card is beautiful, I love the shape of that bauble. Love Linda xxx
ReplyDeleteWow another wonderful Christmas card, just loving the colours of this card.Looks like I am going to be busy with my dies again :) Hugs xx
ReplyDeleteHi Sue, lovely card. Must make a start making xmas cards or I will regret it as usual! Hugs, Carol S.xx
ReplyDeleteMorning Sue. Fantastic card has given me some inspiration for Christmas.Thank you. 3362Jan
ReplyDeleteI love the bauble shape, Sue, but I'm not sure about the Craft card. The poinsettia is beautiful though.
ReplyDeleteHi Sue yet another very beautiful card, I love the colours and the bow is wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI think you have yet to make a card I don't like.
Janet
Hi Sue
ReplyDeleteWhat can I say but beautiful card again! I love this Heirloom Ornaments die! It's definately on my 'to buy' list! Love the red with the Kraft!
Sarah x
Hi Sue. A lovely card. I love the bauble shape and also the poinsettia dies. I am still not too keen on the kraft card. Love Tres x x x
ReplyDeleteGood Morning Sue,
ReplyDeleteThis is a truly beautiful card, the dies might have been around for some time but they really are gorgeous and must go the top of my wish list. The poinsettia looks good in cream and makes a change from red. Thank you for all the inspiration you give us. Lol Ann
LOVELY CARD SUE
ReplyDeleteLovely card, I must get these dies as I love what you do with them.
ReplyDeleteHi Sue, love the poinsettia. It finishes off the card perfectly. With Love & Light Theresa. H
ReplyDeletegorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Sue
ReplyDeleteyes started to think about Christmas. The card is fab. loving the framed work. Smashing festive colour and gold bow. Can't wait to get started.
Going to have a play today see what i can do. Can't wait for the new dies i know are on their way. Saving hard as a lot i like from the blogs.
Had a guest for a week so haven't been able to craft. Partner parent now got Cancer so things on hold for a while there.
Beautiful card Sue.`Fab use of colours and dies.Laura O
ReplyDeleteMorning Sue, i wasnt ready to think about xmas but with all your lovely cards i made a start y/day with my poinsettia & bauble dies. I love the colour scheme of this one. A great card.
ReplyDeleteEmma
Love the cutouts and colours. very special Christmas card. Thank you Sue. Happy Sunday!
ReplyDeletelove these poinsetta dies i MUST have them lol
ReplyDeleteHi Sue
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Sue. I love the colour combo.
I did a similar card at Christmas using the large snow flake which was from one of your inspirations.
Thank you
Lizzie (serial copycat)xox
A beautiful card. I love the colour combination and those bauble dies are fab.
ReplyDeleteHappy Crafting!!! :) X X
Such a wonderful card. It is so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteMorning Sue I have both these dies so will be having a go this afternoon, hope it's as good as yous
ReplyDeleteYou would feel very special to recieve that card. Loverly Sue
ReplyDeleteI wish i had your paper stash Sue! everything looks fantastic together on the cards , love this one as i have these dies, just need an endless supply of ribbon to make those wonderful classy bows.
ReplyDeletewooow love these dies , color, fab card,
ReplyDeleteJust sooo lovely Sue - your cards are just great
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for all the ideas and inspiration
Phil D
Good Morning Sue, This card is gorgeous lovely rich colours.
ReplyDeleteLove
Gay x
Hi Sue, lovely card and love the design and colours.
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the winners
Hugs Sue M x
Really nice card - love it!
ReplyDeletelove lilygee xx
fabulous card, a homespun feel yet still elegant, congratulations to all the winners
ReplyDeleteLove your Christmas card! That bow is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteHugs
Kim
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Hi Sue - what a lovely design this is. Really love the shape of the bauble and your comments that you can do so much with the plan dies is getting me thinking. Thanks so much. xx
ReplyDeleteAnother lovely card. Red and Kraft is one of my favourite colour combos.
ReplyDeleteHello Sue,
ReplyDeleteThe bauble dies are really useful.
I have been using mine to cut out images from last years Christmas cards.
Reuse recycle ladies, you can make some great cards that way.
Such a fabulous Christmas card - your ideas are so inspirational! Susan
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely card. Thank you dor sharing. Hugs xx
ReplyDeletelovely card Sue i have just started my christmas cards so loving all the inspiration xx gail
ReplyDeleteI agree with you although this is an older die it still has that elegant shape that we all love. Great card you have made with it.
ReplyDeleteJust searched as I could not imagine I was not a follower as I have had you on my sidebar for simply yonks!
Glad to see I am there.
Now to enter for the blog candy.
Hugs, Neet xx
Congraulations to todays winners!
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely Christmas card Sue, I have the poinsettia but not the other dies so more to add to the wish list LOL!
Have a lovely Sunday, hugs Christine H xx
Love what you have done with the bauble on this one Sue. Hugs, Buttons x
ReplyDeleteHi Sue,
ReplyDeleteLove the card, and although I haven't got this die, I can see it working with alternatives and different colour combinations. I do know of others who copy your ideas faithfully, and of course your job is to help sell the dies. However most people are having to show some restraint, and I feel sometimes that people fail to see that your designs encourage the mind to fly and enable one to use items out of the stash.
Thanks for being my inspiration, you dear dear lady.
Sonia x
Love this card. Wish I had the time to make more but maybe some day soon. Thanks again. Hil x
ReplyDeleteYou're a tease and a temptress Sue!
ReplyDeleteTelling us about the new cards you can't show yet.
Love today's card, very much. It's a must make. I liked Meg's idea of recycled Christmas card baubles too.
Congrats to the winners,
Sue x
Lovely Christmas card Sue, and the obligatory bow is a must of course.... x
ReplyDeletelovely card as usual you are one talented lady and my cards have improved enormously since i started following your blog thank you and keep the inspiration coming!! love lesley xx
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card, beautiful colours and my very very favourite beautiful newsprint background paper. Total Heaven!!
ReplyDeleteThe bow looks great on this card Sue.
Hugs Sue Pass xx
Hi Sue, I love this card the Bauble die is adorable, the colours you have used are a great combination to, take care vanessa xx
ReplyDeleteA lovely card Sue elegant!! - Gillian
ReplyDeleteGreat card Sue, love the dies you have used
ReplyDeleteVie
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Hi Sue, once again a small piece of magic! how do you do it every one is a gem!. Have ordered these bauble dies and and awaiting their arrival so I can start early for Xmas. Keep up the good work you are an inspiration.
ReplyDeleteHi Sue.
ReplyDeleteI got the bauble dies when they first came out a couple of years ago & to be honest, I'd forgotten about them! However, having seen this card - they will be making an appearance again. Thanks for reminding me.
Evening Sue I hope you have had a lovely day. I love the card especially the Kraft print card. I need some of that! I need to get those bauble dies they are stunning.
ReplyDeleteHugs
Linda xxx
another winning card for me sueand i have these dies from a few years ago so it is nice to see you using them again,take care,x
ReplyDeleteReally lovely again Sue, everybody else has given the compliments I would want to give .....
ReplyDeleteCrafting hugs
Ness
Love the card but not quite ready for christmas yet. Have the poinsettia dies and love them the leaf is so versatile I use it all the time!
ReplyDeleteHi Sue
ReplyDeleteSimply lovely I will certainly be having a go at this one. A lovely Xmas card which I would love to receive myself.
How do you manage so many different designs?. You have a remarkable imagination for design.
Take care
Jane Llewellyn
Love this Christmas card Sue. Especially like the embossing in the centre of the bauble and, of course, the colours. Anne x
ReplyDeleteAs always another lovely card
ReplyDeleteFab card, great colour combo. And congrats to the winners. Hugs,Moni
ReplyDeleteLovely card Sue can you post the beautiful card you had on the last show, with the cascade of poinsettia on it the burgundy on,
ReplyDeleteJane xx
Lovely card Sue. Lovely colours. Can you tell me if you have any videos on how to make the beautiful bows you always have on your wonderful cards.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card Sue, inspiring me to get my christmas dies out x
ReplyDeleteSue,this is so beautiful.Gorgeous colours.
ReplyDeleteI`ve had no internet for a while,so i apologise for not thanking you for the gorgeous stamps i won as candy.They arrived a little while ago,and are brilliant.
Thank you very much.
Take care kelly.
Evning Sue
ReplyDeleteJus tfinishes watching your dvd again anf thought I drop by. Glad I did as I have these dies and love the way you have used them off now to play !!
Andy
Your cards never cease to amaze me. I decided to buy a grand calibur to compliment my big shot particularly as always using spellbinder dies and kive the A4 capacity. It is coming with Christmas dies, this one included, can't wait to make something similar x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card, this has inspired me to have a go at this type of card
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card.
ReplyDeleteHi Sue,
ReplyDeleteThis is a definite winner with me. I adore the rustic feel of this, it reminds me of the brown paper packages, as the song says:- 'tied up with string' that I used to do for my children at christmas. We used to buy rolls of brown paper and use red ink and stamp little images and text all over it to make our own wrapping paper. We loved it and I must admit I still do. It seems to create an ambience that is reminiscent of Little Women with fond memories of a crackling fire and songs around the piano. Oh boy, am I getting old or just sentimental....LOL!! Love it.
Hope you have a good week. Linda x
Beautiful card!
ReplyDeleteI love the use of the negative.
Hi Sue late logging on today just got back from wedding loved today's card I have these dies so will try to make this one.
ReplyDeleteHugs x
Hi sue,
ReplyDeleteI love the colours in this card. You are sooo clever. I love reading your blog every day, it never fails to inspire me. Can't wait to see you on C & C again. You are definately one of the best guests they ever have.
Keep on inspiring!
Thanks
Amanda
Hi Sue i just love your Christmas cards please keep them coming for us as your ideas are fantastic as always .
ReplyDeleteElaine H X
Hi Sue, I love the layout of this one, for me today the colours arent singing, but I am an execptionally rare female in that Im colour blind, I see shades of red, grey, brown and green differently to other people, so dont always see the beauty of a colour. Im going to give this one a go in blues and white, as Im sure it will look fabulous in a multitude of colours thank you Helen O xxx
ReplyDeletei have never been a big dan of bauble designs but its wholemnew kettleof fish with these dies! I love the design of this one, and it eill be fun to try it in some different colourways including some bright ones!
ReplyDeleteThanks as ever for the inspiration.
Hi Sue,
ReplyDeleteLove the colours in theis one and the dies too!
Joan B.
That's a beautiful card. I love the bauble aperture.
ReplyDeleteHi Sue...This is a beautiful card and the colors are spot on! Thanks for more of your great card layouts.
ReplyDeleteHave a nice day.
Deborah. H :)
Hi Sue, I can honestly say that the cards you are making, every one is so lovely. What a creative person you are. Beautiful card, love the dies, love the colours, gorgeous! xx Love Karen xx
ReplyDeletewow sue another amazing card you never fail to amaze me with your endless talent thank you once a gain.
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