Hi there my crafty friends! I cut the Floral Symphony Cover Plate die with two pieces of white card. I used the bottom card to colour the design with alcohol ink markers. I cut the die a second time out of black card. I used the black die cut as an offset shadow behind the white die cut. I glued it in place over the coloured copy. I cut a larger piece of white card and covered it with a piece of sticky adhesive sheet. I peeled off the backing paper and coated the edge with Frosted Sparkle Glitterbitz. I attached the die cut to it so the edge showed. I cut the Dear Friend sentiment in black and glued it the the left side of the card. The card was completed with white and black mats and layers. The finished dimensions are 6" x 6 3/4" in size.
This is the last card that I have to share with you. Sorry it is so similar to yesterday's card, I usually make sure to mix them with other releases but I did not have that opportunity here. I have so enjoyed doing my daily blog for you, it has been one of the highlights of my crafting career. Reading all of your comments along the way has been so amazing too. Thank you so much for joining me on this incredible journey!
All for now, Sue x
42 comments:
Good morning Sue,
A beautiful bright & cheery card. So sorry to see that this is your last post as I have thoroughly enjoyed looking forward to seeing your beautiful creations that you had for us. Hopefully someone else will snap you up & have you design for them & we may see your beautiful posts again. Enjoy some you time & thank you for keeping this going for so long. Yvonne xx
Good morning Sue and all Wilsonettes, a beautiful card to finish with, thank you. Your last message on the blog brought tears to my eyes, I knew it was coming but it is still hard to see it in black and white. Thankfully we know the blog will remain so that we can refer back to all the fantastic wonderful samples you have shown us including all the instructions on how to make it. I know many crafty friends who aare on this blog and they also will refer back to previous samples.
Thank you once again for all you have done for us over the years, from meeting you at Ally Pally (what an honour that was), on so many occasions, to seeing you demo on TV, and this daily blog. I wish both you and Colin a very Happy Retirement and to you both spending many happy hours together with your family and friends, so for the last time.
Stay safe, healthy, and happy, hugs, June Smith xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Sue
A beautiful card.
Thank you for all the fabulous cards over the years. I’ve enjoyed our crafting journey together. Every good wish for the future.
B xx
Morning Sue.
Thank you so much for all the wonderful launches and inspiration.
I shall miss your blogs and videos. A beautiful card to end with.
I hope you have a very happy retirment and happy travelling.
I have had a few tears thank you.
Take care all Kitty xxxx.
Morning Sue and all.
I just wanted to say how devastated I am for you and Colin that Creative Expressions has had to close, and for the impact it will have on you both. I am even more devastated - and angry - at having learned that crafters purchasing counterfeit Sue Wilson dies from Temu, in order to save a few pounds, have played a significant role in Creative Expressions’ inability to continue trading. We all want to save money in these difficult times, but giving your money to the Temu counterfeiters, rather than Creative Expressions - the company paying for the designing, the marketing and packaging - just ends up putting the brand you love out of business. Apologies for the rant, but I just feel it is important that people are aware that the Sue Wilson dies for sale on Temu have been *stolen* from Creative Expressions, and when crafters buy them, the Temu counterfeiters keep 100% of your money - none of it goes to Creative Expressions. The damage that has done to Creative Expressions has been profound, so I am flagging it up, in case people are not aware of how Temu operates, before any other brands end up going the same way as Creative Expressions.
Lastly, I wanted to send a heartfelt thank you to you Sue, for getting me into crafting at an extremely difficult time in my life, for your generosity in answering my constant questions, and for your friendship. You have helped me in more ways than you will ever know - and for that I thank you so much.
Love Colleen xxx
Thank You, for your inspiration over the years,
Nothing in my opinion compares to a Sue Wilson Card.
Good morning Sue
I knew this day was coming and I’ve been dreading it I have tears in my eyes as I’m writing! 😢 I wish you and Colin a happy retirement full of fabulous journeys! Thank you so much for your inspiration and friendship! I will miss your posts and today’s card is a beautiful one to end with!
Take care my sweet friend! x
Heather T
Morning Sue, What a really beautiful card for your last blog post. I am really sad that your lovely inspirational blog is stopping. I am glad I had the opportunity to meet you in person and that I have the privilege of owning many of your lovely dies. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all the time you have given to your blog and the many demos you have done. I wish you all the best and I know you do not take this decision lightly. I hope that I will be able to visit the blog for a long time to come to look back over various posts that stood out, or look at the demos. Take care of yourself and your family. Bx
Good Morning Sue and all that visit today. Your card this morning says it all. With tears in my eyes I can only say thank you for the lovely years I have had on your blog. You have given us so much inspiration with your videos and tutorials. Not forgetting our little wins in the blog launches. For which we are all so grateful for. I will miss my half hour each morning with my coffee and reading through everyone's comments. So many new internet friends have been made over the years. We will all miss you. Enjoy your retirement. You so deserve it.
For the last time Sue. Sending hugs 🤗 and best wishes to everyone who needs them today. Always stay safe and well 🙏.
Kind regards Ann Toppcards in Leeds
Hi Sue. What a lovely card to end with. I remember seeing you for the first time on TV stamping and colouring in those old people characters and following you on your blog. I still have the first trellis dies you designed. What an incredible journey. And you should feel proud of the length of time you blogged your samples without missing a single day. What a lot of cards you made to show us. I hope you and Colin enjoy your retirement for many years to come.
Lisbeth
What a colourful card to end on! Thank you Sue.
As everyone has said you will be sorely missed, but you certainly deserve some ‘Me’ time. We will all miss our daily dose of Sue Wilson & I know I for one will be searching your blog for more inspiration in using my many dies. What will I spend my money,on now?? So a very big thank you for your contribution to the craft world & the journey you have taken us all on. Enjoy your retirement, you deserve it & enjoy Japan. Crafty hugs, Linda x.
What a sad day 😔😢. Like so many others who have followed you I'd like to thank you for the inspiration, products you've brought to us and the joy the creations made from them have given both myself and the recipients. Enjoy whatever comes next. WakeyL
Feeling very sad that this is your last post. I echo what everyone else has said about the inspiration you have given us over the years. I have so enjoyed reading your blog every day and using your wonderful dies. Enjoy your retirement and whatever adventures are to come. Sue x
A sad day for us all, I haven’t always commented on the blog but loved seein all your creations and giving us so much inspiration, good luck to you whatever your future brings
Hi Sue, a beautiful card for your last post and a Dear Friend is how many of us think of you. I feel that we have all been holding hands through our crafting journeys inspiring and encouraging each other along the way. A very sad day for your blog followers and I will miss my daily Sue fix but you deserve your retirement and I hope you enjoy every minute of it.
Frances xx
Hi Sue
A beautiful bright and cheerful card for your last post, I have followed your blog for such a long time and will miss your daily posts. Thank you for being such an inspiration and I wish you well for whatever the future holds for you, hopefully designing new dies for another company, enjoy your retirement and travels.
Best wishes and sending you a big hug
Pat
So sad to see that this is the last post
You inspired me to craft and met you a few times at Ally Pally and we chatted a lot about family etc
I will miss visiting It introduced to many like minded people through your blog which have got me through bad times and good
Take care and do things that are on your bucket list Most of all Relax xx
A beautiful finish to your blog, wishing you both a long, healthy, happy retirement, full of good memories, take care and enjoying the journey.
Elizabeth Bennett
Hello Sue, Thank you again for your daily blogs full of inspiration. I shall miss them very much. I am grateful that your blog will remain for future reference. Each time a use one of your dies (I have many!) I shall think of you and hope you are enjoying yourself wherever your journey takes you. Stay safe and well. Warmest wishes and thank you again. JCrafterx
Colleen. My sentiments exactly. Time after time I've seen copies on Amazon for less than half we true followers pay for Sue's dies and it's disgusting. Even though the dies are made in China they are still over riding copy right laws. For years I've been complaining about this subject but for as long as 'so called' crafters buy them, companies will continue to fold. I'm also thinking of those designers that started under CE that are now designing their own dies etc it seems one by one we'll have no place to get our stock. I'm so sad this has happened
Gorgeous card Sue xx
Lovely card, Sue!
So sad that your blog is closing down.
But once again thanks for your beautiful cards and great inspiration through many years.
Hi Sue and lovely wilsonettes x
A beautiful card to finish the blog Sue x I really hope we will see more designs from you in the future x it's so sad this is your last post. Creative expressions have always been my go to products for many years and you are my favourite designer x I will miss your blog so much and all the inspiration over the years, from your spellbinders days, to your beautiful bows and hat pins and all your gorgeous designs since, it's been an amazing journey and don't want it to end x you are such a lovely person and was quite 'starstruck ' meeting you at ally pally x I really hope you have a fantastic time when you get to Japan and good luck in whatever you decide for the future xxx thankyou Sue x
Theresa w in Berks xxx
Dear Sue
What a card to finish your wonderful blog. I do appreciate the time you must have spent on your blog but it has been a true inspiration for me and I am so pleased you are not taking it down.
Thank you again for everything, I am sure following you in my early days of crafting has lead me to still be enjoying crafting today.
I hope you enjoy all your wonderful travels ahead and I never know you maybe still design for another company. I will certainly look out for you because the past eight years your festive dies in particular have been a feature in all the Christmas cards that I made.
Thank you again so much
My last time……..crafty hugs Michelle Stanley xxx
Hi Sue. Just to say thank you for all the inspiration you have given me over the past 20 or so years. Hope to hear you are with another company so we can all
continue to enjoy your designs. What ever you do, all the very best. A lot of people will miss you. Thank you . Denise Ann
Great!
Happy Retirement my dear friend! Lots of crafty hugs. J xx
I haven’t visited your blog for a long time but Julia’s post was a shock to me. I have many of your dies from a long time ago and still have them though I do a lot less die cutting now. I was lucky enough to win several of your stamp prizes as well as a beautiful card. I wish you all the very best in your returement
Happy retirement Sue I’ve been following you for years so thanks for all your hard work and inspiration xx
A beautiful post to end such a legendary journey. Will miss the posts and comments along with all the education you have shared. If you are retiring enjoy the new journey but live in hope you will get drawn back in by another company so you can share your wonderful creativity again. 🥰.
Hope you will keep your blog live for continued inspiration if on only for a short time.
Thank you for all the years of inspiration. You were the one that got me into crafting with die cutting and the Grand Calibur . I remember you launching your own designs with Spellbinders (I still have those dies) before going on to launch your own range with Creative Expressions. What a collection I have !!!
Wishing you a long and happy retirement and enjoy your trip to Japan when you get round to it. Crafty hugs xx
Gosh this is a shock, but I am not surprised theses cheap imports have a lot to answer for! I loved going to ally pally in London all the way from the midlands, and meeting you and Colin! John next door too and Julia watts and later on Lisa Horton. I love rubber necker stamps, I have a lot! I went to a few workshops in Kettering and had a great time! Lovely well laid out shop and great service so I wish all the staff there too good fortune and I hope you enjoy your retirement. You will be missed. Thanks for everything.
Very best wishes on your retirement! I have thoroughly enjoyed dipping in and out of your blog over the years and learnt a lot from you! Thank you so much!! Eva Henninger
So sad that we are loosing you Sue, for many years my go to dies have your name on. Thank you for everything and be happy xx
So sorry that this is your last post. It was your dies that really got me started on my crafty journey. However, I wish you a very happy retirement and thank you ! Grace Chaney x
Dear Sue, Thank you for all the wonderful cards and ideas over the past 15 years. I have enjoyed opening up my computer every day to see your magnificent work. I'm sorry there will be no more inspiration and hope you enjoy your time off. Every time I couldn't think of an idea I would look through your cards and blog and be inspired. I met you once in Ally Pally and shortly after that you started bringing out your large dies for 8 inch cards. They were impossible to find before that as Spellbinders were the only company doing them and they had stopped. Now a days it is so hard to get decent quality card we have been reduced to 6 inch. Here in Ireland we are very deprived of craft stores and since Brexit getting stuff is much harder and very much more expensive. I loved Creative Expressions content which was always quality. I have missed seeing you on TV since 2020 and hope that some day you will return to crafting and designing. On another note, go to Japan you will love it, in spring or fall is best. I have been lucky enough to go there twice and still want to go back. The people are so nice and polite. The world would do better if we all behaved like them and not be so selfish. Thank you again. Good Luck. AON
Thank you Sue for your years of amazing products and inspirations. I hope you have a fabulous time where ever you end up xx
Thank you Sue, for all of your expertise and inspiration over the years. You have inspired so many crafters, and I used lots of your techniques in my classes, using your dies and products which people loved trying and seeing them using and sharing your techniques with fabulous results shows how wonderful they are.. I will miss your daily posts of beautiful cards.Thank you so much for allowing me to follow your wonderful crafting journey. I wish you a long and happy retirement. Jan Jay xx
This is a beautiful card Sue I did write a comment on Monday but it seems to have disappeared so I wanted to write another to Thankyou so much for all your inspiration over many years It was thanks to you I got into card making I hope now you will have time to do all the things you want to do and wish you all the very best for the future!
Thank you so much for all your inspiration Sue, you will be missed. Best wishes for what comes next.
Dear Sue. I am so sorry this has to end. I haven't written much in here, but believe me, you have been one of the greatest inspirations for me and for a lot of other crafters all these years.
Thank you for helping me find shops that would ship to the Faroes. Very few people are as kind as you. Thank you for everything.
I really hope you will let your fans know what you are going to do next. And please, please let this blog stay open, so we can keep getting inspiration in the years to come.
I wish you all the best <3
Much love,
Marianna
Hi Sue. Just on a whim you maybe logging in from time to time I have to say that each time I walk into my little spare room/laundry drying area (dies MORE important than a tumble dryer) lol I see you, your dies are in my sight on top of the storage 'bins' as too large to fit, I think of the good times on the blog, the lovely people all enjoying the same craft and especially the love of your dies. But there's a little sadness there too, I'll miss you xx
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