Something Completely Different

Different for me anyway.  Hope you are all having a good weekend.  I wanted a hot glue gun so phoned my local craft shop and they had it in stock, l went for it and a few other things dropped in the basket too - like they do.  This stamp set was one of those impulse buys and l had to ink it up as soon as l got home and l quite like it and hope you do too. I have added lots of sparkle but it is not showing up too well.

and inside is decorated too

Stamp Grape Vine from Fabulous Fashion range by Katy Sue

Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Papers - Papermania colour capsule/heather

Lace, ribbon, gems

Stickles around papers, glamour dust on bodice.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

Allsorts 213 Lavender & Lace

Papertake Weekly - Sketchie 80

An Oldie But A Goodie - Butterfly (on image) had papers a couple of years

Crafty Sentiments Designs Girl Power

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations 228 Fashion is my passion

Crafty Ribbons 50 Anything Goes with ribbon

Crafty Friends 5 Bling (stickles around papers, gems and glamour dust)

Thank you for stopping by and for your comments - enjoy the rest of the weekend x Susan x

  

No Shell Like Home

Here we are Friday again and almost into july - nights are drawing in and it will soon be christmas lol.  I have inked up another of those gorgeous new Fairies from Sugar Nellie - loving them all.
So here it is

Stamp  - Sugar Nellie -No Shell Like Home 

Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Papers First Edition Daydreams

Lace, gems, memory box die - cherry blossom

MS border punch

Glamour dust, stickles and liquid pearls

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Sugar Bowl 105 July - Anything Goes

Inky Chicks 7 - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Creative Inspirations 220 - Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz 25 Recipe 1 image 2 papers 3 embellishments (lace, gems, flower)

Cute Card Thursday 275 Fly like a Bird

Bunny Zoe June -Wings

Hobby House 1 Anything Goes 

Addicted to Stamps 59 Gorgeous Lace

Papertake Weekly Sketchie No 39

Thanks for stopping by and for your comments x Susan x

Cutie Pie Challenge

Whoops scheduled this for the wrong date so sorry it is a few hours late.x
Happy monday to you all - time for the new challenge over at Cutie Pies and for this one we want to see your cuties 'Paper Pieced', the design team have some cuties to share with you over on the challenge blog here along with the rules.

Here is my cute inspiration for you:-

Stamp - Sugar Nellie Live Laugh Love

Papers Craftwork Cards and Bazzill

Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Memory box flower die, MS border punch

Liquid Pearls, lace, stickles & glamour dust

We are lucky enough to have two wonderful sponsors

and one lucky winner will receive four gorgeous Flat Friends images of their choice

but not only that, one randomly chosen winner will also receive

this wonderful prize from Stamp and Create

Is'nt she a real cutie - love all the new release and l can see these becoming very popular.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

Sugar Bowl - Anything Goes (2nd entry)
Cute Card Thursday 274 In the Summertime
Crafty Catz 188 Pick  Mix Anything Goes
Totally Gorjuss 189 Happy Birthday
Addicted to Stamps 59 Gorgeous Lace

Thanks for stopping by and for your comments x Susan x

What a Week That Was

Do you ever think you will meet yourself coming backwards??? It has just been one of those weeks - on monday daughter #2 sent a text message to pick grandson up from school as she was going in the ambulance to A&E with chest pains and had to take little one with her - so collected grandson and dashed to hospital, tests done waiting for results so l took little one home as well....all was well muscular pains.  Wednesday night little one comes for sleepover and stays thurs l collect grandson from school and drop off with Daddy...Daddy has meeting please take to your house and feed and will collect later---so l miss my craft group night :(  Daughter #1 needs card for work for friday morning which l have been putting off making all week..see below. Friday normally have day to self but oh no not this week daughter #1 owes some hours at work so little one is delivered at 7.15 and l wanted to go to Craftwork cards open warehouse sale so had to take little one with me WOW did l get some papers at bargain prices. Yes you have guessed had to pick grandson up from school and drop off both with Daddy.  Tomorrow l am up at Martin House Childrens Hospice for the last of my bereavement support groups which will be quite sad saying our goodbyes to newly made friends that are in the same situations as us. Then guess what - grandson is coming after tea for sleepover.

I have just had a few hours making another card  (with my G&T) using one of the gorgeous Sugar Nellies but you will have to wait until monday to see that - it is soooo pretty x

The sale at Craftwork cards is still tomorrow Saturday22nd 11-3 (Garforth) maybe l could call again on way back down M1' :)

Stamp from Inkadinkado set Floral Flourishes

WOW silver embossing powder

Ribbon & nesties 

Mirri card, gems

Thanks for stopping by and for your comments x Susan x 

Winter Wonderland Challenge

Good morning my lovely blogging friends - today l can share my exciting news with you.  I was asked to join the lovely design Team at Winter Wonderland and was so excited - for those who visit regular you will know l love to keep in front with all things Christmas.  I quickly checked out the challenge list and the challenge is...Presents.  I started looking for a stamp - can you believe l had a least 5 with presents on them, l called in my son to choose one and this is the one he chose Fizzy Moon - Presents, l enjoyed colouring this one and will have to get my Fizzy stamps out a bit more often.  

We have been generously sponsored by Crafty Ribbons and one lucky winner will win a gorgeous ribbon collection.

Check out the rest of the Teams work and the challenge rules here you have until thursday 27th June 5pm to enter. Just remember your project must have presents somewhere and must be christmas.

Stamp Fizzy Moon Presents

Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Papers Magnolia, red card SU

Memory Box Frostyville circle die

Ribbon, brad, spacer, stickles

Sentiment Whiff of Joy

Thanks for stopping by and for your comments and l do hope you will join in the challenge x Susan x

A Little Bit Of Gossip

Did the title get your attention??? That is the name of this gorgeous new stamp from Sugar Nellie, the new release came out at the weekend and l loved them all and they just jumped into my basket .... I had a rush of excitement when l saw the posties van just down the road when l walked Toby this morning and knew they would be dropping through my box, a quick whizz around Asda and then playtime :).  But which one to ink up first...

Inside View

Stamp Sugar Nellie - A Little Bit Of Gossip

Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Papers Dovecraft Back to Basics

Flowers Wild Orchid Crafts

Pearl Brad & Pin  The Hobby House

Ribbon, beads, silver spacers & ladybird from stash

Stickles

Sentiments LOTV

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

Sugar Bowl 104 - Anything Goes

Wild Orchid Crafts 79 - Brad &/Or Pin (used both)

Bunny Zoe - June - Wings

Thank you for stopping by and for your comments x Susan x 

Penny Black & More @ Allsorts Midway reminder

There is still plenty of time to enter the challenge over at Penny Black & More @ Allsorts if you have not already done so or you could enter again you have until 3rd July.  The challenge is CAS (clean & Simple) l won't say it is an easy one as sometimes they can be quite difficult and it is hard trying Not to put embellishments on especially when you have a bit of an addiction to all things fancy lol.
The design team have some fantastic pieces to share with you on the challenge blog here where you will also find all the challenge details and as always we have been generously sponsored by
Stamp Addicts offering a £10 voucher, All That Scraps offering $15 to spend online, Crimson Cloud offering 3 sets of die cuts, Penny Black with 3 gorgeous stamps and for one lucky person using a penny Black stamp you could be in with the chance of being our Guest Designer and receive a gorgeous little collection from The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop,  don't forget the Pretty Little Ribbon shop have a massive closing down clearance with loads of bargains to be had.

So this is my card to share with you:-

Penny Black stamp Hobble & Cuddle 2896H

Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Sentiment Personal Impressions /Double Sayings

Ribbon stamp LOTV

Pink card

Thanks for your stopping by and for any comments you leave x Susan x

Fly Me To The Moon

Hope you are all enjoying Fathers Day, mine is no longer with me so just memories today.
Last week l did not get around to making my DT card for Cutie Pies where the challenge at the moment is One For The Kids so l thought l had better do one and this gorgeous little stamp was part of my bumper bundle win from LOTV a couple of months ago. I don't think l would have bought this one but now l have used it l think it is gorgeous and will be using it again, the little chappie  looks like Brian Cox (science/nature guy on tv) don't you think lol.

You still have a week to enter the Cutie Pie challenge and details are here

Stamp LOTV Astronaut

Coloured Copics and Prisma pencils

Papers Craft Creations, bazzill 

Stars cut on cricut

Spellbinders Curve border

Tag, Ribbon, Twine.

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

Simon Says Stamp - Transport

Papertake Weekly - Hello Boys

Cute Card Thursday 273 Once Upon a Time ...A little boy dreamed of flying to the Moon...

Pink Gem 84 Fathers Day/Male 

Joanna Sheen Fathers Day / Male

Dream Valley 59 Fathers Day/Male

Thank you for stopping by and for your comments, happy crafting x Susan x

CAS Christmas

Hope you are all having a good weekend - l am and enough time to craft too as it is a bit too blustery and a few showers so best keep indoors.  I attempted to colour on kraft ages ago and it went straight into the bin so thought it was about time to give it another go.  I think l quite like it so just might do another one sometime. Here it is a christmas one as l have not done christmas for a couple of weeks and like to keep on top of them, hopefully this one will go in the flat postage box. l have struggled to get a decent photo today

Stamp LOTV Christmas Baubles

Sentiment SU Contempo Christmas

Kraft Card

Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Gems, ribbon & glamour dust

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge

ABC Christmas 'L' Give us a Laught or Less Is More 

Thank you for stopping by and for any comments you leave, hope you all manage some crafting this weekend x Susan x

Playing Golf

Welcome to my New Followers - lovely to have you popping by.
Hello my lovely blogging friends - sorry l have not been around much this last couple of weeks - l have dropped by from time to time but have had lots of things going on recently. But - here l am back in blogland.  I made this card last night and today had a little drive over to LOTV to see the lovely ladies and pick up a few things - like you do lol x
I have spent lots of time outside lately - in the garden at home and at the allotment and was thrilled when my allotment neighbour (he has been there probably 50 yrs) paid me the highest comment by saying this year my allotment looked the best it ever has - l have had it about 15 yrs.  Everyone l see locally asks me where l have been for my hols as l have lots of colour and l have not been away at all this year - just in the garden.
On with the card:- sorry about the slant, l just could not get it straight

Stamp LOTV Playing Golf 

Sentiment LOTV

Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Papers Stampin Up

Grass Die by Joy Crafts

Card Candi, ribbon, button & twine

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

LOTV Use A Sentiment

Papertake Weekly - Hello Boys

An Oldie But A Goodie Stitching (Papers about 2 yr old)

Crafty Sentiment Designs - Male

Fab & Funky 175 Birthday

Crafty Ribbons 48 Anything Goes with Ribbon

Hobby House 1 Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by and for your comments x Susan x

Wedding Couple

Hope you have all had a good weekend and enjoyed the glorious weather.  I have had a fantastic weekend as yesterday l went to LOTV for the open day and did the candle workshop with Dawny, l met up with Tracy (my dt teamie at PB&More@allsorts) and we had a great time and came away with our beautiful candles and a few goodies fell into my basket like they do and l won a couple of the art pads too. I have been wanting to decorate a candle for ages and not tried myself - l can't believe how easy they are to make.
I had some problems yesterday on my lappy and google was bringing up a malware message so l did not want to use it and l am not a fan of explorer, my daughter came over today and checked things over for me and did a scan and everything is ok phew.... l did go on a few blogs last night on explorer and Bev Rochester's site had a malware warning too so not just mine.

The card l made on friday for a wedding my daughter was going too but was not quite ready in time :( and the candle l made yesterday at the workshop and l am keeping it.

Stamp LOTV Wedding Couple

Embossing done with mask

Memory Box Heart with gems

Ribbon, glamour dust, stickles

I would like to enter this into the following challenges

An oldie but a goodie - Wedding  (had Stamp a couple of years)

Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes (entry 3)

Crafty Friends 1 Anything Goes

Crafty Ribbons 46 Anything Goes with ribbon
The Hobby House 1 Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by and for your comments x Susan x

June Challenge Penny Black & More @ Allsorts

Good morning to you all, today sees the start of this months challenge over at Penny Black & More @ Allsorts and we would love to see your CAS creations.  You can use any make of stamp except Digi's. 
We have been generously sponsored by Penny Black, Crimson Cloud, Stamp Addicts & All that Scraps and one lucky winner using a Penny Black Stamp will be chosen as a Guest Designer for a month and also receive a little collection from The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop. Many of you will already know the Pretty Little Ribbon Shop is closiong down and everything must go so beautiful bargains to be had.
The design team have been hard at work and have some wonderful inspiration for you over on the challenge blog here.  CAS does not always come easy and l find l spend quite a lot of time just thinking what l am going to do. So here is what l came up with -

Stamp Penny Black Missed You 2894J

Coloured with copics



I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-

Penny Black Saturday (June) Masculine
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Totally Papercrafts - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by and for your comments x Susan x