Winter Wonderland

Can you believe here we are the last day of February - these months are just whizzing by.  It is time for this weeks Winter Wonderland challenge as we have the very topical subject this week

Winter Olympics

Were'nt they just amazing, l loved watching the events and the levels just seem to get higher everytime - the Skeleton was amazing and Lizzie did the country proud.

Team Snowflake over at Winter Wonderland are all going for gold with this weeks challenge - check out all the details here.

I had a couple of stamps to choose from in my collection and went for this LOTV Ski Jump and after paying extortionate postage charges last time l am making more 'slim' ones this year.

Stamp LOTV Ski Jump

Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

papers Craft Creations

Dies - Marianne tree, SB circles/scallops

Flower soft, glamour dust, stickles

We are sponsored by

Crafty Sentiments Designs - 3 digi images for one lucky winner

 Crafts U Love with a £10 Voucher for another lucky winner

Thank you for stopping by and hope to see you over at Winter Wonderland x Susan x

Cosy Pram

I hope you are all well and having a good crafty time, it is half term here this week so have been doing a bit of grandma duty.  I did find time to snatch a little playtime here and there for myself and used one of my (many) unused stamps.  My niece is taking a few more cards into work so l thought it would be nice to put a baby one in the box.  I have used this gorgeous LOTV stamp Cosy Pram, l followed the sketch over at Papertake Weekly in Memory of Roy x

The lovely Katy (Katysbloggeroo) has reappeared in Blogland recently - she is one lovely lady and l am sure she would love you to visit her - she has a bit of candy too which l have added in my side bar - please leave her some love and follow her too - l am sure she won't mind me sending you her way.

A Peep Inside

Stamp LOTV Cosy Pram 

Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Papers Dovecraft Back To Basics

Organza Roses, pearly flower trim, pearls (The Hobby House)

Ribbon, wooden heart, beads, gauze, stickles, liquid pearls

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

Papertake Weekly A Special Sketchie - In Memory of Roy

Simon Says Stamp Anything Goes with Pearls
Lili of the Valley Name That Tune - You're Beautiful/James Blunt 

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

Whimsy Amy

Hello my lovelies hope you are all having a lovely day, it started off dry and blustery but has started to drizzle but a bit better that the persistant stuff.  Today l am sharing a card l made with this gorgeous Whimsy stamp - Amy, this is the first time l have used her and she was one of my bargain half price stamps at Harrogate in the autumn - only a few weeks until the next one and l will be keeping an eye out for cute bargains again. So here she is  ....

Inside peep

Stamp Whimsy Amy

Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Papers LOTV/Nitwits Always & Forever

Flowers & Leaves Wild Orchid Crafts

Ribbon, Gems, liquid pearls

Dies - SB heart

Sewing Machine 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Wild Orchid Crafts 97 - It's a Stitch Up 

Papertake Weekly Lovely Layers

Whimsy Inspires -68  Love is in the Air (3rd & final entry)

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

Allsorts Challenge 247

Hello my lovely friends, hope you are all well and having a crafty weekend, we have sunshine this morning so l hope to get outside a bit.  Today sees the start of the new challenge over at Allsorts  and this week the lovely Brenda has chosen

Ladies Day

When l saw this on the challenge list l was not too sure what was wanted so l have interpretated this as posh frocks lol so looked to see what suitable stamps l had but of course it could be Mothers Day or a any card suitable for a girlie.  Love this stamp and wish l had a figure to wear something like this.  The design team have some amazing inspiration to share with you here along with all the challenge details.

Stamp Fabulous Fashion - Grapevine by KatySue

Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Papers First Edition Daydream

Seam binding, ribbon

 butterfly & bag charm from the Range (l think),

glamour dust

We are generously sponsored by 

Crimson Cloud http://www.crimsoncloud.co.uk/

Flonzcraft http://www.flonzcraft.com/

I am looking forward to seeing all your creations

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

Papertake Weekly - Lovely Layers
Nutcrafters 32 Ribbon & Bling
Charisma Cardz - Inspired by A Movie - Mannequin
Crafty Ribbons 77 Anything Goes

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

Something Old

Welcome to my newest follower Rachel, lovely to have you dropping in x Susan x
 As my title post says 'Something Old' that is the gorgeous sentiment stamp l bought last year from Inkylicious -sadly the shop does not open to the public anymore (it is only a 15 min drive down the road) so l will be stocking up when l go to the Harrogate show in 3 weeks.  For those of you that thought it was me that was 'Something Old' shame on you lol.
I hope you are all having a good week and managing some crafty time - l certainly have and have even managed to sort out and re-organise some of my stuff.  Today l am sharing a wedding card l made yesterday - it has not been made to order but l just wanted to use the stamp, my niece gets married in June and l think l will us this stamp to make something special for her.  I think l quite like how this turned out with these papers as l did not have any wedding ones - if anybody can recommend some nice delicate wedding papers l would be grateful - thanks.

Inside Peep

Stamp Inkylicious - Something Old

Silver embossing powder

Papers - First edition - Silent Night.

The Hobby House products - rose organza, pearls, lace

Dies -SB Oval, Joy leaf

Distress ink, stickles

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

Simon Says Stamp Wedding/Anniversary 

Whimsy Inspires - Love is in The Air

Thanks for stopping by and for your comments x Susan x

Sugar Nellie Fleur

Hello my lovelies, l am pleased to say the internet provider changeover went very well and thus far we have not had any problems.  I have had a play with one of the Sugar Nellie stamps l bought last week - 2 down 6 to go.  I am also trying to use my dies more often as they have been very neglected :( l have also been trying to tidy/sort my paper stash and l have to say l am ashamed of the amount of papers l have - l reckon l have a rain forest in my craft room, certainly enough for my lifetime and there is me planning on which new LOTV packs l am going to buy, l think one is the answer to that x. You may have noticed l have been decorating the inside of my cards lately - now you know why, l really must use some up instead of stroking it all.

A Peep Inside

Stamp Sugar Nellie Fleur

Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Papers MME Wild Asparagus & grey bazzill

Dies - SB squares/scalloped, Cheery Lynn fanciful flourish

Punches Kars Butterfly, x-cut flower,  SU oval & scalloped

Small  green pearls & medallion The Hobby House

Lace, liquid pearls

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

Sugar Bowl 112 Colour challenge

Crafty Sentiment Designs - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Lovely Layers
The Hobby House Anything Goes (pearls and medallion ) - 3rd & final entry
Diva's By Design - Rubber Stamp

Thanks for stopping by and for your comments x Susan x

Penny Black February Midway

Hello my lovely craft friends, hope you are all keeping well and hugs to those who need them.

We are now half way through the Penny Black & More @ Allsorts February challenge 

Make It Sparkle

Just a little bit of inspiration for you.... I have used this gorgeous Penny Black Stamp 4155L Flower Amongst Flowers, l coloured with stamp with my Stampin Up pens and added small gems to the small flowers and beads to the centre of the large flower heads. 

Check out the challenge blog here for more inspiration from my Teamies as well as all the amazing prizes up for grabs as well as one entrant using a Penny Black stamp with a chance to joining us as a Guest Designer.

Stamp Penny Black Flower Amongst Flowers 4155L

Stampin Up Pens and Papers

Gems, stickles, beads, Lace

We have been generously sponsored by 

Penny Black

Crafts U Love

Flonz Crafts

Nicecrane Designs

Classy Crafts

Thank you for stopping by and for your comments and l hope you join in the challenge x Susan x

Internet Change over

I am posting this just incase l loose internet and anyone is wondering where l am, l am crossing everything - tomorrow we change over from TalkTalk to BT and l am praying it goes without a hiccup x Susan x

Update......... the switch over has gone without a hiccup ...thank goodness x Susanx

Cutie Pies Challenge

Hello my lovelies, hope you are all well and keeping warm and dry.
Today sees the start of the new challenge over at Cutie Pies - a nice easy peasy one but please remember we are the Cutie Pies and keep it cute.

Cute Spots & Dots

My regular visitors will know l love my spots and often use them.

The design team have been using some of the cute images from one of our sponsors, pop over to the challenge blog here and have a look for yourself.  It is not that l don't like the images l just have a rubber fetish lol.

A little inside View

Stamp LOTV Daisy Chain

Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Papers Stampin Up

Spellbinders - Marvelous squares, blossom nesties (flower)

Martha Stewart flower border punch

lace, ribbon, liquid pearls, brad.

We have two sponsors for this challenge:-

From The Heart  with a $5 Gift Voucher - check out the cute stamps :)

Sweet Stamps with a $10 Gift Voucher

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Lili Of The Valley February - Name That Tune - Me and My Teddy Bear (2nd entry)
Craft Little Fairies - Teddy Bear's

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

Sunshine Sunday

Hello my lovlies, how lovely it is to see the sun shining today and a feel of spring in the air too. I hope you are all enjoying it and hopefully it is going to stay like this.
With all this bad weather we having been having l have been having a little spend to cheer myself up - a couple of weeks ago l bought some happy hopper/gruffie stamp sets from Joanna Sheen at 3.99 a set, on monday l took advantage of the free postage at Crafts U Love and bought some Penny Black stamps, one hedgie stamp at half price and a lovely new transparency set with Mo's images on  which you will be seeing soon, then on thursday l ordered the two sets that are on offer at Sugar Nellie Funky Kits) as they were half price - so how could l refuse - l am a girl who loves a bargain :)

On monday my niece took some of my cards into work to sell and they all went within minutes, l always give 100% to Martin House Childrens Hospice as a bit of payback for all the support they gave to us. She works for one of the big banks and on fridays they have dress down day and put a bit away for charity and l was thrilled when she said one of the weeks will be for Martin House and they will do a bit extra and whatever they make the bank will match it - how nice is that.

The challenge at Allsorts this week is brads and as you will have seen from my previous post l do have a 'few' so have been using them on my cards the last few days.

This is using one of my new ones that arrived yesterday.

Stamp Sugar Nellie - Bluebell

Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Papers Stampin Up

Dies - MB Prim Poppy, Joy Billes Flourish, SB Curved Border

ribbon, pearls, brad & spacer 

Glamour dust & liquid pearls.

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

Sugar Bowl 112 Colours challenge (used greys and corals)

Pink Gem 113 Spots & Stripes

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

Allsorts Challenge wk 246

Hello my lovelies, hope you are all having a crafty weekend.  Today sees the start of this weeks challenge over at Allsorts and this weeks it is

BRADS

I am sure all of you will have Brads somewhere in your crafty area's but can you remember where??? I have to admit l have rather a lot of them , diamante, pearl, small metal, large metal, snowflakes, trees, flowers, hearts and all within arms reach so l did'nt have to go searching.  There must have been a time when l collected them (photo below) - remember when you started out and just had to have everything lol.

The design team have been busy and created some fabulous pieces to share with you, check out the challenge blog here with all the details and the lovely prizes too.

This is a new stamp l bought recently that was on offer - along with a few other sets, it is the first time l have coloured these Happy Hoppers so hope l have got the colours ok.

Stamp - Happy Hoppers Set - You Did It (Joanna Sheen)

Coloured with copics & prisma pencils

Papers from my scrap box

Memory Box Bali corner die, Martha Stewart RTP punch

Gems, stickles, seam binding  & Heart Brads

We have been generously sponsored by

Digi Darla

Craft Fairy

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

Gruffies & Guests 2- Love is in the Air
Bunny Zoe - February Love/hearts
An Oldie But A Goodie - Valentine (old papers & seam binding)
Fab & Funky 203 love/valentine
Creative Inspirations 252 Love
Papertake Weekly  With a Heart
Whimsy Inspires -  68 February Love is in the Air 

Here are some of my Brads.... l found some more after l took this photo,

Thank you for stopping by and for your comments, hope you join in with this weeks challenge x Susan x

  

Winter Wonderland

Good morning my lovelies Happy Valentines , are you ready for a crafty weekend - l know l am. I have scheduled this post but l can guarantee there will be no valentines antics going on home here.
Today sees the start of the new challenge over at Winter Wonderland and it is.......

Fairies

This is the last week of the non christmas option and as l bought this little beauty last October l thought it was about time l introduced her to the ink pad.  I love Mo's stamps they are just so cute.

Pop over to the challenge blog here where the Design Team are sharing some gorgeous inspirational pieces with you.

Inside View

Products from the Hobby House

Stamp from Stampavie Fairy Kiki,Papers First Edition Love Letters, Gems  

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Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Dies - Joy butterfly  butterfly border

Lace, seam binding, stickles, liquid pearls

We are sponsored by

 Marianne Designs - Prize

 Clickit4crafts Prize $35 worth of products of winners choice

Delicious Doodles Prize 4 Digi images

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

The Hobby House Anything Goes - using stamp, papers, gems

Stamping Sensations February - Wings Fantasy & Fiction
MAWTT - Fantasy
Crafty Ribbons 76 - Ribbons & Bows
Cute Card Thursday Clever Cutting

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

My First Gruffie

Hello my lovelies, hope you are all keeping well and surviving this dreadful weather that is battering us here in the UK.  We escaped without damage during the gales yesterday, my daughter lost power for about 4 hours last night but thankfully it came back on later in the evening.

I  wanted to join in with the House Mouse challenge so l have had a  little play with one of the stamp sets l bought reduced from Joanna Sheen's a couple of weeks ago - this is my first Gruffie set and l am not 100% happy with my colouring but hayhoo it is the first attempt, what do you think??? I have added a little purple stickles to the lilacs - love the perfume of these, l have a white tree in the garden but it is not as scented.

Inside View

Stamp Set Gruffies Thanks a Bunch from Joanna Sheen

Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Papers Do Crafts Papermania/Heather

Lace, seam binding, buttons

Stickles

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge HMFMC 163 Amethyst, White +1 (kraft)

Sketch & Stash 132 Sketch 28 - Old stash papers/new stash stamp

Crafty Sentiments Designs Buttons & Bows

Simon Says Stamp - Get Krafty

Thank you for stopping by and for your comments, l will be back in the morning with Winter Wonderland x Susan x

Keep Safe

I am just sat here watching the news and it is frightening - l hope you all stay home and safe. winds of 108 MPH recorded in Wales and motorways closing 250,000 homes without power in Ireland

Thank you for all your lovely comments regarding my appointment last week - the result was as l expected - l am at High risk of breast cancer so will be put back on the annual mamogram checks and on Tamoxafen as a precautionary measure - so thats that will just put it in a box and get on with a hopefully healthy future.

I was pleased to see one of my old blogging buddies posting yesterday after a very long absense, if you have not come across Katy before l hope you pay her a visit - see is one very talented lady, see her here and if you are reading this Katy please keep on posting x

Today l have a quick card to share with you using a Penny Black stamp which is always on standby for mens card

Stamp Penny Black Hedge-word

Coloured with copics

Paper Doodlebug

Ribbon, gems

Thanks for stopping by and for your comments x Susan x

Allsorts Challenge 245

Hello my lovely friends, l hope you are all having a good crafty weekend.  Today l am excited to tell you l am now a member of the Design Team at Allsorts, it is a popular challenge blog posting some fantastic challenges every week and has lots of generous sponsors.  I was only asked earlier in the week if l would join the team and jumped at the chance and l wanted to get started straight away with this weeks challenge so quickly put something together.

This weeks challenge is

Colours Beginning with 'B'

I went for Blue and Brown which was also a popular choice with the Design Team.  You can check out the challenge blog here along with all the details including the prizes on offer.

 Side View of the pretty butterflies

All Stampin Up Products

Stamps Flight of the Butterfly

Card, Ink, Ribbon & Gems

(Island Indigo & Chocolate Chip)

We have been generously sponsored by:-

A Passion For Stamps. one lucky winner can choose 4 images

PPR Papercrafts for one lucky winner $10 voucher

I hope you join in with the challenge.

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

Friday Feeling

Hello my lovelies, hope you are all keeping well and dry - l feel really sorry for all the people and animals living in the south of the country that are under water and taking a real bashing from the weather, there just does not seem to be an end in sight at the moment.  For those unaffected l hope you manage some crafty time this weekend.  I have an appointment with genetics in the morning (saturday) as there is a high risk of breast cancer so l am hoping for a bit of reassurance.

Anyhow - this is a card l made yesterday, l am not ashamed to tell you l stamped this up and went all cold and shaky - l have a fear of all things mice and tail, l love the House Mouse stamps don't get me wrong and think they are sweet but this one is quite large and when l stamped it all l saw was rat - l came around after a few hours and had a play and once l had chosen and laid out my papers and flowers it started to look ok. 

Stamp Set House Mouse Snuggle Up from Joanna Sheen

Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Papers - scraps on my desk

Dies - Marianne flower, Joy leaf

Doily, ribbon, MS heart border punch

Pearls & gems The Hobby House

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges (These challenges are all listed in my side bar)

House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge HMFMC 162 Show Some Love

Papertake Weekly  - Anything Goes

An Oldie But A Goodie Valentine (papers couple of years old)

Crafty Sentiment Designs Love is in the air

Simon Says Stamp Have a heart

Nut Crafters 61 A Little bit of love

Creative Inspirations 251 Anything Goes

Crafty Little Fairies - Love 

Crafty Ribbons 75 - Anything Goes with Ribbon

Cute Card Thursday 307 Lots of Love

Thanks for stopping by and for your comments, have a good weekend whatever you get up to x Susan x

Cutie Pies

Hello my cuties, hope you have all had a good weekend and managed some crafty playtime.

Today sees the start of the new challenge over at Cutie Pies and  it is

Cute Valentines

No surprise there then as it is almost us, please keep it cute.  We were generously given some images to work with from our Sponsor 2 Cute Ink which my fellow Cuties have used but l went for a bit of rubber lol.
Check out the challenge blog here for all the details and lots of inspiration from the Cuties

This is one of the stamps l bought from LOTV recently when they had the £10 offer on, l could not resist.

I love these papers, l think they are my favourite and l am fast working my way through this pad.

Inside View

Stamp LOTV Love Grows (inc sentiment)

Papers LOTV/Nitwits Always & Forever

Flowers Wild Orchid Crafts.
 ribbon, stickles, liquid pearls

Dies - Memory Box Precious Hearts, Magnolia foliage

The Hobby House - Heart pearls, Gems

We have been generously sponsored by 2 Cute Ink

2 Cute Ink digital stamps our my own cute and quirky illustrations used for card making and paper crafting!ing cute!  I am always looking for new ideas to draw, so let me know what you would like to see!

One lucky winner will win
2 digital stamps

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-
Lili of The Valley - Name that Tune - Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes (entry 1)
Wild Orchid Crafts 96  Love Is
The Hobby House - Anything Goes - Pearl Hearts & Gems from The Hobby House

I am looking forward to seeing your Cute Lurve Creations.
Thank you for stopping by and for your comments x Susan x

Penny Black & More

WOW February already - where does the time go these days.  Hopefully spring is just around the corner along with the warmer drier weather .  My snowdrops were out in december which is most unusual, love them.
Anyway enough rambling and onto the new challenge over at Penny Black & More @ Allsorts which is

Make It Sparkle 

You can not really see the sparkle from this photo but l have covered the flowers with glamour dust and it is very sparkley, l added liquid pearls to the centres too.

The Design Team have been covering themselves in glitter for this one lol and you can see what they have been up to over on the challenge blog here along with all the details - the main one to remember is NO DIGI images please.

I have used a flower from the Allegro set and stamped it in a circle just alternating the colours and used matching background colours, the sentiment is part of the set too.

Stamp Penny Black Transparencies - Allegro 30-033
Papers, ink & ribbon Stampin Up
Pearls - The Hobby House
Liquid Pearls  Stickles, Glamour Dust

We have been generously sponsored by

Penny Black

Crafts U Love

Flonz

Nicecrane
Classy Crafts

Lots of lovely prizes there from some lucky winners

Thanks for stopping by and for your comments x Susan x