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Thank you for dropping by. I hope you like what you see, please feel free to leave a comment or just say hello so l know you have passed through. Happy crafting and blogging x Susan x

Tuesday 28 October 2014

My Penny Black & More Candy Event Winner

Sorry l have not got around to posting this earlier - sometimes life happens to get in the way of my crafting life - otherwise known as grandchildren lol.

Anyway... the winner of my candy on the Penny Black & More Challenge is........


Well done Lynne and thank you to everyone for leaving such lovely comments.

Please email me  (my details in sidebar) your details Lynne and l will get the little package off to you

Happy Crafting x Susan x

Saturday 25 October 2014

Allsorts Challenge 282.

Hope you are all having a good weekend, for those starting half term hope you have lots of fun, we have Esther coming for 2 days then 'exchanging' her for Isaac for 2 days :) so l may not be around much, l will probably be in the park kicking a ball.
Saturday again and that means the start of the new challenge over at Allsorts.  This week my lovely teamie and boss lady Brenda is the host and she has chosen

Just Christmas.
The design team have some amazing inspiration to share with you over on the challenge here along with all the details. Our lovely sponsor Cuddly Bubbly gave the DT some images to use but unfortunately l did not have my thinking head on in advance and reached for a stamp.  They have a gorgeous collection so l must remember next time - note to self.


Stamp WRS Bella with Presents
coloured with copics and prisma pencils
Sentiment WOJ
Papers LOTV/Nitwits Snow Princess, glitter
Embossing enamel, glamour dust, stickles
Gems, ribbon, snowflake die Crafts Too 

We have been generously sponsored by
Cuddly Buddly with these gorgeous clear stamps - don't forget they do digi's too


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

TBA

Thank you for stopping by and for your comments and hope to see you over on the challenge x Susan x

Friday 24 October 2014

Winter Wonderland Challenge

Good morning my lovely crafty friends, it is friday again and the start of the new challenge over at Winter Wonderland l am hosting this weeks challenge which is

Gold Christmas.
You can use gold embellishments, papers, card and colouring.  I have used gold card, pen, gold stickles and splashes of gold in the embossing powder .
Team Snowflake have some gorgeous inspiration to share with you over on the challenge blog here, along with all the details.


Stamp - Stampendous Winter Birds
Coloured - Copics
Gold card, gold stickles
Dies- Memory Box Merry Christmas
Gold pen, embossing powder (frantage),
flower soft, glamour dust.

This week we have been generously sponsored by:-
Marianne Designs with a prize for one lucky winner


Delicious Doodles with a choice of 4 digi images for another lucky winner


Thanks for stopping by and for your comments hope to see you over on the challenge blog x Susan x

Saturday 18 October 2014

Allsorts Challenge 281

Hope you are all having a good weekend and hasn't the weather been up and down this week, all my outside jobs are almost finished so it will soon be time to hibenate and craft for the winter ;-)
Saturday again and that means the start of the new challenge over at Allsorts.  This week my lovely teamie Helene is the host and she has chosen

Embossing
So many techniques to choose from with this one - l have used an embossing folder for the die cut flower, Embossing enamel around the image and the sentiment is in silver embossing powder. I hope you all have as much fun as l did deciding what to do.

The design team have some amazing inspiration to share with you over on the challenge here along with all the details.
This sweet stamp is a Sugar Nellie from Funky Kits, l snapped her up (along with several others) a couple of weeks back when they announced the retirement of some of the range.


A peep of the matching inside

Stamp - Sugar Nellie Let Them Eat Cake
Coloured with copics and prisma pencils
Papers Dovecraft Tea House
Dies - SB Floral Ovals, CB corner, TH Tattered Florals 
Ribbon, lace, pearl medalion 
Frantage shabby White, stickles, glamour dust 

We have been generously sponsored by
Flonzcraft with a $20 voucher for one lucky winner

Flonz $20 store gift voucher Also 12% discount offered on purchases to those entering the challenge

Crafty Devils with a £15 Voucher for another lucky winner
http://www.craftydevilspapercraft.co.uk/


I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-
The Sugar Bowl 117 October - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly - Super Fly

Today is my little sweetheart Isaac's 7th birthday and he has chosen The Pizza Hut for lunch today so that will be lovely to have my family all together again :)
Thank you for stopping by and for your comments and hope to see you over on the challenge x Susan

Monday 13 October 2014

Cutie Pie Challenge 80

Good morning my lovely crafty friends, time to get all Cute again, now don't get me wrong we love to look at your cute entries but we seem to be getting lots of non cute one's which of course will not be entered for any prizes.... so please only cuties.
Today is the start of the new challenge over at Cutie Pies and this time it is....

Cute in Perfectly Purple

There are not many rules so please keep it Cute to be in with a chance of winning. The Design Team have some lovely cute inspiration to share with you here on the challenge blog.

Now... l have had this gorgeous stamp from Pink Gem Designs for quite some time and did not realise when l made this that she is no longer available, but Janet has lots of  other gorgeous Halloween images available here as well as images for all occasions.


Stamp from Pink Gem Designs
Coloured with copics and prisma pencils
Ribbon, gem, stickles, liquid pearls
Web & toadstool stamps from Lavinia Stamps
Distress ink
Foam cats which l think were from Asda last year

We have been generously sponsored by
Pink Gem Designs one lucky winner will win 2 Single Digi images


I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-
Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes


Thanks for stopping by and for your comments and hope you join in the challenge x Susan x,

Sunday 12 October 2014

Penny Black & More Candy Event

Good morning my lovely crafty friends and welcome to the Penny Black & More Candy event running from today until 26th October.  For all you Penny Black lovers there are lots of chances to win candy from the challenge blog .


So what do you have to do to be in with a chance of winning..... all the details are over on the challenge blog here as well as listed below.   
  • Be a follower of our challenge blog.
  • Register for free with the Penny Black Club - essential for all us Penny Black fans as we are among the first to know about new releases, news from Penny Black and so much more.
  • Leave a comment on the challenge post as the winners will be selected from those names.
  • Display the Candy Logo in your sidebar and link it back to the challenge blog
  • And to be eligible for a further bonus prize 'Like' Penny Black on Facebook here and leave a comment. And if you would like to share as well that would be wonderful, here is the bonus prize.......

...................................................................................................................................................................Don't forget to pop over to all my teamies - some of them have candy to give away too - and leave them some love - they all have some gorgeous Penny Black inspiration to share with you and you can find all their links over on the challenge blog here  .


Any candy displayed on my teamies blogs will be drawn from comments left on their blogs on or around the 26th October, winners names will be displayed on their own blog too. .
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There is also still plenty of time to join in the October challenge which is Get Ahead For Christmas - here is my offering as inspiration, this is so sparkly IRL and the photo just does not do it justice.

Stamp Penny Black Candy Cane Perch 4012K
Coloured with copics
Card base Go Kreate Frilly #6
Dies - Snowflake, grass, Holly punch all on glitter paper
Embossing folder, 
MS clay & mould
flower, berries, cones
Flower soft on hat
stickles.

This is another Penny Black card using the same stamp as last week but l have kept it CAS for a completely different look - but oh dear my sentiment is rather crocked - love this stamp.  A Thorny Affair 4092k

Here  is a photo of my candy for one lucky person.

Phew ... l think that is it covered ...except to say have fun and join in and it would be lovely if you entered the october challenge too which runs until 28th October. x Susan x

Saturday 11 October 2014

Allsorts Challenge 280

Hope you are all having a good weekend.  Saturday again and that means the start of the new challenge over at Allsorts.  This week my lovely teamie Jo is the host and she has chosen

Cream & Brown

The design team have some amazing inspiration to share with you over on the challenge here along with all the details.
I have used some of my lovely new goodies l bought last weekend from Harrogate, I have embossed the sentiment in copper on the pearlised card and stamped poppies in the background - both stamps from Inkylicious, l was not too sure on this card and it just sort of evolved but l think l am happy with the finished result, the flowers have been in a drawer forever but were just perfect.


Stamps Inkylicious 
Die Joy Crafts 
Papers Stampin Up
Ribbon, pearls, flowers and brad 

We have been generously sponsored by

Crafty Ribbons
Prize is a collection of ribbons - new picture each challenge

Passion for Stamps with a choice of four stamps for one lucky winner

4 images of winners choice


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

Thank you for stopping by and for your comments and hope to see you over on the challenge x Susan

Friday 10 October 2014

Winter Wonderland Challenge

Good morning my lovely crafty friends, it is friday again and the start of the new challenge over at Winter Wonderland and this week it is my lovely teamie  Lorraine's turn to host and the challenge this week is
Lace & Pearls
I do love a bit of lace so the perfect opportunity to go all girlie and l love this colour combo too. I have used some 'punching paper' from craftwork cards which l find perfect for the poinsettia as it holds its shape beautifully.
Team Snowflake have some gorgeous inspiration to share with you over on the challenge blog here, along with all the details.


A peep inside


Stamp - LOTV Fairy on Top
Coloured - copics & prisma pencil
Papers LOTV/Nitwits Snow Princess
Dies- SB Poinsettia, labels & fancy label
Lace, pearls, snowflake punch, stickles, glamour dust

This week we have been generously sponsored by
Wild Rose Studio with 3 stamps for one lucky winner


Iva Nova Chest with a Goody Bag for another lucky winner



I would like to enter this card into the following challenges
LOTV October - Anything Goes
Papertake Weekly Anything Goes


Thanks for stopping by and for your comments hope to see you over on the challenge blog x Susan x

Sunday 5 October 2014

October Penny Black & More @ Allsorts

Hello my lovely crafty friends. I had a good day yesterday at Harrogate and a bit of a spend and will show you my goodies later.
The first sunday of the month is here so time for the new challenge over at Penny Black & More @ Allsorts and this month the challenge is

Get Ahead For Christmas
The Design Team have been hard at work with their Penny Blacks and have some gorgeous inspiration to share with you over on the challenge blog here along with all the details.  You can used any brand of stamp except digi (NO DIGI IMAGES), the focal point of your project must be stamped to be in with a chance of winning one of our fabulous prizes. One lucky person using a Penny Black stamp will be chosen to be a Guest Designer on a future challenge.
A nice easy challenge but l had a difficult choice of which of my PB's to use as l have a ...few..., l eventually went for A Thorny Affair - love that sweet hedgie.


A close of the sweet hedgie
Stamp - Penny Black A Thorny Affair
Coloured with copics and prisma pencils
Dies - Go Kreate for base, Marianne Designs - Holly 
Embossing powder, stickles, ribbon, lace, gem, pearls, doily

Now for some exciting news - We are having a candy giveaway later in October and would love you to come back on 12th October for all the details

We have been generously sponsored by
Penny Black

Flonzcraft

Nicecrane

Marianne Designs

I have just realised when posting this .....you may think we are mad in our house but today we are having a full christmas dinner turkey and all the trimmings except hubby is making a chocolate roulade instead of pudding, the turkey has been sitting defrosting in the conservatory and is all ready to go - it will just about fit in the oven, it was  bargain l could not resist £45 reduced to £11 at Tesco last christmas. and has been sitting at the bottom of the freezer. The family are all coming around later.

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

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

Saturday 4 October 2014

Allsorts Challenge 279

I have scheduled this post as l am just on my way to the Papercraft fair at Harrogate today - with just a little list :)
Hope you are all having a good weekend.  Saturday again and that means the start of the new challenge over at Allsorts.  This week my lovely teamie Tracy is the host and she has chosen

Autumn

I just love this time of year when all the colours on the trees are changing and it is time to dig the allotment over and put it to bed for a few months - it has been an amazing year and everything has done very well.
The design team have some amazing inspiration to share with you over on the challenge here along with all the details.

I bought this stamp when it was first released ...and then..... l bought it again the other week at LOTV open day so l am hoping it can be exchanged today.


A peep inside

Stamp LOTV Annabel Tug of |War
Edge stamped with leaves from a SU set Pocket Silhouettes
Coloured with copics and prisma pencils
Papers LOTV/Nitwits Country Lady 
Dies - Go Kreate Frilly #1, Go Kreate Tag, TH Tattered Floral
Pearls, ribbon, gems, butterfly punch, brad, spacer & doily

We have been generously sponsored by
Digi Stamp Boutique with a £10 Voucher for one lucky winner

Digistamp

Craft Fairy with a prize for another lucky winner.

Craft Fairy

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

LOTV October -Anything Goes


Thank you for stopping by and for your comments and hope to see you over on the challenge x Susan x