Waiting for a Bluebell Drip

 Hello lovely crafters, just dropping by with a quick post. As the weather has been lovely l have been spending quiet a bit of time outside enjoying the sunshine. The garden is full of spring colour and it is nice to just sit and enjoy and listen to the birds singing. Apparently the ospreys have returned for the breeding season and have been spotted down in the bay, the males looking for the biggest fish to try and attract a female....... 

We live out in the countryside and internet has always been an issue with speeds between 1&3, fibre has come through the village and we opted in and now have average speed of 122 I have one happy husband, its the little things in life.

On to my card- this is a sweet House mouse stamp and l kept the design simple.

Stamp House Mouse Waiting for a Bluebell Drip

Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Papers Doodlebug & LOTV

Dies - Joy Banner, Wonky stitched rectangle

Dew drops & glossy accents

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Allsorts 820 Spring Flowers

House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge 437 April showers/Anything Goes

Fabnfunky Challenge 614 Think Spring

Stamping Sensations April Birds, Animals, Flowers, Nature

Thank you for stopping by and for your comments

Susan 

Rosie Posie

 Hello lovely crafters, l have a sweet card to share with you today. This adorable stamp is called Rosie Posie by LOTV, my grandaughter is called Rosie and l thought it would be nice to have some crafty time together so we both made a card with the same stamp.

I volunteer in my daughters school 2 afternoons a week, monday we are crafting and making book marks using embossing folders, colouring with chalks and adding gems - the small groups enjoyed this. They will have one book mark to keep for a family member and one each to send to a school they link with in Uganda. Today - Tuesday - is gardening and we planted 3 varieties of tomatoes and then they each had a pot for sunflower seeds....happy days.

I have been very busy in the garden recently too, l gave myself a target of getting all my outdoor jobs and and ready for the year ahead by end of march, l am only a few days behind schedule so feeling pretty pleased. A bit of weeding in one border to do and a bit of veg garden to dig over then done. All grass has had a cut so off to a good start.

As from next week l am dropping a shift at work, down from 4 to 3 then next march retiring. So many people say l will be bored....l can assure them l won't have time to be bored.

So here is the lovely Rosie

 

Stamp Rosie Posie by LOTV

Coloured with Copics and prisma pencils

Papers LOTV 

Die - Cosmos by Sue Wilson

Ribbon & Glamour Dust

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge 

Allsorts 819 - Feminine

Thank you for stopping by and for your comments

Susan x

House Mouse You Did It

 Hello, hope you are all well. After last weeks 'warmer' weather, temperatures have dropped again. Bulbs are popping through all over the garden with snowdrops almost finished, crocus at their best, daffodils beginning to show colour and tulips poking their noses through. Good things to come.

The card l am sharing today is for a friend who has lost a massive amount of weight to reach her target weight, she has done amazing.  I hope she likes it, l have had it a long time and it is the first time l have used it. 

Never easy to get a good photo of an easel card. I added glamour dust to the bunny tail but it didn't look right so l found my flower soft and that looks better .

Stamp House Mouse - You Did It

Coloured with copics & prisma pencils

Rectangle dies

Stickles & flower soft

Papers LOTV 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge.

House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge 435 AG & option Easel Card

Allsorts 818 CAS option Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by and for any comments you  leave

Susan x

Thorny Affair

 Hope everyone is keeping well. In have been having a little play in my craft room as well as spending a lot of time out in the garden. I grew some delphiniums from seed last year and have planted those out today as well as some more tidying up. Spring is on its way and the bulbs are all coming through, its a lovely time of year and great to be able to get outdoors.

So onto the card, this PB stamp is just perfect for a CAS card and a joy to colour, the sentiment is also from a PB Transparent set

Stamp Penny Black Thorny Affair, Sentiment PB Peaceful Season set

Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Wink of Stella

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Allsorts 818 CAS

ABC Christmas C Cute

Penny Black Saturday Challenge -  March Anything Goes/option on the farm

Thank you for stopping by and for your comments.

Susan x

Little Elf Finn

 Hope you are all well. Thank you for those who have popped into my recent posts and left comments, l do appreciate it.

I have had a couple of days off work this week and got out into the garden and cut the grass - first time this year, l can't ever remember cutting it this early but it does look better for it. 

Onto my card, l have had this PB stamp a long time and it is a dream to colour. hope you like it.

                                   Stamp PB Little Elf Finn

                                  Coloured with Copics &  Prisma pencils

                                  Papers LOTV

                                  Spellbinders poinsettia die

                                  Glamour dust, ribbon, gems

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

Allsorts 817 Shades of Blue

ABC Christmas - C for Cute, D for Die Cuts

Thank you for stopping by and for any comments you may leave

Susan x

House Mouse paperclip hearts

 Just popping in to upload a card l finished last night. I prepped the papers & background at the weekend along with stamping the image then last night l had a relaxing evening colouring. Hope you like the result.

                                            Stamp - House Mouse Designs/chocolate heart set

                                            Coloured with copics & prisma pencils

                                            Papers LOTV

                                            Dies - Tattered lace florentine heart & poppy stamps heart tag trio

                                            Ribbon & stickles

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Allsorts 816 Romance/Music

House Mouse & Friends 433 Red & or pink/white

Thank you for stopping by and your comments

Susan x

 

Carolling Hedgehogs

PBSC challenge My third consecutive week of posting, think l am on a role.  I am enjoying being back in my craft room, if l limit it to one card a week that is more manageable for me at the moment.

Those who know me well will know l love my PB's and have a nice collection, l found this one which is perfect for the challenge currently running over at Allsorts. I pulled a couple of dies out and dug deep into one of my paper boxes and picked this one out, l thought l had a christmas one with music sheets on but could not find it only to find it a few days later when it was all stuck down.

                                    

                                    Stamp Penny Black Caroling Hedgehogs

                                    Coloured with copics & prisma pencels

                                    Papers Dovecraft Back to Basics Christmas

                                    Dies wonky stitched rectangles, Memory Box snowflake corner

                                    Sentiment LOTV

                                    Ribbon, gem,  corner punch

I would like to enter this card into:-

Allsorts Challenge 816 Romance &/or music

PBSC February Anything Goes/hearts

Thank you for stopping by and for any comments you leave

Susan x

                                    

                                                                    

Hedgehog Kisses

 Another play in my craft room this week. Romance is in the air with cutie. Hedgehog Kisses is a lovely Penny Black stamp l have had for quite some time and perfect for Valentines. I always love colouring this one in, l have added a bit of sparkle to the balloons with dots of glamour dust

I have had a lovely week 'finding' things in my craft room l have not seen for a long time, some of which l have thought 'what the hell do l do with this' I think l have enough supplies to last my lifetime and then to pass on
 

        

                                            Stamp Penny Black Hedgehog Kisses

                                            Coloured - copics/prisma pencils

                                            Papers & sentiment LOTV

                                            Heart doily, pearls, glamour dust

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - February - Hearts

Allsorts 816 - Romance/Music

Stamping Sensations - February Valentines, Wedding & Romance

Thank you for stopping by and for any comments you leave

Susan x

Lavinia Pine Tree

It has been an awful long time since l have been in my craft room but l am determined to get back. The most difficult thing so far has been to get access to my blog and then to remember what to do next, this is going to take time to do.

I have used this lovely tree stamp from Lavinia that has sat unused for about a year on my desk as well as little Pippin also from Lavinia. I used distress inks to create the background, Inktense pencils for the tree and a good dusting of glamour dust as well as frantage to create the snow, sentiment and a little bow to finish it off.

I am keeping this very simple and will attempt to enter a challenge - so here goes.

Edit - update ... well that took some sorting but l manages to enter 2 challenges and eventually link them.

I would like to enter this into the following challenge:- 

Allsorts Challenge 815 Close to Nature

ABC Christmas Challenge A Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by 

Susan