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
 

Red Squirrel

 Hello my lovely crafty friends ....where does time go ? My intentions were to at least post once a week but l have failed miserably.

I am in the last few days of my 3 weeks holiday from work, as my holiday away did not happen l had so many plans of what l was going to do......l failed miserably at that too.

I have learnt how to list on a well known selling site though and had a few sales, l am selling some of my used stash as it is ridiculous they amount of stuff l have.

Today l had my first covid vaccination and so far so good l feel fine

I have bought some Lavinia stamps to add to my collection and as always when l get new stamps l like to use them and catalogue them. The new challenge at Allsorts is to use yellow so l looked on my desk to see what would work, not too sure of the yellow glow for the sun but am happy with everything else. I even got the old brayer out for the background, fortunately it is rubber/plastic so has not rusted from lack of use. Hope you like it.

Love the little red squirrel and we are lucky to have them visit our garden.

Stamps Lavinia

Ink pads - Adirondak, Distress, Stampin Up

Glamour dust

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

Allsorts 614 - Use Yellow

Thank you for stopping by and for your comments.

x Susan x

Christmas Love Birds

 Hello my lovely crafty friends. Another busy week for me with not much time for crafting. I have some new stamps waiting on my desk for a play just need to find some free time, hopefully over the next week or so.

We had a heavy snowfall on tuesday this week, the most since we moved here over 4 years ago. On my way home from work in the early hours of thursday morning temperatures plummeted to -12 so it has been verrrry cold, today has been much warmer and the snow is almost gone. It has been lovely to see the children out sledging, people enjoy the outdoors up here with so much free space.

This is a card l have managed this week and l just love this stamp and another one for the christmas box.

Stamp by Stampendous

Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Papers by LOTV, Flowersoft, glamour dust

embossing enamel, ribbon & gem

Poinsettia die, cones from garden

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge

We Love Chocolate Baroque - February, Flowers, Butterflies & Birds

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

Skating Along

 Hello my lovely crafty friends, hope you are all keeping safe and well. We have been lucky with the weather today compared to much of the UK, a very crisp day but no fresh snow just the dusting from a few days ago.

My dog loves in his walks in the snow and yesterday the woodland over the road looked so pretty. Don't think l would manage skates these days so donned my wellies and warm jacket.

I am loving being back in my craft room, today l have been getting inky and l will share those another day but today this image is just perfect.

Stamp LOTV Skating Along

Coloured with copics

Starburst die (Joanna Sheen l think)

Papers Dovecraft Glad Tidings

Ribbon, glamour dust, embossing powder

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges 

Allsorts 609 - Four Legged Friends

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

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

x Susan x 

Christmas 1920

 Here l am again. survived my first post in a long time and made it back into the craft room.  Had a bit of a struggle with my last post as the settings on blogger have changed a bit so l need to get back with the times. Think l should have a bit of time looking at my old favourites as well as Brenda has told me Penny Black and More is no more but is now Chocolate Baroque and l don't have a single one of their stamps, although if my memory is correct they are the reinvented  Elusive Images - l could be wrong and am sure someone will let me know on that one.

I am hoping to get on with my christmas cards as for the first time in years l had to send out bought ones which is ridiculous given the amount of stash l have.

This is another of those unused stamps on my desk and l thought l would keep it simple, l had a colour in mind so next was to choose the papers and as the image has baubles hanging from her tinsel l pulled some bauble dies to complete it.

Stamp LOTV Christmas 1920's, sentiment SU

Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Papers First Edition, Silent Night

Dies, MB Baubles, rectangles

Glamour dust & cord

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

We Love Chocolate Baroque - January, Girls & Ladies

Simon Says Stamp Anything goes

Thank you for stopping by, please leave a comment and l can return the visit x Susan x

Alium Panel

 Hello. It is almost a year since l have posted. l started with good intentions last year then went on holiday then lockdown happened and l was not sure how l would get home, thankfully l did get home safely. We all know the rest, our entire worlds were turned upside down. My next holiday did not happen so changed to july this year but now thinking easter 2022 will be safer. Anyway enough doom and gloom, l am relieved to say everyone is safe in the family and looking forward to the day we have some normality. 

I have been having a secret little peep around blogland over the last week and thought it was time to blow the dust off my desk in the craft room and have a play. For a bit of inspiration l looked at the Allsorts challenge as they always have a good challenge set by the team. I bought this stamp from a friend last year along with a few others that are currently on my desk waiting to be used.

Stamp LOTV Alium Panel

Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Papers LOTV Timeless Victorian

Dies - flowers, leaves, swirl, dragonflies & rectangles

Pearls, ribbon, glamour dust & stickles.

Now l just need to work out how to link and post.

Thank you to anyone who may be reading this - l will try to be a better blogger.

I would like to enter this into the following challenge 

Allsorts 608 - Beautiful Blooms

x Susan x

Parisian Stroll

Hello lovely crafty friends, hope you have had a good start to the week. I had a little play in my crafty den yesterday making another card for a march birthday - onto april soon.
We have had a lovely day up here with the sun shining and a breeze, so nice to get the towels out on the line to dry - it is the little things in life that make me happy ;)
I recently bought this stamp from a friend and knew l had the perfect papers to use and even decorated the inside. Hope you like it.

Stamp Penny Black Parisian Stroll

Coloured with copics

Papers Dovecraft Sweet Paris

MS border punch

Ribbon, pearls, glamour dust

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges

Allsorts 561 - Add 3 Pearls

Simon Says Stamp- Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by, any comments you leave are always appreciated.

x Susan x

Cheers Greg

Hello lovely crafty friends, hope you have all had a good week. Pretty quite up here around the Moray Firth area, a threat of snow on thursday but didn't settle so all good.

I am well on track for completing my March birthday cards before l head off on my hols. This card is for my son in law who celebrates his birthday today - perfect image as he likes the odd glass or three.

I have had the set of Flippin Stamps for years and many of them unused.

Stamp by Lapashe

Coloured with copics

Papers - Stampin Up

Embossing powder

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

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by and for any comments you may leave.
x Susan x

Sugar Nellie Charlotte.

Hello my lovely crafty friends, hope you are all having a lovely weekend. As the weather has been quite mixed here l decided to spend yesterday in my craft room.

I was lucky this week as Random Org picked my number over at Allsorts, this weeks challenge is Girly so l had no hesitation in getting some pretty stash out as l love a bit of pink and girly.

When my grand daughter came this week she noticed l have been back in the craft room, when l told her l am working my way through the calender she said she hoped l was soon on May.  This card is for Esther and l can share it with you as she does not see my blog.

Stamp Sugar Nellie Charlotte

Coloured with copics and prisma pencils

Papers LOTV Perfect Pair

Dies, Marianne Rose, Swirl unknown

Joy Dies - Star, butterfly, alphabet

Punches oval scalloped oval, corners

Gems, glamour dust, stickles, twine

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

Allsorts 560 - Girly

Simon Says Stamp - Add a sentiment

Thank you for stopping by and for any comments you may leave they are always appreciated.

x Susan x

Bluebells

Hello lovely crafty friends, hope you have all had a good week and managed to survive the bad weather, wonder what storm this weekend is going to bring.

All is well here although it has been windy all week, a good excuse to stay indoors nice and cosy.

A couple of weeks to go till l am on my jollies soaking up some much needed sun, need to start my packing this weekend.

Onto my card for today, First time using this stamp and was not sure what to do with it. I used a stencil to create the background then stamped the bluebell, coloured with copics and added a bit of glamour dust. It has gone off to a friend and l just added a happy birthday to the front.

Stamp Sheena Douglass Bluebell

Coloured with copics 

Stencil, distress inks, glamour dust

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:-
Simon Says Stamp wednesday challenge Add A Sentiment

Thank you for stopping by and as always your comments are appreciated x Susan x

Santa's Little Helpers

Hello my lovely crafty friends, hope you all stayed safe in the storms this weekend. We have had gusty wind and heavy rain sunday night but no damage locally thank goodness. This morning was lovely and warm in the conservatory so it was nice to sit in there a bit without putting the heating on.

The card l am sharing today is a lovely little stamp set from Lili of the Valley, thanks to the lovely Anne as she has been selling off some unwanted stash.

Stamp Lili of the Valley Santa's Little Helper

Sentiment Stampin Up

Coloured with copics

Die Spellbinders scalloped circle

Punch Woodware holly leaves

embossing folder

Gems, ribbon, stickles & glamour dust.

My christmas box is coming along nicely and at this rate l will have plenty by december.

I wold like to enter this card into the following challenges

Allsorts 559 Dies & Punches
Winter Wonderland Anything Goes
Christmas Kickstart 28 Red

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

Wee Berry

Hello again my lovely crafty friends, hope you have all had a good week and are bracing yourselves for yet another storm....Dennis is on the way. Hopefully it will pass through quickly with minimum damage.

So onto today's offering, l coloured this little beauty up a couple of weeks ago, she is one of my all time favourite stamps and l love to spend a couple of hours on this one but l think l spent even more time pushing around papers and embellishments until l was happy.

Stamp Whimsy Berry

Coloured with copics & Prisma pencils

Papers Dovecraft Glad Tidings

Die - Marianne Designs Ivy 

Flowers, twine, brads

Cones from garden

Glamour dust, stickles

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:-
Simon Says Stamp - Two or More Papers
ABC Christmas - Cats & Dogs.....cat on this one
Winter Wonderland - Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations - February -Feminine

Thank you for stopping by and your comments are always appreciated x Susan x