Holidays Over back to crafting

Our holiday seemed to last forever, we went to Rhodes for 2 weeks, the first time away without David. I cried the entire flight and just wanted to come back home but once we were there l relaxed in the hot sun and did nothing. Jst about caught up on the washing and back to a routine. I hope to be able to do lots of hopping around some blogs soon and get back into doing some challenges. I made this card last night for the Lili of the Valley Challenge 109 which is Thank You, the card is for the staff on the Neuro Rehab ward at the LGI where David spent 7 weeks. I still can not see my followers, if anyone else has had their followers disappear from view how long did they take to return??

Stamp & sentiment Lili of the Valley

Coloured - copics

Paper - Papermania Capsule collection

Card - Stampin Up

I am entering this card into Lili of the Valley challenge 109

Thank you for dropping by x Susan x

Busy day today

It has been one of those days where l seem to have got lots done. Shopped for holiday toiletries and got hubbys clothes ready and l hope to get them in a case later tonight. Went to allotment - dug up some lovely potatoes, picked broad bean and courgettes as well as some weeding done.

Also did a bit more weeding in the garden at home and picked a variety of flowers to take over to Davids grave. The cemetry is only 2 mins from my house and l can even see it from the window in winter when the leaves are off the trees.

Even managed a card:-

Fizzy Moon with star, l think this image is so cute and easy to work with. Papers are back to basics and card is stampin up, the bow is a stamp by LOTV.

Thank you for stopping by and hope you have had a good day whatever you have been doing. x Susan x

Late with a card Again

Yesterday was my nieces 21st birthday - l love her to bits but could not be bothered at all yesterday so got hubby to ring and apologise. First thing this morning l got my act together and made her card. This is the first time l have used this stamp and it is so Abbygail even down to her new hair colour. Why are the young ones paying to have theie hair grey???? Mine is totally grey at 50 and l don't mind it at all. She is having a party on saturday with a champagne reception but am not sure if l am up parties just yet.

I enjoyed colouring the image, there is something theraputic in it. I hope to drop back this evening and catch up on some blogs but please forgive me if l don't as things still very difficult at the moment, there is not an hour goes by where l don't miss David x

Stamp and sentiment LOTV

Colouring - copics and prisma pencils

Papers - Papermania/Henbury Lane

Card Stampin Up

Lots of stickles

Flower made with blossom die

Thank you for dropping by x Susan x

Catching up with Christmas

I have had a couple of hours in the allotment with my thoughts today, a couple more hours crafting and an hour in the garden weeding and still plenty to do.

I think we may be cancelling christmas this year. I joined a challenge over on do crafts for a christmas card each week and am behind and just trying to catch up a bit. I have three cards today all using stamps from nitwits - this one is using the sweet little deer, he looks like he is floating so have grounded him on some polar white flowersoft.

Stamp - Nitwits Collection, coloured with copics, Sentiment LOTV

Paper - Dovecraft

Card - Stampin Up /Cherry Cobbler

Thank you for dropping by and if anyone can tell how to get my 66 followers back and showing l would be very grateful. x Susan x

Trying to get back into things

For those who have followed my blog you will know from the previous post that my son was knocked down by a car. Very sadly David passed away on 4th July having made no recovery or responses, this has been the most traumatic and devastating time of my life and something l don't think l will ever come to terms with. We loved him with all our hearts and miss him every minute of the day and night. No one can ever know the pain and hurt unless they have lost a child themselves.

I have had some time crafting over the last week and here is a card l made for the Bah Humbug Challenge wk 29 - Beads ( if l can remember how to load it.)

Stamp - Penny Black / Fantasy

Embossed Fine White Detail powder

Pink Beads

Thank you for dropping by x Susan x

Hello. This is Susan's daughter, Helen.

My mum asked me to sign in to her blog to let her lovely friends know she won't be on for quite a while. Her eldest foster son had a very serious road accident on Friday evening and she has been with him in hospital since. He is still in a critical condition but is getting excellent care and we are hopeful that he is beginning the long road to recovery.

She asked me to pass on a special message to Irene. I think she said it was your birthday yesterday. She has made you a card and will post it to you, hopefully next week if she can come home for a little bit.

Thank you.

Ouch.

What a glorious day, the sun is shining so off l went on the school run, came home full of the joys of spring thinking - housework this morning then a bath and then craft time. The first job take flowers to bin, well that was it fell down a step flat down and smashed a very thick glass vase (one of hubbys golf trophies). It took ages to get up and rested up for an hour with ice then off to A&E. Fortunately nothing is broken just very badly sprained and as l can not put weight on it l am now on crutches. No housework today for me, as l am always on the go running children here there and everywhere my husband is going to have to take over.

The card - l made this a few days ago for my SIL and BIL Silver Wedding Anniversay next week. L am told my SIL wore a blue suit and my BIL can not remember the colour of her flowers (typical lol) and yellow roses are her favourite l have followed the colour theme through. I hope they like itx

The image a LOTV coloured with copics

Flowers WOC with added stickles

Pearls from an oddment bag coloured yellow to match.

Thanks for dropping by x Susan x