Lili's Little Fairies Wk 3

Welcome to the weekend but it looks like it is going to be a wet one - so lots of crafting on the menu. My grandaughter is coming around for the day tomorrow and she wants to make cards for friends birthdays so thats a good enough excuse for avoiding the HW.

My card today is using another of my unused stamps and is'nt she a beauty - think l will be using this again many times - l love this range from Lily of the valley.

Stamp - Lili of the Valley - New Hat

Coloured with Copics

Sentiment - Personel Impressions

Papers - CraftWork Cards

CB die corner

Flowers Wild Orchid Crafts and from stash

Lace, Stickles

I am entering this card into the following challenges.

Lili's Little Fairies Wk 3 - Lavender & Lace

Papertake Weekly - Buttons, Bows Bling & Blooms.

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

First Christmas card 2012

Hope you are all well out there in Blogland. The weather not been too bad here today with a frostfree morning and lets hope it continues that way, the snowdrops looked a sorry state flopping in the frost but the have perked up a bit today.

Well it is never too early to start your Christmas cards lol and this is my first of 2012. I bought this cute stamp from the NEC in 2010 and it has not been inked up until today - 'polar bears just the easiest to colour in!!!. The snowflake background is a cover the page stamp which l just love, l have distressed the background first then stamped snowflakes then embossed around the edge to give a bit of sparkle.

Off to have a bit of a catch up now and thanks for stopping by x Susan x

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

Hope you all had a good weekend, l had my family to dinner yesterday and little Isaac is well on the way to recovery after his heart surgery - he had a valve repaired and a hole patched, we expected him to be in hospital a couple of weeks but less than a week and he is home and doing amazingly well.

Just had a good catch up with my best crafty friend Julie and if you are reading this Julie l will be checking your blog soon and hope to see something in it lol!! I have missed one of my firends birthdays and feel guilty as she always makes me beautiful cards so hope this one makes amends. I got this stamp set before christmas it was one l chose from my PB challenge win and it is the first time it has seen ink.

Stamp - Penny Black - Allegro (Transparent set)

Stampin Up pens

Card Blank - Craftwork cards

Sentiment - Personal Impressions

Glamour Dust.

I am entering this card into the follwoing challenges.

Penny Black Saturday Challenge Wk 184- Anything Goes

Crafty Catz wk 115 - Use Something New

Thanks for stopping by x Susan x

Happy New Year!!!

Here we are half way through January already and a month since l last posted on here. After blowing the dust off my crafty stash l thought l had better get my act together and make a card. After having a quick look around the challenges running this week l just sat staring into space with no imagination or inspiration at all until l picked out one of my favourite stamps, Pom Pom, l think she is so sweet.

I have missed being around Blogland recently and soon hope to be visiting you all again soon.

Stamp by lili of the Valley - Pom Pom

Papers - MME Stella & Rose

Colouring - Copics

Various punches

Stickles.

I am entering this card into the following challenges

Lili's Little Fairies Challenge No 2 - Favourite Stamp.

Simon Says Stamp - Spots & or stripes.

Thank you for stopping by and l hope to visit some of your blogs.

Susan x

Penny Black Saturday Challenge wk 180

Just thought l had better get back into blogland - had a few weeks off. The Christmas Fayre at my daughters school did not do as well as l had hoped but she says it was same on all tables. I did have some sales and with the other cards l have sold l will have just over £230 to send to Martin House Childrens Hospice.

Irene - if you are reading this thanks for the Reindeer food, my other daughter took it to her work and it sold. x

I hit rock bottom after Davids inquest last friday - the right verdict was given Accidental death. I walked into the docs monday afternoon and the receptionist got me an emergency appointment after l have rung many times an not been able to get one. The doc put me on happy pills to see how l go.

The card - what am l like l made this on sunday from several challenges this week and l missed them all except the one l initially had in mind - Penny Black.

Stamp - Penny Black - Winter White & greens, silver embossing powder

Cuttlebug embossing folders

Snowflake punch

Glamour dust.

Card Blank craftwork cards scalloped edge

I am entering this card into the following challenge -

Penny Black Saturday Challenge Wk 180 - Total White Out.

Thanks for stopping by x Susan x

Preparing for Christmas Fayre

Sorry l have not been around looking at your amazing blogs this weeks but have been very busy and advance apologies if l don't get around to you over the next two coming weeks. I have been working like crazy getting ready for the Christmas Fayre at my daughters school on the 26th November. It is the first time l have ever done one - and all the proceeds l am donating to Martin House Childrens Hospice. On my last post l told you l had approached a local company asking if they would kindly help by supporting me and they said yes - well the generous company is Craftwork Cards and WOW was l surprised, they sent me a box with card blanks and lots of die cuts and matching papers and of course some card candi. My daughter thought it would be great if l could make some mini kits of "make your own cards" and Craftwork card came to the rescue, l have been cutting papers to card size and making kit bags up, punching corners out adding foam squares for the candi and all the children need is glue and glitter, l made up cards to show what could be made too - just hope they go down a treat, l put a little slip in each pack to say the items were very generously donated by Craftwork cards too and who knows we may have some new crafters out there. Also made choc treat bags and lots of other things - hope to have time to show you more. As well as this l have had a few orders to do too - all for my fundraising, my bit of payback for all they did for our son.

Anyway here are a couple of cards l have made earlier this week with boxes too.

Thanks for stopping by Susan x

Penny Black Wk 175

A quick post from me before my 2 little granchildren arrive for the 24 hour weekly stop over. Have had a couple of difficult days and am exhausted in every sense. Anyway l am a woman on a mission to get ready for the christmas fayre in just over 3 weeks and have approached a local company for any help/support they may be able to offer and am over the moon that they are happy to help - more news of that another time. Martin House Hospice are sending me some posters so l can make people aware of where the proceeds are going.

Today l have made some small boxed sets of quick and easy to make notelets, l used craftwork cards 12 cm blanks (love these as they are a beautiful white and good quality) from one of my Goody Bags and stamped them with the delightful Silhouette Pocket stamp set from SU. I made boxes to put them in, bit of ribbon around and make nice little gift sets.

My card today is for my daughters birthday tomorrow. I adore this stamp Penny Black - Acrobat coloured with copics. The challenge over at Penny Black Saturday Challenge is a sketch by Nat.

I am entering this into the following challenge Penny Black Saturday Challenge wk 175 - Sketch

Thanks for stopping by x Susan x