Better late than never.

Good morning to all, hope everyone is well.

 

I haven't been around much this week as it's been manic at work and I've worked late every day, holidays are always my busy times, so no time or energy left to craft. I was so pleased to finish yesterday Still not feeling 100%. . Started at 8:45 and finished at 6:30 with no break and one coffee on the run, gawd I'm getting too old for this malarkey!!

Roll on retirement, if only they'd stop moving the goal post everytime I get anywhere near it.

Be going in on a zimmer frame!!

Moan over.

 

Well my card today should have been posted on Friday, sorry girls. It was a new Challenge over at

 

Totally Papercrafts

 

and it was yours truly to host. My chosen theme is

 

'Tags and Hearts'

 

and as I had this sweet Tilda she was perfect. 

 

 

Recipe

 

Tilda hiding Heart

Papers - LOTV, Nit Wit collection, Always and Forever

Magnolia - Heart Branch and Heart Tag, wrapped so lovely.

La La Land - Heart Banner

Joy crafts - Floral Flourishes, ( Gardinias)

Whimsy -  Tab die 1, sentiment Art Impressions

LOTV - Sentiment Tag

Martha Stewart - butterfly punch

Roses - WOC

The Ribbon Girl - twine, pearls and ribbon.

Challenges

crafty sentiments - colourful
papertake weekly - flower power
penny's paper crafty - dies/punches
divas by design - use some twine
oldie but a goodie - embossing (frantage)
paper pretties - girly girl
pattie's creations - anything goes
pile it on - designer paper
sweet stamps - anything goes
the dutch magnolia chickies - anything goes
simply magnolia - birthday glitter
magnolia down under - tic tac toe (pearls, frantage, flowers)
marvelous magnolia - lots of lovely layers
 

Have a great Bank Holiday.

Off to have a catch up.

Hugs Sue Xx.



 

My first DT card for LHOSM

Good morning all you lovely crafters, hope you're having a great weekend.

 

Well , It's finally here, my first Challenge as part of the fab LHOSM team, Yeah!!

Boy am I enjoying this.  I love my Tilda's as you all know so this is just a labour of love, so to speak.

I have used 'Summer Wedding Tilda' .

 

Our Challenge is

 

'Die Cuts and Punches'

 

and our sponsor is the wonderful

Live & Love Crafts

 

 

Here is mine.

Check out the wonderful creations from the DT girls, you will love 'em!

My machine was on fire lol with all the die cutting, ha ha.

 

 

 



 

Recipe

 

Magnolia - Summer Wedding Tilda coloured with distress markers

 Card shape using Go Kreate Frilly 10
Papers - Prima,  Sparkling Spring collection
Cheesecloth
Magnolia - Swirl, Cloudy Tags and Romantic Lace border die
Marianne - LR0235 Petra, LR0159 Heart,  LR0163 Rose,  LR0261 Topiary Tree
Memory Box - Pippi Butterfly
Martha Stewart - Butterfly punch
Frantage - Shabby White
Princess  Crown charm
Flowers - WOC and others
Lace and Ribbon - stash

Challenges

midweek magnolias - shaped cards
stampin for the weekend - butterflies
magnolia-licious - lacey lace


Enjoy your day whatever you're doing.
Off to check you all out.
Hugs Sue Xx.



My cute freebie.

Hello all, hope you're all well. The weather has started to change now and we've had quite a few showers and boy has it been windy!!

 

Thanks to all who left get well wishes, I was so touched. I'm having blood tests and hopefully will get to the bottom of it... soon I HOPE!!

 

A couple of weeks ago I bought a craft book, Quick Cards, July,  Issue 115,   cos it had some free stamps on the front and we all love a freebie don't we, they are by Elisabeth Bell.. so cute.

There are three of the cute girls in total but haven't managed to use the others yet.

 

So this is one of them.

 

 

Recipe

 

Free stamps from Quick Cards by Elisabeth Bell,  coloured with distress inks.

Card shape, Go Kreate frully 10

Papers - Forever Friends,  New Arrival

Doily

Magnolia - Heart leaf die, fence die.

Lace and Rose Ribbon- The Ribbon Girls

Metal frame from China, letters by Doo Lally Pip, Lindsay Mason

Metal butterfly - Lillibet

Martha Stewart - butterfly punch

Flowers - Woc and Kort and Godt

Pearls - The Hobby House

Frantage - Shabby White

Distressed with Walnut Stain.

 

Challenges

 

a gem of a challenge - summer

challenges 4 everybody - anything goes

crafty calendar -anything goes

crazy challenge - anything goes

cards galore - bingo (flowers, die cuts, summer)

artistic inspirations - die cuts/punches

divas by design bingo (flowers, die cuts, embossing ,frantage)

pile it on - outdoors

 

Off to have a mosie round your wonderful blogs.

Hugs Sue Xx

 

 



'Summer Fun'

Hi everyone, hope the sun is still shining for you all. I 've not blogged so much this week as I've not felt great and the crafting has taken a back seat. I have managed my DT cards so as today is Friday it's a new challenge over at Totally Papercrafts It's the turn of our lovely Lisa to host and her chosen theme is
 

'Summer Fun'
 

 Well, sort of dithered with this one cos I didn't know if I had anything to fit the bill. But looking in my stamps found this Magnolia background stamp that I had forgotten about and one of my older Tilda's and voila!! then added a few summery details and I kinda like the finished result.

I'd seen someone use the Frantage embossing powder as sand so added some and it really does the trick.

I remember a holiday when I was little doing just this, playing in the sand all day and gathering seashells, watching the sea disappear out of sight and the sun going down.
Oh to be young again and back on that beach with my mum!!

Only have a couple of pics cos naughty me didn't finish the inside in time so will add it later.

 

Recipe

 

Magnolia Tilda and background (not sure which collection from) coloured with distress inks. Added frantage for texture.

Papers by Brenda Pinnock and matted onto Bazzill Basics

Cheery Lynn  - Sophia's Heart doily

Cottage cuts - Sea Weed Forest

Cheesecloth and netting - stash

Magnolia - Swirly butterfly

Martha Stewart - butterfly punch

Whimsy - tab 1 and sentiment by LOTV

Memories stamp - Kaiser craft, True Romance

Shells, stars etc from stash.

Pearls - Hobby Craft

 

Challenges

 

fab n funky - anything that looks like summer

inky impressions - vacation/holiday

craft your passion - all at sea

polycraft challenge - fun in the sun

creative belli - summer

creative moments - sea/seashore/anything goes

cute card thursday - die- ing to punch

a little bit crafty - summer fun 

 the dutch magnolia chickies - anything goes

 crafty boots - die cuts

 loves rubber stamps - anything goes

parade your crafts - down by the sea theme

crafts too - summer days

 

Have a super day whatever you're doing and I'll catch up with you all later.

TTFN hugs Sue Xx



My First Bestie

Good morning all. Well the sun is shining today thank goodness. I think all the rain we've been missing made it's way to us yesterday, OMG, did it bounce down!!

 

I took my girls out for their tea and we were sat at a lovely table in the Conservatory eating a fab carvery when the roof started leaking, straight down my arm, back and onto my handbag, thank god it missed my tea, I had to shuffle up into another seat so my tea wouldn't get water logged.

We had to wait inside till it eased a little then make a run for it, not easy when you've just had a huge plate of food lol!

 

Should have posted this yesterday but ran out of time. I was asked by the lovely Rina at Fashionista if I would be a GDT.  Thank You hunnie. They have a super challenge this month of

 

'Wings'

 

Their fab sponsor is Sherri Baldy the creator of Besties

 

I've seen these little cuties and have never used one so I was looking forward to choosing one to use and I just couldn't resist her.

 

'Sweet Mary Lou'

 

I haven't used my copics for a while so I felt a bit of a novice when I started colouring in and I had a bit of a gaffe as the ink started to move a little, grrrr. I did try printing onto water colour paper so I could use my distress inks but the ink ran on that too, grrr.

Well if you don't look too close you won't see the mistakes lols!

 

 

Recipe

 

Card shape - Go Kreate frilly 3, paper Dandelion and Daisy, Lovingly Yours.

Bestie - Sweet Mary Lou, coloured with copics cut out with Spellbinders Labels 29, added shabby white frantage

Marianne - LR0163 , heart and sentiment  1307

Joy craft - butterfly edge 0251 and frame 0147

Memory Box - Pippi butterfly

Magnolia - heart leaf

Martha Stewart - air dry clay bird.

Flowers - WOC

Ribbon and pearl stems - The Ribbon Girls

Pearls from stash

 

Challenges

 

eureka stamps - anything goes

papercrafting journey - punches and or dies

crafts 4 eternity - anything goes

tammys scrappin corner - use a digi

crafty ribbons - anything goes with ribbon

 

 

Hope the sun shines all day for you.

Hugs Sue Xxxx

 





Fabulous News.... Sooo Happy!!

Good morning to all you lovely crafters, hope you're all well.

 

I have some fabulous news that I am just bursting at the seams to tell.

 

They say good news comes in three's.

 

Last week I was the random winner of a voucher from the super Ribbon Girls over at

 

'Lovely Hanglar  or Sweet Magnolia'

 

and

 

 was chosen in the Top 3

and

 

Then the super talented Sara asked if I would like to join the Design Team

 

OMG

 

Happy Happy Happy Dance

 

Took me all of a millisecond to consider this one

 

Yeah!!!!

I can't stop smiling.

There is amazing talent on the team and I'm so looking forward to working with them.

 

My first challenge  is not until the 18th of August but I have made a card using the requirements for the current challenge cos you all know how I lurve my Tilda's.

 

The Challenge is 'Bingo Card'

If you haven't played a Bingo challenge before its simple just use any 3 items in a row either across ,down or diagonally just be sure to mention which you have chosen in your post please
Please pop over and check it out
 

Here is mine

 

 I've used Lace, Pearls and Dies.

 

 Recipe

 

Magnolia - Tilda with two Rosettes from the 'Special Moments Collection'. coloured in distress inks, rose highlighted with sakura clear star though it's hard to pick out in photo, then added lots of Shabby Pink Frantage.

Card shape - Go Kreate Frilly

Papers - Papermania, Exquisite and Marianne Beautiful Butterflies, edged with walnut stain

Tim Holtz - on the edge Butterflight (love it)

Magnolia - Tag stamped with Butterfly Kit from the 'Once upon a time' Collection

Sentiment - Art Impressions  stamped onto La La Land Stitched Tabs

Flowers - WOC

Lace and rose ribbon - The Ribbon Girls

Pearls - stash

Challenges

magnolia-licious - anything goes
marvelous magnolias - shape it up
magnolia down under - favourite things (tildas', lace, butterfly die well just about everything)
the ribbon girls - magnolia only, use lace
alota rubber stamps - butterflies
one stop craft -flowers and ribbon
the paper nest dolls - die cuts
hobby house - vintage
sentimental sundays - anything with wings
simply magnolia - anything goes
 

Off to smile a bit more. Enjoy your Sunday whatever you're doing.

Hugs Sue Xxx

Thank You.

 Good morning all you lovely crafters, hope you are all well.
 

Seems like forever since I posted but I have been busy making the cards to post and trying to get in front instead of racing the clock. Don't know about everyone else but once I get on here, having a look around your blogs and commenting, the night has completely flown by. My but there is some wonderful talent out there!!!
 

Well being as It's Friday, it's the start of a new challenge over at Totally Papercrafts and it's the turn of our very lovely Cathy to host. Her chosen theme for this week is
 

Use Proper Lace - Not Just  A Punch.
 

So, easy peasy eh.... who doesn't love to use lace.

And a fabulous sponsor too
 

Saturated Canary

 

 

Prize is:-

2 Digital Images of the Winner's Choice

(spoiling you .. ha ha,.)

 

I used 'Thank You' rubber stamp, just love her.

 

 

Recipe

 

Saturated Canary Stamp - Thank You, coloured with distress inks, added Shabby White Frantage and cut out using Spellbinders Opulent Ovals and mounted onto Spellbinders Grand Decorative Ovals, edged with walnut stain.

Card shape - Go Kreate Frilly 5

Papers - Kanban and LOTV, Bear Necessities

Sentiment stamps - Kaiser Craft, True Romance.

Flowers - Marianne LR0163, WOC and Kort & Godt

Martha Stewart Frame - air dry clay

Butterfly from craft fair

Lace and pearl string - The Ribbon Girls.

 

Challenges

 

inky chicks - summer colours

c r a f t challenge - for the girls

papertake weekly - die-ing for a punch

that craft place - it's a girl thing

alphabet challenge - l for lace

saturated canary - glamour and glitz

 

 

Enjoy your day whatever you're doing.

Hugs Sue Xx

 





A Huge Thankyou

Just wanted to say a huge thankyou to all you lovely ladies for your support it means so much to me. So pleased to say I won YEAH. Thanks for taking the time out of your busy days to vote.

Hugest of Hugs to all.

Sue X

Top 5 at Fashionista..... WOW.

WOW, WOW, WOW

I have just seen that I have been chosen in the Top 5 again over at Fahionista Challenge Whey!!

 

So if you feel like popping over and voting for me if you like it my lovlies I would be sooo grateful. Just click the link.

So hard though, such wonderful entries.

 

Thanks to all.

 

Hope the sun is still shining wherever you are.



'All of a Flutter'

Hello my lovlies, still got the sunshine eh....can't be bad!!

 

Been manic at work this week and still no sign of my colleagues baby arriving, beginning to wonder if she just ate all the pies ha ha.

 

Well I'm off for some retail therapy on Sunday. Going to Doncaster to a craft fair,  WHOOP!!!!

Got my twenty quid ready ha ha ha, amazing how far it goes. Going with  some friends so a good natter too no doubt. Have made a list so see if I manage to stick to it lol.

 

I've had a lot of trouble with my shoulder of late and using my grand calibur isn't helping, so I was wondering about the Ebosser. Does anyone have one? Would love some feedback

 

Friday again, so that means another Challenge over at Totally Papercrafts and it's the turn of our lovely Debs to host and her chosen theme for this week is

 

'All of a Flutter'

 

So anything with wings.

 

Our fab sponsor is

 

 

offering 1 lucky winner

£10 Gift Certificate

 

And here's my card using this fab lacy butterfly and of course Tilda with Love.



 



 

 

 

 

Recipe

 

Go Kreate - Frilly 10 for card base

Papers - First Edition, Boho Chic

Tilda with Love - coloured with DI's

Spellbinders - Floral Ovals

Cheery Lynn - Small Lace Faerie Queen butterfly.

Martha Stewart - butterfly punch

Magnolia - swirl and sprawling ferns

Whimsy - picket fence

Marianne - flower LR0163

Memory Box - Prim Poppy

LOTV sentiment

Flowers - WOC

Pearls, Brad and Ribbon from stash.

 

Challenges

 

marvelous magnolia - anything goes

 the dutch magnolia chickies - photo inspiration

magnolia-licious - some like it hot (hope my hot summertime colours qualify)

tildas town - anything goes

country view crafts - summer sizzler (summer colour)

oozak - anything goes with a girlie theme 

no matter which challenge - anything goes

 

Hope you all have a fab weekend.

Hugs Sue X x



 

 

A perfect day.

Good morning all you lovely crafters, hope you all had a super hot weekend. I could really get used to this temperature, if only I could give up work......ahhh... dream on!!!

 

I went to visit a client yesterday morning at home as she's had a fall and can't get out and afterwards called on a friend I hadn't seen for a while and had a coffee with her and a catch up, it was lovely.

 

When I got home my daughter had decided it was too hot just to sit in the garden and would be much cooler in a paddling pool. So off she went to buy one and when I arrived she had filled it and was laid in it, complete with designer bikini , she's 22 lol... OMG, do they ever grow up, she's only  petite and it looked so funny. Her friend (ex boyfriend)  arrived then and they had a water fight, he, complete with clothes n all, it was lovely to hear them giggling and having fun.

 

We then ordered pizzas so no cooking for me either, why can't every day be like this one I ask myself!!

I even managed to get in some crafting too, perfect.
Think I overdid it with the embellies, once I start I can't stop. No CAS in this house lols.

 

 

 

 



 

Recipe

 

Hip Hooray Tilda, coloured with distress inks and shabby white frantage around edges

Go Kreate - frilly 5

Papers - First Edition, Rose Garden and Spring Feast, edged with walnut stain.

Spellbinders - Floral Ovals and Majestic Elements

Cheesecloth

Magnolia - heart tag, christmas tag and peacock

Elizabeth dies - balloons

Memory Box - vintage bird cage

Butterflies stamped with Magnolia - New York

Pom pom trim and lace - Ribbon Girls

Flowers - WOC

Sentiments have had for a while and don't have the name

Buttons from stash

Distress crackle paint - picket fence

Glamour dust

Challenges

a gem of a challenge - lots of layers
a creative romance - ribbon or twine
lovely hanglar - flower power
magnolia down under - shabby
allsorts - favourite things - (lurve my Tilda's and well everything else too)
fashionista challenge - wedding or birthday
 abc challenge - q for quite a few (layers)
cupcake craft - anything but square
alota rubber stamps - vintage
sweet stampin - butterflies and bows
the ribbon girls - add a bow

 

Off to work now, will catch ya all laters.

Enjoy your day whatever you're up to.

Hugs Sue Xx

 

Wheyhey managed one!!

Hi to all, hope your weekend has been a good one. Not the sunshine here we were predicted but at least it didn't rain today.

 

My daughter is really excited as she get's to drive her new car tomorrow, it's not brand new but new to her. She has wanted one of these for a while and it's finally happened with a little (hmmm lot) of help from mum and dad with a firm promise to pay back ha ha ha, Oh my that is funny!!

Wonder how long it will take her to have half her wardrobe in there?

 

Well didn't make the team at Totally Tilda, not even a comment boo hoo, but hey ho, maybe next time!! Still love making them so that's the main thing.

 

Wonder what will happen tomorrow with google reader still not sure how it will affect blogs and followers but have been pressing all your follower buttons today cos I don't want to loose anyone.

 

My card today is for the Christmas Card Club and naughty me has missed a few but had some time today so I'm pleased I managed this one. The theme is 'A Christmas scene'. I made an indoor scene (sorry girls if this isn't what was meant, but hope once you've 'scene' it, (couldn't help myself, tee hee) It'll pass.

 

 

Recipe

 

LOTV - Plum Pudding, masked and stamped Molly Blooms - window, coloured with distress inks, cut out using Spellbinders Labels 10, glittered with glamour dust.

Papers - LOTV, Frosty Christmas.

Marianne - snowflake, CR1229, CR1225 and small poinsettia LR0142

Cheery Lynn - Holly Flourish

Ribbon and Lace - The Ribbon Girl

Blue Lace ribbon - Ribbonbox

Sentiment - Crafty Impressions

Pearls - stash

 

Challenges

 

christmas at sweet stampin - cute and cuddly

abc christmas challenge - m for men or mice (hope my little man is ok)

fab n funky - use a doily

crafty friends - bling

winter wonderland -3 snowflakes(on the inside too) two papers, one image

crimbo crackers - you've had it how long -sentiment, ribbon, images had quite a while

the squirrel and the fox - christmas in july 

 

Well off to press a few more buttons lols.

Hugs Sue Xx.

Here Comes the Bride.

Hello all you lovely crafters hope you are all well. I've been a bit quiet on the blogging front for a while but I have managed to make a few cards in readiness. I'm gonna try and get round to you all this weekend and see what you're all up to.

 

Firstly I would like to say a big thank you to all those of you who voted for my card over at Fashionista  It was so lovely to see so many of you take the time and how fab that I came joint first.

 

It's the time of year again when my dogs have to visit the vets for their boosters and check up etc so my daughter took them yesterday. She wasn't looking forward to it at all cos Roxy has been on heat and driving poor Digger insane and she didn't fancy them embarrassing her and the drive to the vets could have proved a bit tricky too, but he behaved,  phew. Now Digger is a real softie but he does love to bark at other dogs when he sees them so when she arrived there she did wonder if there would be other dogs in the waiting room... oh yes.... but did he bark as usual... oh no.... the other dog was a great dane... he took one look then turned round and walked in the other direction, hilarious. 

 

 

Friday again and another challenge over at Totally Papercrafts and it's the turn of yours truly to choose the theme so we want to see

 

June Bride (and Groom of course)

 

we have three super sponsors this week

 

 

Recipe

 

LOTV - Carriage for Two - coloured with distress inks and glittered with glamour dust.

Spellbinders - Floral Ovals

Papers - Forever Friends - New Arrivals

Memory Box - Catalina wreath

Cheery Lynn - Flourish leaf strip

Flowers - WOC

Martha Stewart - Heart punch

Sentiment - Whimsy - Magical mini letter seals

Ribbon, pearl heart and charm from stash.

 

Challenges

 

addicted to stamps - anything goes

scrappers delight - die cut/punches

a creative romance - don't be square

charisma cardz - 3 flowers, 2 hearts, 1 image

qkr stampede - anything goes

crafty ribbon - anything goes with ribbon

stampin with the dragon - anything goes

that craft place - flowers

creative moments -flowers

crafty catz - say it with flowers

 

 

Have a super day whatever you're doing.

Hugs Sue X.





Top 5 over at Fashionista.... wow

Wow, just noticed I've been chosen as one of the Top 5 over at Fashionista, so excited!!!

 

 So if you feel like popping over and voting for me if you like it my lovlies I would be so grateful.

Such a hard choice though they are all beauties.

 

Thanks to all.

Hope the sun shines tomorrow wherever you are.

Hugs Sue X.

You are my Sunshine.

Hello my lovlies, hope you've all had a super weekend, especially you Dad's out there celebrating Father's Day. My DH has been spoiled by our two girls and I would like to say I've made him his favourite tea.... but any food is his favourite so it was easy peasy !!

 

Another funny tale for you. One of my clients was explaining how she had been married twice. Her first husband was a real p.g of a man and she eventually divorced him then after a few years she met and married her Mr. Right...... Awww,  happy ending I hear you say... his first name is Always.....ha ha ..... so funny!!!!

 

Well my card I have to share with you today is one I've made for the Totally Tilda DT call, though having seen the beautiful entries I think maybe I'm dreaming lol.  Not good at selling myself so hoping my cards will do it for me, Oh... and I'm sort of nuts. The theme is 'Your interpretation of Summer'.

Summer to me is flowers, butterflies and yummy ice creams. Can you make out my ice cream cone behind Tilda?

 

 

 

Recipe

 

Card shape -Go Kreate frilly 5

Papers - First Edition, Sweet Owl

Magnolia - Tilda with big Ice Cream, coloured with distress inks
Tim Holtz - butterflight
Memory Box - butterflies, Pippi and Isabella
Magnolia - dragonfly and cloudy tag
La La Lands - stitched tabs, not sure on whose sentiment.
Die-namics - butterflies
Flowers - WOC and others, sprinkled some with frantage
Ribbon and Pearls from stash.

Challenges

bunny zoes - wings
stamp and create with magnolia - summer bright
a creative romance - anything goes
sweet stampin - something sweet
time for magnolia - summertime, with flowers and butterlies
simply magnolia - garden delights
marvelous magnolia - 2 magnolia stamps or doohickey dies (dragonfly and cloudy tag)
magnolia down under - anything goes
no matter which - bingo (ribbons, bling, die cut)
ribbon carousel - fun in the sun
craft room - here comes the summer
crafty ribbons - anything goes with ribbon


Hope the weather is bright and sunny where you are.
Hugs Sue W.