'Too Cute To Spook'

Good morning all, hope you're all well.

 

A bit of an update on my wee pussy cat. It was a minor stroke and she is still wobbling over but she has improved lots.  Only thing is we coaxed her with fresh fish, chicken, tuna etc and now she won't eat anything else, little monkey!! She's also taken over the dog's bed which the dog isn't pleased about but Lucy the cat is the boss. Yesterday was quite funny. I fed  Lucy so Roxy saw her chance to regain her bed, but Lucy after having her fill just strolled straight up to the bed climbed over Roxy, wiggled herself in and laid down, pushing and pushing till Roxy had no room and no choice but to relinquish the bed again, so funny. I have a pic I'll put on later of them in the bed together.

 

Well I seem to have my weeks mixed up too cos I should have posted this on Friday and I thought it was next week...der!

 

 So here it is another new Challenge over at
 Totally Papercrafts

It's the turn of our lovely Debs to host and her chosen theme is

 

'Too Cute To Spook'

 

I don't really like doing Halloween cards even though it's my birthday cos I never seem to have any clue what to do but I found out these stamps and dies. I decided on a criss cross card as I put the scary tree inside to pull out and 'scare' the cute devil pussy.

 

 

I'll add the details later today.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend. I'll be around to catch up with you all.

Hugs Sue Xx.

 



Doing the Happy Dance.

Well what a way to start out a new week with some wonderfully exciting news!

I've been bursting to tell since I found out but had to wait a while.

I have been chosen as one of the new DT members at

'Fashionista Magnolia and More'

Whooop!!

So pleased and honoured to be working with such super talented ladies.

So our super  new challenge is
 

'Shabby Chic'
 

So come on my lovlies let's see those wonderful 'no nose' creations
Check out the fab DT 's work.
Mine will be up next week with B team.

Hugs Sue Xx.

 

Another one of those weeks!!

Good morning to all hope you are all well.

 A tad late posting this one, I've been trying to catch up.

Work has been a bit manic and finished late Thurs, Fri and Sat then my pussy cat who's nearly 19yrs old had a stroke, poor thing has lost her balance and she's staggering all over the place. The vet said she may improve and I do think she has a little but will tell over time. She does seem to be loving all the extra attention though, lots more cuddles and kisses.

 

Then my daughter had what we thought was a puncture in a back tyre that turned out to be two back tyres with a nail in each!!

It was only a few weeks ago someone keyed her car the full length from back to front. She's only had it on the road about three months.

Then she went to go out last night only to discover the front one flat.  It would seem now this is being done deliberate. Hubby's going to fit a camera and some security lighting to see if that may deter the beggars(did call them something stronger as you can imagine)

 

So onto my card. It's a new challenge over at LHOSM.

For the next two weeks we want to see

'Dots or Stripes'

We are being sponsored by the fabulous

Live and Love Crafts

 

 

And look what you can win

 

 

I chose dots. love dotty paper!

 

 

I'll have to add the details tomorrow as I seem to have misplaced them, so much for writing them down!!

 

Challenges

 

you me and magnolia - anything goes

midweek magnolias - song bird (the rose by westlife)

 

 



Hope you all enjoy some crafting.

Catch ya all laters.

Hugs Sue Xx.



A posting at last!

Good morning,  all you lovely crafters, I've been MIA for a few days and have a lot of catching up to do.

One of the things that has taken up most of my time has been a sorting out of my craft room OMG did it need it!!

I started out by just putting things away but then began looking at the way they were on the shelves and as you do, decided to re-arrange so began the marathon of going through every box to see what was staying and what was going and which I needed to hand the most and what I only needed now and again and before I knew it, everything was on the floor AARRGGHH!!!!! looking far worse than before....... so it's taken me all my spare time this week  to do, no cards and no blogging but finally...... Ta Da...... finished!!  ha ha ha (hysterical laughter from a mad woman)

 

Gayle, It's all your fault, you are guilty as charged!!!!!

 

So this card is the one I should have posted last Friday for Totally Papercrafts, sorry teamies.

Better late than never.

It was the turn of our super lovely Cathy to host and she chose the theme of

Add Humour To Your Creation.

I knew I had these stamps, just had to find them!

 

 

Will have to add the details later.

Hope you all have a super day and I'll be around later to catch up with you all

Hugs Sue Xx

 

 



Charming

Well here we are again with the weekend all but gone again, how the time flies.

 

My Daughter's foot has all but mended albeit still sore, it's amazing how the body heals itself so quickly. I've already told her it's her dad's steel toe cap work boots from now on.

 

So onto my card. Today sees the new Challenge over at

 

Lovely Hanglar Or Sweet Magnolia

 

and the theme for the next two weeks is

 

Add A Charm 

so easy peasy eh!

 

Our fab sponsor is

 

The Ribbon Girls

(love this shop)

Prize is a £10.00 gift voucher

 

 

 

Pop over and check out the rest of the DT's amazing cards.

 

Recipe

 

Tilda with cross necklace - coloured with distress inks.

Papers - First Edition, J'adore.

Magnolia - So wrapped lovely, heart tag, heart branch, fence.

Tim Holtz - Hardware findings

Cheesecloth

Stampology - sentiment

Butterfly - Dawn Bibby

Marianne - flower LR0163

Ribbon Girls - Rose ribbon, binding

Pearls and gems - stash.

 

Challenges

 

you me and magnolia - with all my love _ (wrapped so lovely heart tag x 3 inside and out and heart branch)

fussy and fancy - punches and dies

everybody art - roses (rolled roses and rose ribbon)

sister act - anything goes

challenges 4 everybody - anything goes

simply magnolia - die cuts/punches

 

 

Hope the sun is still shining tomorrow.

Off to check out what you've all been up to.

Hugs Sue Xx.

 

 



At Last.

Good evening all, hope you've all had a super weekend and some nice weather over the last few days.

 

My weekend didn't quite start out as expected.

 My Daughter came home from work in agony. Something had spooked a pony she was leading and it jumped back, right onto her foot! Her toes were black and very swollen and the side of her foot was out of shape and we weren't sure if it was broken. So off to A & E for the evening.

Luckily after X-Rays, thank goodness it wasn't but there was a concern over circulation because of the swelling and because of her diabetes so it was several hours later, after strapping up she was allowed home around 12:30am.

Not much sleep that night as you can imagine!

 

Now I posted my card on the Totally Papercrafts challenge blog on Friday but have only just got round to posting on here (rotten migraines!!!)

so sorry ladies, better late than never.

It's the turn of our lovely Lisa to host  and her chosen theme is

 

Happy Birthday, Baby.

 

(make a birthday or new baby theme)

 

Our fab sponsor is

 

Digistamp Boutique

 

Prize: 6 single digi stamps of winners choice

 

 

 

Recipe

 

Apples and Cherries sleeping Tilda, coloured with distress inks surrounded with lots of super shabby pink frantage.

Spellbinders - Majestic elements and Grand Calibur - Decorative Elements One.

Papers - Paper Mania, Exquisite

Joy crafts - Buterfly border

Memory Box - Pippi butterfly

Martha Stewart - butterfly punch

Kaiser  Craft - True Romance stamps

Ribbon Girls - Ribbon twine and heart button

Flowers - WOC

Hobby House - Pearls.

Glittered with glamour dust and lots more shabby pink frantage.

Challenges

dutch magnolia lovers - anything goes
marvelous magnolia - flower frenzy
oldie but goodie - dies/punches
inky chicks - pretty in pink
fashionista magnolia and more - anything goes
just inspirational - die cuts (all listed above)
creative craft challenge - use ribbon
charisma cardz - fave colour combo (pink and cream)
chocolate coffee and cards - anything goes(2nd entry)
paper crafting journey - flowers
tuesday throwdown - things with wings
papertake weekly - make it sparkle
the ribbon reel - pretty in pink (flowers and ribbon)

 

Have a super week. Off to catch up with you all.

Hugs Sue Xx





Thank You

Hi to all,  hope you're all well.

My how the weather has changed, rain, rain and more rain.  Not impressed!!

Have to dig out the boots.

 

Well firstly I want to say a very big thank you for your support in voting for me  over at Fashionista,  I feel so blessed to have such lovely followers, mwah.

 

So now my card, which should have posted yesterday, can't get the hang of the schedule thingy.

 

 

It's a new challenge over at

 

Lovely hAnglar or Sweet Magnolia

 

and we want to see

 

Your Favourite Embellishment

 

The prize this week is a GDT spot with us for the next two challenges.

The DT will chose a Top 3 as usual and one of these will be offered the guest spot.

 

Now how easy is this one, who doesn't have fave embellies. I didn't list mine cos there's too many lol, I love em all!!

 

 

This is Tilda with Spitz Pocket

ain't she just a cutie.

 

Recipe

 

Tilda with Spitz Pocket, coloured in distress inks added lots of Shabby Pink frantage and cut out using Spellbinders -  Opulent Ovals

Martha Stewart - PATP

Papers - First Edition, Rose Garden

Magnolia doohickeys - So wrapped lovely, heart, Heart branch and Sprawling ferns

Tags - LOTV

Ribbon, Lace and Pearls - The Ribbon Girls

Flowers - WOC

Glittered with Glamour Dust.

 

Challenges

 

magnolialiscious - bling it up

 a creative romance - dies/punches

magnolia mania - friends

chocolate coffee and cards - anything goes

paper crafting journey - flowers

 

 

Off to check out your fab blogs now my friends.

Hugs Sue Xx

 





So Excited!

Wow, Wow, Wow.

I have just seen that my card has been chosen in the Top 5 over at

Fashionista Challenge

Whooop!!

 

 

So if you feel like popping over and giving your support by voting for me,(Please),

only if you like it my lovlies

I would be soooo grateful. Just click the link.

So hard though, such beautiful entries.

 

Hugs Sue Xx

Good morning all, hope everyone is well.

Well we have had another burst of sunshine this week, it's been lovely.

My husband has been building a wall in the garden and has managed to get it all finished before the rain came and he's done a super job, it looks great.

 That'll sure stop the neighbours dog from coming through into our garden!!

 

It's been another extra busy week at work again too, roll on Sunday so I can just have a lazy day.

 

So Friday's here again and it's another new challenge at Totally Papercrafts

It's the turn of our lovely Cathy to host and her chosen theme is

Red/Black + option of a touch of White

 

Wasn't really sure what to do with this one and think I may have used a tad more White than just a touch...... sorry Cathy... I really tried!!

 

Our fab sponsor this week is

 

Delicious Doodles

 

and the prize is 4 digi's of the winner's choice

 

Only got a couple of pics cos naughty me aint finished the inside yet so will have to add that later.

Did some paper piecing too on her dress, hat and stockings to tie the colours together. Been a while since I've done any, I'd forgotten how fiddly it is.
 

 

 

 

Recipe

 

Spellbinders grand Circles for card base

Memory Box - Poinsettia added shabby white frantage, Christmas tree

Marianne - Christmas tree

Magnolia - Tilda paper pieced her clothes, distress inks for face and hands.

Glamour dust

Ribbon and gems from stash

Sentiments - LOTV

 

Challenges

 

one crazy stamper - Christmas

papertake weekly - anything goes/Christmas

cards and more - anything goes

c.r.a.f.t. challenge - Christmas

christmas stampin all year long - layers

 country view challenge - layers

hannah and friends - bingo (dies, flowers, glimmer)

loves rubber stamps -anything goes

oozak - anything goes

 

 

Have a super day.

Hugs Sue Xx.

 





Christmas Is Coming

Good morning all, hope you are well. A special hello to my new followers, so pleased you have decided to join me, it still feels good to see new faces appear on the list.

 

Well since I posted last I, or should I say we, have celebrated our Silver Wedding Anniversary.

We went out for a meal just Hubby, me and the girls. I'm not one for parties as I hate being the centre of attention so we had a quiet evening just hashing over memories of things that have happened in what seems like no time at all, and of loved ones no longer with us to celebrate.

Where does the time go to.

It was lovely and we did laugh plenty.

 

Onto my card. I saw the theme at Fashionista was Christmas and I love making Christmas cards, won't be long now eh!!

Doubled up with this one too as the theme with the Christmas Card Club was Anything Goes, so two for the price of one.

 

I've had this stamp soooo long and have never inked her up, shame on me, so here is her debut, so to speak and I enjoyed making the flowers with my new joy crafts dies, be using them a lot more me thinks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipe

 

Go Kreate - frilly 5 card shape

Papers - First Edition, Silent Night

Spellbinders - Floral Ovals

Silent Night background stamp and Silent Night Tilda, coloured with distress inks and embossed with shabby white frantage

Tim Holtz - on the edge snowflake and tattered pinecone

Joy Crafts -Snowflake 2018, Flowers 0160

Marianne - snowflakes LR01214, CR1225, CR1227

Postage Stamp

Wording - Doo Lally Pip, Lindsay Mason

Ribbon from The Ribbon Girls

Pearls - The Hobby House

Martha Stewart - Fern punch

Pine cone and berries from stash

Glamour dust

Challenges

tildas town - anything goes
time for magnolia - anything goes
you me and magnolia - anything goes
fashionista - Christmas
crafty calendar - anything goes
glitter and sparkle - anything goes
the glory of christmas - anything goes
abc challenge - unlimited
one crazy stamper - Christmas in September

 

Enjoy your day whatever you're doing.

Hugs Sue Xx





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