Christmas Is Coming.

Don't all faint, wow, two posts in one day, on a roll or what!!

This time it's my cards for my buddies over at our little Christmas Card Club.

Now the first one is not my usual and it's a wee bit late.

This one is for Sue P. Her theme for the last two weeks was the  12 Days of Christmas.

All I had for this one was some lovely paper with the 12 days on it so I used one of the squares, added some ribbon and lace, holly and  berries and ta da.... my easy peasy card.

Still got eight squares left too.

 

 

My next one took rather more time. I sort of got carried away with the Frantage and die cuts, I really wanted it to sparkle.

This one is for Christine, and her choice is to have a Religious Theme.

The stamp I chose to use is by Lily Of The Valley and is called

 

'Angel Gabriel'

 

Such a cutie.

I thought 'First Christmas' suited it perfectly.

Hope this fits the bill Christine?

 

 

 

Recipe

 

Go Kreate card shape

Papers - First Edition, Silent Night

LOTV - Angel Gabriel, coloured with distress inks.

Magnolia - cute wings

Joy Crafts - Snowflake border 2021, snowflake 2018

Marianne - Poinsetia  LR0142, Christmas Tree die

Whimsy - Tab die 1

Sentiment - Personal Impressions

Shaby White - Frantage

Glittered with glamour dust.

 

Hugs Sue Xx.



 



'Button It Up'

Happy Sunday  to all, hope you're all well.

Naughty me should have put this card on my blog on Friday for the new challenghe over at

 

Totally Papercrafts

 

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

 

'Button It Up'

 

I did add my card to the challenge but not here, so here it is

 

 

Recipe

 

Go Kreate card shape.

Papers - LOTV Winter Wishes edged with walnut stain

Magnolia - Little London Collection, Magnolia Tilda, coloured with distress  inks and Welcome to a Lovely Home background stamp.

Magnolia Doohickey - Sprawling Ferns, Romantic Lace

Signature Die - Butterfly Flourish

Die-manics - butterfly

La La Lands - stitched tabs

Sentiment -Whimsical Designs, Everyday Sentiments

Lace, Pearls, twine, ribbon, heart buttons and flowers - The Ribbon Girls

 

Challenges

 

tildas town - anything goes

party time tuesday - anything goes

the ribbon girls - include stripes

addicted to stamps - colour palette

cutie pie - bingo(glitter ribbon flowers)

inky chicks - 1 ribbon/2 papers/3 flowers

 crafty sentiments - anything goes

 

enjoy the rest of your evening.

Hugs Sue Xxx





Happy Halloween

Hi all, just wanted to wish everyone a Happy Halloween.

 

Hope you're all ready for the trick or treaters. I have my bag of ghostly goodies ready. I love to see the kids come round in their costumes, just hope it doesn't rain for them!!

My daughter's usually go to town on the house cos it's my birthday too and even dress up the dogs in outfits (nuts or what!)

Then it's out for a meal, yum yum.

Thank you so much to everyone that has sent me birthday messages and cards, you are all wonderful.

So enjoy your day and night.

Huge Hugs Sue X

 

Sparkle at LHOSM.

Good morning all you lovely crafters, how is the weather where you are?

We in UK are waiting to see how the 'St Jude' storm will hit us in our part of the country. We are quite inland so will just have to wait and see. I have seen the reports this morning that the ferries have been cancelled and drivers alerted to the dangers of debris on roads.

Really hope it's not as bad as predicted and it doesn't cause any harm.

 

Well onto my card today.

It's a new Challenge over at

 

'Lovely Hanglar Or Sweet Magnolia'

 

and the theme for the next two weeks will be

 

'Sparkle'

 

How fab is that, I just love to put sparkle on my cards, that's why I love Christmas Cards, you can really sparkle away!!

Now don't look too close today or you will spot my gaffe.... I had coloured my image and had all my bits assembled on my desk and disaster... aarrrggghhh. Hubby, bless him had brought me a cuppa and I picked it up to have a sip while I sat back to arrange in my head which to add tyo m card first and DRIP..... tea on Tilda's face.... OMG.. I was mortified, it takes me ages to colour them in...... the more I tried to rectify it the more it looked obvious.... so in the end I just left it to dry and so she has a pinker side to her cheek..... I've just pretended to myself that she must be colder on that side lol! Wonder if a scarf might cover It, ha ha. I just didn't have the time to start again, bet your're all thinking,  yeah I have mishaps like that too.

 

 

Recipe

 

Card shape -  Go Kreate, Frilly 5

Papers - LOTV, Woodland Wishes

Magnolia - Edwins House and Midwinter Tilda, coloured with distress inks

Marianne Craftables - mittens CR1255, small rolled flower, LR0163

Crafts Too - Snowflake border

Whimsy - Snowflake, Winter's Jewel 1

Memory Box -  Lindeman Snowflake, Pine Sprigs.

Chloe's - Jewel

Frantage - shabby white and shabby pink

Ribbon - The Ribbon Girls

Glittered with glamour dust

Gems - Stash

Wording - Crafting Impressions

Flowers - WOC

 

Challenges

 

hannah and friends - anything goes

bunny zoes - ribbon

 

 

Have a super Sunday.

Hugs Sue Xxx.

 



Fashionista First DT Card

Today sees the start of week two over at

 

'Fashionista Magnolia and More'

 

 

 

 

with the theme of

 

Shabby Chic

 

and the turn of Team B to show you some inspiration

So as I am on Team B I get to show you my first DT card

 

 

 

Recipe

 

Magnolia -  Tilda  Sending Love Letter, coloured with distress inks and cut out with Spellbinders Opulent Ovals and letter stamp

Papers - First Edition, Silent Night, distressed and edged with Antique Linen

Magnolia - Fairytale Tag x 2,  Heart Branch

Lace, Ribbon and Pearls - The Ribbon Girls

Flowers - WOC and The Ribbon Girls

Marianne - rolled flowers LR0163

Martha Stewart  Air Dry Clay Heart

Cheesecloth and Doily - Stash



Shabby White Frantage
 

 Challenges

magnolia down under - anything goes
dutch magnolia lovers - fave colours and add lace

 

Catch ya all laters.

Hugs Sue Xx.

 

'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