Saturday, 4 May 2013

Don't Be Square.

Good morning all, hope you are all well and enjoying some sunshine.
Hubby managed to mow the lawns and tidy the gardens a little and it's looking so much better.
It was amazing how many birds landed just after looking for food.
We have a couple of Blackbirds nesting in the Clematis over the garage and they were diving at a Magpie that had landed and chased it away, before returning to the nest. They sure didn't like him.
 
We have to sort out the pond this weekend, the water is so murky we can't see the fish but boy have we got plenty of frog spawn!! Think we'll need more than one bucket to put it into when we start to clean out the water. They say frogs return to the ponds they were spawned in, if that's true we're gonna have a frogging epidemic!!! Good job I like them eh.
 
Well this card should have been posted yesterday for the new challenge over at Totally Papercrafts
but everything seems to have gone wrong this week and time has passed me by.
The cat and both dogs have been poorly, I've had hospital appointments with my Daughter, had to wear a blood pressure monitor (which I'm sure must have been near explosion mode) and Hubby's birthday, phew.
 
The theme for this week, chosen by our lovely Laine is
 
Don' t Be Square-Use A Shaped Card
 
We have two fabulous sponsors this week so two prizes up for grabs so what are you waiting for.
 



 

 

Recipe
 
Go Kreate-Frilly 3 for card base
Magnolia Tilda, coloured with distress markers and cut out using Spellbinders Labels 10
Papers-First Edition, Boho Chic and Spring Feast
Elizabeth Craft Dies-small dragonfly
Wooden butterfly
Lace, ribbon and Pearls from stash
WOC Flowers and others
LOTV-Tag sentiments
Have a super bank holiday weekend.
Catch ya all laters.
Hugs Sue X.

 
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Wednesday, 1 May 2013

Fashion

Second post of the day, whoop!
 
Just want to say a big hello to my new followers, so glad you joined me.
 
I was asked by the lovely Lisa a few weeks ago if I would like to GD for May for
 
 
Their theme for this month is Fashion.
 
Now I've been having a mahoosive clearout and I knew I had some Kanban fashion stamps that had never been inked, but did I keep them or did I give them away, that was the question?
Well after much hunting, I found them Yeah!!
In the giveaway bag, so you see they have been reprieved and are now back in the cupboard.
I tried to go with a vintage look.
 
Pop over and see the DT creations, they are fabulous.
 



 
Recipe
 
Kanban - Cavendish Ladies, At The Races, coloured with distress inks
Kanban papers - Deck the Halls
Cheery Lynn - Victorian Flourish
Magnolia - sprawling ferns,
Doily, Lace and ribbon from stash
Flowers - WOC
Viva décor for pearl necklace and middle of flower.
Catch ya laters.
Hugs Sue X

 
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Button it!

Good morning all you lovely crafters, the sun is shining here, for how long one never knows but it sure looks good!
 
Today sees the start of a new challenge over at Christmas Cards All Year Round.
 
The theme for this month is Gingerbread men or women.
 
I sure scratched my head on this one cos I didn't think I had anything that fit the bill, but in one of my not used so much cupboards out popped this little fellow.
 
We are also required to include Ribbon and at least 3 Buttons.
 
Anyone spot the deliberate mistake......Hee Hee.
Got me 3 buttons out to use, finished and photographed the card, loaded up and  'What'  forgot to stick the 3rd one on, should have been on top of the ribbon lol...... so let's just pretend eh!!!
Only got a couple of pics will upload inside later. Not happy with this one at all, just don't like it.
 

 
 
Recipe
 
Kraft card for card base.
Stamp - Creative Expressions, Christmas designer Set 2, coloured with distress inks and promarkers, added viva décor as icing to gingerbread man
LOTV, gingerbread stamp and sentiment stamps
Memory Box -  Frostyville border
Marianne snowflakes - LR0185 ,LR0124, CR1227, CR1225
Whimsy - tab die
Dee's Distinctively - holly leaves, wreath builder
Ribbon and poinsettias - stash
Have a super crafty day.
Hugs Sue X
 

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Monday, 29 April 2013

Bye Bye

Hi to all you crafting lovlies, hope you are all well and have had a super weekend.
 
It was my eldest Daughter's birthday last week, 22, OMG where has the time gone!
We decided to go to the Pizza Hut for a birthday tea cos they have started to make a gluten free version so my other girl could enjoy a pizza too. Yummy!!
We took along a Fabulous Huge chocolate  'Cupcake' and the lovely girl that served us came over and we all sang Happy Birthday to her. Boy was she embarassed.
 
Well the card I'm posting today is for the new challenge over at Songbird and will be my last for the team as I'm stepping down. I've had a super time and thank Laura for taking me on board when she started the challenge, Hugs to Laura X X
 
 Sooo here we go...... the theme for the next two weeks is
 
Truly Scrumptious
 
 and our fab sponsor is
 
Cuddly Buddly
 
So we want to see food and drink somewhere on your awesome creations.
 



 
 
Recipe
 
Go Kreate - frilly 4 for card shape
LOTV - Cake glorious cake
Papers - LOTV, Bear Necessities and Brenda Pinnock
Tim Holtz - butterflight
Tonic - butterfly punch
Martha Stewart  - butterfly punch
Magnolia - Heart tag
Flowers -WOC and others
Ribbon Girl - Rose ribbon
Pearls - stash
Glittered with glamour dust.
Catch ya all laters.
Hugs Sue X
 
 
 

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Friday, 19 April 2013

'Windy City'

Good morning all hope you are all well.
Well the weather is still the topic of conversation here. We had really high winds Wednesday and Thursday. We woke up yesterday morning to see that the door to our Summer House had been completely blown off!! My poor hubby had to retrieve it and check out the damage. Everything in there was wet through with the driving rain. He spent last night after work trying to fix it back on.
Been raining ever since but at least the wind has died down.
When are we going to see some good weather?
 
Today sees the start of another challenge over at Totally Papercrafts.
The theme for this week as chosen by our lovely Lisa is
'Monochromatic'
 
Our fab sponsor is
 
Only got a couple of pics of mine will have to pop the others on later.
 
 
 
Recipe
 
I used the new Princess Pea Tilda, from the Once Upon A Time, collection. I just love her and sat her on her piano, coloured with distress markers.
Papers - Papermania, Lucy Cromwell
Go Kreate - frilly
Doily
Magnolia  - Romantic lace border
Memory Box - Precious  hearts and Catalina Wreath
Die-namics - musical notes
Marianne - hearts LR0159
Whimsy - ticket and circle Remnants dies and sentiments
Flowers - WOC
Lace, pearls and ribbon from stash.
Have a fab day whatever you're doing.
Hugs Sue X.
 
 

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Monday, 15 April 2013

In The Pink

Hi guys, well I'm definitely on a roll. Three posts in one day, it has to be a record. Scoll down for the other two.
Now I couldn't resist buying some of the new Tilda's when I saw them, I just love 'em so there will probably be quite a few more.
This one I had to send for as she is a special order, but just had to have her!!!
So I checked out some of the challenges to see what the theme was and combined a few.
This is what I came up with.
 



 
Recipe
 
Magnolia - Drip Drop Tilda masked, background stamp, root cellar door, coloured with distress inks.
Go Kreate - Frilly 10 for card shape
Papers - Forever Friends, New Arrival, machine stitched
Memory Box - Prim Poppy and Puffy Clouds
Magnolia - Swirl, Tea Label dies and Christmas Tags.
Cheesecloth
Sentiment - Whimsical Designs Vol 1
Flowers - WOC and others
Pearl and ribbon from stash.
 
Challenges
 
marvelous magnolias - pretty in pink
you me and magnolia -anything goes
totally tilda - bingo (dies and or punching, flowers, machine stitching)
midweek magnolias - april showers
magnolia down under - masking
glitter and sparkle - stitching
allsorts - letter of your name (swirl, stitching, shower, sentiment)
whimsy inspires - pretty in pink
ribbon caroused 80 - showers and flowers
crafty creations - no squares
bunny zoes crafts - fave colour combo
 
 
Well I thinks that's the last one for today so off to check out what you're all up to.
Laters.
Hugs Sue X
 


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Seeing Stars

Good morning, hope the sun is shining where you are.
 
Today sees the start of a new challenge over at Songbird  and the theme for the next two weeks is
'Stars'
a star or stars must feature somewhere on your card
 
Our fab sponsor is
 
 
 
who are offering 5 free digis  to the winner chosen at random
how fab is that.
 


 
Recipe
 
Meljen's Designs - Sleepy Moon Bear, coloured with copics and promarkers.
Card cut out using Spellbinders Grand Decorative Circles One
Papers - Forever Friends, New Arrival
Frame - Joy crafts 0147 and corner 0148
Die-namics Stacking Stars
Whimsy stamp die and sentiment
Magnolia - swirl and leaf dies, star tags
Marianne - Heart LR0159
WOC - flowers and others
Ribbon - stash
So pop over and get those starry creations entered.
Hugs Sue W.
 
 

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