Star of Wonder....

...star of Night, Charlie caught his pants alight!! ha ha do you
remember that one??Lol..

Hello and Happy Hurricane Monday to you all, well it's blowing

a gale here and surprise its raining too!!! I thought I would enter

this card into the Just Magnolia Challenge this week, well I know

it's not exactly the same as the sketch!!!.....but I gave my star

six points hoping that in some way it represents Martine's

sketch?? ha ha oh well I'll enter it anyway.. So this little cutie is

from the Christmas Collection, the star is cut out from a paper

doily which brought back memories from long ago, snipping little

bits out here and there to form the pattern on the inside,

(similar to snowflakes).

The other two stars have been made with a punch, papers are

from K & Co and WRMK, Christmas Merry. Riibbon flowers,

silver beading and all other embellies are from stash,

TFL and have a Happy Crafting Monday Sue xx

Is it a Card? Is it a Wall Hanging??..

Here is a little close up of these cuties, it's a gloomy day as
you can probably tell from theses piccies!!!

...in fact it can be both!

I used an old curtain ring and stitched the ribbon through
it. I have used two ribbons for this effect.

Here is a before and after picture, as the tag is so

big it's hard o make out the sketch!

..Hello and happy Tuesday to you all, here is a card I made
today which I think will be Hubby's Christmas card. Don't you
think this little Sugar Nellie image is just adorable?

you can purchase it along with lots of other fab stamps

from Funky Kits . I am going to enter this into the

Sugar Bowl Challenge 24 which is this fab sketch by the

very talented Marlene, (if you are ever stuck for inspiration

just pay a visit to her blog)! she also asks for Zig-Zag to be

somewhere on your card. So for this card I have used DP

Basic Grey, Archaic, I have hand drawn all of the hearts and

hand drawn the zig- zag pattern then cut them out with

Pinking Shears, I have also used these on the three strips of

paper across the middle of the card. Ribbons, heart pearls

are from stash, smaller hearts done using a punch and then

distressed with an old emery board, sentiment if from FF,

stamped with Memento in Cottage Ivy, I think that everything,

Happy Crafting and TFL Sue xx

Two Easy Easel Cards!

These two fabulous digi images can be purchased here at
Crafters Kitchen they have been produced in memory of
Layton, a gorgeous little boy who at 16 months old lost his
life to Meningitis. It is £4.00 for both. Please, please
buy these as not only are they fab images, all the proceeds
go to Meningitis Search 4 a Vaccine Campaign. Even if you are
not a crafter you can still purchase these, download them and
print them off for all those little people in your life to colour in!

Hello and happy Thursday to you, whats left of it!!
Well what do you know, two cards today and of the Easel shape,
I have seen loads of these and have been meaning to have a go.
So here they are, what fun to make and as there is more card
that means more to decorate!! Hooray!!! here's a little close up...

Friendship, even though I'm a cat lover, this pair look like they
are the best of friends. Coloured with my Watercolour
palette, papers and ribbon from stash, Friendship stamp from
Studio g, "Just for you" sentiment computer generated. Plain and
simple!

Again I have water coloured the image, Navy card from stash.
Snowflake DP is from PM A Winters Tale, Linen, fab papers in
this pack. Button and ribbon from stash, I have punched all of
these hearts and used doodlebug rub-ons for the Merry Christmas
then distressed the edges with Versa Color, Rose Red ink pad.
Snowflakes punched from iridescent glitter card and gem
stones on corners and heart from Make Me!

Think that's everything, enjoy the rest of your evening,
TFL Sue xx

Wedded Bliss!

The heart reveals the sentiment then the tag to write your
message sits behind this.

Hello and Happy Tuesday to all you lovely crafters. Well thank
goodness the wet and windy weather seems to have left us!!!
Me and Hubby were actually doing some gardening on Saturday!!
Hail, Wind, Rain, Mud, you name it, it was thrown at us, I even
managed to get a few thorns in my fingers for good measure!!
Madness I hear you cry! but we had spent a small fortune at
the Garden Centre the previous weekend and thought lets just
get them in, it's now or never! What I did find funny though,
was one minute the road was covered with leaves and looked
a real mess, the next it was like God had taken a huge broom
and swept the whole lot away, as if by magic!
So back to this Wedding Card, it has taken me ages and I have
been working away at it in between other projects, as you can
see by the date on the card, it was over a month ago, but
hopefully it was worth waiting for!!

Here is a front back and side view of these lush papers.
I have threaded a wide ribbon through this lace to get
that lovely ruched effect.

So the papers I have used are from the gorgeous PM signature,

A Christmas Carol Linen pack.

All lace ribbon embellies are from my stash. Stamp "On your

Wedding Day" is by Santa Rosa, stamped with Versa Color in

Sand Beige and heat embossed. All edge distressing has been

done using the same ink pad.

Here is the card open fully the tag sits behind the sentiment.

Behind the heart flap are the Bride and Grooms names and

the date of their Wedding

Butterflies MS, punched twice once with plain white and the

top with same PM papers, also MS doily punch used, leaves

and hearts also from punch. The tag that sits behind panel

has been cut out from a template I made, all the same papers

have been used for this too. The Mocha pearlised card is from

my local craft shop,

Little close up of the inside, I have added a little scroll too

where I have written a little message for them.

think that's everything, Happy Crafting to you all TFL Sue xx

Remembrance Day in Britain

LEST WE FORGET

November is the time of the year when we wear a red poppy in memory of those who sacrificed their lives for us during wars.
The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month marks the signing of the Armistice, on 11th November 1918, to signal the end of World War One.
At 11 am on 11 November 1918 the guns of the Western Front fell silent after more than four years continuous warfare.
Remembrance Day is on 11 November. It is a special day set aside to remember all those men and women who were killed during the two World Wars and other conflicts. At one time the day was known as Armistice Day and was renamed Remembrance Day after the Second World War.
Remembrance Sunday is held on the second Sunday in November, which is usually the Sunday nearest to 11 November. Special services are held at war memorials and churches all over Britain.
A national ceremony takes place at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, London. The Queen lays the first wreath at the Cenotaph.
Wreaths are laid beside war memorials by companies, clubs and societies. People also leave small wooden crosses by the memorials in remembrance of a family member who died in war.
The "Last Post" is traditionally played to introduce the two minute silence in Remembrance Day ceremonies. It is usually ' played on a bugle. (In military life, 'The Last Post' marks the end of the day and the final farewell.)
The sounding of "Reveille" (or, more commonly, "The Rouse"), ends the two minute silence, followed by the recitation of the "Ode of Remembrance."
A poem called 'For the Fallen' is often read aloud during the ceremony; the most famous stanza of which reads:
"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them."
Fourth stanza of 'For the Fallen' by Laurence Binyon (1869 - 1943)
Poppy Day
Remembrance Day is also known as Poppy Day, because it is traditional to wear an artificial poppy. They are sold by the Royal British Legion, a charity dedicated to helping war veterans.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star...

...ooh I think that was one of my favourite Nursery Rhymes, I

even remember a magazine I used to get as a little girl called

Twinkle....does anyone else remember it?

Right on with my card, I just had to enter into the

Magnolia Challenge this week as I love distressing my cards,

it is second nature to me,

I love anything shabby chic and vintage too.

This card has a little star appearing on the front too and she

comes bearing gifts! This little Tilda and the envelope she is

sitting on are another two of the new Magnolia Christmas

stamps which I have water coloured and also used Tim Holtz

Vintage Photo distressing ink.

The little musical page is a PI stamp, stamped with Timber

Brown Staz On, ooh I just adore it, I think I might be using

this little one on a few cards!

Just wanted to show you this fab paper tearing ruler I use

for a great neat (if it can be neat) torn look! Its from Plaid

and although they are American based there are some outlets

in the UK.

This charm embellishment on the side I have made using Stamped

Spotty heart from Anita's stamped with Black Staz On and cut out,

I have punched two stars and smaller heart and used an

eyelet to hold them all together the string is knotted in the

eyelet and fixed at the back of the heart with the large brass

vintage jingle bell on the end. Smaller stars are punched from

gold mirri card. Ribbon and lace from stash, papers are from

D & D a Winters Tale which I have distressed around the edges

using an old emery board I have also used it on the large gold

star. Think that's everything, have a lovely Wednesday everyone

and Happy Crafting, TFL Sue xx

Santa's Little Helper!

Ooooooooo I just get so excited when the Postie delivers some

new stamps, especially of the Magnolia kind!!! So after bursting

out a squeal of excitement and Mr Postie looking at me as if

I needed to get out more often Lol, (only fellow crazy

crafters will have experienced this excitement)!!! I quickly inked

up this little cutie and set to work in creating this little card...

sorry about the picture quality it is a bit overcast today, I even

waited until today to photograph it because it was even duller

yesterday, but if I wait for the sun to break through!! who knows

when it would get published? So for this little card I have used

the new Magnolia, Santa's Little Helper Stamp and Noel, stamped

with Black Staz On, Nyars Swirl stamped with Timber Brown

Staz On and used the stitching stamp for the outside border

stamped with Versa Color, Boysenberry! (apparently a cross

between a Raspberry, Blackberry and Loganberry)!! Well I never!

Papers are from D & D Christmas Collection A5 pack,

A Winter's Tale, I have also used some fabby doo fabric

which I bought last year from Hobbycraft, they are John

Louden Quilting and Craft Bundles and they come in some

great colours. I have used this for the heart (Which is

an Anitas stamp), stamped with Black Staz On and then

cut out, I have also used a patch behind the label. All

images coloured with my water colour palette. Fairy

heart lights are from Craft for Christmas pack, silver

Christmas Tree charm is from Syntigo, wreath is made

from wired Christmas decoration from the Range, all

ribbon, string, lace and buttons are from stash, I think thats

everything...

Here's a little close up of that cutie..ooooooooooo Happy

Friday everyone and Happy Crafting, TFL Sue xx

Love Blooms and Grows.....

....in a heart Well-tended.

Hello to all you wonderfully talented bloggers out there, I

thought I would share with you the card I made for Hubby for

our 16th Wedding Anniversary which we celebrated last Friday.

According to my chart, from now until our 20th (China) there are no

representations i.e, silver, gold paper, wood etc;???

not happy about that! I did try to convince him that 16 years

represented the Tiffany store but to no avail!! Oh Well,

thought I would put a piccie of our Wedding Day on the

inside of the card as we were married on the 16th....
The large hearts have been created using punch as have the the leaves the smaller hearts and butterfly. The stem and pot I hand drew first and cut out. The sentiment running around the heart I made up (as I thought it fitted in with my Topiary theme and Anniversary), computer generated and cut out. The Roses, lace and ribbon from stash.

Gold heart is from a pack of buttons from Dress it Up!

The Happy Anniversary stamp is from Inca Stamps stamped

with Staz On in Timber Brown, Oh we look so young!!! ha ha

TFL and Happy Crafting Sue xx

May the Spirit of Christmas...

...Fill your heart

...Oh another adorable stamp, there are so many

this year. This Sarah Kay one I know is going to be one

of my all time favourites. So, I have made a little door to

open on this card which reveals this beautiful image. I have

coloured it with my Le Plume II water colour pens.

The Gold braiding used around the door is a freebie from

latest Creativity Mag and the little stamped sentiment

is from the last issue. Stamped using Encore ultimate

metallic in Gold and heat embossed. Little gold flower

from stash.

These gorgeous papers are from PM are Silk Screened and

also double sided, lushy loo!

Little close up so you can see the magic dust sprinkle falling

from her wand!!Oooh I have also used Sparkles in Gold to

emphasize the Gold Tassel on the bottom of the curtain.

Christmas card No. 3 Yippee!! TFL Sue xx

Flower Power!!

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Chintz Overload!!!

Hello and a Happy Rainy Tuesday, it's about time too, my

garden is dryer than it's ever been and my poor plants are

gasping....Here's a little cutie, Tilda with the most beautiful

bouquet of flowers, this card reminds me of my Nan's

house all Chintz furniture and lace doilies!! I have followed

a fab sketch over at Ila's new Magnolia Challenge blog,

which you can find here if you fancy participating. Tilda

is coloured with my Le Plume II water colour pens, flowers

and lace from stash. MS doily punch and these beautiful

papers are from Making Memories, Vintage Rose Bouquet

Crackle. TFL Happy Crafting, Sue xx

Not a Halloween Card!!...

I know the colours are the same and from a distance maybe

it could be mistaken for one... but I have made this card

for a Harley Davidson fan.....

Close up of this fab metal badge I got from Jolee's

Boutique. The T Shirt is a fab stamp I bought from

the NEC a few years ago, I have used it on so many

cards, especially great for stamping logo's and

messages on the front (I will post some of these another time)
the T Shirt stamp is shaped for the feminine outline but

I made a few alterations here and there and now it looks

like a mans one! Stamped onto black card and heat embossed

it with Colour Box, Metal Extra in Quicksilver, I love the effect

this has made on the T. Shirt, like a nice worn, smelly bikers

T Shirt Lol!! Silver paper embossed, think this really gives it

a great metal look, added eyelets to attach sentiment which I have

created on the computer. Other Harley images are from the

Internet. Little silver studs are just punched from silver mirri

card.

Inside punched star shapes and added silver 40's in peel offs.

TFL Happy Crafting Sue xx

Thailand Wedding

Hello and Happy Sunday to all you creative crafters out there,

I thought I'd start blogging some of the cards I made and didn't

have time to publish, I did take photos of most of them but not

all unfortunately, they were put in the envelope and posted off

before I realised I hadn't taken a piccie!! oh well, 'C'est la vie....

this one was made for a couple whose wedding took place in

Thailand, no formula, I looked at some brochures with Thai

Weddings in and found beautiful pictures of exotic flowers and

gorgeous colours, so this is the result.

This card is tri-fold with a heart aperture, I have used different

colour flowers to create the heart shape and entwined it with

pearl beads. Punched butterflies and hearts, pearl hearts and

diamante stones PM, pearlised card and ribbon from stash.

TFL Happy Crafting Sue xx

Christmas Card No.2!!!

Well this is another little Tilda cutie that I found, oooo

ooo.....I used to wonder what all the fuss was about!!

but now I'm hooked....as you can see I love this lovely

leaf punch too, I have even used the punched paper as

my layout paper on this card.

The paper for the tree trunk, the heart and the ground

is MME glitter book, beautiful papers in this book. Punched

used for heart and snowflakes. PM diamante stones in centre.

Sentiment stamp is from PM, stamped with Staz On

in Timber Brown. Image coloured with Le Plume II

water colour pens. Ribbons and lace (Snow) from

stash. Oh the little heart on the tree trunk is from the

wire stem of my flowers. Happy Friday to you all

and Happy Crafting, TFL Sue xx

Happy 17th Birthday Nicky Nacky Noo Noo!!

Aww my gorgeous Niece is Seventeen on Saturday. I really don't

know where those years have gone but she is still a sweet beautiful

girl; Oh to be Seventeen! I think I can just about remember that far

back!! So this is the card I have made for her.

Small Red heart hand made paper is from paperchase, doily,

flowers, ribbon, lace and butterfly from stash, beautiful

h`Anglar is from my beautiful blogging buddie, Thank you

so much, coloured with water colour palette. Wooden heart

is from local craft shop, I have inked edges with Tim Holtz -

tattered rose - distress inks as well as edges of paper. Hand

made silver heart and pearl beads are from PM, name

doodlebug rub ons, happy birthday hand written.

TFL Happy Crafting Suexx

TransAtlanticSolo

Talking of being 17 (the post above) this link
http://www.transatlanticsolo.com/index.php
takes you to a fab blog where Charles Pitcher is about to embark
upon a fantastic adventure, (if you can call it that)!
he is the Son of the Director who owned the Company
which first employed me when I was 17!!! I
thought you might like to have a read and get some
inspiration from him and his achievements so far.
He has already taken part in the world's toughest foot race
in March this year....The Marathon des Sables and is about
to cross the Atlantic Solo in a rowing boat!! Wow!!
Happy Rowing!! Sue xx

My First Christmas Card for 2009!!!

Who's been to Church and lit a candle?.......

....here she comes......

Isn't she the cutest?

Ooh I just couldn't resist this little Tilda with her candle,
there is another stamp that is almost identical but I just
loved her tiny halo of flowers....
So onto this card, I have taken lots of photo's for a little
tutorial so you can see how it developed, I really don't
know what the outcome will be sometimes.....

Right, I really don't want to teach your grandmother
how to suck eggs so to speak, but lots of people are
really not aware of the time and effort we put into
our cards, some think that these images come ready
coloured and cut out and we just stick all these
ready made things onto our cards!!!!
NOT THE CASE!!! So here is my little Tilda,
Rubber Stamp stuck onto an acrylic block all ready
to be inked up with Staz On permanent ink. The
reason I have a 'New' sticker on this is, I have a few
that are not as wet, so rather than throw them out
I use them for any distressing or light stamping.
Here she is coloured-in using my Le Plume II
watercolour pens.


The idea for this card came when I was sorting
through my templates and found this beautiful Arch
shape, my original idea was of her looking
through the window (I will try that one next time)
then I thought I would have her coming through
the Church doors....

I cut the Arch shape out of the beautiful paper
that I would be using on my card (these papers
are My Mind's Eye signature Christmas glitter
Book and are a must)!!!
As my Tilda stamped image was not long enough
to reach the bottom of the door I used this blue
paper from Scenic Route. You can see that I have cut
the bottom of the white stamped image, just
leaving her feet, this is to give the impression that
she is walking onto the blue stone floor! I then added
to the outer stamped image distress inks from the
Tim Holtz range, Vintage Photo, Frayed Burlap and
then Antique Linen.

Next the doors; I cut the Arch Shape in half and
drew lines from top to bottom on both doors
with my Le Plume II Dark Brown water colour
pen and then using a little water on my brush
blended the lines. Each door was stuck-on in two
places with ds tape and left to run along the door to
look like panels of wood going in the opposite direction.
I then used the same pen to enhance the detail
of wood in certain places, I also drew some
fine lines and wood knots with a fine water
colour brush.

This is so you can see how fabby doo this paper is,
don't know if the glitter shows up much?

Ok, the doors have had another coat of Tim Holtz
Vintage Photo distressing ink to give it a deeper
colour. Don't you think this double sided tape looks
pretty good!! ha ha

Here I am measuring where Tilda will be once
the front of the paper and doors sit on top of
her and where she will appear when the doors
open. Also the little sentiment I got from the
internet, "Bless us Lord this Christmas with
quietness of mind, Teach us to be patient and
always to be kind"! Just thought that was so
sweet.

As you can see I have torn the edges of the sentiment
as it was too big, I then edged it with these two
colours and they made this fab teal colour, (I think
I will be mixing those two again).

The door handles were made from the stems of my
paper roses, I twisted one end around my
finger to form the circle and twisted again
to secure, then punched two small holes in the door
with my eyelet gun and threaded them through...

twisted them again twice and cut off the
excess. Here is the back of the paper with the back
of the door showing, you can see how the door is only
fixed in two places either side.

How fabby doo does this door look!! I am really
pleased with it.

I have then attached some lace (secured only at
the back) to form my trellis for my climbing rose,
this is so I can glue some of my beautiful white
leaves underneath as well as on top.

Now I stick my Tilda and blue floor together
before securing to the card, the paper with the
doors is then finally attached to the card.

Now I can decorate the trellis with these beautiful
leaves I have punched, my paper roses I have twisted
together for form a climber, sequins, hearts and a little white
butterfly. (I know there are no butterflies at
Christmas)! The ribbon on the sentiment is from stash
as is the little silver bell and diamante star.
I have then finished off with some beautiful glistening
stickles in Crystal, around Tilda, my roses and butterfly..
If you look on the third and fourth picture at the top
of this post you will also see that I have painted in some
stones for the floor on the blue paper.

Here she is all lit up!
Phew is this a record for the longest post?
I hope you all managed to stay awake?
TFL, and Happy Crafting to you all, Sue xx

Scattered Pictures.....

Hello Everyone, Happy Saturday to you all, I thought I'd show
you the last card I made, which was yesterday ha ha, (I still
have three months worth to blog OMG)!!!....anyway getting
back to this card. I recently met up with one of my cousin's
daughters, he died when he was only 38 some 23 years ago
and I have not seen her since she was three; to cut a long story
short myself and another cousin sorted through all our old
photo's from our parents and found some fab photos of her
Dad when he was a little boy, her Nan and Grandad who she
never met and her Dads sister (her Auntie) so she has found
a whole new family. My Mum, her Nan's sister, was the youngest
of 11!
I thought I would make her a lovely keepsake wallet card
containing all the photos we found and send it to her.......

Papers are K & Co, distressed with emery board and added
Tim Holtz vintage photo to edges and tags. Printed sentiments
from Computer onto Velum, the tiniest of eyelets I used on
the top tag to secure. Lace was threaded with ribbon and
string of pearl beads. Craft paper punched with Fiskers heart
border punch the butterfly is MS punch....

Flowers from stash, peeled back papers and inserted 'Family'
sentiment, again printed onto velum, distressed cream
card underneath, heart punch from Woodware.
Hope she likes it! TFL Happy Crafting, Sue xx

Laughter is the Best Medicine!

Hello to all you lovely crafters!! I can only apologise profusely for
my lack of blogging! I know you are all probably sick and tired of
waiting!! so I thought I would start with making you all laugh out
loud at this fab video.....
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..... hopefully you will come back soon to see some of my creations.
Happy Friday to you all and Happy Crafting, TFL Sue xx

Sweet Dreams! zzzzzz

Good Morning and Happy Tuesday everyone. Ahh don't you think

this little stamp is the cutest? This is one of the stamps I won from

the very generous Mandi, how could you part with it?? Thank you

so much. I have water coloured the image, papers are from PM

signature Blueberry Hill and my local craft shop. Lace, buttons

and ribbon from stash. I am going to enter this into the

Colour Create Challenge this week which asks for Pistachio Green,

Aqua, and Powder Pink, with the optional extra of Buttons, well I

think this fits the bill just nicely. TFL Happy Crafting Sue xx

DL Wallet Card!

Hello everybody, a happy Monday to you all, well what beautiful

weather!! just right for sitting in your cool craft rooms?? I have

a little DL size wallet card to show you today. I have seen a few

square wallet cards so thought I would have a go at a DL shaped

one! I scored an A4 piece of card on my Eazi score board, first

line DL second line A5 half fold, this allows for the flap to sit just

above the the second score line (purse like), this is just a bit

wider than a normal DL card so I also made a box to suit.

I covered the outside of card with this beautiful 12 x 12 paper

from K & Co (Daffodil), edged the flap with lace and added

two pearls.

Tied this beautiful gingham organza ribbon on the inside flap,

I also tied around wallet with bow to secure, (see first piccie)!

For the inside I have used this lovely co-ordinating paper

to cover the side pockets, centre page and back of tag.

This is the view of it standing and also the sentiment which

is on the tag. TFL Sue xx

Guardian Angel!

Little close up of thier Twinkling H20 wings

Good Afternoon all you lovely bloggers, I have another card to
show you, this one I am entering into the Sugar Bowl challenge
this week (13) which is Lilian's sketch also to include the option
to use Kraft colour in your design which I have done. They have
a fabulous prize where you could win the Gorjuss Set 3!!! How
fabby do is that!!! So for this card I have used DCWV Mat
Stack, Once Upon a Time! Fiskas border punch used. Image has
been coloured with Tim Holtz Frayed Burlap, Vintage Photo
and Antique Linen, their wings I have coloured with Twinkling
H20s in Iridescent Blue, which really show up beautifully when
it catches the light. I also used a mixture of water colours to paint
the fluffy clouds that they are sitting on.
Lace was White initially but after soaking it in this little cup of
strong black coffee I have achieved the colour I wanted!

Once dry I ironed it and Hey Presto!
The flower I have made from different size punches and a
circle of lace I cut out. Centre flower is a button. Pearls on
the edge of picture are from stash.

Inside has a beautiful sentiment poem which I found here! Tag has been distressed in the same way, eyelet ribbon and lace from stash. Punched heart added to paper.
TFL Sue xx

Brad is Staying!!

Well as you all know, I normally have a little picture box at the
top right of my blog with up and coming occasions and a photo
to coincide!!! as there aren't any until Christmas and due to
popular demand, Brad is staying!! HOORAY!! so ladies you
can drool until I find a better picture??? What's the likelihood
of that? I might have to do a bit of photo editing and put a nice
Santa hat on him! TFL Sue xx

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You....

Right...I have a lot of Thank Yous to dish out today, firstly, I
won some fab Candy from the lovely Mandi!! (I'm a Poet as
well you know)!!Lol So a great big big Thank you, it arrived
today! and had no fewer than five fab stamps!! and some
bling to boot!! I can't wait to get those lovely little images
stamped up!! you can visit her fab blog Enchanted Occasions here.
My next Big Thank You is going to all these fab people for
nominating me for awards, I wrote them down on a piece of
paper which I have now lost!! so from memory here they are,

Mel - The exploding box Queen!
Charlotte - She works magic with Dustin Pike's images!
June - Lovely June whose colouring always inspires me!
Jennifer - For her fabulous and inspiring cards!

Sorry I have taken so long, Thank you all so much for thinking
of me, it really means so much. TFL Sue xx

Summertime... and the Living is Easy?

I wish!! Ha ha... Hello everybody, where have you all been?

I've missed you all!!Lol, Well I suppose it's me!! So by the looks

of things I haven't posted since mmmm Wow last Saturday!!

I have so many things to post and say as well!! You know

when you have so much you don't know where to start, so you

just leave it....and it gets bigger!!... a bit like the ironing!! Ironing!

How on earth would I know about that? I don't do the ironing??

Ok, any kind of work that starts piling up then!! Ramble ramble,

that's my trouble, sidetracked, rambling..etc; etc;..... So let's get

on with the show.... So today I have made this little card to coincide

with the Just Magnolia Challenge which this week has the theme

"Summer", Ooh my favourite time of year!!! ramble...

anyway, this card also incorporates a bookmark and what better

way to spend a Summer's day than laying on the grass reading

your favourite Book?

So here is the little bookmark out of it's holder. The papers

are from DCWV Garden Party (Summer)!!! ooh and they

are just my favourites at the moment!
Beautiful Ric Rak Trim (Summer)! in Red and White. Beads

I have tied onto the ends of the ribbon to give it a nice weight.

Punched Butterfly and Damsel Fly (Summer)! Lol!

I have punch a large heart and added the sentiment and it also

keeps the bookmark in place.

Inside I have punched a large flower and placed on a paper

Doily, centre stamp (Hugs) same as front, is from Anita's.

Back of Bookmark!

TFL Sue xx

Peter Piper Pieced a Piece of Pretty Paper!!!

A little close-up of her pretty little top,,ooooh

Click to zoom in on this piccie, the little flower on the envelope,

the centre heart is from the border punch off cuts as I didn't

have a heart punch that small!! Waste not, and all that!!

Inside. Sentiments are doodlebug rub ons, front I have

rubbed onto parchment paper.

Ha ha ha, can you recite that?? Well over at Just Magnolia

this week the theme is Paper Piecing, I always thought it was

Piercing? a thing that was done with a type of needle tool?

Well it's not as difficult as you think and they have a fab demo

link over there if you are not too sure how to achieve this

fabby effect. Well here is my Little Tilda, all dressed up in her

beautiful (PP) Top, Bow and Trainers!!Lol the beautiful paper

I have used for this is from the delightful DCWV Once Upon a

Time pad, and oh there are some truly fairytale papers in this

pack. Other papers are from K & Co recycled. Flowers have

been punched, ribbons and embellies from stash. I have just

seen over at Roses on Paper a great challenge which this card

fits perfectly, head on over there and check it out. They will

be opening a new outlet store called Bells & Whistles in July,

the store will stock the cutest stamps around, designed

by no other than the beautifully talented Elisabeth Bell!!!

Wow!! So what are you waiting for!! If you enter you could

also be eligible for a guest DT post!!! Happy Crafting to you

all! TFL Suexx

WOJ Women's Delight Collection!

If you haven't already seen these beautiful stamps please pop over
to Katharina's blog, she has listed all of the stamps that will be
available to buy on her on line store Whiff of Joy Stamps from
14th June. These stamps are just beautiful, she is also offering
two surprise packages to two lucky people, what are you
waiting for!! TFL Sue xx

A Thank You From the Heart!

All papers are from DCWV Green Stack, fabbie little
owl is designed by Sugar Nellie and came free with
this months Craft Stamper.

The little pocket at the front holds the flower tag.

I even made a little envelope for it!

You can see the little 3d owl.

Inside of the card and the back of the tag. All inside

paper and back of tag I have distressed with Tim Holtz

Frayed Burlap. Flower stamp (PM), Thank You, From

the Heart (Dovecraft) and Owl have been stamped with

Staz On Timber Brown. All flowers and hearts have

been punched. Lime Green Organza ribbon from stash.

Back of the envelope.

and front..

Hello everyone, and a happy Friday to you all, what a glorious

day!! Is the Sun back to stay?? Oh I hope so, I do think my

garden has been well and truly watered!!

I have a little card I would like to show you, it's a special

Thank you card for someone special! I have lots of photo's

so you can see how it evolved...........

The heart for the envelope, front and inside has been

punched, you can see I added more distress ink while

the heart was placed on top of this inside page. I drew

the lines with a red polychromo pencil, I then stuck

it just askew to the distressed outline.

PM flower stamp and owl during process.

To make the envelope I opened up a normal envelope
and traced around it onto 12 x12 paper and cut it out
with deckle scissors, you can see I have scored
twice to make an allowance for the depth of card. I
stuck the blue punched heart to the centre to fix
three sides and tucked the top flap in!
I hope you like it, TFL Have a fab weekend, Sue xx

My Candy Bar is Overflowing!!

Wow there is sooooo much fab candy about at the moment, I
have Eight, Yes Eight wonderful giveaways on my Candy Bar
at the moment.........Just scroll down and have a drool over this
lush stash and make sure you enter each and every one, you
won't want to miss it!!!!! TFL Sue xx

Hold The Front Page!!!!!

Oooh the new Women's Delight WOJ stamps are going to be
available from 14th June, if you have not seen any of these
delightful images please visit Katharina she and her listed
designer's have made some wonderful creations with these
new stamps and are also offering some fab candy!! What
are you waiting for!! you can also link to Rachel and Frans
candy from my candy bar. TFL Sue xx

"Rain or Shine"? A Perfect Day!

Well I was meant to be going to a fete today which was cancelled

this morning due to the rain!!! mmmmmmm since about 9 o'clock

a.m. there has been no rain and it's been quite a nice day; What

do those weather people know?? Ha! should have guessed as

my knees weren't aching!!Lol, anyhow I have had lots of fun

in my craft room, I sorted through my photos and deleted loads,

think I get a bit snap happy, one card I had taken 24 pictures of??

ha, just in case! well have made a few cards too and this will be my

third posting of the day!! wow, if only everyday was like this!!

So this little card is for the Just Magnolia challenge this week,

it's a fab sketch by the very talented Rachel! it was really easy

to work with, so for this card I have coloured my Tilda in

water colours and left them a bit more pastel-ly (is that a word)?
I have seen some really lovely cards about with that shabby chic

distressed look and I am quite liking that scene!
So, the papers are from K & Co, Madeline, painted Roses

and are really beautiful it seemed a shame to cover

them up, although this little paper place mat is soooo

pretty too! flowers, sequins and ribbon from stash

The sentiment and the brackets are both PM clear

stamps which I have stamped with StazOn Black

and Fuchsia Pink.

I have cut my little Tilda out and used foam pads to

give her a bit of a lift! Think that's it, TFL Sue xx

Swan Lake!

Awwwwww 1 of 6 cygnets

Back again! more piccies, these are the cutest awwwww,

Do you remember the Swans I pictured in the prom

sitting on their huge nest?.....well look what I found .........

awwwww............ all fluffy wuffy!!

............Six little cuties!

Come along now.......................

......Form an orderly queue....

I hope you like these! If you love a bit of nature watching you
should pop along to Ila's blog, she has the most amazing
footage of a family of Robins nesting in the eves of her home.
TFL Sue xx

"anniversaire de mariage "

Hello and Happy Saturday to all you crafters out there, I have

been having a little sort through my photo folders and have

found a few little piccies I would like to share with you.....

firstly this card was made and sent along with the Owl and

the Pussycat card to friends holidaying in France at the time

of their Wedding Anniversary. I thought these little PB images

suited the occasion. The layout for this is based on one that

the lovely Claudia designed for an old Colour Create Challenge

I have stamped the images then used the heart punch

and coloured with water colours, the border punch is by

Fiskas, lace pearls and ribbons from stash! I am going to

enter this into a fab challenge over on Cute Card

Thursday as it asks for cards made with punches and

die cuts. Hop along over there and join in the fun! TFL Suexx

PB "Packing your Bags"!!

Ooh this little Paddington Bear card I made for some friends

of ours who left for "Bonnie Scotland" last Sunday. They have

upped sticks and are making a new life and building their own

home in Cannisbay, Caithness. This is a link to their blog, if you

have any tips or hints on a self build?? I am sure they will be only

too pleased to hear from you! So this little card has been stamped

with the fabby cute Paddington Bear stamp and then water

coloured, the papers are from mm Fresh Anthology and my local

craft shop, the little Adventure tag is from a set from K & Co,

Brenda Walton Die cuts, which has some really fab and different

elements. Flowers, ribbons and brad from stash.

Happy Friday everyone and Happy Crafting, TFL Sue xx

Thank you, "You're An Angel"!

Distressed and torn back to reveal the Thank you!

You're an Angel sentiment from the computer!

Here is a little card I have made for my Sister. I stayed with

her the week before last, so thought I would make her a

Thank you card! Stamp is from the beautiful Gorjuss girl

Set 2, papers are MM fresh anthology-Eliza (beautiful pad)

flower is hand made with various size circles and lace.

Tim Holtz distress inks used to colour. Thank you stamp

is Funstamps stamped with StazOn in Timber Brown, Lace down

side is from stash, this beautiful little angel button is from a

christening set I think? Here is a close-up...

Isn't it beautiful! I have just seen the challenge over at Simon Says

Please click the link, this is a challenge you will not want to miss!!

the one and only Tim Holtz is in on this one!! OMG!! Well I

remember about 5 years ago at the NEC I purchased my first

pad of Distress Ink in vintage photo, vague memory of someone

doing a demo (was it the great man himself)??? well that ink pad

stayed there for a good few years and now, well there is no stopping

me!! you know, especially the wonderful Kim Piggotts demo over on

the Just Magnolia challenge how awesome these pads are! So this

little creation fits the bill nicely. Hop over there and join in the

fun. TFL Sue xx

"Birdie Song"!!!!

Ooh Singing to his hearts content!

This is my little card for this weeks Just Magnolia Challenge,
I have drawn this chirpy little chappie and cut him out, I have
also drawn some musical notes so it looks like he is singing!
Tilda has been coloured using my water colour pallet and I have
also distressed the edges with the same. Papers are from PM
Jesse Edwards, flower has been hand made from punched
circles of various sizes, lace, ribbons and pearls from stash.
TFL Sue xx

Surprise Bouquet!

Look what's hiding inside that bouquet of flowers!!!

Pull the tag string.....

.....and out pops Squeak!!!!

to wish my Brother in Laws Mum, a Happy 80th

Birthday!!

front and back view of the tag...

Over at Daisy and Dandelion they have a sketch Challenge

with the option to make a card using something recycled, well,

unfortunately my little card does not fit the sketch but the

green paper that the flowers are wrapped in was actually

wrapping paper for some Roses I bought! It's a beautiful

Green and Brown double sided paper, it also gave me the idea

to make a little replica bouquet and add this adorable little bear

to the tag (hiding inside this secret pocket) carrying his balloon

with a little 80 on it and a Happy Birthday message on the back!

All other papers on this card are K & Co Green tones and MME,

Street Market. Roses and Ribbons from stash. Hope everyone

is not too burnt from our little taste of Summer!! I have been

doing a bit of green fingered work in the garden, hence not a lot

of posting (make hay and all that)!! although I have been crafting

so have a few more posts.....Happy Crafting, TFL Sue xx

"Tropical Tilda"!

Ooh don't you just want to be there???

Aloha to all you lovely crafters, Happy Thursday, I hope you are

all well and busy in your craft rooms. I have made this little Tilda

(Hawaiian) for the Just Magnolia Challenge which asks for a

different shape card. Well this one was going to be a Palm Tree

shape! then it was Z shaped! then Arch shaped! now when it's

laid out it looks like a Pineapple!!Lol quite appropriate though

don't you think? Well I'll let you all decide which shape you

think it is! I have done a little photo step by step guide to show

how it came together, I am really jealous of Tilda as I want

to be in that card!!!..........

First scored an A4 sheet of green card

I had in my mind that I wanted the palm tree leaves to be part

of the card and fall forward, so roughly drew them on a scrap

piece of card first and then onto top front of green card and

cut out.

All the papers for this card are from BG Lime Rickey and

Marrakech, I think they are wonderful the way they all blend

so well, the sunset and the reflection in the blue sea.

I have placed white and yellow for the wash of waves against

the sand. You can also see my little Tilda after I had cut her out!!

Not easy, it was late and I thought any minute I am going to

have an involuntary jerk and snip something off that I don't

want to!!!ha ha!! thankfully she is all intact!! You can see the little

heart I have punched out and stuck on the back, as the card was

getting heavier it needed support to stand, so the back flap just

tucks under the heart.

Pineapple Shape!!! Back view.

Green Limes have been cut out from papers, Sun is a punched

circle. Tilda has been coloured with my Le Plume II pens,

sentiment is a rub on from doodlebug. TFL Sue xx

Black and White Circles!

Hello everyone, happy Wednesday to you all! Well it's not

very nice here today, plus there has been a chemical spillage

not far from here and they have advised us to stay inside!!!

Yippee I say......what a bonus....what with the footie tonight,

looks like I'm set to be in crafting heaven all day!!!!

So this little card I have made for the

Daisy and Dandelion Challenge...you know the one....that

chameleon bear I have!! ha ha..well the challenge this week

is circles...as many as you like...they do come up with some

fab ideas over there!!

Just so you can see that lovely heart at the top!

and the other one at the bottom!

Well this was really easy, I love how this evolved, as I was

just going to use the bear on one punched circle and put it

directly onto the card! I then decided to punch out the same

large circle from the card and add some extra smaller

circles in black and white with added stamp hearts and

sentiment and of course, some bling, then place some on

the inside and some on the outside!!

I have just lightly water coloured Squeak with a hint

of black and grey, other images have been stamped with

staz on. Heart stamps are a set of four from Hero Arts and

the sentiment is from PM. TFL Sue xx

Dustin Pike's Blog Candy!

Please check out Dustin Pike's Blog Candy.

To enter all you have to do is create a card, or project which you

then send to an address on this site:- PostPals , you can choose

who you would like to receive your beautiful creation, whoever

it is, I am sure it will be truly appreciated.

Here is my card, which I am sending to Alice P, along with some

images for her to colour:-

I am sure you will all be able to find the time to send one of your

cards to this worthwhile cause.

So, for this card I have coloured one of Dustin's fab images with my

pencils, the papers are from BG Lime rickey range, the green I

have cut and rolled back to reveal the image underneath, the

sentiment I printed onto the yellow paper and then hand drew

the banana around it and cut out! I then water coloured the Black

and green shading. I punched eyelets for the string to look like the

vines and added this beautiful yellow flower from stash. TFL Sue xx

"The Owl and the Pussycat"!!

Made for an Anniversary

....And they danced by the light of the moon....

The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea

In a beautiful pea green boat,

They took some honey, and plenty of money,

Wrapped up in a five pound note.

The Owl looked up to the stars above,

And sang to a small guitar,

'O lovely Pussy! O Pussy my love,

What a beautiful Pussy you are, You are, You are!

What a beautiful Pussy you are!'

Pussy said to the Owl, 'You elegant fowl!

How charmingly sweet you sing!

O let us be married! too long we have tarried:

But what shall we do for a ring?'

They sailed away, for a year and a day,

To the land where the Bong-tree grows,

And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood,

With a ring at the end of his nose, His nose, His nose,

With a ring at the end of his nose.

'Dear pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling

Your ring?' Said the Piggy, 'I will.

So they took it away, and were married next day

By the Turkey who lives on the hill.

They dined on mince, and slices of quince,

Which they ate with a runcible spoon;

And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,

They danced by the light of the moon, The moon, The moon,

They danced by the light of the moon.

Oh I just love this poem by Edward Lear so I have made this

card for friends as an Anniversary card, here is my little step

by step guide:-

Firstly stamped my cat and owl, coloured with pencils and cut

out.

The boat I drew freehand and cut out from card to keep as

a template.

I then drew around it onto my lovely pea green paper from

BG Lime Rickey and drew panels in.

I then coloured it in with brown pencils to define the wood.

As you can see here the stamps in the background, the owl is

a PB Christmas one, so I just inked it without the

hat!tee hee, I do have the secret garden set but the owls were

too small! The cat stamp is from 'Ink it'. I have punched out a

circle for the moon in beautiful gold mirri card and freehand

cut it to shape a half moon and also punched the lovely stars,

I have also added some panels to the front of the boat to give

it a nice moonlight shine!

Here I have arranged the rest of the papers which are from

BG Lime Rickey and Marrakesh. I have also printed the

sentiment across the green paper using the computer.

Hope you like it! Thanks for looking Sue xx

"Purple & Red Tilda"!

Little close up on that Ruby Red Butterfly!!

Who would have put those two colours together??? Me, ha ha!

This is my take on this weeks Sketch by Naoual over on the

Just Magnolia Challenge, what a fab sketch too!! I am trying to

enter every week on this one if I can, I think it's just fab!!

So today I have coloured my little shabby chic Tilda (think in

this outfit she should be called eccentric Tilda)!! in Purple and

Red using my Le Plume II pens. I have edged the

outside with Tim Holtz frayed burlap and antique linen. Paper

are these lush MME 29th Street Market called Carefree

"Graceful" Elegant Print/Poised Purple paper!! Got all that???

Punched flowers, leaves, hearts and butterfly. Sentiment stamp

is Personal Impressions which I have stamped with Memories

Ink pad in Port Red. Lace from stash. Think that's everything!

Happy Crafting Tuesday to you all! TFL Sue xx

"Things I Forget to Remember"!!!

Ha ha ha, which is just about everything!!Lol, So the challenge
this week over at Daisy & Dandelion is to create anything other
than a card!! Well, I bought this little brown book from Paperchase
a while back and it's just been sitting there looking all brown and
boring!! So, thought I would customise it a bit (understatement)
and put the lovely Bubbles on the front, (don't think I've told you
this week, anyway)!! how fab and versatile these little bears are!!
Lol. So as you can see, just by adding some fab coloured ribbons,
paper to front and back (from PM Regency pack) and some lush
fabric swatches what a transformation you can make!! Little
Bubbles I have coloured with my water colours and punched a
little heart which says "Don't Forget", just another little gentle
reminder, also added two buttons from stash.

Close up of that little bear telling me not to forget!!!

Plain boring brown book!!!

Add multi coloured ribbons and fabric to side binders.

Back of book covered again with paper from PM Regency pad.

I hope you like it and it inspires you, TFL, Happy Crafting Sue xx

"Beautiful Butterflies"!

Butterflies painted with Twinkling H20's

This card I have made for two challenges. Whooo, Friday Sketchers

which has a fab sketch by Claudia, very different and also this great

colour combo from Kim over at Colour Create Challenge. So for this

card I have used my two butterfly stamps, the large one is from

Inkadinkadoo and the smaller from Inca. I have coloured them

both using my Twinkling H20's, I don't know if you can see the

beautiful shimmer these paints create? Punched border is again

my Fiskas, paper from BG. Shimmer card, blue and ecru are from

my local craft shop. Flowers, pearls and ribbons from stash.

TFL Sue xx

"Thinking of You"!

Just wanted to get a close up on this beautiful embossing powder.

Hello and a Happy Monsoon Monday to you all; I well and

truly got soaked today coming back from the high street!!!

Just as I got through the door it was glorious sunshine!!

Typical! Well at least the garden got a nice soaking!

Here is my card for a new challenge over at Pricillastyles

called Midnight Madness Sketch Challenge, click on the link

to join in the fun!! think I have only just made it this week by

the skin of my teeth!! For this card I have used PM Regency

papers, the pink corner flowers I have cut out from PM other

new collection called Blueberry Hill. Punched border is Fiskas,

Sentiment stamp is from Inca stamped with Anna Griffin

pigment ink pad in Pink then covered in this beautiful brown/

copper tone embossing powder and heat set. Flowers, ribbon

and lace from stash. Butterflies and lime leaves from punch.

TFL Sue xx

"Make a Wish"!

Hello and happy Friday everyone, where did that week go??

I wanted to show you this little card I have made with one of

Dustin Pikes digi images, I was able to choose three

freebies after wining the Digital Tuesday Challenge, how fab.

Please check out his site, he has some really fab and funny

images plus he gives away one free every Wednesday!!

So this little image is called Fairy 2, I have coloured her

with my water colours (do you like her little heart cheeks I

painted on)? and then used pencils to shade around

the outside, nothing fancy, just your basic colouring pencils,

which seemed to have come out ok!! Don't know if you can see

but I have also added some sparkles on her tutu and wand just

to add a little magic. Papers are from PM sweet nothings,

flowers are Prima, ribbon from stash. Sentiment computer

generated. This is such a simple card but don't you think she

is a little cutie pie?? TFL Happy Crafting Sue xx

"Crowning Glory"!!

Hello and happy Thursday to all you lovely Crafter's. Well last
night's episode of Coronation Street has got to be one of the best!!!
Did you see it?? I am still laughing. Wonderful Norris doing his
Zippy from Rainbow impersonation, whilst Mary from the Dairy
was trying to seduce him!!! With her culinary skills, Sheena
Easton 9-5 track playing in the background and telling him that
she wears nothing but Tweed by Lentheric........................

(do you remember that)?? in bed!!!..... How could a man resist!!!
Ha ha ha ha talk about Lol!!, and if that wasn't enough, to Norris'
horror she finished by announcing that she gets to sleep stroking
her Moo Moo, Oh how funny!!!! It's her cuddly toy Monkey of

course!! It was definitely Corrie at it's best!! It's the only

soap I watch, it's totally inoffensive, light hearted and right

up my street!!!

No card today, as I'm out and about, have a great day, Sue xx

"Ooh It's that Bear Again"!!

Anyway as I was saying, I just love this little bear, he is so

adorable and versatile!! what more could you want from a

rubber stamp!!Lol!... So this is my take on the fab sketch by

Clare over at Daisy and Dandelion this week, thought I'd

make a pink one again but colour him brown today. The papers
are from the PM Regency pack, ribbon, flowers, embellies and

lace from stash, Happy Birthday sentiment is from Hobby

Art, Surrey. TFL Sue xx

"The Cat's Whisker's"!

Hello again, another post from yesterday!!!Lol...This little card

I have made for my beautiful niece who is just about to start her

GCSE exams!!! Good Luck Nic xx.........This also fits in with the

Penny Black challenge this week which is to use black, white and

one other colour!! think I am having a bit of an orange phase at

the moment. This is another of the lovely PB stamps which were

sent to me, which I have coloured with my water colours. Papers

are from BG Archaic and the stripe is from my local craft shop,

no name on it! flowers and ribbon from stash, sentiment I have

made up and computer generated. TFL Happy Crafting Sue xx

"Extended Lunch Break"!!

Hello and happy Tuesday to all you lovely crafter's. Ha ha,

Well, I didn't get much posting done yesterday did I??

My friend phoned who I haven't spoken to for ages and the

next thing I know hubby is home wanting his dinner!!!Lol....

I did manage to catch up with some blog hopping though.

So here is the rest of yesterday's posting, as I announced on

my previous post...Brace Yourselves!!!.............

I have made another one of those Note Holder's, this time using a

lovely PB image that was sent to me! Well I think this is the

funniest image! I was late sending a card to my friend for her

birthday (are all card makers like this)? so I made her this little

gift too, she like me, is an avid cat lover!! I've only known her

for 20 years!!! so you would think I would know her birthday

off by heart!!

This can be so versatile!! It could be made up with any image

to suit and you can also attach any little sentiment to it! I think

it would be ideal for children's bedrooms!!

This one I made earlier!!Lol!, do you remember that big brown
ugly peg!!! urrrr well I found this fab paint and hey presto!!!
shabby chic peg!!! Much nicer don't you think?

As you can see here just by sanding with an old emery board
or a piece of sand paper you get a nice distressed look. I have
marked the centre back of the board (which I have covered
with some new papers from PM call Regency, they are just
divine!! for the front I have used BG Bitter Sweet), I then
scored the paper before I glued the peg to ensure a firm
fix to the board underneath and not the papers.

For the tag I stamped my circle sentiment from PM onto my
punched flower shape twice, just by slightly turning it, it
made the circle complete and gave a nice 3d effect.

So finally I wrote a little note which I stamped with the cat stamp
(Which was also on her Birthday card) and cut out part of the tail
Tucked it under and placed it into a box with tissue paper. Just
to let you know this is A5 in size. Phew.. All ribbons lace and
flowers from stash. Think that's everything! TFL Sue xx I have
just seen the ABC Challenge this week which is N for Not a Card,
well this little note holder fits the bill just nicely so think I will
enter it! Sue xx

"Brace Yourselves"!!!!

Ok, my poor husband, like many other craft/blog widower's has

been feeling a little neglected of late, so as a compromise I took

my water colour paints downstairs this weekend and sat in the

lounge and painted whilst he watched the TV!!! How fair am I??Lol,

Well I quite enjoyed the T.V. in the background! No intellectual

conversations or anything like that!! ha ha. So that means I have

lots to post!!! First one being........This little card I made for the

Friday Sketchers 1st Year Anniversary! Hip Hip Hooray!!

You all need to enter this one, not only is there a fabulous prize

to be won but you also get to win from the fabby designers,

Their Card!!! (works of art all of them) OMG but can you imagine

owning one of Claudia's???? and a little gift/RAK too!

This great sketch was created by Carole and this is my take on it.

Papers are BG Archaic, Tilda I have coloured with my water

colour pencils and palette. Flowers and lace from stash, the orange

ribbon inserts on two of the flowers I hand stitched by twisting the

ribbon and tacking at the bottom to make a rose shape. Blue

butterfly has been punched and I have used string pearls for the

body and also for the swirls. As I have hand stitched my roses and

used faux stitching around border and on the punched hearts it

makes this card suitable for the Great Just Magnolia Challenge

too!! Hooray two for one!! This is a great week to enter too! not

only do you win a fab prize but you get to be a guest designer for

June whoop magnificent!!! So what are you waiting for!!!

TFL More posts later, need my lunch!! Sue xx

"Purrrfect Friends"!

Hello and Happy Friday to you all. Hope you are all well and

looking forward to the weekend. I just wanted to show you

this little wallet card I made today for a lovely lady on the

Do Crafts website, she has sent me some adorable PB stamped

images so I am returning the favour. I love this little cat stamp,

I have had it for some years, it is from "Stamp It" 2003 Perth

Western Australia, so if you need an excuse to go and source

some new fab stamps!! They have a fab web site and ship

overseas!! enough said! I think I must have got this from the

NEC a few years back though. The little paw print stamp is

from Funstamps and the circle sentiment is a newbie from

PM, yesterday!! won't go into my other purchases in case

hubby is reading!!!Lol. So I have just delicately water

coloured this cat (that looks like she's got the cream)!

with my water colour pencils and used faux stitching around

the edge. TFL Sue xx

"Tilda's Beauty Spot"!??

Now this is my little creation for the Just Magnolia Sketch, this

little project has been sitting half finished all week and I have

finally completed it! Hooray! On closer scrutiny however, I

have noticed this little Tilda appears to have a beauty spot???

Is this supposed to be there??? if anybody knows could they let

me know please, I will be doing a bit of beauty spot hunting

tomorrow!! Ok, this is a fab sketch and I will definitely use

this one again, the papers are K & Co Classic and this is one

fab pad! water coloured Tilda and distressed with frayed

burlap and antique linen. Lace, ribbons, flowers and pearls

from stash. Punched swirls with x cut punch and border

punch is fiskas. Think that's everything TFL Sue xx

Chocolate Dipped Strawberries with Cream!!! mmm

That is what Mina's Colour choice reminds me of over on the

Colour Create Challenge Blog this week!! So here is my take

on these beautiful colours, how well they go together!

I have coloured my Gorjuss girl with my water colour pencils

and palette and distressed the edges with Tim Holtz Vintage

Photo and Antique Linen. I have tried to make her hair shine

as much as the wonderfully talented Marlene's creations

(even used Pantene)Lol!!! but I need more practice!

Papers are from BG Bitter Sweet pad. Tag is punched and

distressed with same, sentiment stamp is from Personal

Impressions, Roses, flowers lace and ribbon from stash.

TFL and Happy Crafting! Sue xx

"Razzle Dazzle"!

That's the theme over at Daisy and Dandelion this week so I

have made this little baby card with that theme in mind. Ooh

I love these little bears...blah blah blah, I know, ha ha!

So, you can't go wrong with a bit of bling and bright pink to

Razzle Dazzle em! I am really pleased with how this design

has come out. The tag of course has Squeak stamped onto

it and water coloured in Pink this week for a girl ahhh! The

papers are from BG bitter sweet pad. I have punched the

strip of stars and also the larger ones and arranged

accordingly. The tag slides in and out of the pocket at the

front and on the reverse has the baby's name, date born and

weight etc or the sentiment of your choice! TFL Sue xx

I Won I Won!!!

Yippee!!! That's a first! Ooh just had to share my news
with you, the fab new Digi Tuesday Challenge Blog that
I entered, well I won!!! Whoop Whoop and I also get to
choose 3 of Dustin Pike's fab digi downloads for free!!
TFL Sue xx

"Things to Do"!!

Happy Tuesday everyone, back to the grindstone!!

Well I made this helpful little list holder yesterday.

As I am always forgetting things and need to write things

down, I thought I would make a pretty little place to keep

my lists on, so this "Things to do" board should suffice.

Here is a step by step guide, which you can adapt to suit.....

This lightweight plywood heart should be available at all

good craft shops. The holes were already pre-drilled.
Firstly I glued an ordinary household peg to the back with

a strong wood glue. Make sure you glue it close to the bottom

of your holder.

Choose which paper (or fabric) you would like to cover the

front and back. I cut out two heart shapes from this beautiful

12 x 12 embossed paper which is from K & Co Juliana Lilac.

The front needs to be slightly bigger to enable you to cover

the edges and have a small seam at the back so that when

you place the back sheet on there are no ugly joins.

Now you can embellish to your hearts content! I have used

a beautiful lace surround and Organza Ribbon to hang. I

tied two bows in a fine Lavender Ribbon and glued where

the Organza Ribbon is threaded. I have cut out some flowers

and butterflies from the same paper. The paper flowers are

from Prima Hyacinth, the embellies are from PM, punched

some more butterflies and hearts and finished off writing

lightly in line with the Lilac bud "Things to Do". I hope you

like it! Happy Crafting Sue xx.

"Bee Happy"

Happy May Bank Holiday to all you Creative Crafters, what

beautiful weather we are having too!!! which means I have

been out and about, Cambridge on Wednesday and Aldeburgh

yesterday, both beautiful places to visit. So today was meant

for gardening!! but there was this strange magnetic force as

I walked past my craft room!!!...So.........................I made this

little card with another of the fabulous Dustin Pike freebie

digi downloads. I am also going to enter it into the new

Digital Tuesday Challenge Blog, the theme is April Showers

bring May flowers! So I think this little downpour and flowers

fit the bill nicely. The papers are from BG Lime Rickey,

I have coloured Dustin's beautiful Bee with my Le Plume II

water colour pens and also used my palette. Flowers and

Roses from stash. Sentiment is hand written. TFL Sue xx

"As I Lay Me Down to Sleep"

Made this little card yesterday to coincide with the Colour

Create Challenge this week, which is to use the colours

Brown, Green and Orange, with the added option of making

a card for a man!! Well, we all know how hard it is to find

flowery, chintzy material which we all love to suit a man's card!

Not going to happen! So we either buy one with a joke on it or

we make one which we don't like!! Not good! So thinking out

of the box, thought I would make one for a little man ahhhh!

This little image is a free digi download from a fab blog who's

owner is Dustin Pike he has drawn some fabulous images which

he sells on Etsy, but every Wednesday he offers a freebie!!!

How fab is that!! I have coloured the image with water colour

pencils and palette, the papers are from BG Lime Rickey. The

sentiment stamp has it's first outing although I have had it

for about five years!!! found it after my craft room clear out!!

It is from Rubber Stampede. Lace and ribbons from stash.

TFL Sue xx

The Great Escape!

I just had to share these piccies with you.

On Sunday before we left for London we spotted this huge rabbit

running around our garden? It had burrowed its way under the

fence from the house directly behind us. So we informed them to

which she duly came round armed with a cat box to put him/her

in, to take back. Well, she had to capture it first! I have never seen

a rabbit run so fast!! with it's owner chasing it!! it was so funny.
Then today I was doing the garden and who should pop his head

under but next doors dog Benji!! What a little cutie he is! so I had

to go and get my camera again a take a picture! Don't know what

the attraction is in my garden, but it seems it's the place to be???

TFL Sue xx

Blue Bubbles for a Boy!

Ooh just coloured Bubbles Blue! He's not sad!

How versatile are these stamps?? I don't think there is a stamp

that I have used so much!! I know I keep going on about them

and no I don't have shares! but they just are!

Here is my take on this weeks sketch over at D & D Challenge

Why not pop over there and join in the fun! So, as I said this

little bear with the flower is called Bubbles and I have coloured

him with my Tim Holtz vintage photo and used water colour

pencils for the Blue on his pads. The blue and white stripe

paper is from Lasting Impressions, buttons, lace, ribbon and

charms are all from stash. I am sure I saw a challenge that

wanted you to use a charm on your card??? when I find it

again I will add it to that too!! TFL Sue xx Well the lovely

Hazel over at Dido's Designs has just told me that it's the

Stamptacular Sunday Challenge that ask for a charm to be

used on your creation, so thank you soooo much Hazel!xx

"Yesterday's Marathon"

Here are the pictures of our day in and around London for
yesterday's Marathon. It is the last year that Flora will be
sponsoring it! Next year 2010 it will be sponsored by Virgin,
if you would like more information please go to
http://www.virginlondonmarathon.com/.
It really was a fab day, very humbling, very inspiring and
also uplifting.......and Sunny...

You could see men in Pink tights!........

.......and in Green Tights!
Well Done Barry!

A Womble!! I wondered what had happened to them?

The Finish in sight!!
Making our way back to the car........

Through Green Park ........

and through the trees...........

Buckingham Palace.....the flag is flying which means the Queen

is in residence.....didn't have time to stop for tea though!!!!

Statue of Queen Victoria looking down The Mall

Big Ben taken from Buckingham Palace, the Queen just has to

look out of her window to see what time it is!!

Wandering through this little back street we found these

little gems.................

Sir Francis Chichester sailed around the world single

handedly in the Gypsy Moth, I remember when I

was about 10 my dad taking me to see this boat over

at Greenwich and the boat seemed tiny to me even

at that age! I don't know if it is still sited there or not?

This little Hairdresser's and Perfumery called

Truefitt is by Royal Appointment to HRH the

Duke of Edinburgh, it is also in the guiness book of

records as being the oldest!

Check out this website if you fancy sending the man in

your life for some luxury grooming!

If you are considering visiting London you could also

look here for some ideas Spend Time In London.

Homeward bound, this was taken from the car

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St. Pauls Cathedral on a Glorious Day!

Hope you enjoyed it. TFL Sue xx

Wow!!! I got me Two more Awards..............

Can you believe that! It is so nice to receive these and they mean

so much to me. So for this first award I have to say a big

THANK YOU to Peggy at Kaartenwonderland who comes

all the way from Belgium to visit my blog!

and a big THANK YOU to Hazel at Dido's Designs who comes
all the way from Arbroath, Angus to visit my blog for this second

award:

The Karma Award:
These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind of bloggers
aim to find and be friends. They are not interested
in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons
of these prizes are cut even more friendships are propagated.
Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award
to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this
cleverly written text into the body of their award.
So I would like to pass both of these awards onto:-
Sassy
Sonia
Ruth
Gina
Avril
Sarah
June
Erin
Phew! I know the first award is only meant to be passed on to
five more but I am feeling very generous today! Please go
and visit their beautiful blogs. Sue xx

"Aloha"

This little greeting means Hello in Hawaiian and I have coloured

my beautiful Hawaiian Tilda to match the Just Magnolia Challenge

this week which is to use the colours Pink and Green. Don't you

think she looks fab doing her Hula dance? I was lucky enough

to get married in Hawaii and if I can find an old piccie I will pop

it on next week! I am in a bit of a rush this morning as we are

meeting a friend who is running in the London Marathon today

so we need to set off pretty soon! I really do admire these people

it takes a lot of self discipline and hard work! and lots of pasta!!!

I will take my camera along and hopefully get some good pictures.

So getting back to my card! I have coloured her using my water

colour palette, the Palm tree was made from punched hearts and

two different sized leaves which came with some flowers I bought

(which are in an organised jar now) so who knows the name! Sorry!

I have sewn two buttons on for the coconuts (Pink and Green of

course)! Papers are from K & Co and Lasting Impressions.

The sentiment is computer generated, the leaves around

the outside of Tilda are another filigree stamp from the Laura Ashley

Connemara set. Flower brad DC. As this is quite a simple card it

also meets the challenge over on the ABC Challenge Blog Woohoo!

Think that's all, have a fab Sunday everyone and happy crafting. Sue xx

Presenting......"Miss Understood"

.......Little Miss Understood!!.... Lol! I'm sure she is an Angel really

this cutie arrived today along with her 5 Gorjuss sisters from set 2,

how exciting!! As I have been out and about today I have not had

a lot of time to craft, but I managed to get this little lovely with

bucket loads of attitude inked and coloured...she is fab isn't she?

and I can't wait to use the others. Well I just couldn't wait until

tomorrow either to put her on, so if the piccie is a bit grainy, its

because the light in here is really poor at night, so I might have

to take some better pictures of her tomorrow! I hope you like her!

Papers are from BG Bitter Sweet, hearts I have hand drawn and

cut out. I have drawn kisses with dots on the ends all around the

border of the card similar to the ones inside the hearts. flowers

and ribbons from stash. TFL Sue xx

"A Happy St.George's Day"

For all you traditionalists out there a very Happy St. George's Day
to you all! Hope you are all flying your flags with pride. If you were
passing my house this morning you would have seen me trying to
fix our new Super Duper De-Luxe flag to my broomstick handle
(not of the witch kind I'll have you know)! outside of our bedroom
window! well it's a good job I know some good knots and had double
sided tape, brown parcel tape and all the necessary equipment to
assist me, as we don't have a proper flag pole or unit for it to sit in!
Well it's been up most of the day and nothing has snapped or
drooped!! So here is a little card I have made in honour of
St. George and a little quote which I thought would be appropriate
to all us crafters from another Great Man, Sir Winston Churchill!
So for the card I have used BG from the Lime Rickey pack for the
cross and the rose is a lovely stamp which I have water coloured.
Happy Crafting! TFL Sue xx

"I Love Tea"!!

Ok calm is resumed, after burning my toast twice and numerous

cups of my beloved T..............

Ooh I do love a nice cup of Rosie Lea - Tea!! I am definitely a

teapot. I don't think there is anything better than a nice cup

of tea especially when it's shared with friends and of course a

nice cream cake!!! mmm...So I decided to give this little stamp

an airing yesterday.............when I saw this beautiful stamp

from Leanne Ellis it took me back to my mum's kitchen where

we would sit and have numerous cups of tea putting the world

to rights! My mum used to love her tea too, so I thought I

would make this stamp into a wall hanging plaque for my kitchen!

The papers I have used are from K & Co and the decoupage

flowers are from a 12 x 12 sheet of making memories, vintage

rose crackle which is quite old! To colour the image I have used

my water colour palette. The border stamp around the outside is

from a clear set of Laura Ashley Connemara (this set is full of

beautiful filigree shapes). The green paper is punched with my

Fiskars border punch and I have also punched the heart shape.

For the "I Love Tea" sentiment I have used my Hero Arts

alphabet and the heart stamp is from Funstamps, I have also

placed three little pink rhinestones in the top right corner.

Ribbons and lace from stash. Once complete I mounted it onto

a thick piece of card.

Here you can see before the decoupage flowers and hearts

were in place..I used this old emery board to file down the

rough edges of the thick card, I also use it for distressing

my papers, it is so handy! I hope you like it, TFL Sue xx

"Can't You Just Kiss The Postman"???

Ooh I know it would be wrong, plus my one was wearing some

eighties aftershave today!! but hey ho he has just delivered these

delightful goodies!!! What would we do without them??? three

cheers for the postie!! Hip Hip Hooray!! x3 So from the

Glitter pot I have my Hawaiian Tilda oooooooooooooooooooooooo

how excited am I!!! these gorgeous Prima Hydrangea flowers,

Tim Holtz Distressing Inks; I have had my Vintage Photo since

the beginning of time and it is part of me!! so three more to add

to my mass collection of one!! oooooooooooo (deep breaths!! calm

down dear calm down)!!!! two pads of BG Marrakech and Lime

Rickey? (whoever he is)! Lush.......and from Funky kits the gorgeous

Sugar Nellie Stamps - Dress-up-Maggie, Daisy (who I have yearned

for) and Demure and if that wasn't enough Karen at Funky kits

has emailed me and told me my Set 2 of the Gorjuss girls will be

winging it's way Friday!!!!! watch out Postie!! So lock me up in my

craft room and throw away the key!! I don't want to play with

anyone, I don't want anything to eat or drink! (well maybe

that's a bit OTT) but even though the sun is shining and the

birds are singing, I'm just as content as content could be in

my craft room!! Happy Crafting Everyone!! Sue xx

"Dotty Tilda"

I just love this little "Tilda" she is called "Summer Tilda with Bow"!

I have used the fab sketch over at CCSR and also used the

colours to coincide with the Colour Create Challenge too!! So two

for one whoo hoo, as soon as I try to catch up with the challenges

they have changed!!! don't know what every one's secret is??? can

someone let me in on it pleeeeease? So for CCSR I have used the

doodles clear stamp set to make these lovely flowers! this is

such a lovely sketch I really enjoyed it! The Colour Create have

asked for Pink, Black and White with Polka Dots as an optional

extra, so thought her little bow fits the bill just nicely. The papers

I have used are BG Boxer and Pm sweet nothings. I have used

my Le Plume II pens and water colour palette to colour Tilda.

The black card I have stamped with my new Hero Arts border

called fan lace, I used Anna Griffin Pink Rose pigment ink and

heat embossed, then added white eyelets just for a change.

The sentiment is from Personal Impressions.

The flowers have diamante centres for the two smaller ones and

rose ribbon bud for the larger and finished with a Pink gingham

bow. Think that's everything! TFL Sue xx

Miscellaneous!!

Last week I was asked to make a 25th Wedding Anniversary
card and this is it........(not the best picture as it was taken at night)!!!

....I also had to make 60 of these for a 40th party for this
Saturday......

I also made this............

For someone who loves Geraniums, which I now have an
aversion to after cutting this little lot out to decoupage........

I bought these fabby new papers which I thought I would share
with you before I send them to the guillotine!!!........

......... and last but by no means least I found this fabby idea on
the Hero Arts website, using an ice cube tray when water colouring
to wash out your brush it really does save you lots of time
changing your smaller palette! How fab it that!! TFL Sue xx

Wow! another award!!! (Look out Ricky Gervais)!!

There is a lovely lady Sassy, over at Sassy's Secrets who has

very kindly given me this award, thank you so much Sassy, she

has an amazing blog, fab cards, fab music, updates it often and if

that wasn't enough she is generously offering some fab candy!!!

So please pay her a visit ! So, this time the way I decided

on the five people to receive this was to do some random blog

hopping and the first five to make me smile would receive it.....

..........so here they are.....

Jennie...as it is Sunday this little angel made me smile!

Ila.....you're one in melon card made me smile!

Debby......her beautiful creations always make me smile!

Claudia.....everyday her cards make me smile!
Sem......Her Inky Impressions card made me smile!

Happy Sunday everyone! Sue xx

"Kind People are the Best kind of people"!

This is my take on the fab new challenge blog "Just Magnolia" and
you do exactly what it says on the Tin!! Just Magnolia! they have
a fab sketch to follow this week and the designers cards are just
A...ma....zing! so much talent in one spot, so if you're stuck for any
inspiration this is the place to go!!
The little Tilda I have used is Tilda with hearts! and she's
spreading the love!!! God Bless her!
I have coloured her using my water colour palette, the faux
lavender stitching is done with my Le Plume II pen. Papers are
from K & Co and the blue textured paper is from the Laura Ashley
flock range. Punched leaves, flowers and buds, pearls and ribbon
from stash, the words to this sentiment I just love, which I
printed from the computer. Good luck everyone, this is a fab
challenge and they have a vast selection of gorgeous candy to be
one too! so what are you waiting for??? TFL Sue xx

"Just Like Buses"

I know, I know, three posts in one day, you wait all week for a
post and then three come along together!!!!
I hope you all had a fabby Easter with lots of choccie delights,
Happy crafting and I hope you are inspired by my latest three
posts!!!! TFL Sue xx

"You Make My World Bear-able"!

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These beautiful flowers were delivered to me yesterday,

Out of the blue! From my Fab Hubby!!! Well he definitely was

yesterday!!!

So I thought it only fair that as I am surrounded daily

by my card making paraphernalia that I make him a special card!

and this is it...........

This beautiful fabric button brad is from K & Co.

I have used this gorgeous bear again I know, but he is so cute

and just seems to fit with any occasion!!! Hearts I have drawn

freehand and cut out. The sentiments on the back have been

printed on the computer and then water coloured around the edges

once I had fixed them in place.

Water coloured him to match the papers, a bit Bluey/Green around

the gills I know but I like him he's definitely different.

Papers are from K & Co double sided I have cut a zig zag to

follow the flower pattern which makes a delightful central

panel. Flowers and ribbon from stash. I have just seen over

on the ABC Challenge J is for Jagged Edge, this just happens

to be er Jagged, so...

I hope you like it. TFL Sue xx

"With Love"

That's the Challenge this week over at Daisy & Dandelion and
this is my second week as Guest Designer, so here is my little
take on the challenge. Please hop on over and join in, there are
so many delightful variations for this one and also take a look
at all the fabby cards that all those clever crafty people have
made!!!
So, for this one the papers I have used are K & Co and Basic Grey,
I used my W & N water colour palette to colour him and distress
the outside of the oval with a mixture of reds and browns to give it
a Mahogany tinge! The rose heart is a stamp with no writing or code
so unfortunately I don't know where this one is from! I coloured it
with my Le Plume II pens and then stamped; when that was dry
I then stamped again with the sentiment and added the gem.
The lace borders, one at the top has just been used twice but turned
the other way and I then also painted to match. Ribbons and Rose
buds from stash and finished off with little dots of Petal Pink liquid
pearls. TFL Sue xx

Entertaining Folks and the likes!!

That's what I have been up to this last week, hence not a lot of
blogging or card making going on! I've had the Coopers from
Cardiff!! minus one sixteen year old Niece who thinks it un-
cool to visit her Auntie!!! even with all my fabby crafting
stuff! tut tut.. So here is a little photo diary of our Easter
spent with family and friends......

A visit to the Prom in Maldon to see the two headed Swan!!

Not really, this little beauty is sitting on her nest (How big!)?
protecting her eggs and when she needs to go for a paddle Daddy
Swan takes over and sits on them ahhhhh ain't love grand!
I was hoping to get a nice heart shape from them both!!
Maybe next time.

Then we took the Sightseeing Boat out for a little bit of "Messing
about on the water"!! This is hubby and my Nephew, who seems
to have grown about a foot since Christmas!!!

Big Sis and Brother in Law... Say CHEESE!!!

The Milk Tray Man!! ha ha

Maldon, Hythe Quay click link for more information.

and......

Saturday's Dinner Party Dessert.........

Spot the Difference.....Jamie Oliver v Susan Mason

Not bad for a first attempt!! TFL Sue xx

Ooh I have me a little Award!!

How fab is this?? What a lovely surprise to find this little gem

waiting for me over at Little Ted Cards from the lovely Nicki!

Thank you so much Nicki I am truly grateful to you, it really

does mean so much that you find inspiration from my blog!

and that it makes you Smile!!! Please hop on over and pay

Nicki's blog a visit.

Now I get the hard task of passing this on to 5 other blogs!!

mm, this is really tough as there are gazillions all playing there

little part out there in cyber space,

Ok, I think I will send this smile award to......

Saskia , Peggy, Debby, Hazel, Mayas, you all make me

smile with your encouraging comments, thank you all and to

all my other blogging friends that take the time to leave me

such lovely comments, they all mean so much! Sue xx

My First Card as Guest Designer at D & D!!

Over at Daisy and Dandelion they have a sketch challenge this

week. This is the card I have made for this fab sketch! Why

not hop over there and join in the fun!

For this card I have used the delightful Squeak, well part of

him anyway! he is just popping his head up to say Hi. The letters

I have drawn freehand and cut out. Coloured him with my

Tim Holtz Distressing Ink (Vintage Photo), papers are from

PM simply elegant and K & Co. The circle border is a paper

doily, the zigzag border on top of that, I have made by cutting

thin strips of the same paper and folding (concertina style) then

pulling out around the circle and fixing in place with glue.

I have made the little star the same way and placed a

diamante stone in the middle. Paper flowers are

punched and I have added a piece of hessian, ribbon

and rose bud from stash, also lace and buttons from stash.

I think I have covered everything.

Hope you like him, TFL Sue xx

"Easter Gardening with Friends"

Oh how cute are these stamps??? this is another one from the

Penny Black Garden Friends collection. The previous one was

the Easter Bunny with her Bonnet, there are nine transparent

images as well as a few bugs and one sentiment with this set

and all such a delight to colour! I have water coloured mine with

my pencils, the papers are from K & Co Amy Butler Designer

pack, punched the two hearts on the sentiment, buttons and

flowers from stash! As this is fitting I shall enter into the

Penny Black Challenge, which this week ask for an Easter card!

TFL Sue xx

"Don't Forget to Smell the Roses"!!

Made this birthday card today the stamp I have had
for ages, it really is so detailed. I stamped with my black staz on
ink pad three times, I then watercoloured with my W & N pallet
and cut out. This gorgeous flock paper is from Laura Ashley and is
really like the flock wallpaper of old!! can anyone remember that?
One you want to stroke!!!!
I have cut and peeled back to expose so that the Roses are peeping
through! As you can see I have stamped and coloured the envelope
too!

The With Love sentiment is stamped and the other has been
made up on the computer. I have distressed all the papers
with an old emery board, which I think has done a mighty
fine job!

This is the preperation and stamping in process..

The Colour Create Challenge this week is Duck Egg Blue and Rose
so I think this fits the bill over there with the Rose being taken
literally!!
TFL Sue xx

Guest Designer at Daisy & Dandelion!!

Well I never!!! The lovely ladies over at Daisy & Dandelion have
asked me to be a guest designer for the next two weeks!! Oh how
exciting is that, I love these stamps, so I can't wait to get those
lovely little stamperoonies out and get cracking!! Take a look
at this fab challenge blog and join in the fun! Sue xx

Even More Gorjussness?

Yes that's right, can you believe it! there is more Gorjussness in
store for us!!!
Take a look here at Funky kits and get your orders in girls!!
Then you must pay a visit to these two fantastic blogs
Rachels' and Marlenes' to see what amazing creations they have
made with these new stamps!!!
Mine are on order and I can't wait! ooooooooooooooooo.....
Happy Sunday to you all! Sue xx

"Tilda Sprinkling Hearts"

This is the other Tilda stamp I bought (Tilda with basket of

hearts) this one is probably my favourite, well, apart from all

the others! tee hee..No I just love the Hawaiian Tilda, I really

need to get that one as that's where I got married oooh let

me see, mmm 1993!! wow 16 years ago this year, so fancy that

little cutie on my Anniversary card, (good enough excuse to buy

it I think)! So getting back to this one I've made it up as a

birthday card and coloured her with my water colour pencils and

added all the embellies from stash. The papers are from PM

Simply Elegant and K & Co Classic K McKenna. Hearts and

boarders I have cut freehand and used my Le Plume II pens

to doodle. Punched tiny butterfly, pearls from Crystal Stickers.

TFL Happy Sunny Saturday to you all! Sue xx

"Party Time"

Yes it's Party Time for Squeak, the Daisy and Dandelion bear! so

he has his brown fur coat on today!! holding his green balloon (which

also comes with this set) so to the sentiment! he even has some

glitter here and there! Whoo....

The Challenge this week over at D & D is "Two by Two" so,

2 papers, 2 Embellies, 2 brads etc; so this is my little take on it!

I have coloured him again using my watercolour pencils (maybe

because the copic fairy has not delivered any yet)!!! and added

flowers (2) buttons(2) and the (2) papers are from (Green) Laura

Ashley (Cream) PM Exquisite collection (which is a gorgeous pad).

The faux stitching is called Lavender Stitch which I have done

using my Jungle Green Le Plume II pen.

Happy Crafting!! TFL Sue xx

"Vintage Gorjuss"!!

I made this card this morning, well for the past 5 hrs

actually!!! after seeing the Truly Scrumptious Sketch.

What a fab layout it was to work with, I loved it!

Oval shapes always remind me of Cameo brooches so

I thought I would put my Gorjuss girl in the centre and

make the card vintage style. The theme is Flower Power

so have embellished with lots of different flowers and

rose buds! The papers are from K & Co Classic, the

Lace and Orange Ribbon (from stash) I have inked

and left to dry, the orange was really bright and needed

toning down a tad to match the flower see....................

The lace paper border around the picture is a "Make Me"

punch I've had for ages, it actually makes round doily

shapes so I made a few and distressed them, see.....

and then stuck them underneath. Image is coloured
using my water colour pencils and distressed with
Tim Holtz Vintage Photo. The image I stamped onto
cream parchment paper. The sentiment is computer
generated and little heart brads are from stash!
Think that's everything TFL Sue xx

"It's Nice to Have a Friend who's All Ears!!!

Oh so true, I saw this saying on an Easter stamp which

also stated not to put all your eggs in one basket!!!

Wise words from the Easter Bunny!!

Well this little cutie is from a Penny Black clear set

I purchased on Sunday when I was out shopping for

my trainers!!

I coloured her and her beautiful Easter Bonnet using

my Water Colour Pencils. The pastel yellow backing

paper is from MM Sydney collection and the flowers

I have cut out from an old 12 x 12 Embossed paper I

found which is K & Co. It definitely was a good thing

having a clear out, I found so many things tucked

away that I had forgot about.

The Easter Parade Sign I hand drew (on a separate

sheet of paper, just in case it didn't come out right)!

using my Le Plume II pen, as it seemed that was where

she was off to with her Easter Bonnet!

Lace down the side, paper daisies and ribbon is all

from stash. The heart shape I used my baking

cutting hearts shapes as a template and cut round

with my fancy edged scissors, this vibrant pink paper

is from K & Co Designer Amy Butler.

So the challenge over at Penny Black is "Think Spring"

and I think this one fits the bill with this little Springy

Character! Ooh I have just seen the ABC Challenge

H is for Hearts so will link her with this one too!!

Happy, or should I say Hoppy? Crafting!

TFL Sue xx

"Daisy & Dandelion's Squeak"!

This is Squeak! He is soooo cute!!

This is the other bear in my set from the D & D collection -

Bubble & Squeak! Thought I would paint his fur grey this time

and use this lovely blue and gingham paper which is from the

Laura Ashley "Flock" range and then contrast it with this

vibrant Red!. He is water coloured with my Reeves water

colour pencils. Flowers have been punched with the same

papers and the little border is a stamp which comes along

with this fab set and also eight other stamps!!! so definitely

value for money, these images are a nice size to colour too.

Ribbons and brads from stash. The theme over at the

D & D challenge is friends, so I added this sentiment which

is computer generated. Hope you like him! TFL Sue xx

"A Relaxing Gorjuss Birthday"

This is the other Gorjuss (sitting) stamp I ordered. I painted her

on Saturday when I painted the other one. So yesterday I went

out looking for a pair of trainers!!! and what did I come back

with?......these gorgeous new papers from Dovecraft!!!

Don't you think they are just lush.............................

They are called Wild Blossom! As I love gardening and anything

to do with flowers I just had to have them. After pledging that I

would buy no more crafting stuff!! (My Husband just stood there

in amazement shaking his head)!! famous last words comes to

mind!...... But your Honour I didn't buy any trainers!!!

So as she was looking lovely and pink I thought I would

sit her in this beautiful big Pink (Hibiscus I think)? flower.

I cut out the same flower and two lots of leaves from another

sheet of the same paper. The leaves are so delicate they just

twisted and lifted their own way, which I left to give it a

natura 3d effect and just stuck where they laid flat naturally.

The tiny butterflies are stamped (Stamp is Santa Rosa CA 1999,

another golden oldie) with Staz on from another paper in this

set and then cut out too. I then finished off with some lovely

irridescent stones to make it look like dew drops on the flowers

and glittered to highlight certain parts of the leaves and

flowers and also the flower in her hair. As the ABC Challenge

is G for Glitter I decided to enter her for that. The sentiment was

printed directly onto the paper, I measured the size first and

used a plain white piece to make sure it would print where

I wanted it to, the wording was done using WordArt.

Think thats everything! TFL Sue xx

The cutting out proceedure! I then used 3d foam pads.

"A Gorjuss Easter"

This little card I made yesterday with My new Gorjuss Girl stamp

from Sugar Nellie and the Easter sentiment stamp is from the

Magnolia range. As this card fits the bill over at the

Sugar Bowl Challenge which asks for a Spring or Easter card that

incorporates a Sugar Nellie stamp, I thought I would enter it.

So why not head on over there and join in the fun!

The papers are from MM Fresh Anthology, Sydney Collection.

The paper heart was punched and then edged with water colour,

I only did this after as you could not distinguish between the two

yellow papers, so I placed an old piece of card just slightly under

the heart edge as I painted round. The wooden heart is from

Hobbycraft, ribbon, lace and buttons from stash!

TFL Sue xx

Whoohooo My Very First Matilda!!!

Happy Saturday to all you lovely bloggers, I hope you are

having better weather than us today!! One minute it's Sunny

the next it's hailstones and gale force winds. The perfect

day for crafting I'd say! So here she is folks, this little lady

is called Summertime Tilda with Bow, I have coloured her

with my Reeves Water Colour pencils and also used my Le

Plume II pens. The grass has been made using one of my

Art Impressions stamps and then blended with water

colour pen, I thought she needed something else to stop her

floating in mid air!!! The papers are from MM Fresh Anthology

Eliza and Sydney collection, these pads have some really

gorgeous papers in them. The border across the middle

is from K & Co Classic. The tag I made myself and stamped

with Personal Impressions sentiment, distressed with Tim

Holtz around the edges then added stitching with pen and

finished with pink stone brad. Lace and flowers are all

from stash. I really like the effect of the laced edged paper

it looks a bit like an Handkerchieif and that green gingham

paper makes it look like it's laying on a tablecloth!! I hope you

like her. TFL Sue xx

P.S. I know there are loads of photo's but I couldn't decide
which ones to use!!! xx

Lucky for Some '13'

The Inside of the card, I placed an eyelet in one of his eyes!

Well that's how old my Handsome Nephew is on Monday!! Oh to

be a teenager again?? So instead of playing with my new stamps

I have been making this today, I just thought I'd pop it on

before I go and post it!! The papers are from DCWV

The Rockstar Stack. I used the craft knife to slice down the

inside edge of the guitar so I could place his picture in there.

I printed directly onto the paper from the computer with the

Happy Birthday Sentiment! All other sentiments and No.s have

been printed off seperately and cut out. The stars and small

guitar have been cut from the same papers.

TFL Sue xx

Oooh I've been Tilda'd!! and Gorjuss'ed!!

Well it had to happen sooner or later, there I was just browsing
Sir Stampalot's website, you know how it happens, you look at one
person's blog that leads you to another, then another etc; and
then you end up on a Stamp site oh and they just so happen to
have exactly what you want in stock!! Oh No! So I ordered
three Tilda's and they arrived the next day!! yesterday!! How
fabby doo is that for service!!
So then later on yesterday it happened again, I ended up from
someone's blog on the Funky Kits website??? and they had the
gorguss girls in stock.............so I think I'm gonna have some
fun!!! back soon with my Works of Art!! and no more blog
hopping for me!! tut tut!!
TFL Suexx

"Easter Goodie Bag"

I made this little bag for my gorgeous niece Mckenzie for Easter.

The Pink hessian bag is from Hobbycraft, I think I may have

bought it last year though!

For the heart shape you can see I have used my pastry cutters!!

the denim was from an old pair of my jeans!
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For the name and the flowers I used a piece of linen fabric which

I stamped with staz On Fushia Pink. The letters for her name are

from a stamp set and the flowers are from the new CCSR! Which

I then cut out.

I also added a felt flower which I secured with a pink BG Brad.
The lace and fabric butterfly are from stash and the pink buttons

from Woodware. Once I was happy with the layout I firstly glued

all pieces into place and let the glue dry overnight. I then secured

it all by hand sewing all of the items. I am really pleased with how

this has turned out! I hope she likes it!

I saw this cute little egg cup and cosy in Tescos for 2.99 so I

will put this as an Easter gift in the bag for her.

TFL Sue xx

"Easter Sweetie"

Made this little Easter card today! I used the oval shape

from the aperture of one of my cards and as you can see I

have decorated it to my hearts content!!! Papers are from

Pm Sweet Nothings and K & Co, ribbons, button and flowers

from stash, punched flower lable twice and fixed with eyelet

and organza ribbon. TFL Sue xx

"Aunts 70th Birthday Bouquet"

Please click on pictures for close-up view!


Another Birthday card I have made today, this time for my Aunt's
70th Birthday tomorrow! We are going out for a meal with her and
her family! I really do enjoy making up these bouquets of flowers
for cards!
TFL Sue xx

"Spring Bouquet"

Made this little card today for a friend whose birthday it is
tomorrow!!
A Spring Chicken at 76!!! But she doesn't look it......

.........what do you think???

"Happy Birthday Janet" Have a Wonderful Day! Love Sue xx

"From the Heart"!

At long last I can have a proper play with my new stamps!! I

bought the new Daisy & Dandelion set Bubbles and Squeak the

the new Clare Curd flowers and butterfly set and also the

beautiful Laura Ashley Connemara clear stamps and her

Velvet flock effect papers Love Song!! For the last two weeks

I have been repainting and decluttering my craft room!!! not

for the faint hearted I can tell you!!! I will post my journey to

the centre of my craft room and back next week when I

finally get over this new cleaner way of working????

So for now here is the delightful "Bubbles"! I have made him

vintage looking and added flowers as I am going to enter

him into the ABC Challenge F is for flowers! Also the

Cupcake Craft Challenge where the theme is brown + 1!

Papers are K & Co Life's Journey the ribbons are from mm passport.

Bubbles has been water coloured with my W & N paints,

the heart was hand drawn and I glued the gold ribbon around

the edge, flower and brads from stash sentiment is from DC,

thinks thats it!! TFL Sue xx

"Spring Has Sprung"!

Well not officially until Saturday I think? but I have made this

little spring card for the CCSR limited supplies challenge! you are

only allowed to use one piece of patterned paper! mmm you might

be thinking! looks like two to me! well the fushia pink paper has

been stamped with the gorgeous small flower from Clares range

so have the larger flowers and the butterfly (how gorgeous

are the swirls on that)?? The patterned green paper is a free

download from clipart and the sentiment is printed from the

computer. The smaller flowers and hearts have been punched

and I have added sparkles in yellow and various brads for the

flower centres. I have used the blanket stitch effect with a pen for

the outline. Think thats it! TFL Suexx

"Inky Impressions 1st Design Team Call"

Nothing ventured.....Nothing Gained! These are my two

cards for this fab chance at being a design team member

here at Inky Impression. TFL Sue xx

"World's Best Superhero"

Hello to all you crafty bloggers! I hope you are all well and that the

sun is shining where you are!

Isn't every Mum a Super Hero?

Thought I'd make this card for all you Super Mum's out there!!

Printed wording from computer and made up my own template

for the Super Knickers and added sparkles!!

I hope you like them! TFL Sue xx