My Mission........ (and WOYWW)

........should I choose to accept it, is to clear my wall of all the things I have started, the things I have just had a go at, the things I have loved to play with and  then been at a loss as to what to do with!
Some of these items have been here a good long while, its time to dust them off and use 'em up!
I started my wall because I found that if I put stuff  in a drawer I forgot about it  - it transpires putting them on the wall amounts to the same - not that you can forget something you see everyday - ignore, perhaps!

This was the wall before......

And here it is now

Surprisingly I have managed to make oodles of cards out of all the images I have painstakingly coloured and a vase of paper flowers from several that I have made over the past year :-)

The black and white bag on my desk is a much loved Christmas pressie from my dear teenage son - I love it! 

Oh, and of course the cat (Marius) - well hes my cat - is with me - he follows me everywhere, its like having a dog!
To have a good old nosey at other peeps workareas go and visit Julia 
Until later
SuzyX

Lets be thankful for good friends

I have been asked to make a Thank you card for a very loyal and extremely thoughtful friend who was there when she was needed.

  

I can’t go into details but suffice to say it is acts like these that really touch the heart.

I have followed the theme on Stamptacular Sunday Challenge this week – friendship, with the colours black, white and silver.

Materials Used:

Cardstock, sentiment stamps and flower punch are all from Stampin’ Up. Stamped image “inside” flower is from Elusive Images at Graphicus.

Ribbons and gems in stash!

Craft blogging is a little slow at the moment – apologies to all – I have so much work and “shopping” to catch up on after the bad weather we have had for the past – 4? - weeks!

Keep well

SuzyX

Just to say…….Thank you so much

I won a stamp plate in the recent Stampman Bloghop, I just want to thank them – its great.

I have used the sketch from Stamptacular Sunday Challenge to make a Thank You card using one of the images from the stamp plate
Materials used
Aspects of design Funky Flowers, coloured with twinkling H2O’s
DP’s DCWV, All Dressed Up
Sentiment stamp from Craftwork cards.
Well, its snowing again –we only just got the drive clear yesterday!! Someone is having a laugh!!!!! Its not me! LOL
Keep warm everyone
SuzyX

Girl Baby Card this time!

So, carrying on with the Baby theme, I also need a female baby card just in case my friends baby is a girl. See earlier post  for the male card!
So, I made a card using the sketch from Stamp Something Challenge.

I have also entered the card into the following challenges:
Crafty Catz  - bright and sparkly
Craftwork Cards - C=Candy
Corrosive Challenges where the theme is distressing.
Materials Used
DPs are all Basic Grey, Sugar Rush
Stamp is House Mouse, watercoloured and highlighted with glamour dust and Glossy Accents
Sentiment stamp is from Craftwork Cards, as are the Candy buttons!
Here’s to the snow melting this week!!!!
SuzyX

The wonder of Teenagers!

I just had to share this!

This is what 16yr old son presented to me!

How on earth did he get it into this mess???? It beggars belief!

Anyhow, 30mins later I had managed to detangle the whole lot – didn’t even warrant a kiss from him!!!!!!! LOL

BTW – that’s one of the cats’ “play” mice entangled in with it!!!!  Don’t ask!!!!

SuzyX

New Baby

A special friend is having a baby so of course I need a suitable card! So here’s one if its a boy!

I have used the sketch on Delightful Sketches
I have also entered this card into the following challenges
Cards for Men –New
Papertake – New
ABC challenges – L is for layering
Pennys’ Paper-Crafty Challenge – to use chalks
Cupcake Craft Challenge – baby
Cute Card Thursday – New
Polka Doodles – Song title ( Baby Love by the Supremes)
Basic Grey Challenges – inspirational photo – taken the colours teal, cream and brown.
Fussy and Fancy – new
Materials Used
DP’s are all Basic Grey, Granola
Stamp is from Jolly Nation coloured with chalks from Pebbles Inc.
Sentiment stamp is from the Stamp Bug.
Buttons, ribbon and frame all from stash!
Hope everyone is keeping relatively sane in this terrible weather (I’ve had a few rants and raves!)
SuzyX

In Shock! And Whats on Your Workdesk Wednesday.

Well, after my earlier rant and rave re the snow and lack of gritting down our steep, steep, road - I am now in shock - in fact I had to sit down!
Yes - you guessed it - we have just had the road cleared and gritted!!!!  Black tarmac appearing as I type! Bloody minded OH!!!! He is special!

On another shocking note I won a prize in the Stampman bloghop - yeah!  Thank you so much guys - made my evening!

On a completly different note - this is what was on my workdesk this Wednesday - he has been with me all day for cuddles - bless him - Siamese do NOT do cold!  He has had so many loves - I'm a mass of white hair!
To check out everyone elses desks look  here.

Hugs
SuzyX

Just what you need on a snowy day!

I made this card this morning, inspired by Simon Says Stamp Challenge where the theme is Hot Chocolate!

All  DPs and stamps are from Craftwork Cards, aided by the use of a Martha Stewart border punch, antique linen and walnut stain distress inks and images stamped with Brilliance ink – coffee bean! Pearls and stickles both from Bunny Zoes Craft

I have also entered it into the following challenges

Fab n’ Funky  - to make anything you want for any occasion

Corrosive Challenge – to use two of your fav embellies – pearls and glitter!

My Time to Craft – to use the colours blue and brown

Sophisticat Challenge – to use fancy borders

Creative Card Crew - to include distressing

Everybody Art – to use your favourite colour combo

Hugs

SuzyX

Snow!

So, at 06.10 I grumpily arose from my bed, looked out of the window and was surprised to see the same scene that left me the previous evening! None of this forecast snow storm!

So, of to shower,dress and breakfast (you should note here that I don't do mornings….).

Imagine my surprise – no, horror, shock - whatever you like to call it - when I go to step out to work – a blizzard, 4 inches of snow and – guess what?  I’m going nowhere!

Teenage son was his usual arrogant “I know best” self and strode off to get the bus to college – completely ignoring his Mothers calls, telling him the buses are not running, the college is closed……………at 08:44 he texts me – “no bus has come, what do I do”?!!!!!  Oh to be young again!!!

We are still in “campaign” to get this road gritted from the previous snow falls – even the salt bin, that the council removed several years ago would be welcomed back by all!

The current reason why we cant have it back – our road is too steep to get the bin here and to get the gritter down! YES – its too steep to get anywhere, we are all fully aware of this! – its a fairly new estate – who approved the plans????

OK rant over, have had to accept that we are not going anywhere at the moment and am just enjoying the serenity of it all!

Hope everyone is safe and warm!

Here’s to getting back to some sort of normality!

SuzyX

Its been a while!

………….since I’ve had time to enter Stamptacular Sunday Challenge!

This weeks theme is Party Time – and what better way to use up left over papers than to make sour cream containers filled with goodies to give away as party gifts!

Still have to get the knack of that paper crimper!

(For those of you that saw my  last post, you will recognise the papers – they are a free download from Funky hand – here!)

Stamps are from American Crafts

Ribbon in my leftovers box – another resolution of mine – use it up!!!!  Saves the pennies!

 

On a green note

SuzyX

Its 2010!

Lets celebrate – well I’m sure many of you did!

Hers a card to celebrate the arrival of the New Year!

Bathing in Champagne – what a waste!!!!!

Papers are all a free download from Funky Hand, get it here!

Image is a Penny Black, and the sentiment is from HOTP

I have used the sketch and theme from Allsorts Challenge – to use up new craft stash or old – well the papers are all a free download, the stamps I have had for ages.  Nobody dare buy me any new goodies unless under direct supervision in case they get it wrong!  (bit like me buying clothes for my OH – he is SO particular!)

I have also entered this card into the following challenges:

Stamping for the Weekend – New beginnings

Stamp Something – New somethings

Get Funky – spots and stripes

Colour Create – yellow, green

PBSC – Happy New Year

By the Cute and Girly – New Beginnings

Crazy for Challenges – polka dots

Secret Crafter – new beginnings

Crafty Calendar – keep Warm – what better place than a bath!

Have a peaceful Sunday

SuzyX