In love with House Mouse!

So much so I bought these decoupage sheets from Joanna Sheen – I really don’t do decoupage where a pair of scissors is involved!

   

However, he’s such a cutie that I couldn’t resist and despite a few expletive deletives regarding tails, I really love how they have turned out!

Of course next Sunday is Mothers Day so this one is for Mum.

I used the sketch on Sketch and Stash

I am also entering this card into Simon Says Challenge ,Lily Boo Too Challenge ,My Time To Craft, C.R.A.F.T Challenge -which are all to make a Mothers day card.

Papers are all DCWV – Latte stack

The next card I have made I am using as a Birthday card using the sketch from Our Creative Corner.

I am also entering this card into Creative Crew Challenge which is “Celebrations”, and Crafty Calendar Challenge – “Flower Power”.

All Papers are from Anna Griffin.

Ok, well another week over – where are they going??

Work hard everyone – I am!!!!! LOL(hysterically)

;-)

SuzyX

Finally, a card!

Having spent most of the last week – and probably a wee bit longer, creating a scrapbook for a friends birthday (a first for me – so it took an age!) I finally got around to making a card – I just love to grunge it up!
I have use the sketch on this weeks Sketch Saturday.

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:
Kraftin’ Kimmie – to use bows and buttons
Stamp Something – to use designer papers, ribbon and buttons
My Time to Craft – to frame it
Crafty Catz – to use a fancy edge and ribbon
Quirky Crafts – cute!
Lexis Creations – anything goes
Simon Says Challenge – vintage with flowers
Crazy 4 Challenges – to use 3 different textures – I have used dry embossing, glossy accents and
Raise the Bar – 3 company – to use 3 of anything!
Rosie D’s Challenge – friendship
Cute Card Thursday – to include ribbon
Crafty Creations - 3D

Stuff used:
Krafting’ Kimmie stamp – Charlotte, she’s my absolute fav – its that cheeky grin!
Papers are all Basic Grey
Stampin’ Up punches
My lovely new Mandala board!
Ribbon and buttons from stash
…oh a a little bit of distressing ink!  LOL
Have a great week everyone!
SuzyX

woyww

Hey, I remembered!

Actually there’s not been a lot going on lately on the workdesk!

As far as crafting is going I have been playing away from home – we have a wee crafty club going on at work – it started with making Valentines cards for OH’s and the girlies found they enjoyed it so much we are trying to fit in a little every week – decoupage tomorrow! (all being well)!

I have also been enlisted to help with a friend of a friends wedding  - so have some favours and place name cards to do there – all designed over good food and drink and excellent company!

On my desk tonight is some decoupage I’ve  been putting together for the girlies and I always find time for some colouring in! To the left hand side I am putting together an acrylic album for a friends birthday – just waiting for the prints to arrive now – some great deals on t’internet  - just paid the 99p postage! The album kit was a bargain (well I thought so) from the clearance section on QVC - £5!

This photo is the trolley I have to the side of me where I generally have my cuttlebug out – and anything else I am using – my aim is to keep the main work area decluttered!

Marius just loves being in the bunker with me – as soon as he sees me near the door he darts through – its his place now as well!

To have a good old nosey at everyone elses desk go to Julias blog here!

Until the next time

Love SuzyX

Valentines Bonanza

 
Wow – doesn’t time fly when you’re having fun?! Or in my case, working hard!! Unfortunatley I haven’t had much free time to play :-( but have tried to make up for it today – well its Valentines Day next week and I had better get a move on or else there will be major sulks in our house!
There are so many challenges out there with a Valentines theme – must be a record  26 challenges in one go for me – its gonna take an age to write up!
So here’s OH card!

Stuff used
Penny Black Stamp coloured with watercolours (Koi)
Papers – Basic Grey
Hearts and flowers made with punches from Stampin’ Up via the lovely Emma.
Charm and pearls from Quixotic Cards
Pins from local sewing shop!

I have entered it into the following challenges:

Sketch is from Sketch Saturday
PBSC – to use pearls and pins
Cute Card Thursday – to use spots and dots
Drunken Stampers - Be My Valentine (with a twist of metal)
Your Next Stamp - Charms
ABC - N is for New(new punches, pearls and love charm!)
Penny's Challenges - Valentine/Love
Simon Says - Photo Inspiration
Paper Play Challenges - Love Notes
Charisma Cardz - I Love You
C.R.A.F.T. - Valentines or Love
Stamp Something - Love Somethings
Stampin For The Weekend - Valentines Themed
Fussy & Fancy - Hearts
Crazy 4 Challenges - Be My Valentine
Challenge Up Your Life - Valentines and Hearts
La La Land Crafts - Hearts,
By The Cute & Girly - Love
Double Dutch - Be My Valentine
Floral Fantasies - Moving (the charm )
Raise The Bar - Hearts
Tellen's Place - Tic Tac, Toe (I have used flower, punch and bling)
Papertake Weekly - Love Actually
Creative Card Crew – Valentines
My Grafico - Metal,


To change the topic, my beloved son turned 17 this week – now I do feel old – and he is starting driving lessons soon – really old now!  It’ll be interesting, if not a little scary, probably more for me than him!




Until the next time!
Keep well everyone
SuzyX

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