HAVE YOU HEARD?

We are looking to expand our Design Team over at 

Moving Along With The Times

If you would like to be part of our wonderful team then here is your chance.

All we ask is that you can say Yes to the following questions

Do you work well in a Team?

Can You make a card or other creative item for the challenge every week?

Are you willing to Host a challenge once every couple of months?

Do you have time to comment on 20 % of the cards we receive links to every week

Would you be willing to use Digital Images we receive to use from sponsors?

If you feel you would like to join us send an Email to Hazel (Hazze89510@aol.com) with 'MAWTT DT Call' in the Subject Line telling us why you would like to be on the Team, send also a sample of your crafting in the email and a link to your blog.


The DT Call will remain open until the 8th March 2012. New DT Members will be informed by the 10th March.
Good Luck!

Love Sue and MAWTT DT

The Getaway - DT My Crafty Heart

Hello!! Hope everyone is having a great weekend! Today I want to show you a DT Card that I have made for My Crafty Heart. I've used one of the new Gorjuss Girl images that are now in store at MCH called 'The Getaway' - isn't she adorable!

I've had this card idea floating around my head for weeks. So it was really nice to finally put it all together. I've used My Mind's Eye paper pad called "Honey Cake" also available at MCH. I love this pad SO much!! I'm just glad that I  finally managed to break into these lush papers!! LOL

The beautiful Prima Rose Trim is a neutral colour and goes beautifully with the peachy tones! I've added one of my favourite MCH vintage clock charms and some of the fab Hero Arts Gemstones on the image corners. All these are available from My Crafty Heart if you click on the links!

The sentiment is from Pink Petticoat and I've added the ribbon from stash. The gorgeous border is Nellie Snellen and I chose it as part of my prize from Simon Says Stamp a few weeks ago.

I've coloured the image with Promarkers and Copics.

I think that's everything? I am not feeling too good at the moment. I have had to start on some new Blood Pressure tablets and amongst other things they are really messing with my brain!! my memory is really bad. I keep doing the daftest things - going to the fridge for a new toilet roll !!!!!!?????? so if any of my commenting is nutty or doesn't make sense then you know why LOL. I am trying to take things easy and see if I can get used to these tablets as I really need to take them.

Oh Oops! see I knew I'd forgotten something! here is the inspiration photo for the Totally Papercrafts Challenge.

I would like to enter this card into the following Challenges:-

Stamptacular Sunday - Challenge 152 - 'Charm Me' ends 25th February 2012 

Simon Says  - 'Use 3 Different Papers' ends 28th February 2012

Craft Us Crazy - Challenge 21 - 'Favourite Colour or Embellishment' ends 29th February 2012

(Favourite embellishment - Vintage Clock Charm)

Totally Papercrafts- Challenge 105 - 'Inspiration Picture' ends 1st March 2012

Allsorts - Challenge 143 - 'It's Your Choice' ends 2nd March 2012

Stampin For The Weekend - Challenge 4 - 'Bingo' ends 8th March 2012 

(Flowers, Polkadots and Die Cuts)

Thanks for all your lovely comments! and a big welcome to my New Followers!

I will catch up with you all very soon! 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Love n Hugs!

Sue xxx

MAWTT Challenge 137 - Lots of Layers

Good Morning! Can you believe it's Thursday again already? which means of course, a new challenge over at

Moving Along With The Times

and our lovely Sandra is hostess this week for her very first Challenge. And what a fab theme she has chosen....

'Lots of Layers'

So we want to see lots of layering up! Layer up your mounts, decoupage etc. It doesn't have to be a card, as long as your creation follows the theme and has lots of layers!!

The gorgeous image is "Little Elf Finn" by Mo Manning. Isn't he adorable? I have coloured with Copics and paper-pieced using the papers. I thought it would be fun to make his little outfit and the bauble match the DP's. All his fur trims are glittered with Ultra Fine Glitter 'Candy Floss'. The gorgeous papers are from a Nitwits Kit called "Woodland Wishes." All the embellies that I've used are elements of the kit, except for the pink flower which was done with a Nellie Snellen punch and the little pink Hero Arts Gemstones in the corners of the image which are from My Crafty Heart. 

I tried to get a decent photo that showed off the glittery fur trims but it just wasn't happening.... !!

We are sponsored this week by Crimson Cloud.

Crimson Cloud is a Mother and Daughter venture - a way to indulge our joint passion for cardmaking and crafting. We only sell products we have tried , tested and loved using. We have developed our own exclusive range of Die-cuts Digital stamps SVG files and "make your own Card Kits" which reflect our styles of cardmaking and hopefully yours too!

They are offering a very generous prize of 3 Packs of Die-Cuts from their site (Winner's Choice)!!

I hope you can hop on over to MAWTT for more details of the Challenge and to see my teamies wonderful creations!! They are all gorgeous!!

I would like to enter this card into the following Challenges:-

Winter Wonderland - 'A Christmas Card' ends 23rd February 2012
Allsorts - Challenge 142 - 'Anything Goes' ends 24th February 2012
One Stitch At a Time - Challenge 101 - 'Digi or No image' ends 25th February 2012
Stamps R Us - 'Anything Goes' ends 27th February 2012
Simon Says - 'Use 3 Different Papers' ends 28th February 2012

Thanks for all your lovely comments! your support means a lot to me!!
Will see you very soon!
Love n Hugs Sue xx

MAWTT Challenge 136 - 'Get Well Soon'

Good morning!!  Hope you are all well this Thursday morning. Firstly I must say a Big Thank You for all your wonderful entries last week, they were all fab and SO cute! Don't forget to check if you were a Winner. And so onto this week's Challenge - I know you are all eager to know what the theme is with....

                                        Moving Along With The Times

The lovely Shell is our hostess this week and she has chosen the fab theme of.....

'Get Well Soon'

So we want  to see 'Get Well Soon' cards/creations. And I really must make some more 'Get Well' Cards as they are so good to have in - you never know when you'll need one to cheer somebody up! 

We are sponsored this week by the fab Di's Digi's. 

who are offering the winner a generous prize of $10 Voucher to spend in-store!!!

I went over to Di's Digis to have a look at the images and they are all gorgeous!! I chose 'Poorly Ted' and think he is such a cutie - he would cheer up anybody feeling poorly!

The background paper is another fab freebie from Bearly Mine Designs. It looks quite a simple card doesn't it. But boy did this card give me some grief!! I did it a couple of weekends ago and my colouring mojo had disappeared completely. So nearly all images ended up in the bin!! I managed to salvage this one but then made a mess of his little toy rabbit!! So, at my wits end, I paper-pieced a new one over the top! hee hee. It felt like cheating but I'd really had enough!! and quite like it anyway. His quilt is also paper-pieced to match the paper. 

I've coloured the image with Copics and Flexmarkers. The gorgeous little Green Dew Drops were part of some Candy that I won from my friend and Teamie Laurie and as soon as I started this card I knew they'd be perfect.  Anyway, I'm quite pleased with how it came out in the end!!! I think it's come out quite a masculine card. I wanted it to be cute but suitable for a male or female. 

I do hope you can hop on over to MAWTT for more details of the Challenge and to look at my Teamies wonderful 'Get Well' creations - they are all stunning!!

I would like to enter this card into the following Challenges:-

The Crafty Pad - Ch. 157 - 'The Letter B' ends 18th Feb 2012

Bear, Bed, (Hot Water) Bottle, Bunny

One Stitch At a Time - Ch. 100 - 'Anything Goes' ends 18th Feb 2012 

Gingersnap Creations - Ch. 136 - 'Glorious Greens' ends 19th  Feb 2012

Crafty Creations - Ch. 157 - 'Warm and Cuddly Teddy Bears' ends 21st Feb 2012

Creative Card Crew - Ch. 4  - 'Masculine' ends 27th Feb 2012 

Truly Scrumptious - Ch. 74 - 'All Creatures Great and Small' ends 28th Feb 2012

Hotshot Craft Challenge - Ch. 4 - 'One For The Boys'

I feel a lot better than the other day, at least my sickness has gone off. I've been taking some time out to look at the 1911 Census to see if I can find anything more on my ancestors. I don't know who transcribed it though. One of my ancestors is down as having the Occupation of  'Shap Assistant Retard' !!!! Poor lady - of course she is Shop Assistant Retired!! LOL

Not long until the weekend!

Take Care

Big Hugs!

Sue xx

Liebster Award

Woo Hoo! I was SO pleased and honoured when Susan and Lily both nominated me for the Liebster award!!! Thank You both of you - it means a lot!!

The Liebster Blog Award is used to show appreciation of smaller blogs (under 200 followers) and to help spread readership and joy.  As part of the tradition the award is passed along to five other blogs that have motivated and inspired me.  It comes from the German meaning dearest or beloved but can also mean favourite.  To accept the award you must:

1. Link back to the person's blog who gave it to you and thank them.
2. Post the award to your blog
3. Give the award to 5 bloggers (less than 200 followers) that you appreciate and value
4. Leave a comment on the five blogs you chose to let them know

It is always hard to choose just 5. I have chosen these ladies because they are so talented and I think they all deserve more Followers!!!  Please pop over and visit their blogs if you can. I promise you won't be disappointed - their creations are stunning!!!  

1. Betka  from Betka kuckoja   
2. Lily from My Anuska Creations
3. Rosalee from Rosalee's Scrap Lounge
4. Sandra from Rose Petal Creations
5. Meg from Bits and Pieces

I hope you will want to accept and pass on this award. 

Thanks again to Susan and Lily

Big Hugs!

Sue xxx

Fairy Vicky - My Crafty Heart DT Card

Evening all !! (no I am not doing the Dixon of Dock Green salute!! LOL how old am I?) Hope everyone is keeping warm and snug!! Brrr... it feels really cold today. I have a stomach bug and feel yukky, so struggling with everything. Just want to crawl back into bed!! 
Anyway, I enjoyed my weekend and eventually found some mojo. This card was so much fun to make. The gorgeous digi image is by the talented Teresa from My Crafty Heart and is called 'Fairy Vicky' named after my MCH teamie, the lovely Vicky. I do love this image and she is wonderful to colour!! 

I really wanted this card to be like a beautiful medieval garden. I was even going to add Topiary!! but it was just too much on this card. So will save that for a larger layout!! I have distressed all the edges of the paper and then added 'Platinum' Stickles. She's coloured with Copics and Flexmarkers. 

            'Fairy Vicky likes to sing and dance and entertain the other fairies across the land'

I hope you like it... Photos are taken with my new 'light tent' - are they any better? LOL

Products Used: All available from My Crafty Heart

IMAGE:         'Fairy Vicky' by Teresa Allington

PAPERS:        'A Beautiful Life' 6 x 6 Pad by My Mind's Eye

FLOWERS:    'Dollhouse Collection-Marilee' and 'Resin Flowers' by My Crafty Heart

CHARM:        'Winged Charm' from 'Woodland Charm Collection' at My Crafty Heart
STICKLES:     'Star Dust' and 'Platinum' available from My Crafty Heart
GEMS:            'Small Mixed Gemstones' by Hero Arts at My Crafty Heart.

I have added the ribbon and twine from my stash. 

I would like to enter this card into the following Challenges:-

Charisma Cardz - Challenge 5 - 'Things With Wings' ends 15th February 2012

Craft Us Crazy - Challenge 20 - 'Anything Goes' ends 15th February 2012 

Allsorts - Challenge 141 - 'Free and Easy' ends 17th February 2012

Cupcake Craft - Challenge 179 - 'Entwined' ends 19th February 2012

Incy Wincy Designs 'Recipe - 3 Embellies, 2 DP, 1 Image' ends 19th February 2012

Tuesday Throwdown - Challenge 85 - 'Entwined' ends 20th February 2012

Stamps R Us 'Anything Goes' ends 27th February 2012

Top Tip Tuesday - Challenge 70  - 'Mystical, Magical & Fantasy' ends 27th February 2012

Ah well, just a few more jobs to do and then I am going back to bed. I just went to open the door for my mum who has come back from the shops and instead - locked her out!!! I'm worried about my brain!! At weekend I inadvertently tipped leftover white glitter into my Flock!!!!! Guess who's gonna have glittery lambs for Easter!!! hee hee.....

Thanks for all your lovely comments!!

Hopefully I will catch up with you all very soon

Love n Hugs!

Sue xx

MAWTT Challenge 135 - 'Cute Critters'

Good morning! Can you believe it's Thursday again already? and so time for another Challenge over at

                                        Moving Along With The Times

I am a bit nervous this week as I am hostess for the very first time!! It took me while to think of a theme for my first Challenge but eventually I chose....

'Cute Critters'

So we would like to see cute animals.  I'm hoping to see lots of cuddly teddy bears, fluffy Easter chicks/bunnies, cute owls, mice, monkeys! any animal as long as it is cute! It doesn't have to be a card, so you could make a Gift Box, Tag, altered item etc. - just as long as it fits the theme and has a cute critter on it!

We are sponsored this week by the fab Digi My World. 

who are offering the winner a generous prize of $10 Voucher to spend in-store!!!

Annie at Digi My World very kindly gave us some images to play with. This cute little mouse is from a Set called Pip Squeaks V-Day. And if you are short on time then you can buy the set already digitally coloured!! How fab is that!

 

I have used a coloured digi and altered the tone slightly to go with my paper. I've also paper-pieced the hearts with pink paper to match. 

The gorgeous background digital paper was a freebie from Bearly Mine Designs. Ribbon, butterfly and pearls are from stash. Sentiments are from Pink Petticoat.  I've no idea why I decided to put two sentiments on this card? He must be a very 'loving' mouse!! LOL

And that's it, quite a simple design really, but do hope you like it!! and if you have time, then I hope you can join us in what promises to be a fun challenge! :-)

and don't forget to pop on over to MAWTT for more details of the Challenge and to see my Teamies wonderful cute creations!! they are all gorgeous!

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:-
Stamps R Us - 'Valentines/Love' ends 13th February 2012

Creative Inspirations - Challenge 149 - 'Lots of Love' ends 14th February 2012

Fab'n Funky - Challenge 107 - 'Love is In The Air' ends 14th February 2012

Divas by Design - Challenge 21 - 'Love is In the Air' ends 14th February 2012

Simon Says  - 'Love is In The Air' ends 14th February 2012 

Well, it was lovely to see the sun here in Manchester yesterday. We have some Snowdrops in our front garden and also some little crocus coming through. One even had a glimpse of purple...!! Yay! A real hint of Spring!

Hope you are all well and looking forward to the weekend - not long now!
Thanks for all your lovely comments
Love and Hugs!
Sue xx

Fairy Donna - My Crafty Heart DT Card

Hi all, hope you are all managing to keep warm in UK!  With all this horrid dull weather we are having, it's the perfect time to dream of Summer.... and this card really was a joy to make. The gorgeous digi image is by Teresa from My Crafty Heart and is called 'Fairy Donna' named after my MCH teamie, the wonderful Donna. Isn't she a beauty and a dream to colour!! Perfect for so many occasions too!

'Fairy Donna loves to relax by rocking gently in the sunshine on her rose covered swing'

Products Used: All available from My Crafty Heart

IMAGE:         'Fairy Donna' by Teresa Allington

PAPERS:        'Miss Nelly' 6 x 6 Pad by Kaisercraft

FLOWERS:    'Resin Flowers' by My Crafty Heart and 'Dusky Pink Rose Trim' by Prima

CHARM:        'Butterfly' from 'Woodland Charm Collection' at My Crafty Heart
STICKLES:     'Star Dust' available from My Crafty Heart

I've added the twine from my own stash and made the Sentiment on computer. Colouring is with Copics, Flexmarkers and Promarkers. I've added 'Star Dust' Stickles to the wings and the little buttons on her shoes. But couldn't catch the light right to show off the sparklies!!

I hope you like this card as much as I enjoyed making it! It really did brighten up my day and  I've used my favourite paper pad of the moment 'Miss Nelly' - Wow! it is SO gorgeous!! I've added the photo below because it shows off the beautiful paper - it has glossy pattern and is really lush!

I would like to enter this card into the following Challenges:-

Incy Wincy Designs - Challenge 131 - 'Flower Frenzy' ends 5th February 2012
Pollycraft - Challenge 125 - 'Favourite Things' ends 5th February 2012
Crafts & Me - Challenge 68 - 'Brighten Up Your Day' ends 7th February 2012
Divas by Design - Challenge 20 - 'Anything Goes' ends 7th February 2012
Flutterby Wednesday - Challenge 188 - 'Open' with Wings' ends 7th February 2012
Creative Card Crew - Challenge 3 - 'Fantasy' ends 13th February 2012
Craft Us Crazy - Challenge 20 - 'Anything Goes' ends 15th February 2012
Paper Crafting Journey - Challenge 2 - 'Fairies/Angels' ends 15th February 2012

A big Thank You for all your lovely comments! Can you believe that it's Friday again tomorrow! not long until the weekend!! :-)
Love n Hugs!
Sue xx

Moving Along With The Times - DT Card 'Have A Heart'

Wow! I can't believe we are now into February!! The weeks are just flying by... and as it's Thursday again - time for another Challenge over at

Moving Along With The Times

This week our lovely Debs is the hostess and has chosen the fab theme of

'Have a Heart'

So we want to see Hearts on your creations. What a wonderful theme with Valentines approaching! It doesn't have to be a card. You could make an altered item, tag, gift box etc. As long as it follows the heart theme. It could be a heart-shaped card (now why didn't I think of that LOL)

I have gone very Less is More this week and kept my card quite clean and simple. We were very kindly given some fab images to play with by our Sponsor Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps. I decided to use this lovely heart wreath image. I've resized the image to fit my card blank, coloured it digitally and created the border at the same time. Then added the lovely 'Kay Knudsen' Quotation that I found on the internet. When everything was done, it was just a case of printing the whole thing out and sticking onto the card blank.

First of all I digitally coloured the leaves and then saved the image. Then I used a new technique for me - digital paper-piecing! There are a few ways to do this but this is the method I used on my Mac.  In my image editing software I made all the hearts 'see through' by using the Alpha Setting. 

Then I used some 'Fleurs' digital papers that were freebies from Bearly Mine Designs. I chose these because they looked like patchwork? So made the squares of paper really small and put them behind each see-through heart. 

If anyone has not tried this before and is interested in having a go....this is a Tutorial for Digital Paper-Piecing done on Windows. It is similar technique to mine but keeping the paper to scale and using layers, so might take a bit longer to do. 

To add some Pizzazz I have added diamante crystals randomly with a glue pen. It was quite a simple card to make but I love how it came out!! As always it looks nicer in real life as it really sparkles!! 

We are sponsored this week by the fabulous Stitchy Bear Digital Stamps. They are kindly offering the  Winner - a  $10 Voucher to Spend in their Store!! I really do love Stitchy. If I'm ever stuck for an image for a specific theme, I can always be sure they will have something to fit!

I do hope you can hop on over to MAWTT for more details of the Challenge and to look at my Teamies wonderful 'heart' cards! :-)

Don't forget to check whether you are a winner if you entered last week. We had so many gorgeous entries and they were all stunning to look at!! It really did make commenting a joy to do!!

It's SO cold here in Manchester!!! gonna dig my thermals out tomorrow!!

But... the sun came out today!!  Yippe ay Yay!!! but it showed up all the dust in my room!! 

Ah well back to my card...

I would like to enter this card into the following Challenges:-

Totally Gorjuss - Challenge 116 - 'Keep it Simple Silly' ends 3rd February 2012

One Stitch At a Time - Challenge 98 - 'Use a Digi' ends 4th February 2012

Paper Sundaes - Challenge 105 - 'Valentines' ends 4th February 2012

The Crafty Pad -  'Show Some Valentines/Anniversary Love' ends 4th February 2012

Stamptacular Sunday - Challenge 149 - 'Diamonds or Pearls' ends 4th February 2012

Tuesday Throwdown - Challenge 83 - 'Use Hearts' ends 6th February 2012 

Fab'n Funky - Challenge 106 - 'Use a Digi Image' ends 7th February 2012

Stamps R Us - 'Valentines/Love' ends 13th February 2012

Top Tip Tuesday - Challenge 69  - 'Valentine's' ends 13th February 2012

Hope you are all well...Stay warm and snug!

Love n Hugs!

Sue xxx