MAWTT - Thank You

Just thought I would remind you that we still have our challenge running over at Moving Along with the Times.... and our lovely Laurie chose a perfect theme....

'Thank You' 

you have until 8pm on 9th January 2013 to get your entries in.... and you can enter up to 3 times!

The Challenge is HERE!  

We are sponsored by the wonderful Rick St Dennis. 

So why not pop on over to MAWTT  for some Inspiration from the Design Team.

I have got to make a few Thank You cards ... so I better get busy!!

Hope you are all looking forward to the New Year! Have you made any Crafting Resolutions?

I am going to continue one that I had last year which is to try out new techniques... and this year I also want to try and recycle more for some projects! not sure if I will manage to do this but will try! LOL

Hope you are all keeping well... and Big Hugs to those who are not feeling good!

Love and Hugs

My Favourite Cards....2012

Hi... I hope you are all ok after the New Year celebrations.... I'm going to try and get back into a little bit of routine now although no Neighbours until 14th January!! I will really miss watching it while having my tea!

Anyway, thought I would post some of my Favourite Cards from 2012 ... one thing that struck me while choosing them is how many of my favourites are in the first half of the year... I keep getting ill since August and I can really notice the change in my creations. I honestly wasn't struggling making them back in April and May.... I was turning out lots of new designs with loads of detail and embellies... 

I am still struggling with my health... I am enjoying my crafting as much... but it is taking SO much longer to do everything and I find I am choosing the easy options.... so using lots of digis and not so many die cuts or embellies on a lot of my cards ...  I really hope my health improves this next year and I can get back to form .... but in the meantime? enough moaning! ... I have to concentrate on what I have got and what I can do! Glass Half Full and all that .........

I tried to choose just 10 Favourites ... but ended up with 13! So thought... as it is now 2013  then maybe I will go with the number 13!! LOL

Teddy Bea's Easter
I love this because I just had so much fun making it... I just piled on anything to do with Easter... and Bea is SO cute with her furry tummy!!

A Little Bit of Country
This is another one that was so much fun to make. Love the adorable stamp and fab embellies and I'm really proud of that fence as I cut it out by hand!!!

Let's Dance
I just love the bright and cheery colours on this one... such a wonderful image... and I really enjoyed going overboard with those pearls!!

 Va Va Voom
Love the image - she took quite a while to colour but it was worth it... there is lots of sparkle on her petticoat... and that paper!! Wow! it's SO gorgeous!

 Shabby Chic/Vintage
I'm a great fan of Shabby Chic/Vintage but it doesn't come naturally to me... so I was really pleased with this one as it all seemed to come together just perfectly!

Cool Britannia
This was So much fun to make... loved Googling Britains Top Famous People and putting them on the bus. The papers are gorgeous and SO perfect for the Jubilee year!

Keep it Real
This is a card that I made for my daughter and so made with lots of love .... it's another card that just all seemed to fit together nicely.

Willow in the Summer Breeze
Love this card - Willow is one of my favourite WOJ images and she looks so free and relaxed here... the sky background came out well and I used to Pepita Borders a bit different from the norm... 

Fishing Fun
I made this for my dad's birthday and just love the colours. The image is so sweet and reminded me of childhood days pond dipping!

New Baby
Love the papers on this one. Not much colouring on the image but think the paper-piecing works really well as it all matches perfectly.

Alice in the Morning
I really enjoyed colouring this image and I Love those gorgeous papers... !

On Top of The World
Love the layout and colours on this one. I sometimes struggle coming up with new layouts but enjoyed making this one and I think the flower matches the floral paper perfectly.

Alice Inspired
and last but not least ... this was one of my completely mad ideas!! but I love the whole 'tea' theme... even included a real tea bag!

Hope you enjoyed the trip down Memory Lane...
Love and hugs

Happy New Year Everyone!

I hope 2013 is a Peaceful, Happy and Healthy Year for All...

Thanks to all my wonderful Followers... I really do appreciate your comments and support!

Love and hugs!

Sue xxx

Seasonal Tags

While I was clearing my room last week I found a sheet of Christmas Rub On Stickers ... so wondered how to use them up ... so I've just made some quick Tags for next Christmas!!

I know the bottom left tag is upside down!! duh!! I was having a hot flush when doing photos and getting very flustered ... must be my age!! and I really didn't feel like getting all camera out again after I saw my mistake!!

I've rounded the corners on some of the tags ...

They were really easy to make ... just rubbed the images on ... added some stick-on gems/pearls and ribbon! I'm really pleased with how they came out.  So these tags are stashed away and all ready for me to find next year!! hee hee!

I'd like to enter the following Challenges:-

Fab'n Funky - Challenge 152 - 'Add Ribbon and/or Lace' ends 30th December 2012

Simon Says - 'Anything Goes' ends 2nd January 2013

C.R.A.F.T. - Challenge 187 - 'Not a Card' ends 2nd January 2013

Crafty Creations - Challenge 201 - 'Seasonal Tags' ends ends 3rd January 2013

Dream Valley - Challenge 47 - 'Christmas' ends 5th January 2012 

Paper Crafting Journey - 'Anything Goes' ends 9th January 2013 

I started watching an Agatha Christie Film on 4 on Demand yesterday... it was 'Thirteen at Dinner'... Peter Ustinov was playing Inspector Poirot... and I was quite enjoying it until he introduced Inspector Japp - he was only played by David Suchet!! and he was talking in a cockney accent ... obviously it was before Suchet took on the role of Poirot .. but it was well confusing!! LOL - so I gave up on it and ended up crafting! I'm not very impressed with the TV this Christmas ... I'm glad that I have loads of DVD's to watch! Might try and find some Dickens to watch tomorrow..... I am missing Strictly! and on weekdays I will be glad when Neighbours is back!! it's the only Soap that I watch now... but I enjoy it while I'm eating my tea! 

I hope you are all well ... BIG hugs to those of you who are not feeling good!

Take Care

Love and hugs

Snow Queen

Good Evening... I hope you all had a lovely Christmas... we had a very quiet Christmas but it was lovely to spend time with family... we had lots of nice food and were warm and dry... so we couldn't ask for more.. :-))

This is the Christmas Card that I made for my daughter... sorry the photographs are so rubbish... it has been dull, dull, dull with rain ALL week and I couldn't be bothered getting the light box out over festive holiday!!  my daughter asked for a card with 'ice' theme... so I used an image called 'Snow Queen' which I bought from ETSY.

The papers are Pion Design - and I'm not sure which one this is.... I bought them from Live and Love Crafts a while back... but this paper is like blue sky with soft clouds... it might be Poem of Spring? but anyway it seemed to go with ice blue theme... I've stickled the edges of paper to look icy.

I've added Memory Box Frostyville Border and Snowflake Corners from My Crafty Heart and covered them in Star Dust Stickles. Behind the image is some ice blue mesh which I've had in my Stash for ages.... and I've finished off with some pearls.

I coloured the image with Promarkers and Flexmarkers... I've not used many colours...Cool Aqua, Soft Aqua and Almond and Blush... Cool Grey's for the hair... and tons of Star Dust Stickles...

As I said before.. it hasn't photographed well ... especially the Die Cuts... where the sparkle doesn't look good!! but my daughter loved the card! So I'm happy!!!

I would like to enter the following Challenges:-

Simon Says - 'Anything Goes' ends 1st January 2013

Charisma Cardz - Challenge 51 - 'Anything Goes' ends 2nd January 2013

Top Tip Tuesday - Challenge 92 - 'Anything Christmas' ends 7th January 2013

Divas by Design - Challenge 66 - 'Anything Goes' ends 8th January 2013

Paper Crafting Journey - 'Anything Goes' ends 8th January 2013

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas... my daughter bought me some lovely Crafty goodies... so I am looking forward to the New Year and using my new stash... 

Tonight I am going to a friend's house for pizza... I've not seen them for ages as every time we were going to meet up I got ill... so it will be lovely to see them again and have a good natter!! 

I will catch up with you all over the weekend

Love and hugs

Merry Christmas!!

Wishing you and your families a 

Very Happy, Peaceful 

and Healthy Christmas and New Year!

Thanks for all your support throughout the year!!

Love and hugs!

Sue xxx