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