Oooo I'm Soooo Excited I Could Crush a Grape!!!!

Hello to all you Crafty Bloggers, well I finally organised the
pictures I have taken of..........The Journey to the Centre of My
Craft Room..........and Back!!
It all started when I decided to take some pictures off the wall
in my craft room 3 weeks ago!!! (BIG MISTAKE)!!!.... well so I
thought at the time! but now... Oooh I Love It!!!
After filling the holes and attempting to touch up the paint with
a similar one (which didn't match) I then carried on painting the
whole room!!
This is that journey....Not for the faint hearted I can tell you,
I still have no idea where all the stuff came from, how it all went
back and how I still filled 4 black bin liners that went to the
charity shop, 3 to the rubbish tip! and 4 in the loft!! 8 plastic
carrier bags and a cardboard box full of magazines!! and that
I live to tell this tale???
I purchased 4 new shelves, four cd towers and a new
corner desk, a new foot stall (Ikea) have done it again on the
storage front, you just can't beat them)!!!
I still feel that I need more room!!!!!!!!!!!!!Lol...
Can us crafters ever have enough room?
As there was so much stuff, I had to clear and paint one wall
at a time and then put that stuff back and continue onto the
next wall!
Ok are you ready... here is the photo storybook..............

BEFORE..........

DURING...............

Fabby Shelves and CD Storage Towers from Ikea....

Fabby stool from Ikea!! This is one sturdy beast!! and for £7.49!!!

Disruption in another bedroom and the bathroom!!!

Where did it all come from????????????

AFTER................

This is going from left to right as you enter!

New corner desk !

My Spring has Sprung card, Quite appropriate!!

Colour co-ordinated too!

Next Project...This chair will be transformed soon!!

Craft Magazines in Season order! Whooo

Oooh I just love these storage boxed..Lushy Loo!!

Hey there is actually room on my desk to work!!

Fabby CD storage towers now house all my rubber stamps!!

FIN......THE END

Hope you are inspired to clear out your craft room girlies!!!!

TFL Sue xx

Heart Shaped Vase for Heart Shaped Flowers!!

Thought I'd have a play with my stamps today which resulted in
this simple but vibrant water colour card!

I firstly coloured directly onto my stamp with Le Plume II
pens in Crimson Lake and and Pine Green. Once I was happy
with the effect I then wanted to use my heart stamp (which is
solid) to make the vase.

I used Versa Color Lapislazuli directly onto the stamp
and then spritzed with my little spray water bottle
as I did not want a solid impression. This little water
bottle is from Boots for about 49p, I would highly
recommend it when using any water colours it is so handy!
You can see the paper at the back that I had a few attempts
before I got the right water colour effect I wanted!! Once
happy I stamped onto the flowers to give the effect of a
vase. I then drew a strong outline around the heart with my
Le Plume II Oriental Blue and also drew a base and coloured in.

I really like the simplicity of this card which can be used for
any occasion. TFL Sue xx

Getting Old Is......

......When you say "I can't believe she's hanging her Bridget Jones
knickers on the line"!!!!! Only to be told...It's their Patio Heater!!!!
Please.......can anyone else see those black knickers?????LOL!!!

"Diamonds are Forever"

Happy Tuesday to all you crafty bloggers out there.

Thought I'd show you this little sparkler I have made

for a couple celebrating their Diamond Wedding Anniversary...

..How many years? 60! yes that's right, 60, in this day and

age too!! Wow! What an achievment, must be true love don't

you think? TFL Sue xx

"Twinkling Butterfly"!

I made this varient with the same Butterfly stamp I used on

the previous Mother's Day card but this time I used my

delightful Twinkling H20's.

I stamped the image with black Staz On onto a seperate

piece of card then painted it with my Twinkling H20's!

(I haven't used these for ages and forgot how lovely they look

when they catch the light)! and then cut out image.

Once I had cleaned the stamp, I then painted directly onto the

stamp again using the Twinkling H20's (vary sparingly as these

little pots of gorgeousness go a long way)! and spritzed with

water, I then stamped directly onto the card and got this lovely

effect. Make sure you don't use too much water!!

I placed a swarovski crystal on the bottom right hand wing

(I only use these when I am feeling really generous, they

really really sparkle which this card needed)!! Computer

generated sentiment and ribbon from stash!

I hope you like it. TFL Sue xx

"Blessed with the best"....

This really glistens under the light......

Please click on images for closer look!

Mother........another card that has been inspired by my
"Wonderful Mum"! although only here in spirit when I'm
making a card especially with her in mind my creativity
seems to know no bounds.....so "Thanks Mum", still
looking after me...this one's for you! xxx........

.....and here is how it changed from a chrysalis into a butterfly....


Image stamped with Versa Color Sand Beige, I then used
embossing powder "Stamp n Stuff" in Kaleidoscope and heat
set.

When the light catches this it glistens so beautifully with
a rainbow of colours!

I then stamped the same image a third time on a seperate piece of card using the same embossing method and then cut it out, (it is so much easier to heat emboss on a larger piece of card)! The sentiment was computer generated then inked edges with same colour used for stamp. I used three layers of foam pads to give it a nice lift and attached the butterfly to the end. The other sentiment is stuck directly onto the card. Punched paper lace heart border and inked that as well. Added buttons and pearl string from stash. I then used the same butterfly image to stamp the corners of the envelope to match.

Thinks that all!! TFL Sue xx

"CCSR Challenge"

Well here is my entry for CCSR Challenge, (sketch and colour).

I have been waiting for the car all week (to go and make some

new CCSR purchases)!!! but hubby has had to use it due to the

cold weather ahhhhhhh well it's that or his scooter!!! and it's

been too cold for that!!(plus I think he knows I am on a craft

stash mission)!!! mmmm so I have collected the appropriate

colours, as near as I could find and made this good luck card for

Clare, hoping that her range is flying off the shelves!!!

I know my little bear is Pale Blue, but it's really cold where he comes

from brrrrr!!! and he doesn't have a car!!

Stamp is from Funstamps, coloured with my Water Colour pencils.

Flowers have all been punched and added gems and brads from

stash (No Ribbon)!!!! oh I missed using that!!! mmmm ah papers

from K & Co recycled ancestry.

TFL Suexx

"Tanned Leather & Denim"!!

That's what these gorgeous colours remind me of. They are also

the two colours required for the Colour Create challenge, so for

the first time I shall throw caution to the wind and enter it!!!

You never know!!!

So, the image is another one of the Beautiful Sarah Kay which

I have coloured using my Reeves Water Colour pencils.

For the distressing I have used Tim Holtz (faithful distressing

friend), Not literally!! Vintage Photo! I have also used Glossy

Accents to the edges and highlighted areas. The stamped

sentiment is PB, buttons, brads, lace, ribbon and flowers

from stash. Punched butterfly and added pearls.

Papers are HOTP Journey and K & Co recycled remake Ocean Blues

TFL Sue xx

"Simply Elegant"

Please click on pictures for close up!

That's the challenge over on Julie's blog! She is celebrating her

first year of blogging and has some fabulous stash to giveaway!!

and I know that when it comes to elegant cards she is the Queen!!!

she has inspired me so much as I do tend to be quite random!!

(understatement)!! I just love a bit of variety!! (spice of life an all

that)!! so when I take a look at Julie's cards she definately reins

me in!!! Click on the link to take part....you need to make an

elegant card which incorporates a flower that you have made

yourself..........Well here is my card, I made it with Julie's cards

in mind, what they represent to me and also a Thank you to her.

I hope she approves!!

Here is how it was made....................

Thought I would go for a fabric flower (I have sooo much fabric,
I love it!!! another of my obsessions)!!! and I just love this cream
lace and satin, which were remnants! I used my trusted
sellotape template to cut out the large circles and my paperweight
and smaller tape for the others, I cut out five in total. To get the
shape of the petals I folded the circles in half and cut a slice at
either end leaving about an inch in the centre.

You can see I left one circle plain.

After pressing I placed them on top of each other with the
smallest on the inside. I then folded them all in half and
stitched three times one way and folded the other way
and stitched another three to secure them all together.

I then used my craft knife to make a hole for the brad
which is in a beautiful pearl and silver from Craftwork.
I placed a 25mm cream satin ribbon along the centre of
the card. I also cut out three flowers from the lace fabric
and attached crystal stones to the centre of each one.

I then cut the same card with deckled scissors and

stamped the Thank you sentiment in Versa Color

Sand Beige and also inked the edges, placed a lace

flower in the top left corner and secured inside the card!

Hey Presto!!!! One handmade flower card!!!

TFL Suexx