TOO MUCH BIRDWATCHING I FEAR!!!

Hello there my blog buddies and welcome to my new follower Teresa - yay!  I am doing my birdwatchy count thing tomorrow but whilst Graham was altering my cupboard I thought I would make a little card - I was supposed to be labouring but inbetween I was crafting.  Well, when I say labouring I was pointing out the screw that he'd dropped on the floor, or the pencil that was behind his ear, finding his hammer - you know what I mean - the difficult stuff!  Oooh and I did hold the vacuum nozzle just underneath where he was drilling - to catch the brickdust!!

I will be filling my new storage next week - I am having a rest this weekend and may be crafting just a tad.  Well labouring is really tiring - lol!

This is the card I made - of course I was thinking of my bird count wasn't I.

This really is a diddy card only 6 x 4.5 inches approx.  I found the image on a freebie site some time ago.  I couldn't get really clear lines when I went to print it, but I felt it would look good with a few steampunky embellishments so I used this die with some cogs and lovely MME papers.  I just loved those little caterpillars and coloured them green in homage to those I found in my knickers!  I wasn't in my knickers at the same time, I hasten to add.  The story is further back in my blog if you are interested - may be that is too much information though!!!!!  Here is the link - lol!  http://susiesplanet.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/not-card-but-story.html

Ingredients

 

6 x 4.5" card blank
Papermania textured card stock

MME Lost & Found - Portobello Road papers

Image - Freebie from the internet
Promarker pens
Spellbinders - Fancy Postage Edge

Heavy Card Cogs from stash

Small Cog from Watch parts (Ebay)

Black & Silver Acrylic Paint - Eco Friendly

Safety Pin and Heart Charms (Ebay)

Black Soot DI

 

This was a card that came into my head just because I wasn't crafting and I made it really quickly.  I had to wait for the photograph 'cos I didn't want to disturb hubby at his work (on my new cupboard lol).  The thing is, I really like this card myself - totally amazing for me!

 

I love reading your comments, so please leave something of that ilk on my blog - if you have the time of course.  Thank you for stopping by and taking an interest in my creations and my wafflings.  I hope you are all well and cosy and, of course, managing to craft.

 

Big hugs to you all.

 

SUE

 

PS  I have something ready for my next post but it isn't a card or even papercraft so I hope you are intrigued - then again it could - yup - it could be boring.  And ...... there could be a piccy of my empty new cupboard - and another one later when it is full - not boring at all.

 

I would like to enter this card in the following challenges :

 

Allsorts Challenge No 191 - http://allsortschallenge.blogspot.com.au/2013/01/week-191-masculine.html

Bunny Zoe's Crafts Challenge - http://bunnyzoescrafts.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/monthly-challenge-anything-goes.html

Challenges for Everybody No 12 - http://challenges4everybody.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/challenge-12-anything-goes.html

Deep Ocean Challenge No 43 - http://deepoceanchallengeblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/challenge-43-anything-but-square.html

I love Promarkers No 152 - http://ilovepromarkers.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/challenge-152-anything-goes.html

Lady Annes Challenge No 5 - http://www.ladyanneschallenges.com/3/post/2013/01/5th-stamp-anything-goes1.html

My mum's Craft Shop Challenge No 1 - http://mymumscraftshop.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/challenge-1-anything-goes.html

QKR Stampede Challenge No 23 - http://qkrstampede.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/challenge-23-soft-pastel-colors.html

Through the Craftroom Door Challenge - http://www.craftdoormagazine.com/2013/01/ttcrd-jan-22-28th.html

Whoopsi Daisy Challenge - http://cutedaisymay.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/use-digi-challenge.html?showComment=1359286639205

 





TWINCHIE CHALLENGE NO 1 - 2013

Oh hecky thump - I can procrastinate for England!  I was just going to start this blog 2 hours ago after I had finished doing my little jobs, however I decided to go and feed the birds (second time today).  Thank goodness I had already had my porridge (eh Jenny?).  I had made a string of peanuts to put in the lilac for the bluetits, great tits and coaltits, within 2 minutes a bluetit came down, flew straight past it and went to the squirrel nutbox and nicked a shelled peanut from there.  I could almost hear him saying "Are you bleep mad woman?  I'm not sitting there banging me head against a shell when there are shelled ones in the bleep box!"   Trust me to get a cussing bluetit!

Anyway I just had to keep watch and I then saw a flash of red and thought "Blimey that's a bloomin' fat robin!", it was only when I focussed that I realised it wasn't a robin but a Redwing with two of his buds!  I was so chuffed 'cos we don't live in the countryside (Ok it isn't far but far enough).    Mind you yesterday we had the robin (he lives here practically), a wren, two Mrs Blackbirds and two Mr B's (although the resident one chucked out the interloper!), a blackcap and the above mentioned tit family. 

I am doing the RSPB birdwatch count thingy on 26th (ish) of January and you can bet there won't be anything as interesting!

Sorry about the waffling - that's what happens when I get excited!  Anyway I actually made a Twinchie yesterday (yes I was in the middle of dusting, but digressed).  I used the freebie stamp from Craft Stamper magazine, but first I splodged the little bit of card with Luminarte Radiant Rain Daubers in Majestic Blue and Snap Dragon.  I then spritzed the lot with water and blobbed some salt onto it.  I hadn't a clue whether this would actually work but it did - to some extent!!!  I coloured two butterflies with Sakura Stardust pens then cut them out and deeeeeeecoupaged them.

Blimey after all that warbling, I hope you like it - lol! 

Ooops forgot to mention I want to enter this into the Show Us Your Twinchie Challenge No 1.  http://twinchie-twinchiehotmaillive.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/challenge-1-anything-goes.html

Well thank you so much for stopping by, if you have left a comment that is wonderful - so long as it wasn't rude!  I hope you are well and managing to craft, (well you've got to do something with all this bloomin' snow around).  We have quite a bit of the stuff here but the hill is clear - hubby and our neighbour grit the road outside our houses whenever it gets too bad, we are in the middle part so this helps everyone!!!

Catch up with you soon  - big crafty cuddly hugs

SUE

PS  I've just realised why we saw the Redwings today, we normally buy a loaf of Sainsbury's basic bread for the birds but I ran out so they have had Kingsmill 50/50!  No wonder the birds and their wives have been!

YOU'RE IN MY THOUGHTS

Hello my blog friends - I have a card which I made over Christmas for a lovely friend who, so sadly, lost her husband just days before Christmas day.  I wanted to leave it a little while before I put this on my blog.  I have emptied my wardrobe and am having a cuppa and a sit down so here I am!!

This really is a very simple card using just dies, flowers and a small sentiment.  I love the pale blue and white together especially with the flowers.  The poem inside is one of my favourites because the words mean so much.

I hope you like it

Thank you so much for popping by and for your various emails and comments on my last post - my wardrobe is going to look marvellous when it is finished.  

Hubby has now decided that I can have the whole wardrobe altered, initially I was going to have to leave a space at the bottom for our suitcases - now they are going elsewhere and I can have the lot for my crafty stash - yay!!!!!  I must leave the space in front of the cupboard free so that I can open the doors - I didn't mention that I have to move a pile of 12 x 12 paper pads, crates of A4 papers plus stackable storage boxes full of pens, glitter, sequins, beads etc etc to get into the other cupboard did I????   Oooh have I mentioned my bad back???

Well I can promise you that even if I fill this new cupboard there will still be stuff all over the floor!!!!!  I sent a pic of my room to Sue (Ollie's Mum) and I think she is in a state of shock because she has been a tad quiet since!!!! LOL.

Bye for now - the cupboard is being started next week 'cos hubby is at work this week - bless!!!

Crafty hugs to you all and a special thank you to Suzie who helped me once again 'cos I couldn't get my pics on the blog.  She suggested using Google Chrome and I am up and waffling again!!!

SUE xxx

BANNED FROM ME BLOG!

Hello peeps and a Happy New Year to you all!  I have had one or two emails from blog buddies wondering where I am ........ well I thought I would give you all a break from my wafflings and warblings - just for a while anyway. lol!

In fact I have banned meself from blogging (apart from this missive) because my lurvely hubby is going to make the other wardrobe in my craftroom into a humungous cupboard for me trash  sorry stash!!!  He made one of the wardrobes into a cupboard a couple of years ago and that was full as soon as he had left the room!  I am now removing all the other clothes that I have in here - at least 5 sizes worth - and will have more more more space to fill!

I have kept this short because I am still tidying up the corner so that he can find the bloomin' cupboard to alter it!   Yay - it will be mint once he's finished it.

Bye for now my buds and I hope you are all well and crafting.

I case Christine reads this - I am quietly watching Silvain's pecs now on Dancing on Ice!  Well now that Artem is no longer on Strictly one has to have something to keep one dribbling and motivated!!

Hugs to you all

SUE

AND FINALLY ............................ LOL!

Well here I am totally stuffed after Christmas and rarin' to go - as if!  I think I may have just pulled a muscle in me thumb!  This really really really is my last card for this year - because it is the Christmas card I made for my hubby.  He thinks it looks like me 40 years ago - bless him he'd had a sherry whilst we were making mince pies and he was wearing his sherry goggles - obviously.  He is a love though.  Needless to say he is also totally puddled if he thinks this looks anything like me when I was younger.

 

 

All I can say is that the hair was right then but my eyes are hazel not green!  LOL.  I just love this image from Kenny K - I knew that it was for my hubby and the rest of the card just came to me soooo easily, I used loads of dies and plenty of Glamour Dust. 

Before I finish, can I just say a very quick thank you to all of you who stopped by and commented on Katie's Christmas card to us, it really was kind of you and her mum was going to check them out.   I am sure she will be pleased as well.

Well, that's all from me for now - just time to wish you an excellent New Year with lots of love and hugs to all my blog friends.  I am a normally cheerful and giggly person (no way, I hear you  cry!) but your comments and friendship and the extra little bits of banter, have really made my year.  Here is to a great 2013!

Big hugs to you

SUE

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

Hi there to all my blog friends and followers - this is just a quick last minute post to say I hope you all have a great Christmas and a very happy New Year.  Please spare a thought for all the people who have died this year, either at home or abroad - especially those fighting for our country. 

I am sending a special thought to those of my blog friends who has lost loved ones this year.  Thinking of you.

Thank you all for following and making a comment or two on my blog.  Happy Christmas and enjoy your dinners and Christmas cake!!!  Yay!

Crafty hugs to you

Sue Pxxx

A REAL TREAT FOR YOU!!!

Good morning to all my blogging friends and followers - I have a real treat to post for you today, especially as I haven't had to make it!  Our little friend Katie (she lives next door with her brother Thomas and her mum and dad) has made us a personal Christmas card.  I am sooo chuffed and I think she is really talented.  She made this for us because I always make cards for her family.   How brilliant is that!  She has chosen really bright gorgeous colours and has used glitter and blue grosgrain ribbon.  The bauble is made from sheets of foam and she has layered this beautifully.

Well done Katie!

 

I did ask her permission to post this on my blog and I dare say she will be reading this.  We would both love you to leave a comment - if you have the time of course.  Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my blog.

 

Big hugs to you all

 

SUE (and Katie)