OSAAT DT - CHALLENGE NO 248 - ANYTHING GOES WITH HALLOWEEN COLOURS

Good afternoon bloggers out there - it's been a bit quiet here in my bloggersphere, however in our house it has definitely not been quiet!   As you know the maestro has been recuperating from his Arthroscopy - this is when he had bits removed out of his kneecap 'cos they were floating about - eeew!  His bruise has now disappeared from his bum, after his fall down the stairs, but he still has the scrapes on his elbows where they caught on the carpet!  Thanks again to all of you who left messages for him.

He's back at work next week, four days, so nothing toooooo tiring!

That's enough about him so I'll now get on to posting my OSAAT card for this fortnight.  Our theme is Anything goes with Halloween Colours so you can make something for Halloween or just use those colours - great!  

I loved this image as soon as I saw it so had to make a Halloween card in Halloween colours!  The sentiment was typed on black card and then I popped it through my Minc machine (birthday present from the Maestro back in July).   It stands out really well IRL and looks quite spooky.

Ingredients

7" x 7" black card blank - Anna Marie Designs
Digi - 'Moonlight Pumpkins' by Stitchy Stamps at Stitchy Bears Digi Outlet
Digi Papers - KLouise Digi Art on Etsy printed on Pearl Paper from Anna Marie Designs
Crafts-Too Dies - Circle Nesting dies
Tonic Dies - Scalloped Circles dies
Die-namics Dies - Stitched Fishtail Flag Stax
Graph'it markers
Wink of Stella clear pen on her fringe, candle flame and earrings
'Wish Spell' and 'Black of Night' - found on the internet
Wishbone - Tim Holtz Ideology

I do hope you can enter our challenge this fortnight, I've never made a Halloween card before and I've really enjoyed this theme - in fact watch out for another post tomorrow!   I'll give you a quick peek at the prize you can win when you enter.

Please take care and thank you for popping by and leaving me a comment.  You are all stars!

Big hugs to you all

Love  Sue xxx

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges

Chocolate, Coffee and Cards Challenge No 102 - Halloween

Crafters Cafe Blog Challenge No 135 - Purple Black Orange and/or Ghosties
Melonheadz Friends Challenge - Halloween or Harvest

Moving Along with the Times Challenge No 6 - Halloween

Our Crafty Corner Challenge No 2 - Halloween

CHRISTMAS CARDS ALL YEAR ROUND - OCTOBER - NO STAMPING!!

Well hello there peeps!  I've been missing for a while now, September was busy for me personally and I only made one DT card (this one!).  I managed to do this one because our theme at CCAYR this month is 'No Stamping' which meant I could use the new Christmas kit I'd bought - so this one was very easy for me.  

Ingredients

I'll add these when I find them!  I did say it was a busy month! :)

I've only just posted it because I've been on 'nursing' duties for the maestro.   He wasn't supposed to go into hospital for his knee op until later on this month, but they phoned on Friday pm, 25 September and asked if he could get in the following day!!!  At least there was no time to sit and worry about it, we just had to have a quick dash to the shops and double up on rations - lol!  He was discharged on the Saturday afternoon and given a pair of crutches - which was fun... not  - in the end he borrowed my very colourful purple flowery walking stick and managed to get himself up and downstairs on his bottom.   He was getting on absolutely fine until Wednesday when he went upstairs and then promptly fell down the stairs.  Don't worry, he fell on his bum then did the scene from Carry on Doctor where Jim Dale goes down the stairs on a trolley (something like that) - must admit I was so relieved to find that all he had was a bruise on his derriere and carpet burns ..... on his elbows!!!   Always been an inventive little so and so has the maestro.    He actually had a little drive the other day - not very far - and said there was no pain or twinges at all so he's chuffed to bits and can't wait to get into the garden again.  Mind you he doesn't get his stitches out until next Wednesday 'cos the nurse at the GPs is sooooo busy.  I did offer to do it myself but he knows what I'm like when I'm digging sorry gently trying to retrieve a splinter from his finger!

Enuff about himself!  The theme for this month's challenge at CCAYR is No Stamping, so you can use toppers, die cuts, embellishments anything as long as you don't use a stamp or a digi image which you've coloured.  There's the rest of the month to enter and as Christmas is just around the corner, we'd love to see your creations.

Hugs to you all and thank you for the good wishes you have sent the maestro, he really does appreciate it!


Love  Sue xxx

OSAAT DT - CHALLENGE NO 245 - ANYTHING GOES WITH GRATITUDE!!!

Hi there peeps, I'm posting a card for the OSAAT DT challenge this fortnight and our theme is AG with Gratitude.   Now I bet you are thinking what the heck has this card to do with Gratitude??  - weeeell - you see I'm always grateful for a bit of the old cold white stuff aka SNOW!  I know that this is not going to be popular with everyone but, as you can see from my profile pic, I did my first snow angel when I was 60 and I just want the chance to do another one!  We usually have 6 flakes, a cough and a splutter and it's all gone!  

We would love to see your creations entered into our challenge this fortnight - take a look at what you could win (oooh now that made me think of Jim Bowen on Bullseye)!!!  You have a fortnight to enter so come on!!

Pop over to the OSAAT challenge blog (here) and check out the cards made by my teamies, I'm sure they will inspire you.

Ingredients

6" x 6" white card blank - stash
Papers - 'Christmas Flakes 2 Paper Pack' by Panda Bear Designs from Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet
Image - 'In The Meadow We Can Build A Snowman' by Reeces Scrap Pieces from Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet
Cross-stitch Square die - Die-namics Dies
Let it Snowflake die - Die-namics Dies
Snowflake Christmas Fancy Edgeables die - Die-Sire at Crafters Companion
'Merry Christmas' sentiment - Dovecrafts 'Glad Tidings' clear stamps
Pearls - Brenda's Lace and Ribbon Specials (FB)
Stardust Stickles
Spray on Glitter - Crafters Companion 
Copic Markers 

I'm so grateful for all your comments on my cards - even though I am such a bad blogger myself!! - I'm also really pleased that some of you feel the same as me about the eight legged beasties, definitely a comfort to know I'm not alone!!!  :) :)  

Big hugs to you all and please take care of yourselves - anyone needing a shot of mojo - there's a bottle in the post!!!

Love  Sue xxx

I would like to enter my card into the following 10 challenges - 

Christmas Stamping All Year Long Challenge - AG

Craft Your Passion Challenge No 278 - AG

Crafting from the Heart Challenge No 76 - AG

CHNC Challenge Extra Challenge (Sept) - AG as long as it's Christmas

Crimbo Crackers Challenge - Small and Cute

Gem of a Challenge No 152 - Do you want to build a Snowman

Glitter 'n' Sparkle Challenge No 153 - AG

Jingle Belles Challenge - Tic Tac Toe (I used stamping, die-cuts and glitter)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Challenge No 17 - AG

Simon Says Monday Challenge - Stamp and Punches/die cuts

CRAFTY CALENDAR - SEPTEMBER - ANYTHING GOES

Good morning everyone - hope you are feeling OK today - me thermals have been on and off for the past week and it's really annoying, one minute it's sunny and reasonably warm and the next it's really bloomin' cold!  Oh and whilst I'm having a mumble, it's that time of year again - those dirty great eight- legged beasties are out and about!  I found one had 'wandered' into the bathroom and was hiding near the sink waiting to pounce as I brushed me teeth!  After a scream shout to the maestro the beastie was saddled up and removed - can't help feeling it's waiting (along with the rest of his family) to come galloping back just as soon as me guard is down!   Yuk!

Anyway here's my card that I made for the Crafty Calendar DT. 

 This month we've been sponsored by Robyn's Fetish and our theme is Anything Goes so we are hoping to see loads of you entering our challenge!

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps And More, a division of I Did It Creations, was created and is owned by Robyn Weinrib. Robyn offers a wonderful variety of digital stamps and digital papers, designed to meet the needs of all digital paper crafting addicts for every occasion.

Ingredients

7" x 7" White Card Blank - Anna Marie Designs
Digi image - Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps
Papers/Lace - Docrafts Capsule Collections 'Eue de Nil' and 'French Lavender'
Detailed Scallop Rectangle die - Spellbinders Dies
Sentiment topper - Anna Marie Designs
Hydrangea Petals - WOC (I made these into scrunchy flowers)
Stamens for above - Brenda's Lace and Ribbon (FB)
Pearls - Hobby House 
Flexmarkers

I bought these two paper kits 'cos I just love the colours so (for once) I decided which papers I wanted and then!!! coloured the image to compliment the papers.  I have really fallen in love with those hydrangea petals from WOC - they come in so many colours and together with the stamens from Brenda's Lace and Ribbon supplies on FB I think they make fabulous flowers.  

So come on peeps let's see your creations on the Crafty Calendar Challenge - you have a month to enter up to three projects and there's no limit to how many other challenges you can enter.

I'm now off to have a little play with Donny 'cos he's having a go at me (verbally) for ignoring him!

Hugs to you all out there and take care.

Love Sue xxx

I would like to enter my card into the following 10 challenges

Craft Your Passion Challenge No 277 - AG (3)

Crafting by Designs Challenge (Sept) - AG (3)

Crafting for all Seasons Challenge No 109 - Tic Tac Toe (Die-cuts, Digi Image, Sentiment)

Crafting from the Heart Challenge No 75 - AG (3)

Crafting with Friends Challenge No 5 - AG (3)

Creative Fingers Challenge No 91 - AG

Di's Digi Designs Challenge - Include a Sentiment (3)

Fan-tastic Tuesday Challenge No 101 - AG and make it cute (2)

Incy Wincy Design Challenge - AG (4)

Jo's Scrap Shack Challenge No 104 - AG

CHRISTMAS CARDS ALL YEAR ROUND - SEPTEMBER - A COUNTRY CHRISTMAS

Good afternoon peeps and bloggers out there!  I'm posting my latest DT card for CCAYR and this month our theme is A Country Christmas.   I thought of this as being kraft card, tartan paper and polka dot poinsettias!  You will all have your own interpretations of course, what about gingerbread peeps and gingham?  

My stamps are from Tatty Twinkles, I was just going to use Tatty Santa at first but then decided to add the little cat.   Funnily enough that's how Donny looks at me just before he falls over wanting a scratch and tickle - mind you he would never ever let me put those Christmas decorations on him!  I would probably be minus a few digits!

Ingredients

7" x 7" Kraft Card Blank - Anna Marie Designs
Tatty Twinkles Clear Stamp set - Create and Craft
Papers/Sentiment Stamp/Pearls - Dovecrafts 'Glad Tidings' paper kit
Burgundy card - Kanban card pack
Snowflakes embossing folder - Bebunni
Oval Layers die - Tattered Lace Dies
Poinsettia dies (small) - All Occasions Dies
Layered Poinsettia die (large) - Spellbinders Dies
Pine Tree die - Lea'bilities Dies
Sentiment label die - X-Cut Tags and Book-plates Large Dies
Jute Ribbon - Papermania Bare Basics
Pinflair Snow Dust (around hat, coat)
Embellishment Attic Snow (under the images)
Stamens in poinsettias - Brenda's Lace and Ribbon (FB)
Brads - stash
Copics

It's definitely much closer to Christmas now that the 'ber' months are here (September!) so let's see your creations on our challenge.  This is another one where you have a whole month to enter so come on, get creating!

Lots of big hugs to you all and thank you for the comments you have made on my cards I appreciate them all.

Love Sue xxx

I would like to enter my card into the following 10 challenges -

Crafting for all Seasons Challenge No 109 - Tic Tac Toe (2) (Flowers, Die Cuts, Patterned Papers)

Crafting with Friends Challenge No 5 - AG (2)

Creative Card Crew Challenge No 95 - Christmas

Creative Moments Challenge No 76 - AG/use a Sentiment (2)

Di's Digi Designs Challenge - Include a Sentiment (2)

Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge - Use a Die

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - AG (3)

Jingle Belles Challenge - Tic Tac Toe (Brads, Die-cuts,Ribbon)

Little Claire's Designs Challenge No 9 - Christmas

Snowflakes Promises Challenge No 4 - Christmas or Winter Theme

CRAFTY TIME CHALLENGE - SEPTEMBER - ANYTHING BUT A CARD.

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to my new followers, thank you so much for checking out my blog!   Well I'm back here again with another DT post which I will keep short 'cos there might have been a little tmi re my undercrackers yesterday!!!  :) :)   Mind you I'm still cackling at the maestro's face!!

Thank you for the comments about our weight loss they really are appreciated - must say we now both weigh less than we did 15 years ago!

Anyway, the theme for the Crafty Time Challenge this month is Anything but a Card.  This is my last challenge with this lovely team because I have come to the end of my 6 month 'engagement' and I feel it's time for me to leave and give someone else a chance plus it might give me a little more time to do some playing with misters, dies (new ones), stamps and gilding waxes.

I'd got some MDF shapes in my stash so I thought I would make a little wall 'hanger'.   The maestro did a bit of drilling here and there so that I could hang the heart on the bottom as well as thread some thin cord through the top.  It looked a bit 'mmmm' with just ribbon holding the heart so I looked for some wire in my stash, as you can see I also found some little gold coloured bells and thought 'why not?' so they were twisted in the wire as well.

First of all I painted all the surfaces with Gesso then I picked a rather plain paper and stuck it on the front and back of both pieces.  I followed on by having some fun with a splodge of misting ink and some stamping.  I used a butterfly stamp over one part and topped it with some Cosmic Shimmer Mica Powder - unfortunately all of this, including some random stamping, can only be seen in daylight.  Shame but on such a wet, miserable day even the maestro couldn't show the effects in the pic.

Ingredients

MDF pieces - Dreamees and my stash

Digi - Sherri Baldy (don't know what she's called)

Paper - Best of Brenda Walton at K and Co

White and Blue Vellum - Stash

Gee-sso - Indigoblu

Butterfly Cascade Clear Stamps - Stamps by Chloe

Sentiment stamp - Dandelion Wishes - Rubber Stampede

Spray Ink and Mica Pigment - Phill Martin's 'Chic Moss'

Finishing Touches - Camellia Complete Petals dies - Sue Wilson at Creative Expressions

Pippi Butterfly Die - Memory Box

Pearls - 'Fairytale' selection at Scrapberries

Lace and Flower Stamens - Brenda's Lace and Ribbon Supplies (FB)

Wire and Small Bells - Stash

Copic Markers

I coloured some of the vellum with Tsukineko Brilliance Pigment Ink pads - I saw this on FB where Kathy Mills (of Glitter Girls fame) had used it and her flowers look so pretty that I decided to have a go.  The leaves and beige flower have both been coloured with these ink pads.  I let it dry and then die cut the petals etc - I will be doing this again because I think they look really nice.

That's enough of me waffling on 'cos I need to tell you that we've been sponsored this month by Sherri Baldy and she is offering three digis to our randomly chosen winner.  Let's see what you can make for our theme - don't forget you have a whole month to get your project/s entered!

Still go a couple more to post so I'll be back!

Lots of big hugs to you from a very wet and soggy Nottinghamshire.

Sue xxx

I would like to enter my card into the following 9 challenges -

Craft Your Passion Challenge No 277 - AG (2)

Crafting by Designs Challenge (Sept) - AG (2)

Crafting from the Heart Challenge No 75 - AG (2)

Crafting with Friends Challenge No 5 - AG (1)

Creative Moments Challenge No 76 - AG/Use a Sentiment (2)

Cutie Pie Challenge No 90 - Cute and Girly

Doodle Pantry Challenge No 9 - AG

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - AG (2)

Simply Papercrafts Challenge No 12 - AG

THROUGH THE PURPLE HAZE - SEPTEMBER - 'BIRTHDAY'!

Late again so I know I'm going to have me legs slapped peeps.  Anyway I'm here now so good morning everyone I trust you are all well or at least on the mend!  I'm posting my card for the TTPH challenge and our theme this month is 'Birthdays' - easy peasy!!!   We've been sponsored by Zuri Artsy Craftsy and I used a gorgeous image which was a freebie on their site.

I thought these girls both looked so happy because one of them was celebrating a birthday.  

Ingredients

7" x 7" white card blank from Anna Marie Designs
Digi - Zuri Artsy Craftsy freebie
Papers - My Minds Eye 'Lost and Found 3' - 12" x 12" cardstock pad
Oval die - Tattered Lace Dies
Eleganza Oval die - Tattered Lace Dies
Eva Stem die - Memory Box Dies
Small Hydrangea Blooms die - Poppy Stamps Dies
Cross-stitch Rectangles die - Die-namics Dies (new)
Graph'it Markers
Pearl Spray - Anna Marie Designs
Ribbon - Stash

I'm looking forward to seeing your creations on the Challenge blog 'cos I know that this theme is an all year rounder!!  I would add that our sponsors have asked that you use one of their images to be in with a chance of winning.  Now as I said before, there are lots of freebies on their site (here) so why not use one?

Before I go, I must tell you that the maestro and I are still losing weight, I have lost 3st and a very important half a pound, the maestro has also lost 3st plus (he's not too worried about the extra bits!).  I noticed that me undies were becoming a tad slack so said to him "I'm going to have to buy some more lingerie" - well the look on his face was priceless and then he said ..... wait for it .... "You're buying what?"  so I decided to get back to me norm and said "Duh - I'm going to have to buy some more undercrackers and a bust bodice or three"!.  "Ooohhhhhhhhhh" he says "why didn't you say that in the first place"!    Bless him eh???

Back soon to put my other late posts on!  Big hugs to you and lots of love.

Sue xxx

I would like to enter my card into the following 10 Challenges

Craft Your Passion Challenge No 277 - Anything Goes (1)

Crafting by Designs Challenge (Sept) - AG (1)

Crafting for All Seasons Challenge - Tic Tac Toe (1) - (I used flowers, ribbon and faux stitching) 

Crafting from the Heart Challenge No 75 - AG (1)

Creative Moments Challenge No 76 - AG with a Sentiment (1)

Di's Digi Designs Challenge - Include a Sentiment (1)

Fan-Tastic Tuesday Challenge No 101 - AG but make it Cute (1)

Incy Wincy Designs Challenge - AG (1)

Pile it On Challenge No 84 - Friends/Friendlly

Try it on Tuesday Challenge - Something New (Brand New Cross-stitch Die)