A Little Mother's Day Gift

Happy mothers Day tomorrow to all Mum's old and new.
The present I ordered for my mum hasn't arrived yet and I wanted something to give her with the snowflake plant I bought her (they are like snowdrops but they flower later and are at their best at the moment) snowdrops are Mum's favourite flowers.

I have made her this box with a selection of little cards she can use with presents.

Here is top pf the box the papers used are Elegant Soiree



Here are the cards inside the box



And here are the cards







Thanks for looking

Sue :o)

For Sale

Is anyone interested in buying a full set of aquamarkers mostly unused and a couple used once or twice. If I dont get any takers I will be putting them on eBay.

40 aquamarkers plus 1 blender pen
Value £77.49

Price £40 + £5 p&p Uk only.

Thanks Sue :o)

March Birthdays

Hi hope you are all having a good Sunday mine is a crafty one!
I have lots of Birthdays in March so here are just 3 of the cards I have made over the past couple of days.

They have all been inspired by the fabulous Teneale Williams and if you haven't visited her blog yet I suggest you do she is a truly gifted lady and gives me loads on inspiration.



This one is for a girl(women I suppose but I still like to think of us as girls!!!) I work with nice and cheery and spring like.



This one is for my uncle who is soon to be 80 so this image is perfect.



The last one is for my best friend who lives away so I only see her a few times a year but she has been my friend for 35+ years so this sentiment is perfect.

The sun is shinning again today so I am off to help hubby tidy up the garden it is so nice to get outdoors and do some work.

Enjoy you Sunday and thanks for looking

Sue :o)

Bliss and Mothering Sunday

I have the day off today so I decided to make a couple of samples for tomorrow's open house.
These two cards have been made with Bliss stamp set which is free when you spend £45 on stampinUp goods until 28th Feb I am also giving a free catalogue worth £5.95 with your first order over £45 so this is a double bonus.
Please let me know if you are interested in ordering.



I have made this one for my mum for Mothers Day.

Thanks for looking Sue :o)

StampinUp Open House

I am having a StampinUp open house on Saturday 19th Feb
If you are in the Bristol/South Gloustershire area and would like to come along please contact me at slumber@me.com



I will be doing a Free Make and Take
We will be making this cute little owl card this is made with one of the Sale-A-Bration stamp sets which is free with every order of £45 until 28th Feb.
I will also be including a free catalogue value £5.95 with every order over £45
Why not come and join me



Thanks Sue :o)

More Less is More

Yesterday I joined in with the new challenge Less is More after looking at some of the other entries I realized that white space can in fact be any colour.
So I am going to share with you my favourite one that I made yesterday but I didn't post because I didn't think it would qualify.
Have a great Sunday...I am now going to prepare everthing for a big family roast dinner.

Thanks for looking Hugs Sue :o)

Less is more

There is a new challenge blog out there today called "less is more" how difficult is this!!
I love the style but it is so difficult to master, this is the one I settled on after 3 attempts but I still want to add more!
I am not sure I have the balance right.
The theme this week is Black White and Pink
Thanks for the challenge girls.

Thanks for looking Sue :o)

New Beginings with stampinUp

After much thought I have finally taken the plunge and decided to become an Independent StampinUp demonstrator.
I am waiting for my demonstrator kit to arrive so the samples I have to share with you today are current stamps but not all current papers.
When I get my kit I will make some samples with stock from the latest catalogue.


Post-it note cover

They are all made with the Sale-A-Bration Punch Bunch stamp set which is free when you spend £45 on goodies from the latest catalouge until the end of Feruary 2011.



Thanks for looking Sue

January Birhday's

I have lots of Family Birthdays in January it is a nightmare just after Christmas.
My niece will be 21 on Saturday and her mum my sister has a birthday on Monday.
We celebrated my niece's 18th Birthday (it is difficult to know which mile stone to go for!)
I couldn't let 21 go without a special card so here is what I made.
I got this idea from Julie



The little phone charm angel is one from a batch I bought from Marlene some time ago and I find it difficult to let them go!!

Here is the card I made for my sister I have used the cute little owl again that I used for my son's card below thanks again Peg for the idea.



Thanks for looking Sue :o)

Happy Birthday Dear Son

My darling son is 28 tomorrow (14th Jan) I can't believe where the time has gone.
I was struggling for a card and was almost on the verge of buying one.

I was blog hopping today and came across this cute little card.
I have adapted it for Neils Birthday card,this idea is so cute and I will use it again I am sure.
Thank you Peg for the great idea.
Sorry for the terrible picture and the messy desk I had to take a photo before he went home tonight

Thanks for looking Sue :o)

Hello

Hi to whoever is taking the time to look at this!! it has been such a long time since I posted.
I did make lots of Christmas cards but sadly had no time to write a post.
Today we are off to the 1st Birthday of our friends daughter Gemma.
1st Birthdays are just so special so I wanted to make an effort and make an Explosion Box they always go down so well.
I stayed up last night after a fabulous day at our son's house and watched "love actually" and made this box.
I had forgotten just how much I enjoy my crafting when I have time.. and this year will be the year I make more time for it again.
I had a nice new Big Shot for Christmas so later on today I am going to tidy my extremely messy room and make room for it.
So here it is and a Happy Birthday to the beautiful Gemma.






Thanks for taking the time to stop by and a Happy New Year Sue :o)

Friday Sketchers

I haven't used a sketch for a while but while making this card for a lad at work today I came across this weeks Friday Sketchers sketch that was perfect.

Papers SU and hangler image coloured with promarkers.

Thanks for looking Sue :o)

Where does Time go!!!

I have been busy making invitations for a Birthday Lunch for my Dad who will be 80 in November.

I can't believe I haven't posted for nearly a month and I really can't believe my dear old dad will soon be 80. I am very lucky both my parents are in relatively good health and long may it continue.

Short and sweet only a couple of minutes to post!

Thanks for looking Sue :o)

Simple Christmas Cards

I have decided to keep my Christmas cards nice and simple this year and to be honest I am very pleased with the outcome so far.



This one was less simple as I followed a sketch but no colouring which I am so thrilled about!



This one is getting a little more simple more like the ones I want to make lots of.





And here are the ones or a variation on these that I will be making in abundance!

Thanks for looking Sue :o)

Happy Birthday Cameron

Our little next door neighbour will be 4 tomorrow, he is a real copper knob and he loves Honey our sprocker spaniel.. this image seemed to be perfect and the reason for the colours in this card.
In fact the little boy in this high hopes image actually looks a little like Cameron.
The image has been coloured with promarkers and the papers are stamping up.

A nice quick simple little card... it has been left to the last minute as always!!!

Thanks for looking Sue :o)