Penny Black Snowman

This Penny Black Snowman is great, suitable for big girls and little girls a real alrounder bless him!! Sue :o)

Flowbella for Miranda

Layout inspired by Michelle Short

This is for my friend miranda who's birthday is tomorrow

I have Cards for you

Baby card layout inspired by Natty K

This is for Bev's baby boy born yesterday (no name yet)
The little penny black stickeroo hedgehog is for his big sister Millie to welcome her new playmate. Sue :o)

I Have Been Tagged

I have been tagged by Julie from Julie's Japes, so here are my answers:

1. If you could have 100.00 worth of scrapbook paper or assorted embellishments, which would you choose?

Papers every time, the trouble is I like to look at them for a while before I use them!!!

2. If you had to choose between using only stamps or rubons, which would you choose?

Stamps every time there are just so many gorgeous one available.

3. If you knew how to do both awesome cards and layouts but could only do one for a whole year...which would you do?

Cards, I like scrapbooking but I love giving cards to people and making them smile.

4. Would you rather own a scrapbooking store or have your own scrapping room at home?

Since Neil left home to live in his own house I have a lovely big craft room, I would love to have a craft store

5. And last but not least, what is your CURRENT cardmaking or scrapping style?

I like less is more type cards, but sometimes I struggle and find it quite difficult but I am getting there!!

Everyone I know has been tagged, but if you see this post and haven't been, considered yourself tagged by Sue :o)

Bev's had her baby

My friend Bev had her baby today, a little boy (no name yet).
I am so thrilled for her she now has a baby boy and a little girl Millie.
You have probably seen things made for Millie on my blog.
I have cards to post, but I can't get any good pictures in the electric light.
I will take some in the morning before I go to work. Sue :o)

You MakeMe Smile Award

Thank you Tara for nominating me for the "you make me smile" award.
Your blog makes me smile too,you have already nominated Julie, Natty and Michelle
I would also like to nominate them because their blogs always make me smile. Sue:o)

Here are some better photos

Ellie & Millie

Quick post this morning made these two last night, Couldn't go all weekend without making any cards.
Tried to post last night but having problems uploading picture kept coming up with an error message.
Sorry photos are not the best.
Monday morning again, this extra hour takes a little while to get used too, feel like I should be showered and on my way to work not sat here blogging. Have a good day. Sue :o)

I have deleted the original photos and posted some better ones

craft room

As you got a glimpse of my new craft room in the retail therapy post, I thought I would show you the rest. Sue :o)



This is my printer area, I am very lucky I have a printer with a scanner and I also have a seperate photo printer which I use for my scrapbooking.



This is my unit where I keep my cuttlebug and quickutz and also my X cut guilotine. The pink box has all my bella's in, I will decorate it when I have time. I dont keep craft stuff in all the drawers I have the middle 2 large ones and 2 of the small top ones. There is also a box of K & CO embelliments that I bought from QVC, havn't used very much out of it yet may have to sell it on!!, and a box with off cuts I find it hard to throw anything away. Oh and the little blue lion sat ontop of my quickutz box is leoli, he was my son's favorite toy as a baby wouldn't go to sleep without him ahhhhh.



Here is my desk area with my beloved apple mac, the small screen is the old tele from our bedroom.
Thanks for looking Sue:o)

Retail Therapy

Had some retail therapy today bought some trays for my card, it gets damaged in the boxes so I am hoping this solution will keep it better. See photo.
Top tray A4 mixed second tray my beloved bazzil, third tray DCWV metallic, fourth tray DCWV mixed plain cardstock.
Also bought myself a new chair in staples where I bought the trays, bargain at £25. We were by the grange so I went in and bought the DCWV 6x6 christmas stack, I have the 8x8 glitterstack but it is more traditional colours this has come nice pink papers which is what I wanted for the girls. Oh I also bought a mouse mat with one of those gel pads for you wrist, doing so much blogging looking at all these talented people cards my wrist gets sore!!!
You think this is bad him indoors went and bought a 26" flat screen tele for the bedroom to watch his golf!!!!
I am cheap at half the price. Sue :o)

Doggy Thanks

Boxing on the tele so I came back up to make this one for my sister and her family.

They kindly sent them champagne and chocs, people are just so kind Sue :o)

Monkey Thanks

This layout was borrowed from Michelle Short Thank You.

Just got back from the harvester I just love the salad bar, but I have eaten to much so there wont be much crafting tonight.
Hubbys getting a bit fed up about spending every evening on his own downstairs, but I just love it here in my new craft room.

My best friend Pat sent my son and his girlfriend a card with a "next" voucher for their new home, so sweet of her.
I made this card to send tomorrow to say thank you.

Had a bit of senior moment yeserday, thought I had ordered family christmas greeting, but as Julie quite rightly pointed out they dont do them!!!!

Helping Becci and Neil fix a new gate on their garden tomorrow but hopefully hubby is at golf on Sunday and I can craft to my hearts content. Sue :0)

More Winter Snuggles

My craftwork cards order finally arrived today, but sadly the family christmas messages that I really wanted didn't arrive!!!
Decided I needed to get on and make some more christmas cards anyway, otherwise I am not going to fulfill my mission to give everyone a handmade card this year.
This penny black stamp winter snuggles is great, I have used it more than any of the others that I bought, will try the little clear Christmas critters tomorrow.
Sue :0)

Bella and Moo

Been experimenting with some shiney card tonight. Made Moo first, just love the fun of this stamp not made for anyone in particular.

The bella has been made for my son's girlfriend Becci, she is a hairdresser and is starting out on her own soon, good luck card for her.

Quite like the shiney card makes the colours more intense, but it is harder to take photo's in electric light because of the glare.

Sue :0)

Bella's

Had time to play with my bella's tonight, pleased with the cake bella.
Shame about the Bridal party the second one in looks a bit like a frog, tried stamping several time but it came out the same each time. Will have another go but have others to play with first!! Sue :0)