For A Very Special Friend

Now those of you who know about my daily doings have no doubt heard me mention my dear friend Windy. She has been retired for a while but just lately her 'part-time' job has been much, much more and consequently I don't see her very much at the moment. I do miss her and her special brand of nuttiness. So I had planned to make her a 'special' card to let her know just how much she means to me. So when I saw Rainbow Lady's challenge this morning it was just the kick up the btm that I needed to get on with it.

Ian bought me the Seraphina cd and stamps from Doolicrafts last year when I was struggling to craft and I just love the images. My children all had knitted jumpers with Seraphina and friends on when they were littlies, so it was a trip down memory lane for me. I don't knit much these days but it was lovely to see Seraphina and to be able to craft with her.

The card is made on 3 sheets of A4 card, made into a gatefold,it is a lovely pearlescent card in a vibrant mauvy/lilac the embellishments are all from my stash and it features 'that' ribbon again.

I really hope you like it

Sorry I Just Can't Stop!!

I'm not being paid commission, honest I'm not!!

Sorry I am just getting totally carried away with these, and I am still kicking myself for not getting the vellums. There are so many little elements on these sheets that there are just limitless posibilities here. I have put my stamp block down and I am backing slowly away from the stamps.

Think I shall go and play with something else or you will all be getting bored with them.

Shame I'm not getting commission though. A friend pointed out earlier that Crafters Companion are releasing a cd/stamp etc of fairies next week! What is a girl to do?

Another Beauty

Here's another one of those gorgeous fairy stamps, this fairy has a selection of things for her hand so every one can be quite different. The sentiment is from the Castle & Unicorn set. I find these so easy to colour with Promarkers and they really suit the style of stamp.

This afternoon I had a mishap with my Big Shot when I was embossing and cut right through my rubber embossing mat. I was so cross with myself, that is the 2nd senior moment today. I am too ashamed to admit to my other mishap here.

Isn't She Gorgeous?

Oh My Word! I had fun yesterday with the beautiful Castles & Unicorn set of Papermania stamps. But the fairies on the fairy set are just magnificent and it is really hard to choose which one to use first. Of course then I can mix and match images from the 2 sets. I could keep going for ever with these treasures. I have also been experimenting with pealescent card stock for colouring with Promarkers, and I have come to the conclusion that a bumper pack of A3 cardstock that I bought from Annamarie Designs (you know the lady with the template cd's) is just fabby. It colours beutifully, the sheen shows through and the colours and blender work superbly on it.

Going back to wittering on about the fairies, they are very 'grown-up' fairies and not one of them has a duff face, which is a huge bonus in my book.

My camera lead has come but unfortunately these lovely stamps are higher up my list of 'to do' things.

My mojo has worked his little socks off this year, but with so many lovely stamps landing in my hot sticky little mitts, it looks as though he will carry on jumping up and down on my desk. I just hope that my favourie designers will take a long holiday through the summer to allow my crafty budget to recover.

New Toys

Well its been quite a weekend and I had steam coming out of my ears yesterday, so my friend Ladylace aka Christine told me I needed a crafty spend. I didn't need telling twice so I bought these glorious stamps from the Midnight Fairytale range. This is from the Castles and Unicorn set. I have coloured them in with the ever faithful promarkers. I love these and I really wish I had bought the absolutely gorgeous velums too. So Christine when OH and son are having pedigree chum (other pet foods are available) for tea next week, I shall blame you!

Look at This!

Now don't you think that this would make a great crafty birthday present for a crafter with a March 18th Birthday? Check out Kitty's Krafty Blog. Tasty Candy Kitty

St Patricks Day/ Luck of the Irish

I have waited yeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaars to use this lovely image from Joanna Sheens Victorian Angels & Fairies cd. Being a huge Angel Fan I love this cd with a passion. I stole the 4 leaf clover backing paper from another image on the cd. The topper has been matted and layered with a gorgeous green mirror card. Purists would pick holes in this as is it a little Irish fella in the green with his back to us or is it an elf in hs nightshirt? Who cares? I think its a wee Irish Guy and I love him!!

Right, I'm going to send this charming little card to Cd Sunday

Not One For The Easily Shocked!

'Im indoors, has got a birthday next weekend, so I thought I ought to make him a card (don't know why he would want a card when he's got me). So this is what I came up with. I bought this cd originaly because there is a naughty girl on a motorbike which would be just perfect for my son who will be 25 in April. All the elements are from the cd and I'm sorry about the wonky scan, but you will miss them when they are gone lol! The cd is called Glamour Pin Ups and there is enough naughtieness for the Gentlemen of my aquaintence to keep them in cards for a while.

Flowers For Little Claire

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!! Too cute to resist. The backing paper is from Joanna Sheens Precious Petals cd which I have put a faux stitching line around. The digi stamp is from Sliekja, I just love her cute stamps and best of all they are free, one for every occassion. I have coloured the image with ever faithful Promarkers and continued the homespun stitchy theme.

This one is off to Little Claires Challenge

Not Another Skewy Card!

Its really difficult to see but the panel has been embossed into a diagonal trellis effect with the Hougie Board and gems put n the intersections, 4 brads in the corner and a plaid sentiment finish this sweet card.

There will be sighs of relief all round Blogland when the USB cable for my camera comes, hopefully early next week. I think that this hasn't scanned too well because the card itself is a beautiful pearlescent card which has the most amazing sheen on it.

So orfffffft to Humbug Hall for the Bah Humbug Challenge!

100th Posting

Well despite going AWOL for a long time, I havejust made my 100th posting. Thank you all for browsing my blog and for the lovely comments that you have made, it has been really encouraging to hear from you all and to know that you have enjoyed some of my work.

Todays card is for Rainbow Lady's challenge blog which is themed Mardi Gras, Debbi Moore's cd Venetian Masks was of course just the ticket. The mesh and feathers are from my stash as ar the gems and glitter.

I've Bitten The Bullet!

Good News Blog Fans

I have ordered a new USB cable from Samsung for my camera, so hopefully it will arrive swiftly and I shall be able to show you some things that won't go through the scanner soon. I have had a go with a cord making gizmo and I am wondering what to do with it now. I shall post some examples for your perusal as soon as my cable comes. I have also got some tealight holders that I have decorated which I shall post too.

I think I shall be more careful with cables though as it is an expensive lesson to learn!!

Happy Crafting friends. If you are not a follower of Nanny Gee's Place nip over there and have a look at her latest fabulous Christening cake, Ooooo that woman is just tooo darn clever for her own good!!

Firmly Focused on Summer! So There!!!

Backing paper courtesy of the Stokeinteignhead Temptress, the one and only lovely Joanna, comes from her Precious Petals cd. Until I made some baby cards the other week I had forgotten how many fabulous backing paper there was on the cd. Now we all love a freebie don't we? and every month finds me in the newsagents scanning all the magazines to see if there are any freebies on them that take my fancy. Sass logic is this, something to read and a freebie thrown in! This little cutie was part of a set given away with Simply Cards & Papercraft and coloured with Promarkers. Not my usual style of card and I leave it to you to judge whether I've cracked it or not!

I'm a bit concerned though about all this cuteness in my cardmaking, I think I must be getting more girlie in my old age!!

A Wobbly Scan

Ok, so I probably take the worse piccies in blogland and my scanning is hit and miss. This is a card I have made from Joanna Sheen's Fashion Boutique cd and backingpaper from MCS Library Flowers and featuring (drum roll please)........................................ another spool of 'That' ribbon again.

This is going to be packed off now to The Cd Sunday Challenge Blog for this weeks challenge 'Art Nouveau'

Roll on Summer

Roll on summer, strawberries and cream, sunshine, flowers, Devon Cream Tea, summer dresses, bright colours ....................................... Bring It On!! It is so dull and dismal I needed a boost. When browsing MCS Fab Glam 50's I came across this and it just made me feel all warm and bouncy. I could almost smell the flowers in the garden (makes a change from mud). I had some sunny yellow A5 card blanks which I folded 2 into A6 cards and used the 3rd to form a A5 gatefold card. I matted and layered the image onto a piece of starburst gold mirror card. Then I put matching backing paper onto the 'gate' sections. I have left the inside of the card bright sunshine yellow. As you can see I am delving into my ribbon stash (not bought anymore, so that New Years Revolution has been kept). I have rolls of this gorgeous tape in several different colourways (I just couldn't decide so had one of each). It just yells summer, seaside and beach huts at me.

Well I have hunted high and low for the camera cable and I just can't find it anywhere, so I may have to bite the bullet come pay day and buy a new one. I can then show you some more of my cards, the ones that won't squeeze through the scanner. That is a pain because I have seen some stamps that I would reeeeeeeeeeeaaalllllllllllllllllly like, so that would be them out the window.

I hope that this card makes you all feel a bit more opitimistic and that summer isn't so far away.

Cute Birthday Fairy

I love these little fairies from Debbi's Fairyland cd, I can run riot with glitter and gems and get away with all sorts. I have it on great authority that this spring/summer fashion trend is going to be about clashing colours so this is a bit of a tribute to that perhaps/may be . Nearly forgot the backing paper is from one of Craftyann's collections.

It is a cute little birthday for a young friend and I am going to wizz it over to Craftyann's challenge blog

I'm Shabby and the Lady is Chic

Now you promise you won't tell? I am watching the rugby and crafting and having a pj day!!!! How decadant is that? This is a smashing image from Debbi Moore Black and White Chic Boutique as is the black and white dotty paper. I have coloured the image with promarkers, matted and layered with mirror card for a bit of bling and the backing paper is again from Craftyann.

Sending this over to my friend Rainbow Lady for her challenge shabby chic, if she wants to see the shabby she can call me on video link skype and I will model me pj's for her!!

Twaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!

This is a cheeky little card and I expect some of you know my feelings about cats!! I know- I'm sorry but I much prefer dogs. Not that I would ever hurt a cat or any other animal, I just prefer dogs! Well when that tree twangs back our little friend is off into space. Awww Bless!

The background bauble paper is from MCS and so is the frame. The image is a new discovery in Blogland a very tallented digi artist in the Netherlands called Sliekje. All her images are sooooo sweet.

Going to send this to Bah Humbug for the challenge 'Things That Fly'! Ok so its not an angel or Santa and his sleigh or even Rudolph!!

You Are Gorgeous

A fabby girlie card. I absolutely loved putting thi 8"x8" card together. It is from MCS Fab Glam 50's just trimmed with some lilac ribbon. I bought this ribbon for some wedding stationery that I had been commissioned to do and then the wedding was called off, leaving me with shed loads of this chiffon ribbon. I like this ribbon but its really badly behaved to work with, it curls in all the wrong places and if you aren't careful it frays like the devil.

I must rush to get this on to The Cd Sunday Challenge, I made it in the week but my putey has been playing up and my energy levels have been up and down and al over the place.

Doilie Play

Ok complete with finger marks! This is for Bah Humbug. The Angel is a Debbi Moore stamp coloured with promarkers. I sprayed the doilie with Glimmer Mists in Ancient Copper and Lava Red. I cut 2 discs of gold from mirror card and then scored some artistic lines in a sunray type pattern with the Hougie board. I have mounted the layers on to a sheet of pearlescent gold card and have layered them slightly off centre.

I hope you like my 'playing' I'm sure I can do much more with this concept given time.

Swirls & Pearls

Well I needed an excuse to play with this cd. I bought this at Westpoint and I love it. It complements so many of Debbi's cd's. It is Paper Delights Foiled Flourishes and I do think it is a must have if you have any of the Venetian, Paris or Art Deco cd's.

Ditto

Mmmmm! I think this little digistamp is going to be really useful. Nice and simple to colour with the ever faithful Promarkers. The green backing paper is from Craftyann, the sentiment is one from my stash which was probably from a Joanna Sheen cd. The layers for matting are from a Goodybag.

Just For You

I love this free digi from Little Claires, it arrived just in the nick of time and was perfect for a card I was going to make as a cheer up kinda card. The backing paper are both from MCS. A nice quick and cheery card. I hope you agree.

As Promised Craftyann Pwizes

Oh what a joy! This is a digistamp from Craftyann and backingpaper too. These were part of my selection from being top 3 on her challenge blog. I really was spoilt for choice. The digistamps are well drawn, making the colouring in an absolute doddle (must be if I can do it!). I most definitely will be buying more of these from Ann as they are great to use. Mmmm! perhaps I can be converted to digistamps lol.

The gingham paper (yeeehaaaaaa!) and bow is from my stash I think it was a Docraft Goody Bag.

Angels Are For Life Not Just For Christmas

I am a real 'Angel' fan, and I never need an excuse to buy anything angel. I fell in love with these stamps from Debbi Moore, they are real 'everyday' angels. This is stamped on to cheap pearl card, which has proved to be perfect for colouring with promarkers it gives a gorgeous shimmer. That has been matted onto mirror card and then matted on to some of Craftyann's lovely backing paper. A very quick thinking of you card.

Cupcake Tree

I love, love, love this stamp. Its one of Lil Claires stamps, I love the little cat is it after cake or birds? the backing paper is from Craftyanns digi shop. Really cute

To Welcome Baby Sky

Joanna Sheen to the rescue again, this is from the Baby Love cd. The backing paper and topper are from the cd. The topper is mounted onto gold mirrorboard edged with broderie englaise with pale pink chiffon ribbon bows. Sweetly pretty

New Grandparents

This is a card for Ian's friend and his wife who became the proud Grandparents of Baby Sky on Thursday. On the Butterfly it says Congratulations on your Membership of the Nana and Grumpy Club. Yes it really does say Grumpy! The butterfly, backing paper and topper are all from Precious Petals from the Joanna Sheen stable.

A quick card from Debbi Moore's Fairyland cd. The backing paper and the topper are from the cd and the ribbon is from a Docraft Goody Bag. I did add some glitter just to give a bit of interest. This card may well end up going to South Africa or I may just keep it lol! Think I can send this one to Cd Sunday

Challenge Cheater

Time has been in very short supply lately so I have made a card for my 'im indoors' and entered it for 2 Challenges. Craftyann's Challenge and Rainbow Lady's. All the elements are from Debbi Moore's lovely new cd. I have mounted it on to an 8"x8" pearlescent card and matted on gold mirriecard.

I hope you like this effort. Perhaps by next week I shall be back in some sort of order and not flying by the seat of my pants. I have had to play 'catch up' today and I have made 4 cards today, some of which I shall post later.

So Excited

The last 2 cards have been entered on Craftyann's Challenge Blog and I have been lucky enough to have been in the top 3 with both of them. I have just chosen my freebie digi stamps from Craftyann's shop, which has been quite a hard job. So fellow bloggers you can look forward to seeing more of Ann's wonderful digi's coming to this blog soon.

Thank You Ann, I am really thrilled to skinny bits
xxx

Craftyann

Sorry to have been missing for a few days. My friends husband has passed away and I have been spending a lot of time with her. The funeral is on Friday, so I shall soon have some crafty time back again.

This is a Craftyann digi stamp for Craftyann's Challenge Blog with the theme silver gold and white. I'm sorry that the scan is a bit wonky, but hey I'm a kinda wonky person.

Ring in the New But Don't Throw Out the Old

Here is one of Craftyann's lovely digi stamps, she is so clever and I have really enjoyed playing with it. I put the image into MCS to manipulate it and I also used some backing paper from MCS. I coloured the digistamps with promarkers and distressed the edges of a doily with a distressed ink pad. I cut the image out and decoupaged them with pinflair glue.

I loved this image, the weather is so dull and dismal, working on this image reminds me that spring is'nt so far away.

I Just Can't Leave These Alone

I'm so sorry if I am boring you with these little cutsies, I just want to play with them all. The backing papers from the Docraft Goody bag really works well with these images. I have used the orange holographic card again and added a bow from the goody bag. The colouring is with promarkers. I do have other stamps but you know how it is when you have new stamps you want to try them all. These stamp out perfectly first time and every time and it seems just wicked to stamp them out just to try them and then do nothing with them. Ok, Ok! I admit it! I love colouring! There I've said it! Is there a support group for penaholics? if so I must join.

Another Dose of Cute

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww! Just can't resist these little chaps. These were part of 4 sets of Woodland Friends stamps that fell off the shelf at the Glitter Pot, it was just a good job my basket was there to catch them, or they might have hurt themselves. The backing paper had taken root in my stash as had the orange holographic card. The flowers are from my Docrafts Goody Bag as is the ribbon. The little heart gems were also kicking around in my stash.

Today I have had a lovely chat with Craftyann on Skype until she had to 'rescue' her bread. I have also got a lovely image from her Digishop which I am playing with for her challenge. I think I may have to give Bah Humbug a miss this week as I don't do stencils. I have also coloured another cutie from Woodland Friends.

Rainbow Lady's Challenge

This is a card I made earlier for Rainbow Lady's Challenge Blog. All the elements are from Debbi Moore's Cd Crystal Dreams. There are some lovely bits of art work on here including the most amazing wolf. I like the way that there is plenty here for winter birthdays as well as Christmas. The 2 holographic snow flakes have been lurking in my stash for way too long. The icicle border has been cut out (fiddly) and mounted onto a piece of silver mirror board.

More New Goodies

So I don't do cute! I have had this wave of cutsie washing over me for about a year now. So while I was visiting The Glitter pot this range of stamps just hurled themselves at me. The backing paper is from Joanna Sheen's Precious Petals Cd. I mislaid my Promarkers in the mass Christmas tidy up. This morning I found them lurking in the cupboard in the kitchen with the baking tins...........................what goes on in my head? Anyway I digress, so that put a great big grin on my face and I have spent a pleasant afternoon colouring in. The image and sentiment are mounted on silver mirror card.

One For The Big Boys

Ok, I've just realised that I put this card skewed in the scanner!! This is a commisioned card for a Father who makes and flies radio controlled airplanes. The backing paper is from MCS One For The Boys and so is the topper. I thought this airways poster was something just a little bit different. I mounted the image and sentiment on mirror card.

I have tried to scan my large creation from yesterday but it just won't fit in the scanner and give a clear image so you will all just have to wait until the camera leads show up again.

Today I have decided that I really NEED a Kindle e-book reader, but I am going to have to make and sell an awful lot of cards before I can buy one. Perhaps that is a great incentive. Watch this space!!

Upside Down Back to Front Card Corrected

This is one of the cards I made yesterday. All the elements are from the Forever Friends Black and Gold cd. I am still searching for the camera leads so am still having to scan the cards which doesn't really show them off to their best.

Another Day and More Cards

Today my mojo, has still been jumping up and down on my desk urging me to work harder. Today I have made a 50's style card from the new My Craft Studio Cd, this is for a friends 70th Birthday. I have also made another cutsie card from the Forever Friends Black and Gold, this is a card for a colleague of 'himwhothinksheshouldbeobeyed', she is undergoing some nasty treatment.They are now sat here waiting for the glue to dry before I can put them through the scanner. I did make the 2nd card upside down!! Ho Hum! at least she will be able to read it lying in bed lol.

Thought I would just tease you a little bit. So until tomorrow,
Take Care
xx

Take 2

So do you think I like this stamp? I inked the stamp with the versamagic chalk in jumbo lava, used ribbon from my stash (this is going to be a big trend this year) and buttons and backing paper from my Docrafts Goody bag.

My brain is racing on with ways to use this and I'm sure its going to be a stamp that gets regular outings.

Ooooooooo Another New Stamp

Here is one of my new purchases. My pal Mags bought one of these stamps and a Docraft Goody bag too. You can see what she did with hers at NannyGee's Place. I stamped the Her Art Dandelion Clock with Versa Mark pad and embossed with clear embossing powder. I used Chipped Saphire distress ink and applied with cut and dry foam. The backing paper and ribbon came in a DoCraft Goody Bag. I mounted the image on deep blue mirror card. I shall probably send this one Rainbow Lady's Challenge Blog

Oh No!!

I am just sorting through my crafty stash as a good tidy up is desparately needed. I have so much ribbon, so must NOT buy anymore no matter how desirable it is. I also ought to notify the local Fire Service that I am a fire risk (like a tyre factory) owing to the number of stamps I have (and NO I am not going to give up buying them). I must also use up some of my card stock before I buy anymore lol! Good intentions but how long will it last? My next purchase is going to have to be a Hougie Board, I had a play at New Year with my friend Mags (NannyGee) board. Having talked myself in and out of it dozens of times I am convinced that I really need one. Roll on pay day lol

Over New Year, our puppy did a disappearing act from the garden, he dug his way to freedom, we have looked high and low for him and contacted all the relevant people but sadly he hasn't shown up. It is now a week on and I am sadly coming to the realisation that he isn't going to show up now.

Oh Well back to my tidying now
xx

What A Whopper

I got this lovely Daisy and Dandelion cd just before Christmas. Now as many of you know I don't normally like cutsie cards, but early on in the year last year Ian bought me Seraphina and Friends cd and stamps to try and kick start me. Since then Cutsie Rocks! This lovely cd has been a very welcome addition to my stash. I really haven't had time to play with it until now and I love, love love it. The backing paper covers the whole of the card blank and I have decoupaged the elephant and the butterfly. really doesn't need much more. Think I shall send this one to Cd Sunday for this weeks challenge.

Woooo Hoooo on a Roll Now

Well folk, what yer know? My mojo has gone into overdrive and the little chap is working flat out. I loved this digistamp on sight so summery and a total change from all the wintery things we've had lately. I printed off several of these and coloured them in in different ways. This was one that I 'nicked' the Step-Childrens pencils for. I love the effect and a few shells nicked from a pot in the bathroom just seem to go so well.

I hope this makes you feel a bit more hopeful of better weather to come.
xx

Bah Humbug

This is my first ever blog challenge for Bah Humbug. I don't want to be caught napping as I was this Christmas. The backing paper is from Glenda's Cd Seasons Greetings as is the tag. The wreath is made of individually cut leaves from a stamp that I bought to do my wedding stationary, I can't think where I bought it though. The leaves were coloured with el cheapo metallic pencils that I bought on holiday from a seaside gift shop, I think they cost about £1.

Ok so I have a new camera but someone has hidden the cables so regretfully I am back to having to scan cards, which really doesn't do them justice. I have some lovely piccies on the camera but until the leads show up, there they will have to stay.

I hope that like us here at Sassie Acres you are all starting to get back to something approaching normality after the Christmas and New Year festivities

A really quick card for a crafting buddy, who is down in the dumps. I have made a card very similar to this before for a colleague who was retiring and was looking forward to spending more time crafting. I found all the sheets I had previously printed, so thrifty too.

To Brighten A Dull Day

Another Old Friend revisited from Sharrons Decoupage Cd. This suits the weather here perfectly. Its dull, damp and very miserable. Consequence of such miserable weather is wet washing hanging limp all round the house Yucky! I hope that those of you having the white stuff manage to keep safe and warm.

It's So Good To Visit Old Friends

Todays offering comes from one of Joanna cd's. I found this image on a sheet I printed off ages ago and imediately wanted to play with it. All the paper is from my scraps box, the scroll is from one of the Glitter Girls Boards. I have spent the last few days 'spring cleaning' my computer, a job I wish 'd never started. I do feel quite virtuous now its done though. How many clipart piccies can one use in a lifetime? I suppose I thought they might come in useful one day.

I am now going to reward myself with a nice glass of Rose Port that my Cyber-Sister Dawnywol and family gave me for Christmas, CHEERS!

Hello Bloggers

Happy New Year to You All.

I'm sorry to have been away for so long, but things here at Sassie Acres have been fraught. 2o10 has been a shocking year with bad health following more bad health. A fall prevented me crafting for many months and then just as I was feeling better Ian was taken very ill. A new year and a clean sheet is finally making me feel more optimistic and crafting is much higher up my list of priorities. You will be pleased to hear that I have a new digi camera, so hopefully the quality of my photographs will be vastly improved.

So it is a case of watch this space. I have just got home from staying with a crafting friend and we have raided the craftshops of W. Sussex and I have bought oodles of lovely new stamps. I have also bought some new dies and shall be looking forward to a decent playtime.

To All of You. I Wish You All the Good Things That You Would Wish For Yourselves and Your Families.

Love & Light
Sass
xx

Our Wonderful Wedding Day

I am so lucky I have such clever friends. The photographs are all the work of Ros Nichols, my bouquet is the work of Tim Nichols. All the dresses and the girls ragdolls are the work of Erica duRand and the centrepiece at the reception, namely the wedding cake is the work of Margaret Goodall. To Thank them seems wholly inadequate.

Under the thumb? He wishes!!

The gorgeous girlies (sorry about the old duck in the middle)

My middle child, eldest son and the Old Lady