get ready for Christmas...

Been playing around with mica powders lately and today being the 25th of the month was a get ready for Christmas class...

This was stamped and heat embossed and then painted with mica powders - very elegant...
and these two cards were spritzed with mica powders and with die cut and embossed baubles...same elements but one mounted onto black and one onto white card.

Trudie, Jean and Angie after this afternoon's 25th class... three very happy ladies - Trudie's a complete newbie...

Seven children tonight between age 6 and 9 - lots of noise, some singing and lots of work done on their black and white albums.

So that's me - completely shattered but very happy.

Bye for now

Sue

Hot, Hot, Hot...

Here at last is my July 365 day challenge page.

Its HOT here and the page reflects that. It has been painted, sprayed, stencilled, stamped. distressed, doodled and ticketed.

It was done a few days ago but Tanya and I have been having such a great time lazing around reading - well falling asleep a lot, swimming - well no that's too strenuous so lying chatting in the pool, playing with inks, paints and other messy stuff and there's so little time - her holiday is half over already.

Tanya is such a WUSS!!!!! its only a henna tattoo after all!!!

While the tattoo dried Tanya had sex on the beach..... and I had a brandy and Sprite...Cheers!

We are having a great time. More tomorrow.

Well, we are going to play cards so

Bye for now

Sue

The girls worked really hard again tonight



...but just look at the state of the table.... am I complaining NO - just look at the standard of work they produce...



this is one of the pages Melissa made - she marbled the card, diecut the letters from paper she had made and stamped and heat embossed the flower and painted it with mica paint



The albums should be finished next week so a bumper blog next Wednesday evening.

I have included the lovely Yaa in the earring watch as she has the most fabulous earrings....



....and here's mine for today...turquoise and pink chandeliers



It's 00.46 so I'm off to bed now so

Bye for now
Sue

Another lovely day in Paradise.

I'm Happy. It's definite!!! Yes, my good friend Tanya has booked her flight to come for a week in April and I'm really excited. We get on so well and are on the same wavelength and I am really looking forward to her visit. We'll create, eat chocolate,laugh, shop and then create and eat more chocolate.....have more laughs and then do it all again!!! Bliss!

On the work front I seem to have been busy lately without anything to show for it. When I returned from wedding dress shopping last month I seemed to hit a plateau - ideas didn't work, it almost felt as though my head was empty..... but at last things are starting to come together and so here are a couple of my latest projects.

First off is an album I made. The papers are from the so gorgeous Delish Designs range with Laura Ashley die cut flowers, Crafty Individuals images and Paper Artsy stamps.


















I made this album as a gift for a friend. I wonder who....!!!



















The beautiful double sided papers are from Robin's nest with yet more Crafty Individual pictures and Paper artsy stamps and of course can't forget the Stickles. Gotta have a bit of glitz!!

I've also been working on a scrapbook page or three but not finished yet. Maybe tomorrow. Waiting for dabber to dry on grungeboard before it can be Stickled!! is that a word?? well it is now! ha!ha!

Right I'm off to bed with a mug of hot chocolate - no surprise there - and to start the first of a series of three books I've been lent about life with the Amish seen through the eyes of two sisters. Its called The Covenant by Beverley Lewis. I'll let you know how I get on tomorrow.

Night, night
hugs Sue xx