Tuesday 30 October 2012

Rainbow Moon.....

Good Morning All,

Well, hope you are all well.....me I am getting there, as you all know I had my beautiful girl Dazzle put to sleep on Monday, she is now in heaven with my Dad and Bilbo, but I think my Dad will be in for a run for his money, as he knows nothing about horses, and I have asked him to look after her for me, until hopefully I get up there......anyhow time is a healer so they say, and I still have to look after my boy Ace, everybody has been a rock for me over the last four day's, and I would like to thank them all, but most of all I would like to thank my Mum, for her cuddles which were much needed, and my wonderful husband, who had the hard task of seeing her on Monday, without you I would not have been able to cope, so if you read this I love you, you have been my rock to cling to, this is not going to be a long and drawn out blog today, but I would just like to tell all about when I left work at 10 on Monday night, I was leaving work, and I happened to look up at the night sky, and there was a beautiful full moon it was so bright, but all around it was the most amazing coloured rings, pinks and blues, the clouds had parted and all you could see was this amazing sight, I went back into to work to call my friend Clare to come and look, as I thought I was seeing things, when Clare saw it all she could do was just gaze at it, and said Wow how amazing, then something inside me realized that it was Dazzle letting me know she is okay..........

Best Wishes
Suzy B
of
D.A.D.
Dazzling Ace Designs 

Saturday 27 October 2012

Less is More Sketch Challenge.........





An Empty Stable.......

Good Afternoon All,

Well  this is not a very happy posting today, I have had my world shattered..... my beloved shire horse Dazzle, has got to be put to sleep on Monday, and I am devastated........I have owned her for 7 years, and she has been a big part in my life, and today I have had to go and say goodbye to her, as I sit here talking to you all, the tears are streaming down my face, I am trying to be strong, but it is not working, I found out the news yesterday, she has had a problem with her back leg, and the vet came and looked at her, and then gave the news that she has arthritis, in her leg and that nothing could be done, and it would only get worse....so I had to make that awful decision, the one that I am sure a lot of you have had to make, so today I had to carry on up at the yard as if nothing was wrong, for her sake nobody else's, I had to keep things as normal for her as possible, the awful thing is if you were to look at her you would think she was fine, so I groomed her and cuddled her and said my goodbye's, and left knowing that was the last time I was going to see her, but my last memory of her is a happy one, she was munching on her hay, I have got to work Sunday and Monday, so my Husband Brian, is going up there, to sort things out for me, I am lucky to still have Ace my youngster. The worst thing I have yet to face is on Tuesday, when I go up the yard, as her stable will be empty.......

This is for Dazzle we will see each other again.....

Thursday 25 October 2012

Full Steam Ahead......

Good Evening All,

How has your day been going.....
I have had a good one, managed to get quite a few chores done today, including a card for the Tuesday Throwdown Halloween Challenge, not bad going for me, I tend to spend most of my time flitting from one thing to another, as my hubbie often says, if you were to just concentrate on one thing at a time, you would get things finished, easier said than done I say, but he does have a point I suppose, I am attending my first day at College tomorrow, so wish me luck...well actually wish my tutor's luck more like.....it's only for three hours, but I do get to pick up my student ID badge.....which allows me a student discount in some shops,
anyway the steamer....the one hubbie got for me, that would not look out of place on the star ship Enterprise, I think I have sussed it, all turned out well last night, I am happy to say, and on reading the instructions, I noticed it can do steamed puddings, so treacle steamed pudding sprung to mind hmmm, just what you need on a cold winters night. Well below you will find the card for today, my new Spellbinder Dies came so I had a little fun....so keep well all, and enjoy your evening, and I will speak to you soon......

Best Wishes
Suzy B
of
D.A.D.
Dazzling Ace Designs


Material Used
6 by 6 White Card Blank with matching envelope.
Base card has been covered with a paper from the Brenda Wilson Collection by K & Co
The spellbinder round die cuts have also been done by using papers from the Brenda Wilson Collection.
Mint Green Glitter Card from Create and Craft.
Mannequin and buttons have been cut with Spellbinder Shapeabilities Sewing Elements dies 
Ribbon Bow and Pink Gem are from my craft stash.


Tuesday Throwdown Challenge Halloween....




Grab Our Button





Wednesday 24 October 2012

Back To The Here and Now.....

Good Afternoon All,

Hope all is well with you...... not very nice weather again here in Cornwall, misty and drizzle.... supposed to get colder as the weekend draws near, time to get the thermals out I think..... also the clocks go back on Saturday, an extra hour in bed hooray.... well I had the usual day today, up the yard early morning, it's so dark when you get up there, the yard is in the middle of fields, so no street lamps, so myself and Alison have got the torches that go on your head, we look like a couple of miners going around the yard.... once everything had been done, it was time to take the rabble for there morning constitutional...... the boys were up for it, but not Smarty Pants...she took one look at the drizzle and thought not b....y  likely, and legged it on to the back seat... so it was just me and the boys.... apart from the drizzle it really was quite nice, there was a slight mist over the fields, all I wanted to set the scene, was Heathcliffe or better still Mark Darcy.... running across the fields, you know what I mean girls don't you, oh well one can but dream.... know back to the here and now, we were all walking across the field the boys were jumping up on the hedges, I was away with the fairies.... when all of a sudden there was an almighty kerfuffle coming from the bushes, when out came a kestrel, it was the most beautiful bird, the markings were lovely and it was about 6ft away from me, and it just looked at us and flew up in to the trees, it was amazing, even the boys were as stunned as I was.... anyhow when I returned to the yard, who was sat in the Wendy house waiting.... Smarty Pants, she had got out of the tailgate of my truck, that I left opened, and went and sat on her cushion ( yes she has a cushion in the Wendy house that the girls up the yard had got her) and was waiting for me, she has me sussed, she knew exactly what I would be doing on my return, having a coffee..... so after  spending some more time at the yard we returned home, and I am know talking to you, well if you read my blog yesterday....  you will know hubby got me a new steamer, well it did not all go as planned..... put the potatoes in one side, the broccoli and cauliflower in one section and the carrots in the other section....put them on the time the little booklet said....and switched on, went out to check if all was okay, the veg were fine but the spuds well not so good, they were no way near done, so had to finish them of on the hob, which defeats the object really, so I will have to do some more reading of the instructions, as it was my first time of using it.....and I'm sure I  will get better won't I.....
now it is my daughter Hazel's birthday on Halloween, and below is the card I have made for her, hope she likes it........

Best Wishes
Suzy B
of
D.A.D.
Dazzling Ace Designs


Materials Used

White C5 Card Blank with matching envelope.
Base card has been covered with a paper from K & Co
The torn paper is one of Debbie Moore's  designs from the Shabby Chic cd rom
The main image is my own design that I have re-sized to fit the card and then die cut using the spellbinder frame, this has been layered on to a piece of blue pergamano parchment paper, which i have embossed, and die cut using the spellbinder frame die.
White lace is from my craft stash
Silk Flowers
Crystal Tipped Head Pins x 2
Clay flowers from my collection of broken jewellery
The little heart and chain is also from my stash of odds and ends
The scrolls are one of the X Cut Die range



Tuesday 23 October 2012

Craft Block..........

Good Afternoon Every One........

Well having a bit of a crafting block today......one minute I am full of inspiration, the next minute I am just sitting at my craft table, looking at all the bit's I have in front of me, oh well there is always tomorrow, called in to my mum's on the way back from the yard, my other Debbie Moore Cd has arrived, the Shabby Chic Christmas one, you would have thought I would of got some ideas from it, but I do not appear to be in the right frame of mind, not at the moment anyway...of course that could all change later, ( although I cannot see it happening to be honest) I did manage to do a fair bit of crafting yesterday, I am pleased to say...which is just as well, hubby purchased me a new steamer of E-Bay, it was new and packaged, evidently it was an unwanted wedding pressie, well when he took it from the packaging last night, it looks like a mini computer, it has all these blue light's, an alarm if the water level gets to low, I am supposed to be steaming the veg for tea tonight, that should be interesting, I have to work out how to use it yet, might end up with a sarnie.....I will let you know how it turns out tomorrow, so on that note I had better go and try to fathom the steamer out, so hope you all have a good evening, and I will speak to you all tomorrow......

Best Wishes
Suzy B
of
D.A.D.
Dazzling Ace Designs


Materials Used
White 6 by 6 Card Blank with matching envelope,
I have covered the base card with some pretty Christmas Paper I had in my stash,
The image is one of Christine Haworth's poppets that I printed on to a white card stock, then cut using a spellbinder frame die.
Green linen effect card stock has been used to layer the image on to, which has also been die cut with a spellbinder frame die.
Offset to one side I have placed a round spellbinder frame with a scalloped edge, this has been cut in a red mirri card.
The Christmas Bauble is also a spellbinder die, that has been cut in the same card stock as the frame.


Monday 22 October 2012

Cute Card Thursday Glitter Challenge.....

My Entry For Cute Card Thursday Glitter Challenge





Sorry for Shouting.......

Good Morning All,


First of all I would like to apologise, to everyone who has read my blog, a kind lady  has informed me that I have been shouting at you all.....when I have been writing my blog, I have been doing it all in capital letters, I am new to this, so it has come as quite a shock, so please I did not mean to offend anyone.......anyhow, I have had some trouble with the computer this weekend, well not the computer really me, I am hopeless, I have been trying no end to get a link up and running for the Autumn challenge with Crafty Card Makers, and yippee thanks to a kind lady called Lin at Crafty Card makers who has been very helpful and also very patient, we have had success, so I think I may have the hang of it, and also I will stop shouting....except at hubbie that is,  well I hope you are all well, I purchased my first Christmas present today, a fisher price toy for my grandson Jacob, it will be his first Christmas, not long know.....and has anyone seen the weather we are supposed to be getting....snow and ice, I do hope the weathermen have got it wrong, snow is lovely to look out at, but not so lovely when you have to go out in it especially driving......so hopefully they are wrong, like they have been on other occasions. Well what you all up to today....me I am going to get changed in to something comfortable, do a few chores and then hopefully some crafting....once again sorry for shouting at you. So hope you all have good day what ever you are doing, and I will speak to you all again soon.

Best Wishes 
Suzy B
of
D.A.D.
Dazzling Ace Designs


Materials Used

White base card, that has been printed on to with a design sheet from the Debbie Moore Shabby Chic CD
Main image is also from the Cd,
Spellbinder Frame Die Cuts have been used in the layering
Flower has been cut with the Cricut Home Decor cartridge.
Lemon Card Stock.
Clear tag is from a range made by Anita's



Sunday 21 October 2012

CHRISTMAS CARDS ALL YEAR ROUND OCTOBER CHALLENGE.....




Christmas Cards All Year Round






CARD MAKING MAMAS CARD CHALLENGE SPOOKY.....


THIS IS MY CHALLENGE ENTRY











Crafty Card Makers Autumn Challenge Entry.......

Crafty Cardmakers








FANTASY FAIRY BY LINDA RAVENSCROFT.

BASE CARD USED IS WHITE AND EMBOSSED WITH A GOLD LEAF AT THE BOTTOM OF THE CARD, THE IMAGE IS FROM LINDA RAVENSCROFT CD ROM. I HAVE MATTED AND LAYERED THE IMAGE ON TO A GOLD MIRRI CARD.
SPACED IN BETWEEN THE GOLD LEAF I HAVE PLACED, TINY AMBER COLOURED TEAR SHAPED GEMS. I JUST LOVE THE AUTUMN COLOURS OF THIS DESIGN.













SUPER SUNDAY................

GOOD MORNING ALL........

A BIT GRIM HERE IN CORNWALL AT THE MOMENT, QUITE MISTY AND DAMP, THE PERFECT WEATHER FOR CRAFTING.......UP AT THE CRACK OF DAWN AGAIN THIS MORNING, DONE ALL THE CHORES UP AT THE STABLES, PUPS AND SMARTY PANTS HAVE BEEN FOR A RUN, AND IT IS ONLY 9.15, AND I HAVE ALSO ENTERED ANOTHER CARD CHALLENGE, TIMELESS TUESDAY, SO I AM ON THE BALL AT THE MOMENT, BUT THAT COULD ALL CHANGE, AS HUBBY HAS JUST GOT UP.......NOT SURE WHAT PLANS WE HAVE TODAY, USUALLY TAKE THE DOGS FOR A NICE RUN, TOGETHER AS IT IS THE ONLY WHOLE DAY MYSELF AND HUBBY GET TO SPEND TOGETHER ONCE A FORTNIGHT, AS I WORK EVERY OTHER WEEKEND,  SO WE TRY AND DO SOMETHING.....ANYWAY, YOU KNOW I SAID I HAD ORDERED THE NEW DEBBIE MOORE CD ROM SHABBY CHIC, WELL I GOT THEM YESTERDAY, SO I WAS PLAYING WITH THE DESIGNS, I HAVE ONLY LOOKED AT ONE OF THE CDs SO FAR AND AS PROMISED I HAVE DESIGNED A CARD FOR YOU ALL TO SEE  TODAY, WELL I WILL BORE YOU NO LONGER  SO I WILL LEAVE YOU ALL, AS I AM SURE YOU ALL HAVE LOTS TO DO......AND I HAVE A CUP OF COFFEE AWAITING ME, ALSO I AM ITCHING TO DO SOME CRAFTING, SO TAKE CARE AND HAVE A GREAT SUNDAY, SPEAK SOON.

BEST WISHES 
AND LOL
SUZY B
OF
D.A.D.
DAZZLING ACE DESIGNS

http://dazzling-ace-designs.hostedbywebstore.co.uk/


MATERIALS USED 

WHITE BASE CARD THAT HAS BEEN PRINTED ON TO WITH ONE OF THE DESIGN SHEETS FROM DEBBIE MOORE'S SHABBY CHIC COLLECTION.
BURGUNDY CARD STOCK, DIE CUT WITH A SPELLBINDER FRAME DIE
IMAGE FROM DEBBIE MOORE'S SHABBY CHIC CD ROM, THAT HAS BEEN DIE CUT USING A SPELLBINDER FRAME.
FLOWERS HAVE BEEN CUT WITH THE CRICUT MACHINE'S HOME DECOR CARTRIDGE, USING PAPERS FROM K&CO
VINTAGE PEARLS AND BURGUNDY RIBBON ARE FROM MY CRAFT STASH.



TIMELESS TUESDAY CARD CHALLENGE ENTRY...........

MORNING ALL.


THIS POST IS FOR MY NEW CARD CHALLENGE.......YES I KNOW ANOTHER ONE,






MY ENTRY FOR THE CHALLENGE



Saturday 20 October 2012

STRESS LESS SATURDAY.....



GOOD AFTERNOON ALL......

WELL WHAT A LOVELY DAY, THE WEATHER IS GOOD, WELL IT IS HERE IN SUNNY CORNWALL, HOPE IT IS WERE YOU ARE.....
WELL DONE ALL MY CHORES UP AT THE YARD THIS MORNING, HAD A COFFEE WITH MARY, AND POPPED IN TO MY MUM'S ON THE WAY HOME, AND GUESS WHAT MY DEBBIE MOORE CD ROMS HAVE ARRIVED YIPPEE, SO AS SOON AS I HAVE DONE A FEW THINGS AROUND THE HOUSE I WILL BE CRAFTING AWAY, HEAVEN....
WELL YESTERDAY I ENTERED A CARD CHALLENGE FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH TUESDAY THROWDOWN, AND TODAY I HAVE ENTERED ANOTHER ONE FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH LESS IS MORE...SO I AM REALLY GETTING INTO THE WHOLE INTERNET THING KNOW, ON THE WAY BACK FROM THE YARD TODAY, I STOPPED AT A YARD AND GARAGE SALE, AND BAGGED MYSELF SOME BARGAINS.....A NICE BLACK WATERPROOF COAT FOR HUBBIE, TWO THROWS FOR THE SOFA'S, AND THREE SWEAT TOPS FOR ME INCLUDING A BENCH ONE, ALL FOR £6.00, HOW'S THAT FOR A BARGAIN, SO THE WASHING MACHINE IS GOING AT THE MOMENT.....LOOKING FORWARD TO DOING SOME SERIOUS CRAFTING THIS AFTERNOON, SO I WILL NOT KEEP YOU ALL FROM YOUR SATURDAY ANY LONGER, AND PLUS I HAVE JUST HERD THE KETTLE SWITCH OFF, TIME FOR A CAPPUCCINO I THINK...SO YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD DAY AND I WILL SPEAK TO YOU TOMORROW TAKE CARE,
THE CARD I HAVE UPLOADED TODAY IS THE ONE I HAVE ENTERED INTO THE LESS IS MORE CHALLENGE
OPPSIE HAVE JUST ENTERED ANOTHER CRAFT CHALLENGE JUST SEPIA, WITH MY TIME TO CRAFT.

BEST WISHES
 SUZY B
of
DAZZLING ACE DESIGNS




"Less is More"





OPPSIE HAVE JUST ENTERED ANOTHER CHALLENGE THIS ONE IS JUST SEPIA WITH 
MY TIME TO CRAFT.

http://www.mytimetocraftchallenge.blogspot.co.uk/





Friday 19 October 2012

FEELGOOD FRIDAY......

HI ALL,

HOW ARE YOU ALL DOING THIS FINE FRIDAY........
ME I HAVE HAD A GOOD DAY SO FAR, HAD A GOOD DAY UP AT THE YARD, THE NEW INDOOR SCHOOL IS NEARLY FINISHED, SO WE ARE ABLE TO USE IT AGAIN YIPPEE, AND THE SURFACE IS WONDERFUL, SO SPRINGY, IT SHOULD ALL BE FINISHED FINGERS CROSSED , FOR WHEN MARY KING COMES TO THE YARD ON NOVEMBER 4TH I CANNOT WAIT....THEY STILL HAVE TO COMPLETE THE GALLERY, BUT HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT IT SHOULD NOT TAKE LONG, HORSES WERE A BIT ON THERE TOES WHEN THEY FIRST WENT IN THE SCHOOL AS A LOT HAS CHANGED, FROM WHEN THEY WERE IN THERE LAST BUT THEY SOON SETTLED, AND AS OF TODAY I HAVE 9 DAYS OFF WORK BLISS, TIME TO CATCH UP ON SOME CRAFTING I THINK....I NEED TO START MAKING SOME CARDS, HAVE BEEN A BIT LAPSED LATELY, I NEED A KICK UP THE BACKSIDE, BUT I AM DETERMINED TO GET BACK ON TRACK, TODAY I JOINED A CARD CHALLENGE WEBSITE, CALLED TUESDAY THROWDOWN , SO THAT SHOULD BE GOOD, I AM GOING TO SUBMIT MY ENTRY FOR IT TODAY, SO  QUITE EXCITED ABOUT THAT.....AND HOPEFULLY I WILL BE RECEIVING MY DEBBIE MOORE CD ROM ANY DAY KNOW, CANNOT WAIT TO START PLAYING WITH THAT ANYHOW MUST GO AS LOTS TO DO, WILL CATCH UP WITH YOU GUYS TOMORROW, SO TILL THEN HAVE A GREAT EVENING AND SPEAK AGAIN SOON.

BEST WISHES 
SUZY B
of
DAZZLING ACE DESIGNS


BELOVED BEARTRIX POTTER 
THIS IS MY ENTRY FOR THE TUESDAY THROWDOWN
TEA AT GRANNIES

http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.co.uk/


Wednesday 17 October 2012

SHORT AND SWEET..............

MORNING ALL..

YES YOU ARE NOT SEEING THINGS, I AM ACTUALLY BLOGGING AT 5.45 IN THE MORNING, I AM OF TO WORK SHORTLY BUT I HAD AN URGE TO TALK TO ALL YOU LOVELY PEEPS, WELL HAVE ANY OF YOU BEEN WATCHING CREATE AND CRAFT.....I COULD HAVE SPENT A FORTUNE, ON SOME OF THE SPELLBINDER DIES, THEY ARE GORGEOUS, AND AS YOU KNOW I DO LOVE  MY CUTTING MACHINES....THEY MAKE MY LIFE SO MUCH EASIER, AS FOR THE LIFE OF ME I CANNOT  EVEN CUT A STRAIGHT LINE WITHOUT USING A GUILLOTINE, THE DIE THAT CAUGHT MY EYE WAS THE NEEDLE CRAFT SET, I MIGHT JUST HAVE TO ASK MY MUM TO ORDER IT FOR ME, SO IF YOU ARE READING MY BLOG MUM COULD YOU ADD IT TO YOUR BASKET......BUT I HAVE ORDERED A COUPLE OF THE NEW DEBBIE MOORE CD ROMS AS I AM ALSO A LOVER OF THOSE TOO. IT IS THE SHABBY CHIC COLLECTION, INCLUDING THE CHRISTMAS ONE, THEY ARE JUST BEAUTIFUL, SO WHEN I RECEIVE THEM, AFTER I HAVE HAD A PLAY , I WILL HOPEFULLY BE UPLOADING SOME OF MY CREATIONS FOR ALL TO SEE. WELL AS THE TITLE SAY'S THIS IS A SHORT AND SWEET BLOGG TODAY, AS I CAN HEAR THE KETTLE CALLING, AND I HAVE YET TO IRON MY UNIFORM, SO YOU ALL HAVE A GOOD DAY AND I WILL SPEAK TO YOU AGAIN  SOON

BEST WISHES 
SUZY B
of
D.A.D.
DAZZLING ACE DESIGNS


MATERIALS USED

8 BY 8  BASE CARD WITH MATCHING ENVELOPE
FILIGREE BORDER CUT IN A GOLD EMBOSSED MIRRI BOARD USING THE CRICUT HOME DECOR CARTRIDGE
FILIGREE FRAME ALSO CUT USING THE CRICUT HOME DECOR CARTRIDGE IN A GREEN CARD STOCK
CHRISTMAS FLOWERS DIE IN GOLD EMBOSSED MIRRI CARD USING THE SPELLBINDER DIE CUT
CHRISTMAS BAUBLE DIE CUT EMBOSSED USING A SPELLBINDER DIE
IN THE CENTRE OF THE FLOWERS I HAVE PLACED GOLD SNOWFLAKE BRAD
THE TAG IS A CHRISTMAS TAG PURCHASED FROM  ARTS AND GRAPHICS.




BUSY BUSY BUSY.....

HI ALL,

HOW YOU ALL BEEN KEEPING....SORRY I HAVE NOT BEEN AT MY COMPUTER, BUT I HAVE BEEN QUITE BUSY WORK AND ALL, ALSO  I HAVE BEEN THROWN BACK INTO MUCKING MY HORSES OUT....DURING THE SPRING AND SUMMER, THE HORSES AT THE YARD ARE ALL OUT AT NIGHT, AND COME IN FOR ABOUT 5 HOURS DURING THE DAY, TO GIVE THE GRASS A BREAK, THE LATER PART OF AUTUMN AND WINTER IT IS THE REVERSE, SO YOU CAN IMAGINE THE AMOUNT OF MESS THAT HAS TO BE CLEARED OUT OF THE STABLES, WELL BECAUSE OF ALL THE RAIN WE HAVE HAD, THE FIELDS ARE QUITE SLIPPY, AND YES MY GIRLIE DAZZLE HAS SLIPPED AND HURT HER BACK LEG, SO NEEDLESS TO SAY SHE IS BEING KEPT IN TO REST IT, AND I AM ALSO KEEPING MY BOY IN ACE, ALTHOUGH HE DOES GO OUT FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS DURING THE DAY. SO I HAVE BEEN SHOVELLING  S.....T AND LOADS OF IT, IT'S SURPRISING HOW MUCH YOU ACHE WHEN YOU HAVE NOT DONE IT FOR WHILE, SO I AM STINKING OF DEEP HEAT AT THE MOMENT, BUT I MUST ADMIT I DO GO TO BED A LOT HAPPIER KNOWING THAT THEY ARE TUCKED UP IN THERE STABLES AND NOT OUT IN THE WIND AND RAIN WE HAVE BEEN HAVING,  AND THE PUPS WELL I AM NOT VERY IMPRESSED WITH THEM AT THE MOMENT, WENT TO WORK YESTERDAY, DID ALL THE THINGS MY HUSBAND  PUT ON A LIST ON THE KITCHEN WALL, OF ALL THE THINGS WE HAVE TO MOVE BEFORE WE EVEN GO OUT OF THE FRONT DOOR, AND TROTTED OF TO WORK, WELL DURING YESTERDAY MORNING, WE WERE DISCUSSING WHAT TO DO, WITH THE RESIDENTS, AS REGARDS ACTIVITY, AND BECAUSE IT WAS A LOVELY DAY WE THOUGHT WE WOULD MAKE GOOD USE OF THE WEATHER, SO DECIDED THAT I WOULD COME HOME AND PICK UP THE PUPS AND SMARTY PANTS, AND WE WOULD TAKE A COUPLE OF THE RESIDENTS FOR A WALK, ALONG WITH THE DOG'S.... SO I CAME HOME OPENED THE FRONT DOOR AND WAS GREETED BY THREE HAPPY DOGS......BUT NOT SUCH A HAPPY OWNER....THEY HAD GOT THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD AND CHEWED THROUGH  THE WIRES, AND ALSO THE HOUSE PHONE WAS IN BITS ON THE FLOOR WITH WIRES CHEWED, THEY HAD GOT A BOX OF BONIOS OF THE TOP OF THE TUMBLE DRYER AND ATE  THE B.....Y LOT, SO YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW CROSS I WAS, AND  THE LAST THING I WANTED TO DO WAS TO TAKE THEM ALL OUT ON A JOLLY, ROUND THE PARK, SO I CLEARED UP THE DEBRIS, AND THOUGHT TO MYSELF,  WHAT MY SELF AND HUBBY HAD FORGOT TO REALISE WAS, THAT THEY ARE NOT ONLY GROWING OUT BUT ALSO UP, SO THE THINGS THAT WERE ONCE OUT OF REACH, ARE KNOW IN EASY REACH, SO THE PUPS GOT THERE WALK IN THE SUNSHINE, WHICH I MUST ADMIT WAS GREAT, AND AS MY HUBBY SAID WHEN I TOLD HIM, WHAT THEY HAD DONE IT REALLY IS NO BIG DEAL......

BEST WISHES
SUZY B
of
D.A.D.
DAZZLING ACE DESIGNS


MATERIALS USED

WHITE CARD BLANK 6INS BY 6INS WITH MATCHING ENVELOPE
THIS CARD HAS BEEN MADE ENTIRELY BY USING THE CRAFTER'S COMPANION CD ROM TOREAD
THE MATCHING PAPERS ARE FROM THE CD ROM ALONG WITH THE MAIN IMAGE,
THE MAIN IMAGE HAS BEEN DIE CUT BY USING ONE OT HE SPELLBINDER DIE'S,

THIS REALLY IS A SIMPLE DESIGN BUT SO PRETTY.








Thursday 11 October 2012

JUST ONE OF THOSE DAYS.........

HI ALL,

WELL THE WEATHER IS BACK TO NORMAL HERE IN CORNWALL, WET......
GOT UP LATE THIS MORNING, WHICH I HATE DOING, I  DID NOT HAVE TO GO TO WORK FORTUNATELY, BUT I WAS LATE GETTING UP TO THE YARD......THE HORSES WERE STANDING AT THE GATE TAPPING THERE TOES, AS IF TO SAY WHAT B.......Y TIME DO YOU CALL THIS, DON'T YOU KNOW IT'S BEEN RAINING ALL NIGHT......SO THEY STOMPED OF UP TO THERE COSY STABLES, AND NEVER SPOKE TO ME FOR THE REST OF THE MORNING, I WAS ALSO IN SMARTY PANTS BAD BOOKS, AS I HAD TO GO AND PICK HER UP OF MY BED THIS MORNING, TO BRING HER DOWNSTAIRS TO GET READY TO GO UP THE YARD....SHE MUST HAVE KNOWN IT WAS RAINING.....ANYWAY, I DID HAVE A CHAT WITH MARY AND ANTIA, UP THE YARD, AND OF COURSE A FEW CUPS OF COFFEE....WELL WHAT ELSE WERE WE SUPPOSED TO DO, ESPECIALLY IN THE RAIN....THEN ANTIA CHEERED US ALL UP BY SAYING SHE IS OFF ON HER HOLS IN TWO WEEKS, AND GUESS WERE SHE IS OFF TO .....BARBADOS, ALL THAT SUNSHINE AND HEAT, BLISS, AND THEN LIZZIE INFORMS  US THAT SHE TOO IS OF ON HER HOLS THIS SATURDAY....AND SHE IS GOING TO ISRAEL, MORE HEAT AND SUNSHINE.....NEVER MIND, WE MIGHT GET SOME SUNSHINE YET, WE MUST'NT GIVE UP HOPE.....ANYWAY I AM HOLIDAY AT THE END OF THE MONTH, BUT I WILL BE STAYING AT HOME, I REALLY DO NEED TO GET SOME CRAFTING DONE, I HAVE MADE NO CHRISTMAS CARDS YET FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY, AND I WAS ALSO GOING TO MAKE MY OWN TREE DECORATIONS THIS YEAR....SO I REALLY DO NEED TO GET MY BACKSIDE IN GEAR....I AM ALSO GOING TO BUY SOME AIR DRYING CLAY AND MAKE MY OWN CHARMS TO USE IN MY CARD MAKING, JUST NEED TO BUY SOME LITTLE MOULDS , LOOKING FORWARD TO MAKING THEM......ONCE I HAVE MADE SOME I WILL POST THEM ON MY BLOG, IF THEY TURN OUT ALRIGHT, I MIGHT HAVE A GO AT MAKING SOME CLAY BEADS, WE WILL SEE. WELL I WILL NOT BE DOING MUCH IN THE WAY OF CRAFTING THIS WEEKEND, AS I AM ON SHIFT FRIDAY,SAT,SUN. SO HOPEFULLY I WILL DO SOME ON MONDAY, AT LEAST MAKE A START ON THE CHRISTMAS CARDS, AND PURCHASE THE CLAY PERHAPS WE WILL SEE........
AS OF YET I HAVE NOT POSTED ANY PICTURES OF MY HORSES SO I THOUGHT TODAY I WOULD. I NEED TO MAKE AMENDS FOR BEING LATE GETTING THEM IN THIS MORNING.....
MY HORSES ARE CALLED ACE OF SPADES, BUT WE JUST CALL HIM ACE  AND DAZZLE, MY BUSINESS IS NAMED AFTER MY HORSE'S, WHEN I WAS TRYING TO COME UP WITH A NAME, MY FRIEND ALISON UP THE YARD CAME UP WITH THIS ONE, AND IF YOU TAKE THE FIRST LETTER OF EACH, IT SPELLS DAD, WHICH I LOVE, AS I LOST MY DAD TO CANCER IN 2004.

BEST WISHES
SUZY B
of
D.A.D.
DAZZLING ACE DESIGNS


ACE OF SPADES

UP A BIT.....

HOPE I'VE THE PINK SPARKLY SHOES THIS TIME

DAZZLE YOU ARE SO NOSY....

ONE OF MY SHIRES OLD SHOES BEING TAKEN OFF.....




Wednesday 10 October 2012

BACK TO SCHOOL AGAIN......

HI ALL,

WELL HOW YOU ALL DOING....WELL THOUGHT I WOULD LET YOU ALL KNOW,  I AM BACK AT COLLEGE, CAN YOU BELIEVE IT, ME 56 YEARS YOUNG, HOB NOBBING WITH ALL THE LATE TEENS EARLY TWENTIES CROWD, BETTER LET YOU ALL KNOW WHY I WAS THERE......I AM GOING TO BE DOING..... A LEVEL 3 DIPLOMA COURSE ON HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE, I ALREADY HAVE MY NVQ 2, THAT I COMPLETED ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, SO I SUPPOSE THIS IS THE NEXT STEP ON THE MANAGEMENT LADDER SO TO SPEAK.... BUT AT THE MOMENT, THE WORKLOAD LOOKS QUITE DAUNTING .....BUT I HAVE TO ATTEND COLLEGE ON A REGULAR BASIS TO DO THE MANDATORY UNITS , AND THEN I GET TO CHOOSE SOME UNITS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO. IN TOTAL THERE ARE 58 UNITS, AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT WILL TAKE ABOUT A YEAR TO COMPLETE, SO I WILL BE STUDYING HARD, BUT I MUST ADMIT I DO NOT SEEM TO BE ABLE TO RETAIN INFORMATION AS WELL I USED TO.....OH DEAR, ANYWAY I HAD TO HAVE MY PHOTO TAKEN AT THE COLLEGE TODAY FOR MY IDENTITY BADGE, AND YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE HAVING TO POSE FOR A PHOTO, SHE TOOK ABOUT THREE, THE FIRST ONE SHE ACTUALLY SAID QUITE LOUDLY I MIGHT SAY, THAT THIS ONES NO GOOD YOU HAVE YOUR MOUTH OPEN AND EYES SHUT.....WELL WHAT DOES SHE EXPECT, WHEN THREE OF MY WORK CHUMS WHO ARE ALSO DOING THE SAME COURSE,  STOOD THERE PULLING FACES....I ASK YOU, WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE ADULT'S, BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT BECAUSE I AM CLASSED AS A STUDENT, I GET STUDENT DISCOUNT IN SOME OF THE HIGH STREET SHOPS, DOROTHY PERKINS, NEW LOOK, PEACOCKS NOT SURE WHAT OTHERS, STILL JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS, HMM I WONDER, YOU SEE MY HUBBY OWNS A MUSIC SHOP, I WONDER IF HE OFFERS STUDENT DISCOUNT.......SO I SUPPOSE I HAD BETTER MAKE GOOD USE OF THE  SPARE TIME I HAVE AT THE MOMENT, AS I WILL NOT HAVE MUCH WHEN I HAVE TO STAR  STUDYING..NEVER MIND NO BODY HELD A GUN TO MY HEAD TO START THE COURSE IN THE FIRST PLACE, AND IT JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU ARE NEVER TO OLD TO LEARN....

BEST WISHES
SUZY B
of
D.A.D.
DAZZLING ACE DESIGNS


MATERIALS USED

THIS IS A MOST SIMPLE DESIGN
HAMMERED WHITE BASE CARD 350 GSM WITH MATCHING ENVELOPE 
IMAGE TAKE FROM THE TATTY TEDS CD ROM
SPELLBINDER FRAMES
PALE BLUE GINGHAM PAPER BY KANBAN 
SPOTS HAVE BEEN PUNCHED IN A PALE BLUE AND DARK BLUE LINEN EFFECT CARD STOCK



Monday 8 October 2012

NATURES WONDERS........

GOOD AFTERNOON ALL

ANOTHER DRY DAY HERE IN CORNWALL AT THE MOMENT....THIS MORNING I WENT OUT INTO OUR GARDEN AND IT WAS A BIT MISTY AND THE DEW WAS DRIPPING FROM THE TREES,EVERYTHING IS LOOKING A LITTLE SAD AND BEDRAGLED AT THE MOMENT, THERE ARE HARDLY ANY LEAVES LEFT ON THE TREES, THEY ARE ALL OVER MY LAWN....AND I STOOD THERE JUST GAZING AROUND, AND THINKING TO MY SELF ISN'T NATURE WONDERFUL, WHEN YOU REALLY STOP TO LOOK, I TOOK A COUPLE OF PICS, ONE OF A MOST WONDERFUL SPIDERS WEBB, WHICH REMINDED ME OF A CRYSTAL CHANDALIER, AND ANOTHER OF A SOLITARY ROSE, I JUST THOUGHT THEY WERE SO BEAUTIFUL I HAD TO SHARE THEM WITH YOU. WELL I WENT CRAFT SHOPPING TODAY WITH MY WONDERFUL AND VERY PATIENT MUM...AS I WAS NOT IN THE BEST OF MOODS TODAY, DUE TO A FALL OUT WITH MY DAUGHTER HAZEL THIS MORNING, BUT HEY HO I HAVE BROAD SHOULDERS AND I AM SURE IT WILL ALL SORT ITSELF OUT....WELL UPON ARRIVAL AT MY MUMS, SHE SAID SHE HAD SOME TEDDIES FOR THE BOYS, BUT I WOULD HAVE TO REMOVE THERE EYES, NOT THE PUPS EYES THE TEDDIES, JUST INCASE THERE ARE ANY ANIMAL ACTIVISTS READING MY BLOG,AS THE EYES COULD GET STUCK IN THE PUPS THROATS....BUT I COULD NOT BRING MYSELF TO PULL THE TEDDY'S EYES OUT, IT'S AS IF THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO FEEL ME DOING IT, AND I AM SURE THEY LOOKED STRAIGHT AT ME WHEN I LOOKED AT THEM, ANYWAY DID ANYONE WATCH TOY STORY.....WELL ME AND MUM DEPARTED TO THE THE RANGE, TO LOOK AT THE CRAFT GOODIES, KNOW I DID SAY LOOK....BUT AS US CRAFTER'S KNOW WE CANNOT JUST LOOK, SO I PURCHASED SOME GREAT STAMPS, AN EMBOSSING FOLDER, SOME BLANK CARDS AND ENVELOPES, AND SOME BROWN TAGS, MUM BROUGHT SOME EMBOSSING POWDERS,BLANK CARDS AND ENVELOPES, KNITTING NEEDLES AND SOME POPCORN.....THAT'S RIGHT POPCORN, WE HAD A GOOD LOOK AROUND BEFORE WE RETURNED HOME, BUT NOTHING ELSE CAUGHT OUR FANCY, SO I DROPPED MY MUM OFF AT HOME AND KNOW I AM TALKING TO YOU.
I AM NOT UPLOADING A CARD TODAY, I AM HOPEFULLY GOING TO MAKE A CARD WITH MY NEW GOODIES, SO WILL SHARE IT WITH YOU TOMORROW.

BEST WISHES 
SUZY B
of
D.A.D.
DAZZLING ACE DESIGNS



TODAY'S PURCHASES
MY CRYSTAL CHANDALIER

A SOLITARY ROSE



Sunday 7 October 2012

SUNDAY STROLL.......

GOOD AFTERNOON ALL,

IT'S ANOTHER DRY DAY HERE IN CORNWALL......
UP AT THE CRACK OF DAWN AGAIN THIS MORNING, WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME.... I AM NOT AT WORK THIS WEEKEND, SO YOU WOULD THINK I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A LIE IN.....NO NOT ME I WAKE UP THE SAME TIME EVERY MORNING 4.56, AND THAT'S IT, I LIE THERE THINKING I WILL DOZE OFF IN A MINUTE, NOT A CHANCE, I AM STILL LYING THERE AT 05.30 SO I THOUGHT I MIGHT AS WELL GET UP AND GO TO THE STABLES, WHICH IS WHAT I DID, ALONG WITH THE RABBLE. ONCE FINISHED AT THE YARD I TOOK THE BOYS AND QUEEN SMARTY PANTS OVER TO OUR FIELDS, FOR A RUN ABOUT BEFORE RETURNING HOME. HOUSE WAS NICE AND QUITE, HUBBY STILL IN BED....NICE TIME FOR A BIT OF ME TIME, QUITE CUP OF COFFEE,BOYS WERE SLEEPING AND QUEEN SMARTY PANTS WAS SAT ON HER THRONE ( IT'S A CHAIR I HAVE IN MY CRAFT ROOM, NOT A REAL THRONE...)SO I CHECKED MY E-MAILS AND MY BLOGG, AND I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME SAPPHIRES MUM AS ONE OF MY FOLLOWERS,THANK YOU.I MAY HAVE MENTIONED THAT I BELONG TO AN ON LINE CRAFT GROUP CALLED CRAFT BUBBLE, AND OUR OCTOBER CHALLENGE THIS MONTH IS TRAVEL, SO I PUT MY THINKING CAP ON AND DESIGNED A CARD FOR THE CHALLENGE. THEN I HEARD THE DOLCET TONES OF HUBBY, COMING DOWN THE STAIRS,PEACE AND QUITE SHATTERED, ONCE WE HAD BREAKFAST WE DECIDED, THAT OUR SUNDAY STROLL WOULD BE HAYLE BEACH TODAY, SO WE PACKED UP A FEW ESSENTIALS, AND TRUNDLED OF TO THE BEACH. ONCE AT HAYLE WE UNLOADED THE TRUCK, WITH THE DOGS AND HEADED OF TO THE BEACH, IT WAS RELATIVELY QUITE, WHICH WAS NICE SO THE RABBLE STARTED CHASING EACH OTHER, SMARTY PANTS WAS TRYING TO CATCH THE SEAGULLS AND THE BOYS FOUND A CRAB....WHICH WAS A BIT OF A SURPRISE NOT ONLY FOR THE CRAB, BUT ALSO FOR THE PUPS ESPECIALLY WHEN IT STARTED TO CRAWL OF DOWN THE BEACH..THEY ALSO ENCOUNTRED THERE FIRST PIECE OF SEAWEED, WHICH DID NOT GO DOWN TO WELL, I THINK IT WAS THE TEXTURE THEY WERE NOT KEEN ON, MYSELF AND HUBBY WENT IN THE SEA ONLY FOR A PADDLE BUT I DID HAVE MY WELLIES ON, BRIAN HAD HIS SANDALS ON , AND HE DID PASS REMARK THAT THE SEA WAS A BIT CHILLY, SO GLAD I HAD WELLIES ON,IT'S JUST NICE TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT IN TO THE FRESH AIR,AS MYSELF AND HUBBY BOTH WORK INSIDE, SO IT FLUSHES AWAY THE COBWEBS,I ALSO COLLECTED SOME PRETTY SHELLS, WHICH I HOPE TO USE IN A FUTURE PROJECT I HAVE GOING AROUND IN MY HEAD AT THE MOMENT.SO WHAT A GREAT WAY TO SPEND A SUNDAY,AND TOMORROW I AM TAKING MY MUM CRAFT SHOPPING YIPEE....
BELOW IS A PICTURE OF THE OCTOBER CHALLENGE DESIGN I WAS TELLING YOU ALL ABOUT, AND ALSO SOME PICS OF TODAY'S OUTING.

BEST WISHES 
SUZY B
of
D.A.D.
DAZZLING ACE DESIGNS

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MATERIALS USED

OCTOBER CHALLENGE

BASE CARD WHITE 350 GSM WITH MATCHING ENVELOPE,
BASE CARD HAS BEEN COVERED WITH ONE OF THE MATCHING PAPERS
ALL PAPERS USED ARE FROM KANBAN
IMAGE IS FROM PANTHEOAN ARTS AND GRAPHICS
SPELLBINDER FRAME DIE CUTS
SPELLBINDER FLOWER DIE CUTS
SILVER BORDER PEEL OFF BY ANITA'S
LETTERS HAVE BEEN DIE CUT USING THE CUTTLEBUG ALPHABET DIES





COME ON I'LL RACE YOU

BRIAN WATCH WHERE YOU ARE GOING

ME AND MY PINK WELLIES WITH THE RABBLE

LOOK DESERTED

WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR.......

QUEEN SMARTY PANTS TRYING NOT TO GET HER FEET WET

MUST HAVE BEEN SOMETHING I SAID....


IS THAT BASIL FAWLTY IN THE BACKGROUND.......

WONDERFUL CORNWALL AND I AM LUCKY TO HAVE THIS ON MY DOORSTEP