APRIL CLASS

My next class, April Class, is on 28th April 2018 and is using the Apron of Love bundle.  This photopolymer stamp set Apron of Love comes with matching dies which makes it super easy to create gorgeous projects.

 

So what are we making?

The class is an all day class, from 10am till 4pm in the Village Hall at Ruishton, Taunton, Somerset and we are going to be creating a mix of male and female cards, together with a cute 3d gift box.  (perfect for a little gift or some chocolate).

 

APRON OF LOVE – APRIL CLASS BOOKING

If you would like to come along and join in this class please book using the paypal button below and reserve you place.

Booking for this class closes on 14th April 2018.

The cost of the class is £20 – on booking.    However if you spend £45 or more with me on the day I will deduct £10 from your order total.

April 28th 2018 – Class

 

Sale-a-bration and retiring colours

Sale-a-bration and retiring colours go hand in hand.  As the sale-a-bration period is almost finished this means we are going to be saying goodbye to our retiring colours from 2016-2018.

Those gorgeous colours including dapper demim, peekaboo peach, sweet sugarplum, emerald envy and flirty flamingo.   I am really sad to see dapper denim go.

 

These are still available so you can stock up on them, but will sell out fast.  Make sure you have your re-inkers for your ink pads, so they will be good for a very long time. You can get yours by clicking the picture above.

By stocking up on your retiring colours you will be able to earn some free products – if you spend over £45.  So as well as having your stock of retiring colours – and who would not want to have Dapper Denim and Sweet Sugarplum in stock.  Ribbons, cardstock, ink pads, reinkers, markers and embelishments.  All will be gone soon.

What better way to get freebies as well.  There are three releases to choose from in the Sale-a-bration offering ………

Everyone has loved the pandas but there is so much more including the following. There are pretty papers, seriously cute die cuts and beautiful embossing folders.  So much scope for you to create more projects.  There is even a project kit and a pretty pack of cards.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Free with a £45 spend

 

 

 

As you can see there are some great items available for free in the Sale-a-Bration offerings.  Simply click the images above to be taken to my online shop to get your free items.

Really Excited

I have been really struggling with not having the right layout in my craft space (wishing I had the space and funds to build a purpose built craft space …..  this can stifle creativity and cause great frustration.  Having lost my craft room just over a year ago – I have finally sold some of my craft storage furniture and was able to visit B&Q (Other diy suppliers available – lol) and decide with the help of my Mum and Dad what we were going to build in.

On Wednesday with the help of my kids I moved all my craft stuff into the lounge, bottom of the stairs and middle of the kitchen – the house looks like a craft shop bomb dropped on it.

 

Just some of the piles of boxes

And then this happened.    WOW – the weathermen were right.  Storm Emma and the Beast from the East met over the south west and created a snow party …………..

Sadly all the building materials were in my kitchen ready to have my new craft area done

But the snow had other ideas.  My Dad lives about 1/2 hour drive away and it was not possible to get here to do this.  (Their road is very steep and slippy)  And they had as much if not more snow than we did.

 

So whilst the snow was fun, trying to get around my house and the craft storage boxes was not.

We did however enjoy lots of quite time crafting in the lounge with the heating on ………. I am much luckier than many others, had a warm place to be and hot drinks ………

The storm arrived Thursday and by Monday – we had had rain and it had all gone.

Guess what …… my Dad arrived, drills, hammers, tool kit, ladders etc at the ready and we have made a start.

I am slightly excited and nervous at the same time.  The vision was all in my head, bless him he has had to translate it …… and will be creating a breakfast bar with purpose built shevling etc.

heres m just a little bit excited

CRAFTERNOON TEA

Crafternoon tea is one of my favourite times of my Stampin Up Calendar.   Its always a very fun, social and inspiring time.

 

There will be five stations set up around the room.  You will be able to try products and make gorgeous make and takes using products from the Stampin Up Catalogues.

There will also be a prize draw, – to include some exclusive demonstrator only products, as well as Stamp Sets, colouring tools, tools, papers and much more.

As well a Crafternoon tea, there is  my regular BOGOF Sale – items from last year’s annual catalogue and the last Autumn/winter seasonal will be included.

 

This is going to be an amazing event.   I have run this three times before and every time the feed back gets better and better.

AFTERNOON TEA

The afternoon tea table will be weighed down with lots of lovely cakes, sandwiches and more.  I have arranged to cater for both Gluten/dairy free – and have arranged for cakes to be made to this end as well.

CHAT, SHARE AND CREATE

Crafternoon tea is a great way to come with groups of your friends, sit together be social and craft at the same time.   You will each receive a kit to enable to to make 5 projects as well as a little something from me for attending.

PRIZE PATROLS

During the Crafternoon Tea there will be three Prize Patrols – will your coloured circle in your kit bag be the lucky winner.

INSPRIATION STATIONS

In need of inspiration, this year I will be having an inspriation station You will be able to see lots of examples of makes using Stampin Up Products.  Inspiration and creativity go hand in hand.

You will also of course be able to purchase Stampin Up Products from me. Direct, so that you save the Package and Posting costs.

WHERE

This event is held in Ruishton Village Hall, Ruishton, Somerset

WHEN

15th April 2018

TIME

FROM 2.30PM TO 5.30PM

 

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ATTEND THE COST IS

£20

If you would like to attend simply click the Paypal button below and follow the prompts to secure your place.  

This event sells out quickly so dont delay.

 

CRAFTERNOON TEA – 15/4/18

 

STAMPARATUS

I am super super excited to be finally able to tell you that my pre-order of three Stampin Up Stamparatus is finally on its way to me.    I already have one and have pre-sold two of these, so that leaves one more available.

Here’s a video on how to use the Stampin U Stamparatus.    I will show another tomorrow.

 

 

Loving this super new tool is easy, its going to be as much part of your kit as your Simply Scored, your Stampin Trimmer and many more items.   Its gonna be one of those go to items you wont want to be without.

If you did not manage to get one on pre-order and are not lucky enough to want the spare I have in stock, then you will be able to order one from the New Annual Catalogue in June.    If you would like to know more about this then sign up to my Newsletter, as I will be sending out information nearer the time.

I kinda have a thing for ribbon, and really must use it more on my cards.  I love buying it but never like to cut it.  Teaming it with Sponge Brayers  and coming up with something different has created this card.

Lemon Lime Stripy ribbon and a sponge brayer

These are two new products in my craft stash.  So I decided that it would be a good idea to use them.

The Petal Passion designer series paper is just perfect for adding colour to.  Using the Sponge Brayers you can add as much or as little colour as you like.  Varying the tones over the card.

Whats more you get two brayers in a pack and they are washable.

How to Brayer

I love the lemon lime twist colour – along with everyone else and have inked my brayer with it.   I started to add colour to the Petal Passion dsp from the bottom right corner.  Brayering diagonally as you go up the card to the left hand corner.

You can add more colour by going over the area again – don’t forget you can’t take colour away.

 

This gives a lovely soft colour to the designer series paper.

Everyone loves Happy Wishes

And its nice to tell someone they are the best.   And this sentiment is just so darn cute and pretty.

Stamped on whisper white and cut with the stitched framelits, and matted onto lemon lime twist cardstock (cut with the layering ovals dies) it adds just the right amount of pretty and sentiment, whilst still keeping a fairly clean and simple feel to the card.

Cut that ribbon

The card base is once again Whisper White Extra thick and the next matt layer is Lemon Lime Twist – but you already knew that .   Next is that gorgeous brayered DSP.

I stick the dsp down onto the matt layer and then wrap my ribbon around so the horrid ends are tucked away.  I then create a crafters bow and attached with glue dots.  (Love these little guys they stick almost anything and are invaluable in your craft kit.)

Lastly I stick the whole lot to to the front of my card base.

If you fancy getting any of the above products don’t forget that you just need to click the shop with me button to take you to the online shop.

 

Hello folks.   I don’t know about you, but I love bright colours and I am always inspired by the way that our colours blend together seamlessly.  So Lemon Lime Twist has really brightened my colour palette.

 

HAPPY LEMON LIME TWIST & PETAL PALETTE

When the new 2017/19 colours were launched I was really excited by the way that such bright colours melded together and could create such beautiful projects.

We’ve all made those creations that have one bright colour and then the rest is muted tones, but this colour palette of

 

Berry Burst

Fresh Fig

Lemon Lime Twist

Power Pink

Tranquil Tide.

 

 

has really fired my imagination.   I love the Lemon Lime Twist.  Its everywhere on the high street and is a beautiful bright colour which just adds joy to any project.

As you may already know I love the Petal Palette Stamp set and matching dies.  But there is also a gorgeous paper stack that goes with this lovely set.    Petal Passion is all black and white and is perfect for colouring with our blends or watercolour pencils.

Making this gorgeous card

Im using our lovely extra thick whisper white card to create my base and then layering Lemon Lime Twist on the top.  Now for the bit I really love.  Colouring.   Take a piece of the petal passion paper and cut a matt layer.  I’ve chosen to colour mine in with the watercolour pencils.

Use the gorgeous stitched framelits to cut a large lemon lime twist circle.  Whilst at the big shot, also cut the leaves from the Petals and More Thinlets in lemon lime twist.

Next cut a berry burst circle (again with the stitched framelits) and then pass it through the big shot using the Petal Pair Textured Impressions Embossing folder.  (The flowery one)

A little bit of heat embossing

Next gently versamark and use clear embossing powder on this and heat emboss.  Do the same to the lemon lime leaves.

Before assembling I have cut 2 pieces of the lemon lime twist mini striped ribbon to go down and across the card.

Lastly I have stamped and heat embossed in black the bird from the Petal Palette stamp set and the Happy from Happy Wishes Stamp set in the Sale-a-Bration brochure.  Using the dies cut the bird and colour.   Then fussy cut the Happy.

I love using this set and the colours just go together so well.

I would love to hear what you think, or what colours you would like to use.

 

When the new catalogues launch I quickly garner favourite stamp sets and the Petal Palette from Stampin’  Up! is definitely heading that way .  Combine it with Blue and you have an unusual valentine.

PETAL PALETTE

is such a gorgeous stamp set.   The images are beautiful – and so versatile.

I would have to say that this has got to be one of my favourite stamp sets of all time.   Combining it with the dies only enhances the versatility of this set.  Not to mention the gorgeous matching Designer Series Paper – Petal Passion – but thats a story for another day.

I’m loving creating lots of fun projects with this set.  The bird is just too cute for words.

Blue Valentine.

As Valentines is fast approaching I thought I would show you an alternative to the normal red hearts.  Who says a valentines card has to be red.  It can be whatever colour you like really.

Here is one of the creations I have come up with to fit the valentines theme but using the gorgeous Pool Party cardstock and inks.

How simple and cute is this.  And whats more it says everything you need to say.

Sometimes we don’t need lots of frills, lace and embelishments to make someone feel special.

I would love to receive this gorgeous card in the post.

 

If you would like to be able to make this card you need the following:

 

Whisper White Extra Thick Cardstock

Pool Party Cardstock

Petal Palette Stamp Set

Petals and More Thinlets Dies

Pool Party Ink

Versamark

Clear Embossing Powder

Heat Gun

 

If you would like to purchase any of these goods to make this card please head over to my online shop.