Mays New Offers

Look at all these new goodies on offer. Aren't they all just so lovely, I cannot wait to get my hands on them & if you want them to then let me know & I'll order them for you.

Some will only be available until 30th September or until stocks last so be quick to avoid disappointment.

Stampin Up Experience Day

Sorry for the delay in uploading these lovely projects but I just do not seem to have the time to do everything I need to do - Can anyone tell me where I can get a 48hr day from!!

These are all the wonderful projects we did on Saturday using products mainly from the new mini catalogue. I had a great time with my fellow demonstrators Lisa & Michelle & I just hope all the lovely ladies who attended did so too.

So here is the morning project where we made this lovely tote bag & 4 cards. The bag was designed by Michelle.

And a closer look at the cards. These were designed by myself & Michelle using the My Sweet Pea stamp set (118506) from the mini catologue. This stamp set is only £9.95 which for 5 stamps is great value.

In the afternoon we each taught a different project.

This is Lisa's lovely photo frame/memo holder using the Fox & Friends stamp set (117020) again from the mini.

This is the outside




And this is the inside with a lovely piccie of Abi who was our receptionist/cashier on the day.

This is Michelle's lovely card using the Vintage Vogue stamps & Very Vintage wheel. I love this card & considering that poor Michelle had to totally rethink her project last minute due to a supply issue I think shes done a great job.

And lastly this is my project using the Extra-Large Two-Step Bird punch (117191). I saw the orginal idea here: http://annscreativemoments.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/chickadee-instructions9.pdf & made this cute card from the instructions
I'll be adding the instruction links hopefully tonight.

If you love these projects then why not join us for our next day which is on

Saturday 3rd July 10.00 - 4.00pm

A Big Thank you

Today was my big Stampin Up Experience that I held with 2 very talented fellow demonstrators Lisa & Michelle. We all had a great day & met a great group of crafters.

I'd like to say a huge thank you to all you lovely ladies who did attend. I do hope you had a great time & that you enjoyed the projects we devised for you. If you have any further feedback for us - good or bad please don't hesitate to contact me as your feedback is invaluable to help us plan our next event which will be on ............
Saturday 3rd July at Hethersett village hall.
As we do not want the event to get any bigger than it was today please confirm your places ASAP so as not to miss out.

I will be uploading the projects hopefully tomorrow so watch this space.

Finally I'd like to thank my fellow demonstrators - Lisa & Michelle for helping to organise the day with me & I'd also like to say an even bigger thank you to the "back stage crew" - Abby, Paul & Shaun for without their help the day would have been a disaster.

Well I'm now off to the land of nod.......wake me up when Monday arrives!

Today is my nephew Ryan's 13th birthday, I cannot believe I've got a teenage nephew it only feels like 5 mins ago when he was born.

Here is the card I made for him using all my stash that I'm trying to use up for non demo cards so I can replace it with more Stampin Up stock :-)


The numbers & letters were handcut by myself & the "Memo pad " is a punch from SU called Spiral (109973) & I find it especially useful for those hard male cards. I cased this card from here
If you do read this Ryan I hope you had a great day.

Mini Blog hop

I'm am so excited to be taking part in my first blog hop, especially as this hop is showcasing the fantastic new mini that you can order from beginning the 1st April.


If you have come to my blog from the talented Sandra, then welcome but if this is your usual stop by my blog then you can still take part in the blog hop by clicking on Pat's link at the end of this post.

After having said I did not need any more Christmas stamp sets I just could not resist this great set called Serene Snowflakes (115438). This consists of 4 snowflake stamps but hopefully from my 2nd project I will inspire you to see them as not only snowflakes.

Serene Snowflakes (115438)

This is a simple Christmas card using Kraft card stock (117360) & the 1-3/4" circle punch (117405) to create a bauble from the stamped image

I then added a flat back pearl from the Pretties Kit (109887) & some Dazzling Diamonds (110194) to add some bling.

Recipe

Stamps: Serene Snowflakes, Punches Three

Card stock: Kraft, Night of Navy, Very Vanilla

Ink: Night of Navy, Tempting Turquoise

Misc: Dazzling Diamonds, Pretties Kit, Night of Navy grosgrain ribbon

My second project was inspired by my downliner Sarah who thought when I showed her this set that the big snowflake reminded her of the medallion stamps that are around.

So this card is for you Sarah.

I've used my old favourite colour combo of Chocolate Chip & Bashful Blue. I stamped the image on each of the coloured card stock & then I cut different sections out. Using Stampin Dimensionals I layered them on top of each other.

For a different look I used a Window Sheet cut down as my card base. I also used part of the snowflake to add an extra decoration to the sentiment layer. To ensure I positioned it correctly I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig (101049)

Recipe

Stamps: Serene Snowflakes, Always in My Thoughts

Card stock: Chocolate Chip, Bashful Blue, Very Vanilla

Ink: Chocolate Chip

Misc: Large Oval punch, Scallop Oval Punch, Chocolate Chip grosgrain ribbon, Window Sheet

White Gel pen

I hope you have enjoyed my mini projects & if you want to continue on this blog hop you need to go to Pat's blog now.

Thank you

I just wanted to say a big thank you to Dee for inviting me to her lovely group at Cadge Road. I had a great time with all the ladies there & I think you may have converted me to scrapbooking!!!!

I hope that I will get the oppurtunity to visit you all again sometime soon (especially if I get lunch again) & I will be in contact soon when your orders arrive.

Don't forget to check back here tomorrow at 10.00 when the big Blog Hop begins.......

I have been busy honest......

I know that I have been a very bad blogger recently but it's not because I have not been busy far from it, because I've been so busy I have not had a chance to take & edit photos of all the projects I have been working on.

This week has seen me getting together with my fellow demos & finalising the projects we will be doing at our Stampin Up Experience Day & I can promise you will not be disappointed with what we have got planned for you......So keep watching this space for some sneak peaks which will be coming very soon. And for anyone who are thinking about coming please be aware that we have only 10 spaces left so if you do not want to be disappointed you need to book your places now.

I have recently been really enjoying making cards & projects using punch art as the focal point & anyone who has attended my recent demo's & parties will have seen all my Punch Art resources. Which are basically laminated sheets of all the punch art creations detailing the punches that have been used. I promised my daughter she could give all the creations a name. I only asked that she ensured the 1st letter of their name was the same as the 1st letter of the creature them self. In hindsight this was not one of my brightest idea given that I ended being a spider!!! & this is what my dear husband ended up being ........

But a promise is a promise.........so we're stuck with them now.

Here is a quick Easter card using again punches

Recipe

Punches: Large Oval, 1-3/4" Circle, 1" Circle, Boho Blossoms, Butterfly, 1/4" Circle, 5- Petal Flower

Stamp set: Occasional Greetings (110520)
Cardstock:Bashful Blue, Sage Shadow, Glorious Green, Yoyo Yellow

I saw the orginal idea here http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1655236?&si=punch art & just to have a go at this cute little fellow.

If you fancy joining me to make a punch art card & another project then come along to the Cadge Road Craft Group Norwich this Saturday afternoon I'll be there 1.30pm onwards. If you want more details then just contact me.