Stamping Moments

Outlined Occasions - LOVE.....

2012-01-27T15:56:00.003Z

Just a Quick post today, I used another Sale a Bration stamp set Outlined Occasions for this simple Valentine's Card with the hint of the everyday enchantment paper.

I'll be back later with my next Bigshot Club Project.

Thanks for looking

Jenny:-)xx

Sale a Bration Starts Today......

2012-01-24T08:49:00.003Z

It's that wonderful time of the year again - Sale a Bration.

For every £45 spent in ANY of the Current Catalogues, you can choose a Sale a Bration Product for FREE. Hold a £300 Party and you can Choose a Sale a Bration Product for FREE.

Join Stampin UP during Sale a Bration which is from 24th January to 31st March and you can choose a Stamp SET of any value FREE - Yes Any Value!!!

I am busy preparing for my next Extravaganza's which are on 5th & 11th February. I do have a few places available but only until Thursday which is the cut off Date. Email me if you fancy coming along.

This is the Stamp Class for this week using the gorgeous Creative Elements Stamp Set which we were given at Convention last year. I went for a couple of colour combinations and the sentiments are from You're a Gem Stamp set which is in the Mini Catalogue.

You can pay via Credit Card, Debit Card, Cash or Cheques for your orders and Shipping will be FREE on orders over £90.

You can join Stampin UP for a very fabulous price of £119. The Starter Kit can be changed to your needs and is worth well over £280. Join during Sale a Bration and get any Stamp Set FREE and Join my Team and get another Exclusive Gift. Email me to find out more.
Thanks for looking,
Jenny:-)xx

Elementary Elegance Stamp Class....

2012-01-14T21:03:00.002Z

Evening All,
Another Sale a Bration stamp set is called Elementary Elegance.

It has two gorgeous font sentiments, Happy Birthday and Hello. The Curly label punch fits perfectly in the centre of the large decorative frame.

I used Pool Party, Lucky Limeade and Soft Suede for the colour combination and a hint of the Sale a Bration designer paper pack Everyday Enchantment.
I made a tiny matching gift box using the decorative frame for the topper.

Finish off with some luxury pearls and there use are some quick and simple cards using another Sale a Bration set.

Thanks for looking,
Jenny:-)xx

Fresh Vintage - Sale a Bration Stamp Class.....

2012-01-12T15:00:00.003Z

Afternoon Everyone,

Are you ready for a little Sneak Peek of one of the SALE A BRATION STAMP SETS?

Sale a Bration will be here soon.....

When I first saw the Sale a Bration leaflet this year, I knew which one would be my favourite for sure before any ink hit the rubber!

IT IS CALLED FRESH VINTAGE. We are so lucky this year to have 4 Stamp Sets and a Whole paper pack to choose from. I have used some of the paper pack on these cards.

I went for the colour combination of Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait, Pool Party and Very Vanilla.

The Fresh Vintage sale a bration stamp set has this square postage image which works perfectly with the Postage Stamp Punch in the New Mini Catalogue.

The other stamp set used for the sentiments is For My Family.

The instructions are on the right if you fancy a play or they will be FREE with any single £45 order placed with me during Sale a Bration.

Thanks for looking,
Jenny:-)xx

Paisley Petals Stamp Class....

2012-01-09T07:00:00.003Z

Good Morning,

Well its back to crafting this week! We start with the Card Buffet Club tonight and then tomorrow and wednesday evening we will be using the Paisley Petals stamp set.

I decided to go with Bravo Burgundy, Always Artichoke and Pink Pirouette for the colour combination which co-ordinates with the Paisley Petals designer Paper.

The instructions include a large slider box for the cards to go inside if you are giving as a gift.

Just a reminder that my next Stampin' Up! Extravaganze is on the 11th February and there's only a few places left, so if you have until Friday 13th January to book your place. Email me to find out more.

Thanks for looking,
Jenny:-)xx

Key to my Heart.......

2012-01-07T16:12:00.007Z

Afternoon. I managed to make another one of my Simply Adorned Jewellery Gift Boxes in between helping to lay slabs at our Allotment. I'm sure the others think we are moving in to our Allotment shed! It will be a very warm patio for Sid in the Summer!!! hee hee

I used the Heart to Heart punch to decorate the front this time. The sentiment is from the You're a Gem stamp set.

I used Perfect Postage stamp set for inside the Charm and on the inside of the Gift Box. They were layered onto the New Postage Stamp Punch.

This is the 1" Charm.

There are also Trinket Keys which go perfectly with the sentiment. They come as a set of four different styles, so gorgeous. You can double up the inserts, so each side has a different look.

This is the other side.

Thanks for looking,

Jenny:-)xx

Simply Adorned Jewellery Gift Box......

2012-01-06T21:13:00.003Z

Hello Everyone....

Have you had a chance to look at the New Mini Catalogue yet?

I really didn't know what to show you first so I have combined a few things to show you. We are so lucky to have the Simply Adorned line in this Mini. It's fantastic to have a gift item and then make a custom gift box for it. I normally purchase things take them out of the wrapping and then re wrap them in something I've made!!!! Rolling Eyes by hubbie everytime...... hee hee

But what you can't see in the catalogue is that all the Simply Adorned pieces come in a lovely Chocolate Chip gift box already. Yes I could have added a topper, but I thought a Special Box/Card was in order.

So I used one of the New Stamp Sets called YOU ARE LOVED.......

This is the side of the box.

Inside is a gorgeous sentiment.

Inside houses one of the larger Charms which I stamped the inserts inside as well with the YOU ARE LOVED Stamp Set.

Right then No more stamping for me as My hubbie has had 35 slabs delivered to our allotment to make a new path around our Shed tomorrow, so its all hands on deck!

Thanks for looking,

Jenny:-)xx

Happy New Year......

2012-01-04T06:54:00.003Z

Happy New Year to you All. Hope you all had a lovely Christmas. It's been so mild here last week that we managed for the first time to get lots of our home jobs done as we didn't go away this year. So our allotments are mostly up to scratch which leaves plenty of time for my hubbie to talk and talk about his ONIONS!!!!

Well The Crafting Year starts off a bit differently this Year. Stampin' UP! have given us a Super Mini Catalogue which starts today!

It is full of lots of new products, so get a cuppa and click on the link for a browse through.

I'll be back later with some samples, hopefully if the weather gets abit brighter.

Have a good day,

Thanks for looking,
Jenny:-)xx

Merry Christmas.......

2011-12-24T15:24:00.003Z

Merry Christmas to All of You, Hope you all have a relaxing time.

I have been busy catching up with things here, lots of sorting, cleaning etc but all is done now. The fire is on and Sid has positioned himself right in front of it, he is so hot, not sure how he can stay there so long.

When we went to Convention this Year, we were told that we were getting two new Mini Catalogues. The first one starts on the 4th January, Gosh there are lots of new things in there.

At our Downline Meeting last week we played with a few of the new bits and bobs. We made this card using some of the new papers, stamp set and a new bigshot die.

The Bigshot die is called Blossom Party its so pretty and has lots of flowers to choose from.

Shelli Gardner made a cute card pouch from some of the new Designer Fabric called Spice Cake, so this is what we made during our Downline Meeting.

Debi was a Whizz on the Sewing Machine...... You can make four of these Card Pouches from one piece of fabric, so very economical and very simple to make. The middle flower was a ripped piece of fabric, gathered up using a running stitch and then a new button added to the middle.

Add some pretty cards inside and you have a lovely gift for someone.

Right then, I am on guard of the Kitchen as my lot are constantly in the cupboards, anyone would think its Christmas!!!!

Hope you all have a lovely time with your loved ones.

Merry Christmas

Jenny :-)xx

Creative Elements 2012 Calendars.....

2011-12-06T19:45:00.005Z

Gosh! It's that time of year again to make some New Calendars. Is it really going to be 2012! I had to keep checking I had the numbers around the correct way....hee!

These CD calendars were so popular last year, so we made them again this year.

I used the Beautiful Stamp set called Creative Elements. The colour combinations were Soft Suede, Pink Pirouette & Very Vanilla or Soft Suede, Marina Mist & Very Vanilla.

The CD Calendars don't really take up must space on your desk and they close up, which is useful for posting as a gift.

The numbers were cut with the bigshot and the timeless alphabet.

This is the Vertical Calendar, first page.....

These are the Horizontal Calendars. You will get both Calendar PDF's with the Class instructions.

I'll be back tomorrow with my Beautiful Season Stamp Class.

Thanks for looking,

Jenny:-)xx

Aviary Stamp Class.....

2011-12-03T05:55:00.004Z

Good Morning,

While we were at Convention, I designed a Scrapbook Project for my Downline Ladies to do while we were away. I used one of the New 6" x 6" Scrapbooks called the Polka Dot Party.

I used the Nursery Nest Papers and the Nursery Quick Accent Stickers. The papers will split up to a Boy and a Girl Version of the same Album.

For the Boy Version I used Marina Mist, Basic Grey and Pear Pizzazz and For the Girl Version I used Perfect Plum, Blushing Bride and Basic Grey.

The Album comes complete with 10 clear page protectors. Therefore giving you 20 layouts.

This is one of the page layouts.

My Stamp Class Ladies liked the Scrapbook Album so I have added this to the Aviary Class Instructions. We used the Aviary Stamp set to make the selection of fun cards.

I used the same colour combinations for the cards in the Boy and Girl Versions of each card.

Right then one more crossed of my long ever growing list of things to do....

Hope you have a nice weekend.

Thanks for looking,

Jenny:-)xx

Bigshot Club - Two Tags Cards, Gift Boxes & Tags...

2011-12-02T17:36:00.004Z

It was the Bigshot Club last night and we made a selection of things using the Two Tag die this time round.

The colour combination is Pool Party and Island Indigo. The stamp sets are Serene Snowflake, Petite Pairs & Delightful Dozen for the sentiments.

The lacy border punch makes a very pretty handle for the basket.

The square gift box is perfect for a tall candle as well.

We decorated a glass bauble for our gift box with curls of designer paper.

The insert keeps the bauble from bounching about.

Thanks for looking,

Jenny:-)xx

Polar Party Stamp Class.....

2011-12-02T11:59:00.002Z

Hello Everyone....

This is the Polar Party Class and I also used this design as my swap cards for Convention. The penguins are so cute! I have been watching Frozen Planet and I can't get enough of the Penguins on that programme, they are so funny. I'm sure one of them is a man in a suit! He was pinching rocks from another Penguin who had NO idea was happening!

The class includes the Bigshot Scallop Square die which is super. You can get lots out of this die and it has a clear middle which is extremely useful.

This is a Scallop Square card and the middle is the same die as well just cut down.

You can also make a rectangle from the scallop square die as well. All the circles are the #2 circle die.

Right then on to the next job before my date with my hubbie tonight.

Thanks for looking,

Jenny:-)xx

Everything Eleanor Stamp Class.....

2011-11-26T18:12:00.003Z

Hello Everyone, I am waiting for my downline Emma to send me the photo's from Convention as she was in charge of the camera for all the Team to show you more from Convention but in the mean time I am trying to catch up with my Stamp Class Instructions.

We did this class a couple of weeks ago. The stamp set is Everything Eleanor and its a big one! It comes in two cases if you get it in the clear version.

I used Soft suede, Crumb Cake and Calpyso Coral for the colour combination.

I used the NEW Lacy Border punch to decorate the Gift Box and the cards.

The box holds the decorated envelopes and about 6 cards depending on the layers.

November has flown by hasn't it? My eldest will be 17 on Monday and Driving Lesson here they come! Gulp!

Hope you have a nice weekend,
Thanks for looking,
Jenny:-)xx

Stampin UP Convention - Disneyland Paris

2011-11-21T12:46:00.004Z

Hello Everyone....

Wow! The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of events. I have just been to the European Stampin' UP! Convention in Disneyland Paris.

We had the MOST Amazing time. I went with three Wonderful Friends who are also my Downline, Maria, Emma and Jill. We all stayed in one room, which was such FUN.

We have been laughing for four whole days and every muscle in my body is worn out! Being a Stampin' UP! Demonstrator really does bring such Happiness in my life, the friendships I have made with my lovely Customers and Downline are the very best. Thank You.

This Jill, Emma and Maria.

This is Emma, ME in the the middle and Maria. They were both awarded with some achievements this year. How Fantastic is that. Emma for promotions and Maria came in the top 25 at the 20th position. Wow! You Bloomin' Buds are fantastic. Well done, I'm so pleased for the both of you.

Emma works so very hard, and she has 4 beautiful little girls. She does a wonderful job crafting with her ladies in IPSWICH. She is Squeezing the lift out of me here! Her flights from Paris have both been cancelled so she is patiently waiting for another one! Not a great end to the trip! Hope you get home soon Emma.xxxx

These two ladies are the every best of Friends. Stampin' UP! brought them together a couple of years ago isn't that amazing. They are also so very very funny, my poor cheeks. Thank you ladies for coming such a long way to Convention.

We went into the Park for the last evening and tried on so many hats! This is Emma in her Mickey one.
The Park was magical in the Dark! Look at the Magic Castle.
And another angle of the pretty castle. We watched the parade and then took cookies back to the hotel.
Well that all for today. I am way behind with all my jobs but there are so many exciting NEW things Stampin' UP! have in store for you all this Year. Look out for more details Next Month!!!!

The next Convention is in Germany 2nd November 2012 - Want to Come?????? Email me for more information.

Thanks for looking,
Jenny x

Christmas Extravaganza........

2011-11-07T12:32:00.009Z

Hello Everyone!

Gosh you must have wondered where I've been. We went on holiday for half term to Devon and I managed to fall over on the decking around our Lodge and really damaged my knee. In fact I could hardly walk the whole of the holiday. I felt rotten that we were unable to go out due to me hurting my knee but we all had a wonderful rest and watched tons of Movies which we really enjoy doing as a family. We nearly had three whole PJ Days!!!! hee hee The doctor said it will take about 6 weeks to mend but others have told me that when something similar has happened to them they are still feeling the effects Doh! What an old biddie....

This Saturday was my Christmas Extravaganza. My Lovely Lovely Mum helped me again, she is a superstar and I love her so very very much. The hall had been double booked by the lady who does the bookings. She had forgotten that the Church holds a remembrance service and the Vicar told me they had 200 people coming for Tea & Coffee and was I going to be long in the hall!!!! I just stared at him. The hall only has a tiny carpark unfortunately and I couldn't think where 200 plus my 40 guests were going to park.

Anyway it all got sorted my Mum put herself in the Carpark and amongst all the other jobs she does, managed to position my ladies in the carpark before the church goers arrived. Superstar!!! She can help again hee hee.

Right then as usual we did three mini projects. We used the Pine & Poinsettias Stamp set and the Holly Berry Speciality papers on all three of the projects, plus two others, Delightful Decorations and Tags Til Christmas.
We made this Decorated Box Frame and matching Christmas Card, using the Delightful Decorations stamp set.
We decorated a Gift Bag and made two Christmas Cards to co-ordinate.
Plus we decorated a Gift Tub and filled it with 9 Gift Tags using the Pine & Poinsettias stamp set and the Tags Til Christmas stamp set.
These are the table decorations using the Penant Parade stamp set.
This is the Registration Table complete with the Extravaganza Gifts for everyone. This is one of the tables all set up.

These Petal Cone gives were the Prize Patrol Table Gifts using the Creative Elements stamp set.
I ran the Crafters Choice Competition again and decided to give two prizes away, 1st and 2nd. Everyone has one tick and then they are added up and the most and runner up gets a Stampin UP Gift Certificate. This was Carolines who won 1st.
Also Carolines.
This gorgeous creation was by Sue who was runner up.
Oh My! Just look at this which was made by Yvonne! Super.
This fab card was Karen's.

A Wonderful Creation from Amanda - Wow!
Look what Cath made, so Cute a very tall bird house. Also in the background was a wonderful flower arrangement by Elizabeth, my other photo was all blurred, so if you have a photo Elizabeth, please can you email it to me and I will upload a full version - Thanks.

Thank you to everyone who came along on Saturday, I really appreciate you taking the time out of your busy scheldules to come and share my LOVE of STAMPIN' UP!. This Saturday is the Crafty Bunch turn to have their Extravaganza and I am so looking forward to seeing all you Yeovil ladies again.

The instructions for all three projects are on the right. You'll get all the information on all three projects for £3.95.

The next Extravaganza is February 11th.

Thanks for looking,

Jenny:-)

Candy Wrapper for Halloween......

2011-10-21T11:16:00.002+01:00

Morning All,

I can hardly think this morning, Firstly those Ladies had me laughing so much last night - LOVE Them All. Secondly the Heathland behind out house is being cleared of some trees and other small bushes, they are using a machine to break it all down and it is making my Craft Room Vibrate!!!! I think its to clear some space for the Dexters who are moving in!!!! These are Cows who are going to be living on the Heath during Winter - Not sure what Sid will make of them as we are still allowed to walk amongst them. They are small cows and they seem to have woolly coats, hope it snows this Winter as the photo's of the heath last year was amazing.

I made the Girlies a little Halloween Treat last night using the Candy Wrapper. I used the Frightful Sight papers, Cajun Craze cardstock and the stamp set is the Button Buddies one.

The little tag is from the Tiny Tag stamp set.

Hope you have a nice weekend,
Thanks for looking,
Jenny:-)xx

Bigshot Club - Candy Wrappers....

2011-10-20T17:31:00.003+01:00

Bigshot club is early this month as its half term next week and we are off. This month we will be using the Candy Wrapper Bigshot die. It is so cute!

It takes a bit of practise folding it together the first couple of times but you will soon be flying through them in no time at all.

I decided to use the Holly Berry Speciality papers for these projects. They are luxurious with 4 sheets have embossed patterns which glitters in the light. The colours are chocolate chip, real red, and wild wasabi.

The projects include a gift box of six candy wrappers, lovely to take to someone while visiting or staying with over christmas. An extended candy wrapper, an octagonal gift box and a fun Pull a Cracker!

The striped and the dottie ones are the embossed sheets in the holly berry papers.

You can also decorate with the wheels as the jumbo ones fit in the middle section perfectly.

The sentiment tag is from the beautiful season stamp set.

Thanks for looking:-)

Jenny x

Delicate Doilies Stamp Class...

2011-10-18T16:35:00.003+01:00

I had to dig out the heaters this morning as it was a bit chilly! We used the Delicate Doilies stamp set and the Triple Layer Doily Punch this morning. I do think the punch had jumping beans in it as it was jumping all over the place, including on the floor!!!! We do have a laugh, don't know what my poor neighbours think we get up to on a Tuesday Morning and Wednesday Evening......:-)

Well actually one neighbour who took in a parcel for me last week said her husband thought we all watched football matches on the TV every Wednesday Evening!!!! Don't think so....hee hee

I used Pool Party (I keep typing POOLE Party!) and Wisteria Wonder for the colour combination and the sentiments are from the Curly Cute stamp set.

The scallop circles are from the Scallop circle and the Pennant Builder Bigshot dies.

The Scallop box holds about 6 cards. I am so pleased we have these mini white envelopes in the New Stampin' UP! catalogue they fit perfect. I didn't add any sentiments so I could use them for allsorts.

Thanks for all the lovely comments for the Card Chest in the Previous Post, I really enjoyed making it with those lovely papers.

We have a downline Meeting on Thursday.

Thanks for looking,
Jenny:-)xx

Mocha Morning.......Card Chest.

2011-10-16T13:08:00.005+01:00

Hello Everyone...

Have you had a chance to TOUCH the New Mocha Morning Speciality Papers yet? Well....I have finished stroking the gorgeous flocked sheets and decided to make one of my Card Chests. I had to make sure the sheets were going to good use before they went any where NEAR the Cutter!!

Last February for the Sale a Bration Extravaganza, I made a Card Organiser using the Funky Four Stamp set and Playdate papers. You can see the link for those instructions on the right hand side. If you have purchased those, then you will already have the instructions to make one of these Chests, just swap the papers and cardstock over and you are done....

If not I have done a complete New set of Instructions for this Chest using the Mocha Morning papers and Cards. You can get them on the right if you don't already have the instructions for my Funky Four one.

The Chest is really Sturdy with all the layers of cardstock and papers etc. I did use a Magnetic closure under the front layer which is NOT Stampin' up!, but to be honest it closes just fine with out it.
The inside has 3 Compartments one large one for cards and envelopes and two front sections for 3" x 3". These instructions are in inches, but the Chest fits both Cards and Stampin UP! Envelopes for Metric and Inches. The front sections fit the 3" x 3" cards and the Stampin' Up Mini Envelopes.

Thanks for Looking,
Jenny:-)xx

A La Carte....

2011-10-13T12:12:00.002+01:00

Hello Everyone,

A very Quick card for you today using one of the many A la Carte stamps. The Bird is called Young Vermillion and I stamped him on one of the new Designer Frames. The Designer Frames come as a set of two and the other one is an oval on page 124. I embossed it using the bigshot and then cut around the outside.

The sentiment is one of the Teeny Tiny Wishes.

I used Soft Suede, Pool Party and Very vanilla for the colour combination.

Right I must hide the Pool Party inkpad, card and ribbon as it keeps falling into my hands!!!

Thanks for looking,
Jenny:-)xx

Forever Young Stamp Class....

2011-10-10T11:05:00.005+01:00

Another Week Already!!!

We will be using the Forever Young Stamp set tomorrow. I went with Black, Cherry cobbler, Island Indigo and some River Rock for the colour combination, as I used the new Timeless Portrait designer papers.

There is matching fabric to go with the papers and stamp set, I only have one pack and I haven't finished stroking it yet, to cut it up!

I was so pleased that we still have the small Onboard journals and the papers are great to cover them. You only need one 12 x 12 to cover these journals and for this one, I used a closure for a different look.

Must get on as its Card Buffet Night tonight.

Thanks for looking,

Jenny:-)xx

French Foliage.....

2011-10-08T07:15:00.004+01:00

Happy Saturday!

I just thought I would quickly pop on and show you the rest of my French Foliage bits and bobs. I did get a bit carried away! It's such a great stamp set and I did some sponging to warm them all up! The colours are Soft Suede, More Mustard and Pool Party. I was telling the Ladies yesterday and Ken! that I had to hide the Pool Party ink pad and cardstock, as I was adding it to EVERYTHING that was still enough! hee hee The other thing that was hidden was the Pennant Bigz die and those circles are just so addictive!!!
I used some old chipboard rings which I covered to make the circle and then various of sizes of the pleated flowers. Heather has a video here on a MUCH easier way of making these pleated flowers.

The sentiment on here is from the Petite Pairs stamp set. It fits perfectly in the oval.
The leaves are rocked and rolled in the more mustard and soft suede which makes a great background. The word background was stamped in crumb cake.

This is a little book mark card.

See you can take out the bookmark to use....

Right then, Ironing Pile here I come. It keeps trying to attack my hubbie when he opens his cupboard! No hiding place big enough this time hee hee.

Thanks for looking,

Jenny:-)

French Foliage....

2011-10-06T12:01:00.003+01:00

Cor! Wasn't it windy last night - Not that we could hear much as we were laughing so much during Class last night. What a lovely lovely bunch of ladies I have the honour to craft with - Thanks to all my Ladies & Ken!

I was so pleased to notice that we now stock Square Envelopes in both 14cm x 14cm and small 7.9cm x 7.9cm. I used to make Square cards all the time and found it hard to find the envelopes, but now they are in the New Stampin' Up Catalogue.

The Stamp set is French Foliage and the colours are Soft Suede, More Mustard, Pool Party and Crumb cake.

The brad in the centre of the butterflies which were cut with the Beautiful Wings Embosslit and Big Shot is an Antique Brad. There are 20 of them in the tub and they are just gorgeous.

This is a little sneak peek of some pleated circles, that I have made for my Launch Party tomorrow.

It's an exciting week next week.

The whole of Stampin' UP! will be having a Workshop Book a Thon next Tuesday 11th October. We have 24hrs to book as many Workshops in the UK, Germany, France, USA etc, so if you are interested in holding a Fun Workshop let your LOCAL Demonstrator Know. It's wonderful to think that the WHOLE of Stampin' UP! will be doing the same thing all on the same day.......Small World Really!

Thanks for looking,

Jenny:-)

Precious Butterflies....

2011-10-05T06:54:00.002+01:00

I can't resist a stamp set which has swirls and butterflies in it. This is a Hostess Set that you can spend your Hostess pounds on. I used two more In Colours Island Indigo and Pool Party with a hint of Crumb Cake. I love the ball of butterflies being blown off the swirl and I used the colour sprizter tool with the crumb cake marker pen all over the top note layer . I will show you the rest of the set which go with this card after my launch party which is on Friday.

The inside.

If you fancy coming to a class one Tuesday Morning or Wednesday Evening drop me an email. I have a couple of rare spaces, first come first serve.

Thanks for looking:-)
Jenny x

Everything Eleanor....

2011-10-04T06:25:00.003+01:00

You will definately be seeing more of this lovely Stamp Set called Everything Eleanor. It has lots of different elements in it but I LOVE the frame. It stamps patchy which looks very similar to the square lattice folder, which I used here on the very vanilla layer.

The colour combination is Soft Suede, Calypso Coral and Very Vanilla. I used the lacy border punch to border the centre layers, which was punched and then cut down the middle to go on the top and bottom of the embossed layer.

The background was stamped with the same flower as the two on the front.

The set has a large swirl which I used on the inside of the card. The sentiments are from Petite Pairs, which is a Sentiment stamp set with one for the outside and then one for the inside of the card. We have tons of sentiments in the new catalogue, which is fantastic.

Thanks for looking,
Jenny:-)xx

Pennant Parade....

2011-10-03T12:44:00.004+01:00

Morning Everyone,

Hope you have all been enjoying this gorgeous weather we have been having lately.

We will be using the New Stamp Set called Pennant Parade Tomorrow. This is such a versatile Stamp set. It is a set of 13 stamps! The best part though, it has a matching Punch called the Petite Pennants Builder....Yippee! Stampin' UP thinks of everything.

I used the Just Add Cake designer paper pack with Poppy Parade and Wild Wasabi for the colour combination.
I am busy making samples for my Open House on Friday.

Email me if you would like to pop along.

Thanks for looking,
Jenny:-)xx

Are you Ready????

2011-10-01T05:57:00.004+01:00

Finally 1st October and You CAN now VIEW the New Stampin' UP Catalogue!!!! Click on the photo and the catalogue will load up for you, or Better than that Get a your Own Copy for £4.50 Posted directly to you.....

There are so many New lovely things to Order and the HOSTESS BENEFITS are all changed from Today. NO MORE needing to spend £500 to get the Expensive Stampset, you can CHOOSE WHAT TO SPEND YOUR HOSTESS POUNDS ON. I have a few places left in some Stampers Club so you can Spread The Cost and still get all the FREE Hostess Pounds to Spend......Email me if you want to JOIN.

Ever thought of JOINING Stampin' UP????

JOIN IN OCTOBER AND STAMPIN UP Are giving you ALL FIVE NEW IN COLOUR INKPADS AND A PACK OF ASSORTMENT IN COLOUR CARDSTOCK.

That is an amazing offer. I also have a Special Offer if you JOIN MY TEAM in OCTOBER AS WELL, so drop me an Email.

My Special Offer for This Month is FREE Shipping on ALL Orders over £45.ONLY AVAILABLE for a short while.

A couple of cards for you using the New Delicate Doilies Stamp Set. You can see a number of new products used. The Beautiful Lacy Border Punch - Believe me you will see alot more of this punch!!!!

The centre is the Perfect Pennants BIGZ die, the very same die used in my Bigshot Club.

The co-ordinating papers for this stamp set are really bright and cheerful, just the right weather at the moment as well.
I hope you enjoy looking at the Wonderful New Catalogue.

Thanks for looking
Jenny:-)

Bigshot Club - Perfect Pennants

2011-09-29T07:15:00.000+01:00

It's that time of Month again for my Bigshot Club. September seems to have flown by. Hasn't the weather been amazing, Poor Sid has lots of hair at the moment and he needs stripping but its not quite ready.

Only a couple of more sleeps until the New Catalogue goes LIVE!!! One of the New Bigshot Dies is called Perfect Pennants. It is a Bigz one, that has so many possibilities, but for now these are what I came up with. Keeping with the Christmas Theme of this week's stamp class, I decided to use the same colour combination to bring everything together.

I made a Merry Christmas Banner and this Storage/Gift Box for the Banner to go inside.
I used the Chocolate Chip Scallop Dots ribbon across the top, which is such a lovely ribbon. It's plain on the other side and has tiny holes in each scallop.

All the letters are from the Timeless Alphabet which has Upper and Lower case Letter, plus numbers and hearts, a button, punctuation characters etc

The stamp sets I used are perfect punches, heard from the heart and the sparkling wheel.

Hope you have a good day,

Thanks for looking,
Jenny:-)xx

Season Of Joy Stamp Class....

2011-09-24T19:26:00.003+01:00

Hello Everyone.

It's back to Christmas next week! We will be using the Season of Joy Stamp Set it has been a firm favourite of mine to make my Christmas Cards each year. Luckily it will be in the next Catalogue as well, which is Fantastic.

The cards in this Stamp class are so quick and easy that you can make a stack of them without too many layers and ideal for posting, yet still special.

Rhinestones are perfect for the sparkling needed for Christmas time.

Included in the Stamp Class is this 3D Advent Calendar. I really enjoyed making this. I watched the whole of Downton Abbey while putting the little boxes together.

There's 25 boxes to fill with chocolates or funny jokes, little christmas sayings etc. My eldest has decided that the Advent Calendar is NOW His!!!! He will be 17 just before Christmas Bless him, never too young for Christmas!

The numbers and letters were cut using the Bigshot and the Stampin' Up Timeless Alphabet. The alphabet was a huge purchase for me, but I have had my moneys worth out of it so many times and with the NEW Hostess Benefits, available with the New Catalogue it will make it easier for someone to get this wonderful alphabet for HALF PRICE.

Email me if you want to join in one of my Stamp Clubs which makes life so much easier spreading your purchases over a number of months and being able to receive the Hostess Benefits as well.

Thanks for looking,

jenny:-)xx

Greenhouse Garden No.3 Stamp Class........

2011-09-20T15:37:00.003+01:00

Hello Everyone.

This is the third Stamp Class using this very popular Greenhouse Garden Stamp Set. The ladies had requested a Large Card for Special Birthdays, so I made a couple of versions. There was plenty of cutting and punching out today.

The colour combinations are Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy and Pear Pizzazz or Rose Red, Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzazz.

This is the smaller version of the larger card.

These are all normal sized cards. I do love the two step stamping stamp sets from Stampin' Up! I find them very relaxing.

Only 10 more days for the Last Chance List.

Thanks for looking,

jenny:-)xx

Jack of All Trades......

2011-09-17T14:04:00.008+01:00

Hello Everyone...

Sorry its been a couple of days since posting last. On Thursday I had my downline meeting which was a wonderful day. My cheeks had only just recovered from the last time I saw my lovely ladies and what with Val making us all laugh so much with a very unusual demo of the colour spritzer, my cheeks were soon hurting again!!

Then yesterday I had a date with my hubbie to the Goodwood Revivial Show to celebrate our Wedding Anniversary which is actually today. We were in traffic for ages getting there and had to leave early to get back home for my Boys but we did see some wonderful old cars. Even more impressive were the people who had dressed up for the Revival Day, I really wanted to take photo's of them but it was so very busy there. We saw a display of Spitfire airplanes which were amazing, they fly so close to eachother.

Today we went to the Feast of Dorset Festival in Wimborne, its on tomorrow as well.

Anyway we have been growning a new version of Winter Squashes this year, called Turk's Turban. They look so weird but so colourful. Can't wait to see what they look like inside!

We have a little collection going on....

If you are a Demonstrator you are allowed to preorder a few items from the New Catalogue before 1st October and I ordered this Stamp Set called A Jack of All Trades plus some co-ordinating papers called Frightful Sight! It's a fun stamp set and would be great for some scrapbook pages for Halloween.

I decided to make some Thank You cards though and a little basket for some chocolate pumpkins which will be in the shops soon.

The pumpkin is stamped in Tangerine Tango.

I used the Just Believe image to go with this next pumpkin, which I popped up with 3D foam pads.

This is the basket with the pleated rosette on the front. These papers all co-ordinate with Cajun Craze, Cherry Chobbler, Old Olive and Black. I used the eyelet border punch for the handle of the basket.
Hope you all have a great weekend,

Thanks for looking,

Jenny:-)xx

Razzle Dazzle......

2011-09-14T07:28:00.006+01:00

Revisiting Razzle Dazzle today. The Lychett Lovelies are making some of these on the 26th, but this set is on the Retiring List. I must admit I totally overlooked this stamp set for ages. What a Fool! I really enjoyed making these cards when I did finally ink the stamps up. The stamp set has co-ordination papers the Blueberry Crisp, which goes with Not Quite Navy, Marina Mist and Sahara Sand.

For these cards though I used Rich Razzleberry, Pink Pirouette and Sahara Sand. The papers are from the Paper Stacks.
All the sentiments are from Perfect Punches stamp set which is NOT retiring - Fantastic.
The base is Marina Mist and the papers here are the blueberry crisp. The Marina Mist satin ribbon is retiring! OH!
Mostly Sahara Sand on this one.

This was a gift set for a Workshop Hostess.
Hope you have enjoyed these cards.
Thanks for looking,
Jenny:-)xx

Dasher....

2011-09-13T06:39:00.004+01:00

Oh Dear! The Spiral Punch has GONE!!!! Hope you managed to get one?

This is a very quick and simple Christmas Card using the Medallion Background, Dasher and the sentiment is from Four the Holidays. I used River Rock, Bravo Burgundy and Soft Suede for the colour combination.

The river rock layer of 10cm x 7.4cm was embossed with the vintage wallpaper embossing folder.

The middle layers are very vanilla 10cm x 7cm, river rock 10.5cm x 7.5cm and bravo burgundy 11cm x 8cm.

Dazzling diamonds was added under Dasher's feet, it doesn't really show up here - Except on my carpet in the Craft Room and all over Mary!!!! hee hee.

Thanks for looking,
Jenny:-)xx

Spiral Punch.....

2011-09-12T07:36:00.004+01:00

We are Straight into Autumn aren't we? My boys conned me into a lift in the car to do the paper round this morning, Funny how our Holiday in Cornwall seems ages ago and yet only one week....

I have covered so many of the On Board Journals this year using the Spiral Punch to completely cover the front and inside covers as it matched the spirals perfectly.

These were some of the journals, I made as presents for my Craft Buddies last Christmas using the Sweet & Sour Speciality papers. The papers all retire every year, I have used these so much as one side of each 12 x 12 sheet has a glossy embossed section.

The stamp set is the Notably Ornate Stamp set. The tiny square frames are from the Hodge Podge kit, which is also on the retirement list.

You can see the glossy section here on the matching cards.
Thanks for looking,
Jenny:-)xx

Butterfly Prints.....

2011-09-11T13:50:00.003+01:00

The weather has turned out better than first thing this morning. I've been making a few more things for the Card Buffet Tomorrow and this is some of them.

The stamp set is Butterfly Prints in Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight.

The Bracelet is made from the Designer buttons, in Rose Red, Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight as we don't have any in Melon Mambo. You can watch the video of Jill making a button bracelet here.
Right then, sorry for quick post but off to allotment now to make some raised beds.

Thanks for looking,
Jenny:-)xx

Baby Blossoms Stamp Set.....

2011-09-10T19:53:00.003+01:00

I have really enjoyed using this lovely stamp set Baby Blossoms. It is retiring. It has 18 stamps in the set! The centre of the cards shows the dottie frame that comes in the set and the best part is the centre is die cut as well, so you can use this as a shadow stamp so don't throw it away!

The sprintime vintage suite is so feminine with the pastel colours and the seam binding ribbon is really soft.

The sentiment is from the Occasional Greetings stamp set which has been a Super set over the last couple of year. Don't worry we have tons of New Sentiments in the New Catalogue available 1st October. I used Rose Red, blushing bride and Old Olive for the colour combination.

You can see the shadow stamp in the centre better in this card. I cut out the oval in the frame and popped it up with 3D foam pads.

The Cheese Festival didn't disappoint. We could actually get to the stalls this year, as we went first thing, it really does get busy. Next Week its the Festival of Food in Wimborne at Deans Court. They have lots of cooking demonstrations to watch with a few celebrity chefs. They have lots of craft stalls and FOOD!

Also its our Wedding Anniversary and we are having a Date to the GoodWood Vintage Car Show, so a very busy week next week.

We have just been shopping up the allotment and MY! OH MY! We have Parsnips a foot long! It's the first year of growing these and we are so amazed, its really like digging up Treasure. The very funny thing happened to us the other evening. We were walking to the Allotment and walking Sid, when a little old man pulled up along side us on his push bike and asked if we wanted some Courgettes!!!!! How lovely. We said we were just going to collect our own but thanked him. See Allotmentors and Crafters are such Lovely people, who enjoy sharing.....

their Passion.

Thanks for looking,

Jenny:-)xx

Bella Toile Stamp Class....

2011-09-09T18:21:00.003+01:00

I was really sad to see this Bella Toile Background stamp on the retired list. It will be on my shelf for good long while yet I think! It's really lovely coloured in or left plain like I have done for the Class next Tuesday.

Just Black and Vanilla cardstock, very elegant. We will be using the Four Frames and Oval All stamp sets as well, these are not retiring, I was so pleased about that.

I made a very large box for the cards to go inside as well as their envelopes but this box is a fair size and would fit some bottles of smellies etc.
I topped the box off with some 1 1/4" black stripped ribbon just like the sort if you were lucky enough to earn the free gift from Stampin' Up Last Month.

We are looking forward to going to a Cheese Festival in Sturminster Newton tomorrow. It is on both days and its only £4 to enter. They normally have lots of large tents with all the sellers in and lots of outside stalls and eateries.

Last year we took Sid but it was a bit of a nightmare as HE DOES LOVE THE CHEESE!!!!! So this time he will be staying home bless him.

Don't forget to email me if you need anything off the Retired List as things are disappearing very quickly.

Thanks for looking,
Jenny:-)xx

Big Bold Birthday.....

2011-09-09T09:14:00.003+01:00

Good Morning All.

I thought I would show you a Stamp Set that is a real bargain on the Last Chance List. It's called Big Bold Birthday it has a massive 40% off. It has 13 stamps in the set, so at £16.17 its one not to miss out on.

I remember way back a couple of years ago when I got this Stamp Set, I was so eager to stamp with it straight away that I inked up the cupcake base only to realise that there wasn't any rubber on it. This was when we had to cut out our own rubber before Stampin' UP! sold the sets already cut out for you. I had to empty the whole wheelie Bin to find the rubber part that I had thrown away!!! hee hee Crazy Lady.

The paper on these cards are the Nursery Suite Speciality pack and the Nursery Suite Accent stickers. The colours are Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip and Pear Pizzazz.
Lots of Bling going on these girlie Birthday Cards. The papers are the same Nursery Suite pack and the cup cake top was stamped on the back of the Die cut paper as on the back it is covered with tiny tiny polka dots. The colours are Regal rose, Chocolate Chip and pink piroutte for the stamped flowers.

Hope you all have a good day. I seem to have a pile of ironing again, Must find out where that fairy has disappeared too! My Lovely Mum did some ironing for me while we were on holiday, so I want to keep up with it - Dreaming!

Thanks for looking,
Jenny:-)

Saying GoodBye....

2011-09-08T07:50:00.003+01:00

Card Buffet Club starts back On Monday Evening and we will be using products that will be retiring 30th September. It's so sad to see things disappear but that does leave lots of room for New Products come 1st October.

This card uses the Silhouette Sentiments Level 1 Hostess Stamp Set which you can earn FREE simply by hosting a Qualifying Workshop. Speak to your local Stampin' Up Demonstrator before its gone forever....

I've used Concord Crush for the base card,Poppy Parade and Pear Pizzazz for the rest. The sentiment fits perfectly in the tiny tag punch.

I've used the same products mixed with some concord crush designer paper. All these In Colours will stay for another year but the stamp set is only available to choose while stocks last, So check on the Retired List on the left hand side for an updated list.

This card uses the Fast & Fabulous Level 2 Stamp Set. It's a lovely two step stamp set great for watercolouring. I've used Cajun Craze, Crumb Cake and Peach Parfait for the colour combination. Joining a Stampers 6 or Stampers 10 Club really helps as you are spreading the cost and getting a little bit of Stampin up each month. Ask your local Demonstrator if she has any room in one....My New Clubs start 1st October and I have a few places left in both types.

As well as Stamp Sets retiring all the paper packs except the paper stacks are retiring ready for new ones. I loved using the Greenhouse Gala ones, it co-ordinates with Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight, Chocolate Chip, Real Red, Pumpkin Pie & Baja Breeze, so lots of colour combinations to choose from. It's only the paper that's retiring on this card but it co-ordinates with the Ornate Flowers Stamp Set. The middle section is from the Just Believe stamp set.

Same for this Card and Box idea, its only the paper that's retiring but its also the greenhouse gala paper pack. The sentiment on the box is the Basic Phrases Stamp Set, I will really miss this Stamp Set.

Thanks for Looking,

Jenny:-)xx

Stampin' UP! Catalogue Sneak Peeks.....

2011-09-07T14:32:00.004+01:00

Hello Everyone.

Phew! I got to stamp today! What's even better some of my pre-order arrived yesterday, so I ripped open the box to find a stack of lovely Nice Catalogues. Do you want one? Email me if you do or pay via paypal with the button on the left.

I took my nice catalogue to bed last night for some bed time reading, but I only managed to get to look at a few pages as I feel asleep. It probably caught up with me being up to 4am chatting with my very dear downline Maria on Saturday evening.

We were allowed to pre-order from a very long list this year. The first Stamp Set I mounted was this one Delicate Doilies and Do you see the pretty border its a new lace punch.

There is lovely co-ordinating papers to match them both as well as lots of more accessories.

The cards have one of the New In colours which is called Wisteria Wonder. I used Elegant Eggplant and Whisper white.

The box has a bar of delish chocolate inside!

The sentiment is from Curly Cute.

The rhinestone fit perfectly in the punched out sections and the stamped image.

Thanks for looking.

Cottage Garden Stamp Class....

2011-09-05T19:16:00.003+01:00

We are finally back to Stamp Classes tomorrow. It will be brilliant to get back to stamping with friends again. I have so much to tell them....

We will be making some of the following using the Cottage Garden Stamp Set. The class uses the Sunny Garden pretty papers, which are on the retired list, so if you fancy them, email me while they are still available.

The Class includes a selection of cards using the sincere salutations sentiments and then you can store them in the Card Organiser ready for sending.

The Cottage Garden stamp set has a tag image as well which I made a set of gift tags in a holder.

The class uses the Sunny Garden pretty papers, which are on the retired list, so if you fancy them, email me while they are still available.

The In colours go so well with these papers. We will be getting Five New In colours on the 1st October and they are Delish!

Hello.....

2011-09-05T07:43:00.003+01:00

Happy September Everyone.

We have just got back from Cornwall. We were meant to go last Christmas but we got snowed in and they were very kind to transfer our holiday to this Summer. We had already booked our Summer holiday, so that's why we went away twice! It was a wonderful Forest Site but I am so pleased to be home now and get back to crafting! It was banned for the holidays. I normally sneak a little bit of crafting in when hubbie is having an afternoon nap but I didn't this time, so I am itching to get back to it this week, so watch out!

After unpacking on Friday evening, I had to pack a bag again as some of My Team joined me in Leeds for a Stampin UP Event. It was wonderful to see the lovely ladies up North, so it was well worth the long journey. I haven't really travelled by Train much but it was really smooth but very very busy, so glad we had prebooked our seats.

We had a Table as well, so we crafted to whole way to Manchester. We made some button bracelets and got some very funny looks from the other passengers when the buttons were all tipped out over the table. The Trolley lady kept coming back to talk to us and see what we were up too. If she didn't have to work, I think she would have joined us! See Crafting is so good for people. Then we got some stamps out and did a few bits, an on board Workshop! hee hee

We thought we were doing so well but when we changed at Manchester and met up with Maria, the train was late leaving as the driver hadn't arrived and then some kind sole STOLE the signals half way to Leeds, so the Train had to divert and go a longer way. We ran to the Taxi and jumped in. He was kindly giving us a Tour of Leeds, We were all thinking it is very lovely here but put your foot down we have some Crafting waiting for us.

We were LATE! Sorry to the other Ladies, for the noise as we arrived, we were very giddy!

We got to see the New Catalogue, We all wanted to Smell and Touch it!!!! hee hee It is wonderful. I have ordered the New Catalogues so if you want one drop me a line and I will get it sent out to you with a little Surprise........:)

We always swap anytime we meet up and these were mine. Very simple ones as I haven't been home much this summer. They are all 9.5cm x 9.5cm square card bases, you can get three of these from one sheet of A4 cardstock. The colours are Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry, Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight. The stamp sets used are Confetti, Curly Cute and Pocket Silhouettes.

The butterflies are the Beautiful Wings Embosslit Die and the tiny flower in the itty bitty punch.

The decorative label was cut in half and added to the layer of very vanilla 9cm x 9cm and then I used the crop a dile to punch two holes for the ribbon to go through and tied a bow with the 1/8" Taffeta ribbon. This colour is retiring soon, so check out the retirement list on the top left!

The paper used on the bottom of these cards are 4.5cm x 9cm and they are from the Brights paper stack. The sentiment was punched out using the modern label punch. The tiny pearls were added to the butterflies and again the background is the Confetti stamp set, which is an ideal set for backgrounds etc.

You can see more clearly here.

My boys go back to School on Thursday. My Eldest passed all his exams, bless him. He is now going to be able to stay on at Sixth Form doing an ICT BTEC course, Phew!

My Youngest took four GCSE's early and some parts of his GCSE's and got all A* in all of them! It will be his turn to do the final Exam's next June, so we will be doing all this again next year....But for now we can all relax and get back to enjoying Life.

Stamp Classes are BACK Tomorrow, It will be wonderful to see all the Ladies again. So Check back later for the Cottage Garden Stamp Class.

Until now...

Bigshot Club - Beautiful Butterflies Bigz class.......

2011-08-21T18:29:00.003+01:00

Hello Everyone...
I can't believe where the days are going! We have just been away for the weekend to our family in London. This morning we went to find another London Farmer's Market, this one was in the extremely nice area Marlebone. The Marlebone Farmer's Market was full of wonderful food stalls. I finally found some ENGLISH new apples, they are Worester Pearman's and they smell delish! The choices were brilliant, we will definately be going back to that one. I looked on Google Maps and there are quite a few all within driving distances but we didn't have time to do another today, so we will leave them for another month.

The buildings around that area were beautiful, all the carvings and the colours of the bricks and stone were really different. I'm suprised we didn't crash with me keep pointing bits out to my hubbie driving. We won't forget our beloved Borough Market though! There's always another reason to go to London....

Well a month has nearly gone by and the next Bigshot Club is this Thursday. It's also an important day for Exam Results!!!

I decided to use the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz die for this month's class. You can cut FOUR different sizes butterflies with this wonderful die.

The class includes a couple of 3D cards.....

A Double easel card with the smaller butterflies ...

Then I made some Large Butterfly Magnets, and bagged them up in the celo bags with toppers.

On a sadder note, So Sorry to hear the news of a Red Arrow Death. I have always love seeing these amazing aeroplanes and the fantastic pilots. We are in the middle of an Air Show here in the South of England and one sadly died in an accident yesterday. Every time I was running out the door to see a small glimpse, Sid was trying to bite my ankles and tripping me up! I did see a couple of the others though. Amazing any planes took off with the rain we all had on Thursday.

Until next time.....

Been On Holiday......

2011-08-15T11:32:00.004+01:00

Hello Everyone! Sorry for the lack of posts but we have been away on Holiday. What a relaxing week we had. We went to Shropshire for a change this year, a very beautiful place. The lodge was brilliant with its own hot tub and all around decking complete with a gate. Sid spent lots of time sun bathing! The site was in the middle of no where and yet close to the places we wanted to visit.

We went to Ironbridge near Telford. Lovely setting with the town and the Victorian Village. I found this house, which I thought was gorgeous, My hubbie knew I would say that was my house!!!! Lovely Colours and the flowers were so bright.
We were very close to LUDLOW which was so busy with all its gift shops, eateries etc. It also has a castle in the centre which was nice to wonder around. My boys were brilliant this holiday for photo's, they didn't mind me taking them at all this year and they were even posing for them. Normally they muck around and I only get one normal one, Hence this one!!!!!

Yes he does belong to us! (Not the man in the background, I mean our Son! behind us)

So I put them all in Jail!
Right then on with Washing and then I can Open up my Craft Room! I didn't take any Craft with me as it was banned, so I am really itching to get my hands inky!

Gift with Purchase....

2011-08-01T07:28:00.002+01:00

This is the Special Offer from Stampin' UP! for this Month.

You can get these 3 wonderful products for FREE with a qualifying order of £75 or a Workshop order of £250.

Bigshot Club - Milk Carton Gift Boxes......

2011-07-29T15:49:00.003+01:00

Hello Everyone....

It has been lovely weather here. My boys have been taking me out and about, so not much crafting is getting done, but they are such wonderful company. We went clothes shopping on Monday, which with two teenagers is not normally my kind of fun but we had lots of laughs. Mostly at my expensive I may add!!!

We went to see Harry Potter on Tuesday which was really fab, so glad we saw it in 2D not 3D though. There looked a very funny preview of a film with Jim Carey in it with some Penguins. I asked my youngest if I could go and see that with him and he said no way as you would be laughing too much - Embarrassing Parent!!!! hee hee

Although my weekly classes aren't on during the Summer, the Bigshot Club is.....

This month I used the Milk Carton Die. This sort of die has cut lines and score lines, so you really do need the crease pad to get a professional look and takes half the time in folding it.

I used the Sweet Stitches paper from the Mini Catalogue with Baja Breeze, Melon Mambo, Daffodil Delight, Wild Wasabi and some Chocolate Chip. Lovely Summer colours....

We made the Wide Bird Gift Box. The lid lifts up, so you don't have to damage the box to get the chocolate inside out!!!!!!!!!

We made a hexagonal box with a fancy top.

The instructions also include this Double Milk Carton Gift Bag, very summery with the flowers on the front and back...

I first thought the daffodil delight was so bright, that I would never use it, but actually its a really nice colour and can be toned down by using other colours!

We are off to the Milton Abbas Street Fair on Saturday, looks fab.

I will be taking orders for the New Stampin' UP Catalogue which will be coming out 1st October, Email me if you want to order a copy......

Have a nice weekend.

Christmas Waterfall Album.....

2011-07-22T12:43:00.004+01:00

Hello Everyone...

I totally forgot the time yesterday. I had my monthly Downline Meeting with my local girls and we were having such a laugh that I lost all sense of time.

Email me if you fancy coming along to a Downline Meeting for a taster session. This month is a brilliant time to join Stampin' Up as you have until the end of December to meet your Quarterly Minimums. Plus you get to see the New Catalogue EARLY!!! The starter kit is fantastic value at £119.

We made the mini waterfall album for the Extravaganza in June but this one is a larger version ready for Christmas. It is really like an extra Large Card, with plenty of spaces for photos and journalling.

The colour combination is Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive, Very Vanilla and a hint of Early Espresso.

You just pull on the hidden tab to flip all the pages to reveal a new photo.

You can add glitter to front if you so wish for an extra glistening winter scene.
We are off to the allotment for a family Dig! The weeds are really just growing at the moment in the new one plus I might be in big troub as the contract came through and the sheds should be Green or Brown, unlike the very bright Marina Mist Blue we have painted it!!! Oh Um....

Hope you all have a lovely weekend, My Boys have both broken up today for the Summer.

Winter Post Stamp Class.....

2011-07-19T16:07:00.004+01:00

Hello Everyone....

We used the Winter Post and Lovely as a Tree stamp sets for this weeks class. The colour combination is Cherry cobbler, Always Artichoke and Early Espresso. The class has a couple of flat cards, well only one layer is popped up, so it will go through the post on a normal stamp, that is if you use dimensionals!

There are a couple of easel cards and then we made matching Top Note Gift Card Envelope holders ready to pretty up those gift cards for Christmas gifts.

How many Christmas Cards have you made so far?

Check back tomorrow for another Album....

Stampin' UP! Extravaganza......Yeovil

2011-07-17T13:24:00.002+01:00

Yesterday was The Crafty Bunch Club Stampin' Up! Extravaganza in Yeovil, Somerset. We had 20 wonderful Ladies come to stamp all day. WOW! I was blown away by all the talented ladies. They made me and my mum very welcome indeed and I thoroughly enjoyed all their company on a raining day.

The ladies made all these projects, using the Baby Blossoms Stamp Set, Owl Punch and the Strength and Hope Stamp set which they got to take home with them. Strength and Hope Stamp Set is our SU Charity Stamp Set and for every set sold Stampin' UP donates a £1.....

The Hall was very spacious and has plenty of tables etc. East Coker is a lovely village and it was nice to drive there in the daylight for a change!

Thank You again The Crafty Bunch for inviting me to share Stampin' UP! with you all.

Prize Patrol Gift Wrapping..........

2011-07-15T16:53:00.004+01:00

Hello Everyone....

I am going to Yeovil tomorrow for the Crafty Bunch Stampin' UP! Extravaganza. I'm all packed, hope it all fits in the car!

These are the Prize Patrol Gifts. I used the In Colours as my colour combination. I just love gift wrapping don't you? It's brilliant to have the products that all co-ordinate with each other, Stampin' UP! ARE SO Good at that.

I used the Bigshot to cut the Top Note and Beautiful Wings Butterflies. The middle is one of the Four Frames and the sentiment is from the Level 1 Hostess Set which you can earn for FREE on a £150 order plus an extra £15 worth of products.

My Lovely Mum is coming along to Make the Tea and I will set her a space as well so she can Craft. She has made some super Wedding Cards this week and I was lucky enough to see them.

Right then off to sort out an ironing pile as he was quite warm here this afternoon and lots got dry!

I'll be back with the photo's of the Ladies tomorrow.

Look what I found trying to Stamp!

2011-07-14T12:15:00.003+01:00

Just look what I just found trying to climb into my drawer of designer paper!

A Gorgeous Lizard! The photo doesn't really do him justice as he had a fantastic colour of Old Olive on his belly.

He didn't look happy that I caught him using my Stampin UP Ruler and an empty tub of Staples Pens! Or Maybe he didn't like Sid looking in the tub at him making funny noises....

He is now back on the Heath!

Four Frames Stamp Class......

2011-07-13T17:00:00.004+01:00

Hello Everyone!

We did this class ages ago but I have been so behind with uploading it. I saw these huge Herskey Kisses in our local Asda and that's where the shape for this box came from. My husband thinks I am completely mad buying something in a box and then making another box for the gift to go in!

But there really isn't anything better than making someone something and I just love things to co-ordinate, hence why I LOVE Stampin' Up! Products - Don't you?

I mixed River Rock with Soft Suede and a hint of the Springtime Vintage paper. The stamp set is called Four Frames and Yeah! it has the Decorative Label punch to match.

The cards have lots of embossing and some faux patchwork, which looks like material with the tiny flowers. This effect looks fab in christmas papers as well.

This box is 4" x 4" square but with the dented sides.

We have been bombarded with flying ants and hover flies here. The seagulls are having a field day eating them all!!!

Have a lovely evening, its Wednesday Stamp Class for me.....

Holiday Hoopla Stamp Class...

2011-07-12T13:26:00.004+01:00

Morning All,

What a laugh this morning! We always seem to get giddy when we use Two Step stamping images. Yes we are doing Christmas all month, so this set is called Holiday Hoopla. It's very cute!

I went with Garden Green, Wild Wasabi, Poppy Parade and Bashful blue for the colour combination.

All the cards only have one layer popped up again, as I wanted to show cards this month that could be posted using the cheaper stamp prices.

In the class is the matching gift box which only uses one sheet of A4 cardstock or a sheet of 8 1/2" x 11" for the box base, then the scallop lid is seperate.

Look what I found in the middle of my washing on Saturday!!!! ONIONS and this person was behind them. Cheeky fellow......Good job they weren't the Garlic.

Hope you have a good day.

Contempo Christmas Stamp Class....

2011-07-04T22:22:00.003+01:00

This class is for Sharon, she has been asking me to make the little Table gifts that I made everyone last year at our Christmas Extravaganza.

We are doing Christmas in July all Month and this is the first one, using Contempo Christmas Stamp Set. Hooray for the Ornament punch being back in stock, its very popular as its so very quick to make some easy simple layer cards ready for Christmas.

I used the Jolly Holiday paper which is only available until the end of September with Cherry Cobbler, Old Olive and Very Vanilla cardstock.

I used the Champagne Glass Glitter as I think it looks like old fashioned christmas tinsel, it catches the light lovely.

This is a larger version of the Ornament Window Gift Boxes, its a good size box with a window on either side. You can see I decorated the inside of the box base as well.

More Christmas to come! I will be organised this year.....

New Allotment.....

2011-07-03T21:08:00.003+01:00

This is our New Council Allotment - finally of being on the waiting list for over 5 years, we have this little piece of growing space. We are so excited, we have been up there this weekend. This is the shed, it is huge! My husband LOVES it. Well I thought I would give it a coat of paint. I went for Marina Mist hee hee..... I'll show you when its finished. All it needs is some Gingham Curtains! Not sure i will be allowed up there anymore.....

I was telling you the other day about the Rat Hole - Well its NOT a Rat but a Lovely Fox! When we went up there last night to do some more painting, he was sun bathing on our plot. He looks very clean, he got up and walked off and then I saw him spying on me through some long grasses! How cute.

This is his home - I think he was doing some re arranging as the hole was even bigger today.
Our Uncle gave us some Gerkin seeds a few months back and now we have these little fellas!
We have been watching some ladybirds forming, this is what they look like just before the wings start to form.
We picked our garlic last week, Look how many we have. These are the babies from our ones we grew last year.
Look at the size of the Sage plant! It's the ladybirds keeping it healthy by eating all the bugs.
Back to cards tomorrow.

Happy 70th Wedding Anniversary!

2011-06-27T19:25:00.005+01:00

My friend Yvonne asked me to make a Tri Shutter Album for a very Special Couple who are going to be celebrating their 70th Wedding Anniversary this coming Saturday. No that's not a mistake 70th!!!! How fantastic is that....

I went with Marina Mist, Sahara Sand and Very Vanilla for my colour combination. I didn't do much stamping in the end, instead I used lots of the Bigshot dies and embossing folder.

I did use the Tiny Tags set though on the front and the sentiment is embossed with silver embossing powder. I haven't done that in a long while and it still amazes me, how it changes with the heat gun. I embossed the Mr & Mrs on the little tag as well. The sentiment is from a Level 2 hostess set in the Mini Catalogue.

I used the Timeless Alphabet to do the numbers and glued them to a Bevelled windowpane.
This is what the inside looks like. I used the embosslit hearts on the outer pages and the paper is blueberry crisp.
This is a close up of the hearts and the filigree brad. The vanilla layers are embossed with the vintage wallpaper embossing folder.
Open the album a bit more and you can see the back section. Yvonne is going to add a photo here.
On the sides of the back section, is the date the couple got married in 1941!!!
The bird is from the Hostess Level 1 stamp set Punch Potpourri stamped in Marina mist and punched out using the bird punch. I printed the date using word and then stamped the image from the four frames stamp set and embossed it with silver embossing powder.

The flowers are from the boho blossom punch.
The back section has a top note and a couple more hearts.
I hope they like it.

Crazy for Cupcakes Stamp Class.....

2011-06-27T10:23:00.002+01:00

Morning All,

What glorious weather we are having....

Only trouble is an ironing pile has appeared again, after getting rid of it last week. Maybe I might start teaching my eldest how to iron! Second thoughts maybe not! Sid has been sun bathing. He seems to really like laying in the Sun, although he doesn't look like its very comfortable with all the panting he is doing! Bless him.

We have finally been offered an allotment on the council. We have been on the list for nearly 5 years.... My hubbie wants to keep both going at the same time. I said Ok. The new one does look like it needs alot of work, to start it up and then he said he thinks he is getting a bad back!!!!

What Timing, I do believe he had a bad back the last time the allotment needed digging over! Cheeky Devil.

The new one has a huge shed, he already has a spot for his kettle and chair! Chair! I ask you....

The thing I was worried about is the huge hole that looks like a RAT hole.......that will soon be filled up. Yuck!

Anyway This is the Crazy for Cupcake class we will be making tomorrow. I took the colour combination from the Celebration papers, Real Red, Pacific Point, Bashful Blue and Pear Pizzazz.

Included in the instructions is this Cupcake/Celebration Cake box. It matches the Shadow Box Card, so cute and yet quite big.

Bigshot Class Comes Early this Month.......

2011-06-24T15:16:00.003+01:00

It's Friday Already. Someone keeps pinching our days down here in Poole! Well my Eldest has finished his Exams. He is having a relaxing day today! He has been food shopping with me and has been such a little helper Bless him! I was trying to encourage him to go into a Newsagent in an area near us to ask if they needed any one for a part time job but he was so very cute and asked if I could ask for him!!!! It's not easy when you are just starting grown up life is it.

I remember asking my first boss for a job and I was in my PJ's!!!! He used to drop ironing off to my Mum for her to do and he had a Fruit and Veg Shop near where we lived. Do you know I got that Job and I LOVED every minute of it. Such a long time ago. hee hee Now I have a Job Stamping with friends that I LOVE TO BITS, I feel so very blessed.

We had a fantastic night stamping last night. We were so Loud and were laughing so much that my cheeks are still hurting. Poor Ken was worn out from all of us miss behaving. My neighbours must wonder what on earth is happening in that Garden!!! Thanks Girls.

This is the third Bigshot Project. I decided to use the Scallop Envelope die mixed with the Daisies Die. I went back to Summer colours for this Project.

Poppy Parade, Peach Parfait, and So Saffron with a hint of Pear Pizzazz. The papers are the lovely Sunny Garden in the same colour combination.
We made this cute Gift Box and 4 matching scallop envelopes complete with four matching cards.
This Daisy die has been a favourite of mine for years, so glad its in the Mini Catalogue. Hope its stays in the Next Catalogue.
These are so cute. Tiny little Scallop envelope boxes. I can't show you the chocolate as my son and I ate it!!!!
The stamp sets used are Four Frames and Oval All.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend, its looks like its going to be Hot, although at the moment its a bit chilly.

French Foliage Stamp Class......

2011-06-21T16:13:00.005+01:00

Afternoon All....

No its not Autumn yet! But as soon as I saw this stamp set in the Mini Catalogue, I knew I would enjoy using it. It's called French Foliage. It's such a lovely relaxing stamp set and you can just ink up a whole sheet of cardstock and cut it all up to size. You can't go wrong....

The colour combination is Early Espresso, Cajun Craze, More Mustard and some Crumb Cake. The other colour combination I used was Always Artichoke, Old Olive, Early Espresso and River Rock.

The class has a couple of z fold cards, a gate fold and a couple of others. We managed to get lots and lots of lovely chatting done during this class as there was NO cutting out!!! hee hee.

This is the second colour combination.

Sending a Big Thank You to the Other Stampin' Up Demonstrators who went on the Prague Incentive Trip for all the wonderful photo's you have been updating on your blogs.

I decided to stay at home to keep my Eldest on track with his Exams. He has one last one on Friday and then he can relax........ Horray!

Sew Lovely - Button Button Stamp Class.....

2011-06-20T15:49:00.002+01:00

What a wet old day! We do need it though.....

These are some of the things we will be making tomorrow in my Sew Lovely - Button Button Stamp class. There are quite a few different products used in this class. The colour combination is Chocolate Chip, Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquiose, Regal Rose and Whisper white. The stamp sets are Sew Lovely, Button Button both from the Mini Catalogue and Thank You Kindly sentiment stamp set.

Just wanted to say a Happy Birthday to Janette, I'll see you tomorrow.

Mini Catalogue Extravaganza........

2011-06-15T10:11:00.006+01:00

Finally I here you saying....

Sorry for the lack of posts but with Half Term, Extravaganza and having a rare Weekend OFF, the time just flies by....

My Eldest is home from school on Study Leave as well, its really different having someone else at home (plus Hubbie who works from home anyway!) to get anything done. Only two more exams, one on Friday and one next Tuesday and then he will be done. My youngest is doing a few GCSE's early as well and he has one this morning.

Sending Positive thoughts.....hee hee and lots of fingers crossed.

Last Saturday was my Mini Catalogue Extravaganza. We made three projects again, two in the morning and one in the afternoon. The ladies worked so very hard, they went home for a well deserved rest.

There are so many products in the Mini Catalogue, it was hard to choose which ones to use.

The first project was a Mini Waterfall Album using the Baby Blossom Stamp Set and the Springtime Vintage papers.

It's just like a waterfall card but the layers are on the inside and there's plenty of spaces for photo's and journalling.
Project Two was based around the Owl Punch. We made a 3D card, a decorated Money Box and a cute Bookmark.

The Afternoon Project was using the Charity Stamp Set called Strength and Hope. Stampin' Up! donate £1 to Breast Cancer Research for every Strength and Hope Stamp set sold.

As I am repeating this Extravaganza in Yeovil, I thought it was a perfect option as Everyone coming to the Extravaganza gets their own Stamp Set to take home and keep.

The Project was a gift bag and a set of cards. The ladies made the set of cards but the instructions has the gift bag included.
The instructions are available on the right for all three projects for a Bargain Price of £3.95.

The next Extravaganza is the Christmas Extravaganza which will be on Saturday 5th November . The cost will be £35. I only have a few places left, Email me if you fancy coming along.

Top Note Bigshot Class.....

2011-05-27T19:54:00.004+01:00

What a lovely evening last night! It was the next Bigshot Club Class and for this one I based it on the Top Note. Believe me there are so many more ways of using that lovely die but we couldn't be crafting all day and night now could we???

I've already got my family fighting over Socks, Pants and Trousers!

We used the Butterflies in the last Bigshot class, so this time I used the Fun Flowers, which is a fabulous die. The flowers are such a pretty shape.

The Top Note Gift Box which fit the little bars of flavoured chocolate from Thorntons so very well. I don't know how I know that??????? The box is very deep as well.
In this class is a couple of more of the paper bag gift bags. These are fab for making and they fold flat for storing until you need to use one.
Right Then, We are off to a couple of Spring Shows this weekend. Kingston Lacy has one and Sherbourne Castle one as well.

Hope you all have a nice Bank Holiday Weekend.

Thanks for looking,

Clearly For You Stamp Class.....

2011-05-24T16:17:00.006+01:00

Hello Everyone...

Sorry for the lack of blog posts but someone keeps pinching my days. It's revision time in our house for GCSE's at the moment and keeping everyone on track and me is hard work! Then again I am not looking forward to the apparent 10 weeks of summer holiday my son has just informed me off!

We did have a morning off on Saturday and went to the Spring Tide Food Festival at Burton Bradstock which was lovely as well as delish! Sid was not amused as he had to wait outside and we took it in turns to go in and shop. There is a lovely little car park and cafe there, well worth a visit for a plesant walk along the beach. You can see so much of the coast line. Apparently it was on last year as well.

Right then, I am out of sync with my classes, but hopefully I will be back on track tomorrow!

We did this class this morning. It's using the Clearly For You Stamp set which is in the Mini Catalogue. It's a cute stamp set with lots of elements in it. I decided to do some normal sized cards and some tiny ones which fit inside the Scallop Envelope Die.

They are such a cute size, perfect for a little note or turn them into a Gift Tags. You can also get a fair few from one sheet of cardstock.

The colour combination is Rich Razzleberry, Pink Pirouette and Soft Suede. I added a box to store the tiny cards in as well.

These birds remind me of the swallows we have been seeing at the moment. They are lovely to watch, so quick.

I also added a Bonus Project, using the Bevelled Windowpanes which are also in the Mini Catalogue. I used the large ones in the pack to make a special card and then a matching keyring.

They are so quick to make and the satin ribbon fits perfectly through the two slits in the bevelled windowpanes.

These are the keyrings. I added some ball chains to the ribbon to finish them off.

Right then,

Hungry boys need feeding, which in itself is a never ending job!

Thanks for looking,

Jenny:-)xx

Build a Blossom Stamp Class......

2011-05-10T19:34:00.002+01:00

Hello Everyone!

Is this bright enough for you?

I got my inspiration for the colour combination when I purchased some Bath Smellies from Asda. They matched Regal Rose, So Saffron and Whisper white!!! It's so funny when you find things that are the same exact match as Stampin Up Colours.

The Stamp set is called Build a Blossom which is in the Mini Catalogue. He has a matching punch Yeah! The Blossom Petals Punch. The flower possibilies are endless but I had to stop somewhere!

I added some Gift Wrapping to the little Bath Smellies which are included in the Stamp Class.

I decorated the front with a flower which matched one of the cards.

I used Regal rose textured cardstock.
Thanks for looking,

Jenny:-)xx

Plane and Simple Stamp Class.....

2011-05-05T13:40:00.002+01:00

Where Oh! Where are the days going I ask?

It's May already. I been busy with my Boys home and catching up with family over the Bank Holidays. Back to Crafting now though and busy preparing for my next Extravaganza....

These are the cards we made this week. We used Three stamp sets, Plane and Simple, Sail Away and; Motorcycle, plus a Background stamp called Sanded.

I used the Elegant Soiree papers mixed with Soft Suede, Crumb Cake, Baja breeze and Not Quite Navy colour combination.

Right then - Onward.

Hope you are enjoying the Sunshine.

Thanks for Looking,
Jenny:-)xx

BIG SHOT CLUB Starts Tomorrow....

2011-04-27T18:42:00.005+01:00

I am doing a Big Shot Club each Month. This is what we will be making tomorrow.

I will be basing my Projects on One Die and this month its the Scallop Circle Bigz Die. We are making two cards and the matching Gift Bag.

The Papers are from the Springtime Vintage paper pack.

I also used the Beautiful Butterflies Bigz die plus some stamping of Course!

The glass glitter is so sparkly!

Thanks for looking,

Jenny:-)xx

Nature Walk Stamp Class......

2011-04-24T21:59:00.006+01:00

Hello Everyone - Happy Easter to you All....

Isn't this weather lovely? We have just been away on Holiday for a Week to France and we had the same weather. Our Allotment is coming on nicely again, lots happy in a week when you are growing veggies!!!

Anyway back to Business. This is my Nature Walk Stamp Class. Cor! I love this Stamp Set, its full of elements and the bird is so real looking! Lots of different cards which will all fit into the Window Gift box.

A little bit of embossing going on with the Big Shot!!!!

If you fancy playing along, the instructions are available on the right.

This is the holiday park we stayed at just outside Paris. It only take 2 and a half hours from the Tunnel.

The Film Crew had just arrived to start Filming to next Series of Merlin and My sons were pleased as we had a drink in one of the cafe's in Pierrefonds, the men were telling each other they had just finished filming a NEW Top Gear Race!

Right then my bed is calling me!

Thanks for looking,

Jenny :-)xx

For Everything Stamp Class.....

2011-04-13T08:21:00.003+01:00

Good Morning Everyone.....

I've been busy sorting out summer clothes for our holiday and Now the Sun has gone in!!!! Super Nice Ironing pile waiting for me today. It's my Youngest Son's Birthday today! Finally he is 15! He has always seemed much older than he really is, so much so we tried to see a 15 film as a family last year and totally forgot that only one of our two sons was infact 15 at the time! hee hee. Time flies by when they are young, we are so lucky that they still want to spend time with us (well mostly anyway!) So we are off to the Movies today. It was hubbie's birthday on Saturday, so we saved up to go out just the once to celebrate both birthdays.

This is my For Everything Stamp Class. It's actually quite a large stamp set with 11 pieces in total. I decided to use the In Colours as my colour combination and some fun Diamond shaped cards, mixed in with three others.

This one is a double diamond card.

This one has a diamond middle and sometimes called a Spring Card.....

This one has a diamond Top to it, which is sort of hidden by the frame but I think you can just about see what I mean.
Hope you are all enjoying Half Term Holidays.......if you still have kiddies at school.

Thanks for looking,

Jenny:-)xx

Baby Blossoms Stamp Class .......

2011-04-06T11:19:00.003+01:00

Good Morning All. I think the Sunshine is trying to come out! Right Then its one of the Mini Catalogue new stamp sets for this week's Stamp class. It's the Baby Blossoms one, I just knew I would enjoy playing with this set. Stampin' Up! does Two Step stamping so well. This set is so cute, the stamps are quite tiny and there are 18 of them in the set, the possibilites are endless. I decided to make two sets, one in Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy and Pear Pizzazz, and one in Rose Red, Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzazz. If this set was abit larger, I could have stamped it in my hall wall instead of the wallpaper, as its very similar! This is the Blue version. Three cards and a matching Top Note Sliding Box. This is the Pink Version. All the cards and their envelopes fit inside the box. Right Then, Must get on as the Boys are on Holiday for Easter for two weeks at the end of the week and then my hubbie is taking off two weeks as well!!!! Thanks for looking, Jenny:-)xx

Razzle Dazzle Stamp Class....

2011-04-03T16:12:00.002+01:00

Happy Mother's Day! It's my Mum's Birthday Today as well, so Happy Birthday Mum xx

This is my Razzle Dazzle Stamp Class. I used the Bluecrisp paper pack with the Razzle Dazzle Stamp set. The colour way is Pacific Point, Marina Mist, Sahara Sand and Very Vanilla.

The cards all have sentiment on them from the Perfect Punches stamp set.
In the Instructions is a Personalised Stationery Set, which holds 12 Envelopes and 12 Notelet cards.
I used the Broadsheet Alphabet stamp set for the Monograms.

Well some how my ironing pile is back. My youngest has been on a School Trip for a week, so nice boy dirt!!!! How do they do it?

Hope you are having a Lovely Sunday,

Thanks for looking,
Jenny:-)xx

Fun Flowers Big Shot BigL Projects....

2011-04-02T12:44:00.003+01:00

These are the other samples I made for my Open House on Thursday. They are the other colourway in the Springtime Vintage papers, Baja Breeze and Pear Pizzazz are so free together, Don't you think? I have always loved butterflies. We went to Kew Gardens last Summer and they have some huge live butterflies in one of their Greenhouses, such beautiful colours. This is an Easel Card made from the New Scallop Circle die. Can you see the glitter, its called Glass Glitter. It is so easy to collect back up!!!! Which helps as I seem to get glitter every where. The lady in the Post Office always knows when I have been crafting, due to the glitter on my FACE! The 4 U was cut using the Timeless Alphabet dies. The easel is held up with the Four Frame stamp set which was punched with the decorative label punch. The sentiment is from the Sincere Salutations stamp set.

It's lovely to be able to make different shaped cards with the Big Shot now! The frame in the middle is another Four Frames image. .

The sentiment on this one is from the Cleary for You stamp set. The embossed section is the vintage wallpaper folder. The seam binding ribbon is ruffled and glue to the back of the circle which was cut using the #2 Circles die. The shape behind is the Top Note die. The leaves is a sizzlit called Little Leaves.Another card and Bag like the previous colour way. I love the flowers after you emboss them. This is a little box made from one sheet of cardstock and two top note shapes for the top and bottom.

The seam binding ribbon was added in a straight line for this card. It is so easy to ruffle and its so soft and silky.

Well that's me for Today.

I have a couple of Classes for Tomorrow so check back then.

Thanks for looking,
Jenny:-)xx

Stampin' UP! New Mini Catalogue GOES LIVE!!!!!

2011-04-01T07:36:00.006+01:00

Good Morning Everyone! Today is the day the New Mini Catalogue goes LIVE! It is so exciting that I can't type quick enough to Tell You what's in store for you! THE BIG SHOT MACHINE IS IN THE MINI!!!!!!!!!!!!!HEE HEE. Let me say that again, We now have the Big Shot with the EXCLUSIVE Stampin' Up! Dies in the Mini. Can you believe that? My poor family have been going Crazy with me telling them every day.....NOW I can tell YOU! I have been busy making lots of samples with the New Products. This is the best Mini we have had yet and it was really hard to choose what to play with first. There's lots of papers, ribbon, buttons, punches and co-ordinating stamp sets. If you haven't got a copy yet, email me and I will pop one in the post if you do not have your own Stampin' UP Demonstrator. There are 24 Dies in the Mini to go with the BIG SHOT! Of which 18 are exclusive to Stampin' UP! Isn't that great? For these cards, I used the BIGZ L Die called FUN FLOWERS. You can cut lots out at the same time, I was running through four sheets with this flower die, its so quick. The papers are the Springtime Vintage and the shape behind the flower is called the Top Note another Stampin' UP! Exclusive. We have 5 embossing folders. The one above is the Square lattice and the ones below are the Perfect polka dots and the Vintage wallpaper for the flowers. I cut the flowers first and then run them again through the BIG SHOT with the embossing folder.

Just look at these Beautiful Butterflies.................hee hee. LOVE THEM! I am really liking River Rock and Always Artichoke together. The centre Rose Red butterfly is from another die called an Emblosslit. It cuts and embosses 5 Butterflies at the same time!

The word MUM was done with the Alphabet set called Timeless Type. It comes in a lovely case and it has upper, lower and numbers....

I love the embossed flowers, the two folders for these are the Square Lattic and the Vintage Wallpaper ones.

Can you see the frame in the middle of the card behind the sentiment this is a new punch called Decorative Label. There is a matching stamp set called Four Frames. The ribbon running across the card is the new Seam Binding ribbon it is perfect for pulling a thread and ruffling it up!

You can just see the pattern on the frame in the centre here. The flowers embossed on the top note is called Elegant Bouquet. The butterflies are from the Embosslit folder called Beautiful Wings.

The paper is called the Springtime Vintage. I ran it through the Big Shot.

I'll tell you if something is standing still long enough, it will be ran through the BIG Shot!!!!

I made a matching gift bag to go with the card as well. It has one of the paper bags inside and the handle is punched using the large oval punch. The ribbon is the Baja Breeze Seam Binding.

I covered another Art Journal, its the large one in the Main Catalogue. I double layered the letters with pear pizzazz behind them. Can you see the Buttons in the centre of the flowers they are in the mini, they are huge!

The Top Note is behind the flower.

Sorry for bombarding you with Stuff but I do have lots more, enough for a whole week to show you so pop back for more.......

You can view the catalogue on the left hand side or Email me if you would like me to post a copy to you.

Thanks for looking and letting me ramble on.......Have a good day.

Jenny:-)xx

Kimono Kids Stamp Class.......

2011-03-22T08:47:00.002Z

Good Morning Everyone,

This is my Kimono Kids Stamp Class. Lots of colouring in today! I used the Poppy Parade In Colour and Black as my colour combination. The Poppy Parade is so striking against the black.

Also in the Instructions is an Origami Box. This sort of box doesn't have any cutting!

Isn't she cute!

Thanks for looking,

Jenny:-)xx

Printed Petals Stamp Class......

2011-03-16T16:26:00.002Z

Spring colours! It was lovely and warm in our garden yesterday and these colours just say Spring to me.

I used a mixture of Stamp Sets this week. Printed Petals, A Good Egg and Occasional Greetings. The wheel is the Petite Petals one. The colour combination is So Saffron, Peach Parfait and Baja Breeze.

The paper is from the Designer paper stacks. These are so useful and they last forever!
My ladies wanted to make A twisted Easel card, so I made a normal one and a smaller square one. They fold flat just like a normal style card, so they fit in the envelopes fine.

On this card, my Chick has had a make over!!!!
You can get three of these from one sheet of cardstock. The chick on this card doesn't have any legs!!!!

There was so much laughing and talking yesterday that I was surprised we managed to get any cards completed.

I do LOVE this JOB! Great Company, Great Friendships - Wonderful Products.

Thanks for looking,

Jenny:-)xx

Just Believe Twisted Easel Birthday's.....

2011-03-08T15:05:00.003Z

Hello Everyone.

March is a very busy month for Birthday's, I had three ladies Birthday's this week from my Tuesday Morning Classes, celebrating their Birthday this Month. I covered them a small Journal as their Gift and made a matching card using the Sweet & Sour Speciality Papers. These are the smaller sized journals and they only need one sheet of 12x12 to cover them.

I used the Broadsheet Alphabet set to do their Monograms and the luxury satin ribbon in Pumpkin Pie.

This was Lesley's - Hope you have a wonderful day on Saturday Lesley. I used the Just Believe stamp set and the Butterfly Prints.

This was Sara's - Hope you have a lovely time with your Mum.

This was Mary's Card, who's Birthday is Tomorrow. Hope you have a lovely day tomorrow Mary and spend your couple of hours putting your feet up, while you can!

I used the Perfect Punches stamp set again to hold the Easel card up. I really have got the miles out of that Set, it is such an all rounder, better still it goes with my beloved punches!

The card lays down flat, and is exactly the same size as a normal card. The front is just scored at an angle from corner to corner. I have been told to do one in class next week!!!! Okey Dokey!

Thanks for looking,

Jenny:-)xx

Wedding Sweet Stamp Class.......

2011-03-04T12:47:00.005Z

Gosh! Its so cold here today, but the sun is OUT! Can you believe it is Friday Again?

These are what I came up with for the Wedding Sweet Stamp class. My friend Karen who's son is getting married this year wanted some ideas for the Wedding Invitations. Her Daughter in Law to be, liked the butterfly stamp so I mixed up the Wedding Sweet Stamp set with the Butterfly Prints stamp set and got these.

Each card has a different use but any one of them could be switched around. All the layers are really simple. Its nice coming up with fancy cards but if you have loads to make you would soon get fed up with them, plus keeping the layers simple means the cost is cut down as well, every penny helps with Weddings.

The large swirl in the Wedding Sweet set is lovely. It has lots of places to add some Bling!

In the Stamp Class we will be making some tiny rosettes as well and I decided to add them to the place settings on the drawer of the box, as a pully. They are so very cute, something to do while watching the rubbish on the Box!

Apart from South Riding! That is.....
You could add the guest name on the part of the box which stands up and fill with a gift or sugared almonds in tissue paper. The elegant eggplant would really pop up on crisp white table cloths wouldn't they.

Well I have a nice ironing pile calling me,

Thanks forl looking,
Jenny:-)xx

Fareham Swap Cards.....

2011-03-03T07:05:00.002Z

Morning Everyone!

Brrr! Its cold today! Where has the Sunshine gone?

Just a quickie this morning. These are the swaps I received at the Regional Stampin up Event.

Aren't they all lovely....

Thanks for looking,

Jenny:-)xx

Gift from Maria......

2011-03-01T07:13:00.002Z

Good Morning....

Just look at this Beauty!!!!

I was given this lovely box by Maria, who's been in my downline for nearly Three Years Now. Maria travelled all the way down from Manchester to Come and Play, go to the Stampin UP Regional Event.

We are terrible though aren't we Maria? Once we get in the Craft Room, We just can't seem to get out! Two late nights and lots of laughter, we both had early nights on Sunday!

Thank You so much Maria for the lovely gift (Some New Tea Towels for my new kitchen!) and the Beautiful, Beautiful Box.

I'll be back later when the sun comes out with the photo's of the swaps I received from the Regional Event.

Thanks for looking,
Jenny:-)

Stampin' UP! Special Offer - March Frenzy.....

2011-03-01T06:30:00.002Z

Want a Bargain? Most of the products on the list has 30% Wow!

Email me if anything takes your fancy.

Thanks for looking,
Jenny:-)xx

Notably Ornate Stamp Class........

2011-02-28T08:55:00.004Z

Good Morning Everyone.

Last Day of Winter Today! The sun is out here but a bit cloudy. Spring starts tomorrow....

My boys have gone back to school today. We went to the Movies last night to see the new Movie called PAUL. It was very funny. So Back to Crafting today.....

We had a Stampin Up Event on Saturday and it was amazing. It was so great to stamp with my downline. We came back to my Craft Room, had Tea and crafted some more. We did a Team Swap and they were all so fantastic. Thanks alot Girls for joining me and Being part of our Team xxx

We are back to Stamp Classes Tomorrow. We will be making some of the following, Using the Notably Ornate Stamp Set. Everything in the photo is included in the instructions.

The papers are the Love Notes Designer pack and the other stamp sets are Broadsheet Alphabet, Oval All and Artistic Etchings.

Mothers Day is coming up on the 3RD of APRIL, which is the same day as my lovely Mum's Birthday this year.....So Why not make your Mum or a Mum you know, something Hand Made this Year. Make her some flowers or a card with a Gift. One of the Cards above is both. It has a Flower Paper clip attached to it, so you can remove it and keep it for a Book Mark.

I love the Broadsheet Alphabet stamp set. You can cut them out or use the 1 3/8" circle punch to punch them out if you don't like the thought of cut out the curly sections. Its the same stamp set on the Notebook Tutorial on the previous post.

Swap around the colour of the flowers to get a different look.

Hope you all have a great day. It will take me all day to get my room back to normal after our Crafting Party!

Thanks for looking,

Jenny:-)xx

On Board Journal Tutorial.....

2011-02-27T19:16:00.007Z

I have always enjoyed giving notebooks as gifts to Friends and Family. Who doesn't like to make lists etc?

When I am stamping, I tend to do little drawings before making anything, so I decided to make a New Notebook for me... I thought I would show you quickly how to cover one of the On Board Journals. I am using the Art Journal on page 87.

In the previous post, I used the 5" x 5". The larger Journals are the same as the ones I covered for my downline at Convention.

You will need two sheets of 12" x 12" paper. I am using Love Notes designer paper to cover this one. I always cover the back and the front of the journals.

You will need two pieces 23.5cm x 16cm for the outside Front and Back layers.

Also two pieces 20.5cm x 14.3cm for the inside Front and Back layers.

The New Spiral punch works perfectly for making the holes to cover the binding..

First lay the front cover over the front cover and mark the centre of the first binding ring and the last binding ring with a pencil.

Use the Spiral punch upside down and line it over one of the pencil marks. Punch!

To join up the Spiral punch you will need to line up the punch over the last hole and then punch again.

You need to punch 4 times until you are near the end of the layer. For the last punch you only need to make two more holes, so line up the punch as shown below, going over two holes instead of just the last one.

Lay the cover over the Binder rings and push the paper through them as shown below.

Open up the journal.

Cut away the corners as shown. On the top and bottom ones, cut up to the journal edge going slightly over the edge. So that when you pull up the paper you won't have a bare corner. On the side one, cut the paper at a slight angle.

Add a strip of double sided sticky strip to the three sections and then starting with the top edge, pull it over the journal and push down. Rub the edge to get a nice crisp edge. Then do the bottom, keeping an eye on the spiral side, making sure the paper hasn't slipped.

Then do the last edge. The outer edges shown now be covered.

To cover the inside, Take a piece of paper (which is the left over pieces from the front layers of the 12 x 12), 20.5cm x 14.3cm.

Place the layer up to the spiral edge, make sure you have it in the centre, look at the top and bottom edge. Mark the centre of the binder rings again top and bottom ones.

Use the spiral punch again to make the holes, exactly the same way for the front of the journal.

Add double sided tape on the three sides but not the spiral side. I do this so its not too tight when you open and close the covers.

Take the covers of the tape and gently push the holes over the binder rings. Line up the layer holding it high before pushing it down, As the Sticky strip is NOT forgiving! But it will be stuck perfect once its in place.

Now do the same for the back of the Journal.
Now decorate the Journal as you wish.
I added a strip of Basic Black textured and some more of the Love Notes. The Black layer was 20cm x 7cm and the paper was 19.5cm x 5cm.
Add tape or tombow to the back of them and stick to the front of the cover.
I added some rhinestones and used the Broadsheet alphabet to do the word NOTES in Black Stazon on Very Vanilla. I did cut them out but you could use the 1 3/8" circle punch.
The sentiment in the wide oval is from the Notably Ornate stamp set, punched out using the wide oval punch. Add a Riding Hood Red scallop circle behind.
This is the finished Note Book. Ready for Work Tomorrow!!!

I sometimes do pockets on the inside but not on this one.
Hope you enjoyed this Tutorial.

I will be back tomorrow with my Notably Ornate Stamp Class which we will be making on Tuesday.

Thanks for Looking,

Jenny:-)

Fareham Training Event......

2011-02-26T07:09:00.004Z

Exciting Day today....

We are off on a Girlie Day out today. Five of my Downline and I are off to a Stampin' UP Event, for a fun day with other Demonstrators and hopefully there will be some crafting along the way!

I made them all a little covered notebook. They come in two sizes and I had previously made them the larger one when we went to Convention back in November so I used the smaller one this time.

These are the other things I had been making with the Blueberry Crisp Papers. I added some Marina Mist ribbon and the paper flowers to the front.

Each one is personalized with their initials, using the Broadsheet Alphabet.

These are so easy to cover, using the spiral punch. Inside is stamped as well.

Anyway, must dash.

Thanks for looking,
Jenny:-)xx

Perfect Punches.....

2011-02-21T07:52:00.002Z

Don't you just love a Stamp Set that have matching punches? I love my punches, you might have noticed!

The colours are Rich Razzleberry, Pink Pirouette and Sahara Sand for this card. The Stamp Set is still Razzle Dazzle plus the Perfect Punches Stamp Set. The designer label punch was used behind the main sentiment.

The sentiment on this tiny card was punched out using the scallop oval and layered onto the Wide Oval.

Marina Mist also goes well with some of the Bluecrisp papers. The Marina Mist Satin ribbon has stopped being stroked and used on this card. The modern label punch was used to punch out this sentiment, which was layered onto a Full Heart punched from Pacific Point.

This sentiment was trimmed down. When you stamp the happy birthday one it includes a border, so I trimmed this off and then layered it onto a Wide Oval.

The My Friend sentiment was punched out using the Designer label punch and layered onto two of more of them behind. The tiny flower was used for the back ground and also cut out for the sentiment.

I also used the Designer Label punch to decorate the bottom of the Sahara Sand layer.

Hope you all have a good day.

Thanks for looking,

Jenny:-)xx

Razzle Dazzle Inspire........

2011-02-20T11:08:00.003Z

Hello All....

Do you have days where it takes you all day to put just one card together and others where you have ideas are flowing? Well last night I was like a machine! hee hee

In the post on friday came a postcard advertising a holiday company. It was made of really thick chipboard and in a heart! I knew I just had to cover it straight away. Well I have been working on some swap cards and had the Bluecrisp papers and Razzle Dazzle stamp set out, so I decided to carry on with using the rest of that.

This is what it looked like before!
I have been refreshing my Sample Boards for my Craft Room, so I can't show you yet the rest of the cards, but this is what I did to the Heart Postcard.

I used the Broadsheet Alphabet to stamp the word Inspire and Friends. The colourway is Pacific Point and Sahara Sand. I had been using the paper flowers for the previous card, so decided to use some more. I covered both sides and added eyelets for the ribbon to thread through to hang it on my Display Boards.

I stamped and punched some more hearts using the full heart punch and popped them up at the bottom.

Talk about recycling!

Hope you have a lovely day - VAT all day for me, but once its done, I will be back.

Thanks for looking,

Jenny:-)xx

PS There's only a few more days left of Sale a Bration so if you are still wanting to place an order, let me know and I will get it sorted for you.

Plus If you want to Join My Team and get Any FREE Stamp Set courtesy of Stampin' UP! as well as the Bargain price of the Starter Kit £119 - You have until 28th Feb - Email if you are interested.

Razzle Dazzle Hello....

2011-02-18T09:36:00.004Z

Gosh! Friday already. It's Half Term here again as well. I've been busy making some swaps for a Stampin' UP! Event next week and I was playing with the Razzle Dazzle Stamp Set. I am ashamed to say I had to mount the Stamp Set before I could play! Doh!

I made another Tri-Shutter card and Box Envelope as well as my Swap cards, and a few more bits and bobs, I can't show until after next weekend. For now I will show you this one.

We made the class in inches on Tuesday but this card is in centimetres, it is alot smaller in size. But the beauty of this size is that it will fit onto the normal A4 cardstock, but you will only get one out of a sheet unlike the 12 x 12 inch sized Tri-Shutter cards.

The sentiment is from the Hello, You Stamp set. I used the paper flowers with a mixture of flower brads and pearls.

The papers are the Bluecrisp pack which co-ordinates with the Razzle Dazzle stamp set. The cardstock is Pacific Point and Sahara Sand - I am liking the Sahara Sand alot!!!!

The sentiment was punched out using the scallop oval and layered onto a Wide Oval.

The paper flowers can be coloured, inked, stamped but I decided to keep them just as they were!

Thanks for looking,
Jenny:-)xx

Cottage Garden Stamp Class......

2011-02-15T17:23:00.004Z

Hello Everyone....

This is what we made for the Cottage Garden Stamp Class Today.

The papers used are called Sunny Garden which co-ordinates with the Cottage Garden Stamp Set. Last Summer the papers were available in the Rich Razzleberry colour way, so you may have purchased them when the polka dot ribbon was available as well.

The Cottage Garden stamp set didn't come in to the catalogue until October. It has a Two Step Flower, which is very easy to cut out.

One of my Ladies - Sharon asked me to do another Tri Shutter and Side Step card for this week's Class, so here it is.

We made a Box Envelope, Perfect for layered cards that are too bulky to fit into a normal envelope.

Both the Tri-Shutter and the Side Step Cards fit into this Box Envelope.

The Poppy Parade is so striking against the other colours, Peach Parfait, Pear Pizzazz and Early Espresso.

Thanks Girls for all your laughs today, You are all such wonderful company.

Thankyou also, to Janette, Sharon and Mary for the Valentine Goodies.

Thanks for looking,

Jenny:-)xx

Bundle Of Love Stamp Class

2011-02-10T14:41:00.004Z

This is the Project for the Bundle of Love Stamp class. I used a mixture of three stamp sets in this class.

The Banner is from the Party This Way and the letters are from the Perfect Alphabet.

The main Stamp set is Bundle of Love. The class is a mixture of boy and girl birth cards.

Plus the instructions include a 6" x 6" Mini Baby Scrapbook, Using the Nursery Suite papers and Accent Stickers. I only had one pack of each and managed to make lots of these and I still have tons left over. The stickers are more like cardstock really. The Quality is very high and not like normall stickers.

This is the Boy Version

This is the Girlie Version.

The Albums have a hidden pocket in the middle for more photo's or journaling.

Thanks for looking,

Jenny:-)xx

Sale a Bration Project Instructions NOW Available

2011-02-09T22:17:00.003Z

Cor! When I put all these projects together, I couldn't believe how much work I got my lovely ladies to do. Bless them! They told me to keep them coming...... hee hee

All three Projects in my early post are included in the Instructions.

They are all based on the Play Date Paper Pack. You will need the Play Date Accents stickers to make the dividers though, they do not come with the paper pack.

This was the afternoon Project which they made the five large cards but in the instructions are Step by Step to make the Desk Organiser which holds the cards and two sections for diddie 3 x 3 cards.

The stamp set is Funky four.

These are so cute. You can use the diddie cards to slip in with presents or hubbie's lunch box etc. Or they are perfect for Tags on gifts.

Thanks for lookings,

Jenny:-)xx

Sale a Bration Extravaganza.........

2011-02-06T11:54:00.011Z

Hello Everyone.....

It's been a busy old couple of weeks. My kitchen has finally been finished, so that's one thing of the list done. Yesterday was my All Day Event celebrating Sale a Bration. I had 29 lovely ladies and 1 hansome young chap Ken! Boy! They all crafted so hard.

We made two projects in the morning and one project in the afternoon.

Project 1 was a Vintage Vogue Clock and Gift Set.

Project 2 was a Mini Exploding box complete with a Mini Tealight Cake. We were shown these at Convention and I just knew my ladies would like to make one.
Project 3 was Funky Four Set of cards.
All the instructions will be available next week. They will include this Desk Set Box to store full sized cards and diddie cards.
The back section has dividers in and each one has a list on the back for you to write dates to remember.
The whole room was decorated with a heart theme as we are very close to Valentines Day!

Not a great photo but you can see the clock out of the gift box here.
There was a choice of two cards to make. The stamp set is Party This Way.
These are the table decorations all made using the I Heart Hearts stamp set. The box is a large version of the exploding box.

These are all the Prize patrol Gifts and samples using the Sale a Bration stamp sets. These are still available until 28th February.
This is my Lovely Mum! She works so hard. I bet your tooties hurt as much as mine!!!! Love YOU MUM.
I ran the Crafters Choice Competition again. What amazes Crafters I have the pleasure of knowing. I really appreciate you all taking the time to make a little something to share with everyone.

This is the one that got choosen for the Winner. Tracey wins a spending spree with me for £25. Have you made up your mind yet Trace?

This beautiful box was made by Michelle.

This amazing box was huge, made by the lovely Adrienne.

Just look at this wonderful Valentine Gift. Made by the lovely Janette.

Wow! I am going to be making one of these beauties. Made by the lovely Debi.

Gosh! The work that went into this Card was amazing. The lovely Linda made is.....
Thank you to all that came along yesterday. You all worked so very hard. Sorry for all the hammering making the holes for the clock parts!!!! The poor neighbours probably didn't have a lay in!

All the Projects will be available via Class Instructions by the end of next week. They will be added to the right hand side to purchase.

Thanks for looking,

Jenny:-)xx

Growing Green Stamp Class....

2011-01-16T12:43:00.005Z

Sorry for being AWOl again....

I have been painting our Kitchen before the fitter comes. We had our kitchen ceiling flatten, so it was quite abit to paint. So much easier though with nothing in the room. I did laugh on Friday while I was painting all the new plaster.

The door bell rang and it was MR Brown from UPS with my Stampin UP Order! He looked at me and said Cor! that must be some Card you are painting! I looked at him and said NO! I'm painting a ceiling and he laughed and said he could see that by the PAINT ON MY FACE!!!!! I was covered in it. We couldn't stop laughing.

With a much smaller brush, I did watercolour these little beauties. I so enjoyed making these cards. I'm so pleased with the Stampin UP watercolour paper. As you can see I didn't know when to stop! The Stamp Set is Growing Green with the Curly Cute Sentiment Stamp set.

The papers are the Woodland Walk paper pack with Early Espresso, Wild Wasabi and Very Vanilla.

You can make the Double or Single Box of Chocolates which are perfect for the Ferreo Rocher Chocolates.

The instructions are on the right if you want to play along.

Thanks for Looking,
Jenny:-)xx

Card Buffet Cards....

2011-01-11T15:34:00.006Z

These are a few cards from my Card Buffet Club that I run once a month. I based all the cards on Hostess Sets and the Sale a Bration stamp sets.

This one is using the Cute by the Inch Hostess Level 2 set. These go so well with the Petal Card Punch. The little box is 4 of the petal card punches added together, to make this cute little box.

This is another version of the Owl Birthday Card I made on the previous post. Ideal for a Male Birthday.

This one uses the Silhouette Sentiments Level 1 Hostess Set. I kept all the colours to the In Colours.

Another one similar to the previous.

This set is a Level 2 called Fast and Fabulous. The base card is Crumb Cake. Then Cajun Craze and Peach Parfait. This is a two step stamping one.

The Poppy Parade really pops out against the black. The stamp set is a Level 1 called Because I Care.

This card is using one of the Sale a Bration Stamp set Sweet Summer in Poppy Parade, Basic Black again.

Thanks for Looking,

Jenny:-)xx

Hopeful Thoughts Stamp Class....

2011-01-11T13:44:00.004Z

Stamp Classes started back today. The Sun was shining!

It was lovely to be back crafting. We made these sympathy cards today using the Hopeful Thoughts stamp set. It's hard to make these sort of cards at the best of times and they need to be sent or given straight away, so I decided to keep things very simple.

I used Early Espresso, Cajun Craze and Old Olive for my colour combination. The papers are from the paper stacks, Oh! so useful.

Included in the instructions is a Tissue Box cover decorated with the tree and the Vine Blossom Wheel. The leaves on the wheel blend nicely with the leaves on the tree and blossom in this set.

We have been ripping out our kitchen, so its been a real mess here. That's what happens when you use your Garage as a Craft Room!!! hee hee

I hope to get some photo's done and I will upload them later,

Thanks for looking,

Jenny:-)xx

Sale a Bration Punch Bunch Stamp Set....

2011-01-02T15:36:00.005Z

Happy New Year to you All. This time I have used the Punch Bunch Stamp Set from the Sale a Bration Offerings. It's so exciting, We are getting the Two Owl Punch in the Mini Catalogue which will go LIVE on the 1st April 2011

The set co-ordinates with the following punches, Scallop Square, Scallop Circle, 1" circle, Large Tag and the Two Step Owl.

For the colour combination of these two Easel cards, I used Wild Wisabi,Chocolate Chip, Crumb Cake whisper white with a hint of Blushing Bride for the flowers.
The sentiment is from the So Happy for You Sale a Bration set.

The scallop circle and square images hold up the card front perfectly.

Thanks for looking,

Jenny:-)xx

Sale a Bration Stamp Set Bliss......

2010-12-31T13:25:00.005Z

Just look at this FREE Stamp Set! It's called BLISS - Do you know what? I think it could be my favourite! Mmm! Can't make my mind up....

Yes I will be doing instructions for the ladies that have left messages and emailled me. Probably not until next week though, as I am still meant to be on Holiday! Don't want to get into trouble.

For this project, I made a slider box complete with 4 cards.

The box holds the four cards and their matching envelopes.

These are the four cards. I used Soft Suede, Melon Mambo and Pink Pirouette for the colour combination. The paper is from the Neutrals and Brights paper packs.

All the sentiments are from the So Happy For You FREE Sale a Bration stamp set. I love the font!

More Pearls were added, this time to the butterfly body and centre of the flowers.

If you are in my Downline, Look out for one of these!!!

Last but not least, this one, especially to Welcome in the New Year 2011....

Here's Wishing you all a Very Happy New Year but most of all a Healthy ONE!

Thanks for looking and I will see you in 2011.

Jenny:-)xx

Sale a Bration 2011 Begins..................

2010-12-30T12:19:00.005Z

Hello Everyone! Hope you all had a Lovely Christmas. Well Today is the day Sale a Bration Starts........

It lasts from 30th December to 28 February. For Every £45 worth of products you purchase from the current catalogue you get to choose a FREE Sale a Bration Stamp Set - YES FREE!!!

There are four Stamp Sets to choose from. The first Stamp Set I have had a play with is called Sweet Summer. After all the snow we have had it was nice to be thinking of Summer instead!

We were meant to going to Cornwall for Christmas but we got stuck at home because of the weather. We all promised eachother that although we were at home, we wouldn't actually do any work, and I managed to keep to that for once! So Yesterday was the first time I went and got a few bits to work with.

These are the bits and bobs I made while still watching the movies we had recorded for Christmas. My hubbie and I sat down two days running to watch the GodFather Movies - Classics, What a treat.

As Demonstrators we were allowed to preorder the Sale a bration stamp sets earlier in the Month. I first made this little box, just like the Lollipop box filled with cards this time.

The colour combination is Pear Pizzazz, Blushing Bride and Shimmery White Cardstock. The paper is from the In Colour paper stacks.

The sentiments is from the other Sale a Bration stamp set called So Happy For YOU!

I added lots of pearls to the flower heads and the butterfly was stamped in black stazon on the paper layers and coloured in with the blushing bride in colour marker pen.

Don't you just love the tiny BEE?

And the Cute little bird?

On this card, I used Regal Rose ink instead of the Blushing Bride for the flowers.

This is the same but with Blushing Bride ink.

Lots and Lots of Pearls! The Shimmery White cardstock is such a luxury but it is gorgeous for colouring in with.

This is a Birthday card using the tall stems on three sections. Very Simple! Again the sentiment is from the So Happy For YOU Sale a Bration stamp set.

I made a matching tiny Gift Card holder to match the Birthday Wishes card. The scallop imaged is from another Sale a Bration set called Punch Bunch.

Its layered onto a Scallop Square made using the Scallop Trim Corner Punch. 2" x 2". Then the punched image was layered on top. YEP! You saw them, MORE Pearls.

I used the Textured cardstock in the Blushing Bride and Pear Pizzazz - Delish!

What a lovely matching pair to give to someone Special.....

Right then after I have mounted the rest of the images, I will be back!!!

Thanks for looking,

Jenny:-)xx