Wednesday, 9 January 2013

Back to classes

Evening all,

Wednesday today and my first class this year, lovely to get back together again !

Today I gave my ladies a chance to play with a few new items coming very soon during Sale-a-bration. The colour combination was Primrose Petals and So Saffron with Natural Ivory. Nice and fresh and a change from all things festive !


This cute envelope is very quick with the scalloped envelope die and there is a little message card inside



Sorry but this image refuses to be rotated ! Spotted anything new ?


A little box made with the envelope die again and a 3 x 3 card to go inside.
Must go as I want to watch One Born Every Minute ....... definitely doesn't make me broody lol !



Saturday, 5 January 2013

'November's' Christmas cards

Evening all,

Happy weekend ! I'm still a bit confused about what day it is but normal routine is gradually settling down and I'm sure once the girls are back at school next week we will get back to normal.

I haven't mentioned the footie for a while but poor Hubby and Sophie have gone down to Luton to watch Wolves lose to the non league side in the FA Cup. After all the other dismal defeats over the Christmas period I'm sure they won't be happy when they get back ! Still, they don't have to go do they ? Should find a much more enjoyable hobby lol !

More Christmas cards for you today. If you are finding it difficult to get motivated to make even more Christmas cards now then why not treat yourself to a new stamp set ? By the time you have had a little play with your new toy you will have rustled up a batch of cards and I must confess it does have a big 'feel good' factor to know I've got some done already.

I have used the beautiful Snowflake Soiree set, which is only available until the end of the month so if you like it contact me quickly and I will order it for you.


Colours are Soft Suede and Pool Party. I really enjoyed making these and it is amazing how quickly you can make a batch of 10 . So, that's 20 Christmas cards  for 2013 and I feel very pleased with myself !!!

Tuesday, 1 January 2013

Happy New Year !

 Happy New Year everyone !

Hope you all had a fab Christmas. We had a lovely time and enjoyed celebrating the girls' birthdays too. December is completely crazy but it is also my favourite month of the year.
Last night we all sat and watched (without any gadgets ! ) all the old camcorder films from when the girls were born and it was lovely to reminisce - now I have a teenager and a tweenager it was cute to see how sweet they were once lol !

I have managed a little crafting over the break and guess what I've been making ?  Christmas cards !!! No, I haven't gone completely bonkers, there is method in my madness.....
I don't know about you but I found Christmas came all too quickly this time and I ended up rushing around until the last minute. Ever since I was first pregnant and knew I wouldn't be shopping in December I have been organised and prefer to have everything bought and wrapped by beg of November and then I can spend the run up to the big day doing 'Christmassy' things. This time I was much too disorganised and I have vowed not to let it happen again. Previously, I have got ahead with my cards by making 10 per month and then it doesn't become a mammoth task later in the year -  so I have started already and made my batch for October and November !!!

Why not start with January and February ? Well again there is a very good reason. The Stampin Up Convention is being held in the UK this year, yipeee, and knowing I will have lots of swaps to make I thought I would get my Christmas cards done in advance !

This is' October's' offering..............


I did make 10 , they are just not all pictured !
I have also just discovered the Natural Ivory cardstock and this makes a great , economical card base. If you look really carefully you might notice a sneak peek of something coming soon .....

I love the burst of energy and desire to get everything organised that comes with New Years Day. I have taken down all my Christmas decorations today, cleaned all the windows inside , put all the dates on my new calender and done 4 loads of washing ! Sadly, it normally disappears as quickly as it arrives so I am off to do some planning for forthcoming classes while I am still feeling so productive !



Monday, 24 December 2012

Merry Christmas Everyone !

Dear all,

I know it's been an age !! I'm so sorry - I don't have a valid excuse really just general  things getting in the way and once you get out of the habit it is easy to put it on tomorrows 'to do' list.

I HAVE been crafting, in fact I've been sooo busy crafting I haven't had time to talk about it lol !
Unfortunately most of the items have now been distributed and in the mad rush I haven't taken photos. I don't know how Santa does it , getting all the right toys to all the right boys (and girls )

I think I am nearly ready now other than I have lost one of Hubbys presents. It's only something silly and is obviously in a very safe place.  Oh well, it will turn up eventually !

I do have something to show you. At one of my recent classes we spent a lovely Christmassy  morning making a box frame picture...............




The ladies really enjoyed this one and it kept them quiet for ages !

That just leaves me to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year ! Thank you to everyone who reads, I really appreciate your lovely comments and I promise I will be back in the New Year on a more regular basis.

Enjoy !    xxx









Wednesday, 14 November 2012

Owl Occasions

Evening all, hope you are well.

I am hoping I haven't shown you todays cards before as they aren't the ones I'd planned to show you but I was home too late to get a decent picture so this is a 'one I made earlier version' lol. Colours are Real Red and Island Indigo and the stamps are mainly from the very useful Owl Occasions set.....


Short and sweet tonight as I have had one of those days. Didn't start well as we all overslept as the alarm didn't go off -  no actually Hubby didn't set the alarm !!! It's like a military operation in the mornings and everyone has their own shower, hairdryer slot etc so the fact that we didn't start til after Hubby should have been on his way to work caused chaos !
Have now explained to him that he can set his phone alarm to come on every day (or even just weekdays) without having to set it EVERY night !    Thought I was bad with technology !

Saturday, 10 November 2012

Christmas Organiser

Saturday again, and only 40 something days til Christmas , or so my girls keep telling me.

December is always hectic in our house as as well as all the Christmas related activities and school plays etc , they also BOTH celebrate their birthday ! I know what you are thinking, that wasn't very well planned and my mind was obviously elsewhere ,but in my defence we were expecting arrivals in November and January but one was early and one was late !!! Anyway I wouldn't change my ' special Christmas presents'  but it does mean I need to be organised and have already done quite a bit of my Christmas shopping.


Todays project is perfect for those needing a bit of help getting organised.........


We made this at my class on Wednesday and all the ladies seemed to be pleased with it. I have popped mine in the post as a little thank you gift for a friend so I hope she likes it too !

I will include one of these planners with all orders over £50 (before postage) during the month of November so contact me at mrsjuliewade@sky.com to place an order and request your organiser.

Does anyone have a planner that works out how much I need to save ready for the year that the girls are 18 and 21 in the same fortnight as Christmas too lol ? Better start now !






Monday, 5 November 2012

Halloween Layout

Brrrrr it was a chilly one here this morning ! Back to the school run and ice on the car ! Still later on there was some gorgeous sunshine and a perfect blue sky- - looked lovely as long as you were inside in the warm lol.

Todays project is an 8x8 scrapbook page. Whilst at the Stampin Up Convention in Germany Jules arranged a challenge for the team members that didnt go so I decided to join in, although the others were so good I nearly didnt enter mine............

This was a Halloween themed floral arrangement I had made previously, can you just see the little ghost peeking out and the ribbon bats ?
Got to get my use out of the Googly Ghouls set !  I know I always say it but I must do more scrapbooking because I do enjoy it and the 8x8 size is much quicker. I even looked at the catalogue again today to check out the albums in this size ! I showed my girls the page and was told Halloween was 'very last week ' lol ! Forgot it's Bonfire Night tonight so if you are off out -  Follow the Firework Code !!! Keep safe x