Going, going, gone

Evening All,

Having a good weekend ? It's been more like April here today with the showers and my washing has been in and out all day.

The cards I've got to show you today are a couple that we made at my Wednesday class and featuring retiring stamp sets, French Foliage and Nature Walk. Sadly, French Foliage has now sold out but I think Nature Walk is still available so the moral of the tale is, if there is something you've got your eye on , get it quick !

Colours are Soft Suede, Pool Party, More Mustard and the returning Pear Pizzazz.

Not long now til the new catalogue and one of the benefits of being a demonstrator is that I get to preorder some goodies. Hopefully I will have something to show you very soon.

Don't forget to check out the retirement list before it is too late !

 

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Fantastic Fabric !

Evening all,

A little shopping trip yesterday resulted in me buying something new to store my ink pads in, which then led to a massive tidy up of my desk !!! While it's tidy (even 1 day later, but I have been to work lol!) I thought I would show you my little crafty corner.........

And what I really wanted to show you is my pretty bunting ! I can't take the credit for making it myself but it is made with the gorgeous Stampin' Up Twitterpated fabric which is now reduced by 40% to only £5.37 and there is still enough leftover to make a few more bits and pieces.

Sweet isn't it ?

And my inkpads - look at all those new unlabelled ones, watch this space !

Haven't quite decided how I am going to arrange them yet - Colour families or similar colours together ? Any suggestions ?

And just in case Hubby is reading, that is all my punches - for everyone else those are just the ones that wouldn't fit in the full drawer full lol !!!!!

Rest of my craft room still needs tidying, need to create some space for some lovely new stamp sets and some beautiful new colour card stock. Exciting times ! x

 

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Morning, and a beautiful one it is too !

Do you ever have an idea for a card come to you and then have to make it there and then ? Well, that's what happened this morning and although I have a list of jobs planned for today I have got a little sidetracked first.

The card is using another image from the Best of Flowers set and when I first saw this stamp I thought it had a Victoriana feel to it and this is what I came up with .....

This is a large A5 size card and looks very ornate but really it is very simple and the products do all the work ! I cut the ornate frame out of one of the pieces from the Poetry Prints papers and used a couple of embossing folders folders to make the smaller frame and 'lace' detail.

A few pearls and a couple of flowers from the gorgeous Vanilla trim. Colours are Midnight Muse and Crumb Cake.

Oh and a bit of scoring with my Scoreboard. Hope you like ? I think this Best of Flowers set is going to be very popular, especially as it is only £13.95. If you would like to order it ( or anything else) please get in touch.

Now I had better get started on what I am supposed to be doing lol !!!

 

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Best of Flowers

Evening All,

Where has all the sunshine gone ? I was hoping to come back from my class today and sit out in the garden but it has been very overcast. However there was something to cheer me up .......

Not 1 but 2 boxes of Stampin' Up loveliness !!! You will have to wait to see some of the contents though .

Something I can tell you about is a limited edition stamp set. To celebrate Stampin' Up's 25 th Anniversary they are reintroducing some old images ( mixed with a few new ones) to create a Best Of set and this is the Best of Flowers......

The sets are only available in clear and cost £13.95. I like them all , in different ways but my first pick out of the box was the beautiful hydrangea and this is what I came up with.......

Colours are Pool Party and Wisteria Wonder, very pretty and fresh. I have also used the ever so useful Tiny Tags set which are sadly on the retired list so if you need the new limited edition set or an old favourite please get in touch quickly.

Got to go and explore those boxes, not sure whether I want sunshine or crafting weather now lol !

 

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Good Intentions

Well hello, long time , no speak. I have had a little break from blogging but am now back with good intentions and plan to update you on a regular basis.

There is so much going on in the Stampin' Up! world at the moment, I don't really know where to start - but in terms of urgency you MUST check out the Retirement List.

As the picture says, there really is 'Something for Everyone'. Some of my favourite stamp sets are retiring  (sob) so if there is something you want ,get in touch quickly because they are only while stocks last.
This is the link for the stamp sets
http://su-media.s3.amazonaws.com/media/lastChance/2013%20EU%20Retired%20List/Stamp_Availability-UK.pdf
and this is for the accessories
http://su-media.s3.amazonaws.com/media/lastChance/2013%20EU%20Retired%20List/Accessories_Availability-UK.pdf

Some of the papers are HALF PRICE and the fabric is reduced too! Take a look, choose yourself a bargain and then email me at mrsjuliewade@sky.com and I will be pleased to order for you.

Back next time with something pretty from a NEW stamp set !

Established Elegance

Evening all,

Well the Easter hols are over and it's back to the school run tomorrow. I was hoping for some nice weather today and I suppose there was some sunshine and it was about 10 degrees warmer than it has been but it was spoilt by the gale force wind and the April showers. My washing thought it was doing the Okey Cokey ( in , out .... Lol).

I was asked this week to decorate a notebook for a secretary who is retiring and so this seemed the perfect time to ink up a new stamp set that was delivered this week  - Established Elegance. This is one of those sets that for some reason I have always skimmed past during my catalogue drooling sessions but I recently had a 'lightbulb moment' and now I've got lots of plans for it.

Just the thing for a secretary ? Sorry the picture is not great but I think you get the idea. If you pop over to my Facebook page you will see something else I've made with this set - love it already !

Dress Up Framelits

 Hello all,

Hope you are all enjoying the Easter holidays. On Saturday we had a trip North and Hubby and Sophie went to see the Wolves lose at Bolton and Isabel and I spent the day at the Trafford Centre. 'Spent' being the operative word lol  - but I know who enjoyed their day more !
At least all the snow has finally gone from our garden although there is still the odd bit left from the drifts at the sides of the roads. Today we went to Bridgemere Garden Centre  but the cold wind meant I couldn't get too enthused about gardening and so I enjoyed a look round Lakeland.

Anyway, craft wise I have been playing with my new Dress Up Framelits. If you have visited my Facebook page you will see a card I made there. ( Big hello and thank you to those that have already visited ! ) Todays card is made from the 'negative waste' left after die cutting for the first card- definitely not waste ! The dress has been stamped with the Elements of Style stamps and the green border is cut from the lovely Tea for Two papers.

Having a lot of fun with these and haven't even started playing with the dresses yet !