Easel Card

Hello there,

Here is the first sneaky peek at this months class, I have a couple of spaces still available for this Tuesdays class, please email me for directions, more details in the side bar>>>>>

So, onto the card, I have based this class around the gorgeous Jolly Holiday papers which have a colour combination of Old Olive, Cherry Cobbler (a firm favourite already) and Very Vanilla.

As you can see I made a base of Crumb Cake (formerly Kraft) then teamed it with this delicious Cherry Cobbler spotty paper and a hit of black to (hopefully??) modernise the whole look,

I then used the two step bird punch to create this adorable little robin red breast,

Finally the sentiment is from Occasional Greetings and all finished off with 5/8" grosgrain ribbon in black,

I hope you like this first of four cards and I will be back tomorrow with another one, of course first of all I need to re-take the photos of them as the ones I did today were totally roobish! lol!
Bye for now, Stampin' Hugs,

Convention sharing

Hello,
I have some gorgeous makes I received at convention to share with you today as well as some purchases only available at convention, {another great reason to come next year ;-)}

But first of all when we went to Monica's pre-convention party on the Thursday night we were presented with this gorgeous bag of goodies plus some munchies and a packet of hand wipes too, I love this set and I didn't have it either, great!

This picture shows the beautiful handmade gifts I received from my lovely fellow Jems, Thank-you ladies x

When we arrived at Addington Palace we each received this gorgeous bag (and yes, my Zoe has been trying to get it for school!) it contained 2 stamp sets, a lanyard, a pin, a pen and a schedule too

and here is the stunning brooch which Jules got for each of the Jems who attended this year, Thanks Jules x

and finally this is what I purchased from Momento Mall, I LOVE the pop up bin! and to think I nearly never got one!!

Well, I hope you enjoyed this little trip round some of my convention goodies, I will be back tomorrow with a sneak peek at next weeks card class, I am full on Monday now but am adding Tuesday to the dates if you are interested in coming and making 4 lovely Christmas cards then please email me for further info,

Thanks for looking today,

Stampin' Hugs,

More Swaps

Hello,
This card today is another one I made to swap at convention in London, it was so much fun to share ideas and I got some amazing ones in return which I will photograph and share with you over the coming weeks, but back to my makes for now, I used a base of Night of Navy with Soft Suede scallop circles, ribbon is Very Vanilla grosgrain,

The little pie and hammer are from Every Little Bit stamp set, sooo brill, Love this set, I have made more with it which I will show you soon too...

I have this set in clear mount which is great because you can see exactly where you are stamping your image without having to use the Stamp-a-ma-jig every time, great when you are in a hurry,



Sentiment is from Occasional Greetings,

That's all for today, I am off to do the glossing in Josh's room but I hope you like today's card,

Stampin' Hugs,

Dasher in Concord Crush

Hello,

I have another swap to share today, this time using the lovely Dasher, I have had him for a while but not actually even mounted him 'till I made these, shame on me!
So the base is Pretty in Pink with the strip of card down the side in Concord Crush with the (even better in real life) ribbon to match, snowflake is from Sparkly and Bright set using White craft ink,



I inked Dasher in Concord Crush and added oodles of Dazzling Diamonds glitter to his antlers, well, it's not a Christmas card without bling is it??



Sentiment is from Perfect Punches which I stamped twice and then punched the pink layer too,



I hope you like, I will be back tomorrow with some more of my swaps,
Hugs,

Roomie Gift

Hello,

When we go to Convention you make a gift for the person we are sharing the hotel room with and I was sharing with my lovely up line and very good friend Jules. I wanted to make something a bit special for her and I decided on a ribbon wreath, I chose to make it in Old Olive and yummy Rich Razzleberry,

This is what it looked like inside the box,

I decorated the outside of the box to match the ribbon colours too ;-)

the only two bits of stampin' were the Very Vintage wheel and the sentiment from Occasional Greetings, so cute. It doesn't show but I sprayed shimmer paint mixed with alcohol to give a great pearly shine to the whole outside of the lid,

Well, that's it for today, I will let you know what she thinks when I get back,

See you again soon,

Hugs,

Gumballs!

Hello,

I have a cute little card today that would be fabulous for birthdays for boys and girls alike, just jiggle the colours around! I have used Kraft, Tempting Turquoise and Real Red for the most part of this card and just look at that cute gumball machine from the Every Little Bit set...



Sentiment is from Crazy for Cupcakes, perfect with this stamp don't you think?



and a close up showing more Crystal effects, I think I need to add another bottle of this fab stuff to my next order, I have used gallons on my swaps!



O.K. that's all from me today,
Have a great day,
Hugs,

Gifts for my side lines

Hello,

I have made some keyrings to give to my fellow Jems, I purchased Plywood key fobs to alter, now these took me 2 days to do so I really hope they all like them!?
Stamp set used was Artistic Etchings which I LOVE!
Ink colours used were Kraft (fabulous) Baja Breeze and Basic Grey, a gorgeous colour combo,
Here are the front and back views


and this one shows the shine that crystal effects have given,



all packaged up,



and all together,



a short post from me today but back tomorrow with another card
Bye for now, Hugs

Convention Time!!!

Hello,

I have been a busy girl these last few weeks with the house and of course getting ready for this convention weekend! I will be scheduling some posts the next few days with some cards I have made for swaps, now, I get a bit bored making lots of the same thing so I made 20 or so of a few designs.

I will start today with a card made using the Delightful Decorations set with the matching ornament punch which just so happens to have a brilliant offer on it for November and December, see top post!

The centre ornament is from the Jolly Holly Designer Paper Pack and the greeting is from my favourite new sentiment set Curly Cute, love it! Background was made using the Sparkle and Shine wheel with Versamrk ink.

as you can see I have made the sentiment "wave" by adding some dimensionals under the middle and end, I hope you like and do pop back over the weekend for more swaps from me. Next week I will be sharing the swaps and stories I receive with you too :-)

Thanks for stopping by

Helloooo!

Hello lovely blog readers!

Again I find myself apologising for my lack of posts on this little blog, I have however been VERY busy these last few weeks, including building a kitchen and painting with more white paint than I would ever want to see in a very long time! {even though we are only 1/2 way through said painting! boo!}

I did however, make a card a couple of weeks ago with my new pre-order goodies which I will share with you in a mo and I have just placed a very large order for lovely new goodies from the fab new catalogue in preparation for making the 100 or so swaps for convention which is in just 3 short weeks, eek! might have to rope in a few friends and get a little production line running for those...
So, the last card I blogged (scroll down a bit) used the True Friend stamp set and I liked it so much I thought I would make another using the lovely new set Artistic Etchings, I really cannot wait until I get our place sorted so I can get some serious crafting time in, I am missing it lots,

Arty angle for you,

So that's it for today I have updated the side bar with the new catty link and will share some more rubber love with you all very soon, if you have a look through and would like a hard copy of the catty or want to place an order then please email me for a chat or to place your order on sarah-janerae@sky.com

Stampin' Hugs

Last Chance Saloon

Hello lovely blog readers,

So it's that time of year again! SU! have announced their retirement list for us all to see, and wow! what a list it is along with all the colours you were expecting to see retire there are some surprises and some great discounts too! Click on the picture to see the list in full or check out my side bar too :-D

I would also like to point out to you that all the items on this list are while stocks last. Unfortunately last year there were more than a few disappointed people who didn't order their 'still really needs' in time! so email me your wish list as soon as you have it ready,

Look forward to hearing from you soon,

Stampin' Hugs,