June Techniques Class, Part 2

EDIT TO SAY, SORRY I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THIS DIDN'T PUBLISH THIS MORNING, BUT HERE IT IS A LITTLE LATER THAN PLANNED :-)

Happy Sunday to you!

My eldest boy is coming home today :-D He has been in France for a week on
 an adventure holiday with the school, I hope he has had a nice time but it will be good to see him home safe and well.

Anyway, I am here to show you the second card we will be making at this months class, I was asked to do a technique class by some of my regular ladies. Therefore I think this would be a brilliant class for people who are a little unsure of what to do or are beginners at crafting as I will be taking you through step by step, at the same time though it will still be challenging enough for more experienced crafters too ;-)

These buttons are die cut from Poppy Parade card to match the flower Designer Series Paper using the cute Button Embosslit and then covered with Crystal Effects, sentiment id from the Level 2 Hostess set Something to Celebrate,

Bella Toile background stamp used here with clear embossing powder for the panel to mount the flower,

This flower is one I have done a tutorial for HERE, but if you would like to learn hands on then please message me to reserve your place,

Colour combo I have used with Poppy Parade is So Saffron and Baja Breeze, I do love this combo, regular visitors will have seen me use this combo before ;-)

For the first part of Junes class see THIS POST for more details, but here they all are together,

Well, I hope you like the projects we will be making and I look forward to welcoming you to our fun and friendly class :-)

Thanks for stopping by today,

Stampin' Hugs,

2 Cards from me today

Hello,
I know I have been a bad blogger again and I am sorry, but I have been really busy, I promise! Hubby has spent a couple of days in hospital with kidney stones again (stressful to say the least, for all concerned) and I have also been Very Busy getting ready for Saturdays Craft show.

So anyway to make up for it I have 2 cards to share with you today!

First up is a very simple card, this is another one for my mum, she gave it to my elderly Aunt. It uses the lovely DSP from the sweet pea paper stack, It is so pretty it really needed very little added to make a lovely card,

sentiment from oval all,

I added lashings of crystal effects to the butterfly to highlight it,

and another blurry inside picture, not sure why the inside ones are like this lately?!

anyway, you get the idea ;-)

Now, the second card for you today is a bit different from what I usually make... but I do like it,

It uses Bella Toile with the scallop edge punch, some yummy Red Satin ribbon (great for nice big, lush bows)

and finally an arty angle showing the layers. Buttons along the bottom and sentiment again from Oval All.

Well, that's all from me today, I hope you like what I have shared with you today and thanks for bearing with me this week, please do leave a comment of you have time :-)

Bye for now, Hugs Sarah-Jane xxx

Happy Birthday Mum!

Lovely day today wasn't it?? Well, it looked nice from inside anyway! he he, bloomin' freezin' out when I did the school run though,

As usual I am late posting this today but I have been V. busy,

* Prep class for the end of the month. Done.

* Make little "thank-you's" to go with orders. Done.

* Play with new rubber and paper. Done, well, 1/2 done, still haven't played with the paper but I will show you the new rubber soon ;0)

First of all though I have the card I gave to mum yesterday for her birthday...

Plum for my mum!!! Stamp in the background is Bella Toile- love it,

I know you can't get this bird stamp anymore but I just love it, if you managed to get hold of one, well done x

Arty angle,

Sorry for a short post if I have missed anything out you need to know then email me ;0)

Must dash, Zoe is off to dancing then I am at work, Thanks for dropping by and come back tomorrow for a card for my nan from mum for mothers day,

Hugs Sarah-Jane xxxx

Special Offer for Sunday only, a card and helping Haiti

Hello everyone,

I have sooo much to tell you today and I would like to share a card with you also, so grab a cuppa it's gonna be a long post!

Well, first up, I would like to say a very special Thank-You to the lovely ladies who came to my card class yesterday, I had a great time and I hope you all did too :0)

Next up, a one day only special offer, if you spend a minimum of £45 today, before 10pm I am offering you postage for just £2! that's in addition to getting a free stamp set of your choice from the sale-a-bration leaflet, email me your order at sarah-janerae@sky.com better be quick, you've only got 'till 10 o'clock tonight!

I will share my card with you next, the lovely bird cage is from Happy Moments (a FREE set from the sale-a-bration leaflet, link above)

Background is stamped with Bella Toile background stamp, inked in Versamark, I added a "spine" to this card for extra dimension then ribbon in pleats, I wrapped linen thread around it to flatten it slightly :0)

Birdcage was inked with SU markers, I am looking to start a club to collect the markers, email me if you want some more details, I can highly recommend the markers and a club is a fab way of getting them, 4 months of £25 and 1 of the months {if you want to spend the extra £50} you can get the hostess benefits,

Anyways back to the card, I also stamped the cage on the inside in creamy caramel which I stamped off once to make it paler.

I hope you like.

Finally for today SU! are helping the devastated people of Haiti and you can join them! Until 28th February for every sale of the Greenhouse Garden SU! will set aside £1 and donate it to The International Red Cross who are already well established in Haiti to provide immediate relif and long term support in Haiti and I will happily match that.

SU! have already bought some supplies for some 5,000 hygiene kits, read more about this on Shelli's blog.

Here is a sample of an invitation made using the Greenhouse Garden set, Full details HERE,

Right, that's it for now, I hope you have a great Sunday and that you will take me up on my very special offer for just today ;0) catch up later,

Hugs Sarah-Jane xx

P.S. Don't forget to enter my blog candy on the post above, winner to be drawn next Friday.