Only 2 Days left!!

Hello folks,

I have a couple of cards to share with you today, they are both quite speedy cards to make, in fact we made them both last week at a little get together I had at my friends house last week to share the last chance list and some retiring products with the ladies, I am still up in the air at home so next months class date is still being decided (as to when I have a house suitable for people to come to!) I promise you will be the first to know .

So here are the cards, most of the products are retiring and as such will be gone forever tomorrow night, eek! If you need to place an order then email me before 7pm tomorrow on sarah-janerae@sky.com

Here is the first card, it uses Brocade Blue and Close to Cocoa (both retiring) with Seeing Spots (1/2 price at just £6.98) a great set for men's cards and Say it with Scallops (25% off at £11.21) another great set for speedy makes,

arty angle,

The 2nd card today is made using Pixie Pink card (retiring) with the lovely True Friend stamp set (retiring but 1/2 price @ £10.98) I love this set as it has great sentiments as well as lovely images,

I have teamed the Pixie Pink with Basic Grey and Melon Mambo (both staying) and a touch of Black Gingham ribbon (also 1/2 price @ just £2.63!)

This is your last chance to get your hands on some of the little bargains I have shown you today, I hope to hear from you soon,

Stampin' Hugs,

Happy Birthday Elaine

Hello,

The other day was my dear friend Elaine's birthday, now as with most of my friends we often (but not often enough) enjoy a cuppa and a chat so I went with the cuppa theme using my new favourite set All for Friends, LOVE it! and it's a free one too! email me for details :-)

Anyway, here we go....

Colours used were Soft Suede (new colour) and Pretty in Pink,

I used the level 3 set Queue Up to make the background and then coloured some of the mugs using the Versamark pen, so handy,

I ruffled the spotty ribbon using dst,

and I coloured the mugs in the circle using ink pads and a blender pen, I actually decided to colour and cut out another layer of cups this morning before sending it to her, it just lifted it a bit more I think. I also for some reason didn't photograph the inside which I had also decorated, not sure why?? but it did match ;-)

For one of her gifts I got her a bracelet so decided to make a small pizza box to put it in, it was about 3" square and 1" deep just so you can get an idea of the size,

On the box I coloured a few bits with the white gel pen for a slightly different take,

So , I hope you like today's card and box, pop back tomorrow for another milk carton, (my fave box, I know!)

Hugs,

Happy Birthday Nicky x

O.K., so I know I said I was gonna show you Mandi's card but as today is actually Nicky's birthday I thought I would go with this instead, I will however share Mandi's card tomorrow :-)

I love this colour combo, Choc chip with Pretty in Pink and a touch of So Saffron, yummy!

Paper is from the Sweet Pea stack, only available 'till Sept 30th and choc full of yummy papers it is too,

Stamp set is True Friend, a set I haven't had for very long, but I really love the sentiment with it, it is very heartfelt. And I tied a luscious bow along the side with super soft Choc Chip satin ribbon and added a little brad from the hodgepodge hardware tin,

And a quick look at the inside,

Well, off now to a 9 year olds birthday tea after being out most of the day with the girls for Nicky's day, I'm gonna need an early night I think!

Bye for now sending you all stampin' hugs

What a weekend!

Hello folks,

***WARNING! veeery long post, grab a cuppa!***
Well, I have had so much fun this last weekend! Saturday I went up to Reading to meet up with my fellow demos *waves* we had a great day catching up, learning tips and sharing, it was, as always hugely inspiring. If you would like to be a part of this wonderful family then please get in touch for a chat, email in side bar.

So, the first thing we all do when we meet up is swap! I love it, fresh new ideas with stamps you have and great samples with stamps you have on your wish list ;0)

For my swaps I used lots of products from the fabby new mini catalogue, these products will be available from 1st April {{can't wait}}

Stamp used here is from a set called Fox and Friends-so sweet, I inked the stamp with some of the great new shimmer paint **YAY** and I punched him out with the full heart punch --only available 'till the end of MARCH otherwise you'll have to wait 'till October! {and don't forget my special prize draw for March too! see top post} and finally some yummy new DSP called Sweet Pea- something in that for everyone, other items used were word window punch, 1+3/4" circle punch, paper piercer & mat and a Basic Phrases stamp for the sentiment.

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Now, the next thing I am about to show you was my entry for something called Demos Choice, it is a competition where we as demos make something, it can be cards, 3d items etc. and all the demos vote for their favourite. Sadly I didn't win...

I decided to make a set of 4 cards using my new stamp set (which I earned for free as a demo, ask me how) called True Friend, I wanted to used the Soft Subtles colour family and make them all slightly different, so I inked the stamp using my markers and changed each of the backgrounds too :0) There is another sneak peek in these too, can you spot it???

and here they are as a set,

[the sneak is the great new dot dot background stamp]

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Finally from me today here are a few piccies of the lovely ladies who I spent most of the day with as we were sat together on the same table ***Hello Ladies xxx***

Phew, well thanks for staying with me, I hope you liked my peek into the wonderful world of being a demo?

Please do come back tomorrow for a special card for a special lady,

Bye for now, hugs Sarah-Jane xxx