Annabelle's 5!

I do hope it is better weather wherever you are today than it is here ! it is blowing an absolute gale here, but not raining at the moment, I think that's the first time today! Zack is off to Annabelle's birthday party in about 15 minutes so I thought I would quickly pop on and share the card I have just made for her with you all :0)

Here is the front, as you can see I have made a Z fold card using All in the family and the matching accessories set too, I paper pieced the dress, presents and the gifts using the DSP from the Love Stories simply scrappin' kit,

Here is the whole card spread out, the background is made using Pale Plum ink on Pretty in Pink card and the fantastic Circle Circus stamp set (sooo glad I have finally got this set, be prepared for lots of this one!)

Number 5 is from Schoolbook Serif Numbers punched out using the Tag punches, ***FREE*** with qualifying orders in November and December check out this post for more details,

not sure if you can tell but I put a touch of crystal effects on the presents and balloon and for a change I have made the tags suitable for holding down the 'Z' part of the card, I don't very often do this as I usually forget! but I do like the effect,

Right must dash -don't want to be late,

Hugs Sarah-Jane xx

Convention gala dinner and some gifts

Hello,

I hope you are all well today and ready to see some more piccies from Frankfurt,

I will warn you though, you are in for another looong post with loads of piccies (again!) so grab a cuppa and settle down, here we go :0)

This is the lovely scrap book my SU! mum Jules {Thanks Jules, love it xxx} made for me to put my reminders of this wonderful weekend in, I am now going to study some scrap booking pages and see if I can have a go as I haven't really done much scrappin' ... yet!

This is the fab little kit Monica {mwah hun xx} made for us which we received when we got to her room on Thursday night for a P.J. party with champers and nibbles, what a laugh!

And this lovely set was given to me by my roomie (for the 1st 2 nights) Karin *waves Karin* and Thank-you for my lovely gift xxx It is a pretty note book and a beautifully decorated business card holder,

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Gala Dinner Night,

this is me, Nicci and Jules just before we went down for our lovely Gala Dinner, taken in the other girls room at arms length! lol!

Me and Nicci, and then Jules looking a little stunned after receiving one of her numerous awards :0)

Nicci and her SU! mum Bekka, Stevie and Zoe,

And finally my SU! mum Jules and SU! sis Jeannette,

Well that's it for today, I hope you have enjoyed seeing more of our trip and come back tomorrow as I will share with you some of the fantastic swaps I received on my trip,

Hugs, Sarah-Jane xxx

Christmas Wish List

Hiya,

Looking forward to Christmas? What do you think you will find poking out of your stocking this year then? Socks? Smellies? Or would you prefer something in rubber??

Well, You're going to have your very own little Christmas fairy this year! ME!

How? I hear you ask,

Well it's simple really there are just 3 steps to complete and then you can look forward to receiving everything you wished for (well, hopefully everything, lol) this Christmas,

1) Make a wish list,

choose everything you would like, go mad but remember to choose lots of different priced goodies to allow for all purse sizes,

2) Send it to me,

at sarah-janerae@sky.com

3) Tell everyone,

who asks you what you would like for Christmas, parents, in laws, friends... to come and see me and between us we will do the rest!

and if that's not enough, don't forget to tell them I am offering FREE post and packing with any order in November, FREE wrapping service 'till the end of December (great for hubby's) and SU! have got their own very special offer on- see HERE for more details on how you can get a FREE tag punch with your order.

So what you waiting for? get looking, link is in the side bar for the catalogue or if you would like a "real" one then I can send one to you for just £4.50 which includes post,

Look forward too seeing what you would like, I am off to add some more yumminess to mine :0)

Hugs Sarah-Jane xxx

WOW! WOW! and WOW! again

Good morning to you all today,

I have had the most fantastical (made up word) weekend in Germany at the very first EUROPEAN CONVENTION in Bad Homburg near Frankfurt!!!! I met some amazingly friendly, generous and gorgeous ladies and I have Loads of photos to share with you, don't worry though, I won't show you all 111 today tho! lol!!

The first photo is when we queuing up for registration ~ L-R Nicci, Jules, Karin (my roomie for the first 2 nights *waves*)and Jeannette (my roomie for the last night *waves*) and on the right Bekka and Stevie
I spent lots of time with Jules my SU! mum who was a winner in so many ways, not least as she came 2nd in Demo of the year!!!!!! she also won lots of other awards too,

Well Done Jules :0) **mwah** really proud of you xxx

L-R Jeannette, Jules, Bekka, Natalie, Kim and Nicci.

Thanks to all the ladies I spent time with this weekend, I hope you all had as fab a time as I did and look forward to seeing you next year..................................

..............................IN LONDON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wowee, how exciting is that!!???!!!!

and how would you like to be there to join in all the fun?? Why not sign up as a demo with me?and don't forget SU have got a special offer on for a few more days only (you've only got 'till Friday) to receive a special 10% off the already brilliant value starter kit, and not forgetting my offer to add to this is an extra free set of your choice up to the value of £25, only if you sign with me, for more details follow the link in the side bar or email me and I will be more than happy to help you :0)

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Almost finished for today; Guess what? I won a prize this weekend!!!!! on a fab little thing called "Prize Patrol" and *look* what I won!!!! a fantastic stamp set called Winter Post which is a Shelly signature collection set I have had my eye on for a very long while, Shelly did a fab demo with this set and I will be having a little play with this after she inspired us all with her projects,

and here are three of the 4 projects we did on Saturday morning on the make and take part of our convention, using the sets we all had for FREE if you attend!! still thinking about signing up??? drop me a line... you really won't regret it...

Stamp sets used were "Circle Circus" ( I have been soooo excited about getting this set and was really looking forward to playing with it finally) and also a little set from the beginning of the catalogue which, I think, could be easily over looked as it is called "New Years Celebrations" but, look again as it soo versatile, it could be used for so many things - 18th, 21st, 50th.. well, all the milestone birthdays, you get the idea, or how about weddings? anniversaries? or just the fab fireworks can be used as a subtle background? Great set, if you want to look at it more closely see page 16 or if you need it now let me know ;0)

Right I have waffled enough for one day! I will share some more piccies with you tomorrow of the gala evening and some of the fabby 100 of so wonderful swaps I received from English, French and German demos **waves** to all you swappers out there, you are all fantastic xxxx,

Big hugs to everyone, Sarah-Jane xxxxxxx

A couple of gifts :0)

Hello again,

Well today is the last of my scheduled posts, this one is sharing with you the gifts I have made for Jules and Jeannette and not forgetting Karin who I will be sharing a room with on Thursday and Friday, I sooo hope I don't snore, LOL!

This first one is for Karin, I have wrapped some smellies in Basic Black card, then die cut a panel of the fab new "Groom" card, little tag punched out and added to the front (tag punches on offer this month and next, scroll down for details :D) wide striped ribbon with buttons at each end,

top view.

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Next up this one is for Jules,

I have used her favourite Butterfly stamp set and matching punch, in her fave colour too, Regal Rose

Inside is a bottle of spa lotion and body spray, wrapped in large cello bags,

Here is Jeannettes, much the same but in a colour she uses a lot, so I think she must like it?? (Hope so anyway!)

Stamp set used here is Trendy Trees, love it! sentiment from One of a Kind, as I have edited these photos I realise that Jules and Jeannettes look really wonky! I promise they are straight IRL !!

Well that's it for today, I will be back tomorrow with (hopefully) some piccies from convention,

Stampin' Hugs to you all,

Sarah-Jane xxxxx

Swaps part 2

Hiya,
2nd lot of swaps I have made coming up...

Bookmark; Kraft card, white embossing Powder and Versamark, Kraft taffeta ribbon, scallop square punch, Punches 3 stamps, linen thread,

Next 3 are sweetie holders, would be fab on the christmas table using slightly different stamps, I will do a tutorial when I get back if you like??

Rose red card and ink, Old Olive card and ink, Stamp sets are Circle of friendship, Baroque motifs, Circle and scallop circle punches, sweets are in small cello bags, 5/8" grosgrain ribbon,

Tempting Turquoise and Regal Rose card , Regal Rose ink and 5/8" ribbon, Stamps used are Good Friend and Oval all with it's matching punches, versamark and white embossing powder, linen thread,

So Saffron card and ink, versamark ink used for flower in background, wide double stitched grosgrain ribbon, Oval all stamps and matching punches, also Live Your Dream stamp set, Choc Chip DSP and tab Punch,

Hope you likey, back tomorrow with roomie Karin and SU mum Jules and sis Jeannettes gifts,

Hugs Sarah-Jane xxx

Swaps part 1

Hello,
Well, I should be on my way to Heathrow around now and here is the first lot of swaps I promised you, I will just list the main ingredients for you here, if there is anything you more would like to know then please email me and I will get back to you on Monday or shortly there-after :0)

Old olive card, DSP and Ink, Trendy trees stamps, sentiment from Occasional Greetings, Linen Thread, eyelet border punch and Stamp-a-ma-jig - essential for this set :0)

Bashful blue card, ink, striped grosgrain ribbon and DSP, versamark ink and white embossing powder, Perfect Presents stamp set and sentiment from Occasional Greetings again, Kraft card also used to layer.

Real Red card stock and 1/4" ribbon, whisper white card, old olive DSP, tree stamp from perfect presents, stamped in versamark with white embossing powder used too, scallop edge punch.


Kraft card base, Merry Moments DSP, Image from Punches 3 stamp set punched out with scallop square punch, earth elements button with linen thread, Old Olive ink.

Close to Cocoa card, with layers of Choc Chip and Very Vanilla, Old Fashioned Christmas stamp set used, Choc chip 1/4" grosgrain ribbon, Close to cocoa ink pad.

O.K. that's your lot for today, back tomorrow will be some other designs, not Christmas either, lol!

Hugs Sarah-Jane xxx

New Home Easel Card

Evening all,
Super quick post tonight as I still have to pack and I'm off to work too ! I have made a new home card today for BIL and SIL who are moving to Scotland in a couple of weeks, they are having a little get together on Friday but I will miss it as I am in Germany, here is the card for Neil and the kids to take with them :0)

It is another easel card as I think they are just something a bit different for special occasions, base card is Kraft,

All in the Family set used to make "mini Ian and Gills" with their 2 dogs, alphabet is Short Order which is sadly retired now, perfect size tho for this project, don't ya think? Kraft taffeta ribbon underneath the image,

Patterned paper is Bella Bleu, a lovely mix of Kraft, blue and pale yellows, {yum}

Front view with the Eyelet border punched strip to hold the top up, Sincere Salutations used for the Good Luck message,

Right that's it from me, I have taken photos of the swaps I have made so will schedule some piccies in for you to see whilst I am away,

Thanks for stopping by and be sure to check in over the weekend and next week to get all the goss on convention :0)

Hugs to you all,
Sarah-Jane xxxxx

Christmas Extravaganza

Hello to you all,

I have a fab Christmas Gift Giving Guide to share with you today, it will hopefully make buying for a crafty friend or relative a little easier :0) It is jam packed with lots of yummy goodies for everyone from experienced crafters to complete beginners.

If you would like to order something for a friend or relative then please contact me and we can discuss their requirements further, or, even better if you see something you would like or would love to see on Christmas morning poking out of your stocking, then point your friends and relatives in my direction ~ once you have emailed me your wish list and you may get what you would like this Christmas ;0)

But, that's not all, how would you lovely peeps fancy a {not so} little something extra for free?? Great, because SU! have a fab special offer on, running with the Guide throughout November and December. If you spend £45 (or multiples of) on goods from the Christmas Extravaganza leaflet, you will receive a FREE tag punch (large or small, or both with a qualifying order) and as a special bonus, if you spend £45 with me on anything from the leaflet or the fantastic new catalogue, then I am offering free post and packing for the month of November only, {the postal part of the special offer is from me and not Stampin' Up} hopefully this will help to get your Christmas shopping going in the right direction!

Have a lovely time deciding what you fancy and I look forward to hearing from you soon, bye for now,

Hugs Sarah-Jane xxx

Another Invite

Good morning to you,

I hope you all had a fab Halloween on Saturday? we had a lovely evening a bit of trick or treating and lots of decorating :0) great fun. Now I do warn you I have lots of photos for you today...

First up here is the other sample I made for my friend to see as she liked this colour combo which you may remember from my open day a few weeks ago,

She went for the other one as it is her mums favourite colour.

For this one I used the fab new eyelet border punch along the outside edge and stamped with versamark and clear embossing powder to give it some extra texture.

I used a colour combination of Rose Red and Old Olive with Baroque Motifs stamp set.

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Next up are a few pictures of my 3 (and Neil!) with their pumpkins which we carved on Friday,

Zoe, Josh,

and Zack,

all together :0)

And finally here is the front of the house as promised...

That's all for today, thanks for stopping by and have a good one,

Hugs Sarah-Jane xxx