Happy Birthday Zack xxx

Evening all,
How you doin' tonight?

I have had a lovely day with Zack who was 5 today.... my baby, 5 already!! he has had a lovely day, friends round for birthday lunch and then cinema this afternoon to see "Up" which BTW was sooo funny for grown ups too, DH and I were belly laughing at it!! Kids seem to like it too!!

Here is the card I was still making at 9.30 last night as I have terrible (man) flu at the moment

:0(

It is a large 8x8 card with Old Olive background,

Star punch, Twill Tape with Happy Birthday from Occasional Greetings, Summer Picnic Papers (retired, sadly) Schoolbook Serif Number with Tag Punches,

Schoolbook Serif Alpha and did you notice the yummy ribbon???? from the new catty!!! I LOVE it!!!

Here is the dimensional angle for you .....

And finally a piccie of the birthday boy himself, looking cool! Big hugs from mummy (not so cool!!)

Right that's it for today except to say a HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Marlene, Ryan and Phoebe who are also having a birthday today **mwah** to you all and I hope your day has been special too. Such a popular day!!

Back tomorrow with Marlenes card, do pop in,

Hugs Sarah-Jane xxxx

Shoe Box Swap, Part 1

Morning everyone,

I hope it is dryer with you all today than it was yesterday!!! It's lovely and sunny here if a little chilly :0)

Today I will be sharing with you some cads, these are 3 of the 9 we made on our shoe box swap day which was last Saturday in Little Rissington, Gosh I would love to live in that house!!

Anyway here are the first 3 together...

The first one was designed by Siobhan using the lovely tree stamp from the Wondrous Gift set (page 20) and topped with the very clever heat and stick powder with Dazzling Diamonds. Ski Slope papers from the mini (sadly no longer available)

The second was designed by Sarah P using the sweet Itty Bitty Buds set which is a level 2 hostess set, you can earn this set for FREE by hosting a workshop or simply by placing a qualifying order, if you want more info please email me sarah-janerae@sky.com

Lastly this card was designed by Marlene, we even made the flowers ourselves on Friday night all in our P.J's! aren't they lovely? I will definitely be having a go at making some more of these soon, watch out for them!

Well that's all for today, thanks for popping by and I will be back tomorrow with some more of the shoe box cards to share with you.

I have sooooo much to do today, It's Zacks birthday on Saturday and I haven't even made his cad yet, let alone wrapped anything!!!! better get cracking!

Hugs Sarah-Jane xxx

Look what the man in brown bought me!!

Hello folks,

Just thought I would share with you quickly what the lovely UPS man delvered to my house today :0)

I'm so excited to start playing but unfortunately I have had a bad head all day and now I'm off to work, maybe tomrrow morning I'll get a chance to play....

Just look at this lovely designer paper and ooooo Kraft card!

Yummy striped ribbon, buttons and new punches,

And alll these stamps !!!!!!!

Best of all the large medallion and the set to the right of it (punches 3) were both FREE!!!!!

If you need anything you see here or other goodies from the catty, including the catty itself then email me on sarah-janerae@sky.com and I would be happy to help you,

Thanks for sharing this excitement with me :0) Back tomorrow with a couple of cards,

Hugs Sarah-Jane xxx

Hello honey, I'm home!!!

Hello all,

Well, what a weekend I've had! as you may know I went away with my SU! family this last weekend for 3 days of laughing and crafting :0) I had such a blast and made some lovely things, picking up tips and inspiration at every turn,

Thank-You all Ladies (((hugs)))

Here we all are- piccie borrowed from Marlene's blog, hope that's O.K. hun ;0)

L-R ... Jules, Toni, Jeannette, me, Marlene, Sarah B, Siobhan, Sonia, Nikki and my roomie Sarah P,Well, I have so many things to share with you but today I will show you the little gifts I made for all the lovely ladies who went, I left one of these on each of their beds,

Outside of the gift bag was stamped with Baroque Motifs,

Here is what was inside, A bath bomb in a sizzix cupcake holder wrapped in cellophane, jelly beans and a decorated candle,

All the jelly beans together, ribbon and sentiment SU!

A little closer look at the candles and bath bombs, paper is SU! but from a candy I won which came from USA, sadly it's not available here :0( Ribbon is from August offer,

Here it all is together before I bagged it up and, well, they all seemed to like their little gifts, I hope you do too,

I will be back tomorrow to share some of the card we made in our "Shoe Box Swap" on Saturday {{9 in all!!}} Such fun and so inspiring,

Thanks for looking,

Hugs Sarah-Jane xxx

Open House, Classes and New Catalogue launch party

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Hello everyone,

Just a little post today to let you know a few dates for your diary :0)

If you live around the Southampton/New Forest area I would love to see you at one of my events,

Open House

On the 24th September between 10am and 2pm you are invited to come and have a little stampin' fun! there will be lots of inspiration, a make and take, and a final look at the last chance list before it goes forever, with light refreshments.

New Catalogue Launch Party

Tuesday 6th October from 7-9pm is the evening to be here! Just £5 to include a free catalogue (value £4.95) This will be an exciting opportunity to come and meet new stampin' friends, be in with a chance to win some stampin' prizes and most importantly have a play with some of the exciting stamps from the NEW catalogue. An evening not to be missed. Booking Essential.

Classes

I also have my class dates now listed in the side bar up 'till the end of the year. Spaces are limited so book early to avoid disappointment. If there is something you would like to try that is not here why not host a workshop? I can come and give you a demo and a chance to play with some of the yummy goods SU! sells, you could also earn yourself FREE stamps :0)

I do hope there is a time (or two) you can join me,

for more information email me sarah-janerae@sky.com
I look forward seeing you soon,

Hugs Sarah-Jane xxx

Birthday Boy

Morning all,

Well, I'm nearly ready just a few little things left to do...

I have a quick and easy card to share with you today I made this in about 5 minutes as Josh was going to a party last minute,

Certainly Celery base card, matching ribbon (from the August offer), Seeing Spots used to make background, Bashful Blue and Whisper White card for the images to go on,

Presents and hat from All in the Family Accessories, stamped and then coloured in a bit using a blender pen and ink pad,

Sentiment from Occasional Greetings,

Dimensional shot, not much layering for this one as I was in a hurry but wouldn't it be nice with the hat layered up too??? mmmm, maybe next time....

Anyway, must dash, thanks for visiting and come back soon ;0)

Hugs Sarah-Jane xxx

SWU Sketch Challenge

Hello everybody,

Well, I made it back, but not for long as I'm off to work tonight, so I am going to have to type like the clappers to get this done in time before I go and get ready...

So without further adieu here she blows (so to speak;0))

This little card is made using Tea Party Papers which (thankfully) made it into the New Catty,

Layout is from the SWU challenge this week, sentiment is the ole' faithful Circle of Friendship, using co-ordinating punches,

Dew drops from stash,

and a little tag for the inside to pretty it up a bit

Right must dash and I will be back tomorrow with a simple boys card for you.

I will hopefully get a chance to schedule a post for Saturday as I am away for the weekend (whoop, whoop!) if not I will see you all next Monday with all the news of what we get up to and create...
Bye 4 Now!

Hugs Sarah-Jane xxx

Todays the Day!!!!

Wooo Hooo!!!

Can you tell I'm excited???? Why??? because today is the day Stampin' Up! launch this years catalogue :0))) and I have been writing an re-writing my list for a month now, gosh there is so much in there that I need and I know you will too, so if you want to get your inky fingers on a catalogue then email me now for immediate posting, yours for the special price of just £3.50 + £1 p&p.

sarah-janerae@sky.com

Click HERE to see inside the lovely new catalogue, Here also is the link for supplies used to make the cards in the catalogue and if you want to place an order then email me for more details :0)

Well, look forward to hearing from you soon and I will be back later with a card to share with you but firstly I have to get ready for my Jems weekend away..... SU! crafting all weekend, what more can a girl ask for?? Right must get on, loads to do!!

Hugs Sarah-Jane xxx

Friday Sketchers

Evening all,
I know it's late tonight :0) but I have got to pop out tomorrow morning and I have loads to do to get ready for my (exciting) weekend away with my lovely SU! Jems sisters and SU! mum. It's gonna be a blast. Just got to get my act together 'cause in case you had noticed, it is also the launch of the NEW SU! catalogue this Thursday, I need it all, If you also need the new catty, drop me an email for further info, details in side bar.

Right onto the card....

Made using this weeks Friday Sketchers sketch,

Background card is So Saffron, stamped with matching Ink using the lovely One of a Kind stamp set,

Image is by CC Designs, coloured with pro-markers,

Strip across and flower made using the yummy Tea Party Papers, brad above and button below from stash,

So Saffron ribbon is the free one from the August offer, Tag Punch also SU!

Dimensional View,

Well, that's all for now, I hope you all have a lovely day tomorrow, I have also got a card for the SWU challenge to share with you later ;0) don't forget to come back,

Hugs Sarah-Jane xxx

Anyone for Anya? sketch

Hello everyone!

So sorry I am late with this post I made this card last night and was going to post first thing, well, straight after I had been to do the weekly shop as we didn't have a thing in!... but my friend popped in just for a little while and ended up staying most of today (shhh!) I mean I was very busy with housework *ahem* all day ;0)

Anyway I used this sketch from the brill challenge blog Anyone for Anya? and I have to say I loved it too! I think it's a keeper,

Right so this is the card I made using the sketch and the lovely Miss Anya stamps, I coloured her in ages ago with these papers in mind but I have only just got round to using her,

Papers are Spiced Cider which in the photo look a bit pale but IRL they are Really Rust and Old Olive-a lovely combo

Ribbon is Kraft coloured Taffeta and button is from the Earth Elements pack, dew drop from stash, Image coloured with pro-markers,

Scraps used up on the inside,

And finally a dimensional shot ;0)

I hope you likey,
Laters S.J. xxx