Stampin up workshop.

Recently hosted another stampin up workshop.
Had a really good time making a card and the people we invited also had fun and enjoyed my baked goodies, chocolate chip cookies and a new favourite honey and lemon kisses, theses are honey and lemon biscuits sandwiched together with honey and lemon butter cream, which to me tastes abit like solid cough medicine, unfortunately forgot to take a picture of them.
Any way our demonstrator Zoe showed us a nifty technique using the holes created with punches and die cuts.

using the butterfly shaped hold created from a die ink was added to a roller and rolled over the hole like a stencil this created a solid  in the shape then a large background stamp full of text was inked in a complimenting darker colour and stamped over the top still through the stencil, once the stencil was removed accents of pearls and red heart were added to finish off this simple but stunningly sophisticated card.

The same technique had also been applied to this gift box this time using the hold created from a flower punch. and boxed had been finished off with a little thank-you banner on a stick.













Next it was on the card we would be making these were vintage inspired.

Mum's Card

My card

 Starting with a base of crumb cake coloured card which was distressed at the edges, we added embellishments of lace, a patterned paper strip, paper flower and glittered heart. Mum chose to do hers horizontal and I chose vertical.
A line of stamps in a complimenting colour was added we did butterflies and bees, and it was finished with a sentiment on cream card. I really like these cards and show that you don't need alot of something special like the lace to make an impact.









My newly ordered items from stampin up have now arrived and I look forward to creating and sharing lots of lovely things with them. Check back soon to see what I've been up to.

First attempt at being a design team member

Last year I signed up to be a volunteer design team member for craftsyle products and a while back they sent me some items and asked me to create for them card samples and post them back. In-between to very busy times at work I have managed to get the samples made and recently sent them back. I thought I would also share pictures of my cards on here.

The range of products I was sent was called Cut and create and was decoupage animals, four farmyard and four jungle with coordinating sentiments and backing papers.
I've not done a great deal of decoupage so it was fun to try something different, here's what I managed to produce.

I tried to include a range of styles including easel cards and a diamond topped one. I must admit this range is not something I would have chosen myself and do hope that if I'm picked to make samples again I get something other than decoupage.

A card for a wonderful mum.

Thought I would just quickly share the card I made for Mum for mother's day.

It's done using stampin up twitterpated paper and my curly label punch. the sentiment is stamped on to vellum in two different colours and then on to grey card with white ink. There's also small punched butterflies in grey card and vellum.
I was rather pleased with the effect and thought it made a change from a traditional card, my Mum is wonderful so her card should say so.









I was really impressed with the stamped bits on vellum and look forward to working more with the medium.

Sin Free Cupcakes

I always like to have a range of things available in my shop for Mother's Day with price tags to suit every budget. This year one of my favourite pocket money buys is these little cupcakes.

These cute little gifts are made using a facecloth, I've gone with pink and lemon ones, and topped with either a bath pearl or mini soap. I made the mini soaps by melting down a bar of pears soap and pouring it in to a heart shaped silicone ice cube tray, this meant they were easy to pop out once set. 

I think the presentation of these really sets them off I've placed them in fancy cupcake wrappers and then popped them in a cello bag. As a finishing touch I'm displaying them in the shop of a wire cupcake stand.

Sorry I've not been bloging much recently but have been busy at work getting things sorted before a little mini break last week to Scotland for my other half to launch the paperback copy of his book, "The Only Genuine Jones"  the weather was stunning and we had a lovely time, stopping at The Clachaig Inn.

Sunshine on the mountain snow.