Good Morning
It's that time of the year again! With a spend of £45.00 (product sales, before shipping and handling), or hosting a workshop of at least £300.00 (product sales, before shipping and handling) you can earn one free Sale-A-Bration set in addition to any other benefits that you may be eligible for. Follow this link to see this gorgeous sale: http://www2.stampinup.com/gb/images/SAB11_UK.pdf which is on from today until 28th February 2011.
Happy Crafting
Loraine
Thursday, 30 December 2010
Wednesday, 29 December 2010
A couple of mugs
Good Evening All
Even though it's the festive season and time for a little rest I've not been able to resist doing a little crafting and the below just seemed like a very good way to showcase some stamp sets. It's a couple of mug's, very clever idea - sold to put photographs in but, that's clearly not what sprang to mind when I saw them. Take a look and let me know what you think.
One of my fellow SU demo's, Sara, has previously done some of these, using mugs from a certain coffee shop too. Take a look at her blog as she's put some instructions on if you'd like to follow them.
Stamp set's used: Greenhouse Garden and Natures Nest
Wheel used: Sandy Speckles
Happy Crafting
Loraine
Even though it's the festive season and time for a little rest I've not been able to resist doing a little crafting and the below just seemed like a very good way to showcase some stamp sets. It's a couple of mug's, very clever idea - sold to put photographs in but, that's clearly not what sprang to mind when I saw them. Take a look and let me know what you think.
One of my fellow SU demo's, Sara, has previously done some of these, using mugs from a certain coffee shop too. Take a look at her blog as she's put some instructions on if you'd like to follow them.
Wheel used: Sandy Speckles
Happy Crafting
Loraine
Friday, 24 December 2010
Christmas Wishes
Good Morning All
Wishing you all a wonderfull Christmas with family and friends. Thank you for visiting my blog throughout the year and best wishes for the New Year 2011.
Loraine
Wishing you all a wonderfull Christmas with family and friends. Thank you for visiting my blog throughout the year and best wishes for the New Year 2011.
Loraine
Wednesday, 22 December 2010
Dashing through the snow..............
Good Morning All
Well more snowfall for us last night in Shropshire and another day walking to work for me, only because I'm too scared to take the car out of the garage really, never the less it is beautifull out there. Perhaps this year I'll experience my first truly white Christmas and this, for me at least, is very exciting.
I've been doing a little more wrapping, this time using Dasher for the wrapping and the tag. There is something very theraputic about sitting stamping Dasher again and again until you're happy with the wrapping paper you're creating.
Stamp used: Dasher
Loraine
Well more snowfall for us last night in Shropshire and another day walking to work for me, only because I'm too scared to take the car out of the garage really, never the less it is beautifull out there. Perhaps this year I'll experience my first truly white Christmas and this, for me at least, is very exciting.
I've been doing a little more wrapping, this time using Dasher for the wrapping and the tag. There is something very theraputic about sitting stamping Dasher again and again until you're happy with the wrapping paper you're creating.
Loraine
Monday, 20 December 2010
Bags and Tags
Good Afternoon all
Well I thought that I'd show you what I've been up to, once again with my Serene Snowflakes stamp set. Stamping is such a versatile hobby and there are so very many things that you can stamp and improve, as you'll see in a minute. One plain very dark grey paper bag transformed along with a matching tag!
Stamp set used: Serene Snowflakes
Happy Crafting
Loraine
Well I thought that I'd show you what I've been up to, once again with my Serene Snowflakes stamp set. Stamping is such a versatile hobby and there are so very many things that you can stamp and improve, as you'll see in a minute. One plain very dark grey paper bag transformed along with a matching tag!
Happy Crafting
Loraine
Saturday, 18 December 2010
Last Class of the year (Serene Snowflakes)
Good Afternoon All
Well, we managed to squeeze in our last craft class of the year this morning before the snow really started to come down. We had a great time creating a "cracker" and a matching card. The cracker idea came from a fellow SU demonstrator Zoe Tant, who did a wonderfull tutorial to make this gorgeous little box.
Perhaps that 25cm of snow predicted for our area may yet fall today! My husband has been stuck coming home from the gym for about an hour/hour and a half now and it's only about 5 miles from home.........oh dear, I'm glad I stayed indoors to craft.
What about a White Christmas? It's so beautifull to look at the snow falling from the sky....just gorgeous, just not so great when it melts and turns to ice though. I think I'll just hibernate inside and finish off my Christmas wrapping.
Stamp set used: Serene Snowflakes
Punches used: 1/2" and 1" circle punches
Accents used: Brads and ribbon
Stay Safe and Warm
Loraine
Well, we managed to squeeze in our last craft class of the year this morning before the snow really started to come down. We had a great time creating a "cracker" and a matching card. The cracker idea came from a fellow SU demonstrator Zoe Tant, who did a wonderfull tutorial to make this gorgeous little box.
Perhaps that 25cm of snow predicted for our area may yet fall today! My husband has been stuck coming home from the gym for about an hour/hour and a half now and it's only about 5 miles from home.........oh dear, I'm glad I stayed indoors to craft.
What about a White Christmas? It's so beautifull to look at the snow falling from the sky....just gorgeous, just not so great when it melts and turns to ice though. I think I'll just hibernate inside and finish off my Christmas wrapping.
Punches used: 1/2" and 1" circle punches
Accents used: Brads and ribbon
Stay Safe and Warm
Loraine
Saturday, 11 December 2010
Natures Nest
Good Evening All
Well we had a fantastic craft class this morning, many belly laughs had and at least two people went home with sore sides from that much laughing, what can I say it's a great way to spend 2 hours on a Saturday morning.
We made a card and a bookmark, everything was going to plan with the card, everyone worked well minus a few wonky pricked lines (which can always be covered up if necessary - no mistakes in crafting, only solutions to accidental mishaps). Then we moved on to the bookmark, well...........this is where all the problems began and ended. I decided to use an alphabet set from my stash but as with all alphabet sets, there are not enough vowles to go around. Perhaps if I'd suggested the stamp-a-ma-jig everything would have gone to plan, saying that though we were using versamark ink which is "invisible" so maybe not. We got there in the end though and everyones bookmarks looked lovely, each and every one was different it has to be said.
At this point I suggested a techniques class to which everyone agreed but also agreed that they would probably forget the technique by the time they next came to use it if we did not actually create with it in the same class as it was learned.
Take a look at what we created and let me know what you think.
Stamp sets used: Natures Nest and Curly Cute
Wheel used: Sandy Speckles
Accessories used: Matt Pack and pricking tool
14 days to Christmas, Happy Crafting
Loraine
Well we had a fantastic craft class this morning, many belly laughs had and at least two people went home with sore sides from that much laughing, what can I say it's a great way to spend 2 hours on a Saturday morning.
We made a card and a bookmark, everything was going to plan with the card, everyone worked well minus a few wonky pricked lines (which can always be covered up if necessary - no mistakes in crafting, only solutions to accidental mishaps). Then we moved on to the bookmark, well...........this is where all the problems began and ended. I decided to use an alphabet set from my stash but as with all alphabet sets, there are not enough vowles to go around. Perhaps if I'd suggested the stamp-a-ma-jig everything would have gone to plan, saying that though we were using versamark ink which is "invisible" so maybe not. We got there in the end though and everyones bookmarks looked lovely, each and every one was different it has to be said.
At this point I suggested a techniques class to which everyone agreed but also agreed that they would probably forget the technique by the time they next came to use it if we did not actually create with it in the same class as it was learned.
Take a look at what we created and let me know what you think.
Wheel used: Sandy Speckles
Accessories used: Matt Pack and pricking tool
14 days to Christmas, Happy Crafting
Loraine
Tuesday, 7 December 2010
Love is like a butterfly
Good Morning All
Hope you're all well this chilly week, we're back down to about -9 this morning which is a bit too frosty for me and I'm not even sure the dogs will want to go out for their walk, yesterday was a bit of a skate already!
I did a couple of craft fairs this last weekend which were most enjoyable. There really are some creative people out there. To keep myself busy and my fingers warm while at the fairs I made a few things and I really liked the simplicity of the below card..........so pretty, even if I do say so myself.
Stamp set used: Butterfly Prints
Accessories: Mat Pack and Piercing Tool
Loraine
Hope you're all well this chilly week, we're back down to about -9 this morning which is a bit too frosty for me and I'm not even sure the dogs will want to go out for their walk, yesterday was a bit of a skate already!
I did a couple of craft fairs this last weekend which were most enjoyable. There really are some creative people out there. To keep myself busy and my fingers warm while at the fairs I made a few things and I really liked the simplicity of the below card..........so pretty, even if I do say so myself.
Accessories: Mat Pack and Piercing Tool
Loraine
Friday, 3 December 2010
Shifnal Christmas Fair
Good Morning All
Just a quick post this morning to tell you that I'll be at the Shifnal Christmas Fair (held in the village hall) tomorrow 10am-4pm. If anyone is in the area, pop past and say hello, it would be lovely to see you.
Loraine
Just a quick post this morning to tell you that I'll be at the Shifnal Christmas Fair (held in the village hall) tomorrow 10am-4pm. If anyone is in the area, pop past and say hello, it would be lovely to see you.
Stamp set's used: Dasher and Tiny Tags
Punch Used: Medium Jewelery Tag Punch
Loraine
Wednesday, 1 December 2010
Serene Snowflakes
Good Afternoon All
Well today's card is all about what's outside my window..............yip, that's it some lovely snow and snowflakes. I love the snow, I guess that comes from growing up in sunnier climes and not seeing any as a child.
I have only just discovered a lovely product that Stampin' Up! do and that is heat and stick powder. Brilliant product for sticking glitter as it does not "shed" once it's on your card. This of course is a bit of a bonus at any time of the year but mainly at Christmas time when it's always nice to add a bit of sparkle or in my case, a lot!
Stamp set used: Serene Snowflakes
Product used: Heat & Stick Powder and dazzling diamonds
Keep warm and happy crafting
Loraine
Well today's card is all about what's outside my window..............yip, that's it some lovely snow and snowflakes. I love the snow, I guess that comes from growing up in sunnier climes and not seeing any as a child.
I have only just discovered a lovely product that Stampin' Up! do and that is heat and stick powder. Brilliant product for sticking glitter as it does not "shed" once it's on your card. This of course is a bit of a bonus at any time of the year but mainly at Christmas time when it's always nice to add a bit of sparkle or in my case, a lot!
Product used: Heat & Stick Powder and dazzling diamonds
Keep warm and happy crafting
Loraine
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