Good Morning All and a very Happy WOYWW.
Firstly, I suppose I should show my desk so here goes!
So, what can we see today. Well, there's a Christmas Bauble stamp from Creative Expressions and a pad of Couture Creations Xmas paper. My trusty paper trimmer, a bod I'm decorating, Distress Inks and an empty mug (it's usually filled with tea!).
I thought I'd better bite the bullet and make a start on a few Xmas cards as we'll have to post them before we go away in November. Everyone will think we've lost the plot getting them so early!
My project for Creative Studios Design Team blog is the next photo.
I was really pleased with how it turned out. The step by step is on the DT blog. If you'd like to see it, go to Sam Poole on the right (blogs I follow). It'll take you to Creative Studios, then at the top of the page there's a link to the design team. I was asked last week where it was so I hope that helps.
I was also asked about the button bouquets so on the previous post there's a better photo of them.
We've been away for a couple of days at an archaeological dig near to Stonehenge and had a fantastic time. So many finds from the Mesolithic era that I lost count. Hundreds of flint tools and some very special tranchet adze heads. Even got interviewed for BBC local news (fame at last) although I wasn't looking my best, covered in mud and wearing my oldest clothes and a smile! I think the stripey wellies were the main draw!
Anyway, here's a couple of photos.
The 1st photo is the washing and sieving station and the 2nd is one of the tranchet adze.
Well, I've rambled on for far too long, I know this is supposed to be short and sweet. Many thanks for your visit and comments. I'll try and get back to everyone. Nearly at the target for the blog candy so there's still time to join in, just become a follower and when I hit 300 I'll draw the winner. Until next time, have a fantastic week.
Well, I suppose you can see by the image on the right that I made it onto the Creative Expressions Design Team! I can't tell you how excited I am. Lots of gorgeous new stamps to play with, what more could a crafter want!
A lot of people asked to see the bouquet from the wedding in more detail so here's a better photo.
It's actually both bouquets, the bridesmaids as well.
I was also asked what Spirelli was. It's wrapping thread around a shape. I don't know if you ever played with Spirograph (I did, and loved it!) but it looks a bit like that!
Anyway, here's a picture of the finished card to give you a better idea.
Well, that's all for now as we're off to pack our waterproofs and wellies for the dig! I'll be back on Wednesday with a project for Creative Studios and I'm working on a Christmas Card using the High Low technique that the fab Sue Wilson demonstrated at Ally Pally so watch this space!
Nearly forgot! The link for the Creative Studios blog is Sam Poole (it's on the right).
Till next time....happy crafting and many thanks for your visit.
Good Morning All, Happy WOYWW.
Another week has flown by with lots of crafting and a wedding.
Anyway, to get things underway, here is a picture of my desk as it looks right now.
Lots more packs being prepped for the cruise, Spirelli this time. It used to be very popular but has fallen out of fashion. The people I teach on the ships seem to love it so I still keep it in the lessons. Other than that, there's a basket of chipboard shapes, wooden shapes and small canvases all ready to decorate, a basket with some masks and a couple of small boxes containing odds and ends.
Fairly boring but quite tidy for a change!
I've been making a project for the Sam Poole Creative Studios DT blog. It's on there today (link is on the right) with step by step instructions if you want to take a look. The new Up, Up and Away stamps are gorgeous and I can't stop playing with them!
And finally, the wedding which happened on Monday. My stepson married his gorgeous fiancée Claire. The whole day was just perfect and the sun shone. Everyone had a great time and here's the happy couple.
Claire made all of the table decorations, buttonholes and her bouquet from buttons. It was months of hard work for her, but they looked amazing.
Well, that's it for now. We're off on an archaeological dig on Sunday near Stonehenge for a couple of days. I'm hoping that the rain holds off for that! We've been before and the feeling of finding tools that are 8000 years old and haven't been touched since they were left there by their owners is one I can't describe. So until next time, many thanks for visiting and leaving comments, they are all so kind and much appreciated. Only 20 more followers before the Blog Candy Draw! Happy Crafting!
Good Morning fellow WOYWWers! This week has flown by (yet again). We had relatives to stay all weekend including a girl age 12 and a boy age 15. How to entertain them...simples! Let them run amok in the studio!! We had to prise them out with crowbars for meals and their parents thought they'd never get them in the car when it was time to go home! Another generation of crafters on their way!
Anyway, what is on my desk this week. Not a lot. I had a major cleaning up operation on my hands after the visit plus a new set of stamps from lovely Sam Poole at Creative Studios to play with.
I've also had to take photos of some of the projects that I'm teaching on the ships for my agent which means that I've had to set up "photography corner". So, this is currently one corner of my table with 3 gift boxes/bags on it.
The new stamps are fab. They're called "Up, Up and Away" and here's the DT project that I've posted on the Creative Studios blog where you can find full step by step instructions.
I've finally finished and e-mailed the project which is going to be included in the new Creative Expressions Project Book which is due out soon...very exciting! I still haven't heard about the design team so my fingers are still crossed (which is making crafting very difficult!!).
We're off to my step-son's wedding at the weekend. I'll be taking my camera and hopefully, I'll be able to make them a wedding book as a small present for when they get back from their honeymoon.
That's about it for today. Don't forget the blog candy draw, as soon as I get to 300 followers I'll pick a winner and get it sent out.
Until next week, have a happy, craft time and many thanks for your visit and comments.
Good morning all and happy WOYWW.
After prepping all the demo's for Ally Pally, doing the show and coming home with bags of stash, I thought I should tidy up a bit to make more room! It still doesn't look much different but at least I've put all my dies on magnetic sheets now!
So, on my desk today are the new Teresa Collins papers from Creative Expressions, some Studio 490 stamps and an arched wall hanging (also Studio 490). There's some acrylic paint and the usual Archival inkpads as well.
So what was I up to? Well, I was sent a set of stamps to make a project for the Creative Expressions Design Team call as I had made it onto the shortlist. After much searching under the table and in various cupboards, I finally located my mojo and came up with this.
Even if I don't get on the team I had a lot of fun making this. I've used Summer Meadow Gilding Flakes on it and the stamps are from the "Belle of the Ball" A5 set. The flowers were made using the stamp in the previous picture.
It's my turn on the Creative Studios Design Team blog today and here's my take on the challenge that was set by Sam. We had to use the "Wise Friend" set and something from the Halloween stamps. Great fun to do, I love a challenge!! All of the step by step pictures and instructions are on the Creative Studios blog. Just go to the link on the right for Sam Poole.
Lastly, thanks to everyone who came and said "Hi" at the show. It's lovely to put faces to names.
I'll try and get round as many desks as possible this week, hopefully more than last week...that was a bit of a disaster!
Many thanks for your visit and comments.
Good Morning All and happy WOYWW!
It's nearly that time of year again, Ally Pally is this weekend and so I'm busy prepping demo's hence the state of my desk. It's my excuse and I'll use it if I want to!
After I took this photo I did finish the card and here it is in all it's glory.
I've used one of the new Christmas Bauble stamps from Creative Expressions with the ultra fine glitter. It doesn't really show up very well in the photo but there's lots of bling on this one!
It's also my DT day on the Creative Studios blog and I'm in Halloween mode again. I've used one of Sam Poole's new stamp designs and had a ball making this one. I've put the full step by step on the design team blog.
In other news, the kitten has settled in well, he loves cuddles and playing with all the new toys he's been bought! I still can't understand how anyone could have dumped him in a sealed cardboard box but I guess it was his lucky day. He's at the vet's at the moment having another check-up before getting his vaccinations. I'll miss him when my daughter moves out but I do have full kitten-sitting rights! News update...kitten back and medically fit! His age, they now think, is between 8 & 12 weeks....I thought he was small for 15 weeks.
The blog candy is still there, I'm really hoping I can send it to someone soon!
Thank-you to all the lovely ladies who came to the workshop at the weekend, it was slightly chaotic but, I hope you agree, good fun! The next one is in November (dates on the sidebar).
Hope to see some of you at the weekend, come over and say hello. Many thanks for visiting today and leaving comments. I'll try my best to visit as many as possible of you over the next couple of days.
It's nearly that time of year again and I'm busy making samples for the demo's at Ally Pally. It's such a great show and I do love working with Sue Wilson on her Rubbernecker stand. I'm very flattered that she lets me loose with the great goodies that I get to demo with.
I thought I'd do some demo's on making your own backgrounds so here's one of them (just in case you can't get there!)
The stamps are from the Shabby Chic range by Sam Poole at Creative Studios.
Other news from Creative Expressions is that I've made it onto the shortlist for their 2013 Design Team so I'm VERY excited! Even if I don't make it all the way, it's great to have got this far.
Now onto something completely different. My daughter got out of her car and was walking along when she heard a noise coming from a very wet cardboard box. She looked inside and found a tiny kitten which had been abandoned. Sam brought it home (after taking it to the vets for a check-up and checking for a chip) and it's now the most spoilt kitten in the UK!
The vet thinks that he is about 15 weeks old. He is the sweetest, most trusting little thing and it makes my blood boil that anyone could treat an animal like that. I hope they have a conscience but I doubt it. Anyway, he is now a very happy, contented kitten which has been named "Gonzo" and is off to the vets again on Saturday for his vaccinations. At least this kitten's story has a happy ending.
I feel better now I've got that off my chest!!
That's it for today, I'll be back soon with some more backgrounds. Many thanks for looking and leaving comments...it's always nice to know someone is reading this!! Happy crafting.
