Top Secret Sneak Peek….. and retired lists.

A couple of weeks ago you may remember me talking about some secret projects I was working on for display at a recent Stampin’ Up! training event…. well today I can share them!  I got sent a pack of the gorgeous Soho Subway DSP and also some Very Vintage Buttons.

First a mini album, this was great fun to make!  If you'd like to do a class on this then leave a comment on this post letting me know :)

   

My second project was a scrapbook layout.  Unfortunately I didn't get a picture of the pages after I had attached the photos and done my journalling :( You get the idea though.  

 

Next an embellished framed picture - what a cutie!

Finally, inspired by the lovely Ann Wills a super funky fold card!

That's all for today, before you go check out the retired lists on the left hand side of the page.  Be quick though!  Some items have already sold out!

Beautiful Butterflies!

Today I wanted to share some of the cards from my recent round of classes.  As you read this I may well be at Wendy’s completing round 3!  If you want to get some friends together for a private class then get in touch and let me know. 

The theme for these classes was butterflies – and what a lot there was to choose from when I was planning!  I have to say that a lot of the inspiration came from pinterest so thank you very much fellow ‘pinners’. Today I am sharing my six cards, apologies for the pictures it’s been really grey and miserable and getting a good picture has been impossible :(  Over the next few days I will share some of the attendees cards, the subtle differences can make such a change to the card :)

This first card uses the beautiful Swallowtail stamp, it’s a lovely big image, and so much more versatile than I first thought.  I’ll do a post on the technique if you like, leave a comment and let me know and then I can put a little tutorial together.

This next card showcases the gorgeous Pappilion Pot Pourri, co-ordinating punch and the piercing template too! 

 

Here you can see a close up of the pierced outline.

Next we have a very pretty little pink number…

…with a surprise inside!

 

Now a little blue number, I love Baja Breeze and will be very sad when it leaves us at the end of June.

 

the flutterbies even got inside this card too!

Number 5 was a z fold card.

And finally, this bright and cheery one – don’t you just LOVE the coloured glimmer paper!   Again if enough of you comment, and let me know that you’d want it I will post a tutorial on how I have achieved this effect.

That’s all for now, come back very soon for some news about the full retiring list.  Happy crafting!

Scrapbook Saturday

Ooops!  Another late post, sorry.  I've had a lovely day today doing part 1 of my butterfly themed class and then spending some time this afternoon with a friend and my son, I think he appreciated some time without his little sister!  I say part one of the class because I have 5 more people coming tomorrow and then I’m running the class again as a private class for the lovely Wendy and her friends on Thursday.  Once I've completed the class at Wendy’s I will share the projects here with you   If you are interested in having a private class and can get a group of friends together then click here contact me for more details.

Today’s pictures are of a layout that uses the lovely ‘Tea Shoppe’ stamp set.  We’d decided that we were going to give attendees a little more choice of colour and let them choose from the subtles colour family.

This first layout is mine, don’t you just love that lovely huge cup!

Here’s a close up of the bottom of the first page, I’ve used the new borders plate from the simply scored board.

Here’s the second page of my layout, apologies for the glare from the page protector.

 

A close up of the stack of cups, I love that the wing section of the build a bird punch fits inside the handle so neatly :) 

Here’s Georgies first page of the layout, I love all the texture  that she’s used!

 

She’s rotated the layout for her second page.  This is a great way to turn a single page layout into a double page spread.

I think this is one of Sue’s pages, I love the green – really fresh!

 

I hope you’ve made it through all of today’s pictures :)  Come back soon!

Lots of flutterbys....

A very late post today as I have been prepping for this weekend's butterfly themed class. I'm sharing one of the cards that hasn't made the grade - only because we don't have enough time :-) so many butterfly ideas!

A bright and cheery triple stamped card using pappilion pot pourri and the co-ordinating punches.

Here you can see the detail you get from layering the punches.  Come back soon for some more lovelies.

Online Ordering – Now LIVE!

How exciting! You can now order all your Stampin’ Up! goodies online at any time of day or night.

You can see my new business website by clicking on this picture

Click the picture below to start shopping online with me today! 

 

As a special trial I have also set up a MYSTERY HOSTESS EVENT. Do you want a chance to earn some Hostess Rewards without having to host a party? Everyone who orders online with me before 6pm on June 7th will be entered into a draw to win the hostess benefits once the combined order has reached over £150.

Mystery Host Code 7DYAHFVA

Click here to add your order to the Mystery Host Event.  You will need to set up your account with your contact details, select your items and then make sure that you key in the mystery host code.

Finally for today I wanted to share a quick card using the beautiful Swallowtail stamp.  This one hasn’t made the cut into this weekend’s Butterfly themed classes.  Not because I don’t like it though, the line just has to be drawn somewhere!  I definitely think that there will be a ‘take 2!’ of this class :)

Pop back soon, I’m working on a Q&A for the online ordering process.

Make a Cake – birthday

Hello! A quick share for you today.  Yesterday was spent celebrating my Niece’s 3rd birthday so I though that I’d share the card that I made for her.  After discussing designs with my 7 year old son we plumped for PINK, BRIGHT & GIRLY and BIRTHDAY CAKE! I think this card fit the bill – my design assistant was most impressed with the 3 tier birthday cake :)

Come back soon for some more crafty goodness!

Scrapbook Saturday

Good Morning! Today really is ‘Scrapbook Saturday’ for me this week.  This afternoon I am spending a few hours with my lovely friend and downline Georgie.  We will be prepping the layouts for our monthly scrapbook club – any of you who come along will be shocked that we are doing it this far in advance :)

Are you interested in finding out more about Scrapbooking? Do you live locally to Northampton? YES!  Then why not join us.  We meet on the first Tuesday of every month 7.30pm – 9.30pm at St Crispin’s Village, Northampton, NN5 6JF.  The session costs £10 but is FREE with orders over £30.  Yummy refreshments are included too!  All you need to do is let us know you are coming so just contact me and let me know.

For today’s scrapbook saturday I am sharing some inspiration from the recent Stampin’ Up! training event I attended.  At all events there are amazing display boards and all us demo’s will be snapping away, the ideas are stunning! The only unfortunate thing is not knowing who to credit.

I love the use of the ticket punch to create a border, the penants and using the 'negative' scallop at the top of the page.

What a cool use of the rosette die! This page makes me smile :)  That's all for today! 

Back soon x