In Loving Memory

Hi Folks, I've been a bit quiet for a couple of weeks due to being busy at work and family circumstances.  Sadly, Darren's grandfather passed away on Saturday so its been a strange couple of days. T.D. had recently turned 83, but had been poorly for some time.  He was a goldmine of information and loved to tell old stories, recite poems and sing old rhymes.  He will be sorely missed by all of us. 

I made the card above for Darren's grandma Phyllis, to let her know we're thinking of her.  

Recipe: Thinking of You - Stamps: Upsy Daisy & Sincere Salutations (Stampin Up!)
Cardstock: Not Quite Navy, Very Vanilla (SU!)
Ink: Not Quite Navy (SU!)
Other: Bella Bleu DSP, Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch, Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon (SU!)

One for The Men Class

Hey folks
I cant believe quite how quickly the month has flown by! I have another class this weekend, this time focussing on cards for the boys - a card type I have to admit I usually struggle with. This week we're making a gift card holder, gable box, and two cards featuring the 'to the nines' speciality designer papers and trendy trees stamp set.

I still have a couple of places left, so if you're interested in joining us email me to book your pace. The class is this Saturday, 26th June, between 1pm and 4pm and costs £10 (including home made chocolate brownies!!).

Then I guess I'll be pressing on with making Christmas swaps - I know, Christmas already? but you can never be too prepared!! And I need them for next month's passionettes team training.

On a positive note, I'm back in my craft room, with my new desk and shelves all full - I'm just waiting for a shelf above the desk, and wheels on one of my units, and it's all finished! (then i'll post some piccies).

Well, i think that's all of my blabbering on for now!
Have a good remainder of the week


Linz
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Happy Birthday Eleanor!

My friend's little girl Eleanor turned 2 this weekend (I still don't quite know where those 2 years have gone!).  I chose a centre step fold design, and made a layered 3D scene using a teddy bear stamp from Elzybells.

The base is made with so saffron card stock, with paper from the sweet pea designer stack, a sweet pea felt flower in the foreground, clouds from the Good Neighbours sale-a-bration stamp set and trees from trendy trees. i'll try and post the template for the card in the next few days, as I had to alter it for UK size card.

Extra Freebies!!!!

How would you like to earn an extra £20 of Stampin' Up! merchandise on top of the current hostess rewards???

Host a workshop with me during June or July and you could qualify for an additional £20 to spend in the catalogue (in addition to the usual hostess benefits) as long as your workshop total is £250 (before P&P)

Email me to book your workshop! 

Linz

Vintage Vogue

Hey folks, well another couple of weeks have passed, and unfortunatley they've been rather expensive as I've had to get a new car (poor Esther the fiesta catastrophically failed her MOT) and ended up having to spend a fortune at the dentist having root canal treatment - not good!

On a more positive note, I've just about moved back into my 'K'raft room - I'm just awaiting the delivery of my new desk and then it'll be finished and fully functioning.  The shelves are now installed and full!! Pictures to follow soon!

In the meantime I've been having a big sort out of my stash and have earmarked a number of items to get rid of on ebay - necessitated by the large parcels of stampin' up goodies which keep arriving with the UPS man (whoops!).

I actually have something crafty to share for what seems like the first week in ages!  This is the set of cards that we'll be making at my class this coming Saturday.  It's a set of 3 cards and a matching holder (courtesy of Jo) featuring the Vintage Vogue stamp set and 'Night and Day' specialty designer papers.

I still have a few places available if you're interested in attending.  The details are below, please contact me to book so that I can make sure there's enough lemon drizzle cake!!

Vintage Vogue Class, £10,

Saturday 22nd May, 1pm-4pm,

Mountsorrel Library, Church House, The Green, Mountsorrel, Leics, LE12 7AF.

Well, that's all for today, I'll hopefully be back early next week with some creations featuring my new stash (I have so many stamps uninked at the moment, I really need to play!!).

Linz

slow progress....

well, the house is still in chaos and the decorating is continuing, but we're very nearly there so i thought i'd share a few piccies before and during the transformation (the after are hopefully soon to follow!)

The room started off a yucky blue colour, that made a very small room seem rather like a prison cell

so 4 coats of paint later and Darren exclaims "i know what this colour is - you've made me paint the room in kraft", lol, just goes to show how universally accepted SU colour names are!

So the coving is up, the walls painted and the woodwork is nearly done. Time for a few touch-us then we can hopefully get the new carpet laid and my new wlanut expedit furniture from IKEA installed.

So, anything crafty I hear you ask? Well last sunday was team training with my lovely upline Monica and her glamorous assisstant Bekka in Peterborough. There was lots of nattering, cups of tea and some crafting, here's one of the swaps that i made (i'd post piccies of the projects, but I was too busy chatting to finish all of the them!!).

Recipe: I {heart} hearts stamps; heart to heart punch; real red and white craft ink; kraft, real red, whisper white and basic black cardstock; day and night DSP, ribbon from stash.  Platinum shimmer paint in alcohol suspension misted over whole card.

And finally (if any of you are still here and haven't drifted off yet!) i've scheduled the first of my monthly classes for Saturday 22nd May from 1-4pm. We'll be making a set of 3 C6 cards with a matching box using the vintage vogue stamp set  - piccies to follow. If you'd like to come along, feel free to email me. The class costs £10 and includes all materials and refreshments.

Hopefully some swap piccies to share next week (if I can find my camera under the pile of dust sheets and paint pots.

Until then have a fab remainder of the bank holiday weekend!
Linz

MIA........Bad Blogger!!!

Hey folks - I hadn’t realised quite how long it had been since I posted, life has somewhat taken over and crafting has somewhat unfortunately gone on the back burner for the next week or so. In my wisdom, I decided that the Easter weekend was a great opportunity to crack on with decorating my crafty space, so out came the shelves, desk and general room contents. Needless to say, the works didn’t quite run to schedule and we're still in the process of painting - we should hopefully be finished by the end of next weekend though, then my new carpet, shelves and soft furnishings’ can be fitted, and finally I can move my stash into its new space!!! I’ll try and post some pictures of the progress in the next couple of days.

Other exciting news from the last couple of weeks.... I've taken the plunge and signed up as an SU demonstrator!! My starter kit has now arrived and I’m trying to find some time to organise my first class/workshop. Meanwhile, I’ve got a number of swaps to organise over the next couple of weeks, so hopefully I'll have some creative bits to share soon. In the meantime it's back to work and then painting the walls this evening!