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Summers here and what better way to celebrate that for Stampin up to offer you 25% off your greetings set until 31st of July, if any of these take your fancy(i know i want all of them) get yours now while the offer is there

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New Catalogue has arrived

Today is an exciting day, and I am just now able to sit down and write a quick post! The new 2013-2014 Stampin' Up! Catalog is here! Believe me, you will LOVE this catalog! My wish list is very long, and I am sure yours will be, too. Tons of gorgeous stamps, fabulous accessories, and great tools every paper-crafter needs. You can view the new catalog on my website- http://sewcrafton.stampinup.net I hope you find it as gorgeous as i do if you want a copy just e-mail me i will waiver the postage catologue price is £4.95 gbp have a great day going back to my catalogue c ya x

Time for tea

I have really enjoyed playing with my new in colours and cant wait to get my hands on the new ones. I thoroughly enjoy projects that are gift able and that will bring a smile.

This tea set was a tutorial on stampin up you tube channel and is featured in the annual catalogue 12/13 and i love it, simple to put together, I have done this in pool party, using pool party and midnight muse for the label, it contains stirrers and peppermint tea bags and would be ideal for giving to someone who definately deserves a cup of tea for the hard work they do, so i think these will be my teacher gives for end of term this year. Hope you like them, thanks for stopping by.

Summer Inspiration

I'm getting lots from being outdoors, in the garden and reflecting on what summer is all about. This time of year is all about getting together with family and having some fun in the outdoors, plan a barbeque, or go away for the day and take the kids out to do some thing interesting and fun, or even let some one else do that, and hang out in the back garden, worship the sun and drink long cool ice teas. No doubt even when you do plan for a quiet afternoon you have family coming anyway wanting to share your piece of sunshine, but what ever you do let it reflect in your crafting, i have found that it makes me want to clear out the old stuff and get new stuff and organize my space, which is basically what i have been doing.

This year as you know i signed up as a demonstrator with Stampinup  and in previous years as an avid fan have collected so much, well as much as i didn't want to part with my beloved stamps have seen so much in this years annual catalogue, i don't think ill miss them. I'm so excited for you to see the new catty, you wont be disappointed at all, i have a wish list as long as my arm.

So i have been creating a few projects to wet my palate for when the new goodies arrive

I cased this from another Uk demonstrator on youtube pootlespapercraft, she is awesome, and her projects are great, so i thought i would showcase some of the new in colours from left Calyso coral, Island indigo, Wisteria wonder,Pool party and Lucky limeade,  i love these colours so much its a shame that they are going but i have fallen for the new  2012-14 in colours,

So watch this space you guys will keep you posetd till the new catalogue comes out,

thanks for stopping by

New catalogue Sneek peek

You can now E-mail or message me on Face book to order your new catalogue, due out on the 1st of July but for now you can feast your eyes on these.........

and also get your hands on these Best of stamps sets Limited Edition one a month will be released clear mount only £13.95

Demo day at Sheffield

To be honest I was a bit skeptical as i have never done anything like this before, even my niece said she was preparing herself for me not turning up, in the past that would have been me, but i am so inspired by all the ideas she wants me to try as she has a very good business head on her. bottom line i would not have missed it for the world.

Here I am with, Toni, lovely lass who works at Subliminal print, with my niece Leona and Danny revolver, great place for studio time and recording people were in and out all day and took advantage of having their free portrait done, by the loverly pete, and also some free dj tuition for the kids, further down at the Harlands was some strawberry planting and finger painting for the kids and, some great sew and stitch workshops going on. There were bands and dj's playing music right through the evening up till nine o clock.

I would like to thank everyone at Subliminal Studios for making me feel so welcome and to the dj for some great vibes and for keeping me on my feet dancing.

Hope you enjoyed reading this post as much as i enjoyed writing it
take care and talk soon
x

Scrapbook or Journal?

I often ask myself that question, what with modern day life being so busy, you think to yourself, how do i find the time, or im too tired on an evening, then when you do get the chance the opportunity to to remember the day has passed you by, well not any more. Smash books are becoming more and more popular, with people wanting to journal, making it easier to carry around is the perfect solution, you keep what ever it is you want reminding of, ticket stubbs from the cinema, your first date, pictures from a birthday party, aeroplane tickets, reciepts from an all important purchase, doesnt matter, just smash it in write in it, doodle in it, all your most important thoughts in it, if its important to you, SMASH IT.

Until May 31st you can get the Journal and all accesories, for just 29.24(excluding p+p)thats a saving of up to 15% off individual prices wow, what an offer but it ends soon contact me on how to place an order
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A new beginning for craft

 

2013 see’s me making a lot of bold decisions in taking my craft forward, seeing my confidence grow with my artwork and, enjoying the time with my family now that i am a grandmother of a beautiful baby boy,  Joseph Morgan.

I have done a complete 180 degree, and now my Holly is growing up and becoming a beautiful little girl, she has inspired me to do all the things I ever dreamed of doing. I have recently signed up as a demo for Stampin’ up, if you haven't heard of them they are an international craft company bringing to you the finest craft items ever and I am a massive fan and have been for a number of years, I have took the plunge and will be motivating other people to try out this fantastic hobby with me and my Stampin’ up colleagues.

So as a rule, I will be posting at least one craft, and one Fine art post a day, or every other day, i don't want to burn out now do I, and I hope you can enjoy this fantastic journey with me.

This is a ceramic jug,that has gone in for glazing it is a coiled jug, and its purpose is to be filled with celebratory scrumpy cider, believe you me it is bigger that the picture does it justice, I have given it a very authentic dark brown glaze to finish and it has pear cross sections engraved down the back and the handle, its shape has been designed so that it can be poured without having to lift(bonus if you have had too many) as it is quite heavy.

So here’s to all you devoted crafters out there, and to all you budding artists, I salute you.

thanks for stopping by Cheers x

How have you guys been

Happy new year, i know we are already in to February but time has no significance in my life a the moment unless it means handing work in on time. I have got quite a bit to share with you, i want to make this a quick post. This is something i made for my Sister Ann and she loves it it is an I pad bean bag and as far as i know there is none on the market, and it works a treat, Ann did try to upload a photo but it wouldn't work for her but i will get her to do a review of the bean bag

She absolutely adored it and uses it all the time,  and i loved making it for her. You will find this pattern in craft seller magazine but the had just the one layer, what i have done is made the bean bag and then made a separate washable quilted cover for it. Thought i would take it one step further, the ones that my sister had found online were static and the i-pad just sat in front in a slot without being able to position it in a comfortable position and were priced between £25-£30, you could make one of these bean bags for less than a tenner.

And with left overs you could make a mini one for you smart phone or i-pod.

thanks for stopping by see you later. X

Stamping all night with my baby sis shaz

Hi all, this is Sharon big sis Ann. I will be blogging on behalf of my sister Shaz. I will be bringing you different projects by my baby sis. She will be working on some exciting  frilly stuff to do with the iPad 1,2,3.


Watch this space.

Todays drawing and vis? ??

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Just Hitting the books

Hi there, how are you, got quite a post for you today as i have been spending some time blog hopping, BBMing folk and FB ing folk, and doing extra religious education in my spare time as i suppose i could do with some spiritual guidance before i start my degree in September. Also I hope to blog a bit more as i think it will help with my grammar, I have been told that this is very poor.

Thank goodness for spell checker eh, lol

So without further ado, I would like to share with you an 8x8 card

Digi stamp artwork is by Krista smith click on her name  to view her blog, I have coloured her in pro-markers and highlighted buttons, glasses and pearls on her glasses strap with crystal gloss papers are DCWV spring stack, with ribbon from dovercraft

and here’s another

The card base i cut away leaving a semi circle and added a scallop detail with 1inch circle punch outs then distresses this and covered with double sided cardstock, the sentiment is cut from stampin ups decorative label with a verse from MFT well read stamp set, and as always a close up or 2, I would like to enter this in to the following challenges

Papertake weekly: Anything goes

Craftyourpassionchallenges: Anything goes

Makeitmonday; linky party

Incy wincey designs: Sugar and spice and everything nice girly creations.

The Ribbon reel: Challenge 34 Retro

I think that's it from me good luck to everyone who enters we have had so much inspiration from the design teams, lets see what we can come up with

thanks for stopping by

Enjoying Summer Yet

Hello and what a wet morning we are having, thought i would pop on and share a photo with, you from this time last year,  walking to nursery this morning reminded me of being in the back garden and the sun was so hot that me and Holly had the pool out and umbrellas all over the garden for shade, (my back garden is a bit of a suntrap) and we had a mock Glastonbury, you will notice, most of the festivals have been cancelled this year due to some areas having a flood warning.  But we shouldn't let that stop us from having some fun still.

In between the rain and sun we did get some playtime though, but for today she gets to play indoors with her friends come on Summer get a move on.

Thanks for stopping by x

End of year show

So I finally have had the chance to update my blog it has been a busy three weeks and now  its the end of  term and I am officially on summer break i would love to show you the pictures from the final show it was so good, the  third year degree students work was unbelievable.

Here was my display before the public arrived i got a few pics and i was so pleased with the finished project my plaster cast shoes were very popular,  and as always here is a close up

This one is on the top shelf. It has  been made out of porcelain, and has been baked then glazed, and then laser transfers of feathers were applied then it was fired on a low heat.

This has been one of the many milestones that i will overcome over the next few years as, I will be on the degree course in September working towards, my BA Hons in fine art, Hooray for passing with merits, I have done all my celebrating, and now i need to prepare for September, thanks for visiting.

 

D DAY is Approaching

 

Just getting over completing my 2000 word essay on an artist of my choice and i finished by the skin of my teeth(if teeth have skin that is ) so now its finished i can kick back and relax and share  this with you my sisters birthday was a couple of weeks ago and I had made her a supernatural t-shirt and wash bag and made the boxes on my new boxer board, and here's what i come up with i used crafters companion card and paper in silver i had die cut the flower with the sizzix  tattered flowers die and my stamping up flower punch and layered them together  and added purple gems to the centres and used purple tissue on the inside of the box to co-ordinate.

 

hope you like it.

 

Card Bingo challenge

I found this lovely blog when I was browsing Feline Playful and I absolutely love the choccy colour scheme being a caffeine/chocolate/crafting addict, I went straight to their challenge to see what the deal was, I've never played crafting bingo before so I thought i would have a go, the image was a free stamps set called your so sweet from Card making and paper craft magazine the papers are Boofle 6x6 paper pack flowers from stash also bling from stash, so for this challenge I chose ribbon, bling and flowers, if you would like to join in this challenge hop over to http://chocolatecoffeecards.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/challenge-11-bingo.html

They also have a DT call going so if you fancy taking a chance get in touch with them hope you guys over at my three favourite things enjoy my card and thanks for the chance to win x