My many many passions

Join My Team.. SAB 2012 (scroll down for more recent posts)

2012-01-29T00:05:00.001Z

Hello there well it’s here!! the most exciting campaign of the year Sale a Bration and the best time to partner with Stampin’ Up!.
SPEND £45 choose one FREE set of stamps or papers
Join My Team and in addition to your fully customizable starter kit choose another stamp set of your choice, you will get nearly £300 worth of product for ONLY £119 !!
HOST A WORKSHOP and if your workshop’s sales reach £300 you will get to choose an extra stamp set in addition to those you earn on your personal order.
The choice is fabulous and you can earn them all between today and 31 March!!!

Join my team of Passionettes during Sale a Bration and as a welcome gift I will offer you a collapsible bin like the one below.

Whether you want to pay for your own hobby, supplement your household income, or build a successful business, Stampin' Up! is a great opportunity for you right now!

Product Discount. You'll get 30% off your first order of £150 or more within the first 45 days, then 20% thereafter. It's a great way to support your love of stamping and papercrafting.
Extra Income. It's up to you how much you earn based on your sales and recruiting. Want to make an extra mortgage payment? or to save towards a family holiday? It really is up to you.
Flexible Schedule. You decide how much time you want to put into your Stampin' Up! business.
Support from Stampin' Up! Stampin' Up! treats all demonstrators like royalty, they provide fabulous training events and support us with materials such as a monthly magazine, workshop ideas etc.
Incentives and Bonuses. You can earn the price of your starter kit back in cash plus free stamps during your first 6 full months as a demonstrator and through Sale-a-Bration sales & recruiting, you also earn free hostess sets & catalogue products, qualify for cash and product bonuses, have a bash at earning all expenses paid for you and a guest incentive trips (Utah-USA is the 2013 trip to be achieved)!
In addition to all that company support, myself as your upline will provide you with all the training and support YOU will need to build YOUR business.
I run monthly and Quarterly training events and I am always at the end of the phone or email when you need me. I will not pressure you but I will guide and support you to ensure you meet the goals and targets you set yourself.
For a no nonsense no obligation friendly chat contact me on 01405 862902 or email me at telemech01 at aol.com.

Thank you for reading my business post today, come back soon for some eye candy. Till then crafty hugs to you xx

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Elementary Elegance- my fave

2012-01-25T15:33:00.000Z

Hello there, so what do you think of the FREE offering? Love the sets? I got lots of positive responses, Fresh Vintage and the Papers seem to be the hot favourite so far . I am sold on Elementary Elegance for now but I know once I start to play properly with the others they will fast move up to faves as well. That’s what normally happens to me, I fell in love with the set I use last.

I think one of the reasons I love this set so much is because of Heather at Downstairs Designs, she posted this card on her blog and I instantly knew I had to recreate it.

I changed it a tiny bit only because I was missing the ruffled ribbon in Island Indigo( I have it in every other colour but).

Carol my sweet friend and fabulous helper came round to sort out her Sale a Bration order today and we also made a batch of these beauties for me to have on hand. I want you to guess which SAB set Carol ended up choosing?

PAPER: Crumb Cake, Poppy Parade, Old Olive, Very Vanilla,

INK: Soft Suede,

STAMPS: Elementary Elegance (FREE with purchase)

TOOLS: 1 3/8”circle Punch, Bird Builder Punch, Corner Rounder punch, Spritzing Tool

ACCESSORIES: Crumb Cake seam binding ribbon, rhinestones,

The small flowers were made from a 1 3/8” circle punched shape in Poppy Parade with a sparkly rhinestone added in the centre.

I love the pop of colour and I hope you do to.

I am off now cooking up a storm, I am attending a Tear and Share Thermomix lunch tomorrow with some new friends I haven’t yet met.

Thank you for joining me today till next time, hugs xxx

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Passionettes SAB 2012 Blog Hop

2012-01-23T10:00:00.000Z

Hello and welcome to a Mini hop showcasing the choice of free items from this year’s Sale a Bration campaign. You probably arrived here from the lovely Tara how lovely are her projects? I was struck by the love hot air balloon, how very clever!!!!.

Ok I mentioned yesterday that I love the choice of free items you can earn with a purchase of £45 or more and I really do, I got them all simply because I cannot bear not to have them all and started work after a little play I decided Elementary Elegance was my favourite.

I had some very special Thank You’s to send out to some sweet friends last week and this is what I did.

The cards are quite simple but I just love them.

All supplies Stampin'Up! unless otherwise stated

PAPER: Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Very vanilla, Spice Cake dsp

INK: Soft Suede, Peach Parfait

STAMPS: Elementary Elegance (FREE with purchase), Petite Pairs

TOOLS: Curly Label punch, spritzing tool,

ACCESSORIES: Antique brads, victoria lace, rhinestones, Peach parfait stitched poly ribbon

I used a combo dictated by the gorgeous Spice Cake designer paper of Pool party, Peach Parfait and Soft Suede.

The ornate frame was stamped onto Soft suede card with soft suede ink and the middle was punched out using the matching Curly Label Punch

The sentiment from Petite Pairs was stamped in peach parfait onto very vanilla and the crown from the Elementary Elegance set was stamped in soft suede.

Peach Parfait twill ribbon was ruched along side a strip of designer paper which was cut into a fish tail shape, an antique brad held a piece of lace on the side and provided more detail and the whole card got a healthy helping of spritzing done with the spritzing tool and a marker.

I also sent a little gift with the cards. Some sparkles or some paper flowers and decorated the tops of the packaging to match.

All supplies Stampin'Up! unless otherwise stated

PAPER: Soft Suede, very Vanilla, spice Cake dsp

INK: Peach parfait, Soft Suede, Pool Party

STAMPS: Elementary Elegance (FREE with purchase) and You’re a Gem

TOOLS: Curly Labe Punch, spritzing tool

ACCESSORIES: Pool Party Ruffled ribbon, rhinestones,

I folded over some card and matching designer paper to cover the tops of the packaging and this time I stamped the frame in Peach Parfait and added the sentiment on a punched layer on the top of the frame. I found the perfect sentiment in the cute set called You’re a gem, and a little ruffled ribbon in pool party softened the whole look.

THANK YOU so much for stopping now let’s send you to the next person in the hop to see what gorgeousness awaits you, Val is fabulously talented and I know you are in for a treat you can visit her BLOG HERE. ENJOY !!!

Birthday Passionette- Fresh vintage SAB sneak peek

2012-01-22T10:34:00.002Z

Hello there, how are you today? are you having a nice relaxing weekend? I am clearing out my stamp room this morning as lots happened in the last few weeks and is overdue for good clear out then later tonight I have a movie date with hubs.
Today is Louise’s Happy Day and I hope she will enjoy a fabby day spoilt with lots of lovely surprises.
Louise likes green and I started with some Lucky Limeade card stock.

and that’s where the green stopped LOL>I am not sure why but I just didn’t like the card if I tried adding more green which I thought it needed for a bit of balance. I tried adding in and couldn’t make it work so I just carried on without any more green, I do hope Lou likes her card .
It uses THREE (talk about being excited about new product) new Sale a bration items that you can earn for FREE with a order of £45. I adore this year’s choice of Free stamp sets and I cannot wait to show you more.
The motifs are part of a set called Fresh Vintage and I let out a small squeal when I realised that they fit perfectly inside the solid layer of our triple doily punch, how lucky is that? as soon as that light bulb went off I based my entire design around it. I love how arranging them in a grid created a wonderful pattern on the front of the card.
The sentiment comes from a set called Outlined Occasions and this is such a sweet set. Lots of colouring opportunities with this set. I used a two tone approach here, I used Peach Parfait for the lower half and then went over the top half with Poppy Parade.

Peach Parfait, Poppy Parade, Pool Party all the *P’s* were the colours added to the lucky limeade base. A double bow in pool party ruffled ribbon topped with a antique brad completes the very symmetrical design.
What do you think? I do hope Lou likes it, I certainly do.
Right pop back tomorrow as a few of us Passionttes have organized a mini blog hop and you will get to see more upcoming SAB sets featured for you to choose from when making your wish lists.
Thank you for stopping by have a wonderful Sunday and big hugs xxx

You Are Loved–first stamp club of the year

2012-01-20T15:06:00.000Z

Hello lovely blog readers and TGIF !!! We are only a few days from the most exciting time of the SU year. Sale a bration 2012 will start on the 24 January and I am so very excited. Fun stamp sets you can choose for FREE are on offer for everyone spending £45, I cannot wait.

Today however I am sharing the projects we made at our first Stamp Club of the year.

Firstly the banner…

A similar project was one of the make n takes at Convention In November and I instantly knew I would love to offer it as part of my stamp club it was my favourite project and everyone in class loved it.

The colour scheme was soft and pretty and the feel very vintage.

Pink Pirouette, Pool Party and Soft Suede. The message was spelt out using the gorgeous Broadsheet Alphabet, little accents were added using the itty bitty flower punch, lace trim, seam binding ribbon, ruffled ribbon, pearls.

We also made this matching card

I designed this LOVE themed card by combining a stamp from the hostess set called Ain’t love grand and the sweet love heart sizzlet die and the clouds were courtesy of the fabby cupcake punch. My mat was cut with the two tags die and the Big Shot machine. And inside?

A fun pop out element. I am hoping to shoot a video tutorial for this very soon.

We also made a very cute 3 d ornament and I will share that in a different post.

Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend.

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My Friend

2012-01-18T08:51:00.001Z

Hello there how is your week going? Time passes really quickly I am busy finishing off my tax return yet again I left it till the last minute good news is I am nearly done.

Yesterday was my friend’s Alison birthday and I nearly forgot, well I did forget but then luckily I was reminded in time to make a card and send her, here it is.

Ugh my photos are shocking lately apologies for that.

The stamp set My Friend is soo sweet and I knew I wanted to use it. I am also taken by the matching new papers in the new mini catalogue called Pocket full of posies. I find the colour combinations to be very grown up and elegant together.

So I have used the design of the dsp and stamped onto it. I then made a small medallion using the scallop circle and 13/8” circle punches and topped it with a monogram from the Broadsheet alphabet.

The colours together are Poppy Parade, So saffron, Soft Suede.

Thank you for popping by I will promise as soon as I get my chores out the way I will start blogging a bit more frequent.

Till then big hugs xxx

You are loved gift packaging

2012-01-14T13:13:00.001Z

Hello there, I hope you are enjoying your weekend. Today I am sharing another of the projects I designed for our training last week.

A cute gift basket perfect for this time of the year, I will demonstrate this at all my workshops leading up to Valentine and long after because by simply changing the colour scheme you can fit this into many occasions.

I love this set so much (sorry about the bad photo but you will get the idea I hope) and the sweet colour combo. Real Red, Pool Party with a slight hint of lucky limeade green.

I love the big scallop border around the heart medallion and yes I took these photos on two separate occasions. The top was my initial prototype and the bottom has a glitter brad added instead of the in colour brad, I liked the contrast better and we included a pack of them in everyone’s kit.

The gift bag is quite roomy and it was made from the fabulous Petal Cone die and the Big Shot.

Right this is yet another flying post as I need to get on and bake some yummies for our first Stamp Club of the year.

I am making Red Velvet brownies to tie in with our LOVE themed projects, I hope they will turn out ok.

And here’s a little sneak peek of what we will be making.

Pretty soft colours and sweet projects. If you wish to find out when my classes/clubs take place make sure you join my mailing list on the left hand side.

Thank you for popping by see you again soon. Till then Big hugs xxx

Ughh.. not a good start to the year

2012-01-09T12:34:00.002Z

Hello there I am here back in the land of living. I was struck down by the nasty Norovirus since Thursday night and let me tell you it was not fun, and it couldn’t have come to a worst time (is there ever a good time?) as yesterday I was supposed to run our first Quarterly training session of the year and didn’t make it I was gutted. However my team are just brilliant and helped Bekka who I run the sessions with, she was a superstar in taking over my load and did a brilliant job, I am so grateful to them all, THANK YOU EVERYONE.
The training was all geared up around the New Mini catalogue and I designed loads of projects that I will share with you over the next few days.
This first card is one that I will be making at my upcoming workshops, perfect make n take using the new create a cupcake stamp set and matching punch.

Colour combo is Melon Mambo, Lucky Limeade and Pool Party. Everyone received a share of designer paper from the In colour designer stack in their kits so all the projects were designed around these colours.
This card also uses the big 2 3/8” circle scallop punch.
This second card follows exactly the same layout turned on his head.
Pink Pirouette,Pool Party and Lucky Limeade.

The stamp set is You are loved, and the bird punch was used to create the bird on the branch. Tiny itty bitty flowers were punched from red glimmer paper, love this paper is really sparkly without any glitter shedding, got to love that !!
I love the Lucky limeade pop of colour here, everyone got a bolt of ruffled ribbon as well in their kit.
Is feels to be back now i am feeling better but I have a mountain of stuff to be getting on with so sorry about the short post.
Don’t forget about my Simply adorned giveaway,

To find out how you can win a Simply adorned necklace read more HERE
See you again very soon, big hugs xx

“ The 2012 Spring mini Catalogue … SIMPLY ADORNED GIVEAWAY

2012-01-04T08:52:00.000Z

Hello there and Happy New catalogue day!! I am really bouncing up and down with excitement and I cannot wait for you to see our fab new mini catalogue because is it so good!!! Click picture below to go straight to it!!!

Loads of fabulous new and exciting products and I shot a quick and rough video of my fave items and watching it back I seem to LOVE everything apart from those peacocks LOL> I am so easily led, while Stampin’Up! is my full time work, let me tell you that I am also one of Stampin’Up! best customers *smile*

I get so excited about new stuff and this year I was particularly excited as so much of the mini was FREE for me. As a demo you can earn free new product depending on your promotion title so its a really good rewarding incentive, FREE is always better right?

If you have been thinking about joining the Stampin’Up! family now is a brilliant time to start, the starter kit is amazing value and you can choose new mini catalogue items as part of your kit. Get in touch and email me if you want to to find out more about how you can start your new journey at telemech01@aoldotcom . You can watch the video next then come back to find out all about my Simply Adorned Giveaway !! Its my favourite and I reckon most of you would love to own one.

What do you think? has anything taken your fancy?

Do you like the jewellery line? Are you excited about the possibilities?

Because if you are I am giving away the chance for one lucky person to win a fabulous Simply Adorned chain and locket complete with two crystal charms and 2 trinket pieces. All you have to do is place an order of £30 (p&p charges apply)or more with me between today and 11 January 2011 and I will add one ticket with your name in the draw, plus you can get an extra ticket in the draw for every item of Simply Adorned line you purchase. I will send your locket along with your order with a decorated insert to get your creative juices going. So what are you waiting for? make your wish list and email me with your order NOW!!!

I will shoot a video of the draw on the 12 of January here on my blog. GOOD LUCK!!!

You can view the catalogue HERE and if you wish to have a copy delivered to your door please email me with your full name and address.

ps. Michelle Bull could you please give me a ring? I am receiving your emails ok but you do not seem to receive mine. xx

See you again soon, hugs xx

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HAPPY NEW YEAR..

2012-01-01T00:01:00.001Z

to all my blog readers that have supported, encouraged and visited me over the last year! I hope 2012 is the best year yet for you all !!

These were the cards I have made for my neighbours. Very glam and very sparkly I have gone way over the top with them but I LOVE how they turned out.

You cannot see that well in the photo but the droplets from a new mini catalogue stamp set were stamped on our fabulous gold shimmery card. I then went mad with two colour glitter, pearls and rhinestones for a dazzling effect.

The sentiment comes from the teeny tiny wishes and the glitter was applied using a glue pen.

MAY YOUR 2012 BE AS SPARKLY AS THIS CARD, BIG HUGS xxx

A Big THANK YOU..

2011-12-31T12:04:00.002Z

Hello and thanks for all your comments on our blog hop yesterday, I hope you enjoyed hopping and you got some inspiration, coming off the Christmas creating is not always easy.
And a bit more Christmas is what I am sharing today. I wanted to photograph all the handmade cards I received this year. I feel grateful for each of them, I am lucky and blessed to have so many creative people in my life.
I loved each card I received and they deserve to be shared with you, its never to late to gather some inspiration for next Christmas, I have a few of them ear marked already.
So here they all are,
I tried and grouped them by colour and as you can see the reds and greens are the most popular combo.

Some more..

and some more….

and even more…

And as I am typing this I just realised there are some more cards I haven’t photographed, they are displayed on a sideboard in the lounge and were mainly received at my last Christmas class from my sweet crafty friends.
I want to thank you all for your messages, your beautiful cards and for enriching my life in so many ways.
Right I am off as I have 10 minutes to get dressed and out the door, we are travelling down to London (this would be the third round trip in the last week(long story) to welcome the New Year with my gorgeous Luca Sambuca and his parents.
Have fun tonight and come back tomorrow for my New Year message and a very glam card.
till then big hugs xxx

PASSIONETTES SPRING MINI BLOG HOP

2011-12-30T10:02:00.003Z

Hello there and welcome to our New Spring Mini Catalogue blog hop. I am so excited to take part in this hop along with a few members of my team all showcasing gorgeous products coming in the New Year in the form of our NEW Spring Mini catalogue. And just as you would expect from Stampin’Up! there are tons of pretties in there. So sit back relax and enjoy the lovely inspiration everyone has prepared.
To help you navigate I will post the previous and next links on the hop. You will have arrived to my blog from Val’s stunning blog, weren’t her projects just gorgeous? I love this lady’s work !! A hard act to follow for sure but I was excited to create something other than Christmas and this is what I ended up with.

There are quite a few stamp sets in the New Mini that I adore and had to have but by far this is my favourite. And you know I like it as I have been sneaking it onto everything I created for weeks now.I will give a complete list of products used at the end of this post but for now the dimensions of this sweet card.

Next was a sweet gift box made from two scallop envelopes.

The envelopes were cut on the Big Shot machine and the video at the end of this post will show you just how easy it is to put together.
And of course a gift box needs to house a gift and I am so excited about the new line of Simply Adorned.

Simply adorned is a new line of jewellery perfect for every crafty person out there, the bevelled glass lockets can be customised to suit your mood and your outfits. The range contains chains, crystal charms, and different sizes lockets. I just adore them and have been making many different inserts for my lockets I just can’t seem to stop, they are double sided and you can fit quite a lot inside them as you can see, I have quite a few layers and even a string of pearls in there, they are really great.
Ok here is the list of products used.

All supplies Stampin'Up! unless otherwise stated

PAPER: Crumb Cake, Melon Mambo, Pool Party and Very Vanilla card stock
INK: Basic Black, Melon mambo, Lucky Limeade markers
STAMPS: You are loved, You're a Gem
TOOLS: Big Shot machine, stripes and frames embossing folder, scallop ribbon border punch, Oval punch, scallop oval punch, modern label punch, decorative label punch, spritzer tool
ACCESSORIES: Very vanilla seam binding ribbon, very vanilla velvet ribbon,
And here’s the video for the gift box, ENJOY then quickly jump onto Sue’s blog and have a look at her fabulous scrapbook page.

THANK YOU for visiting me today, till next time big hugs xxx

Birthday Passionette

2011-12-29T15:11:00.004Z

Hello my sweet blog readers!! I hope you all had the most fabulous time over the Christmas period and hope you are looking forward to Celebrating the New Year. I never got the chance to come on here and wish you a Happy Christmas but I do hope you did have a fab one.
Mine was good, it was spent with those that matter most to me, lots of good food (in fact far to much of it) and a bit of relaxing in there as well.
Today is Linz’s happy day!! She must be 21 as she does not look a day older then that. Linz is such a sweetie, if you had the pleasure of meeting her you will know just what I mean. She is a great friend to me as well as my downline and I feel blessed to have her in my life.
Her favourite colour is turquoise and here’s my card to her. LOTS of new and upcoming products on here, droool.

I settled for an easel card and used the Designer paper stack in tempting Turquoise along with card in the same colour and some Very vanilla. There are two new stamp sets on here as well, one a lovely sentiment one and the other is part of a larger set that's just so pretty. I only used the droplets on this card to add some regal glamour and sparkle to my card.
The regal theme continues with some very lush velvet ribbon in vanilla and the sweet charm hangs in a window made with the Extra Large Oval punch.

The shimmery silver frame was made using the Frames embossing folders and the Big Shot machine. A strip of punched lace and a oval layered sentiment finished off my card.
I hope you and Linz like it, thank you for stopping by and if you want to see some more sneak peeks from the upcoming Spring Mini Catalogue make sure you visit me tomorrow for a Passionettes Mini Blog Hop.
till then big hugs xxx

Welcome Christmas- Dasher !! Team gifts

2011-12-22T12:02:00.001Z

Hello there lovely friends hope you are well and you keep on smiling as you sorting out the last few bits.

Today I am sharing my team gifts, each year I send a Christmas ornament and each year I usually purchased one. However this year was the first year I didn’t work so I though it would be a good idea to actually make them instead. So I set to work all the way back in October and here’s what I came up with

They turned out so sweet, well I like them and the girls seem to as well as I had lots of lovely emails from them this week.

You can see 2010 Here, 2009 ornament here, and 2008 I seem to have missed off my blog, I do have one myself so I will have to photograph it.

The heart was cut from a thick card board and the Petal Cone die, for mine I recycled the backing that comes with our designer speciality papers.

I covered the hearts with newsprint designer paper and covered the seam with a mixture of silver and gold glass glitter, I used Tombow multipurpose glue as my choice adhesive.

The leaves were cut from the brushed silver card stock on the Big Shot and dazzling diamonds were added using the fabulous adhesive sheets. I cannot tell you how easy and brilliant those sheets are. You simply place your cut shape onto them and after removing it you have a sticky shape ready for the glitter, no messing and when you have over 100 leaves to make very quick.

Now for the pinecones.

I have to say I agonized over this bit for ages as I just couldn’t find any tutorials out there on how to make them. I knew how I wanted them to look but I didn’t know how I was going to get there and after a bit of head scratching it finally come to me.

I have used the same technique like you would for making a paper bead, using a scallop border punch to add a border on one side. Then roll and glue shut. Simple right? well it is but it took my poor brain a while to come up with it I can tell you. So after making LOADS of cones I glued them into place with a hot glue gun and topped with a sweet banner from the Welcome Christmas set . It was the perfect sentiment for my heart ornament.

Some vanilla seam binding and Victoria lace were added to the heart with a metallic brad, the only non SU item on there actually.

Next I needed some packaging and I used my recycling skills again. If you ever had an order delivered from STampin’Up! you will know that you get some brown paper in with your goodies to protect them. well it would be fair to say that I get a few meters of this paper frequently,ok I get REAMS and REAMS of the stuff that I always throw in the recycling bin. Not this month I didn’t!!

Instead I used it to make a sweet bags for each of the ornament. Using some metallic thread and my trusty sewing machine I whizzed these bags up in no time. They look so sweet do they not? Sorry what was that did you say? I have used that stamp again? Oh yeah so I did !! I am sorry but I still cannot tell you much about it yet *wink*.

And these are my cards for this year.

My theme is white with lots of gold and silver this year so the ornaments and the cards I sent out do match a bit.

Serene Snowflakes stamp set and the gorgeous Dasher, I laughed at myself as I had all these new stamp sets this year that i was going to use for my cards and I ended up choosing something I already had for a few years now, I do have a bit of a love for Dasher though.

A subtle combination of Very Vanilla card stock with Sahara Sand and Early Espresso ink. More lace trim and some retired Early Espresso satin ribbon that I had in my stash.

I brayered a snowy mound for my Dasher to sit on and the sentiment from the Teeny Tiny Wishes set was punched out with the word window punch.

And that is my lot for today folks, I hope you like it.

Right thank you visiting, off I go to collect my meat and fresh flowers and do a bit more cooking. Stay focused the end is near LOL>

Till next time big hugs xxx

Birthday Passionette- Just Believe

2011-12-19T22:03:00.001Z

Hello there my lovely blog readers. Hopefully you are getting more and more crossed off your to do list and I am pleased to report that apart from wrapping some gifts I am there.

On Saturday Stevie one of my lovely Passionettes celebrated her Happy Day !! Stevie loves lime green and this is the card I made to send her.

Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo and Baja Breeze. The image from the stamp set Just Believe was coloured using Marvellous Markers, other sets were Curly Cute along with Broadsheet Alphabet for the monogram and the En Francaise background . I have used loads of punches, border punches and top note die shape plus some Lucky Limeade ruffled ribbon.

Stevie I hope you liked your card and I hope you had a really lovely birthday.

I also want to share some gift packaging. The Thermomix has been in overdrive and I still have some more goodies to cook yet.

Here some that have been delivered already

Cute huh? The bottle contains some fine Scottish Cream Liqueur, and is called this because my hubs only had some Scottish single malt in the drink cabinet. Is thick and very yum *hick*.

The brown bag which I scalloped using the scallop border punch, contains a piece of my Quince paste that I made back in November, here.

And the tags a bit more closely?

What was that? You do not recognise the stamp in the background? oh well I cannot say much about it really, if I did I would have to kill you LOL

I love the creatively yours set, for people that love to cook and gift their makes is just the ticket really.

Well that’s it for today folks, thank you for visiting I will come back soon I hope, plans are changing by the minute round here. Keep busy and keep smiling. Till next time big hugs xxx

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Candy Cane- More Appreciation

2011-12-15T12:41:00.001Z

Hello there, I doubt anyone will have time to read this blog entry as WE ARE ALL so busy. I will be brief so take a little break you need it!!!

I did promise to share the other project from my Appreciation Event last Sunday and here it is. as well as this ornament HERE they also got to make this

I cannot tell you how EASY this wreath was to make. Made the ring out of pipe lagging secured with duct tape and lengths of fabric were looped round to hide. The ruffled section is so sweet and very easy to recreate. Simply take a straight piece of fabric and pin into place gather as you pin to create the fun ruffled look, told you EASY and no sewing at all.

Flowers were cut from Real red card stock and the Bigz Fun Flowers die topped with layers of fabric cut from the same die on the Big Shot.

I love it and it now lives in my kitchen for the duration of the holidays.

I also want to show you the little bits and pieces i have made for each attending guest.

Each guest had a tissue box for their handbags, is the season of coughs and splutters so i thought this will be handy.

The pattern came from the lovely Jo D and you can visit her blog here to purchase the tutorial.

We have also made some of these lovely petal cone treat holders.

I say WE because I worked with my lovely PA and sweet friend Carol on these , now please note that PA stands for permanent assistant and not personal assistant as she seems to be here all the time bless her. She is a little angel helping me out when I have lots of the same thing to be done, I am so lucky to have her, we really enjoy each other company and we have such a laugh and a giggle while working.

Colour are Soft Suede, Baja Breeze, Wisteria Wonder and a hint of Certainly Celery.

Right I hope you enjoyed taking a peek at my makes today and I will finish by wishing you good luck, hang in there and don’t worry if it gets a bit worse before it gets better.

CANDY CANE Appreciation Event

2011-12-12T20:58:00.001Z

Heloooooooooo.

I am so glad to be here again and I hope you missed me. Let me start by saying that I had a long and hard week last week but somehow managed to come out the other end and I am so glad, I would gladly rewind the whole week and start it again if I could.

How are you doing? I bet you are busy with all things Chrsitmas!! I had my last event for this year apart from a team training towards the end of the month and I can finally start thinking about my plans. I have done nothing!! The tree is UP and the lights are on it but that’s as far as I got, I hope I can get it done tomorrow.

Yesterday I had my Customer Appreciation event and it was such a fun day!!

14 of my regular class attendees were invited to a day of crafting with fun surprises and lovely projects then straight after we moved onto the last Christmas Club and made these cards here.

This event was my chance to thank the lovelies for their support over the last year and each one got a pack of Candy Cane designer fabric.

The first project was this sweet no sew, no iron ornament

See told you the tree was up .

I love these little balls of fun and they are so easy to put together once you get the idea. Everyone loved them and it was fun to see them all at the end each one slightly different.

Here’s a little close up

I have to admit at this one being my very first one I have made so is not perfect, since then I started another one and is so much better. I added a red glitter brad in the centre and the lush bow is made from the fabulous Cherry Cobbler seam binding.

They also made a wreath and I will share that with you next time.

Till then big hugs and thank you for visiting me still even though I have been so bad at blogging.

ps. If you emailed me lately and haven’t heard back PLEASE send it again, I had some major problems with my PC this last week so I probably didn’t see it.

Till next time BIG HUGS XXX

2011-12-03T21:34:00.000Z

Hello there I hope you are enjoying your weekend. I am away so I am blogging from my IPad and won't be long, but I wanted to show you a few things I have been busy with.
I have done some more felting, this time slippers and a wearable neck piece called lariat. I am enjoying felting and it helped me a lot on my quest to make as many Christmas presents as I can this year.

And just because this is a paper crafting blog I am also sharing one of the Convention makes n takes.

I loved this card and the first day after getting back home from Paris I made 36 of these to send to my downline that couldn't attend. It uses the beautiful set Creative Elements and a colour combo of Old Olive, Island Indigo and Early Espresso. I love the crimped area. Can I just point out that this was Joannes Gelnar card and she kindly allowed me to take a picture of it and offered to hold it for me outside to get a good shot of it, thank you Joanne. I did finish all my projects at Convention and will share the rest soon, I do have tons of stuff I have been making just don't seem to have two minutes to myself these days.
And when you re busy you need quick meals. I made the easiest and quickest mackerel pate in the Thermomix the other day. It took me 3 seconds once I added all the ingredients to the bowl, even though I had my machine nearly 4 months I am still amazed by it.

Can I just say if you like fish you will find this hard to resist, it is my favourite spread.
Thank you for stopping by see you again soon, until then big hugs xx

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Last Minute Christmas Cards Kits Update

2011-12-02T22:30:00.001Z

Hello just a quickie to let you know that all available kits have been sold WOW!! I didn’t expect that for sure. I will prepare more to release mid next week , please send me an email if you would like to reserve one at telemech01@aol.com. Find out more about them HERE

hugs xxx

Stampin less Christmas Cards Kit

2011-12-01T15:23:00.003Z

ALL INITIAL KITS SOLD OUT !!!! I will prepare some more early next thank you !!
Hello there WOOOHOOO ! is 1st of December!! followed by OMG !! it can’t be already!!!
And while I am getting excited about Christmas I know it will be different this year, it will be our first Christmas without mum and that will be hard. She used to love this time of the year and right about now she would start planning the humongous menu and sweet treats to feed thousands over the festive period, she would also start cleaning every corner of the house, with my poor dad sent outside in the snow to beat the carpets to a bright and brand new state. I am so grateful for the memories and miss her dearly.
1st December means that most of us enter a few weeks of frantic planning/buying/making/socialising and the to do lists will grow by the hour, so I had a think about all these crafters running out of time to make their cards to sent out. I know I am miles ahead compared to previous years but nowhere near done. So this is how my Last minute Christmas Card kit was born.
I have put together a selection of lovely cards, you will get complete kits to make 5 cards in each of the designs and they are easy and quick enough to put together in one afternoon, by my calculations you should have all 20 of them finished in less than 3 hours.

All the hard work done by me and you take all the fun !! The cards come with envelopes and along all the supplies needed you also get a mini mist bottle filled with shimmer spray to add that all important final touch.

The only things you will need in addition to the kits are a sentiment stamp, an embossing folder ( if you wish for your background to have extra texture), a small hole punch or a crop a dile and adhesive. Everything else is included. Kits are ready to go out NOW and I only have a limited number, I can prepare more if need be and I will inform you at the time of purchase of the time frame for shipping. You will also get a video with step by step instructions for all the cards to help you put them together .
Price including delivery in the UK is £23.00
For International shipping please contact me.
You can see the cards better in this quick video, enjoy

Ready or order simply click on the paypal button below.

Thank you for visiting me and I wish you a Happy and Calm December !!!

Creative Elements Birthday Passionette

2011-11-30T20:32:00.000Z

Hello there, today Vicky celebrates her Happy Day. I am a bit late blogging it but here is the card I made to send her.

Vicky loves razzleberry and I wanted to try this combo for a while now so it was my perfect opportunity. I used the stamp set Creative Elements and markers to colour the butterflies. I am on a butterfly kick right now which is strange for this time of the year, my brain is trying to get out of Christmas creating.

Soft Suede, Rich Razzleberry, Early Espresso with a hint of Peach Parfait is the colour combo and lots of embossing, tearing and brayering have been thrown in. Here’s a close up of the die cut swirls sizzlet and sweet butterflies.

Vicky hope you had a great day.

Right then got to sort out a special order tonight so thank you for stopping by see you again soon, till then big hugs xx.

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Pines and Poinsettias Christmas Club

2011-11-29T12:19:00.001Z

Hello there, i had every intention in blogging yesterday but I ran out of time…

Unlike Saturday I didn’t spend my Sunday in my pj’s (glad to find so many of you are enjoying pj days as well *wink*) spent it instead hosting our Monthly Christmas Club. We meet each month and make 8 cards in 2.5hours we started back in July and we already amassed a good collection ready to be sent out soon. The last club takes place on the 11 Dec. so if you are in need some cute and quick to reproduce cards please get in touch.

The first card is a total case from a swap I received at Convention made by the lovely Joanne Gelnar, it uses the pines and poinsettias stamp set and Holly Berry designer paper.

Second card my personal favourite because is very atmospheric in real life, the dark colours are warm and rich and the rhinestones add extra sparkle, we also used copious amounts of shimmer mist all over it.

The third one used a conventional set in an unconventional way. Aviary is not a set you would associate with Christmas but I don’t think is to bad what do you think?

And finally everyone’s favourite on the day,

This was a technique featured by my stampin friend Moira a Scottish now living in France demonstrator. She did a wonderful job showcasing the select embossing technique and she has a tutorial on her blog here.

The gold card looks very luxurious with this technique.

We had cake as well curtsey of the magic of the Thermomix, this time was a whole orange and poppy seed cake with a orange cream cheese frosting.

Not the best slice in this photo as I made sure everyone left with a little doggy bag and only took two ends back for me and hubs, it was moist citrusy and very delish, this machine makes me look so good you know .

I hope you enjoyed my makes today and before I go I just want to tell you about my

Wish List Service-2011

Just like the previous years I will be offering a complete gift service again this year so if you have LOTS of Stampin’Up! products on your wish list I can help you opening as many if not all of them on the Christmas Day.

How does it work? It couldn’t be easier!! I will get in touch with you and get you to fill in a money is no Object Wish list, that’s right everything in the big book that you LOVE and wouldn’t mind having. Then you email or hand out my details to all your friends and family who wish to spoil you on Christmas Day. I will then organize and gift wrap your presents and even deliver them to you so that on the big day you get unwrap a total surprise!! Each client will also get a lovely wrapped gift from myself . All you have to do is email me at telemech01@aol.com and let me organize your sweet surprises this Christmas.

Equally if you are a crafter and are looking for the perfect gift for that crafty friend this Christmas my vouchers are the perfect answer.

they come in all denominations and beautifully presented in a handmade presentation folder like this one below. I look forward hearing from you soon.

Thank you so much for visiting me today, see you again soon, till then hugs xxx

Little Additions for George William

2011-11-26T19:35:00.000Z

Hello there I hope you are enjoying your weekend, I have just finished prepping for my class tomorrow and I am watching a bit of Strictly before jumping in the shower and putting my pj’s on, can I just say this is the second lot of pj’s as I spent the whole day in the pair I was wearing since last night , I love pj’s days.

I told you yesterday that lovely Jane my downline, brought a lovely baby boy into the world last week and this is the card I have made and sent them.

It uses the Little addition stamp set and I really love this set, is fab for building nursery scenes but equally versatile for other occasions. I am just cross with myself that I didn’t use a green teddy bear for the corner of the cot. I think it would have made a big difference to that lower corner, hindsight huh?

Colour scheme is Crumb Cake, Wild Wasabi, Soft Suede and Bashful Blue. The scallop shape is a fabulous die for the Big Shot machine and I have used it quite a bit lately. Here’s a sweet idea made with the same die and some of our fabric.

I made 12 of these aromatherapy pillows to take with me at Convention for a organized 3D swap. I am using mine as a car freshener but they are designed to be used in the microwave to release they’re wonderful aroma.

I was so lucky because I used the Thermomix to mill quite a large amount of spices to fill those pillows. I have used cinnamon bark, cardamon pods, cloves, coriander seeds,and vanilla pods after scrapping the seeds out to make some vanilla extract to use in my baking. The spices were mixed with oat bran making them safe to heat up in the microwave.

Well have a wonderful rest of the weekend see you again soon. till then big hugs xxx

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Birthday Passionette…

2011-11-25T18:45:00.001Z

Hello everyone, a bit of a break from my Convention update. Today Jane is celebrating her Happy Day, and this year is even more special for Jane as her first son William George was born on the 19 Nov. so what a fabulous gift she has had?

I haven’t met him yet but is very high on my agenda to see him for a special cuddle.

Jane loves green and I took inspiration from our Convention colour theme of Island Indigo and Lucky Limeade.

I am so pleased with the result and you will have to take my word that it looks much better in real life than this dreadful picture, we are back to no decent light so back to rubbish photos.

I have used a hostess set called Simply Soft to stamp straight onto the newsprint designer paper. The flowers were coloured using markers. Beautiful Wings embosslit was used along with the little leaves embosslit to create a cluster on top of my stamped background.

Lots of new products here, the seam binding in vanilla, yumy lace, very lovely vintage tags (which I only got round to buy) and a sentiment from the new Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set.

The vintage tag was stamped with the word friend from the tiny tags set and I used a pearl to mask the ^s^ from the word friends. Rhinestones and pearls were dotted about on the card a little element that my friend and fellow German demonstrator Jenni Pauli uses a lot on her projects.

Right I am off I had a busy day today and now I am about to leave the house for a date with my hubs at our favourite Thai restaurant.

See you again soon till then big hugs xxx

Stampin’Up! European Convention-Paris 2011

2011-11-24T23:05:00.003Z

Hello there well good plans and all that. Two days after flying back home and I have managed to acquire a cold .
So the first morning of the Convention came and I was getting ready to walk across to the Conference centre when I came across this lovely individual…

Before I left for Paris, Alison my downline requested that I said hello to him for her. I did so Alison but I couldn’t get him to wave back as he had a rather long queue of little ones to see so I snuck this photo of him for you.
We picked up our convention bags, we swapped, exchanged gifts and shopped. That’s right you get to do some much needed retail therapy at Convention as well, the Memento Mall was full with cute Stampin’Up! branded merchandise(photos of it later).
I have some more gifts to share with you, I made 26 of these for all members in the lower levels of my team attending Convention. I used the candy cane fabric and some 100%wool felt, the flowers were cut with the Fun Flowers Bigz Die.

I added some chocolates and a hand made topper to the packaging.

I also made 8 of these lovely corsages for a few special friends. Made with the same die and 100% wool felt, I've cut the flowers first then wet them and scrunched them up quite a lot to get the felt to full some more and get those edges smooth and the petals curly and shaped. I have used 2 layers of the bigger size, one middle size and one small size, all held together with a vintage brad. A small circle of fabric was added to the centre as well.

I was running out of time so I packaged them very simply.

The first day of Convention was amazing, inspirational classes ( one of my shiny stars Lindsay presented on stage and she did a fabulous job) gorgeous make n takes and of course in the evening we had the Awards night.
Awards night is always exciting as everyone gets dressed up, we all enjoy a really nice dinner and is always a very happy and relaxed atmosphere coupled with a bit of excitement as the top achievers get announced, everyone wants to know where they have ranked.
2011 was a good year for the Passionettes , five of us made the top 25, four members got to walk the stage for the first time and three members achieved the Incentive Trip to Vienna next June.
Here’s the lovely Lindsay taking to the stage for the first time, how cute did she look? and I just love Shelli’s reaction.

Stevie’s first walk was very emotional, she had a great year and so deserved to be there.

To say I was proud it was an understatement. I also witnessed two of my leaders Julie and Bekka walk the stage and collect awards for their incredible achievements and I cheered as loud as I could for those at home who couldn’t make it but had their names called out. I was lucky to be up on stage myself a few times. I came 3rd in recruiting and 3rd in leadership. Here I am on stage collecting the award for leadership which required no work from me really, I was collecting this award on the back of my team’s hard work and their promotions so thank you to each and every one of you, you are amazing and I am grateful for all you do.
Shelli, myself, Jules, Michelle and Paula our Country Manager

I was very happy to have ranked at number 4, now this really came as a surprise to me as this year was a little challenging for me and and I really expected to rank lower than that. And so I have to thank all of you that supported me and my business this year, my loyal customers, close friends and fellow demonstrators and of course my fabulous team, you all rock!!! I know I am gushing now sorry..
However the star of our team was this lovely girl, Jules. She ranked at number 3 in the whole of the UK , herself and her team worked very hard and I am truly delighted and so very happy for them all. I treasure our little chats on stage if we happen to be there at the same time, she is so funny. On the night as well as collecting many awards Julie captivated everyone in that room with a stunning live performance of a song from the famous production Wicked and she was A-MA-ZING!!!

I shed a tear as the words were so meaningful, she looked lovely as well in her green frock.
And here’s the top 3 demonstrators of the year.
Shelli , Michelle Last no 1, Amanda Fowler no. 2, and the lovely Jules at no.3, and Paula Gorry
A big well done to them

As if walking the stage is not enough you get flowers and lovely gifts, here’s my loot.

Beautiful, beautiful gifts that make you feel spoilt and appreciated!! I love this company for what it stands for and for allowing me to follow a dream I didn’t know I had nearly 4 years ago.
And even the tags on these precious gifts were amazing,

LOVE THEM!!!
And after a bit more cheering we were done and the location for the next Incentive Trip was announced well let me say it loudly OH EM GEEE !!!

How amazing does this look? I am working like mad to earn this trip of a lifetime and if you want to join me and my team and have a bash at earning it please get in touch I would love to go on a free holiday with you.
After the awards ended we had a quick group photo on the stage, not all of our attending team members were present and we adopted a few sweet friends. I loved spending time with this great bunch of girls, we laughed, sang, danced and had the most fabulous time. I cannot wait till our next Convention in Germany, you to could come and experience it!! All you need to do is join my team, email me for a no pressure chat.

Oh and in case you don’t know already we are all about the shoes in this team, I love those heels!!!
They belong to Linz and Jo can you say hot?

We ended the night with a few glasses of champagne and I fell asleep the moment my head hit the pillow.
If you are still with me well done and sorry for the long post, see you again soon till then hugs xxx.

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European Convention-Disneyland Paris 2011

2011-11-21T23:12:00.001Z

Hello there I hope you are well and I hope you can forgive my long absence from blogging. I won’t go in the why’s I am just asking for forgiveness .

I have just returned from our Annual Convention held in the fabulous Disneyland Paris. WOW! what a fabulous few days we all had. I left for Paris on Weds along with quite a few over the top excited demos from my team and other teams. It was great to see all of us giggling with anticipation. We had a short and uneventful flight and after landing we were straight into a taxi with destination Disney Village. And in less than 2 hours from landing 7 of us were back into the heart of Paris.

The sky was blue the weather mild and we enjoyed a few hours mucking about and taking photos of this famous landmark.

We started doing the cancan, from left to right we have Erika, Paula, Jo, myself, Linz and Alison, Helen was taking the photo, thank you Helen.

Very soon after this shot things got a bit out of hand, can you spot the exhibitionists of the group? LOL we were in hysterics silly girls!!

From left to right Helen, Paula, Erika, Lindsey, Jo and Alison.

After the stroll we stopped at a nice cafe overlooking the Eiffel Tower and enjoyed a few refreshments. The Kir Royal was one of the best I had.

We got the taxi driver to pick us up at 6pm to get back to the hotel in time for dinner at Hollywood Planet. Here’s what the tower looked as we left we even got to see it flickering for a few minutes when the clock strike 6pm, it was very pretty.

I forgot my camera so have no pictures of the dinner but I can assure you that it was a really fun, we joined a rather large group of French demonstrators and gosh were we loud LOL> It was a wonderful end to an exciting and happy pre convention day.

Before I leave for my bed I will share my downline gifts. As I was searching for ideas I came across some lovely hand felted scarfs on Etsy. They were beautiful and I knew I wanted the girls to have one, and as my budget didn’t stretch far enough to buy them I decided to learn a new craft and decided to make them myself. After spending twice as much on materials to make them then i would have spent to buy them I set to work and produced a little piece of wearable art for each of my first level attending convention.

Hand dyed 100% silk and 100% merino wool fibres have been hand felted together to create a light, soft and very warm scarf, each one unique just like the girls. They did take a LOT of time and effort (up to 3 hours each) but they were worth it for sure and I can confirm that they have been well received. I made 13 of them but the other ones were still drying when I took the photo.

Here’s some close up details

Silk fibres and sari silk threads were used for extra sheen and to create interesting 3 dimensional details on the scarfs.

The scarfs were packaged in black bags topped with a tag that doubled as a bag tag the next day. Each year we receive a Convention bag and is handy to have a name tag on your bag so you can identify easily should it get misplaced.

I used the Top note die and some Newsprint designer paper for the basic tag. Basic Grey card stock was embosses with the frames embossing folders and the Artistic Etchings stamp set was used to add lovely accents. Vintage brads, Victoria lace and rhinestones provide further interest to the tags.

I want to thank my sweet friend Carol for helping me with these lovely tags for the girls.

Right I will be back tomorrow with more from this fabulous trip. Good to be back thank you for visiting, hugs xxx

Stampin’Up! Heat and Stick Video tutorial

2011-11-11T07:50:00.000Z

Hello there my lovely blog readers. I hope you are excited about the weekend because IS HERE!!!

I have a really quick video for you today. I had shot this nearly 3 weeks ago and finally I got a spare 30 min to edit it. Is a voiceover as I was chatting with two of my downline while creating this card. This was another card we made at my October Christmas Card Club.

It uses a fab product from our Stampin’Up! catalogue the Heat and Stick powder!!

I am so glad that you will get to see this card on the video just to see the amazing glitter, the picture does not do it justice at all.

The best I could do was this poor attempt.

So here it is a quick how to for this amazing and very clever powder. Enjoy it and if I can help you buy some of this powder please contact me.

Have a fabulous weekend, see you again very soon till then Big hugs xxx

ps. Yes I do realise I spelt the word heat wrongly in my title, that’s what I get editing in the middle of the night. ta ta

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Petal Cone Die from Stampin’Up!

2011-11-08T15:01:00.002Z

Hello there I hope you are well and less hectic than I am right now. I love being busy but every now and again it gets a bit out of control busy.
I am sharing a project that I designed for my Virtual Club members this month. They got a kit and complete video instructions on how to make this lovely gift box.

It uses the Stampin’Up! Petal Cone Die and Holly Berry designer paper. There’s also some Newsprint designer paper as well. It closes with a length of Victoria lace trim long enough to hang this on the tree as a Christmas decoration.

The stamp sets used are Pines and Poinsettias and the punches used are the ornament punch, large oval and designer label punch.
The chunky glass glitter is the perfect finishing touch for this sweet project.
Here’s a close up

I hope you like it and if you are interested in joining one of my virtual clubs I have one starting at the end of this month. Read more details about it here.
Thank you for popping by see you again soon, till then big hugs xxx

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Birthday Passionette..

2011-11-05T10:16:00.001Z

but a bit wonky.

Hello there yipeee is the weekend although I am so busy with tons of stuff on my to do list.

Today one of my lovely downline Val is celebrating Her Happy Day !!

Val loves red and I set to work creating her card, now I admit to really rushing making her card to make sure I got it in the post in time and I cannot believe that I didn’t see it until I was editing the photo. I am almost embarrassed to show it to you and mortified that I have sent it in this state.

Have a look

Look at that sentiment !!!!!!!!!!!! I am so upset now seeing it but I can honestly say that I didn’t see it at all while I was making it.

Val hope you will have a fabulous day and I hope you will enjoy my a bit different card.

Anyway Everything Eleanor stamp set with a wonky sentiment from Perfect Punches, newsprint designer paper, Cherry Cobbler , Very Vanilla and Early Espresso card stock.

The flowers were stamped and cut out then layered for a 3 dimensional effect.

The scalloped layer was cut with the Big Shot and the Scallop Square Clear die. The scallop trim edge punch was also used to ad a border, here are the measurements:

Start with a piece of Cherry Cobbler card measuring 15cm x15cm.

Cut a piece of Crumb Cake measuring 7cm x15 cm then another piece in early espresso measuring 15cm x 3cm.

Using the scallop trim border punch add a decorative border along one edge of the espresso layer and glue onto the crumb cake layer.

Add a length of crumb cake seam binding around this layer and tie in a bow.

Next cut a scallop square on the big shot from newsprint designer paper and adhere everything to the card blank.

Stamp the flowers you will need 2 of the big size and 4 of the medium size on real red card in cherry cobbler ink and cut out and attach onto one another with dimensionals.

Stamp the frame in Crumb Cake ink onto vanilla card and cut out then adhere to a piece of espresso card and cut a contrasting border around it.

Stamp your sentiment straight if possible adhere to the card and arrange your flowers around it.

Here’s the supply list: All products Stampin’Up! unless otherwise stated.
PAPER: Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler and Real red cardstock, newsprint designer paper
INK: Early espresso, Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake
STAMPS: Everything Eleanor, Perfect Punches TOOLS: Big shot, Scallop Square Clear die
ACCESSORIES: crumb cake seam binding ribbon.

Before i go I want to post a link to a quince paste recipe as so many of you have emailed me about it and a few left comments on the blog. You certainly do not need a Thermomix to make it( the Thermie just makes life so much easier) but you will need to watch it and stir it every now and again for a long time to make sure it won’t catch, also sometimes the timing can be a bit off as it will depend on how juicy is your fruit, the variety etc. THIS seems to be a good recipe with lots of reviews so please try it you will not regret it.

Thank you for stopping by see you again soon. Till then hugs xxx

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Is November..

2011-11-03T14:47:00.003Z

and I haven’t posted on here since October. Seriously it has gone mad around here !! Lots of crafting happening but no much I can show you right now as is for our Convention in Paris 2 weeks today.
But I do have 2 of the cards we made at our Christmas club last Sunday to show you. Christmas club was such a fun day we had quite a few new faces and I made ginormous Choux Buns filled with yummy crème patisserie with my much loved Thermomix.
Here’s one of the cards

I have found a similar card on Splitcoast and drew my inspiration for it however I cannot find it now to give the artist credit. It was made with the pennant punch and the doily triple layer punch. The *tree* was a piece of garden green card stock embossed with the Big shot and the polka dot embossing folder. The background was stamped with the Serene Snowflake stamp and Pool Party ink. a bit of whisper white and crumb cake for the sentiment finish off this minimalist card.
And the second one was this beauty all my own design this time and everyone’s favourite

Yummy combo I am in love with it, Cherry Cobbler, Early Espresso and a hint of crumb cake. The bauble from the gorgeous Tags till Christmas and the sentiment from Delightful Dozen stamp set. Cherry cobbler seam binding and the ribbon punch add the right amount of interest for a simple but very effective card.
So is November and before we know it it will be December, for my the month of Nov just goes somewhere and before I know what s happening I am planning for Christmas yiikes.
And as I started thinking gifts I decided that this year I will make all my gifts and not buy any. Last week when Laura and Luca were here we visited this gorgeous farm shop and found some quinces, they are in season right now. The smell of fresh quinces brought back memories for both of us as we used to love quince jam and paste every year from mum’s larder. I bought them of course and made some quince paste the very next day, it turned out sooooo yummy.

. This is the best thing in the whole wide world to have with a cheese board and once you try it nothing else will come near. Is beautiful with sheep milk cheeses but it will go with any cheese board. What’s even better that it keeps indefinitely in the fridge.
So I now have some really nice additions for a few gourmet hampers this Christmas, all I need to find is some lovely packaging. And here they are in some glassine bags waiting to be decorated a bit, I have plans and I will share.
Quince paste takes up to 7 hours to make the traditional method but it only took 1.30h in the Thermomix, and during that time I watched Downtown Abbey .
Right I will see you tomorrow with a birthday card. Till then big hugs xxx

Time with Luca

2011-10-27T11:07:00.002+01:00

Hello there, I am here today with a Christmas card!! Like it or not it is coming round very fast. I have used everything Eleanor again it is a fab set very versatile.

Now I have to admit that i made this card back in August when Moira my French demo friend visited me. We had a fun weekend together and made quite a few cards with this set. Now I will tell you straight away that the sentiment (hristmas part) is retired now but the sentiment from the Contempo Christmas will work just as well. I just didn‘t get round to changing it. The combo is Baja Breeze, River Rock and Cherry Cobbler.
The frame was stamped straight onto my river rock layer and the C monogram from the Broadsheet alpha was stamped on vanilla and punched out with the 13/4” circle punch.

The rest of the words was stamped on a banner and pieced together with the monogram for a different look. The bird from the same set was stamped in espresso ink and cut out.
Glass glitter, delicate lace trim, pearls and an and antique brad provide plenty to look at and give a pretty and slightly vintage feel to this card I feel.
I need to step up my Christmas card making a bit although I am soo much ahead than other years thanks to my Christmas Club. I have quite a few ready.
now this week was wonderful so far as is half term and Luca and my sis have been here since last Saturday. To say I loved every minute of it is a slight understatement is been fabulous and I needed the break as well. we went out and about every day but Tuesday we had the best day. We spent it the the fabulous Farmers Cart near York and we all had a fab day.

We laughed so much going through the spooky corn maze, Luca was terrified bless him and I laugh every time I see this picture, I had to zoom in so you can see his face, I love this little guy so much.

hope to see you again soon thank you for stopping by, hugs xx

October Christmas Club

2011-10-25T09:44:00.001+01:00

You are invited to our Christmas Club Sunday 30 October 2011 Hello, I hope this finds you well. The weather is turning the chill in the air is telling us that Autumn is here to stay. Christmas is not that far now and once again we meet to complete more cards in preparation. Would you like to join us? Like always in this month's club we are making eight beautiful cards in one session, two of each design. You will also receive beautiful envelopes for all of the cards so you are ready to go.

Here’s all the details

WHEN?

30 October 2011, 10am -12.30pm
WHERE?
Carlton Village Hall
CHURCH LANE

CARLTON
GOOLE
DN14 9PB
HOW MUCH?
£12.50 This option includes your complete kit to make EIGHT cards 2 of each design, refreshments and cakes.

FREE With any £35 order or more, this is the best option you can order at the class or now, is up to you.

If you need any more info please get in touch with me. telemech01@aol.com

LOYALTY SCHEME

Introduce a new member to our clubs who is not on my mailing list, and you will get a £5 voucher towards your next club, TELL YOUR FRIENDS the clubs are fun and you are sure to enjoy the beautiful projects.

Generous Raffle prizes will be available on the day, everyone gets a FREE ticket for attending with a chance to purchase more.

Interested? Please book your spot at telemech01@aol.com

Hope to see you there, crafty hugs Monica xx

Versatile Petal Cone

2011-10-23T08:20:00.000+01:00

Hello there hpe you’re well and having a good weekend. I will have to be quick as we are holding Mum’s six month remembrance service today. Laura with little Luca arrived last night and we are all heading for the Church soon.

I want to show you the yummo Petal Cone Die from stampin’Up1 today. It is probably my fave new die although of course I love the candy wrap die and so many others.

I will have LOADS of these on my tree this year and will make plenty to gift to my friends as well.

How lovely would they look on a tree? Petal Cone die, the doily layer is from the Pennant Die the cute saying is from the tags till Christmas stamp set cut with the curly label punch, it fits in perfectly. some polka dot ribbon and a tiny button complete the whole decor of this simply but very effective decoration of course it has the added bonus of being able to gift something inside it as well.here s a close up

I used Stampin’Up! markers in chocolate chip and cherry cobbler.

The handles made from polka dot ribbon were attached to the cone with pretty antique brads.

Last week I had a play with some of my team girls and we had a go at turning the petal cone die into a stunning favor box perfect for a weeding, it was my plan to make a groom as well but I just run out of time.

In addition to petal cone die we used the large heart punch, the lace border punch and the itty bitty flower punch for the bouquet. I adore the whole thing and I wish I could credit the person that inspired me to make this, I have seen many examples as elaborate as you can imagine, I even saw one made from 4 pieces and it ends up like a beautiful crinoline dress. The sentiment if from the Teeny Tiny Wishes.

Have a wonderful Sunday see you again very soon. Till then Big Hugs xx

Training Passionettes..

2011-10-20T21:59:00.003+01:00

At LAST I hear you say!! And you will be right in being crossed with myself but all I will say is that when life is very hectic I just have to prioritise.
I want to share with you the fabby projects we did last Sunday in Peterborough. There was loads of us on the day and we had such a great time I love demo get togethers .
I am sure you want to see the projects
We made 3 cards, a cute Halloween treat box, a lovely scrapbook page and a equally lovely album last two designed by the fabby Bekka.
Here we go

I am sure you heard of paper piecing technique before, well I named the technique for this card Stamp Piecing .
We basically took two stamps and married them together to create a fab effect. Stamp sets used are the new set Aviary and The old set Hopeful Thoughts.
Calypso Coral, Pool Party and Lucky Limeade.
You can see the fabulous new ribbon punch, new gorgeous antique brads and stroke able Victoria lace trim. the sweet flowers were punched with the itty bitty punch.
Next up

Everyone got in their kits half a pack of the yummy Mocha Morning papers, a full pack of antique brads and a full reel of Victoria lace so we have been using those supplies throughout the day.
I LOVE this card, Everything Eleanor is a super set I really like the oversized frame and the beautiful swirl, the flowers were stamped and cut out and each one adorned with a antique brad. Sentiment comes from the For My Family a firm fave of mine.
Next up was my favourite of them all

A cute witch hat made with the versatile Petal Cone die and the scallop circle die. We used some of the flocked paper from the Mocha morning to decorate and a few splashes of colour for contrast. The face comes from the Jack of All trades stamp set.
Next Bekka’s beautiful projects

A gorgeous looking handbag using those delish papers but then when you open it up…….. SURPRISE, SURPRISE !!!!!!!!!!

is a beautiful album. It uses some of our square envelopes and is decorated with more Everything Eleanor and Baja Breeze card stock.
Last project was this simple but very effective scrap page.
How clever is that mitred frame ? made using the fabulous lace border punch.

Right I am off finishing some work I have outstanding is a very busy time of the year from SU demos.
Hope to see you soon, thank you for stopping by, hugs xx

2 Tags Halloween treat video tutorial

2011-10-17T22:45:00.000+01:00

is HERE !!! Thank you for your patience ENJOY !!!!

Kidoodles Halloween treats

2011-10-16T07:00:00.000+01:00

Hello there, as you read this I will be in Peterborough meeting with lots of my team members and lovely fellow demonstrators for a full day of stamping sharing and crafting. I am very excited to see everyone and I am hoping everyone will love the fun projects we have prepared. I will of course share them with you all after today.

But right now I want to share with you my swaps. We swap between us at every event and here’s mine a very cute treat holder, each one holds a little chocolate.

Yiiikess look at him !! are you scared of spiders? do they give you the creeps? I do not mind them actually at all.

These sweet treat holders were made with the fabulous 2 tags die. I love Halloween and I am soo glad we now carry stamps and papers. This cute little spider is part of the Kidoodles stamp set and I coloured him using a blender pen and our ink pads. I did shot a video tutorial and will have it uploaded either tonight(if I am not totally wiped out) or tomorrow. Unfortunately I run out of time to edit and have it uploaded in time for today. The fact that I shot the video is an achievement so I should not be putting to much pressure on LOL.

Here’s a little close up

Isn’t it he cute? I started by loving doing them however after making about 150 of these I wasn’t so in love with them anymore. I only needed 50 for today’s training but I loved adding them to this month’s orders and also I know I need some for the end of the month so I can guarantee that I will have to make some more.

Thank you for stopping by have a great Sunday and see you again soon. Till then big hugs xxx

Sharing New Ribbons- Reserve your spot now!!

2011-10-15T18:21:00.002+01:00

Please scroll down for newer posts!!
Did you see the lovely ribbons and trims in our new catalogue? Would you like them all but simply cannot afford them in one go? How about some ribbon sharing? I decided to offer some shares and you can see them below, you can choose one or more or indeed ALL OF THEM depending on your budget.
Here’s the details:
In Colour Ruffled Ribbon- 5 meters one of each colour
£5.30 incl. delivery

Polka dot scalloped ribbon- 10 meters one meter of each colour £ £ 7.70 incl. delivery
Seam binding ribbon- 7meters one meter of each colour
£ 4.50 incl. delivery

His and hers collection –4 meters one meter of each crochet trim and one meter of each denim jean ribbons. £ 4.00 incl. delivery

WANT IT ALL £21.50 delivered to your door. I have a few spots taken already please let me know if you would like a spot or 2 at telemech01ataol.com
See you next time till then Big Hugs xxx

Masculine the easy way..

2011-10-15T12:43:00.001+01:00

Hello I hope the sun is shining where you are as well, is a beautiful day here today. We have been blessed with a lovely and warm autumn long may it continue.

I have a masculine card here for you today and I am pleased that it only took me about 15 minutes. Now that is unheard off normally I find it so hard to work masculine.

Loads of new catalogue products on here but I just carried away and I love using two or more sets to create a card that’s just perfect, after all that’s the perks of having a big stamp collection is it not? uhu I am desperately trying to justify my insane amount of spends in the new book.

Two sentiments sets were used to spell my celebratory message, For My Family which is such a welcome addition to any stamp collection and Delightful Dozen containing beautiful messages covering a wide range of events.

In the background you can see a new embossing folder and the Well Worn designer paper which is just stunning and so perfect for masculine projects.

The main panel was coloured with the aid of Stampin’Up! s marvellous markers. I used quite a few colours and I huffed over the entire image before stamping onto Very vanilla card stock.

a few buttons for extra interest and DENIM ribbon!!! oooh this looks fabaroonie on men’s card, gotta love that!!!

Supplies: all Stampin’Up! unless otherwise stated

PAPER: Cajun Craze, Early Espresso , Night of Navy, Very vanilla, Well Worn designer paper INK:Cajun craze,Night of Navy, River Rock, Early Espresso, Soft Suede Markers
STAMPS: For My family, Delightful Dozen
TOOLS: Big Shot, Square Lattice and Stripes embossing folders, ACCESSORIES: Denim Jean ribbon and neutral collection buttons.

Directions.

Cut a card blank from Cajun craze measuring 14cnx 14cm.

Cut a strip of Early espresso card at 5cm x12cm and a strip of designer paper at 4.5cm x 12cm and attach on top of the espresso strip.

Cut a piece of river rock card stock measuring 12cm x 7cm and run thought your big shot machine on the stripes embossing folder.

Glue both those layers to the card blank then cut another strip of espresso card 14cm x 5cm and run this through the square lattice embossing folder. Wrap some denim jean ribbon around and attach over the join on the card.

Cut a piece of vanilla card 6cm x 9cm and a night of navy piece at 6.5cm x 9.5cm .

Using markers ink and stamp your message on the vanilla layer then use a dauber to ink some espresso ink on the edges, glue to the navy card and add to the card with dimensionals. Thread some thin strips of card through the buttons and glue in place.

To make the fun banners at the bottom stamp the sentiment in navy onto vanilla card, Using your scissors cut thought the letters and add a flag like shape at the bottom. Attach under the ribbon with a strip of dimensionals and you’re done.

Have a glorious weekend , see you again soon Hugs xxx

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More Mocha and Eleanor

2011-10-13T17:58:00.001+01:00

Hello my lovely blogging friends!! I have been a bit tied up yesterday prepping for an upcoming Quarterly training event in Peterborough. I also received some big orders that needed packing, delivering and posting and by last night I was to shattered to blog.

But here I am with more Mocha Speciality papers for you today, honestly these papers are just so beautiful.

You like? I told you those papers were nice!!. I paired the flocked paper with basic black card stock and pool party card stock. The stamps are from the Everything Eleanor set and the monogram was made using the Broadsheet Alphabet. It has an M on it because this was a sample for my catalogue launch and didn’t make it for anyone in particular.

Can you spot the glorious pool party lace? it is card punched out with the Lace ribbon punch and crumpled up before sticking down to look like pretty lace edge. I love this effect and I can have lace in any colour I want!!!

Here’s a close up of the simply stamped flowers onto crumb cake cardstock.

Added pearls soften the black out and add extra interest to the whole group of stamped elements.
there you go I hope you enjoyed today’s project I hope to see you again soon. Oh and my Thermomix adventures are still happening I cook several things every day in between doing my work, is great that this fabby machine does all the work ensuring we eat well while I get on with my work. I had to make a sweet treat last week and settled on yummy and nutty chocolate fudge.

Ok now go on and wipe your screen clean. LOL
See you again very soon. Hugs xxx

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Just say YES!!!

2011-10-11T13:06:00.003+01:00

Hello there I hope you are well , is an exciting day today as I am taking part in a global competition to book as many workshops as I can in the next 24 hours. Demos around the world are doing the same and collectively we need to reach 10.000 workshop bookings, so I am glued to phone today ringing and messaging my lovely customers and hostesses. I so hope we can reach our goal so if you hear from me just make my day and say YES!!!
I would love to come and show you our fabulous new product range and offer you a fun few hours for you and your friends, I provide everything we need from fabulous projects you and your guests get to make and keep, to inspiring demonstrations and tons of ideas, best of all YOU earn fabulous FREEBIES!! Email me to book your fun day or evening I promise you will love the whole experience. You can email me to pick a date at telemech01ataoldotcom
Sharon if you read this and you still want a ribbon share spot please email me or ring me(details at the top of my blog) I cannot contact you from the comment you left on my blog so please get in touch. I filled the first share immediately and there are only 4 spots left in the second share so you need to be quick.
Ok so for something creative today I am sharing more of the gorgeous Mocha Morning designer papers.

I cut 3 pillow boxes in some of the flocked papers and one in the metallic paper and simply tied them with some black sating ribbon. How beautiful are they? who can resist beautiful packaging? I added a crumb cake seam binding bow topped by a lovely embellishment made with the lace border punch and 1” circle punch. I simply trimmed a flower motif from a black punched border and added a 1” circle in crumb cake sparkly rhinestones complete the opulent look.
Here’s a closer look…

right i need to dash and book a few more workshops, thank you for joining me today see you again soon. Big hugs xx

Mocha Morning papers

2011-10-10T10:53:00.001+01:00

Happy New Week!!! hope you had a great weekend, I took some ME time as this was the only Free weekend this month, I have and will be working all the rest. So it was nice not to do very much other than cook like a woman possessed with the Thermie. I have made sauces to keep in the fridge for quick mid week meals, 3 batches of bread, a raspberry sorbet, vanilla ice cream, soup, cottage cheese, coleslaw, plus some yummy dinners, and of course CADA every morning to start us off right, I loved it.

I am showing you a few more samples I had ready for my Catalogue Launch last week. It uses the most gorgeous set of papers, Mocha Morning Speciality.

They are to die for keep your eyes peeled for a paper share soon, you need to see these in real life, super gorgeous flocked designs in soothing neutral shades will allow you to create elegant projects and packaging in a flash.

Supplies:

Stamps: Tiny Tags, Just Believe

Papers:Mocha morning dsp, Soft Suede and Very Vanilla card

Inks: Soft suede, basic black, crumb cake

Tools: brayer, tiny tags punch, itty bitty flower punch

Accessories: Yummy Victoria lace trim, pearls, vintage brads.

Dimensions:

Start with a A5 card blank in soft suede, cut a piece of dsp 8.5cm x 13cm and adhere to the blank.

Cut a piece of Very vanilla card at 6.5cm x 10cm stamp your design then using the brayer and crumb cake ink gently brayer some colour from the outside edges to the middle to create the aged background.

Overstamp the corners by inking first then stamping off on a scrap of paper before stamping onto your panel.

Punch out some dsp with the itty bitty and add on the main stamped motif top with self adhesive pearls.

Adhere your panel to the main card and add some lace trim and a vintage brad. Stamp your sentiment and punch out add to the brad and VOILa! done.

Look at that fabulous brad !! I adore these and they are amazing value £5.50 for a pack of 20. And the trim Oh my!! do not ask me about that because I will bore you to death pronouncing my eternal love for it.

I hope you like my offering today and before I go I will explain a bit about my favourite breakfast at the minute CADA. Until I bought my Thermomix I have never heard of it but I had this nearly every morning since finding out, if you have a processor you will be able to make this and trust me you will find it hard to go back to muesli after tasting this.

CADA stands for Coconut(desicated), Almonds, Dates and Apple fresh.

You need a small handful of each and one fresh apple, add everything to the Thermomix bowl and press turbo button for 2 seconds no more or you will end up with puree. If using a traditional food processor it will take you longer but just keep an eye on the texture.

I enjoy mine with a generous helping of creamy Greek yoghurt made in the Thermomix as well. Let me know if you try it.

See you again soon thank you for stopping by hugs Monica xxx

Winners !!! and FABRIC!!!

2011-10-08T18:39:00.002+01:00

hello there I hope you’re enjoying your weekend!! I have left the post with the ribbon share up and there is only one spot left for the EVERYTHING share and a few spots left for the ruffled and his and hers collection.
I have the winners from my Catalogue Launch and here they are..

Congratulations ladies and huge THANK YOU to those that entered.
And I am showing something a bit different that involves our FABRIC !! yep we now carry beautiful cotton prints that coordinate beautifuly with our stamp sets and designer papers.
This is a project that we did at my last monthly training and it doubled up as another entry into the Stampin’Up! competition.
Its a beautiful soft ruffled necklace using the Timeless portrait fabric. You simply stitch a channel on your length of fabric then thread the chain through. You can embellish further with some lace or indeed leave as it is. Fraying the edges adds extra texture. I hope you like my funky neck piece and I hope you will enjoy the rest of your weekend. Till next time Big Hugs xxx

Sailing Pennant Parade

2011-10-05T21:22:00.002+01:00

Hello again, I have another card made with the Pennant Parade stamp set. When I first come across this fabby idea on Splitcoast stampers forum I just let out a little squeal of excitement, I thought it to be great and I wished I thought of it!!

Isn’t it cute? It would make the perfect young boy card, it is also very quick to put together because it more or less only uses punches.
the colours used are Pool Party, Real Red , Early Espresso, Island Indigo.
And here’s a close up of the cute boat

Supplies: All Stampin Up! unless otherwise stated
PAPER: Pool Party, Early Espresso, Whisper White INK:Pool Party, Real Red, Island Indigo
STAMPS: Pennant Parade, Party This Way
TOOLS: Big Shot, Square Lattice embossing folder, Crimper, 13/8”circle punch, pennant builder punch, Extra large Oval punch ACCESSORIES: Real Red narrow grosgrain ribbon, Pool Party ruffled ribbon, rhinestones
Dimensions and directions:
Start with a Early Espresso card blank. take a piece of whisper white card stock measuring 9.5cm x 10cm.
Cut freehand 2 cloud shapes in Pool Party stick to the whisper white layer and run the lot through the big shot and the Square Lattice folder.
Take 3 pieces of Pool Party card stock and punch the waves out of the edges using the 1 3/8” circle punch and using a dauber ink the edges before sticking down all three pieces. Tie a piece of pool party ruffled ribbon around and tie into a knot.
Adhere the white and pool party panels to the base card.
Take the extra large Oval punch and punch out the boat shape from Early espresso card. Cut a thin strip for the mast and then stamp 2 sails one on real red one in island indigo and punch out with the pennant punch. Adhere to the mast and glue in place over the waves.
Stamp your sentiment and add to the card.
Thank you for joining me see you again soon. Till then big hugs xxx

New Pennant Parade

2011-10-03T13:10:00.002+01:00

Hellooooooo there have you had a good weekend? I had my launch on Saturday and yesterday I spent the whole day exhibiting at the KC Stadium in Hull helping a downline get her business of the ground. So if you stopped by our stand yesterday big **wave**
What do you think of the new book? Are you loving it? Is your wish list HUGE? If it is, NOWis the perfect time to join a Virtual Club!!!
I am starting another one at the end of the month and I have 9 places available, read more HERE then contact me.
Personally I am excited beyond words about the new book, we have a fabulous offering this year and I have lots of fabulous projects to share with you already as I spent a lot of time creating with the new stuff over the last weeks building samples.
And I am sharing today the make n take everyone did at my launch on Saturday. It was a beautiful day and all my lovely friends and dear customers came to support me and my launch, we had a fabulous time and the day whizzed by far to quickly like it always does when you’re having fun. So if you was there a huge THANK YOU to you from me.
Here’s the card

Love Calypso Coral ( I know, I keep telling you that) and the ladies all fell in love with it as well, as they were stamping the pennants(bunting) before punching them out with the matching pennant punch I could hear them saying *oooh that is SUCH a nice colour*
I paired it with Pool Party, Real Red and Daffodil Delight. The flowers were punched with the Boho blossom punch and the Itty Bitty one and topped with rhinestones.

the sentiment from the same was stamped in real Red before punching it out with the 3/4” circle punch and layered onto the bigger flower from the Boho Blossom punch.
Supplies: All Stampin’Up! unless otherwise stated
PAPER: Pool Party, Real Red, Daffodil delight INK:PoolParty,Calypso Coral,Real Red STAMPS: Pennant Parade,
TOOLS: Big Shot,Top Note Die, Pennant Builder punch, Square Lattice embossing folder, Boho Blossom Punch, Itty Bitty punch, ACCESSORIES: Rhinestones, daffodil delight narrow ribbon
And onto the next card I have to show you, in the same set you have a pot stamp as well because the pennants can be easily transformed into trees and Christmas trees, and I did just that with this next card made my pennants in to a Christmas tree..

This time Pool Party a new in colour was paired with Cherry Cobbler, Chocolate Chip and Lucky Limeade(another new in colour)
I used markers to ink the fabby A LA Carte Christmas stamp called Something For Christmas.
Here’s a close up of the tree folded up and the gorgeous antique brads and new polka dot scalloped ribbon.

Supplies: All Stampin Up! unless otherwise stated
PAPER: Pool Party, Cherry Cobbler, Lucky Limeade, Chocolate Chip
INK: Pool Party, Cherry Cobbler, Lucky Limeade, Chocolate Chip markers STAMPS: Pennant Parade, Something for Christmas
TOOLS: Big Shot,Top Note Die, Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, ACCESSORIES: Polka Dot scalloped ribbon in choc chip, Antique brads
Thank you for joining me today DON’T FORGET about my current SPECIAL.
Hope to see you soon till then Big hugs xxx

READY STEADY…………SHOP!!!!!!!!!!!!

2011-10-01T02:03:00.002+01:00

It’s HERE !! at long last!!! Click picture to start browsing
I am sure you are super excited to have a good old smooch at all the new stuff and OH EM GEE!!! I am going to be so broke. There is far to much I need/want and narrowing it down to fit my budget is proving hard. I think I have my final list sorted so i am good to go.
Ok the first thing I want to announce is BIG Changes to the hostess benefits!!
I am super excited about this change as it makes our fabulous reward program even more fabulous if that was ever possible. Going forward from this catalogue we no longer have the tiered system so good old hostess levels are GONE!!
Instead the hostess simply receives a £ amount based on the totalling sales. She then is free to choose how to spend her money, on hostess exclusive sets or on catalogue items of her choice. This is so much more flexible and guess what else is really cool? A total order of £150 will ensure you can still afford the most expensive hostess set in the book if you so fancy it, no longer you need to spend £600 to get a bigger more expensive hostess set, isn’t that cool? I Stampin’ Up!! Check out the new table

Want to know something else? If your workshop reaches £300 in sales you get £50 credit to spend as you wish and you can also choose to get any item in catalogue at HALF PRICE!! That’s right you can now get a Big Shot for half price, or how about a pricier die alphabet set for half price, or the cool Doctor’s bag to carry your Big Shot in ? FAB_U_LOUS rewards I tell you and I couldn’t be happier. I know this will mean a lot for our hostesses and if you wish to book your workshop with me straight away and see some of the new products ASAP please contact me today to get your event booked.
Also my Virtual Club is now FULL (thank you Mary) but I am sure after seeing the new book more of you would want to join one and spread the cost. I am taking now bookings for one starting at the end of the month, if you fancy it contact me to book your place.

Ok just like always I will be holding a

NEW CATALOGUE EXTRAVAGANZA

To be in with a chance of winning some fabulous prizes here’s what you need to do:

Email me an order of £30 or more by midnight October 7th from the new catalogue.

Every order of £30 will get one entry into the prize draw, £60 order will get 2 entries, £90 order will get 3 entries and so on, the bigger your orders the greater your chances of winning. (maximum 10 orders in one complete ring, more than one ring will be available)

PRIZES :

There will be 2 prizes of £16 product credit, you will be able to choose hostess stamp sets or spend it as you wish in the new catalogue (this credit will allow you to choose ANY hostess stamp set from the new book, in same cases you can actually choose TWO stamp sets)

One winner will get £18 product credit again to spend on hostess sets or anything else in the new book.

ONE EXTRA winner will get the choice of taking advantage of the 50% of one item from the new book.

If the first person refuses to take advantage of the 50% off item( you never know ) I will draw another name and so on.

Every order is subject to a flat postage fee of £3.95 . I will do the draw live so you will get the chance to see me add all the names into the draw and pull the winners out one by one.

To place your orders simply email me at telemech01*@*aol*dot*com

This is an offer from myself and not from Stampin’up! and cannot be combined with Virtual club orders or any other special offers, thank you for understanding.

Have fun browsing the new and fabby book then contact meto place your first order. I will be here soon with details for some shares I am keen on doing.

Till next time big hugs xxx

LAST DAY….

2011-09-30T09:41:00.002+01:00

Hello there is a beautiful morning once again, I have been loving seeing this nice weather this week, unfortunately didn’t manage to take advantage of it as most of my jobs were inside, oh well.
Today is THE LAST DAY to order from the current catalogue and mini catalogue. If there’s anything left on the I have to have list please order it as soon as you can.
I am soo excited for tomorrow, I finally managed to finish all my samples for the displays at 3 am this morning and all I have left today is sort and price my retired merchandise that will be for sale tomorrow at my open house. I have cut all the layers for my make n take( well my dad did bless him) but have not yet decided on a design so I need to do that as well. If you are planning on coming please let me know so that I can prepare.
Oh and I mustn't forget the baking that’s happening today too but that is as easy as chuck everything in the bowl pressing a button, wait for 30 seconds and pour into the tin to bake, did I tell you lately that I love my Thermomix?
I am sharing today another project made with new catalogue yummies, this time a stamp set I received while on the Incentive Trip in Prague. I adore this set and this card was made for a recent Passionette swap that Dawn kindly agree to organize and host for us. I got some absolute beauties back that I am sure I will share on here over the coming weeks and even copy them, but for now here is the one I have made.

Star of the show one of my fave new In colours Calypso Coral, look at that pop of colour!!
The base is Basic Gray I have embossed the bottom section using the Vintage Wallpaper folder, then I stamped and inked the base. The frame was stamped in Crumb Cake, cut out and attached to a torn layer of Pear pizzaz card.
Stamped the flowers onto Calypso Coral with Tangerine Tango and Cajun Craze ink and cut them out with the perfect snips.

Crumple everything, arrange and add to the base. Time for some yummy gathered lace ribbon, spritz everything and voila !! The sentiment is from a new set too and got this on the fabulous Incentive Trip. I love being a demonstrator, have you thought about becoming one? Get in touch for a no pressure chat, there’s never a better time to join or re join than with a new catalogue coming out. My email is telemech01ataoldotcom.
Right got to dash see you again very soon. Hugs xxx

Day three of sneak peaks

2011-09-28T22:21:00.001+01:00

Hellooooo, want to see some more sneaks? I am on a roll making new samples for my launch on Saturday and I feel like I am not getting anywhere fast.

But I am sure I will get there sleep is so overrated. Here’s another sample

Ok so watercolour fans will freak out over this cute set, its really fun and very versatile, its one of the hostess sets for next year.

And it features what will be EVERYONE’S favourite new colour, is called POOL PARTY and is a lovely shade of aqua, think tiffany blue so Paula Gale if you are reading this you wish has come true at last.

I paired it with Wild Wasabi and Peach Parfait . The hot air balloon was coloured using markers and the sentiment was punched out with the modern label punch. A green button brings everything together. A simple but cute card.

Right I need to go and finish off some more projects see you again tomorrow for another sweet sample. till then thank you for coming and big hugs xxx

Five…. the correct answer was FIVE

2011-09-27T21:40:00.003+01:00

Hello there and thank you so much for all your lovely comments, not many people entered and only 2 correctly guessed the answer, Eleanor and Anna so I decided that Eleanor will take the number 1 spot and Anna number two as this was the order their comments were posted. And the number the Random Generator picked the winner as…..

Congratulations Eleanor send me your address and I will send your lovely prize off in the post. Thank you all for entering my little competition.

The stamp set , the beautiful lace, the yummy scalloped dotty ribbon ( I mean really? dotty and scalloped? ), the ornate and fabulous looking brad and a brand new colour called Lucky Limeade.
I stamped the tree in Chocolate chip ink onto Crumb Cake card stock and used a white pen to add buds to the tree branches. I don’t think i will ever tire of this set.
And here’s another peek using the same set

Calypso Coral is another new colour and my second favourite from the new ones. A beautiful shade of Coral, unusual and a bit different which is always good, I love different things that catch the eye. I paired here with Cajun Craze Pear pizazz and that fabulous polka dot ribbon again. I sponged a bit of Bashful blue behind the branches and punched out tiny flowers using the itty bitty punch.
Dimensions for this card are simple.
Calypso Coral 15 x 15 cm card base
One piece of Cajun Craze designer paper 14cm x 10cm
More Mustard layer cut at 10cm x 10cm
Whisper White at 9.5cm x9.5cm
Thank you for stopping by see you tomorrow with another sample. Till then big crafty hugs xxxx

NEW CATALOGUE countdown ..Sneak Peek

2011-09-26T19:11:00.002+01:00

Hello there not long left from this Stampin’Up! year and I am so excited about the reveal of the new catalogue. I have been busy with sample making, stroking and admiring the new stuff for weeks now and I will be so relived when I can settle into a routine with the new book, I L O V E it !!
But right now you can have a peak at Luca’s Birthday cake. He had a Pirate Party and I was roped in to help with the invites, the cake, the treasure hunt( the little ones loved this), doing all the face painting, help with the cooking you name it LOL. I loved every second of it and my favourite boy in the whole wide world deserved the best party ever, both myself and my sister dressed up as pirates and it was such a laugh. As you can imagine I didn’t have much time left to take many photos and I am gutted but my sister has some.
Here’s the cake

It was a proper rough looking pirates ship!! I had so much fun doing it and it didn’t take me long at all chatting with my sister till the early hours of the morning LOL
Here’s the close up with that all important number showing, where did the time go?
Luca and his young guests enjoyed it and the inside was a very yummy chocolate cake made in the Thermomix(of course).
And here’s the Birthday Pirate !! I love this guy soooo much!!!

Ended up making him a card to match the theme of course and I will share that one another day, because right now I am all flat out this week getting ready for my New Catalogue launch Party this Saturday and

YOU ARE INVITED !!!.

Come along and help me launch our fabulous New Catalogue, admire the gorgeous displays ( I am hoping they will turn out gorgeous I am still working on them) and take advantage of my BOGOF SALE. You will love this a lot, I will be selling all of my retired stuff and will be offering the same amount of credit towards purchases from the new book. For example buy £25 of retired stuff from my sale table and get £25 credit to spend as you wish on products from the new catalogue.
FREE make and takes using all new stuff of course, a very generous raffle, chance to win prizes for a fun catalogue hunt and enjoy a special treat provided by the lovely Thermie.
WHEN? 1st October 2011, 13.00pm –15.00pm
WHERE?
Carlton Village Hall
CHURCH LANE. CARLTON
GOOLE
DN14 9PB
Please note this event is FREE but I need you to RSVP !! If I don’t know you’re attending I won’t be prepared for you.
Hope to see you there. Right here’s a little sneak peak…

This set is new and adorable, a firm favourite of mine already. Now I will not share a list of supplies because I have a little game for you, if you can answer how many new products you can spot on my card above you will go into a draw then the random generator will pick one person out that will win a little prize. The draw closes tomorrow at 20.00pm and I will announce the winner on here. Good luck see you tomrrow, till then hugs xx

Christmas Club

2011-09-25T19:04:00.001+01:00

Hellooooo, hope you had a good rest this weekend. Before I do anything I need to let you know that I have ONE MORE PLACE available in the new Virtual Club so if you want to grab it please email me NOW> You can read more about it by clicking the SPREAD THE COST button at the top of my blog.

I arrived from Luca’s Party in London last night after 10pm and the first thing I did was unpack and switch the Thermomix on to bake a cake for today’s club, ONE minute later my cake was happy in the oven while I got dressed in my jammies and watched Downtown Abbey as I missed it last week. I did some fresh butter this morning and made the cake frosting which meant that with very little effort my ladies enjoyed a very fresh cake at today’s club. All in all it took me 15 minutes work from start to finish, oh and when I did finished my machine cleaned and dried itself hee heee love it. Sorry no photo but it was chocolate and delicious.

Ok want to see what we did at todays Christmas Club?

Four cards like always and I loved the designs, well I would say wouldn’t I, it was me that designed them.

First one using the Broadsheet alpha which is just amazing, I never loved an alpha set as much as this one

Second one done in Night Of Navy such a fabulous colour!!

It uses the current hostess set Punch pot Pourri and bird punch. We used the Elegant Bouquet embossing folder for this card.

The third card of the group was this one

This one you have seen on my blog before as is the make n take we had for Harrogate show. Contempo Christmas, Vintage Wallpapaer embossing folder, top note die( we used this die a LOT today)

And last one

Elegant Eggplant and Old Olive along with the season of Joy stamp set, it was good to ink this one up again I like it.

We all had so much fun again, I took my thermomix for a ride to the club and we started with fresh lemonade then I made some marmalade for the ladies to take home with the remnants of the lemons, YUMMY>

Right I am off as i have some Virtual Club orders to sort and place, hope to see you soon with some sneak peaks of new catalogue. Can you say E X C I T E D ? till then big hugs xxx

Stampin Dasher Up!!

2011-09-22T19:31:00.000+01:00

Hee hee see what I did there? Yep you guessed it hysteria is setting in, how are you? looking forward to the weekend? I am tremendously. I will be driving to London tomorrow to help prepare for Luca’s Birthday party on Saturday, and yes I am taking my Thermomix with me to make light work of the hand cooked yummies. I am so excited to see him again, he was besides himself today (his actual birthday) when I sang Happy Birthday down the phone to him just like he always always sings it to me on my birthday*heart melting*. Oh and I am on strict orders I have to make sure *I* pick him up from nursery tomorrow, what a treat for me ,I am sure I will have some photos to share soon .

Today I ran a fabulous workshop for Jaquie and her crafty friends. I loved it and all the ladies said they did as well. Stampin’Up! products are always so well received at workshops, people simply love the great coordination our prducts offer. They all made a nice and simple card using the gorgeous Serene Snowflakes set and Contempo Christmas.

The colours used were Elegant Eggplant and Old Olive. A different combo for Christmas and everyone enjoyed their cards and couldn’t believe how fast they came together. This is what I love about SU, you can create GOOD looking cads in 10 minutes flat when time is at a premium you DO NOT need 11 layers and tons of product on a card for it to be beautiful. We also used the Square Lattice folder and he was definitely the star of the show, well it was a pretty close call actually between the folder and the dashing Dasher.

Here is the other card I demonstrated

Brayering is a bit of a no go area for most crafters but is actually really easy to achieve when you follow a few simple steps, this technique was showcased in a video tutorial for all my Virtual Club members. Talking about my Virtual Club we only have 2 MORE PLACES left in the next Club 10 months 10 people £10/month. If you fancy it please get in touch, you can also read more on the Spread the Cost tab at the top of my blog.

Thanks Jaquie for inviting me along and for all the effort you put in to make the workshop such a success, also thanks to all the lovely ladies for coming.

Right I think I will end this for today I still have a long list to get through before bed time then is travel time to the Capital in the morning to see my most loved people in the whole wide world .

But I cannot leave without showing you some more yummies, here’s Monday’s dinner?

We had a yummy Hazelnut and Almond crusted salmon, the recipe here stated fennel but I couldn’t get any at the weekend so we had it with baby potatoes and green beans instead.

It was SO easy, so very yummy and so very healthy although I did drizzle some aioli over my veges *oops*

And then I attempted to cook my all time favourite treat MACARONS !! Oh my God I cannot tell you how much I love these little treats but by gosh they are so very temperamental to actually cook, my first batch was about 80% successful, they didn’t look right but they had the nice crispy outer and soft gooey inside, I did stick with a hazelnut and chocolate flavour, I learned from making the first batch so will deffo try again. Here they are

Like I said close but not close enough, however they didn’t last long .

See you all very soon, thank you fro joining me see you soon, till then hugs xx

Christmas Card Club

2011-09-20T10:53:00.001+01:00

Hello there hope you are having a fab day. I am under pressure a bit, this week is manic for me but I am looking forward to the end of it as is Luca’s 4th birthday and this means one thing ITS PARTY time !!!!

I am only sharing some sneak peeks today as nearly all my crafting right now is with new stuff that I cannot show you yet. However all will be revealed in good time.

Yesterday I spent some time bagging up my kits for Sunday’s Club, yes I need to work ahead of time as I also have a workshop this week and a big birthday cake to do.

Here s a sneak peek of all of the cards we will be making on Sunday

If you wish to join us drop me an email at telemech01ataoldotcom. Each month we make 8 Christmas cards and by the time December comes we would have built a nice collection of regular cards, leaving us with some fun time to design and create those special one that require extra detail and a bit more time , fun!!

And I feel so smug right now to have so many of my cards done ahead of time, it feels good to know I won’t be running around in December doing them( only I KNOW I will still be running around trust me).

And I am spending more time with my Thermomix, I am still amazed at how easy and fast it is to cook delicious soups, sauces, breads, cakes with this incredible machine.

My fresh salads take 6 seconds once I add everything to the bowl including my dressing.

I can mill my own icing sugar in 20 seconds flat so no longer do I have to pay nearly double for it. The fresh sorbets are to die for, again made really fast in just 1 minute. Ice creams are a doodle with this machine as well, and as I learn more and more about it is clear that if you have any allergies or food intolerances then this machine will change your life for the better, for gluten free diets you can mill your own gluten free grains to make delicious breads and biscuits with ease and do not feel like you have to eat the saw dust like limited choice of produce available in shops.

I’ll stop now as I could go on forever LOL but will leave you with some photos of my yummies. I cooked a delicious pancetta and lentils soup for lunch with home made rolls. I love making my own bread and I bake twice a week, well the machine kneads my dough for 1 minute I leave it alone to prove in the bowl knead it in the machine for another minute shape and leave alone for 30 min then bake for 20. And I get on with my life and work in between all this, so easy and we enjoy fresh and additive free bread(saying that I don’t often eat bread myself although I love to sniff it LOL).

In the last 2 weeks we didn’t eat 2 meals the same. I can now be adventurous and cook things I would have never attempted before and I always cooked fresh and healthy before the machine. Saturday night used to be takeaway night but instead I cooked a delicious 5Spice pork with rice and vegetable meal, it was really lovely, very healthy and we saved ourselves about £15.

Ok I am sure I bored you to tears do come back soon for some pretties, Till then a big hugs to you xx

Birthday Passionette- Sew Lovely

2011-09-17T16:36:00.001+01:00

Hello there are you enjoying your weekend? We had some fab weather here lots of sunshine but the air is a bit crisp which means the Summer is ended and autumn is taking hold.

Today Carole one my original Passionettes is celebrating her special Happy Day. Carole loves red and the card I made her has plenty of Real Red.

I used the Sew Lovely stamp set and made two posh looking frocks using our fabulous punches. I used the Heart to heart punch for the bodices and the a circle and a oval punch for the skirt part. Very easy and quite sweet.

I also used Vintage Vogue stamp set and French Foliage to add a stamped background to my focal image, crumpled seam binding and a pearl topped button finishes off my card.

I just hope Carole likes it, I have been estranged from my mojo lately but this always happens when I receive new product to play with I find it all a bit overwhelming.

You can see a close up of the funky dresses, I made two so Carole could choose which one she likes best

Here’s the supply list: All products Stampin’Up! unless otherwise stated.
PAPER: Crumb Cake, Whisper White, Real red designer paper stack from the brights collection
INK: Basic Black, Crumb Cake, Basic black
STAMPS: Vintage Vogue, French Foliage, Sew Lovely, Perfect Punches TOOLS: scallop trim border punch, Heart to Heart punch, Extra large Oval punch, and 13/8” circle punch
, Large Oval, Scallop Oval punch ACCESSORIES: seam binding ribbon.

Measurements list:

Start with a Crumb Cake card blank measuring 15cm x15cm

Cut real red dsp at 13.5cm x 13.5cm

Cut basic black layer at 10.5cm x 11.5cm and scallop one edge

Cut Very vanilla at 10cm x 10cm and stamp the edges in Crumb cake then stamp the manikins, make the dresses from punches then tie the crumb cake seam binding to the layer and stick down onto the base, using a fine mist sprayer add some water to the binding and scrunch in your hand.

Thank you for popping round see you again soon.

Oh want to know what we had for tea a few nights ago?

Red Thai Curry from scratch, even made my own paste which was fresh and incredibly flavourful, I am cooking things I never attempted before.

Have a great rest of weekend xxx

Show Video and please vote

2011-09-15T12:42:00.002+01:00

Hello there I hope you're ok, I have been busy getting ready for a team training event tonight playing with some new goodies. I have the video for you at last and also PLEASE, PLEASE , PLEASE if you could vote again for my friend I would greatly appreciate it she is not in the lead and needs the votes more than ever, you can vote more than once and if you have a mobile device you can cast an extra vote, I know this is a bit cheeky but unfortunately they have been told to advertise it on facebook and to get friends and family voting so is turned into a popularity contest and now I soo want my friend to win this, please click the link below and vote for SALLY H thank you.

http://www.acepolls.com/polls/1228037-vote-for-your-favorite-picture

And here's the video from the show, I am sorry if you will recognize projects of your own and you don't hear your name I started with names and I now realise I shouldn't have had as I left so many of you lovely ladies that created beautiful projects without a name. Sorry for that.
Enjoy the peek and see you again soon, Hugs xxx

2011-09-14T16:33:00.001+01:00

Hello there at last I am able to sit down for 2 minutes and share with you some pictures from the show. I have a video as well but my volume button on my laptop has stuck on mute and I cannot edit it,. We talked with so many lovely crafters this last weekend and made new friends which is lovely. Our stand grabbed a lot of attention once again and it was nice to have people come back for more than one look, this always makes us smile. here s some pictures I am hoping hubby will be able to un stick my volume button and I will be able to show the video tour as you will see the lovely items on display better.

We had tons of cards and 3 d items on display most of them made by my fab team and fellow demonstrators.

this was the other end of the stand and you can just about see the table for our make n take's, where the big shot is.

One of the displays I love making for the show is the HALLOWEEN one and this year I had a go at making a display I saw on Kimberly's blog but saw it to late to make it for last year's show. It turned out so sweet and it got quite a bit of attention. I am also happy as I have it ready now to adorn my home now that the show is over.

Here's a few close pictures, of course it would have been better if you saw the whole display but hopefully you will get the idea.

They are very much inspired by the talented fellow demo Kimberly Van Diepen and she has a fabulous video tutorial on her blog showing you how to make these lovelies HERE.

To decorate the cones I used a mixute of stamp sets, Tiny tags, Natures Walk, Aristic Etchings.

I will leave you with a few pictures of the fabulous girlies in my team that helped man the show Jo and Paula. They were fab and had a lot of fun, we all did.

and one of all of us together all blurry lol.

Well this is all I have for you today there are loads of things gone of the retiring list so if you need anything make sure you place your order ASAP.

I can't leave and not tell you about my latest food inspired bit. We had pizza the other night

But not just any pizza, this was my first ever hand made pizza made of course in the Thermomix entirely, from the dough to the fresh tomato sauce, it was incredibly delicious and so much better than any bought pizza.

Right see you all very soon but before I go I have a HUGE favour to ask, my dear friend Sally has entered a competition to win a Filofax and needs a few more votes to win, if you have 2 seconds would you please vote for her? She would be very grateful I can tell you and so will I. You can cast your vote by clicking the dot next to Sally H picture HERE.
Thank you so much, big hugs M xxx

Harrogate Show and I still have blogging issues

2011-09-10T22:18:00.002+01:00

Hello there I hope you're well and your weekend is going great. I am having a ball at the GNPE show in Harrogate alongside some of the fabulous girlies in my team, I am simply exhausted as I type this but I will be snoozing in exactly 10 minutes from now. LOL
I so need an early night.
I am still having issues with blogging and cannot work it out why!!! lots of grrrrr moments.
I am sharing a few cuties we made for our stand display. I had a day's creating with two ladies in my team last week and we made a few cuties. Bird houses are so easy to make using the mini milk carton and Big Shot and they are sooo lovely.

some were decoated using the lovely level 1 hostess set called Punch Pot Pourri and the matching punch while some were decorated using the ever so cute Mr. Owl punch

Don't they look cute? We used the top note die for the roof, this was inspired by a swap I received from a talented fellow demonstrator, Joanne Gelnar. You can just about see the shimmer mist on the roof, everything glistened on that stand LOL
Jo my teamie made some sweet ornaments using the square punch and jolly holly paper

And we also made some lovely pillow box Rudolph's with very red shiny noses

The stand took us ages to finish off yesterday and at one point we thought we would never get to go home. Is funny as we got the setting up job to a fine art now but we always take AGES fiddling with arranging the samples and making everything look the way we think it should. Is a standing joke now between ourselves and our neighbours as they usually arrive after us, have to build their stand then literally put out thousands and thousands £ worth of merchandise and still manage to leave 2 hours before we do LOL.
I will be taking a video of the stand and post on here on monday after I got up at around midday. I am so tired so I will get off.
have a great Sunday and THANK YOU for your wonderful comments and support. Till next time big hugs M xxx

Occasional Greetings

2011-09-08T10:33:00.003+01:00

Helllooooooooooooo, gosh I thought I will never blog again. I wasn’t being slack not updating my blog for the last few days instead I was having words with my computer and Blogger, from being able to upload photos to my blog in a snap all of a sudden I couldn’t and no one seemed to know why? can you say frustrating ? anyway I am sure you’re not interested in my ramblings so here it goes.
THERE ARE ONLY 5 MORE PLACES AVAILABLE ON YM NEXT CLUB!! contact me to book your place now, you will love getting a little bit of product each month and collecting big benefits in the month you are the hostess, CLICK the SPREAD THE COST button at the top of my blog for more details..
Also check out the retiring list some items are already gone forever if there’s anything you like the look of don’t hold off to long.
I am showing off the set that I almost won’t be able to live without come next month Occasional Greetings
And this particular stamp is my favourite from this set, a bargain price at only £18.57!!! Of course it has a lovely father’s day greetings, weddings suitable ones, Christmas, Anniversary you get the idea is a fab one to have in your sentiment stash. Here’s the close up of the flower made with circle punches in various sizes.

A very simple to achieve card in bright yummy colours.
Dimensions:
Start with a piece of whisper white card measuring 10cmx14. Using the 1 1/4”square punch and designer paper scrap from the brights stack punch out 6 squares in various colours. Stick them down to the whisper white piece the run it through the big shot and the top note die.
Ink your stamp using various colours markers and stamp on the top of your white top note piece.
Add to a pre scored card blank , ruffle some ribbon over the seam of the squares and add your flower.
To make the flower punch out 4 circles with 1 1/4” circle punch, 4 circles with 1 3/8”circle punch, and 2 circles with 1 3/4” circle punch
scrunch all the shapes together and rough them up then stick with tombow on top of each other.
Here’s the supply list: All products Stampin’Up! unless otherwise stated.
PAPER: Early Espresso, Whisper White, Brights collection designer paper stack
INK: Early espresso, Pumpkin Pie, Melon Mambo and tempting turquoise markers
STAMPS: Occasional Greetings
TOOLS: Big shot, top note die, 1 1/4”square punch, 1/14”circle punch, 13/8”circle punch, 1 3/4”circle punch,
ACCESSORIES: old olive sating ribbon.
Want to know what else I have been making? My own BUTTER !!

I am so giddy about it you would think I discovered the meaning of life. I pay £2.98 for 500 gr. of my fave brand of butter (I don’t like margarine or other vegetable spreads it has to be butter) and for £1.60 I made nearly 600 gr of the most delicious butter ever, it taste just like the one my grandma used to make on the farm when I was a child.
Want to know the best bit about it? it olny takes 4 minutes to make your own butter in the Thermomix. it!!
Right I am off as I have a million things to do ready for the Harrogate Show this weekend, till next time hugs xxx

Welcome Christmas… inspiration

2011-09-04T13:30:00.002+01:00

hello there I hope you’re having a fabulous weekend. I am having a pj day just for me, I need to do a bit o tidying up and then I can craft. I attended a fabulous training event in Leeds yesterday and met with lots of fellow demos.
We got to peek at new products coming on 1st of October and we saw some very exciting projects.
I only have 7 places left for my next Virtual Hostess Club , if you want to join us please click on Spread the Cost Button at the top of my blog.
Today I am sharing a project I made a while ago when Moira my demo friend from France visited me. I saw a cute idea in one of the SU publications and knew I wanted to make a similar project.

I used a 12 x12 box frame from Wilkinson’s Online and plenty of designer paper rosettes as well as scallop circle rosettes. I had a hard time making this and I went from I hate it to I love it again for many, many hours. To be fair I think the Champagne we had during making this wasn’t helping much either. A few days after we struggled with those my good friend Heather posted this fabulous VIDEO on her blog. I only wish she did it before we started on ours LOL, that trick she shows you is amazing !!!
I used Jolly Holly papers along with some Elegant Soiree papers and Baja Breeze card. We made the rosettes using 2 methods, one was by scoring long pieces of card at 1/2cm then accordion pleat and made some of them by crimping the strips first and then folding. The second method was the fastest and it ensured that we didn’t have a lot of bulk in the frames when overlapping some of the rosettes.
Once all the rosettes were completed we stuck them straight to the cardboard base, we looked at adding a card stock base but the neutral of the base really made everything pop, but we didn’t want a bare back so we added LOTS and LOTS of shimmer paint and shimmer spray to it. We stained the frame as well using a mixture of soft suede reinker with shimmer paint and isopropyl alcohol. You can see it a tiny bit in the shot below it really sparkles IRL.

So after working on it for nearly two evenings it was finally done, and looking rather good. The next morning we started taking photos and I went to hang mine on the living room wall, I popped it on and left the room to get my camera. Just as I reached the door I heard this loud BANG!!!
I knew exactly what had happened

Luckly the glass didn’t shatter and hubs was able to put the frame back together for me.
If you’re attending the GNPE Harrogate show next weekend you will be able to see it in flesh as it will be part of our display.
Here it is all back together, not the greatest of photos as taking pictures of glass is hard.

You can see Moira's example on her blog HERE which turned out way cuter than mine she also used a different sentiment. We had lots of fun making them for sure.
Oh and I have to mention my latest adventures with my Thermie, he was one week old yesterday and he already changed all our lives, I am so glad to be able to eat a completely additive and preservatives free diet with so much ease, a lot cheaper too.
I have ventured into making my own cleaning paste and washing powder.

Above you can see my new cleaning paste I use around the home, it works like the popular ciff, gumption and other brands, is a fabulous stainless steel cleaner, very kind to the environment and smells divine. I love lemon in everything. For years I have been using vinegar for my cleaning (cheap and very effective) but DH always complained about the smell now we haven’t got that problem. I love my little thermie.
Ok thank you much for stopping by see you next time. hugs xxx

LAST CHANCE LIST and FREE POSTAGE

2011-09-01T09:58:00.007+01:00

Hello there today post is a mixed emotions one, sad to see some of my old favourites go and happy to have met some of my new favourites coming in the new catalogue on the 1st October, OMG !! the new stuff is DIVINE !! I think you will be very happy:).
You can see the retiring list by clicking on the image below

I am not saying goodbye to too many sets this year which is always good.
I am placing orders NON STOP so if there’s anything you cannot live without please email me as soon as you can, this items are all on a while stocks last basis and last year some items went out of stock very quickly. I AM OFFERING FREE POSTAGE TO EVERY ORDER OF £50 OR MORE so don't delay place your order ASAP normal postage is £4.95. If you live close you are welcome to collect for FREE.
I have ordered a mountain of New Catalogues last night and I am now taking preorders for them as well. Please order your copy today for mid month delivery. Shipped to your door for £4.95 you can order yours by completing the paypal transaction below.

Preorder Your New Catalogue

or WHY NOT GET ONE FREE!! How? Is simple
JOIN A VIRTUAL CLUB starting October 1st- ONLY 7 places left left you can read more HERE
IF YOU ARE ALREADY A MEMBER OF MY VIRTUAL CLUBS you will get one automatically
HOST A WORKSHOP IN SEPTEMBER FOR ME and claim your FREE copy.

Happy browsing look forward hearing from you xx

Poorly pants and Christmas Club

2011-08-30T13:02:00.003+01:00

Hello there hope you had a wonderful bank holiday weekend. I am very sorry for my absence but like nearly every time after a trip that involves a longer flight I end up poorly. We arrived back on Thursday and I managed to get all the washing done and dried and then started Friday off getting excited about my Thermomix demo. I can tell you that we have been so impressed (hubby caught the last of the demo after his golf outing) that he bought one for us and paid extra to have it delivered on Saturday . I have been cooking up a storm ever since. I did not switch the oven on once since the delivery and we had a house full as my sister came on Friday with her family, it is the most brilliant appliance I have ever owned. I am sure i will delight you with my offerings in the future.
Sunday we had Christmas Club and I did all my organizing before I left for my holiday except the cutting and packing of the kits. On Saturday night Laura and BIL helped me and we managed to cut and bag 112 kits in just over an hour.
Here’s the cards everyone made in this session, we had a lot of fun, and just like always I was to buys chatting to take any photos, especially as my sister joined the class. She loved it and didn’t need much help at all, I am working on her to sign up as a demo .

Wild Wasabi, Real Red and crisp Whisper White. A very traditional card and a fun selective embossing technique.

Second one using the fun Quilted Background made in Cherry Cobbler and using scraps of the Jolly Holly designer paper. This card was inspired by my lovely downline Linz, she made a similar swap at our Christmas in July event.
Third one was our punch art but I warm you dreadful picture coming up.

Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive, I saw various examples of this card on the net and modify it to suit my needs. Is a very elegant card picture does not show it well.
And finally my fave one, is my own design from a swap I made last year for our Peterborough Christmas in July Event.

Everyone got to make 2 cards of each design and they got envelopes with their cards as well. We are building a nice collection of cards already and I am so excited to have a stash made ahead of time this year. If you want to join us the next one is 25 September right on Anne’s W. birthday *wink*.
Ok I am off to my duvet even though I have so much to do, but I am feeling to rotten. However before I go I want to show you my first batch of home made bread in the Thermomix if you even made bread you will know how long it takes and how much mess you have left behind. I will tell you that this lot took 2 minutes to weigh combine and knead a further 20 min rising and 20 min cooking. Oh and everything was done in one bowl that cleaned itself !!!

And the inside

I have been baking fresh bread every day.
Till next time big hugs xxx

A very looong pillow… BOX

2011-08-26T07:15:00.000+01:00

Hello there, phew I am back to reality with a bang!! I have been exhausted all day yesterday trying desperately to get sorted and back on track so if you are waiting for a reply from me please give me a few days to fully catch up with everything. We all had such a relaxing break in Greece. I spent lots of quality and fun time with my fave people ever. We enjoyed lazy days starting in the pool with Luca perfecting his diving skills took naps or read in the shade after lunch when the sun was to fierce followed by afternoons spent on the perfect beach building sand castle and swimming in the warm waters BLISS!! We returned home having built some wonderful memories that I cannot wait to scrap. I will upload some photos once I get them off my camera.

Today I am sharing some fun pillow boxes made for the exclusive tutorial I send every month to all my Virtual Club members. (to find out more and if you would like to join one please look HERE)

The colours were suggested by the very handy Colour Coach that can be found in the main Stampin’Up! catalogue. They are Night of Navy, Pretty in Pink and Pear pizzaz.

I love how cute they turned out and the long ones would make perfect containers for a nail kit or a long lipstick/mascara etc.

Here’s the list of supplies: All products Stampin’Up! unless otherwise stated.
PAPER: Night of Navy, Pretty in Pink and Pear Pizzaz
INK: Regal Rose for sponging, pear pizzaz and basic black for stamping
STAMPS: Four Frames, sentiment from the Just Believe set
TOOLS: Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder, beautiful wings emboslit die, decorative label punch, sponge daubers.
, ACCESSORIES: Pear Pizzaz twill tape, rhinestones

The butterflies were sponged using Regal rose in and their bodies adorned in rhinestones.

Right I am off as I have a lovely lady arriving soon to demonstrate the wonderful Thermomix for myself and a few friends. I am so excited about it, I am sure I will let you all know how it went. But before I go I do want to thank you all for the wonderful comments you left for me during this past week (and emails). I loved reading how much you enjoyed getting frequent updates and this is something that I hope to be able to carry on doing, however I am sure you know that life has a habit of getting in the way somewhat so I do not promise but I WILL TRY . I definitely won’t be posting this Saturday as I have to prep for my Christmas Club. I still have a few more spaces left if you would like to attend see the sneak peeks below. Please get in touch if you would like more info. You will be making 8 pretty cards 2 of each design for only £12.50 or FREE with a £35 order. My email is telemech01ataol.com

Till next time BIG HUGS xxx

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Birthday Passionette..

2011-08-25T08:31:00.001+01:00

EDITED TO ADD!! THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SCHEDULED POST FOR THE 23 AUGUST but I messed it up before I left for my holiday, sorry !! I did have a lovely email from Vicky on the day saying she loved her card :)
Hello there today is Vicky’s Happy Birthday!! I will be very short with this post as this is a scheduled one and by the time you read it I will hopefully be enjoying the last day of a Summer break in sunny Greece. I will update you very soon but for now let's concentrate on the card I made for sweet Vicky!!
Vicky's favourite colour is Pink and the card I made her has plenty of that.

the combo I settled on is River Rock, Pretty In pink and Basic Gray. I have used the Big Shot big time on this card.
I have used the Fun Flowers bigz die and the little sizzlet called little leaves. I have also used the Medallion background and the Curly Cute stamp set for the sentiment. I topped a button with pearls for a lovely centrepiece for the flower and a few more lines of pearls were used as decorations.

I have also used some Melon mambo dsp for the flowers to add a extra splash of colour. hope you liked your card Vicky enjoy your special day.
Thank you for visiting me see you very soon , hugs xx

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Beware Pirates -Arrrrrrrrrrrrrr

2011-08-23T08:48:00.000+01:00

Hmm men cards are never easy are they? And I almost dread getting asked to make a man’s card. But this time round I thought about making one without waiting to be put on the spot, I am not sure who this card will go to but I will keep it on hand till the right person comes along . This is a set I have used very little so I pulled it out and set to work. I love the colours in this card my kind of colours .

I started with a A5 Crumb Cake base, I stamped every single stamp onto it using crumb cake ink, You wont see a lot of the stamping once your layers are on. I cut a strip of Early espresso at 3cn x 10.4cm and added to my base.

Next I stamped the ship image from the Beware Pirates stamp set onto a piece of Basic grey card measuring 8cm x 8cm. The image was stamped in Versamark ink and embossed in white powder. Next tear a piece of Cajun craze card to go all around the grey layer, I cannot measure this as I did by eye, it doesn't need to be perfect. Stamp and ink to your heart’s content and add a tiny strip of More mustard card under the Cajun layer for extra added interest. Glue everything down making sure you add a generous helping of scrunching and curling of the edges.

Stamp sentiment onto a strip of crumb cake and add to your card after you performed the above ageing techniques. A tiny strip of twill ribbon was inked and added to the card plus a espresso button. All done and I am pleased with it, although I won’t be making another one any time soon as I had ink all the way to my elbows but the time I finished with it .

Here’s the supply list: All products Stampin’Up! unless otherwise stated.
PAPER: Early Espresso, More Mustard, Crumb cake and Cajun Craze
INK: Versamark, Crumb cake, Early espresso
STAMPS: Beware Pirates, Party this way
TOOLS: my fingernails
ACCESSORIES: twill tape, button

Hope you like my inky attempt thank you for your support, till next time big Hugs xxx

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Because I Care and a new colour for me

2011-08-22T08:32:00.000+01:00

Hello there hope you had a great weekend!! I am sharing a card I have recently made for a dear friend who’s undergone an operation on her shoulder. Carol adores the hydrangea head from the Because I care hostess stamp set and I knew I wanted to use that plus the sentiment was perfect too. I tried a new colour with this card as well Pacific Point. I am not a fan of blues and this strong blue wasn’t on my radar but I am converted, is funny that isn’t it? how you don’t think you would like something until you try it.

I used the same stamp to stamp a background onto my A5 Pacific Point card base. I then cut a panel in Soft Suede measuring 8.5cm x 12cm. Next a slightly smaller panel in vanilla measuring 7cm x 11cm was inked using crumb cake and soft suede, the music notes wheel has been stamped all over very faintly.

I took the hydrangea image and stamped it in black then I coloured it using my markers. I used bashful blue, pacific point, tempting turquoise and baja breeze, for the leaves I have sued river rock and always artichoke. The sentiment was stamped in suede and punched out using the Large Oval punch. this has been sponged as well. I took some espresso satin ribbon and pleated it alongside the panel using a strip of sticky strip. And that is it simple to make but very striking. Here’s a close up for you to see the colouring closer, I used a white pen to add some highlights into the centre of the flower heads.

Here’s the supply list: All products Stampin’Up! unless otherwise stated.
PAPER: Pacific Point, Soft Suede and very vanilla card
INK: Basic Black , and markers in bashful blue, pacific point, tempting turquoise, baja breeze, river rock and always artichoke
STAMPS: Because I care
TOOLS: Eyelet border punch,
ACCESSORIES:early espresso satin ribbon

Thank you so much for joining me, see you again soon. Till then hugs xxx

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Sew Lovely Birthday in Mambo

2011-08-21T13:15:00.000+01:00

Woohoooo today I have a dear friend who celebrates her birthday and this is the card I have made and sent her.

Once again the Sew lovely/ Sew Sweet stamp set from the mini catalogue from Stampin’ Up! has won my heart and decided to use it for todays card.

I love the bright feel of this card. I have started with a A5 card blank in Basic Gray. I used the bobbin from the set to add a tone on tone pattern to the top half of the blank. Next I took a piece of Melon mambo card measuring 9cm x 10.5cm added a scallop border on both sides and ran it through the Vintage wallpaper embossing folder and the Big Shot.

A strip of Daffodil delight ribbon was edged with the same scallop punch and offset behind the first row, this created a really nice visual effect.

For the main panel I took some old olive card cut at 6.5cm x 6.5cm then a whisper white panel cut at 6cm x 6cm. I stamped and pieced the sewing machine and using a ruler and the mambo marker pen a drew my cotton around it. I cut a slit at the bottom of the machine big enough to allow me to thread some white satin ribbon through. Before I adhere it to the back I stamped my sentiment on it in black ink. Now if you tried stamping onto your ribbon and all you got was a mess you want to spray your ribbon with some hair spray before you attempt stamping onto it, it works like a dream . You do need to let the hairspray dry first though.

I used some scraps to stamp the manikins on cut them out and popped them to the side of my focal panel. Finished off with a old olive narrow grosgrain bow.

Here’s the supply list: All products Stampin’Up! unless otherwise stated.
PAPER: Basic Gray, Melon mambo, Old Olive and whisper white cardstock, Daffodil Delight Designer paper from the Brights stack
INK: Basic Black ink
STAMPS: Sew Lovely, Party this way
TOOLS: Scallop Border Punch ,
ACCESSORIES: rhinestones, white satin ribbon, and old olive narrow grosgrain ribbon

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Rebecca hope you’re having a fabulous day !!
thank you for stopping by see you again tomorrow.

Birthday Passionette.. Greenhouse Garden

2011-08-20T07:59:00.002+01:00

Hellooo today is happy day, Bekka my friend and dear Passionette is celebrating her happy day today!! Happy birthday Bekka hope you’re enjoying a fab day!!

Bekka loves Marina Mist and I used it here paired with Wild wasabi and Perfect Plum. I have chose to use the greenhouse garden stamp set from the Stampin’Up main catalogue as is been a while since I gave it some inky love.

The wasabi layer has been stamped with wasabi ink for a subtle background and some of the flowers were stamped directly onto my white layer and some were stamped, hand cut and mounted on dimensionals.

You can see it better in this shot.

Here’s the supply list: All products Stampin’Up! unless otherwise stated.
PAPER: Wild Wasabi, Perfect plum and whisper white card stock, Marina Mist Designer paper from the Subtles stack
INK: Basic Black pad, Wild Wasabi, Perfect plum, marina mist
STAMPS: Greenhouse garden, perfect punches
TOOLS: Scallop trim border punch, scallop circle die, big shot machine
ACCESSORIES: pearls and marina mist satin ribbon

Start with a Wild wasabi card blank measuring 15 cm x 15 cm. Stamp a background using wasabi ink.

Cut a piece of whisper white card stock at 9cm x 15 cm and add a decorative edge on both sides.

Cut Marina Mist dsp at 6.5cm x 15cm and add to the scalloped white layer then onto the card blank. Tie a bow in marina mist satin ribbon.

Cut the scallop circle in perfect plum card and cut a slightly smaller circle in white. Stamp some of the flowers straight onto the white layer and stamp some more separately cut out and mount of 3 d dimensionals. Stamp you’re sentiment and you’re done.

I hope Bekka liked her card!! Thank you for stopping by and come back soon. till then big hugs xx

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Just Believe in Elegant Eggplant

2011-08-19T08:43:00.000+01:00

Helllooo TGIF!!! I hope you have some fun things planned for this weekend even if the weather is not the best. I am spending it with my favourite people in the world, hubby and my sister’s family. I cannot wait !!!

Today I have a card that I wanted to make ever since my friend Sally made this card at my house (scroll down a bit).

So I finally managed to get into it and have it made.

I chose to work with the Just Believe stamp set form the main Stampin’Up! catalogue, this is a great set with lots of images perfect for so many occasions. And yes you will notice that I have used the itty bitty punch again *sigh*.

I have also used the music wheel to add some background to my card blank and scrunched up some crumb cake seam binding , I love how this ribbon can look fairly elegant one second or shabby in the next.

Here’s a close up

The Vanilla panel was sponged with crumb cake and soft suede ink and I lightly over stamped the edges of the panel using the stamp off stamp on technique. You ink the stamp well then stamp on a piece of scrap paper first then onto your card.

Here’s the supply list: All products Stampin’Up! unless otherwise stated.
PAPER: Elegant eggplant, soft suede, very vanilla card stock
INK: Soft Suede, Crumb Cake and Elegant eggplant
STAMPS: Just believe and music notes wheel
TOOLS: Decorative Label punch, itty bitty punch, sponge daubers
ACCESSORIES: pearls and crumb cake seam binding.

Measurements :

A5 card base in elegant eggplant, sponged in eggplant ink and overstamped with the music notes wheel in the same colour. Add 50 cm of seam binding tie into a long bow spritz with water and scrunch in your hands.

Soft Suede panel cut at 7cm x 13cm inked in soft suede

Very Vanilla panel cut at 6.5cm x 12.5cm inked in crumb cake and soft suede and overstamped like explained above.

Stamp main image in soft suede in the centre of your sponged panel and add the itty bitty flowers in eggplant. Top the centres with tiny pearls.

Stamp the frame and add your sentiment then cut out and place onto a decorative label shape punch in soft suede .

Add the main panel to the card then add your sentiment.

Thank you for stopping by hope you liked my card today come back tomorrow till then big hugs xxx

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Funky Four with Video

2011-08-18T11:24:00.001+01:00

Hiya how are you doing? the weather is supposed to turn and I am not looking forward to the long dark nights descending. ugh!!
I am sharing a very sweet card today, this is a set i bought last October and NEVER used . I know my bad while i totally love it is a bit to small for my liking and found it hard to make it work, until recently that is . Here’s is the card in question.

I adore the combination and is been inspired by Vicky a fellow US demo. I follow Vicky’s gorgeous blog and as soon as I saw this card I knew I wanted to used that combo. However by the time I got to make it I remembered it wrong but I am still delighted with the colours I have used, they work really well I think.
I have used Crumb Cake, Poppy parade and So Saffron.
Here’s the sweet little flowers a little bit closer.

I will not give you a list of supplies but instead I will let you watch a video of it.
See you tomorrow with a different project, thank you for stopping by to visit me till next time BIG HUGS xxx
ETA: Sorry but I am having difficulties uploading the video please bear with me. Thank you

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Baroque Motifs meets the itty bitty punch

2011-08-17T15:12:00.000+01:00

Phew I am not sure if I am coming or going today. Busy and you could say that i am not sure how I managed to go to work before LOL. I am enjoying my full time demo status although is been a bit hectic this first week so I am looking forward getting into a routine. I am sharing a simple thank you card today. Last week working with night of navy inspired me to try another card. I love orange paired with navy and crisp white and that’s what I did for my card today.

Not much to it and I wish I stamped the sentiment a bit more to the right. I love this bitty punch here’s a close up to the flower heads.

Supplies: All Stampin’Up! unless otherwise stated.
PAPER: Night of Navy, Pumpkin Pie and Whisper white card stock, Night of Navy Designer paper stack

INK: Night of Navy and Versamark
STAMPS: Baroque Motifs, Thank you kindly
TOOLS: Itty Bitty punch
ACCESSORIES: flat pearls, night of navy grosgrain ribbon
Measurements:

Night of Navy A5 card blank

Whisper White layer measuring 9.5cm x 9.5cm stamped in navy ink with the Baroque Motifs stamp set from the main Stampin’Up! catalogue.

Punch some itty bitty flowers in pumpkin pie and arrange around the stamped flourish.

Cut a strip of navy dsp measuring 5cm x 10.5cm and adhere to the top of the blank, stamp sentiment in Versamark and heat emboss in white powder.

Next add your stamped and decorated layer and tie a bow at the joint between two layers.

Hope you like my quick card today.

See you tomorrow with another one. Till then big hugs xxx

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Nature Walk colouring

2011-08-16T19:21:00.002+01:00

Helloooooo Oh Goodness THANK YOU so much for all your lovely comments regarding the cake. I had a few questions and I will answer them before I move onto today’s card, I am mostly self taught in the art of sugarcraft. I did attend a night class when I first come to the UK and I was lucky to have been surrounded by some wonderful and talented people in the field who set me on the right path and taught me the very basic of skills. Once we moved away I carried on on my own and practised on fake dummy cakes. I am pleased you all enjoyed something a bit different than my usual cards once again thank you for your lovely comments.
I had a fab day yesterday one of my team members travelled up my neck of the woods to see a friend and once I found out she was up here I invited her and her friend over for a little crafty rendezvous. A quick phone call to one of my local team member quickly ensured there was 4 of us. The girls made the class I taught the previous day(it was easy as it meant I didnt have to think of anything at the last minute and it saved me from unpacking straight after the class on Sunday).
And I started on a card that took me an age to make.

I saw a inspiration picture on my blog travels recently and it had this beautifully coloured bird I kept it in order to try and recreate the same look, it was a lot harder and I ended up with a flock of birds all sporting different coloured feathers. I had to stop in the end and settled for the one that looked half decent but I am actually pleased with it. The stamp set is called Nature Walk from Stampin’Up!’s mini catalogue. I used confetti cream card stock and stamped in basic black and coloured using a combination of reinkers and markers. All done with the aquabrush. Colours used were Marina Mist, More mustard and Soft Suede. Here’s a close up for you warts and all *wink*

Is far from perfect but I had fun doing it well for the first 5 anyway The layout is a very simple one and it involved mainly designer paper.
Here’s the supply list: All products Stampin’Up! unless otherwise stated.
PAPER: Early Espresso, More Mustard and Confetti card stock, Botanical Gazzette Designer paper
INK: Basic Black pad, reinkers in marina mist soft Suede and More Mustard
STAMPS: Nature Walk, Curly Cute, Medallion background
TOOLS: Decorative Label punch,
ACCESSORIES: Espresso Button, Marina Mist satin ribbon.
For the measurements not much there really as I cut all my dsp at 10.5cm wide and I layered different widths of different papers tearing them and curling them.
The sprig stamp has been coloured with markers and cut out then positioned over the ruffled ribbon.
I topped it with a button then made a little embossed circle of card to go on top of this, you might be seeing that better in the top picture.
Hope you like my card and thank you for visiting.
See you again soon, till next time hugs xxx

Wedding Wheels and..CAKE

2011-08-14T20:42:00.002+01:00

Hello there, oh the weekend is nearly over. I am sorry my intention was to update you on Friday but the piping on the cake kept me busy for many hours. I know why wedding cakes cost so much I put nearly 36 hours of labour into that cake.
It turned out great though and the bride and groom were delighted with it.

Top tier fruit cake which will be kept for the couple’s first child Christening, a nice tradition. Second tier from the top a layer of luscious lemon cake and this is just fabulous a moist and tangy cake, very fresh my favourite ever. Then third tier a brownie like chocolate truffle cake, again melt in the mouth not need a cup a tea with it type of cake. And the biggest layer was polystyrene, by far the tastier option out them all LOL and calorie free>
I dislike seeing small wedding cakes, to me the cake should be tall and grab attention and make a statement! Photographs look much better if the cake is taller etc. etc. but most weddings do not need layers and layers of cake, and of course the bigger the cake the bigger the price tag. So with this in mind I talk everyone into faking it for the sake of the above reasons. Now a days you really can have it all, you can indeed have YOUR CAKE and EAT IT !!
Here’s a close up of the detail, it was hard work and took me hours to do I am definitely rusty as I am not making them as often as I used to.

I did the fresh flower posies as well
And here’s the card I made for the couple. I really didn’t want to see or make another cake after the real one LOL so I have mounted the single A la Carte stamp from the Stampin Up mini catalogue called Wedding Wheels and set to work.

Is a very unusual combo for me but the wedding was held in a very pretty and traditional English Garden inside the most beautiful and luxurious marquee I have ever seen so green sprung to mind for this reason.
I love the retro feel of the stamp image and for some reason I wanted to frame it so the Notably Ornate stamp set provided me with a very ornate frame and I love the effect. The black injects some drama and makes the card look very crisp. Basic Phrases set was used for the sentiment, here’s a close up.

Supplies: all Stampin’Up! unless otherwise stated.
PAPER: Basic Black, Pear Pizzaz and Whisper white card stock, Hostess Level 1 Designer paper stack in Pear pizzaz
INK: Basic Black and Pear Pizzaz
STAMPS: Wedding Wheels, Basic Phrases, Notably Ornate
TOOLS: Big Shot, Vinatge wallpaper embossing folder, scallop oval punch, large oval punch, word window punch
ACCESSORIES: rhinestones, white satin ribbon
Measurements:
Basic Black card base 15cm x 15cm.
The designer paper measure 14cm x 14cm. Take a strip of Black card stock and cut at 14cm x 7cm. Take a piece of Pear card stock measuring 6.5cm x 14cm and emboss using the vintage wallpaper folder and the big shot.
Stamp the frame in black and using the Stamp a ma jig position the wedding couple inside the frame. Cut the frame out then add a layer of black card behind that.
Stamp the sentiment then punch it out with the word window punch. Next punch a layer of pear card using the large oval punch and adhere to a black scallop shape. Add the sentiment on top and add two rhinestones at each end before positioning on the card.
Thank you so much for joining me I will see you again soon. Till next time hugs xxx

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Broadsheet Alpha BIG THANK YOU

2011-08-11T12:23:00.003+01:00

Hello there hope you’re doing well. My kitchen has been transformed into a cake making factory and I am having a ball making a wedding cake for a family wedding we have to attend this weekend. The luscious lemon layer and the fruit cake are both iced and ready for the decoration and the chocolate truffle layer needs a bit more cooling time and then is ready to be filled and iced. I am doing all the piping tomorrow and I am excited. It is a very elegant cake they have chosen, an identical copy of one designed by the talented Mitch Turner from Little Venice Cake Company.

This is the tall order I have on my hands!! I have to try and recreate this beauty. I love it!! very elegant and delicate, the bride choose pink hydrangeas instead for the top and hopefully I will have a photo or two to show you once I finished it. Wish me luck for tomorrow piping by hand all that intricate design eeks!!
Today I am sharing a BIG THANK YOU card that I made for all my old colleagues I have worked with. They gave me such wonderful gifts on my last day and I was very sad to leave them especially when reading all their sweet messages in my hand made card made by the lovely Ali. I miss them already !!!

It’s bright and bold and it uses my favourite Alphabet set from Stampin’Up! the versatile Broadsheet. this card came together quickly but it evolved from what i had in my head when I first set to work on it. I was clear on the bold and colourful message but not on the rest and the layered ruffles come later as a result of me wanting to incorporate all the colours used in my message. I love the layered scalloped edges. And you can see a close up of the message

I stamped it freehand and is not perfect but I didn’t wasn’t after the perfect look, I wanted it to be a bit fluid.
Supplies: All Stampin’Up! unless otherwise stated
Supplies: all Stampin’Up! unless otherwise stated
PAPER: Old olive, Melon Mambo and Whisper white card stock, Designer paper stack in Melon mambo, Tempting Turquoise and Daffodil Delight
INK: Melon Mambo, Tempting Turquoise, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie and Daffodil Delight
STAMPS: Broadsheet Alphabet
TOOLS: Scallop Edge punch
ACCESSORIES: Pumpkin Pie satin ribbon, rhinestones
Measurements:
Melon Mambo card base measuring 15cm x 15cm
Whisper White layer measures 15cm x 8cm
Daffodil Delight dsp cut at 5cm x15cm and scalloped at the bottom
Tempting Turquoise and Old Olive strips cut at 3cm x15cm and both scalloped.
Stamp your message in bright colours then simply layer the narrow scalloped strips on top of the daffodil delight wider strip and stick down not before adding a pumpkin pie length of satin ribbon tied into a bow.
Hope you like this bright card, see you again soon.xx
ps. I have been shooting some videos again *wink*

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Sew Lovely in Daffodil

2011-08-09T12:41:00.001+01:00

Hello there how are you? I feel a bit sad today watching the news and hearing all about the riots happening in our country. If you are in the middle of these please keep safe and lets hope our wonderful police force will put a stop to it soon.

Let’s move onto some happier things. Claire my downline has set a colour challenge on ILWS a forum where demonstrators gather. She chose Daffodil Delight, Night of Navy and Old Olive. I am also entering this card in the SoShelli Creative Challenge. Now I had a bit of tough road with this as those colours are all strong colours and it takes a bit of thinking to make them work. here’s my effort

I wanted to use the Scallop circle die and initially envisaged a round card but I changed my mind and settled on a twisted easel card.

I have swapped my colours and cut 12 circles before I finally decided on this LOL.

The Sew Lovely (Sew Sweet) stamp set can be found in Stampin’Up! s Mini Catalogue and I have used it a lot so far, is trendy and suitable for more than just sewing friends.

I paper pieced the manikins using the wonderful designer paper stack and chose the dotty side surprise , surprise .

The measuring tape stamp has been stamped straight onto some daffodil delight grosgrain ribbon for a fun element and small flowers have been punched out using the itty bitty punch pack.

Supplies: all Stampin’Up! unless otherwise stated
PAPER: Old olive, Night of Navy and Daffodil Delight card stock, Designer paper stack
INK: Basic Black

STAMPS: Hopeful Thoughts, Sew Lovely
TOOLS: Big Shot, Scallop Circle die, 3/4” circle punch, crop o dile
ACCESSORIES: Itty Bitty punch, Daffodil Delight grosgrain ribbon, pearls, buttons

I have a video tutorial for the twisted Easel card HERE if you have not seen one of these yet or would like to make one yourself.

Thank you for visiting today till next time hugs xxx

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Artistic Etchings- Shutter Card

2011-08-07T16:23:00.003+01:00

Hello there I hope you’re enjoying your Sunday, weather here has been so mixed this last few days.
I spent the bestest few days with one of my good friends Moira a demonstrator from France. She stayed with us for a few days and we crafted till the wee hours of the morning indulged in midnight feasts drank a few bottles of fizzy and had a really great time and she enabled me to a Thermomix (I NEED one now do you have one? let me know if you do), and I am so missing her today. I absolutely loved having her here and I cannot wait till I fly to France to craft in her lovely room. I haven’t got any pictures at all would you believe it? we were so busy working on a very special project that I will share with you later along with the disaster that couldn’t be averted, and didn’t took one photo at all.
Anyway enough blah blah I am sharing a commission I had to make for someone, a 21 Birthday card.
I am not good with personalizing cards but needs must and all that and this is what I ended up with.

Is a Shutter card and I have to admit the first one I have ever made , I know I must be the last crafter in the land to attempt one of these. I love and admire all the intricate fold cards but not really interested in making them. I always think they are fiddly to do and shy away from them, well I was wrong again as this was way easier that it looked .
I have used the gorgeous Artistic Etchings stamp set from the main Stampin’Up! catalogue and the Love letter designer paper collection. They go together really well and were an obvious choice for a not to girly 21 year old.
Here’s a Birdseye view

I won’t provide directions and measurements as you can easily find dozens of tutorials online just search for shutter cards.
I have also made a display box inspired by my wonderful and talented friend Jenny Moors.

Supplies: all Stampin’Up! unless otherwise stated
PAPER: Basic Black, Riding hood Red and Very Vanilla card stock, Love letter designer paper
INK: Basic Black, Riding hood Red
STAMPS: Artistic Etchings, Broadsheet Alpha, Sincere Salutations, Just Perfect Alphabet
TOOLS: 11/4” , 1 3/8” circle, Large Oval Large Scallop Oval, Extra Large flower punches
ACCESSORIES: Basic Black taffeta ribbon, Rhinestones, Filigree brads.
Right I am off tomorrow is my first day as a Full Time Stampin’Up! demonstrator , I cannot wait!! you watch I will still be in my pj’s by 2pm LOL>
See you again soon till then hugs xx

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Christmas Club cards

2011-08-05T12:59:00.001+01:00

Hello there I am rushing today, is my last day in work and I have a special friend staying with me so will be quick. I am showing you the cards everyone made at our last Christmas Club.

Two of them you will have seen already on my blog as I have used them for our Quarterly training last month.

Supplies: All Stampin’Up! unless otherwise stated

PAPER: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb cake and Very Vanilla card stock, Jolly Holly dsp

INK: Cherry Cobbler, White craft ink, Basic Black

TOOLS: Scallop Trim punch

ACCESSORIES: Baja Breeze seam binding, hodgepodge hardware

Next one was very glam

Supplies: All Stampin’Up! unless otherwise stated

PAPER: Baja Breeze, Sahara Sand and Very Vanilla card stock

INK: Baja Breeze, Basic Gray

STAMPS: Contempo Christmas, Gifted

TOOLS: Decorative label, ornament, large oval punches, vintage wallpaper embossing folder, Big Shot

ACCESSORIES: silver glitter, rhinestones, seam binding ribbon, hodgepodge

Third one I love my fave by far and it was inspired by a similar one I found on Splitcoast Stampers Gallery.

PAPER: Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake and Very Vanilla card stock

INK: Chocolate Chip

STAMPS: Dasher, Medallion background, Contempo Christmas sentiment

TOOLS: Circle Die, cutting system not SU

ACCESSORIES: Wide striped grosgrain in Real Red

And a cutie punch art one, I love punch art, again I found this on my blog travels, there s lots of them about not sure who i need to credit as the originator

PAPER: Early Espresso, Baja Breeze, Basic Black, Pumpkin pie, real Red and Whisper White card stock

INK: Chocolate Chip, white craft

STAMPS:

TOOLS: Square lattice embossing folder, big shot, extra lg oval, large oval, boho blossom, square scallop, heart to heart, 1” circle

ACCESSORIES: real red striped grosgrain ribbon.

Hope you like my cutes and have a great start to the weekend, see you again tomorrow till then HUGS xx

STAMPIN’UP! SAYS…

2011-08-02T19:10:00.001+01:00

ITS CHRISTMAS TIME!! Wooohooo, that’s right! In Stampin’Up! world Christmas has come early and they are giving everyone a FREE GIFT !! LOOK..

Like what you see? I have actually placed my order first thing yesterday morning as I just couldn’t wait to get my hands on it. I am a sucker for anything with the Stampin’Up! logo on it and I am waiting impatiently. And yes you do get the ribbon and the clips along with the beautiful tote .
How do you qualify for this beauty? simple!! Place an order with me for £75 or book a workshop with totalling sales of £250. This FREE GIFT will be in addition to the already fabulous hostess benefits, you still get a free stamp set and money to spend as you wish when you arrange a workshop. With finishing work this week I am looking to increase the amount of workshops I can conduct so I am happy to come into your own home or your local craft club and run a fab event where you and your friends will experience a FUN evening, the workshops are FREE I do not charge anything for coming and you get to make and keep fabby projects. Contact me to place your orders or book you girly night out.
I am sharing with you my next club projects. I love the Sew Lovely (Sew Suite) stamp set from the Stampin’Up! mini catalogue.

This club is all about the watercolouring. Learn the art of colouring , find out all about shading properly, get all the do’s and don’ts and become an expert using inks, watercolour paper and a brush. We are making the 3 cards shown above and the very sweet sewing kit.
Cost - only £10 or FREE with a £30 purchase.
Venue Carlton -Village Hall, Church Lane, Carlton, Goole DN14 9PB.
Loyalty Scheme -Introduce a new member to my club and get your next club at HALF price (this applies to my normal monthly club priced at £10)
Places are limited so if you wish to attend you need to email me as soon as you know to reserve your place. Contact me at teemch01ataoldotcom.
Thank you for visiting see you again very soon. Till then crafty hugs xxx

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