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my lovelies!!! Oh my dear Lord! I am absolutely knackered ( can I type that loud?) Gosh I ache in places I never knew I had can hardly feel my fingers and we are not even half way through. Cloakroom is all finished and the kitchen dining is all done. So onwards and upwards tomorrow. HARD BLOOMIN WORK! What were we thinking about .

I did however spent some time last night in my place and knocked up 4 cards and a little Christmas duo for a crafty friend. I am trying to do things as I go along so I don't get bogged down come December, but I just know I will end up bogged down I always do.

I have used the wonderful yumilicious I WISH scrapping kit, it is so lovely I felt bad using it, but it was al worth as the duo looks fab and it only took me 30 minutes to faff about and decided what to use. The little gift bag houses some ink spots and a tub of Tombow multi glue, the tab punch was used to keep the top closed, the card base is cut from a 12x12 sheet of textured card stock ( love this card stock in all SU colour families get in touch and buy some now while is on special offer it works out at a bargainous 30 p /sheet). The card uses the Season Of Joy stamp set and the scalloped rectangle was made using my scallop edge punch ( you can see the tutorial here)
I have loads of cards to share but I cannot yet so bear with me LOL.
I am also attempting to shoot a video tutorial on how to tie a bow or rather different types of bows, so watch this space.

CHRISTMAS IS COMING!!!!!!!!!!!

Yep it is very, very soon you know, but I m alright as I m already preparing for it, I have started my Christmas workshops with my first one this last Friday. Venue was my place ( I like to keep the cost down and the village hall s are so expensive now a days), 5 ladies joined me, I also like to keep the groups small and give as much attention as needed to each individual, also I find it I interact better and get to know everybody a bit better during the class, so I often hold 2 sessions on the same day but for this first one I ve ended up with only one afternoon session. A great time was had by all and they were delighted with the projects we got to make. Here s a few piccies for the day.

Oh yes that s right I even baked some scones and they have been well received. And I know you re thinking gosh she really is a domestic goddess, but I have to share that just an hour before they were due to come I realised I forgot to bake them so it was a quick 15 min. weighing my ingredients and another 10 min in the oven so as you can imagine, I didn t feel virtuous, I can assure you I felt quite the opposite. lol

We made a folder to hold a set of 5 cards. Papers used were from the dashing Collection and the set is the new Season Of Joy bootiful.

Here s my lovely ladies each holding one of the projects completed, so thank you for joining me girls and I m already looking forward to the next one. If you live near the DN 14 postcode and you will be interested in taking a class with me please get in touch at telemech01@aol.com and I will give you the details for my next one. Ok I m off to finish my Scrapagogo DT work, I have so loved working with Nov. kit is a special one, go subscribe for yours now YOU WILL LOVE IT!!!!! Hugs Mxxx

Carole s gift

Hello on the 17 of September it was one of my Passionette s birthday, now if you go back into my blog to the 1 st of April entry( yours truly s birthday) you will see what a wonderful gift Carole has made me, so I had to return the favour and this was my gift to her.

Now if you visit Carole's blog( you should she is one talented lady) you will see just how lucky she is to have a fabulous log cabin as her stamping studio, so I ve made her the decorated frame with her lovely space in mind I thought she could use it to decorate the walls. I have made those at the same time as my demo for the SU field training and I think she was pleased with them. I was I have to tell you the combination is a very grown up one and I found those frames at my local Home bargains store for an incredible £1.99. So I have cleared their entire stock people were giving me the evil I think they were all thinking they ve missed something great, which they kinda did if they were crafters LOL.

I have also made a little container for a set of nail polish perfect for a french manicure. The colours used were Pixie Pink, Bravo Burgundy, Sage shadow and whisper white. I have used the Season of Joy stamp set( great set you wouldn't think this is a Christmas set used like this would you? love that is called VALUE FOR MONEY and I m all in favour of that lol). The technique used is the glorious emboss resist and I have stamped and embossed the pixie pink layer with clear embossing powder and then sponged the Bravo Burgundy over. Got to dash I m teaching a Christmas workshop tomorrow and still have loads to prepare. Thank you for checking me out I do appreciate you stopping by. Hugs M xxxx

ETA. Emma asked this question so I thought I would answer it on this post, thank you Emma

****So beautiful as always, it's a real pleasure to see what you do next. Can I ask what sponges are best to use for this technique?*****
Emma for this particular ones I have used my sponge daubers they are my new best friends, I have two for every colourway ( say for instance I work with pink, I ve got one for a lighter shade and one for a darker one). However if you re covering a larger area you could rip and use bigger pieces of household sponge. Works a treat!! Look on my blog for more ideas using the same technique we have some new sets that I m dying to use this way. Hugs M xxx