Lotus blossom stamp set.

Good afternoon, 

      Yesterday I had a enjoyable but stressful day.  I drove to Leeds to share the day with some lovely ladies at Julie Kettlewell training class. At these training days we get to catch up with friends and in some cases but faces to new Facebook friends. 

Julie always inspires me and let's us try new techniques and products. At the moment it's saleabration which means spend 45 pounds on stampin up products and choose a freebie out of the saleabration leaflet. I hadn't tried the new blendabilities as everyone who knows me I love pro markers. But stampin up have done it again they are offering sets of blendabilities with your 45 pound order so I thought that's a chance for me to try them without buying them lol.

Well I'm hooked they are just like using a paintbrush and blending is a doddel. ( don't think I've spent that correct). Unfortunately I can't show you more blendabilities work as I've just took some items in a shop in Middleton-Teasdale but I have some blank images to colour so watch this space.

Anyway I've digressed I've still not feeling 100 per cent and may need treatment on my nose for congestion. Just a little tip please read instructions on medicines I used Sudafed nasal spray since christmas and yes it cleared my congestion or so I thought, apparently I was only supposed to use it for 7 days max and now I have got congestion reflux and a condition I can't even say never mind spell, all through using the spray for too long. 

Anyway by the time I got to Leeds the main roads were fine but the back roads were very icey  yes I reversed and didn't stop due to ice and snapped by tow bar off so that it was hanging on by the electrics, thankfully ones of julies jems came to the rescue ( Sally Jo) and managed to strap it up using my bag strap so that I could drive home. 

You can imagine by now my head was splitting and the thought of telling my husband made it worse, he loves his car.

After a cup of coffee and headache tablets and lots of kind words from julies gems I felt better and the journey home was much easier.

At these training days we do swaps to share our ideas . Here's a picture of mine.

 

Lost Lagoona is my favorite colour at the moment, and I've bought a lamanater so I'm lamanating everything lol. The sentiment is from the new sheltering tree stamp set. I will share some makes from this stamp set tomorrow. Take care and keep crafting Jx 

Sheltering tree

Good evening, 

       Well what a cold and very white day. I usually love the snow but unfortunately the last lot of high winds took quite a few tiles of my roof and we are waiting for them to be repaired, so snow is the last thing we need.

    My daughter moved out about 8 months ago so we decided to redecorate her room. I don't mind painting but I hate all the prepping and my husband has to have everything sanded and cleaned before he will let me loose with a paintbrush. 

     Walls stripped , coving under coated  that was me done so I sneaked away and played with my new stamp set Sheltering tree. This is a polymer stamp set which means it's so easy to line up and even easier to create gorgeous scenes to add to your cards. I've made four cards so I thought I would share two with you and two tomorrow. I think I may use one for my husbands valentines card.

Another new product is the bow punch it's so cute and so easy to put together. 

Well take care and keep crafting Julie x

Post it note tutorial with pen as promised.

As promised post it note with pen tutorial . Please excuse my instructions I'm not very good at giving measurements etc.  Here we go lol  

Start with a piece of card which is half an A4 cutting down the shortest side. So u can get two post it notes from one A4 piece. 

Score at 3 2/16, 31/2, 314/16. You can make these lines spaced out if your pen is wider.  Burnish your score lines in a "v" shape the cut along the small white lines upto the score line. The front of the book will look slightly smaller until to add tape then your post it note it will line up.

 Hope this makes sense if not please don't hesitate to contact me julieelizabethmccartney@msn.com take care and keep crafting. Jx 

Lotus blossom

Hi thought I would share some cards with you using the Lotus flower stamp which is free when you spend 45 pounds on stampin up products. 

 When you use this stamp set you stamp 3 times, starting with the darkest colour then graduating to the lightest . On the actual stamps they have alittle arrow on them to show you were to position each stamp. 

By using different combinations of colours the outcome is totally different. Please let me know what you think. Take care and keep crafting. Jx 

Traveller

This card also lays flat so that you can post it. 

Hi everyone , hope you are all well. 

            Quiet week this week as I'm still trying to get over whatever  cold bug I had over christmas. 

    Exciting news I'm displaying my projects in a shop at Middleton Teasdale I will let you know more when I do, but I can see me being very busy over the next few months. 

           I am also starting a new group which will be held on the 3rd Saturday of every month starting in February. This will be for anyone who loves to craft be it knitting, crocheting, scrap booking and of course card making. We can all get together and share tips and our projects.

I will still be doing my stampin up projects as you all know I love the products and I will be sharing some fab new products. 

Of course saleabration is up and running contact me if you would like free gifts. 

I've been playing with some of my favorite stamp sets and the Traveller is one of these, I know it's not in the new catalogue but the idea of the card can be adapted to any of your stamp sets. 

Bereavement card

Unfortunately my ex- mother- law died over Christmas she was a lovely woman.

Again I used the blended with hope stamp set to make a card. Her funeral was held on my birthday and it was a very sad day for my children as they were very close to her. R.I.P. Gloria you will be missed. 

Take care and keep crafting Jx 

Bloom with hope

Hi everyone, hope you have all had a great christmas and are looking forward to the new year.

Unfortunately I've had a bad cold over christmas and missed most of Boxing Day sleeping.

Today I have been banned to my craft room to hopefully prevent my hubby catching this cold, this wasn't such a hardship lol . 

    Every year I try and make my employers thank you cards as they pay for our Christmas night out and also give us High street vouchers. 

Here's what I came up with ,hope u like them. Take care and keep crafting xx

Merry Christmas

Hi everyone, 

        Today I have been having a me day, and crafting for fun rather than for orders or fayres etc.

The lace stamp is absolutely gorgeous from stampin up I can see me making lots of projects with this, the detail is amazing. 

I've made several cards with the lace stamp and the bloom with hope.

I've just recently got myself some blendabilities as I placed a  45 pounds order and received them free.

So I treated myself from Santa Claus to 3 sets I will show you more cards later using blended bloom stamp.

Well got to go Merry Christmas to all my friends and family xxx take care and keep crafting.

Festival of trees ....

Good afternoon hope you are all well.

 Had our last workshop for 2014 on Saturday and we also had alittle buffet and party, it was such a fun day, although apparently I have to work on my singing lol .

Anyway forgot to take pictures but thought I would share a card we will be making tomorrow night at our Marske class. 

I've used the festival of trees and holiday home stamp sets love  these. I really think stampin up have  excelled themselves with the christmas catalogue. 

Haven't done a stepper card in ages so thought I would make one for the class. Hope you like it. Take care and keep crafting Julie x

Christmas Workshop

Hi everyone, 

              just finishing of preparations for our christmas workshop on Saturday 25th October.

I've designed several projects for the ladies to complete so I thought I would share some of my box ideas using the fabulous under the tree designer papers from Stampin up.These papers are so thick and easy to score they are perfect for boxes. For the tags I used the Xmas tag accessory kit which has the most gorgeous twine and it's a huge roll.

    Anyway hope you like them take care Julie xxxx

Quick and Speedy recovery

Hi Everyone, well I'm back from my hols, which was two weeks in Cyprus for a well earned break.

This time of year is very busy for me as I tend to do lots of fayres which I love.

I make cards for several customers and one lady asked me to make a get well soon card for her brother-in- law who unfortunately had a stroke. 

 I wanted this card to have lots of texture so I used  linen twine and thick string with alittle clock embellishment. I also used textured card stock which I sanded I love this effect. Hope he likes it and has a speedy recovery. Take care please comment and keep crafting Jx 

Alittle grunge

Good evening, tonight I have been crafting with my daughter as she has a stall in November so she wanted me to help her make some christmas tags.  Kate makes items from wood which are so cute.

Whilst she was using my stash I started to have alittle play with my grunge stamp set here's what I came up with. I'd seen some similar on Pinterest and loved the baked brown sugar background then the newspaper print flowers. Anyway take care and keep crafting Jx 

White Christmas

Well I,m back again, Sunday is always a very productive day for me. I refuse to go out and I craft and potter all day, much to my husbands disgust. I always find making my own christmas cards a chore as I end up rushing them at the last minute and not doing them justice not this year, I started last week and I,m thoroughly enjoying coming up with new designs. 

The new photopolymer stamps from Stampin up are so easy to use as you can see through them so you can place them exactly where you want them. Last week I combined the white christmas with the bearing gifts stamp set, today I've used the White Christmas stamp set on its own.

Curvy Keepsake Box

Good afternoon hope you are all well on this lovely sunny day. Just a quick post today, I've been playing again with the new curvy keepsake thinlit from stampin up.

I've got several fayres booked in and wanted to make lots of little gift boxes as I love giving little gifts to friends and family. These little cute christmas pudding boxes have celebration chocolates inside and I'm quite proud of myself as I haven't eaten one, although last night my husband ate quite a few so I've now hidden them as he is such a chocoholic lol. Well here it is my version of a christmas pudding box hope you like it. Take care and keep crafting Jx 

Curvy keepsake box

Loving the new curvy keepsake box thinlit.

Hers my first project using this fab thinlit from stampin up I have a feeling I will be making lots of these boxes for my fayres .

They make a lovely size box big enough to fit several chocolates . Take care and keep crafting Julie x