Afternoon all, today is the last day of Sale-A-Bration *sob*  Last chance to acquire one of the lovely stamp sets and dsp, as from tomorrow they will be no more :-(

Today's card is a simple card and I do like it alot :-)  It uses the First Edition Speciality paper and the stamp is from the Proud Peacock stamp set which can be found in the Spring Mini catalogue, I coloured in the flower with Lucky Limeade and Wisteria Wonder inks.  The stamp set is beautiful, this is the first time I have used this particular stamp and will definitely be using it again.


So, until next time, ...  

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Well, I think today will be the last sunny day for a while, as the schools kicked out today, didn't they :-D  Today was spent taking my great-aunt shopping and she treated us to brunch too, which was lovely and this afternoon I went to town and signed up with an agency for some part time work.  Needs must, I am so broke, I need to bring in some extra to keep afloat :-(


Today's card is patchwork inspired:

I love to make bags using squares and thought I would have a go making a card with squares too :-)  I used the Postage Stamp punch and Spice Cake dsp for the squares and then used stamps from the Sale-A-Bration stamp set, Elementary Elegance, for the image and sentiment in the middle.  I love the patchwork effect on this card and think I will be making more of these.


Right now is absolutely the last chance to acquire the fabulous items available for S-A-B, so please message me asap if you are interested in placing an order.


Right, I'm off now, have a good evening and speak to you soon :-)
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Spent a lovely day in the woods today, making cobb and pizza and learned about the first flowers of the spring:

The first flower of spring, Celendine, is a beautiful little flower and once you spot one, suddenly you can see them absolutely everywhere.  Another flower that comes out at early spring is the Wood Anemone, which is a little sun-worshipper as the flower turns to face the sun and then closes when the sun goes down:

George's favourite activity today was quite possibly having the job of manning the clay oven and getting it hot enough to cook our pizzas for lunch:

A fabulous day, as always.


I still have spaces available for my classes, on Saturday 31st March and Wednesday 4th April, where we will be making cards like these:

 Please message me if you are interested in coming along.  I look forward to hearing from you :-)
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Morning!  Sorry for radio silence the past couple of days, been busy and didn't have time to make cards, unfortunately, but I have one for you this morning and thought I'd post it before we head out to enjoy the sunshine B-)

The dsp is from Big Top Birthday and the stamp from the Sale-A-Bration stamp set, Sprinkled expressions.  I finished it off with a bow (which I think my Stampin' Up! mummy would be proud of) and some bling.


Less than a week now til S-A-B ends, so don't delay and message me today to take advantage of this fab offer :-)


Enjoy your day, whatever you get up to.  I'm hoping to get a walk down the beach, just need to get dressed and have breakfast :-D
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Early one this morning, another thing I love about Spring, I seem to naturally want to wake up earlier :-)  Gone are the days where I would have to force myself out of bed after 10am (eeek!  I know...) but be wide awake at 7am and ready to spring (!) out of bed before 8.  Another sunny day today, we are so blessed with this lovely weather, and glad that its not raining for the boy because I think they will be doing expeditions this weekend.  Rain and mud would not be good for him as he is not particularly keen on either.


Today's card mirrors the weather today:

Lovely blue sky, a couple of clouds, the rays of the sun beating down, perfect, ...  The paper is from the Big Top Birthday dsp and the stamp is another one from the Sale-A-Bration set, Sprinkled Expressions.  


I am starting another Stampers 6 club in April, so if you would like the opportunity to be a virtual hostess and get the benefits of hosting a workshop, then this is for you!  All that is required is a minimum spend of £25 for each of the 6 months and one of those months, you will receive the hostess benefits for that month.  A fabulous opportunity to spend a little on what you love and slowly build up your Stampin' Up! stash :-)  Message me if you are interested in signing up and for more info.   I look forward to hearing from you.

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Evening all!  All by myself this weekend as the boy has gone off to army cadet camp and won't be back til Sunday.  Its the first time that he has been off for the whole weekend since he went to cub camp a few years back, so have my fingers crossed that he has a good time and doesn't miss home too much.  Here is a piccie of my gorgeous boy in his uniform:

So while he's gone, I am endeavouring to get some work done, as I have nearly run out of cards to blog lol Here is one hot off the presses though:

I didn't think I would like this stamp set, Sprinkled Expressions, from the Sale-A-Bration brochure, but after using it, I have changed my mind.  I love the simplicity of them and the sentiments too.  Time is running out on getting these gorgeous freebies though, as Sale-A-Bration ends on 31st March, please feel free to message me if you are interested in placing an order with me.
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Beautiful Day

What a beautiful day today!  The perfect day to go down the park:

It would have been criminal to stay indoors today :-)  On the way home we popped into Sainsburys and I wrote out an advert to put on their board, so fingers crossed I might get someone who is interested in learning about making cards notice it and take down my details :-)  I really want to be given the opportunity to share my love of cardmaking and Stampin' Up! products, plus meet others who share the same passion as I do.  


The card today is from Sarah-Jane's card class on Monday:

I am in love with this one as well :-D  So fresh and spring-like.  I am so loving this stamp set, Easter Blossoms, the stamps encapsulate spring so well.  For this card, the image was stamped twice and the blossoms coloured in with a lighter and darker pink colour and gives a fab effect, the photo has picked it up well here.  
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