Thursday, 19 November 2009
Greenhouse Garden.....
Wednesday, 18 November 2009
Tree Decorations......
My two boys only have sweets on a saturday, as they have never had particularly good teeth, so to get sweets for 12 days in a row was indeed a real treat. The last box on christmas morning, had two memory sticks in them! They couldn't work out what they were for, as they said XBOX on them and they didn't have an XBox............
At the back of the tree was a big box for both of them.....................With an XBox inside. (No! it wasn't a big triangle box made by me! I should have thought of that one..)
So last weekend when we were discussing where the tree was going, my two teenagers asked Are we having the 12 days of christmas boxes on the tree this year!!!! Ha Ha
Sunday, 15 November 2009
Spotlight on Christmas Stamp Class.....
Its also a very special day for me today!
I signed up to be a Stampin UP! Demonstrator TWO Years ago! I get to craft most days and I am loving every minute of it.
To Celebrate I am offering some Blog Candy.....
A Spotlight on Christmas stamp set.
All you need to do to Enter is Leave a Comment.
What colours are you using for your cards/projects this christmas?
Friday, 13 November 2009
Convention Gifts.......
I was very lucky to go with a couple of my downline, Hopefully all of my downline will be joining me next year! If you fancy coming along with me next year - Email me and I'll let you know how you can.....
I room shared with Jo, who made me a fabulous pillow gift. Maria and I also swapped gifts when we meet up.
There are amazing and my photos don't do them justice....
Maria made these gorgeous boxes in chocolate chip and vanilla bridemaid speciality paper. The stamp set is called Flight of the Butterfly and wrapped up with kraft taffeta ribbon.
A Big Huge Thank you Maria.
Tuesday, 10 November 2009
Convention Card Candy Swap....
I signed up for two Card Candy Swaps over at In Love with Stamping and these are all the ones I received back. What Clever crafters.
This one is by Maria using Simply Said Stamp Set. I must get this Stamp set out again and play some more. Beautiful Maria - Thank You.
This one was done by Emma. So Cute, the stamp set is Forest Friends. Love the owl tag.
This one was done by Bekka. The stamp set is Pocket Silhouettes. Love the Blues.
This one was done by Kirsteen. Using all the punches - Can't wait to try the chicken.
Jenny:-)xx
Monday, 9 November 2009
Stampin UP! Convention 2009 in Germany.......
Where do I start? Get a cuppa as this is a long POST!!!!!!!
Well, I had the most amazing time ever at my very FIRST and definately NOT last Stampin UP! Convention. Our Convention was held in a beautiful place called BAD HOMBURG near Frankfurt, What a lovely country Germany is. The people we met were all wonderful and so very helpful. We stayed in the convention hotel Maritim and I had the pleasure to room share with My lovely friend Jo......Who is in her Taken with Teal top in the above photo. I also went with my gorgeous downline Maria and her family Gordon and Matthew. Who kept us in stitches the whole 3 days......... My cheek bones are swollen from all the giggling and laughing that went on!
We flew from Southampton to Frankfurt on this.............It looks like a model right! It had propellers instead of engines and look at the little truck pulling it! We had a good flight though.
We got up the next morning and waited to sign in..........THIS IS WHAT MEET US ALL!!!!!!!!!!
This is Chris who looks after us all when we put in your Stampin Up Orders. After talking with him for nearly two years, we all got to put a face to a voice........Finally.
The other special person at Demonstrator Support is Eileen - She is the most loveliest person and always so very helpful. Thanks Chris and Eileen you really made our trip worth coming - See you Next Year!!!!
These two ladies are in my Team and Well what can I say without coming to tears. Maria is in my Level 1 and Jill is my Level 2, Maria's Level 1........
They are such wonderful company and the most amazing crafters, I feel truly blessed to have such a great Team. We had such a laugh and it wouldn't have been the same without the ladies I went with. My whole Team will be coming NEXT YEAR I am sure.........Read on to find out where 2010 Convention will be...........?
This is Jo again, my room mate. Thank you Jo for sharing you with me. You were such great fun and You are such a wonderful person.......Thank you so very much for the wonderful gift. I will post photos tomorrow......
We got a bit tired during the morning, so we sat down while we were sorting out our swaps.
I will upload all the swaps tomorrow and You won't want to miss that. The swaps I managed to do when I wasn't talking to people are all fantastic and I feel so lucky to have swapped with so many wonderful crafters from all three countries.
In the photo on the left on me is Irene, who is one of my fellow UStamp Demonstrators. She is the most fantastic person. It was a real pleasure to meet up with all the Demonstrators and put a face to all the emails I receive. Irene came 1st place Demonstrator of the Year in Germany - Well Done You have worked so hard. Amanda Fowler is on the other side of me and She too is such a lovely person. She works so very hard and she came 3rd place Demonstrator of the Year - Well Done Amanda, You deserve it and keep up all the good work. Jo is at the front.....
In the Middle of this photo is the Demonstrator of the Year Monica..........It was such a pleasure to finally meet up with Monica, she is an amazing stamper and I really enjoy her demonstration on stage. Well Done to You Monica.......xxxx
This is the Wonderful Julie, who came 2nd place in the awards for Demonstrator of the Year. She made us all very welcome and looked amazing in her awards dress. Julie is going to treat her boys to a holiday to Disneyland with her Winnings - Hope you all have a fantastic time and I look forward to the next time we meet up.
More lovely ladies, Jane, Stellar and Elaine. These ladies are in Amanda's team - Big Wave.....
We all got a name necklace like the ones you can buy at disneyland.......We were given Pins if we won any milestones. I came 1st place for Demonstrator Sales in the UK and 8th place in over all. I also won a place to next years incentive trip to MONACO..........
So a HUGE, HUGE Thank you to all my Wonderful Customers and a HUGE Thank you to all my Team - It wouldn't have be possible with out each and every one of you so Thank you......xxxxx
Well I must come back down to earth now........But before I do.
How would you like to Join me and my team to your very first Convention Next Year?
It really is so simple - Join Stampin UP as a demonstrator, for a Discounted Price of £125 and this time next year, you will be able to enjoy meeting and crafting with like minded people. I feel like I have won a whole new family with this Hobbie.
Whether you want to be a Discount Demonstrator, a Seasonal Demonstrator, a Hobbie Demonstrator or a Career Demonstrator - There is a place for every crafter.
Do you want to know where the convention will be held next year?
Its going to be held in LONDON, UK.............................Hee Hee I could have screamed (But too shy!)
If you want more details on joining my team and what I could offer you. Email me Today!
Well I must dash, as I my head is full of ideas from the Convention - That I need to get a Cuppa and Wake up before its back to Crafting......
Check back tomorrow for photos of all my wonderful Swaps. Thank you Everyone.
Love Jenny:-)xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Saturday, 31 October 2009
Christmas Extravaganza.......
This is the list of Products that you can choose from:Real Red 5/8" Grosgrain Ribbon,
Whisper White Cardstock,
Old Olive Cardstock,
Spotlight on Christmas Stamp Set,
Medium Cello Bags,
Christmas Jingle Scrappin Kit,
Real Red Cardstock,
Old Olive 5/8" ribbon,
Cutter Kit,
Latte or Playground buttons,
Petal Party Scrappin kit,
Sunny Day Scrappin kit,
Love Stories Scrappin kit,
Circle Circus stamp set,
Bold Brights Markers,
Bold Brights Assorted Cardstock,
On Board Journal,
Spiral Punch,
Fresh Cut Notes,
Fresh Cuts Stamp Set,
Rock Start Card Elements,
Starring You Stamp Set,
Flower Power Card Elements,
Wow Flower Stamp Set........
Wow! What a list to choose from. I will be offering FREE Shipping on orders over £45 as well. Email Me if anything takes your fancy.
This Project is using the Spotlight on Christmas Stamp Set and You can find all the information on it over at UStamp. This is one of my Projects for UStamp Holidays 09 which is running right now. Link onto UStamp Dawn to join on the right. I designed this box for homemade Christmas Cakes.....
The Flight of a Butterfly Stamp class has been uploaded for you as well.
Thanks for looking,
jenny:-)xx
Thursday, 29 October 2009
Tree Trimmings Stamp Class
How did that come around so quickley. I need another couple of weeks not days!!!
I managed to do 10 swaps, then my 3 Boys (Hubbie and two sons) started moaning, so I had to pack away. To be honest I've had a cough since last week and it has worn me out as I seem to start as soon as I lay down to go to sleep! Hope its gone before next week.
I have had lots of emails for the next lot of classes and I hope to get the butterfly one done later as well, but this is next Tuesdays stamp class - Tree Trimmings.
We make lots of chutneys and jams etc as we have had a brilliant year on the allotment. My hubbies onions are holding up!!!! Hee Hee It was chucking it down with rain on my launch party day and I was telling the ladies that my hubbie will be worrying about his onions!!! Well they have been checked on at least a couple of times and they have all broken ground and doing well....... We had some beauties this year and pickled onions and chutneys were made. So I always give some to family for christmas as its Home made presents all round this year.
What better way to show someone that you have thought about them than to give them something you have made. The box in the stamp class fits a Jar of chutney or Jam perfectly. Its quick and simple to make as well......
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Krafty Bella Bleu Flight of a Butterfly......
This project is for my Flight of a Butterfly stamp class on 10th November. I think the way the papers go with the kraft remind me of Laura Ashley fabrics. I used to make all my own curtains when I was first got married and I used to (even back then!) match them with the bed and lounge fabrics. The Bella Bleu papers just reminded me so much of them. My hubbie had horrid orange curtains and a pink! sofa when I first met him.....I needed sunglasses. He is colour blind so I think that was the problem! I just love things that match.
I'm not sure yet which colourway we will be making but which ever one fits 6 cards and envelopes. What a lovely gift.
Tuesday, 20 October 2009
Flight of a Butterfly Cards......
I can't believe its been nearly two years since I signed up with Stampin UP!
Cor! What a lovely turn out - A Big, Huge, Mega, Thank You to Each and Every one of you that could come. Do you know what - I only went and packed everything away without taking a photo! I will have to photo each set seperately and upload them individually.
These are the cards I made to go with the Desk Calendar. The colours are Taken with Teal, Old Olive and Elegant Eggplant. The Stamp Set is Flight of a Butterfly and the punch makes this set so easy.
More tomorrow then, Off to Bed early as I did get up at 3.30am - Yes I am Mad! On Rubber Stamping.......
Thanks for looking,
Jenny:-)xx
Thursday, 15 October 2009
Flight of a Butterfly Desk Calendar
Anyway Must Dash! Back to the butterflies they are Delish and so easy to punch out.
Thanks for looking,
Jenny:-)xx
Monday, 12 October 2009
More Autumn Days
I've near tried this technique before but I will definately be using it again. For those of you that don't know what I am talking about!
The Baby Wipe Technique is where you lay a couple of baby wipes in a tub and drop a few drops of different colour reinkers. Then use this as an ink pad!!! Great for leaves with all the Autumn colours around at the moment. Give it a Try! You only need a couple of drops of each colour, those reinkers go so far.
The reinkers are a great investment, You can reink your markers, colour ribbon, paint, baby wipe technique and of course keep your inkpads topped up!!!
Saturday, 10 October 2009
Autumn Days.......
This is my stamp class for next Tuesday. We are making the Recessed Window and Easel cards in class but the instructions include everything. The Easel Desk Calendar is so lovely, I have made another one in Taken with Teal and I will show you that later.
Thursday, 8 October 2009
Tree Trimmings
The new papers are delish! The shutter card and Box envelope are the same as my Touch of Nature class.
I have made some lovely cards in Taken with Teal but the weather was horrid here yesterday and I thought I was in the dark ages! the light wasn't good for the photo's, so they will have to wait until tomorrow.
Hope you all have a good day, I'm off on a date with my hubbie,
Thanks for looking,
Jenny:-)xx
Tuesday, 6 October 2009
Trendy Trees with buttons....
Monday, 5 October 2009
Trendy Trees.......
The Stamp set is called Trendy Trees and the colours I used is Always Artichoke, Sage Shadow, Kraft and Whisper White. The stamp set is a two step one. The Stamp a Ma Jig is perfect for these sort of stamp sets. It allows you to position all the parts perfectly. Its one of those tools that once you start using, You don't know how you managed without it.
I normally upload my classes on a Sunday, but my eldest informed me that he hadn't finished all his homework. He had to do a 4 page leaftlet on an Ecosystem. This was 7pm last night!!!! He was so funny, He said his Dad would know all about it.....Well My Hubbie's face was a picture. After website after website, we finally found some information on the subject but it was 9pm before we finished! Hence I didn't get my Class finished. My lovely son then informed me this morning(just as he was going out the door, that he has a similiar one for English that he will need help with tonight!)........I am now wondering, Who is going to School?
Way back before Computers! We had to go to the Library to do our homework, but I had brought 4 huge revision books in the summer, just on Science alone and do you believe it, none of them had anything on the subject for that homework!
So I can guess what we will be doing tonight!
If you fancy make this Class, Click on the Link on the right.
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These are the other examples, I managed to get done. I made two recessed window box cards, which I really enjoyed making.
This is the water fall card. I love the circle tree top. I stamped them all in different colours, so when you pull the tab (made using the round tab punch) the trees change colour. Check back tomorrow for a different colour of the stamp class gift set, where I used buttons to decorate this tree top.
Thursday, 1 October 2009
Animal Stories Gift Bags & Blog Candy Moment.
October! I think its 12 weeks to Christmas.......Next Month is also Stampin Up! first European Convention......The New Catalogue goes Live this Afternoon as well.
I did a Mini Convention day last friday for some of my downline, I made everyone a little party bag to take home. I used the new stamp set Animal Stories and the papers are New called Tall Tales. The cardstock used is Old Olive, Chocolate Chip and Brilliant Blue.....
I do believe it might have been the first time of using Brilliant Blue but it matches the tall tales paper with Rose Red as well.
Each had a little notepad, paperclip bookmark, a covered paper clip and a covered pen.
Must dash as my craft buddies are coming today and I have to clear up the craft room from my class last night. The ladies made the I wish flip album, Sid didn't help this time!
Leave me a Comment to Enter the Blog Candy Moment for a chance to Win your Very own Animal Stories Stamp Set as well.
Thanks for looking,
Jenny:-)xx
Wednesday, 30 September 2009
Christmas Jingle......
You are in a treat tomorrow though! The Brand New CATALOGUE goes Live Hee Hee
Being a demonstrator, we were allowed to purchase a few Sneak Peaks. I made this Flip Album before the Summer using the I Wish Scrappin Kit. It only uses half a pack so its fantastic value.
I Wish won't be available after today but it is being replaced by a New one called 'Christmas Jingle'. So I made a new Flip Album using the new Scrappin Kit.
For those of you that brought the I Wish Stamp Class from me, I have used exactly the same layout and the measurements etc are all exactly the same. So if you wanted to make another using the Christmas Jingle Scrappin Kit, heres what I did with it.
If you want to purchase the Stamp Class for the step by step cutting instructions etc, it is over on the right for £2.50. The colour of cardstock is the same so easy peasey.....
We were also allowed to buy the new Window Sheets. I thought I would put my new Flip Album into a gift box, I have done you a tutorial.
I used the medium window sheets, to make the lid. Oh! My the photos don't really do the box justice. The window sheets are so strong that my hubbie didn't believe that I made this box, he said I had brought it.......OH! Bless him.
This is the first page and inside cover.
This is the cover open.
When you turn the first page, this is what I did.
This is both sides open.
This is the centre sections.
Window Sheet Box Tutorial.
Take a piece of A4 cardstock and cut it to 8 1/4" x 8 1/4" or 21cm x 21cm
Score at 1/2" and 1" on all four sides.
Cut away the L shape on each corner as shown below.
With the mountains facing up. Cut up the score lines to make the tabs on each corner.
Add double sided tape on all four long sides. This is the inside of the box.
Turn the cardstock over and add double sided tape on just the tab sections.
Use your bone folder to crease all the score lines and start putting your box together. Start at one corner as below,
When all four corners are put together. Take the tape of each side now and fold inside.
Use your bone folder to crease each side to make a nice crisp edge.
Your box base is complete.
For the window sheets Lid.
Cut a piece of Window sheet
7 5/16" x 7 5 1/6" and score at 1/2" on all four sides. Cut at each corner to make a tab as in the base box. Add some double sided tape or one mini glue dot and use your bone folder to crease all the score lines.
Its hard to get a good photo of just the lid.
There, I know what I will be ordering more of tomorrow!!!
Thanks for looking, Sorry for the long post,
Jenny:-)xx
Tuesday, 29 September 2009
New Stamp Class Member Today!
Circle Circus One Sheet Wonder Notelet Box.....
Circle Circus goes perfectly with lots of the circle punches - How clever is that?
The stamping technique used is a One Sheet Wonder. This is a quick set of notelets but in a gift box with an acetate lid, all wrapped up with some gold elastic cord.
There is only 2days left for the Last Chance List, so if theres anything on it you have your eye on order it now through your Stampin Up Demonstrator before its too late.
If you would like to see a New Catalogue, Email me for your Copy. Its also a perfect time to join Stampin UP as a Demonstrator, all for £139 you could become a Stampin Up Demonstrator.
I am busy making projects using the New products and I will start uploading them on the 1st October.
Hope you have a good day,
Thanks for looking,
Jenny:-)xx
Monday, 28 September 2009
New Catalogues Have Arrived........
Friday was busy - Some of my Downlines came over to play. We had our very own Mini Convention, Hi Girls! Hope you all had some fun.
The UPS Man in Brown delivered all my NEW Stampin' Up! Catalogues at 3.30!!! They went in the post by 4pm. The poor Post Office lady was worn out. If you want to see a new Catalogue Email Me......
GOES LIVE ON THURSDAY 1ST OCTOBER!!!!!!!!!!!!! HEE HEE
Then we went away for the Weekend to Family in London. We went to Hever Castle...
It's such a lovely place and they allow dogs in the Gardens. Roys Sister came with us and we went in the Castle. They had models of Henry VIII six wives with some lovely outfits. They were so real! I was waiting for one of them to wink at me.
We all swapped cards on Friday and this was my one. Its an Easel card. The stamp is a NEW Level 2 one, which I used the SU Markers to colour and then stamp.
We all made a card. The style is a Double Slider Card and its using the Good Friend Stamp Set which is NEW in the next catalogue. As we were having our very own Mini Convention, I saw a similiar card on the video advertising Convention but it went by so quickley. I think its similiar. I thought is was nice for the girls who won't be going to convention this year to take part.
Sunday, 20 September 2009
Touch of Nature 3D Cards and Box Envelope Stamp Class
In This Stamp Class we will be making the Shutter Card and a Box style Envelope for it to go into. These are very Special cards for that someone Special...
The Stamp Class Instructions also has a Bonus 3D Card - A Step Card.
This will also fit perfectly into the Box Envelope. Right then, Must Dash,
We went to Wimborne Food Festival at Dean Court this weekend and watched some cookery demonstrations. We watched Valentine Warner and another cook from Market Kitchen Programme, can't think of his name right now. He had a Guest with him. The Sherrif of Nottingham from the Robin Hood TV Show - Keith Allen. He is so funny. There were lots of tee pee tents and different huts with lots of food produce in them. They had a Herb Garden as well!!!
So I'm off to cook this weeks Bedrock recipe. I am using Steak Mince this week, Cottage Pie, Mince and Shallots Pie (Our Own Shallots from the Potting Shed!!), the rest of the recipe will be using for wraps with veggies.
Not making any cakes as my boys keep eating them straight from the oven and they never make it to the cake box!!!!
Maria - They were using the Range Cooker.................:-( One Day, One Day......
Anyway, Enough of me rambling,
Thanks for looking,
jenny:-)xx
