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Sunday, June 17, 2012

Join the Paper Party!

Sorry i know i am late in telling you about this but you do have time to take advantage of this fab offer.

SU paper party

So during the month of June when you buy three packages of Designers Series Paper you can choose one for FREE!!!

What a perfect time to stock up on all  your favourites, if you would like to treat yourself to some papers or any thing else then get in touch.

Until next time

Ttfn

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OMG!! A whole month!!

O my gosh!! I am so sorry i have not blogged for over a month!! I can’t believe it has been a month!  I am sorry for my absence, family life has unfortunately got in the way but i have been crafting so i do have lots to show you in the coming weeks.
So lots to tell you including 2 promotions from the lovely people at Stampin’ Up! and new class details.  But i will come to those later.

ETA: I have just realised that this is my 100th Post!!! Woo Hoo!!  Thank you so much for sticking with me all this time even though I'm terrible at posting regularly i promise i will get better :) xx

I have a Market coming up at the end of the week, so i have been super busy getting myself ready. Here is one of the cards that i have made;

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This card is made using the lovely Bright Blossoms stamp set from the Summer Mini and the gorgeous 2011-2013 In Colours i just cant stop using these colours they are so gorgeous that i am using them all the time.
The colour scheme here is Wisteria Wonder, Pool Party and Crumb Cake.  Finished off with a few off the teeny basic pearls and some Wisteria Wonder bakers twine.
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As you may know in the UK we have had the diamond jubilee which was a lovely time to have all the family round, me and the girls made a fresh cream ‘Vicky’ sponge and because i like to craft i just had to top the cake off with some cute cake bunting.  What do you think?  I also cut a makeshift union jack to drape across before sprinkling with icing sugar.
Hope you like my projects, i will be back tomorrow with details of the promotions from Stampin’ Up!


If you would like any products used to produce this project then please contact me craftylittlemoo@hotmail.co.uk
Until Next Time
Ttfn
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Thursday, May 10, 2012

My new Face book page

Hello all hope you are well just stopping by to let you know i have finally got around to starting a facebook page for my commisioned and handmade cards here it is;

please like my new page for my card making https://www.facebook.com/CraftyLittleMoo

and please remember me when you next need party invites or a birthday card :)

I have long made cards for commissions and have taught card making classes in S/W for a while now but i have just got round to creating a FB page more cards will appear over the coming days and will be regularly updated

cards range in price from £1-£3.50 and all include and envelope and come packaged in a cello bag ~ my cards are completely handmade/stamped.
Until next time
ttfn

Wednesday, May 09, 2012

WOYWW? May 2nd 2012

Morning! quick one as i need to tidy up before my friend comes to make more mess(craft!)

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DSC01877As you can see if really need to tidy up! makes a change from it being tidy every Wednesday!  This is what happens when you have a class on a Monday Night then can’t be A’d to tidy up on Tuesday but unreasonable the family wants to eat at the dinner table so here is the ‘old scoop and drop, deal with later’ move!

 

You can see my brand new SU score board that went live yesterday in the new Summer Mini Catty i need some time to use it for more than scoring card blanks! Although it does that very well indeed! lol

How do you WOYWW?? i hop randomly and then i go back and hop on people that have commented on me (those numbers really help people :) ) and then some times i go back through the list one by one.  How do you WOYWW??

 

Thanks for dropping by until next time

ttfn

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P.s for any one who is wondering still about punch soup you can find the post here

WOYWW May 9th 2012

Morning all quick post as today i shall be stalking the window for the UPS man as i have NEW STASH on its way today :D Hurrah!!
As i have a few friends over for a crafting BYO sesh on Friday night i thought i should tidy my desk so i took this photo last night after tidying had been done.
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Thought I'd give you a few different shots this week mix it up a bit as it were, i am sorry last week i didn’t get time to comment on everyone that commented on me but i did have a look at your desks i will do my best today.
Happy WOYWW!
Until next time
Ttfn

Thursday, May 03, 2012

My Girls

Morning I showed this scrapbook page a few weeks ago that i had made at a Team Stampin Day well at the weekend i finally got round to finishing it. So here it is;
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My girls on a rare moment of not squabbling with each other! Two seconds after this they were pulling each others hair again! Yet they look so angelic in this photo.  I love Black and white photos as you’ll probably notice because i use them such a lot. 
 
Here’s the arty angle to show the flowers and the cute little butterflies all cut on the big shot from the Hostess set of Designer Papers and coordinating cardstock.
 
{Products used all SU: Cheerful Treat Hostess Designer Series Paper; Fun Flowers Bigz L Die; Little Leaves Sizzlits Die; Beautiful Wings Embossilits Die; Timeless Type Alphabet Dies; Petite Pennants Punch; 3/4” Circle Punch; Just Perfect Alphabet Stamps; Scallop Trim Border and coordinating cardstock}
Until Next Time
Ttfn
 

Wednesday, May 02, 2012

WOYWW? May 2nd 2012

Morning! quick one as i need to tidy up before my friend comes to make more mess(craft!)
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DSC01877As you can see if really need to tidy up! makes a change from it being tidy every Wednesday!  This is what happens when you have a class on a Monday Night then can’t be A’d to tidy up on Tuesday but unreasonably the family wants to eat at the dinner table so here is the ‘old scoop and drop, deal with later’ move!

You can see my brand new SU score board that went live yesterday in the new Summer Mini Catty i need some time to use it for more than scoring card blanks! Although it does that very well indeed! lol
How do you WOYWW?? i hop randomly and then i go back and hop on people that have commented on me (those numbers really help people :) ) and then some times i go back through the list one by one.  How do you WOYWW??

Thanks for dropping by until next time
ttfn
Charlie.x
P.s for any one who is wondering still about punch soup you can find the post here

Mr & Mrs

Hello hope you are all well? On Saturday i decided that i was going to get stuck in to some scrapbooking.  I have not done a lot a scrapbooking its something i pick up and then don’t do again for ages.  At Peterborough the other weekend we used a Simply Scrappin’ Set called Tickets and Tags and i had lots of it left over so i thought i would scrap a picture of me and the lovely Mr.C as it was not too feminine a set and i really liked it.

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Here’s a close up at an arty angle.  My favourite bit is the pearls put together into a flower for the middle of one of the big flowers.

I used the self adhesive die cuts that come with the kit and three of the designer papers and a Basic Grey 12x12 sheet that come in the kit.  These kits are fantastic value they come with 8 sheets of 12x12 cardstock,  6 sheets of 12x12 designer paper, and 3 12x12 sheets of adhesive die cuts for only £18.95!  All i added was some pearls and the adhesives.  I used the
Timeless Type Alphabet Dies for the Big Shot to cut the letters for the title.  

 

 

{All products used SU: Tickets and tags Simply Scrappin’ Kit, pearls, Timeless Type Alphabet Dies}

If you would like any products used to produce this project then please contact me craftylittlemoo@hotmail.co.uk

Until Next Time

Ttfn

Charlie.x

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Punch Soup becomes a pretty card.

Morning again, Hopefully it wont rain today i am sure that as soon as we was told of the hosepipe ban that is all that it has done!  I don’t mind the rain because i know that we need it but the wind, now that i could do without!
So.. yesterday i told you about my punch soup, well here i will show you one of the wDSC01854-001ays that i use them.  A couple of weeks ago i went along to a training day in Peterborough hosted by Monica and Bekka and of course any get together means swaps! but Monica set a theme that seemed tricky to begin with.  The theme was ‘yellow’ now i don’t know about you but i rarely use yellow so i really really struggled with what to do for them.  So after trying so many different idea that i was not entirely happy with an idea struck me. 

So here is my swap using my ‘punch soup’
I stamped the blossom stamp from the Easter Blossoms set {Spring Mini} in Soft Suede then i set to shaping the little flowers. i started doing this on the palm of my hand but it soon started to hurt so after trying different ideas i fell on the idea of using a clean cosmetic sponge.
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  I shaped them using a new tool that is coming in the New Summer Mini Catty which is due out on May 1st 2012!
I used the Simply Scored Stylus head to shape the flowers just by rubbing the middle of the flower this causes the petals to raise up and form this blossom shape.
As you can see i used all types of paper and card stock i quite like how all the different types sit well together. I picked them mostly randomly making sure that i had at least 3 yellow flowers on each one.
Finished off with a stamped greeting from the same set in a scallop oval made using the punches with a little flower with a pearl in the centre.

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To make things easier once i had shaped the flowers i sorted them into colours and found that the best place to store them was an ice cube tray.

I store all of this in an empty Xerox box lid, as you can see this houses my punched bits any bits and pieces that i have stamped and have not made it to a project yet and spares from other projects.
I made 56 of these card fronts and what i had left over from the training day i mounted onto cards to keep for next Easter so i am ahead already lol :)
{Products used all SU: Whisper White Card Stock; Easter Blossoms Stamp set; Itty Bitty Shapes Punches –set of three-; Scallop Oval Punch; Large Oval Punch; scraps of card stock and designer papers}

Until Next Time
Ttfn
Charlie.x

Friday, April 27, 2012

Punch Soup

Hello again! Ooo get me two days in a row! lol I'll let you in on a secret…. i scheduled this yesterday lol scheduling is a busy bloggers best friend (if it works of course!) I have mentioned a few times my ‘Punch Soup’ and have been asked what it is a few times so i thought i would take the time to explain for you.DSC01852-001
Once in a while usually when Mr.C is watching football i will grab my box of scraps and i punch out scallop ovals and bunting with the pennants punch, but i noticed that there was still loads of space left on these scraps of paper and card once i had punched them so i thought hand on i can get my moneys worth by re-punching them with the flower from the Itty bitty Punches.  And because it uses so many different papers and card that it reminds me of soup where i throw everything in and hope for the best.

DSC01853-001Here is my ‘Punch Soup’ i love it looking all pretty in the poly bag these were scraps from mostly the Subtles colour family as they’re my favourite colour family.

I find that this way i tend to use up my scraps rather than them sitting in a box forgotten about.

Pop back tomorrow and I’ll show you what i did with them.
Until Next Time
Ttfn
Charlie.x

Thursday, April 26, 2012

Cupcakes

Hello i am so behind with blogging so i am going to attempt to catch up as life just got in the way and then i got bloggers block! BUT i have been  crafting so there is plenty to show you, starting with March’s paper craft class which was based on Cupcakes!

We made two cards and a pillow box gift box using the Create a Cupcake stamp set and matching builder punch, these are only available until the 30th of April as they’re from the Spring Mini so if you NEED them then you best get your order in asap as we don’t know if they will be back again.

 

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And so on to the class;

Here they are all grouped together i like to display the night’s projects on a cake stand just because they look pretty and i have a ‘thing’ for cake stands lol! i think i own at least five now!

The Colour scheme was Crumb Cake, Rose Red and Pink Pirouette, with Whisper White.

 

I love how the builder punch makes it so much quicker to get these cards done no fiddly cutting out.

 

 

 

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And here’s a close up for you.

You can see that on the simple card and the pillow boxes i popped a tiny pearl on the cherries – these caused tons of problems for the ladies as they kept flying across the room! lol

 

 

Don’t forget that the current Spring mini finishes on the 30th of April 2012 and all products from the mini will be unavailable to order after that, and we don’t know if they will return to us in the main catty in October yet, so if there is anything that you need  then email me today to get your order in :)

{Products used all SU: Crumb Cake, Rose Red, Whisper White, and Confetti White Card Stock; Stampin’ Spots Subtles and Neutrals; Very Vanilla Seam Binding Ribbon; Patterns Designer Series Paper Stack in Subtles – Rose Red and Pink Pirouette; Create a Cupcake Stamp Set; Cupcake Builder Punch; 2-3/8” Scallop Circle Punch; Big Shot Pillow Box Die; Pearls} 

 

If you would like any products used to produce this project then please contact me craftylittlemoo@hotmail.co.uk

Until Next Time

Ttfn

Charlie.x

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

WOYWW? April 25th 2012

Morning World just a quick post from me today as have tons of blogging to catch up on it seems my blog block is over and i can do it again lol so pop back later for some of my ramblings on punch soup. :)

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Not a lot going on really had a massive scrapbooking sesh on Saturday and Sunday i was in the zone did 4 12x12 layouts and 6 double page 6x6 ones

The union jack layout was designed by Monica Gale for our last team training in April.  New photo of my little girls up on the wall and new baby scrapbook for little H started on Saturday {finally as she’s nearly two!}  Mr.C had obviously only just emptied my pop up bin as i always fold it down and he leaves it plonked in middle of desk.  Have a few punches to put away from a morning stamp sesh with my lovely friend Natalie, who i have recently got hooked on SU and all things craft ;)  The Kilner jar has just been emptied of popcorn kernals so now can be repurposed for storing my great nans button collection which passed to me when she sadly left us in January.

 

 

Until Next time

Ttfn

Charlie.x

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

WOYWW?? April 18th 2012

Morning all!!  It is very windy and rainy here in Saffron Walden i am already toying with the idea of lighting the fire and its not even 8 am!!

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So here is my desk this morning bit messy the ice cube tray holds some of my ‘punch soup’ I'll tell you more about that another day, then there are the very pretty SU You are loved stamp set that i am using lots atm as it retires at the end of the month and i want to use it as its so pretty. My phone and purse seem to have ended up resting there as i was putting an order for more stash in last night for me and my newly addicted friend Natalie :) and then my note book and diary hopefully there’ll be more crafting happening later.  By this time last Friday i had made 25 cards o the benefit of Easter holidays and having no school run :)

 

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Some people asked last week where i keep my stamps?  Well here they are up on a shelf above my desk (although i do have a box of retired SU stamps that i love under my desk) this is a vey tiny collection compared to what i had before my little H was born.  I used to have a walk in cupboard that many people had tried to convince me to change into a downstairs loo, full of stamps, when we moved Mr.C decided to start counting as we packed up and he gave up at 4000 with 3 boxes full still to go!!  I have since sold all of them as they were sitting unloved for the best part of a year although i couldn’t bear to part with my Penny Black collection i had started at the age of 8!! so they’re packed safely away under my bed i might give them an airing soon team them up with some of my SU card stock and Markers.

 

Happy WOYWW

Until Next time

Ttfn

Charlie.x x

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

WOYWW?? April 11th 2012

Hello! Not much on my desk this week partly cos we had a massive change around in the living room yesterday, so my desk is uber tidy today not powered up yet and 10cm missing off the desk to make it fit, but at least we have masses more space now in the rest of the room

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So here it is in situ on the other side of the room all tidy and organised for now, it will be messed up later as i have a friend coming over for a play date as we are both child free today {well me mostly i still have the littlest one but she’s easy}

Until next time

Ttfn

Charlie

Wednesday, March 28, 2012

WOYWW? 28-March-2012

What’s on my workdesk……………Nothing! lol

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This is truly how my workdesk is, i have finished prep-ing for tonight’s ‘Cupcakes’ Class and i have been a good girl and tidied up straight away as i will need my desk to lay out the project packs tonight.

As you can see still not taken a photo of the girls for my layout yet! lol A few people asked what classes i taught last week, well i teach paper craft classes usually a card or two a scrapbook page and a 3D item, so a bit of everything. I have 6 ladies coming tonight who are fairly new to crafting and we will be using the SU create a cupcake stamp set and the matching cupcake builder punch.

Until Next time

Charlie.x

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

WOYWW March 21st 2012

Morning quick post today as i am going to tackle the mess that is my desk i have a class next week and the boxes on the desk are so that i can prep each project and ‘group’ the supplies together.

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Just wanted to say thanks again to all that visit and comment i love reading then and i do hop around as many desks as possible but sometimes i forget to comment as one of my girls always seem to want me mid comment and then i forget to go back lol so sorry if i miss you.

Until next time

Ttfn

Charlie.x

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

WOYWW?? March 14th 2012

Hello WOYWW-ers and all that follow, thank you Ms Dunnit for my WOYWW badge that i received last week a little bit of happy post.

So to the desk this week, a medley of shots today just to mix it up a bit

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The ‘from across the room shot’

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The ‘Full Frontal’

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And ‘the standing on tippy toes shot!’

So…… i have finally cleared the mess i made and i can even fit the laptop back on the desk! On the opposite side of the desk is a Xerox box lid which is my ‘in progress’ box at the moment.  These are incomplete projects from training days, possible projects for classes and just things i am generally playing with.  In the middle on my grid paper is a small mountain of paper that emerged when i decided enough was enough with my craft magazines and i decided to only keep the pages i liked or had something pretty on…………….. now i need to find something to do with these! lol o well.  On top of my cubby are some stamped bunny images from the SU ‘Everybunny’ set i have been playing with colours for them i maybe happy with them by Easter 2013!

And you may even be able to spot my WOYWW badge in the pictures :)

Just a quick not of thanks to all that view and comment, thank you so much really cheers me up and proves to Mr.C that i am not just talking to myself.

Thanks again

Until Next time

Ttfn

Charlie.xx

Wednesday, March 07, 2012

WOYWW?? March 7th 2012

A right royal mess and this time the dumpee was …….. Me!! i had been crafting a la dining table again……….Mr.C started huffing when he walked past last night so i scooped it all up and dumped on said desk!

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SO once my croissants have finished cooking {Waitrose frozen section so yummy!} that is on my to do list!

And here is a quick picture of what i was working on when making the mess just a simple one layer postcard to say thanks to a lovely friend and hopefully it will arrive with her this morning Mr Postman willing.

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Until Next time

ttfn

Charlie.x

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Sneak Peak….

Sneak peak at class for tonight
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if you fancy me bringing a class to you or just joining our monthly class send me an email craftylittlemoo@hotmail.co.uk or call on 07583 371239
Until Next Time
Ttfn
Charlie.x

WOYWW?? ..Leap Year! 29-Feb-2012

Morning all i am back in the swing of posting now but my desk is shamefully untidy today so perfect for a good WOYWW nose about! Silver linings and all that! lol!

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So a lot of mess, you may say pretty layout but not much room to craft.  No there isn’t so ……… I’ve spread ……….. onto the dining table much to the disgust of Mr.C as i left my mess over night {cardinal sin in this house!}

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I was prepping a class last night that i am taking to my dear friends house tonight who has unfortunately been unwell lately so if she can’t come to the party we’ll come to her!!

I made myself too many choices thou as i was on a roll lol so the selection needs to be pared down and the project pack got ready so wish me luck for a busy morning. THEN i’ll have to tidy up to save Mr.C’s sanity! lol

If you would like any products used to produce this project then please contact me craftylittlemoo@hotmail.co.uk

Until Next Time

Ttfn

Charlie.x

 
 

Monday, February 27, 2012

March Events

Hello, hope you are well?

Just a quick post to let you know that the next meeting of the Craft Group is Tuesday March 6th 2012 7.30pm-9.30pm.  This is a ‘bring your own’ group so please bring along whatever you are currently working on.  The cost is only £3.00 and will be held at my home {address supplied on reservation of space} please email me to reserve your space so i have an idea of numbers.  New members and Beginners always welcome.

The next paper craft class in the diary is ‘Cupcakes’ and is on Wednesday March 28th 7.30pm-9.30pm we will be making 3 projects on a cupcake theme.   The cost of this class is £10.00 including all materials to complete the projects and payment is required in advance so that i can order the materials.  Last day of booking is Wednesday March 21st.

Also i have had a request for a Scrapbooking Club, i would love to add this too my diary of events if there is enough interest, please let me know if this is something that you would like to do.

 

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This is a page i made recently at a Team Stampin Day, using the FREE Hostess papers, ask me how you could get your hands on these gorgeous papers

Don’t forget here at Stampin’ Up! we are in Sale –a – Bration so until March 31st every order over £45.00 qualifies for FREE products ask me for more details.

If you would like any products used to produce this project then please contact me craftylittlemoo@hotmail.co.uk

Until Next Time

Ttfn

Charlie.x

Friday, February 17, 2012

Winds of Change……..

Hello, hello, hello, how are you all? I should think you are all wondering where on earth i have been?! Lol well the first week in January we had a call out of the blue from the local authority offering us a house! Once we had got over that shock came the shock that we had to move that weekend!! The house was in a complete mess so we stayed on at the flat for an extra week and cleaned and painted like our lives depended on it and in just 4 days we had cleaned and painted and glossed everything in the house ready for the carpet fitters.  I even managed to teach a class one night that week and i thank the lovely ladies that came for excusing the upheaval and me covered in paint!

 

So i had to pack up all my craft stuff and move it down the road to our new home.

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Here it is waiting patiently to be reassembled

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And here it is in its temporary new home

Yes i did say temporary.  One of the benefits of our lovely new home is that it is a 1940’s house with an original tiled fireplace and large bedroom for the girls and a lovely big garden, we also have outbuildings off our kitchen and Mr.C has earmarked one of these as a craft room for me!!

I cant believe it but Mr.C has assured me that as soon as possible the room will have heating and plastered walls and then i can move in!

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As you can see it needs some work, at the moment it is housing our tumble dryer and odds and sods which is waiting there till Mr.C completes his organisation of the other outbuilding.  But look at all the light, and the window over looks what will be our veg patch.

 

So that’s what has happened to the Camp household lately i will be back soon with some crafting i promise.  I don't think Mr.C will be able to fulfil my request at Christmas all i asked him for was a quiet year and yet only 2 weeks into 2012 our whole world went upside down! We are now back to something resembling normal life although i cant get used to all the space we have now and seeing a garden and it all being ours its been 2 long years in the flat it will take a while to believe we got so lucky.

Well until next time

Ttfn

Charlie.x