Stippled Blossom Birthday Card

Morning Dear Reader, hope that you are well? Long time no type, but I am back and in the swing of blogging, so lets get started.

Today i am sharing with you a birthday card that i made recently for a card swap that i hosted.

I stepped completely out of my comfort zone and used yellow tones! I am not a lover of yellow but i thought it would make a nice change.  The colours used are So Saffron, Baked Brown Sugar and Crushed Curry.  I love this stamp set as it is a two-step stamp set which gives the images so much depth.  In my next post i will show you how i made this card.

Until Next time

ttfn

Charlie x

Normal service will resume shortly…..

Hello Dear Reader, i hope that you are well on this rather soggy, gloomy day.  This is just a quick post to apologise for neglecting my blog lately i am still creating but just not enough time to edit and blog photos of my projects.  But normal service, and by that i mean regular blogging will commence once again on June 1st.

So i shall see you very soon

Until then

Ttfn

Charlie x

Bird and Feather Wreath….

Afternoon Dear Reader, its very sunny here which is great seeing as it is Easter Holidays here so meaning that M and H can get out in the garden {and not under my feet! lol}

The project i am sharing with you today is what i have spent the morning making.

This is a wreath made on a foam blank, wrapped in very vanilla dsp from the colour family stack.  I stamped the feathers in a mix of soft sky, Sahara sand, and crumb cake on vanilla. The ribbon roses were made by twisting seam binding around a pearl head pin and popping a couple other pins in for security. The frame and bird are from papaya college i love this set for my vinatge-y grungey projects its has great images for layering up.

I hope you like it.

Until Next time

Ttfn

Charlie x

Hello….

Morning Dear Reader, i hope that you are well on this smoggy day.  A quick post from me today as i am playing catch up from having family visit two days this week so my to do list has two extra days jobs on it!

This is a similar layout to the Hexagon butterfly card that i shared the other day yet the stich stamp was stamped on to DSP and then punched out, very quick and simple to knock up a bunch of these with different sentiments to keep in stock for those quick notes.

Until next time

Ttfn

Charlie x

A flip card….

Morning Dear Reader, i hope you are well today? It’s a bit gloomy here today but i hope that the sun will make an appearance at some point. Just a quick post from me today as my Mum is coming over later.

Today i am sharing a flip card which was made using the circle card thinlits dies, it takes all the faff out of doing the flip cards as you just roll it through the big shot and its done, and i love anything that makes bits easier!

I used the zoo babies stamp set which i coloured with my markers, i love this set its great for baby cards and children’s cards and the animals are just so cute!

Right that’s it from me today have a good day.

Until next time

Ttfn

Charlie. x

Scrapping on a Weekend…..

Hello Dear Reader Happy Saturday, i hope that this post finds you well. I plan to spend the whole morning crafting as i have a few cards to make for my husband’s Nan.

So today i am sharing with you a scrapbooking layout using the soho subway papers {my last one for now ;) i promise} where as some of my other layouts using these papers are fairly feminine this layout is much more masculine.

I ripped the map page and adhered it to the base cardstock so as to make the pocket for the luggage labels for journaling. Then simply added a sanded layer of co-ordinations cardstock and then my photo mount. A few splodges from the gorgeous grunge set; which is never off my desk let me tell you; and we’re done.  Now just to catch Mr. C with the camera so that i can add the photos to my layouts!!

Have a great weekend

Until next time

Ttfn

Charlie.x

Hexagon Thank you ….

Good Morning Dear Reader, i hope that you are well?  I feel i am living my life by the BBC Weather App at the moment trying to catch the sun long enough to dry the clothes :)

Well here is the project i am sharing with you today, a thank you card of the clean and simple persuasion.

I’ve used the six sided sampler stamp set to create this card in smokey slate and soft sky inks, topped off with a vellum butterfly and a few rhinestones for a bit of bling.  I think it is quick effective having lots of white space although it can be a little scary and you can feel like you need to fill that space sometimes it works if you don’t.

Well that’s it from me today, have a great day.

Until next time

Ttfn

Charlie.x

What’s on your Workdesk Wednesday??

Happy Wednesday Dear Reader, that’s halfway through a busy week and i am celebrating the halfway point this week!  And hello to those joining us from WOYWW? I have had a busy busy week this week, a class at Girls Brigade on Monday night to add to all the usual to-ing and fro-ing that happens, so my desk is still untidy if not with different mess than last week.

Well i best tidy this mess so i can do some crafting! I will try and get round as many desks as i can

Until next time

Ttfn

Charlie.x

Best of flowers …..

Morning Dear Reader, BBC Weather App tells me that it will be sunny all day here so i plan to empty my laundry basket and get it all smelling fresh on the line, i also need to get ready for a night with the Girls Brigade i will be helping them make Mother’s Day cards.

Here is a card that could easily be used as a Mother’s Day card or really any occasion if you just switch out the sentiment. 

This card uses one of the flowers from the Best of Flowers set i stamped it by eye {you could use a stamp-a-ma-jig} to create a monochrome background with staz on. Then i simply mounted it on a black card blank and with a pop of Melon Mambo for the sentiment banner it was done. A nice quick card, which i think is quite effective. What do you think?

Right on with that washing, have a good day.

Until next time

Ttfn

Charlie.x

Scrapbooking……at the Weekend

Morning Dear Reader, hope this Sunday Morning finds you well? It is sunny here at the moment but we have lots of rain forecast later, of course when we are off in Cambridge no doubt!

Yesterday i scrapped all day with the dear friend Sue, we got lots done i did 4 layouts!!

Here’s today’s Layout…

 

This is a very involved page, first i started by inking the base cardstock then i rolled the musical notes stamp over it before stamping over again with the big beautiful Swallowtail stamp set. The blue cathedral ceiling paper strip i scrunched and inked before covering with clear embossing power so it shimmers like glass. I then also stamped with the bird and leaves and the butterfly stamps from the Papaya College stamp set the frame is also from this set.  Which i stamped twice and cut the middle out of one before layering them up for a bit of dimension.

 

That’s it from me today have a great Sunday and i will be back in the week with another project.

Until next time

Ttfn

Charlie x

Whats on your Workdesk Wednesday?

Morning Dear Reader, today i have got my bum in gear to join in with WOYWW? again, i really missed this worldwide blog hop.

A right royal mess!! I went to crop with my lovely friends on Saturday and i haven’t unpacked yet!? :$ I cannot pack light for crop i took 3 boxes and two bags to the crop as i couldn’t decide what i wanted to do and i ended up using only 1 of the stamp sets i took with me!?!?!  It is a sickness i have…..

O yeah i also took two tables with me! lol

I will try and get round as many desks as i can today.

Until next time

Ttfn

Charlie x

Scrapbooking …..

Morning Dear Reader, sorry this post is a couple of days late it should be on saturday but i was out and didnt realise that blogger hadnt posted my post and as we have a low tech sunday rule i didnt realise until this morning i am sorry.

So here it is; no if i have already shared this layout i am sorry but it is one of my favourites from the last few months. 

I love doing grungey layouts getting all inky and messy its really enjoyable.  I completly screwed this page up and inked it everywhere. 

So until next time

Ttfn

Charlie.x

What i did at the weekend…..

Morning Dear Reader; i hope this day finds you well? Its lovely and sunny here i hope it is for you too.  Every Monday morning my eldest has to write in her ‘Weekend News’ book at school a little about what she did at the weekend, sometimes she writes out and out fibs, like the time she wrote she went to Disneyland Paris for the weekend…..wishful thinking!! So thats where the title for todays post came from.

Well this weekend saw the start of my craft room build, Mr C ripped all the wood and odd nails that were randomly scattered about the place and then he started to waterproof the ceiling, o em gee! that stuff stank to high heaven!!

Now while he was doing this i was getting ready for my last craft fair, i had already committed to it before i was unable to be a demo any longer so i roped in my friend Sue to help me on the promise of bacon rolls and cake ;).  So my Saturday was all about DIY and packing and my Sunday was all about the Essex Lace Makers’ Suppliers Fair.

Here is our stand in the coveted main corridor everyone had to walk past us to get anywhere so we talked to everyone :). You can also see my lovely friend Sue demo-ing for me, Sue taught people all about paper craft while the lacemakers’ taught Sue all about Lace.

Now i know i said last craft fair and that maybe the case but then again i may do one again but this is definitely my last for a good while.  We had a free prize draw at the Fair which was very popular also, what i like most about fairs is talking to so many nice people.  And the bonus was for me is that i managed to get a pair of lace bobbins with a lovely bumble be painted on them.

Well until next time

Ttfn

Charlie.xx

Scrapbook Saturday….

Good Morning Dear Reader, i thought that i would get back in the swing of showing my scrapbook layouts by sharing them on a Saturday.  So here’s my first one;

This layout is on a white base, i really like white bases its such a clean look and a great place to start a pared down layout where your photo’s take centre stage. The crisp cantaloupe layer is co-ordinations cardstock that i have sanded to show the white core, i have layered this with a pleated piece of DSP from the Soho Subway collection {i said i loved  this paper lol!}topped with a couple of lengths of linen thread to add some texture. 

The frames are from the papaya collage stamp set a great one for layering images, they were all embossed.  Now that doesn’t mean that i have tons of colours of embossing powder in fact i have clear, black, and two types of silver.  Yet i still managed to emboss in colour on  this page and the trick to doing this is to versamark your stamp before you ink with your colour choice which then means you can emboss with clear powder and have any colour of embossing that you want without buying tons of powders that you then have to store.

Well i hope that you like this layout, have a lovely weekend and i shall catch you soon.

Until next time

Ttfn

Charlie.xx 

A fab find…..

Evening, hope you are all well? Just a quick one from me tonight, have you ever needed a box that just doesnt want to conform to the sizes you know how to do?  Well if you have an envelope punch board and this nifty tutorial from Joanne James {UK Demo and friend of mine} you can make any box your heart or creativity desires.

Tutorial from Joanne James

I hope this helps with your box making needs, that’s all from me tonight.

Until next time

Ttfn

Charlie.xx

Life!

Hello Dear Reader, i am sorry that i have neglected my blog for so long i have no real excuse other than life! Life just got in the way weather it be ill health and then my computer going up the wall {again!} i would just like to write last year off and start again this year :)

So some things have changed here, Due to ill health i have decided to take a break from being a Stampin’ Up! Demo for a while i will be back but at the moment i cannot commit to being a demo.  I will and am still crafting so will be sharing plenty of projects with you especially as my lovely Hubby sorted me a BRAND new {and not just new to me} laptop! eep!! Sunday i was like a child at Christmas when we went to collect my loverly purple (!) laptop!!  I have also changed the look of my blog i felt it was time to get a cleaner look and i am really loving this template. I may make a few more changes such as fonts but at the moment i am loving it :)

And some things haven’t changed at all, i am still driving my OCD Hubby bonkers with my messy ways when  i am in a creative mood.  I am still crafting away and i have loads to share with you.  Ooo oo and work has started on my new craft room {finally!} after two years of it being used for storage it has now been cleared ready for the first step of damp proofing to begin.  I cant wait to get in there and be able to craft and shut the door mid project if i need to do something else.

Right so that’s more than enough of me waffling on….. here’s the project i am sharing with you today. 

 

This is my aptly named Life mini Album, it is decorated with Soho Subway DSP, i love this collection i think i have got through at least 3 packs since they launched last year and for someone who doesn’t do paper that’s a lot.  This book was made as a display sample for a craft show i helped out with last September.  The pages for the book are hand-stitched together by me and are watercolour papers. I am planning to use it for just bits that don’t go in my other albums which are themed.

This is a heavily layered piece, i started sponging the base cardstock and then stamping the gorgeous swallowtail butterfly and using the notes wheel stamp.  Then the blue DSP which i think looks like a cathedral type ceiling, i scrunched and ripped it up and then inked the raised edges before covering the whole piece in versamark and clear embossing powder, this has given it a lovely enamelled look.  I used lots of heat embossing on this piece i love how if you emboss an image in clear it gives great interest without shouting at you. 

Right that’s it from me today, hope that you are all having a lovely sunshine filled day like we are today it sure makes a great change from the rain we have been having lately i am really hoping that this is a turning point in the weather. 

Until next time

Ttfn

Charlie.xx

Happy New Year!

Morning Dear Reader, i do hope that you had a great holidays and i am wishing you a very Happy New Year.

I know i have been absent from my blog for quite a while and i have no excuse other than Life. Life simply got in the way, i went to the Stampin’ Up! European Convention in Manchester then everyone in the house seemed to pick up bug after bug and then came the hectic-ness that is Christmas!  So unfortunately blogging took a back seat,  but i do have lots to share with you so i think i will get all the Christmas projects shared with you first.

Back in August i helped my friend Sue with some 3D samples for her display at a craft fair and one of my items was this Tree

It is made from an old paperback; and i wanted to show the destruction that happens in our house on Christmas morning.  Sue loved it so much that she made her own one for her desk at work; it was very popular on the stall also with lots of people surprised it was made from a book.

I shall be back very soon with some more projects once i have sorted my photos so until next time;

Ttfn

Charlie.xx

Happy Day…..

Afternoon Dear Reader; lovely sunny but crisp day today and this morning i even managed to get some stamping done this morning before the school run.

Today i would like to share with you a scrapbook layout from my recent scrapbooking class that i case’d from Lyssa i really liked her layout so adapted it to the papers that i was going to be using.

It is no secret that i love the Soho Subway DSP i have used A LOT of packs since the annual catalogue launched; it is such a versatile set as it can be used for masculine projects as well as ‘pretty’ up for the more feminine projects.  The layout was mostly made of scraps left from other projects.  The layout also used gorgeous grunge and happy day stamp sets.

I hope that you liked today’s project; If you would like any purchase the products used to produce this project then please pop along to my online store {button in side bar} or contact me at craftylittlemoo@hotmail.co.uk

Until Next Time

Ttfn

Charlie. x

Play time….

Hello Dear Reader i do hope that you are well? I have been taking full advantage of the cold wet days here and getting lots of crafting done so i have lots to show you in the upcoming posts as well as some to be photographed.

So today i am showing you some play-time i had the other evening with a pack of wet wipes a a few re-inker bottles.

 

It’s called the ‘wet wipe technique’ as i great if you would like a random multicoloured image, as the wet wipe becomes your ink pad.  I used lovely frosty blues and purples for mine as i wanted to make lovely snowflakes and these pages are now sitting in my ‘to be made up’ box hopefully they will make it on to a card front in time for this Christmas! lol

Right must dash school run to do

If you would like any purchase products used to produce this project then please contact me craftylittlemoo@hotmail.co.uk or pop over to my online Store

Until next time

Ttfn

Charlie. xx

Take Note. . . . . .

Morning Dear Reader; i do hope that you are well and that yesterday’s bad weather hasn’t affected you too badly?  It looks like we have slipped a couple of roof tiles but as we are surrounded by humongous trees i think we got off quite lightly!

Today i am going to share with you the present that was in the packaging of the previous post.  These notebooks where made by my own hand from scratch for my dear friends birthday.

The pages where stitched together by hand from water colour paper, then i made a cover using the co-ordinations card stock which i then stamped and clear embossed with the simply sketched hostess set and the book were held closed with a loop of the ruffle stretch trim in the new in colours.  All ready for my friends to do lists and brilliant ideas.

If you would like any of the products used in this project then please visit my online store

Until next time

Ttfn

Charlie. xx

A Birthday Gift……..

Good Morning Dear Reader; hope that this finds you well? Today i am having my chimney swept so that we are ready for when the now inevitable awful winter weather arrives.  We are very lucky that Mr.C has access to a large pile of season free wood each year so we can cut our fuel bills by using our fire.  Plus who doesn’t love a roaring fire crackling merrily away in the grate?

Today i am going to share with you the packaging that i made for a friend’s birthday present;

I really love the sand-able Co’ Ordinations range of cardstock that we stock and even more so now that it is available in ALL our colours! On this project i have used a band of Pistachio Pudding Co’ Ordinations  cardstock which i lightly sanded on the edges and topped with a crumpled band of Baked brown sugar DSP from the amazing value in colour paper stack; you get 40 sheets for £19.50 that is 4 sheets of doubled sided DSP in 5 colours! Brilliant value!

I sponged and popped a folded doily under the band and then topped it off with a flower in Crisp Cantaloupe Co’ Ord’s which i punched with the Blossom punch sanded quickly and topped off with a vintage button and a pearl. A quick project that really takes a gift from lovely to special.

You can see a sneak peak of the gift through the clear box that i wrapped it in i will share that with you in a later post.

If you would like to make any of these projects then head over to my shop where you can purchase everything that you need.

Until Next time

Ttfn

Charlie. xx

Sunday Scrapbooking.. Hello There

Good Morning Dear Reader; how are you today? Its very wet and gloomy today and our front path has flooded so i hope the rain stops soon or i shall be swimming to the car when i go out later today ;)

Today i have some layouts to share with you using the gorgeous Soho Subway papers from the Main Catalogue; I think these are my current favourite papers i love that you can use them for so many occasions and they are perfect for masculine themes as well as more feminine ones.

This page was made by using 3inch squares of the different DSP’s and then laying them out tile style with white mounts for the photos.  You can see that i have also used a piece of Co ’ordinations cardstock which i embossed and then sanded to show the white core.  On the pink floral tile i searched the remaining DSP for the pattern repeat so that i could line it up with the mixed bunch punch and then popped the punched section exactly above the original to give a simple but effective embellishment.

Must dash now as i am out this afternoon with some fellow demonstrators crafting this gloomy afternoon away; which is for me one of the best parts of being a demo is the network of fellow paper enthusiasts that i now know and count among my very dear friends.

Until next time

Ttfn

Charlie. xx

Do you like Smoothies?

 

Good Morning Dear Reader; hope you had a great weekend? I did i managed to walk my girls down to Costa’s for a cheeky babychino on Saturday and then yesterday i crafted all day with my lovely friend and fellow demo Sue. 

What i have to share with you today is a simple and FREE solution to a storage problem all us lovers of Framelit dies have…

I don’t know about you but mine constantly pop off the card packet; so when my girls had some smoothies this month i noticed that they come with free magnets so i brought them a pack of ‘proper’ alphabet magnets and swiped all the ones from their smoothies to hold my Framelits.

I stuck the magnets face down on to some card and popped my framelits on top they hold them in place great for when I'm taking them in and out of their folders.

I hope this helps someone out for a storage idea; there will be a lot of children having their 5 a day topped up with smoothies while this offer is on! :D

Until next time

Ttfn

Charlie. xx

What would you do with £25?

How about buy some craft goodies? Or how about buy some craft goodies and start your own business working from home around your life selling those craft goodies that you love?!

To celebrate their 25th birthday for 2 weeks only Stampin’ Up! are offering the chance to join as an Independent Demonstrator for only £25!!

So here’s the skinny on this offer;

• This offer is only good for two weeks, so take advantage of it right away!
• During this offer, only the special 25 €/£25 starter kit will be available; the regular 129 €/£99 starter kit will not be available. The 25 €/£25 Starter Kit includes
  • 26.95 €/£25.95 worth of Stampin’ Up! products
  • Business pack, which includes
    • A box of annual catalogues
    • A package of the current seasonal catalogue
    • Getting Started DVD
    • Order forms
    • Guest invitation postcards
• While this promotion will be available in all the current Stampin’ Up! Markets {United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, and France} Stampin’ Up!’s market-specific recruiting regulations still apply.  So i can only sign people up from the UK and Europe.  If you are reading from one of our other markets and would like to take advantage of this offer then please go to the Stampin’ Up! website to find a demo near you.

But that’s not all; Stampin’ Up! are offering an extra perk to all qualifying new Demonstrators

First Workshop Perks

If you hold your first workshop/party and place an order of at least 200 €/£150 within 30 days of your start date, you can:

• choose any stamp set from the 2013-2014 annual catalogue (redeemable with your first demonstrator order in December).*
• receive 30% instant income on your first order and any eligible hostess benefits if you hosts your own event.
• jump into your new role as a demonstrator and start building up your stamping supplies.
• AND you also get two months free of DBWS the Demonstrator online store front.

*This perk is only available to those who sign up between October 7–21; don’t miss out!

 

So how does that sound?? If it sounds great to you or if you would like a bit more information then please do get in touch craftylittlemoo@hotmail.co.uk

If you are ready to sign up then you can do so HERE using the online forms it only takes 15mins and then you’ll be a Demo :)

I would love to welcome you to my team i love being a Demonstrator so much it is one of the best decisions that i have made.

Until next time

Ttfn

Charlie. xx

October Promotions . . . .

Hello again Dear Reader; two posts in one day get me I'm on the ball :)

I have popped back to let you know the 3, {yes 3!} great promotions for this month.

Firstly; how would you like to get an extra £25 of FREE product?? Well how about i tell you that you could do that by having a fun and fab night in with your friends?

To celebrate turning 25 Stampin’ Up! are giving party hosts of all qualifying orders {£250 and over} and extra £25 to spend on product!  So if you would like to have a fun get together with friends, learn a few new techniques and have the chance to earn some free products then please get in touch to book your party now!

Also there is a new Stamp set out in the Best of… series of stamps that have been chosen from the Stampin’ Up! archives this months is the best of our yearly celebration Sale-a-Bration

To purchase this set please click the photo to head to my online store where you can order anything that takes your fancy and have it shipped direct to you.

And also to celebrate their 25th birthday Stampin’ Up! are offering you the chance to start your own business as an Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator for only £25!

{full details to follow on Monday} this offer will only be available for 2 weeks starting October 7th so if you are interested then please get in touch for full details. 

How great are all those offers?  If you would like to take advantage of any of them then please email me craftylittlemoo@hotmail.co.uk

Until next time

Ttfn

Charlie. xx

A quick one…

Hello Dear Reader; long time no chat i do hope that this finds you well on what is a very gloomy day here.  My readers are some of the nicest and kindest people out there, i have had some lovely emails asking where i am, if i am well and had i dropped of the face of the earth, one email even asked if i had one the lottery and run off to some where hot!  If only…..lol!

As most my readers know i have suffered for a long time with recurrent tonsillitis and as such had to part company with my tonsils last month, unfortunately i developed post op infections which caused other complications leading to a second op and a lot of blood loss.  So as a result i have been out of action nearly a month and my computer which i blog at hasn’t been switched on in all that time so once my scheduled posts ran out that was it I'm afraid.  But i am getting back on my feet now and starting to feel much more ‘normal’ what ever that is! lol So expect a deluge of posts from me as i update you with all the offers from Stampin’ Up! and my posts that have been patiently waiting for me.

I have lots of new projects planned so will be sharing them with you once i make them; as i had plenty of time sat on the sofa with pinterest over the last few weeks.

So thank you for your concern, i love this virtual community that we are all part of i think our lives are richer for it.  I am back now and normal service should resume soon hopefully with no more tonsillitis to knock me out for weeks at a time.

Until Later

Ttfn

Charlie. xx

Festive Fridays. . . Christmas Tree Frame

Hello Dear Reader how are you?  I thought that as we enter September there was no better time to start with the preparations for the festive season; so that will be our theme on a Friday. . . a Festive Friday as it were :)
This week is a decor piece that i plan to hang on our living room door;
 
Would you believe that this frame started life as a cheapy pound store frame that was a very light wood? I gave the wood a light sand and inked it up with various shades of brown from SU.  I then covered it in clear embossing powder to give it a lovely shine.  The background is a gorgeous background stamp called En Français Stamped in Sahara Sands; I also used the lovely new Christmas Tree from the stamp set Special Season in the new Holiday Catalogue.  I love the vintagey Victorian Christmas feel of the frame.  I hope that you like it and helps to get you in the festive groove.
If you would like any purchase products used to produce this project then please contact me craftylittlemoo@hotmail.co.uk
Until Next Time
Ttfn
Charlie.x

Swallowtail pudding. . .

Morning Dear Reader; Just a quick post to share a scrapbook layout i did in the gorgeous new in colour Pistachio Pudding.

 

The gorgeous big butterfly is the Swallowtail stamp, this is a HUGE stamp and i have to admit one of my favourites; as is the set i have used for the page title it comes from the set Happy Day which i find has perfect sentiments for scrapbookers.  I have also used the smaller butterflies from Papillion Potpourri i love the simplicity of the one colour on the white it will let the photo really do the talking i will have the photo printed in black and white to go on the layout.

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

Until Next Time

Ttfn

Charlie.x

woyww? August 28th 2013

Morning Dear Reader and fellow WOYWW’ers just a quick post from me as i am off to look at a new car today fingers crossed it’ll be fine and dandy and i will be back on the road ;)  I have been very busy this week so my desk is a hot mess but i have it on good authority that WOYWW’ers love a messy desk that they can snoop around. So here goes….

The ‘Full Frontal’

But i have been really busy so i have spread down the room…..

All those boxes are for my samples for the Sincerely Yours Papercraft show at Biggin Hill this SUNDAY {for more details see previous post} so if you would like to see what is in the boxes then do pop along Sunday :)

Until Next time

Charlie. x

A Tattered Butterfly . . . . .

Hello Dear Reader; hope that you are well?  It has been fairly sunny here the last few days although i spent all of today working on a festive project that i will share with you soon.  Today i want to share with you one of the projects that i have made for a display for the Sincerely Yours Papercraft show that is happening this Sunday in Biggin Hill.  My dear friend Sue has a Stand of all things Stampin’ Up! and i have been helping with the display pieces for the event.

Now this may make some of a nervous disposition baulk but here goes. . .

Now i don’t normally mistreat books in such a way and classics at that! but i have read both these on numerous occasions and we do have at least 3 copies of each book in our house as well as on my kindle …….. yes yes i am justifying myself! lol  These books have been glued open sanded inked and screwed up to within an inch of their lives and i also kept a few of the loose pages to stamp my butterflies onto so that they looked like they were flying off the page.  I am not sure if the photo does this justice as the butterflies are suspended above the book on acetate.  I really enjoyed getting to grips with this project it started with a tiny gem of a thought late one night while reading that just seemed to grow and grow until the next day when i got up and started combing the house for suitable books to alter i then spent the evening gluing all the pages.  I went through 3 bottles of tombow glue, 7 red sticky strip rolls and 2 glue sticks as it takes a LOT of glue to get it to stay open!  I hope you like it an don’t condemn me to the naughty step for literature abuse!

All the supplies used, apart from the books are Stampin’ Up! the beautiful big butterfly is the Swallowtail Stamp and i use this stamp such a lot its so detailed and a delight to colour.

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

Until Next Time

Ttfn

Charlie. x

woyww? August 21st 2013

Hello Dear Reader, and followers of woyww? i haven’t been able to join the fun of this massive blog hop around the creative desks of the world for some time due to ill health but i am with you today :) yay!

So what's on my desk today?

Erm .. . .. .. Not a lot! lol I have just cleared down to start some festive projects today so i needed a clear desk.  So not very exciting from me this week but makes a change for me for it not to be messy in these posts!

Happy woyww!

Charlie. x

Life after the Party. . . . .

Hello Dear Reader; sorry about my tardy return Blogger decided that it didn’t want to post my scheduled posts and when i realised it wouldn’t let me in to sort it out!  Hopefully it will be business as usual from now on. 

Now i have done loads of crafting over the last few weeks; so you may get a few extra posts than the Sunday posts so that i can share all my projects with you.  I have been helping my friend Sue prepare her samples for her stand at the Sincerely Yours Papercraft Show at Biggin Hill which is on September 1st so there are some bits i can’t share just yet but if you want to see them in the flesh get yourselves to her Stampin’ Up! stand :)

So in my last post i said that i have re-used the party decorations from H’s birthday party to give them another life. . . .

Well i deconstructed them from their sticks and blue tack-ed them to the wall in a nice arrangement near my desk to pretty up a plain wall.  It took minutes but i think it looks nice and it meant i didn’t have to chuck them or find a place to store them and this way i still get to look at them.

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

Until Next Time

Ttfn

Charlie.x

Its Party Time. . . .

Hello Dear Reader; i hope that you are well?  Its a bit gloomy today so any excuse for a Pj’s and craft day in our house!  Yesterday i attended the lovely Cambridge Crop in Abingdon; i love this group of ladies all so welcoming and its a very relaxed friendly group, if you are in the area why not come join us?  I managed to get a few ‘grungy but pretty’ layouts done which i will share with you soon.  Today i am going to share with you the table decorations i made for little H’s birthday party last month; it was a family party and had no major theme so i just picked a happy colour scheme and went with it we had paper chains and flags and even the balloons matched!

These are rosettes made on the simply scored score board in Dsp and then popped on a kebab skewer i made them in various sizes and then poked them in to a jam jar filled with gravel {from the garden ;) }  the little bit of glitz cam from butterflies punched in glimmer paper, i love this paper i can  glitter without the mess as it doesn’t shed everywhere.

These Decorations have now another life which i will share with you in my next post.

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

Until Next Time

Ttfn

Charlie .x .

Telford Projects and Swaps. . . .

Hello Dear Reader; i do hope that you are well on this sunny Sunday? Unfortunately i have been very unwell lately as has my youngest H; which meant that posting on my blog fell to the bottom of my to do list.  In light of the fact that my ill health is likely to last a few weeks i shall be scheduling some posts to share with you what i am working on or what i have been working on but have not shown you yet. I will be posting these on a Sunday for the time being; i hope that you understand.  I just want to say a huge thank you to all that read my blog and comment they mean so much and i really love to hear the feedback on my projects and i hope that you will continue to bear with me through this bumpy patch.

Now in May i went to the Stampin’ Up! Training day in Telford; and of course there was swaps and little gifts that had to be made;

 

The long thin book mark was my general swap for the day; then there is my name tag; the candle that i made for Sue {I've already shown you} the card was for my project for the Team Shoebox Swap; and the gift box had some lovely little toiletries in for my travelling companions Sue and my Upline Bekka.

All were made using the Summer Silhouettes stamp set and the colour combination is Crumb Cake, Soft Suede, Pool Party and Midnight Muse.

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

Until Next Time

Ttfn

Charlie..x

Its Here. . . . . . Brand Spanking New Annual Catalogue!!

Good Morning; Dear Reader hope that you are well?  We have had a few days of sunshine which has been nice and my lovely David Austin Roses have started to make an appearance, which cheers the garden up no end i was sceptical when they came as bare roots in the spring bit they look fab now!!  Another good reason for feeling happy today is that today is the day i can share the gorgeous new Stampin’ Up! Annual Catalogue!
 
If you click on the image you will be taken to the new online version of the catalogue so that you can start making your wish lists up.  I have my new classes planned using NEW PRODUCTS from the new catty so book your place now.
If there is anything that you would like from the new book then please call or email me today
I shall be back later with a project using new products
Until then
Ttfn
Charlie.x

A few more Scrapbook layouts . . .

Hello Dear Reader; another grey day another scrapbook post from me :)

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This one is fairly simple a nice large photo mat on a bit of inked DSP with a rolled edge, and the bit that i trimmed off from the Dsp i turned over crumpled and inked for a pop of colour across the page.  This is why i love double sided DSP as you can turn your scraps into focal points.

Talking of using up scraps this uses the bit of DSP that i had ‘gutted’ from behind the layout above photo matt.  Basically if something is to be covered up you can cut out the DSP with a scalpel or trimmer and then use it elsewhere because who will know its not behind the mat?  And then you have another bit of DSP for another layout :)

This is the last layout i made using these papers Fan Fair this layout uses elements that were part of a sheet of the DSP such a quick way to make up a page.  This page also has a sneak peak on it from the new Annual Catalogue that is coming next week {!} can you guess what it is??

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

Until Next Time

Ttfn

Charlie.x

Upcoming Classes {Summer/Autumn 2013}

Would you like to learn how to make fantastic projects and handmade cards and gifts?

Then why not join me for a class where you will learn just that?

Classes run for two hours, and include everything that you need to make each of the projects.

Scrapbook Club

£15.00 a month 7.30pm-9.30pm

Join me for an evening of scrapbooking a great way to preserve your memories and photographs; you will be provided with a generous kit containing everything that you need to create the layouts at each club night plus plenty more to play with.  I will teach 1 layout {either 1 double page or 2 single pages} at each club and then you will have plenty left over to make more layouts

{kits can also be available by post for you to play along at home}

Card Class

£10.00 a Class 7.30pm-9.30pm {various dates}

3 Cards with Envelopes supplied

An evening to make some of those cards we always find that we seem to need.  The sessions will use many different stamp sets and elements from Stampin’ Up! so that you will have cards for many different occasions.

Stamp Class

7.30pm-9.30pm {various dates}

These classes will focus on a particular stamp set, we will create a variety of projects; some cards, 3d items and gifts.  The stamp set will be yours to take away with you after the class.
{Prices for this class will vary with the stamp set}

Craft Night

7.30pm-9.30pm £2.00 a session

Craft night is a time to combine crafting with a little socialising as well.  Bring your current craft project with you and work on it over a cup of tea and a cake and lots of chatter!

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Class Diary

Scrapbook Club

August 13^th         November 12^th      September 10^th

December 3^rd             October 8^th          January 14^th

Card Class

August 27^th        October 23^rd        December 18th

Stamp Class

September 24^th     November 19^th

Craft Night

July 31^st           August 28^th        September 25^th

October 30^th

All classes need to be paid for 10 days before the class date so that materials can be ordered in time for you.  All you need will be provided; all you need bring with you is adhesive and a good pair of scissors.  The classes are for all abilities and beginners are always welcomed

(All adhesives, supplies and tools are available to purchase from me alongside your class and can be ordered at the time of booking to ensure that they are ready for you on the day.)

To book your place Call me NOW on 07583 371239 or craftylittlemoo@hotmail.co.uk

Until Next time

Charlie.x

A postcard from . . . . .

Morning; Dear Reader; another dark and wet one here for the start of Wimbledon its quite chilly i was even tempted to light the fire!  Today i plan to do a bit more crafting and possibly settle down with a good book.  First i am going to share another layout from my Saturday crafting. . .

  

This is from the same papers as yesterday Fan Fair even the embellishments were cut from a piece of the DSP, i plan to pop a photo of the Rhine River that i took whilst in Mainz last year for the Stampin’ Up! European Convention and title the page ‘A Postcard from Mainz’ once i have got round to printing off my photos!  Digital is all well and good but i always seem to take ages to get them printed off now!

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

Until Next Time

Ttfn

Charlie.x

A Little Distressing…..

Hello there Dear Reader; hope that your Sunday is going well?  We have awful weather here today for June it is rather windy and grey out so perfect time for curling up in the Pj’s and crafting {i know any excuse!} my two favourite things.

Yesterday i spent the day with my very dear friend Sue in the morning i attended her techniques class and in the afternoon we sat and played, for me that meant scrapbooking.  I used some of the retiring papers Fan Fair that will be leaving us at the end of the month.  They are a great set for travels and a bit vintage, and on that note i knew exactly what i needed to do to this particular page;

As you can see i have distressed it a little!  I did pre warn Sue that i was about to screw up the piece of paper that she had just given me but gave no warning to the other ladies, some of whom thought I'd gone completely potty!  I screwed and smoothed this piece of paper many times before adding liberal amounts of ink to pick up the folds and creases I'd made i then went on to do the same to the banners behind my photo mat. I really enjoyed making this page and would recommend a bit of scrunching and screwing to anyone it makes a great talking point! ;)

Don’t forget that the retirement list is out and if there is anything you NEED on it then you need to get in quick with your orders as things are selling out already!!

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

Until Next Time

Ttfn

Charlie.x

Happy Birthday to Me!!

Hello Dear Reader; just a quick post from me today as i have shopped and am now ready to drop as today is my birthday so Mr.C took me into Cambridge so that i could enjoy larger shops and fill my wardrobe a little.

This is a little cupcake decorating kit with sprinkles and cupcake cases from Waitrose, and then some cute decoration picks made using the 'create a cupcake stamp set and matching punch.  I thought this would be a cute small gift for the baker in your life. 

Don’t forget that the retirement list is out and if there is anything you NEED on it then you need to get in quick with your orders as things are selling out already!!

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

Until Next Time

Ttfn

Charlie.x

Lion gift box

Morning Dear Reader; hope that you are well and that it is also sunny where you are? Today i have a project to share with you that would be perfect for holding a small gift for a little one.  It is inspired by a picture i saw on pinterest but i can’t find it now because sensibly i didn’t pin it! so if it is your creation then please let me know so that i can credit you.

This cute chap is made using the floral frames framelit dies and the feet are made using the ovals framelits and the rest of him is made using a variety of circle punches.  The box behind his head was made on my score board and he also has a lion bottom for his back which is my girls favourite bit!  He takes a while to make aprox half an hour once you have everything punched and cut but the inking is very therapeutic so very enjoyable.

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

Don’t forget that the retirement list is out and if there is anything you NEED on it then you need to get in quick with your orders as things are selling out already!!

Until Next Time

Ttfn

Charlie.x

Colour Refresh

Announcing Stampin’ Up!’s Colour Refresh! I love colour and I know that you do too. Colour is fundamental to who Stampin’ Up! are and what they offer. It's important for Stampin’ Up! to stay up-to-date with colour trends so i am thrilled to share the updated line of colours, and hope you will be as excited i am by the new possibilities! 

The upcoming 2013-2014 annual catalogue will include 10 new colours, four of which are brand new and six of which have been part of In Colour Collections (although not necessarily in the UK)

(Note: Rose Red and Perfect Plum are now in the Regals Colour Collection)
All retiring/discontinued colour products (i.e. ink, paper, ribbon, accessories, etc.) will be available only while supplies last.

Until next time

Ttfn

Charlie.x

Best of . . Flowers

As part of Stampin’ Up!’s 25-year anniversary celebration, they’re bringing back some of their favourite stamp images from the last quarter century and combining them into five sets, which will release-one set per month- until October 2013. Even better, along with some great classic images, each "Best of" set will also include a never-before-seen image! {and most will be new to the UK full stop as the American catalogue is much older than ours :) }

 

Some things to remember:

• All Best of stamp sets will include 3-5 images, including a never-before seen image, and will be priced at 17.95 € / £13.95.
• While we are releasing just one Best of stamp set per month (with a new theme each month) until October, all of the Best of sets will be available until March 31, 2014.
• All Best of stamp sets are available in Clear-Mount only.

If you would like to order any of these then please get in touch craftylittlemoo@hotmail.co.uk

Until next time

Ttfn

Charlie.x

New Single Stamps!!

A few months ago Stampin’ Up! asked our North American Facebook friends what they thought of the idea of being able to buy single stamps instead of a whole set. The response was so positive that they started experimenting with it in the North American Market. The experiment has been successful—so successful that they have decided to try it out in Europe too!

From now until 31 August 2013 (or while supplies last) we're excited to offer you and your customers five single-image stamps for you to choose from!

Details

• These won't be sent in our typical cases or packaging; they'll be packaged in cello bags. If you'd like a case for your stamp, you can buy our Clear-Mount Stamp Cases that come in packs of four.
• This offer is available for clear-mount stamps only.
• The stamps won't come with a Clear-Mount Block, and you'll need to purchase a block separately if you don't already have one. The recommended block sizes can be found on the flyer.
• There's no limit on how many stamps you can purchase.
• These stamps are only available through 31 August 2013, so get them while you can!

If you would like to order any of these products then do get in touch craftylittlemoo@hotmail.co.uk

I shall be back later with a project

Until then

Ttfn

Charlie.x

Fond Farewell {retirement list 2013}

Hello Dear Reader it’s that time of year again the Retirement List for 2013 was released yesterday – and sadly we have to say goodbye to some of the stamps and accessories but that does mean that there is a new catalogue in our near future!

please remember once the items are gone THEY ARE GONE!!!!

SO if there is anything that you just can’t live without please call me or email me with your list as soon as possible.

You can view the retiring stamps HERE

Items with a RED DOT have 40% off

Items with an ORANGE DOT have 25% off

You can view the retiring accessories, papers, punches, dies, fabric etc HERE

Some items are discounted up to 50%

I look forward to putting your orders through for you!

Until next time

Charlie.x