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I have been branching out recently and trying some new things - jewellery making.
Here are a couple of my new pieces. As you can see, I'm sticking with the vintage look!
A necklace made with some DSP and plastic window charm things!
And a bracelet with my name in faux typewriter keys!
Last night was my birthday party with several of my WI friends. There were six of us celebratingand we had lots of cake and wine and played some Blackjack and pass the parcel! Then a few of us headed on to a bar and I eventually got home at 4.30am! Thought I would be too old for that now! So this morning I had a bit of a lie-in then nipped out to a local craft shop and picked up a few bits, including some cute little wooden boxes to decorate.
I'm very into my vintage looks and distressing at the moment, and I created this tag using a few different effects.
There's a bit of embossing-type stuff and some crackly paint then lots of tea-staining and lace!
Having partied and got some fresh air and exercise I will be taking it easy the rest of the weekend!
I had a brilliant time at our Buns & Roses WI meeting last night. My good friend Helen led the way, with the help of member Liz and a lovely lady called Sarah who is deaf.
They told us what it was like to be deaf and how we can all communicate with those who cannot hear. We learnt the alphabet, numbers, colours, some fun words and two songs!
It was a real eye-opener and very touching to get to know Sarah and commiunicate with her in a way that suits HER, not us.
We all came up with a sign that would reperesnt our name too. Mine looks a bit like doing needlework!
And here is a scrapbook page with another name for me - Curly Sue!
Tonight I'm off to my joint birthday party with Tessa, Helen, Ellie, Georgie and Brendan. Best start getting ready!
Today is my housemate Tessa's birthday so I made her a card and little gift.
I decided to go a bit cutesy with Bliss and combine this awesome FREE stampset with the stunning Lap of Luxury DSP and some grosgrain and taffeta ribbon. The colours are Pretty In Pink and Perfect Plum and I have slightly distressed the squares and inked with Crumb Cake.
This cute little treat holder was really easy to make and so much fun. I started with a 3" square of Wild Wasabi card stock and scored each edge 1/2" in then folded up. Added some more green card at the front and some Bashful Blue for the sky, all with scallop punched edges. I also did clouds using the Sponge Daubers and Whisper White Craft ink.
I added flowers in Daffodil Delight, which were covered in the Champagne Glimmer Paint and finished off with Rhinestones. The little Lindt bunny didn't have his usual ribbon so I added Read Red taffeta and a name tag. You will notice this one is actually for my mum ...hope she doesn't read this! These would be awesome for Easter too!
Tonight is our WI meeting so I'll be off to do some crafting with the girls. Think I will make some new clothes for the Dead Dolls I got the other day!
Last night I had a mega craft session. I was feeling rather crafty and had lots of cards to make for my friends as well as a huge order from my mum. She goes through her calendar and tells me what she needs!
However, I can't show you any of those just yet, so here is another Sale-A-Bration idea!
Remember, these sets are only available until the end of February and you get one FREE with each £45 order. Or if you host a workshop with sales over £300.
This is the yummy Sweet Summer.
It's a slight variation of others you have seen because I adore the Sweet & Sour DSP! It is so bright and cheery.
To order or book a workshop just get in touch by phone or email!
I've been doing so much the last few months that I have a big stack of pictures to show you, so today I thought I would do a few at once!
The Make A Monster set is my favourite one for kids. It's just so much fun and you get to create and colour!
Thereare three different bodies in the set and several eyes, mouths and head-things, so you can go mad and make some very strange-looking beings!
And they're not just for kids - many of us have difficulty doing a card for men, so why not appeal to the child inside them and use Make A Monster?! They never grow out of being terrors!
I have combined the set with the Celebrations DSP, Party This Way set, some ribbon and buttons, and used lots of bright colours.
Right, lots to do this week so I must crack on!
Inspired by Twitter to spend some time as a home tourist in Leeds, I have been out today with my eyes open a little wider than usual. I was heading to town anyway and decided to use it as an excuse to shop and chill out.
I started off at the Town Hall for the vintage fair, which was fantastic. There were lots of beautiful things and shiny trinkets. I purchased a funky top and also some gorgeous old photo postcards and a magazine page, which took my eye straightaway.
Then I spotted a little Oriental box, for a bargain price.
I opened it up to find four dead dolls! Sooo awesome. I will be making them some new clothes. One has her name written on the back - Jodie.
After shopping I headed to the Tiled Hall Cafe for the Buns & Roses book club meeting. We had read The Dice Man by Luke Rhinehart. I scoffed a yummy beef sandwich while we discussed the book.
Then I had a wander round the art gallery and purchased two bargain exhibition catalogies.
Finally, I decided to call in at Harvey Nichols for a coffee and listen to my housemate Tessa Smith singing.
Back to reality now though and must get some work done this evening!
I've been scrapping a few old photos recently, and although this one is a bit embarassing, and rude, I think it's awesome so I decided to share!
No idea what's going on here, but it obviously amused my parents!
Sweet ass! I went a bit 70s (even though I'm not that old!) with the funky patterned paper.
The chipboard letters are the very fun Stampin' Up! On Board Alphabet Soup, which I coloured using the Sponge Daubers with Chocolate Chip and More Mustard, and I remembered the Fleurettes - crochet flowers - that are perfect!
I've just got a Crop-A-Dile so I had to have some eyelets somewhere! And my fave embellishment - buttons with Linen Thread.
So yeah, that's my butt!
I had an amazing birthday yesterday, thanks to all my lovely freinds. I received a lot of gorgeous cards from, my family and my Stampin' Up! family as well as tonnes of cake and some super presents.
These are the cards from mummy Jules and my sisters/nieces! I am so proud to know such talented and thoughtful ladies.
And here are the cards from my "real" family. The general theme is cake, shayshos (hedgehogs) and cats.
Here are my presents from Hayley and Helen. A crocheted toilet roll cover, a funky padded picture and some cross stitch pattersn for tissue boxes.
And then there were these .... JLS condoms! 
And this is the cake that Tessa made for breakfast!
Along with that, Chinese takeaway, Cava and more cake (Hayley's peanut butter delights) I felt rather sick by bedtime!
I had a great day though. Thanks again to everyone who sent a card or message - they mean a lot to me.
I have quite a few scrapbook pages done now, ready for when my album arrives with the UPS man tomorrow!
This page features a few snaps from my holiday in Antigua a few years ago. I entered it in a challenge over at the SplitCoastStampers forum. The mission was to use two main colours and one accent and use embellishments in odd numbers.
My colours are Pumpkin Pie and Rose Red, as seen in the absolutely beautiful Sweet and Sour DSP. I adore these papers as they are so bright and fun. They fit perfectly with my outfits in the pictures and I chose Pacific Point to bring out the amazing blue sea.
The title is "fun in the sun" and I used a bit of ribbon and a few brads to add some more sparkle!
Tomorrow is my birthday (all cards and gifts greatly received!) and as well as waiting for the UPS man to bring me more Stampin' Up! goodies (I had to treat myself!), I will be off to see the stop smoking adviser and then spending the evening with my good friends Hayley and Helen drinking Cava and eating takeaway!
I have rather messed up my body clock with some mega naps this weekend, so it's gone 2am and here I am! Just a quickie though as I do need to get some proper sleep and be up at a reasonable hour as I have lots of work on.
Anyway, this is a cute little notebook thing from Muji that I have covered to become a "Word Diary". I often try to write a diary but find it quite difficult, so I am starting small!
Last night I ran a card class for Buns & Roses and I have to say it was brilliant!
There were 21 ladies signed up, as well as my fellow WI committee members who helped out with the tutoring. My mum came up to join in too and we all had lots of giggles.
Here are the cards we made ...
For our Valentines!
For little monkeys!
For blokes!
And one for our girly friends!
Today mum and I have shopped and lunched at Yo! Sushi. She's now taking a nap while I had a bath then tonight we're off to Diva Italiana in Pudsey then back to Armley to a pub that says it has karaoke!
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