Getting Giddy

I have had a shocking week at work this week and am soooooo glad its the weekend, yey!!! Me, Sara & Joanne have a stall at the craft fair at Elsecar tomorrow & Sunday so I am finally starting to chill out & look forward to some proper crafty chatting & a play with lots of new people. Hope you have a bit of spare time over the weekend to come an see us. We will have; - a prize draw - make and takes - some handmade items for sale plus a fantastic show SPECIAL OFFER. The show is FREE so bring your freinds & family for a lovely day out! Here is a photo of one of the items I will have for sale.

I bought the box from a craft shop and inked the edges and corners with Pear Pizzaz ink before decorating it to save having to fold the cardstock around the box & lid. The Whisper White cardstock was run through my Big Shot using the Square Lattice embossing folder, inked in Pear Pizzaz ink and then the edges were sponged in ink to soften them. A long length of Pear Pizzaz Seam Binding Ribbon was gathered and then adheared around the lid, then I added embossed butterflies cut from the Beautiful Wings die in Rich Razzleberry cardstock. The sentiment is from Just Believe and was stamped in Rich Razzleberry Ink onto Whisper White Cardstock. I punched the sentiment out using the Decorative Label Punch and then I used the punch twice on Rich Razzlebery card. These were then each cut in half to position them behind the sentiment and provide a coloured border around the sentiment. Sorry this post is a little rushed, I have everything to get ready for tomorrow! Hope you can come and see us for a little chat! Jan x

Basket

Its been a really busy week at work and I have had lots of things to get ready for so I haven't been able to do that much in the way of crafting.  I did have a workshop on Thursday night though (hi Kim *waves*) which was brilliant - and we were joined by the lovely Chrissi!!!

Here is a photo of the make and takes that were made.

Its a lovely little gift box which is made from a square of card only measuring 7.5".  You can also make a cute little gift card out of the remaining piece of A4 card!  Thank you to Sara for her instructions (here).

I also made a 12x12" version which is stunning!  I think I may have to make a couple more for the craft fair I am doing on the 26th March...

The 12 x 12" card was scored at 4" on all sides and then scored diagonally from the each corner to the point where the first score lines cross.  All score lines were creased to give nice sharp edges.  Then holes were punched in each corner to for ribbon to be threaded through later.

I coloured the stamp from the Just Believe set using markers in Pretty in Pink & Pear Pizzazz and stamped onto Shimmer White card (this card is on offer until the end of March -30% off) repeating the stamping twice onto each of the four pieces.   The stamped card was mounted onto mats of Pear Pizzazz and put to one side.

Squares of Pear Pizzazz DSP were put on each corner and the stamped mats secured with glue (remembering to put them so they show the right way up when the box is finished!).  A square of DSP was also put on the inside (bottom) of the box.  To finish, ribbon was threaded through the holes of the corners of the box, pulled tightly and fastened in a bow.

Recipe
Cardstock - Pretty in Pink 12x12", Shimmer White, Pear Pizzazz
Stamp set - Just Believe
Designer Series Paper - Pear Pizzazz
Accessories - Whisper White Satin Ribbon, Crop-A-Dile.

Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend.
Jan
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First Crop!

We held out first crop on Saturday and it was brilliant!!!  A lovely, relaxed morning with amazing crafters - we had an absolute ball. 

As much as I love holding classes, it was so nice to just sit and spend time with everyone and just craft. 

I will be starting a Technique Club for the February Barnsley Crop, so I had a bit of a play last week doing techniques I havent done in ages.  Its strange how quickly we forget some fabulous ways of crafting and get into a rut doing the same sort of thing. Heres a card I made to show one of the techniques we will be covering later on in the year.

The tecnhique is called Faux Silk and was included in our recent SU Impressions publication (a monthly brochure SU Demonstrators receive).  I have seen the technique before but it is so nice when its done (and so easy too!).

The next Barnsley Crop is planned for February 5th at the Doghill Community Centre Shafton and marks the start of the Technique Club.  The Club costs £5.00 - is totally optional - and we will be doing two techniques (Kissing and Water Spot Stamping) so bob the date in your diary and come and have a play!

Recipe
Stamp Set - Just Believe
Cardstock - Pretty in Pink, Concord Crush and Whisper White
Ink - Concord Crush
Designer Series Paper - Concord Crush
Accessories - Curly Lable Extra Large
Non-SU - Tissue Paper.

Jan
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