Happy Christmas

I would like to wish all my friends and customers a very Happy Christmas and thank you all for your support over the last year and here's to a good 2011.

As you can tell by the lack of blogs I have been very busy, but now the last workshop is over and I am looking forward to some time at home over the holiday.  The shop closes on Thursday 23rd December and we open again on Tuesday 4th January.

Below is a Christmas ornament we made in Saturday's workshop,the ladies really enjoyed making this and it is nice to think of it hanging in their homes this Christmas.  I cannot take all the credit for this and thanks go to Sue Grewcock who showed me this design although I have chosen different colours and embellishments.

We have just had in 2 new EK Success punches, long awaited for as they were ordered in April 2010, I have used them both and they go through card beautifully.  I have lots of ideas for using these punches and cant wait to get started, they are coming home with me for their Christmas jolly's.

 Once again, wishing you all a lovely Christmas,

Lots of love, Debs xx 

Crop and Workshop Dates

Sorry for lack of posts, we have been really busy and the snow has been a nightmare.  Ashby this afternoon was grid locked and I left the shop at 2pm worried that I wouldn't get home but once past Woodville the roads were not to bad.
We had a lovely workshop on Friday, 12 ladies and I had been really worried that it would be ok, the day went really well so I would like to thank everyone who attended the workshop, such a nice bunch who put me at ease straight away.  I would like to thank my Mum and Claire who helped out all day, I couldn't have managed without them.

This is a card we have made in a recent workshop, using the Kanban transport stamps, promarkers, K and Co Paper and a touch of stickles.

I will put on the all day workshop projects after the class has been repeated on Tuesday.

Dates for 2011 Friday Scrapbooking Crops

7th January

4th February

11th March

15th April

6th May

17th June

15th July

5th August

2nd September

14th October

4th November

9th December

Dates for All Day Friday Workshops

21st January

25th February

25th March

22nd April (Good Friday)

20th May

24th June

29th July

19th August

16th Sept

28th October

25th November

Most of the Friday workshops are already full, they will be repeated on the following Tuesday and Friday each month if there are people who wish to take part.

Catch up soon, thanks for looking, Deb x

   

Busy Week

What a week, started off on Monday getting ready for Tuesday's all day workshop and tiding up the work room which was well overdue, how do all those bits get on the floor, I am a crafter who needs a lot of room but always end up working in a very small space!

Tuesdays workshop went really well thanks to Jan, Liz, Ruth and Ingrid, we had a lovely day and I would like to thank my best friend Claire who helped out all day and looked after the shop for me,  Claire and I used to work together in a Bank years ago and have remained best friends ever since, she really has picked things up so quickly.

Wednesday was supposed to be a day off but turned out to be hectic.

Thursday another workshop in the morning and then designing the projects for next all day workshop.

Friday came and went in a flash with more designing and I was so pleased to finish the projects for the workshop.  Claire came over in the afternoon and we decorated the window ready for Christmas, baubles and tinsel everywhere,

Saturday yet another workshop, my lovely regular Saturday morning ladies plus two new ladies, we made the card shown above with the Sarah Kay stamp and a Christmas card.  I then spent the afternoon cutting and scoring card for Friday's class.  I cant understand why I have made the projects so complicated, it is going to take a long time to get ready.  Never mind i know what I will be doing all day Monday and Tuesday!!

Sunday has been a day of dog walking, shopping and a little snooze!!! 

Well that is what you call a catch up, off now to get my fix of Ant & Dec,

Deb xx     

New Goodies

We had a lovely class this morning, this is one of the cards we made, we used the Papermania Holly & Berries stamp, with peeled paint and antique linen distress inks,  olive green stazon, promarkers and of course stickles and ribbon.

We have had some new goodies in including some new stamps and papers.

These are the 7 Gypsies stripes from the Barcelona range, what is really good is that on the other side the papers are spots and I love spotty paper!

We have also had in a few other ranges of 7 Gypsies and a new paper company called Black Market papers, I will put pics of them on soon.
The Kanban Urban Belles stamps have come back in as they have been so popular.

The other stamps were from Hampton Art and are some lovely borders for scrap booking but I'm going to make some cards with my sets.

Off to price up new goodies, lots of love to all in Blog land,
Deb xx

Black & White again!

This is one of the cards we made in the Saturday morning workshop, black & white with a hint of silver always looks so elegant, we used an 8x8 square card with the large Christmas tree stamped and embossed in white sparkle embossing powder.  The scallop punch was used down the sides then silver stickles and ribbon to finish off.

The weekend went very quick, work Saturday then sister in laws house warming, which was also a firework display as we could stand in her garden and watch the display put on by Tutbury Castle,

 we enjoyed the show with hot dogs and a nice glass of wine.

On Sunday I took my Mum out for the day, we went to the Hobby Crafts show at the NEC, it was so busy you couldn't get to see much, I was very good and get my purse in my handbag, we then went into the Crafts for Christmas show which was much quieter and managed to do some Christmas shopping as the big day is now fast approaching!

Catch up soon,

Deb xx

Thursday Class

We had a lovely class this morning, only 2 ladies, Ingrid and Tracey, we made two cards one of which is pictured below.  The card was made with Kanban stamps and a Xcut border punch, along with glitter, gems and ribbon of course. 

My day off yesterday and was I ready for it, didn't do much except for normal Asda shopping and boring old ironing, whoops forgot the exciting bit had a whiz round with my mate Dyson.

Off to slimming tonight, I am starving already but can't have my tea until I've been weighed at 7 o'clock, hoping for another 3 1/2 pounds off which will make a stone gone in 3 weeks.

I phoned Sheila today to wish her all the best as her son is getting married tomorrow, yes all the cup cakes are done.

Well a quick tidy up here and then time for home,

Thanks for looking

Debs x

Busy, Busy, Busy!

Sorry for lack of recent blogs, things have been really busy here.  I would like to thank the ladies who attended the all day workshops on Friday and Sunday, I had a really nice time.

We have also managed to get my sister in law moved in to her new house over the weekend, she has kept my hubby Steve very busy, knocking down walls, plumbing in washing machines, furniture assembly and many other jobs, but all done now thank goodness.

A sad day on Friday as Sheila left, we had big hugs but no tears as I know we shall be keeping in touch, I have only phoned her twice already!

The card is only a quick one I made with the Papermania Classic Christmas set of stamps, I will photo the projects we made on the workshops soon.

We had some new goodies in on Thursday and the new DoCrafts magazine which is flying out.

Hope all is well in blog land, catch up soon, Deb x