Sparkly Silent Night

This sample card was very popular at my event yesterday! I think most of my ladies got to make at least one..........................the floor was very sparkly at the end of the day! :)

If you click on the picture to enlarge it hopefully you will see just how glittery this is! What a beautiful little church this is........................hope they don't retire this one just yet!

supplies
card - Bashful, Blue, Chocolate Chip, and Naturals Ivory
stamps - Silent Night, Sincere Salutations
inks - Old Olive, Bordering Blue, Creamy Caramel, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Grey, Craft Whisper White and Versamark
Heat & Stick powder, Dazzling Diamonds
Choc Chip 3/8" Taffeta ribbon
Aqua Painter

Thanks for looking.......see you soon!

Carol xxx

Today!

I just wanted to say a HUGE thank you to all the lovely ladies that attended my Christmas in July event today..........it was a fab day and although i'm shattered i'm already looking forward to the next one!!!
It was wonderful to have the company of Julia & Denise& Lucie today...........so good to catch up on old friends................

Sue & Felicity....we missed you today but i'll keep your seats warm for the next one :)

And ..................guess what?......................................... I took my camera and did not take one single picture!!!........how silly was that!! However, I will have some more creations very soon :)

Thanks again,
Carol xxx

What a little beauty!!

I was chatting to Victoria on Sunday at training and she said that she would like to see this gorgeous picture of my beautiful Granddaughter Louise Ann Houghton

As you can see it is a photo of a photo! Darren & Justine took the girls to Milton Keynes on the 21st of June and had several photos done in Mothercare from a visiting studio. This is the gorgeous one they ordered for me & Granddad and i adore it!!!! Louise was four weeks old in this photo and she looks good enough to eat!!!! I love her to bits :)

We have since ordered another photo, same size as this one 8" x 10" of my two gorgeous girls together and i will show you that one soon, as we won't be getting it until the 2nd of August.

While i am here i thought i would show you a card i made to match the box from the 3rd of July (just scroll down a bit to find the box!)

supplies
card - Always Artichoke, and Choc Chip
punches - Scallop Circle, 2 step Bird, Corner Rounder
DSP & Sentiment Sticker from 'Christmas Jingle' scrapping kit
Very Vanilla 5/8" grosgrain ribbon
Rhinestone Brad in Green from Circle Ice collection

See you soon ;-D

Carol xxx

Peterborough Training

We had such a good day yesterday, and such a laugh too! oh, and we also found time to craft as well............Here are a couple of cards that Monica designed for us .....................

I changed little bits of them ever so slightly, but aren't they fab!! It was so great to see everyone and meet some new faces as well and often we spend too much time chatting and don't get the projects finished on the day...............the other three things we made are all 3D items and i will show you those another time.............I also was lucky enough to win a raffle prize too!

We had the pleasure of watching Carole and Marlene, who were showing us some fabulous ideas for clear glass baubles and how to make gorgeous roses from stamped images using the largest flower from Vintage Vogue!

I am currently buried under a huge pile of Christmas samples and raffle prizes, not to mention mounds of stamps and paper, glitter etc etc......................getting ready for my all day 'Christmas in July' event this coming Saturday...............I still have room for a few more if you would like to come along :)

Thanks for popping in today, see you soon..............
Carol xxx

Sketch Frenzy Friday - SFF 0709

Hi Everyone!
The lovely Sharon visited me yesterday and in doing so made me aware of a 'new to me' challenge!

Sketch Frenzy Friday

Loved the sketch, so here is a little card i made this morning.................and a little tip! don't throw away those tiny scraps of DSP...........these squares are just an inch in size but are perfect for this particular sketch...............................

and..........i don't have any brads in Old Olive so, i made my own from cardstock.......look o.k. don't they?

It's a bit bizarre making Christmas cards today as it is blazing hot here in Bedford................I have three fans going though so i am managing to keep cool :)
If you are stuck for a layout today why not try the sketch too!

supplies
Serene Snowflakes, Season of Joy & Perfect Presents stamps
Kraft, Choc Chip, Old Olive & Whisper White card
Choc Chip, Rose Red & Versamark inks
Linen Thread
Large Oval, Scallop Oval & 1/4" Circle punches

Thanks for popping in ................see you soon :)
Carol xxx

Fancy one of these?.........

...well, if you are attending the next round of Team training in Peterborough on the 18th then you shall have one!We always make swaps when we go to events and these are my offering! You may notice that i haven't added my personal watermark to these and that's because i decided to CASE a design from the current Mini catalogue!

If you want to make some too then you will find it on page 20........if you would like to order the supplies needed to make some of the above then please get in touch, I will be happy to help :)

supplies
cardstock - Old Olive, Choc Chip, Naturals Ivory
ink - Chocolate Chip & Champagne Mist shimmer paint
stamps - Serene Snowflakes
Merry Moments DSP & Pearls from the Pretties Kit
Snail & Tombow adhesives

Thanks for visiting....see you soon
Carol xxx

It's begining to look a lot like...........

.....Christmas!*?*! Yes I know!! but I have to make a start on the projects for my all day 'Christmas in July' event which is being held on Saturday 24th......I still have places available if you are interested?
I have been enjoying some of the sunshine today as well as creating this Gift Box..........
I'm pleased with how this has turned out and at 5" square you could fit a very nice present inside too!
Isn't that flower just fab!! if you would like to have a go at one of these lovely flowers, then you can find the tutorial over at Betsy's......there are some truly GORGEOUS things on her blog!

arty angle!!



I will be able to offer this box as a tutorial but things are all 'a changing' around here, so it may be a little while before i get around to writing it up etc...................watch this space if you have purchased before!!

supplies
card - Always Artichoke, Real red and Choc Chip
punches - Scallop Circle, 2 step Bird, Round Tab
DSP & Sentiment Sticker from 'Christmas Jingle' scrapping kit
Very Vanilla 5/8" grosgrain ribbon
Rhinestone Brads in Green from Circle Ice collection
Sticky Strip & Snail adhesives --all of these items are available to purchase from me, please use the 'contact me' tab at the top ;-D

Thanks for popping in today....see you soon with more festive makes!
Carol xxx