I (Heart) Cupcakes

Hi there, thank you for all your lovely comments about my Cupcake projects yesterday, they are all very much appreciated and I really enjoyed making all of them.

You can probably tell from my blog that I have a bit of a "thing" for Cupcakes!!! I cant even remember how it started now, but it was a few years ago before they became as popular as they are now!!! I love everything about them, eating them of course, but I love Cupcake items and am so lucky that lots of my lovely team and customers think of me when they see little Cupcake things in the shops and I often receive little surprise gifts of "Cupcakey" things - thank you!

So I suppose you could say this card refers to me!

I saw a card similar either on Splitcoaststampers or Google images, I cant remember which but I changed a few things on my version.

The colour combo is Perfect Plum, Pool Party, Pink Pirouette and Crumb Cake. I have sponged the hearts and the cupcake toppings. The Crumb Cake backing is cut using the Top Note Die.

I added some gorgeous Pool Party ribbon, Pool Party fast becoming a firm favourite I have to say!!!

Hope you like todays Cupcakes!! I am busy all day with final preps for our training day on Saturday and then I have my Nephew, Lucas this afternoon. I havent seen him since Boxing Day with Evan having been ill so I am looking forward to seeing him!

Jules x

Supplies Used: (All Stampin Up! Unless Otherwise Stated)

1. Card – Perfect Plum, Crumb Cake, Pool Party, Pink Pirouette

2. Papers – Pink Pirouette DSP

3. Stamps – Create a Cupcake

4. Embellishments – Pool Party Ruffled Ribbon

5. Tools – Cupcake Punch, Top Note Die, Timeless Type Alphabet, Heart 2 Heart punch

6. Mediums – Pink Pirouette ink, Pool Party ink, Crumb Cake ink, Perfect Plum ink

Owl workshop projects

Good morning. Well its officially the first day of the school hols for us today and I was up and dressed for 8.30, no PJ day for me - lots to do!!

On Friday night the lovely June hosted a Stampin Up workshop for me and we introduced the world of Stampin Up to her friends. It was a lovely evening, thank you June for having me.

This is the project I demonstrated as we decided I would showcase the Owl Punch

I turn to these bags every time I need a demo project, so thank you to Becki who originally found it and Chris who tweaked it and demoed it, its be a real good demo project for me!!

I just love the Crumb Cake seam binding ribbon, its my favourite of the 4 colours we do. I really hope it stays in the new catalogue!

We always make a card at my workshops so the ladies got to make a card that matches my demo project.

The Owl punch, with the top note die and the little leaves die and sentiment from Curly Cute.

Hope you like my projects. If you would like me to do a workshop for you please get in touch.

Jules x

Supplies Used: (All Stampin Up! Unless Otherwise Stated)

1. Card – Regal Rose

2. Papers – Springtime VIntage

3. Stamps – Curly Cute

4. Embellishments – Brads, Crumb Cake Seam Binding

5. Tools – The Big Shot, Little Leaves Die, Top Note Die

6. Mediums – Chocolate Chip ink

Happy Big Shot Class!

Yesterday afternoon I had a lovely class making things with the Big Shot. This was a FREE class to some of the ladies who attended as a thank you to them for buying their Big Shots from me. Those who already had them could also attend though, dont like to leave anyone out!!

We made 2 cards, a mini bag and a daisy/gerbera

This was my favourite card. I got this idea from a card Amanda Fowler showed me recently, I think she said one of her downline made it but I am not sure which one so cannot link I am afraid

Its made using the Scallop Circle die and the Sweet Swirls sizzlet. Also Springtime Vintage papers and matching buttons.

The sentiment is from the Level 2 hostess set, Something to Celebrate

Another card was this bright Top Note easel card in Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive. We used the gorgeous Embosslit Beautiful Wings for the butterflies

The papers are Sweet and Sour.

Next up was this cute tiny bag we made the other night, I just love this, its so cute!

All the ladies got an embossing folder included in the cost of the class, I decided to personalise them!

Here are a few photos my friend Ciara took on her iPhone as I forgot my camera!!

This is Jane's card, she made a girl version and I just love it!

Here I am with Elaine with one of the Flower Gerberas. The ladies did a fab job making these, thanks to my friend Jo for the tutorial

Here are Elaine on the left,Victoria and Jill doing their flowers.

And here I am acting daft (nothing new) rolling out a few daisies for the girls who still had them to finish!

Thanks to a lovely group of ladies for attending, we had a couple of new faces to class which was great to see AND pleased to report they are coming back again so we can't have been too crazy and scared them off!!!

Today is my big boy Ross's 12th birthday!!! I havent really seen much of him as he has gone to Lords to watch the Test Match with his Dad as his birthday treat!!! They are both very excited as they have never been!!

Jules x

Team Training Twit Twoooooo!

Good morning!! I am up and at em this morning as I have been lucky to have had a few lie ins this week but got a ton of things to do so here I am!! Bright and Breezy!!!

Last night I had 5 of my lovely team round for some monthly Team training! This month I was featuring the Owl punch and showing them how to build him into their workshops.

This was the card we made as a simple Make and Take card , using the Owl Punch, Vintage Wallpaper, Top Note Die, Little Leaves and Curly Cute stamp set

Whenever I do a workshop I try to have an additional card with extra products on to show people how I have taken it to the next level. This was my next level card!! By simply adding some patterned paper and some pearls the look is totally different!

The Little Leaves die has been a really popular seller for me, at only £4.95 its great for Owl projects and anything needing a bit of foliage!!

I also show the girls a project they can make for their Demonstration project/Hostess gift. This is usually something thats 3D that can contain some little goodies as a thank you for hosting the workshop. We made this gorgeous cute and dinky little bag made from 2 Scallop Envelope Dies!

A really easy project to make and you can fit in a little goody bag of buttons/ribbons or even some mini chocs!!!

And here are a few I put together for the girls to have a look at!

I love our team trainings, we have such fun and we laugh A LOT!! So much so my eldest son is always trying to muscle his way into them!!! He thinks he is missing out on something!! Only 6 years until I can sign him up!!!

Thats all for me today, I have a day filled with my boys and my Nephew Lucas this afternoon!!

If you have liked my projects why not host a workshop yourself, the offer we have on at the moment is brilliant!!

Jules x

Supplies Used: (All Stampin Up! Unless Otherwise Stated)

1. Card – Crumb Cake, Regal Rose, Rose Red

2. Papers – Springtime VIntage

3. Stamps – Curly Cute

4. Embellishments – Pear Pizazz Seam Binding ribbon, Pearls

5. Tools – The Big Shot, Top Note Die, Scallop Envelope Die, Owl punch, Little Leaves Die

6. Mediums – Chocolate Chip marker, Chocolate Chip ink pad

Happy Birthday Chris!

Good morning, its a bit of a miserable Bank Holiday here in Yorkshire today, the weather isnt good at all!!

But today is a happy day as it is my downline Chris' special birthday!! Chris I hope you have a wonderful day and that Pete is spoiling you!

Here is the card I made for Chris. I have just realised I used exactly the same colours as I used for her Get Well card HERE

The colours are the gorgeous Concord Crush and Crumb Cake - all the C's!!!

I have used the Strength and Hope set that we will be using at my Charity Craft Night next Tuesday 7th June - You get this set included in the cost of £20 for the evening. The closing date is tonight if you still want to come.

I also decorated inside the card which I am doing more and more now!

Well Chris have a wonderful birthday and I will see you next week sometime!

Back tomorrow with another card

Jules x

Supplies Used: (All Stampin Up! Unless Otherwise Stated)

1. Card – Crumb Cake, Concord Crush

2. Papers – Concord Crush DSP

3. Stamps – Strength and Hope

4. Embellishments – Pearls

5. Tools – The Big Shot, Timeless Type Alphabet, Top Note die

6. Mediums – Concord Crush ink, Crumb Cake ink

Loving the Owl Punch

Good morning my lovely readers!! I am still in PJ mode this morning as Evan has a training day so its been nice not to have to get dressed yet and take him to school!!!

I am loving the Owl punch as are lots of my customers and I keep thinking of different ways to use him/her!! The punch is so versatile and great for many different cards, todays offering is a female birthday card.

I made this one with my lovely new downline Sally when she came over for training on Wednesday.

I have used a Crumb Cake card base and then Regal Rose DSP from the fantastic valued paper packs. I used a Top Note die in Very Vanilla and wrapped it over the edge of the card.

The flowers are made using one of the punches from the Itty Bitty set and I added a rhinestone in the middle of them, the leaves are from the Little Leaves die - another popular item this month and great value at only £4.95 - its a great addition to the Owl punch so you can create something for him/her to sit on!

I finished the card off with some Old Olive taffeta ribbon and a sentiment from the Curly Cute set.

Hope you like my card, I was really pleased with this one.

Back tomorrow with another Owl Card

Jules x

Supplies Used: (All Stampin Up! Unless Otherwise Stated)

1. Card – Crumb Cake, Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla

2. Papers – Regal Rose DSP

3. Stamps – Curly Cute

4. Embellishments – Old Olive taffeta, Rhinestones

5. Tools – Itty Bitty punch, The Big Shot, Top Note die, Owl Punch, Little Leaves die

6. Mediums – Chocolate Chip ink

Wonderful Workshops

Good morning!!!!

I have been lucky enough to do 2 lovely workshops this week with 2 of my most wonderful and supportive hostesses!! I wanted to share with you what we made at the workshops.

I am still very much in Big Shot mode and have made a similar bag to one I made for Ann's workshop back in April but this time I have used the Top Note die for the lid and embossed it. I got the idea of the fastening from my good friend down south - Jo!!!

The colours we used are Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry and Old Olive - all from the Brights family.

The card is the same as the one we made at the workshop last month but I just changed the colours.

I just loved the VIntage Wallpaper embossing folder, its my favourite one!

Before I go I want to thank 2 special ladies - Ginnette and Sally. Ginnette is my wonderful friend and customer who is so helpful to me, she was a wonderful help at Elaine's workshop on Monday. And Sally is my most recent new Downline and she came over for training yesterday which coincided with Beryl's workshop - Sally thanks so much - you were a star!!

Back tomorrow with an Owl themed project

Jules x

Supplies Used: (All Stampin Up! Unless Otherwise Stated)

1. Card – Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry, Old Olive, Basic Grey

2. Papers – Rich Razzleberry DSP

3. Stamps – Four Frames, Just Believe

4. Embellishments – FIligree Brads, Flower Brads, Striped Grosgrain ribbon

5. Tools – The Big Shot, TOp Note die, VIntage Wallpaper Embossing folder, Square Lattice embossing folder

6. Mediums – Old Olive ink, Rich Razzleberry ink

Team Training Projects

Well its been another busy week thats gone by far too quickly. I was busy prepping for my Owl Class yesterday, really looking forward to that tomorrow!

On Tuesday and Wednesday this week I had the pleasure of spending sometime with some girls for our team at our Monthly Team Training events. As usual we had lots of fun (very important) but they went away all fired up for another good month. We were working on projects for workshops with the Big Shot.

Here are our projects we made which are the same as I have been demoing at my workshops in April.

Using the Fun Flowers die we made this card for a great Make and Take. I experimented with a new colour combo, Crumb Cake, Marine Mist and Rose Red.

Love the texture on the flowers and keep wondering, were my cards boring before the Big Shot???? It's lovely to add some texture to backgrounds etc.

This was a simple little Make and Take for those who didnt own the Fun Flowers die. A really quick card which showcases probably the stamp set I have sold the most of so far - Four Frames.

And finally a Hostess Gift and Demonstration project made with the Top Note Die.

Please excuse my thumb, when I checked my velcro dots, I only had black and it looked naff so I left one off!!

Hope you enjoyed these?

THINKING ABOUT SIGNING UP YOURSELF?????

Drop me a mail and ask about being a Demonstrator and you could be at our next session!!

Jules x

Supplies Used: (All Stampin Up! Unless Otherwise Stated)

1. Card – Rose Red, Marina Mist, Crumb Cake

2. Papers – Rose Red DSP

3. Stamps – Four Frames, Sincere Salutations

4. Embellishments – Striped grosrain, Rose Red Button, Very Vanilla taffeta

5. Tools – The Big Shot, Square Lattice folder, Vintage Wallpaper folder, Decorative Label punch, Top Note Die, Fun Flowers Die, Scallop Circle Die,

6. Mediums – Crumb Cake ink, Rose Red Ink, Marina Mist ink