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

Everything Eleanor

Hello there and happy Monday to you!!

This week I am going to share another new stamp set with you and this one is VERY exciting as it is exclusive to the European market - how cool is that!!

It's called Everything Eleanor and is a gorgeous set for scrapbooking and card making. A few of my Tuesday ladies fell in love with it when we used it a couple of weeks ago!!

Here is a card we made in Prague, well I say we made it in Prague but I was too busy gassing to make it and did it when I got home, I much preferred catching up with people and talking to different demonstrators.

The colour combo is Wisteria Wonder, Lucky Limeade, Pretty in Pink and Basic Gray. The card blank is made from the Scallop Circle die and embossed with the Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder (my fave).

The flower is coloured in with the ink pads and a blender pen and there is a piece of First Edition paper punched out with a scallop circle behind the flower.

The sentiment is punched out with the Decorative Label punch with a nifty little trick!!

Back tomorrow with more from the same stamp set.

Jules

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

1. Card – Wisteria Wonder, Very Vanilla

2. Papers – First Edition

3. Stamps – Everything Eleanor, Petite Pairs

4. Embellishments –

5. Tools – Big Shot, Vintage Wallpaper, Decorative Label punch

6. Mediums – Lucky Limeade ink, Basic Gray ink, Pretty in Pink ink

Fabulous 50!

Good morning!! Been a shock to the system today! Ross is back at high school but I still have my little Evan at home until Wednesday!!!

Just wanted to update you on some items off the Last Chance List that have gone forever

Pewter Jumbo Eyelets

Antique Brass Jumbo Eyelets

Riding Hood Red 12x12 Card

Sense of Time stamp set

These are now no longer available. If you have your eye on any other products then please check the list above. Free postage for any orders over £50

Last week my lovely next door neighbour Diane celebrated her special birthday, she was on her hols at the time but I popped this card through her letterbox before she went!

It is using the Level 2 hostess set Fast and Fabulous

I went for a colour combo of Baja Breeze, Pear Pizazz, Regal Rose and Very Vanilla. I enjoyed doing a quick bit of watercolouring with the blender pens and the inked.

I added a band with the eyelet border punch and some Baja Breeze ribbon. The numbers were done on the Big Shot and layered onto a circle and scallop circle!

I also decorated inside the card and coloured it in! My friend Victoria would really approve!!!

UPDATE ON HOSTESS CLUB - I now just have the one place left, please message me for info!

Jules x

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

1. Card – Crumb Cake, Pear Pizazz, Regal Rose, Very Vanilla

2. Papers –

3. Stamps – Fast and Fabulous

4. Embellishments – Baja Breeze ribbon

5. Tools – Big Shot, Timeless Type alphabet, Scallop Circle punch, 1 3/8 punch

6. Mediums – Basic Gray ink, Baja Breeze ink, Regal Rose ink, Pear Pizazz ink

Bekka's Birthday Card

Good morning - its sunny again -Yeah!!!

On Saturday it was my dear friend and fellow SU Demo Bekka's birthday. I tried something different on her card!! Well 2 things actually!!

Firstly I inked the embossing folder, Elegant Bouquet with Crumb Cake ink using the brayer and achieved the lovely effect of the embossed parts "popping" out as the ink does not take hold of these bits.

I also tried making a ribbon type rose with the Rich Razzleberry grosgrain ribbon. My friend Victoria makes really good ones, mine is very slap dash but I tried my best for a first attempt!!!

I even sewed a large button on the middle with some linen thread!! Get me, sewing by hand on a card!! The leaves are from the Little LEaves die and the sentiment is from the Sincere Salutations set, still firm favourite!

Bekka received the card OK and I think it was all in one piece!!!!

I will be beck tomorrow to show you a card I made for Allie, one of my wonderful downline for her birthday which is today - Have a lovely day Allie!!

Jules

x

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

1. Card – Rich Razzleberry, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla

2. Papers –

3. Stamps – Sincere Salutations

4. Embellishments – Rich Razzleberry ribbon,

5. Tools – Little Leaves Die, Big Shot, Elegant Bouquet embossing folder

6. Mediums – Crumb Cake ink, Rich Razzleberry ink

Happy Birthday Dad

Today is my Dad's birthday. He doesn't read my blog (I don't think) but I think he will have opened his card anyway! My Dad is really into cricket but as we don't have a cricket stamp (I keep asking) I decided to use the Sail Away stamp from the mini catalogue.

My Dad really likes blue so I used Marina Mist and I teamed it with Cajun Craze and Crumb Ckae

The Dad lettering was done with the Timeless Type alphabet in Cajun Craze.

I decided to use some of the twill tape which I think is fab for male cards and I don't use it often enough (we are going to use it at next months scrapbook club) and I had a go at punching a hole through it with my crop o dile and adding some Jumbo eyelets.

As you can see in the photo below it went through fine and I like the effect, and its very nautical as they remind me of portholes!

I also added the stars (great punch for male cards) and some buttons with the Linen thread, I love this product and love the little bows I have tied.

I got my combo from the COlour Coach which is a really useful tool that I turn to again and again.

Hmmmmmm which combo to use next!

Hope you like my card and I hope my Dad does too!!

See you soon

Jules x

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

1. Card – Crumb Cake, Cajun Craze

2. Papers – Marina Mist, Crumb Cake DSP

3. Stamps – Sail Away

4. Embellishments – Linen Thread, Twill Tape, JUmbo Eyelets in Pewter, Buttons in Marina Mist and Cajun Craze

5. Tools – The Big Shot, Top Note die, Timeless Type alphabet, Star Punch, Crop o Dile

6. Mediums – Chocolate Chip 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

Workshop projects

Last week I went to a workshop with a new group of ladies and had a great time

These were the projects I demonstrated. The simple bag in the middle which you will have seen on my blog before and all the ladies also made the card on the right.

This design was based on a gorgeous welcome card we were given at Prague on the first night

One of my demo cards came off a bit worse for wear as it had an accident with an inkpad so I decided to cover it up by wiping the textured card all over with a sponge dauber and the Concord Crush in and this is the effect

I also showed the ladies an alternative card where they could add extra product to make it

Hope you like the projects and thank you to Anne for hosting the workshop

Jules x

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

1. Card – Concord Crush, Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake

2. Papers –

3. Stamps – Four Frames, Just Believe

4. Embellishments – Brads, Pearls

5. Tools – The Big Shot, VIntage Wallpaper embossing folder, Boho Blossom punch, Decorative label punch

6. Mediums – Concord Crush ink

Happy 12th Birthday Ross!

Good morning!

Yesterday was a special day - my eldest Son was 12 years old!! He spent the day at Lords Cricket Ground with his Dad as a birthday treat watching the Test Match so I hardly saw him all day! But it was what he wanted to do and he had such a fab day.

By Saturday afternoon I still hadn't made him a card. He obviously LOVES cricket and Stampin Up dont do a cricket stamp!! I have used various cricket stamps over the years and end up buying them to make one card!!! SO - on Saturday I cannot quite remember how it came about but I was talking to my lovely friend and customer Ciara, and I suddenly decided to make and Owl Cricketing card!!! I set to work - I had it in my head what it would look like AND...........

this is how it turned out!!

I have to say I am really pleased with this - its one of my rare creations I keep looking at as I love it so much!!! AND the birthday boy thought it was cool too, his words were "It's ace!"

So in more detail, I knew I wanted to add his age as if it was a scoreboard so I used the Woodland Walk papers and inked them rounds the edges with Soft Suede and then added the numbers from Timeless Type in white.

Here is the "Batting Owl"! Now technically he is only holding the bat with one wing, but never mind! Artistic license and all that! I was pleased how the little wickets turned out too!

This little owl here is the "Fielding Owl" he is trying to take a catch!

And an arty farty angle for good mesaure!

I hope you like my card, PLEASE leave me a comment, I would love to see what my readers think!!!

Jules x

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

1. Card – Chocolate Chip, Whisper White, Crumb Cake, Old Olive, REal Red

2. Papers – Woodland Walk

3. Stamps – Something to Celebrate

4. Embellishments –

5. Tools – Owl punch, Bird punch, The Big Shot, Timeless Type Alphabet

6. Mediums – Chocolate Chip ink, Real Red ink, Night of Navy 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