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

Make a Monster

Happy New Year to all my lovely blog readers, followers, customers, and my lovely team of wonderful girls

Its a short post from me today as I am busy sending newsletters and sorting out my office and craft area, its getting there and will post photos once its all moved and finished!

Here is a little card I made for an order from a friend for her son who is in Evan's class at school.

The papers are retired but I had a couple left as they are perfect for boys cards.

The name is the Timeless Type alphabet.

Right I need to go do more admin jobs and sorting out. If you are on my mailing list watch out for your newsletter.

Have a great 2012!

Jules x

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

1. Card – Real Red, Pacific Point, Old Olive, Whisper White

2. Papers – Celebrations (retired)

3. Stamps – Make a Monster

4. Embellishments –

5. Tools – Timeless Type alphabet, Circle punches

6. Mediums – Real red marker, Basic Black 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

Cards for Boys class

Good morning!!

Well its a very exciting time at the moment! Tonight I get to PRE-ORDER lots of lovely new things from the New Catalogue and also to see the new catalogue for the first time!!

If you would like a copy of your own sending to you they are £4.95 delivered direct to your door (RRP £5.95). Please use the Paypal button on the right at the top of my blog. Catalogues should be with you mid-September.

There is also the LAST CHANCE LIST which goes tomorrow so I will be sending a copy of that to all my customers, please check your emails. I will be placing orders most days and definitely placing an order on Thursday

OK, here is a card we made last night at Tuesday Club, the theme was Cards for Boys! It was a great turn out last night, thanks to all for coming! Nearly a full house!

I saw THIS card recently and just HAD to CASE it, I loved it so much!! My ladies often tell me off if I do Punch Art at class but I couldn't resist this little fella and I made him up for a friend of Evan's who celebrates his birthday next week!

The colour combo is Wild Wasabi, Bashful Blue and Pumpkin Pie and the Dragon is embossed with the Square Lattice embossing folder!

Hope you like the little fellow!!

Back soon with the Last Chance List!!

Jules x

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

1. Card – Bashful Blue, Pumpkin Pie, Wild Wasabi

2. Papers –

3. Stamps – Party this Way

4. Embellishments –

5. Tools – Big Shot, Square Lattice embossing folder, Circles die, Star punch, Oval punch, Wide Oval punch, Boho Blossom punch, circle punches, Timeless Type alphabet

6. Mediums – Wild Wasabi ink, Pumpkin Pie ink, Bashful Blue 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

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

Mum 65th Card

Ooopsie I am a bit late posting today!!

You may remember the Bright Grandma card I did the other day? Well this is the Mum card to go with it. The lady wanted a special card and had seen one like this on my Facebook page so we went with this one. She wanted a special verse so I asked her to search online and find one suitable - I do find verses are very personal!

This is the box I made for the card, its a really lovely verse

Inside I added a bit of tissue paper - always makes the card look more special!

And here is the full card. Using the Elegant Soiree papers and a colour combo of Baja Breeze, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla and Crumb Cake

I delivered this last night and the lady was pleased with both cards - job well done!

Right thats me off, got to finish my prep for my Big Shot class tomorrow afternoon

Jules x

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

1. Card – Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Baja Breeze, Soft Suede

2. Papers – Elegant Soiree

3. Stamps – Sincere Salutations

4. Embellishments – Baja Breeze seam binding, Buttons,

5. Tools – The Big Shot, Fun Flowers Die, Scallop Circle die, Timeless Type

6. Mediums – Soft Suede ink

Bright Cheers to You

Hello there

I am back with another bright card today! This is another commissioned card for my friend to give to her friend who is going to be 50. She specifically asked for orange and bright pink!

I have used my faithful Cheers to You set - the first set I ever bought at a workshop I went to over 3 years ago at my friend Anna's house! Who knew then how much Stampin Up would become part of my life - and WOW I am so glad it did! I still reach for this set all the time for all kind of occasions.

I used the Timeless Type Big Shot die for the name and the numbers and added a rhinestone for a bit of bling.

Stamped the cocktail with Basic Black ink and then coloured with my ink pads and blender pens and as you can see in the photo below I added some Crystal Effects to make the glass look more realistic!

A busy day for me today, I have Team Training tonight to tidy up and sort out for - looking forward to seeing some of my girls and one of my new Stampin Up grandaughters for the first time!!!

Back tomorrow

Jules x

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

1. Card – Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Whisper White

2. Papers – Sweet and Sour

3. Stamps – Cheers to You

4. Embellishments – Rhinestones

5. Tools – The Big Shot, Timeless Type Alphabet, Decorative Label punch, Scallop Circle punch, 1 3/8 punch

6. Mediums – Melon Mambo ink, Pumpkin Pie ink, Basic Black ink, Real Red ink

Bright 65th Grandma card

Good morning campers!!

Its a bit better day here weather wise and Robino is off work so we have loads to do! Today we are sorting Ross's bedroom and hoping to clear a space to get him a desk for his homework.

I have been asked to make a few cards for people recently and today is the first of them. This is for a lady at the Cricket Club whose Mum is turning 65. She wants a card from her and hubby (will show that another day) and a card from her children - see below!!!

I had the Sweet and Sour papers out from another card I was making so I decided to use them up.

The stamp set is of course All in the Family which I havent used for a while. Colour combo of Pumpkin Pie and Melon Mambo

I love the Broadsheet alphabet but it would have been too much to stamp the whole word in it so I opted for the first letter and then the rest with the Just Perfect alphabet.

Added the 65 using the Timeless Type alphabet (love it) and I even inked round the edges - check it out Victoria!!

Finished it off with lots of butterflies from the Beautiful Wings embosslit!

COme back tomorrow for another Bright card!!

Jules x

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

1. Card – Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie

2. Papers – Sweet and Sour

3. Stamps – All in the Family, Broadsheet alpha, Just Perfect

4. Embellishments – Rhinestones,

5. Tools – Scallop Edge punch, The Big Shot, Beautiful Wings Embosslit, Timeless Type alphabet, 1 3/8 circle punch, Scallop Circle punch

6. Mediums – Pumpkin Pie ink, Melon Mambo ink, Basic Black ink, Marker pens

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

Sunny Scrapbooking!

Good morning. A nice sunny day here today so here is some Sunny Scrapbooking for you!!!

I saw a layout like this in an American Stampin Up publication so I have CASED it for my class tomorrow as we are scrapping Summer Holidays!!

A very bright design using colours from the Brights family! This was last summer on our holiday in France

There is a little bit of hidden journalling at the bottom!

The stamp set is from the Mini Catlalogue and was perfect for this layout, its called Summer Splash.

The photo above is my favourite one, love Evan's face with his googles on!!!!!

Sorry for the quick post, its still rush, rush, rush

Jules

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

1. Card – Daffodil Delight, Pumpkin Pie

2. Papers – Brights DSP pad

3. Stamps – Summer Splash

4. Embellishments – Rhinestones, Buttons, Striped Grosgrain

5. Tools – The Big Shot, Timeless Type Alphabet

6. Mediums – Brights inks

Simple card for Harry

Good morning

Sorry but this will be a really short post today. I have Evan off home from school poorly and my show that I am in opens tonight - bad timing!!! I also bashed my knee on a door on stage that wasnt supposed to be open so I am struggling today, have a large purple bruise and not looking forward to the pain when I try and dance tonight!!

Here is a card I made for Ross's friend Harry. Had to keep it simple as he is 12 and everything I suggested to Ross was too "babyish"!!

So I just die cut his name with the fab Timeless Type alphabet and used the Celebrations papers and a few punches. Really easy!

Hope you like it and I will be back tomorrow!!

Jules x

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

1. Card – Pacific Point, Old Olive, Real Red

2. Papers – Celebrations

3. Stamps – None

4. Embellishments – None

5. Tools – Star punch, Circle punches, The Big Shot, Timeless Type alphabet

6. Mediums – None