Craft, Cook, Kids

New Stampin Up Offers and Holiday

You can get a special deal on DSP this month at Stampin Up, 4 packs for 3, well worth it and a good chance to add to your paper stash, if you need to fill it out a little.

There is also another fab order - host a workshop and sell £325 of Stampin Up Goodies to you and your friends and you get an extra £30 to spend - this means £80 in total of freebies just for hosting a workshop.  Sounds like a great deal if you can get a few friends together who love crafting as much as you.

It is Jubilee Weekend starting today in this house as my son has an inset day, I am working from home and then tomorrow we head off to Dorset for a week - should be lovely, as long as it doesnt rain too much we will definitely enjoy the break.

Enjoy the jubilee celebrations whatever you are doing! and I hope to be back with some cards after we return, as I have made quite a few recently.

Enjoy and as always - if you need any stampin up goodies I am only a comment away.

Lou :)

Been a While

Since I posted, 5 weeks to be exact, but in that time, I got married, went to Elvden Center Parcs and had a week off at Easter so quite productive even if I do say so myself :)

We got married on the 31st of March, now eagerly awaiting the pictures of the day.  One of my favourites from the Blog of our Photographer is this one.

We were then lucky enough to get 4 nights at Center Parcs.  This was a new experience for me as I have never been before.  We had a wonderful time - but I will go into more detail about that in another post.

I have been making cards, lots of thank you cards of course but a couple of birthday cards too.  I finally realised that having co-ordinating cardstock, ink and paper makes creating a card a really simple process.

I have been playing with the Nursery Nest Papers and Fox and Friends Stamps, then for Happy Birthday and Party this way I used Party this Way.  Cardstock was Blushing Bride.  Sounds a lot but the simpleness of the card doesnt mean it isnt effective and I really like the colour combo :)

This is the inside.

I shall be posting some more cards tomorrow as I have to really start using my stash and building up my card stock for a craft fair I hope to attend.

Thanks for looking and as always if you want any Stampin Up Goodies please do drop me a line or Facebook me :)

 

Lou

Mothers Day Card

I was asked by a colleague at work to make two cards for her, a mothers day card and a 60th Birthday Card.

This post as the title suggests just showcases (LOL) the Mothers Day Card.

I had been wanting the Bird Punch for a while and had only finally got around to buying it and I was so glad that I did as it is a fab punch, with a really sweet bird tht is small but perfect for card fronts.  The branch just adds to the feel of it and with co-ordinating papers and card stock I was really happy with the finished look and feel.

This is my first all Stampin Up Card in a while and realise now how the co-ordinating papers and card and ribbon make a piece come together really well :)

I cheated using a font both on the outside and inside of the card.

 

Nearly time for my next SAB order...

I have been lucky enough to get three lovely ladies ordering with me through the Sale-a-Bration period.  So far we have gone through the first month and the ladies have had their bits and pieces that they chose and one lucky SAB Hostess has had her 2 SAB stamp sets and Hostess Set too.

I have already put together my dream list of goodies, I really must get my hands on the paper pack this time, and may have to have a couple of packs just to make sure I don't run out.

If you want to join us please drop me a line at baggilou@hotmail.com  there is always space for others to join too :)

I must get this stamp set this time too - with the matching punch it is going to come in handy for lots of things I think :)

Drop me a line - Don't miss out on free stamps!! :)

Card Making

I managed to sneak in a few cards this weekend - havent been feeling 100% for 3 weeks now and getting a bit tired with it all.  Hoping tonight that another early bed with lost of sleep will find me feeling 100% tomorrow and then set for my few days away with the kids visiting my sister.  Wish me lunch.

Anyway I made about 8 cards last week.  Had to knock up some valentines cards and found a few images that I stamped from a set that is now retired that I make into some simply cards too.  Simply was the order of the day!

and finally the pre stamped cupcakes :)

After the wedding I am hoping to get back to the craft fairs again, fingers crossed I manage to organise my time better this year!

 

Lou :) x

Bad Blogger......And Sale-a-Bration :)

Cannot believe it's been a whole month since I blogged.  But I have the excuse of arranging a wedding to use so I am going to plead innocence for the next 8 weeks :)

All the invites have finally been sent and I think I am finished with making things now.

Few more bits to sort and then I can relax for a few weeks.

Diet was a disaster but am carrying on Gyming 2 or 3 times a week and trying to be good when eating, although this week....well not been my best!

My daughter drew this fab picture of Phil and I - isnt it great!!  Very talented she is - sorry bit like Yoda that was LOL:)

Another stinky cold has hit me this week and my desire to get stamping with new Sale-a-Bration bits just hasnt been possible.

Take a look HERE at the fab goodies you can get with £45 spend with Stampin Up - well worth the spend as some of the sets are really fab - well come on lets be honest - they all are :)

Back soon, promise!

Lou :)

Invites and Christmas Cards

Hope you all had a great Christmas.  Just been to see Arthur Christmas with the kids - that was a great end to a great break.  Was lucky enough to have 4 days off work which has meant in the end 11 days off which was a much needed break.  Now just have to steel myself to get back on the school run tomorrow and then into the office!!

I made a few Christmas cards this year and this one was one of my fav's.  I used Stampin up cardstock, Certain Celery and the matching Seam Binding too along with a Merry Christmas Stamp.  The Mice are not by Stampin up - but arent they a cute bunch!! :)

I plan to post some pics of my wedding invites this week - and will be trying a new years resolution of posting more often.

Happy New Year to you all and thanks for stopping by :)

 

Two Christmas Wreaths....

I hadn't realise it had been a month since I posted.  Very bad of me - but we have had cold that seem to go on forever here, well I have and with Christmas fast approaching we have the usual million things to do for school and it is pretty much never ending.  Roll on 16th of December when they get 2 weeks off!! :)

I managed to make 2 Christmas Wreaths last week.  I used Stampin Up paper for the wreath on the left of the picture - the Holly Berry DSP and it is much prettier IRL.  The glittery red paper especially is very nice and sparkly :)

 

Both wreaths are hanging in my kitchen now.

I borrowed the 3 pins idea from a lady who came to a wreath making class I did at a friends house, it looks really effective and makes them look much more christmassy.

Hope to post some more this week...cold depending :)

Lou :)

MIA - But back now

Had half term last week and was busy out and about - then fell ill with a stinking cold and now just about back on my feet after that - although could quite easily fall asleep on my desk today :)

Kids had a Halloween Party Saturday Night with a couple of friends and their cousin over to visit. Monday they went trick or treating but the street was really quiet - not usual for where we live, so they were a little disappointed but they both dressed up non-the-less :)

Now that Halloween is dealt with we have to start thinking about the up and coming C Word.

So last night I made a few more cards to add to my stash, was quite pleased with them but wish I had a proper way to store all my bits. Got myself a Big Shot earlier in the week and much as I love my cuttlebug I found the Big Shot so easy to use.

More cards and some decorated notepads to follow :)

Enjoy your firework displays this weekend!

Lou

Halloween Stampin Up Paper Mini Wreath

I found this fab tutorial on the internet a few weeks ago and as I always surf and find things and never do them I decided to actually attempt this wreath. I bought small polystyrene wreaths so the finished article isnt as lovely as this original wreath but was so pleased with the final results.

I used just 8 flowers and they are 1.5 x 3" paper pieces with a florist pin and then glue gun to hold them all together, I also wrapped the wreath in ribbon.

and this is it finished and hanging up - the ribbon doesnt look as droopy in real life :)

I can see myself making a few Christmas ones of these for my up coming craft fair - even just to decorate the stall as they take about an hour but they are so cute I think they are worth it - please tell me what you think :)

Have entered into this comp LINK as suggested by a lovely commenter :)

Lou :)