Workshop Update...

...  after some major debating, I've taken the decision to put my house on the market.  Due to work involved in doing this, I am having to postpone the '2-Step Stampin'! Workshop until Saturday 13th July 2013.

For those already booked, if this date doesn't suit - I will naturally refund IN FULL all fees paid, and apologise wholeheartedly for disappointment caused.
For those who couldn't make it - I hope this now means you are able to join us on 13th July!!

In the mean time, if anyone is interested in a lovely 4 bed semi, in a beautiful location to the west of Chesterfield the full details will soon be on http://www.redbrik.co.uk !

Now off to frantically de-clutter, pack boxes and 'stage' my house ready for the photographer!!!

Suse
xx

A HUGE Thank You....

...  to all the ladies at the 'HAPPY STAMPERS FESTIVAL', who made us so welcome last Saturday!!

It was lovely to be invited to share the 'World of STAMPIN' UP!' with you!

It was a non-stop day of chatting and the 'Make & Take' Sessions went down really well...

Those of you who signed up to my mailing list will be getting a 'newsletter' shortly with details of my upcoming workshop AND exciting new developments from 'Stampin' Up'!

I must also offer another 'congratulations' to the winner of the 'sign-up prize draw' which was the lovely 'KAREN JACKSON' !

I also promised to post the tutorial for the 'Butterfly Gift Bags' that were given to all who did a 'Make & Take' with me.  I will try and get those details on here tomorrow...

Until then, cheers!!
Suse xx

Get me!.... being all professional!!!!...

My NEW business cards JUST arrived - and being Mrs Last-Minute.com and not designing and ordering them until 12:24pm yesterday - I'm RATHER impressed!!!!  

(Muchas gracis to www.hippoprint.co.uk!)

Tomorrow I am off to the beautiful village of 'Port Sunlight' on the Wirral to set up our 'SU stand'

at the HAPPY STAMPERS NORTHWEST SPRING FESTIVAL - looking forward to the show on Saturday - and hoping to be busy, busy, busy!!

Myself and 2 wonderful friends & fellow demonstrators Dorothy & Victoria will be at the festival, doing 'Make & Take' sessions, talking about 'Stampin' Up!' and hopefully taking lots of orders and possibly even signing up a few more demonstrators to spread the 'Stampin' Up' word!!!

All the 'MAKE & TAKE' Session kits are prepared and during the 20 minute slots we'll each make 2 cards one of each of the following....

  

... and as a 'Thankyou' each participant will get a lovingly gift wrapped, FREE 'Stampin' Up!' stamp to take home with them!

If you have a ticket for the festival - we'll look forward to seeing you there!

Suse xxx

A little something to tide you over!...

Firstly... A HUGE thank you to the ladies that attended my 1st 'Stampin' Up!' workshop on Saturday! - I think a lovely day was had by all!!

Secondly... apologies for the delay in getting the samples for the June workshop posted - I PROMISE, they will be on here Monday 6th May 2013 - which will still give you a good 3 weeks to book your place!!

HOWEVER....  Just to tide you over, I wanted to share yesterdays creations, that my Tuesday morning ladies made this morning - they went down very well - and were even completed in record time!!

INGREDIENTS :

Very Vanilla A4 Cardstock (106550)            
Crumb Cake A4 Cardstock (121685)
'Just Believe' Stamp Set (120453)                  
2011-2013 'In Colour' Inks & Cardstock (124378)
Crumb Cake Ink (126975)                            
Stamping Sponges (101610)                      
Vintage Trinkets (118764)
Crochet Trim (118481)
TIEF Delicate Designs Folders (127023)      
Stampin' Distress Tool (127562)
3/16" Corner Punch (119871)                        
1-3/8" Circle Punch (119860)
1-3/4" Circle Punch (119850)                        
Snail Adhesive (104332)
Sticky Strip (104294)                                      
Dimensionals (104430)

The 'Tutorial Sheet' is on my 'To-Do' list!


Suse xx

TEA PARTY - Workshop Day... PROJECTS REVEALED!!

Here they are!...

The day will feature 3 core projects, each with a complimenting *bonus* project...

If you wish to join us for a full day of 'Crafting Pleasure'

then simply click HERE for full details and booking information!

Hope to see you there

xx Suse xx

For the Birthday Girl!!...

Last night I realised I hadn't made a card for my daughter Maddy (bad mummy!)  So, after both girls were in bed I got out the 'Owl Builder' Punch (118074) and started to play...

These little cuties were put together
using scraps of card in...
* Crumb Cake
* Pink Pirouette
* Early Espresso
* Melon Mambo
* Whisper White
* Basic Black
I embossed the Pink with the 'Perfect Polka Dots' TIEF (117335)

And here is the finished card...

It was actually quite quick to put together...
* Whisper White A4, cut & folded to a 14.8cm square card blank
* Baja Breeze cut to 14cm square, embossed 2/3rds with 'Cloudy Day' TIEF (127022) and the 'Modern Label' punch (119849) used on the bottom right prior to adhering to card blank.
* Early Espresso tree, cut free hand from 14cm x 12cm piece, ribbon wrapped round the trunk is not SU - sorry :-(
* Old Olive leaves, made by punching 3 1-3/8 circles, then re-inserting into punch to make 2 'ovals' from each, then scored down centre and folded. The glue was applied to the 'score line' to create dimension.
* Pink Pirouette was stamped using the 'Teeny Tiny Sentiments' stamp set (129579) and Early Espresso Ink (126974) then punched with the 'Word Window' punch (119857) and placed on dimensionals inside Modern Label aperture.
* Finally my owl was placed on a dimensional on it's branch. - DONE!

She loved it! - Bless her!  I can't believe my 1st baby is 8!!

I now have to spend the rest of my day in the kitchen... homemade pizza and cupcakes have been requested for birthday tea! 

Thankfully on Friday I get the night off as we're going bowling and i've promised MacDonalds as a treat!!

xx Suse xx

TEA PARTY - Workshop Day!

I've received confirmation today and am thrilled to share with you the date of my 1st 'Stampin' Up!' Workshop....

Saturday 20th April 2013

10am - 4pm         £25

HOLYMOORSIDE VILLAGE HALL
Holymoor Road
Holymoorside

Chesterfield

Derbyshire

S42 7DX

Our day will start at 10am when we get settled in with 'Morning Coffee & Pastries'.  Crafting will commence at 10:15am with our 1st project, this will take us up to lunch at 12:30pm.

I will get the kettle on again, but please bring a packed lunch.  Crafting will continue at 1pm with project 2, taking us up to 'Afternoon Tea & Cakes'.  Our 3rd project will take us up to 3pm.  The final hour of our day will be spent putting the final touches to our projects, browsing the 'Stampin' Up' catalogues and placing any orders, or, completing the 4th *Bonus* project.  This final hour also gives me an opportunity to answer any questions you may have, and take bookings for our next workshop day!!

PHOTO OF PROJECTS WILL BE HERE ON
MONDAY 24th MARCH 2013

To BOOK YOUR SEAT your place click on the button below

Workshop Update ...

Due to me having to spend time on a leaking shower in my en-suite, the workshop has had to be postponed...

I was only supposed to take the tiles off...
but the plaster came off with them :-(

My en-suite shower - stripped bare, ready to be fixed!

With much more work than originally thought (nothing is ever simple) I am pleased to say the en-suite has been fully restored and far exceeds it's original beauty!!

The REAL news though, is that my 1st Workshop Day will be held in April.  I'm currently awaiting confirmation on room availability for the 2 dates of.... 

Saturday 20th or Saturday 27th April.

Pencil these in your calendars and I'll confirm on Monday.

.... now i've a shower to clean!

xx Suse xx

A Speedy 50th....

A friend is off out tonight to a 50th birthday party, she needed a card rapidly!
So, I rustled this up in just 10 minutes! In fact, it took me longer to tidy away my stash than it did to make the card!!

Busy Preparing for 1st Workshop...

Having invested in more SU goodies I have been busy playing, to create some projects for us to make during our 1st 'Stampin' Up!' Workshop Day.
The date has ben set for...

Saturday 16th March

giving us all time to still indulge in the 'Sale-A-Bration' before it ends on 22nd March!

Here is a sneak peek at a 'few' of the cards that will feature (although not fully embellished - yet)

I am intending for us to complete 6 projects on the day, learning some tricks, tips and techniques along the way!  

I will also put on lunch, a raffle and maybe throw in a few 'giveaways' too!!

The 'LINK" to book your place will go live in the next couple of days - and I'll e-mail out to everyone once it's ready.

xx Suse

My 1st Swaps!... "DINKY DAISY" Cards

I've been invited to my first 'team meeting' this Sunday and I've opted to take part in the 'Swap'.
14 of us are taking part and the idea is that I make 14 of the same card and 'swap' with each of the of 14 SU demonstrators - therefore coming home with 14 DIFFERENT cards/projects!

As I've only my demonstrator order and a few minimal bits to play with I felt a little limited, but it challenged me, and here's the end result....

PRODUCTS USED:

CARD : Calypso Coral, Lucky Limeade, Island Indigo, Pool Party, Wisteria Wonder and Very Vanilla (Very Vanilla no.106549)
INK : colours as above (can be purchased as a combo pack 'in colour 2011-2013' no.124378)
STAMPS : Secret Garden (no. 129144)
PUNCH : Decorative Label (no. 120907)
EMBOSSING FOLDER : Needlepoint Border (no.129383)
EXTRAS : Crystal Effects (no.101055) SNAIL adhesive (no. 104332) Dimensionals (no. 104430) Dazzlin' Diamonds Glitter (no. 102023)

TOOLS : Trimmer, Big Shot, Acrylic Block, Scissors, re-positionable/sticky note, Sponge Dauber

FULL INSTRUCTIONS :       For this tutorial I've just used the Calypso Coral colour option.

Step 1 : Cut card stock as follows ...

Step 2 : Emboss Calypso Coral with cross stitch pattern.

Step 3. Gently ink edges of Very Vanilla card with Lucky Limeade ink. Stamp the daisy in Calypso Coral onto the top left corner of the punched Very Vanilla Label. Stamp daisy again onto re-positionable/sticky note and cut out ( if you purchased the Secret Garden framelits with the stamps as a 'bundle deal', you can cut it out with the Big Shot! no.131099)

Step 4. Cover the original daisy with the 'mask' created by the sticky note and now stamp the leaf/stem with Lucky Limeade - I used the stamp upside down so the stalk went to the centre of the flower.

Step 5. Adhere the inked Very Vanilla panel to the front of the Calypso Coral card with SNAIL. Cut the Lucky Limeade Decorative punched piece in half horizontally, then snip off the side notches, as shown. Use SNAIL to adhere to back of stamped label.

                            


Step 6. Adhere Daisy Stamped panel onto Very Vanila mat on the card, using Dimensionals. Apply a healthy blob of Crystal Effects to flower centre, and while wet sprinkle Dazzlin' Diamonds over the top. Once dry shake off excess. You may notice that the Crystal Effects sinks in the middle once dry, this is due to the 'weight of the glitter' but I think it just adds to the end result!

< Wet >                                               < Dry >

Step 7. Admire your creation!

As I foolishly forgot to order sentiment stamps within my starter kit (an error already amended - and on their way!) I was unable to add a greeting to these little cards - however....
A perfect set would be 'Teeny Tiny Sentiments' (2012-13 catalogue p.133, no. 120024) these small, but perfectly formed sentiments would sit beautifully if stamped vertically, up the right side in between the embossed cross stitch and card edge!

Hope you enjoy
xx Suse xx

Thanks for my goodies Sara! ...

I'm a bit late saying 'thanks' as I received these on Tuesday - but it's been a manic week!...
BUT... Thank you Sara! My lovely parcel was a complete surprise, the 'welcome' card is really sweet and I'm itching to play with my Dazzle pen and Dazzling Details!!

Sara also gave me a great start to my 'Swap Collection' by sending me some lovely pieces that she'd collected during her time at last years SU convention in Germany!

Saturday's Workshop...

... was fab!!
Mucho thanks to Joanne the host, I had a great day joining joanne and her ladies and very much enjoyed playing with the lovely SU goodies.

Here follow the photos of Joannes originals, and then my 'adaptations' - enjoy!...

I've still got to finish the 'Sahara - Orange' ones... Will add soon xx

It's here!!! ....

The First Step...

... has finally been taken!!

After years (and I truly mean YEARS) of umming and ahhing, I have taken the plunge into the world of 'Stampin' Up!  As the door to my own crafting business has sadly had to close, the window of opportunity to SU has opened and i'm thrilled that I can now devote my energies to being 'creative' again.

My demonstrator kit is on it's way and i'm already buzzing with ideas for cards and projects. 
As a well established 'addict' I've created my demo kit to co-ordinate with my exisiting stash of SU goodies, some rather gorgeous items from the NEW catalogue (that is due to be launched on 1st February) are hopefully now 'reserved' and being picked and packed - for ME!!

I'd love for you to check back to see and share your thoughts on my first creations as an 'offical' Stampin' Up! demonstrator!!

Yours in exitement!

Suse x