Lulu

Hi everyone, sorry it has been so long since my last post. I have been so busy.
I thought I would put some pictures on tonight of the new addition to our family!! This is Lulu our little French Bulldog. I'm also experimenting with this post to see if I can get the pictures in different places instead of all at the beginning.

Well so far so good,the pictures are going where I want them, thanks Isa, you are so clever!!
Lulu is now 11 weeks and making her presence felt!! I think the big dogs are more scared of her than she is of them which is quite funny.

She's having a little nap at the moment, yay, peace and quiet for ten minutes. To say she is wearing me out is an understatement. Puppies look soooo cute but they are really hard work!!!

See you soon,

Jane x

Christmas is coming..........

Well not long to go now, are you all ready........I am not!!! Some things are not going to get done either with this snow!!
I do hope we have a white Christmas though, it's been ages since we had one. I know it causes lots of problems but it's soooo pretty!!!
Thought I'd post this card as it is a Christmas card and was made with the lovely Marianne Design little poinsettias. The holly leaves are also Marianne Design, they come with a holly circle. They are so nice and cut really well. I have used Spellbinders Labels for the centres and the papers are Craft Creations.
I love using dies and have been very naughty and bought the Grand Calibur so that I can use the bigger Grand Nestabilities. Haven't had a lot of time to use them yet but after Christmas...........

See you soon,



Jane x

Just watching 'Celebrity Get Me Out of Here', shame Gillian has been picked again..ha ha. Does she not realise she is so funny to watch. I can't believe that she is so scared of so many things but still went in the jungle. Should they ever ask me I would say definitely 'NO WAY'. I know I couldn't do it. I would never do those eating tasks or touch snakes Yeuch!!! Well no worries, they are hardly likely to ask me!!
Yesterday I spent a really nice morning with the ladies at the craft club I was involved with until earlier this year. They are all so lovely and we had a very enjoyable few hours doing decopatch.
The photo shows the before and after, it is so easy and relaxing to do. I meant to take some photos of all the finished boxes but completely forgot to get my camera out!!
I am going back in a few weeks and we will probably do another decopatch item as they all enjoyed it so much.

See you soon,

Jane x

Today I am adding another of my die-cutting cards. I used Spellbinders wavy rectangles to make a frame. The middle is the winter cuttlebug embossing folder with silver mirri card. This is great for cutting into seperate words too. Add a few Marianne D snowflakes and a few small Woodware punches and finish with gems.
I love snowflakes, think I must have just about every die/punch/stamp that has ever been made!!! And there is still room for more!!!
Well this is just a quickie tonight, must go to bed....... thank goodness it's Friday tomorrow, last early morning before the weekend.

See you soon,


Jane x

Gosh, it is soooooo long since I was here last. Have been really busy without trying to do too much.

Had a fantastic holiday in Lanzarote, just relaxed and did nothing. It was great, just what we all needed. Trouble is when you come home it all gets forgotten too quickly.

Well I have been die cutting for the minifest which was at the beginning of November and what appeared at the shop the day before............. The Grand Calibur. Well of course I had to have it and some dies!!! It's really nice, will tell you more another time.
Thought I must post some of the samples made for the day.
Here is a box I started with. The top and bottom is made from Nestabilities Labels 16. Then I made a small box to fit and added a flower and a few ribbons. Easy peasy!!
Hope you like it.

See you soon,



Jane x

Hi everyone, had to show you this picture tonight. I had these letters on my table for the weekend and had lots of lovely comments about them. I bought them from the Craft Barn months ago intending to have them all finished for the June extravaganza but never got round to it. Last week I still only had one ready!! My lovely, lovely friend Debbie took the rest home with her and decopatched them for me!!! How kind. She had them ready for Friday and I just had to decorate them with the butterflies (also from the Barn), the little dots were made from Paper Pen and Gloss Gel by Viva.
So thank you Debbie, they looked great on the table and I remembered who I was all day.
Just a quickie tonight, have to do some mending for my daughter!!
See you soon,

Jane x

Phew!! What a busy weekend!! Two days of demoing at The Craft Barn. It was so nice to see all you lovely ladies, I have missed not being there for a while.
As usual there were lots of demos to inspire everyone and we were kept busy both days. Unfortunately it meant I didn't get time to visit the other ladies to see what they were up to but I'm sure I will see the samples at the shop and on the blog.
I was demoing Papersoft Color and using my Cuttlebug with various dies by Spellbinders and Marianne D.
The card I am posting tonight is my version of the tent card, with snowflakes stamped onto the white card and embossed with clear embossing powder. Papersoft Color in Light Blue and Cobalt Blue was used. I had cut out the aperture with one of the labels nestabilities. The same resist technique was used for the wording and the label cut with another die, I think it is from Nellies oblongs. Ribbon was used to attach it to the card. My snowflake in the middle was one of the Marianne D snowflakes, cut from glitter card four times, scored in half and all stuck together. I hung it using jump rings and attached it to a cocktail stick up in the top of the card. Really simple!! Not sure how I would post it though!!!
The little silver domes were metallics, think I may have lost one in transit!!
Well, I'm off to bed for an early night.
See you soon,

Jane x

Sorry!!!

Sorry I have not been around for a while. Think I overdid it a bit coming back to work and lots of other things going on all at the same time. One was having to say goodbye to our eldest dog who had had to have a toe removed last year due to cancer but had done really well until recently when she had another tumour appear in her neck area. At thirteen years old which was a very good age for a Rottie we decided not to put her through chemo, radiotherapy etc - I did ask the vet if she had chemo, would all her hair fall out like mine? Have you ever seen a bald dog, apart from a Chinese Crested? Anyway, apparently it doesn't affect them like it does us. Perhaps I should have had doggy chemo!! She is in doggy heaven now, bless her.
Unfortunately I seem to have chemo fatigue, that's what they think anyway. Thank goodness for school holidays, not having to get up early every day. I have no energy at all and haven't even been out in my shed to make any cards for weeks. Really trying to get some inspiration for some samples for this coming weekend.
Don't forget it is 2 days of demos at The Craft Barn next Saturday and Sunday. There are lots of demonstrators so will be definitely worth a visit. Come and be inspired.
I will be demoing the fabulous Papersoft Colors and using the cuttlebug and various dies!!! Well, that is hopefully, inspiration and energy willing!!

See you soon,

Jane x

Hi everyone,
Just to let you know that The Craft Barn website Sale starts tomorrow. Go and grab yourself a bargain while stock lasts.

See you soon,

Jane x