Finally a Mothers Day card worth sending

I started the day of with all good intentions of going straight into the craft room & making my Mum's Mothers Day card, but the good intentions didn't last long when I got waylaid by the spring clean that I have been threatening to start for the last couple of weeks, last week I was laid low with Migraines & the week before that I had backache all week so cleaning & painting were the last thing on my mind.


Today I managed to clean & clear 3 of the 15 kitchen cupboards, The top of the double cupboards over the oven & managed to fill the Kitchen table with Charity shop donations. I also managed to bag up & weigh out all of the Cereal, Rice, Pasta, & Cous Cous into Pro point size bags.


I am now looking forward too my two & a half weeks off from the middle of next week.


So here is the card I made to post to Mum.

Cardstock

Shimmery White

Wild Wasabi

Certainly Celery

Pretty In Pink

Ink

Wild Wasabi

Garden Green

Blushing Bride

Rose red

Tools

Stamp a ma jig

Scallop trim Border

Stamps

A rose is a rose

Occasional Greetings

Pretties

Basic Rhinestones

Certainly Celery Taffeta ribbon

Clear Embossing tool

Heat embossing tool

The card fold is a double twisted Easel card that starts life as an 8" square of card.

Now all I have to do is remember to take it into work with me in the morning & get it in the post, wish me luck.

On countdown to the new Mini catalogue

Just adding the last couple of cards made yesterday before I start to upload the samples made from the Yummy new stash from the Mini catalogue that goes live on Friday.


The first card is from a dusty stamp set that I've not used for a while called Fresh Cuts with the addition of some mini tags stamped from the Tint tags set that I also haven't used in a while.


Card 1

Cardstock
Whisper White
Chocolate Chip


Ink
Wild wasabi
Basic Grey
Soft Suede
baja Breeze
Asstd Stampin Write pens


Tools
Blender Pen
Scallop trim border punch
Jewelery tag medium
Colour Spritzer tool


Pretties
Linen thread


Stamps
Fresh Cuts
Tiny Tags




Card 2

Cardstock
Baja Breeze
Whisper White
Poppy Parade
So saffron


Ink
Blushing Bride
Versamark


Tools
Butterfly punch
Large tag punch
1" circle punch
1/2" circle punch


Stamps
Butterfly prints
En Francais
Medallion


Pretties
White embossing Powder
Dazzling Diamonds
Basic Rhinestones
1/2" Blushing Bride stitched poly Ribbon


Not long to go now until the new mini catalogue, Check back on Friday 1st April, this not not a fools day joke, but you would be a fool to miss the unveiling of the new catalogue.

Weight Watchers lament

Hello, do you know me?
well if you don't you should
I'm half a pound of lovely fat
who'd stay here if I could

No-one wants to lose me
so i'll just hang around
If lost, i'll hear you moan and say
"it's only half a pound"

You think I'm not worth losing
and wonder why you came
but keep on moaning every week
and they all will think the same

Then with you I'll gladly stay
I'll stick to you like glue
around your Leg's, your chin and hips
and other parts of you

My fellow halves will come along
and join up for a laugh
so the moral of my tale is this
be grateful for each half!!

Easter Flowers

Would you believe me if I told you I went into my craft room this morning with the intention of making my Mum's Mothers day card, but Lying on the desk were some part kits from last weeks stampers 10 that didn't get used, I hate waste so I started on the kit pieces to make up some samples. So now its nearly quarter to four & I still haven't made a Mothers day card, Where does the day go? Who steals the hours? Cos If I find them i'll be chasing them off.


Some of the cards I made today I cant share until after the release of the new Mini catalogue on Friday.


Card 1

Cardstock

Pear Pizazz

Whisper white

Daffodil Delight

Peach parfait

Ink

Pear Pizazz

Tools

5 Petal punch 

1" Circle punch

Boho Blossoms punch

Pretties

Pear Pizzazz 1/2" stitched poly ribbon

Stamps

Just believe

Occasional Greetings

So Jobs for Thursday consist of making & posting my Mum's Mothers day card & getting the order ready for the new Mini catalogue on Friday.


I originally saw this type of flower made by my upline Michelle.

5 weeks old now ~ Kitten Diaries

Wow just 5 weeks ago these were just very tiny fluffy bundles that did nothing but eat & squeak & now they have changed so much and are becoming independent from Mum for longer periods of time everyday. I am constantly amazed by their different personalities, although one thing that they do share is the love of cuddles.

 The kittens are becoming more aware of their surroundings everyday & that includes when I'm stalking them with my camera out, they even appear to be posing for photo's here.

 On Thursday peanut butter has decided to try solid food for the first time, he ate his way through 2 tablespoons of kitten food like a pro, then promptly flaked out for the rest of the evening, he now has kitten food twice a day, we have tried tempting Jelly but she isn't interested in the food yet preferring to feed of Mum still, she was much tinier at birth than peanut Butter.

 Jelly posing for the camera on her perch at the end of the sofa, where she now likes to climb up to every evening for a cuddle with her human family, she still uses the route of climbing up Paul's leg

On Sunday peanut butter learn't to climb up on the sofa by himself, which left little jelly squealing on the floor until he was lifted up to join her brother.
The kittens are in for extra cuddles this week as Dan is home from University for a week for the easter break, I know it's not Easter yet, but term resumes before Easter!!


PB & J had a visit from their new Mummy & their Auntie Kate this week, & they did try & make a getaway in Auntie Kates handbag.

Double twisted Easel card

Double twisted Easel card ~ Top view

Do you ever have one of those days when inspiration strikes & you are in the middle of something else & cannot act on the inspiration. Well that happened to me this week, I have had a busy week with work, & a stampers 10 class & then I have also hurt my back which is still very tender and a real nuisance as I have been trying to excercise , but the other evening inspiration struck about two new card folds, I had to go into the craft room about 10pm on my way to bed & make the basic design out of scrap card before I forgot what I was trying to achieve.
I have made a few of the twisted Easel cards that I first saw on Monicas blog, but I had the idea to make a double twisted Easel card.


This is the prototype Double twisted Easel card.

Front View

Side view

Cardstock

Cherry Cobbler

Whisper White

Basic Black

Crumb Cake

Ink

Cherry Cobbler

Crumb cake

Soft Suede

Stamps

Artistic Etchings

Perfect punches

Pretties

Love letters DSP

Basic pearls

Tools

Scallop circle punch

1" circle punch

Water spray

Close up of punched flower

Thats all for today as I'm now working on another new card fold so I am back off to the craft room to create.

EARN FREE STAMPS & MORE! ~ STAMPERS 6 CLUB

This new group will start in May

When your wish list is longer than your shopping list, this is a terrific way to budget your purchases over a 6 month period & receive hostess benefits.

By purchasing £25 of Stampin’ Up! products a month for 6 months (Not including P + P), you build your stamping supplies, stay on budget & receive free goodies! Here’s how it works:

When you host a workshop, you need a minimum of £150 in sales to qualify for one set of free stamps & £15 of products from the catalogue

• In a Stampers 6 club there are 6 members
• The club runs for 6 months
• Each member agrees to spend a minimum of £25 per month, before postage
• Each month a different club member is the hostess
• You do not actually have to host a workshop – it’s like having a virtual party
• When it’s your turn to be the hostess, you are guaranteed to receive a level one hostess set of your choice plus at least £15 to spend in the catalogue
• You’ll also get a free copy of the catalogue, if you don’t already have one
• I will run a make & take workshop at my house, you dont have to attend but we do have fun.

By joining a Stampers 6 club, you get the chance to spread the cost while building up your collection & are still able to enjoy the free benefits.

It’s that simple!

Just think – hostess benefits without having to clean your house, prepare food or invite guests…what a deal! Membership DOES have its benefits!

Only 2  places left on this group so please contact me if your interested

Chain mail suits needed

It's so hard to believe that only 4 weeks ago this little bundles of fluff were just 12 hours old, It still amazes me how quickly you can fall in love.


P Butter & Jelly now spend about 2 hours a day awake, they run & jump & they have learnt how to climb up your legs for a cuddle. Maddie is an amazing mum & she is now starting to teach them how to play fight, which neither Abi or I like.

They are so cute & have started to follow you from room to room downstairs.

The hardest of cards

We all know what are the hardest cards to make, other than mens cards, Sympathy cards & I needed to make three last week, but didn't feel that it was appropriate to show them last week.
My Children lost their paternal Grandfather back at the end of February & last week was the funeral, a difficult day for everyone, Made harder by the fact that we have been divorced for over 12 years.


Card 1 

Cardstock
Whisper White
Elegant Eggplant
Melon Mambo
River rock 
{ A combination from the colour coach }


Ink
Elegant Eggplant
Stampin' Write pens { Some colours retired }


Tools
3/4" circle punch
Stamp a ma jig
Scallop trim corner punch


Stamps 
Close As A Memory { Retired }
French Filigree


Pretties
Elegant Eggplant Grosgrain ribbon


Card 2

Ink
So Saffron
Soft Suede
Versamark


Cardstock
Whisper White
So Saffron


Tools

Stamp a ma jig

Scallop trim corner punch

Stamps

Close As A Memory

French Filigree

Pretties

Basic Pearls

Chocolate Chip Taffeta Ribbon

Card 3

Ink

Baja Breeze

Soft Suede

Versamark

Cardstock

Whisper White

Baja Breeze

Tools

Stamp a ma jig

Scallop trim corner punch

Stamps

Close As A Memory

French Filigree

Pretties

Basic Pearls

Chocolate Chip Taffeta Ribbon

Card 4

Ink

Cardstock

Very Vanilla

Pale plum { Retired }

Barely Banana { Retired }

Tools

Stamp a ma jig

1/2" Circle punch

Stamps

Close As A Memory

Pretties

Basic Pearls

Very vanilla Taffeta Ribbon

Card 5

Ink

Perfect Plum

Stampin Write markers

Versamark

Cardstock

Very Vanilla

Pale plum { Retired }

Barely Banana { Retired }

Tools

Stamp a ma jig

Heat gun

1/2" circle punch

Stamps

Close As A Memory

Medallion stamp

Pretties

Basic Pearls

Very vanilla Taffeta Ribbon

Clear embossing powder