Julie Nutting Prima Doll Stamps.......

I do enjoy using the Prima Doll stamps by Julie Nutting and I needed to make a party girl type card and I've also done a soft pastel coloured one.
What's so lovely about them is the fact you can make them so different every time. You've seen some other I've done in the past.
So the first one up is the Fabulous Party Girl one...

 

Next is the soft pastel coloured design.

 

I've matched her spotty dress with the larger spotty paper from the same collection so that the colours all tie in together.  I think the pastel colours suit the style of the doll.

 

I'm looking forward to this weekend because my friend, the lovely Hels Sheridan, is doing two workshops at the Crafty Bunch Craft shop in Telford, owned by another great friend Sue jones.

I do think both days may be sold out by now. I'm not sure yet if I'm going to do the class with them or just  be the assistant in the tiara, feather boa and sequins. I'm sure I'll find out in due course.

But before the fun of next weekend I'm going back up north to Kendal to do another IndigoBlu card making workshop at The Paper Warehouse in Kendal. I do believe that class is full too but you can always ring them to check if you were interested.

I am always made so welcome there it's such a pleasure to go there.  

 

A Few Cards.....

Here's a few card designs I've made recently. Again I've gone mad and used decoupage but these are from The House Of  Zandra and  I've just got a liking for them.

Don't you just love this shoe?? I've added I little sparkle with some stickles just to add a highlight. I've also used some Woodware Linen card so it has some texture.
A girl can never have too many Shoes!!!

Samples of Mirabelle.....

Here again, well it's demo day at The Range in Cheltenham today and I'll be there for Trimcraft to play with all the fabulous products in the Santoro  Mirabelle Collection. I've made some samples to display and I thought I'd share them with you.
Now you lovelies will now that I'm not a decoupage sort of girl at all, but this collection is so adorable and it has a twist on your regular sort of decoupage, because the images are sooooo cool.
Have a nosey and see what you think/ I'd be really interested to hear you comments.
If your around Cheltenham today please call by and say hi.

As you can see the papers are just as stunning as the images.The colours are very muted and have a vintage feel to them and they have some glittered and some glazed.

 

 

IndigoBlu Challenge Time......

Going For Gold this month and there has been some fabulous entries. This is my DT inspiration.......

I have edged a panel of card with Chariots of Fire Mega Flakes then attached it to a card. I've gilded a large Flourish Altered Ego and brushed off the excess from the nooks and crannies. Then I stamped the saying from the new Boadicea stamp set with FlitterGlu and again gilded it with Chariots of Fire.
A finishing touch with liquid pearls and it was complete.
Here is where to go to see all the DT designs and the fabulous entries.

http://indigoblublogchallenge.blogspot.com/2014/02/challenge-13-going-for-gold.html
Why not have a go yourself, we would love to see your designs.

I'm off the Cheltenham on Saturday. I'm demoing at The Range for Trimcraft using the fabulous Mirabelle Collection. If your around pop by and say hi, I would love you to visit.

Highlights From.....

The Trade Show.
Oh soooo much fun, meeting up with old friends was soooo good, but making brand new friends was even better.
One name in particular springs to mind, as she spent two fun filled days with me and my partner in crime Sue Jones, and that name just happens to be the wonderful Lorraine Brown Robertson.
Now Lorraine and I are on the Jones Craft DT together but we have never met before as she lives at the other end of the country in Scotland, but my word as soon as we did meet on Sunday we instantly became really good friends and I know we will be friends for ever now. So the terrible twosome became the triple terrors with the help of our wonderful Susan Jones.

So now we decide we need to put our talents to good use so we descend on poor Marion Emberson, another DT member, who just happens to be demoing for WOW embossing powders. The ten minute make and take took just under an hour!! Total meltdown. Such fun. Hilarious, are words that spring to mind. Well done Marion for battling through, such a great sport and another amazing friend.

 

And after all the messing around here's a great one with the lovely tags our Marion taught us

 

 

Now we cant leave out another partner in crime, non other than the lady herself Hels Sheridan.

Hels was demoing for Creative Expressions so I grabbed the opportunity to get her to make me  a personal work of art. When she had finished it I told her I was gonna put it on ebay and flog it to the highest bidder!!!

Not really, I wouldn't part with a work of art from our Hels

 

And finally I couldn't resist taking a pic of the most talented lady I've ever come across and that lady is known by the name of

Finnabair

Now unfortunately I've not been able to attend one of her workshops as yet, but I'm working on it.

Finn was demoing on the Stampbox stand and we were all mesmerised by her work

 

 

 

 

Demo Day.......

For Jones Craft at Inspirations, Preston.

I was lucky enough to be asked to be a Demonstrator at the lovely Inspirations Craft Shop, by Jones Craft, this week and to use the fabulous Kaisercraft paper ranges. In particular I used Lady Rose and Tea Break collections.
I had a great time and was made really welcome by all the staff and  Karen and Ann have asked me to return for another demo day on March 27th and also to do a workshop on 25th April. If anyone is interested in either of these events please call the shop for more details.
It has to be said, I was not feeling my best with my sniffley cold. I was giving my best Rudolph impression with my rosy red glowing nose, but hopefully it didn't stop the customers enjoying themselves. I know I did.
I'd like to give a mention to two lovely ladies, Christine and Jaqui, who spent some time with me. It was a pleasure to have them visit.

Back Home.....

From Preston and a fabulous time with the friendly staff and customers at Inspirations.
This is just a little update post as feeling just a little weary as I've got a lousy cold, but it didn't spoil a great weekend.
So now I think an early night is in order so I'm bright eyed and bushy tailed for the trade show tomorrow. It's going to be great to catch up with old friends and some new ones, including some from   today.
I will do another post ASAP with pics

Right off to dose myself up again
P xx