What kind of weather is this???

This morning started warm and sunny here in Sheffield by lunch time it was very hot. We sat in the back garden, the dogs were out and about a really lovely day.

Late this afternoon it started to go a little dark and I heard a rumble of thunder. In came the washing and the dogs, and down it came. At first it was very large drops of rain which turned to hail stones...

very large hails stones and before long the lawn looked like this...

the water came down the drive like a river bringing the hail stones with it and before no time at all the lawn was flooded.

After the rain and hail had stopped the hail stones stayed on the lawn until the sun came out again and melted them. Is this what they call April showers???? lol

What has the weather been like with you today?

Liittle Helper...

It is a lovely warm sunny morning here in Sheffield fingers crossed it will stay like this for the rest of the Bank holiday weekend. I have a few Easter cards to show you this morning. I don't usually do many Easter cards if any, this year I have sent lots and had fun making them. This afternoon Ava and I are making some baskets and decorating eggs really looking forward to that.

We have had lots of deliveries in the studio this week, Bo Bunny, T!m Holtz restocks on Copic Ciao and we now stock the Sketch, and Various Inks refils, Promarkers. The Aqua Promarkers are due in very soon.

All will be on the website shortly. A lot of deliveries means a lots of boxes so I was really pleased of some help...

 A little rest was needed...

off we go again...



Thank you to those of you who emailed to let me know you can't leave comments, mmm not sure what happened there, hopefully blogger will sort itself all in good time.

Enjoy your long relaxing Bank holiday weekend and have a lovely crafting Happy Easter.

Love and hugs Lynne xoxox

Challenge 39 - Colour Combo

Its time for another challenge over on

 Anything Goes

A BIG thank you to everyone who joined in for Pearls.

We have 4 new Design Team members so why not pop over and say hello and join us?

This fortnight the theme is

PINK & BROWN

The background paper is Daisy Bucket, the frame is cut from Bo Bunny and all flowers are punched from pink and brown Bazzill Basic. I have used the giant, large retro punches, mini daisy and rock fern all from from EK Success.

Happy crafting Lynne x

Scrapbooking class

Good evening to all my crafting buddies. I hope you have all had a lovely relaxing weekend and been able to enjoy the glorious weather we have been having. Lets hope it continues for the bank holiday weekend.

I have a scrapbook layout to share with you this evening. It is one from our all day scrapbooking class a couple of weeks ago. The papers are from my favourite company Bo Bunny. Most of the flowers are cut from the paper with a few punched flowers and leaves added.

A blank label waiting for a little bit of journaling

Happy crafting

Love and hugs Lynne 

Snail Hunt-er

I spent a lovely relaxing Sunday morning last week scrapbooking. It was the first weekend in ages that we had nothing planned. This layout is of Ava looking for snails, she loves finding the shells, up to now no one has ever been home! I think she may not be so keen when she finds one occupied. lol

I have kept the layout simple, mounted the pictures on some brown Bazzill basic cardstock and doodled round the edge with white pen. The background is a sheet of Daisy Bucket which I have had in my stash for ages, time they got used up to make room for some more.

 The snails are from the Walk in My Garden cartridge cut on the Cricut from pink and brown Bo Bunny Double Dot papers, I have inked the edges, shaped the snails and shells and decoupaged with silicone,  highlighted with white pen and added silver and black pearl pen to finish off. The letters are cut from brown Bazzill using the Storybook cartridge, more white pen for the faux stitching around the edges.

Hope you all have a fabulous weekend and find time to fit in a little crafting.

We have another relaxing weekend planned and if the weather is as good as forecast you will find me crafting in the garden. Thanks for popping by. Happy crafting love and hugs Lynne xx

Exciting news!!!

Hi to all my crafting blogging buddies I've got some very exciting news to share with you today. I have 2 cards in the May edition of Making Card magazine, how brilliant is that? The theme is wedding and ive gone with a shabby chic theme. Just can't tell you how chuffed I am, I am grinning from ear to ear!! :-)

For the first card I used papers from Kars Country Rose 6x6 pad, Its Only Words stamp set 4 from Ladybug CraftInk, Wooden heart which I painted with acrylics and distress paint techniques and decorated with a couple of flowers and some bling. I add a piece of blue lace to my punched border and a couple of heart pins to finish off.

For my second card I used GCD 8x8 Ella Blue paper pad. I cut a grunge board heart and wings with T!ms alteration die. Distressed them with mushroom and cloudy blue paint dabbers edged with InkaGold old gold wrapped brown thread around the heart twice added a Prima Say it with studs to finish off.

The article is called Rustic Nuptials on pages 66 and 67

Thanks for popping by and if you like what you see leave me a comment and I will pop over and check out what you have been up to.

Have a great day and thank Crunchie its Friday.

Happy crafting love and hugs Lynne xox

Easter card and Polychromos

Hello my lovely creative crafting buddies, seems ages since I last blogged. Not had much time lately been busy stock taking etc and doing lots of boring stuff with just a little crafting thrown in now and then just to keep me going. 

One of the Easter cards we made in a recent card class. I have used a mix of lemon and white checked, floral and spotty card to make three layers. I have cut  apertures in the top two layers with the lage and then the next size down blossom nesties. The images are Magnolia Easter stamps coloured with Copics and a mix of Martha Stewart, EK Success and Woodware punches to create the flowers and leaves. All finished off with some lovely crystal Stickles.

Tonight we have been having a play with the lovely Faber Castell Polychromos which we had delivered yesterday. We made some beautiful double twisted easel cards which I will show tomorrow.

Just look at all those yummy colours.

We have added some more dates to the timetable for all day card classes and scrapbooking here

Thank you to everyone who has joined in our challenges and a BIG thank you to my wonderful DT who have kept everything going while I have been busy.

I thought I would enter this card in to the Creative Belli - Eggs and Bunnies

See you all tomorrow. Love and hugs Lynne xox

Design Team Call

Design Team Call

 

We are looking to expand our Design team over at Anything Goes challenge bog. We are searching for 3 talented crafter's to join our team. No previous experience of working on design teams is necessary.

 

Requirements

 

• Be able to create two new projects a month
• Be able to comment on your quote of entries
• Post current challenges to your own blog
• To participate in any blog hops we may have 
• Enjoy working in a fun and friendly team
• But most of all to have fun and enjoy your craftiness with like minded crafty people

 

 If this sounds right up your street leave a comment with your Name and a short bio with a link back to your blog here

 

This call will be open from Today Friday 1st April until Friday 15th April 2011

 

Winning candidates will be contacted no later than Sunday 17th April with a view to start 3rd of May but sooner if so wish.

  

Good Luck

Lynne and The Design Team 

Its been a long time...

It seems such a long time since I last blogged. I blooged I was better and then the dreaded head ache returned. I now have some new glasses with tinted lenses so I am hoping they do the trick. Thank you for your lovely comments and kind words it means a lot. I hope over the next few days to pop over and pay you all a visit and catch up on what you have all been busy doing. Anyway the good news I have still managed some crafting. 

Way back in January I joined in with WOYWW and my WIP (work in progress) then was a book called 'A Stitch In Time' Well at last it is now finished and on the new timetable

Inside the book amongst the pages and pockets is a removable canvas and felt pins and needle case.

Also on the new timetable canvas tags, book marks and key rings.

If you wish to receive our news letter and timetable please email sales@craftden.co.uk

Happy Crafting Love Lynne xx

All is well...

Just a quick post to let you know I am feeling lots better, had a head ache free day today. Yippee!! The first one in ages. It feels so good to be able to catch up, so many jobs left half done. Thank you all for your lovely comments, texts and emails of get well wishes you are such a lovely bunch, thanks it means a lot.

So what has been happening in the studio...deliveries, deliveries, and more deliveries they have been arriving daily, yes daily. Lots of yummy scrummy crafty stash we ordered at the trade show. We couldn't move today for boxes so we set to unpacked, priced up and stocked our shelves. We have got loads of fab new stuff in stock and some great prices in the studio. The must have Vagabond at a great introductory price lots of  fabby dies including T!ms alteration dies and embossing folders old and new. craftwork cards papers and card packs. More Basic Grey, Prima and Graphic 45 papers......... Why not pop in and take a look?

Thats all for now. Happy Crafting Lynne

Scrapbooking class...

Just don't know where this week has gone, are the weeks getting shorter or is it just me?

My layout from this weeks scrapbooking class.

The papers are from Prima Watercolour Rainbow collection on a backing of Bazzill Blue Calypso. Punches used EK Success ex large and small Retro Flower, Rock Fern and Flourish. Woodware med Cherry Flower Monstera leaf and Fiskars Slotted for threading ribbon through and Scalloped Lace and Magnolia Tag die. Tiara and Crystal Stickles around the flowers and leaves and a few rainbow drops to finish off.

Every Thursday evening is scrapbooking at Craft Den Studio 6.30pm - 8.30pm click here for more information.

All products used available from Craft Den Studio.

Have a great weekend and Happy Crafting Lynne xx

Once Upon A Springtime...

Remember the box I had saved from Christmas which had the ornaments in?

This was it after a crackle paint effect.

This is what it looks like now...

Theme: I love Fairies

I am still looking out for a few more bits and pieces to add... any ideas what it needs???

Each compartmet is 10cm x10cm x 4cm deep so there is lots of room still to fill.

The fairies, postcards, backing paper are all cut from Graphic 45 papers Once Opon a Spring Time

What ever you are doing today ENJOY!

Happy Crafting Love Lynne xx

Relaxing day...

Hope you have all had a great weekend. I have been having a very lazy relaxing day today.
I have had a head ache since Monday, which turned into a migraine mid week, so spent a quiet day at home today. Doctors in the morning me thinks.

The wedding stationary has now all been collected so I can show the finished invites.

Happy Crafting Lynne xx

Scrapbooking

Yippeee!! It's Friday and thank goodness, what a week I've had...

Last night was our weekly scrapbooking crop in the studio and another great night it was too. Thank you ladies for another very enjoyable evening. Part way through the evening I was actually wondering if I was at a crop our in the doctors waiting room, the things that I hear, it is an education.... lol

This is my layout we used the Watercolour Rainbow paper collection from Prima, Bazzill cardstock in pink and blue and pearl pen for the centres of the flowers. I have added a Zva swirl which I cut in half to finish off.

So all I can say is, thank crunchie its Friday.

What ever you are doing this weekend make sure you have a great time.

Happy crafting Lynne x

Bees Wax Canvas

We had a fab night last night in the studio. We had the melt pots and bees wax out again.

We made slightly smaller canvases this time 8" x 8" with a sewing theme. Thanks ladies, very enjoyable night.

I used Claudines studio paints in Tradition Tan, Sky Blue and Stable Brown. Stamped in Timber Brown StazOn on to a dress pattern. Love how it shows parts of the pattern through. When using dress makers tissue it gives a darker aged look to the finshed canvas than if using white tissues.

The budding artist at work on Monday painting hearts for Mum & Dad.

Happy Crafting Lynne xx

WOYWW

This is my crafty space this morning back on the dinning room table. Love my new work area in my craft room but love being able to look out the window while crafting, more....

Thought I would join in with WOYWW this week  as I have not joined in for ages

Now the InkGold has been added to all the edges I have started making my ebellies to decorate the inside of each compartment. I have chosen a to keep it very neutral with just a hint of colour... will see how it goes,  my projects have a habit of changing mid stream and never turn out how they set off. lol Isn't that what crafting is all about no rights or wrongs just enjoying?

Looking forward to visiting all you other WOYWW ers and if you not sure whats going on here pop over to Julias and find out more and maybe even join in, its a great snoop...

Happy Crafting Lynne x