This weeks deliveries!!

We have a few deliveries expected this week. The Magnolia Ink magazine Issue 2 for 2010 is due in the studio on Thursday We will do our best to get all pre-orders out on the same day providing we get the delivery early enough otherwise it will be Thursday.

We are also expecting another Sizzix delivery this week with some of long awaited Alterations range by Tim

also a Prima delivery and Cuttlebug! So we are going to be very busy unpacking and packing!

We have restocks of the fabulous roses and in more colours

Pretty lemon

Purple

Duck egg blue

Cream

Vintage pink

Sold in packs of 3 for £1.99

We also have doilies in packs of 8 made up of 4 x 4" hearts and 4x4" rounds for £2

Long pearl head pins in packs of 10 assorted for 75p

Don't forget to ring before travelling to check someone is here as we now have a lot of outside commitments and I don't want you having a wasted journey. There will be no available in the studio on Wednesday morning.

Don't push it!

It is not as bright and sunny here in Sheffield this morning, not like yesterday, it was a beautiful day. So might just have to stay in and craft until it brightens up. My new years resolution was to finish off all the half made projects I have. I started with all good intention and then fell by the wayside after just a few weeks!!

As you all know Alfie fetches my slippers in a morning for me. Now he is getting very clever as after I have my slippers he will fetch a pair of shoes. If I don't put my slippers out of reach, he will keep bringing them after I have put my shoes on! This week he has carried the post in from the post man too! Every morning when he brings my slippers he gets a small treat taken from his daily allowance, as he is on a diet! Not my doing the vets, I don't think he is over weight he charges round in the garden like a mad thing and if he finds a ball he will bring it all day long for us to throw. Any way, when Alfie keeps coming with my slippers I tell him not to push his luck as he can't have any more treats. So when I saw a horse called 'Don't push it' running in the Grand National yesterday, I just had to have a flutter on it didn't I? and it won!! Just might have to take Ava shopping later! :-)

Ava is loving getting out in the garden everyday

here she is having a little rest while wondering what to do next! lol

What every you are doing, enjoy! Lynne xx

Snails!!

Last year Jill (that is the Jill with no blog) sent me a great card, it was in the shape of a pair of knickers, the sentiment read 'the older you get the bigger the pants' This is the card I made for Jill who's birthday it was on Friday.

I have used papers from a Basic Grey 6 x 6 pad from the Sugar Rush range.

Today has been a lovely sunny day here in Sheffield, it was ideal weather for getting your bike out.

Now Ava is walking she keeps herself very busy.

While investigating the rockery she found a snail shell, luckily no one was home!

What's this Dad?

all gone!!

What ever you are doing this weekend make sure you enjoy it. Lynne xx

Scrapbooking

Thursday evenings scrapbooking class layout. Background BB Dotted Swiss we inked a pattered with DI frayed burlap through a large doilie. half a sheet of scalloped Flutter Butter from Bo Bunny.

I have used a picture of my Mum in her pram. Love this picture. Llook at the lovely fluffy bonnet which I would guess was hand knitted by my Grandma and the huge pram. This is not the original photo. I have so many albums on the go I am not using any originals! In some way it deafeats the object as I have a big box of photos under the bed which I am slowly sorting through.

Flowers are made using a mix of MS and EK Success punches and leaves. Sizzix chipboard Swirl inked with Frayed Burlap and decorated with pearl pen.  Lynne xx

Fancy a game?

I've forgotten the cable!!

Last night we made a mixed up mini album. Three different size and shaped pages in black white and grey. The first page was a Maya Road shaped page, inked in black soot, a white scalloped oval added, which had been cut with a nestie, layered on this was a blacked panel which had been embossed in a Cuttlebug folder fastened together with two brads. The next page was a large tag cut on the Sizzix in corrugated card. We distressed the edges and inked, added a small panel of embossed metal painted with black acrylic paint which was sanded back when dry and mounted on a small square of chipboard, holes punched and screw style brads added to two corners finished of with some black spotty ribbon. the back page we covered in Blonde Moments papers added loose weave hessian, a thinnish coat of Viva Ferra dried off with the heat gun, a narrow band of white acrylic paint down the middle finished off with black and silver ribbon.

I have taken photos of both last nights mini album and tonights scrapbooking layout remembered the camera and left the card reader in the studio, I have already been back twice tonight, so I will add them in the morning, mean while you can pop over to Chanelle's and Kerry's.

WOYWW

This is how my work space looks tonight, not very interesting. I had a tidy up earlier as I have some birthday cards to make and a couple of albums. I am back crafting on the dinning room table! My work room is on hold at the moment. I planned on having a big sort out over Easter, but the weekend came and went in a flash! seemed to go quicker than normal to say it was a long weekend.

These are some of the bits and piece I bought at the NEC to make a bag.

Silk rods, felt, ribbon, beads sequins, embroidery thread and silk cocoons

I broken down the fibres in the rods and split them laid them on to the the felt and machine stitched them down the middle, this stitching will be hidden with various embellishments.

I've attached a few sequin flowers and seed beads. I have more beads and embellishments to sew on, and a few french knots to add for decoration between the rods. I have already made a silk lining but still have the strap and fastener to make I hope to finish it this weekend.

A few tags

Hope you have all enjoyed your Easter Bank Holiday weekend. The weather has managed to keep fine here in Sheffield today but it has been a bit chilly. We had the best day of the weekend yesterday. For me that was good because everyone managed to get in the garden for a while.

I have a few tags to show you that I have prepared for tomorrows class, we will be playing with Ranger colour washes, Glimmer Mists and Crafty Notion sprays along with masks a few stamps and getting generally messy.

for this tag I used a resist technique using a Ranger colour wash in Butterscotch and Meadow, love these two colours together.

same technique using Denim and Eggplant

I have been working on something else this weekend so I might pop back later with some pictures, I will see how I get on.

I am also planning some more blog candy when I reach 100 followers!! Only 7 more required so if you are not already a follower and you would like to become a follow and help me help me reach 100 then I will launch some scrummy, yummy blog candy.  Lynne xx

No stopping her now!!

You have to be quick now if you want a picture of little Ava because she is always off somewhere...

it is really lovely to see her waddling around!!

Mum and Dad forgot to bring Ava's highchair, but that didn't matter Ava sat on a dinning chair with the rest of us, growing up fast now

so while Ava was sat I managed to get a few pictures

Hope you are all having a great weekend too! Lynne xx

Day Off

Good morning to you all. It is a nice fine morning here in Sheffield today, It looks nice and bright through the window, although BH assures me it is still cold. I had a lovely relaxing day off yesterday. A lie in until 9am, wonderful, and then BH cooked my breakfast which was delish. I checked emails and added a few new goodies to the web site and then went Easter shopping with my daughter. I bought a talking In the night garden story book toy for  Ava it has a handle on it so she will be able to carry it round with her. Ava had something similar for Christmas and it is one of her favourite toys. I also go a Maka Paka bath toy and a small Easter egg in a princess mug. I will take pictures tomorrow. All the family are coming over today and sleeping and tomorrow my Mum is coming for the day. BH will be cooking one of his big Sunday roasts, last time he did one we had so many roast vegetables I lost count how many there were mmmmm I can smell them cooking already!! lol

The laptop is doing strange things so I will publish now and pop back later. Enjoy your day and make sure you find time to craft along the way. Lynne xx

Easter has come early!!

Very Quick Short Post

This is going to be very short and sweet this morning. My hands are very sore and I am unable to type for properly or for long.  Sorry I did not join in WOYWW this week and if I have not been over and left a comment on your blog recently, please accept my apologies. :-(

Really enjoyed last nights class we got a lovely variety of paper flowers made. Hopefully someone will blog there's later. Thank you Ann for the gorgeous lemon cake, it was delish as always, you spoil us! but we love it, and it is great having you back crafting with us.

All orders taken from today after 12:00 noon will go out on Tuesday
No one will be available for bookings or orders by phone on Friday, we are having a day off.

The new timetable and newsletter will be going out on Tuesday hands permitting!!

Happy Easter to you all Lynne xx

So Funny!!

Can you believe it is 4:45am on a very wet Wednesday morning in Sheffield. I have been up since 3:15am can't sleep, so I have been catching up on a few jobs!! Bonkers I can hear you all say, and yes you are probably right!! I hate it, when I can't sleep and just wriggle around in bed, so I got up. It is lovely sitting here listening to the rain pounding down on the conservatory roof and the dogs snoring!! lol Boy oh boy are they snoring!

The good news is I have found my camera. It was in a box with some rubber stamps and paint brushes!! So I have just taken a couple of quick pictures. We managed to get two cards made in yesterday mornings card class. Here is one of them

we used the new Gorjuss girls boxed kits, which contain enough to make 5 cards. By making some background papers using some Bazzil Basic card, stencil and distress inks. I used weathered wood and faded jeans, we managed to get 9 cards out of each kit.

A view from the top to show the inside of the card

While I had the camera out I thought I would take a quick picture of Alfie, snoozing in his chair. But he obviously did not take kindly to me disturbing him, as he stuck his tongue out at me!!  LOL

How funny is he??? What do they say? a picture says a thousand words, can't wait to scrap this one!!

What do you think the title should be??

OK well I am off back to bed now, what ever you are doing on this very wet Wednesday, enjoy!! and make sure you make time to fit some crafting in. Lynne xx

Bo Bunny Jazmyne & Sophie

I managed to lose my camera at the weekend so I have not been able to take any pictures of the layouts from Saturday or Sunday at NEC. One good thing is I know it is in the house some where it's just where I don't know lol

Stock update:
The new Limited Edition Jazmyne collection from Bo Bunny is now in stock and on the website the papers can be viewed here matching brads here co-ordinating ribbons here Bo Bunny Jazmyne is a beautiful single sided glittered paper collection.

Bo Bunny Sophie papers can be viewed here and matching brads here

Ben sent me a picture earlier that he had taken on his phone, it is a little bit grainy but not too bad, you will be able to guess who it is

just wondering what to do next!! lol It seems funny seeing walking at last. Now to look for that camera.

Crafting Weekend

We have all enjoyed a fabulous day at our all day monthly crop. Thank you ladies for making it such a great day. We managed to fit in three layouts. I have no pictures for you tonight as I am absolutely shattered, I will blog all the layouts we did in a couple of days, it might not be tomorrow as we are off to the NEC in the morning.

Ava called earlier with her Mum & Dad in her new pink shoes. She loves em! lol So I have had a few cuddles, she is such a little cutie, full of giggles tonight.

I am struggling to keep myself awake, so time to give in and go, to bed, it is only 8:30pm. We have a really early start in the morning 7:30am the clocks go forward tonight making 6:30am and then NEC here we come, Yippee can't wait really looking forward to it.

What ever you are doing tomorrow, have a good time. Lynne xx

What more could you want?

As you all know I have 2 dogs, Ike & Alfie. Alfie is about 2  1/2 years old and Ike is an old boy who will be 10 in November, we think.

My morning routine, get up, go and switch the kettle on, go to the bathroom in bare feet. By the time I get back to the kitchen to make my coffee Alfie is there with a slipper for me!

This is Alfie this morning bringing my slipper

when he has given me the first slipper, and got a small reward, he goes off and gets the other one! No one has taught him to do this, and I just think he his a real star! I don't have to look for slippers ever again! What more could I want? I would like him to look for keys, mobiles...... lol    Only joking Alfie.

and this is Alfie waiting for a treat. You can just see Ike is standing at the side of him waiting for a treat too! He's a wise old dog and gets in on the act for the treats! lol

Ike  brings you slippers when you get home everyday. Ike was about 3 years old when we rescued him and he has always brought slippers or shoes, we did not train him to do this he did it from a few days after he came to live with us. Alfie was about 5/6 weeks old when our daughter brought him home, and Ike has been like a Dad to him, looking after him, washing him when he was very small. So IKe could have taught him or Alfie just learnt from Ike who knows but I just think it is great, don't you?

We received our first Easter card yesterday from the lovely Jill, that is the lovely Jill who makes lovely cards and should have a blog Jill. Hope you are reading this Jill and got the message if not you need a blog Jill! lol Thanks Jill I love it.

and the inside of the card

The stamp and papers are from our new Wild Rose studio collection which are all fabulous.

Well all I have to say now is thank Crunchie it is Friday!

All day scrapbooking tomorrow and NEC Sunday, like I say what more could any one want?

Let me know if you are going to the NEC and would like to meet up as I love to put faces to names.

WOYWW

It's Wednesday again so that can only mean one thing, 'What's on your workdesk Wednesday' I joined in for the first time last week and if you want to join in hop over to Julia's blog and to find out more. Last week I showed a picture of our dinning room table. I craft at one end and we eat at the other, unless we have visitors and then I have to pack it away. What I usually do is shove it in the spare bedroom!!  BH is constantly asking how much room do I need, when he can't get to the table at all for meals!! So tonight when he asked if I had been in the spare room, I stop for a moment to think What did I leave in there? and when I opened the door to have a peep...

shelves in the spare room for my crafting stuff and...

for the printer! So I am sorry I have not got a picture of a work desk for you this week as the dinning room table is clear! The spare room is a little messy but who knows next week I may have a desk, table or some kind of work space to show you. Thanks for popping by and now I am off to see what you have on your work desk.