Saturday She Sells....

Seashells on the Seashore... Hope you are busy trying to say that at speed over and over now... one of our classic tongue twisters...!

Isn't she just lovely.... created by my lovely & talented friend, Julie Wade of Create Handmade Happiness blog fame... 

Using Pirates and Mermaids and Friends are like Seashells stamp sets in Petal Pink, Mint Macaron, Soft Succulent and Crumb Cake colours...

And finished off beautifully on the inside too.. 

What a great combination of images and colours... Thanks Julie... love it...

Fun Fold Friday - Side Fold Card

Sharing another of our lovely team new catalogue "happy mail" swaps... with directions for a simple but effective little fun fold for you... as I will be CASE-ing this card design very soon... so the ruler was out...

Created by our very talented Ruth Wareing of stampinghappiness blog fame... 

Featuring Hand Penned in Highland Heather and Garden Green... finished off with clear Epoxy Essentials & Highland Heather 1/2" Grosgrain ribbon...

So cut a 28cm long x 10.5cm wide piece of (Highland Heather) cardstock...

Score at 14 & 17.5cm. Bone Fold Mountain then Valley.

Cut two 10cm Square and one 3 x 10cm Whisper White panels (one of squares is on inside)

Decorate as necessary  (I don't know if you can tell but the stamped & die cut flowers are 3D'd and very effective...)

Wrap & tie ribbon around the side panel

Adhere the side panel down

Thank you Ruth... I really love this card... a simple little fun fold stunner... right up my street...

And before I go... Click here to see all the details about the Hand Penned suite...

Saturday Simple Swap Share & Kits coming....

The last week has seen the steady arrival of some beautiful inspirational cards through my letterbox... as our Team rallied together to make and exchange swap cards through the post ... to showcase new products and inspire each other... as well as providing a "Happy Mail" experience... which has been truly lovely! Thanks ladies...

So I thought I should share my creative friends' gorgeous creations with you over the next week or so... especially as most of these are using stamps and products that I don't own this time round... as I don't get to buy anywhere near as much as usual with not running classes... though hopefully that will revert some time soon!

But before I share more on today's simple but stunning card... check out the new Kits being released after the Bank Holiday this weekend ie next Tuesday, 1st June ... 

Lots to love... and at such great prices... More information about them on Tuesday... but suffice to say... you get everything in the box apart from the clear block to mount the stamps on... Creativity made Easy....  a lovely crafty fix... in the post!

In the meantime... here's a snapshot of them all... there really is something for everyone... 

And CLICK HERE for the Kits leaflet... I think you will be surprised at the prices! What a great way to update your greeting stamps... and ink spots... Such great value...

So back to today's card... created by the lovely Linda Ellis of Linda's Papercrafting fame... using the gorgeous Colour & Contour bundle... which I really wish I had at my disposal!! As I love "daisy type" flowers... 

Sot Succulent, Polished Pink and  Sahara Sand with Whisper White... 

Finished off with pops of Genial Gems (which are much much nicer than I thought!) A bit of safe and secure coloured glitter in a water-drop effect... 

And not forgetting the inside...

Thank you Linda... a truly stunning simple gem of a card...

Merry Monday - Sip Sip Snow Front From Our House to Yours!

Yup that "mad" title sums up my trio of lovely creation swaps I am sharing with you today!

First up this stunning little card using the new Sip Sip Hooray bundle... along with the perfect greeting from Playful Penguins... but sadly no creator's name on the back so I can't tell you who made it... as the training was a while ago...

And then we have Julie Kettlewell's gorgeous From Our House to Yours card... in Pool Party and Poppy Parade...

And finishing off today with this beautiful treat of a Snow Front & Mini Curvy Keepsakes Box treat holder...  and a treat for me tonight too (as I demolish the Roses Caramel sweet treat inside!) Sadly again... no name inside so I can't tell you who the clever one is that created it!

A trio of really fantastic makes... though I wish I could share the names of all the creators (so if it is you... or you know who... please click here and let me know...)  and thanks again for swapping with me...

Wednesday WOW - A Moose is Loose!

More christmassy inspiration for you...  featuring some of our animal friends.... and made by fellow UK demos near and far!

First up Donna Golby's stunning coppery sponged Merry Moose notecard...

Then a lovely Merry Moose tag on a card by (sadly) unknown...

And finishing off with Issy Szczecinski's gorgeous Natures Beauty deer paired with Very Versailles..

Thank you again for your beautiful cards and for swapping with me ladies...

A friendly Snowman Season trio for Merry Monday...

Just realised that I haven't shared the swaps I received at our last joint Jems and Passionettes training... so now seems like the perfect time to do so... whilst I continue to "take it easy" and keep myself away from my craft room for a few more days...

So lots of christmas inspiration for you here featuring the lovely Let It Snow papers and the Snowman Season stamp set and co-ordinating punch...

And click here for the details on the whole Let It Snow suite... and I wonder if you are singing the same song as I am now!!!

First up a stunning minty treat holder by Kylie...

 A beautiful water coloured snowman scene by Karen Henderson...

And lastly for today... a gorgeous snowman scene in the trees by Jennie Fieldwick ...

Thank you for swapping with me ladies... sorry it took me so long to share!

Tuesday Trio - Christmas Gleaming

Sharing the other cards we made at our last Quarterly Training...

These being designed by the lovely Monica Gale... as we had a shared Jems & Passionettes teams event this time round... which was lovely as we made new friends as well as meeting up with old ones too...

Three cards designed to suit the 3 types of crafters we have attending our events...

One for the Beginner Crafter... or as I find more at my events... the Clean & Simple Crafter

One for the Casual Crafter... or the "I like it to look special but I don't want it take too long" Crafter

The right hand bauble being stamped and the berries being coloured using the new Delicata Copper ink pad... 

And finally one for the "avid"... or the "I want it Fancy and Special" Crafter... with copper embossed baubles, ribbon and star embellishments too...

Now which type of crafter are you?

Oh and note the change from the designed blue berries on the CAS (first) card to copper ones... it just had to be done as I finished off my cards....  as then I was armed with my metallic Copper ink pad too...

And so here are the 4 cards we made at Training... the Fancy Fold on the top right being shared yesterday...

Some more 3D Treat Packaging... the Blues & Neutrals

And so we come to the end of the two series... with the Blues & Neutrals range of team table favours... 

And as I had to do a quick double check... a bit of education for you today too!!!  The word "series" is both singular and plural...  according to https://preply.com/en/question/plural-of-series

So quickly back to my treats... which are all made but shared with no name... sad face!

Stitched Rectangle Country Home Green & Blacks chocolate bar box 

 Love this simple idea with 2 of the same size rectangles..

One glued for the lid and one not glued for the base... which is a great way of ensuring that the base fits inside the lid!

Botanical Tags chocolate feast bag ... 

Best Route Kinder wrap ...

Fable Friends "cute Geisha lipsalve" pillow box... cute outside and cute inside... and sorry not got the where-with-all (ie all the kit and sample!) to take another photo with the cute lip-salve...

And Lotus Biscoff biscuits in a Happiness Blooms wrapped Envelope Punch Board box

And so endeth the Ultra-3D-packaging & treats shares over the last fortnight... with which I hope you have found some inspiration... I certainly have... though I do  have the advantage of savouring the taste too!!

Tuesday Treats at the Table... the Greens...

Had to share some more... well the day does start with a T... and let's call these the Greens range...

But before I start... don't forget that the beautiful Everything is Rosy crafty box is live to order from tomorrow... 

Only while supplies last... and I wouldn't want you to miss out as it is a stunner... but I have a hunch it won't be around for long...

And yes I did receive a lot of treats...  Which is SO hard for a lady on a long term diet mission...  Though I can't wait to get to eat one of these a night when I reach my goal...  as a real treat ...  Not too long to go now... 

Yummy Twinkle Twinkle wrapped Skittles from Sarah Jane Rae

Yummy Twinkle Twinkle wrapped Elizabeth Shaw mints from Gill Moore

And Floral Romance meets Needlepoint Elements wrapped After Eights in Envelope Punch Board wrapped envelope from "Sadly Unknown"

Thank you for your fabulous makes ladies... all sitting here lethally!! 

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