Reuben Joel

On valentines day my beautiful little grandson came into the world and to celebrate I made this card for the family to go in the keepsake box for a very special new little boy.

I used the sunshine & sprinkes designer series paper with little blue whales and rainbows and the other side of the paper was fluffy blue clouds which I used to frame the letters.

The sunshine & sprinkles paper is £9.95  for 12 double sided 12" x 12" sheets and it is stunning, with gorgous spring colours.  It is in the new spring catalogue which I am happy to send if you mail me allmark.j@sky.com & for every £45 you spend you can choose one of 17 freebies in the Sale-A-Bration leaflet.  Sale-A-Bration ends 22nd March so make the most of this time and if you need anything to increase your crafting stash now really is a great time to make the most of these great FREE offers.

Stampin' Up Punch Art Easter chicks

Well I have been having fun with some of my punches creating an easter chick.  I used the oval punch as the shell and the bird punch for the chick.  Tried not to be traditional so used shades of blue.  With the blossom punch and label punch it created a complete card with no stamping.  I used a little ink to sponge round the edge of the blossom punch.  A pretty brad and a sentiment and the card was complete.

Stampin' Up product range is huge so if you want to increase your stash with some fun and exciting things drop me a mail allmark.j@sky.com and I'd be glad to help.

Stampin' Up doilies

I have just got some of the Stampin' Up doilies.  They are great as they are small enough to fit a card perfectly and have a lovely delicate design.  The first card I sponged the doilie and the second card I left the doilie clean.  Two different ideas and the doilies just add a different dimension to the card.

You get 24 doilies for £2.75 (10.2cm diameter) so they are a real bargain.

If you want to order then drop me a mail allmark.j@sky.com

Stampin' Up Spring Sampler

I really love this stamp set as there are so many stamps to use.  Today I was continuing with my Easter cards and as I have a lot of people who love the outdoors and allotmenting this card was perfect.

Sunshine, watering can & plants, rain and wellies, the perfect combination for all our lovely veggies to grow.  I really enjoy my allotment and although at this time of year it is far too boggy or frosty to do much in just a few weeks I will be digging and preparing for the first plants to go in.

For all your Stampin' Up products just email me allmark.j@sky.com and don't forget that before 22nd March you can still get a free Sale-A-Bration item with every £45

Stampin' Up! - cupcake & doilies

Well I have now been without heating for 5 days and my poor little home is like an ice box.  Still have managed to make a few cards as my little card stall at work is in need of some Easter cards and I have had a lot of requests.

I have a really lovely new stamp set called Spring Sampler which has lots of lovely stamps, so I thought I would do a montage.

Decided to mount everything in circles this time and by co-ordinating with the base card stock it has made a really effective card.

As always Stampn' Up products can be bought from myself so drop me a line if you need anything allmark.j@sky.com

Happy crafting & thanks for looking.

Best Valentine ever.

What an exciting day today. Little Reuben Joel arrived into this world at 6.45am this morning weighing in at a healthy 8lb 4oz.

So a big huge hug and kisses and loads of love to my son and daughter in law.  I am the proudest granny in the world.

This will certainly be one of the greatest Valentine days ever.

Stampin' Up! Patterned Occasions

Well it is officially freezing as my central heating decided to pack up Monday night.  I have an open fire which keep the front room warm but my craft area is so cold that I have been unable to make any cards without having numb fingers. I think I will have to take a few bits infront of the fire tonight as I need to get cracking on cards for Easter and Mother's day to sell at work.

So my pretty nellie is in blues to reflect my current body colour. Hopefully it is a simple part to repair and will be fixed at the weekend.  The temperature is currently -3 but by the weekend is supposed to rise to a balmy 9 (thank goodness for open fires and lots of free logs)

I have a stampin' up! order coming today (partly customer order partly mine) so will be having fun making cards infront of the fire and playing with my new stash.  As always if you would like any stampin' up! products drop me an email allmark.j@sky.com

Happy stampin' and stay safe and warm :)))