Guild Class Prototyes

Spent a few hours prepping some ideas for the Guild classes. I found this idea somewhere on the internet ....

can't remember where I found it but I just loved it ... this is my take on it.

and an exploding box ... this is the hubster and I on our wedding day...

Chris x

Scrapbooking with a Twist

I'm very excited today - Wimslow Guild have asked Jane E-C and I to teach a day workshop on scrapbooking at summer school on 9th May from 10am til 4pm. There will be two main projects - one morning - an exploding box - and one afternoon - an envelope and tag book, and at least two smaller projects squeezed in to the day. We hope that you can join us on this scrapbooking day - its the first time the Guild has held scrapbooking classes and we are hoping to start weekly classes in conjunction with the Guild from the autumn.

Chris x

Hobbycrafts NEC 13th March 2009

ooooooohh what fun we had at the NEC today.  Bumped into a couple of chums, namely Jo Channon and Joey Burdett who are fellow demonstrators for Bramwells.  I spent a fortune (goes without saying really) ... thanks hubster who treated me to some spends for the show xxx  

Highlights for me were Craftwork cards - treated myself to their goody bag and a few other choice bits and pieces.  They have such gorgeous unique stuff, beautiful samples, everything co-ordinates perfectly.  So hard to resist (so I didn't).  Then a new company on me Lavinia Stamps  .... stunning designs, beautifully presented, and well demonstrated.  

I replenished my cardstock and envelopes and fortunately found the Every Craft a Pound man who I bought some blades from at GMEX thinking they would fit me craft knife only to find they were too big.  So for £1 I managed to get the knife that they fit.  

I also love Craftology who sell the most fab plasticised foil card which when stamped with clear embossing powder has a super high shine finish.  Hard to describe you have to see it for yourself.  Apparantly it has to be this special card to work and I watched as the demonstrator used coloured Stazon to colour the silver foil card before stamping onto it.  Great effect.

And at last I found my scalloped circles Nestabilities from Once Upon a Stamp - a bargain at £16.99.  I loved this stand!  They were demonstrating mould making, had fab metal kits (like Ten Seconds Studio), loads of Nesties, great stamps, a  brill deal on Stazon inks 5 for £20! Really really nice stuff.  Had to tear myself away....

At home now and just admiring my purchases, can't wait to get cracking with them!

Chris x

Kit & Caboodle

What a long way it is to Dalton in Furness from Wilmslow.  I was up at the crack of dawn to get to demo on Saturday but it was well worth it.  I had a great day with Alison and her lovely ladies.  Thanks to Mabe for being gentle with me and not heckling and for Pete's whistling whilst I visited the little girls room!  Don't forget to get your competition entries to Bramwells see the link here.

Chris x

Fabby day

Just back from a great day over at Samuel Taylor in Brighouse. The lovely Ann looked after me a treat and I met lots of the regular ladies (and gents too!) who loved the triple embossing and stamping techniques we used on the chipboard. I had great fun with everyone there and it was brilliant to see the sun shining for once! x

Inchies

Will be at Samuel Taylor's in Brighouse tomorrow doing an Inchies demo so thought I'd share some of the samples I've made for the day. Hope you like them.

Chris x

Stitches Show NEC

I'm not going to Stitches Show at NEC this year sadly, but Bramwells sent me some of the gorgeous new K&Co papers and Inkadinkado Inchie stamps and I made these samples for the show, some scrapbook pages, some cards, some embellished notebooks. Hope you like them.

And a BoBunny album, card and mini-book (see YouTub vid below for making instructions).

As I write the hubster is in the kitchen preparing Valentine's dinner (actually he's always in the kitchen cooking something or other!). But tonight we dine in at April Cottage Bistro! He puts so much effort in, god love him. Three courses, wine, chocolates and a printed menu. Can't wait. (No wonder I've got so fat).

Hugs x