Faux Techniques!

In this workshop, crafters were shown a faux chalk technique and also a faux wood grain look technique!

 

Have used Studio 490 Stamps and Tim Holtz words stamps!

 

Tags!



Photos of the tags that we made at Fridays workshop, this has been a very popular workshop that we have been asked to repeat. It is a technique based workshop using the Altered Paperie stamps that were launched at the retreat last October!

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An Altered Book!...

Just thought I would share with you our latest workshop project, using the gorgeous Graphics 45 paper and embelishments. Everyone brought in their own book, which most picked up in charity shops! (Great place to find all sorts!!).

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O.M.G has it really been that long!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I guess it has been that long since I've been on this, my first original blog! Although the blog has been quiet all this time, I certainly haven't been quiet - quite the opposite, I just moved on to doing other things and have been non stop with workshops/demos and Retreats all thrown in - workshops in various locations and our very own Altered Paperie Retreat which although our AP blog is also lacking you will still be able to see some pics. Our last retreat having just been in October 2013, date for the next one, which will be around October time (2014) we will let you know asap.

In the meantime, I just thought I would let you know of some regular up and coming workshops:
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HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011

A BIG THANK YOU to everyone for all your good wishes and sticking by my past uneventfull blog - I was somewhat quiet last year - sorry!!! :-(

BUT with one of my new years resolutions in mind - I hope to change that and am soo excited with everything I am planning for 2011! - stay tunned!!!

May the new year bring everyone good health, happiness, days filled with prosperity and lots of creativity!! lol xx

OMG!! - How long has it been???!!!!

Far too long.......and not only on the blogging side of things either!!! To say I'm having withdrawal symptoms - is a total understatement!!!! However, I just had to break this awful pattern at least to give you this incredible news...............

Yes, you guessed it.......lil' o' me and a friend are going to this incredible event on the 25/2/11. Oh we are so super excited (thats an understatement too!!!!!) we're counting down!!!....

Let us know if you are coming too - it will be fab!!!

Will desperately try to update my blog as soon as I can - but it's also Ally Pally next week and we will be there working all weekend.........so do stop by the Particraft stand and come say hello........

P.S. Does anyone know how to stop these riddiculous comments I keep getting about buying flowers and chocolates - obviously a blog form of spam and very annoying!!!!

lol xx

So Proud!!!......and a "little" news?!

Once again, I find myself so behind with my blogging! - I have to admit that a few weeks ago I had a little set back with it, some of you will know why :-( - I'm not going to bother with the details 'cause its just too crazy!! - BUT, I have just been itching to post this blog, for which I put together very quickly, this 'cricket' card.

Last week my oldest was selected to play cricket for the youths (u17) England team :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) (lots of smiley faces!!!). We are proud parents anyway, but after all the hard work, training etc that he has put in, its just such an achievement - he's excited and we are all excited for him too.......hence the reason why I had to put together this card so quickly, as we found out Tuesday (pm) and were going out for dinner Thursday to celebrate- not to mention how lucky I was to come across a cricket stamp plate, as I didnt have one and trying to find a card in the shops (yes, I'm afraid I have to admitt that I often find myself having to buy cards....a little thing called 'lack of time'!!! - except really special occassions!) was a dead end! - Anyway, I found one and managed to get it made by Thursday!....

Now I also do have a 'little' news, and if you're one of my friends/followers on facebook - (there's a FB link on side), you'll be able to see what I'm talking about! - sorry bloggers!!! - just takes too long to download pics on here!.

Anyway, all for now - hope to be back soon (always hoping!!!!) with some new Xmas projects...yes, I did say "Xmas" lol xx

A First and a Last!!

A few weeks ago was Sports Day at my two youngest's school, and this year was a bit eventful as it would be Emma's last Sports day before moving onto High School, but also Nicholas's first! - I even let Michael (Big Bro) take the day out of school to come watch and support - (and to think it wasn't that long ago that he left there!!...and now at only 14 nearly 15 - he towers over me!)

Emma - ready for the beanbag throwing!

Just finishing a race

(Emma & Cherie)

John's House (i.e the yellow team!)

Year 6 - Class of 2010

Having a little break!

Beanbag throwing!!

Nicholas with his friend Luke.

Just about to start the egg and spoon race.

Nicholas with his friend Noah.

It was a good day, the weather was really great!

So, my little girl moves on to high school, and I have 6 more years ahead of sports day - and I'm going to enjoy them all and not miss a single one (haven't done so far!), because time flies too quick, kids grow up so quick and before you know it they're off leading their own lifes. lol

Hello Ladies!!

I had every intention of having writing this post ages ago - but - you know have things get!!!!! anyway, a couple of weeks ago (maybe even more now!!), I did a workshop for Maxine, and I have to say - what a lovely group of ladies they were - hope you all enjoyed the project and that I see you all again soon! lol

And when I find my version of the completed project I will post that here too, however, in the aftermath of getting everything away....I can't find it!!! so for now, some more pics of the ladies at work!!

....and some smiling faces!!

Playing with Julia!!

A lovely lady - Julia Andrus - (in middle of picture above) with a touching story and great products and we got to spend the whole day with her playing with her new Eco-green products and seeing all the different techniques and applications to do with them!!

And here is just a few of us.......the others left before we had chance to take group piccie!

Julia has been on both Create and Craft and Ideal World most of this past week launching her Eco-green products - check here if you'de like to know where to get your hands on these.

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And the winner is.........................and "Save the Date"!!

Just dropping in very quickly to announce the long awaitied winner of last months blog candy. So without further-a-do...the winner is:

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CARMEN ("The Vintage Rock Chic")

If you could email me (email on my sidebar) so I can get it out to you.

As always I would just like to thank everybody that participated and to everyone that takes the time to visit my blog, become followers and for all your wonderful comments.....without YOU it would mean nothing!!!

I'm still rushed off my feet at mo, busy with work, workshops, sample deadlines, kids, My birthday (thank you to all those that sent me messages, lul) life!!!.......lol - and as promised I shall try and get back with some new projects soon and more candy (a very unique candy!)

Now for my SAVE THE DATE!! what's that, you're all wandering - well, it's just that....for now, if you don't want to miss out, keep this date free - I will be posting more details shortly, but for now, if you want to be a part of a very special "Crafting" day, put in your diaries the following:

2nd October 2010

Feering, Essex

All day Workshop! (10-5)

Lunch provided

4 very talented instructors

Fab projects/techniques - all in all a fun day doing what you love amongst like-minded people

You'll not be dissapointed!

I will post more info/details soon, but if you think you might be interested drop me an email here, as we are already taking bookings.

Back soon - lol

My First TGF & another Sweetpea!!

I have been seeing quite a few images from this company The Greeting Farm, the first one that actually caught my eye was the Edward character used in quite a few Twilight projects, but even then I was still somewhat unsure and never made the plunge of buying them UNTIL a couple of weeks ago I came across three TGF's that are a limted edition - The Cheeky Cherry's....well I just had to have!!!.....

This is "Cheeky Rockabilly" - I searched high and low here in the UK to get them, but eventually had to order them here. Ive now also bought myself a couple of the other characters that I initially liked, including Edward.....projects with those to follow!!.....

And finally here is another Sweetpea project, I just really love these too!!!!

Back with more soon AND stay tuned as I will soon be announcing some very exciting news about an event that will be happening in October 2010!!!!!!!!

Candy!!!!

I thought it was about time I posted some candy for you - and seeing as I'm just loving my Sweatpea Stamps at the mo, I thought it would be the ideal "sweat candy" They are 3 brand new, already mounted and cut for you rubber stamps, I used my stamps to stamp out for you to see what they actually look like as its not always easy just seeing the rubber.

Anyway, in order for your chance to win, as before all you need do is just leave me a comment in this post by 31st May, link me to your blog mentioning my blog candy - only if you want (but if you do it gets you double entry in the draw!) and that's it. I will announce the winner here on my blog shortly after. Good Luck!

Happy Crafting!

SweatPea!

A project at last!!!......I was truly having withdrawal symptoms, in fact Im still not quite over it!! It took me a while to get me going. I've had loads of ideas bouncing around and some fab new stamps that I have just been itching to get using, along side a whole load of new other goodies, yet when I finally sat down to get crafting, I was a bit lost!!!!!....I guess I forgot to tell my mojo that the craft break is over!!!

Anyway, I have been itching to use these stamps, which I just adore - they are from Sweatpea designs, the artist is Ching-Chou Kuiks fantasy art collection, and although I have ordered some from this US site - only because the UK shop didn't have the particular designs I wanted, but the UK shop is Crafts and Me. I finished this one today and have started on another which I will hopefully have finished soon!

I'm sure I've not done it justice, but they are lovely designs (I think!)