Busy!!

What a busy week I've had. Lots of birthday celebrations at home, there is only a year and 9 days between Victoria and Mathew so this is always a busy time of year for us. Not only have we been partying at home I've also been doing the challenges and classes at Stamp With Us and for the first time ever I have actually done all of the projects on the day they were set! (I'm impressing myself here!!). I will be uploading the projects over the next few days (I've been so busy creating them often til 1.30am that I've not got round to blogging them!).

This card is for their blog challenge, this week it was a sketch which I have actually mirrored. You can find the sketch HERE.

I have used Certainly Celery, So Saffron and Night of Navy. Best Yet and Baroque Motif stamp sets and the FREE and totally lush ribbon which you can get for free by placing an order with me in August for £45 or more. Don't forget it's only available this month and isn't in our current catalogue. Email me at: sallyjh40@gmail.com for more details.

Hope you like the card, check back (subscribe or become a follower) this week for some more projects and BLOG CANDY!

Another card

On Monday Monica came to play :) We had a lovely time catching up and she brought back my love of crafting so I have to say a huge THANK YOU to her!!!

My newest set of stamps (Bloomin' with Beauty) had never seen ink (in fact it hadn't even been mounted) so that was the one I decided to use. Monica is an expert at watercolouring and I'm RUBBISH so she gave me a few tips and this is what I produced!


It's not the best but I am quite pleased. I used So Saffron ink to stamp the flower on the So Saffron cardstock and I love how it looks. Mon had brought the cardstock and a tiny bit of ribbon and it was amazing that the three of us (Victoria was crafting with us) came up with a completely different card.

I am joining in with some classes at Stamp With Us during the next couple of weeks so watch this space....I will be uploading lots of new projects!

I mentioned in my last post about the FREE ribbon with your August orders. What I forgot to mention is that I have some FREE mini catalogues waiting for new homes. If you would like to receive a FREE mini catalogue and FREE Techniques Book send me your address to sallyjh40@gmail.com and I will pop them in the post to you. I love getting things for FREE!! :)

Thanks for all your lovely comments, it's great to be back!

Well what can I say.......?

I guess sorry just isn't good enough! I had NO IDEA what a huge task moving house would be. It wasn't the actual move (although that was pretty mega) but all the bits that came after..... being a new build I had to put up all the curtain poles and light fittings as well as all the rest that goes with settling into a new home. I'm a dab hand with the drill now...anyone need a shelf putting up?? haha

So FINALLY I am able to start crafting again and pick up all my beautiful stamps, inks and pretty papers to play with. I'm a bit rusty though so will be taking part in challenges and scouting around for inspiration to help me get going again.

I have LOADS to tell you.... August is a great month at Stampin' Up! The offer this month is if you spend £45 or over with me you will receive 2 reels of the most beautiful ribbon in So Saffron and Certainly Celery. The ribbon isn't in the catalogue so this is the only way to get it. I will put the details in my sidebar on the right for you to see.

So my first card is one I made for my son's 12th birthday. I have to confess I wasn't 100% happy with it, I'm definitely rusty! I used the recipe on Stamp With Us just to give me a nudge in the right direction.
and a close up of the punch out:
Everything used is from Stampin' Up!

I may even be back tomorrow with another card!!

OMG>>>>>soooooooooo busy!

I'm so sorry not to be blogging...it's mighty manic here!

My house move is happening in less than two weeks and I am SICK of living in chaos and tripping over boxes! All of my craft stuff is packed and I'm getting itchy fingers.....but there is NO time to scrap or stamp so I'll have to wait!

I had a lovely surprise the other day. Bridgette (one of my downline) asked Aimee (another one of my downline and very talented jewellery maker) to make me a watch as a thank you gift. I was so amazed and touched at her generousity (and deviousness......) and at Aimee's talent! I know Bridgette is going to blog about it so I hope she has taken a photo! Thank you so much!!!

You'll find Bridgette's blog here
And Aimee's designs are here if you scroll down to the 26th March you will see a watch like the one she made me!

Anna is offering up some great blog candy...you can find it here.

I can't wait to move and as soon as I'm sorted I'll start blogging more again!

Still Alive!

OMGoodness...I've been sooooooooooooooo busy! It was a relief to go back to work this morning! I've finally cleared my garage and shed which were the 2 big tasks I needed to do during the Easter holidays (I have been up and down to the dump....the guys there are great.....you just open the boot and they unload your car into all the relevant recycling skips). Now I'm trying to clear at least one cupboard/drawer a day. I AM NOT taking any clutter with me to the new house!

I know I've been clearing out but I still can't resist entering for blog candy.... check out this lovely pile of stash on Debbie's blog!

and this on Bev's blog!

I'll just leave you with some little notelets I made a while ago....Just LOVE these stamps :) (email me at sallyjh40@gmail.com for details!)

Going to be absent!

I'm so sorry I've not been blogging.....I've had some fabulous news and will have to take a break from my blog for a bit...

I will be moving house in May!!! I'm sooooooooooo happy you wouldn't believe, but the implications are enormous, there is so much to do!

I will still be doing my ScrapaGoGo designs and of course still working with Stampin' Up! but everything else will be on hold as I pack my life into cardboard boxes. The house we are moving into is beautiful and brand new.......but I will lose my craft room :( I'll have to make a special corner in my bedroom just for craft!

Off to dance a happy dance and I promise I will be back!

Blog Candy Winner!

Thank you to EVERYONE who entered, I'm so sorry there can only be one winner. I'm amazed at how many people visited my blog, thank you! I'm sorry I'm a day late announcing the winner, I had forgotten that I would be out yesterday at a Stampin' Up! Training event.



Congratulations!!! Please email me with your snail mail addy and I'll get the candy in the post to you asap!