Party Crafting :D

It was my beautiful daughters 9th birthday in July when we where on holiday so we decided to have it a wee bit early and her theme was Cupcake crafting party, with lots of colour and Mamma bear had full control over what was happening with the exception on the Cup Cake fondu which was a must have request :) Many an hour was spent drooling over the wonderful creations found in the U.S for parties and I just loved the way everything was themed and matched so I set to work getting a little obsessed!

 My poor fridge was groaning with the amount of food prep the night before, Willy Wonka would have been proud!!

Before and after shots of the food table

I purchased a printable birthday kit from Anders Ruff on Esty and it was money well spent, I wanted to make sure the party had a wow factor but without the cost so a good few weeks before I decided on the food and which decorations I'd need to print/cut out and spend hours looking through the web to find decorations makes that where easy on the pocket, like the pom pom's above which came from the wonderful Martha Stewart.

Silly touches like the labels for the lolly pops where a bit ott but great fun and tied everything together

 I found great glass jars holding sweets on many U.S sites but I didn't want to risk it with my lot so I checked out ebay and found these cute jars which can be reused again in the shop.

                 

Watergate was a source of amusement for my family as I obsessed about having water bottle square not round :D it just looked better honest!!!

Matching tableware was a must as there is no point going to all the effort to have a white plate and napkin and they looked so sweet with traditional paper doilies that where also used in the decorations, from Poundland bargain!

 Favour table was so cute and a last minute idea from my Dad, I was so wrapped up on the food looking great lol
I had all the treats and favours laid out beside the crafty goodies the kids where going to be working with and it look fab

My baby is growing up fast :D

 This beauty was a full 30cm hight once complete :D

Cupcake fondue and showing off their beautiful Tiaras

 Handmade props went down a treat 

Real poser 

We couldn't resist joining in :D

last minute fun before the clear up!

 It was a great day and one I hope she'll remember for a long time, I just hope she's not expecting the same next year lol

Creative Expressions Calling Card Challenge

 Life started out boring with these three kraft storage stacking tubs from Do-Crafts. The top black small was turned upside down and painted black with Tim Holtz cracked paint, the second I coloured using a Stazon Red ink pad and just wiped it all over the tub until it there was no kraft colour showing. The last which was the most fun was a bit of what I call decoupage, images where slapped on with pva in a totally random fashion and then left to dry completely, then I used Tim HoltZ walnut distress ink pad to colour the edges and add a little aged effect

 I found a little red satin ribbon in my collection but it was a bit too in your face so I ran a black Stazon in pad over to tone it down and then added it around the black top box to make it look a bit more like the hat.

I recently took delivery of these wonderful playing card rubber stamps, they where actually the reason behind this creation and my love of Alice :D To be honest there is nothing special going on with them, they where stamped coloured using my Copics and then I added 3-D clear glass over the red hearts and then on the back an ATC stamp(forgot to take a pic to show soz) To make a place for the cards to stand I didn't want to cut into the box so I had some cute teapot and teacup charms which where stuck down, with Pinflair silicone glue, side by side but with enough room to slide the playing cards in & the three cards where then glued together and added when the glue had dried.

I am actually really rather chuffed with the result and had peeps wishing to buy it :D

Where has the time gone!!!

Hellllllooooooooooooooooooo!

This have been pretty hectic lately and priorities have not been what they should with certain things in my life but hopefully I'm back on track and more determined than ever about the family, the business and the blog :) 

I have been crafting but not as much as possible we where all hit with illness and stressful times but that seems past us so I thought I'd pop by to say hello just before I head off on my family hols this Friday, hope life has been treating you all well & catch up soon xxx

Gorjuss Girl Rubber Stamps Have Arrived!!

Set 1- Clear Stamps

              

Set 2- Unmounted Grey Rubber With Kling On

 Finally after a small delay they are here and look way better than I imagined :) 

I've decided to keep the blog comp open seen as there was a delay with them getting here, so if you want the chance to win either set please leave a comment (don't worry if you commented before you'll be included) and if you have a blog spread the word :D  

Gorjuss Girls Rubber Stamps

Here come the girls!!!! The long awaited arrival of the next Gorjuss Girls release are due the end if march and aren't they lush!!! I was going to say Gorjuss but we know that all ready :)









































Not only is there rubber but they are only going to go ahead and make a clear stamp range as well!!!! I know brilliant ain't it :D










































To celebrate their release I am offering a set for blog candy, if your the lucky winner you can choose which set you'd like :D
All you have to do is "like"our facebook group which you'll find to the right of this blog, leave a comment below & add the blog candy to your own blog or facebook :D
I'll leave the offer running for for the month of March and then when the girlies arrive a winner will be picked at random, good luck x

Our 3rd Birthday

We will be 3 in July!!! I know :) and if I lived closer I would order this beautiful cake from Pink Cake Box!!

Anyway I have been thinking hard about how to celebrate with all my lovely customers as without you lovely peeps I wouldn't be able to do the job I love, so on the 16th July we are having a party with cupcakes, balloons and hopefully a lot of fun :)

Best of all for one day only I'll have a special offer just for you, if you come to join our party & spend £30 or more I'll discount your purchase by 30%

I know its a bit early but I thought I'd give you plenty of time to pop the date in your diary & save your pennies cause this will never be repeated :)

New Stock- Can Can Wool

Soz for the lack of pics for this post but I've borrowed hubs computer :) there will be a few pics added to our Facebook page so like us and have a peek! 

Just to let you know we have had our other Can Can delivery arrive with colours sold out after one day, mental!! there are some stunning colours and we are all ready getting the next order sorted.

We have also taken delivery of new rubber stamps from Heros Art, Martha Stewart punches, Ranger Embellishments and heaps more, I'll add pics to the Facebook page asap 

Copics, Classes, Can Can & Chaos

We have a great selection of Sirdar and the fab hard to come by Can Can range and its little brother Flamingo but be warned its selling fast and we have had to place or thrid order all ready!!

Loads of lovely Fancy Pants chipboard, button, ribbons, pins and papers, new Pee Wee glitter tubs and beautiful Medallion Stamp kits have arrived, we are fit to burst with the amount of stock in store at the moment

I am super excited to share the new look 12x12 paper dept, there are 100's of papers to choose & from as little as 29p

I'm afraid my blog has been neglected due to working on this years class lists, trying to sort something special for our 3rd birthday celebration, I know its hard to believe we will be 3 in July so watch this space, I'm working on my own rubber stamp range and my hubby treated me to a Cougar cutting machine plus the usual family distractions :) so plenty has been going on behind the scenes

SALE SALE SALE!!!

50% OFF Our Christmas Stock & Selected Rubber Stamps!

Starts 4th January While Stocks Last