Some Craft Fair Pics

The amazingly talented Angie giving some instruction, she has agreed to run some classes in the shop which I am megga excited about :)

I thought I'd share with you some pics from our big fundraising craft weekend back in in July, goodness that seems ages ago now! Anyway we where raising funds for the RNLI, Poppy Scotland and local charities. The weather wasn't on our side much but the weekend was a great success, there was a fantastic mix of talented crafters who all got on great & said the atmosphere was fantastic. They all seemed to do well sales wise which is great, always a worry when you attend a fair but I stressed even more that they did well.

I was just going to make it a one off but they have all been in the shop asking for me to do it again next year so I'll have to think about it and see how I feel.

Wooohoooo Some Cards to show!

Just a couple of cards to show, I am cheating really cause I made them last week but I'm such in the middle of a mountain of beads trying to get my jewellery stock back up as the shop has been megga busy!!

Anyhoo the Anniversary card was for my Mum & Dad as they celebrated 32 years, congrats!! and the Gorjuss card was for a customer who need a card for her niece going up to high school, it felt a bit weird colouring the hair as I normally go for black LOL

Sunday Stamp & Sketch Time

It's that fabbi time again over at SSS!! This is my take on Clare's brill design, please join in with the girls by following the link on the right :)

Have a great Sunday x

Back at work!

Back from our summer hols and back at work!! Things have been really busy so I haven't had a chance to update my blog sorry, the Copic's have been going down a treat, so much so I've had to place another order!!! They are fantastic and once peeps see the results they are sold, I managed to add to my collection even though the customers got to a few of them before me LOL I made the cards above with my new collection and I'm really chuffed, I've even change my flesh colour. I am working hard on the website to get them on but I think it will take a few more days, but you can email me if you would like to take up the £1.85 offer :)

I've loads more to show you but for now happy crafting!

Copic Ciao Have Arrived

The wonderful Copic Ciao have arrived!!! just in case you haven't heard of these beauties they are the best colouring marker out, in my opinion :)

You can purchase them from Cullen Crafts on special offer,

normally £1.99 each but now only £1.85

SSS Challenge & Lots More

Got heaps to share with you so grab a coffee LOL

I have had major problems with my printer and both old a new laptops!!! so things have been manic, I was even late with my design team over at SSS :( Sorry girls

OUR WONDERFUL COPIC CIAO HAVE ARRIVED!!!!!!
They are the bestest pens ever, we are lucky enough to have the whole colour range in and a few of the inks, we will be stocking all of the refill inks but they will be brought in gradually as I could only get Mr C to ok funds for the stand and I am ever so lucky he did that!! His words where"YOU WANT HOW MUCH FOR PENS!!!" lol he is such a gem for putting up with my obsession :)
1440 Swarovski 4mm bicone's arrived, not that this is special news I just wanted to show you how lush they looked!


I had the most beautiful background stamp arrive on my doorstep from the lovely Kay over at Toodle 'n' Binks, it is truly beautiful and the biggest stamp I have ever seen approx 6x6 plus a range of great saying to match. You have to pop over to the site and treat yourself :)

We celebrated our first birthday on the 4th & 5th July, I can't get over how fast it has came round!!! I received some beautiful cards and had a great time with customers new and old and we shared a big chocolate with lots of glitter and a stunning beaded arrangement, my pics really don't do it justice but by heck it tasted damn fine!

1st Birthday Celebration For Cullen Crafts

We are going to be 1 on the 30th June and to celebrate we are having a birthday bash weekend!!!!

20% off all craft supplies

on the 4th & 5th July!!!

Plus the chance to win all this

The Greeting Farm Rubber Stamp

Colourbox Ink Collection

Colour Connections Embellishment box

Dovecraft Glitter Flower Brads

K & Co Recycled Pink Paper Pad

American Craft Ribbon Reels x3

Hope to see you on the day :)

Some Creations

I've been a real bad blogger, behind the scenes in my life at the mo is manic but I had a spare 5 so thought I'd pop a few cards up to make my blog look pretty :)

SSS Challenge #4

It's that time again over at Sunday Sketch & Stamp woooohoooo and another great prize up for grabs thanx to the wonderful work that goes on behind the scenes by my wonderful design team buds!!!

This time I chose the new wonderful Greeting Farm rubber stamps that I just got in from the U.S.A thay are lush :) Coloured with Copics, K & Co Paper, Anita's great value 69p ribbon and ickle zooms from T & B.

Hope you all have a great day & Happy Fathers Day to my Dad x

Copics Tutorial

We took delivery of the wonderful Greeting Farm Rubber this week!!!! I've been asked a few times to do a tutorial for colouring with Copics so thought I'd combine the two, but please note I am at no means great with the old colouring LOL

I use only two for my flesh tones E00 & E53, other peeps use more but for quickness or probably laziness on my part I use just two. First of all stamp your image using a non alcohol based ink, the Copics make other inks run.

Colour all your skin parts with a base coat of E00

Decide which direction your sun is coming from so all your shading is more realistic and even, take the E53 and place a small line around any place a natural shade would occur-see close up below.

Some people like this effect and leave it there but I like to blend it in so I go back over again with E00, you can create a water colour effect if you play about but for this tutorial I have blended the colour across- see below

Hair is the more tricky part I think, for this one I have gone for an all over base of Y06

Y16 is used for darker sections, let it dry for a few seconds and then go round the edge of each darker section to add depth, letting it dry means you don't need another shade as Copics are great for layering colour.

Edge the lighter sections with Y16 and then blend in with Y06 and again this gives depth.

I used B05 for her tail & top and like the hair let it dry, then coloured over to add shading detail- see below


I've just added some glitter detail and adhesive pearls and that's her ready to go onto a card :)

Like I say I am not great at it but I hope you may find it helpful, I'll hopefully be able to go further with my Copics when the stock for the shop arrives as they are just the best!!!

I almost forgot to tell you if you are aboout near the store on the 4th & 5th July we are celebrating our 1st birthday by giving our wonderful customers 20% off all our crafting supplies!!!

We'd love to see you there :)

Week Off & New Shoes

I got the most amazing shoes the other week and keep forgetting to show them off :)

This is the last card made before my baby went in for her operation, I've got a few more to share but they will have to wait till the little one is better.

Toodle & Binks Have Done It Again!!!

This is one of the fabby new releases from T & B isn't it just great!! The sun was shining when I decided to have a play and it really cheered me up :) if you'd like to get you hands follow the link to their site on your right.

Sunday Sketch & Stamp #4

Well it's that fab time again!!! here is my take on this weeks great sketch from SSS blog :)

I used Gorjuss girl stamps, Cuttlebug embossing swirl folder, Blooms from Toodle & Binks, flattened bead cap, Stampin Up square bling brad & as always my wonderful Copics to colour

Nothin to show :(

I am afraid that I have nothing to show, my wee puter gave up the ghost and I'm in the missle of setting up the old one, even though it's not what I ordered!!! what am I going to so with a blue computer >:( At the start of the week we took the kids to the cinema to see Night At The Museum 2 but in the way hom we ran into a bit of trouble and crashed thanx to a deer!!!! We are all fine but where a bit some and the next day was worse, the car is very sick but the main thing is that we are fine.
On a brighter note I have the lovely Design Objectives in today and I saw some lurvely stock, most from Doodlebug their new range is the best. I even ordered my Christmas stock today, rather early for me so it will take some getting used to.
Another bit of fabby stock news is that I am soon to have in my possession the very wonderful Copic Ciao range!!!!
I'll keep you posted :)

SSS Challenge #3

Well it's that time again :) If you took part in challenge #2 pop over to SSS and find out who was the lucky winner and also the new sketch.

If you take part in this fortnight's challenge, you could win this fabulous set of 8 BRAND NEW RELEASE digital stamps, provided by our sponsors, Crafts 4 Eternity - perfect for those hard-to-make teenage cards. We where lucky enough be be given a set to play with, it was very hard to choose but I have been eager to use my DCWV Rock paper!!

No Cards Today

I have no cards to share with you today as I took delivery of these beauties, I normally only say that about craft supplies LOL I have watched the movie who knows how many times, in double figure I know that much!!! I kept hearing how great the books where and ll tough I never read I just had to buy them, I made no cards today and have completed the first one it was fantastic!!!

This is a terrible pick of the shop window showing my window with the website addy across it, I'll try get a better one tomorrow :)

SSS Challenge #2

Here's my take on this weeks challenge, I have been desperate to use my little pooch from Elzybells, paper was Doodlebug from my scrap pile, Zooms from T&B and I used my Nestibilities

Nestibilitie Lushness!!!

I received some lovely die cuts today for the shop :) It was so hard to keep one of each for myself!!! If you want to get your hands on these babies you can over on my site for the fab price of only £17.99

A Day Off!!!

I have just arrived home after my 1st day off in about 3 weeks, I made a picnic and we headed to where ever the road took us. I am terrible with place names but I know we ended up at Fraserburgh, such a lovely beach and then a few little beautiful coves we found on the way back. We had a great time, weather was lovely even thought the wind was a little chili, we topped the day off with a chippi and a few hours at the park .

I made this yesterday while the ladies in the knitting club where in, it's from the Macdoodle range over at the fabbi Toodles & Binks

I finally got to use my lovely little retro stickers from Monsoon, they are super cute and go great with this stamp :)

Attitude!!!

I have been dying to use little lady for a loooong time, well for as long as I've had them LOL She is just such a wicked little thing, just like my own little girl!!! I ordered myself the a great pack of Basic Grey papers as there is a great mix of pinks with earthy elements which I love and they go really well with a lot of my more goth style stamps. I have used Copic's as always, which may I add I will be selling in the shop real soon :) what a happy bunny I am. I have another couple of cards to show you from my Toodles & Binks rubba but I'll share them with you another time, hope you have a great holiday weekend!! I have a much needed day off from the shop and I am sooooo looking forward to it :) x