{the year that was}

Hello folks!

Thank you for popping by, sorry it's been so quiet on the blogging front!

Got a lovely treat for you today.  Stampin Up have released the sweetedt little valentine's stamp set (actually some of the stamps can be used all year round) for the darling price of only £9.95, it is only available till the 21st of January, and if you purchase it you get the Sealed with Love Sim,ply Sent kit for FREE!

Click on {this} link to the flyer.

I have really enjoyed the challenge of being on the Paper Crafters Sampler Creative Take team (that was a mouthful) this last 6 months.  Mel has been very gracious even though I've been a bit late with my creations!

Here is a gift box made with the November template.  You can find the Yule Log gift box in that subscription {here}.

Used the gorgeous tulle that is in the current Autumn/Winter catalogue (finishes on the 31st)

• I'm hoping to be scheduling some workshops soon, children back at school and all that! Please let me know if you would be interested.

-{PCS October}-

This is the project I made with the template from the October edition of Paper Crafter's Sampler.

To have a look at some sneak peaks and to buy the edition click {here}

The template was to make a "Ghouls hangout", well you may know me by now, I like to play with Mel's templates to suit me, so I made this Christmas gift bag.

I used some of the lovely new tulle that's available in the Winter mini.

-{LUSH}-

That's the word to describe the new Stampin Up catalogue! Just LUSH!

It's bigger, better and some of the prices have gone down!

There are more pages of gorgeous inspiration and lots more choice.  If you'd like to get your hands on one, they're £4 (+postage if you don't live locally to me).

I am particularly pleased at the choices of sentiment stamps and am very happy that there is a new butterfly punch!

The other big announcement is...

for anyone that joins Stampin up this month.

A free pack of Designer Series Paper (not speciality, and from the current main catty) for six months.  Please contact me for the finer details

-{Acorn template blog hop PCS}-

Welcome to the PCS blog hop, and a special "hi" if you have come from Wendy's blog {here}

This month's template from the Paper Crafters Sampler is to make a shaped pocket to put a gift in (you can purchase it {here}. The original template is to make an acorn shape, however I had a play and came up with this strawberry.

The template is really easy to use, just print it out on the wrong side of the patterned paper or cardstock, cut it out, decorate and stick together.  I used the Square Lattice Folder to give it some texture, and cut leaves from the Leaves Sizzix die (which is retiring this month).  The flower is made from the 5 petal flower punch (also retiring) and the centre from the Boho Blossom punch. I added the seeds with the white gel pen from Stampin' Up!

To see what yummy creation Melanie has made with her Acorn template click below