Getting Down The Stash!!!

Found these papers in a 6x6 book in my stash which I can't even remember buying....must be my age.......lol!!!

Anyway I thought I would make a start on using them up tonight when I got in from work and also use this Magenta stamp which I haven't used for ages and is one of my favourites. I just thought it went so well with these hot tropical colours.

The background swirl is Fancy Pants.

Had a busy day at the shop with the two classes.....not even time to have lunch in between today as I was a bit naughty and over ran with the morning class. I think I got one bite out of my egg custard tart before the afternoon ladies arrived. Honestly I should have the figure of a super model....lol!!!
Another class in the morning and then Deb and I can get some prep work done for classes over the next couple of weeks. We are so organised now....it's fab.



It's been a bit chilly today and I don't think I was warm from when I left the house this morning until I had my bath at 10pm.....even having a blanket wrapped around my legs and with my huge fluffy cardigan/jacket on I could still feel the spiteful draughts coming in. I will be so glad when hubby gets someone sorted out to come and do the bricking up in here.



I have to be at Deb's a little earlier than normal in the morning as we have to nip to the PO depot to collect some parcels on the way to the shop so I am going to turn in and hopefully get some sleep tonight. I think I managed about one and a half hours last night so need to catch up.
See ya later
Sheila-x-

More Funky!!!

I am on a mission............and how many times have you heard that.......lol!!!

I have promised myself now.......for definite............no backsliding.............That I am going to use up some of my obscene amount of stash before I buy anything else. No more papers, no more flowers and no more ribbons.

So I have started on my stash of big blooms and my pack of Dovecraft Retro Floral papers and have made up quite a few cards similar to these. Still a long way to go before they are both used up but at least I have made a start.

For the top card I made the flower embellishment from some of the scraps, Stickles glitter glue and a gem. The chipboard embellishment is an image punched from another scrap and glued onto a chipboard circle. This has also been touched up with glitter and finished with a gem.

Making these has also used up a some of a pile of coloured card blanks I had made up so I have started off quite well. Can I keep it up though? Highly unlikely knowing me......lol!!!

Also been having a browse through my BIA projects book. There are some lovely projects and I am keen to have a go at the ribbon storage book which looks fab. I am thinking of doing colour themed books so red paper for red ribbon etc which will hopefully make things easier to find. I sooooo love the BIA and am hoping to add a Dreamcuts to it......as a birthday pressie from hubby hopefully seeing as how I am not supposed to be spending any money.....ha ha ha!!!


I had best go and get some sleep although I am not a bit tired. We have a busy day at the shop tomorrow with an all day workshop so I don't want to be falling asleep in the ink pads.
Night night
Sheila-x-

Bind It All Envelope Album

Oh how bad are these scans?

I wanted to get a pic of the open album with the inserts fanned out but scanner wasn't having any of it.......ruddy technology........lol!!!

Anyhoo..........this is my first attempt at something a bit more gutsy than a notebook using my fabulous BIA binding system. Totally made of some little brown envies that DD found for me at Tesco.....not the C6 ones I sent her for but they are a very cute size and were 87p for 50......what a bargain!!!

The papers used are Dovecraft from the Mens Pack which I think is gorgeous.

First pic shows the book closed and I have used chipboard embellies from the same collection.

I haven't filled it with photos or anything beacuse a) both the guys in my house are camera shy and b) I am not a scrapbooker by any stretch of the imagination so I leave that to the experts.

Managed to get the ATC's finished tonight and they will be sent off in the morning. Can't say they thrilled me an awful lot to be honest.........a bit too small for me but I have had a go anyway.

I shall be shop keepering tomorrow morning while Deb does a class and then we have to finish the prep for an all day class on Thursday. We have nine people coming to that one.......the biggest we have done for a while so I am looking forward to that.

I am off for a cuppa now and then I might have a fiddle about with another project before bedtime.

Night night folks

Sheila-x-

ETA...... I am getting asked for instructions to make the Waterfall Card and the best place I can point you is HERE
I just make the mechanism and add it to any size of card.
For the letters I used the Codex font which I downloaded free from a font site and I messed about with it until I got the size to roughly one and three quarter inches square.......don't ask me for that in cms cos I am an old fashioned girl......lol!!!
Hope this helps.

Two Scoops Of Funky Please!!!

What a busy day!!!

I have spent most of the day making up samples for the shop to promote products we have had in and also doing a project with the BIA which took far longer than I expected but turned out better than I thought it would.

Today I am sharing a very funky card made with the new Dovecraft papers Retro Floral. I have to be honest and say that I am not sure that these are quite my thing. I found them a little dull to begin with but once I had done a few dots and things with my trusty white gel pen I liked them a whole lot more. The chipboard embellishments have also been gel penned.

I am going to use this card as my tribute to Lynne who has just left the DCM design team because without copying one of her cards directly which I would never do, I can't seem to imitate her style very successfully cos she is so flippiting good.

The tapered tag shaped card has been done using a combination of BG Two Scoops papers and stamps. I am so in love with these papers it's ridiculous and I have only cut and used these because Deb gave them to me to do the samples. If I had paid for it then it would have been squirrelled away and only used for drooling over and stroking....lol!!!

The heart is a Sizzlet die cut and the stitching is pretend stitching done with a piercing tool and a pen.

Well I have to dash off and see if I have time to do a set of five ATC's for a swap which should really be arriving at the distributors house by tomorrow. I got notice of the due date a little late for me to complete them on time due to workload so my apologies to everyone in the group.

Catch you all later

Sheila-x-

TandaStamps-Bee Mine!!!

This card has been made using the Bee Mine UM stamp set from Tandastamps
It's a really fun and funky set designed by Claire Mackaness.

I have had a busy couple of days so I'm looking forward to having a bit of a play over the weekend. I'd like to get some projects made up using the Bind It All as I have a class next week and would like to have more ideas on display for the ladies to look at.


Hubby is fed and watered and has now gone off to bed with a full tummy......lol!!!
I am sitting here just enjoying the peace and quiet as I type for five minutes and then I am going to stick a Grey's Anatomy DVD in my computer and tidy my desk while I watch it........whoa......multi-tasking at this time in a morning. How good am I? Not that good actually........I have watched series three so many times I think I know it off by heart....lol!!! I just can't wait for series four.........I want it NOW!!!


Hope you all have a good weekend.......despite the weather.
Sheila-x-