Sunday 4th November

Hello all,

Not a lot of crafting this week.  On Wednesday I attended a breakfast session organised by the Lincolnshire Chamber of Commerce to learn about websites.  It was really interesting but it is unlikely I will be setting up my own website....I find this blog hard enough!!  It never seems to end up looking as I want it and photos always have a will of their own...if they end up the right way round it is nothing to do with me!!

Had a very interesting day on Thursday at the Lincoln college...what a super building, a great facility for anyone who wants to join the fitness crowd.  The spa is the best I have ever seen and only £35 a month to enjoy all the facilities.

I am currently planning for next weeks craft classes and I hope to make the card above as one of our projects.  I am confident the cards will turn out better than the photo!!!

Have a great week.  Happy crafting.   Mandy

A variety!

How some people manage to write a blog every day I really don't know...it takes a lot of organising to do just one each week!!!  I have just spent the day meeting old friends at a lovely hotel in Monk Frieston, in Yorkshire.  I can certainly recommend Sunday lunch for that special meal.

Down to earth now today's photos were taken at my classes on Thursday when we used a variety of Stampin'Up products to great effect.

This design was so popular that everyone wanted a second "go" with another colour!  So we chose greens and then using DSP as well.

This is Rita's card.........

.........and this is Cindy's.

I really like the colour combinations and I have definitely fallen in love with the new Perfectly Penned greeting stamps used here.

I was delighted to welcome two new crafting friends to our class this week.  I say crafting friends but Peggy had never crafted before. She really surprised herself when she produced this lovely card using the Mixed Bunch stamp set.

This is Peggy's first card.

We used Basic Grey and Daffodil Delight cardstock with Basic Black and Whisper White inks. My photos really don't do justice to these 'classy' cards.

Our main effort of the afternoon was the super little lanterns we made using the Festival of Prints Designer Series Paper Stack....what a long description for a really useful little pack of cheerful papers.  A bargain at £6.25 for 48 sheets of 6.5 by 4.5 inch papers.

The evening class had a go at a different card instead of the green circles. They made a more complicated card using the Bigz Scallop Square and the super embosslit 'Beautiful Wings'.

 Here are Janice and Val's cards.......

If you would like to buy any of the products mentioned or come along to learn some new skills amongst friends, then do get in touch.

Best wishes to Zoe and Emma who are off to Convention this week.  Hope you both have a wonderful time.

Thanks for stopping by.  Enjoy your crafting.

Mandy x

Exciting Week

Today Zoe, Emma and I had a stand at Lincoln's Sincerely Yours craft show.  It was a very enjoyable day and we met some terrific crafters, but gosh, it was very tiring and I am well ready for my bed!!

Liz earned her cup of tea!

However, I must tell you about Wednesday when my friend, Ginny and I welcomed friends from Leicester for a day's crafting here in Lincolnshire.  They are super ladies who obviously enjoyed the day and who made some lovely cards and a box (for which the instructions could have been clearer).  Nevertheless, the results were great and I am sure they will go on to make lots more boxes.

This is Vivian's lovely box made using Basic Grey cardstock and the retired  spice cake DSP

Sheila's box was made using Twitterpated DSP and the Simply Scored board.

Shirley made this lovely card.





That's all for this week.  Enjoy your crafting.  Mandy

Hilary seems happy with her 'reflection' card.  She used the ever popular "Lovely as a Tree" stamp set