Crafty Sunday

Good afternoon,

Well, it's another lovely day here, lots of lovely sunshine!!  Sadly I have lost my crafty mojo for the moment (I have been doing admin stuff which has stifled me a bit!) so thought I would still do something craft related and write a blog post.

On Sunday it was my workshop in Great Blakenham, always a delight to meet up with the lovely ladies and I had a special treat when some of them showed me some projects they had done following Abs' awesome demo on Hochanda the previous Thursday.  I always love seeing people's work and they had done some amazing pieces.

We did some Christmas cards which are a bit quirky (they are done with AALL & Create stamps after all!) 

 I had made a very similar card to the first one last year and sent it out as a Christmas card, but I really like it, so I thought It would make a good workshop card.
I adore the Quirky Bird stamp set #69 by Louise Nelson and just needed #78 Quirky Circles and stencil #35 Splashes by Aida  to go with it to do this card.
It is pretty much stamped, coloured cut out and layered, then finished with a bit of texture paste through the stencil in places

For the second card, I used #210 Background Mash Up by Tracy Evans to create the background, I used it on its side so the birds had a bit of 'ground' to stand on.
To add some extra interest, I spend a long and happy time doodling round the circles at the bottom with a fine black pen.  I can happily spend days doing this, I love it, but I know it's not everyone's cup of tea, so I controlled my self and only did the bit at the bottom.  (Well, that's not true, I did a few little bits here and there along the side too!!)
It just needs a greeting adding...


I went a bit off piste for the third card because I didn't have a finished sample prepared, so I gave out the stamps made a few suggestions for how to use them and left the ladies to it!  I now realise they don't actually need me there at all!!  Everyone did something different and they were all totally amazing!!!  It was such a pleasure to see what everyone did.  I might do that again.....

Thank you so much for visiting I am off to sit in the sun and recover my mojo... actually a good place to look if you are seeking inspiration is the AALL & Create Fanatics page on fb, it is a little treasure trove of fabulous ideas and inspiration from the stamp designers the design team members and also AALL & Create customers and fans.  There are new projects all the time...check it out!  Show us your projects too, we love to see them..

Janet xxx

Crafting with Friends

Good afternoon,
It has been a lovely day here today, soft and sunny.  I have been doing the final preparation for my workshop in Great Blakenham tomorrow - we are making a start on Christmas!  I know it seems early but there aren't many more workshops before Christmas, so we have to get started

Following on from my last blog, the other exciting show I did on Hochanda was the craftalong with my lovely friend, Abs.  I was so excited when I first heard he was doing a craftalong, I knew he would be popular.  I may have dropped a few subtle hints like ABS, I WANT TO DO THE CRAFTALONG WITH YOU!!!! hahaha 

It was an absolute joy to be there watching him work and creating the fab projects along with him and all the lovely viewers at home.  I have seen so many lovely pieces of work, so I know many of you joined in and created along with us.  I didn't get anything finished on the day, but I have done them all now... I hope if you did join in that you post your projects for us to see, there is a wonderful group on fb called AALL & Create Fanatics and there is a wealth of inspirational projects on there, we always look forward to seeing what everyone does, so don't be afraid to show us! 

The lovely stamps we used are designed by Bipasha.  I love working with her designs...

Thanks you so much for visiting! 

Enjoy the rest of your weekend

Janet xxx

Lots to catch up with!

Good evening!

Sorry it has been a while since my last blog, I have a bit of catching up to do.  So what have I been up to?  Well, I guess the most exciting things are my trips to Hochanda.  I did two shows on 8th September which I really enjoyed.  I feel very at home there, and don't feel too nervous.  I don't know why, I just feel at ease.  It was lovely to work with the delightful Niki and fabulous to meet Yiannis, he was lovely and put me very much at ease.
These are my demos from the shows...

Then a week later, I had the privilege of joining Abs for his first Craftalong.  I had such a good time, it was lovely to sit and craft with him.  I love watching him work and putting his projects together.   I have seen some amazing projects on social media, so I know many other people were crafting along at home.  I will do another post soon with my finished projects...

Thanks so much for visiting, 

Janet xxx