Birthday Angel..

I couldn't post this before as it would have spoilt the suprise

however last week was my lovely and very talented downline Hayley's birthday and i sent her some goodies in the post...

This is the rose i sent her made with the new blossom party big shot die...

and i  made an acetate sour cream container to house it..

 Thanks for stopping by!

Abi

charming little box

I loved the little gift boxes which I made at the beginning of the month and thought i'd change them up a little bit so here's another take on the tiny box

I used the Charming stamp set again on this box.

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Abi

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simply adorned

I have loved the simply adorned range since it was released in the american catalogue a little while ago and am so pleased that we now have it in our spring mini catalogue!

This is one of the small circle  1.6cm  charms which i  made a pretty little insert for  i used the Charming stamp set and added a gem,

this is going to be a new addition to my charm bracelet...

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Abi

simple blooms

I love clean and simple cards so here's one of my recent favourites..

I used the blossom image from the new eater blossoms stamp set in the new spring mini

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Abi

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Oh no! it would appear that my sale-a-bration post didn't post yesterday so sorry everyone here it is now better late than never!

spend £45 in the main catalogue and or mini and you can choose one of the fab options in the sale-a-bration catalogue make sure you check it out!

Simply charming

here's a quick card i made using the Charming stamp set from the new mini

i used the scallop circle and scallop edge punches along with the gorgeous crochet ribbon in the main catalogue.

Thanks for stopping by make sure you pop back tomorrow when Sale-a-bration officially starts!

Spice cake calendar

I love the colours in the spice cake designer series papers they are just lovely, here is another project which i shared with my stampers 10 ladies this month, cute and simple

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Abi

Creativity of the edible kind...

My son has been reading the gingerbread man at school which he seems to have been enjoying...

how ever this means that I've been nagged at to make ginger bread men for about 3 weeks

not as bad as i think i hear you say... well gingerbread is probably one of my least favourite things....

(it's the ginger yuk reminds me of morning sickness..)

and so is the temper tantrum caused by refusal to buy ginger also evident in this picture..

So i managed to convince him to make vanilla biscuits instead.. much better which he promptly informed me had to be posted on here for every one to see so as an obedient mother here is his post... 

and in his words they tasted ggggggrrreeat!!

glad he was happy in the end!

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No sew Fabric creations..

Right I'm going to start with this project over the next few weeks i'm hoping to share a few more no sew projects so check back for more ideas..

My first love is sewing and always has been how ever life just doesn't always allow time to sit and sew so it's great to have some quick  and cute ideas ready to use  and this is just one.

I used the Stampin up bigshot fabric adhesive to add my initial to this really cute draw string gift bag which my stampers 10 ladies got to make as part of a set this month, 

all the products used were from the spice cake range of products in our new mini catalogue which is just gorgeous so if you haven't had chance to check it out make sure you do.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Abi

adding a little something...

Just before Christmas I found these really cool gift bags in a shop and thought they would be perfect to stamp on...

Here's one of the stamped bags.. I love all the possibilities with stamps  and how you can alter just about anything with a bit of card ribbon and ink.

This bag was decorated with the creative elements stamp set and black stayz on ink.

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It's a HOTTIE!!!

Hot water bottle that is!!

Here are a couple more gifts I made for Christmas this year, obviously I couldn't share them before the day and then i needed to find the camera to post them on here...

I used some of the NEW gorgeous spice cake designer fabric from the new mini, which I teamed with some fabric which I already had in my stash,

I made cute little initial pendants for each hot water bottle covers I made using shrink plastic they were fun to make!

Hope fully all the girlies i sent these to liked them .

Thanks for stopping by.

Abi

Embossed file..

Here's one part of one of the christmas presents i sent out this year, I loved these nail files and just wanted to make them a little but special so made a super cute belly band for them...

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Abi

Loving this calendar..

When I first started as a demo I was looking for a really simple calendar project for a workshop and after trawling the net I gave up looking and decided to create my own,

well after about 4 years I'm still making that super simple calendar I've just changed the stamp sets slightly and it's still as popular as ever...

If you'd like to see how I made this calendar then click HERE for my you tube video 

(the measurements are fr European card stock sizes and may need to be adjusted for US card stock)

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Loving this stamp set..

More mini catalogue inspiration, although i love the project ideas Stampin' Up! share with us in the catalogues sometimes i like to change things up a little bit and this is one of those projects

This project is another that my lovely ladies got to create this week  using the you are loved stamp set...

If you'd like to come along to a class and meet new people, craft and havee a giggle then drop me a line or check out the local classes link on the top left of the blog.

Thanks for stopping by!

Abi

New mini excitement

My ladies  really enjoyed making this little box last night from the mini catalogue...

It was so simple, I love the catalogues and the ideas they give us it's great especially when you are feeling a little uninspired,

This stamp set is called  you are loved and it's just beautiful.

thanks for stopping by! i'll be back tomorrow make sure you stop by to check out some more mini projects...

Abi

Check out the new spring mini!!!

Here it is the Brand New Spring mini catalogue!!!  it's fab so make sure you check it out!

Click the image above to view the catalogue

then drop me an email to place your order!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

Wow it's 2012 how fast did 2011 go by???  I think i must have blinked!

Hope you all had a great Christmas and New Years

I've been a bit slow with the blog posts, I've had a case of stampers block and of course being totally rushed off my feet with Christmas preparations didn't help either,

 I made a lot of hand made and hand stamped gifts but in true Abi style I sent most of them out without taking photo's while trying to get them out before the last Christmas post but hopefully over the next couple of weeks I'll share with you some of the projects i did photograph... just as soon as i find where the kids have hidden the camera.

Along with some new fresh ideas from the new mini catalogue which is released this week  on the 4th January!!! so keep checking back for posts!  I promise there will be some!

SO what are your new years resolutions?

well mine is to consistently update my blog ( this should be a good one just as long as i don't find out I'm having another baby or another shocker I'm not expecting of similar magnitude!)

oh  and to loose the baby bulge ( which may have gotten a little bigger over the last week or so)

I intend to thoroughly enjoy all the new creative opportunities Stampin Up! throws at me over 2012 

and I wish you all A happy and Creatively Crafty New year!!

I'm going to leave you with one of my highlights of 2011

Amelia's first convention photo with shelli !

Thanks for dropping by

Abi