Sugar and spice

and everything nice.... I love the new Doodlebug sugar glitters and they come in the cutest containers... I got mine this weekend at from here you can get all the colours in cute as can be jars for under a tenner! So of course I had to play so I made this card using the new doodlebug papers that I also got from the Glitter Pot. The image is one I stamped Saturday from a stamo Sandra got and I saw on her website and had to have it!! LOL I cant for the life of me remember the make, but it should be here in a few days so when it comes I will share with you.

Went a bit mad with the flowers!! LOL got to with paper like that :)

The wording is a "stampingcaz design" from Elzybells... cute sentiment eh? Thanks for looking.

Cazx

Thanks Mandy!

Thanks to Mandy for coming today to collect the spinner I was selling and for helping me sort out my stamps drawers. :) we did a great job, lots of chatting and then Mandy stamped some images out. So HUGE THANKS for your help with it Mandy :)

Here are todays cards

Well it was fun, hard work and made 4 cards. Reason it was hard work was because we are trying to make 2 different cards each 2 hour session, everyone is at different levels in their crafting and also in the general speed they work at, but we all finished and they all made fantastic cards. So here is what we made....

A criss cross card

A diorama

A file folder card and

A Joy Fold card

Most stamps are Penny Black, infact its just the snowflakes that are not.

Hope you likey :) Cazx

Twit Twooo

I fancied playing with one of my Stampendous owls yesterday so I made this card. I love halloween even though we don;t celebrate it big time over here in the UK. We'll still go trick or treating providing Harvey has gotten a good school report :) LOL we have parents evening that evening too.

I used Stampendous owl "ollies treats" and coloured him with watercolour pencils. The paper is doodlebug. The spider is a cuttlebug cutter, the scallops are hiding a boo boo and are done using the SU slit punch (please please SU UK have this in the catalogue!) I went to town with the decoration and added zoomz, doodlebug jewels, glitter glue and ribbon.

I am working today at my favourite craft store, The Glitter Pot. I have two fun classes planned with us making a joy fold, criss cross, diarama and file folder card. I will share the pictures later when I have done the class :0) I love the Glitter Pot, they have a fantastic selection of stamps including a HUGE collection of Penny Black (my all time fav stamps) lots of beautiful papers, embellishments and everything you can think of really! I am there again next Saturday for a demo and I will be using some fun Whipper Snapper Christmas designs, I cant wait! Try and come along and say "hi" if you do.

Right had better get sorted for my trip. Speak later.

A hint for today - re aleenes tack it over and over glue

CHECK the bottle BEFORE you apply PVA to all your stamps!! LOL all my bellas, well not all, just the ones I hadnt put on ez mount have a nice layer of PVA now!! and not the Aleenes I had wanted

A card!! Don't all leave I made a card!

Seems you cant please everyone, you would think at my age I would realise that already but it is still a lesson to learn. My chatter has put a few people off my blog, Oh well, such is life. If I cant use my blog how I want to then whats the point? You know I chat to my blog like I chat to all my friends, sometimes its interesting, sometimes its not, sometimes I am happy, mostly I might add and other times I am less than happy. Anyway my boys slept a good sleep, but I was worried they would wake so I didnt stamp. However since they both woke and were watching Nick Jr I whizzed upstairs "like super woman" and made this simple card.

This is for all the other super women out there and for all those that want to stay and listen to my c**p sometimes :) I think as a race, all us women are super at times. Most mums are super all the time. Who else would wipe more bottoms than we choose to each day, scoup up cat sick from the pavement (yes that was me this morning YUCK) all the while planning the teas for the week (and I WASNT inspired by the sick LOL) fold the laundry, ect ect ect

HUGS TO THE SUPER WOMEN OUT THERE! May your bottom wipes be few, cat sick be non exhistent and your days wonderful..... Oh yeah da Caz is back! this is the one you know and love isnt it?? MAWH!

About the card : Stamp Da Bella who else?? Flower stamp Elzybells, White ink, Black ink, watercolour pencils, aqua brush, glitter glue, Doodlebug Jewel, Prima Flower, ribbon

Sorry

For all this mindless chatter. You can tell the boys are asleep and my mind has time to think... Just looking at my countdown thing, 29 days til Stampin up! thats like FOREVER! its gone quiet on that front, I hate waiting... I want to see the catalogue NOW! LOL I want to plan my orders, I want to plan my workshops, I want to know what punches are in, what stamps and papers are in, how much they are, blah blah blah...... all of it!! I suppose you could say I have waited 10 years so why does 29 days seem so long... LOL I am happy they have expanded, I really didnt think I would see they day they would.. not sure why, just didnt think, but then when I saw them expanding elsewhere in the world my hopes were perking up.

What other things are on my mind..... well post, the strike has screwed deliveries up, I am waiting for a bella order for a friend, the Hannah stamps for me, I am waiting for a parcel from somewhere that I am not allowed to say (sorry rules is rules)but it has taken like FOREVER too... they said 2-3 weeks 2 weeks ago, but still nothing....

Had my cheese sandwich and transformers! YUMMY I had a thing for these when pregnant with Caiden, sadley they seemed to not do that flavour for a while but its back.

OMG Peace!

Its so quiet.... both boys fallen asleep. Desperately want to run upstairs and stamp but I know they will wake if I do, so just enjoying a cuppa and watching neighbours (havent seen that for years)... I didnt tell you Caiden was auditioning did I? Apparently so, its for the blue man group... I looked at him this morning and he was sucking a blue inkpad! Not mine I hasten to add, one of Harveys Macdonald toys, so he has a blue face and hands and its not coming off!! LOL And how do you make a 15 month old understand "hold your hands up for mummy to take a photo"? Tried but he wasnt co-operating.

MAMBI stamps for sale

SOLD THANK YOU FOR ALL THE INTEREST

MAMBI kids set (20 stamps) most are un used or gently used. Buy them before I change my mind I LOVE these stamps.... sooooo cute!

Windows and doors! LOL

All that talk about doors earlier in the week and now I am talking windows! Seems Caiden is starting to drop his nap, or at least change it till after lunch, therefore I will loose my beloved "window" of stamping. Usually he will sleep for a while, whilst Harvey is at school and I can play, but seeing that I pick H up at 12:15 it means I will have no stamping time. Still, Harvey starts full time in January so maybe Caidens sleep will be whilst H is at school and my window will be back!

I have also asked the question to the people that have joined my Stampin Up! customer blog and asked about the Stamp Camps.... I thought I would throw the questions out there for people that are thinking they might come along..... Which day would be preferable? Sat or Sunday? AM or PM, or mid morning til mid afternoon? Monthly or 6 weekly? These will be held somewhere near Redhill, Surrey There will be a small fee to cover materials, refreshments and hall hire. There will be at least 2 shoebox tables, 1 taught card and 1 demo each session. So tell me what you think??

Raining today, so I will get wet picking H up in half hour, YUCK.... Will pop to shop on way back, guess what? I was soooooo excited to see the return of cheese and onion trans-form-a-snacks they are like my FAVOURITE Crisps!! LOL I need some more ;0)

No pictures yet to share

I had a few spare moments yesterday but I was busy upstairs trying to sort through my stamps. Anyone want to help me? If you come and sort a drawer or two, I will let you play in my room :) I will make you a cuppa as well :) This is a serious offer! My stamp drawers need sorting, they are all mixed up, so slowly I am getting there but helpers are wanted! You'd have the added luxury that I could shut the boys out for you, I dont have that, generally when I am there, they are.... two steps forward one step backwards springs to mind when Caiden is playing with all the stuff up there. :0) ***** I have a helper :) Amanda is coming to pick up the spinner that she is buying off me and she will bring along some cardso she can stamp some iamges and help me sort a few drawers out... Now if only that would work with the ironing!! LOL

Thanks for all the lovely messages of support, seems there are a lot of us going through the same, or have been through the same feelings. ((((( HUGS ))))) to you all.

Right better go and get Harvey, I am walking today, Darren has my car, something I need to get used to as we will soon be a one car family..... a big change for us, but a welcome one for me (sort of) but my big flabby belly is scared! lol

Seen if before but its funny

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=W95Y8hNQiH8

The american lady singing her mum song.... how many of these have YOU said!! LOL i ticked most boxes.