Here comes the sun or where is the sun thats the question!

Over on Try it on Tuesday we were hoping to celebrate the sun today it being the longest day and all that! I also asked my Niece if she could make something with the sun on it - she is 5 - lets just make the sun then she said! So here is her sunshine and I have to say its a pretty good substitute for the real thing!

It started life as this plain round box - first problem its blue
Rebeccas solution is to cover it in paper - here she is doing mighty fine for her age with those scissors!
Next she needed rays - Grandma to the rescue - bendy straws of course and with the help of the cropodile to make holes and a bit of squishing to get them in hasn't she done a great job? she didn't like the messy bit in the middle where all the straws meet so she then created a false bottom so she could hide things inside - What a girl! So here is the sun from Skipton.

Rebecca will be reading all your comments this week and is quite excited that people on the internet will be looking at her art work so if you have time to leave a comment it will make a little girls day :0)

Do stop by Try it on Tuesday and see what other projects the team have come up with this week.

Playing with miniature

I loved the workshops on Saturday especially the Oriental one so I decided to play around making it atc sized. Details of what I did are here

I used scraps to make the whole thing which was a bonus! and a freebie craft stamper stamp too - just goes to show you shouldn't throw anything away LOL.

Back to work today after 3 days off - could do with another week if I am honest - roll on July when I have 2 weekends away planned. Cant wait until the Claxby weekend and meeting up with the Claxby crew. 4 Whole days of total fun and creativity utter bliss!

Have fun today whatever your plans xx

Janet

Happy Fathers day and napkins

Today is always strange to me having lost my dad suddenly 17 years ago it can be very sad. I did however vow a few years ago that sadness would not benefit me in any way and the 29 years I had with my Dad were worth celebrating. I cannot change the fact he has gone but I can change how I view the whole thing. My Mum thinks I see my dad through rose tinted glasses but honestly he was perfect :0) no rose tinting needed :0) so cheers Dad - thanks for being wonderful each day we shared.

Onto some sharing with you guys now here is the napkin card project we did at Stamping club on Friday - the tutorial can be found here

I've used stamp man stamps - Kay Carleys funky flowers - coloured with promarkers and stickles added - frosted lace.
Here is the inside cover - all that punching was a nightmare LOL
Papers are elegant soiree by stampin up. This is the inside bit waiting for the message
and the back with my new personalised stamp which I love!

All the edges are distressed with brushed corderoy and I love the effect this gives. Despite the misgivings from the ladies at at the start we all completed our project with half an hour to spare - Brilliiant! This was our last Stamp man Stamping club so do check out the pages at the top for more info about our sessions. Thanks also to Kerry for the wonderful idea in the first place xx

Saturday 18th June at The Stamp Man

This will remain at the top until Friday 17th please scroll down for newer posts.

Its a very sad month for us here in Skipton as one of our favourite and long time shops closes its doors to go Internet and Show Only.

Jill and Ian at The Stamp Man have worked hard to keep the shop going but in this present climate the huge bills a retail establishment faces is just not practical. Rather than dwell on what might have been its a time to party and celebrate the fabulous shop they have created and say thanks for all the fabulous times time past and yet to come. The shop will be present on the world wide web as always and also at the shows they have gone to for many years so both will be still very with us in the crafting world which is Fantastic.

So on June 18th The Stamp Man holds a wonderful open day where customers can come along, share good times, get inspiration and grab a bargain from one of the best shops around.

Michelle and I are hosting 3 mini workshops which we hope showcases the wonderful array of products available at The Stamp Man so if you have the chance to join us it would be fabulous to meet you. Booking is essential as places are limited so we hope you can join us for some crafting and fun. check out Lovin ink for details of how to pay

Oriental hanging

10-30 till 12 noon

Cost £5

Recycled tags

12-30 till 2pm

Cost £5 please bring 2 clean drinks cans

Mens card and scrapling

2-30pm till 4pm

Cost £5

Am really excited about the day - Hope to see you there too!

The Stamp Man challenge - Butterflies and dragonflies

Exciting weekend at The Stamp Man as the open day is tomorrow! A new challenge too which is butterflies and dragonflies. I have used a well loved stampendous set with adirondack inks and distress ink. The ribbon was white so that's been coloured too. I am really loving Kraft card so have kept the colours to matt nicely with that. Its a piece of patterned paper underneath with the edges distressed and inked which just adds a little more detail.

As you read this we are at the Stamp man making a napkin card - hopefully I can show it to you very soon. Thanks to my pal Kerry for the wonderful idea.

Happy Friday x Janet

Rocking my world Friday

Hello fellow rockers and rockettes its the part time player here .....sigh

I have had an up and down week thats for sure! but here I go my top 5 grateful s for this week

1) As always my family - vertigo reared its ugly head last Friday - enough said - they looked after me so well x (pal Michelle too - where would I be without you )

2) Friends - as above Michelle but also new friends too ,as well as some old friends who have resurfaced. Facebook has been an amazing source of friendship this week - how wonderful to be a click away from someone - amazing!

3) New crafters. I have had 3 newbies to my Christmas card classes and they have all given me so much inspiration. I do love meeting new people and sharing - everyone has something to give and that little glint of inspiration can mean something works really well - I love it!

4) Work - you know a few weeks ago there was an issue and I was proud of my team mates for standing up and being counted - well lets just says the boss has had to resind his orders! When we stand together we are invincible - I wish I could capture the feeling and bottle it for low times but I am so very proud to work with the fabulous folks I work with - they rock!

5) Mr MoJo is back in the building or rather my head space he has been gone so long I had forgotten what he looked like - I do love crafting and need it for my mental well being so welcome back MJ :0)

Hope your Friday is rocking this week - do share it with us and Virginia at the Celtic House

Huge hugs and oodles of friendship Janet xxx

Butterflies at croaky towers

Over on try it on tuesday the theme is butterflies and as its the 2nd week in June its also Tag week. I am very late with this - I have a sick note though, I am loaded with cold and have a hacking cough - not great for the concentration it has to be said or for getting a good nights kip!

Anyhow better late than never. I have used adirondack inks and shaving brushes to create the soft background then over stamped in the same ink. The butterflies are paper pieced - I do love that little technique. A little fibre, butterfly charm and matting and layering and its done. the stamp set is pocket silhouettes by stampin up - if you only ever invest in one SU stamp set make it this one its soooo versatile i have used it lots. The sentiment is also from the set.

Hope you are all fit and well and enjoying a little sunshine whilst its here. A busy few days ahead so I hope the cold beats a hasty retreat for me. have a great day x

Janet