Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Crafting Just For Fun

 

Hello everyone.

So sorry that I have not been posting lately we have been without the internet.  This has made it impossible to post any projects to my blog as I find it so difficult to use my phone, must be my age.  But time away from the internet has given me time to think and made me realise that I was spending way too much time crafting, blogging and making sure I was all up to date with current products etc.

These last four years as a demo have been tough.  I was so reliant on the handful of customers to make my business work that I started to worry about them not buying from me when covid happened and other everyday life just getting in the way.  It just seemed to take the fun out of my hobby. 

Family life is just far more important than wondering if I am going to make my target this quarter.  Due to all the lockdowns with covid my children have also suffered greatly and as a result my little boy is having a tough time at school.  I won’t go into details as its all on going at the moment but he has some great teachers and other school workers to support him and of course us, his family.  It will take time to find his path but I am sure he will get there.

Also after losing both parents time is just too precious to be chasing targets that are impossible to reach for me.  For me personally it was stressful and I have spent a lot of money and time to get where I am.  I now find the choice of stamps and other products I have is huge but I can only work with a handful of them as most are retired and I can’t remember the last time I picked up another brands product to use.  I will still continue to use Stampin Up as their products are amazing.  The quality and the service are just outstanding.

So I have made the decision just to craft for fun now and blog when the crafty mojo hits, not worry that I must post Monday and Wednesday with my stampin up projects to try and get sales which just hasn’t worked for me.  I will continue to be a demo until I drop and you can still order from me but there just won’t be the regular posts.  I will just blog when I want to.

I just want to thank you for all your support and for checking out my projects on the blog and my other social media platforms.  I am still here but just for fun now.

My time as demo has been an experience and I have met some really lovely people in the online world, so I want to thank them to for all their support and friendships. 

So I just need to find my crafty mojo again and some internet.  I will be around on a Friday as I love to create with the Daring Cardmakers Team. 

Monday, May 23, 2022

Sunflower In a Teacup

Hello crafters.  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend.  

I have been making one of my favourite 3D projects and wanted to share it with you.  This project is great to give as a little gift and I thought its a great one to share as its Mothers Day here in France at the weekend.

I have made a little box frame.  I wanted to see what other flower stamps I had in my stash that would fit inside the tea cup bundle.


I have used the celebrate sunflowers set and the smaller stamp in the set fits perfectly in the cup.

I also stepped away from the new in colours and went with a black and white theme with a pop of yellow.

I love the tea cup with its black and white stripes.



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Friday, May 20, 2022

Daring Cardmakers - Home Comforts

 Hello everyone and welcome to the weekly challenge from the team at the Daring Cardmakers.

I am the host of this weeks challenge and As I am an expat living in France there are a lots things I miss for example Cadbury chocolate, Yorkshire tea and oxo cubes.  

So I want you to make a card featuring something you would miss if you lived in another country, what reminds you of home, it might not even be food.  I still can't get use to seeing yellow post boxes and vans.

But top of my list is tea.  When I visit the UK I always make sure I stock up as I do like a strong cuppa.


I have used the Cup Of Tea Bundle to create my card and did a little bit of paper piecing.  I used the in colour glimmer paper and cut out several cups and popped the pieces back in.  It took a while but its just like doing a jigsaw.


Thanks for stopping by today and please head over to the Daring Cardmakers Blog for more lovely inspiration from the Design Team.

Have a lovely weekend.



Monday, May 16, 2022

In Colour Stack of Cups

 Hello everyone.

I hope you all had a lovely weekend and managed to find some creative time.

I am sharing a beautiful colourful stack of tea cups today and who wouldn't love a cuppa in one of these pretty cups.

I decided to use all the new in colours along with the glimmer paper to create the stack.  



I also used some of the tea boutique designer series paper along with the cute tea bag tag for the cup.


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