We have lift off................

I bought this clock from Wilkinsons the other weekend after our Clifton trek.  It was half price and so reduced to £4 and I could see some potential in it.

I really like it now it's altered and I matched the paper to our lounge that has recently been decorated.  If you look closely you can see one of the Everyday Enchantment designer series papers free with a £45 purchase during sale-a-bration.  The HOME was cut using Timeless Type Sizzlits Dies and the leaves used the Little Leaves Sizzlits Die the butterflies were the smaller ones from the Beautiful Wings Embosslits Die.

My Open house Launch Day went very well, and It was lovely to get creative with friends and introduce them to the wonders of Stampin'Up! products.  Some of my visitors who were not familiar with crafting were really impressed at what they could produce with stamps, ink, pens and punches.  There was colour and inspiration everywhere and I went to bed exhausted but happy at how the day had gone.  It went by way too quickly, but there is no better way to spend a day in my opinion that crafting , chatting and enjoying time with friends.  Creativity is such a feel good therapy!!  In fact my visitors must have agreed with my theory as some of them decided to get their friends together over the next few weeks and do just that share time with friends being creative and they have asked me to come along with my lovely goodies to join in!!  

We had a door prize raffle and the lucky winners were Linda (and daughter Hana) who won 1st prize of a Stamp set and ink pad and Jane who won the second prize of a pack of Designer series paper. Well done ladies and enjoy your prizes, you will love them!

I will share the make and takes soon, so pop back to see them!

Bel x

Timeless Portrait

I must say these papers caught my eye last year when the catalogue launched, and I have only just chopped in to them, I have a real problem chopping into a 12 x12 sheet.  I always have to take a big deep breath before I can do it and I've managed to talk myself out of it so many times!! Weird really as that's what we buy it for, but I'm probably not alone with this as other scrapbooking friends have often told me that they suffer from 12x12-chopaphobia too!!

Here are some altered notepads I made over the weekend to share:

I cut the letters from Cherry Cobbler cardstock using the Timeless Type Sizzlit Dies and was able to use the positive on one cover and make use of the negative on the other cover.  I love it when even the waste looks good enough to use, and I hope you agree that the waste looks really effective, giving a stencil effect.

The plans are well underway for my Open House Launch Party on Monday, and I will be showing some sneak peeks of some of the lovely projects and the displays that I'm creating.  Lots and lots of colour, and colour makes me happy so I'm having loads of fun getting everything ready.

Bel x