Mixed Craft Saturday

Good Saturday Morning Ladies,

I hope that you are all well and relaxed ready for the Bank Holiday weekend, what are you all up to?
We had another lovely beach day, the sea was a little choppier than normal today but I still managed a good hour in the sea with Paul and the girls, it's my most favourite part of the holiday because i feel a little more 'normal' in that I can join in a ball game with them as the I can move so much easier in the sea water, getting out is the biggest challenge, but worth the struggle all the same.
Anyway we have a fantastic selection of photos to look at today, so here we go.......

Pat

Pat says that she can't do 'random stamping' but the first card today proves that you absolutely can do 'random stamping' Pat, I love your card, made using a variety of Stampin'Up! Background stamps including "Touches of Texture', a perfect man card Pat!

Your second card is beautiful, I absolutely love the die you have used, is it one of the Crafters Companion ones that you got with your Gemini?? The Stampin'Up! 'Vertical Greetings' stamp works perfectly for your sentiment.

The last two Photos are of Pat's Granddaughter Amber's new puppy....I'll let Pat explain.....

"This is Ambers new dog. It's a Shitzu/dachshund cross called Minnie. She saved up and bought it herself. She'd saved nearly £1000.00 to buy one, but this one only cost £450.00 Up in Liverpool. I though it would do for a day while you were on holiday."

Minnie is so adorable Pat, I know that Amber has wanted a puppy for so long, she will really be a spoilt little thing, poor Karen though, just another pet to add to the already huge menagerie!!

Thanks for sharing Pat 

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Maria

Maria sent me a lovely selection of cards to use while I was away and today I would like to share 3 cards that would be perfect for Men.

The first one is my favourite I think, mainly because of the amount of detail you have put into the card, I love that grey crackled background Maria, it works perfectly with the Nautical theme of the card, then there is the amazing 'Port Hole ' focal point, with the yacht bobbing about on the waves, the sentiment and Anchor Embellishment are the details that bring the card together perfectly, I love it! 

Now Horoscope themed cards would be great to have in your card collection as they can work brilliantly for either males or females, I absolutely love that background you have made using a mask, the die you have used is one of my favourites! 

The BBQ Apron card that you have made for 'Glenn' is brilliant Maria, a great summer birthday card, the wood effect embossing folder gives it that real masculine feel!

The amazing, inspirational cards Maria, thank you so much for sharing, I wish you would do it more often as your cards are brilliant! 

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Janet

I'm pretty sure I have shown at least one for these photos of Janet's before but I wanted to get you to look beyond the beautifully decorated Ink storage rack to the set of drawers in the background, just look how much detail our lovely Janet puts into every corner of her craft space, jars that would be thrown in the recycling have been 'Altered' into beautiful tool storage pots. I can't imagine there's anything Janet can't embellish with lace and transform it to a thing of beauty!
Thank you so much Janet, your craft space is an inspiration! That's why the cafe always looks so inviting!

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Karen

Karen visited the Stamperama show last weekend, these are some of her purchases, I will let Karen explain her buys......

"The BIRTHDAY plaques are to make Christmas presents for my sister in law and daughter. The idea is you hang little hearts on the appropriate month with their name and date. I bought an extra bag of hearts and the whole lot cost £10
I wanted to get some sparkle pens and apparently Wink of Stella will work on inkjet printed images / we'll see!
I bought the Tonic ink pad (sorry StampinUp) because they are described as hybrid pads meaning You can use both alcohol pens and water colour pens and it won't smudge. As you know I don't stamp very often and I get confused (that's easy for me) as to what goes with what!
I couldn't resist the Crafters Companion folder as it is my go to card size AND there were some lovely examples on show using these That was another bargain at £3.49 Other stalls were selling them at 3 for £15
There were quite a few companies there that appear on Hochanda. All in all it was a lovely event - not too big and plenty of room, cheap entry too £2. We bought our tickets in advance so didn't have to queue either."

I can't wait to see the Birthday plaques when you have finished altering them, I know they will look amazing! The tonic ink pads are a great idea too.

Thank you so much for sharing your buys Karen

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 Val

Val sent us a photo of her lovely Spanish Craft Club, run by the super talented Wendy of course!  You get to use and try so many different techniques at your craft club, a lot of which you probably wouldn't bother with yourself, nothing beats crafting with friends does it?! 

Thank you so much Val for giving us a glimpse of your crafting club, I think we all wish we could come and join you ! 

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Thank you to all of you that have taken part today! 

Have a lovely weekend ladies,

Love and hugs to all of you 

Sandra 

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