Sneek Peek Christmas 2...

Happy Friday,

I thought it was time I shared a peek of my new Christmas die release that launches on Hochanda Monday evening at 6pm.  This release has 2 main collections however as it is the 3rd Birthday of Hochanda there may be new things popping up at different hours!

The first new die I want to share is the large lantern die.  This is designed to create a full size (5" wide x 7" tall) Lantern with 2 sheets of A4 card and 2 passes through your die cutting machine.

Here are 2 examples cut in black with my poinsettias and scene dies inside and also in distressed Kraft card with an autumnal feel with the Gerbera Leaves and acorns.

There is also a mini version which makes a smaller lantern in the same style here i used it to make a string of Christmas lights.

Tune in tomorrow for another sneak peak of the elegant snowflake collection or tune in Monday evening at 6pm to see the whole collection.

Enjoy...

Gerbera Daisy Sneak Peak...

Happy Monday,

As promised today's card is  a sneak peak of my new Gerbera Daisy Collection of dies and matching stamps that launches tomorrow at 6pm on Hochanda!

What better to start with than a white on white card using ice silver lustre and gold lustre card!

Im not listing the details or the method on this one but it will get a full showing tomorrow night on Hochanda and get its full day on the blog.

The eagle eyed amongst my Blog Family may notice the similarity with the bonus Gerbera flower die included in the Opera Box die set,.  That was the base for this whole collection there are backgrounds, sentiments, flowers and lots more.

There are also some brand new concepts in the collection designed to make crafting easier, quicker and more flexible I really can't wait to show you all what I have been working on.

Id love to hear what you think to this first sneak peak there is so much more to come!


Enjoy...

1 Day to go Sneak Peak...

Happy Wednesday,

I have to admit I can't wait until the launch of my new range tomorrow morning at 8am.  I have been lucky enough to have the samples to play with for quite a while so I have loads of samples to share with you over the coming days and weeks.  To whet everyones appetites and to make sure everyone gets to see the products at the same time

Today I am sharing some sneak peak pictures of the samples Can you tell whats going from these shots?

I know they are a little cryptic but Im sure you can tell form at least one picture one of the main products available.




















Full release tomorrow and the start of proper samples....

Enjoy...

Sneak Peak Tree...

Happy Tuesday,

I really hope you can join me today at 8am or again at 12pm for the launch of my new Media Plates, Stamps and masks on Hochanda.  Today I am sharing the build a wreath set and the triangular media plate.

I used elements from the build a wreath set onto the media plate to make this focal element for a traditional card ( well you can't get more trad christmas than a bit of tartan can you?)

I used the border form another new set I am launching today for the surround on the card which gives you a large background from a small stamp.

Here is the media plate and the stamps used to bake the image.

Enjoy...

Back and Sneak Peak!

Happy Friday,

Well judging by the comments the holiday quickies went down well thank you so much for understanding the speed I need to post these with!  I am now back form Holidays and have been beavering away on my New Stamp samples that I picked up on my return.  These will be launched on Monday at 8pm on Hochanda so I thought I would give you all a few sneak peaks before the day!  The good news is this collection includes the much awaited Summers Child clear stamp set covering birthdays in June, July and August.


Therefore I thought I would show a bonus and show 2 cards .  The first is using the new main element from my Peony Elements clear stamp set the second use the June poem from the Summers child clear stamp set.  Both will be available form Monday and are planned demos on the show so hopefully you will get to see the made if you tune in.

For this card I used the New York background and matched it with Coconut white and baby pink along with Phil Martins Frosted Blossom cosmic shimmer products.

The second card is made using a Spellbinders die the Fancy Ribbon Threader set which is on the show at a special offer price.

a few more shots to whet your appetites and more peaks tomorrow. For those who asked I had a brilliant relaxing Holiday with too much food!

Enjoy...

Floating Poppies...

Happy Friday,

Today I am winging my way to Fleetwood as I have a demo day there tiomnorrow with Sue Wilson's brand new release of dies.  If you would like to see the new range and what I can come upon with then pop over to Crafty Company in fleetwood between 10am and 4pm tomorrow.

Back to today and another sneak peak for Sunday and Mondays shows ( there will be a peak of the Paint show tomorrow as it really is something different for me).

This is another card made with the matching stamps and dies from Justrite.  The great thing I have tried to show here is how you can stamp the images in 2D then stamp, cut and shape the flowers using trendies to make a 3D card that sits flat for posting!

For the background Stamped some of the smaller sprigs form the lilies and butterflies clear stamp set using first and second generation stamping using a mix of distress inks.

This is another card I am planning to demo so there will be step by step on the shows.

Enjoy...

Daisy Daisy...

Happy Monday,

Well after a great reception at the trade show yesterday I can finally start to reveal my Spring Launches!  I wanted to start with the new Paper Pad that I have to admit I am really proud of.  As I am sure you all know by know I am a self confessed paper stroker and to have my own range of papers, in my own range of colours is something I am sure we have all wanted.  I can't believe I get to share this vision with you all.

Today's first card showcases the papers in just one of the six colours that the pad covers, I have called the pad Spring Shades as it is my favourite collection of spring colours with a spring floral, stripe, dotty and a daisy head paper all based on hand coloured paper.  I stared the designs by clouding a piece of card using Colour Cloud blending ink in each of the colours.  I then drew the patterns on in white so that each page has a hand coloured and drawn look to it.

The colours are, Chambray ( used for the first card), Sea Mist, Soft Sage, Warm Linen, Lilac Haze & Buttermilk.  I have to admit to me it is my version of  perfect Spring shades that will match so many different card and craft projects I have been using them on everything I have been making for the last couple of weeks.

The card to the left uses one of the new stamp sets which will feature later in the week, and is made in the Warm Linen colour way of the paper pack and hopefully shows just how versatile the patterns and papers are.  The above card is made using exactly the same recipe but this time it features the Lilac Haze.  There are 8 patterns and plains in each colour way.  I have designed these so that they are double sided with a different pattern on the reverse, from stripes and spots to 2 different shades of colour clouded background so if you love the cloudy look but don't want to shade a whole piece of card to match then its already been done for you!

More tomorrow, Enjoy x

Sneak Peak Saturday...

Happy Saturday,

Well today's card is a bit of a sneak peak so I'm not giving any details on today's card I'm sorry, what I will do if you can guess what new product designed by me I will send this card out to the whoever guesses     (or the first one drawn at random if you all work it out)

I have added a few more pictures to help you guess and hopefully get some inspiration form the card.

The full ranges for spring 2016 will be released tomorrow at the trade show so there will be reveals each day next week from Monday.

Enjoy...

Day 4 Snowdrops...

Happy Monday,

Well its finally the full launch of my December Stamp launch I really hope you have been enjoying the reveals so far!  Today the One Day Special launches on Hochanda with me at 8pm this evening Dont forget if you can't get the channel on your system ( or country) you can watch in HD at www.hochanda.com.

Back to todays reveal and I have 2 cards for you showing the new snowdrops elements stamp set.  I designed this set specifically for winter birthdays as Snowdrops are the birth flower of January so perfect for all those January children ( and grown ups lol)  I have given the set a wintery feel with a few snowflakes and stars however this can be used for any time of year as the sentiments, as with all my elements sets, are interchangeable.  There is also a set of snowdrop heads which can be used for backgrounds, decoupaging on any of the main images or turned the other way up to use a  crocuses!

If you want to see a few demonstrations of this stamp set, and the technique I used here of stamping with polished silk glitter then tune in either tonight at 8pm or tomorrow at 9am, 12pm, 4pm and last chance at 7pm.!

More tomorrow,

Enjoy...

Winter Stamps day 2...

Happy Saturday,

I am travelling to Lady Green garden centre today for my last Demo of the year!  I will also be picking up Wendy my old next door neighbour in Spain who was the original Next Door that named my blog.  She is staying with family on meryside ( where the garden centre is for more details of the venue click HERE)





















Back to today and its the second day of my sneak peak stamp release and Today I thought I would share the set that has one of my favourite rhymes on it!  I have always been fascinated by the Mondays Child poem of old especially as I ma a Saturdays child which seems very apt!  I have, thank to a couple of my wonderful blog family, modernised it a little however the original sayings are there.  I do feel that this is a perfect go to set for any birthday as it covers every day and makes batch card making for sale really easy as you could make a set of general cards that will feel personalised ( well that was the idea anyway!)

The first card shows the poem used as a topper stamped in detail silver embossing powder by Cosmic Shimmer.  The second card also shows one of the sentiments.











Today's card also includes use of the rand new background stamp that matches as well as the brand new Camellia stamp set to die for that match Sue's camellia complete petals dies.  The stamp set has all 9 of the different sized flowers and I drew this as I was asked by a lady at the NEC to do one as she had been looking for the matching stamps for a while and couldn't find them!  When I told here that it was because they didn't exist she asked if I could make some, so i did!

The next card simply shows the sentiment for Monday being used as the focal element.  This card will get its own day on the blog so I can go through the steps of making it at some point.  The first card is one of the demo's I will be doing on Hochanda next week so tune in if you want to see how that card was made

More tomorrow,

Enjoy...

Showing Tonight...

Happy Thursday,

I will be launching the new One Day Special and the latest release of Creative expressions Craft dies designed by Sue Wilson this evening at 8pm on Hochanda.  It would be great if you could tune in, remember if you can't get the channel on your TV you can watch in HD at www.hochanda.com.

I really l,love the sentiment on this one which is on a set of stamps, designed by me, that I have on the show.










For today's sneak peak I have chosen what should be the first card I will demo tonight using the fabulous Pierced Squares and a couple of the matching finishing touches from the show.  I hope you agree that this is a very classic card with all the layers and the combination of the Cobalt and coconut white.  I have also mixed in a little colour cloud and some embossing to make this square pierced farm card.  This is definitely one for those of us not afraid of layers of foam tape lol.











Ive also made a different use of the pearl corners and the laurel leaves just to accent the design and the sentiment.

Don't forget the shows continue tomorrow at 9am, 12pm, 4pm and last chance at 7pm.

Until tonight...

Enjoy....

Sneak Peak...

Happy Wednesday,

I know its early for a sneak peak however I thought I'd give you a taste of the samples and demo's I have readied for the Launch of the Dies by Sue Wilson One Day Special starting tomorrow night at 8pm on Hochanda.  I will be showing a selection of dies from the current release and hopefully some new ( and some basic) techniques.

This card is planned as a demo on Friday and I have to admit I love how the stamping and colouring have come out I think you get a real watercolour / porcelain look to this.

Julia Watts is keeping things warm on Hochanda with a stunning selection of Justrite Stamps at 11am, 2pm and 5pm today.  Julia tells me they are fantastic prices!

I will be demonstrating how I achieved this look, along with the remainder of the card over the course of Fridays shows ( 9am, 12pm, 4pm & last Chance at 7pm)

There will be another sneak peak and the winners of yesterdays card tomorrow!

Enjoy...