It's been a while....to long!

wow I honestly thought i had been here just before christmas, but I was terribly wrong!

I have been very busy in the lead up to christmas, I limited myself to abotu 800 cards this year.....well it's better than last year! then of course I took a few days off to relax with the fmaily, which I ended up cancelling everything as christmas eve I come down with a bug, which really come out christmas day....and stayed with me for a week afterwards, so my lovely relaxing christmas was wiped out totally, not that it matters!

since the new year I have been working on lost of new designs for the website, I have also made a few decisions about the products I will be stocking in the future, some big changes coming in the next few months!...and a new wedsite design hopefully! if I can ever make my mind up on what I would like to do it with...I have been working on the new design for about 18months now and keep changing my mind, I think it is about time to make my mind up! then of course I have to decide on the colour scheme...which will probably take me another 18months!

Little things.....

A countdown to christmas thingy......

and a little hanging calendar for 2010...

both are 4inch square chipboard decorated

Busy couple of weeks.....

wow it's been a while since I was here last, firstly I've been craft shopping at the end of September my normal twice annual craft trip to Ally Pally, had a great day viewing and playing with lots of new gooodies, even managed to spend a little! nothing exciting just the normal papers, emblishments etc.....


however I have been rather busy with making a mock up of Susanne's bouquet for her wedding next year, as I had never made a bouquet before I thought it would be a good idea to give a trial run a go before we made the final decision on the shape size etc, and before we used the expensive materials! (you will not believe the beads I used in the pics below cost me less than a fiver! wire a bit more but thats to be expected)

anyways I set to work, the bouquet is meant to be tear dropped shape but even though I measured the wire a fair few times I got my measurements a little wrong so at the moment it is more of a wonky dome shape...ooops! I also changed the way I constructed it a couple of times during the putting together stage, so that also had an impact on the shape, however I can add some more stems to it and try and achieve the shape susanne is after, and I now know what went wrong and why so I know I will be able to correct it on the real thing, I can't wait to start on the real thing, I am also going to be making all the buttonholes and bridesmaids bouquets....

and on top of all of the above I will be making Susanne stationery...well whats the point in knowing someone who owns thier own stationery business and not using them! we are due to have a design session at the end of November..I can't wait to start, susanne has become a real girly over her wedding...which is so much better for me as a designer, means I get to play with lots of sparkly bits and pieces..yay! and all in my favourite colour shades of PURPLE!....yay!

A overdue update

wow it's been a long time since I blogged last, time is just running away with me lately, I have still been busy which is good, but I have also had time to work on a few other things as well, firstly though a few bits I have made for customers....

Dusty Pink and Cream Bridal Party Cards:

Cream and Balck Guest book, with added Diamonte:

Black and Cream Briadl Party Cards, which was lovely to make as normally and a lot lately have been Black and White, so a nice change!

My Niece's Birthday Card...as she was 8 this year I thought something a little more grown up would be good...she loved it!

and Lastly a very very special friend of mine is getting married next year, we have been chatting about her wedding for a few months now, I promised to help her as much as I could with anything she needed my help with, she has so kindly asked me to create all her stationery for her, which I am so looking forward to working with her on....

within our little chats I have also picked up a few other little bits and pieces she was worried about the main one was dress shopping!...so I offered to help her out and go with her..she gladly accpeted my offer and last Wednesday I took a little day trip up to Leicester, I can gladly say I was so proud of her she tried on dresses she honestly would not have worn and some she did not even like! but in the end it was all worth it, she even started to enjoy herself - though she will never admit that! but my nagging paid of as she found the most stunning perfect dress, she is going to look amazing! (sorry no pics until next year as they aren't mine to show off!)

In between dress shopping I was lucky enough to be treated to lunch, and a huge surprise! Susanne asked me to be her Chef Bridesmaid...I feel so honoured she thinks of me worthy enough to take on this role I ahve made a promise to myself that I will do everything in my will power to make sure she has the most amazing wedding day and enjoys every minute of it..which kind of brings me onto the fun I have been having tonight, Susanne also would like a crystal bouquet instead of flowers, well cut a long story short we are going to try and make them ourselves...so after a trip to the local craft shop today I have played about with some buttonholes...okay they are not the right beads (as the ones we will use are very expensive, but so sparkly!) and the ribbon wrap isn't quite there yet, but not bad for a first effort? well I am proud of them anyways! I can't wait to see if Susanne likes them and to start work on the real thing!

A couple more cards

I've been playing again this time a smaller 6x6 inch card very similiar to the black and white one posted last time just smaller and in different colours this time

A little time off, but still a couple of things!

Yup it's official I have atcually taken a few days away from the business well away from making things anyways...well maybe not as much as I normally have to, but seriously I have managed to grab a few days off over the last few weeks, so only a couple of little things to show you

Photo album and guest book collection:

Order of Services for Church Wedding, I have also made the matching invitations previous to these, and the matching Table plan is below:

I have also had a chance to make a couple of non wedding cards, okay one of them I needed to make for a family member the other one was me playing with new stamps! and I am just loving the black and white look at the moment

Another Guest book

I seem to making a posting lots of guest books lately! so why change here is another! it did seems a bit strange to be using snowflakes in July I must say!