Cricut Collaged Canvas

Hi there
I've been a bit busy working on some 'undercover crafting' this last week - I'll be able to post in a couple of weeks - today we set off for the SCC at Glasgow with Clarity Stamp. It will be good to chat and see some old friends again. We had a busy meeting of the Clarity Stampers North East last Friday. Everyone played nice without too many 'brayer' issues. The next class is May 18th if anyone is interested in joining the group.

Canvas Info: Flower Shoppe Cricut Cartridge, acryllic paints, gesso, Stampers Anonymous stamps, BoBunny Paper
and lots of fun...

Next Cricut Class is Friday 16th March at Sedgefield Parish Hall 10-3pm

Until next time TFL

Annette

Just Gorgeous

As promised here is the card I made using the Gorgeous Sitting Pretty Stamp - available from The Art Shop in Darlington. The image is a combo of copic colouring and paper patch.
I'm going to see the Muppet Movie later on today - so may not be able to think logically afterwards so some of the prep for the upcoming Clarity Workshop Day will be done this morning!
looking forward seeing all you Cricuteers on Friday. Sylvia is putting something together for the class so I get to play - WhhhhoooooWeeeee!
See you then
Thanks for dropping by

Annette x

With Love

Well I have eventually made it back into blogland - words like tweek, hack and bloggering blogger have passed my lips but we are back on track and this is the week of love.... I was hopping around this virtual world and decided to venture into the world of challenges so for this week I have joined in with Nikki @ PolkaDoodles for the digi stamp challenge which you can get here. The image was coloured in with copics and in homage of the polka doodler herself I have used red spotty card stock teamed with black. Why not join in the fun!

Collaged Effects

Hi there
These cards are put together with stamped elements from the Urban stamp collection currently on offer. They were inspired by Beckie Dreyer's Creativity magazine contribution.

For your info there will be a cricut playday @ Sedefield on Friday 18th Nov - bring your machines and paper stash for some cricut adventures.

TFL

Annette x

Just A Few Cards

This 'blog;'lark is turning out a bit like the weather - you don't know what you're going to get from one day to the next. The blog monster finally decided to let me post my blog!

I've been busy with a number of Docraft Demos and have been enjoying demonstrating more locally in Newcastle and Stockton. I'm even home to watch Strictly Come Dancing - never heard of in the past. I have met some lovely crafters, and some with a more excitable temperament! You know who you are. The classes at Darlington have been busy and you have produced some amazing results from virgin cardmakers.

TFL

Annette x

There's never a dull moment....

That's right, there's never a dull moment in our house. This evening the living room has been transformed for a photographic shoot - Mike is having some photography done for Christmas promo for his magic and I have just spent 20 minutes dressing a puppet with christmas antlers and hat. It's certainly keeping the teenagers entertained.
The dog is insisting that she be in shot and has just spent 5 mins barking at the flash.

This is always a busy time of year and I spent last weekend demonstrating the new DoCrafts products at Darlington and over at The Range at Carlisle.







This weekend is the Harrogate PaperCrafts Show and I'll be working with the lovely Barbara Gray of Clarity Stamp so do pop by and say hello.

We had a fantastic Cricut Class at The Art Shop, Darlington this week and we got to play with the newly released Flower Shoppe cartridge. This is a must for any flower lover as it creates 3d flowers with endless possibilities. I cut these from some Prima papers and attached them onto a canvas spritzed with cosmic mists.




There will be more Cricut at Sedgefield Village Hall on Friday 30th Sept, 10 - 3pm if anyone is interested then leave a comment and I'll getb back to you.

Before then there will be some new additions to the demonstration locations - I'll be at Dobbies, Ponteland on Sat 17th Sept and at Collectables, Portrack Lane Stockton on Sat 24th Sept....... to be continued

TFL

Annette x

The Holiday Is Nearly Over

Hopefully I found the right cards for you Debbie!!

I say nearly cos we've still got well over a week left to continue doing those things which we spend so much time putting off completing. We have just had a fantastic family holiday down in Cornwall - sunny days spent kite flying on the beach, lazy evenings chatting with friends and enjoying spending time with each other. I just love wandering around those arty shops and spaces - places that make you think and watch the world go by.

One place which got me thinking seriously was The Lost Gardens of Heligan - I should have took more notice at the ticket office when they gave me a compass and then again I thought that the clue was in the title 'The LOST Gardens of Heligan' I tell you that garden just blew me away - that sense of self sufficiency, the colours and hues of flowers, foliage, insects and wildlife was amazing. I just love those feelings that only a garden can create. When I came too from my revealry I found out why they give you a compass on the way in!!! But we won't say any more on that matter.

September is almost upon us and my self imposed blog holiday is almost at an end so we should see a little more action on here as the diary is full of events and workshops.

One of the new ideas we are putting into action is that we are moving the Cricuteers to the Parish Hall in Sedgefield where crafters are welcome to join us for our inaugural meet on Friday 30th Sept 10 - 3pm. We will be doing our own projects with a couple of masterclasses thrown in during the day. Cost is £5.00 to cover hall hire, refreshments and some materials for a cricut masterclass. You will need to bring your own packed lunch - or you can pop to the shops for a snack. Don't worry if you don't have a cricut machine you can still join in the fun. We will let you play. If you need to know any more details you can always leave a comment and I'll get back to you.
Thanks for stopping by

Annette