26th May 2017 Mailer

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Vellum Project Research and inspiration by Judith Henry

I have to admit, Im a paper addict. My latest purchase is a sample pack of colored vellum.My resource had a limited selection of colors and I have never used it in any of my projects. Ive seen it use in wedding invitations, as an overlay on sections of cards and in embellishments. Im hoping to find some old and new ways to use vellum in my cutting designs. Im playing around right now, but as soon as Ive got a design Ill post it. But for now, enjoy my Spring collection of flowered cards.

cup787636_2228 by Judith Henry

cup787624_2228 by Judith Henry

THE SECRETARY BIRD by Wanda Lipski

The secretary bird, known in French as the snake killer was one of the stars of THE definitive bird show at PUY DU FOU where Kiwanis France-Monaco held their annual congress 2017. Were all seen a show with a hawk or two flying low over our heads, but this show is just out of this world with dozens of birds of prey, and STORKS (yes, Maternity units have to deliver babies, the storks are all show birds in France and far too busy being stars!)doing much the same things, but so much more spectacularly, due to their incredible number. Yet, for me the undoubted star was this secretary bird, who strutted into the arena to show us its incredible talents. Please all note that I am on 20% designer discount this weekend, so its the ideal moment to visit my store. ENJOY!

cup714670_2237 by Wanda Lipski

cup771227_2237 by Wanda Lipski

The Magic Grotto by Anne Lever

I am completely in love with the piece I am cross stitching at the moment. I am slightly obsessed with cross stitching anyway, but this piece is really lovely. It is called The Magic Grotto. I am stitching it on 25 count evenweave, that is 25 stitches per inch. I am on page 10 out of 24, and as it takes me around a month to do one page, this gorgeous chart will take me a very long time to complete!

cup788934_1763 by Anne Lever

cup788977_1763 by Anne Lever

Another Retro find! by Sue Way

While we were away in our caravan a few weeks ago, we visited Lowestoft. We found a little charity shop & as we walked in they were just cleaning & putting out this lovely retro dinner service. As you may know we love our retro, so we asked how much they wanted for it. They ummd & ahhhd & settled on £15! We couldnt believe it, what a bargain! We would have paid that just for the pretty cruet set, as we collect cruets. Included were 6 place settings of plates, dessert bowls, cups & saucers, a tea pot, sugar bowl and milk jug, a serving platter & dish & of course the cruet set. The only problem I had when we got it home was finding a home for it all! This week I have added a few more little ladies. I hope you love them as much as I do as I will be uploading lots more very soon. http://www.craftsuprint.com/sue-way/?r=968387

cup788395_38 by Sue Way

cup788180_38 by Sue Way

Birthday Girl! by Carol Clarke

Our youngest granddaughter Olivia was 5 this week and as luck would have it it fell on our Cuddle n Giggle Day (or Nana Day as Olivia calls it! lol) Olivia started school last September so she was at school for her birthday and I went to fetch her. First she gave out home made cookies to all her classmates and then, as it was a lovely day, we stopped off at the park on the way home for a while which she loves to do. She was a really Happy Little Girl especially when she put on her new party dress! BTW ... I drew and named the bears in the kits below for Olivia (Livvy to us) and her Brother Austin! lol Below are 2 of my NEWEST designs. Watch out for more Coming soon!!

cup777117_359 by Carol Clarke

cup777118_359 by Carol Clarke

Bootsale helper by Kelly Barker

Last weekend we set up a stall at a bootsale, its been years since we have done one and we had accumulated a huge amount of stuff in our garage. My husband seems to be a bit of a hoarder, whereas I am quite happy to get rid of stuff, I would love to be able to open a drawer or cupboard which isnt already full! We had amazing weather for the day even though it had rained all week. We took our gorgeous boy Baxter with us and I and Im sure he was attracting customers, with a few of them wanting to buy Him!! He was such a good boy all day, laying in a shady spot and getting up to greet the people who wanted a stroke. We managed to get rid of quite a lot of our stuff which was a big bonus. This week I have lots of Fathers Day designs on special offer and some really fun Teacher designs ready for the summer holidays. Thank you for looking.

cup680542_1028 by Kelly Barker

cup626372_1028 by Kelly Barker

1000 Miles by Tina Fitch

Well this week I hit a milestone in the new RS... 1000 miles on the clock after just over 2 months of ownership... I cant stop driving it! so much so that each time I bring it home I have to wash it LOL..I hate to see dirty cars, why would you pay so much money for something to let it stay dirty? Nope not me out comes the cleaning products and 3 or maybe 4 hours pass of my cleaning the cars.. And now I own both RSs and the show season has now started I have to keep on top of it all..Under the bonnet is being painted too this week so look out for some sparkly paint next week...My sale starts on the 28th May for 4 days,, time to empty them wish lists with 20% discounts on all designs https://www.craftsuprint.com/tina-fitch/Thank you for your continued supportHappy Cutting! x

cup787925_596 by Tina Fitch

cup787207_596 by Tina Fitch

Kayaking by Debra Laraway

Heres another picture from one of my favorite places - the kayak. We generally go out at least once every weekend. Weve had hardly any rain this spring, and lake levels are as low as we remember seeing them. Even so,the lakes are pretty busy right now. No one really swims in fresh water lakes here due to alligators, but there is plenty of boating. Just outside the picture frame there are fishing boats. Here in Florida April and May are some of our busiest outdoor months.

cup788038_1571 by Debra Laraway

cup787060_1571 by Debra Laraway