Sneeky Peeks

Just look at these lush stash goodies that will be in the famous Yellow boxes for August ScrapaGoGo Create Subscribers!!!

See that blue ribbon tied around the Fancy pants transparent overlay? Thats 1 of the 2 velvet gorgeous ribbons in the kit. Oh & those pretty floral stickers you can see, they are Heidi Grace & team up beautifully with the 7 patterned papers, which include flocked birds & a full 12x12 sheet of fabric paper too! So along with the 2 packets of rub ons, alpha stickers, ribbons & journaling cards, there is so much to play with in this kit......

Opps don't forget the 6 sheets of Bazzill cardstock or the brand new 16 page inspiration booklet too ;)

I can personally vouch for the quality & value in the yellow box, because I have been creating with it for the past 3 weeks :)

I'm back & busting to tell you my DT news....

Big changes have been going on behind the scenes at ScrapaGoGo

I was over the moon with the DT news that we were confided in over at ScrapaGoGo HQ last month, & oh boy it was such a huge secret to keep. So as the news is now public knowledge I can share the news with you all. As lots of you will know that I have been a proud member of the ScrapaGoGo Greetings Design Team since the greetings kits began last year.
Well, there have been changes.......
The create DT & the greetings DT have merged, which means that we are now all officially known as the GoGo Girls, complete with new Logos. This means that I will now be designing not only Cards & Tags but, Layouts, Mini Books & various other Projects as well, how cool is that? I get to have all that GoGoGoodness to play with each month.
Both the kits have always interacted with each other, but now, the newly merged DT will be mixing & matching both kits, giving subscribers so much more inspiration.
From August, both kits will be dispatched on the same day & instead of the 2 kits having different inspiration booklets, there will be just the one 16 page booklet packed full of ideas for using the Create kit, Greetings kit, G2P's & both Stamps too. There will be designs for cards, LOs, mini books & projects, from both the kits, plus a mix & match style too. *intake of breath* There will also be a fun section where past kits will be used alongside the new, because even the DT have bits to use up from past kits too ;)

Lorraine & Janice, along with Lisa & Helen have just returned from Chicago, where they have been sourcing products for up & coming kits for the next months & oh man, they have come up with some amazing stash. I will up date you over the next few weeks, plus some sneeky peeks.

Don't forget to check out the web shop for details of single kits available (if you are quick) from the last few months, & the website for information of future kits & much needed subscriptions.

AWOL

I am away from home right now and this is the first chance I have had to let folks know. I'm taking time out at short notice visiting family in Dorset, and then a flying vistit to Wiltshire to catch up with my sons and thier families. I am due home late on Thursday, so if I am owing anyone anything, ATC's etc. I will get to it as soon as Possible.

Also, to the Stamping Sisters group, I get to visit all your blogs and put the role call on here on my return. I look forward to it :)

Chat soon
Jx

Excited....

I am excited now waiting for the postman to arrive tomorrow, I have just had notification that my July ScrapaGoGo Kit is on it's way *WooHoo*

I have attached a Sneeky Peek photo and listed the contents of the kit, just to tease you all, and later on I have some {exciting} news to share with you all too, regarding the ScrapaGoGo Design Team.

12x12 Pattern Paper:
Crate Paper Sweet Branch Cherish
Crate Paper Sweet Branch Flutter
Chatterbox Eclectique Live Bug
Sweetwater Daydreams
Making Memories Jack Stripe
Making Memories Jack Ric Rac Square Die Cut
Fancy Pants Daydreams
Little Yellow Bicycle Delightful Blue Lace
12x12 Cardstock:
Bazzill Mango
Bazzill Apple Green
Bazzill Santiago
Bazzill Ocean Breeze
Bazzill Carob Cream
Bazzill Avalanche
The Rest:
Sweet Branch Chipboard Buttons
Daydreams Journal Cards
Making Memories Tiny Alpha Brown Ledger
American Crafts Journal Book 2
American Crafts Galaxy Marker White Medium
American Crafts Cardstock Stickers Whistle Stop
Length White Cotton Lace
Length White Brad
Length White Wide Ric Rac
GoGo Create 12 Page Design Booklet

That Darned Dog!!!

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10! ...nope counting to 10 didn't help *sigh* Grrrrr

Ozzie the hooligan really is pushing his luck now!

Unbeknown to me, I knocked my herma roller {complete with new roll onboard too} off the table when the phone rang. I have just gone to use it now and it's not there, so off I go on a search but no sign of it anywhere. Then I saw HIM sheepishly coming out of my bedroom, so went to investige further and yep sure enough, there it was sat under my bed, cracked, chewed & with the roller part snapped off. Not happy with just distressing my rubber stamps now it seems!

Give me strength!!!

I don't have a spare holder either and a week and a half before payday too Arrrghhhh

Oh and the phone call? Well, that was a wrong number *rolling eyes in frustration*

Laura and Donna if your reading this, are you both really sure you wanna puppy LOL

*phew* rant over, feel a bit better now.......but I still need another roller, I've got lots of refills, just nothing to put them in.
If anyone has got a spare they can offer me I would be really grateful!

Anyway

Here is Ozzie, OK he is bigger and older now, but still looks like butter wouldn't melt, with that *uber* cute face of his, but believe me he is a devil in disguise!

We have all heard of naught to a hundred in ten seconds right? Well, with Ozzie it's pure hatred to adoring love in ten seconds LOL and he's not called the Hooligan for nothing!

Arty Girlz Challenge #42

Made this card for this weeks Arty Girlz challenge is to follow a sketch, not my usual style but I have made a pledge to use up bits of stash that has been hanging around for a while. That being the case, I am quite happy with my take on the challenge!

Bootiful Stampz News & More

There's a new site up and running which will show you LOADS of sites/blogs etc on one page!
It's called Crafters Directory it's a directory for ANY craft related site, be it shops, blogs, or forums, but it must be craft related.
It only costs £10 a year to put your site or blog on there, which is less than £1 a month! Now I know that some of my fellow bloggers and forum pals have just dipped thier toe in the world of online stores, so what better way to get the message out to potential customers than buying some advertising space. Especially at such a good price!

I also wanted to let all you Bootiful Stampz fans out there that not only have there been new additions to the Bunnies and the Maggie stamps, but there is now a whole new range been launched this week...... The range is called Moody Maud and she is really cute, but in a bit of a hard core goth look way LOL check them out over on Bootiful Stamps along with the other fantastic ranges too.

All ATC kits used now!!

Here the rest of the ATCs made from the kits from Jeans swap, and great fun it was too! If you see one that you would like to own, check out my trading blog

ATC Kit Swap

I made the following ATCs using kits that I received from UKS members who took part in Jeans kit swap. This is the 2nd time that I have taken part in this swap and love it. Each kit must contain enough items to make at least one ATC, to include: an ATC blank, paper or card and some embellishments. I love making ATCs from kits like this as I never know what is in the little bag until I open it and the inspiration just just flows and they get made up in no time, also the kits contain items that I might not normally use to do my ATCs, so this again gives great variety to my crafting !

I still have 5 kits to make up and loads of bits left over from the kits I have already used, I will upload the other ATCs in a few days.

Thanks to everyone that took part!

If anyone would like any of these ATCs, they are available over on my Swap Lounge HERE

Birthday PIF & the Winners

First prize goes too:

Ickle Pickle

Congratulations you guessed spot on with 16, I will be sending you a package of ribbons and a surprise gift too!

The 2 names drawn out of the hat are

Maggie

and

Sarah

Well done, you will both receive a package of ribbons

Thank you everyone for playing along!