Dreams ...........

Hi everyone.  How are you?

Well, the internet if finally on, i'm not having to go and sit and have coffee in Costa just so I can use the internet.  So this is the first post I have written since the 17th sat in my new home.

Have you got a dream or something that you would really love to be able to do?  

Is there something that you think would make you life a bit fuller?

Would you like to do something that made you feel alive again?

And how about getting all these things alongside an amazing team?

I am really lucky and I can say that for me there is something that has done this.

I discovered Stampin' Up!  

I cannot tell you how much happiness and enjoyment this has bought into my life.  Being able to craft with so many great products has really given me my sparkle back.

So

 I would like to say to all members of the Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Support Team, everywhere, but especially in Europe how much I love you guys.  I cannot thank you enough for what you do, especially Chris and Andre.  I'd be lost without you guys.

I'd like to let Stampin' Up and Shelli know that you have made my dreams come true.  I thought that after my accident 10 years ago I was a washed up has been, but you guys gave me an opportunity and let me creativity and dreams come to life.  I cannot thank you enough.  I know you have received lots of love during Demo Support week 21 - 25 but due to the internet I couldn't participate so I thought I'd let you know now.

So here's my card for you.  

Dream

This card has been made using the lovely 2014/2015 In Colours.  I layered whisper white card stock over a strawberry slush base.  The using the gorgeous Swallowtail Butterfly I coloured it in with the Stamp'n'Write Markers and then stamped.  So simple but so effective.

Finally I added the sentiment.  This is from a set that could be retiring soon.

If you would like any of the products used to make this card then please either visit my

On Line Shop

Or give me a call on 07823 883769

or email me :  craftybirdlisa@gmail.com


If you are interested in seeing if Stampin' Up! can give you some of the feelings mentioned above then why not give me a call to have a chat about it?  I have a lovely team The Crafting Birds
and we regularly get together and have fun.  If would like to know more then go to the
 Join my Team page and you will find lots more information.    I'd love to welcome you to the Birds.

Dragonfly crafting ............

On Thursday last week, I was invited to go and meet the most amazing, talented bunch of crafters for the morning.  I can honestly say I had a ball.  

There were laughs, giggles and lots of fun.  And yes the girls now know my guilty secret.......

I can't draw or roller a stamp in a straight line...... Even with a ruler ........ But hey nobody's perfect ..... And it certainly caused a few giggles.

The girls had requested a demonstration of our lovely wheel stamps, so I got to work and designed two projects...  One to demo and one to make and take.

I'm going to show you the box today. 

 The first is a lovely 5 sided box and lid.

The top of the lid

  The front of the box

  And a side view showing the stamping.

So what do you think?  These were made with the fantastic envelope punch board. And the various flower punches we have in the catalogue.  The sentiment is from a round array. 

I had great fun demonstrating this and tomorrow I will show you the card the ladies all made.  

If you run a craft group and would like me to pop along then give me a call. 07823 873769

At the weekend I was lucky enough to be able to demonstrate at the Rural Living Show at Taunton Racecourse.

We were very lucky because the weather was fantastic, and the public were having a great time.

So was I.  I had a great stand and spent the weekend meeting new people and old friends and demonstrating what great products Stampin Up make.

I just love this bit.  Being able to show people how easy it is to create amazing cards etc is fantastic.

Here's one of the demonstrations I did at the weekend.

I wanted to use the gorgeous Lovely as  Tree stamp set with the Hardwood Stamp set.  So I set about creating the gorgeous background with the Lovely as a Tree set.  

Next I stamped onto another piece of card the Hardwood Background Stamp.  I then used the Stamp'n'Trimmer to cut lengths, before trimming the ends into fence posts.

These were then edged with Chocolate chip ink before being built into a fence.

Here's a close up.

Finally I punched out three sets of flowers from the 

paper stack.  Finally finishing with some little jewels.

I love this card and hope you do to.

Also I am pleased to announce that Christine was the winner of the lovely Heart Shape mirror in my competition.

Congratulations Christine.

These are the products used in this card.