Half term Madness

Agghhhhh, its Half term here.  Its not too bad as only a week long and I have a few things planned to keep the munchkins amused.  Its always a balance with children to maintain your business and to respond and by available for them.  I firmly believe that it won't do them any harm to be a little bored some times, and I do like the week to be a rest from the hectic schedule of school, homework and after-school activities.

However, there are some crafty things I like to do with them, such as pumpkin carving and baking Halloween Cookies.  My youngest loves stickers, so I will get some autumn themed stickers for her (I find them in all sorts of places)!

If you need some relief from the constant questions, maybe try some crafting.  Anything that requires you concentration on what your hands are doing helps you take your mind of the constant noise and pace of the modern world.  That's why I enjoy crafting.

In December MIND raise money through their annual Crafternoon, and this year I thought I would join in by organising my own event where you can get a hands on experience of various crafts and meet the people who can teach you a brand new craft or hobby.

More details will come soon, however here is a sneak peek of what I have been working on for the November class

I love the colours of this, nice and fresh - and with the continued sunshine in the UK it looks so bright as well, perfect for those who do not like the traditional colours.

Although you can't tell from the photo, the deer is cut from the new Velveteen Sheets that are exclusive next month, amongst other items that will only be available in November.  Catch my Newsletter for more details.

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It's Our Birthday Stamp Sale

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Want to make lots of sweetie bags for Halloween.....

Then this is the perfect video for you, this will show you a quick and easy way to decorate sweetie bags for your little monsters without spending hours making them (because we all have hours to spare....)

Just to go over the dimensions of the bag topper again, it was 5" wide (the width of the bag I was using) and 3" deep, scored at 1.5" to fold in half over the top of the bag opening.

Quick and simple.  You could step it up by adding glitter to the bat wings using the Fine Tip Glue.

Here is the video:

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Halloween, Christmas and a thank you - all in one class!

Last week I held my monthly card-making classes - Simply Fun Class - where you can come along have a good natter and little bit of fun putting together some simple projects.

This month I focused on the Rooted in Nature suite, this has a mega large stamp set, framelits, papers and much more.  I have had so much fun using this set, you will too!

In the UK halloween is getting more and more popular, but it is still not something that we would send cards out for or make a huge fuss over (see my instagram page for some cute Halloween projects over the next few weeks Fionas1976).  However, we do like the goodie bags and the hone decor pieces, so one of the projects was this:

Super cute Halloween box using the silver gabled boxes in the Annual Catalogue. A bit of washi tape and using the 'Black Ice' Technique on the silver foiled oval.

Obviously I had to add a Christmas project in, and this used the Champagne Shimmer Paint to 'ghost' the stamped images, it really adds that extra bit of class to projects.

This last project is super quick and cute, just change the colours to reflect you mood at the time and I just love the skeleton leaves stamps (you get two in different sizes).  I made this in to a thank you card.

Every one at the classes this week loved the projects and loved having a chance to unwind with everyone else.

If you can't make it to class but would still like to natter and craft along in a small way, then join my Facebook group, Papercraft for All

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Nature's Poem Card

This is a really simply styled card, that I am sure you have seen before with different patterned or Designer Series Paper, in fact it is a style that I have used before.  But it is a great way of showing off the DSP, as well as using your scraps up - AND you can make several versions of the card quickly and uniquely.

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