Crafter's Inspiration sneaky preview........

Im soooooooooo excited to be able to give you a sneak preview of the latest Issue of Crafter's Inspiration Magazine. Its issue 4 spring Edition & packed full of goodies for you including.... Embossing Folder worth £4.99, Beautiful Angelica & Adam Stamp with an exclusive Bebunni Love image worth £5.99, A video Resource CD-Rom worth £14.99, Papercrafting CD-Rom worth £14.99, Paper Pack worth £4.99 & a bead set worth £4.50 Plus the magazine is packed full of inspiration for you & if that wasnt enough there is also over £2,000 worth of prizes to be won. The Magazine is due out later this week. Have fun & let me don't forget to show me what cards you have made with it xxx

Fimo Pixie Baby

Been a busy morning, getting my house ready for a viewing so whilst I am waiting for a knock on the door, I decided to start transferring all my files from my old laptop to my new one when I stumbled across this picture of a fimo pixie baby I made. I never got to finish it as my nephew snapped its neck when it had dried. I could of glued it together but I decided bin it & make a new one. I still haven't made the new one & have a huge box full of fimo that one day I will sit down & play with to make pixies & fairies with. I forgot I even had taken the picture of the baby so its really made me smile when I seen it. xx

New Craft fair date :)

Received my confirmation I have been offered a stall at a local carnival :) I have had my fingers crossed to be accepted into this event as its not far away from me & I will get to meet a lot of old school friends yeahhhhh, All I need to do now is sit down, craft & fill my boxes up with lots of handmade Crafty gifts to sell, I haven't actually sat & played with my fabric & felt for a while now since I made some crowns as I have been super busy  but this booking will gee me up. My clear carrier bags arrived today as I want everybody to show my goodies off to other people & my new fur fabric should be arriving tomorrow so I can start on some monster bags. Today I ordered my business cards so I will have plenty more to hand out through out the year.exciting times are ahead, I love being finally organised. xx

Spectrum Noir......

http://www.spectrumnoir.com/accreditations/

Ok so I really enjoy colouring & I can hold my own when it comes to it, but I am no expert & I am wanting to work towards a new Blinky so if you want to learn & improve your colouring skills head over to the above address & sign up for the accreditation programme.

Iv been saying it all week that I am going to do it & I have just come downstairs & seen Leann on Free view showing how easy it is to use the pens if your willing to give them a ago. I have the 1st generation pens so Im off upstairs now to sit & have a colour & download the 1st set of papers to send in.... Good Luck every one, give it a go & let me know how you get on. xxx

New Badge

Today I learned a lesson! I had to google" Badge & Blinky" to find out what & how it was done & after a few attempts..... I am now proud to show you my new Blinkey to show I am on the Crafters Companion Design team.
I am currently working on my 1st assignment & as soon as I am able to share it with you I will :) for now sit back have a browse & welcome as we start a new Journey ....................

Congratulations..........

I couldnt believe my eyes when I recieved an E-mail to say I had won. I had been the Drs in the morning & was in bed for most of the day. Well the Dr gave me my normal medication but Crafters Companion are the ones that cured me! You should of seen me! laughing, Crying, couldnt eat couldnt sleep I was & still am so overjoyed.

Meet the New Design Team!

March 11, 2014

We’re thrilled to introduce you to the new design teams for Crafter’s Companion! The applications we received we re nothing short of amazing, and it was a very difficult decision.

Leann shared this about the process on her blog:

“I do want to do first is say a massive and extremely heart-felt thank you to each and every one of you who applied to be part of our Design Teams. The quality of the applications, wealth and breadth of talent simply was outstanding and made the job of choosing a very very difficult one for the selection panel. It has taken them so long to reach a decision because it was very hard to separate you all, it was such a close run thing, eventually we had to run a silent ballot – a bit like the elections to keep it fair and unbiased, it took us longer than hoped to do all the counting, and double-checking, but the result we can be very proud to say was those with the most votes were selected.”
So, here are the ladies who will make up the Main Crafter’s Companion Design Team (click on their names to visit their blogs!):

Margaret Brown (returning)
Pam Leng (returning)
Caroline Weir (returning)
Donna Ferguson (returning)
Debbie Fisher (returning)
Bianca Shervington (returning)
Linda Hill (returning)
Laura Williams (returning)
Mandy Taylor (returning)
Tracey Branscombe (returning)
Claire Simpson (returning)
Angela Blaney
Debbie James
Joey McKelvey
Carole Davis
Donna Marie Attwood
Karen Foy
Kay Carley
Kitty Frampton
Laura Bradley
Liz Jones
Lyndsey Turner
Marie Jones
Nicole Bretherick
Rachel Webber
Sarah Jayne Brown
Tracy Freeman
Victoria Plowman Render
Zuzanna Obert

And the Die’sire Design Team (click on their names to visit their blogs!):

Sharon Callis (returning)
Tina Theis (returning)
Donna Ferguson (returning)
Kathy Black (returning)
Debbie Fisher (returning)
Becky Skinner
Claire Murphy
Debbie Sheridan Wood
Jane Ayres
Liz Walker
Mel Jess

Stop by Leann’s blog for a slideshow of some of the gorgeous pieces all of these ladies created for this call – you will love their work!

It all started when I seen this post.........

 If you haven’t put in your application to join our Design Team, you’ve still got all weeekend to work on it!! Read what Leann shared about our call below:

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I am announcing two exciting DT calls, for our dedicated Crafter’s Companion and Die’sire Design Teams.

So if you have an eye for design and it shows in all of your crafty projects! (Admit it  you are very proud of what you create.) It’s okay to be proud of your talent because now your design skills can get the spotlight they deserve. You will be part of a select group of people who will work closely with me on producing the highest quality samples for TV, Trade and Retail shows.

I am looking for several, UK (and Ireland) based  individuals who will be able to think outside of the box and create samples, projects, and inspiration using all of our products to create, elegant, stylish and unique creations which will inspire our customers and viewers.  All individual craft styles are welcome, Fun, Fresh, Unique, Vintage, Grunge, Shabby Chic, Contemporary and everything else in between – all are welcome.  The term will be for 12 months and is very fast paced so we need dedicated individuals who can work to strict deadlines and allocations set by the Design Team Manager Sharon Callis.

What you need to do:

Specify in your application  if you are applying for the Main Crafter’s Companion Team, Die’sire Team or Both!, yes you can apply for both.

• Send me a minimum of three  images of your favourite projects:

• For the Die’sire DT applications – include dies and/or embossing folders. The ones that really highlight your exceptional design skills. Projects can include any products but, of course, we’d love to see your use of Crafter’s Companion products too.

• For the Main Crafter’s Companion DT – include, if possible, examples of any crafter’s companion products you have used such as The Ultimate Pro, Our CD’s or rubber stamps, Die’s or embossing folders – if you don’t have any of these to show us, just show us your very best work, the stuff you are most proud of.

If you are applying for both – you will need to send 6 examples 3 for each.

• The one hard and fast rule is that they have to be your own original creations.

• Include a list of past and Current Design Team memberships (DT experience not essential)

The deadline for submission is Monday 24th February 2014.

If you’re chosen as one of my new DT Members, you’ll hear from the Design Team Manager Sharon Callis no later than 5pm Friday 28th February 2014.

As a new DT Member, you’ll receive a starter kit relevant to the team you join, with regular top ups throughout your 12 month term.

When you submit your projects, please include:

(If you do not include all of the below, I will be unable to consider your application)

• Full name
• Address
• Email address
• Phone number
• Blog address
• Full details of the products used in your projects
• Any specific technique used in the projects
• Number of years crafting
• Favourite style – Fun, Fresh, Unique, Vintage, Grunge, Shabby Chic, Contemporary or anything else?
• Other design teams you’re part of or have been part of (provide links to project galleries, if available)
• Your current capacity to create projects
• Why you think you should be selected as a member of this prestigious team in no more than 50 words

Please email your submissions to:

ccdtcallsubmission@btinternet.com

I am really looking forward to seeing all of your fabulous projects

Good Luck