...grab your tea and biscuits for this post!

Hi folks!

As the title suggests, this is gonna be a long post. I have so much to share with you, I hope you don't mind. Firstly my card. I followed 3 challenges when creating this one. The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge is asking for stripes, one of my favorite types of paper (along with floral and gingham) The Colour Create Challenge this week is Duck Egg Blue and Rose and the optional extra is stitching. I stitched the little 'New Home' sentiment. Stamptacular would like to see cards made on a theme of 'New Beginnings'.

I have used one of my lastest designs 'Home Sweet Home' which is exclusively available as a rubber stamp at The Craft Barn. If you like the stamp then hop on over to the Kadoodle blog where it is up for candy this week. I coloured this image with my koi watercolours and a little glitter for Loupy's wings. The gorgeous paper is by The Paper Company and the sheet I used is has flocked flowers across the bottom. The swirls I die cut from an adhesive sheet and glittered. The fabric flower is from a 'Mother's Day' craft kit from Sainsbury's. I layered this with a flock flower cut from the paper and a floral gem. I hand stitched the sentiment on Martha Stewart punched scalloped hearts and finished off the card by adding flower gems to the middle of each flocked flower.

6th & 7th June

Extravaganza Weekend

at

The Craft Barn

I am pleased to announce that for the second year running I have been invited to demonstrate at the June Extravaganza Weekend at The Craft Barn in Lingfield. I am so excited!! There will be 17 demonstrators there for the whole weekend, tonnes of inspiration and something for everyone. It's being held at different premises this year, I'm looking forward to that :o) Please hop over to The Craft Barn website for more details and to be able to book onto workshops.

I am currently working on some exciting new designs that I'm hoping we'll be able to launch at the Extravaganza weekend.

Here is a list of the ladies you won't want to miss!

Carol Cann

Kay Carley

Carol Cockbain

Jane Colleman

Christine Dark

Sandra Dry

Leandra Francik (PaperArtsy)

Jayne Harvey (Stamposaurus)

Lindsay Mason

Jenny Mayes (Hobby Art)

Beatrice Neumeister (KatzelKraft)

Paula Pascual

Christine 'Kiki' Quincy

Francoise Read

Sue Roddis

Carol Staples

Lexie Wilson

I do hope you will be able to come and share in the weekend. If you do please introduce yourself, I would love to meet some of my blogging friends.

Top 5 for CupCake Craft Challenge

I am also excited to anounce that my Hanglar card was chosen as one of the Top 5 cards of the week over on the CupCake Craft Challenge....Thank you!!

Have you finished your cuppa yet? I'm off to make myself one now..

Ciao for now!

Sandra xx