Sincerely Yours Papercraft Show @ Bebington...

Good evening, Blogger buddies! My, what a crazy, busy day it's been! Things have been working against me in preparation for tomorrow's show on the Wirral, as firstly my PayPal card reader decided to give up the ghost (lots of people have been complaining about the fact that they stop working despite only being used a few times), then my printer decided it was going to play silly beggars and would not print with good quality - a couple of hours of print head alignment and nozzle cleaning didn't seem to make the slightest bit of difference, but a brainwave at around 8pm meant that by printing in High Quality, I managed to get some pages printed that didn't have lines all across them!
We also tried to get as much done outdoors as possible, whilst the weather was fair - bed stripped, three loads of washing dried on the line, hedge and grass cut, big man's handbrake cable replaced (thanks to hubby, I just act as tea girl and assistant, handing tools!) plus lasagne made, a few card samples added to the box and the car packed ready for the morning ...just hope I remember everything!
If you're coming along to The Oval Leisure Centre at Bebington, tomorrow, do stop by and say 'Hi!' - it's always lovely to put names to faces!
Hugs,

The Wirral

Paper Craft Show 

Sunday  2nd July

Show Open 10am - 3pm

Tickets only £2.00 purchased in advance

£3.00 on the door

THE OVAL LEISURE CENTRE
OLD CHESTER ROAD
BEBINGTON
WIRRAL
CH63 7LF

 

 

AIMING TO BE THE LEADING

PAPERCRAFT SHOW IN CHESHIRE!!

 

DON'T FORGET THAT ALL PRE-BOOKED TICKET ORDERS

will be entered into a draw. We will have 3 winners, each

receiving £50 of vouchers that can be spent at the show.

More sample cards...

Good evening, Blogger friends!  Sorry to be MIA...again...but life is taking over at the moment!  The sun is till shining and we are making the most of it by grabbing every opportunity to go out in Daisy the campervan - we spent this last weekend in Porthmadog, at a really lovely site called Tyddyn Llwyn.  We popped along the coast to Criccieth and visited the castle, before heading to Black Rock sands for an hour or two...begrudgingly, as both hubby and I don't like the sand as it gets everywhere, especially so when you're in a camper! Sunday was spent being energetic at Greenwood Forest Park, where we walked, climbed and slid until our legs ached!
Mum had to do the workshop on her own last week as we were off again, in Scotland, visiting family - so Daisy has been well travelled this last couple of weeks! I do, however, have the cards that were made, based on a couple of sample cards that I'd done for the upcoming Sincerely Yours show at Bebington on the Wirral...only 2 weeks to go!!...

The first was this pretty Hibiscus card, which looks so different when inked with Vintage Photo Distress Inks.  I added in some extra die cut foliage and punched flowers between the decoupage layers...

...The second was a really quick card using some of the postage stamp embellishments, cut using a stitched square die.  The pretty pink polka dot from the Hibiscus set and one of the paper bows and this card was almost done!
I really liked the way these turned out and they are very much my style with the soft, pastel colour tones...I hope you like them too?!
I'm going to be busy this week producing discs and finding everything for the show...table cloths, shelving, stands, business cards, posters, etc, plus sorting out my sample cards, but I will be back in the morning with details of a fab new challenge which will be starting over at Passion for Promarkers, so until then...Take care.
Hugs,

Daffodil card...

Good morning, dear Blogger friends, on a beautifully sunny day here in North Wales! I have been busy at my crafty table creating sample cards for a couple of upcoming shows and can now confirm that I will be at the Sincerely Yours shows at Bebington on the Wirral, Sunday 2nd July and at Leigh in Lancashire on the 19th August...If you're able to come along, please pop over and say 'Hi!' - it's always lovely to meet fellow crafters and share ideas!
I'll be sharing my latest samples over the coming days and today it's the turn of the Daffodil...

I've used a mix of papers for this one - the large dot is from the Tulip set, the green tile from the Iris set and the small polka dot is from the Daffodil set.  I used the daffodil topper sheet and cut out a couple of extra flowers to make the blooms fuller, then added in a few die cut leaves and tiny flowers plus one of the postage stamp embellishments...

I added some glitter on the image (but as usual, it fails to show up in photograph!), lots of pearls and my favourite embellishment of the moment - string bows...you may be seeing a lot more of these?! ;)
Hope you all have a fabulous Friday and enjoy the long weekend, here in the UK - we have plans for a chillout weekend with maybe a barbecue and picnic out...but I know how best laid plans can change at short notice, so I'm not banking on it?!
I'm also hoping to get a bit more design work in...the brain is still in gear, so I'm making the most of it!!
Crafty hugs and glittery wishes,

Not long now!...

Good evening, everyone!  I can't quite believe that it's less than 2 days to Leigh Show!  I am busy getting everything ready and packed to bring for set up tomorrow, then it's SHOW DAY! ...

...I'm looking forward to seeing some regular faces and am anticipating a rather busy day with it only being a one day event this time.  If you're coming along, please come over and say 'Hi!', I'm not very good at remembering names, but I do recognise quite a few faces!
There are still a FEW tickets left, but not many, so if you haven't got yours already, hop on over to the Sincerely Yours website to find out how to book!
Happy crafting,
Lisa x

Sincerely Yours Papercraft@Wrexham Show...

Good morning, lovely people of Blogland!  My, these days sure are flying by - I can't quite believe that it's Sincerely Yours Papercraft@Wrexham Show...TOMORROW! Arghhhh!
I've had a bit of a hectic week, preparing for hubby's 40th on the weekend as we're having a 'bit of a do' and with DT cards and commission cards to squeeze inbetween things, crafting for pleasure has gone out of the window! I am going to have to try and tackle the explosion that is my craft room today, either that or fit a lock on the door so nobody can see! Plus there's a birthday cake to make and pressies to wrap, then I'll be sorting and packing the car ready for the morning...oh and before that, picking up my little man who'll be back from his school holiday in Cardiff - the house has been so quiet without him and I feel a little lost! As you can tell, I don't really know whether I'm coming or going and haven't a clue where to start....
...On that note, I'd better go and start something!  I hope you can come along to the show at Wrexham tomorrow and if you do, don't forget to pop over and say 'Hi!'...
Crafty hugs,
Lisa x

Papercrafts @ Wrexham

Saturday 23rd May

Show Open 10am - 3.30pm

Tickets only £3 purchased in advance

£3.50 on the door

 

The Sports Centre

Glyndwr University

Mold Road

Wrexham

LL11 2AW

Please Note - Advanced Tickets are now only available via the ticket hotline on 07795 975 898.  Pay on the door tickets available on the day as usual.

Order your tickets for FREE tea/coffee.

Pre booked Tickets £3.00 (£3.50 on the door).

Accompanied children under 14 years Free

For parties of 10 or more, ask about our special rates.

Exhibitor List

(as of 14/4/15)

Limetree Crafts

Robert Addams

A Touch of Craft

The Stamp Hut

Sweet Poppy Stencils

House of Zandra

All Day Crafting

Little Claire

R&M Crafts

Art & Craft Glitter Greetings

Ella's Design

Inkwell Stamps

Honey Doo Crafts

Nottingham Laser Crafts

Petticoat Parlor UK

Anna Marie Designs

BJ Crafts

Aly's Inky Fingers

1craft1

Inkylicious

The Craft Bug

JJD Cards

Mad4Ink

Oyster Stamps

The pre-booked ticket facility for this show will cease on this website

at 9pm Thurs May 21st.

Tickets may still be booked on the mobile phone number after this time and collected from the entrance on show day.

Tickets ordered after May 19th will not be posted out but will be available for collection from the entrance on show day.

Free Tea & Coffee at all Sincerely Yours Shows

with pre-booked Tickets

What a weekend!...

...Hello there, lovely Blogger pals and a Happy Monday to you all!  Well we're back from our little jaunt over the border and it was quite a whirlwind of a weekend - with doing 2 shows in two different places, the weekend seemed to pass in a blur!  I met some really lovely crafters and got such wonderful feedback for my designs and samples, it really does make the time spent in the making so worthwhile! 
I'd like to give a special mention to Maureen McLaughlin - thank you so much for the wonderful comments, Maureen, it really does mean a lot!  And if anyone is reading this and knows Heather Lennon who came along to the Edinburgh show, can you please let her know that I received her lovely email and did try to reply, but my message just kept getting returned to sender!

It's Sincerely Yours Papercrafts@Wrexham Show in a fortnight (Saturday 23rd May) but that's just a half an hour or so down the road for us, so a bit of a difference from the 5 hour drive over the weekend! If any of you can get to it, please come over and say hello!
For today, it's back to normality with a bump with a pile of washing, cleaning and ironing, plus it's kid's club today, so I'll have to prep for that too...right, off to get my second load of washing out on the line - it's perfect laundry drying weather today! Have a wonderful week and I'll be back tomorrow with the my DT card for another fab challenge over at Passion for Promarkers!
Hugs,
Lisa x

Only 3 days to go!...

Good afternoon, dear Blogger buddies and a happy, if somewhat wet Wednesday to you all!  I can't quite believe that it's only 3 days until the Sincerely Yours Papercraft @ Glasgow and Edinburgh Shows are upon us!...

...Tickets are available at a discounted price if you buy online before Thursday 8pm and include free tea and coffee, they are available through the Sincerely Yours website HERE...
...I have been prepping for the show, sorting out discs and samples and felt that I needed to make some new Boys2Men samples as they were looking a bit worn and dated - it is surprising how much my card style has changed over the years!  I'll have a few cards to share with you over the next couple of days, then it'll be the long haul up to Scotland for what I hope will be a fun filled weekend!  I love meeting new fellow crafters and would be really pleased if you come along and say 'Hi!' at my stand!
So here's a card made using the Car image and papers from Boys2Men...

Card Recipe -

Card base - 12.5 x 17.5cm (approx. 5 x 7 inches)

Red matt - 12 x 17cm

Tyre track paper - 11.5 x 16.5cm

Black matt - 10.5 x 11cm

Silver paper - 10 x 10.5cm

Navy Blue matt - 8.5 x 13.5cm

Car text paper - 8 x 13cm

Car .png printed in Windows Photo Viewer, 9 to a page

Car sentiment

Sue Wilson Pierced Flag Dies

Embellishments - Star button, Large Pearls for headlights, Silver glitter, pearls and Glossy Accents

...I have left the inside blank as it will be in a cello bag on my display board, but if I were making it for sending, I would replicate the paper layers of the front, replacing the text paper with plain for writing on.
Right off to make some tuna and sweetcorn pasta for my little man for when he gets in - he's got after school sports until 4.30pm, then it's footie training at 6, so he'll sleep tonight! Hope this rain isn't in for the long haul! Have a fabulous evening!
Hugs,