Women's Weekly Live!

Women's Weekly Live! The Creative Stitches & Hobbycraft Show takes place at EventCity near the Trafford Centre in Manchester 13th - 15th September, so be sure to take a trip there to see over 125 exhibitors selling creative craft supplies, showcasing the latest ideas and demonstrating a wide variety of techniques.

The show will feature brand new display pieces, workshops, details of upcoming trends, cookery ideas and more for a great day out!

Get your tickets at www.ichf.co.uk or by calling the ticket hotline on 01425 277988. You can also follow the event organisers on Twitter @ICHFUK or Like their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ichf-events.

This weeks' plans

Peter lands in from Sweden this evening (he's currently enjoying a burger and a beer in his 4 hour wait at Copenhagen airport) so can't wait to finish work and head to Manchester airport to pick him up!

This week will see a much more subdued series of events after what turned out to be a pretty manic July fortnight when he was here last - we even had plans the night he arrived! Definitely something we won't be trying to recreate again!

So far we just have a few simple plans arranges, with tea at mum & dads with Em & Sam tomorrow night and that we'll be doing our traditional Frankie & Bennies plus a film another night this week. I'm working all week as we're off to Madeira next Monday, so we're rather restricted to what we can arrange anyway.

Roll on 5:30!

Tulip

What fabulous weather we ended up having this weekend! Such a great opportunity to sit out in the garden, so I did a bit of basking first thing on Sunday morning and sat with a book in the garden for an hour. I also had lunch with mum & dad, granny and my uncle Jim and auntie Pauline at The Butley Ash, so another chance to sit out and enjoy what could be the last of our summer.

Sam did great on his Para 10 challenge and finished the 10 mile run in 2 hours and 20 minutes - not bad for someone with a replacement hip!

Just wanting to give a quick shout about the new Tulip range from docrafts, which features a lovely whimsical character in the new Christmas collection.

The illustrations of Andrea Jane Evans have been transformed into papercraft products for the delightful Tulip range, and you can take your pick from paper packs, Urban Stamps, die-cut decoupage, topper and sentiment packs, as well as cardstock stickers and a 6x6" decoupage card kit.

 

Check out these quirky products at www.docrafts.com.

Sunny Saturday

Morning everyone.

Here's hoping the sun is shining for you all this morning.

As always I've got a busy day ahead. Sweep's at the vets at 9 for her vaccinations (she's currently asleep behind me on the computer chair completely unaware of what's coming - sure she'll get an inkling when I get the cat carrier out!).

Heading to town late morning with mum for a bit of shopping and some lunch. We'll also be popping in to Cherry Blossom Bakery to reserve our cupcake icing class next month for me, mum and Em. I may also be tempted to sample a cupcake whilst I'm there as I'm sure they'll look amazing - as well as cupcake classes they also operate a little tea room in the shop front.

Em and her fiancé Sam are off to Catterick Garrison this afternoon as Sam's been training for the Para 10 - P Company Challenge which takes place tomorrow - a 10 mile run with a heavy pack on your back! Because of this, mum and dad are house-sitting with their grand-dogs tonight, so I'll be heading over there later for some food.

That's pretty much my Saturday, with a few cards for a Simply Cards & Papercraft commission and some housework sandwiched in between!

Have a great day everyone!

xx

Got to adore Adoremat!

I've just heard about a company called Adoremat who produce really fun doormat designs so thought I'd share them with you!

There's a collection of new Christmas design doormats which have just been released that you can have personalised with your family name. The mats are designed and made in the UK, feature a non-slip backing and are machine washable. They's also low profile so can be rolled and stored with the rest of your festive decor.

Take a look at the full selection at www.adoremat.co.uk.

Announcing the NitWit Collections sale!

If you're after a digital bargain then make sure you head over to the NitWit Collections website this weekend to take advantage of their annual autumn sale!

Everything in the online shop (apart from gift certificates and licences) will have a super 32.5% discount applied on Saturday 8th & Sunday 9th September, so be sure to stop by and bag a bargain!

There's also a fun new collection available called Party Animals which is ideal for kids cards and invitations, scrapbook layouts and more.

Dreamy designs

Dreamees have done it again and released a lovely new selection of stamps including characters, Christmas designs and more. Dreamees have been designing craft products for a couple of years and made their first debut at a small craft show. With an ever-increasing range of products including stamps, CD-ROMs, digital downloads and more, constantly growing web business and success at shows up and down the UK, make sure you check out this popular stockist!

Here's a selection of just some of the new releases. Head over to www.dreamees.org.uk to see the full range available!

Lynette Anderson Designs

Craftime have just launched a stunning new papercraft line designed by Lynette Anderson in the form of the Christmas Fun collection.

This gorgeous new range features a truly whimsical style and combines the traditional red, green and kraft Christmas colour scheme across the range of products featured in the collection. Lynette's been working with Craftime to create the Christmas Fun collection and wanted to have a flexible range that could be incorporated in to both textile and paper crafts.

The collection includes printed ribbons that feature Lynette’s famous reindeer, giant brads, scrapbooking paper, stickers and more, plus a cracker making kit and even wrapping paper!

For details contact Craftime on 01623 722828 or visit www.craftime.com.

Gingerbread Twist from Polka Doodles

This fantastic new hybrid collection was just released by Polka Doodles this weekend and is perfect for both digital and traditional papercrafters alike.

Containing over 300 unique elements, this Studio 12 CD encourages hybrid crafting and this release features a navigation menu to walk you through the contents, plus the easy-to-use interface means you can simply click on the image you want and it will automatically open in your default graphics programme.

Polka Doodles collections are a little different to others in that they come with a variety of features effectively giving you everything you need in one package - the ability to layer and manipulate the images, use the designs with your electronic die-cutting machine, and even create your own brushes for digital patterns etc.

Boofle Christmas Wishes

I adore Boofle and am delighted to hear about the new Christmas Wishes range featuring this cuddly little character!

There's a full spectrum of super papercrafting products available featuring the festive Boofle, from paper packs, to die-cuts, coordinating ribbons, clear stamps and pretty pre-tied ribbon bows.

For super cute Christmas cards and creations, be sure to check out your local docrafts stockist, or go to www.docrafts.com to find one near you.