sugar and spice

I can't believe it's been over a year that we started the SUGAR AND SPICE DESIGN TEAM !!! where did that go.????? I've decided this year to go it alone !!! There's lots in the pipeline and I'm sure it's not the last you're going to see from these great girls, it's been a great journey for some of them as well (I hope) as some of them didn't even have blogs !!! and they now have followers of their own - super cool !!! You even showed me how to do things with my stamps that I hadn't even thought of :) So I'm sure you'll join me in saying THANKS for all your INSPO girls...we love you !!! Some of you may know (or may not, as the case may be) ooo, lots of "mays" there !!! that I have been doing video tutorials for Sugar and Spice and also for Personal Impressions, it's such a great way of showing off their products, and I get to play, play, play, how cool is that ! don't worry it's not all sweetness and light there's ...

Just a quickie to let you know we've got re-stocks of Tim's flowers and other yummy stuff. Enjoy !!!! - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone Location: Billericay,United Kingdom

Honestly.....You have a day off (designing, I promise I wasn't sitting in the sunshine.... well OK only for a little bit!!!) and what do I miss.... Mama Muffs gorgeous muffins These muffins are full of cream and COVERED in GLITTER, yes edible GLITTER. Mmmmmm I don't think they've got many calories in them...... Yeah right !!! But the question is CUPCAKES or MUFFINS ??? the answer .... BOTH OF COURSE !!! NOW that wasn't hard was it. And for those of you that didn't see it, here's the video showing you how to make the PAPERCRAFT CUPCAKES just click HERE Have fun Marion x

We were visited yesterday by the lovely Kirsty Wiseman, this girl is wonderful, so talented and so NICE, you know the kind I mean...just a genuinely NICE person, if you haven't already, you must check out her BLOG HERE ...... And she has a yummy little shop on line where you can get some of her gorgeous creations from, check it out HERE We've been busy creating here and I've just put some new CLASSES up on the website, I'll be sending a newsletter, soon, very soon ;) Here's a little peek to tempt you For those of you that have been tapping your fingers impatiently, we've FINALLY managed to get the PRIMA BLUE LEATHER ALBUMS in, YAY, I hear you cry !!! But HURRY, they won't be here for long. Barbara (our lovely newbie) has just designed her first class...WOO HOO....it's a gorgeous little gift box with matching cards and envelopes. Very yummy.... I'm going to keep you in suspense a little longer and release the date SOON. Hope you're all sitting i...

Last Summer, we went to Brighton where my son found this ice-cream that was just about the right size! This photo said it all and was my inspiration for this scrapbook layout. As i'd used a poka dot background i wanted a dotty theme so cut out some large circles from a sheet of scrapbook paper and used some large stick on circle gem things.  Then using the Alphabet Stamp Set i stamped out the words 'yumm' in the large circles and then using the stamp set Lined up, i stamped a border in a matching ink up the side of the photo and along the sentiment, then added a gem into the centres to continue with the theme. Was quite chuffed how it turned out, am getting into this scrapbook alot lately, and as i have tons of photos ready and waiting.... who knows?

I'm in the process of making a mini album of photos from my 40th Birthday party earlier this year. It was a great night, and fortunately a friend took lots of photos for me as I was a bit preoccupied. As it was a house party the house shaped mini album seemed perfect, one of those purchases you make in the sure and certain knowledge that SOMEDAY it'll come in handy. Kaisercraft do a similar one and lots of other chipboard alterable albums - all of which I covet. I used the tiny cupcake stamp from the Scribble Sentiments range to create this border, appropriate not just because the photo is of the lovely Nina and Marion from Sugar and Spice whose emblem is the cupcake, but because I served over 40 of them for dessert, along with a giant sized version! I scalloped it using a fab technique Marion teaches in one of her classes by using the EK Success Corner punch and removing the guard. The papers I've used are from the Basic Grey Lime Rickey range, that's a cocktail...

I love fabric brads and recently saw some packs of self cover buttons in a local sewing shop, and decided to have a go at covering them, in order to make my own fabric brads using my Sugar and Spice stamps.  The buttons are incredibly easy to use, all you need to make your own fabric brads are your stamps, staz on ink and a few scraps of plain fabric. I used the 11mm self cover buttons for my brad (they come in a variety of different sizes).  I followed the instructions on the back and began by cutting the recommended circle shape from my fabric (which was an old white napkin) and stamped the small flower stamp from the Alpha set, colouring it in using stickles.  When dry I added a gem, sewed a running stitch around the edge of  the circle then gathered it up over the self cover button and added the shank on to secure. Here is my finished brad: I then used it to adorn a recycled small pillow box.  I took t...