sugar and spice

Yesterday I was playing   ahem....working with some of the NEW WOW stamps coming out in September. So I thought I'd share this really quick and easy project with you. Here's what you'll need:- Three of you're favourite WOW Embossing Glitters (I used Daytona Sands, Long Island Teal and Florida Sunset) I love these colours together !!! 3 vellum butterflies I used the Martha Stewart large butterfly punch and embossed them with WOW Coconut Ice Embossing Glitter. Maya's NEW stamp set..but you can't get your hands on it till September Mwhahahahahaha !!!! Versamark Ink Pad Piece of Cut N Dry foam Versafine Onyx Blaxk Ink Pad Acrylic Block Card Blank Sequins Glossy Accents Here's' what you'll do:- Pick up some Versamark ink on your Cut N Dry and rub on to card, start in centre, sprinkle on one of the WOW colours, heat set, repeat on either side with with other colours, heat set. Cover vellum butterflies in Versamark Ink and sprinkle on WOW C...

I'd love to say I'm all organised and cooking on gas....but I hang my head in shame...I'm so not organised. I've been sooooo busy since I closed the shop, don't get me wrong I'm not moaning, and I can honestly say it was the BEST thing I ever did. I'm so incredibly happy and relaxed and I LOVE my commute to work...LOL !!! It's my little piece of heaven, I'll take some internal photos soon. One of the nicest things is I get to spend time with my lovely Tyson (my chocolate Labrador) admittedly he just sleeps nearly all day, but I'm there with him, he's getting on a bit, like us all. Everyday I seem to be up to my eyes in it, designing, teaching, creating, working, cleaning (love me a bit of cleaning) I even managed to take mum to lunch a couple of times...not enough I know !! Then yesterday I actually had a bit of free time, I'd done a video for WOW Embossing Powders the day before and thought 'hey, I'm going to do one for me...

Well, it's the LAST week of trading from our Barleylands shop, after 12 years we're closing our lovely wooden doors.....but new ones are opening...more deets will follow in time, nudge, nudge, wink, wink !!! If you can join us on Sunday 21st June we're having a leaving party...Prosecco and cupcakes all round...and a few sausage rolls to make my mum happy !!! We'll be there from 10am - 4pm, but don't worry you can still get our gorgeous goodies from HERE http://sugarandspicecrafts.co.uk/collections/new-in . Including the brand NEW WOW! Embossing Powder colours, stamps and moulds...they're gorgeous....here's a little sneak of the Flights of Fancy Stamps and a couple of the colours...SWOOOOOON !!!! I'm so aware that working from home will be sooooooo different, and I know I'm going to have to be so organised....tips on a postcard please. But I'm working on it. My first thing is to get the website upto date with product...so many have been comin...

Scrap !!! Here's a layout I taught to my lovely Year Course ladies last Saturday. It's so simple and best of all it uses up your scraps, we adding some gorgeous new WOW! Embossing  Powder colours along with one of their new background stamps, designed by lil ole me :) :) added a bit of stitching and there you have it. Simple but effective. Hugs Marion xxx

The last two weeks have been busy, busy, busy !!! Two weekends away teaching for two fab companies plus teaching in the shop...this girl's getting old !!!! The first weekend was a Retailer Training Day for Jones Craft, they all made a fabbi canvas using  gorgeous KaiserCraft stash, with a dash of PaperArtsy and WOW embossing Powder, 1 day, 2 classes, 36 people !!! The next weekend saw me away again, after teaching some of my lovely ladies in the shop, this time another Retailer Training Day for WOW Embossing Powders, 1 day, 2 classes, 26 people !! I knew my old bones would suffer so I did a bit of limbering up in readiness. They created a great tag-nique book all ready to pop in their stores along with a scrummy little canvas. Then I teased some of them with a new mould ...hopefully coming soon !!! We launched 5 new colours, 4 new stamps and 2 new moulds, to say they were spoilt was an understatement !!! Both companies were so generous !! Right I must d...

Apologies for being away for so long from the blog...my instagrammers, facebook friends and tweety peeps didn't get off so lightly. !!! As most of you should know by now, having announced it back in January ....The shop is closing, after 12 wonderful years I'm shutting the doors on 21st June 2015. It's been an amazing journey and I'm pleased to say my journey will continue, I'm still going to be active in this wonderful industry, AND I'll be blogging so much more, including video tutorials (see, I listen to you) the website Sugar and Spice Crafts  will be overflowing with yummy stash and I'll be out and about teaching classes, so you're not getting rid of me that easy :) So, without further ado I'd like to invite you to come along to the shop at Barleylands on 21st and share in some nibbles and Prosseco and say goodbye to Barbie and me. No tears. Just laughter, and I'd like you to fill out a tag and place on our memory tree. So it's not fa...

Those of you who saw my Facebook post the other day knows that we've just got these gorgeous Stencils in.....and I just had to have a play.... So come on this quick little journey with me and create !!! Here's what you'll need :- KaiserCraft Love Quarters Template Lawn Fawn Hearts Die Heidi Swapp Color Shine I used Teal...Of course !!! Glamour Dust White Card Stock Black Card Stock Glue Pen Adhesive Foam Pads Here's What You Do :- Cut card stock to size to suit your folded card. Making sure black card Stock is slightly larger than white card stock Place Template over white card stock and spritz with Color Shine Remove template. Cut hearts from white cardstock, layer them up and glitter the smaller ones on top with glamour dust, then adhere together. Mount on card with foam pads, then mount all the layers of card together.... AND...... Give yourself a pat on the back....You did it !!!!! Designed by Marion Emberson for...