sugar and spice

Stampin' Up! .... Yes, after years of loving this Company's products I've finally bit the bullet and become a demonstrator. I hope to inspire you and share the special offers that they so generously give out, if you want to order anything just drop me a line marionemberson@gmail.com, you can check out their lovely stuff here.... http://www.stampinup.com/home/en-GB/ For a quick and simple Christmas card, why not do a quick embossed front, make a peek-a-boo flap and stamp a sentiment inside, keep an eye out for the video on how to make this.  Hugs Marion xx

Well, seriously, who doesn't?  This Friday 25th through to Monday 28th November we're holding a store wide Black Friday sale. All you have to do is spend £20.00 before P & P, put 'blackfriday2016' in the voucher code at checkout and receive a whopping 30% off. Please note we don't ship outside the UK. Hugs, Marion xx

Here's my second card using the fabulous Oakhouse Studio Products ... For a simplistic and stylish Christmas card, check THIS out. AND..... the last time I checked they had a SALE going on....woo hoo Hugs Marion xxx

I feel very privileged to have been asked to design some cards using the fabulous Oakhouse Studio Products. Not only does she have some great stamps, ink pads and accessories but she also sells some amazing dyes that are so versatile, I love them !!! You have to check out her pipettes!! Here's the first one of the three I designed.... You can check it out on her blog HERE , along with instructions... I'll post the other two in the next couple of weeks .... Enjoy xxxx

Yay it's June, that means I can give you a sneak peek of the Sugar Studio June Kit. Once again it's full of gorgeousness and exclusive die cuts. With over £15.00 worth of product from as little as £10 (see website) You can check it out HERE . Check back soon as I'll be adding some projects made from it. Hurry....when they've gone they've gone !!!! Hugs Marion xxx

OK…. be honest, who remembers 'Spoils' the kitchen shop ? I certainly do … and my favourite thing about it was all the miniature kitchen utensils. The tiny little scoops and the dinky little grater - I just loved them and would buy them and never use them but they looked cute !!! Well I still love dinky - along with non-dinky, I have to say as my husband is 6' 4" … but there is something about small things, puppies, kittens etc…although I do draw the line at chocolate, that should NEVER be dinky. It was this love that got me thinking, I love designing and creating stencils (I've really got into Art Journalling lately) so I decided to create some mini stencils I've called Dinkies…. You can check them out HERE , but here's one to whet your appetite, I hope you like them as much as I do. And this time round they're getting used, not like my mini grater !!! All the lucky subscribers to The Sugar Studio Kit got one in their box this month !! Hugs M...

A subscription box coming to you monthly. Available to order from 20th of the month. Providing you with a mystery box full of creative paper craft supplies from some of the best Companies out there. From as little as £10.00 per month* These kits will inspire you, whatever your level.  As always we'll share our inspiration with you to get you started. Option A - One off monthly purchase -  £12.00 Saving £3.00 Option B - 6 month subscription - £60.00 Saving you £30.00 Plus P & P… Please note the 6 month subscription shows as £75.00 on the website, this includes P & P These kits will always contain a minimum of £15.00 worth of product. Some months contents may vary between kits. * Requires a 6 month subscription You can check it out here with a bit of inspiration As a special offer we're adding bonus product to this our first ever kit. This one contains OVER £20.00 worth of product. Get yours now, before they sell out !!! Sorry if you've ...

I'm very fortunate that I have some fabulous friends in this industry. And although we're all incredibly busy we get to meet up every so often. From the possie of Leandra Franich, Julie Hickey, Paula Pacual, Emma Godfrey, Jo Firth Young and Lin Brown, only three of us were able to meet last week, namely Emma and Paula, although we missed the other guys, it didn't stop us eating, chatting and playing for the day. It started with Paula sharing some of her lovely new Tonic products.... You absolutely need the pearlescent pastes .... They're gorgeous .... Then off to the pub for a rather satisfying lunch, then back to mine where we put Emma on the spot...'show us some art journaling......... Pleeeeease' And of course, Emma being Emma duly obliged, so out came my PaperArtsy paints and stamps along with my stencils and inks.... After being taught step by step, I can honestly say I'm hooked.... So much so that today after the gym myself and the lovely Polly cam...

I was first shown this technique a while back by Emma Godfrey from Imagine That Papercrafts, she showed me the technique with black ink, so I thought…Hmmmm…. I'm going to try it with paint…so I grabbed my favourite PaperArtsy Fresco Chalk paints and gave it a go…. I loved the result….Hope you enjoy the video… Ooooh nearly forgot to say, after the quickest sell out in the history of sell outs the WOW INK PAD   is back in stock. Woo hoo !!! Along with some more WOW newbies… AND…. the NEW Card Fronts are now in stock …. Double Woo Hoo !! AND…. have you noticed the NEW stamps from PI have reduced in price …. Triple Woo Hoo !!! Hugs Marion xx

WOW !!! What a gorgeous day…just perfect for a video tutorial. Using the heart from LOVE IS IN THE AIR stamps, we do a bit of resist and turn it into a side flower !! So here's another video in the Simple But Effective Range … lots more to come… Hugs Marion xx

Hi Everyone, So, while I'm waiting for Spring to arrive I've been shooting some videos. I've called them Simple But Effective and thats exactly what they are…. I hope you like the first one and if you fancy having a go yourself I've put some links in the video description and all you have to do is click on them and it'll take you direct to the website. Enjoy… and keep an eye out for the next one. Hugs Marion xx

Well it is isn't it !!! About time I blogged again. I feel so bad as I made a promise to myself (and you guys) when I closed my shop that I would blog EVERY week... What happened there ???  My first excuse is America (twice) Frankfurt and Birmingham and that's just the trade shows... In between that are all the classes. I just need another 3 days in the week please...  Frankfurt was A.M.A.Z.I.N.G... So busy and I got to speak German... Danke and weinerschitzel were two widely used ones 😂😂 I reckon a few more visits and I'll be fluent!! The NEC was sooo busy and fun fun fun as always. If you follow me on Periscope you'll have seen what we got up to and if you couldn't join us live then you can watch it on Katch. Some yummy food consumed at the Irish bar in Frankfurt. Ingrid, Tania and myself having a group hug before the show began. Ingrid and myself at the end of the show, I think Tania was in the floor. Now we're on our way to Brum. This ...

OK, it's official, I have become the WORST blogger. I just don't know where time goes and all the other Social Media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Periscope, I'm on them all) are so much quicker and easier to link and post to...Blogger you need to do a 'quick link' just for me... Mwahahahahahahah!!! Anyhoo's, I'm finally here now, but where am I??? I'm in California at the fabulous CHA 2016. I'm here with WOW Embossing Powder 'playing' on their booth and oh boy are we having fun :) :) CHA never fails to prove to me how giving, sharing and caring this industry is and it started on the first day with the gorgeous Barbara Gray, there I was struggling with a rather large box that I could just see over the top, when she stopped me, and insisted she carry it for me, I mean...HERO or what!! She makes it look so easy. !! Thank you Barbara 😘😘😘  I also got a little giddy at the fact that our neighbour is the o...