Monthly Make and New Stamps!

Sue has been sharing a few of her card designs she has done using this months Monthly Make over on her blog, So if you are wanting more inspiration hop across and check them out!

Purple Dreams

Dream, Wish, Believe

I have been busy trying to upload all of our new stamps onto our website, I think I have finally got there! These stamps went down a storm at Stamperama last Sunday so I hope you all like them too!

Here are just a couple to tempt you over to our website.

I have also been busy (well playing really!) with these little beauties and I have lots of ideas to share so bob back soon.....

I am just about to make a start on Little Man's Birthday card he will be 1 this weekend. I can't believe it, in some ways I can't believe he will be turning 1 but in others I can't believe he's not turning 3 or 4!  

Oh dear

Is anyone still out there............

What can I say I have been really bad these past few months. 

We (by that I mean the royal "we") have been to the Ross Papercrafts Shows at Rainton and Grimbsy and a week on Saturday (25th October) I yes I will be at Stamperama in Flitwick in support of the East Anglian Air Ambulance. I can't wait, it will be my first show since May and boy have I missed chatting away to all you nice people! So please if your in the area that day why not come along have a chat and support a great cause! Check out their website for more info http://www.stamperama.com

I have also been playing with my paints again!

Since Little Lady started school/swimming we seem to get a letter (or two!) every night so I decided that I needed a better way of filing it all, our poor breakfast bar was disappearing under a sea of "important" letters. So I bought some cheap clipboards, decorated them and now they are hung neatly near the front door with all letters and notes neatly filed!!!!

This is Little Lady's

Do you recognise the stamp I used???? Yep its Lizzie Doodles, Little Lady chose it herself and helped to finish it off!

And this is Little man's

As for the other two I am just adding the glaze and will share them with you when they are dry!

Oh and Little Lady she is loving big school, the best part being lunch times where her and her "bestiest friend ever!" play with the big kids - I dread to think what she gets up to! And Little Man well he is a star, keeping me on my toes and growing up very fast on Friday he hits the big 10 (weeks!) where does the time go - if I am not careful he will be off to school before I know it!

Lots to share......

Wow it has been a while since I last sat down to chat! Many things have been going on here at Crafty Roo HQ.

First up Little Lady is in her new bedroom, I ended up painting

• Jake, Izzie and Cubby (from Jake and the Neverland Pirates) 
  
• 1 duck
• 1 frog
• 2 hippos
• 1 lion
• 1 elephant
• 1 giraffe
• 1 donkey
• 1 pig
• 2 sheep
• 1 cow
• 5 chickens! 

 I should I have known when it comes to little lady, painting her room was never going to be easy! She chose everything herself including the stunning purple carpet!

Now the work begins on Baby Roos room, if little lady gets her way it will feature Fireman Sam - I don't think soooooo!

Also I have been busy designing some new stamps which are in production this week! So here's sneaky peep....

If that's not enough why not pop back Friday for some very exciting news..........

Busy days....

This week was always going to be busy as we have our very first show at Happy Stampers this weekend! I can't wait it was the very first show my mum, sister and I ever went too (many moons ago!), it is so exiciting going back as a trader and the bonus is its the closest show we will do to home so no silly get up times yyyaaaayyyy!

So, I can hear you all asking why it is such a busy week, well! I decided I wanted to make a few more "things" to show how fabulous our stamps are, well.... I might have got a little carried away!!!! 

Here's a quick look at some of them.....

 These last two were made by Sue aren't they cool!

I hope you like our stamps, if you do why not check out our website

At last......

I just had to share......

I have wanted, actually more like dreamt about these t-shirts for forever, so many people have said yep I can do them and let me down, apparently I would never find anyone who would be able to handle the detail of my logo!

Well I did! I found the fabulous David from Manchester Print & Promotions, he laughed when I mentioned the level of detail and he laughed even more at the prices I had been quoted! So in the quickest turn around ever he handed me these beauties.....

So this afternoon I am going to sit, stroke and admire these beauties - whoops I sound like I am turning into Gollum!

I'm Back.....

Boy it feels like a lifetime since I last posted something! 

This last week has been such a roller coaster, my little lady has been ill so much so all I have done is provide constant cuddles. However today she was well enough to go back to school, she was chomping at the door from the break of dawn!

So I need to pull my finger out and get sorted for our next show, this weekend we will be at the fabulous.......

So if you are near Doncaster on Saturday please pop by and say hi! 

Ross Papercrafts show this Sunday

Tomorrow we will be at the wonderful 

Westfield Sports College
Eckington Road
Sothal
Sheffield
S20 1HQ

And the best bit is we will be taking along our new stamps, so if you are nearby why not stop by, say hi and let us know what you think of our newbies.

Glossop Handmade Christmas Craft and Gift Market

This weekend we are off on our travels again, this time we are in Glossop at the Central Methodist Church, Chapel Street, Glossop, SK13 8AT. 

So if you are passing by why not stop by and say "hi"

Blakemere Craft Fair

This weekend we are at the Blakemere Artisan Food and Craft Market between 10am and 4pm both days. 

If you are passing why not drop by, say "hi" and check out this fabulous place, you might even get to meet Father Christmas and his donkeys.

Here is a sneaky peep at a couple of the lovely ceramics we have for sale this weekend!

Ross Papercrafts Sheffield

I am busy playing boot Tetrus again (aka loading the car!) for another fabulous Ross Papercraft Show. This weekend we are at Westfield Sports College........

So if you are nearby why not stop by and say "hi" we would love to see you!

Quick and easy Christmas cards.....

I just love these quick and easy Christmas cards as they look stunning and take a matter of minutes to make!

For those of you who are none believers, I kid you not, a lady at the recent Ross Papercrafts show timed me as she didn't believe I could make a card (any size!) in less than 3 minutes, well these beauties take just over two minutes to stamp and assemble!!!!!

So why not give it a try......

Start by cutting your all your card to size for an 8 inch square card you will need: 8 inch square cream base card, 7 1/2 inch square piece of coloured card for the mat (same colour as your ink) and  a 7 inch square piece of cream card.

(A5 card: A5 cream base card, 14.8 by 20 cm piece of coloured card for the mat and  a 13.8 by 19 cm piece of cream card.)

 
Next create your template, to make mine I drew around a festive chipboard shape and cut it out. Alternatively you could use your festive die cuts or masks.

Then attach the template to the 7 inch square piece of cream card using low tack tape.

Using the cog arrangement stamp from the Mini Cog Corners stamp set "fill in" the template, making sure you over stamp on all the edges.

When you are happy you have filled the template, remove it carefully.





In each corner stamp the corner stamp. And mount it onto the  7 1/2 inch square coloured piece of card.







Around the edge of the 8 inch square card stamp the small cog arrangement, when stamping make sure some of the image is stamped off the card.

To finish off the card attached the mounted coloured card onto the base card. 

The cards look great left blank like this one or with added embellishments.

The stamp set used to make these cards is called Mini Cog Corners and is available from Crafty Roo Designs and is only £3.00 including P&P. 

Or you can buy the stamp set and 5 festive chipboard shapes to make your templates for £4.00. 

 

(Shapes may vary!)

Thank You!!!

Just a quick THANK YOU to all of you who stopped by the Ross Papercraft Show last Sunday at Rainton Meadows, we had a fabulous time and I don't think I have ever made soooo many Christmas cards in 5 hours!!!!! 

For those of you who couldn't come along here's what you missed.....

As promised to all the lovely ladies and gents that stopped by our stand to watch a quick and easy Christmas cards being made, I will be posting the details of how they are made on here shortly (just in case anyone forgot!).

Ross Papercrafts

Tomorrow we will be hitting the road once more, on our way to another fabulous Ross Papercrafts show this time we are in Tyne and Wear....

And we are definitely in the festive mood, we have transformed our stand to a Christmas Wonderland and will be busy making....

Crackers

Bottle tags

And if like me you haven't started to make your Christmas cards yet, we will be making some stunning Christmas cards in less than 5 MINUTES!!!!!

I'd show you a picture but the cards are all ready packed away (whoops!).

So if you are anywhere near Tyne and Wear tomorrow please stop by and say Hi!

Sssssssshhhhhhhhhh

Here is a sneaky peak at some wooden magnets I have been working on.........

Each one is hand painted.......

Stamped and distressed.....

And features a wonderful Dr Seuss saying.......

These little beauties will be on sale this Saturday (19th October) at the Romiley Craft Fair, so if you are in or around Romiley this Saturday please pop by and say hi! 

Or they will be appearing on on our website very soon!

www.craftyroodesigns.co.uk

Thank You!

A  huge THANK YOU! to everyone who stopped by and said hi to us at the Ross Papercrafts show in Sunderland last Sunday, it was so lovely to meet you all and have a chat and share so many great ideas! And my new lovely assistant did a fab job too, not one grumble all day - thanks Nic!

So for those of you who did make it to Sunderland here's how or stand looked.....

And don't forgot you can always hop along to our website and check out our stamps! And remember we don't change postage!!!!!!!!

Ross Papercrafts: Sunderland

Today we are at 

Nissan Sports & Social Club, Washington Road, (A1290), Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, SR5 3NS. The show is open 10am - 3pm.

So if you are near by why not stop by and say hi,we hope to see you there! 

My craft desk....

We are off to the Nissan Sports & Social Club in Sunderland on Sunday for another fabulous Ross Papercrafts show, so I am busy working on a few new ideas for our display boards and I thought I would just give you all a sneaky peep!!!!

A dragonfly house!

A butterfly wreath and a poppy birthday card.

A fabric heart - hopefully it will be finished by Sunday! 

And of course a must have some butterfly bunting lol!

So if you are near the Nissan Sports & Social Club, Washington Road, (A1290), Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, SR5 3NS, why not pop in and say HI!

Sneaky Peep!

This weekend Crafty Roo will be at the Stockport Handmade Market and I have three new bag designs to share!!!!

These little beauties will be pressed and ready for a new home......

So if you are in Stockport on Sunday why not pop by and say hi!

Ross Papercrafts

A BIG thank you to all of you that came along to the last Ross Papercrafts show being held at the Don Valley Stadium! It was so nice to get to meet so many people, share ideas and natter away!

As promised I will be adding instructions on how to make flower from a dragonfly's wing! And also how to make the bottle top sentiments very soon.

For those of you who couldn't attend here's what you missed out on.....

But don't worry you can always hop along to our website and check out our stamps! And remember we don't change postage!!!!!!!!