Crafty Cupcakes crafting session

Jillian Selwood, Purple Jelly Designs, Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator

As promised two weeks ago, this is what we got up to on the Sunday after OnStage at Telford.

I am a honorary member of the Crafty Cupcakes group which is Lea Denton's group, we hired a room in the centre of Telford on the Sunday so we could have a crafty get together. There were eight of us all together.

We started off by making this beautiful Advent Calendar Christmas Tree. Lea, cut out all the pieces for us all, this must have taken her days. 

I ran out of time to finish mine so brought all the boxes home and completed it the following week. I have filled all the boxes with surprises and my lucky husband, Gary, will be the receipient on 1st December.

Thank you for stopping by this week and reading my blog, I do hope you’ve enjoyed it. Until next week.

Jillian xx

Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge November

Thank you for joining us for another Simply Sketched Saturday Challenge! We’re so excited to be sharing this hop with you.  The products used are all available in the current Annual, or seasonal, Stampin’ Up!® Catalogues*.  Simply use the buttons at the bottom of the post to keep hopping!

This is the sketch which was designed by the lovely Anna Krol.

What a great sketch it is. I decided to use one of the cats from the Pretty Kitty stamp set. All these cats are so pretty.  One of the things I like about making cards is the fact that you can send a card to someone for no reason at all, 'just because' you can!

When I saw the sentiment on the Vertical Greeting stamp set I just knew I had to buy the set and it was just perfect for this card.

I used a base of Pacific Point which is a beautiful vibrant blue. Whisper White layer on top with three pieces of cardstock in Soft Sky, Marina Mist and Pacific Point. I adhered the two vertical strips to the card and then decided that the darker one needed something to lift it - I just about managed to stamp the stars on it without getting ink everywhere!

I'm really pleased with how the card has turned out. Thanks Anna a brilliant sketch.

Thanks for stopping by and just use the buttons below to keep hopping!

Jillian xx

Stampin' Up! OnStage Telford November 2016

Jillian Selwood, Purple Jelly Designs, Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator

Last week I went to the Stampin' Up! OnStage event at Telford with 399 other Stampin' Up! Demonstrators. We had a fabulous time. The highlight of the day for me was meeting all the people I interact with on a regular basis on Facebook and have never met. Far too many to mention here but it was amazing to meet you all.

Another hightlight was the swaps. You may remember last week I showed you the swaps I'd made, well here are the swaps I received. I was absolutely blown away by the beautiful things people made. I've also got lots of chocolates and sweeties to last me a little while!

You wouldn't think it would be possible to top the fabulous day on Saturday, well I did on Sunday but you'll have to come back in two weeks time to find out what I did!!

Thank you for stopping by this week and reading my blog, I do hope you’ve enjoyed it. Until next week.

Jillian xx

Stampin' Up! OnStage convention Telford November 2016

Jillian Selwood, Purple Jelly Designs, Independent Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator

When this blog post foes live I will be at Telford, meeting up with 399 other Stampin' Up! Demonstrators. 

As is the norm at all Stampin' Up! gatherings, we take swaps with us, as many as we like, and then we swap our swaps with other people. I think it's brilliant and can't wait to see what I receive. 

I've made 70 of my swaps, they are an After Eight Mint in a small envelope tied with linen thread or bakers twine and stamped with the perfect sentiment - You are totally awesome.  I have used a mixture of Moroccan DSP, Presents and Pinecones DSP and This Christmas DSP to make the envelopes.

I'm getting excited now just typing about it. It will be so fantastic to meet so many people I have got to know so well over the past year through Facebook and YouTube. How strange it will be to see them face to face. 

Thank you for stopping by this week and reading my blog, I do hope you’ve enjoyed it. Until next week.

Jillian xx