tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10117434761024925132024-03-05T11:10:45.724+00:00Blue Jelly Sew n So - Victoria RogersSewing, Papercraft, Project Life, Family, Fun, Mummy StuffVictoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07402483763596051627noreply@blogger.comBlogger676125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011743476102492513.post-61112983921900434462016-02-21T15:49:00.001+00:002016-02-21T15:49:12.390+00:00I'm moving .....<div style="text-align: center;">
Hi - just so you know I have moved to a new blog and will no longer be updating things here.</div>
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I am in the process of re-directing all my feeds etc but due to technical difficulties, in the meantime please visit me <a href="http://bluejellysewnsoblog.co.uk/" target="_blank">HERE</a></div>
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Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07402483763596051627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011743476102492513.post-30134628857800592222016-02-01T14:25:00.000+00:002016-02-01T14:25:48.889+00:00Fabric Bunting with owls<div style="text-align: center;">
Can I be really obvious to anyone reading this just as I've posted it in the UK? </div>
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Blimey - it's windy out there isn't it? Just on the off chance you don't have windows or eyes and ears, that sort of thing. No doubt social media will be filled with discussions on the strong winds soon.</div>
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Righty ho, fabric bunting time. See I told you I had loads to share with you. Ooh, also I am mid changing my logo, blog and opening an online shop so I'm a little super excited about all that.</div>
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I have got to stop bouncing from one subject to the next, it's like reading three books at the same time. Back to bunting (great book title eh?).</div>
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This is what my standard length bunting looks like packaged up and ready to post. </div>
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Bunting lounging around, chilling out ready to be used:</div>
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I can't hang around, I have Zac off school poorly today. It didn't stop my lovely friend Louise over at <a href="http://stampindelight.co.uk/">Stampin Delight</a> calling in for a visit. Cor, we had so much to chat about and so many ideas to share too. We need a week together!</div>
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Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07402483763596051627noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011743476102492513.post-57006866580684566582016-01-31T15:35:00.001+00:002016-01-31T15:50:18.902+00:00Layouts using Vintage Bliss Simple Stories<div style="text-align: center;">
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I thought I'd share with you some more of the layouts I put together over the Christmas break. Hubby bought me this amazing Simple Stories Kit - Vintage Bliss. I may have to invest in the digital version so that I never run out as I LOVE it.<br />
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The first page shows Blake with his 'girlfriend' and future wife Sophia. They are so funny together, only aged 6 and always saying they will get married. I actually bet they don't but it would be so cute if they did...eventually!<br />
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I used Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake card for my base and added half of a page from the kit then added embellishment stickers from the kit too. Such hard work...not!<br />
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Here's the opposite side using Project Life pocket page and the same kit. I did take a photo of them side by side but no matter how I rotate and save it - on here it shows as sideways. I shall chalk it up to a 'moment'!<br />
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Next up the same party and the same kit. Kids going mad at the pinata. </div>
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If you want to visit my friend <a href="http://stampindelight.co.uk/"><b>Louise at Stampin' Delight</b></a> please pop over - I get my Stampin' Up! supplies from her. </div>
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No, you're not dreaming my blog is changing - please ignore current blips and carry on as if they are not there!</div>
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Cor what a week. I'm a TV star now you know! </div>
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No; I'm not really but I was on the telly this week but more about that another time.</div>
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Pardon the deliberate typo in the post title. Just me effortlessly failing to show my funny side.</div>
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I have however 'bin' making loads of fabric pop up bin /desk tidies recently and thought I'd share some of them here with you as well as a few of them in use with their new owners. </div>
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Here are some I made a while back in place in Fiona's Craft Studio. How awesome is her craft space? jealous much!</div>
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If you'd like to order one, please pop over to my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bluejellysewnso/?ref=hl" target="_blank"><b>FACEBOOK PAGE</b></a> and let me know what fabrics, styles and colours you like.</div>
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See I told you I loads of stuff to share with you, I'm on a mission to catch up. So whilst Hubby has taken the Mini Beasts swimming (mwah ha ha!) I thought I'd sneak a post in.</div>
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This goes back to July last year - gulp. Thankfully I've caught up a bit and am currently creating layouts for August in tandem with starting this year. Anyway, I got lots of year end photos of the Mini Beasts and their friends at school and also their official class photographs. Now we bought these because we decided it would be nice for the boys to look back at in the years to come and remember their friends. The plan was to pop them in frames on their bedroom wall. But then the photos came and were 20" wide and quite narrow. What to do with them?</div>
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Much time later I took the brave decision to scrapbook them without destroying any small children!</div>
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First though here is the last day at infant school for Zac and last day in his class for Blake:</div>
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I used the Smarty Pants collection kit from Simple Stories for these. I LOVE their kits as I like to do a mash-up of pocket style pages and 12 x 12 layouts too and the kits make it so easy. All I had to do on the layout above was add photos and journalling, everything else was done for me!</div>
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here it is below teamed up with it's opposite page. I had to include a photo of Zac on his first day ever at the school as well as his last to see how much he has changed. Aw, my baby is all grown up!</div>
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Here is Zac's class photo. You can see I managed to cut the photo without chopping off anyone's head. I'm quite proud of that! I've added a few other bits and pieces to the page, no idea where the die cut word is from but I like it. I downloaded the school logo and used my Stampin' Up! circles dies to cut it to size. Oh, the 12 x 12 base card on these is Crumb Cake from Stampin' Up!</div>
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Finally Blake's class photo. Apologies for the hidden faces but some children aren't to be shared on social media etc. Again it's all the kit from Simple Stories with a few little additions from me</div>
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Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07402483763596051627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011743476102492513.post-87592356595946206092016-01-23T14:53:00.001+00:002016-01-23T14:53:39.813+00:00Thank You Cards from the Boys<div style="text-align: center;">
Do you know I did try to blog yesterday. I installed the Blogger app on my S6 and tried to blog from my mobile. Unsuccessfully as it wouldn't load up any photos from my phone. Never mind - if you have any ideas on how to blog on Blogger from your android device please let me know.</div>
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So this week I realised the Mini beasts hadn't yet sent their thank you messages out and erm, Christmas is a while ago now. SO better late than never right?</div>
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With the price of posting cards these days I didn't want to buy the cards too - especially not when I have a craft room and stash to make me own. I didn't have tons of time however and so yet again I opted for the digital version and my trustee printer. </div>
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I had this sheet of robot elements that I got a while back from <b><a href="http://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/sweetshoppe/search.php?mode=search&page=1" target="_blank">Sweet Shoppe Designs</a>,</b> great if you are a digi scrapbooker and for Project Life, calendars and all sorts. </div>
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Anyway - all I did was create a 4" x 8" template in MS Word (yes I'm that far behind everyone else in the technological world) and added the image before printing. I've got a stash of pre scored 4" square cards so about time I started to use them up.</div>
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I thought the image was so appropriate as The Hubby and I spent most of Christmas Day helping the boys to build and assemble their gifts once they'd torn through them like a plague of locusts.</div>
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Ooh I'm feeling all pleased with myself. I've only gone and done a workout DVD today. I know, don't worry you have come to the right blog, it's just I'm trying to get healthy and fit this year as well as be creative and all that. </div>
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Anyway, slight blip in normal service, talking about health and fitness on here indeed!</div>
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I'm back in the full crafting swing of things and even got myself a sesh of card making in this week. I know - you're as surprised as I am right? Want to see my pretty creations?</div>
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They are thank you cards for lovelies who have ordered from my sewing business this week. I think I may make some more as I really like how they turned out.</div>
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So easy to create too. I used my Stampin' Up! Crumb Cake Note-cards, they come with matching envelopes which is a bonus. The sewing machine image is a digi one I bought ages ago from the lovely Pink Petticoat Boutique. I am so sad they have closed down as her designs were amazing. </div>
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I did cheat and before I printed them direct to the cards I coloured the image ever so easily in Paint - no posh software needed for me! </div>
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I get my Stampin' Up! stuff from the lovely Louise over at <span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://stampindelight.co.uk/blog/" target="_blank">Stampin' Delight</a></b></span>. Why not pop over for a look. I think her latest post uses these notecards too. </div>
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Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07402483763596051627noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011743476102492513.post-66324690776783182922016-01-17T15:52:00.001+00:002016-01-17T15:52:06.435+00:00Fun and Simple Cards in a Hurry<div style="text-align: center;">
I am the worlds worst at keeping handmade cards that I need for myself in stock. So I am pleased to have enough stash to hand to whip a few up in a hurry when I need to. And when I say in a hurry I mean like post in 15 minutes!</div>
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That's when these Fellas came in very handy:</div>
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I got them last year for £3 each pack in our local TK MAXX shop. Funny thing was I got them home and realised the middle section of cards was missing from the birthday one. Imagine my delight when I returned just after Christmas and found the missing cards some months later! I had a right job explaining it to the staff on the checkout but they took my word for it and let me have them.</div>
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Anyway, I digress, here are my cards in a hurry. They are both for two of my nephews Evan and Gil who share the same Birthday, just a day before Zac. Hence me not having any cards ready, I was too busy creating a Minecraft cake and party - more about that another time.</div>
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First one. Simple 6x6" Kraft card base with the Journalling card stuck on front.</div>
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I hope my photographs are OK. They are all being taken on my phone at the moment due to slightly tipsy error last year when I ended up popping my SD card from my camera in the wrong slot in the side of the TV for it never to be seen again. Hubby will not let me attempt to take the back of said TV to try and retrieve my card - boo hiss!</div>
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<b>Erm...Happy New Year!</b></div>
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Yes I'm a bit late in the day, month even but I'm here and have so much to share with you I might pop.</div>
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But I'll break you in gently. Whilst I have not yet finished my 2015 Project Life Album (don't shoot me, I'm in the majority), I have made a start on my 2016 album, being as Santa was kind to me and all and gave me two albums and various kits to play with. Total bonus finding those wrapped and under the tree Christmas Day I can tell you.</div>
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Want to see my header page? It's 12x12 and had to be in pinks and sparkles because I am surrounded by boys and boys things and smells and stuff and I just need some pretty in my life:</div>
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I can not begin to tell you how long this took me, though judging by today's date I imagine you can hazard a guess. It did not start well. Want to see my first attempt? I wasn't sure of my colour scheme at this point but wanted glimmer and sparkle. I should add it to a Pinterest 'Nailed it' Board!</div>
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Ended up reminiscent of a bottle of Rive Gauche perfume (I remember seeing it as a child back in the 70's) and that's not the mental image I wanted each time I opened my album. What you don't remember Rive Gauche? Here, let me burn your retinas with the image too:</div>
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With me? So I decided to ditch the blue and gold and that's where my problems began. I don't have a lot of pink craft stuff, I tend to give most of it away to a friend with a daughter. So I grovelled and stole a bit back - we have that sort of friendship, it's all good. </div>
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I really wanted to use the 'Hello' card but I'd already glued it to the gold base after carefully cutting out the lettering from the original journalling card. I'll admit I tried the careful 'attempt to un-glue Tombow' but we all know how that scenario ended up. I spent some time sorting through every item in my craft room to find a similar thing I could use. I can assure you there were more tuts than an episode of Skippy. 70's child again - sorry.</div>
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Found a fabulous scrap of Stampin' Up! Pink Passion card and wrote 'Hello' on it in pencil. My writing isn't perfect but it will have to do. Then I drew in the 'down lines' or whatever you want to call them to create a bit of depth. Grabbing a black pen I drew over the pencil lines and then coloured them in. </div>
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Decided it still looked a bit naff and sorted through approximately 7 white gel pens to find one that would write without scratching, drying up or not showing up to find one that actually worked (yes I threw the others in the bin). Oh I wanted it to add some highlights. Don't look to closely - you can see I have shaky hands.</div>
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This next one is simple. The card is out of one of my Becky Higgins Core Kits and I'm sorry I have no idea which one as I like to jumble mine up to make my life as difficult as possible. No really.</div>
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I downloaded the font from <a href="http://www.dafont.com/" target="_blank">DaFont website</a>. I just searched under 'script' style to find one I liked and installed it. Next cut a few scraps of copy paper to measure 6"x4" (or to suit your card) and then the painful bit, grab a ruler and measure how far up you want your font. I used MS Word and created a 6x4 document and added a text box and did my first test print. </div>
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It's easy to see if it's in the right place....hold the card up to the window with your copy paper over the top. I could see mine was too low down so made an adjustment, deleted the text box frame and printed again. When I knew it was right I popped my PL card in the printer.</div>
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My other cards were made up in the same ways, die cut letters, rub ons, stickers, papers and instead of using photos I edited a couple to look like pencil drawings. I got totally stuck here and a kind lady over on one of the Facebook groups suggested using a picture of our house or something. That led me to the idea of using 'Elm Grove Boys' and 'It's a Rogers thing'. </div>
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I have had the most fun weekend, doing family stuff.</div>
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Honestly I have to share it with you as it's been just lovely. It all started when Zac woke up at ridiculous o'clock on Saturday morning as he thought it was much later than 5.15am...yes seriously. </div>
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On my way back to my room I couldn't resist a sneak peek out of the window, I'm a bit of a snow stalker. In fact to some I am known not as Jelly but as Snow Watch. </div>
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Guess what? It had been snowing!</div>
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Sadly it had all melted by the time the boys woke up later on. So, the Spark went off to work and the boys and I played a bit before a friend took Zac to a birthday party leaving Blake and I to our own devices. We were very well behaved and did all the chores. Chores are fun with Blake. Even hanging up the washing. I love that he got excited about it. He was sucking a sweetie lolly pop and running back and forth from the lounge (where I was with laundry bag) to the radiator in the hall way one sock at a time. Love how it had to be a single sock journey and how cutely he shook each one into shape before popping it over the radiator to dry.</div>
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Here he is chopping up socks, clean new ones, not the ones his little brother spent a good 20 minutes hanging up to dry. </div>
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My favourite bit? Afterwards when he sat back to admire his creation he said 'Mummy, when I get my instructions back from school at the end of term can I keep them please?'. Me: 'of course you can'. 'Good Mummy, I need to keep them safe so that when I'm a grown up and I want to make another one I'll have the instructions ready to use'.</div>
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Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07402483763596051627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011743476102492513.post-78380486219127222862015-11-20T11:54:00.001+00:002015-11-20T11:54:22.222+00:00Jute Christmas tote Bags<div style="text-align: center;">
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All is good here, a little damage from the storm Barney earlier this week but thankfully no damage to us or the house!</div>
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I thought it was about time I shared some new makes with you but first I wanted to say a HUGE thank you to everyone who supported me and sponsored me for Go Sober For October for Macmillan cancer support. I managed to raise just over my original target of £250.</div>
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So from the bottom of my heart THANK YOU xxx</div>
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Make time - I know Christmas is only 5 weeks away (did I really just admit to that?) and so I have been incredibly busy making the festive stuff. One of my most popular makes are these gorgeous Gingerbread House jute / Hessian tote bags:</div>
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Isn't it cute? I could not resist this gorgeous fabric when I saw it and honestly wasn't entirely sure what I was going to create with it either. I just fell in love with the colours and the cute gingerbread men and sweet houses. Look at the pom-pom trim I've added and the complimentary dotty fabric panel:</div>
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They measure approx 12" square (plus handles) and are about 3.5" wide at the sides. I'm selling them for £7.50 plus postage (UK only). So please drop me a message if you'd like to order one.</div>
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Off now to catch up with chores before an afternoon visit to Zac's school. The kids are putting on an anti bullying assembly for us grown ups. Can't wait.</div>
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Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07402483763596051627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011743476102492513.post-6797506279463323962015-10-30T12:12:00.000+00:002015-10-20T12:12:43.263+01:00New Shop Page<h3 style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #999999;">Whilst I'm building my new online shop, you can see some of my items available for sale <a href="http://bluejellystampin.blogspot.co.uk/p/sewing-projects.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;">HERE.</span></a></span></h3>
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Phew - following yesterdays post offering up my desk caddie tutorial in return for donations to Macmillan I have decided that if donations continue to roll in I will also be offering up the tutorials for both of these projects for donations over the next 7 days.</div>
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To donate now and download the Desk Caddie Tutorial, please visit my previous post.</div>
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Happy Saturday everyone. Mine started off fabulous as The Mini Beasts and The Spark let me sleep in until 9.15. Seriously...how amazeballs is that?</div>
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So to celebrate my incredibly good mood, I think I'm going to share the love and make some of you very happy. Since I stopped doing Stampin' Up! a while back I have had oodles of emails and messages enquiring about buying one of my most popular tutorials - the Stampin' Up! Desk Caddy Tutorial. </div>
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Today my loves - it's <b>FREE and available to download at the end of this blog post.</b></div>
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At the moment I am trying to raise as much money as I can for <b>Macmillan Cancer Support UK</b>. I have joined in (again) an annual quest to <b>Go Sober for October</b> and so far I am 24 days without a drip or drop of alcohol - and trust me, to know me is to know my vice is wine!</div>
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I'm on a mission to raise as much money as possible and so far I've just smashed the £100 target. I have just 8 days left and I really, really, really would like to raise £500.</div>
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By signing up to be a Sober Hero I am doing something amazing for
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It will mean that we can be there right from the moment of diagnosis,
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So thank you for taking part in Go Sober, raising a glass (of water)
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So if you'd like my tutorial, all I ask is that if you can, <b>PLEASE support me</b> and make a donation, no matter how small to help me in my fund raising. </div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Donating is so easy and you can donate by PayPal or card payment</span></b></span></div>
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It would be awesome if you could spread the word and send others here to donate and download too - please spread the word on Pinterest or other social media.</div>
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I will share next week how much I raised in total and how many downloads of the tutorial were done too.</div>
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Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07402483763596051627noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011743476102492513.post-44473412763980188762015-10-23T12:40:00.000+01:002015-10-23T12:40:14.278+01:00Trendy Trees Fabric Pop Up Bins<div style="text-align: center;">
Do you know one of my favourite stamp sets when I first discovered Stampin' Up! was Trendy Trees (wish I still had it). So imagine my delight when I was asked to make four of my fabric desk tidies with tree fabric. I knew just the right fabric as I've used it before on other projects and it really reminds me of the stamp set.</div>
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Here are the first two - Stampin' Up! fans may recognise the retired ribbon! </div>
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It's the last day of school today before the half term break and both my boys are certainly ready for it, they were both struggling to get up this morning and Blake will be late home as the infant school are having a disco when the day ends. Hopefully that means a little lie in for me in the morning....nah, who am I trying to kid, my boys have no concept of a sleep in. Maybe we'll have a cosy snuggle family day instead, it's been a while since all of us were home for a day together.</div>
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Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07402483763596051627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011743476102492513.post-78052353556585914742015-10-20T12:08:00.000+01:002015-10-20T12:08:18.271+01:00Christmas Fabric Decorations<div style="text-align: center;">
Ooh have you seen my new 'Shop' tab above? I'm adding some of the gifts and decorative items I have for sale or to order whilst I'm in the process of building my online shop - all very exciting. I'll be adding more to the page as I get chance so please keep checking.</div>
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I wanted to share some Christmas decorations I've been making. I'm going to start with the super cute penguin with candy cane - mainly because he's my favourite! The reverse of the decoration is shown next to it, beautiful red and polka dot and hanging on a candy cane coloured twine too.</div>
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Now say 'aaaah'. One for Baby's first Christmas and the little bear has the year on too, a special keepsake. I can even make these with the baby's name on.</div>
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Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07402483763596051627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011743476102492513.post-81726206216855515172015-10-18T13:05:00.003+01:002015-10-18T13:05:52.923+01:00Stampin' Up! Cozy Christmas Class - Part 1<div style="text-align: center;">
Oooh I had such a fun day yesterday. Me and my friend Dawn took a trip over to Rugely to join Louise - The Stampin' Senorita for an all day Cosy Christmas Class.</div>
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Louise gave us an amazing kit full of Stampin' Up! goodies including the Cozy Christmas stamp set, matching papers, card, ribbon, pompoms trim, enamel dots and other bits and pieces too. She provided full photo instructions and had loads of samples out to inspire us too.</div>
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I decided to do my own thing whilst I had the time to design as well as make and then I can work my way through the instructions on the other ones here at home where time is precious. Want to see some of the ones I made? (I made A LOT!).</div>
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Let's start with the one I made for Hubby (he doesn't visit here so I'm safe).</div>
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I cut the cute Bambi style reindeer from one sheet of designer paper and stuck them on a Kraft card base (I took these myself). The stripe sticky strip is out of a retired treat bag kit. I took a load of stuff with me as I have stash I haven't used in ages, so cut up a project life card (I think) with the mistletoe sentiment on and popped it behind a piece of foiled vellum. A few sequins and it was done. </div>
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Then......Blimey I need to get the Sleigh Ride Edgelits dies too now! I cut out an ice skating Santa and die cut a grey circle and a white circle, then popped the Edgelit die over the white circle. Rather than throw the top half away, I made a matching card and stuck it down as a silhouette. The sentiment is using Christmas Greetings Thinlits die and Red Glimmer card.</div>
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Once I'd used the Edgelits I was hooked and created this one. I added the church from the patterned papers too and drew footprints with a Pool Party marker. With a few sequins and a gold embossed sentiment this one was finished too. Easy to do two at a time as I learnt from my friend Dawn.</div>
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It's a busy time of year for me with lots of craft fairs and events so it's been heads down - needle at the ready for a while now and will continue that way into the festive season - LOVE IT!!!</div>
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Also been spending all my spare time with the boys and family, it's been / is such a blast.</div>
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One of my most popular makes at the moment are these cute fabric pop up bins or desk tidy things. I'm not sure they have a specific name. So glad to be typing that and not saying it - FACT ABOUT ME: I can't say 'specific' properly, it always comes out as 'pacific' as in the Ocean rather than the sound I made in my head before engaging my mouth. How odd is that? Is it just me or are there words your mouth stumbles over too?</div>
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Anyway, I digress, back to the sewing. Do you want to see? These are some I posted out this week:</div>
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I'm in the process of making some with very cute tress on and have requests for owls, giraffes and elephants too - whatever floats your boat, I can most likely fulfil it.</div>
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These are just £6.50 each plus postage (UK only). If you'd like to order you can pop over to my </div>
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I'm so delighted to share with you one of my new Christmas makes this year:</div>
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Personalised Christmas stockings. These are a great size measuring approximately 20" deep and 10" wide (across the top) to give you an idea - perfect for stashes lots of small gifts in. Or to give as a gift.</div>
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Stockings are available at the moment with up to 7 letters on for £20 plus postage to UK only.</div>
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Ordering is so easy, you can email me at <b><span style="font-size: large;">bluejellystampin@sky.com</span></b> or pop over to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bluejellysewnso?fref=ts" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size: large;">my Facebook Page</span></b></a>.</div>
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I'm off now to try and peel the boys off the X-Box. I was a bit silly this afternoon and let them play when they got in from school before sitting them down to do their reading first - wish me luck!</div>
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Oh my word my house is TOO quiet, the boys both went back to school today, Blake into year 2 and Zac starting Junior school in year 3. They were both so excited to go back, look:</div>
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Personally, I'm clock watching waiting for the time I can walk up to their schools to bring them back home. I literally transformed from 'Summer Holiday Mum' to 'Cleaning Demon' today. I don't think I ever clean the house well when the boys are in it - there seems little point as it's seconds before they destroy it again. But today proper tickled me as I found something I didn't know I had. Well I knew I had it, I just had no idea what it was for or how to use it. Bit like the first time I looked at my sewing machine!</div>
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No I'm not entirely clueless, I knew it was part of my Dyson cleaner and I've had it for years. Wow... it's a stair attachment. Now it's not just for using flat as shown in the photo, at least I don't think it is, it's not like I spent a couple of hours on Pinterest or You Tube trying to figure it out (I didn't if you're wondering), it just came to me. Turn it upside down and it gets right into the crevice things, you know where the carpet meets skirting board and carpet meets carpet in awkward 'L' shaped un-cleanable bit where step meets up riser? I'm not being very technical or helpful I'm sure but I had to share as my stairs carpet looks new. Honestly, I bet when you finish reading this you too start to dive through your under stairs cupboard, or wherever you stash your 'cleaning' things to see if you have one.</div>
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At the start of August Hubby treated me to go along to a crafty retreat hosted by the lovely Cal of <a href="http://heartfullyyours.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Heartfully Yours</a>. I was super lucky as my friend Louise was not only my roomie, but my taxi and my endless supply of giggles throughout the weekend and boy did she put up with some distractions from me whilst she was trying to craft.Anyhoo, she also treated me to one of Cal's classes which was this mirror to decorate along with fabby instructions and kit. Except I wanted to use the kit stuff for another project and used my own stuff on instead. Ta Da:</div>
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I also discovered today that you have to work hard to get a decent photo of a mirror without a) getting yourself or camera reflected, spoiling said creation and b) careful what you place mirror opposite as quite frankly no one wants to see a pile of small child's laundry ready to go downstairs. </div>
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I used another scrap book kit I picked up from Home Sense by My Minds Eye, a right steal at just £5. It meant the only thing I had to concentrate on was following the instructions to measure and cut the patterned paper. All the embellishments were in the kit so it was cut and stick all the way for me.</div>
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Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07402483763596051627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011743476102492513.post-357916390961325472015-09-02T09:41:00.003+01:002015-09-02T09:41:40.662+01:00Going Sober for October<div style="text-align: center;">
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Today is a day that will go down in the history books. The day
that I proved I have heroic powers. The day that I signed up to
take on Go Sober 2015. 31 days booze free. It's a big challenge but I
know that if anyone can do it I can (I'm not listening to my friends,
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By Going Sober for October I'm also doing something amazing -
raising funds for Macmillan Cancer Support to make sure they can help
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<span style="font-size: small;">You can donate, follow my whining wine free updates or just mock me in general on my <b>Go Sober Homepage</b> by clicking on the photo below:</span></div>
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Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07402483763596051627noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011743476102492513.post-87782756434459293632015-09-01T13:50:00.001+01:002015-09-01T13:50:14.725+01:00Project Life Simple Stories Mash Up!<div style="text-align: center;">
I'm keeping to one of my resolutions this year and that is to do Project Life each week. I'm a bit behind but I'm getting there and am determined to have the full 52 weeks completed. </div>
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I picked up a fabulous kit Simple Stories Sn@p from our local Home Sense store for just £7.50, there's tons in it from stickers to 12x12 papers, transparent over lays and all sorts. What a bargain - they are £20 in most craft shops.</div>
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So I decided to break a way a little from using the divided pages for a while and used some Stampin' Up! 12x12 Crumb Cake card as my bases - thanks to the <a href="http://stampindelight.co.uk/blog/" target="_blank">Stampin' Senorita</a> for coming to my rescue with those. Here goes then starting with week 18 (told you I had lost my way a bit!)</div>
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The title is made using some printed letters that my lovely friend Cal gave us at her two day crop I recently attended. More about that when I do the pages for it....everything else was from the kit. I have to admit I found it very therapeutic cutting some of the elements out and not just using the stickers provided.</div>
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This next page had me stuck for ages and I had to ask about 6 crafting buddies to help me. I wanted a higgledy piggledy look but just couldn't get it right no matter how many times I tried, left it and then wandered back to it. In the end I realised I had one photo printed twice and once I'd discarded it the page came together. Louise even had a duck stamp handy for me to use (I mean who thinks to pack a duck stamp to take to a crop?) </div>
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And back to almost the style of Project Life pockets but on the reverse of the other layout. I don't like to waste my card so I do simply flip it over and create on the back. I printed a few bits from Facebook for this layout; I'm sure in a few years it will be replaced with something else so good to keep bits from it. </div>
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Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07402483763596051627noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011743476102492513.post-87499475964328265862015-08-31T11:40:00.004+01:002015-08-31T11:40:29.288+01:00Sew it Yourself Kits are back<div style="text-align: center;">
Happy Bank Holiday - is it raining where you are too? Luckily we had planned to all chill out at home today and do our own thing and then a fun meal out this evening.</div>
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So many of you are now getting into sewing or wanting some sewing made simple so I'm relaunching my Sew It Yourself Kits with new prices.</div>
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I have three available at the moment with many more in the pipeline. The kits are great value as they come in a gorgeous gift bag - so perfect for crafty friends or children and they contain full step by step photo instructions, pre-cut fabrics so no cutting or pinning and stuffing too. All you need to add are a needle and thread (and scissors for thread) or a sewing machine. All the kits are suitable for both hand or machine sewing.</div>
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Shown here in Red and Green. He's just £9.50 plus postage. You can sew the pre cut elements where you like on him to change up his look!</div>
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<b>Next the Sew it Yourself Owl Kit</b>:</div>
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This one is super easy to put together and is available in other colour ranges too. Hootie is just £5.50 plus postage.</div>
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And thirdly my <b>Sew it Yourself Christmas Owl Kit</b>:</div>
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I forgot to pop his Santa hat on when I took this photo so here's a whole load of them made up:</div>
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These festive fellas are also £5.50 plus postage. Can't wait until my Handmade at Amazon shop opens as these will be available there. For now you can order by emailing me at:</div>
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or by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bluejellysewnso" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>visiting my Facebook Page.</b></span></a></div>
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Victoriahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07402483763596051627noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011743476102492513.post-17729043636306751542015-08-28T15:11:00.000+01:002015-08-28T15:11:03.940+01:00Making a Titanic Birthday Cake<div style="text-align: center;">
So back in July Blake turned 6. He didn't want a party as he had asked to visit the Train Museum in York instead. I decided however that I'd make him a cake regardless as we were having a few friends for tea and then he could share the rest at school.</div>
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At this point I wasn't worried as I imagined he'd be asking for a Thomas the Tank Engine cake - my preferred option as this would entail no baking and a short trip to the supermarket to but a ready made one. I was however fully expecting him to ask for a Minecraft themed cake, I'd prepped it in my head and spent a good few hours on Pinterest scoping out other such themed cakes. I'd even sourced where to buy a square cutter and green icing from - I'm no cake decorator or baker but was happy to give it a go. </div>
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Imagine my horror when two days BEFORE said birthday, small boy asked for a Titanic cake. I offered to correct his slip of the tongue and asked if he meant to say Minecraft. No Mummy, was his determined reply - I want a Titanic cake. Great I thought, can't see me grabbing one of those off the shelf in Tesco.</div>
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I somehow managed to create the scene shortly before Titanic hit the rather huge iceberg. At one point however, I was going to present him with a blue cake with a lump of white icing on it and declare that Titanic had indeed already sunk. Figured this might disappoint small boy somewhat.</div>
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I panicked and set about re examining Pinterest for Titanic cakes, these were my two favourites for very different reasons:</div>
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I was still panicking however, one baking is not my strong point, two cake decorating is not my strong point. So I started Googling like a woman possessed and to my delight found a Titanic model kit at Hobbycraft for just £2.50 (life saver) and a ready to decorate chocolate cake from Asda.</div>
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Building the Titanic. For just £2.50 the kit instructions demanded a lot and said I'd need a hammer, glue, sand paper, nails and paint. Erm no, an emery board some glue and my kids paint did just fine thanks! </div>
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The cake and my ready coloured, ready to roll icing too: </div>
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I had some alphabet cutters from Zac's naming day cakes. All I added extra were candles and a sparkler. Job's a good 'un. </div>
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Luckily Blake loved it and was even happier as the Titanic hadn't sunk and he got to keep it as a toy to play with. Unexpected cake bonus.</div>
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I only have 4 more months to wait and see what Zac wants on his next Birthday Cake!</div>
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