Itty Bitty Cupcakes

Ooh I've had a lovely day in sunny Pudsey! I went to Jules' team training with my downline Tracy and had a ball. I also drove on the motorway for the first time ever and overcame a fear I've had for many years. Tracy and Julie kept me calm on the way - thanks girls.

As is the norm at any training we all swap and here are mine:

 

I've used Early Espresso for the base layered with Pink Pirouette after embossing with the Perfect Polka Dots embossing folder - expect to see me using embossing folders a lot! Next there's a strip of Early Espresso DSP to match in the dots and a fun flower in Melon Mambo cut using the Big Shot (have to be careful when we type this don't we ladies?), The two circles have been punched and the sentiment is from Occasional Phrases. Finally, three cupcakes from Itty Bitty Bits and the co-ordinating punch.:

Jules organised a fab day, laid on a great lunch and just check out pudding:

 

 

I have lots more to share with you but haven't had chance to take photos yet. Thanks to everyone who swapped with me and shared tips, ideas and products!!!

Curry and wine time now.
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Vintage Tea And Some Posh Nosh

Oooh I'm having a lush Mother's Day today. Doing as I please.....crafting! I enjoyedthe last Embellish challenge I joined in with so much that I had to have ago at their latest one too, even though the colours aren't very me at all. Another stipulation is to use fancy trim:

I've used some of the gorgeous new mini catty stuff - Springtime Vintage DSP, the fabulous Four Frames and Itty Bitty Bits Stamps, Vintage Wallpaper embossing folder and a Big Designer Button! My colours are River Rock, Always Artichoke and Certainly Celery. I always, always take poor photos of green shades. I have no idea why!

Once I'd stamped the frames, I cut them in half to make some bunting and stuck them down on dimensionals for lift. I didn't have any of the new seam binding ribbon in Pear Pizzaz which would have looked fab, so I dyed some of the White Organza Ribbon using my River Rock ink pad and once dry, pulled a thread through the centre to ruffle it up. To make my matching thread for the bunting and to attach the button, I cut down the edge of the ribbon as neatly as I could! So cute that the Itty Bitty stamp set have matching punches!

So on to my quite posh lunch out yesterday! The rain stopped - hurrah! My friends took pleasure in planting a massive silver and pink helium balloon on our table with '40' on for the whole world to see (it was more embarassing taking it shopping and then home on the bus with me afterwards to be honest!).

The company was fab and the food was delish. Have to share.......

 

Not convinced I'll be taking tiles off my roof and varnishing them to make plates just yet though. I don't do fish as a rule, I'm allergic to shell fish and anything tasting vaguely fishy generally makes me turn my nose up. But given a choice of fish or brocolli soup, I opted for the fish. Twas OK but couldn't eat a whole one. Next up yummy steak, mash, spring greens and mushroom puree followed by vanilla panacotta with berries and sorbet. The far right pud wasn't mine but it looks yummy doesn't it?

And to help celebrate....

 

 

Ladies wot lunch wouldn't be complete without cocktails would it? Can you guess which is mine? Left to right: negroni, singapore sling and a cosmo.

Well I'm off to play with more goodies from the mini - if you feel tempted to purchase or to have a party or a play, please get in touch and I'll be happy to help.

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