EXCITING NEWS!!!! AN EVENING WITH PHILIPPA HANNA!!!!

    So my exciting news is now official. I have been approached as a sponsor and fundraiser for the amazing Philippa Hanna to help raise funds for her to take on the HUGE Collabro 2015 tour as the support!!! For those of you who are unfamiliar, Philippa is a northern Lass whose lyrics are so inspiring and touching they really do change lives!
I first became a supporter of Philippa's about 18 months ago when i was introduced to her music. Her lyrics were so moving to me as a woman, a christian and a broken human! You really don't need to have any of the previous prerequisits to love her music however.........shes just an all round fabulous musician! 
As some of you will know I'm a christian and therefore have a huge interest in supporting Philippa to bring her extraordinary work to a secular society! And she is taking great strides......touring with Lionel Ritchie, Blue and next Collabro as well as song writing with some amazing celeb talents!
But this work doesn't come cheap...... i am passionate about Philippa reaching as many ears as will listen...... from the point of view of a woman, a mental health worker, a christian and a lover of natural unadulterated talent! 
So..........im sponsoring the packaging for the raffle prizes... Stampin up style!!!! And selling packs of my hand crafted christmas cards of which i will be donating 50% to Philippa's team through RocketFuel.
It promises to be a funfilled evening with lots of fun going on and a special performance from the lady herself! Please let me know if you are interested in tickets and i can help you with that.......but don't take my word for it......www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVNKj0fbMiU have a look!!!

Check out her single..."I am Amazing"

    DETAILS OF THE EVENT

FRIDAY DEC 12TH

7PM

OADBY BAPTIST CHURCH,

LEICESTER

LE2 5

Will keep you posted with updates of my work as the date draws closer!!!!!

Thanks for stopping by,

Blog Soon

Yvonne xx

Crafting with Kids

Hi all,

I had the honour yesterday of doing a fun filled craft workshop for a 6th birthday party! It was so lovely......i prepared a bag of crafting goodies for each child and we made cards and gift boxes with gusto. The children were so excited to get started and you could hear a pin drop. The concentration on their faces was fantastic and the make and takes looked really fab! Such a great group of young children.
I was really hoping that the event would be a success but it actually surpassed expectation and I'm real chuffed with how it went. Im really hoping i'll get the chance to do more events for children in the future.
Please do let me know if you'd like more information, I'm fully DBS checked and am happy to work with you on theming etc. This party was with a Frozen theme and i was presented when i arrived with a fantastic frozen themed space to craft in!

This is a quote sent to me today from the Childs Mum...
"Hi there Yvonne, we just wanted to Thank you for yesterday. It was fantastic to see all the children engaged and having so much fun. It made it really easy for us with 3 other young children not to have to provide entertainment. Eva had such a great time and we're really grateful for how you worked with us to create such great ideas for the theming! Thank you!"
Joanna A (Mum to Eva)

For my parties i provide a hand crafted party bag of top quality crafting goodies for every guest and a special gift for the birthday child. Hand crafted Party invitations and Thank you cards, along with 2 crafting technique sessions aimed at the childs age for them to get stuck into. Approx 40 mins each! With a break in the middle for refreshments you may be serving. 
Here is a little photo of our card crafting session......look at the concentration! Amazing!!!

Will be back real soon with some projects I've got to share with you all....

i have a busy week ahead with 2 craft events....... LOVE MY JOB!!!!!!

Blog soon

Yvonne xx

Exciting Times

Well, since returning from my trip I've been approached with a very exciting opportunity which i can't wait to tell you. I'll keep you all posted and as soon as i am able to i will reveal all! This is such a fab job!!!!!!
Ive also spent the day having a lovely creative session on my Tunisian inspired work.....will post pics tomorrow! Thanks so much for stopping by!!
Blog Soon
Yvonne xx

Back from a wonderful break!

Feeling totally refreshed and inspired by my time in Tunisia. What a beautiful place. The people are overwhelmingly friendly and happy! It really was infectious and i found myself sitting at the beach bar jotting down ideas and notes for some Tunisian inspired projects. The colours, the smells,  the sun and the truly atmospheric stormy skies.... am truly thankful to have the opportunity to immerse myself in this stunning culture. So keep your eyes out for some of my inspired projects
Blog Soon
Yvonne xx

Over and out!

Well its currently 2.40am am I'm just about to leave for the airport for a week of sun, sand and girly time with my great friend Guayente. We are off to Tunisia to celebrate her 40th birthday and get in some well earned R and R. The troops are all dispatched this end to take over my role as mummy..... My husband and Mum are fully briefed! Just wanted to say have a great week and i'll be sure to post some photos when i return. Ive not left yet and am already missing my craft room!!!
Take Care
Blog soon Yvonne xx

Great new project!

Hi all,
Whilst i ought to be packing for my Holiday with my friend to Tunisia on sunday i just couldn't resist getting into my craft room and having a play! I created a piece of Box Frame Art which came out beautifully and it only took less than an hour to do! Im quite excited to get it up on the wall in my Bathroom!!

I used the Seasonally Scattered Stamp set item number 135020 from the seasonal catalogue to print the gorgeous "love" centrepiece. After loading the stamp with ink i used a damp cotton bud to wipe off the purple ink from the tiny hearts and using the real red marker, penned the hearts in again. This is such a simple technique but looks so stunning! Almost as though its a high quality print as opposed to an ink stamp!!! For all the tiny flowers i used the Petite Petals stamp set from the Annual Catalogue, item number 133152 and the co-ordinating punch, item number 133322. The colours i used for the flowers were Strawberry Slush 131178, Coastal cabana 131175, Crisp Cantaloupe 131176. The "Love" was stamped with Perfect Plum 126954 and i also printed "peace and joy" with the Perfect Plum. This stamp is from the current Hostess set which you could earn by hosting a party with me before the 31st October 14. The box frame was from Ikea but they are on sale in many places at a really small price!

Unfortunately the curly blond child does not come with a catalogue number......he's all mine! Roman decided he'd photo bomb me whilst trying to get a photo of my project!

Hope you are all having a great day.......please feel free to ask any questions and share pictures of your projects! Please use my online shop if you'd like to have a go to create this for yourselves!

Blog Soon,

Yvonne xx

Peace On Earth

Hi everybody!,
Its that time of year when we need to be really thinking about the Christmas Season, especially for those who like to make personal and hand crafted cards and gifts..... and so today thats what I've been doing. It seems so far away until you work out its only 13 weeks.
I love Christmas, I love the feel of giving and seeing people begin to get excited. The buzz is infectious and I'm right in there with the festive best of them.
Im also Christian so for me its a very significant time. One that brings reflection, thanks and peace. In following projects i will be attempting some more Christian projects which excites me greatly!!
But lets be honest not a lot doesn't excite me where Stampin' up products are concerned. The seasonal catalogue is full of total yumminess and I've tried to sit and write a list of what id like most! Its really not easy.....i see potential gorgeous craft projects in all of it!!!
So back to todays crafting....i decided to start with a really simple card which is just stunning!

This was made using the Natures Peace stamp set, item number 135116 and £21.95 from the annual catalogue.

Its truly is so pretty and i used the Stampin Write markers to simply colour on to the stamp which gave me the multi coloured effect! The colours I used are Real Red, Garden Green and Chocolate Chip......it really is so easy, these pens are awesome! Double ended with a fine nib and a thicker nib which works essentially as a paintbrush! They can be bought in sets of 5, 8 and 10 dependent on your colour choices....honestly you will be so impressed by them! At my open day on Saturday my guests thought they were watching some sort of magic happening! 

Of course i used the Whisper White card stock which is just the smoothest feeling card and takes to the ink so beautifully! This can be found in the Annual Catalogue, number 106549 and at £7.50 for 40 sheets is a real must have.

The ribbon isn't Stampin up however as i haven't received my order of ribbons yet so this is by "we are memory keepers"!

If you feel you would like to have a go at some christmas stamping please go ahead and look in my online shop, there are lots of gorgeous christmassy images to choose from.

And lets be honest, theres nothing quite like receiving a hand made card from a loved one!

So for now its over and out, Thanks for stopping by,

Blog soon,

Yvonne xx