Ggggrrrrrrrrrr scheduled posting

I'm so so so sorry for the delay in this post! Trust me to try to be organised, I clearly did not do it right - and not to self must check scheduled post on day of post! (wrist well and truly slapped!)

At Charisma this week we have a great challenge set, the theme is NEW YEAR, we have some fabby sponsors and great prizes as always, so please come and join in.

Sorry about the dodgy lighting, I really enjoyed making this card, I used my Trixie alphabet dies, which I have had stashed for ages, and they cut through the glitter card lovely, the papers are yummy too from DCWV.

Thanks for dropping by. xxx

EBay Sale

(Sorry cant get this pic the right way round) I brought this bad boy a couple of weeks ago at a craft fair - and nearly wet my pants!!! Sorry to much info - but I had had had to have it, it is rather amazing! I don't really want to sell it but its just stayed in the box since I go it home as good old life just gets in the way! So good old boring common sense tells me I don't really need it, I have battled with myself since these thoughts begun! lol.

Anyway its on EBay along with 3 sets of dies, I'm open to sensible offers and happy for buyer to collect, I will also be listing 3 sets of Stampin Up markers in the next couple of days all brand new.

Hello, I'm so sorry for being such a bad bad blogger of late! I've been here there and everywhere with my little girl (mostly hospital appointments for one reason or another) but fingers crossed we have a date for the op and fingers crossed it will just be the regular checks all preemies have until they need to go no more!

Anyway - this weeks challenge had me stumped! So after a lot of thought of things I could make and use! I came up with Christmas day favour box's, I know the pic looks a bit boring, and if I had thought about it better and was not racing against time to meet the deadline, I would have taken a pic of inside the box, so much more interesting, full of retro sweets, flying saucers, jelly beans, love hearts, white mice, bon bons candy sticks and so on, a little box of yummy fun, so I have a few more to make they will all be made from diffrent sheets out of the same stack of yummy sparkly paper.

I cant believe I found this so hard as we sell laser cut favour box's on our website, I couldn't have cheated that bad tough and used on of these! We are about to re brand in the new year, as we have outgrown our current name and it does not do our biz any favours as we have sooooooooooo much more to offer.

Hope its not to cold where you are. xxx

Charisma DT - Sketch

Oh my computer has a nasty infection - I am really gutted! But there we go!

Over at Charisma this week, there is a fab sketch made by the lovely Vee. It has a twist so come and join in, we would love for you to join us.

Well I have had to admit defeat as I cant open any photos from my blog - gutted as I love my laptop! Oh more expense! Nasty virus. x

Weekend Sale

A very pink sweet bar - this one is suitable for up to 150 people

White spandex covers with Burgundy sash

Willow organza sash with with white spandex chair covers.

If your in the South West planning a wedding or event for this year or next Balloon Boutique are having a weekend sale! Starting midnight tonight ending 2359 hours 21/11/10.

Chair cover and organza sash hire just £2.50 each - fitted, or with 2 organza sash's £3.00.

Sweet bar hire from £1.50 per guest.

We also have lovely centre pieces and some snazzy balloon decor.

www.balloon-boutique.co.uk or email me at sally@balloon-boutique.co.uk

Book whilst your date is available.

Small charge may be added to cover fuel, subject to availability, T&C apply.

Charisma Cardz DT - Baby's

Can you believe it's Thursday again? I cant, these days are flying by!

As it's Thursday it's time again for another Charisma Challenge, this week the theme is

BABY'S

As always we have some great sponsors, and great prizes, pop on over and take a peek and play along.

To make the card I used:

Image: Stampasaurus

Medium: Promarkers

Paper: Coordinations

Others: Nestabilities, computer generated sentiment, sparkly gems from stash.

Penny Black Fairy

Afternoon, hope your all well, and your homes are all ok with these bad winds we have been having, were keeping everything crossed our house, fence panels stay in place. Last year at our old house we had a huge trampoline find its way over the fences into our garden - wernt we lucky? : ) shame it belonged to the little girl a couple of doors down lol, it safely made its way home.

Anyway onto today's card. No surprises another Penny Black image, coloured with promarkers and glamour dust to the wings. The card stock is all coordination's, sentiment is from craft work cards, those little sparkly gems are like mirrors, they are lovely, I don't know what shop they are from as I brought them at a craft fair.

Is anyone going to the craft fair at Taunton on Sunday??? I'm in two minds at the mo! (Cant believe I'm saying that out loud! lol)

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Truley scrumptious: Sketch & Happy Birthday (optional)
Delightful challenge: Glitter
Moving along with the times: Nice & bright
Crazy 4 challenges: Square card.

Charisma Cardz DT - Sympathy

Morning all, hope you are well. I'm wearing my poppy with pride today, may all our lost hero's rest in peace.

Anway's onto a brighter note, I cant believe it's Thursday again already which means Charisma Challenge day, this week the theme is Sympathy, I again initially found this one quite hard, as I wanted one of those gorgeous scrolly sentiments saying something about sympathy. So I graced every single craft shop in the area, came away from each one with no said stamp, but a few pounds lighter! lol....

To make I used, Penny black image coloured with big & juicy, all card from stash, fiskars border punch, and the sentiment is one from a good old Penny Black transparent set. I also heat embossed the image &sentiment with clear powder.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

C.R.A.F.T - Colour combo

Cute Card Thursday - Anything goes

One Stop - Embossing

Charisma DT - Christmas

This week over at Charisma the theme is Christmas, a nice easy one especially at this time of year, as usual there are some fab prizes, so pop on over and take a peek at the other girls gorgeous creations. x

Real swarovski's....

Yes this card is sporting some real sparkly bling! I brought these ages and ages ago for something I had to have, and never got round to it! As you do!!! lol So I decided they were far to pretty to be sat in a draw, so out they came.

Clean & Simple: Sketch

A Spoonful of sugar: Relish to embellish.

My time to craft: Quick & cute

Creative Card Crew: Punches

Yo make I used flower punches, Penny Black sentiment, clear embossing powder, gorgeous swarovski crystals.

More stuff added to EBay

Just to let you know (if your wanting!) I have just put a couple more Gorjuss Girl stamps into my EBay listings, tomorrow I will add more stamps and loads of brand new Stampin Up markers.

It's so early!

Morning, I cant (well I can) believe how early I'm today, I'm off to visit with the babe's and babies from SNICU, so excited to see them all I could pop! As I'm up in plenty of time might go and brave the Sainsbury's toy sale! Have a few hours till I need to be there.......

Here's a pic of the little lady.

Good Luck to anyone trying to get Take That tickets later this morning. x

EBay Sale

I have decided to be ruthless! If I have it, have not used it or do not use anymore, its neglected and in serious need of TLC! So I am in the process of listing some lovely craft stash on EBay. So far there are some brand new packaged stamps Stampin Up! from Lili of the valley, and some Gorjuss Girls from Funky Kits, they are on 3 day listings, so if your in the market for some go take a peek! I will be listing brand new Stampin Up markers and more stamps over the weekend.

Charisma Cardz DT

Another week! Where is time going?! Well we have spent most of the last week at various hospitals/doctors with the little lady in prep for her op next year - fingers crossed all is heading in the right direction!

Anyway in the mean time it's Thursday again, which means it Charisma Cardz Challenge again already!

This week the theme is to make a matching pair of things! You choose, and we cant wait to see what you create. There are some fab prizes up for grabs as well, so go take a peek.

Here is what I made, and in good old Sally style I dropped the box, had chocolate balls everywhere, and it all popped apart! Typical, but never mind hay?! I had to chuckle and chase the chocs before my dog helped to pick them up!

To make I used various punches, Papermania card stock, ribbon & sparkly gems from my stash, versa mark ink, clear embossing powder, acetate, Penny Black sentiment,and some lovely chocolate balls.

Sweet Bar! Yummy

Hi, hope you all had a lovely weekend, here's what we did yesterday! We showcased our sweet bar (pink and white version), the latest addition to Balloon Boutique! It went down a storm at the wedding fair, so hopefully the bookings will start rolling in. I am so impressed as there are so many organised girls out there who are not getting married until 2012 and they are getting sorted right now! Wow, only wish I could be that organised! We planned ours in 4 months! I'm sure I would have been doing the wedding fair rounds tough if we had been panning so far in advance. It was so lovely to see so many happy excited ladies.

We were at Bicton House, Devon, and the sun shone through the windows all day long - it was lovely. x