Admin on a Monday :D

Morning all, well today is my admin day whilst mini me is at pre school :) blogging, insta, etsy,Facebook and gathering up purchases by customers :D busy busy.

I did manage to make a few thank you note cards! Luckily as Mr ups has just been!!
I made him a card last week just to thank him for being such a good courier. I've never had damaged parcels, always on time and the service is fab thank you ups!!!

This afternoon I will be crafting away with my new stamp sets and probably a touch of colouring with my stampin up blends!!!!  Yippie super excited.

I also have some very good news....  I'm now BRONZE ELITE with stampin up!! This is a massive achievement as I've always been bronze. Can't wait for our convention in April,I get my ribbon which doesn't say bronze anymore :D

How is everyone spending their Mondays?
Well I'm going to dive back into the bits and bobs here before 15:30.
Stay warm everyone
Nikki x

Snowy Southampton :(

Good afternoon from a snowy Southampton,

I keep neglecting my blog page :( 

Well since my last post I have uploaded many makes on my Facebook page and Instagram and purchased sooooo much more Stampin up products!! You see, when your a crafter you just have to have everything, even if it sits in its cellophane for another 6 months haha!!

What is the weather like where you are and have you been crafting at all??
I hate snow!!!

So today has been pretty hectic, I've had my 4 year old home from school due to the weather (massive inconvenience) so I've been mum and trying to work on some projects at home. I've been making a few Easter egg gifts and a few other bits that I will be uploading on Instagram ;).

I have also created an Etsy account so I now have my own shop on there, wish me luck!!
Please check out my items for sale on craftheartedshop on www.etsy.co.uk

Well Im off now to cook dinner whilst the other half is battling the wind and snow on his way home from work.
Stay safe everyone
Nikki x

Christmas is coming......:D

Good afternoon all, So I have a question.when you receive bad news what do you turn to?  A person, an object, a place, an activity... I ask this because I received some devastating news this week from a friend who struggled to spit her words out. A friend of ours had sadly passed away whilst she was on her holiday with her soon to be husband. I was absolutely gobsmacked and couldn't process what she had said. Later that day my best friend came round and still I had no emotion... until the following day. When I'm in my craft room I'm either listening to the radio or chillout music. That was it the chillout music was on and so where the waterworks. I felt the need to make my friends mum a card to say how thankful I was to have met her daughter and to have created some wonderful memories with. I have decided not to share the card as I feel its a very person thing and I wish to respect the family at this devastating time.

Since the news I've made a few cards!! which as of late is a rare occurrence :( not sure why.



Crafting is an escape, as for many crafters.   When I'm in my craft room I feel relaxed and completely zenned out.

NEW fruit basket stamp set COMING SOON!!

Good afternoon all. I just wanted to share a new stamp set which is coming soon!

It's called the fruit basket stamp set with corresponding punches!!!  The demonstration that was given at stampin up onstage last weekend was brilliant!  So I thought I'd make a little tag today as I have a gift for someone and thought this would be perfect.
The punches are super cute and the sentiments are amazing!
If you would like me to do a video tutorial to show how I made the tag please let me know.
so what have you spent your day doing? 
Nikki x

PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE NEW SPRING / SUMMER CATALOGUE 2018 AND I WILL POST ONE OUT TO YOU AS SOON AS IT IS RELEASED.

Good morning all, DATES RELEASED FOR ONSTAGE 2018!!

Good morning all,

      So had a busy weekend and a busy week so far.
Went to Bath on Friday to visit 'My' shop as I call it or gorjus santoro if you want to be specific tee hee. I purchased my calendar for 2018 and have already written in all important dates and events  :D I really wish the shop was as big as the website! We then continued further up north to our hotel in Birmingham followed by dinner as a family. Saturday I Attended Solihull Stampinup onstage event!!! Came home with lots of goodies (as usual) met some new and wonderful demo's and was lovely to catch up with some of the demo's which I already knew. We had a whole day full of live demonstrations, chatting and giggling, creating our make and takes and eating of course! The evening came to an end when we all got together as not only fellow demonstrators but as a stampinup family who are there to support one another Always! Food was absolutely divine thank you to Julie Wade who always puts alot of effort into arranging our evening meal. We were all shattered saturday evening as most of us where up at 6am unless you where me who was up at 4:30 due to excitement! didn't go to bed till around 23:00 so i slept like a baby to say the least.
Sunday was a very relaxed day, we had breakfast at the hotel, packed then headed to cadburys world where we enjoyed the tour round the factory and tried lots of chocolate yummmm. I've wanted to visit the bull ring in Birmingham for a few years now but have never got round to it so thats what we did on our 'family day' as we call it. Nandos and looking around all the shops which lead to a slow drive home where we did not hit any traffic. BONUS!!
Next years Telford onstage event is April 7th so me and a few other demonstrators have already booked our hotel! Eager or what

This week I have been really focusing on healthy clean eating and exercise so I've hit the gym Mon,Tues and Wed. Today i had an hours power walk around my local area with the dog (Hes shattered to say the least as he only has little legs)  I'm currently drinking my new chocolate 100% pea protein shake, sounds revolting but it just tastes like a thick chocolate milkshake.

A day full of crafting for me, what are you all up to?


Nikki x


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Halloween! Stampin up style

Good morning all!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

 Well I have a few little bits to share with you this morning. So I've never been much of a 'Halloween gal' but now my little girl is old enough to take trick or treating I really get into it. This year I decided to jazz up the sweets in which the children will receive.

What do you think? Comments are much appreciated.

Products used:
Stampin up test tubes,whisper white,delightful Dijon cardstock,seasonal chums And labels to love stamp sets, bakers twine, peekaboo peach, crumb cake and pear pizzazz ink.
I purchased a pumpkin charm off eBay and the black cellophane bags also came from eBay.

Enjoy trick or treating tonight, stay safe.

x

There's a merry Christmas in the making!

Good afternoon all,


 I will soon be in the process of moving my crafting space into the other room so will upload some pictures once this has been done in the next few weeks.
what have you all been crafting recently?? well I've been doing a bit of everything, birthday cards, Halloween gifts and tags and now a little of Christmas.


Today I am blogging this!
I totally forgot I even this stamp set until I came across it underneath all the other rubbish on my desk (whoops) I do love a spot of coloring with my aqua painter I find it really therapeutic. I was inspired my Ann Schach with the use of her shading and color combo.
well I'm off to read more of my sarah millican autobiography and hopefully have a doze in my armchair before the school run :)
Have a wonderful afternoon.
Nikki x