Monday, 24 October 2011

New Design for Christmas

We did this in class last week using the Seasonal set and everybody really liked it so I thought I would explain how to make it on my Blog.
From the book you can refer to the codes below.

Peel off and cut out shapes....
1 x AK for Pudding in brown
1 x P for Pudding top in white
5 x AH for Holly in green
1 x AM for Head in vanilla
1 x K for Hat in red
1 x AO for Bobble on hat in white
2 x AA for Wings in white
1 x AP for Banner in red and white spots

You should now have all these...

Ooops I missed off the Banner....sorry!

Chalk edges of a notch card with red
1. Glue P onto AK, then glue 2 x AH onto the top of P. Add black dots from sheet No. 2109 onto AK.Add 3 pearls onto AH to resemble berries.
This is the Pudding minus the black dots



2. Glue K onto AM then add AO, draw face and glue to the back of the pudding, then glue wings into place.
Using 3D pads adhere to card.


3. Again using 3D pads place banner AP above pudding. Add two peel off lines to resemble hanging, (see card). Add holly leaves and pearls each end of banner.
Add Christmas wording to banner.
Glue 1cm of red and white spotty paper onto each side of the card and trim. Add black dots randomly with pen.

Hope you can make sense of my rubbish instructions!!!

There will be 5 new card designs featured in the Papercraft Essentials magazine which is available on Wednesday 26th October.
These designs are not in the Bee Booklet. Let me know if you like them.

Bee Happy

Helen
xx

Wednesday, 19 October 2011

Busy day at Biggin Hill

Wow, what a busy day it was lovely to see all the familiar faces and of course lots of new ladies.
It created a lot of interest which was very encouraging for me as it is a new concept.

It was good to see our new customers who loved our Bee set and bought the Seasonal set on the day.
Hope you have lots of fun making all the designs and some of your own creations.


Here am I having a breather after a very busy day....!


Lesley and Joan enjoying a cuppa..!

I will take a few close ups of the tags and cards that I displayed on the day in my next blog, once I have finished making some sample cards for Jenny to take on the telly.

Thanks to Mum & Dad for helping us and Raynor for our lovely banner

Bee Happy!
Helen

Thursday, 13 October 2011

Biggin Hill show

Busy getting ready for the Biggin Hill show on Sunday 16th October.
I will demonstrate lots of new designs from the new Seasonal set and here is a little preview.....




We will be on Stand 26 near the Tea rooms, and look forward to seeing you there!!

Bee Happy
Helen
x

Sunday, 18 September 2011

Xmas set has arrived!!!

My new Seasonal set and booklet are now available from my web site.
I will be demonstrating the peel offs at the Craft Barns mini fest all day on Saturday October 1st, hope to see you there with lots of different ideas on how to use the peel offs.
These are just a couple of examples.......




My next adventure will be showing at the Sincerely Yours show at Biggin Hill on Sunday 16th October
We will have a small stand selling the sets, booklets and all papers, card and embellishments which is all you need to make the cards.
Hope to see you all there!!

Bee Happy!

Helen
x

Tuesday, 13 September 2011

Debbie`s Card

So sorry I haven`t blogged for ages but have been so busy getting the Xmas set photographed.
At last its ready and will be available to buy by the end of the week!!
Here are some sneak previews......



More details at the weekend.

After our day using the Helidot peel offs, Debbie made a lovely book card using all the ideas that she learnt on the day. This is another sample of how versatile and creative you can be using the Helidot peel offs.




Well done Debbie and thanks for sharing your ideas with us!!

And this little card was made by Sophie, my grandaughter aged 6.......


Didn`t she do well....!!!

Bee Happy!

Helen
xx

Sunday, 21 August 2011

Helidot day at home

What a lovely day we had yesterday making 4 cards using my new peel offs.
There were 15 ladies all squashed into my kitchen after we re-arranged the furniture!!
But nobody seemed to mind and all had a really good day.
Thanks to my Mum and my daughter Emma for all their help!! I couldn`t have managed without them.

Here we all are hard at work.....



By the end of the day Fran said she had mastered the art of cutting out neatly, well done Fran!!
Here are two of the cards we made which are not in the booklet, illustrating how versatile the peel offs are


As you can see it is a pop up card



This is the front view. The bird is attached with acetate to the back of the bird house.

One of the other cards we made was this one, which everyone loved and was much simpler and not so much cutting out.We managed 3 cards in the afternoon, well done everyone!!


Hope you like it, as everyone said it would be an ideal Baby card.

Bee Happy.

Love
Helen
xx

Thursday, 11 August 2011

Craft Buddies Day

Had an enjoyable morning demoing at Craft Buddies in Uckfield last Saturday.
Lovely to meet lots of new people and I would like to thank them for their enthusiasm.
The morning went so quickly and thank you to Helen for inviting me.
Here are some more cards we made using my peel offs....



Yesterday was exciting when my MAKING CARDS magazine arrived and I discovered my products had been featured in the "what`s new" section. I loved the headline "Dotty about peel offs!!"

I`m so busy this week designing my Christmas set which should be available in September.....here is a sneak preview, hope you like it.......


I will be demoing the set at the Craft Barn`s mini fest on October 1st .

Bee Happy!!!
Helen
x