Its all about Flowers

I will very soon be able to share set no.5 with you its called petites fleurs and is proving to be quite lovely.
Lots of petals and leaves as well as some large letters. The flowers are gorgeous and all the shapes are very
versatile.  The mini sets have really been designed to work in conjuction with all the different sets.
However, I have been playing with the new set for two weeks and have made a real assortment of cards.

I will give you lots of ideas once it is available to buy..    

The cards below are both made using Fairies and Friends set.  Really easy to make. I hope you like them.  

Thanks for looking. Will share some more cards very soon.

Bee Happy


Helen

Back at last

I apologise for not sharing any cards for so long, but life has been a bit difficult since the middle of October, My father died suddenly and then 4 weeks later my lovely step-dad had a  serious.heart attack, thanks to my sister being there when it all happened he survived and is making good progress.  So I am starting to get back to some normality now.  I hope you all had a happy Christmas and I wish everyone a very happy new year.

Below are some cards which I have made using the Seasonal set along with the Seasonal extras, all these cards can now be adapted to make birthday cards just by changing colours and substituting holly for leaves and flowers and of course the wording.  Sometimes I think it is quite a good idea to leave some cards blank as you can always write a lovely sentiment inside. The Santa belt card can be changed to a different colour
i.e. greens and black and you have a card for those difficult men in your life.  Let me know what you achieve.    

I am working on another mini set at the moment it has lots of new flower and leaf shapes which can be used to make some cute new creatures my favourite is a fairy mouse.  The set should be ready in about 3- 4 weeks.  It will adopt the same format as the Seasonal Extras with the project ideas and designs being with the 3 sheets of shapes.This set can be used as an extra to the other Helidot sets.  
I will be holding a workshop sometime in February at Lovingly Made using the new set. If you are interested  in coming to a workshop with me please contact  Trixie or John on 01342 321 766 or online at www.lovinglymadeltd.co.uk during January..

Below is a little example from the new set..

Thanks for looking

Bee Happy


Helen
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Helidot on You Tube

After many requests last Friday Becky from Hobby Art and myself decided to make a You Tube video featuring a simple demo card from the Helidot`s Seasonal peel off set.
This is a new idea and therefore there are no instructions for this in the booklet.

Well done Becky!!
I hope the link below works!!
Look out for more demos in near the future


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7urRa5tcS_I

Also I will be at the Craft Barn this Saturday 6th October, demoing my new Seasonal Extras, look forward to seeing you there.

Bee Happy

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Lovingly Made Workshop

Yesterday I held my first workshop at Lovingly Made, and what a lovely day we all had.  If you havent visited Lovingly Made yet I would strongly recommend you do.  The owners John and Trixie Bradley make
everyone so welcome with their lovely home made cakes and coffee.  They have a lovely shop where you can browse and a beautiful studio where a lot of the workshops are held. The opening hours are Thursday to Sunday 10.00am - 4.00pm..

Here is one of the cards I made with the group yesterday, using the Bee peel off set.

   

I will be at Lovingly Made on 17th November
hosting a Christmas workshop so if you would like to join
me please contact them on 01342 321 766 or you can contact them on their website www.lovinglymade.co.uk.

On Friday 28th September Lovingly Made are having a coffee/Tea afternoon to raise money for McMillan charity there will also be a make and take so go along and enjoy.

Bee Happy

Helen    

Crafts Beautiful Feature

In this months Crafts Beautiful Xmas special Zoe Pearson has used the Helidot Seasonal peel offs to create some simple but lovely Xmas cards.

You will find the article on page 26 and she has made 7 different cards with the peel offs and Helidot papers.

I would also recommend you purchase the Seasonal instruction booklet for lots more ideas that are not featured in the article.

Bee Happy!!

New Seasonal Extra launch

Following a successful launch of my new Seasonal Extra set at Biggin Hill, I have been asked to put the cards on the Blog.
The instructions for these 3 cards are on the leaflet which is included with the new Seasonal Extra set.

Also just wanted to share with you my Grandson`s third birthday card which is created using Faries and Friends and the new Seasonal Extra set.

On Saturday 8th September Lovingly Made are opening their doors for a demonstration day from 10.30am until 3.30pm
It would be lovely if you could come along and join us.
Coffee and Cake will be provided for everyone.

Find them at......
The Homestaed
Off Copthorne Rd
Felbridge
East Grinstead
W Sussex
RH19 2QQ

Hope to see you there

Bee Happy

New samples from TV

Thanks for all your lovely messages which I have received before and since I went on Create and Craft with Jenny from Hobby Art, and of course a HUGE THANKYOU to Jenny for inviting me on her show.  I was so nervous for about a week before but as soon as I arrived in the green room and met all those familiar faces I felt so much better.  I must say it certainly was an experience!!!!!!
On the way home the grandchildren rang and they were so excited I hadn't seen them as they had been on holiday so Sophie said she had to see me as she had a surprise for me and here it is a gold medal for doing so well who needs to win a gold in the olympics when all you have to do is make a few cards and demo them on the television.  

As promised here are some of the cards from the seasonal set which I demoed on T.V.
The fairy can be made using the instructions from the Fairies and Friends set
but instead of using a skirt and wings you use holly from the seasonal set.

   
The instructions for the large penguins are in the seasonal booklet but the baby is made using small circles for  the head and the body is made using the smaller oval shapes (AB) on sheet no 2108 and the small lights(Y) on sheet no 2107 are the flippers. The foot is the same as the large penguin.  Hope that is helpful. The pudding is made using (AK) and (P) simply glue one on to the other add a few black dots from sheet no 2109. Add three holly shapes from sheet no 2108 and three circles to resemble berries or just use 3 large red pearls or jewels.  The J and Y are the waste from the J and Y on sheet no 2109.  
The parcels are using the medium square ((R) and (O) for the faux ribbon the bows are made using (K) x 2 on each parcel with a (T) small heart finished with a jewel.
All the patterned papers I have used on the above cards are Helidot papers.

Lots going on at the moment I will be bringing out a mini Christmas set very soon hopefully by the end of August ,  it will compliment the seasonal set so I am busy with that at the moment.

I am joining a new company called Lovingly Made and will be hosting a workshop there on 22nd September  so if anyone is interested please go on their website.

Looking forward to seeing the girls down in Balcombe for a really fun day with my friend Charry will post some pics after next weekend and will share some of the projects we are making.

Bee Happy

Helen