Hey bloggers! Sorry its been another god knows how many weeks since my last post…but I am still here but just been a busy beaver! This is one of my most hectic times of the year..preparing for the Alexandra Stamp Show at the end of this month. I have been busy finishing off new stamp designs aswell as teaching some classes at my local craft stores. So what comes next….yes SAMPLES! Each stamp set I’ve designed recently now needs to have a few samples made to inspire those of you who visit us at the show. So back to WOYWW you can see I have a new storage investment..my cardstock tower! For ages now I’ve wanted to get something to organize colours etc.
The piece I was working on earlier today is from my Button Floral Stamp Set. Not quite finished yet…I think it needs a Bow. Here are a few other samples I have been working on recently.
What do you think? All for now, S@m x
Well the system broke down…I was adamant to keep up with this challenge but I’ve been naughty the past few weeks. I have been busy designing more stamp sets and designing projects for up and coming workshops I will be teaching at the Craftrange, Jayz Crafts and Samuel Taylors. Not to mention finalizing things for Alexandra Palace Stamp Show. So am I forgiven? lol
Ok so on my Workdesk today…is utter chaos! When I am designing projects I seem to turn the contents of my studio upside down…I like to explore every option in my stash to find out what works best. I have some ongoing Christmas Projects with my Vintage stamp sets and also a metal project using my Vintage Sewing set….all for up and coming workshops 
I don’t want to give away close ups of the projects just yet (wink wink).
Here is a list of dates of my whereabouts for the next few months:
Saturday 28th August – CraftRange
Sunday 12th September – Samuel Taylors
Saturday 19th Setember – CraftRange
Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th September – Alexandra Palace Stamp Show
Saturday 2nd October – Samuel Taylors
Saturday 16th October – Craft Range
Sunday 24th October – Jayz Crafts
Saturday 30th October – Samuel Taylors
Saturday 20th November – Craft Range
Sunday 21st November – Samuel Taylors
You can find more information about the workshops on the company websites above. Or email me sam@creative-studios.co.uk Hope to see you there! All for now, S@m x
Hey Bloggers! Just wanted to inform you about the up and coming TV shows on Create and Craft this week. On Tues 27th at 9am we have Sue Wilson demonstrating my ‘Movie Night’ and ‘Showtime’ stamp sets (Images Below). If you would like to see some sneek peaks of Sue’s samples then you can find her blog HERE.
And not forgetting Sheena Douglass who will also be on Create and Craft this week on Wed 28th at 10am. Sheena will be demonstrating my new Christmas Stamp Sets ‘Partridge in a Pear Tree’ and ‘Winter Wonderland’ (Images below)
As usual I CANNOT wait to see what these TALENTED women come up with…an hour long show really isn’t enough time! lol
All for now, S@m x
So for those of you who were eager to see what I did with my ikea mirror (post below)….well here it is! Very ‘Shabby Chic’ I know!! I didn’t know what to pin up on it so I wrote you a message lol A few coats of a matte emulsion and then took my Tim Holtz sanding block to it..as simple as that! All for today, Sam x
Well today is the COMPLETE OPPOSITE of last weeks post, and by that I mean MESSY! haha!
I have a box of items I’ve been meaning to ‘Alter’ for some time now. So I started the long process of covering my mannequin and birdhouse in some vintage papers. For the mannequin I used some old sewing patterns which I picked up in a charity shop. I plan to attach some wings to the back of it. The wooden bird house I bought from the pound shop which I was so delighted by! I covered this in some vintage music paper which my partners Grandfather passed on to me. I don’t really have a plan with the birdhouse as of yet, but I shall keep you informed with my creations.
My next big ‘Altering’ project is this frame I purchased from…wait for it…IKEA lol I bought this a year ago and its still sat in its packaging lol I want to paint it cream/white and make it into a pin board for my studio….again watch this space!
And my last few items I wanted to share were from my local haberdashery shop. Hessian…this maybe used for my pin board. Some mesh in brown, white and green and lots of pretty ribbons and lace!
All for now, S@m x
Or should I say…’WIMSW’….’Whats in my Studio Wednesday’! lol So its Wednesday ALREADY and I’ve not really had much play time this week…sad Sammy 
However as I am adamant to keep up this challenge, I thought I would share my Craft Studio with you all.
Its very hard to find decent/reasonably priced storage I find, but Ikea is heaven! If you are a big Ikea fan like myself I am sure you will recognize many of my storage pieces in my studio lol
So this is my Studio where all the creative MADNESS takes place! As you can see its very colourful and stock to the brim full of crafting goodies! Its a good job my partner is so understanding bless him!
I actually have two work desks. The first (above) is the ‘clean’ computer side where nothing inky can get spilt over my computer…..I am talking about a previous experience which involved a keyboard and a glass of orange juice…bad times lol The majority of the wall storage is ikea. The magnetic tins I use to store my paper flowers in, the hanging baskets to store my Promarkers and the metal bars to drape my ribbon from.
So next up I have stuck magnetic sheets onto one side of my craft desk to hold my Nestabilities. Its so much easier to look up and find what I want rather than rummaging through packets of them lol
And last but not least my little sidekick ‘Diesel’ He spends most of the day keeping my feet warm sleeping on my slippers lol bless him! He’s 1 year old next month He doesn’t look impressed in this photo lol
Hope you’ve enjoyed ’snooping’ in my studio S@m x
Rubber Stamp Designer & Freelance Demonstrator
