I haven’t shared for a while a group I run over on Facebook for crafters who blog about it, we have nearly 3k talented members who regularly post and network with each other. We don’t allow businesses to advertise other than having the FB page banner sponsored, if you haven’t got a blog but use a FB page for crafting we allow those kind of posts 😀
Please come and check us out and
I love trying to come up with different idea for demo cards and this one came about while playing with the Mr Smith Workshop range from Docrafts 😀
You can check out the instructions over at the Docrafts website HERE
July’s Docraft’s demos are technique focused so us demonstrator’s are getting down and messy with our paints, glues and sprays 😀 I thought I’d try my hand at one of these mix media bits, I’m not convinced but it is a great way of using up all those little single embellishments we all have saved in their original packaging taking up way to much room in our craft spaces lol
It’s demo time again soon and there’s a little change from usual, this month we are do using on techniques so mild panic as I think all the ones I know I’ve shared already with my fabulous ladies in Inverness 
so I’m on the hunt for some new ones and I found Acrylic Pouring, so much fun!!!
Sadly I’m not a huge scrapbooker anymore but I felt this would be perfect, the effect has slapped onto a piece of cardboard so it’s well check to make and really effective 💗
I’ve added more pics onto my Docrafts gallery if you care to see here
I’m thrilled to share with you all that I’ve finally gone and found the time to sign up to be a demonstrator with Stampin’Up!!! Ice been wanting to join for about 8yrs but with having the shop it wasn’t allowed but this month I have no shop and they have a super amazing offer with two extra stamps sets FREE!!! O_O I know right who could resist getting £190 worth of goodies for £99, well I for one couldn’t, if anyone else fancies taking up the offer check out the info HERE x
My fabulous goodies 💗
My first card, quick one as I didn’t have a lot of time but you know what it’s like, new stash itching to play lol
I really don’t know why I’ve been so bad as usually I never shut up lol So a six month round up…….nothing much
I’m still working away hard with Docrafts I was given a few magazine commissions and I joined their Project Design Team which has been great fun working along side a great bunch of talented peeps 😀
My eldest left high school, has been accepted into Engineering College and is a week away from sitting his driving test! Scary stuff! My baby has moved high schools for the start of 3rd year and seems to be getting in great 😀 That’s about is really apart from me joining Stampin Up, I couldn’t resist any longer lol
I’ll leave you with some past Docrafts demo work X
It’s the same old Christmas argument my husband and I have every year yes you’ve guessed it, Is the Die Hard Movie a Christmas film?
Well I say no but this year I wanted to give hubs a funny card with a nod to our yearly tradition lol
Since closing Cullen Crafts ive taken the decision to join forces with my Mam and daughter, we plan, I between real work and school, to get crafty and open and Etsy store 😀 Our new business name is G&T , G for Ger(me obs) & for Abbie and T for Trish my Mam, really it’s for Gin & Tonic cause I love it but ssshhhh don’t tell the others 😀
We’ve been trying a few things, logos, products while we still in pack boxes from the catboats mountain 😳 but we’ll get there!
For my last demo of the year with Docrafts I received the fab bok dies, Snowflake, Tree & Star 😀 But what do you do to get more out of a simple box die well I had to get the old noodle working and came up with these Advent Trees.
The snowflake is a smaller 13 box tree for the 12days of christmas and the larger is a 26 tree 😀
I decided it needed a top so cut out some leaves from the Docrafts Poinsettia Die Set and it definitely done the trick!
With the darker card ive highlighted the edges of the little trees with a gold inkpad & used the Docrafts poinsettia die for the white poinsettia:D
So who stole November ??? So I had my mast demo for 2015 with Docrafts at Howdens Inverness, was great to catch up with my lovely ladies but that will be another post for another day with pics 😀
I’ve Dont most of this month playing with my new foil machine, a couple of craft fairs, Marilyn Manson concert & sorting my craft space! I’m still only have way through the boxes but I’m getting there, thankfully!
So after a lot of thinking and seditious on what to do next im joining forces with my Mam & daughter to open up an Etsy store for selling all our makes which im real excited about. Below are some pics of my new love, everything is being foiled lol
Geraldine Carruthers Designs 