2 weeks until we close

Hey everyone its just to remind you that the Artful Splodger shop will be closing in 2 weeks on the 28th December, we still have everything in stock at 50% off so why not grab yourself a last minute bargin before its too late. We also still have £40 mystery boxes containing £100 worth of products and 25 sheets of 12x12 papers for only £10.

£100 worth of products for only £40 !!!

We hope everyone has been enjoying our 50% sale, we have decided to give you even more of a bargin !!!! we are selling mystery boxes which will include £100 worth of products for only £40 !!! brands included such as Ranger, Tim Holtz, Prima, 7 Gypsies, Stampotique and more, every box will be different so why not treat yourself to an early christmas present or spoil yourself and buy 2 !!!!

50% OFF of everything in stock !!!

Due to the newest member of our splodger family, Dylan who was born on the 22nd August 2012, we have decided to stop trading for the time being at the end of the year. Therefore we are selling everything yes thats right EVERYTHING in stock at 50% off !!!!

Brands include Ranger, Tim Holtz, Stampotique, Dylusions, Dina Wakely, Studio 490, Suzi Blu, Bombshell, The Octopode Factory, Sizzix and many many more. So why not grab yourself a bargin.

We are also selling boxes of 25 sheets of 12x12 scrapbooking papers for only £10 !!!!  Brands include Echo Park, My Minds Eye, Prima and 7Gypsies.

   

We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all of our customers for their support and custom since we first started business. We have met some lovely people doing shows, demos and workshops and thank you to everyone who has come to see us.

                 Keep on Splodging !!!!

My Greatest Creation !!!!

Thought I would share some piccies with you of Dylan, he truely is a complete joy such a good baby, long may it last !!!!

1 day old in this picture and already a stunner.

 8 days old here cant believe how quickly he is changing, he wont be tiny for long

took this one yesterday, 2 weeks and 1 day old. I still cant get over what a gorgeous little boy Dylan is

ITS A BOY !!!!

Hey everyone, ITS A BOY !!!!

He is gorgeous 7lb 6 and his name is Dylan. I couldnt believe it went into hospital wednesday morning to be induced as I was 12 days over due and my waters broke naturally as soon as i got there hahahaha talk about leaving it to the last minute. We were very lucky and the labour went smoothly I didnt get the water birth I wanted but we did get a natural drug free labour with no doctors intervening so we are really happy. When I have more time I will post up some piccies.

xxx

Ahhhhhh 10 days over due !!!!!!

10 days over due can you believe it !!! not nice at all with the heat at the moment too, I've got reflexology booked for today as the midwife recommended it so fingers crossed that will work as we have tried everything else, this little one just doesnt want to budge.

6 days overdue !!!!!!

Im now 6 days over due and still no baby !!!! I feel like baby cooper does not want to ever come out, any ideas? I think ive tried everything thats meant to kick start things rasberry leaf tea, hot curries and chillies, swimming, walking, pineapple I suppose ill just have to be patient.

Heres some more piccies from the baby smash book ...

Having a Smashing Time !!!!

I treated myself to some smash books (I say some as I went a bit mad and brought quite a few hahahaha) this one is called the baby smash book and I thought it would be lovely to keep a little record of my pregnancy and then carry on once baby is here for all those first moments you dont want to forget. Dont think these pages are finished yet but thats the beauty of smash you can always go back and add more at a later date.

Just thought I'd share this picture with you from the weekend before last of me and the hubby at the beach so you can all see how big my bump is now !!!! not long left now, my due date is in 3 weeks and 2 days (10th Aug) ekkk !!!!! Im off to aquanatal soon so hopefully that should be fun and I'll meet some other mummys to be, some of the girls from antenatal are going so will be nice to catch up, talk soon xxxx

4 weeks to go !!!!

Well I cant believe how time is flying !!!! only 4 weeks now till our baby is due !!!! I have finished working for Butterfly World now doing there teaching and crafting, which has been good fun but a lot harder than I expected fitting everything in, so hopefully Ill have plenty of time before baby is born to do some crafting, im definately getting withdrawals it seems ages since I last got to play with inks and sprays and get messy !!!!

Hopefully ill be back soon with some inky photos xxxx

I've been a bad blogger !!!!

Sorry peeps i've been a bad blogger lately, it's been ages since I last blogged. Thought i'd give you a quick update and a promise to be better in the future !!!

Im now over 32 weeks pregnant AHHHHH only 7 weeks and 4 days to go its all getting a bit close now and a little scary. I start antenatel class this wednesday so im sure that will make it all very real !!! ekkkk one of my best friends is pregnant too and is 2 weeks behind me, we managed to get onto the same antenatel classes, lets see how long it is before we get told off in the class hehehehe

Ive finally treated myself to a much needed camera so hopefully once I manage to find some time to do some crafting ill actually then be able to take some photos hahaha

Anyway dont want to bore you all, speak soon xxxx

Tim Holtz Jubilee Stamp Sale 50% off !!!

Why not grab yourself a bargin, ALL of our Tim Holtz stamps are 50% off !!!!

Dylusions Back in Stock !!!!

Gorgeous Dylusions are back in stock !!!! including all the brand new spray inks, stencils and stamps.

Distress Markers Now in Stock !!!

Just to let you know the brand new Distress Marker are now in stock !!!! pop over to check them out only £2.99 each or £89.99 for all 37 colours as a multibuy

Ive joined the 'art journaling for women' forum on facebook, which is great fun with loads of talented women and lots gorgeous inspiration. Dyan said we all had to make an 'I an am artist' journal page so just thought I'd share with you mine.

More pages from Ally Pally

Hey everyone, hope youve all had a good week, Im so looking forward to the weekend. Ive had a nice week, my illness has finally done the off and it was my birthday on Wednesday, my nan treated my whole family out to dinner which was lovely and i got lots lovely pressies, hubby has brought me some art books, including the new doodles unleashed, cant wait for it to arrive and we are going shopping this weekend as he is buying me a cath kidston purse and a new journal :) my brother and his girlfriend brought me a cath kidston bag, its gorgeous good choice !!!! and I also got lots other things and lots of money which is always good hehehehe Im seeing my friends tomorrow for a second birthday as because ive been ill ive not seen any of them for over 3 weeks now !!!! usually we dont go a week without seeing eachother so im sure I will get spoilt again tomorrow :)

Anyway enough waffling on, here are a few more pages from Ally Pally, again most are unfinished and need doodling and writing added to them.

Check out these lovely flowers my mum and dad sent me last week to cheer me up after being ill, believe it or not this is the first time I've ever had flowers delievered at home from a florist :)

Some Ally Pally Pages

Hey everyone, had a fab weekend at Ally Pally and got to catch up with some lovely blogging friends Nicky, Julie, Tania as well as loads of other lovely ladies, thank you everyone who popped by to say hi and have a chin wag. It was lovely to see our friends Nina and Marion from Sugar and Spice, we always have a good laugh :) and was also lovely to also catch up with Lin and Leandra from Paperartsy.

I just thought I would share some art journal pages with you that I made while demoing over the weekend, they arent finished yet need to do some doodling and writing yet. These were all made using the gorgeous Dylusion Spray Inks, Stencils and Stamps aswell as a Dina Wakely stamp and Stampotique Stamp. The Dylusions were so popular over the weekend and we completely sold out of all of our spray inks and stencils, best get on with ordering more stock and sorting out the carnage !!!!!

March Calender Journal Pages

Im a little late with this post, I've been sooooo ill :( I've had a bacterial infection and food poisoning on top, who says I dont do sickness with style !!!! At least everything is ok with baby and its just me thats been ill. Anyway sorry its late but here are my March Calender pages for Kates Journal Calender Challenge.

Sorry the piccie has come out so dark, the colours are actually really vibrant in real life, thats what I get for losing my camera battery and having to make do with a rubbish camera for the time being.

Is anyone off to Ally Pally this weekend? if so please do pop by and say hello xxx

Dylusions in Stock Now !!!!

Woohoo they've finally arrived !!!!! we have all the gorgeous new Dylusion Ink Sprays in stock, as well as new Dylusion Stamps and Stencils. Can wait to have a play with these, I love Dyans sprays :)

Mothers Day Card

 

Still not found my camera battery however I did manage to find another camera, not the best quality photos but better than nothing !!!

I just thought I'd share with you my mothers day card that I have just made, I used distress ink for the background in Tumbled Glass, Stormy Sky and Forest Moss. The gorgeous flowers and stems are all Octopode stamps, love these !!!! I coloured my images using inktense pencils. Sentiment was typed on the computer and for the doodling I used Sakura Souffle pens.

Anyone know where my camera battery is?

I have been a busy bee crafting away but can't take any photos as Ive lost my camera battery, urgh !!!! typical. Piccies on the iphone just arent the same :o/ hopefully I will either a) find battery soon or b) buy a new camera !!!! hopefully b hahahahaha xxxx

IndigoBlu Stamps Now in Stock !!!!

Brand new IndigoBlu Stamps now in stock including alice in wonderland, circus alphabets, background stamps and more, to check them out click here

Febuary's Calander Pages

Im so sorry for the quality of this photo I've somehow managed to loss the battery out of my camera !!! I have no idea where its gone and I've just taken this photo on my iphone but its pretty dark and miserable today so not the best piccie however I've been wanting to blog for a few days so it will have to do.

Thank you everyone for your lovely congratulation message about our baby new, I'll be 18 weeks this Friday cant believe how quick its going only another 2 weeks for out 20 weeks scan :) Hope your all well xxx

Winter Distress Inks Special Offer

To help make some more room for all the new stock we have coming in we are now selling our winter seasonal series distress inks for only £13.99 grab yours quick before there all gone !!!!

January's Journal Page and Very Exciting News !!!!!

Hey everyone I hope your all well. Ive been manic busy lately and what with the Exeter show, re-stocking, doing orders etc it seems im now 2 weeks late with my journal page for Kate Cranes Journal Calender Challenge, opps !!!! I can also finally reveal my very very exciting news, me and my hubby are expecting our first baby :) hence the blanks out square last month hehehehe we wanted to wait till after our scan and tests before we told anyone just incase, but I can now tell you little baby cooper is growing nicely and everything is fine and healthly :) Im 14 and a half weeks pregnant so still a while to go yet but im sure it will fly by in no time.

Anyway ill leave you with a piccie of our scan (i think our baby looks a right fatty) no small baby by the looks of it for me hehehehe I hope you all have a lovely Valentines day xxxx

Journal Page

I did one of the lovely Tams online free workshops and this was the result, im really pleased with it, and I now have a dirty love for watersoluable wax pastels and the trusty brayer, thanks Tam xxxx

Happy New Year !!!!

Cant believe its 2012 already, last year seemed to fly by at rapid speed !!!! One minute were all running round trying to get Christmas presents sorted and then in a blink of an eye its over again!!!! madness. I didnt get any crafting done over Christmas :( starting to get withdrawals now hahahahaha

Anyway here are my pages for December (sorry I had to blank a couple of the entries out) Top Secret information at the moment !!!!!