Cardmaking and Me.....

Survey to help me with upcoming videos.

Dear readers and followers and subscribers,

Hope you are all doing fine. I am putting together a list of projects for you guys and would appreciate if you could help me decide which projects to do for the coming months.

Please complete this surver for me.Many thanks.

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2BW52W8Xoxoxo

Tassy

 

Finally!Unpacking is in progress...

Hello there!

I am blogging today as I do not have any project. I wonder why we do not call it typlogging? because we are typing on a blog. Okay, this word does not exist yet, but , I am going to use it anyway, if it bothers you, then, sorry mate. On a more serious note, I have finally been able to step into my office/craft room and I started to put a shelf together which I got from ikea. I did not finish it as my sister came with her baby( she is so cute - not my sister, I mean, her baby) - lame lame joke from me , I know.

But before she came, I also managed to unpack about three boxes. I saw my lovely stamps, my beautiful ink pads, aren't they all lovely? I hugged them real tight and told them I will be back very soon. So, when my sister came, I left everything and sat down to chat to her which was very nice. I also played with her four months old daughter who seems to be talking to me nowadays. I know it's called baby talks, but who cares, I actually decide on her 'dialogue' myself and we both have amazing conversations. I made her admit that her mum, alias my sister, sometimes does not feed her on time, hahaha! another lame joke from me. In fact, my sister reads my blog all the times, but since her baby came she has not watched my videos or read my blog. So this is why I am writing about her today to see when she will actually read this ! 

Now, I also wanted to say that , I received an email ages ago from a child telling me she likes my video and she wanted me to advise her on what she could ask her parents for her birthday in terms of craft items. I never got round to reply to her. And then, suddenly , I just dreampt of that email! I woke up at night, thinking, OMG! Maybe the child who was going to turn 11 I think must have thought I was not being very nice for ignoring her email. I would like to apologise and please , if you ever come across this, please, email me again as I cannot find your mail:( Also, I was really going through a very hectic time and I am usually good at replying my emails, ask any of my friends and family, you will see! But truely, this time, I really do not know what happened! I do hope you forgive me! The dream I had was a bit scary - I saw a little child screaming at me for not giving a craft list , then all sorts of craft stuffs were falling onto my head. It also hurt!

Okaaay, so, that's all from me for now. I am hoping to do more unpacking and to fix this room once for all. I cannot wait to make a video tutorial and already have a lotof ideas on my minds.

If you have any idea how to prevent cats or foxes to from pooing in  your garden, can you let me know? Thanks!

Take care and see you later, alligator!

xoxoxo

 

 

 

 

Hi,

During my school trip today, I decided to have a well deserved strawberry chocolate and cream treat. Now, why was it so well deserved, you asked? Was I being good and healthy? Haha, the answer is 'nopes'.

After my London Dungeon visit, I was sooo emotionally shattered, I needed a quick fix! I did not expect it to be that scary! Honestly, I wanted to go at one point but my students are being brave, now I cannot let them down, can I? The boat experience was terrifying as it was pitch dark and it turns and it goes backward. The actors who jump out of nowhere scared the sugar out of me... I do not think I will go on this trip again!

Anyway, I found comfort in this delicious dessert and after I've eaten it, I felt sick as it was really too much. One of my student saw my face while I was forcing myself to eat it and she said: Miss! What are you doing? Bin it if you can't eat!

And I overdramatised what she said by answering: oh Lord! Didn't you know thou shall not waste food?!

Aned I gobbled down the fresh cream! Hahaha!

Anyway, time to go to bed- oh noooo! The scary faces are popping in my head- Help!

Xoxoxo
Tassy

My subscriptions on youtube!

Hey bloggers and youtubers,

I have a main concern at the moment. All my subscriptions on my youtube account has disappeared. My subscription list is empty. Did it happen to you? And if it did, what did you do to recover them? And why did that happen?

Many thanks,

Tassy

Xoxoxo

What am I up to?

Hey everyone! Well, I hope you have missed me as much as I have missed you guys:). Since I moved house last month, I have been busy , very busy with the unpacking itself and many other things I have had to attend to at the same time. Anyway, my craft/office room has remained untouched! I did not have any time to even stand in that room for more than 5 mins. In between my heavy time table with my job and the lots, I managed to sort the kitchen, my bedroom and bathroom out. Honestly guys, I have had to force myself to accept that It will take time. I have to be patient and take one day at a time. Meanwhile, I am missing crafting and YouTube a lot. I have to say Thank You to all my new subscribers and those who have left me such sweet comments on my videos. Thank You! Also, I received a few queries via email but I did not have Internet for two weeks. I tried to reply to some but I apologise if I have not replied to all. I will attend to those queries as soon as I can , promise! Now, Barbara, you must be one of the most patient person I have ever met in my life!Your parcel is being looked after and you will not regret waiting, that is my promise to you. And to the one person who bought my stamp sets, I will send you two, as promised, hopefully end of this week. I am hoping to go to the post office on Friday! I am writing about this so you know I am aware of it and I do keep my words. So, here I am, settling down in my new place which I love. It is very quiet here so no more background noises while making videos:) I will be back so please bear with me. Meanwhile, why don't you leave me some suggestions on what you would like to see in my upcoming videos? Than you for reading and sticking with you..:) I do appreciate you all and the reason this blog exists is because of you all..so keep reading and I will catch you all later. By the way, I went to .london Dungeon and it was sooo scary! Have you ever been? How did you find it? Bye for now, Tassy Xxxxxx

Outside decoration of a gift - Mother's Day!

Hi everyone,

I know I seem to be uploading projects a bit later than the actual celebration, but, I honestly , really couldn't do it any earlier. I am so sorry but as usual, my argument will be that, the technique used in this project can surely be used to accomodate other themes.

I hope you enjoy it. Also, just a quick update, I am moving out of my house next week, so everything is packed away. I had to pack my craft stuffs first as I have more crafts than clothing, can you believe it? I have also video taped my packing and will also video tape when I have unpacked. So keep an eye out for that in the near future. 

Anyway, here are some pics and the video. Enjoy!

You can go HERE to watch video in HD and also see my other videos.

 

To buy the stamps please visit
http://www.craftyindividuals.co.uk
They do ship internationally.

To see more projects please visit
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Royalty Free musics which you can download for FREE
John Ross - http://www.sonnyboo.com/music/music.htm

Royalty free musics which can be bought
http://capoproductionsmusic.com/
There is a library of different types of musics to suit your fancy. I have bought some already and will be buying more as it makes my task for youtube easier and I know you guys get tired listening to the same musics.LOL!

Anyway, enjoy and thanks for watching.

Thank you to all my new subbies.

Thanks for reading and speak to you soon.

Lots of love,

Tassy

xxxx

Craft haul and a tutorial!

Hey everyone,

I hope you are all keeping well. On my sides, things are still a bit on the rocky side but I am moving ahead. I have very good days and also very bad days. I think that, time is a healer, but the word 'Time' says everything, it takes 'Time'. I tend to rush sometimes to do things, to want things sorted. I am impatient. But when it comes to such a tragedy of losing a loved one, then, nothing can put things in place except 'Time' and above all, the Almighty will guide me and give me the peace I crave for. 

Anyway, on a lighter note, I did make two videos which I didn't upload here on my blog. So here are THREE videos for you , two hauls and a tutorial which was the one I made for Valentine( late but, hey, we can always adapt the design to other occasions too, I believe).

            

 

 

 

Thanks for watching.

See you soon with another Video Tutorial for Mother's day. It should be up later tonight or tomorrow evening.Thanks.

Tassy

xxx

Updates and what's next..

My dear friends,

Today, I finally plucked up the courage to log onto my typepad, to give you an update about what has been going on and what to expect in the near future. However, I was horrified when I saw the amount of spam messages I had all over my blog! For each section of my blog, like my art and photography and even my wish list one, they were full of spam comments from people advertising all sorts of things, even things which I strongly disagree with! So , I was like, Oh - EM - Gee!

I first had a laugh, then got really annoyed that I had to go and delete them all. Thank God for typepad! Most of the spam went automatically into a folder - see, that's why I love Typepad. I pay a small fee to maintain this blog but, trust me, it is worth it. Anyway, cut a long story short, I cleaned all the spam but there might be a few left which I can't see right now, but will try and find them. So if you do come across some rude comments about things which are so not craft related, please just know, I didn't approve the comments as I decided a while back to remove the approval for new comments. Today, I have put it back as the minute I am away, people come and have a blast on my blog, huh, the cheek!

Now, I would like to say once again, a big Thank you to everyone who has supported me during my Hardest Time in my entire life. Until today, I am still  very fragile and I still sob and cry like a child sometimes, but, I know for a fact that I was so so so touched by every single message I received on my youtube when I made the video about my late brother, and also, here on my blog, plus emails from so many of you. I do not even know you personally but the messages of support had meant so much to me - and I realised , how much you guys mean to me. It sounds crazy because we have not even met each other, but, the connection I felt was very soothing.

You see, when your whole world is crumbling around you, the many hands which stretch out to help you out of this mess, are the hands I needed to pick myself up, and move on. I will put some time aside this week, to get back to you guys.

Anyway, on to good news:) My sister gave birth to a beautiful baby girl! She arrived exactly a month after my brother left us. For me, it was a wonderful feeling to see a new arrival in the family. She is absolutely gorgeous and I am a happy Aunty! The minute I saw her , I knew she will be all over my scrapbook pages - I have started to feel inspired to do layout just by looking at her, sleeping like a little angel. I am taking lots and lots of pics.So , keep an eye out for upcoming layouts, but first, I need to get permission from my sister if I can publish the layout or not.Hmm, got to convince her!

Also, my youngest sister, has now qualified as a Graphic Designer in Animation. So all of you crafters there who needs someone to go over your designs so you can make your own stamps, you can get in touch with her and she will do your work at a very reasonable price. I have already had queries before as to how I made my 'Let's bake stamp set' . And of course it was her, who worked on my final designs. Her name is Ibtisam by the way. So, anyway, since she had a few fellow crafters who have commissioned her to do a few things. If you missed the video , here is it:- 

 

            I still have a few of those left, if you want to purchase it, just look on my blog and at the right hand side corner you will see you can pay by paypal. If you have any other questions please contact me. My email is on the left hand side bar.

And if you want to know where I got my stamps made, then, you can check out

Photocentric . I was very happy with them, and they send the stamps packaged in clear plastic bag and a printed acetate sheet with the images in black. So cool!

And this is Ibtisam's email add: tibtisam@gmail.com ( any spammers will be reported, grrr)

Anyway, I am going to have a video and or projects up by the end of this week, so keep your eyes peeled..:)

Bye for now and hope to be back very soon.

Take care and have a nice day.

Overhere, it is half term but I am still quite busy with things going on. I have lost a few kgs just by being stressed out and busy. But, hopefully, this week , I will be back at the gym because I want to be healthy, never mind , losing weight!

xoxo

 

In memory of Ajmal, my brother, my angel.

Dear everyone,

Some of you know me on a personal level, and some don't.However, even if you have never met me, you might have emailed me at some point and then, I might have responded to your email. Sometimes , I have even emailed you and we became friends...And if I had the opportunity to tell you about my family, I would have told you that I come from a big family. I had two brothers. And my younger brother Ajmal(30 years old),who passed away on Thursday evening, was the angel who always had a smile on his face.

He had diabetes but he was unaware of it. He also never complained about any pains and aches.. On wednesday, he was not well, he was taken to the hospital, then was shortly after diagnosed as having diabetes, then was admitted. Within 24 hours, he passed away and I know he is now resting in peace, by the grace of God, Ameen!He passed away on 29/12/11 at 07:15pm in Mauritius.

I was very close to him and I will tell you one thing, he never ever said NO to me, ever! Whatever I needed, or wanted, no matter the time of the day or night, he will be right there for me. He was gentle and his smile would have melt your heart. I remember him as someone who always , always wanted peace around him. And even if while I was talking to him, and I was in the wrong, he would very kindly say to me: Tas, let's forget it and let's move on...he would say it with a smile or a big laugh...and I would end up saying: okay but you know I was right, okay? He would nod and say: okay, you were right!....He also was very funny, would have a nickname for us and his laugh is resounding in my head...He was gone too quick, too soon, but above all, too suddenly.

My life can never be the same anymore. But, I know ,God knows best. There is a reason he was gone now, and God knows it ,so we must accept it. But , it is hard - and everyday I am praying for God to give me strength to accept it.

Anyway, just wanted to let you all know that I might be away for a while from blog land and tutorials. I feel an emptiness inside of me and I really do not know how am I ever going to enjoy crafting again ...if he was here, would he have wanted me to do what I love the most? Yes absolutely, he would not be happy that I was even contemplating stopping crafting as I really do not have any inspirations. So, bearing this in mind, I am going to give myself a little rest and will come back when I feel ready.

Also, the shock was so rough that I had a panic attack on the evening of the funeral. I was treated for shock and has been advised to have complete bed rest. I know that I must look after myself and those who are left behind now, need each other to carry on, and support each other.

To all my family members, let's be strong and support each other and we must remember the good times we all shared with this Angel who does not belong here , in this world, because that is why he was an Angel, he belonged in Paradise. Ameen.

Thank you everyone for all your support. I am sorry if I have not replied to any text or email or returned any phonecalls....Please bear with me, I will get back to each and everyone as soon as I am able to.

May you rest in Peace my darling Ajmal,We all miss you terribly and we love you.

Tassy!

xxxxxxxxxxx

Christmas Card 2

Hi everyone!

Here's a quick post to let you know that I have done another Christmas Card Numero 2 for this year 2011. I hope you like it. 

 

I have used the following products in this tutorial.

Stamp set by Papmermania - Clear Stamps, Sleigh - PMA 907921

Embossing powder - Gold Twinkle - by Judikins

Cards from PDA cards and crafts

Thanks for watching and speak to you soon.

Tassy

xxxxx