Scrapbooking inspired by Shelli...

My favorite project Shelli demonstrated at Convention was her Friends 24-7 card, it was absolutely gorgeous and I fully intended to CASE it!! I grabbed the stamp set and then noticed a couple of photos I had printed of my gorgeous friend Mel Hanlon, I got a little sidetracked from the original card and the end result was this scrapbook page!!! I'm pretty happy with it...I love it when something just comes together...Sorry about the glare on the photo I will try to take another picture with better light and replace this one- but here it is...

I created that page last weekend just before a workshop and i thought it would be cool to show the versatility of the set by showing how different colours can give you a completely different look. Here's the same photo printed in colour and scrapped with brighter coloured cardstock, even though the stamps and punch used are the same, the look is very different!

Convention Swap Cards

Better late than never...here are the pics of my convention swaps...The first one was my attempt at a masculine card...I liked this but wasn't sure anyone else would - turned out it was definitely the most popular of my swaps!!!. The colours are Baja Breeze, Close to Cocoa, Not Quite Navy and Very Vanilla:

These were my 3D swaps - Dreams Clippie - these were pretty popular too:

This one was my personal favorite...I just looove the Inspired by Nature set. You cant tell in this photo but I did some faux clouds with a punched out scallop circle in the background. The bulrushes are made using the slot punch and the butterfly is rock n rolled...Colours are Elegant Eggplant, Lavender lace, Old Olive, Bashful Blue & Whisper White:

Last but not least my "tricky" swap - this was done using the brayer to reverse one of the birds from the Always SS. I like the classic black and white and its something a little bit different. It was quite involved to make though, so I only made 10:

So all up I went with 80 swaps and I came home with 70 something awesome swaps in exchange (I gave a few away!!). I have used some of them for display and inspiration already! So if I swapped with you thank you so much!!!

I wont leave it so long till my next post - I have a scrapbook page I really want to show you, so until I photograph it - Have fun, Kaz x

I'm Back...Temporarily...

Well I'm back from Convention 09 - I had an absolutely wonderful time, I'm full of inspiration and ready to stamp...BUT... I now have to go to Brisbane for work - What a bummer hey! I think I will try to pack some stampin supplies (probably the make & takes I didn't get finished at Convention!) in case I get some spare time!

I Had the best roomies ever!! Here's a pic of the gorgeous girls themselves - Leah, Julie & Mel. Thanks girls for making it such a great time!

So I'll be away for the rest of the week but I'll be back on the weekend to post my swap cards and few other cards I've been working on lately.

Canberra Here We Come!!

I just wanted to quickly let you all know I'm off to Canberra on Thursday morning for the 2009 Stampin' Up! Convention!! YAY!!! I cant wait to catch up with everyone, its going to be great fun!! I really need to go and pack my bags now (with lots of warm clothes - apparently its freezing down there -not really looking forward to that part!). So here's a quick card before I go...this is one of the swap card designs I came up with but didn't end up doing. The colours here are Riding Hood red and Pink Pirouette. The sets are Lovely letters and A Happy Heart...

See you soon girls!!! 2 sleeps to go...

Thank You

Thank You to everyone who sent me get well wishes and who left lovely comments, your kind thoughts really picked me up!

I'm all better now, except I have RSI from using the scallop punch!!! ROFL!!! Yes I have finally finished my Convention Swaps - I've made a grand total of 80 items - 60 cards and 20 clippies! Woo HOO!! I was hoping to do 100 but I'm satisfied with 80 so I'm stopping now! I'm not going to show them just yet - I'll kept them a surprise and post the photos when I get back.

I can hardly believe how much I have managed to make in the last couple of weeks. I've also made myself a card tin, notebook, clippy and bag tag especially for convention using the gorgeous Urban Garden papers. Here's some pics...

What do you think? I'm really happy with how they turned out. I looove those papers - the colours are so me! So if you see me with these at Convention please come and say Hi.

I've also done heaps of other cards lately - I've done two workshops and have two new team members - so I have heaps to share if I can find the time. I'll try to get back here before Convention...

Go Diego Go!

I'm amazed that time has flown by so fast, but my little babygirl just turned 4 - OMG!
Breanna is a HUGE Diego fan, so her birthday was all about Diego. Here's the card I made featuring said Animal Rescuer:


Here it is with the wrapping paper that inspired the card...My Husband thinks I have a problem with insisting that things co-ordinate - I don't know what he is talking about!...

I was very proud - she went for the card first and loved it!

And here is one of the gifts unwrapped - baby Jaguar of course!

And then there was the cake...she asked for a Diego rainforest adventure cake with a mountain and waterfall...this is what Rick and I came up with...pretty good I reckon...and it was a hit with all the kids - especially when they realised the rocks were chocolate!

Here's a close up of Diego and Baby Jaguar in the rescue Jeep!

And I even made some Baby Jaguar Cookies...

So all in all Breanna had a great 4th Birthday. I was still sick, but other than that it was wonderful. Urgh I really hate being sick...my little virus turned into a full blown URT Infection which is really not fun...so apart from getting through the Birthday and Easter I haven't been up to doing much...and with only 2 weeks until convention I better pull finger and make some swaps!!

What a Week!

What a week it's been! Wow, I need another holiday to get over it!! The new Caty was released, I got sick, Rick had his Birthday, had some work issues, and Breanna had her 4th Birthday Party!! HUGE!!

So needless to say there was not much time for creating or posting!

I thought I would just quickly show you the (quick and easy) card I made for Rick:

As usual I left making Rick's card to the last minute...I grabbed Seaworthy (Rick surf's so the surfer stamp was the first thing that came to mind). I also used Outlined for fun and Boho backgrounds. The colours are Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss and Chocolate Chip. I did try one with the images coloured but preferred it like this!

Breanna's party went really well today, I think all the kids had a great time. Her actual Birthday is on good Friday, so sometime after that I'll post pictures of her cake and card.

Have a great week, kaz

New Caty Product Shares

In the new caty there are some great new products and if you’re anything like me you’ll want them all - so sharing the cost is the ideal way to do it!

I’m offering product shares for papers, ribbons and accessories as follows:

1. Designer Series Papers share (pp132-135):
90 sheets of 6x6 inch double sided DSP – 1 sheet of each design from all the DSP (Urban Garden, Haiku, Pink Flamingo, Sweet Always, Tea Party, Raspberry Tart, Sweet Slumber Specialty-textured, Bella Rose, Bella Bleu, Holiday Treasures, Good Morning Sunshine, Urban Oasis, Washington Apple, Windsor Knot, Candy Lane) 8 shares $34.15each
2. Patterns DSP Share (p135):
48 sheets 6x6 inch double sided Patterns DSP. I sheet of each design in 8 colours (Chocolate Chip, Pink Pirouette, Red Riding Hood, Pacific Point, Baja Breeze, Kiwi Kiss, So Saffron, Tangerine Tango) 8 shares $17.80 each
3. In-Colour Ribbons Share (p150)
5/8” Striped Grosgrain ribbon in the 6 new in-colours – 1.7m of each colour (10.2m all together) 8 shares $15.35
4. Flower Fusion Too (p144) 1/3 share, $10.50 per share
5. Build –a-Brad (p149): ¼ share – 6 brads, pewter $4.95 per share

NB: all shares include SU 5% shipping charge and will be delivered free in the Newcastle region. Delivery outside my local area will be by Australia Post pre-paid satchels ($5.70 or $9.70 depending on size). All shares will be packed in plastic zip lock bags. Please let me know if you are interested in shares for other ribbons or accessories and I will be happy to arrange them.

SPECIAL OFFER
To celebrate the launch of the new catalogue I am offering a free copy ($12.95 value) with all orders over $100 placed in April! OR for orders under $100 during April you can purchase the caty for a discounted price of $5!