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!

Good Morning Sunshine!

Well it was great this year to get a sneak peak of the new caty and pre-order some of the items before its release on April 1 (2 more sleeps!). The new DSP that we got to pre-order is called Good Morning Sunshine and one of the SS was "good friend" - a retro type set featuring a cool looking bird. Here's a notebook I decorated using them both:

Notice there's some new colours in there? Yes the paper features the new in-colours - I just love that blue - its called Pacific Point. here's a card featuring some of the other in -colours - Baja Breeze, Tangerine Tango and the ribbon is Kiwi Kiss, nice hey! I received this card from SU! - its an invitation to the Managers reception at convention - wow! I was so chuffed to get this - cant wait to go!

Well must go - I need to make about 6 cards (heaps of birthdays this month!) not that I think I'll be getting them all done tonight - first day back at work was a killer - I really just want to curl up in bed!! hmm maybe the cards can wait...

We're Back!

Hi everyone, thanks for all your well wishes for our holiday we did have a great time!! As with all holidays though it has come to an end all too quickly - back to work for us both tomorrow - bummer!!!

We thoroughly enjoyed our time on Hamilton Island. The highlight was probably the boat trip we took to hook island (were Breanna actually snorkeled the reef with us!), and then on to Hill Inlet and Whitehaven beach - the most beautiful beach you can imagine! Thought I'd share a few holiday snap shots with you all...

I love this first shot - we had the cocktail bar tender take it for us - I think its the only shot I'm in (I'm always the one behind the camera!) And before you all start freaking out - don't worry Breanna's was non-alcoholic and she thought we were all having juices - so no bad example set either!!...

This next one is of the view from our apartment with the resident Cockatoos visiting our balcony. The view was amazing, the water the most beautiful blue - this picture was on an overcast day so doesn't show it as well...

This last one is a shot I took of the sunset from one tree hill on Hamilton island...

I took about a 1000 photos and really gave my new camera and new photography skills a workout. I took some awesome wildlife shots which no doubt you will get to see when I scrap them on some of the UNREAL new papers in the new caty...which I have to say is absolutely gorgeous and only 3 more sleeps till I can share it with all my wonderful customers.

I'll try to be back tomorrow with a sneak peak item from the new caty. cheers, kaz x