birthday cards round one...

Hi there friends,
Well I did promise some of my birthday cards and I don't like to disappoint, so here goes...
These first ones are from Michelle, Tracie, StampinÚp! and my dear friend Ronnie. Michelle made me the great Kenny K one of the girl by the lamp post and it came just in time to whet my appetite for my first copic markers class, the gorgeous little kitties were hand cut lovingly by dear Tracie who along with Mchelle are part of the Paper Charmers team. StampinÚp! sent me the pretty cupcakes along with a voucher to buy some birthday goodies and Ronnie sent me the lovely big flower card. The next cards were hand made with love by Jacqui who is fairly new to card making, so well done on such a pretty card, then there's a beautiful big pink flower with lots of birthday bling along the bottom from my far away friend Keesh who is celebrating the birth of her new baby boy a few days after my birthday. My dear friend Ingrid must of spent ages sticking all the intricate pieces of the flower card she sent me which was framed by a pretty diamond with scallop edges. The pretty pink card with faux stitches each side was from my lovely Paper Charmers team along with my yummy chocolate cake.

This last card was made by the very talented Ann G who Is another dear friend and awsome member of the Paper Charmers team,I had seen this hippo on a card she made last year and asked her to make one for my next birthday, well she didn't forget and came up with this very cute hippo for me. thank you to everyone who made these precious cards for me, I cherish every one of them.

Thanks for stopping by and please visit again tomorrow to see some more beautiful cards from my friends, don't forget to click on the pictures to see a close up of them.

Lots of inky hugs from .......

Birthday celebrations!!!!!

Hello inky people,
I hope those of you in Australia are enjoying your long weekend and getting out in the sunshine (in WA).if not then lets hope you've found a bit of creative time to get inky;-).
I'd love to share a few pictures of my wonderful birthday that was just over a week ago, this first one is of my lovely family, my two grogeous daughters and my mother in law and of course my eldest daughter's boyfriend, unfortunately my younger daughter's boyfriend was busy working hard in Karatha. We all went to a restaurant right on cottesloe beach called the blue duck. We sat right by the window watching the waves crashing onto the beach and kite surfers whipping along in the wind. This one below is of me with my gorgeous hubby.
Here's some beautiful roses from my bestie who owns her own rose farm, so if ever you need flowers just let me know as she does fabulous bouquets and wedding arrangements etc. I have also put a few of my lovely cards underneath the flowers.
Now we're talking! CAKE! this yummy master piece was brought along to my Paper Charmers meeting by my gorgeous team. They all made beautiful cards which I will show you in the next post. Did I tell you how much I LOVE CAKE!!!
Thanks for stopping by and please come back to see all the beautiful cards that were hand made with love just for me ;-)
Lots of inky hugs from.....

Baby steps...

Hello all, I know you have just fallen of your chair after seeing me post this card. I suppose you've been wondering if I had disapeared off the face of the earth or maybe decided to go to Spain!!!!
Mmmm "just an inside joke there". Still I do appologise for what seems an eternity from my last post and I will endeavour to try and be more up to date with some creative bits and pieces for you. So to start with, this card was made last week for the occassion of welcoming a new little life into this world of ours, his name is Josiah and was born to my dear friend Makeesha, she and her very proud hubby welcomed little Josiah into their family along with four beautiful siblings. How this child will be loved and nurtured by all these loving family members as well as lots of extended family and friends to help along the way.

I hope you like this little card which was made with one of our a la carte stamps called Baby Steps, I used basic grey, bashful blue, baja breeze and whisper white to make this card fit to welcome a baby boy. The perfect polka dots embossing folder was used as well as the pinking hearts punch to finish this card off.
Take care and thanks for stopping by, lots of inky hugs from....

Exciting news....

Oh my goodness! have you heard the latest Stampin'Up! news??? There is a really good never before in Australia hostess promotion and you could have an extra $70.00 free merchandise just for hosting a qualifying party.

From May 23 to June 30 hostesses can earn an extra $70. in free merchandise when they host a workshop/party totaling $450. inclusive of GST and shipping.

Stampin'Up! is offering this amazing opportunity to all hostesses for a limited time. Now is the perfect time to host a workshop/party. So what are you waiting for just pick up the phone or tap that key board to drop me a line and book your spot for a fun stamping get together to watch a demo and do a make and take for free or maybe just have a catalogue party or perhaps you'd like to have a class where you pay a small fee to make three projects with some friends.

My contact details are here: http://charmainesinkyhugs.stampinup.net/ I can't wait to hear from you. Inky hugs from.....

Deals of the week....

This weeks deals….

Page Description Regular Price Sale Price
137 119750 Daffodil Delight $16.95 $11.87
5/8” (1.6 cm) Satin Ribbon
137 119963 Certainly Celery $12.95 $9.07
3/8” (1 cm) Taffeta Ribbon
139 109112 Square Fire Rhinestone Brads $19.95 $13.97
139 109113 Square Ice Rhinestone Brads $19.95 $13.97

There are no limits to the number of Deals of the Week you can purchase and no minimum purchase is required. Be sure to hurry and purchase each week’s deals early so you don’t miss out!! When the new week’s deals start up on Wednesday night at midnight, the last week’s deals are over……. for ever! This offer finishes 24th May So please contact me here:charmaineblack@y7mail.com to place an order or organise your get together for some stampin'fun.

Inky hugs from.....

E-mail problems....

Hello out there, I'm writing this to let my lovely inky friends know that I recently had my e-mail account hacked into and all my addresses were stolen, you may of received a bogus email from my address asking for money due to me being stuck in Spain of all places! Well most of you know I have only just returned from a wonderful time in Melbourne at this year's StampinÜp! convention. I certainly wasn't in Spain and would definitely never e-mail anyone for money. Unfortunately because of this awful hacker I have had my life turned upside down and I'm now trying desperately to get things back to normal and retrieve all all your addresses so I can e-mail you. So to get my new address please either ring me or go to Stampin connection where I have posted my new address, beware the first one I put up was wrong by one letter and I have now corrected in way of reply to that post. I hope this all makes sense and if you don't have access to my number or Stampin connection just leave a comment here for me to contact you. Looking forward to hear from you soon, lots of inky hugs from....

WoooHoooo! I'm back with some deals....

Hello there craft lovers, I'm sure you have all been wondering where I've been for the last couple of months. Well I was in England visiting my family for the first half and then getting over a nasty bronchial infection for the next quarter and for the last bit of M.I.A. I was catching up with classes and workshops as well a preparing for this year's Australian/New Zealand convention in Melbourne which I have just returned from.

I will fill you in on all the wonderful happenings from convention along with some photos a bit later on, but thought you really should know about this weeks DEALS OF THE WEEK

There are no limits to the deals of the week you can purchase and there is no minimum purchase either, so please contact me soon to make the most of these wonderful offers which give you up to 40% off the original retail price in our 20011 catalogue.

You may have seen the Stampin'Up! ad in the May issue of your favourite crafting magazine letting you know that throughout the month of May, Stampin'Up! are bringing you a new deal on there exclusive products every week! Check my website or this blog every Wednesday in May, and get up to 40% off a selection of incredible products from the 2010-2011 Idea Book & Catalogue!

There are no limits to the number of Deals of the Week you can purchase and no minimum purchase is required. Now is your time to stock up on your favourite products!

Be sure to hurry and purchase each week's deals early on so you don't miss out! When the new week's deals start up each Wednesday at midnight, the last week's deals are over . . . forever!

This week's deals:

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Item Page
Description
Regular Price
Sale Price

120963
142
Stampin Pastels New Color Kit (19)
$28.50
$22.80

115957
151
Thanks Embosslits Die
$21.95
$17.56

114513
151
Sweetest Stem Embosslits Die
$21.95
$17.56

113483
155
Pennant Bigz XL Die
$74.95
$59.96

Thanks for stopping by, I'll be back soon....