Perth Regional Stampin'Up! Heartfelt event.

I know you're going to fall off your chair again, but it's a chance I'm willing to take ;-)I had an absolute ball last weekend at the Stampin'Up! Perth regional Heartfelt convention. I met up with many old and some new friends, we were all inspired and amazed by all the wonderful talent on display.I was lucky enough to be chosen to do a Wow! this year, so I decided to do a technique which has been around for many a year using  different mediums, I chose to do the one that glitters most and I called it "Dazzlin'Lights"I made several cards using this technique and these are a couple of them, feel free to click on the pictures to enlarge them. I will upload some more tonight.I will also upload the instructions for this technique and if my hubby is willing to help me I will make a video of how to do it, as it is really a visual thing to be honest. 

Because of the glittery effect it is also very hard to capture that through a photo but I think you'll get the general idea. If you were at the event and were one of the many people standing around my presentation booth, thank you so much for your lovely comments and encouragement. Stay tuned for more pictures and news tonight. take care and stay inky ;-) lots of inky hugs from......

2011-2012 Stampin'Up! Retirement lists are here....

Retirement lists...Be Quick!

I know it's a sad time of year when we see some of our favourite sets and products disappear, but think of all the lovely new items that they are making way for in our fabulous new catalogue to be released on the 1st of September ;-) Don't despair you can download the lists from HERE and check off all your must haves before their gone to stamp retirement villages for a much need rest :-) Have fun making those lists, lots of inky hugs from....

Pearls and Lace Scrapbook class.

I finally got my blog working again, so I thought you might like to see the Scrapbooking class I taught yesterday with my gorgeous group "Saturday Stars" We did a double page layout which I entitled "Pearls and Lace" I used all Stampin'Up! products to put together this shabby chic look and I must say I'm quite proud of it. The bird used here is from the Bird and blossoms die which is now retired , I used Blushing Bride card stock and over stamped it with Crumb cake ink using the stamp set called French Foliage from the current catalogue. The Butterfly is from using the butterfly punch and I used Soft suede, Rose Red and Blushing Bride ink to sponge on the colour, then a Soft Suede pen to draw on the spots etc. The pretty journalling feature is from using the stamp set called Apothecary Art which is available from our gorgeous current Autumn/Winter mini catalogue, on page 19, I have cut the border and the stamped image using the matching Framelits dies called Labels collection, found on page 18 of the same mini catalogue. The scalloped circle die was used to border the circle which I cut out using the circle cutter also found in our current catalogue on page 149 in the accessories and more section. The lacey border you can see that is under the photo frame was made by stamping the beautiful Medalion stamp in two colours and making a collar, this is a great technique and is in one of the classes I teach in card making. The image below is of bunting which was made using the stamp set "Pennant Parade", these are easily cut out using the matching punch called "Petite Pennants builder punch" I used Linen thread to join all the flags together and used basic pearls to dangle from the thread, thanks to a wonderful tip from Teresa Dabrowski at convention this year. She showed us how to put the pearls back to back over the thread to make little jewels. These swing loosely from the birds beak. You can also see the same little pearls in the centre of the itty bitty punched out flowers which sit in the middle of each flag. I hope you like these pages and if you would like to have some inky fun of your own making these or perhaps a card class please feel free to contact me to arrange a date for a get together.

We (Heart) Our Hostesses...

Details: During June and July, hostesses who hold a minimum $650 workshop will receive an additional $90 in hostess FREE merchandise dollars-that's in addition to the $100 they already receive for a $650 workshop!

Wanna see what I got up to on Saturday with my colouring buddies???...

Hi there,

I hope you are all enjoying a wonderful Easter season with your loved ones. We had a great family get together yesterday and I cooked up a storm for them all to eat in between chocolate!

On Saturday I went to my colouring class with my friends and we all made this lovely card.

Hope you like it, I certainly had fun making her. :-)

Easter blessings from...

Hi Again,

Hello out there in Blog land, I know I said I would be blogging again and I didn't follow through with it. I'm sure those of you who know me will give me forgiveness and those who don't...Well I hope you understand how life gets in the way of things sometimes ;-)
I was about to upload a whole heap of cards that I have made recently and I seemed to have lost them in cyberspace somewhere, so I will get hubby to relocate said pictures and upload some pretties for your perusal soon. Take care and hang in there friends .....

Get back on your Chair!

OK, now get back on your chair! Grab a cuppa this might be a long one......
I know it must be a HUGE shock to see a post on this blog after sooooo very long, believe me there were certainly times when I didn't think there would ever be another one too. Most of you who are close to me know all the very heart wrenching reasons for my long absence from both the blogging world as well as the crafting world, not to mention my home in Australia!
Well I promise not to bore you all with details but lets just say I sure do hope for a better year this year.
The last post I made on here was of my gorgeous photos of my mum and dad, well unfortunately I had to return to England and was there for quite a few months nursing my mother through terminal cancer, she actually came through all the treatmeant really well and the Dr's were amazed at her tenacity and bravery. The Dr's ok-ed it for me to return to my family in OZ and said she would be fine for quite some months before becoming sick again. Unfortunately not long after my return my mother passed away peacefully in my fathers arms due to heart failure. It was a true blessing to all of us that she went while still being her normal self, not debilitated by the cancer in any way, she was up in her village shopping and chatting with all the locals that very day and everyone said she looked so well and happy.
Of course my dear dad has been left without his life partner and misses her terribly as we all do, we had a wonderful send off for mum and the little church was packed with friends and family from all corners of the world, this again was such a blessing to see all the lives she had touched while being on this earth.
To top things off, the day my mother passed my beautiful furry friend of thirteen years Coubah also had to be put to sleep. So a double whammy and more tears than I thought my body could hold. I know he is in heaven with mum having walkies with no pain and keeping mum company.
The day after I returned home from England I was sitting next to my darling daughters hospital bed side once again, she had to have another op and is now home making the most of school holidays before returning next week to work.
The day after her op, we noticed our other dog who was only nine had gone blind over night, so off to the vets again and unfortunately more bad news...he was diagnosed with canine diabetes and it was so severe that he also had to be put to sleep, apparently it is common in male poodles between the ages of seven and nine, he was a poodle mix and nine. So Whiddy is now with his mate playing in heaven too.
As you can imagine we were more than ready to begin this new year and start a new page in our lives. My crafting mojo went on vacation somewhere and forgot to come home, so I'm hoping that with some help from all the new products in my hobby room that hadn't even been opened from the new and exciting catalogue and of course now the release of the new SALE-A-BRATION catalogue today, I will be posting some new cards and projects for you to look at.
Thank you to all who have sent condolences and beautiful cards, thank you for all the many prayers that have been sent up for my family over the past year and of course THANK YOU for all your support and patience.
Please find all the new catalogues in my side bar on the righthand side, if you would like to see a hard copy feel free to contact me and I will be happy to send you one.