Stampin' Up!

I haven't posted in so long, and it's little wonder, I've barely had anytime to do anything! I've been very busy with Stampin' Up! (and I am loving every step of the way!) I have been promoted, and have 2 more workshops on the way!

I have been busy making cards =)

Hope your all safe and well =)

Happy New Year....!

Happy New Year, and also Happy Australia Day!

I had a great break from work, unfortunately Michael didn't get any time off other than the public holidays so that was a bit of a bummer. I managed to get a lot of things sorted out and organised.

The two Stampin' Up! workshops that l have so far this year are this coming weekend and the following. I have designed one make and take for each and l am working on a second for each workshop as well, depending on how well the ladies work on the first one (which will be easier than the second)

I have collected 3 more cricut cartridges over the break, Kate's ABCs, Campin Critters and Give A Hoot. April was having a special at her shop, buy two, get one free. I have wanted Kate's ABCs and Campin Critters for a while, and Give A Hoot was also up on my wishlist so l thought why not? Saves me from purchasing all 3 at full price.

I also managed to get my hands on one of these:

Its another Corner Chomper from We R Memory Keepers, but its a smaller radius corner cut. This was so hard to find, no one sold it but l was lucky enough to find it! Couldn't believe my eyes when l saw it.

Not a lot has been done on the scrapbooking front, the last layout l created was an engagement layout:

Its a little bit squished, but l'm sure if you click on the photo it will enlarge it. I designed this layout myself. I had a idea of what l wanted it to look like in my mind and l'm pleased to say it ended up looking pretty close!

I have missed scrapping so much =( I have all this really cool product just itching to be taken out of its packaging and to be glued down!

Michael has his brand new shed, which means l will be able to have a bit more room in the spare room! We went to Ikea last weekend to buy this:

Woooooo Hoooo! We managed to get it AND in the white!

It will house all of my Stampin' Up! products, and l am hoping to have a "cube" for each type of product. E.g. adhesives, big shot (and dies and embossing folders), stamps (clear), stamps (wood), embossing powders, ribbons, brads (and buttons), Pastels/markers, stamps (retired), business supplies (catalogues, order forms etc) and my glass cookie jar.

Glass Cookie Jar?

This is my glass cookie jar. My wonderful upline, Pauline gave me this idea (along with a ton of others when l went to visit her one day during my christmas/new year break).

Its for workshops! Guests can pick a stamp if their name gets called out as a lucky door prize. 1st prize is a full stamp set, all other prizes will be from the jar. I embellished the jar myself (even tied the bow!)

As you can probably tell, l am REALLY nervous but also REALLY excited about my first workshops. I have looked at videos and websites to get tips and hints on how to host a great workshop, and my upline Pauline has been a load of help too!

Until next time (whenever that will be!) take care and happy crafting!

Merry Christmas!

Hello fellow paper crafters!

I have been a bit M.I.A lately, but for good reason ! I have been asked to make place cards for my grandmas 75th birthday next month on the 7th, and I have around 80 to make! I will try and get a photo up when I can. I am using all stampin up products except for the glitter.

I also have two workshops so far lined up for 2012!! So excited!! I am looking forward to designing the make and takes!! I have also been asked to do a sample for my birthdays daughters 1st birthday party!!

Santa was very good to me this year, I got not one but two ottlites! One is a desk lamp and the other is a floor lamp. I also got a 12 x 12 paper trimmer guillotine.

We are also very seriously considering getting a garden shed so Michael can put all of his shelving units and tools in it and get them out of the spare room (my scrap room) so I can get some more storage. I have my eye on the expedit from Ikea to fill in the space as well as my tall 12 x 12 paper rack and spinning display rack.

Wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year =)

Testing

Testing this out on my new iPhone!

Stampin' Up!

Hey scrapbookers/paper crafters!

I have a special offer on at the moment. If you live in New South Wales, Australia, l am offering to send you one free catalogue (RRP $12.95) as well as a mini and some other interesting reads!

To get your free Stampin' Up! catalogue, please send an email to me at kb4b2@hotmail.com with your address (full address please) and name.

I will endeavour to get your catalogue out to you as soon as l can =)

Until next time =)

Retreat =D

Retreat was SOOOO much fun!!!

I took Thursday off work to pack, and boy oh boy did l need it! I got my brand new trolley and bags out and filled them to the brim. Printed off photos and triple checked my list of things to take.

On Friday (which l also had off work) was the day of the retreat, but before l went, mum and l went to the Papercraft Festival at Penrith Panthers. We were in the

door right on 10am, and we were ready to shop! I picked up a cricut cartridge, lots of chipboard titles, thickers, copic markers and lots more. It got pretty packed towards lunch time, but luckily mum and l had finished so we had lunch together at Panthers.

Afterwards l went to the retreat, the ladies were so nice. I unpacked my things and got settled into the room that Chantal and l were going to share. Quite a decent sized r

oom too.

I ended up almost finishing all of the LRPBS album, only 2 towns to g

o, Silverton and our return to Lightning Ridge. Pretty stoked its almost done. I also did a layout on Bella, a double page on Max and another double with no photos yet. I also made a clipboard for a challenge and did some copic colouring. I also made 23 xmas cards, making the total 38 - l wonder if that will be enough this year?!?

I won a game of bingo, and l won a donated prize at the auction, all proceeds going towards cancer research.

Now for some Stampin' Up! fun!

Last night my mum and l went up to Lawson to participate in the Stamp-a-stack held by my upline, Pauline. She designed these beautiful cards and we all made 5 of each:

I have also finished (finally) the canvas l made:

I haven't got any pictures of the layouts from retreat, but l am hoping to get them up soon =)

Have a great week!

Neglecting? I think not! (UPDATED)

I haven't been neglecting my blog, l swear! I have been going to update it and each time it won't update!

I have been pre-occupied with packing for the upcoming Scrapbooking Retreat with my good friend Chantal!! Woo Hoo!! Its 3 days, 2 nights, l am very much looking forward to it =) I have made some "kits" of my own, l'm hoping to finish the LRPBS album finally (its only taken me a year (!)) which will be wonderful to finally have finished. I am very much looking forward to sitting down and getting it done. I have printed off most of the photos, only need some now that are credit card sized. Only a few more titles need to be cut from my cricut, and that should be it, l have pre done the journalling, its one thing l don't really want to be wasting time on trying to think up what to write.

I will also be taking my copics and doing some colouring and making cards. I haven't done a lot of colouring lately - everything has been put on the backburner - this time of year is crazy busy! I haven't made a layout since my birthday in July! =(

I managed to get my hands on a nitfy little storage caddy for my Sew Easy from We R Memory Keepers:How pretty is it?? =D

I am also enjoying being a Stampin' Up! demo, even though l haven't held a demo/workshop yet, l have already reached my quota for the next 3 months, so l will be a demo at least until March next year! =)

To be continued.... l need to get going to work!

EDIT: This edit has been done on Saturday 22nd October, the day after my above post. So today - this morning l woke up at Michaels, came home and made dessert for dinner (BBQ at my parents house, l made a caramel tart - my dad absolutely loves it!) then l went on a bit of a scrappy road trip. I went first to Fantasia, in Bella Vista, found 2 cricut magazines there that l don't already have, as well as some doodlebug design cards and envelopes, but nothing else there really took my fancy. Then l went to The Scrapbook Cottage at Castle Hill and found heaps of chopboard titles and images, but not at all much else (they really don't have a lot there in terms of embellishments, or paper for that matter), then l went all the way up to Dural to Addicted to Craft, ended up getting another 2 cricut magazines that l don't have, and thats about it.

I came home agian (Michael was now there too! He had changed his tyres on his car during the day, he did it himself! He constantly amazes me that man) and a nice lady came to the door, who was a Creative memories consultant, and gave me the following things:An expanding 12x12 file, this not only expands at the top, but also the bottom, and holds up to 12x12 papers!A 12x12 paper/kit holderA Tool Tote, this is a two section tote, both sections can be seperated with the zipper. One is a flat section, the other is an up to 4 compartment tote.And the best of them all, a rolling trolley! This will be PERFECT for the retreat, as well as night/day crops =) Its HUGE and will save me multiple trips to my car to get supplies! Its super solid, and super pretty!

Your probably wondering WHY this lady came to my door and gave me all this stuff? The answer is simple. For my birthday this year, Michael didn't end up getting me anything, well, he got me a beautiful boquet of flowers, but nothing that would last =( If those flowers could have lasted forever that would have been ideal! However, l didn't know what l wanted so l told him to not worry about a present for me, until l figured out what l wanted! With a crop just recently, and the upcoming retreat, l knew l had to update my storage for transportation situation. My good friend Chantal was a Creative Memories Consultant, and she has the trolley, and the tools tote and the expanding file, on one of my visits to her place she showed them to me and l fell in love! they were exactly what l was looking for in terms of organisation and storage. So, Michael went and ordered the above items and they arrived at my house today =) Very happy scrapbooker right here =)