Paper Roses

Just had to share these gorgeous Paper Roses made by my very lovely and talented friend Rebecca.  Her roses are divine and too good not to share:

All roses are shown in the gorgeous colours of Stampin' Up!s colour ranges, and you can custom order the colour to suit you.

Available by the stem or as a bunch.  Perfect for that special occasion.

Beck's business is 'Blooms by Beck' making Paper Roses. They are $5 for single long stem rose or $50 for a bunch of 12 in a bouquet. Made to order and happy to post. Great for Valentines Day. To order contact Beck direct: createwithbeck@hotmail.com

Summer Holiday

For the next week, I'll be at the coast with my family and friends. I'll be taking a short Facebook/blog break (although I might pop in with things to share if I can).

See you in just over a week with lots of new and fabulous things to share (here's a hint: think Sale-a-Bration, new Occasions Catalogue, new products.....)

xx

Busy - MIA

Well, if you've noticed (well I hope you have), I've been missing in action (MIA) from my blog for the last couple of weeks.  Nothing serious to worry about, just been extra busy.  So I thought I might share a few snippets of what I've been up to!

November & December 2013:

So on the first Sunday of November and December, you might have spotted me at the Hall Markets here in Canberra.  I share a stall with two of my lovely friends.  This photo shows just a couple of my items I made and had to offer :)

Last week of November 2013:

My son  Matthew had his 6th birthday late in November.  I made 30 yellow minion cupcakes (think Despicable Me) for his class mates, and we had a party at our local park.  I made yellow and purple minion birthday cakes, and hired the Party with Peggy catering service for a lovely day at the park.  Sad to think my little boy is growing up so quickly, but  he's determined to be a big boy now.  Love him to bits!

December 2013:

 

Normally I would be sharing pictures of our Christmas in progress, but this week I've been laid up with a flare-up of an old back injury.  A week off work and a week of very little activity while I try to deal with the back pain.  It's been four days now and no improvement, so cross your fingers for me!!  But I did find these fun Christmas pic's on PicMonkey.  Love that website!

Anyway, I've got a few projects to share over the next few days & weeks, so I look forward to sharing with you!!

Welcome 2013

Happy New Year!!  Well, it's still the new year (we're only the third day in!!).  My family and I headed down to Melbourne to spend the week between Christmas and New Years with my extended family.  We returned yesterday and by today, we're back to regular routine.  Well, kind of.  It's school holidays after all.

I'm not much of a New Year Resolution maker, as I've never made a resolution that I've stuck with.  So instead I would like to share a couple of thoughts that I would like to carry for the year 2013.

 

I just love this.  So smile, all the time!  Wherever you are, whenever you can!

 

And most importantly, do what you love! 

2012 Stampin' Up! Convention

Well, its the annual Stampin' Up! Convention and this year it just happens to be in Canberra.  So what is a SU girl to do, well go of course!! 

So between Thursday 31st May and Saturday 2 June 2012, I'm going to be **busy** having fun, learning, mingling and making with many other SU demontrators from Australia and New Zealand.

I've scheduled a few posts over the next few days to show you my swaps (which I can now reveal!!).

See you soon with LOTS of ideas, things, sneak peeks and who knows what else!!

Happy Easter

Easter is a special time, both a religious occasion and a special time to spend with your family.  Easter is commercialised as being about the chocolate eggs, but for me, Easter is about my family.  We have traditions, we have special recipes and we have a lot of family together time!!

So from my house and home to yours, I wish you a very Happy Easter!

And for all the chocolate lovers, including the big kids, I wish you lots of Easter Eggs!!

Good Friday thoughts

Easter is a special time, and Good Friday has its own special significance for my family.  It's a time to reflect, be with your family and appreciate those you love the most.  Today's post is just a moment to reflect what's important.  May this Easter be a safe and special time with your family xx

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Taking a little break!!

My family and I are in Sydney this weekend as part of my birthday celebrations!! Including seeing Mary Poppins!! I will attend to all yout queries, emails and orders on our return on Monday. Our monthly craft nights and scrap nights are as scheduled.

Thanks fo your understanding xx

Rewarding Loyalty!!

Introducing the Stamp with Me Loyalty Club!

Starting July 2011, all my friends & customers are going to be rewarded even more!  A Loyalty Club just for you!  For every $30 you spend, earn yourself ONE point.  Earn TEN points and receive a loyalty club bonus.  Each month the loyalty club bonus changes, to give you variety for your free gifts. 

During July and August 2011, the loyalty club bonus is all about the *bling*!!  

The fine print:
Please note this Loyalty Club Bonus is offered by me only.  It cannot be redeemed with any other Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator or from Stampin' Up!.  It is in addition to any Stampin' Up! bonuses you may be entitled to.  The Loyalty Club bonus also applies to purchase of Stamp @ Home kits, where accumulated values of Stamp @ Home kits equal $30 or more.  I will hold all records relating to the Stamp with Me Loyalty Club, which are available at any time and will be regularly communicated.

The Loyalty Club bonus applies only to purchases made on/after 1 July 2011.

Please contact me for more information.

My Crafty Prayer ...

Dear Lord,
I'm going to need some notice
Before my days are done.
You see, I'm a craftaholic -
A fact not known to some.
My craft room it is bulging,
All corners, crannies and nooks,
There's loads of boxes under the bed,
I hope no one ever looks!
I tell myself when shopping,
"No more crafty bits today",
But the craft shops are like magnets,
Drawing me their way.
I'm totally at their mercy,
Just "need" a dozen of each,
Then I hurry home to hide them
Before the family starts to preach.
So Lord I'll need a little time,
To dispose of all this stuff..
And Lord, can we just keep all this
Between the two of us?
Amen

Happy New Year 2011

Just popping in quickly to wish you all a Happy New Year for 2011!

Graphic sourced here

I'll be popping in again real soon with more projects, ideas and other fun stuff as we see the new year through.

In honour of my husband who claims a Scottish heritage:

Auld Lang Syne

Should old acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind ?
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
and old lang syne ?

CHORUS:
For auld lang syne, my dear,
for auld lang syne,
we'll take a cup of kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
And surely you’ll buy your pint cup !
and surely I’ll buy mine !
And we'll take a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.

CHORUS
We two have run about the slopes,
and picked the daisies fine ;
But we’ve wandered many a weary foot,
since auld lang syne.

CHORUS
We two have paddled in the stream,
from morning sun till dine† ;
But seas between us broad have roared
since auld lang syne.

CHORUS
And there’s a hand my trusty friend !
And give us a hand o’ thine !
And we’ll take a right good-will draught,
for auld lang syne.

CHORUS

Look what I got!

As promised, I wanted to show the lovely gifts I received as part of the International Handmade Gift Exchange!  You might remember I sent a little package to the lovely Jocelyn the other day (click here) well I'm so pleased to say I was absolutely besides myself to receive some gorgeous handmade gifts from Jocelyn.  Just have a look at what I got!

Necklaces, rings, cards, zip bracelet.  Woohoo!!  I'll also be back to show a picture of my cute-as Scrabble tile necklace!!  I'm wearing it at the moment, so I'll take a photo of it later.  To see more of Jocelyn's gorgeous work, head on over to the Rusty Barrel Boutique!

Spring Break

Just thought I would pop in and say enjoy the beautiful weather.  Spring in Canberra is absolutely lovely especially when you visit the local flower festivals such as Floriade and Tulip Top Gardens.

We're all heading to Melbourne tomorrow for the week to enjoy the first week of school holidays with family and friends, as well as introducing Jessica to many members of our family.

Enjoy the week and see you when I return :o) - In the meantime, maybe these photos from today might inspire some creativity ......  I'm already imagining my scrap pages!

Hello Again!

Well, it's hello again!!  It's a busy day in the world of blogging, websites and newsletters.  But I wanted to show a quick project I completed today.  And when I say quick, I mean quick!!

I have updated my blog now with my favourite inspiration & challenge websites (look to the right hand side of this blog - you may have to scroll down).  I have a new favourite which I wanted to share!  Eat Drink Chic (don't you just love the name of it!!). 

Anyways, yesterday's post on Eat Drink Chic was DIY Wedding "Hanky" Love Letters.  And they are just gorgeous!!  These are a couple of the pics:

 

To see more of these gorgeous "Love Letters" by Amy Moss of Eat Drink Chic, click here to visit her blog.

And then I had a bit of a think, I have just bought a beautiful pink cyclamen for a dear friend of mine and made a thank you card to go with it.  To thank her for being my friend as well as all the help, presents and cuddles she's given since little Jessica arrived.  But the envelope was looking a bit plain, so I decided to gussy it up, "hanky" style!  I used the 'Hello Again' stamp set which featured in one of the SU Mini Catalogues and now it's come back in the BRAND NEW SU Idea Book & Catalogue.  Woohoo!!

 Much better don't you think!!  Here's what I used:

Stamps: Hello Again

Inks: YoYo Yellow, Pixie Pink, Green Galore, Brocade Blue & Ruby Red

Most of these inks are now retired but I haven't got all the new ones yet!!

Cherry On Top Award

In this wonderful world of blogging, you make a lot of friends, visit a lot of amazing blogs and you can earn yourself some blogging awards along the way!

Today I received the 'Cherry on Top' Award from the lovely Kerri of Kerri D Designs.

There are a couple of things I have to share to keep this award:

1.  Three things you might not know about me ...
(1) I love to travel and hope to work in Europe one day, preferably Holland.
(2) I have a craft magazine addiction (it's quite serious actually) and getting difficult to maintain due to the lack of storage I have available to store my magazine stash.
(3) I'm a speed reader, hence my collection of magazines and books. 

2.  A favourite photo I have ...

A photo of a pinwheel (fire cracker).  Learning about digital photography is on my list of things to do.  I have figured out this one though (thankfully with the use of a tripod).

3.  And now I can pass this award on to five fabulous people and their wonderful blogs I enjoy visiting....

Michelle - Mishka's Crafty Creations
Steph - Stamping With Steph
Claire - Art with Heart
Sandi - Sandi MacIver Ink & Paper Artist
Amy - Ustamp4Fun

So go on, check these wonderful blogs and creations.  You won't be disappointed

And by the way, Kerri - right back at you with the award too!

I'm still here!

Yep, I am still here!!!  I'm still adjusting to the general  hectic and chaos of family life with 3 kids!!  Happily I can report it's all going well and today was the first day my two little ones had an afternoon sleep at the same time.  Joy, Bliss, Rapture!!  I got some stamping done!!

But I am getting some crafting in.  I've been preparing kits, making jewellery, attending stamp classes and making thank you cards! Firstly, I wanted to show some gorgeous necklaces designed by a friend of mine.  I had been admiring them for some time and then she showed us how to make them.  How lucky am I!!  We made them a little while ago (try 2-3 months) and I've been meaning to show them off here rather than around my neck!!

The blue necklace on the left is the one I made. The one next to it, is the original necklace and my inspiration (it was also given as a gift to ME. Woohoo!).  The two necklaces on the right were made by my other two lovely crafting friends!!  A little tip for you, don't try to string/thread tiny seed beads after 11pm at night.  It makes for cross-eyes!!

I also wanted to share a wonderful blog and project with you too.  A few days ago, I showed a picture of a gorgeous Onesie gift made by my friend Kerri.  Click here to see the gorgeous pink one we received.  Well, I highly recommend you visit Kerri's blog to see how gorgeous this set looks in Yellow.  Cuteness to the power of 100!!

But dinner duty calls, so I'll be back tomorrow to show all the other stuff.  Woohoo!  What fun!

House - Keeping!

With having a new baby in the house and limited internet connectivity over the last few days due to weather, I've realised that I'm behind on some of my web house-keeping and regular reminders.

Some of the Stampin' Up! Offers currently available include:

Stampin' Up! Two-Step Stampin' Offer

Don't miss out on these stamps sets currently on offer.  To find out which stamps, click here for more info!

Starter Kit Special Offer

Until 31 July, get a 20 percent discount on the Starter Kit when you join Stampin' Up! as a demonstrator! 

Click here for more info!

Stamp with Me Newsletters

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Stamp with Me on Facebook

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Baby Time Out

Well - it's the big day.  Off to hospital to have Baby number 3.  I will be off line for about five days but will be back with photos of a new baby to show!!

Baby Image located here

So have a lovely week and we'll all soon see what the stork delivers!!

It's raining baby showers

With little more than a week to go until our new baby is born, we've been been overwhelmed with the number of cards, gifts, well wishes and baby showers that have come our way.

Nearly everything we have received has been in pink!!  Pink is the dominant colour this week in our household!  Just look at this gorgeous card made by my dad's lovely wife, Cheryl.  She sent me some gorgeous little pink outfits with her gorgeous card.  I just love the use of the gingham ribbon too!

I have been blessed with two 'baby showers' and so many gifts too.  On Sunday, I took the camera with me to my baby shower/high tea at the Rydges Hotel, Capital Hill in Canberra.  Here's a couple pic's of the yummy food we were served:

Divine cakes and all served on this really cool three tiered serving tray.  And get this, each of this was shared for two people only!  Two people!!  We all got to take some of these cute little cakes home there was so much.  All washed down with a glass of champers, tea & coffee.  Can't wait to go back again!!

(And this photo was taken, after we had started eating ... you should have seen how full it was when it was brought to our table!).

Now who's a lucky girl???  I am!

A productive sort of day

Despite having a shocker of a headache and just under 3 weeks for Baby McPherson to be born, I actually achieved a few things today.  Namely heading down to the local Spotlight store and ordering/paying for our custom made curtains.  I have given up on the idea of making them myself.  Our new house is a house of windows (20 in total), so best left to the experts!!  I got lots of comments today on my T-Shirt I was wearing!!

My mum sent me this T-Shirt from Holland, so you just have to love this sense of humour.  Speaking of Dutch things, I discovered (through Facebook of all places!!), a really pretty and inspirational blog, that also happens to be Dutch.  Check it out for yourself ... Dutch Blue.

Matthew keeps rubbing my tummy and talking to the baby.  Not sure if he's talking to the one in my tummy or the one on the T-Shirt!!

Anyway, I've also been busy preparing kits for June Stamp Club @ Stamp with Me, so stay tuned for details!!