Hey ho & howdy doody to ya

Sorry I’m a bit late announcing the winner of the blog candy, life has been a little busy with my family & farm business

I’d like to say a HUGE THANK YOU!!!!! to you all for leaving me a comment.  I really do appreciate hearing what you think about my stamping & creations.

Ok so I had the LOVELY Random ROBBY selector to choose a name out of a hat & the winner is……………………
NANETTE

So Nanette, I’d love to send you the parcel of goodies, can you send me your snail mail addy so I can get it posted to you.

 Thank you again everyone for leaving a comment, I love to hear from you all.

I’m fairly busy over the next few days but I’m going to try ROOOOOOOLLLLLYYYYY hard to sit & stamp over the weekend, hopefully I’ll have something to show you next week, so till then keep smiling

2 posts in one day, oh my!!!!….well actually to be honest with you I have scheduled some posts for the next few days, so there is more stamping coming your way

Anyway I am actually feeling very thankful for the wonderful blog followers I have.  I don’t get to many comments on here, but I have had a few e-mails asking if everything is ok because I haven’t been on here in ages….so I thought I’d pop some blog candy on here.  I have quite a few retired things I am offering up for blog candy….so all you have to do is leave a comment on this post before March 20th & you will go into the draw to win this collection of Stampin’  Up!  goodies

In it is some dsp, a 6×6 desk calendar, some scallop notes & envelopes, Infinite Goodness stamp set, some chipboard, labels & book kits (from previous catty’s).  This blog candy is open to Australian residents only.

I’d love to hear from you, so pop your comment down & I’ll draw the winner next weekend!!  Good luck

Hey hey it’s time for the ESAD blog hop.  I’ve been looking forward to this,  I’m really hanging out to join in & see what everyone has been up to.

Ok so ESAD-SU is a wonderful Yahoo group I am lucky enough to be a member of.  It is a group for Australian & New Zealand Stampin’ Up! Demonstrators.  We have online chats, challenges, cyberstamps, tutorials etc… all to share with each other.  It is also a wonderful place to ask questions, there is always someone there willing to help out if they can.  If you are a demo but not a member, click here & you can join up. 

Being a demonstrator I had the chance to pre-order a stamp set from the Sale-a-bration catty & I decided on Vintage Labels, then I got it & thought….Oh my!!!! what am I going to do with this?
I actually had ALOT of fun with it

Here I made some little boxes with some love notes in

Stamp sets:  Kindred Spirits, Vintage Labels

Ink: Choc Chip, Riding Hood Red

Accessories:  Curly Label punch, Paper piercer & mat pack,

Then I made this version

Stamp sets:  Vintage Labels

Ink: Choc Chip

Accessories;  Brads, Paper piercer & mat pack

Then I decided to have a play with some of those wonderful  ‘no bad bits’ cupcakes

here is a close up of the label

don’t you just love the versatility of this stamp set!!!! I DO….SERIOUSLY

Ok now onto the last card I have made using the Vintage Labels stamp set

Oh I LOVE this card too.  I honestly haven’t done much stamping at all lately, but this is one of a few I made to go into a swap recently.

So the deal with the blog hop is that you post a comment on here, then go to the next blog & comment there & so on….until you have visited all the blogs & commented on them all.  Once you have done that you will need to send Leonie an e-mail to leonie@stamp-a-latte.com to leter know you’ve been to them all & commented. The precious Leonie will then pop your name into the draw to win some wonderful Stampin’ Up!  products blog candy….YAY!!!

So I’m the last one on the list but if you started here you need to pop on over to Alana Galagher’s blog here  & comment, follow all the links, comment on all the blogs & then pop Leonie that e-mail.  You’ll love all the blog candy you’ll receive if you win & ya gotta be in it to win it

That’s it from me today, I’m still on holidays & thoroughly enjoying the down time, reading, swimming, NOT COOKING!!! (gotta luv that) sleeping in……am I making you jealous yet??? LOL!

Take it easy & I’ll get back to my regular posting soon.

Hi ho & a happy happy Tuesday to you.  

So today is a very exciting day, being the first ever Blog Hop for ESAD-SU’ers
ESAD-SU is a Yahoo group I am a member of.  The name stands for Extra Special Australian (& New Zealand) Demonstrators – Stampin’ Up!.  This is a forum for Stampin’ Up! demonstrators only & it is one of the best resources for inspiration, help, advice & friendships.  We have regular challenges, quotes, online chats & cyberstamps.  If you are a demonstrator for Stampin’ Up! & would like to become a member, why not pop on over there & join up, it’d be great to get to know you better. 

There is a total of 30 demonstrators that are taking part in this Blog Hop, if you call in to each & everyone & comment on all of them you will go into the draw to win some wonderful blog candy, so why not follow each of the links & make a comment on each blog & you could win a wonderful prize.  Once you have commented on all the blogs, pop Leonie an e-mail  leonie@stamp-a-latte.com  by midnight (EDST) Wednesday 2nd December& she will put you in the draw to win

So the summer mini catalogue begins today & my oh my Stampin’ Up! just keep coming up with bigger & better things.  Well there is a circle cutter, new & wonderful stamps, not to mention the super duper lurvly accessories………….& on that note I am going to show you the use of some of these accessories. 

I have made a 6×6 calendar scrapbook album with the Simply Scrappin’ Kit Rock-a-Bye Girl & then I have embellished & finished it off with some of the special accessories out fo the mini.  So onto the first page which includes the  WONDERFULLY LURVLY 1 1/4″Pink Pirouette Grosgrain Ribbon

The base card on this page is Kiwi Kiss , along with Regal Rose cardstock & that LURVLY RIBBON

Now the base card for this page is Bashful Blue & the Ribbon makes this look so PURTY
On the Ribbon I have placed two of the SUPER DUPER PRETTY CROCHETED FLOWERS.  These flowers come in a pack of 12 flowers for $19.95.  Now they are all white, but…..guess what…..you can dye them with our wonderful Classic ink to so it will co-ordinate with any colour you are using.

So while I am talking about CROCHETED FLOWERS, here are some more  
Oh how I love these
The base of this page is Pink Pirouette & I have added soem Regal Rose Grosgrain Ribbon, Die Cuts out of the kit along with 3 Crocheted Flowers, now in these flowers I have added a Clear Rhinestone brad, which make them that little bit more special.

and here is a close-up of one of the flowers.  Don’t you think it is just so LURVLY, oh & in the background is a GROMMET!!! (no not one of my kids…lol)

and here is another close-up of the GROMMETS, the ones I have used on this page & the one above are both Jumbo Grommets, they come in a pack of 20 in colours of Basic Black, Silver, Very Vanilla & Whisper White & believe me they are super cute & easy to use.

Now onto some buttons….& PRETTY ones at that.
These buttons are out of the SHERBET pack.  With these you buy them in a pack of 30 for $15.50 & they are made to co-ordinate & match with Stampin’ Up’s! gorgeous colours.  The colours are Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Bashful Blue & Pumpkin Pie, I haven’t used any pumpkin pie because they didn’t match with what I was making, but I have them sitting on my desk ready for the perfect project.

This is another page I have made using the SHERBERT DESIGNER BUTTONS.   The base card for this pageis Regal Rose with a layer of Pink Pirouette, the Self Adhesive Die Cuts came from the Simply Scrappin’ Kit.

Here’s a close-up of these lovely buttons

So that is what I have to show you today.  I hope you have enjoyed looking at my projects featuring products from the Summer Mini catalogue because I have thoroughly enjoyed showing them to you.

If you would like a catalogue drop me an e-mail erangy1797@bigpond.com with your addy & I’ll pop one in the mail to you.

If you’d like to see some of the yummy products in the ”FLESH” I would love to show you, give me a call & we can arrange a date & time for you to invite some friends to your place for a fun night of stamping

Finally I need to pass you onto the next ESAD-SU’er, this is   Teresa Leggo.  Pop on over to Teresa’s blog  & have a squizzy at what she has created , you’ll love it.  & DON’T FORGET TO COMMENT ON ALL THE BLOGS TO GO INTO THE DRAW TO WIN SOME WONDERFUL STAMPIN’ UP! PRODUCTS

Till next time…………Happy stamping

Hiya, this is a quick post to let you know what is coming up tomorrow……MY FIRST EVER BLOG HOP!!!!  I think there are 30 of us in all that are joining in, so you’ll want to come back tomorrow & have a look at some yummy eye candy made from new Summer Mini products
If you call in to each & every one of the blogs & comment you will go into the draw to win some blog candy, so why not come back & see what inspiration we have for you

I’d love to see you tomorrow, so till then………………keep smiling

Good Monday morning all

I hope you have had an enjoyable weekend.   We enjoyed ourselves, between planting vegetables in the garden & holding a craft (belated) birthday party for my eldest daughter it was fun.

Yesterday I drew the winner of the blog candy…..well actually DD3 (Maddison) did & the winner is………………………

JANELLE.  So keep an eye out in the mail Janelle,  your parcel will be on it’s way to you soon,  ENJOY & CONGRATS.

I have managed a little stamping over the weekend so I will post that in the next couple of days.

Till then…….keep smiling

I had a look at the hits today & BOY oh BOY I have over 2000 hits.  THANK YOU to everyone for visiting my blog,  I love to know there are people out there that enjoy reading what I write & create

I want to Thankyou very much for coming & visiting, so I have some things to give away.

In this package there is a Simply Scrappin Kit,  a Boxes & Tags Book Kit (from the 2007 IBC),  Fall Flowers dsp, Eastern ELegance Rub-ons,  a portion of the Pretties Kit & Metallic eyelets.

So if you would like to win this package leave me a comment on this post  before May 31st & I will draw a name out on Sunday (May 31st).  Don’t forget to leave your e-mail addy so I can get in touch with you if you are the winner

This post is going to be at the top of the page until there is a winner

Only one comment per person & this is only open to Australian residents (because of SU rules & guidelines)

I am looking forward to giving this pack away

Take care & keep smiling……….