G’day to ya!

I hope you are having fun today, maybe you are stamping, maybe catching up on housework……whatever it is I hope you are enjoying it.

Today I have a couple of quick cards to show you that I made for birthday cards lately.  I found some left over kits from workshops & they included some Groovy Guava cardstock from last year’s catalogue.

Now I know both of these are pretty simple, but I’m actually quite happy with how they turned out.  I coloured directly onto the rubber of the stamp to get the different colours on the images

Now I want to have a chat to you about things that have been happening around here lately & what is happening in the near future. 

Harvest is taking WAY TOOOOO LONG
Oh no it’s not that bad, it just seems like they have been at it for a very long time & we are usually nearly if not finished by now & we havn’t had much of a break from the slog of it all.  I’m not totally complaining, just having a little “vent”  lol
So if you don’t want to be bothered with my “vent” then I’m sorry I don’t have any more stamping related news for you, just personal stuff.
With Robby up super early & off every morning before the kids get up & then getting home after 9pm every night & him being totally EXHAUSTED after his long busy days, I’m feeling rather flat myself. 

Robby & I are true solemates & without him I’m a bit lost.  I don’t totally rely on him or anything,  I am my own person & I can do things without him & can enjoy my own & others company, but at night when the kids are in bed & the evening is cool & we have been busy all I want to do is sit & chat with him.  Most of the time he isn’t home but when he is all he wants to do is eat his dinner & go to bed & I’m completely understanding of that, it just gets a bit lonely when my solemate is just so tied up with other things.

I haven’t been stamping lately & I desperately need to as I have some secret santa things I need to finish off & some other cards & presents to do too
This morning I have been cooking up a storm, so I have enough food for the workers lunchboxes for another day or two & then I have a doctors appointment tomorrow (just a quick one to have some stitches removed), the bank manager is here on Thursday & then I hav a friend coming out on Friday, which will be super duper nice

So I suppose I am here trying to tell you I will not be back  here for a little bit.  I have kids concerts, end of school, work Christmas parties & lots of mailing to finish sorting out.  I will try my hardest to get here every now & then becuase I do have some pics I have been working on with some teacher gifts I have made, but I just really don’t want to promise anything.

I know you will understand that this time of the year is that bit extra busy for me, with not only Christmas, kids concerts but also harvest & finishing off paperwork for all of that, trying to make tonnes balance, find delivery dockets etc…..

I am truely sorry for not being able to commit to you on here, but this is one of the thing I love about Stampin’  Up! & this craft.  I love the fact that with Stampin’  Up!  I get to choose when I work & where I work & if life is busy then I can take a step back from my commitment to step back into it when I am ready & able to.  With stamping & creating I love how my inspiration flows & can come & go as it pleases, when it is gone I can totally concentrate on my kids & family (which are so super important to me) & then when it finally comes back I can share my creations with not only my family but also with you, my wonderful blog readers.

Thank you so much for calling by today & I do truely hope you enjoy your day.  I will be back before Christmas to wish you a Merry one, so until then

THANK YOU……….THANK YOU…………..THANK YOU for stopping by & understanding that life is a little busier than usual here

Hugs & happy thoughts coming your way

Hi there everyone,  I can’t believe how many hits I have had on my blog yesterday & today so far……..it is incredible & it is soooooo nice to have all these comments about my projects
THANK YOU so very very much for making blogging worthwhile
THANK YOU
THANK YOU
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!

What I want to show you is something I made for a super special friend & posted it off last week.

I made a batch of  ”cupcakes”  and popped them into a box & posted it off

This is what the box looks like on the outside

& this is it inside

So here you can see my cupcakes….
They are actually gift tags & I have added some m&m’s & tic tacs to the box, I also popped solme caramel Dove chocies & a bookmark

Here is a close up of the “sprinkles” I have added to the top of the cupcake.  I used some Cyrstal Effects & they just added some micro-beads I have had for ages.

I made an extra cupcake tag & added it to the front of the box.

 I bought the tutorial for this package from Becky Roberts

I hope I have inspired  you today with this project, it was alot of fun & it was so super easy

I hope you will come back soon & have a look at some other projects I have been working on.

Till then……………bye for now & thanks for stopping by

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