Convention 2010

Well it has been a long time coming but, I am finally packing my bags and leaving for Sydney on Thursday and I am very excited :o)

I'm off to Convention ... so what's that all about .... well Convention is an annual Stampin' Up! event ... a chance for demonstrators from across Australia and New Zealand to congregate in one place to experience good times with stamping friends and also get creative new ideas for workshops and projects.  It's a time for education, celebration and motivation.

Convention always includes time to swap cards (my swap will be uploaded in a day or two for you to see), attend business classes and new product demonstrations - yes we get to play with some new stamps, participate in Make and Takes and just simply enjoy the best time with stampers and friends.

This is my first year at Convention and I remember this time last year reading all the reports about how fab it was and thinking ... I want to go ... I can't believe that one year later I've been a demo for almost a year and I am actually going to be there.

So keep popping back for updates ... I'll be uploading projects whilst I am away together with the odd photo or two of all the brilliant things we are going to get up to.

Looking forward to meeting all of my online friends and fellow Art with Heart team demonstrators  ... roll on Thursday.

 

SAM Challenge - A 'Shaped' Layout

Challenge time again ....  Ros has been the Challenge Master this month and wants to you to create ... 

"A 'shaped' layout, not your standard typical square or rectangle shaped layout."

I have to confess I struggled with this concept ...being a 12 x 12 girl, the thought of making something a different shape was hard .... I started by trying to draw the Eiffel Tower, then the Sydney Harbour bridge .... neither worked, then I was watching my son sort though his one milion and one footie cards and hey presto .... inspiration and a Footie Top!

It's a very simple layout but I think the effect of the shirt shape makes it look a little more special.

Because the photo was so large there was no room for journalling ... so I created a little journalling tag using the Top Note Die Cut and left one side of the photo 'open' so that the tag can be removed.

 There were some additional expenses for this page too ... another packet of footie cards to replace the ones I have used on the page ... :o)

Ssshhh don't tell anyone, I do have a confession to make, this page will be going into our album as a 12 x 12 page :o)

So now it is your turn ... can you make a shaped layout?  Upload it to the Stampamemory website here ... or send your images to me and I'll post them here on my site for you.  The prize is a choice of either On Board So Tweet Chipboard or On Board Batch Of Blooms - so certainly worth creating a page and entering our competition.

 

Happy Birthday Nicky

Oh yes another May birthday ... this time a friend from England.  We had some great times together when we lived in the same street in Scotland, but I left to live here and Nicky moved to England.  So now we exchange emails from time to time cards for special occasions.

As you can see I have been having fun with the Big Shot again - and this time I have used my favourite technique of brayering and sponging to create a cute card.  The little polka dots are from the impressions folder and the top note die cut has been trimmed to fit the card.

Then I've used some sponging to create a scene upon which I have set a cute little bird - he (or is it she) is the Extra Large Two-Step Bird punch - this punches the bird in three parts ... very handy and I can see this punch being very useful for creating other things too.

So Nicky I hope you enjoy your card and have a fantastic day - the Sadler family do miss the fun times we all had in Scotland.

Love from Paul, Nikki, Olivia, Kieran and Max 

xxxx

Happy Birthday Yvonne

May is our birthday month - do you have one of those?  Lots of friends and relatives have birthdays in May.  I do have a sense of achievement when I get all the cards made for this month ... I even had most of them in the post super early too.

This is the card I have made for my sister-in-law Yvonne.  

I am in love with the Big Shot - and especially the embossing folders - you can make cards so quickly and easily - and the new Tiny Tags set and matching Medium Jewelry Tag - so cute and so quick.

I've punched out several of the punches and then tied them all together with a piece of hemp twine ... just a cute little embellishment.

And here is another version, yes another birthday ... this time for Aris, a good friend of mine who celebrates her birthday at the end of April (yes this one was late!).

These cards are so easy to make and very effective ... expect to see lots more of these :o)

Happy Birthday.

 

Not Quite Mother's Day

Check out my latest scrapbooking page over at Stampamemory ... the site dedicated to scrapbooking using Stampin' Up! products.

  

Happy Birthday Indi

Indi our nephew is celebrating his birthday today - making cool cards for teenagers is a hard task ... not sure I got it quite right but Kieran loved the bike so I might be on the right track ... almost!

This is the Just Riding set and I was going for a grungy look ... I have a scrapbooking page in my head using this set ... with faux tiling ... hoping to get the time to make it happen one night this week.

Happy Birthday Indi - we hope you have a great day.

Love from Uncle Paul, Auntie Nikki, Olivia and Kieran xxxx

Product Shares

With all the yummy new products in the Autumn Winter mini I thought it was time to offer a few products share .... so how do these work?  Well if love all the embellishments and ribbons in the catalogue (and lets face it who doesn't) this is a great opportunity to own a little bit of each item in the share.
  
6" x 6" squares of both Autumn Traditions and Cottage Wall - that's 24 squares in total for $9 per share including postage.


4.4 metres of 1/2" Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon - Melon Mambo, Rich Razzleberry and Soft Suede for $20 including postage.

Contact me if you'd like to take part in either or both of these shares.  If you'd like to suggest other products shares please let me know.