Breast Cancer Fundraiser Scrapbook Page...

Last summer I volunteered to help out a fellow SU! demo lady Tash for a Breast Cancer fundraiser. I had only been a demo for 4 months and was super keen to meet other demos and pretty much 'play' with all of the pretty stuff SU ! has to offer. As most of you know scrapbooking & photography is my #1 passion.. So.. I eagerly signed myself up to do a mini class for anyone interested in doing a scrapbook page or two. Well... the thing I didn't realise is that I'm a great scrapbooker at heart... but I don't think with my head ;} I was reminded of this after my first class at this local fundraiser by a lovely demo called Linda. Ah Linda!!... if you could meet her you would fall in love with her straight away. I remember meeting her for the first time at this event... only because she stumbled in late (just like me) to the event, laughing and chatting away with her friend Cynthia. Anyway..long story short she ended up sitting at my table and we chatted and giggled about how much cr*p you can bring to a scrapbook event, how small the table spaces were, etc, etc. Once we were all unpacked we posted our projects on a board for people to sign up to attend your class. My class was pretty popular... I had 6 people attend which was fabulous! But I was extremely nervous seems it was my first class.... but the lovely Linda put me at ease and kept praising my work and she couldn't believe I had managed to do all the cropping/work under budget. Budget? what budget I ask? At this point Linda asked if I had ordered all the supplies from the bulk list..otherwise I would of had to purchase a few of the scrapbooking kits to create these wonderful pages! Hmm.. at that point I just whistled and murmured something under my breath...about making it look "pretty". 'Oh! Sue' said Linda... were going to have to teach you some tricks of the trade my girl. That my folks... was my first lesson. Always try and use the bulk list items.. it saves on budget everytime. I say that now because I have lots of leftovers from the scrapbooking kits I used to make the pages and I didn't make any money from the class :{. Ahwell!! you learn something new everyday eh? Besides..the best thing that came from that event was meeting Linda...she will forever be my SU! Mum... she has such a lovely spirit.... all mumsy & warm. Thanks Linda... I bet you didn't realise what an impact you had on little ole me eh?

So.. here's a photo of my final page made using the Simply Scrapping Kit 'Best Ever'... it's now retired but I figured it was worth a post. Plus alot of the colours used on the page will be coming back in July (Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red) Yeah!!!. The photos I used was from Eryn's 1st birthday party... wow! so much had changed in the past year.


Oh! and this is a photo Linda took of Cynthia & I while standing on a chair looking down at us so we wouldn't have double chins ;} how thoughtful. Bless her!

This scrapbook page was a great surprise.. I attended a class held by another demo and I created this beautiful page... and I was very lucky to have a photo that suited the theme & colours. Seems I'm all about matching photos with colours/themes/papers.

Oh! and just incase your interested.. Tash is doing the 60km walk again this year along with my friend Miranda. Once again Tash is doing the all day scrapbook event on May 1st... and I will going along. Infact I'm prepping for it now...if your interested on going contact me or Tash for a space/details. It's all for a good cause. Saving our TaTa's.

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Organised Photo Art...with a sprinkle of Decor Elements

I just thought I would share this with you...
Recently a new customer of mine Julie attended a class, she has already decided she wanted to organise her family photos and finish it with a lovely Decor Element saying. The question was do I put it on the wall or the photo-matting? Julie ended up putting it on the wall..Isn't it lovely?

Wow! don't you just love it.... such a simple idea... Why don't you do this with your precious photos!! it can be family, vacations, passions...even obscure photos you've taken over the years. I just love how using your own photos can create beautiful wall art... and to finish it off... a little Decor Element saying. Hmm.. now I need to do something like this..


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PS: Julie gave permission for me to post these photos on my blog.

Where have I been....?

I haven't gone on vacation or died... but I've been pretty rough this last week. I caught some tummy bug and I've spent the last week in bed or feeling sorry for myself ;} I'm still weak... seems anything I eat or drink doesn't stay in me long enough ;{ Hopefully I'll get my crafting mojo back next week.

For now... here's a few piccie's of my little one on a Easter Egg Hunt....different days at different Nanny & Nana's houses. I think they enjoy it more than we do ;} Nah! we all relive our childhood....right?

Love what you do...

Just a quick post to say "Love what you do" ;} I know I do. Last week was crazy hectic in prep for my 2 full stamp n stack classes. I created a ton of cards... the idea is supposed to be simple. Create 4 designs and duplicate 3 times... everyone takes home 12 cards. Well... you know me. I can't do simple...plus I tend to change it up a little so people don't get bored with the same colours etc. Anyway... long story short... alot of cropping, prepping & designing went on last week. I even ran out of square envelopes. The good news was it was a huge success... I'll post some of the photos in the next week or so... I just wanted you know I'm still here stamping...or in my case this weekend scrapbooking ;}

For now.. I'll show you the card I made for a close friends 40th birthday I attended last weekend... yes! I stamped 2 days.. and scrapbooked a whole day Saturday. What a great idea!!! I finally got organised to scrapbook my daughters album. For now.. here's the card I made for my friend Cindy....using I Heart Hearts clear stamp set!! I love it already!!!! Once you go clear you never go back ;)




BTW.. the colours are chocolate chip, tempting turquoise & melon mambo... the camera can be deceiving

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Bored? Stressed? Come to my class!!

Bored? Stressed? Want to try something different? Wanna have some fun!! Come make some cards!!!

OK... So I'm energised!!!!!!! After yesterdays meet with Shelli I've been excited!!...So..I've decided to host some more classes BEFORE the end of the month... so that you can get some great deals .

So...I will be hosting a Stamp 'n' Stack at my house. What's a Stamp 'n' Stack I hear you ask? Well.... I will have 4 designs of cards varying from Mothers Day, Birthdays and Thank You's. You will make 3 copies of each design. I will try to keep the cards simple but sleek/modern. At the end of the class you will take away 12 cards!!! for you to use/send to your friends & family. What more can you ask for.... 12 cards for $25... that's $2 a card!! plus the fun is free!

Dates of my class
Thursday March 25th - 6pm - 10pm
Friday March 26th - 6pm - 10pm
Location: Kanata - My house!
Fee: $25 for the class... or min $65 order and the class is FREE!!!
Please bring your own adhesive & scissors...I can provide adhesive at a low cost.
I'll provide the rest like Tea, Coffee & snacks!
Max 6 people per night, min 2 people.

EMAIL ME - IF YOUR INTERESTED!

Here's another sneak peak at what you'll be making!


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Stampin Up! Royalty!

I'm still on cloud nine.... I spent a wonderful evening at Stampin Up! event that one of demos had won in a recent SU! recruiting challenge. The prize was to have a Workshop of a Lifetime! the guest of honor was the co- founder & CEO of Stampin Up! Shelli ;} WOW!!! WOW! Kim won the challenge and I can see why.... At my first ever SU! demo event she offered me soooo much advice and had this air of warmth around her.... it's weird.. but I felt like I'm known her for years. Anyway... to keep this post quick... and to curb my excitement... I just had to show off my photo I managed to sneak in at the event tonight.


Yeap! that's me.... next to Shelli & her daughter Sara. Wow!! and guess what... I even had the courage to ask a question in the Q&A to Shelli. Shelli loved my question!!!! My question was " What Stamp/Set was the biggest surprise success?" Oh!!! I thought maybe the Medallion... but Shelli said she knew that was going to be a hit. What was her answer I hear you all asking me? Hmmm.... well..... She replied that the 'Dasher' stamp was the biggest surprise & hit with everyone.

Also... here's Kim! Isn't she friendly looking... and her family were gorgeous too!! What a awesome night we had...it never ceases to amaze me what a good family SU! is... It's the best compliment a company can have ;} I suppose that's why they came up with the saying "Love what you do" at convention. Hmm.. I wish I could go to convention this year... I jut found out it's the weekend of my birthday. Wouldn't that be a great gift ;] ;} hint hint!


And finally... here's my bessie Stampin Up! Demo Mate :} Jo-Ann or I sometimes like to think of her as my older sister...if I had one ;P


The one thing I love about SU! is I've made a bunch of friends...and I love crafting with them.
More photos of the event to come... just couldn't wait to post this!!!

Card Class Coming Soon!!!

So.. I went to a SU! event tonight and I managed to win a cool prize :) because my card was voted the best card out of the submissions. Yeah!!! Anyway... it gave me a good boost to my creative mojo!!! and I've decided that I'm going to host a Stamp & Stack this month.

What's a Stamp and Stack I hear you ask?? Well.... Join me to make 12 cards that will feature a mix 3 each of 4 different designs. I'll have a bunch of greetings out for you to use…so, you can decide what you need! Birthdays, Thank You's, Mother's Day or Showers!
When: Friday March 26th
Time: 6.30-9.30pm
Fee: $25 or FREE with a $65+ order made that night. Plus... because Salebrations is still on till the end of March you'll earn yourself free stamp sets or supplies!!! Contact me today for more details!

Here's a Sneak Peak of some of my ideas/designs!!



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Turning 1!

Happy 1 Year!!! I'm guessing my blog has been around for a year now seems I signed up to Stampin Up! just over a year ago. So I figured the title was appropriate for 2 reasons. One for blog anniversary and secondly because my little girl Eryn was invited to her playdate buddy's 1 year old party this past weekend. I was excited to go.... I even made the b-day card in advance... but sadly on the morning of the party I had to sit in a Doctors office :{ The upside was seeing my hubby take his little gal in her party dress to the party... How cute is that?

Isn't she cute!! I couldn't get her to sit still for a good photo ;} ahwell... such is life with kids & animals eh?



Here's the card I made for the 1 year old party! so girlie eh? brown & pink!!!!


Can you see the sparkly glitter...and the Stampin Dimensionals I used for the mane! ;P


Don't forget to decorate the inside of the card... I also did the envelope but forgot to take a photo of it..


That's all now..
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Organisation Cubes...

So... a while ago I was asked by another SU! Demo lady "Marie" if I minded my craft cube configuration photos could be posted on a Crafty Storage Blog. Of course I didn't mind :) ....my hubby always says I spend more time organising my crafts than actually doing crafts. I laugh it off... but really I know he's right on the money.

Here's my original post and here's a photo of my crafty storage space!


So.. I decided to take some more close ups of my set-up... just incase you were curious... plus I've found that since my photos appeared on the Crafty storage blog I've had lots of traffic from all over the world :P so why not add some more.


These red storage bins can be found at the large build it yourself Swedish store :} as you can see I can easily store my stamp sets in them. I only have one red box full...and as soon as it gets full I sell some of the stamps so I don't go crazy :} I also keep all of my stamp pads/inks in another red box... you can even use it to hang 12x12 file folders, I use mine on my desktop to hold all my 12x12 cardstock & DSP.


This cube space has a few of those magazine holders in them.... I keep all my Stampin Success Demo magazines in them and any tutorials I've found on the web and want to try out... trust me... there's loads.


These boxes can also be found at the Swedish store... and thankfully it comes in my fav colour - RED! As you can see I have all my ribbon in the brown box..and an adhesives, envelopes, blades & glitter in the other boxes. It's such an easy way to retrieve the items you need fast especially if your holding a craft/stamping party or stamping alone.





That's it for now... I'll post a few cards during the week...seems I have made a few...and I still have a few more to make this weekend. Happy Crafting!!!!
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Happy Valentine's Day!!!

Happy Valentine's Day to all my friends ;}

So...here's the card I made for my hubby... I'll give it to him in the morning. My man has been a gem... He dropped off flowers on Friday for me... then we went out Friday night for a surprise dinner at the Merlot revolving restaurant. It was soooo nice. 2hrs of total adult bliss. Today we spent the day with my in-laws from Kingston... it was a lovely day. Lots of family fun.... and lots of dancing to MJ & Gaga... it's so cute seeing your 2 year old dance & jiggy!!!! ;}



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Ahhh!!! Look what I got :)

I arrived home on Friday afternoon to these lovely flowers from my hubby... I LOVE daisies!!!!! it was a pre-valentine gift. In the evening we went out to a fancy restaurant downtown Ottawa. We saw all of the night time views of Ottawa in 2hrs....the steak dinner was very fancy & yummy !!!!






Did I tell you how much I love my hubby... he really has changed me.
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Sneak Peak! Valentines Day Card for my Hubby

So last night I sat down for the first time in a few weeks and decided to craft... actually... that's a little lie... I made a card last week for my friend Nicol on the fly!!... but I forgot to take a picture of it. If I'm lucky... I may be able to ask her to pull it outta the bin and take a photo of it. Only kidding?!@?. I'm sure she has it framed on her wall by now. So..back to last night.. I decided seems the hubby & I are going out on Friday for an early Valentine's day dinner... I would try and make my card for him in advance. Here's a sneak peak of the card.. I'll publish the final look tomorrow/Friday because I think my hubby has my blog on his google reader...so he might see it before I get to give it to him.


I used a PPA17 sketch seems lately my card designs are all starting to look the same ;} It's an old sketch but one I haven't tried before.

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Definitely Decorative - Love Nest

I decided a few weeks back that I was going to get my bedroom looking like the love-nest ;} it used to be. I always believe that your bedroom should be a haven.... but recently I haven't been feeling it. You see....last May I decided to re-paint the red on my one wall...(it wasn't red enough) and swap out a Queen bed for a King bed. I LOVE my bed!!!!!... and I love the new red... but I kept telling myself that I would only put pictures back on my wall once I put up my decor elements. Hmmm... well 8mths later I finally put up the decor elements. What took me so long??? well... I think I was over thinking it as usual... and wanted to wait until I had a bed frame/headboard before committing. Finally a few weeks back I knew I'd probably be giving a house tour...so I finally did it in a flash. I think it only took me 30mins in total. Not bad... Check out my finished product!




Contact me if you want to look over the Definitely Decorative catty or even book a party with me

Some good crafty blogs..

For those of you interested.... here's some links to some good crafty blogs I found tonight.

Paper Punch Addiction

Daily Blog Finds

Blinkin, Thinkin & Inkin


Sorry I've been off line for a while... I've been busy in the evening's going to the gym... plus I can't seem to get my mojo going. Maybe I'll try for next week...seems I need to order some Sale-brations items from SU!

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