Something sweet for someone sweet!

I have a thing lately.... it's a colour fascination thingy... I love mixing pinks with browns with aqua blues... I'm not sure why... but I can't stop the colour combo. HELP!! Here's another birthday card I made a month or so ago for a close brit friend... Jules ;} I dabbed on a little shimmer paint to add some bling... you know me.. I tried to hold off on the glitter....but if you look closely you'll notice I sprinkled a little dazzling diamonds on the mini butterfly!

Enjoy your day!

Sneak Peak! Tropical Party Scrapbooking Class!! Sign up now!!

SIGN UP NOW!!!
Here's a sneak peak of the scrapbooking pages I've put together for the end of the months class. Sign up now!

Class: Tropical Party Scrapbooking Pages - Come make four 12x12 pages
Date: Thursday May 27th or Friday May 28th or Sunday June 13th
Time: 6.30pm - 9.30pm
Cost: $15 for the class or $25 and take home the rest of the paper pack or class fee free with a min $35 order.
(Limited spots available - Please pre-book in advance the class you'd prefer so I can prep and order in the supplies.)




These are the Stampin Up! stamps & paper pack you will be using to create these gorgeous summer pages!!!



Book now!
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Happy Mothers Day!!

Since moving to Canada in 1997 I celebrate Mothers Day on a different day now. I think in the UK they celebrate it in March... and in Canada/North America we celebrated it today in May. As usual I was tasked to make 2 Mothers Day cards... Here's one of them... the other is similar just different ribbon. I hope both the mums like them... it took a few hours to create seems I was 'playing' with the colours and the new Big Shot die from Stampin Up! Tropical Party. Don't you just loooove the colours.... it's crazy to believe but today it started to snow again :{ Hopefully the card will make you feel warmer ;}

Do you see the glitter?


I also used the new stamp set Tropical Party - contact me if you would like to purchase it. It's quite a versatile stamp set seems it can be used for summer parties, vacations and even Mothers Day cards.


SU! Stamp Set: Tropical Party
SU! Colours CS: Tempting Turquoise, Rose Red & Whisper White
SU! Colours Ink : Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie, Rose Red, Versamark and Old Olive
Other SU! Items: Polka Dot Embossing folder, Tropical Party BS Die, Melon Mambo Polka Dot Ribbon, Oval punch, Oval scalloped Punch, Filgree Brad and Dazzling Diamonds Glitter.

Oh! and there is more to come... I have a birthday card to post, a wedding card that's nearly done... and all of my scrapbook pages I've created - ten!!. Some are going to used for my scrapbook class at the end of the month. Sign up now!!! You'll love it!!!! I do ;}

Cheers

PS: I've got to get a better photo set-up... the light is killing the colours!!!

SU! Summer Mini Video

Enjoy this mini promo of what's in the new summer mini....contact me if you would like to receive a catty or place an order.

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Scrapbooking Fun, Birthday Fun

I had a busy weekend this weekend.. I attended the annual Breast Cancer All Day Scrapbook event on Saturday. I prepped weeks in advance to make sure I could finish pages (mapped my pages, ordered prints). You see...It seems every-time I attend these all day events I get distracted looking at other peoples pages, shopping and I never manage to get any pages done :{ this time was different. I managed to get 6 pages completed... and 2 pages created... I just need to add the photos. I'll take photos shortly to let you see the finished look. The only downside is not everything I used is SU! seems I had brought all the scrapbook stuff before I became a demo. Anyway... I'll post them soon... hopefully in better light.

On Sunday I spent the day out in the countryside of Constance Bay attending a 2yr old's birthday party. Here's the card I made for little Samuel ;} Cute huh! I CASED this from a demo... she had used pastels... I went for the bright bold colours...


Did you see the spots on the present is a little raised... I did that using Stampin Up! Crystal Effects.

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I Heart You - Part 2

This is another one of my double 12x12 pages, plus a single page I did with the Love Sparkles Kit. Normally when I create scrapbook pages I work from the photo out to the design. This time... as you can see... I designed first... then added some photos... then added a few final pretties!!! What do you think?

BTW...Don't you just love how the colours match with what my little one is wearing... thankfully I had a ton of photos to pick from ;}
BEFORE


AFTER

Page 3...slightly different


SU Supplies: Love Sparkles Simply Scrapping Kit, I {Heart} Hearts stamp set, Versamark, Big Shot with Polka Dot Embossing Folder
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I Heart You!

So I've been working on a few scrapbook pages over the last few weeks. I've been finding it a little hard to limit myself to only SU! supplies. The only reason for this is because I have been an avid scrapbooker for many years... and that means I have tons and I mean tons of stickers, punches or stamp sets to help complete my pages. Anyway... I managed to complete a few... here's a few I whipped up this week! Just in time for National Scrapbooking Month!

This time I decided to use the Simply Scrapping kit 'Love Sparkles' for a few cute pages ;}

Did you notice I used the Big Shot to cut out the letters/title and then I ran the letters through the Big Shot again with the polka dot embossing folder.

SU! Supplies: Love Sparkles Simply Scrapping Kit, Big Shot Simple Letters Alphabet, Polka Dot embossing folder, Chocolate Chip Writer
SU! Colours: So Saffron, Pretty in Pink & Chocolate Chip

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Class Coming Soon... Tropical Party with me!

So last week was busy.. I was preparing for a kids consignment sale so I was up to my eye balls in baby clothes/items. What! I hear your say... no more cuties like Eryn ;} No, No...We haven't decided on stopping on 1...but we're in limbo at the moment... and seems I have loads of generous friends & family I had way too much stuff. I know what people mean when they say babies can take over the house... and seems I'm a little OCD in regards to keeping the house clutter free I finally decided to sell some stuff that I wasn't so keen on. Anyway... the long & the short of it... I didn't craft much last week. I did order tons of photos over the weekend..seems I have a scrapbook fundraiser to attend this weekend (as mentioned in the blog below). I've done a few pages...and I'm hoping to finish 'tweaking' them tonight... and hopefully I can post the photos within the next few days :} so watch this space.

Talking of scrapbooking fun!.... May is National Scrapbooking Month. Personally I think this is another Hallmark Holiday but I'm not complaining... any excuse to scrapbook is ok with me ;} I'm planning on doing 4 pages for an upcoming class that I'm planning on hosting at the end of May.

Class: Tropical Party Scrapbooking Pages - Come make four 12x12 pages
Date: Thursday May 27th or Friday May 28th
Time: 6.30pm - 9.30pm
Cost: $15
or class fee free with a min $35 order.

Here's a sneak peak of the new pretty papers that we will be using...



Email me now and book your spot... only 5 spots available per night!!!! more sneak peaks coming soon.

Cheers

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..


Cheers

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..
Cheers