Hi Everyone, Well I'm checkin in here after our busy weekend at Bendigo Craft Alive! I hope those of you who made it enjoyed it as much as we did!  We had a door prize on our stand which was won by a lady called AnneMarie, from Maiden Gully, I hope you have fun with it!  I also had a special prize for those attending my classes over the weekend, this was won by a lady called Julie from Junortoun.   here is the stand looking pristine after we'd set it up on Thursday (never looks quite that pristine after the show starts lol) Then the proof that yes I was there! (enjoying myself!) somewhat cold though hence the rugged up look!  And not just me (not sure how Nay managed to avoid being in the photo though!) so starting at the left, we have Renee, Michelle and Me😊  Rosalie also came and helped Nay and I out on Friday, which was fabulous! We all had fun, and by the end of the weekend I had succumbed to some of the icing flexi-mold things that were on the stand opposit

Hi Everyone, I thought I'd show you what I've been playing with today. One of my "jobs" for today was to create a card that is quick & easy to duplicate to go in some special boxes.  The guys and girls at Biker Charity Support Group (BCSG) of which Tom and I are members, decided to fund raise to purchase a "Cuddle Cot" for one of the local hospitals, we managed to raise the $5300 for the cot itself and also raised enough for 6 memory boxes on top.  I thought it would be an idea to add some cards into the memory boxes, as I remember one of my friends when she lost her son, needed to write some cards to people to thank them for their support.  This was my first draft: there are boxes for boys and ones for girls hence the different colours, Oh I should probably also explain that we have had fundraising pins produced for the cause, this is what they look like 1/2 blue 1/2 pink Anyway I wasn't 100% convinced on this card, so back to the craft r

Hi everyone, well today we had a team afternoon, I thought I'd show you all the 2 cards we all made. First of all I showed the ladies how to create a Magic Slider card,  like this (this one I'll be teaching at Bendigo Craft Alive over the 16th/17th and 18th June in a class each day) those who are in my team will have access to the full video I made of it as it's now on our team FB page.  Then I showed them how to use the Lovely Laurel Thinlits to create the inside of cards like this Lastly we made up a couple of cards with new products: this first card uses the Pretty Label Punch with the Label Me Pretty Stamp set And this other card uses the Lovely Words thinlits, and some of the Colour Theory Designer Series Paper, and the new hostess set Background Bits.  We did have fun today! if you fancy joining my team, do ask me for more details, or check out the Page above (Join my team the CreateAbles), there is an exciting Stampin' Up! event coming up i

Hi Everyone, Yea! I'm organised enough to be able to post the cards that we'll be making in June, the dates for classes this month are Saturday 3rd June at 10am in Maryborough, Wednesday 7th at 10.30am in Kangaroo Flat, and Wednesday 7th June 7.30pm in Laanecoorie,    I'll confirm that in an email to everyone!  I'll also being going down to Geelong well Corio to be exact to do a class down there (that's on Monday 5th June) if you're interested in that class let me know and I'll contact the lady who's organising it to see how much extra space there is. If you've missed the excitement, the new catalogue is going to be released on 1st June, therefore I have been able to use a heap of *new stuff* how exciting!!  First up is this card using the new Daisy punch, and the Delightful Daisy Designer Series Paper (so you'll have a choice what goes down the bottom) and there is a lovely stamp set that goes with it too, which is what the saying and the ti

Hi Everyone, thought I'd show you a couple more cards I've been having a go at with my new stamp sets from the upcoming 2017/18 Annual Catalogue. Oh, before I forget, please could someone try and comment on my blog, as nobody has for ages, and I'm a bit concerned that I've locked something! First up this card uses the Seasonal Layers Thinlits, Colourful Seasons Stamp Set and the matching Colour Theory Designer Series Paper - love these snowflake dies (so delicate) Oh and the branch is a die too!  Next is this card, again using the Colourful Seasons Stamp set, and there's a new set of 3 word dies, "Lovely Words" obviously this one is "friend" lol! Ok, what else do I have to show you? Oh yes this one, isn't it sweet? how cute are the little birds? Its one of the new hostess stamp sets (Feathery Friends) and I've used all the new colours Berry Burst, Powder Pink, Lemon Lime Twist, Tranquil Tide, and Fresh fig (also with a bit of P

Hi Everyone, Yes I plucked up the courage and went into school to do Mother's day projects with them! the little ones Prep to Grade 2's made this frame for their mums which they did really well, I much appreciated the help of Lorraine and Erin (2 of the teachers!)  I had everything scored for the kids, and pre-cut the inside bits, and they decorated the back of their frames, and added a few glittery bits. The older kids did a "Never Ending Card" which was a bit more of a challenge, although Josh (my 11 year old in that class thought they could handle it, and he helped me come up with the wording for my card), again I pre-cut and scored, but even so, the challenge was to get the card glued right. They all ended up with a presentable card! (I was very proud of them all!) Here's mine:  Front of card middle of card (first bit) 2nd middle bit of card and finally the back of the card which of course then folds down and your back to the beginning again!

Hi Everyone, Yay my BBB's came! (short for Big Brown Box) yep they're in a wheelbarrow! had to pick them up from the postbox, and they were too heavy to just carry them (had 8 boxes of catalogues in there too) So if you'd like a catalogue let me know! Anyway these arrived on Wednesday about 1/2 hour before the kids came home - eek that doesn't give much play time!!  However I managed to squeeze a little play, so thought I'd share them with you, here goes...... this first set caught my eye when I first flicked through the new catalogue, it's called Crafting Forever, how cool are the pens/scissors/paint brushes and pot, and of course the saying!  I really felt the scissors needed to be cutting some DSP!  Oh and it's all new colours too (Yay!) Ok next up is this: This uses a stamp set called Daisy Delight, and a new punch - Delightful Daisy, Oh and new ribbon.... and new Faceted Gems (so cool) Righty Ho onto the last card I was able to create in t