Weekend creations

Here are my 2 layouts I mentioned. I am very happy with both of them, so that is always a bonus.
The one of Emmy uses some retired papers from Stampin' Up! and the one oh Harry uses Basic Grey.
Cheers and thans for stopping by.
P.S feel free to leave a comment, I am feeling a bit neglected from all of my stalkers, or ...maybe I have none!

Life rushing by

That it is, I really would just like 1 extra hour in every day. It would be a huge help.
Been busy as usual. Had a trip to Echuca the weekend before last. Stayed at my good friend Andrea's. We all had a wonderful time. Harry loves Mitchell (who is 8), and they play very well together. We had a casual little SU workshop on the Friday night with 2 of Andrea's friends and my sister Kim came and stayed. Everyone had a wonderful time, and liked their cards and layout we did, and your goodies should arrive by Friday. On the Saturday I did my BEST ever ENJO demo, sales were huge. These girls know a great product when they see them. On the Saturday night we enjoyed yummo homemade pizzas(thanks hon) and then shipped the kids off to bed, and did a bit of scrapping. On Sunday the kids and I went to Cohuna and had lunch with my Mum and Dad, brother Jon and his wife Leia, and their boy Bain, who is Harry's good mate. Sunday night we enjoyed a delicious roast (thanks again hon, hehe). Headed back to the big city on Monday, with a drive by thu Bendigo and a stop off at Annie's (HI mate).
This week I have had work, and another SU workshop, a great bunch of woman who meet regulary, and they must have been happy enough with me, because 4 of them booked their own workshop. I do love teaching this wonderful craft, and I am really enjoying the ease and flexibility of Stampin Up! products. On Saturday night I headed to the scrapping super store Paper 2 in Mornington. I got 2 and half layouts done. I am really happy with them, and of course they need a few finishing touches and then i will share them.
Yesterday we went and had a family photo shoot in Richmond. I 'won' a free shoot and 1 photo (10 x 15 I think, about A4 size). I agreed because they are a proper, professional photo studio, and I have been desperate for a nice family portrait. The prices of their packages are outrageous ($2500 - $5000). I would love one of the big canvases, but I am sure they are at least $400 or $500. We go back next Saturday for our viewing, where they have whittled down the 100 odd shots to 30 or 40. and we check them out in their thetre room, on a mega huge viewing screen, like a whole wall big. Chill with a glass of wine and watch to some music was how it was described. They took cool shots. Us chasing the kids, spinning the kids around in the air, Yata piggy backing me,all of us running towards the camera (I think this one will be the pick). So that is it up til now. Here are some pics from our trip to Echuca.

NIGHT, Love kaz

Hello / Goodbye

Soo busy, so just stopped buy to say HI. Here are my first 2 Mad Kits for the May monthly kits over at Mad About Scrappin (yes, my new DT position). Hope you have all popped over and signed up for the newsletter (click on link in sidebar). leanne has a great little shop with some bargains.

had a fab weekend in Echuca, but more on that later. OK night
Cheers kaz

A card

RECIPE :
INK -
Stamps - itty bitty backgrounds , a retired wheel (sorry),Lovely Labels
Card - watercolour paper, pretty in pink, lavender lace
Accesories - ribbon, scallop punch, corner rounder, aqua brush, Watercolour wonder crayons
This is a sweet card I made for my friend Michelle, who had her third baby girl, Georgia. Congratulations Michelle and Steve. Sorry the pic is a bit dark. I always seem to take pics at bedtime, when it is soo dark.

I am in preperation for a big trip to Echuca, where i am mixing it up, with friends family, Stampin' Up! and ENJO all in one. So packing so I can leave straight after Fizzed on Friday.

OK am off to do my SU newsletter. Sig Up on the side if you would like to recieve a copy. I am offering a dazzling special this month, so get in quick.

Night Kaz

Happy Mothers Day

 

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Hi Everyone,
well it has been awhile. I have just been so busy and/or tired to blog. Between ENJO demos, SU workshop, work and kids, blah!! But here I am tonight to wish all the mummies out there a very happy day.
I started the day with Harry coming up to greet me with his very cute card he made at kinder and a plaster of his hand, this was followed by Emmy with her sweet card and homemade shortbread she made at creche. Then Harry had my present of cool Elmo flanelette PJs. This was much appreciated as I have had to get my own present , or suggest it other years. So I am sitting here typing this all cosy.
After mark made me a coffee we got organised and went to a lovely cafe in Hampton for breakfast. Super organised as we were there by 0830 am. After our breakfast we wondered up Hampton Street and window shopped. Saw a great doll house, which I think will be mandatory for Emmerson's 2 nd birthday pressie.
We then headed home, mark went for a bike ride, and when he got home I headed to the movies. Had a bite to eat in peace and then saw Forgetting Sarah Marshall. I enjoyed this , but it was predictable. I headed home to be with my sweet children, who bring me soo much love and joy. Amongst all of the challenges and trials, there is nothing like the love of mother and child, and I feel blessed to have this.
The photos are of my pressies and card, the kids enjoying their breakfast, a crap pic of the 3 of us, as neither of them would look at the camera, and also of the kids playing in a sign on the street. I am now enjoying a dvd with my husband, I am Legend, I knew the bloody dog would die!

Will also leave you with a sweet little 6 x 6 layout which was the make and take at my workshop yesterday. All images are copyright Stampin' Up!. Design by me!

CHEERS

Cold!!

Well I am not usually one to complain about the weather, because it is what it is, and you can't change it.Also since having kids, my thermostat just doesn't seem to function properly, and I love that in Melbourne we have such a variety. But I have to say that it has been so cold, and it isn't even winter. The sun is out today so that is nice. What i do hate over winter is the laundry drying all over the house (actually that is an exageration, but you get what I mean).
I had my first Stampin' Up! workshop on Friday night, Hi Anita and Co... I had a fun time with a lovely bunch of ladies. I think they enjoyed the card they made, and I enjoyed showing them how SU is so easy to use and look so great. A few things went a bit crazy, but I think that was more the way SU do things. No real hostess summary, which meant there was paper work everywhere, and hard to co ordinate rewards and who has paid etc. So I designed my own, and will give it a trial run next week. But I worked Anit'as out on it, fined tuned it, and I like it!
The card featured here i made for Annie, who had her birthday on Friday. The lucky bugger had a night away with her hubby last night. Still in her home town, but minus kids would be heaven. Hope you had a wonderful time darling.
Hey Gail I am super impresses with all of your posts. Good job!
RECIPE
Card ; Pretty in Pink, Close to Cocoa
Ink ; Versamark, Pretty in Pink,
Stamps ; Baroque Motifs, Warmest regards, So Swirly Jumbo wheel
Accessories : Scallop punch, rhinestone,heat gun, dazzling diamonds, heat and stick powder (All images copyright Stampin' Up!, must sort a water mark)

OK I am off to a school fair to sell thousands of dollars worth of ENJO

Cheers

Designer series paper special Palette O' Prints

For the month of May, for every $35 you spend on regular Stampin' Up merchandise, you qualify to purchase an exclusive PRINTS DESIGNER SERIES 6" x 6" sampler pad for only $12.95. This paper is a thick card and double sided. Perfect for adding backgrounds to layouts, cards and ideal for 6 x 6 mini albums.

This is a limited edition pad of 6 x 6 papers from the designer prints series of papers that are normally sold in 12 x 12 size. You get 48 sheets of 12 different patterns in the shades of Rose Red, Certainly Celery, Almost Amethyst and So Saffron and I have just read in my demonstrator newsletter that Almost Amethyst and So Saffron are not normally available in the printed papers they are just a special for this promotion. . Just give me a yell to place your order.
Cheers Karen
Phone - 0408 731 643

I have been coveted and hunted down...

LOL......
Well its is offical, I am proud to say I am a design team member for a lovely lady named Leanne at www.madaboutscrappin.com.au . (My bloody links are not working, anyone know why??). Leanne approached me a month ago asking if I would be interested in being the designer for her sweet little shop which has a dedicated following. I was more than happy to step up and offer her customers some inspiration (I hope). Leanne was sad to see me go from my previous position and very positive about my layouts, saying she had admired my style for a long time, which was much appreciated. Your family often like your work, but as a scrapper many of us doubt ourselves.
Why not head over to Mad about Scrappin and sign up for the newsletter. Mad about Scrappin has comeptitions and lots of reasonably priced products. Never know you might get yourself a bargain, or win a prize. Hey join me in the forum and lets chat scrap together with other girls from around Australia.
Here are my first 2 layouts for the monthly kits.


Happy Scrappin'
Cheers Karen
Designer Mad About Scrappin