Sympathy … 2 challenges

Added Sat 4th Aug: Soooooo excited! In the last few weeks I have been really low on mojo! It was such a timely and wonderful encouragement to receive the “Chic of the Week” award from the Just Us Girls challenge! I am so tickled! Thanks heaps to Vicki and all the girls! Hi Bloggies! Well…

Soft Snowflakes

Hi there! Well … aren’t we on the countdown now! 😀 Less than a week to Christmas. Finally I am feeling ALMOST organised. Still have cooking & bookwork to do … but most other things are now done! (Just finishing off writing my Christmas cards!) 🙄 😉 This was one of my “bulk cards” for…

Helping Hudson Week 2 Colour Challenge

Hi to all my wonderful blog friends! The boys have just settled down to watch “Clash of the Titans” … not my kind of movie … and with both girls out tonight … I thought I would take a moment to do a quick card for the Helping Hudson Week 2 Challenge. (I have been trying…

Sympathy – Great Friend

Hi again! Man! It was such a big day yesterday! We left home at 7.30am and got home at 8.00pm after a FULL (& successful) day of Christmas shopping at Miranda! Stacey had been notified that it was Myers’ VIP shopping night … so even when the main shops were closing at 5.30pm … we…

Sympathy cards for some special friends

Hi there! Hasn’t it been a hottie today!!! It’s days like this that you appreciate your airconditioning … and it’s lovely to have a dip in the pool to cool off. And … I did manage to finally get some swaps done for regionals! Only 24 … but at least it is better than none!…

Pocket Silhouettes Challenge

Hello! I’m not sure when I will get back again … my guests (who will be here later today) are special friends from NZ … and we haven’t seen them for a while … so I do want to give them some time. But … I will try and get a couple of posts done…

KWerner #41 Colour Challenge

Hi again … another bonus post today … I started working on this challenge and then realised the deadline was past! DUH!!! 😕 But … it was coming together so well that I decided to finish it … I just can’t submit it to Kristina’s blog as part of the challenge samples! I will live!…

With Love & Sympathy

Hi … I have just heard some sad news last night … and wanted to stop for a moment to pass on my thoughts & prayers to a special friend. She has just lost her darling husband on New Years Eve after a battle with cancer. I will be thinking of you constantly, my dear…

Recent Stamp-a-stack samples

Hi girls! I hope you are all smiling today … cos that means you are having a great day! During the holidays, my sister, Christine, had a Christmas Stamp-a-stack / girls day out. We had great fun! Because she had planned for the event to run for the whole day … with a yummy lunch…

How easy is Embossing!

All images copyright © Stampin’ Up! ® 1997—2008. Artwork by Andrea Lowcock Don’t miss my demonstrator information evening details … see yesterday’s post! Hi … I hope you are all having some “play time” this weekend … Here is some inspiration! I have discovered that embossing is MUCH EASIER than it appears! Sometimes, trying something…

INKspiration from Ness

All images © copyright Stampin’ Up!  ® 1997 – 2008 and Andrea Lowcock Hi! My Stampin’ Up! “upline” (team leader), Ness, has the most beautiful and inspiring ideas for cards! I thought I would share MY version of her “Touch of Nature” card. I hope you like both! And … that they inspire you to try…