Scrapping

Well now that I've recovered from the frenzy of making stuff for the Mothers Day market I did a little bit of scrapping last night and possibly some more tomorrow night too. Sigh if only I didn't have to work! LOL.
My next big challenge is to get cracking on the card swap for the Stamparoos, when I have to make 22 samples of a card featuring animals. I have an idea in mind (thank you for www.splitcoaststampers.com) and must do that soon.
No other news to report at this stage. Will be posting some photos of the card swap from last week very soon. 2 more people are sending in their swaps and we are finished.

Market Day

Market Day

These are rescue bags that I made using Angela
Moss convention swap idea. Instead of lollies, I had ferro rochers, bath salts, nail file and a tea bag. They sold really well. I used the stamp set Garden Whimsy and Life Definitions for these.
The opposite phote is of my stall and all the stuff I took.

My favourite cards using the Garden Whimsy set again, two step stamping and chalks over the flowers and stems. You can't see from the pic but it has some of the new textured paper too. Love that paper. Then of course my favourite stamp set ever SCRIBBLE THIS. This is a similar card to my convention swap. I'm never selling this set, even after it retires! I took a couple of orders for magnetised shopping lists which I will get onto tonight! Have a great day, I'm off to get my car..

Mothers Day Market

Since I went to convention and saw the demo on watercolour, I've been colouring everything in the Fun and Fast Notes on watercolour paper and creating lots of little cards. So much fun.
I'm having a stall this Saturday at the Karratha Arts and Learning Centre and I've been busy making cards, bags, picture frames, notepads and lots of other stuff!
Personally its been a tough week with fatigue, hormones and just life's everyday challenges getting to me. Last night some of the Stampin'Up! demos came over and we made swaps for our very first card swap together. It was fun, and we will take it in turns to host the monthly swap and set the challenge.
Karen gave me the link to this really fun site. Haven't had too much of a chance to play yet but have a look and see what you think...http://www.scraptitude.com/colorcombo/

Card Making Night

Convention Photos

Convention swap

Outback Spectacular - Helen & Monica

Good morning everyone

Here are some photos of Convention 2008. Photos never convey the emotional aspect of an event...I look at these photos and straight away think back to some of the funniest and emotional times. Lots to scrapbook! Highlights for me were the road trip we took up to the Tamberine mountains. The views were spectacular and lots of great little shops. It was raining and cold - a nice change from Karratha. That night we went to Outback Spectacular which was fantastic.

This is the swap that I made for convention. It uses my favourite stamp set Scribble That, dazzling diamonds, crystal effects, white gel pen and white craft stamp pad. I made a 12x12 layout for a workshop and adapted it for a card. Its very quick and the word can be changed to suit the occasion. I've used the word punch for that.

Well better go. Have a great day. Helen

Demonstrator of the Year 2008

Hey everyone!
So excited!! I'm away on the gold coast right now having just attended the Stampin'UP! Conventiona and awards night for 2008. It was so much fun and one of the highlights was seeing so many of our team totally kick butt!!
Ngaire Anderson who is my upline, won DEMONSTRATOR OF THE YEAR !! OMG. She also won for the most sales, received cash for reaching $100 000 sales milestone and is just the most gorgeous person you will ever meet. GO Ngaire! Go Ngaire!!
Also Cherita won an award for her sales, as did Skip for her number of recruits, Makeesha for lots of things including a new award. Heart of Stampin'Up! which recognises a demonstrator for doing something really great for others. Keesh organised a big stamping day in Perth and donated her total commission to Breast Cancer research, after Louise Ryan was diagnosed with breast cancer for the second time at only nearly 40 years of age. Our whole group were in tears, I'm crying now just trying to write about it....OK, got myself together now. Kerrie and I were sobbing on the night. Keesh won a beautiful necklace.
Well, I'm off its my last day here and gotta post off some stuff. Plus saw some gorgeous clothes yesterday, don't know how I'm going to fit them in the case!!! Hels xxxxooo