I love these little pizza boxes that Trudi http://madebyme79.blogspot.com/ showed us how to make they are the handiest little things for putting little bits and peices in I have made them feminine like trudies but extended that a bit with the water droplets and mat pac kit to add some different details I enljoy the colour combinatons of choc chip and real red as it is the same as my lounge room but the very easy one the eye sky blue and sage shadow is also very pleaseing I think combined wth priceless stamp set it is a very elegant effect if you wish to join in on one of my classes feel free to contact me Stampin-fun@hotmail.com or txt/call o211672574

Sahara sand, black & white

With Three Teenage boys and my Husband the odds can be stacked against you sometimes .... thats when you bring in the reinforcements Sariah and Millie to balance things a bit, to balance this page which could have been black and white allllll over I added Sahara Sand one of my favourites as it goes with so much the stamp sets are genuine article and rough edges min punch for squares is 1 1/4

new demo starter kit

Good news:


July and August are a super time to join the Stampin’ Up! family!
From 1 July through 15 August, when you become a demonstrator,
you’ll receive $30 off the already low-priced Starter Kit!

That means when you become a demonstrator before 15 August*, you will start out with nearly $700 of Stampin’ Up!’s high quality, one-of-a-kind stamping products and business supplies for just $349! So what are you waiting for? TODAY to get super Starter Kit savings!Please note: The picture at right shows last years Starter Kit. Your one of course would include the new catalogues. You are also free to change stamp sets and ink colours as long as they are of the same or lesser value.

for more information or to become part of my team contact me anytime at stampin-fun@hotmail.com or txt/ call 0211672574

Coffee with Pauline

What a Poser!!! yes I know but who wouldn't when you have such great stampin up team mates and friends as I do Pauline is soo neat and this how we share coffee she lives in the North Island and I in the South so what a surprise in the Post arrives the Choc Chip......biscuits and famous Tamarillo Chutney (world famous in the Coromandel) to have with coffee, while enjoying the new mini catalogue I part take by having the coffee and picking up the phone perrrrrrfect. Thanks Pauline next time its on Me lol

Wanted,Lovely as a tree & Bareback

Before the rush of the very beautiful mini catalogue I have a couple of favourites from the old that being the tremendously versitile lovely as a Tree, the very current Wantred and a faourite of many Bare back stamp sets totally compelemented by Card stock Really rust, choc chip , Mellow moss and Rose red with hard ware accessories

oh so lovely

As far as hostess sets go I still think this is one of my favourites from this years catalogue I wonder if because its the easiest to obtain is this the most used?? of the level one sets that is !

a little bit of happiness

this is such a nice set to use i am so sorry i dont use it enough.

enjoy

summer by the sea

Such a lovely set summer by the sea never dates and lifts the heart there are more applications for this stamp set than you can imagine and that is one of the reasons Iwill be using it in this weeks card class on Monday night everyone welcome and we will see how different this lovely set can be

ahoy Matey

Just like captain Jack in pirates of the carribean I think we are never to old for a bit of pirate fun as in this beautiful card I made which uses the Ahoy Matey stamp set and Matey's map wheel

one page scrapbook

Opppps I posted this one on its side by mistake, but it still shows of the lovely brocade background designer paper by stampin up this is a slat on my dear friend Paulines one page album. It also shows another way of using the scallop punch to make it a bit more edgy

d/p bows

what to do with your retired designer papers ..... have a bow party what a great time to make a bow when its cold and snowing make a bunch of bows

Fall flowers box card

Another great night with the girls we love doing these box cards as the are so handy as gifts as well as cards for that extra special someone Ngaio did a lovely job with hers and added wrap around ribbon as a working embellishment Ilove the fall flowers designer paper, feel free to contact me at stampin-fun@hotmail.com re kits for this class or further class sessions

fall flowers designer paper

this is a sellection of the fall flowers desiner paper that is available in this years catalogue.I think the designer papers are of superior quality to those that are often brought in the shop and its funny noiw how when I look in the stores my hand ust doesnt go into my pocket as stampin -up has totallyh spoilt me for choice. And there are so many uses for all the small left over pieces as with this card inspired be Andrea Walford shows there is never any waste.

wanted revisited

This is a set that has really grown on me and I had promised to give it to my sister in Law Diane because I brought it with one specific project in mind... and as things go now I love it and teamed with the Outlaw papers it creates and awesome combination no matter how you put it together this set is definately a must have

fall flowers card

This is the other card we made in card class last night just love the fall flowers Designer paper it goes so well with the soft sky and really rust card stock and makes good use of the punches

designer boots

Thought it was about time I did another little off the page Item this one I sent to a dear friend to kick the winter blues, and it is a lovely little shoe or should I say boot box that allows for a little hidden treat to be placed inside or left open as a card

Stamps set is the yummy Baroque Motifs stamped in Blue Bayou and soft sky
accessories circle punch and crop a dile eyelets and sorry not stampin up ribbon today

Unfrogettable

Here is the card for my next card making class it is sooo cute and I find this set very versitile, we are starting to get a lovely collection of cards using this se,therefor if you wish to come along and stamp and have fun contact me via my email stampin-fun@hotmail.com Kits (pre stamped) will also be available for those who cant attend with instruction and picture for guidence at $5 plus postage.

Fall flowers Designer Paper

Here is a Mini Album I created using Stampin up designer papers ,a Crop A Dile and the New Jumbo Eyelets as Demonstrated By my new friend Rachael at our retreat in Napier

Stamp sets: Carte Postale and Friendship blooms(old favourite

Papers Fall flowers Designer Series Paper, Earth Elements, Very Vanilla

Ink Pads: Choc chip

Accessories: Earth element eyelets, Jumbo Eyelets, Spiral punch, White signo Gel pen

Let me share with you a few more reasons why I so love to live in the lower South Island, the first cold snap has come through which has chillied up the mountain tops and coloured up the trees
I am going to be making a autumnil mini album over the next week so keep posted

excitement and expectation

The Dawn of a brand new day: On my way to Napier to meet some of the other girls in my team, so it was a very early start, but something so expectent both in the new day and in the particular group of girls I was to meet. They where everything and more than I expected they are a team of the most creative women I have had time ,to spend time with and their openess and generosity was a gift to my heart. So this short note is for the A team Girls you know who you are and Thank you.