butterfly note pad

I am so sad about the Spring mini catalogue going at the end of the month as I love so many of the stamps in there - thankfully I have all the ones I love so that's okay but don't miss out if you haven't!
One I've used so many times is this one Great Friend.
At another team meeting Ruth showed us how to make this cute little note holder. You'll have to imagine it full - a very cute gift to someone that would last them a while. I thought I loved cutting but now I know Ruth must really love cutting as this little embellishment involved a lot of cutting - but it is beautiful isn't it?

scallop square punch

This is a card we made at our latest team mini meeting. I love these meetings - they are a great time of chatting, crafting and eating!
My friend Karen had this as a make and take for us all.
Isn't it gorgeous!

It uses the Scallop Square Punch which you can get free until Dec 14th with an order of $85 from the Christmas Gift Giving Guide (scroll down for details), the Parisian Breeze DS paper which is only available until the end of the month, a Felt Fusion flower and brad.

If you'd like to come to these meetings to see what being a demo is about email me.

a good day to craft

Considering it is supposed to get to 37C today and it is already showing 38.4C on my outside thermometer (in the shade) it is a good day for crafting - too hot to iron, too hot to hang washing, what else is there to do?

These are a couple of cards using things I had stamped a while ago so they are retired now but before Josh was born I think my nesting came out in the form of cleaning up my bag of unfinished projects.

Hope if it's hot where you are you can be inside in the air con too!

Christmas Promo

Stampin' Up! have released a Gift Giving Guide with great suggestions for the Neighbours, Card makers, Stocking Stuffers, Scrapbookers and Kids and Teens. The promotion that goes with this is with every $85 spent on items from the guide and you can choose either the Scallop Square Punch OR the Boho Blossoms Punch FREE! (value$30.95)

Things on the Guide include
Simply Scrappin Kits $36.95 each
I Wish
Petal party
Rock-A-Bye Girl
Rock-A-Bye Boy
Sweet Nothings
Hoppy Memories

Cardstock
Real red 12"1x 12" $14.50
Kiwi kiss A4 $10.50
Whisper White A4 $13.50
Bold Brights A4 Assorted $14.50

Ribbon
Old Olive 5/8" $14.95
Riding Hood Red 5/8" Striped $19.50
Dress Up Originals $24.95
Valet Ribbon Originals $24.95
Pigtails Originals $24.95

Punches
Curly Label Punch Bundle $65.95
Spiral Punch $20.95

Stamps
From the Kitchen of $52.95
Just Jawing $45.95

Accessories
Small Flat cellophane bags $7.50
Cutter Kit $33.95
Button latte $15.50
Button Bouquet $15.50
On Board Art Journal $13.50

Kits p142 - 143
Thanks x 2 Simply Sent Card Elements & More $48.95
More Thoughts $83.95
2U Simply Sent Card Elements & More $48.95
No One Like You $83.95

Markers
Real Red Marker $5.75
Brilliant Blue Marker $5.75
Glorious Green $5.75

Email me to place an order!

another Christmas birdy

Keeping with the bird theme from two posts ago here is another version of the bird from the stamp set "Always" as a red robin. I've used the scallop edge punch to make the matt for the birdy and the scallop oval punch around the sentiment which is only available while the Spring mini last - til the end of November. Hopefully we'll get it again in the big catalogue next year!
I've done a bit of sponging on this card and used Baroque Motifs for the background.
I think this little birdy wouldn't attack anyone - even for a prawn cutlet!

Colours: Garden Green, Real Red, Creamy Caramel, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White

4 weeks old today

I can't believe that four weeks has passed already! It has gone so quickly and in one way I think "excellent we have made it through the first four weeks already and it hasn't been too hard" and then another part of me thinks "wow that went so fast he'll be big before I know it!"
Thankfully I have been able to really enjoy looking after him - today was our first full day at home with all three boys. Thankfully good friends came over for the afternoon and I actually managed to have a sleep - how awesome - thanks TnTnC! And then my gorgeous 5 year old took all the washing (three loads!) off the line all by himself (while standing on a chair) while I was dealing with two other unhappy fellows - what a champion!

little holiday and bird attack!

My hubby had last week off to help us settle in with the baby but we also decided to treat it as a mini holiday too so on Friday with the gorgeous weather we were having we decided to go to the beach. We had fish and chips for lunch at Dee Why. As you can see the water was such a beautiful colour.
It was Josh's first visit to the beach, not that he saw anything, he slept through whole thing except for feeding. The boys loved playing at the waters edge which was a bit chilly for my liking but okay up to the ankles.
The only eventful things was as I turned my head to tell Toby (for the 100th time) "get out of Josh's face" a seagull pecked my thumb as it tried to take off with the prawn cutlet I was holding - cheeky thing! Sorry no action shot of that though - just a photo of the boys and me - usually I'm behind the camera but this time it was hubby's turn.