Showing posts with label Camp. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Camp. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Camp 2010!

Since Camp in August, things have been a little hectic here, so my apologies for this blog post being sooooo late!


Camp 2010 Memories....

This year we set off to Brookfield for our Camp.

A fresh venue, bigger room, private bedrooms,
larger group... and a whole lot of fun!







The meals were yummy...




It was so relaxing sitting by the pool and catching up with friends
over lunch/breaky, and a cuppa...



The highlight for me was having my sister Jackie at camp!
Jackie has caught the Stampin' bug, and flew down from Cairns to join the fun!



She made some gorgeous cards (of course, she has a good teacher! lol)









Jackie was inspired to make these cute cards by Sam who made a card similar on camp...



My Best friend Kirsten did some travelling too, all the way from Westmar/St George. Kirsten caught the bug last time she came to the Island, it's so much fun to stamp with friends...
I don't mind sharing the bug!


Kirsten was set a challenge by a few of us around her when she commented on a particular piece of paper as "yuck". We challenged her to make a card with it, and like the Kirsten I know well, she took it on... and WOW... look what she created! It goes to prove, you can make a masterpiece out of anything if you put your creative mind to it, well with talents like Kirsten's you can!



Big THANKS to Debbie J for the cute name tags she made "Stampin' Up! style of course!



Camp wouldn't be the same without our 'Debbie Tags'. I have a cute collection from over the years, thanks Debbie, they are so special xo

Carla has always wanted to make a 'Family' decor piece for home, as long as I can remember, and this was her year! Check out the masterpiece she made... well done Carla, it turned out perfect, and worth the wait! xo


Here are a few happy snaps of some of the wonderful creations this years campers produced...












This is the beautiful box Debbie Mc made me. Thanks Debbie, I am so lucky to have so many lovely & thoughtful friends like you xo


On the last day Carla and I were sneaking clinkers under the table, look at the groovy heart shaped clinker we found. I couldn't resist this photo!



And here it is... the card of the camp! Yes, there is a story.....



This is the card Kirsten made on the Sat night before she went to bed. We all kept telling her she should add something to it like a tree or clouds etc, but she just loved her card the way it was. (So did we of course, but we weren't letting her know that. lol)

As she went to bed, her last words to us were... don't touch my owl, he's watching you!
hee hee hee...

As soon as she was out of sight, Jackie made a replica and this was our joint effort of 'improvements' we made to Kirsten's little owl. lol.



We left it in the spot where she left her card, and the next morning Kirsten's face was unforgettable! But yes, it was a replica, and I only kept the joke for a tiny bit of time before I gave in, but it was a laugh and a half and a camp memory we will never forget! What a hoot!

I guess you are wondering what I made... well... hmmmm, I did make a couple of cards, but had so much fun sitting with my sister, Kirsten, Carla, and all my other wonderful friends... me being me, I will admit, I made more conversations than cards... but never mind... I had a ball, and can't wait until next year!

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Stampin' & Scrapin' in the Mountains! July 09

WOW... I held my very first camp on the weekend at
Tamborine Mountain...
and it was soooo much fun!

The car tells it all really... we were in for a weekend of some serious stampin' and scrapin'.
(Yes it is true... I even took my filing cabinet with me!)



As I pulled up at Carla's house after weighing the barge down with my loaded ute... I sensed concern that we might not fit everything in... but alas, there is always the back seat to fill!





Off the two of us headed up the mountain for a weekend with friends, craft, meals cooked, no cleaning up, and no husbands or kids!!!!!!


Let the crafting begin...





Of course the hubby's and kids were only a phone call away,
and some sent little reminders just in case we forgot them...




Having time with friends and letting the creativity flow, what more could you ask for?





Oh I know... doing it all in the comfort of your PJ's of course!




Let's not let winter up the mountains stop us from wearing our trusty thongs either!


There were so many lovely projects made.





We even had a challenge donated by Print Blocks with great prizes... a big thanks to Print Blocks for their support of our camp and congrats on the great job everyone did who entered. (Sorry but I couln't fit all the entries in one photo so I took individual ones...
too many to put on here)




I would like to say a big thanks to Kirstine who has handed over the role of camp leader to me after many years of her doing such a great job, she helped guide me well into what I feel was
a wonderful weekend...




Thank you to Connie for these lovely 'My Art' display boards that she supplied for raffles...





Thanks to Debbie, for the gorgeous name tags that she made for each of us...
(Special thanks for them being soooo Stampin' Up!)



A massive thanks to Liz on behalf of everyone at camp for the wonderful donations she made of goodies bags for each of us as well as prizes throughout the weekend.



It was such a fantastic time, so many great moments, some good laughs, and lots of projects completed to take home... I couldn't wipe the smile from my face as I enjoyed my time up the mountains with such a lovely group of friends... and I still can't now!



Thanks to everyone who came... looking forward to camping with you all again next year!