

Thank you to Yvonne, Carla, Colleen, Sonia, Beccy, Penny, Robyn, Sandy, Shelley, Kerrie, Mandy, Michelle, Sandy, Leigh, Margaret, Barbara, & Jennifer for coming along on the day and supporting our special charity event.
Here are the little thank you place card holders I made for each of my guests attending the day...
The day was a huge success... congratulations to the Paper Angels Group yet again for putting together another super dooper fabulous event. Special congratulations to Ursula who co-ordinated the day, this was her 1st big event, and the 1st of the CCW's this year. Well done Ursula on a fantastic job.
I would also like to personally thank fellow Paper Angel Marjorie for coming along on the day and helping out with registrations, raffles, card comp entries etc. (Oh and me needing bits here and there). THANK YOU Marjorie for being such an angel.
At our events we hold a card competition in which full proceeds from the entry fees go straight to our charity. Thank you to everyone who brought along a card or 2 (or more) to share with us. I believe there were over 30 entries. I was a little proud in particular of the winners of the 3 great prizes, being that all 3 were my guests. (Must be the great teacher they have!)
Congratulations to Kerrie winning 1st prize...
Congratulations to Beccy winning 2nd prize...
Congratulations to Shelley winning 3rd prize...
Stampin' Up! generously donates to each of our charity events a HUGE box of products in which we hold our now quite famous raffles, full proceeds going to our charity. Here are the lucky winners on the day...
Smiles all round for my guests Yvonne, Shelley, Carla, and Sandy who were amongst those taking home a huge box of Stampin' Up! goodies.
What a day!
Thanks again to those who came along. Looking forward to our CCW's again next year!
Thanks Aunty Jackie, Aunty Elfie, and Lil. Elana loves them very much! They are still out on display in her room, and in no hurry to be put away!!!!! xo
Making the background was fun, and I was really pleased with how it looked, I didn't want to take away from it too much, so I simply added some ribbon, a pretty bow, and the 'Friends' saying mounted with dimensionals in the centre of the card.
Stamps: Friends 24-7
Ink: Cameo Coral, Kiwi Kiss
Card: Whisper White, Cameo Coral, Kiwi Kiss
Accessories: Kiwi Kiss Stripe Ribbon
Tools: Paper Trimmer, Daubers, Adhesives, & Dimensionals.
One of the highlights for me this year was going to Canberra for the Stampin' Up! Convention. There the Inspiration was non-stop! One of the memorable presentations for me was the one done by Stampin' Up!'s Co founder & CEO Shelli Gardner. Shelli has a real Shabby Chic style and I sooooo love it! The 09/10 catalogue introduced a line of products that she personally has been involved in creating "Shelli's Signature Collection" and Friends 24-7 is part of her collection. (to find Shelli's Signature range, just look for the heart icon).
Shelli made this adorable card in which I have done my best efforts to replica myself, I just love it, but I must say... if you like this, believe it or not, Shelli's was even more adorable.
A couple of tips I learnt from Shelli presenting this card was that you can colour the flowers from the pretties kit with pastels and daubers. You can even stamp on them too! Don't the ribbons look so adorable? I braved the old needle and thread and gathered the pretty in pink ribbon, the ribbon above it is from 'Dress Up' Ribbon Originals, dyed in coffee.
Stamps: Friends 24-7, Friendly Words jumbo wheel
Ink: Pretty in Pink, Sahara Sand, Basic Grey, Kiwi Kiss, Creamy Caramel
Card: Pretty in Pink, Sahara Sand, Confetti White
Accessories: Pretties Flower, Crystal Brad, Pretty in Pink Taffeta Ribbon, Dress Up Ribbon
Tools: Paper Trimmer, Needle & Thread, Coffee for dying, Scissors for distressing, Jumbo Wheel Handle, Aqua Painter, Daubers, Pastels, Spritzer Tool, & Adhesives
Fallen in love with Friends 24-7?
Friends 24-7 can be found on page 81 of the 2009/2010 Idea Book & Catalogue RRP $45.95
As I love each and every one of my friends... and that includes you... I am offering you the opportunity to add Friends 24-7 to your stamp collection at my special price of $39
That's a saving of over 15%!
Only available at this fabulous price until the end of this month!
The ribbon is held on with slot punches either side of the opening and the ribbon looped through them, so when you open it the ribbon hangs there in place, keeping it looking very classy!(Believe me, a lot of thought went into this invite *giggle*) The Baroque Motifs image has been stamped 3 times on each invite front with VersaMark then clear embossed, it looks WAY better in the flesh than in this photo.
My brother in-law to be, Jason, works for the Australian Defence Force. The wedding will be a 'Military Wedding' with the groom and groomsmen in Service Uniform. That is where I came up with my most brilliant idea yet.... the cute crown buttons on the invitations...
Well I thought it was a brilliant idea until 60 build-a-brads later! lol
For those who are wondering just how did I get the crown in there... the magical world of scanning allowed me to do that. Using a badge from Jason's uniform I scanned the crown, shrunk it down to a tiny little version and printed many little mini crowns in which I punched out and placed into my build-a-brads! Wha-lah!!!!
Stamps: Baroque Motifs
Ink: VersaMark, Chocolate Chip
Card: Always Artichoke, Very Vanilla
Accessories: Antique Brass Build-a-Brads, Clear Embossing Powder, Ribbon
Tools: Paper Trimmer with Scoring Blade, 1/2" Circle Punch, Horizontal Slot Punch, Embossing Buddy, Heat Tool, Daubers, & Adhesives.
I can't wait to get mine in the post with some words on it to feel complete!
Inspired from one of the swaps I received at Convention 09 - by Vanessa Webb.
Stamps: Friends 24/7 & Friendly Words Wheel
Ink: Kiwi Kiss, Sahara Sand, & Pink Passion
Card: Sahara Sand, Pink Pirouette, & Kraft
Accessories: Pink Pirouette Striped Grosgrain Ribbon, Silver Brad
Tools: Paper Trimmer, 2mm Circle Punch, Sponge Daubers, & Adhesives incl Dimensionals.
Another friend of mine, Paper Angel Fiona Dunlop of Townsville, had posted a challenge on her blog for October with the theme 'Many Thanks'. So I thought I would combine 'Friends 24-7' with the Thank you stamp from 'Lovely Labels' for this challenge... and it came together like this...
As you can see I have only used one stamp from Friends 24-7 here to create the background, the Damask. I must say this stamp alone is one of my favourite stamps in the entire 09/10 Idea Book and Catalogue. I also love Stampin' Up!'s DS papers as they do the thinking for me of what colours to use. I find most times if I choose a DS I like for a project I can stick to the colours of that DS for what I am making, and it always looks great!
Stamps: Friends 24-7 & Lovely Labels
Ink: Sahara Sand & Not Quite Navy
Card: Kraft, Very Vanilla, & Not Quite Navy
Accessories: DS paper Bella Bleu & Very Vanilla Grosgrain Ribbon
Tools: Paper Trimmer, Eyelet Border Punch, 1 1/4" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Scallop Circle Punch, & Adhesives.
Friends 24-7 can be found on page 81 of the 2009/2010 Idea Book & Catalogue RRP $45.95
As I love each and every one of my friends... and that includes you... I am offering you the opportunity to add Friends 24-7 to your stamp collection at my special price of $39
That's a saving of over 15%!
Creating many HAPPY friends this month!
and the winner of the stamp set is...
CONGRATULATIONS SHELLEY!
I will be in contact with you in the next couple of days to see what Stamp Set you would like to add to your collection.
Keep tuned for my new Hostess Prize Incentive for holding a workshop or class in October/November/December... you could be my next lucky winner!