Convention 2008

Wow, what a big event! The Stampin' Up! Convention was held over 2 days (11t and 12th April) and it was packed full of information and fun.

I've got lots to share with you about Convention but I don't have all my photographs sorted out just yet.

To start with, I'll just share some group photos with you.

The Paper Angels Group (hope you don't mind me posting your photos girls!)  These photos were taken at the end of the Awards Night Dinner.  We had a lovely time and 3 of the ladies in our group won awards.  In fact, our lovely leader Liz, won SEVERAL awards and is among the top 25 demonstrators in Australia - well done Liz!!!  Well done to Kathy and Helen also.

Orrell and I.  Orrell only joined Stampin' Up! in February so Convention was hopefully a great experience for her to have so early on.  Thanks for being there with me Rel!

Liz and I.  Liz is a wonderful team leader and we all enjoyed ourselves at Convention.  

A picture of some of our team - we're all wearing the gorgeous necklaces that Kathy and Liz made for us.  I will post a close up pic of the necklace later on.  You can also see one HERE on Liz's blog.

Birthday Invitations

I thought I would share with you the invitations I've made for my son's 2nd birthday party this month.

I've used a colour combination that I chose from the Colour Coach - Tempting Turquoise, Apricot Appeal and Certainly Celery.

I made these invitations in the pocket card style and have used the "Eat Cake" stamp set.  You can't see it very well in the photo but I have used the 2-way glue pen and Dazzling Diamonds glitter on the candles.

I like to stamp matching envelopes where possible and the Stampin' Up! envelopes are lovely and smooth to stamp on.

I didn't use my Stamp-a-ma-jig this time but it certainly would have helped to get exact placement.  I was running short of time so just estimated and stamped "by eye".  I think they turned out ok!

Stamps: Eat Cake

Inks: Tempting Turquoise, Certainly Celery, Apricot Appeal (ink pads and markers)

Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Certainly Celery, Apricot Appeal, Whisper White

Accessories: Dazzling Diamonds glitter, Apricot Appeal brads, Celery Grosgrain ribbon

Tools: Corner Rounder punch

Easter Treats

This little Bunny Basket was made by my mum for my son this Easter.  Isn't it so cute?  I believe she got the template from Splitcoast Stampers.  The bunny is made from various oval and circle punches from Stampin' Up!  I think I will be using this idea next Easter!

This Easter Treat bag is my own creation which I used as a make and take at a recent workshop.

Stamps: All Year Cheer 1 (retiring) Year Round Fun, Little Pieces

Inks: Barely Banana, Bashful Blue, Versamark

Paper: Barely Banana, Bashful Blue, Brushed Silver

Accessories: Silver Detail Embossing Powder, Blue Gingham Ribbon, Silver Brads, Cello Bags medium

Tools: Corner Rounder punch, 3mm circle punch, sponge, heat tool, 

Stipple Shell Card

Here's a card I made while visiting my friend Mel at Boyne Island.  I gave this card to my brother for his birthday last month. 

 I think Buckeroo Blue is lovely for masculine cards.  I teamed it with Creamy Caramel and Whisper White.  

The stamp set is Stipple Shells and is on the Retiring List so grab it now if you love it. 

The Retiring List

Stampin' Up's Retiring List is out now.  The list contains the names of all the stamp sets and accessories that will not be appearing in the new Idea Book & Catalogue on the 1st of April.  To see the list click HERE.

Many of these items are selling quickly and some are even sold out already so be quick so you don't miss out!

Door Prize Tin

I finally got around to decorating a tin that I can take to my workshops to put the door prize entry forms in.  I was forever asking hostesses if I could have a bowl to draw the forms out of but now I have my very own tin!

I simply used a 12x12 sheet of Designer Series paper (in this case its the Polka Dots and Petal one from the Spring Mini) and some matching ribbon (Turquoise grosgrain) and wrapped them around a baby formula tin.  I used Sticky Strip to adhere the paper and ribbon to the tin.

I think I could probably do more to decorate it and if I do I will post an updated pic here on the blog.

Buggy Birthday Card

Here's the other card I showed Bell how to stamp. This one was just a really quick and easy birthday card for a little boy. You could do a lot more with this card but we were keeping it simple - no need to overwhelm people when they are just learning to stamp.

We used colours only from the Bold Brights. Generally if you stick to colours within one colour family, the combinations will look good together.


Stamps: Bugs & Kisses

Inks: Tempting Turquoise, Brilliant Blue, Real Red, Glorious Green, Lovely Lilac

Papers: Whisper White, Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise

Accessories: Black Gingham Ribbon