Time Well Spent

It really was "time well spent"!!! doing this card. This is a stamp set that was given to all Stampin Up Demonstrators as an appreciation gift. It arrived yesterday in the post and I couldn't get the kids feed and in bed fast enough so I could have a play!!! LOL. I knew as soon as I opened it that I was going to use orange and chocolate.

Mini Pocket Notes

Ever want a quick card to do and can't be bothered getting everything out... well here's a great solution!! Pocket cards. They come in Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla or Pretty in Pink. I used Best Bar Codes Stamp Set on them and it would have taken me about 10 minutes to stamp both and put together.

File Folder Card

After my first attempt... which I ended up throwing in the rubbish with disgust, I tried again and this was the outcome. My first File Folder Card. I used Designer Series Loves Me Paper, and Carte Postale Stamp Set both out of the Summer Mini.

Christmas school treat bags

Today is so humid and muggy outside so I decided to stay inside and do little treat bags for the girls' to take to school while the weeds grow!!. They were only to eager to help, and I don't just mean the stamping... they also had fun sampling the chocolate almonds and Cadbury Roses.
Stamp Sets used were Snowflake Spot and Take Three.

Christmas cards!!!

I have finally managed to knock up a few Christmas cards. I had jokingly said to a few of my friends that they will be receiving Warehouse cards, but I don't think they would let me live that one down!!! Even my hubby had a dig at me the other day saying..."You have a room full of card stock, stamps and gadgets, and you show people how to make nice cards, yet you cant make any cards for Christmas to send away!!!"... As you can imagine... I stated in one of the last posts... I see this as a challenge if my hubby says anything!!!!.
On a different note... has anyone got any suggestions on how to stop my Burmese cats from ripping up my furniture????.. And as I typed this very plea.. I just stopped typing picked up the nearest object (an apple) and hurtled it towards one of the suspects sharpening his claws. Little Miss5 says "Good one mum" LOL

Gift Boxes

I'm on a roll, you see ... I am trying again to tidy up my craft room, and the only way I can figure out how to do that is stamp some more and eventually I will find those things that are lost, then maybe I can put them away in their correct place.! Huh... don't like my chances LOL.

Here are some little gift boxes I covered with various Stampin Up designer series paper and stamps. If you want to know any information, flick me an email.

Card winners

I have had the most bizarre afternoon... My girls dance teacher Michelle Glover, decided she was giving the class a break from exam work and taught them how to do "Night Fever".... yes John Travolta comes to mind... as if this wasn't funny enough,,, she then decides to get the parents (most too scared to say no to Michelle) up and dancing the moves too!!! I hate to admit it but I really enjoyed it!.
Also, if you could hear the singing in the background.... I am sure you would get off this blog! Bee has had "I saw mummy kissing Santa Claus" on for the last hour, re-running and singing at the top of her voice! Lucky the dogs around here must be tone deaf as the aren't howling YET!!!!

Onto these cards, I ran a little comp. a while ago and there were 3 winners, these two cards were entered by my very talented cousin Marise. Card making definitely runs in the family! Trace M and Trace St were also winners but I have already given theirs back otherwise they would have featured too).

Well must fly, stamping to do, boxes to finish.
Take Care
Trace