Stampin' Up Party and a Layout!

Goodmorning! Hope you are enjoying the weekend. Yesterday I had my Stampin' Up party at my house. It was a lovely afternoon with some lovely friends. I spent up big, so I can't wait to receive my goodies!!!! Here is a photo I took of some of the ladies that came along and stamped, and chatted.

Second I wanted to show you a Layout I worked on last night and finished this morning. I am a beginner scrapbooker, but I really want to get into it as I have loads of photos to scrap. This is for a page of my baby album. I used a bit of a card-board box to get the corrugated iron effect that is in the background of these photos.

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I have booked a holiday!

I am a bit excited tonight because I booked my holiday at Hayman Island! I have attached a photo for your viewing pleasure! They actually have a special on at the moment if you are interested, four nights for the price of three. Go to http://www.hayman.com.au/ and check out their special offers. Can't wait really, because we havent been on a holiday since April last year. Will have to get a fake tan for this location! Wouldn't want to show off any white bits Lol!

No cards again tonight - due to the crazy week I have had - but it is over now! Hooray! Tomorrow I am having a Stampin' Up party at my house so a bit of cleaning and cooking going on tonight and tomorrow morning. I haven't been around to see any of my favourite blogs lately, but hope to catch up over the weekend.

Happy Friday!

Busy Times...

Just a quick post to let you know life is a bit busy at the moment. After a lovely relaxing weekend - where I lay on the lounge all day and read "New Moon", the jobs are catching up with me! Sadly I have no card to show you, but lots of projects waiting to be started, with little time to do them! End of term is always HECTIC! This term looks like it will be no different. There is lots going on this week - a planning day at school tomorrow for half a day, going out for dinner tomorrow night, my car in for a service on Thursday and a Stampin' Up party at my place on Saturday. AAAggghhhh! And you should see the state of my house since I ignored all my weekend jobs to read that book for about 10 hours! My head is spinning at the moment - but I know everything will get done eventually, just have to take one day at a time. I am also thinking of going away on a holiday...have wanted to get away for ages...but why are holidays so expensive? I have found the perfect holiday...four nights on an island...Oh well - will probably book it and not worry about the money. Just try not to think about it, right? Hope your life is more peaceful and less frantic than mine at the moment. Take care.

Sweeties Sketches - Sept Card

I am totally in love with the card sketch at Sweeties Sketches for September. I had a really fun time making this card. I do love this Sarah Kay image. I think she is so cute! I roughed most of the edges on this card to give it a country feel and used mainly warm-coloured card stock and papers. I made this card last night for my teaching partner Michelle. She teaches next door to me and it was her birthday today.

I have a busy day planned for tomorrow. I am going out for lunch and then out for dinner and a movie. Should be a good day. I am really glad it's Friday. Only two more weeks until School Holidays - yay! I can't wait.

I hope you are having a relaxing Friday evening. Thanks very much for visiting my blog.

MDUC Recipe

Wow did I struggle with this card! It has taken me three nights from beginning to end. Most things went wrong with it and I am still not sure I even like it! Anyway, I have never made a recipe card before, so maybe I should be more kind to myself! The recipe over at Magnolia Down Under is: 1 flower, 2 ribbons, 3 brads and 4 colours/papers. My card has 1 enormous layered flower, 2 turquoise ribbons, 3 dragonfly brads and four colours; Whisper White, Tempting Turquoise, Ruby Red and Summer Sun. This card is for my cousin Biddy whose birthday was yesterday - the first day of Spring. What a great day to have your birthday I think!

A few posts ago I promised to take some photos of my class' Father's Day cards. We made them yesterday. The kids really enjoyed making them and each one looks very different to the next. Hope you are having a fun Wednesday. I am feeling a bit headachey and sinusy so I am off to have an early night.

Delicious Diva Sketch Challenge

The third Delicious Diva challenge is here! This time it is a sketch challenge. I followed Kellie's sketch to make my card. I used SU Ruby Red and Whisper White Card Stock with Bella Rose Designer Series Paper. (I love this Bella Rose collection.) I coloured my Magnolia image with inks, water colour crayons, aqua painter and stampin' write markers and added the sentiment at the bottom of the image. I used chocolate chip ribbon for the bow on top of the lace punch. The flower was from my last order from Bizzy Becs.

I would love to see what you can do with this sketch. The other DT cards are gorgeous. Why not head over to Delicious Divas and enter this challenge. I will come and visit you and leave a comment.