First Day of School - JAI

Wow, back again with another post already today :)

One of my goals for 2012 is to do more scrapbooking - I have mentioned it (or complained about it!) before... it's something I find very challenging!

Anyway, the fabulous ladies at Just Add Ink are some of my greatest influences in convincing me to give this a go, and guess what? They're having their first scrapbooking challenge, so it's great timing! You can check it out here and play along too.

I thought the Play Date Quick Accents and DSP would be perfect for recording my son's first year of school, and although he is going into Year One this year, and these products are now retired, I have only just completed this layout of his first day of Prep:

(I have added journaling to the Top Note piece; it was a bit personal for my son to want to share with everyone!). The background 12 x 12 piece is So Saffron (hard to see in the pic) and the layout was adapted from a Page Maps sketch.

Thanks JAI team and also to my friend Anne for patiently encouraging me to attempt to scrap :)

Genelle.

Happy New Year!

Hi all,

Wishing everyone a very happy, healthy, safe and creative 2012!

Here's a picture of some of my 2011 Christmas cards - they needed to be very simple so I could make a lot of each design!

Hope you are enjoying your first day of the New Year!

Genelle.

It's been a while...

... and Blogger has been playing up, hopefully it's not just me? Anyway, I have re-typed my last entry, in the hope that it'll upload this time :)

A few weeks ago we had the Brisbane Regionals for Stampin' Up! and I am so happy that I was able to travel down to attend.

This is the swap card I made:

(the sample I kept for myself had some slightly crooked ribbon and a bit dodge colouring, LOL!)

I ADORE this set and I was keen for a change from all the Christmas things I have been doing!

I have no excuses for being absent from my blog, just super busy - mostly stamping and my family. I have missed checking out my friend's blogs and hope to remedy that this week :)

Genelle.

ETA: A HUGE thank you to Angie, Karen, Moni and Jacinta for giving me advice on how to fix my blog.. it was a browser issue. Thanks heaps, ladies :)

Join My Team for $169!

With all the new catalogue excitement, Stampin' Up! have announced an amazing deal for the month of September - you can join Stampin' Up! for only $169 with a Mini Starter Kit.

This kit is great if you've been thinking of rejoining as a demonstrator, or if you already own a lot of Stampin' Up! supplies.

If you've been eyeing off the awesome Starter Kit (which has been re-vamped in the new catalogue to include over $610 worth of product!) you can purchase the full kit at 20% off during September - only $231.20, delivered to your door!

Both kits can be customised so you can choose stamp sets, ink and cardstock colours that suit you.

I'd love to welcome you into my friendly team - whether you'd like to simply purchase your Stampin' Up! products at a discount, or if you're thinking of running your own Stampin' Up! business, or anywhere in between! Contact me for a recruit pack or more information, or click here to go to my demonstrator website. You can even sign up immediately online, no ABN required!

Genelle.

2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalogue

Hi all,

It's here! You can view the brand new 2011-2012 Idea Book & Catalogue online by clicking here, or contact me to arrange your own copy. It is absolutely stunning!

I'm taking bookings now for new catalogue workshops, so contact me if you'd like to earn some of these gorgeous new products for free, while enjoying some stamping time with your friends & family. The new Hostess Benefits are even better than before :)

Happy browsing!

Genelle.

Last Chance List

Hi all,

Things have been very quiet on the blog front, however that's because everything has been so busy everywhere else! I am excitedly waiting for my new catalogue to arrive, along with some awesome goodies I was able to preorder from Stampin' Up!

Sadly, with all the new products arriving, some products have to be retired... I will really miss some of these items, and some have already sold out.

You can view the list by clicking here.

These items have already sold out:
Jumbo Eyelets - Antique Brass, Jumbo Eyelets - Pewter, Metallic Eyelets, Star Punch, Spiral Punch, Photo Corners punch.

Here is a card I made recently, with the Beware Pirates set - I will miss this one immensely and it is now available at 25% off!

Hope you each have a great weekend,
Genelle.

Finally :)

Hi all,

I've just finished sorting out all the downloading/re-installing and watermark issues that have kept me from my blog for so long. You'll have to bear with me, some of these pictures are OLD!

We're even heading back to Easter on this one!! I took part in the ESAD Secret Bunny swap for Easter, and my lovely Secret Bunny was Sarah Tidey.


Here's a pic of the gorgeous goodies she sent me:



Thank you so much, Sarah :

I sent my gift to the lovely Steph Gray - this is what I created:




It's a wrapped stamp set, decorated tub of Stampin' Up! antique brads, chocolate slider box and a card which I CASED from the very talented Karen Southwell:




Each month, demonstrators receive a magazine with great tips and ideas from Stampin' Up! and I wanted to try one of the techniques featured recently, faux mother-of-pearl:





These were part of a gift for my downline team members, to say thank you - I was thrilled to promote to Manager back in March. (Thanks again, to any Night Owl Stampers who are reading!)



Back in a minute with Convention news,


Genelle.