Drawing Near

Hello to All,

Sorry I didn't get back to post more cards, but we have a family wedding and it is drawing near. It is only 10 days away, and we still have lots of work to do. Our second son is getting married to a wondeful girl, and they have chosen to have the ceremony in our very new garden. So with lots of soar grass and little water it has been a challenge. When the wedding is over I will post some photo's, so you can decide whether we got rid of enough soar grass or not.

Today we had our local stamp club and we made a Criss Cross card. Tutorial found on splitcoaststampers.

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ee/index.php/resources/tutorials/criss_cross_card/

Card Recipe: All Stampin' Up! Products

Stamps: Baroque Motifs, Fabulous Flowers, B/G Sanded

Cardstock: Choc Chip, Soft Sky, Very Vanilla

Inks: Choc Chip, Soft Sky

Accessories: Corner Punch, Round Tab Punch,5/8 gross grain ribbon, pretties kits, brads, dimensions, snail, crystal effects.

Technique: Kissing

Another card from the Stamp Camp. This one was created by Robyn.

Stamps: Looks Like Spring

Cardstock: Old Olive, Whisper White

Inks: Old Oliver, Brocade blue

Accessories: 1/4 gross grain ribbon.

Technique: Stamping Off

Thank you Rob, a simple card, but very effective.

Getting late,so I'm off to bed.

Happy Stamping Cheryl

Stamp Camp Success

What can I say, the Stamp Camp was a great success. We stamped, scrapped and made many different cards. There was 15 of us, and everyone created many different items, and some even accomplished tasks that they had to finish.

We all started to arrived Friday afternoon, set ourselves up, and started creating. We had drinks and nibbles, then enjoyed hot soup, finger food, and a lovely fruit platter.

The Murray Down Resorts catered for the weekend, and the food was amazing and loads of it. Our rooms were great, large and comfortable. Not that we spent much time in them, to busy.

We held a competition over the weekend to raise money for Relay for Life (Jacaranda Jems)
and we raised over $300-. Fantastic effort - Thank you .

I would like to thank many local business's for their generous support it making this successful

• Ian Ray - Retra Vision
• Bargin Box
• Dusty's Kitchen Shop
• Melodies Kitchen
• Andrew Peace Wines
• Swan Hill Beauty Salon
• Special Moments
• Spoons
• Murray Down Resort
• Murray Down Club
• Clarkes Gift Salon
• Scrapics Mildura
• Poly Pro Marketing
• Sue Eagle
• Outdoors First
• Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Cheryl O'Bree

This is a picture of my card display, with Sasha (Murray Downs Resort Manager) and who was responsible for the fabulous food, also a sponsor for Relay for Life.

Our group photo - Back Row - Carole Bull, Marg Toms, Beverly Cameron, Linda Bye (Back), Marianne Simpson, Melanie Dunstan, Colleen Morrish.
3rd Row:- Loreto Kennedy, Sue Eagle, Rob Kelly.
2nd Row - Meagan Stewart, Cheryl O'Bree.
Front Row - Marg Finnamore, Raylene O'Halloran, Melissa O'Toole.

Here are a few creations that were mae by this wonderful group.


















Raylene made 50, 21st invites for her daughters birthday.

Amazing - a great effort.

















Marg finished this master piece for her grand-daughter for her birthday.




Sue made this card using all Stampin'Up! products.

Stamps - SU Circle of Friendship

Cardstock - SU Whisper white, SU Berry Bliss designer paper, SU Le Jardin designer paper.

Ink - Purely Promegranate

Accessories - SU Scallop Punch, SU Circle Punch, SU River Rock Doubled stitched Ribbon, dimensions.

Thank you Sue, a gorgeous card.

I will be back tomorrow with a few more cards, I am currently in Adelaide getting my back fixed, and its time I went to the Ashford to have x-rays, so will be home tomorrow and will post a couple more.

Happy Stamping Cheryl

Free Wheelin'

Stampin' Up! have released a new deal for us all, only available from 1st to 30th September 2008.

When you buy a preselected stamp set, you'll receive the co-ordinating jumbo wheel absolutely FREE!

To find out more click on link. http://www3.stampinup.com/au/ena/6030.asp


To purchase any products or special contact me.


Happy Stamping Cheryl

Back from Holidays

I am back from holidays, and feels like I have never been away.

Straight back into work, and workshops. Not that I am complaining about the workshops, they are the best.

Our holiday to Perth was great. The weather was fantastic, an amazingly pretty place. Just sad to have missed the wild flowers. Kings Park was one of my favorite spots and Fremantle. We visited the Prison, at Fremantle, that place was impressive. Can't believe it only closed 17 years earlier. If you get a chance go see it.

I would like to congratulate Mel for signing up her first member to her Team, Welcome Jodie.
Mel has also just created her blog, its great, visit http://stampinupmel.blogspot.com/

Look forward to some tips Mel.

A big congratulations to Donna and Trevor on the arrival of their beautiful baby boy "LOGAN" a new little brother for Noah and Tom. Everyone is well.

Finally our Stamp Camp has arrived. We will all meet at the Murray Downs Resort on Friday afternoon, and Stamp, Scrap and Card make away all weekend. (can't wait)
We are also holding a fund raiser for Relay for Life, so anyone who wants to donate just contact myself. Thanks.

I will upload pictures and creations after the weekend.

Happy Stamping Cheryl

Matt turned Fifty

I am finally back. It has a been a busy time. Matt has just turned fifty, and the whole family came home. Justin & Maddi from Wood Wood, Dan & Marn from Mildura and Emily & Stu from the Gold Coast. We had a great time all together, our family gatherings are few and far between, because of distance. We all had to gather at the Nyah Trots, as Matt (husband) and Danny (son) were both driving. Matt didn't do so well, but Danny got a 3rd and two 2nd's by a nose. Matt trains the horses, and Danny does most of the driving. After the trots, we all came home to cut the big cake, and blow out the candles. Emily (daughter) and Maddi (grand-daughter) decorated a huge mud cake.

Then it was off to Adelaide, for the Trots at Globe Derby. Matt loaded the horse up, and all the family followed to barrack. Brazen had the perfect run, until the last 500 metres and the poor thing broke down with a sore knee, we thought we had it in the bag. He tried right to the end, ended up with a 5th, and a knee the size of a footy. After a couple of vet visits, he has ended up in the paddock for a well earned rest.

Matt's photo board over fifty years of his life.

Matt & Maddi blowing out the candles

The birthday cake decorated by Emily & Maddi. Yes horses all over it!!!

Christmas Cards

Welcome back, a day late but better late than never. A couple more cards from my training day with Donna.

Card Recipe



Card One
Stamps: The Snowflake Spot
Cardstock: Whisper White, Old Olive, Real Red
Inks: Old Olive, Always Artichoke, Mellow Mose, Real Red, Versa Mark.
Accessories: Crimper, Clear EB powder, Brads, Grosgrain Real Red Ribbon, Tool kit, Rectangle double punch, dimensions, heat tool.

Card Two

Stamps: Snow Burst, Many Merry Messages, Peaceful Wishes

Cardstock: Blue Bayou, Soft Sky, Purely Pomegranate, Whisper White

Ink: Blue Bayou, Soft Sky, Versa Mark, Purely Pomegranate, Always Artichoke, Mellow Mose

Accessories: Clear EB powder, Dazzling diamond, heat and Stick powder, heat tool, Purely Pomegranate stitched ribbon, Round Tab punch, 1/2 " circle punch, sponges

This card hasn't photographed as well as I had wished but is a lovely card. I used the round tab punch to cut a 2" circle to make the Christmas ball in the middle of the card, and its is stamped and covered in dazzling diamonds. The background is also stamped, with the soft sky and blue bayou then dazzling diamonds applied to a number of snow bursts. Seasons Greetings is clear embossed, using versa mark, real red ink then clear EB powder applied and heated.

Thank you for looking and Happy Stamping.

Cheryl

From Nyah to Gerang Gerung

It has a busy couple of weeks for me, so I have finally returned to tell you about my visit to Gerang Gerung. My upline, Donna, lives at Gerang Gerung, about 2.5 hours away, so I decided I would go and visit for some much need training. We had a great time in the Stamp Room creating some wonderful cards. I learnt so many things, and brushed up on others. Thank you Donna very much. For my girls, Kathy and Mel, we need to get together so I can show you what I have just learnt.

Here is a couple of that cards we made.

Card Recipe

Card 1

Stamps: Floral back ground, Bloomin' with beauty

Cardstock : Sage Shadow, Regal Rose, Whisper White

Inks: Sage Shadow, Regal Rose

Accessories: Masking Tape, Tool Kit, Stampin' Write Markers, Brads, Tool kit, rectangle punch White Taffeta Ribbon, Clear Embossing powder, Heat Tool.

Card 2

Stamps: Floral back ground, Priceless, Many Merry Messages, Keep Chrsitmas

Card Stock: Purely Promegranate, Very Vanilla, Brushed gold

Inks: Purely Promegranate, Versa mark, Stazon Black, Always Artichoke, Old Olive, Close to Cocoa, Regal Rose, More Mustard.

Accessories: White Gel pen, Sponges, Gold Embossing powder, hea tool, embossing buddy, Very Vanilla Taffetta Ribbon, dimensions.

As you can see the cards are great, and the new Stamp, "Bloomin' with beauty", is just that. Thank you for looking and I will have a couple more for you tomorrow.

Happy Stamping Cheryl