Finally

I have finally finished my Conference make and takes. I really enjoyed them all, but the Mates foldout scrapbook pages really took my fancy. I have had a couple of days off work due to a bad back, so I have had time to print off a few photos from conference to complete this scrapbook page.
The photos are off my friends that went to conference. We are dressed in our glam outfits, and off to the dinner/awards night.
These are the two top pages of the scrapbook page.
These next two pictures are the bottom two pages on the scrapbook page.
This is the full page layout. Then you simply fold it all up and then you have a great little book.
Here is the cover.
Thanks for looking,
Happy Stamping,
Cheryl

Holidays

I am home from holidays in Tassie. Couldn't keep the posts up as I didn't have wireless coverage. So will finish off now. Had a great 4 days in Hobart, visiting Salamanca Markets, Botanical Gardens, Battery Point and various other places. Headed off to Port Arthur for a huge day exploring the Port and staying on for the Ghost tour. No ghosts thank goodness. Left Hobart and headed off to Strahan. That was a long winding 5 hours, but still very interesting and very pretty. Enjoyed 3 days in wet Strahan. Travelled the railway and sailed the Gordon river cruise. Both fabulous and well worth it. All I can say the poor convicts, glad I wasn't one.

This is Sue and I set for the Ghost tour. It was a little cool that evening. We make for a great picture, not. We left Strahan, the day we were to catch the boat home. It had rained for 3 days, so it was quite wet. We got the news that roads had been cut. We were luck, just got through from Zeehan and then the road was closed. Headed to Burnie, had a little shopping spree, and got a parking fine. Thank you Burnie. Off to Devonport to catch the boat home. Rough seas, not happy, a few drugs helped the trip home. Docked at 7.oo am and headed off for our 4 hours journey home. We had a great time, thank you Sue for going with me.

It's back home and back to work. I hopefully will be able to remember all the information I received at the Stampin' Up! conference so I can pass onto my down-line and my many customers. Also I will be gathering all our information of our trip, so I can do a little scrap-booking. Thanks for looking sorry I couldn't keep it up to date.

Happy stamping

Cheryl

Hobart

We have arrived in Hobart, after leaving Ross and travelling through Oatlands and Richmond. They are the most beautiful old towns, and of course we had to do a little shopping. I purchased a cake stand for my daughters wedding, and also another very strange item, can't let the cat out of the bag as its also for the wedding. The bridges are in these towns are amazing, very clever convicts (poor buggers) many hours of hard labor.
This is the bridge at Campbell Town, the bridges at Ross and Richmond are better but haven't transferred them yet. Even though this is still lovely.

Check this out, these carvings have been carved with a chain saw, by a local of Legerwood.
Trees were planted in memory of locals who went to war. When the trees became to big and dangerous they had to be cut down, so this clever guy made a memorial by carving figures of the soldiers and their families. Amazing.

Hope you are all still stamping away, don't forget the May special. Buy 3 packs of designer series paper and get one free. Email me if you wish to place an order.

Happy Stamping

Cheryl

More Photos

I have returned, back on line traveling around Tassie sometimes we don't have wireless connection. Sue and I travelled to St. Helens then onto Ross. What a fabulous little place. One look here and we decided it was a 2 night stay. I have mounted all my new stamps from Conference and they are ready to go.
This picture is of Donna (my up-line) and myself enjoying breakfast before heading off to our 2nd day of conference.
This is me on stage in top 25 Demonstrators 2009 in Australia. Far right. It's a great thrill and I'm very honoured to be on stage with all these other demonstrators.

I will be back in a day or so with a few more pictures and will let you know whats happening on our trip.

Happy Stamping
Cheryl

Canberra Conference 2009

I have just spent the last 4 days in Canberra attending the annual Stampin' Up! conference. Canberra turned the weather on for us, it was great, sunny days, and cool nights.
I had a wonderful time with my friends, Sue, Donna, Mel and Jodie, all Stampin' Up! crazy craft ladies. We had many sessions learning about stamping techniques and sharing ideas.
We all made many swaps and handed them out to others and them in return giving us some new ideas.
Shelli and her team came out from America to share with us all (450 approx) the new ideas and techniques. Also we have been informed of new changes within the company, that we as demonstrators will share with you our customers.

Here are a couple of pictures of the conference.

This is Shelli (co-founder, owner) of Stampin' Up! giving her presentation. She was fabulous.
How did you guess, I am here with Shelli. A highlight of the conference. Thanks Sue who took this great picture.

I will be back each day to let you all know more. At this very moment Sue and I are traveling around Tassie, so will fill you in about our trip as well.

Happy Stamping to all
Cheryl

Canberra here we come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Only one week to go and we are off to Canberra. I am traveling up with my good friend Sue, and we will meet the others up there. We have our bags half packed, and our swaps nearly completed.
Sue and I will then travel to Tassie, for a well earned holiday, (we think anyway) No husbands, just the two of us and our credit cards.

I have done a couple of cards in the past week so thought I better show them to you. I cased the idea from splitcoaststampers and changed it a little. Thank you flatfish paper arts.

Recipe

Stamp Sets: Inspired by nature, Close as a memory
Cardstock: Real Rust, Barely Banana, Basic Black and Very Vanilla
Ink: Real Rust, More Mustard, Creamy Caramel, Versa Mark
Accessories: circle cutter, black e/b powder, heat gun, sponges, tool kit, organza gold ribbon SU retired ribbon, dimensionals
This next card, I made for my daughter and future son-in-law, for there engagement. they spent 8 years on the Gold Coast and have come home, so thought I would make something to remind them of their past 8 years. I saw this as a scrap page and change it into a card thanks to
Courtney Baker.

Recipe

Stamp Sets: Seaside, Together Forever
Cardstock: Sage Shadow, Whisper White, Taken with Teal & Bordering Blue
Ink:Choc Chip
Accessories: SU retired ribbon, white gel pen, dimensionals, eyelets, natural twine, stamp and write markers, aqua painter



All products used are from Stampin' Up!

Hope you like them, Thanks for looking,

Happy Stamping.

Cheryl

Conference name tags

Conference is fast approaching, so have been busy making swaps and names tags for my small but wonderful group. I have a group name, so have tried to incorporate that into the tag as well. Donna's (my upline) gave me a idea to hang the group name off our names. Thanks Donna.

Recipe: Stamps - (Level 2 hostess) Rustic Rooster, Big deal Alphabet
C/Stock - Pacific Point, Kiwi Kiss, Very Vanilla
Ink - Kiwi Kiss, Tangerine Tango
Accessories - Window Punch, Wide Oval punch, 1' & 1 1/4" circle punches, small oval punch
Designer Label punch, 5/8" Tangerine Tango grosgrain ribbon, dimensionals, crystal effects.

Well girls I hope you like them, they look better when you have hold of them. See you at conference when we all met up.

Stampin' Up! is becoming more aware of scrap-booking, and have introduced some really beautiful designer series paper (12 x 12). I have a couple of pages for you to take a look at, using 2 different sets of papers.
The first one I cased from splitcoaststampers and changed a little. Thank you Gwendolen jvp.

Recipe - Stamps: Flower Fancy, Happy Everything
Cardstock: Basic Grey, Baja Blue, whisper white, Kiwi Kiss, D/S Urban Oasis
Ink: Baja Blue, Kiwi Kiss, basic grey
Accessories: On board lots of letters, crystal effects, computer & font, Curly label punch
dimensionals.

I am really happy with the way this page turned out. We had a family reunion over Easter, so it was a great time to get some family photos. I love the 2 step stamp set Flower Fancy.
The next page is using some of the same photo's taken at the reunion, this time using different D/S papers.

Recipe:

Stamps: School Serif Alphabet, Always, Wonderful Favourites
Cardstock: Choc Chip, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise, whisper White, D/S Pink Flamingo
Ink: Whisper White, Real Red, Tempting Turquoise
Accessories: On board Lots of Letters, crystal effects, dimensionals, small oval punch, Eyelet
border.
I love these bright colours, this pack of D/S papers is a signature collection which reflects our Cofounder of Stampin' Up! Shelli Gardner personal style.

It's getting late, so time for me to sign off, and get some sleep so I can hopefully design a couple of new pages or cards tomorrow.

Happy Stamping
Cheryl