Sprinkles of Life Stamp set

One of the benefits of being a SU lady is the amazing conventions that you can attend! This year it was in sunny QLD and I was able to go along in ..... MY pajamas!!!!
How? You Ask?

Well the wonderful people at SU did the general sessions as a stream (just a couple of hours after) so the children and I sat in the lounge room, happily watching the ladies on stage at CONVENTION!!! It was very cool indeed, we all got a giggle out of it, sitting there in our pj's, watching, learning and being "wowed" by the great samples. 

One of the sets shown was the new Sprinkles of Life. Sarah (Shellie's daughter) demonstrated this one and the AMAZING things you can do with the set. I fell in love with it (especially the fact that it has a cloud and a tree in it, with a matching punch too!!! YAY!!) and had to CASE her card designs.

 

 The raindrops look so fun by using different coloured papers 

and then adding a hint of silver to compliment the sentiment on the card. 

The cloud is done with silver embosing powder!

 

 

 I used the dainty little flower stamp to create a background and embossed the main flower image, then coloured it in, adding pearls for some bling!

The basket handle look is created by using the candle stamps....SO COOL!

 

 

 Fun shaker card with the apples going into the basket!! SOooo clever!

Note you can make a bigger tree with the set too, 

OHHH the possibilities!!!

 

 Tree image can also be used as a branch 

and the foliage as a nest for the sweet little bird

 

 Sarah showed that making the ice-cream water colour 

gives it a vintage feel, just like a colouring book.

Then if you stamp on tissue paper you can make a waffle cone look!

Like I said, her cards were WONDERFUL and were most certainly screaming to be cased!!
What are your fav sets in the new catty?? Love to hear from you,

This and That journal - more convention memories cont.

I'm just popping in to share some more of my convention journal with you, there are still sooo many pages that I can't wait for you to see, so here are the next one's!! We were SOOOOO excited to be getting our hands on the BRAND NEW CATTY!!!! My oh MY!!!! Soooo amazing!! Then over lunch I sat down and started to flip through it (that's the opposite page)

 

Kim posed for my phone so we could sms all my team and show them....... I love the little word speech clips that you can buy and i think that making little pockets for journaling is a niffty way to say more than what can fit on the page itself!
Next is a do-it-yourself that I took while Sapphire and I were walking around the streets of Brisbane, everyone commented on how sweet she looked, which of course she is!!

Then here I made a groovy pocket/bag for some photo's of friends and I. It was a demonstration on stage (by whom now I'm not sure.... sorry!) but it was totally AWESOME and it's made with the brown paper we get in our orders!!! Of course you could easily make it with any type of paper!! Soooo clever!

This and That journal - more convention memories

Here are some more pages from my cool This and That journal. I really do love this little book, I love that I've taken the time to jot down my thoughts, my memories, best bits from each day! It's sooo quick and easy and with the journal already pretty with paper, just adding the stickers and some Washi tape it's fun to put together! Here is my next two pages.....

Sapphire and I, all loaded up and some of the tickets from our MEGA trip on the Wednesday

 

 

DAY ONE! My convention chicky Kim and I!! I love this photo!! I love my dear friend Kim!! I'm sooo thankful and pleased that she is part of my team, part of my life, part of my close circle of friends!!

 

This and That Journal - my convention memories

Have you seen the groovy This and That Epic journal yet?? Each one of my customers who sees it is HEAPS surprised at the fact that there is DSP for each of the pages.... it's soooo pretty and all ready to go for capturing your memories!!
I decided that I wanted to remember my time of convention this year, especially the fact that I took Sapphire with me, and it was just the two of us! Here is my front cover (which you can decorate any way you please!)

Now for the first pages, this was my "brag" section to show off my fabulous family to all those who couldn't believe that Sapphire was number FIVE!!

 

 

 

First page is Sapphire on her very first plane trip! Oh how she had a blast!! She especially loved the emergency folder!! Made a great toy for the flight!

Then came the moment when we got to say HI to Shelli herself! What a lovely lady she is!! We chatted about children and she showed me some photo's of her grandchildren on her phone and then we had a picture!! SMILE!!!

 

Lastly this was the Managers reception at the Brisbane convention center with the gorgeous backdrop of the Wheel all light up! Soooo pretty!!! The tag there was on my groovy film case that all the managers received after the yummy dinner! I wanted to include it in my book.

I'll show you some more of my journal again soon! Until then be sure to have a super weekend!

Convention highlights {number one}

It's hard to believe that this time 2 weeks ago Sapphire and i were on our little trip to Brisbane for the Stampin' Up! National Convention!! ohhhh it was soooo awesome and I had an absolute ball.
SO here are a few of the highlights of my trip....
Once I arrived at the convention center I saw this lovely lady!! Shelli herself, we chatted about babies and children, she showed me her precious grandchildren twins on her phone and we chatted some more about size and family! It was sooo wonderful, afterwards I had to have a picture taken!! SMILES all round!!

 

  The Managers reception was really great! I bumped into the very talented Delys

 and sat next to Sarah, who was super keen on having a cuddle with Sapphire

 A quick pic with the beautiful Ferris wheel before taking Sapphire home to bed! 

WOW what a day!

 

 Day one saw more opportunities for snaps with some of my fav blogging friends...

Sarah-Jane

 Claire Daly

 Day two I got a cuddle with Bonnie (sooo love this lady!!)

 Make and takes were a hit, not only for Kim and I but also with Sapphire!! 

She loves the new blue (it matches soooo fabulously with her dress) 

and she really likes the packaging of the new bags!!

 My super convention chick Kim, helping by keeping Sapphire happy 

(which turned out to be her job each morning) while I prepared some solids for her

 Olivia, how awesome to bump into her, we met 2 years ago,

 it was great to see her do her thing on stage!!

Ummmm I might need to do a highlights number 2 as there are still a few pictures I've not included......

This and That-swaps for convention

Here are my swaps for convention that I'd like to share with you!!

I made a few designs using the
This and That Epic Designer series paper

 

 

 

I've also added half the Medallion background stamp, the hot air balloon from You're Amazing, the date from the rotary stamp (which has my birth date stamped, and it was also the last day of convention) and lastly Fabulous Phrases with some Washi tape!!
My favourite was the blue design, what do you like best??

Convention 2013

In case you've been wondering what I've been up to lately..... well I've just come back from the Stampin' Up! Convention up in Brisbane!!! (this time last week it was the first day.....)
Ohhh is was wonderful!!! I had my very groovy convention Chick Kim with me and precious little Sapphire for the 4 days away from my beautiful family! I've been scrapping all my pictures in the This and That journal, so in my spare time since being home I've had the bestest time remembering all about it!
Here is a picture with  my super pal Kim and Sapphire asleep in the sling

I'll be sure to show you some more just as soon as I work out how to download the pictures off my phone!! hee hee!!!
Hope you are super awesome, will be back soon...ish!!