Day {one} of Convention highlights 2011

(trying to take a pic of me walking my suitcase through the streets of Melbourne!!)

What a weekend I had!!!! Melbourne Convention for Stampin' UP! was sooooooooooooooooo amazing!!!!! I loved every minute of it what an amazing girlie time to be had!!!!!!!
So day one I headed off, all by myself walking the streets of Melbourne to the convention center to try and see the last of the general session.

Once at the building I enjoyed listening to some wonderful ladies presenting on the main stage.
How awesome is this stage!!! I loved the wooden blocks and the tag and the punch detail on the sides, sooooo very clever!!!!

Amy Swartz - Vice President of sales

One of my favourite ladies from the home office is Sophie Zadeh, she is sooo talented and always shows fantastic creations (not to mention that she has the coolest "style" and always comments me on my accessories!!!)

Next I hooked up with my roomies for the trip, the lovely Jo and Kim (whom I met last year) This is my room and the thoughtful gift that Jo gave me, so nice!!!
View from our apartment, it was raining, nearly the whole weekend!!! Thank goodness we were inside!!

We then went out to tea, here is the wonderful Bron (also a Tasmanian) and enjoyed a great time of chatting and eating yummy seafood!!! YUM!


Then Delys and myself headed to the Manager's reception. It was a great night with Shelli and the other managers of SU. Shellie did a little talk on how we can all treat "people as people" rather than as objects in our way in life! It was very helpful and though I've not seen myself as treating people as objects, it's easy to do and so I'm trying really hard to do this especially with my children who I know sometimes don't get my best!!!

I was able to mingle with some wonderful people at the reception including Claire, fellow lover of stamping and gardening, we often chat on line, I love catching up with her!

This fun group of ladies are.... Delys, (from Just Add Ink) Emma, (NZ manager) Sharon (also from Tassie) and myself

Shannon (the fabulous USA lady who personally called me to ask if I'd do a workshop WOW! Love this chick, she is sooooo cool and beautiful and super duper to be with!!!!!)

Ooooo I also got a pic with the very gorgeous and super special lady of the moment Shelli!!! So love getting my pic with her, she is sooooo amazing, down to earth and one of those women in life that you can learn so much from!!!

Well that's my day one, I'll be back to show you some more of my highlights soon!!!
Have a super, wonderful day

Swaps for Convention 2011

This is it, in a few small hours I will be flying across the Bass to land in Melbourne for the 2011 Stampin' Up! Convention!!!!!! YAY! YAY! YAY! Arhhhhhhhhh!!!
I've been waking with butterflies ALL week now, with an extra bunch thrown in just this morning!!! My body is sooo funny like that, whether it's Christmas, my birthday, anything that is all exciting I get the hugest case of the butterflies!!!!! Oh well by tomorrow morn (once I've graced the stage of convention with my Workshop WOW) they will be all gone...... for this time!!!
So I thought you might like to see my swap for the lovely ladies (and gents) who will be attending!!! I've only made 50 but when you come home with 50 other ideas I think that's pretty great!

This is the technique that I'm showing all the other demo's this year, the Torn Paper Frame. I love how rustic it is and the many ways you can make it look sooo different (just with some paper!!!!)

Here is a close up, I also stamped on the Twill tape which I also love to do!!! Add some bling, these little pearls we now sell are sooooo cute and just add that something special to any card!
I hope you all like it!!!!!
Well best be off, packing to do, children to love and hubbie's lunch to prepare!!! I can't wait to tell you all about convention 2011 when I get home in a few days!!!!!!!!! :) :) :) :)

My love for Buntings

Well it's been awhile hey!! SORRY! In light of the up and coming convention to pay for I've had to get some workshops on my calender and so with that and designing and living and teaching the time to blog certainly hasn't been top of the list!!!
So I'm here to show you the fun cards that we made last Saturday night at my Stamp-a-stack! I had a lovely group of ladies come and share the eve with me and then go home with 10 cards like this....

and also this...

Do you like Buntings??? Ohhh I really DO!!! They are just so much fun and you can use them for ANYTHING!!! These were easy cards, all you needed to do was cut small triangles from the DSP, tape them down with some linen thread underneath! Stamp a greeting and PRESTO!
I love the little flags, they're so happy :)
Hope your weekend finds you happy and well!

Some most exciting news to share!

Guess what????

I needed a professional photographer the other day.... Thankfully I know just the "PRO" to call for such a task and that was my fabulous SISTER!!!!!
Check her work site Momento HERE and facebook HERE, you'll be wowed by her talent that's for sure!!!!!!!

Why is this I hear you say?
Well my little face will be featured in.....

non other than the Stampin' Up! Convention program 2011!!!!!

Yes that's right, I have been given the AMAZING opportunity to show my "stuff" on the BIG stage at the Melbourne Stampin' Up! Convention 2011! I'm soooooooooooooooooooooooooo excited to say the least and have already been brainstorming about what great things I can show all who go!
I can't wait to see and HUG my blogging friends Sarah Klass, Sarah-Jane Kale, Claire Daly, Kim,
Shellie HERSELF! The list goes on!!! SOOO EXCITED!!!!

Perhaps you've thought about joining the stampin' Up! family!!??? If you join at the moment you not only receive all the goodies in the kit BUT a FREE set worth $79.95 too!! AND you'll be part of my super talented team "Perfectly Rustic's" AND you could come to the BIG EVENT TOO!!! Have a think about it! It's one of the MOST WONDERFUL THINGS THAT I'VE EVER done!


p.s Sarah couldn't resist taking a pic or two of sweet little Esther while she was clicking.... which one's your favourite? Click HERE to see one more!