Just Add Ink 88 – Just Add a…….Die Cut

How appropriate I needed to create a Wedding Card for a lovely couple, who have been together for an amazing 25 years & finally “tied the knot” yesterday. Congrats Rachael & Steve! This week’s Challenge at Just Add Ink was to create something using a Die Cut. Here is my lovely creation. Cardstock: Early Espresso, [...]

Just Add Ink 84 – Colour Challenge

Oh my! I can’t believe it’s been over 2 months since I last blogged. I have a very good excuse – I have been on the hunt for an aged care facility for my elderly aunt & boy, have I learnt an awful lot of information on aged care & the costs involved. Finally I [...]

Gift with Purchase Promotion

From 1-31 July, get a FREE exclusive bundle of ribbon and buttons when you spend $100 on your choice of Stampin’ Up! products. That’s a $31.95 value! Bundle includes: White 1/4″ (.63 cm) grosgrain ribbon with repeating flower designs. Approximately 1371.6 cm. 48 flower buttons. Sixteen each in 3 colours (Daffodil Delight, Melon Mambo and [...]

I recently attended “Unconvention”

“Unconvention” is for the Australian & NZ Demonstrators who could not attend this year’s Convention in Sydney, which was on over the weekend. Most of us are part of a special group of Demonstrators – called ESAD (Extra Special Australian {New Zeland} Demonstrators). Some Demonstrators gave us Challenges to achieve over the weekend – to [...]

This little Note – is what makes my job so worthwhile!

Today in the mail, I received some HAPPY mail. It was a little hand-made note made by a new customer of mine. “Dear Margaret My lovely Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator! A little note to thank you so much for all your work and particularly for all the little “extras” you’ve made and given with our orders. [...]

Little Boxes on the Hillside

I remember singing this song, when I was in Grade 2 – way back in 1973. It was a song that STUCK in my mind, like forever! “Little Boxes on the hillside Little Boxes made of ticky-tacky Little Boxes, Little Boxes, Little Boxes all the same There’s a blue one & a green one & [...]

Please bear with me…….

for a little while, as I update my Blog – with new additions! Thanks!   Margaret  xxoo

No Excuses

I sincerely apologize for being VERY slack in not blogging for a month. Life has been busy with my youngest turning 13, school holidays, footy commitments, family life & of course - socializing!   Margaret xxoo

Lost & Found

Actually still “lost”, but “found” another way around it. I’ve misplaced my card reader to help me upload my cards from my camera, but found out I can also use the cable supplied with the camera. But it is so much easier with the card reader. I’ll just keep hunting around for it. I’m uploading [...]

Lovely flowers

These are some of the lovely flowers I received, whilst I was in hospital recently. There was lack of space to display these beautiful flowers, so I had to get my Darling Husband take them home when needed. The front display were from my Tennis friends (& are still thriving today – 2 weeks later). [...]