Deal of the Week 3

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Hi everyone

Wow Stamp Sets are the deal and there are some fabulous savings - up to 50% off!

A Happy Heart... was $41.95... NOW ONLY $20.98 (page 34 in the catalogue)


Greetings Eight...was $49.95...NOW ONLY $24.98 (page 57)


Bella's Bloom (how cute is this set!)...was $24.95... NOW ONLY $14.97 (page 78)


Enjoy Every Moment...was $53.95...NOW ONLY $26.98 (page 97)


All Scallops...was $55.98...NOW ONLY $27.98 (page 105)


If you want or NEED to grab any or all of these sets at the fabulously reduced price let me know. Be back shortly with a little something I put together last night :o)

Deal of the Week 2

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Stampin' Up! are offering 35-40% off selected Designer Series Paper this week. A couple of my favourites are on this list!

• Haiku Designer Series Paper normally $16.95 now $10.17
• Pink Flamingo Designer Series Paper normally $16.95 now $11.02
• Tea Party Designer Series Paper normally $16.95 now $10.17
• Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper normally $16.95 now $11.02
• Sweet Slumber Specialty Designer Series Paper normally $22.95 now $14.92

There are no minimums and no limits, so place your order today!

More Happy Mail

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Hi there ~

I've actually been playing in my craft room today - I'm about to churn out 6 cards for my stash. I never seem to have many cards just sitting waiting for an emergency moment. I've decided that from now on when I create a card I'm going to make two so that one gets added to the stash.

Anyway I really came here to show you what my dear friend Karen made for me last week 'just because'. How super sweet, and very clever. And she shared the tutorial with me so stay tuned I may just give one of these a go :o)


How bright and happy is this card. I love it!

Off to organise dinner and get all my chores out of the way before Desperate Housewives! Have a good night peeps!

Crochet Flowers

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Wow another week has passed me by. At this rate I'll have no readers left :o)

I'm feeling SO uncreative at the moment - I have a million card ideas racing in and out of my head, but it's such a jumble I can't settle on one thing. So instead I've been sitting in front of the tv most evenings with my crochet hook and thread (like a little old lady). I hadn't picked up a hook for a good 25 years and wondered if I'd even remember what mum had taught me way back when....it was like riding a bike for the most part, and I'd forgotten how quickly crochet grows, much more satisfying than knitting!

So here is my assortment of flowers, big, little, bright and white...


...now I just need to make some cards to add them to. I'll send a little parcel up to BFF in Qld too of course :o)

Hope you're all having a lovely weekend.

Deal of the Week 1

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Throughout the month of June Stampin' Up! are bringing us a new deal every week! With the Deals of the Week, you'll get up to 50% off a selection of products from the 2009-2010 Idea Book & Catalogue!

This week's deal is 30% off the following punches:

109183 Trio Flower punch
110711 Boho Blossoms punch
112081 Scallop Square punch
114889 Scallop Oval punch

Normal retail price $30.95 but until 8 June they're just $20.12. No limits!

You can see all the punches on pages 152/153 of the Idea Book & Catalogue with the exception of the Scallop Oval punch which is a carry over item from a mini catalogue.

Big discount when you join Stampin' Up!

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Some exciting SU! news...from now until 31 July there is a massive 20% discount off the Starter Kit! That means you get over $560 worth of products for just $259! Bargain! This is the cheapest price that the Starter Kit has ever been in Australia.

There are so many fabulous products in the kit, whether you want to purchase your products at a discount for your hobby or run your own business, now is the time to join! I would love to have a small team so that we can get together for regular meetings, have team events like Stamp Camps...soooo much fun!

If you'd like more information about joining Stampin' Up! please feel free to email me at pme203@optusnet.com.au (sorry my linky thing won't work).

Saffron Thanks & an Update

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Happy Monday evening ~

I'm not long home from the hospital, went from fracture clinic to xray, then back again, then on to see a physiotherapist...hours later here I am. The pics still show a couple of the breaks through my bones but apparently that's normal. The Dr isn't too impressed with the lack of movement in my wrist - doh it's been in a cast for the past 11 weeks! The physio has set me some exercises to do 3 times a day until I can see my own physio next week. I also have to spend more time out of my splint than in it - fortunately I still have it for when the aches set in. So the end is in sight at long last!

I made this quick thank you card a couple of weeks ago and forgot to post it. I saw the original on Nina Dee's gorgeous blog and it reminded me that I hardly ever use my Say it with Scallops set. I love the lace across the grosgrain, so effective.


I used Confetti White c/s layered on So Saffron, 5/8" Saffron grosgrain and the lace ribbon is misc from my stash.

I promise, I will be finished with 'thank you' cards soon lol. I'm looking forward to making some more detailed cards and projects and doing some colouring when my wrist is free again :o)

Happy mail - lucky me!

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Gosh it's been a week since I was last here, I feel so slack! I've been really distracted lately and did have 'blogging' in the back of my mind, but obviously didn't get past thinking about it.

Look what I got in my mail box this week! Beautiful Keesh sent me these Lollipop images. How divine is the card she made me? Up close there is lots of gorgeous detail in her colouring. I just love shades of pink and green too :o) thanks Keeshie xox.

So getting back to my distraction....I've been doing some soul searching lately (actually for some time now). I am striving to live healthier and be a better, more tolerant person, amongst other things of course. I won't go into details just yet but in time I'll tell you about some of the changes I've made.

Other news is that I have a review appointment at the fracture clinic tomorrow (click here for original story). I still have a big clunky splint on my wrist and halfway up my arm. Just this past week while I've been sitting quietly I've taken it off for a couple of hours at a time to get used to some 'freedom'. Unfortunately it aches a fair bit without the support but I guess I just have to get used to that or it's never going to be normal again. Physio will start soon too.

That's it from me on this gloomy wet Canberra day - no complaints of course, but I do remember telling you all that we don't get rain very often :o) I'm off to make a couple of birthday cards for twins!!! Enjoy your Sunday.

Blooms thanks

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It's a nice sunny day here in Canberra, cool if you're indoors but perfect if you find a warm little nook and curl up with a book - which is what I'm about to do after this post :o)

Due to my lack of inspiration lately I pulled out my Blooms die cuts for a quick play last night. I'm still working on 'thank you' cards.


These WW cards are 4"x4" and I scored the centre square for the flowers to sit inside. I layered a clear button, backed with a circle of colour and threaded some 1/4 white grosgrain ribbon through. Not sure you can see in the pic but I corner rounded the bottom right edge and the flowers are popped up on dimensionals.

I did make a little set of four cards, but we all know my photography skills are severely lacking and I just couldn't fit 'em all in and make them look right for viewing lol.