Off on my spring break……..

Well….this is where I will be until October 7………………are you jealous???? I sooooo deserve a bit of R & R and I intend on taking it. Actually my kids deserve it more…we didn’t go away last holidays and had a very quiet break as that is when I started with my pneumonia (mycoplasma infection) and [...]

A little tear as they leave for the big, wide world……

This is the group of cross dressed young women and men that i have taught Chemistry to for the past two years…..well most of them anyway. My photo of my senior science class is too blurry to share – will have to e-mail one of these guys to send my one from their camera……..They are [...]

Gift voucher purse….

Isn’t this just the cutest??? It is a cut – two pocket purse – that I used to hold a gift voucher for a customer for her best friend . K & K both turn 40 this month….(I still have a few months to go for that biggy)…and one K bought the other a great [...]

Wheelin’ deal!!!

Time to remind you all of the great deal Stampin’Up! have this month. They have 6 of the best stamps in the catalogue being sold this month (ONLY!!) as a bundle that includes the jumbo wheel that coordinates with the stamp set. Yep, that means a FREE jumbo wheel with these sets. I already own [...]

Taking note!

I’ll be back later to tell you about these……..off to the CPS concert !! Maddy is singing in the rain…Jared is drumming up a storm……Caitlin is a scientist….GO FIGURE!!!!! Well….they all did really well….so I better get back to the instructions for these.
These are all A4 spiral bound notebooks available at Woolworths supermarkets. They are [...]

Saturday celebraties…..

My dear son, Jared, Turned 9 today!! Sheesh – where does the time go? My dearest daughter Caitlin, went to an 11 year old’s party today too……soooooooo lots of card making and present wrapping for mum LOL!!So here is Jared’s spread. I embossed his gift bag (first time I have done this on such a [...]

Stamp a stack

Come stamp 6 gorgeous Christmas cards with me next week at my house. I’d love to have your company…..from 8pm until we can’t stay awake anymore…LOL!!! These are the designs….
You’ve seen this before and some of you have actually made one in a workshop. Well come along and make 3 for your collection of Christmas [...]

One Sheet Wonders …….. with a FREE wheel!!

Do you like these cards?? These are done using the So swirly wheel and the coordinating stamp set, Priceless…… Stampin’ Up!© have a great special this month…….six great stamp sets can be bought and they will chuck in the coordinating jumbo wheel FOR FREE!!!
The stamp sets selected for this promotion are
Priceless (with the so swirly [...]

Happy Fathers Day……

This is the cute little wallet card I made for my kids to give DH for Fathers Day. He has bought himself his own present LOL!!! He used to be an avid photographer and since the invent of digital cameras has never really got back into it. I convinced him to get a digital SLR [...]

Magnolia memories…………

Magnolia’s always make me smile. They remind me of my mum. She insisted on us buying a magnolia when we first worked on our garden 10 years ago….it cost us a bomb!! I think it was about $150 at the time. It lives on in our garden, has never really thrived but keeps on keeping [...]