Convention 2010- GREAT!!

                                                                                                                                                                     My 1st SU Convention

I've just got back from my first Stampin'UP! Convention and what a great time I had, I met so many lovely ladies and fellow stampers.

We had to take swaps with us which is great as you get to come home with some lovely swaps and some great new ideas, anyway heres my swap which I made 85 of.

Sweet and Simple

  Sweet Pea's for a Special Aunt
 Every Mothers Day I send a card full of Love to an Aunt of mine,she lost her only daughter ( my close cousin/friend) to breast cancer . I saw Paula making these lovely flowers and thought of my Aunt,Thanks Paula for the tutorial which she got from Judy Marshall in Canada.

Sunshine Award

  What a nice Surprise I received today from my Stampin'UP buddy Paula, Thanks Heaps !!!

 Here are the 'rules' for the award.
1. Put the Sunshine Award on your blog and/or within your post.
2. Pass the award to other bloggers.
3.Link the nominees within your post.
4.Let them know they received this award by leaving a comment on their blog.
5. Share the love and link to the person from whom you received the award.

Now for the tricky part of choosing !
I would like to nominate the following ladies who inspire, motivate and encourage me:

1. Sharlene Meyer
2. Julia Leece
3. Sharlene Torres
4. Tracy Old

Bloomin with Beauty for Mothers Day

       Mothers Day Swap   I was asked to do a Mothers Day Swap with Paula and Debi, I saw something similar a while ago while looking for inspiration on others bogs, sorry I cant remember the persons blog  and as I love Bloomin with Beauty so much I decided on this card.

Organic Grace

 Not sure what you would call the technique but its something I've had in mind for a while and I was quite pleased with the results. I've used Soft Suede and Very Vanilla card, along with contrasting ink, Soft Suede ribbon and of course Organic Grace Stamp Set.

Just Add Ink challenge #12

A Recessed Card for this weeks JAI challenge,  Stamp set is Vintage Vogue from the new mini and colours are Always Artichoke, Baja Breeze and Very Vanilla.

All a Flutter

                                                                                   All a Flutter/  new Autumn Mini

 Ive been wanting to have a play with All a Flutter stamp so heres a 3d image of it I put together last night.I was quite pleased with my card, What do you think?