T!m Holtz - technique overload

Today I have been to an all day class with ....... T!m Holtz........ The man himself!!!! and all I can say is WOW WOW WOW

he really is an awesome instructor and very, very amusing and I learned heaps, ok so I already knew alot about ranger/distress products and what you could achieve with them but now I have a more in depth knowledge base, and can better teach using them and advise on tips and tricks and the whys and whynots!

More than that though, I got to meet the man!!! and get my "me n Tim" photo,  and autograph.

Welcome

The title screen

Me n T!m (how pregnant am I looking!! well about 18wks actually!)

Poor man completely exasperated!

All the kit goodies!

My tinted photo, tag

Must include Mario!!

May 2012 Card Kit

  

I have been a very busy bee of late and have I confess woefully neglected my blog, members of my family, friends, some social interactions etc. What has been keeping me so busy? Well I have discovered I am pregnant! Must have been around Valentines day as baby is due on 7th November. I have been very very sick for the first trimester, unable to raise my poor carcass out of my pit, for days in a row. However things have turned a corner! My mum visited from the UK and was a great help in getting me organised for the next stressful event I have moved house!! Yep we are back to renting for a while, the house is huge as Amy (my 21YO daughter) and her boyfriend Michael decided to stay with us. I have also been doing heaps of crafty work designing card kits and running some classes for my local scrapbook store! Stamp and Scrapbook Madness. I am back to working in Emergency too, although only part time, and private hospital emergency so far more sensible. I have lots of exciting things coming up over the next few weeks so will be updating on here regularly and posting lots of lovely images!

These 3 were from a card class I ran recently, called best of British, and features stamps by Penny Black, and paper by Do Crafts.

 

Happy New Year

Wow 2012 people!!!! My good friend Wendy reminded me the other day that I have been really slack in the blog dept, it is true. There is no real excuse and, at the moment life is not being very cooperative in allowing me time to communicate......However I will endeavour to keep it up but no promises. I have been up to heaps of stuff, designing about a million cards for Stamp and Scrapbook Madness (SSM), I am currently designing the February kit.
Last night I did a truly awesome class taught by my good friend Barbara, in which we made a birthday card book, in the vague hopes we all get more organized! It is really cleverly designed and I foresee a new addiction on the horizon.
I have been ogling and drooling over some of the new releases about to be revealed at the CHA via sneak peaks, Fiona the Owner (SSM) is off there soon and I am eagerly awaiting more sneak peaks. Among my faves are the new Tim Holtz wordplay die, Cosmo Cricket, and Graphic 45 ooo and spellbinders has some cool new dies too.
Anyway just a quick Interlude, back soon!

So SLACK!

Ouch a whole month since the last post!!! not good enough, how am I to become a craft guru if I keep being so slack. Enough self punishment I have been bust in the craft room and promise to load up some goodies for you in the next few days so keep your peepers open!! For the moment have a look at this month's Stampin' Up promotion!

PROMOTIONS 

Kraft comp

Check out the online comp from these guys!

Friday Fun

This week I have been busy preparing lots of samples to showcase the new goodies available from the new Stampin' UP! catalogue. I have been mixing it up and trying out lots of different and unusual colour combinations, to assist me with this I have been making use of the Stampin' UP! Color Coach.

I have discovered that this is a fantastic way to try out different schemes that you would never have considered before, even if you do not have the exact cardstock. For instance Calypso coral is quite close in colour to Tangerine Tango so I checked out the options suggested for Tangerine Tango and gave it a go. I have also found it is a good way to boost your creative mojo! also as an added benefit it enables you to see all of the Stampin' UP! colours and compare and contrast so you can find just what your heart desires!

So here's a peek at some of my crazy colour combos!

Mega Fantastic Offer!!!