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!!!

Maryanne's demo/party

This card was designed whilst at a demonstration at Maryanne's house. It had been floating around in my head for a while and as usual I was gleefully unprepared for the party! So I decided to design, arrange, demo it all completely on the fly! The ladies were fabulous and all felt comfortable adapting the colour-way/stamps to suit their tastes. The array of cards they made were really good. It was a fanastic party.

Sorry guys I know I have been very slack! But I am busy busy busy! Barbara has had me chained to her computer desk, repairing her computer aka constructing the super computer so that Dion can take over the world......or some such thing. Said computer is not playing the game and things have not been straightforward.
Craft has kinda taken a backseat and I miss it! I was hoping to have exciting news regarding my classes/workshops but I have possibly got to postpone the news as I may have to return to work, as I am now deemed fit! I find out more this week.
So during the coming week I promise to update you all on all my happenings and provide you with some crafty eye candy! This post is duplicated on my stampin up blog......due to laziness.