Happy New Year

I can't believe that Christmas is over and we are once again at the beginning of another year.  This year I did not make any resolutions however, I am going to make sure our house is decluttered (and remains decluttered) and that I am more organised (with 3 young children, you can't afford to be anything less really).  I am normally quite organised but will be more so this year (I hope anyway). 

One thing that I learned from the Bootcamp I did last year was to plan and break things down into small goals that are achievable.

So my first plan is to update my blog each week with my first update planned for today (yippee, first goal met).

Stampin' Up! Promotion - Treats for your Sweets Promotion
If you buy a Full Heart Punch or Sweetheart Stamp Set between now and 24 January 2011, you will receive a packet of sweet treat cups for free.  Purchase both the stamp set and punch and receive two packets of sweet treat cups for free. 

121576 Sweetheart Set $38.95 (Wood mount)
120780 Sweetheart Set $29.95 (Clear mount)
119883 Full Heart Punch $33.95
120435 Heart Treat Cups (12) free with purchase
 
Let me know if you would like to place an order for these items.
 
A reminder too that Sale-A-Bration starts on 25 January 2011.  This is a great way to earn free stamp sets for both hostesses and your guests.  Give me a call to arrange your workshop today.  More details on this later.
 
I have had a bit of a dabble lately in papercrafting and am pleased that I have finally created a scrapbook page.  In my last few weeks of decluttering, I have put aside all the photos and items that I want to scrap with, when I find the time.  So today I made some time and here is my creation.
 
 

 
This page didn't take that long, which is not normal for me as a scrapbooker.  I have used baja breeze card stock, mounted the photos onto soft suede (the biggest mounted on both soft seude and very vanilla).  I have stamped the baja breeze 12 x 12 with versamark and chalked the Baroque Motif stamp in Night of Navy.  The "2010" was printed on my printer at home directly onto old olive card stock and punched out using the circle punch.  The journalling was also printed directly onto very vanilla and mounted onto soft suede.  I have scallop punched opposite edges of the very vanilla and soft suede journalling.  I have also attached the badge (Matthew's Citizenship Award Badge) to a Modern Label Extra Large punched out on very vanilla.  The journalling also contains some other Baroque Motifs stamps stamped with Versamark, which is obviously too hard to see in the photo.

I actually started to copy a design and as I wanted to include more photos and different embellishments, mine ended up nothing like the original one.  I must admit, once I got going, it just all seemed to come together quite effortlessly.

A Date for your Diary
I don't want to include too much in this post (who knows, might do another tomorrow - would that be next week's done as well???)  

We are holding a Stamping Spectacular - Papercraft Expo on Saturday 12 February 2011.  The expo will be at the Central Coast Youth Club, 18 Washington Avenue, Niagara Park from 9.00am - 3.00pm. 

Entry is free, loads of displays, demonstrations and a make and take table plus specials available on the day.  It will be too good to miss!!

I will forward more details later but put the date in your diary now!!!  Tell all your crafty friends, everyone is invited!!

Until next week!

Regards
Lisa

Lisa Bowcock Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator
http://lisabowcock.stampinup.net