I just loved this card from the new Catalogue so much I had to try it.  I switched out the colours to Baja Breeze instead of Regal Rose.

I desperately need samples for my Catalogue Launch which was held last Sunday, this was one of them.  Lots of masking, colouring and even though I have clear mount stamps, I used the Stamp a ma Jig for perfect placement of the images inside the pram.

Here’s a photo of all the totes I made for the girls attending the launch.  I spent so much time on them, I needed a photo!

Don’t forget you can order your catalogues, join Stamp by Mail, a product share, or sign up for your free Incolor Kit.  Email me to find out more.

There was so much to digest yesterday, and I had an awful lot of posts yesterday, so I thought I’d give you a summery!

* New Catalogue Goes Live

* Stamp by Mail – You can now subscribe, closing date is the 15th September

* Product Share – Sample a variety of new products, closing date is the 10th September

* Join the In Color Crowd – Free Incolor Kit for new demonstrators during September

Woohoo, a few more weeks and we’ll be at 100!!

A very easy sketch this week (phew).  My youngest went to a birthday party yesterday, and typical me, left the card to the VERY last minute!  This was a 20 min card, including the photographing!!

Being a 6 year old boy, I left all embellishments off.

Card Recipe:

• Stamp Set: Lots of Bots
• Card: Very Vanilla, Real Red, Pacific Point, Watercolour
• Ink: Black Stazon, Real Red, Pacific Point, Basic Grey
• Tools: Aquapainter, Sponge Daubers

Don’t forget we’re on the run down on the Last Chance List, if there is anything that you need, retiring colours etc.  You have just over a week to grab them.  You can email me to place your order.  Don’t forget all orders, regardless of size, go into the draw to win the Stamp of the Month.

Okay, so now you can skip over to Barbara’s Blog and see her Saturday Sketch or head back to the Utah Diva’s International Blog

I’ve had Photoshop CS3 on my Mac now for over a year, and haven’t the foggiest idea on how to use it.  Ms Claire Daly pointed me in the direction of Jessica Sprague (thank you thank you)!

I’ve just taken my very first course in basic photo editing and LOVED IT!!  I’m ready for the next one now, adding frames and brushes etc.

Anyway, here’s my last post’s photo edited in Photoshop now.

Of course my colour blind husband prefers the other editing I was doing in iPhoto’s!!

Which do you prefer?

Here’s a few more shots of my spunky boys!

This one was changed to B&W, Colourized and Flipped.

Changed to B&W and Colourised.

So this might mean you see some scrapbooking!!!

Please join me for a fun afternoon at my Catalogue Launch.

Where: Cruisers’ Cafe at the Marina

When: 29th August 2010

Time: 2-4pm

Cost: $15

Includes a copy of the brand new Idea Book & Catalogue, Coffee and Cake, 2 Make n Takes

RSVP: 20th August

Bookings are a must, I need to be able to plan for Make n Take Kits

Email me now to book your spot.

It’s that time again

I had something else in mind when this sketch came up, but at the last moment it all got changed.  Colours, Stamps the whole lot!

The background is quite hard to see.  I heavily sponged it and stamped it randomly, then spritzed it with water which gave it a softer look, I think you can only just see the stamped images now.

Card Recipe

All Supplies by Stampin’ Up!

• Stamp Set: Occasional Greetings, Tiny Tags
• Card: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Whisper White
• Ink: Baja Breeze, Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Chip Marker
• Embellishments: Ribbon Originals, Pretties Kit
• Tools: 1 3/4 Circle Punch, Sticky Strip, Heat Tool, Mini Glue Dots, Dimensionals, Sponge Daubers

Hopefully it’s not to early for the rest of the US team, you can head over to Barbara’s Blog, or back to the Utah Diva’s International Blog

You may have noticed a new Donation Button in my sidebar (if not, it’s just under my newsletter sign up box).

My downline Madonna Dunn and a team of other demonstrators are raising funds to provide a special Chair for Miss Lara May (Madonna’s Daughter).

Now we do have some more idea’s in the pipeline and are starting to work on them now, you’ll hear more about it soon.  But in the mean time, if you can spare a dollar or two, just hit the donation button It will be greatly appreciated.

Here’s Lara’s Story:

Lara May Dunn, my fourth child, was born on the 5^th of November 2008.  The first sign that something was not right were Lara’s feet which were twisted and turned.  At 6 weeks she was back in hospital for failing to thrive.  A gamut of testing was started to try to find out what was going on…blood tests, x-rays and even an MRI.  Her head hadn’t grown – Microcephaly was diagnosed.  Nothing could be detected.  There were no answers to be found in the genetic testing.

At 5 months Lara was back in hospital.  This time the Royal Children’s Hospital in Brisbane for laser surgery on her floppy voice box.  Another gamut of tests and a diagnosis of severe reflux and Cerebral Palsy.  This time they put a nasal gastric tube in and all her feeds were directed through there.  By October of 2009 the NG tube had been replaced with a “button”, which is a direct line into her tummy for feeds.  She will never eat a meal with our family conventionally or “normally”.

Over the last {almost} two years, Lara has been in and out of hospital with many different complex medical issues.  She is so fragile and yet has a core of steel and is such a fighter!!  She has grown so much!

With her growth has come a need for more specialised equipment.  One of which is a Leckey Hi Low chair.  A specialised seating system that can be adjusted to fit Lara perfectly.  It’s on a wheel base which means she can be more a part of our family.  She is able to be moved to where we are.  She is not limited to where we can take her in and around our house.  She can be exactly where the action is at any given time!

We are trying to fundraise the money to purchase one of these wonderful chairs – how much money??  They are upwards of $6000.  We are trying to get funding for some of it but I am working with other stampers and dear friends to find ways to get the rest.

I don’t want to limit where Lara is able to go in our house. She will never walk or run or play with her siblings in any conventional way and yet she can still be present as they do those things.  Your help in our efforts is very much appreciated.

Sincerely,

Madonna Dunn