Being off work sick has its good side

Here I am with a horrible cold feeling a bit sorry for myself but hey, I am still able to make cards.
I have made a card that I think is one of my favorites. I got the template from Sara Sandberg.

Hope you are staying dry

Well it is certainly blustery & wet at the moment. The forcast for tornados is a bit of a worry! The good thing about bad weather is that you have a good excuse to go to the craft room and have a play.
I have made a flower from some scrap brown paper and gold spritz spray. I found the idea on Valita's fresh folds & it uses brown paper from Stampin Up parcels.
I used the SU scallop edge punch and cruched the paper. After the spritz has dried, ink the edges and there it is! Quite easy and really effective. Give it a try.
Here is an easal card for my daughter in law.

Flowerpot card

Well, here is my first uploaded picture. I really enjoy making the flowerpot card. It can be as simple or as decorative as you like. I played about using Stampin Up shimmer paint. I love glitter & sparkles so anything that adds shimmer is great.
I have discovered I need some more softer coloured cardstock, I cant believe I have run out of SU rich razzleberry!!! Not a soft colour but one of my favorites =)
Happy stamping & scrapping

Back from a trip to the UK

Hello, It has been ages since I wrote & I really will keep up to date more =/
I have arrived back from my visit to the UK. My daughter, Claire, has had her first baby & I was there with her lovely husband Helder. Claudia finally arrived, weighing in at 8lb 7oz. It was very long & drawn out and poor claire ended up having a c-section =( Both of them are fine and it was a blessing to be there at such a special time.
I caught up with my Dad & sister and my best friend Jane. My ex daughter-in-law came to visit with Alex & Gabrielle. It was a great catch up with lots of hugs.
The time there just flew as it always does and now I am back home.
I am busy catching up with my fav cardmaking website www.cardmakingparadise.com/ where I go for inspiration and chat.
I have bought a heap of new stuff from the Craft Barn http://www.thecraftbarn.co.uk/ OMG it is like aladdins cave for me. I love it
Dave && I are busy this w/e with Easter, ANZAC day on monday & then back to work on Tues in my new role.
Hope you all have a happy & peaceful Easter.

Spring is here at last!

We had a great trip to Australia to visit with my step son & family.. We had a long w/e with them it was great to catch up. I love to visit family but it always good to be home.
I walked around the garden this morning and saw that the passionfruit & Feijoa are flowering, the apple blossom is covering the tree, the early strawberries are turning red and the tomato plant has grown heaps nearly overnight! It was very restful out there with the birds singing and is hard to believe we are only 30 mins from Auckland CBD!
I have finally started my Christmas card projects and they are coming along nicely. It will be very satisfying to give them to family & friends. They will have a modern theme and I will post some examples soon.
Happy stamping

Hope you are keeping warm!

Here we are, just 11 weeks to Christmas and it feels like the middle of winter brrrrr. Hope you are keeping warm.
I am busy thinking about Christmas cards and I really must move onto making them instead of thinking about them !!! I am planning classes to make cards so if you would like to come along have a look at my website www.irene.stampingup.net for more info. Maybe you prefer to have a workshop in the comfort of your own home, well I am happy to travel so give me a call or send an email. I look forward to hearing from you soon =)

Happy Stamping

Stampin Up "Stamp Camp"

Well what a great weekend and still one more day to go. Eighteen of us got together and made cards, boxes & 3-D projects (thanks Jacque for all your hard work).
I have so many ideas for new classes. I cant wait to share them with you. Book a workshop and earn gorgeous hostess gifts or come to one of my classes.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.