So long, farewell...

Well,  I have an announcement to make.  At the end of January I will no longer be a NZ SU Demo.  

As you all know I went to Australia for Christmas, and yes the trip was extended coz we couldn't get into Brisbane but, we have decided to go back.  

So on Monday when we went back to work we handed in our notice.  We finish work next friday and fly out on the 1st of Feb.   My partner is an Australian and has already scored himself a job.  All it took was one phone call.  We will be living in Bundaberg, QLD.

We have spend the last week selling off most of our belongs with the last things put on trademe.  All we are taking are clothes the pc and you guessed it, my crafty stuff!!!!  Max the grey cat went missing three weeks before Christmas and has not returned and Asha is getting flown to Whangarei tomorrow to stay with my parents as Brentons mum is allergic and we will be staying with his folks for a bit.

I will be sad to drop as a demo here, but my downline will be in good hands and will also be sending out a newsletter to my customers.

All is not lost though, my blog will continue as I will still be crafting, and as soon as I find myself fulltime work I will sign back up in Australia.

I would like to thank everyone for their positive comments on my blog and the friendships I have gained through the wider SU family :)

It may be awhile until I post again but I promise I will be back!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and floods!

Happy New year everyone!!  No pics to post as I'm currently in Queensland, AU.  Even though we had to fly from Brisbane to Bundaberg and were a day later arriving I'm enjoying it :) 

I'm at an internet cafe and forgot my camera, so next time I will post some pics...  Seeing the flood damage from the sky was pretty amazing and luckily my partners parents house hasn't had very little damage.  The first couple of days were pretty crazy coz there was only one way into the CBD but the waters are coming down now...  My heart goes out to the people down the street who have lost everything....

I have been sunning it at the pool every afternoon and am tanning up nicely already.  Thanks to Brenton yesterday I got my first sunburn, but it's not too bad!

Off to the movies this afternoon coz its raining again!

See ya later!

Stationery Compendium Class

I have been busy with classes this week, a did a Stationery Compendium for a group of ladies and also had my Scrap-booking Class at the Hall down the road...


It's a BAD photo but these are what the ladies made!  They loved the Urban Oasis paper so I ordered an extra pack before it retired...

Have a great week everyone!!!

Rich Razzleberry Mail

I kept it on the down-low but it was my birthday last week...  


The last birthday of my 20's so I was in a bit of a blue...  


Anyway I open my mailbox on friday and found this beauty!!!  Thanks Amanda!!!

Scrapbooking on a Saturday... posted on my blog on a Sunday!

Everyone who visits my blog knows I have a thing for Kristina Werner and this page was inspired by one of her layouts...  I have had this page down for awhile but in all my slackness haven't posted it...  I have dark navy curtains and the photo isn't the greatest but its using Not Quite Navy cardstock and Blueberry Crisp DSP...  I even got my heat gun out to out to emboss with Razzle Dazzle on the butterfly diecut.

And yes... the blonde with short hair is me!!!!

Have a great week everyone!

Silent Bob Strikes again... AND a new project class

I can't believe its been almost 2 months since I last blogged!!!  I suppose a hand smack is coming my way!!!  Life just got in the way, I have had Dunkleys,  Hi to all the lovely ladies I met!  I've had a virus, bad crappy immune system, personal family stuff and as of Labour weekend I now have no wisdom teeth...  Does that now mean I'm truely a dumb blonde if I have lost my wisdom????

Some how in all that I have still been doing my classes, all be it I got a bit behind and one or two hand to be put off a week, but my regulars are lovely and didn't mind when I had to postphone one or two!!

Last month saw my first Open Scrapbooking Crop at the local hall and I have another in ten days!!!  If you would like my November newsletter with the details gimme an email shellbellz@windowslive.com

This month I also have Two Stamp Classes and a cool new Project Class using the lovely new stamp set -  Just Believe, its a cool Easel Cardbox with 4 cards...

Check out my SU website for all my class details!!!  I'm updating that after tea!!!

Anyway I'm glad to be back and happy Sunday!

Will you be in Dunedin between the 17-19th of September?

If you're answer is YES!  Come visit me...  I'll be a stall holder at  the Dunkleys Great New Zealand Craft Show...

I'll have loads of Ideas to show off... so if you're in the area pop in and say HI! 

I have also just updated my class schedule...  click on the pretty pic to the right and see what I have installed...

The catalogue is now live and I can take orders from the 2010-2011Catalogue...  

If you'd ever thought about becoming a demonstrator whether its to make some extra money or get amazing products cheaper, September is the time...  Any new recruits get an In Colour Bundle worth of $100...

For more information gimme a call 453 1004 or email shellbellz@windowslive.com

Watercoloured Fifth Avenue Foral

So the lovely Tracy and Louise are launching their own Down Under Challenge site http://southerngirlschallenge.blogspot.com/  and they are calling for design team members so I thought I'd enter...

The challenge was to use things you love...  Well I loooooveeeeeeeeee watercolouring the Rose from Fifth Avenue Floral and I love Rich Razzleberry, my fav colour of all time...  love Cottage Wall DSP, Love little leaves diecut and Tiny Tags, again stamped with Rich Razzleberry...  And there's even the Sanded Die stampset, stamped in... you guessed it RICH RAZZLEBERRY!

Oh yes.... The colour of my card base is Kraft...  I LOVE KRAFT! (or should I be saying Crumb Cake!)

A Rose is a Rose Stamp Class

So this months Stamp Class is using the retiring Rose is a Rose stamp set and we're learning to do a Criss Cross Card, Slider Card and a Card using Colour Blocking...  

I have one space left at each class due to cancellations, so it's not too late to book, first class is this wednesday, the 11th and then next wednesday the 18th is the other... 

Email me on shellbellz@windowslive.com or phone 453 1004.

His and Hers

So, same card, just different colours and sentiment stamp...  I'm addicted to using Kraft with Rich Razzleberry....

These are simple cards, but I think effective...  I'm trying that "clean and simple" look whilst channeling my Kristina Werner wannabe style... hahaha...

So, what's your fav?  The Urban manly colour one, or the Rich Razzleberry Cottage Wall one?

And, yes... I LOVE MY WHITE GEL PEN...

Last chance list is in...

I have added a wee linky to the sidebar of my blog.

If you would like to order from this list, email me today as things go pretty quickly...

Email me today shellbellz@windowslive.com

That said, the new catalogue is just around the corner, yay!  Someone is super excited, if you would like to pre order your catalogue, flick me an email :)

My SU! Website....

So this week I got with the 'IT' programme so to speak and finally organised my SU! Demo Website,
this website is great, it keeps you up to date with current specials and also where I list my monthly class schedule...  You can also sign up to be a demo on it too!  Today's the last day to take advantage of the 20% kit discount making it a bargin at $299...  Go own hit the "join now" you know you want to!!

ESAD Christmas in July Blog Hop...

I hope you’re ready for the ESAD Christmas in July Blog Hop!

Welcome everyone who has just popped over from Claire's Blog


Today I'm sharing some more of my scrapbooking pages, haven't done any in like a month, and I love scrapbooking Christmas :)  Anyone who know's me, know's I'm a little 'Christmas mad'  I've already started singing christmas carols at work! 

Now, here's a few different shots of my page, I was in a bit of a rush to post and I couldn't figure out how to crop with the new software my manfriend put on the pc!!!  And I haven't decided but maybe I will add some faux stitching down the sides!!!

And, and another shot just so you can see my journalling...  I have some more photo's and I think I may make this a two page spread :)

What is ESAD?
ESAD stands for Extra Special Australasian Demonstrators and it is an online group just for Australian and New Zealand demonstrators for Stampin’ Up!


We so love what we do and not only do we love to share it with our customers, friends, and wonderful blog visitors but we share our love for what we do with each other as Demonstrators. We run swaps, challenges, tutorials, product know how and cyberstamps and we are always there to help and support each other when its needed.


So if you are a Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator located in Australia or New Zealand then please feel free to click here to join our wonderful group.

Thanks everyone for visiting my blog, I hope you have fun during the blog hop and now you can 'hop on over' to Linda's blog

Just Add Embossing... again

This is my attempt of a 'manly' card, using one of my fav sets,  Pocket Silouhettes and AGAIN with the Tiny Tags... never giving that set up!  I even got out my curly label punch for the first time in, well I think forever!

I think the technique I used was Emboss Resist????

Anyways, thanks for stopping by!

Oh and don't forget to check out the other challenge cards here:

http://just-add-ink.blogspot.com/2010/07/just-add-ink-26.html

Just Add Embossing

So this is my challenge card for "Just add Embossing"  It's using for the Bride and Tiny Tags, which I'm totally addicted to...  Not that you can really tell, but in this photo all the stamping has been embossed with White Embossing Powder, the photo doesn't do it justice, it looks wicked in real life, but the I'm biased.

Go check out the other challenges: 

http://just-add-ink.blogspot.com/2010/07/just-add-ink-26.html

I was back to work today, and I asked my team leader if she understood my message I left for her last week...  I got a "Nope, sounded like some drunk and I figured whoever didn't show up the message was from them!"

Medallian Cottage Garden

So this is a card I made after not getting out of bed for the last two days,  Still feel blah but can't lie about in bed for ever, so I hope you like what I have done...

It's the first time I have got out Tiny Tags and the Medallian stamp and I'm happy with how it turned out...  Got my old gel pen out too, will have to order a replacement this week!!!

Back to the couch I go:)  Enjoy your weekend everyone!!!

Keeping it Simple...

I've been asked to do some Thank You cards, and I was just experimenting abit...  This card is a CASE of something I saw on the web awhile ago but I forget where!!! I used a different stamp set and different colours then they did, but I love the way it turned out!!!  "Clean and Simple" cards aren't something I'm good at and am pleased with how it turned out!!!

I love Fifth Avenue Floral and don't think I have ever used it in a way that wasn't involving Watercolouring!!!!

Now I'm off to prep for wednesday class on "Vellum"  I have been putting it off all week!!!  

Two step bird punch

I love this card, love blue, love Bella Bleu DSP, love kraft ribbon, love Not Quite Navy cardstock....  Love twine.....

Man I ramble...

I hope you like this card too!!!  Must be passed my bedtime I think...  Night night :)

 

July Newsletter...

Evening everyone!!!  It's a very Antarctic day down here in Dunedin and I have finished my July Newsletter... 

If you're in the Dunedin area and would like to receive my newsletter and find out when I'm doing my classes give me an email on shellbellz@windowslive.com and say please add me to your newsletter list!!! 

Inkspirations Colour Challenge #30…..

So I haven't done an Inkspiration challenge in awhile, and I looooove the colours this week, so without further ado, here it is!!!

I have used my two favourite stamp sets, Rose is a Rose and Always, I realised I hadn't ink'd up Always in over a year!!!!  I'll never ever part with this stamp set!!!!

This is the challenge at Keesha issued.....

Click here to check out the other entries!!!  

http://www.makeeshabyl.com.au/index.php/2010/07/02/inkspirations-colour-challenge-30/