Liam Henry

well he's arrived - thank god safely.
my little boy was 6lb 9oz and 53cm and his name is Liam Henry.

FREE Ribbon and Designer Series Paper

If you've ever thought of joining up as a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator now is a great time to do just that. Not only do you get some a FREE pack of Raspberry Tart Designer Series Paper AND a Pretty in Pink stampin ink pad, you also support a great cause!! Click here if you want more info on this great demonstrator opportunity...

World Card Making Day

In celebration of World Card Making Day, Stampin' Up! is offering the following promotion throughout the entire month of October: buy a Simply Sent Card Elements kit and get 20 percent off the coordinating stamp set--no limit!

Buy a Simply Sent Card Elements kit:

Item	Page	Description	Price
112028	140	Flower Power Card Elements	$30.95
112021	141	Rock Star Card Elements	$30.95

Get one of the following stamp sets at 20% off:

Item	Page	Description	Regular Price	Discount Price
116779	140	Wow Flowers stamp set	$24.95	$19.96
116777	141	Starring You stamp set	$24.95	$19.96

Click here for more information.

More Cards

More creating (but very bad photography sorry). Above is a card demonstrating the stampamajig and two step stamping using Riding Hood Red and Pretty in Pink, also showcasing the Bella Rose Designer Series Paper.

And here is my beautiful (if it was photographed correctly) tea bag holders that I gave as gifts to all the attendees of Sunday's StampinUp party. I used So Saffron and Pretty in Pink with the new Tea Party Designer Series Paper. I know the stamp used is from the previous catalogue, but I told them about it and they were impressed anyway!

This is a birthday card using the Wild About You and A little Birthday Cheer stamp sets. Colours used are ballet blue, pumpkin pie, really rust, old olive, certainly celery and basic black.

Excuse the photography please as I was in a hurry to capture the image and it was late at night and the lighting was atrocious. Improvements next time!!

regards
Margaret

Cards

I have finally found the 'cord to the camera' and have uploaded some of my latest creations for you to see...
Above is a pull treat (with chocolate enclosed) made by the lovely ladies at Sunday's StampinUp party. Below is a thank you card created for a friend.



Margaret

Would you like $110 of FREE product !

Stampin' Up! has just announced an excellent promotion for Workshop hosts in June and July - an extra $40 to spend on anything you choose from the Stampin' Up! Catalogue.

If you host a workshop in June or July, and the workshop reaches $600 in sales, or more, then you'll get an extra $40 worth of hostess benefits, which means you'll have $110 to spend on whatever you choose from the Catalogue. That's as well as your exclusive Hostess stamp set and your free copy of the Idea Book.

If that sounds good to you, then please contact me soon to book your workshop for June or July!

Margaret

madebymadge[at]yahoo[dot]com[dot]au
0421 613 501

PS. If you're not local to me you don't have to host a workshop to receive the $110 free. Simply place an order for $600 before the end of July to qualify - Ask me about catalogue workshops.

around the farm

this is Noddy. our 11 week old kelpie. his parents are both purebred working dogs and he comes from a sheep station just off the snowy mountains highway, wagga side. he's naughty and he has big ears and sharp teeth. He's nearly 4 months old now and we've had to separate him from Jack. Jack will not stop teasing him and wrestling him and Noddy will not stop nipping him on the cheek. I'm at my wits end. So we've separated them to save an accident. He's a brilliant dog but 4 year olds and dogs don't mix.

This is the haybaling that took place this year. 87 bales = a very good year. That will keep our cows in feed for 2 or 3 winters.

M

photos

I have found a cord for my camera and now I can show you where we live. Very beautiful place I think! The first photo is our driveway - .8km long and has two peaks, the second of which is where our house is perched. The house you can see in the middle of the photo belongs to John's parents and is where he grew up. The second photo is the view out east from our verandah, overlooking the valley.

M

for Helen

we've just finished the harvest for this year - bumper crop for the district and the weather held out til the last day. We've had a friend staying with us (Brenda) and she and John managed to get the crop off the trees in time. Brenda is travelling around Australia, working as she goes.... She's going to paint 'our' house and Shirley's too while she's here. Since picking finished on Thursday, we've had over 3 inches of rain in the last 3 days... Anzac Day was appalling - we stood in the rain and listened to the service. I don't know why they don't issue the servicemen on duty with a rain coat?

I'm slowly settling in to life on this farm. I find it hard that I can't go and visit Lincraft at lunchtime... I have to drive an hour and a half to Spotlight, or ring Mum and wait a week for the parcel to be delivered in the mail. Takes a bit of organising. Last night we ran out of soap and I nearly had kittens... That's a once a week drive to the supermarket... but I found a spare cake in my travel bag...phew!

While Brenda and Rosie (a friend of Brenda's daughter, Kylie) are here we have been cooking up a storm... homemade bread (for which I won First Prize at the Batlow Show this year), pumpkin soup, ham and cheese muffins, blueberry muffins, stir fry's and thai dishes... lasagne is next.

I also won First Prize for my greeting card at the Batlow Show and Second Prize for my ATC in the section "any craft using paper"... I'll post photos when I find the cord to connect the camera to the computer...

M

well it's taken a while but I'm back in cyberspace thanks to a lightning strike that took out all the farms electronics and an incompetent insurance company (that took 5 months to post a cheque).

Life is very different - there's a story about a wombat, a new puppy, plenty of mice stories, the electric fence story, the roof, the garden, the cow poo's and the new craft group I have joined.

I will fill you in on all that has happened shortly - one little boy has just awakened and requires refreshment.

Photos follow I promise - the views are magnificent.

M