2012 Brings New Opportunities

Hello for those who pop in every so often to see where I am. I have been away or not blogged for 1 year, and a lot has happened in that year. I have made many cards and gifts, taken photos of various different things and just been busy, challenged with 2 beautiful girls and keeping a husband sane whilst he studies.

I was relfecting the other day about technology and life. (I also notice that channel 7 showed a story on their morning show about a student in the US that cut off technology and went back to the telephone and letter writing to see what life was like without facebook, the interet etc as he didn’t like where he and his mates were heading (down a path that didn’t include a great deal of verbal communication )

In the past I have written ‘Thinking of you cards’ to many of my friends and family. I have always thought this to be important. I am a bit of a lover of stationary and have always loved a hand written note or card from the post box. You see I went to boarding school and letters (besides the telephone) were the only forms of communication to stay in touch with family and friends that were a distance away. The internet was only starting to hit the streets of Australia as I was finishing high school and facebook was a future thought. With this all in mind I thought I would set myself a challenge, to get back into writing ‘Thinking of you or Praying for you cards’. I love the thought of seeing someone open my letter or card, praying and hoping it will brighten their day, particularly encourage them for what ever challenges or opportunities they have ahead of them.

You may think this challenge is easy, which I am sure it is. However I am setting the task of sending 10 cards out each week. that means by the end of the year I should have sent out 520 cards. The other part of the challenge is to make sure at least 5 of those cards are hand made! Not only is it nice to recieve a card in the post, but a hand made card is even slightly more exciting as you know that card has been made with love by someone who is thinking of you.

So over the coming weeks and months I would love to hear if you have made yourself a challenge like mine. Please come back and visit to see what my cards look like and hopefully I will be able to tell you a little story about each of them maybe even a little story on who those cards have touched.

I too am challenging myself to use less technology and more of the old ‘Postman Pat’!

Ruthie

I’m Back!!!!

Hello everyone or at least to those who have beening willing to come back and check if I am still here!!! Well the answer to that question is yes. I am sure you are wondering where I have been, well we were on holidays  to central Australia for a month which was amazing in July 2010. We had so much fun and really enjoyed traveling with our friends from church.

I have included several photos of our adventure. Unfortunately I haven’t been stamping obvisouly given then fact we were restrcited on how much luggage etc could take (my cupboard just wouldn’t fit!!!) so please stay tuned to see some creations in the coming week or so.

We have also expanded our family to 4 with a little girl born in October. So the last year has been very busy and with pregnancy and I not mixing I haven’t been able to stamp. However at the end of last year I was able to do some so I will post some photos of my creations over the coming few days.

I hope your new year is going well and look forward to sharing more of my creations this year.

Ruthie

The Last Chance List is Here!

The last change list is here with the new Catalogue released in September. So it is time to see what bargains you can find. Click here to see the most up to date list.

You may be wondering where all my stamp creations are well I have been on holidays for a month and as a result don’t have any to show at the moment, however over the coming week or so I will post some up.

I have written post about my holiday but my photo sizes are too large and need to speak with my Friend Sammi to decrease the size so they can be posted. So stay tuned in the next day or so I will have some photos up.

If you wish to order any stamp supplies please don’t hesitate to email or call me.

Ruthie

Still Alive!

Sorry for being so absent lately. You will be pleased to know my camera has returned and I have another tutorial I will put up which I am currently working on.

However, you may be wondering the reason for my absence. I am now officially 22 weeks pregnant so over the half way mark. You are most likely wondering how this effects my stamping, well unfortunately I suffer for major morning sickness resulting in me just surviving and looking after my daughter. I am pleased to report that everything is going well and I am now back in the land of the living!

I have quite a lot to report and quite a lot to show you. So please come back and visit and find out and check out the cards and things I have made.

I hope you have been well and enjoying your stamping or general craft creations.

Shall update my blog  with some specials now.

Ruthie

Camera on Holidays

I am still around and have been making quite a few bits and pieces the problem is my Camera is on holidays. Yes it took a trip to the US and Canada. Let me tell you I wish I was going with it. However I am unable to. My sister and brother in law borrowed it.

They will be back at the end of March. Shall take all the photos and post them then.

Sale-A-Bration Blog Hop

Welcome to the 2nd Stampers Anonymous SU Blog tour! This time round we will be showcasing the Sale-A-Bration stamp sets. The Sale-A-Bration stamp sets are FREE sets you can earn for every $100 purchased till 31st March. These stamp sets are not available for purchase so if there is one, two, three or maybe 4 you would like then you need to contact your demonstrator (or Me if you don’t alread have a demonstrator) and place an order before you miss out.

You may have just come from Rob Irving blog, but if you are starting here, don’t worry…. you can make the complete circuit just by following the links at the end of each post. There are 9 stops along the way and we hope you will visit each one to see the wonderful creations we have to show you!

At the end of each post there will be a link to take you to the next stop on the tour. Feel free to ‘Share the Love’ and leave a comment! So sit back, relax and enjoy!

My cards are very simple this time around, I saw this stamp set and thought simple and white. So this is how I made my cards. Simple and white. All the cards are the same just with a different stamp set. I hope you like them.

Well, that’s all from me. Now you’re off to enjoy the wonderful creations of Sally Williams Thanks for stopping by!

Pretty Idea! Project Tutorial

Have you ever looked at a ‘Pretties Kit’ and thought ‘Surely I could use this for something else other than beautiful cards?’ Well I did and have the answer! When I am teaching classes I struggle to identify where my scissors are, and if you have the Stampin’ Up! scissors (which I would like to say are the best scissors I have ever used in my life) you will know they are to be prized and not to be missed placed. What better way to identify them with and be unique with a charm (yes I did have ribbon tied to them prior to today however I figure quite a lot of other people have ribbon). And because I am sure I will still have my pretties kit at the age of 80!!! (I have a long way to get there,  I like to add) I thought I have another use for it.

I hope you enjoy the tutorial. Thanks to a Rainy day and help from my very good friend Sami I have successfully created my first tutorial. Please tell me what you think.

Supplies

• Pretties Kit (109114, page 149 IB & C 09-10)
• Tiger Tale (found at various craft stores in the beading section)
• Round nosed pliers (I used my ’Crafters’ Tool Kit’,104310, page 155 IB & C 09-10)
• Crip (found at various craft stores in the beading section)

Step 1 – Select the beads and pearls you wish to use and arrange them in a design. Cut a length of ‘Tiger Tale’ and loop around the handle of the scissors.

Step 2 – Thread the beads on the design layed out.

Step 3 – Thread the crimp on the end of the bead  design.

Using the Pliers flatten the crimp so the beads cannot fall off the tiger tale.

Step 4 – You have finished making your scissors unique!!!

Please send me an email or post  a comment. I have a few more coming up. So stay tuned!

Sale-A-Bration is Here!!!

Sale-A-Bration 2010

Join the Sale-A-Bration!

It’s Sale-A-Bration time again at Stampin’ Up!, and friends, fresh ideas, and free product is what it’s all about!

Every year Stampin’ Up! gives customers, hostesses, and new demonstrators the opportunity to earn fantastic, FREE, limited-edition products they’ll enjoy for years to come.

Here’s how Sale-A-Bration works:

Spend
When you spend $100 on Stampin’ Up! merchandise, you’ll receive a free Sale-A-Bration reward. There’s no limit–for every $100 you spend, you can select another FREE Sale-A-Bration reward!

Host
When you host a workshop of at least $600 (before tax and shipping), you’ll receive a free Sale-A-Bration reward in addition to all of the regular hostess benefits!

Join
During Sale-A-Bration, anyone who joins as a demonstrator can choose any stamp set–a value of up to $79.95–from our current Idea Book and Catalogue or Summer Mini Catalogue.

The Sale-A-Bration promotion starts on 25 January and runs through 31 March, so don’t miss your chance to earn free products! Talk to your demonstrator today to book your workshop or learn more about this promotion. Your demonstrator has a full-colour Sale-A-Bration brochure full of beautiful project ideas you can make using these limited-edition Sale-A-Bration sets. You can also view the Sale-A-Bration brochure online.

Contact Me, and get ready to Sale-A-Brate

Challenge 0210

To enter the challenge: Make a card, scrapbook page or something off the page which uses the challenge details above and click on the ‘Add Your Link’ button below. Then fill in your link (make sure it’s a link to the post and not the general blog), name and email. Then select your image to be displayed. It’s that simple! If you have 2 entries make sure to make 2 links!

Stampin’ Up! 2010 Summer Mini Catalog

The Mini is here and has plenty to keep your Sunny Summer Days occupied or your Wet Humid Days. Just view the Catalogue here or send me an email asking me to post one out to you.