Only 4 days to go until convention

Hi Crafters,

Excited yet! Only 4 days until convention and I've heard some of you have already started heading out towards lovely Brisbane - as for me only 3 more sleeps to go and I can't wait!

Next week there will be a delay in posting due to the fact I'm away, but no doubt I'll have some stories when I get back.

Now onto the pics...

 

 

Top Row L-R: Karen Rogers, Janet Mills, Alison Hydes.

Middle Row L-R: Lisa Bullock, Debbie Lamb, Delyc Cram.

Bottom Row L-R: Julie Calkin, Paula Dobson, Angels Palmer.

 

Better go and finish my swaps, have a safe and fun week everyone!

 

Hope you all had a fantastic Mothers Day!!

Hi Stampers,

Well I'm sitting here and it's almost 4am while doing this post the reason is I've been spending the last few weeks prepping photos from a photo shot I took, and while I'm a little late I did indulged myself with a day off on Sunday and did NOTHING! While enjoying my 8th Mothers Day.

I can now tick that job off and onto the next... convention swaps; all the items have been on our table for the last week half done I'm lucky I have such an understanding husband.

I hope you all had a fantastic Mothers Day; I made a fantastic card from Ann Wills stamp club which my Mother-in-law loved.

Enjoy this week’s pic...

 

Top Row L-R: Rhonda Fawcett, Vanessa Baker, Barbara Bicknell.

Middle Row L-R: Sally Williams, Alison Hyde, Rachael Knight.

Bottom Row L-R: Louisa TC, Judy Beetson, Karen Lister.

 

Have a fantastic week everyone... PS only 9 sleeps to go

 

 

18 days and counting

Hi Stampers,

Well it's only 18 days now until convention and I'm really getting excited. Remember registration closes tomorrow Monday 6th May, so be quick if you want to go!!.

I've had a fun week this week with the computer breaking down and my camera playing up,  that I almost wasn't able to post this week. However with a stroke of luck the computer is being nice today and I can put together the pics of the week.

Each week I have to select from all your great card making creations and some weeks are harder than others, this week being the hardest. I only get to select 9 pics (otherwise you can't really see the images) but I did end the week with 15 and after a long hard sort through,  I managed to get 9... phew

Enjoy this weeks pics...

 

Top Row L-R: Sharon de Vos, Sharlene Meyer, Narelle Hoggard

Middle Row L-R: Ann Wills, Delys Cram, Julia Leece

Bottom Row L-R: Karen Rogers, Debbie Lamb, Paula Reid

 

Have a fantastic week...

 

 

Convention is almost here...

Hi Stampers,

Well it's only 24 days away from the Australasian Stampin Up Convention, and if your as excited as I am, you've already thought about packing your bags or may have even started. I think a spare carryon bag will come in handy for all those extra goodies you'll get.

Here are some items you could think about bringing...

· A map - download a map of the area you could plan ahead and organise some places to go on your down time.

· A journal - don't forget to add those special moments down on paper.

· A camera - not only to take photos of swaps but all the people you meet and places you’ve been.

· A small drawstring backpack - one that can be folded down so when you want to pop down to the shops or go sightseeing, so you’re not taking a big bag everywhere.

· Sunglasses - even though were inside most of the day you’ll still need to pop out for lunch and I know I always forget these.

Also a little tip to help make your clothing items smaller in your suitcase (so you have more room for other things) I roll all my cloths up in a roll.

 

If you have any cool ideas on what to bring and would like to share drop me an e-mail.

Now onto the pics...

 

Top Row L-R: Karen Rogers, Jacquelyn Williams, Lisa Bullock

Middle Row L-R: Ann Mangnall, Sally Williams, Keryn Campbell.

Bottom Row L-R: Janet Mills, Rhonda Fawcett, Angela Palmer.

 

Have a great week everyone!

 

 

 

MDS Challenge #1

Hi Guys,

Well school holidays are here and I'm enjoying not getting up early each morning to drop the kids to school.

 

MDS challenge #1

This week I thought I'd do an MDS challenge, it's been a while since my last. All you need to do is make a card or page usng the colour combination below. You can use any embellishment or stamp set, just mark the post "NZSU MDS challenge #1".

Competition Dates: Monday 22nd April - Monday 6th May

Winners Announced: Sunday 12^th May

Conditions: Must be produced on the Stampin Up MDS software.

Challenge Colours

 

(Melon Mambo, Daffodile Delight, Tempting Turquoise)

 

As a winner you will be posted on the site and can use the NZSU winner flag on the winning post.

 

 

Now onto pics of the week...

 

 

Top Row L-R: Julia Leece, Janet Mills, Ann Wills.

Middle Row L-R: Paula Dobson, Sally Stuart, Alison Hydes.

Bottom Row L-R: Rachael Knight, Debbie Lamb, Sally Williams.

 

Have a great week everyone :)

 

 

 

 

MDS week 2

Hi Stampers,

Well some of you might already have kids/Grandkids home for the school holidays and some of you might be waiting till the end of this week like me.

Why not entertain your kids by letting them use MDS and get them to take pictures of something they have enjoyed within the week, then get them to lay them up on a MDS page. Doesn't have to be full of embellishments, just something to show how they felt - that's the joy of MDS paper waste control.

Tricks: If you want to move an object within a page a fraction, you can either click on the item until the grey square appears and move it with your mouse or my tip is to use the arrow buttons on your computer key board. This will move them a small position in direct of the arrows.

Tips: With MDS being a downloadable item, make sure to back up the programme file on either an external hard drive or DVD. This saves you downloading again should your computer experience problems.


Now onto Pics of the week...

 

Top Row L-R: Paula Reid, Jacquelyn Williams, Rachael Knight

Middle Row L-R: Katrina Criglington, Alison Hydes, Keryn Campbell

Bottom Row L-R: Rhonda Fawcett, Debbie Lamb, Sharlene Meyer

 

Have a great week everyone.

 

 

MDS Week 1

Hi All,

This is the first of my MDS Tips so I thought I would share some tips from others you may enjoy.

Ann Wills: Before you open your MDS, right click on the icon and choose 'Run as Administrator'. This will allow you to use more functions such as making your own punch shapes (Only required when using Windows Vista or newer)

Jacquelyn Williams : When filling a punch with DSP, double click within the punch shape and the "Punch Image Editor" field appears. This gives you the ability to reduce or enlarge the DSP or select a certain area within the paper.

My tip is: If your wanting multiple images drop shadowed, hold the "shift" key down and click on each image, this gives you the ability to make one drop shadow percentage across all images instead of doing each one individually.

If you would like your tips or tricks published, just drop me a line and I will link your blog to the tip for that week.


Now onto pics of the week:

 

Top Row L-R: Janet Mills, Delys Cram, Yvonne Walker

Middle Row L-R: Ann Wills, Jenny Humphreys, Julia Leece

Bottom Row L-R: Alison Hydes, Sally Stuart, Paula Reid

 

Have a fantastic week everyone.

 

 

MDS

Hi All,

Hope you all had a fantastic Easter Sunday. I ended up with 23+ people at our house for fun games and Easter hunts with the kids, hence the one day delay in my post this week.

As you know MDS was released within New Zealand and Australia last week and I'm sure most computers have been overflowing with great creations.

Starting next week I thought I would go over a few tips and tricks for this programme, so watch this space.

Now on to the pics for the week...

 

Top Row L-R: Roz Begbie, Rachael Knight, Keryn Campbell

Middle Row L-R: Judy, Sharlene Meyer, Rhonda Fawcett

Bottom Row L-R: Susan Wong, Sally Williams, Jacinta Agent

 

Have a fantastic week everyone.

 

Cookies what are they?

Hi Stampers,

Well what a busy week it's been for me with only small moments to myself, you sometimes feel overloaded. 

I think we often find we have many hats, either being a Mum or Dad, being a teacher, a provider or even just a worker - however I think it's always good to find time for yourself whether it be crafting or just sitting down by yourself and watching TV. This week I would like you all to take one hour a day for yourself and do whatever makes you happy, because you never know what tomorrow may bring.

Based on that, I thought I would go over "Cookies" and what they are. Now I'm not referring to the nice ones stored in a jar at home that you were never able to eat, but the ones that relate to the computer. 

What are cookies? A cookie is just one or more pieces of information stored as text strings on your computer. Some webpages will send you a cookie and the web browser  (i.e. Chrome, Internet Explorer etc) will store it . The browser then returns the cookie to the web page the next time the page is visited.

Sometimes the information stored in the cookie is out of date  (i.e. not updating current information) and therefore you may want to clear them now and again. And to do this, use these steps...

If you are using Internet Explorer for example, in the toolbar along the top select "Tools > Internet Options" and follow as per below.

Now with all that cleared up (mind the pun) we can look at the pics of the week...

Top Row L-R: Roz Begbie, Narelle Hoggard, Alison Hydes

Middle Row L-R: Vanita Hurbuns, Helen Williams, Paula Dobson

Bottom Row L-R: Jacquelyn Williams, Delys Cram, Ann Wills

Enjoy your week eveyone