tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335756492011-04-22T08:05:37.454+10:00Musings of a slightly crazy, definitely obsessed Australian Stampin'Up!® demonstratorTraceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.comBlogger571100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-28729501511568004092008-02-17T23:45:00.004+11:002008-02-17T23:51:03.210+11:00

I have a new home!!!! A new web home I mean..... blogger has been good to me, but its time to spread my wings and do a few more things - one of them is providing some additional online support for my growing team of SU! demos - Inkers Away! - and unfortunately, blogger doesn't offer me the resources i needed for this . So it was time to start acting like a grown-up, and having to learn some "geek

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Oh my - look at this - it is nearly the end of the year, and I'm STILL not up to date with everything!Finally posted out my Christmas cards this morning - well maybe they are more "Happy New Years" cards now .... and of course, being the most organised person on the planet (NOT!)... well I forgot to take a photo of them to share . Yes slap me around now..... I made just over 100 of them, and I

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REGIONALS!!!! The wonderful regionals of OZ!Ok now I have that song stuck in my head (remind me to share with you later what the final page of DH's PhD thesis said.....) - that's where I'm off to tomorrow, the first ever Sydney Regionals for Stampin' Up! We're the last of them for the year here - they've already had them in Brisbane, Perth and Melbourne - looks like they are missing Adelaide,

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-80270510182311405322007-11-09T13:33:00.000+11:002007-11-09T15:02:14.506+11:00

Ok its been a long time since I've popped some work on here - and finally my camera is playing nicely - I think we're friends again This layout here is of my baby girl (not really a baby anymore, but she was toddling around when this picture was taken!)... it was created for the sketch challenge we were given at the LSBS retreat - waaaaaaay back in August .I really love how this one turned out -

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It's been a long time, and I've been trying to write this post for a few weeks - but I have to admit that I tear-up whenever I have started to.Last month the General Manager of the Australian branch of Stampin' Up!, Dave Abbott (41), lost his life after a battle with a rare blood disorder. It has hit the Stampin' Up! family quite hard, they are a company that truly values and loves their

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-69928770629247954122007-10-13T19:53:00.000+10:002007-10-13T20:04:04.774+10:00

FREEZING Melbourne!!!!Yes I'm here in frosty Melb having a ball at Paperific and with my' gorge' host Jenni and her ADORABLE family..... this will be a quickie post!Paperific.... well what can I say? What an awesome vibe and feel - its such a blast! It was sooooooo busy yesterday morning while I was working the make and takes at our Stampin' Up! stand - but I enjoyed every second of it (yes even

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Yes... come and say Hi to me at Melbourne's Paperific Expo! It's running from Friday Oct 12th, through to Sunday, October 14th.I'll be there with a great bunch of Independent Stampin' Up!® demonstrators, and am so looking forward to catching up with a couple that I've met in real life before and can't wait to see again (Hi Jenni, Kerri, Viv and Fleur), and finally getting a chance to meet some

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Wow - to all you faithful and loyal readers that have been visiting and getting frustrated - I'm oh so sorry (yes all 2 of you - hi Mum! ) - yes once again I have been the slackest blogger in all of blogging history, please be faithful and come back and check again soon... I promise there is lots of goodies to come!Yes it has been busy here - but not too bad, I think my main problem lately is

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This was such a quick and easy one to put together - and it gave me the chance to play with the faux metal technique - great for quick embellishments on those oh-so-hard masculine cards!The stamp set used is the hostess set 'Riveting', one of the many benefits of hosting your own real-life or 'virtual' workshop - and this one fits our circle punches perfectly!All I've done is covered some Very

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-81004405255013360582007-08-01T17:21:00.000+10:002007-08-06T08:00:48.917+10:00

Yep dear patient kind wonderful readers - it's HERE! This is the cover for our wonderful Spring mini catalogue that is out - full of lots and lots of yummy stamp sets and accessories...the papers are just divine - and the punches *sigh* they are just SO useful!If you don't yet have a copy of this and would like me to send you one - just email me, auntytraci@hotmail.com and I'll get one in the

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-32787327076185285312007-07-31T16:36:00.001+10:002007-07-31T18:53:02.801+10:00

Yep - another 'little' layout from me - I'm actually starting to enjoy this scrapping lark - but shhh, don't tell the other stampers, I'll be voted off the island! Yep - yet another one of my little cutie.... my poor son, all the pics of him from this age are old film ones, and they aren't very good either...and he's at that really awkward gangly age now, and anytime a camera is pointed at him he

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<!--[if gte vml 1]> <![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]-->JUST ADD WATER July's Promotion from Stampin' Up! is a fantastic one - I'm really excited. For every $50 you spend with me this month, you can get 25% off a colour family of Watercolour Wonder Crayons, or the Watercolour Pencils. This brings the crayons back down to the price they were

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-21392094033608607202007-06-26T15:25:00.000+10:002007-06-26T15:44:27.603+10:00

A girlfriend asked me to make her some thank you cards for an event she was attending over in the US - as usual I left it until the VERY last minute to get them done (yep, 10pm the night before she was flying out very early ). Since she's now been and gone and come home (Hi Karen - hope you had a ball!)... I figure I can show them on here now.This was my very first attempt at a one-sheet-wonder -

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I can share this layout with you all now since the competition I created it for is all done and dusted now! I made this for the Little Book of Big Memories competition that was running over at The Little Scrapbook Shop.... unfortunately for me I think I was being extremely optimistic about how long it takes me to scrap! The comp involved having to scrap 12 layouts using various brands of products

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Do you find cards for men and boys hard to make? I have to say I certainly do, and once again I had to do a card for a boy. Not having a lot of cute sets at the moment (hoping to rectify that soon - Ahoy Matey seems to be growing on me ) its really hard to come up with something at times.I had to do a card for a party my son was going to - and finally found some inspiration using It's Your

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That's the name of our new June promotion - and I have to say it's a goodie!Here's the pertinent information! Stampin’ Up!’s® odourless, dual-tipped Stampin’ Write® markers help you make your mark – and make it perfectly! Designed especially for crafting, you won’t have to worry about colouring inside the lines with those smelly, awkward Year 3 markers. Stampin’ Write markers <!--[if !

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-14360102879159266982007-06-01T09:17:00.000+10:002007-06-01T09:39:49.059+10:00

OK - I have been quiet - not that that's unusual here, but the good news is I've been creating and playing heaps and heaps!This was a challenge I was given, to copy a card EXACTLY from the Idea Book and Catalogue, and then to put my own twist on it, and use the same card as inspiration for another! The hardest part about this was finding a card that I had ALL the right goodies for .... I must

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Woohoo - I have emoticons . I love these little suckers and have been trying for ages to see how to get them on here - finally did it with some help from Marelle and her link to here! So expect to see lots more of these here , I tend to go a little overboard with themNow to find out how to get the dancing bananas here (and yes I am procrastinating)

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... before I head off to bed. Have been busy cleaning and creating lately..... I think the meds are finally starting to work and I'm feeling more human and 'normal' again now - hurrah for that!This one is a bit of a cheat - since it was one of the make and takes that we did at convention - but I just wanted to share it with you all - I love the photo that I found to pop on it - aren't they just

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-7557348623297180992007-05-08T13:58:00.000+10:002007-05-08T14:03:15.136+10:00

OK yes I am a tragic - but this is about the best photo I got snapped.... isn't she just gorgeous! For those that don't know (is there anyone out there now that doesn't know who this beautiful creature is?) - this is the one and only Shelli Gardner! And this was definitely one of the highlights of an absolutely fantastic weekend - meeting and chatting to Shelli. I just can't believe that she is

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Stampin' Up! May promotion It’s a fantastic one if you’ve been considering joining our demonstrator family, as the starter kit is reduced in price to $299.00, for a kit valued at about $585.00! It’s awesome value, and you can customise your kit, changing stamp sets for any of equal of lesser value, and even changing the colour selections! Stampin' Up! has all sorts of demonstrators. From people

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Oh my!What an exciting, fun and tiring couple of days and nights that was!Convention is just the most amazing thing I've ever experienced - I'm getting goosebumps just thinking about it now (how embarrassment!). It was so cool to meet people that I've 'known' for a couple of years online but never met in real life.... and to catch up again with other friends that I haven't seen in ages.It was

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... and I just can't hide it..... I'm about to lose control and I think I like it!Yep, the very first Australian Stampin' Up! convention starts TOMORROW.... and I really am SO EXCITED (can ya tell!).I'm really lucky this year - it's being held here in sunny Sydney, and I have 3 other demonstrators about to descend on me to spend the time here in my humble abode - it's gunna be SO much fun. I

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-35390599885294176922007-05-02T20:20:00.000+10:002007-05-02T22:37:47.308+10:00

My big news…. Well a few of you already know about this, but I had to wait until it was ‘official’ to put it out here for all to see (well for anyone that happens to read this anyway!)…. I have finally quit my job!!!! Yep, as of Monday just gone I am now officially ‘unemployed’. It was a really hard decision for me to make, but the workplace that I was in was a ‘toxic’ environment with

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-34254503030656515062007-04-27T14:54:00.000+10:002007-04-27T15:03:02.477+10:00

Thanks for waiting oh-so-patiently for this.....Anyway here they are - my lovely new BELLAS.....Aren't they just adorable? I've been resisting these beauties for ages and ages and finally could resist no longer (actually bought them and a whole bunch of other goodies in a huge buying spree a little while ago ).... but absolutely no regrets LOL!They have all been mounted on EZMount now, and are

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Hi allSorry I know I've been a bit slack at updating - that black dog has had me good and proper lately. I'm now on different meds so hopefully that will help the problem....I'm currently charging my camera batteries so that I can upload a photo soon of the wonderful pack of goodies I got in the mail yesterday.... all the way from Canada! Are you intrigued??? I was soooo excited when these

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They’re here! They’re here! (yes I am a little excited!)I finally have boxes of the brand spanking new 2007-2008 Australian/NZ Idea Book and Catalogue from Stampin’ Up!® – and they’re just gorgeous. (Thank you to the wonderful Jayne who helped me out with a photo today - my camera and the light just weren't playing nicely....)If you want to get your own copy of this little baby – full of lots and

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-82038330951972246992007-03-19T16:49:00.000+11:002007-03-19T16:54:26.601+11:00

In case you haven’t already heard , Stampin’ Up!® is spreading its wings to New Zealand starting next month! What a fantastic opportunity for New Zealand stampers and scrappers to get in right at the very start of this exciting venture. It’s been a huge success here in Australia and this will surely be repeated across the Tasman in NZ. Stampin’ Up!® has announced a referral program for Australian

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-63190166445718872062007-03-18T19:59:00.000+11:002007-03-18T20:03:46.109+11:00

OMG how slack am I? (no answers from the peanut gallery please - thanks Jenni and Leonie!)I finally got around to drawing the winner from my little SAB set contest - thanks to everyone for your wonderful comments, hints and tips - I really look forward to getting moving on all these. It also made me feel all warm and fuzzy to know that someone out there IS reading me LOL.....Anyway without

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-38373003055460924072007-03-04T18:40:00.000+11:002007-03-04T19:35:25.873+11:00

Thank you to everyone for all your hints and comments about what to put on my blog - I'm going to start implementing a lot of the great ideas.... if you haven't already done so, there's still time to leave a comment on this post to be in the running for the prize on offer!Ok - scrapping.... I've done very little of this but am really starting to get into it and enjoy it - it truly does become

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-18291113640975888352007-03-01T06:36:00.000+11:002007-03-01T06:45:15.593+11:00

NO - not me LOL...The retirement list from Stampin' UP! has been released! Stamp sets AND accessories! There are quite a few of my absolute favourites that are not going to make it into the new 2007-2008 Idea Book & Catalogue .Click here to be see the list on the Stampin' Up! website - grab a cuppa and check it out - it's LOOOOOOOOOOOOONG, longer than I thought it would be.Please remember that

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Excitement is building over here in Oz - our very first retirement list is due to come out tomorrow!!!This means the first year of Stampin' Up!® Australia is drawing to a close - and what a year its been! I've had so much fun, made lots and lots of new friends, gotten closer to some old ones, and learnt lots and lots of new and exciting things. Its been amazing!!!! I've also learnt a lot about

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-77081328416698774682007-02-26T08:28:00.000+11:002007-02-26T09:46:47.195+11:00

This is my dilemma with the whole blog thing - I often have no idea of what to write... I think maybe I should share some of my life and the inner workings of my mind (such as it is LOL), and then I think, I have no idea if anyone is actually reading all this and what they want to read or see...So if you're reading this and have some ideas for me and suggestions as to what you want here...leave

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To all the lovers out there - Happy Valentines Day!Now hubby and I are not the most romantic couple in the world (understatement of the year there! LOL)... but we DO make it a point each day to tell the other how much we love them. So Valentine's isn't really something we 'do' much. BUT we always get or make a card for each other.... and I try to have a nice 'special' meal that night too - with

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Scrapping! Not something I do very often or well - but I have to say I quite like this page heaps!I made this while at a scrap night at PT's place - under the watchful and insightful eyes of the afore-mentioned princess, Cath, Shelee and Nic. Pretty much everything on the page has been donated LOL! Except for the Opals on the chipboard hearts, and the Stampin' Up! alphabet set and ink used for

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-77676806811874503562007-02-09T13:51:00.000+11:002007-02-09T14:26:06.145+11:00

Just a quick reminder that Stampin' Up!®'s biggest promotion of the year, Sell-A-Bration is ending soon (on 26th February)!All you have to do is spend $100 on fabulous Stampin' Up! products - you then get to choose one of four exclusive Sell-A-Bration sets that can be viewed online at Stampin' Up! . For each $100 you spend you get to pick a set. They are fabulous, nice sizes and lots of fun to

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This is just a quick card I made with one of my favourite sets from the Stampin' Up! catalogue , the Seaside Sketches set. I love this set because it's so easy to colour and looks just gorgeous watercoloured, the images are so sweet and pretty.I've stamped the girls in Basic Black on Whisper White and coloured them using the Pastels and blender pens. A couple of layers of Lavender Lace and Mellow

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-47769832102190005692007-02-03T18:16:00.000+11:002007-02-03T19:16:00.568+11:00

A couple of weekends ago (man, has it been that long already!) my upline, Angela, had a cyberstamp/crop on her demonstrator forum for us all. We had an awesome time chatting, and Jayne set some GREAT challenges for everyone. I've been in a bit of a slump creative-wise for quite some time now, and that had extended over to most aspects of my life, culminating in a HUMUNGO mess in my craft area -

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-70102243433448260062007-02-02T06:52:00.000+11:002007-02-02T07:27:37.265+11:00

Woo Hoo!!!I've finally managed to create something - I've had a very slow lean few months lately - haven't been in the 'brain space' to create much of anything..... but I've had a lovely couple of days getting out some stamps and inks and playing. I got a stack of swaps finished (will be posted today to those that are waiting on me)... only one more to go and then I'm done!Anyway, I'm pretty

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-91213987071456209692007-01-31T12:44:00.000+11:002007-01-31T12:55:34.548+11:00

Deborah from Living in a desert has tagged me:A - Available or Single: Married for 12 (nearly 13 eeek!) years.B - Best Friend: Have a fair number of people I call friend – and a couple of besties (you guys know who you are ;))C - Cake or Pie: Ummmm, do I have to answer this one – I’d say cheese LOLD - Drink of Choice: Water, coffee, .......oh OK and pretty much anything alcoholic *blush*E -

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-38314273168668120662007-01-28T08:48:00.000+11:002007-01-29T14:46:36.246+11:00

I've just realised that I haven't posted all year yet - I wish I could say I've been busy but that really isn't true. Truth is, even though it's only January, it's already been a huge year of change for us, with lots more to come.I'm battling my own personal demons at the moment - I wish that 'black dog' would just up and go away, but he seems to have decided that my mind and body are a good cozy

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-1167535687992300982006-12-31T14:25:00.000+11:002007-01-28T09:46:54.320+11:00

Woo hoo!!!Now I totally have your attention...... SellABration is starting with Stampin' Up!What's this?Well for every $100 order you place you get to pick one of our 4 exclusive SellABration sets for FREE. You can view these online here, or ask me for a full colour copy of the brochure.These will only be available for the SellABration period of Jan 1 to Feb 26....so get your order in before

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-1165614393018899292006-12-09T08:46:00.000+11:002007-01-28T09:48:48.906+11:00

Now to work out how to move it! LOL!

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-1165300813619531172006-12-05T17:35:00.000+11:002007-01-28T09:49:19.792+11:00

Just a quick little card that I made this afternoon - I think it looks very sweet...and I might just HAVE to make some more *grin*Stamp sets used are Mostly Flowers, Floral Background stamp (love that sucker!)and the "many thanks" is from All Year CheerICard used is Apricot AppealInk used is Pumpkin Pie (of course - this would have to be my absolute favourite Stampin' Up! colour at the moment)

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-1163904383188008862006-11-19T13:27:00.000+11:002007-01-28T09:49:47.999+11:00

Hi allYes I have been a very slack blogger lately...we've had a few issues happening here, will fill you in on them a little later.I just wanted to share a *gasp* scrapbook layout that I did, and am very proud of. It was created for Cath at LSBS, and since I'm not a scapper it won me the 'encouragment award' for the Cybercrop - YIPPEE!The flowers in the circle are from the Looks Like Spring stamp

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Now I'm not into horse racing...if truth be known I'm not into horses at all, was never one of those girlies that went horsie ga-ga...but Jenni at TSS had one of her fabulous cyberstamps last Friday night (and all weekend) and one of the challenges was create a Melbourne cup quinella...to be inspired by the whole extravaganza that is The Melbourne Cup in Oz. I was quite chuffed with what I made

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I just have to share with you what my little girl got up to yesterday...she's not quite 2, and has been known to 'munch on' my rubber stamps in the past - so I was quite happy to turn around and see this!Looking at these really brings home to me that she's not a 'baby' anymore *sob* - where does the time go? She's certainly growing up very quickly these days.

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-1162079686433119182006-10-29T10:53:00.000+11:002006-10-29T20:27:40.990+11:00

Fantastic promotion this month from Stampin' Up! Just in time for all those Christmas wish lists So buy one of the designated stamp sets, and an ink cartridge for the Stampin' Around ® system, and get the co-ordinating wheel FREE - an $11.95 value!Also, don't forget my "buy $50 for $50" promotion is still ongoing for this month - get one entry for every $50 that you spend with me!As an extra

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-1161984959908874942006-10-28T07:32:00.000+10:002006-10-28T07:35:59.920+10:00

Hi all - just a quick post before cricket game this morning..... these are some really quick and simple Christmas cards that I made on Thurs night....These are also a bit of a 'sneak peek' at part of the November special that Stampin' Up! are offering....more details to follow.....

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Was playing around yesterday getting some cards ready for some StampAStacks I would like to run, and as these are Christmas cards it really got me thinking - Christmas is SO close already...it's not November yet, but we're already starting to feel that. I think it may be because the shops start plugging the Christmas decorations so early now, we see it for so many months more now.Anyway this is

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-1161290800933544272006-10-20T06:33:00.000+10:002006-10-20T06:53:37.946+10:00

FREE stuff...... who doesn't love free stuff!I just want to let people know of a promotion that I'm running between now and the end of Nov. Spend $50 with me and go into the draw to win $50 worth of free merchandise of your choice. That's it! Easy as! And for each $50 you spend, you get another entry into the draw.The catalogues are online here and this offer applies to ALL Stampin' Up!® goodies

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-1160787077357729892006-10-14T10:39:00.000+10:002007-01-28T09:53:04.660+11:00

Oh my goodness - its been nearly a week already, and I haven't done a post. Time for a quick catch up before I race off to finish the mundane chores so that I can get stuck into some stamping.Life decisions...we all wrestle with them at some stage or another, this has certainly been a week of introspection for me. I have decided that I cannot live my working life on 'maybes' and 'promises'

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-1160297923766007362006-10-08T18:49:00.000+10:002006-10-14T12:52:32.046+10:00

Thought I'd better let you all know about the amazing special that Stampin' Up! are offering this month.If you've been considering joining up as a demonstrator, either to get your stamps and accessories at a discount, or to hold workshops or teach classes, then October is a great month to join!Stampin' Up! are offering a FREE stamp set, of YOUR CHOICE, up to the value of $79.95, when you order

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-1159999782880940682006-10-05T08:00:00.000+10:002006-10-05T08:11:22.260+10:00

Thought I'd better try and post here semi regularly....OK - its school holidays here so have DS home at the moment - and DH.....am typing this while listening to them yelling at each other - oh boy, bring on term time again! At least DS is disappearing for most of the day today - he has a tennis coaching clinic today and tomorrow, so that might help with some of the testosterone that seems to be

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-1159779250390906732006-10-02T18:30:00.000+10:002006-10-02T19:00:03.603+10:00

Finally, the first Australian mini catalogue is hereWe've waited for this hotly anticipated event for 6 months now, and let me just say - the products in there are gorgeous... I'm afraid I went a little nuts, even though I was trying so hard to be restrained.... and I still have more items on my wish list!This little beauty is chockas full of new stamp sets, scrapbooking papers (that are truly

Traceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07773371436254822980noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33575649.post-1159497504728569472006-09-29T12:38:00.000+10:002006-10-01T06:10:48.803+10:00

Hi allWell time for my first lamo post - haven't been quite able to figure out this whole blogger thing - but will try and have a play this weekend.Not much happening here family wise - all recovering from massive bouts of gastro at the moment, so that's been real noice as you can imagine.An intro, I guess, would be a good idea hey?! I'm Tracey Eaton, AKA auntytraci, AKA AT. I'm a mother to 2

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