An interesting couple of weeks...

Hi All!!! Our family has had some interesting moments over the last little while, including the removal of Darling Son's (10yo) appendix! It seems the dreaded lurgy has also not left us unscathed - the flu has brought down 3 in our family of 5 so far, as well as both my parents in Sydney, and of course many others we know!!! We finally got to give my Dad his Fathers' Day card on the weekend just gone..... You remember the one I have in a post further down about Fathers' Day? Yeah... Ages ago.... So here are some more offerings from me.... including another with the All About U set used in my Dad's card....

This one has a base of Confetti Cream - a lovely recycled card stock that has a bit of texture. It also has a background of Certainly Celery wheeled with the Petals Wheel from the Spring Mini Catalogue. The two largest circle punches came in handy for the images from the matching Polka Dots and Petals set, which are stamped in Regal Rose and Rose Red on Vanilla Card Stock. Believe it or not, the ribbon is Light Pink Grosgrain Ribbon!!!! (Looks white on my screen) A silver brad finishes the Thank You sentiment from the Seeing Spots set.

This card has the All About U set, Paisley Background, Everyday Flexible Phrases, Trimtastic and the Warmest Regards hostess set. I have also used the Tab Punch, Corner Rounder (with the guard off to make the scallop), Chocolate grosgrain ribbon, White Organdy ribbon and the Pumpkin Pie marker from the Earth Element set. The colour scheme is Chocolate Chip, Pumpkin Pie and Almost Amethyst, with Whisper White.

I was on a bit of a roll with the Amethyst and Chocolate thing, and the Paisley Background and Trimtastic scalloped edging..... Also here is Certainly Celery, Whisper White, the white gel pen, tab punch, Expressive Flexible Phrases, Cheery Chat, Touch of Nature, the largest circle punches, spiral punch (for the notebook page effect) and some Celery grosgrain ribbon. All images are © Stampin' Up! 1990-2007. All the artwork is by Cheryl Andrews, and inspired by the likes of Linda Higgins (my gorgeous upline) and Teneale, one of the Elite Stampers (who inspired the colour scheme on the last card there.)

Don't forget, this is your last chance to get a free set of Hodgepodge with the Starter Kit if you have been dreaming of doing what I do, and having LOADS of fun at the same time.... Applications must be in to Stampin' Up! head office by this Friday 28th September... Call me now! We can express post.... It's been done before! ;-)

Happy Birthday to Me.........

And you thought I was modest and humble..... seriously, just wanted to share about my birthday, which was **********. Did you catch that? I'll say it louder.... my birthday was ***********. Make sure you remember it for next year...... Anyway, the point is that I got 8 cards, and all of them, with the exception of one from my Craft group, were Stampin' Up! creations! Yes, even my friends are now using the products I sell to make GORGEOUS cards for ME!!!!! How cool is that! Talk about great returns. So here is a pic. Hope it is not too fuzzy. Woops! How talented are my friends and Stampin' Up! team? Don't forget, if you would like to host your own workshop and earn your own free stuff, as well as learn how to USE it all, then email me at cherylandrews@optusnet.com.au so we can book a date.... Also, don't forget the marvellous deal this month with the Starter Kit - the Hodgepodge Hardware! It takes all kinds of demonstrators to make up my team, including Discount Demonstrators (just in it for the benefits), Hobby Demonstrators (in it to support their habit, and to run a few workshops and classes here and there) and Business Demonstrators (committed to putting the work in to build a successful business). You get to decide..... and this month is a good time to start. Email me for all the info you need to sign up today. And here is one more pic of a FABULOUS picture my darling son, who is 10, drew for me for my birthday... it is a picture of a goose that he copied out of an encyclopedia...... I just LOVE it! Isn't it tops! He even created a frame for it by stapling pieces of black cardboard around his finished masterpiece... I will definately be hanging this one up in pride of place... What a talented boy.