{time with us}

Hip Hip Horray!

I a 36 today! .... and my birthday present from Benson was him coming down with a vomiting virus last night  :o(   Poor Benson and poor me as my lovely birthday lunch with my gal pals has to be postponed.  I was going to take a self portrait to commemorate the day, but after not a lot of sleep last night I am not looking my best - LOL!

Anyway, it is all good - lunch will happen next week, Benson has stopped being sick and I can have a nanna this afternoon if I feel like it.

Some sharesies- this is some new Scrapware products that are coming out - the frames that fit onto the cover and can also be used on the inside pages - DELISH!  I have also used some clear acrylic pages in this album.

Anyway, that's it for me ...
Kim

PS - Just hoping that I don't get the virus now as we are off to the snow on Friday - cross fingers!

Today he did this for the first time ...

and he rocked it!!!  Today was Benson's first swimming lesson and only the second time he has actually ever been in a pool.  You would never have known, he was dead keen and LOVED his goggles.  He even went right under the water, put his face in and blew bubbles and kicked his legs - this is all from a boy who hates getting in the water at the beach.  I, of course, took the camera ....

Happy days
Kim  :o)

An update

I have been pretty slack on the updating about what we have been up to lately, so I thought I should do a catch up ...

• Benson has been unwell with a cold and cough for a couple of weeks but now seem to have come good (touch wood), though now I am battling the same dreaded lurgey!
• Benson's speach, understanding and sentence construction has taken a giant leap - he makes up little stories (that totally make sense and are entertaining) and speaks in such beautiful sentences using large words in context like gigantic.
• Benson loves to pick a flower from the garden for me every morning before we go out - though our daisies aren't fully open early in the morning these days - so Benson tells me it is a sleeping flower ... so cute!
• Gary and I had a weekend away without Benson.  Benson had a wonderful holiday with his Godparents in Sydney.  He went to Featherdale Wildlife park and had a ball and then went to make a bear on the Sunday and made Maurice the Triceratops.  Maurice has become a fast friend.
• We spent the weekend in Sydney City and spent the whole time taking photos.  We also ate at some wonderful restaurants - lovely!  Gary had me up at dawn on the Saturday and we spent most of the day walking around - we crossed the bridge, went to Luna Park, and then went to Chinatown in the evening.  I was shattered by the time we picked Benson up on Sunday afternoon!
• Here are some of the photos that I took ...

• Last night I had camera club and I won three merits with the four photos that I entered.  I am STOKED!  Here are the photos (I am gong to start a photo album for my winning camera club entries) ...

• I have been scrapping up a storm still and will have more to share - just need to photograph them and will try to do that this afternoon.
• Scrapware are releasing some of the most delicious new products so keep an eye out for those!
• My friend Cass' Scrappy Bargains blog will be closing this coming Monday, so for some real bargains, drop in and have a look!

After the longest post in history - I am off!
Kim  :o)

August Designing Memories Kit

The August Designing Memories Kit is up and it is gorgeous!!  I am sure that it will sell out fast.  I had the main and add on kit to play with this month and this is what I made ... and I still had heaps of stuff left over

Cheers
Kim  :o)

Stampin' Up! Mini Catalogue launch party!

Stampin' Up! is releasing a new mini catalogue ... and it is gorgeous!!  To celebrate I am having a launch party at my place and you are invited ...

When: 7.30pm on Saturday 26 July
Cost: $15 (payable before the night to confirm your spot)
Where: I will let you know when you email me (k arnold@big pond.net.au - just remove the spaces)

At the party you will have the opportunity to make 2 beautiful cards using some of the new stamp sets and learn some more advanced card making techniques.  If you order over $50 of product on the night, you will get a $5 credit towards your order (10% discount!) and if you book a party on the night you will also get a $5 credit towards any purchases that you make at your party.

The stamps and papers in the new mini catalogue are YUM!  So if you would like a great night out - let me know  :o) 

There are limited spots available ... but as an added incentive, the first person and fourth person to book in and pay will get a gift from me.  If there is sufficient demand I will schedule another night.

I would to have you around to play ...

Kim  :o)

More cards ...

I had a huge weekend scrapbooking.  Benson is so so, battling colds and a miserable cough that always seems to happen at this time of year.  But anyway, some more cards coming your way ...

Inspired by a card by Vanessa Webb

This card is based on the sample in the Stampin' Up! Catalogue

I am going to try and photograph and post some layouts this week.

cya
Kim  :o)

Sharing ...

I have been promising cards for ages, so at long last, here they are ...

But first I just have to say how lucky I am to have these to use as a backdrop ...

Thankyou to my darling husband who had these delivered to me the other day for no particular reason other than he loves me! Now they are in my study/scraproom keeping me company and making me happy.

Now to cards

This card is inspired by the MACM challenge on kwernerdesign to use minimal colour.  If you are into cards this is a place to visit.

This was inspired by a card on kwernerdesign.

 

That's it for today ... I will save the rest for another day (not too long - LOL!)

All stamps, cardstock, ink, ribbons, papers are Stampin' Up!  If you like anything you see, please fell free to get in contact with me for more details.

Kim  :o)

Stampin Up! - a great opportunity ...

Join Stampin Up! as a demonstrator for less in July! The Starter Kit is fantastic value at any time, but a saving of nearly 50% is hard to beat! When you become a demonstrator before the 15th August, you’ll start out with over $560 of Stampin’ Up’s! high quality one of a kind stamping products and business supplies for just $299 (no ongoing annual subscriptions or fees).

And why is July is a great time to join Stampin’ Up! ?

• It is the beginning of a new financial year and a new quarter, so you have until December 31st to place your first $500 in orders

• A new Mini Catalogue is just around the corner providing even more incentive for your family and friends to hold a workshop or purchase these limited time products from you

• You will receive 8 mini catalogues in your Starter Kit

• Christmas is also just around the corner and another Mini Catalogue will be released before then. Demonstrators get to see and purchase these new products before anyone else and you will receive your own copy in the mail for free

• Sale-A-Bration is after that and is the busiest and most productive time of the year for Demonstrators with customers, hostesses (and demonstrators too!) earning free limited edition stamp sets with every $100 purchase

The opportunity to start your very own business risk free for just $299 is not one that comes along every day. Please contact me via email (karnold @ bigpond.net.au - just remove the spaces) for more information.

For Keeps Cretive Paper - July

I have an article on researching your family tree in the latest issue of For Keeps.  I really enjoyed the challenge of writing a "words" based article - not a single layout!

Look Inside >>  July 2008, Issue 68

Another two installments to follow in the next two issues ...

Cheers
Kim