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AUSTRALIA DAY …

After many weeks of divine holiday indulgence – visiting, relaxing and creating – it is time to return to “WORK”.

[WORK = that thing we do to pay for all the things we love doing!!]

If you saw one of my earlier holiday posts, you will know that this is the first time I have not done any school work, during the school vacation, since I commenced teaching in 1983 (yes, I am getting on a bit!).

So … tomorrow is officially day 1 of the 2016 school year for me and, as I always do, I am looking forward to an amazing year working with the remarkable young men and women in my classes …

I will have four ‘student free days’ for planning and meetings … and then enjoy the Australia Day weekend …

Here is the card I have created to celebrate the first and very significant public holiday of 2016 … and it’s all about the sun, backyard & the barbeque!

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I hope that each has a ‘sizzling’ Australia Day!!

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CALENDAR UPDATE …

 

I have just finished adding details for my Stampin’ Time classes for the first six months of 2016 … most months will feature a class based around a stamp set from the Occasions catalogue.

The class will usually be offered twice … on the second and fourth Sunday … unless there are holidays or other life events, including:

… one date change (from the 14th February to the 21st).

Details of the stamp sets and pricing for each month are now available on my calendar (What’s On page) and the sidebar.

I am very excited that the Occasions catalogue event is only a fortnight away and I have been having a wonderful time working my way through both the Occasions and Sale-A-Bration catalogues CASeing many of the projects the amazing SU design team created to show us some of the great ways to use all of these new goodies …

Here is a recent reinvention of a project from p25 of Occasions – I have not ordered the Pyramid Pals bundle yet but have the Starburst Sayings stamp set … so … this is how I was inspired by one idea to create a card variation … and, the leaves thinlit from Rose Garden is going to be very handy!

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FIRST EVENT FOR 2016 … OCCASIONS CATALOGUE & SALE-A-BRATION LAUNCH

Although many of you have already seen and started to ‘wishlist’ goodies from the Occasions Catalogue and Sale-A-Bration offers … I will be hosting a launch event at my home on Sunday January 31st – pop by anytime from 10am …

I will have lots of project ideas using many of the new products to share with you, as well as a PRODUCT PLAYGROUND for you to play with some of these new products … just to show you how versatile they are.

You will have the opportunity to make 2 standard cards, a 3″x 3″ gift card and four/five gift tags … enjoy the company of like-minded crafters … have a little light refreshment throughout the event … and take away your own copy of the catalogues … for only $20.

Contact me to reserve your place and ensure your projects pack is ready for you … as soon as you reserve your place, I will confirm location details.

REMEMBER – during Sale-a-bration, you are able to select one Sale-a-bration product for every $90 order you place (if you select a few new products from the Occasions catalogue and a few items from the current annual catalogue, with a total of $185 pp – you can choose two available items from the Sale-a-brations catalogue … BONUS)

Looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible!!