My Gorgeous Girl

This week marks the week that my little girl would have started Prep if she was still here with us :( It's these little milestones that we have missed out on, that makes it the hardest. I have been missing her so much lately & on days when all I can do is think about her, I really love to scrapbook beautiful pages for her. And who said trains were just for boys!?! I really love how this turned out & it always makes my heart smile when I have finished a page for her. Now I just have to finish the matching pages for my gorgeous boys ♥

I have used Rose Red DSP & Pretty in Pink 12x12 cardstock. I cut the track in the same colour & then cut the train & carriages in Perfect Plum, Marina Mist, Rose Red, So Saffron & Certainly Celery. I used the same colours, including Pretty in Pink to stamp all the images. The jungle animals are a mix from a few different sets, "Wild About You", "Fox & Friends" & the owl is from "Forest Friends". The border punches that I have used were the Scallop Border & Eyelet Border punches. I wanted to do some journaling for this page so I just made up a word document of straight lines & then printed them onto Whisper White cardstock & cut it in the Big Shot using the Top Note Die. I trimmed around the perforated edge to make it a little smaller & then cut another Top Note out of Rose Red Cardstock to layer it.

I really love how it turned out! Hope you like it!

Love you baby girl xx

Scrapbooking - Decorating your own paper

Sometimes I really struggle to find papers that are suitable for baby layouts, so being able to make your own background page is great! Not only can you choose the colours but you can choose your theme as well. These layouts are relatively simple to do but they look great once the photos are added. I decided on 2 of my favourite stamps the butterfly is from "Hope & Strength" & the Lion is from "Wild About You", both are now retired, but I love them. You can achieve the same sort of look with any of your favourite stamps, I just chose these two. The colours for the girls page I have used Pretty In Pink, Wisteria Wonder (which I LOVE) & Certainly Celery & for the boys page I used Marina Mist, Island Indigo & Wisteria Wonder again. To stamp my bubba's names I used the "Just Perfect Alphabet" set, which is great because it is only $35.95 & is so handy to have!

 I used the Scallop Border & Scallop Trim border punches to add the detail at the bottom of the photo mat & title at the top of the page. I love these punches...they are such a great investment as I use mine so much! The beautiful ribbons that I have used are the new Ruffled Ribbons in Wisteria Wonder & Island Indigo. I just love the textured look & feel that they have.

 I wanted to take a close up of this one, to show the birth certificate stamp from the gorgeous baby set called Little Additions. I must admit I mainly bought this set just for this individual stamp because I love it so much for baby pages ♥

Sale-a-bration Is HERE!!!!

The wait is finally over....Sale-a-bration is here!!! This is my favourite time of year because for every $100 you spend, you can choose a FREE Sale-a-bration product!!! This year there are 4 exclusive stamp sets, a gorgeous Everyday Enchantment Designer Series Paper Pack or Coordinating Everyday Enchantment Ribbon & Brad Pack to choose from! To place an order or enquire about this amazing offer please feel free to contact me :) Sale-a-bration runs from Today 24th January - 31st March 2012!

It Gets even better because not only can you earn exclusive products this month for FREE but you can even join Stampin' Up! as a Demonstrator for a very special discounted price of just $249 & you will receive the AWESOME starter kit valued at more than $610! + you will also get to choose a FREE stamp set of your choice on top of that! So if you have been considering joining Stampin' Up!, whether it be to start your own business from home or just to take advantage of the exclusive demonstrator discounts, now is a great time to join!

 Don't forget you don't have to have an in house workshop to qualify as a hostess, you can host a catalogue party with your friends & family & once you have gathered all your orders, we can combine them to earn your hostess rewards.