October Wrap Up!

Girls Night In!

My Girls Night In event was great, and I had some serious fun. I had so much fun, that I kept forgetting to take photos.... I did however capture a few moments, here they are.

It was a great afternoon and with every ones help, we managed to raise $185.50. Given that this was a small function (13 ladies) in my home, I'm quite happy with that effort. Thanks to everyone who came and purchased raffle tickets.

Happy Birthday Nicole!

My sister in law celecrated her birthday and this is the card I made her.  Repeated stamping of one image and a little clear embossing for a little more effect.

Happy birthday Nic!

 

Timmy Tiger visited us!

Zoes class at daycare has a pet tiger.  His name is Timmy and he's small sofy and cuddly.  The kids get to take him home for the week and then get to do a 2 page spread in his scrapbook, capturing all the fun things he got up to.

Now I'm no scrapbooker, so I was a bit daunted by this, but because the staff there know I'm a card maker, I felt the added preasure to create something more than a print out from the computer and a couple of happy snaps.

This is what I ended up with.

Happy Halloween!

I made 30 sour milk containers for Emily's friends at school.  They are great and can contain lollies (of course) or treats. 

This is how they turned out.

Here are photos of my girls in their costumes for Trick or Treating.



Emily as a witch - very appropriate at times....



Zoe as a cat - her tail is back there somewhere...



Cheers,

Donna

Come and Have Some Fun!

Whilst I've been very lucky to not have had my family directly effected by cancer, I have friends who have.  So rather than participate in an event as I have in previous years, this year I'm hosting my own.  So if you're not busy the afternoon of October 23rd, then please come along and take part in my Papercraft & Pamper event. 

If you'd like to come along and make 3 cards and an 3D item, then contact me to book your spot.

There is a cost of $30 to come and play, but that will cover entry and a $10 donation to the Cancer Council.  I will also have lucky door prizes, a raffle, refreshments and Clare, a consultant with the Body Shop will show you some of her lovely products that you can sample for a spot of pampering.

I'd love you to join int he fun, but if you can't make it, here's the link to my Girls Night In page, where you can make a donation, should you want to.

Here's a close up of what we'll make, so please consider coming and joining in the fun and raising money for a really great cause!  Hope to see you there!

  

Cheers,
Donna

Girls Night In Cyberstamp Challenge

Whilst recovering from a fantastic Saturday, yesterday I took the opportunity to participate in an online challenge hosted by Jayne Mercer. Jayne hosted a Girls Night In event at here home as well as an online challenge for those who wanted to join in, but couldn't make it in person.

She had 3 challenges.

Challenge #1 - Make it PINK!

Create a card, scrapbook page or 3D item using the colour PINK and a neutral colour!

Here's mine. Not quite what I had pictured, but it sure packs a punch!

Card recipe

Card Stock: Basic Black, Melon Mambo

Stamp Set: Medallion

Ink: Basic Black

Other: Scallop circle punch, 1 3/8" circle punch, pearls, sticky strip, dimensionals

Challenge #2 - A sketch challenge

Using the pram card from page 56 of the Idea Book & Catalogue as your sketch, create your card, but remember, PINK is the colour of the day!

Here's my effort.

Card recipe

Card Stock: Pink Pirouette, Mellon Mambo, Regal Rose

Stamp Sets: Silhouette Sentiments

Ink: Mellon Mambo, Versa Mark

Other: Pretty in Pink Satin Ribbon, Curly Label punch, pearls, dimensionals, sticky strip

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Challenge #3 - Case & Create

Take your pick from a card in the Idea Book & Catalogue and create a PINK card based on it.

I chose a card from page 50.

Card recipe

Card Stock: Whisper White, Blushing Bride, Mellon Mambo, Pink Pirouette

Stamp Sets: Eastern Blooms, Teeny Tiny Sentiments

Ink: Blushing Bride, Mellon Mambo, Basic Black

Punches: 1' circle, 1 1/4' circle, Heart to Heart

Other:Pretty in Pink Grosgrain Ribbon, Sticky Strip, Matt Pack, dimenstionals

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You can check out Jayne's creations here, and all the other creations here.

Cheers,

Donna

Girls Night In

WELL... What a great day Saturday was for the Girls Night In event I co-hosted, along with Michelle, Sara, Angela, Sue & Naomi. Our Stamp'n'Fun event raised $1,325.50 for the Cancer Council. If you were able to join us, thanks SO much. If you were one of the lucky ladies who won one (or more in some cases) prizes on our raffle and luck door draw, congrats to you! We all had a blast and sure hope you did to. Though next year I suggest we splash out and hire a masseuse as our feet were killing us by the end of the day and a 'Sven' would have come in very handy :)

Can you believe we were so busy we didn't get a chance to take pictures. So if you came and did take pictures, we'd love to see them.

Cheers
Donna

STAMP 'N' FUN

Do you sometimes need a break from running the kids around from one sporting activity to another on a Saturday? Do you often feel like you should do more for charity, but never get round to it? Do you like card making and/or scrapbooking? Do you want to see what all the fuss is about with card making and/or scrapbooking?

If you answered YES to any of these, then please come an join me at a GIRLS NIGHT IN event.

It's being held at Vardy's Road Public School, Kings Langley on the 23rd October. It starts at 10:30am and will go for about 4 hours. Cost is $25 per person, and bookings are essential, so email me if you'd like to reserve a seat, or a few if you'd like to bring a friend or two.

If getting a break from the hectic Saturday run-a-round isn't a good enough reason to come, then how about some of these... Cost includes all materials to make 6 projects, over 40 (yes 40) prizes for luck door prizes and raffles, donated by Stampin' Up!, DeBortolli Wines and local businesses, and a $10 donation to the Cancer Council. To keep up your energy up, we'll even have tea, coffee and snacks. We'll also have cards for sale, stamp sets for sale and 10% of all sale proceeds will also be donated to the Cancer Council.

We'd love you to come an join in the fun, so If you'd like to come along, please email me donna@ortlepps.com to book your place! Hope to see you there!

Cheers,

Donna