Wowee! What a day!

It's been a busy week in preparation for Stampin' Up! Regional Training today. The event was held at Darling Harbour Exhibition centre, in a gorgeous harbour front gallery room. Shame about the dull weather, but we were all far too busy stamping and oohing and ahhing over the fabulous technique presentations, so the view would probably have been wasted!

I have collected a big box of lovely swap cards, made by demonstrators from all over NSW and some even beyond, and I have come away even more inspired to create! Where's that 36hour clock gone???

In addition to some great business tips shared by some of SU's most successful demonstrators, we also made some great projects with a brand new stamp set and tools due to arrive here before the end of the year we think! Very exciting! My camera is chock a block full of photos, I'll get a chance to post some highlights during the week I hope.

The next regionals won't be until this time next year, but if you'd like to join me as a guest, start thinking about it now and register your interest with me at michelle.dyson@bigpond.com to be sent information on how you can experience this unique day.

Here's sending a very HAPPY FATHERS DAY to all the dads out there, some of them I know are getting lovely hand-stamped cards!

I got an award!

Thanks Dani Fender for giving me my very first Blogging award! I had the pleasure of meeting Dani at the recent team weekend away, and she is one seriously talented YOUNG lady! That's Dani above holding an amazing watercoloured card in the striking combination of purples, orange and black (it was a colour challenge that I abstained from due to fear!) And, the t-shirt is apt, she was great company stamping away into the wee hours!

Now I get the pleasure of deciding where to send it next... and it came with rules! Some of which I think I will need to break, not sure if I have 4 dedicated followers of my blog!

1. Only 5 people allowed.

2. 4 have to be dedicated followers of your blog

3. one has to be someone new or recently new to your blog and live in another part of the world.

4. you must link back to whoever gave you the award.

Here we go!

1. Cass Grambau, my lovely upline, who I think checks out my blog from time to time ;)

2. Carolyn Gibbs, my stunningly talented downline, who never ceases to amaze me with her creativity!

3. Keeping it in the family again with a brand new blogger, who has been very busy setting up a fabulous blog in practically no time (I want her clock too Dani, cos it's also got more hours on it than mine!)... lets give a round of applause to the brilliant Kim Tonnet! Kim is also very generous with her time and tools, especially when I was getting started with SU, and it is great to have my SU "Grandma" just a stone's throw away!

4. Linda Higgins, who may or may not be new to my blog! Linda was the demonstrator for the very first Stampin' Up! workshop I attended, and although I already had an upline-to-be, she answered lots of my questions and made it all look SOOO easy and fun, that I made up my mind on the spot! Linda lives in another part of the world called the Central Coast, and has recently been justly rewarded for her hard work by going on the Incentive Trip. Now, Palm Cove most DEFINITELY counts as another world! So glad to read you had a wonderful time being spoiled!

5. Lin Mei Yap - who is getting this award again from me, simply because if I'm at all bored, or in need of procrastination, heading to her blog is guaranteed to give me a laugh! I love her writing style, and her cards are to die for!

Off to make some more swaps for Regional Training this coming Saturday! And I still haven't made those fathers day cards... But! I am beginning to feel a little more human and finally think this respiratory bug is on the retreat, fingers crossed!

Wheelin Away for FREE!

Here's the latest promotion from Stampin' Up! - Free Wheelin'

You've probably noticed that many of Stampin' Up!'s stamp sets have a wheel stamp to co-ordinate with them. These are a fantastic way to extend the use of your stamp set, you can create borders, backgrounds, super quick cards and lots more. And, for this month, you will receive the co-ordinating Jumbo Wheel FREE with selected sets. That's a $15.95 value! All you need is a jumbo handle if you don't already own one (103661, $10.95) and you're off and wheelin'!

Click on this link to see the relevant details on the Stampin' Up! website. You must use the order code provided below, as that refers to the bundle of stamp set plus matching free wheel. There is no limit, so if more than one set is on your wishlist, go for it!

Promotion Dates: 1-30 September 2008

113968 Page 29 $45.95
Merry, Merry Bundle (includes Merry, Merry stamp set and All about Christmas jumbo wheel)

113969 Page 48 $45.95
Artfully Asian Bundle (includes Artfully Asian stamp set and Watercolor Vine jumbo wheel)

113970 Page 59 $56.95
Nursery Necessities Bundle (includes Nursery Necessities stamp set and Nursery Letters jumbo wheel)

113971 Page 80 $58.95
Bodacious Bouquet Bundle (includes Bodacious Bouquet stamp set and Bodacious jumbo wheel)

113972 Page 94 $48.95
Carte Postale Bundle (includes Carte Postale stamp set and Leaves à la Carte jumbo wheel)

113973 Page 105 $48.95
Priceless Bundle (includes Priceless stamp set and So Swirly jumbo wheel)

You can place your orders with me by phone (02) 9484 9447 or email at michelle.dyson@bigpond.com.au
Orders placed before the 15th of September (Monday) will also receive a bonus ribbon sampler pack! (sent separately unless you are local to me) It is expected that there will be some backorders towards the end of this promotion, so don't delay, and you'll be wheelin away in no time!

Off to swimming lessons with DD now, and still recovering from horrible respiratory infection, fathers day cards to make later (eek! that's THIS SUNDAY!!) Hope everyone has a great Monday....