Guess what tomorrow is????

The HANDMADE EXPO yay! From 8am til 2pm at the Ipswich Turf Club Brisbane Road Bundamba, The Handmade Expo will showcase some of the finest handmadies around! Come for a look! Stick 'n' Giggle will be there too! All new Prima in stock, Echo Park, Basic Grey and more! Felicity Flower will be there too - you should see what my mum has been making now! So so cute and perfect Easter Presents too! Hope to see you!

I received this award from the lovely Ann over at http://raggedyannsplayground.blogspot.com/ Thank you Ann - I appreciate it! The rules of the game are I now have to tell you 7 things about me and then I am to send this to 15 of my friends! So here you are - 7 things about me....

1. I have two gorgeous daughters


2. I have been married for 21 years this year


3. I don't really like cats - I have two doggies


4. I don't really like to cook - I have a wonderful husband who does that for me


5. I play roller derby


6. My biggest fear is failure


7. I teach business administration

I have chosen 7 friends to play along.....gee it's hard to try and find friends who haven't already played....which is why i have only chosen 7

1. My Mum - Felicity Flower


2. Liesa - Handmade Heaven


3. Miriam - Bubba Chennile


4. Kellie - Kellie Christie


5. Janie - Handmade at Woolshed Creek


6. Jodi - QTea and Dream.Create.Inspire


7. Gigi - She's got Issues

Well well....It's April!

So much has been happening once again.....I just haven't had time to chat - sorry for neglecting you all once again!

Updates:

NEW STOCK!

Stick 'n' Giggle has all the new Prima Papers in store now! Some of the new flowers and bling have also arrived with more to come!

New Basic Grey and Echo Park will arrive next week and Sassafrass Lass coming soon!

APRIL CHALLENGES!

Over at Scraplounge (http://www.scraplounge.com.au/) are three new challenges for April - the monthly Sketch Challenge was designed by me - here is my sketch and example:

The Technique challenge is Paper Rolling! Make sure you check it out! Here is my example for the technique:

And over at Artistic Document (http://www.artisticdocument.com/) I was lucky enough to be asked to be the Guest Deisgner for this month!

My challenge over there is:

Your layout must include:

* must have at least 2 patterned papers

* must have at least 2 forms of distressing

* must have at least 2 pieces of chipboard

* must have at least 2 flowers

* must have at least 2 different alphas

And here is my example for the challenge:

Well....I think that is it for now! Oh! Stick 'n' Giggle is holding a retreat in September at Caloundra! If you would like to come, please let me know and I will email you the info!!!!

Talk to you all again soon!

Jo x

Retreat Plans!!!

Hello Everyone

Retreat plans are coming along nicely - there have been a couple of ladies who have already paid in full for the retreat in September - THANK YOU LADIES!!!! {you know who you are!}

For those of you who have also paid your deposit - THANK YOU too! Just remember you need to make "at least" monthly payments for the retreat. If you haven't already received your payment plan, please let me know and I will email it through to you!

Starting in a couple of weeks, there is going to be a bit of a treasure hunt. Every week from when the "hunt" starts you will collect items along the way and put them aside to bring to retreat. There will be a prize available for one lucky person who has collected all items - and then another prize available for another lucky person who completes the challenge! More information coming soon......

Guess what is on THIS Saturday!!!!!

YAY!

The Handmade Expo is back! This Saturday 19 February from 8am - 2pm at the Ipswich Turf Club - Brisbane Road Bundamba is the Handmade Expo - all things handmade, all things yummy and STICK 'N' GIGGLE!!!!!

What would you like me to bring along? Basic Grey, Sassafrass Lass, Prima goodness - let me know!!!!

Hope to see you there!

Here are some more layouts....

Check out ScrapLounge (www.scraplounge.com.au) for some exciting monthly challenges.

This month the technique challenge is stamping. In the layout below I have stamped with bubble wrap, used Staz on to stamp on the acetate butterflies (which I punced out of some packaging) and I also masked some Tim Holtz leaves....The photo is of Shannon modelling a Pretzel dress.



And the sketch this month was designed by Kym Cowan. I love creating with Kym's sketches and I hope you love what I have created. I have used Prima papers and Zva bling. I also stamped using a mini stamp around the border of circle. This pic is of Cinta and her friend Hayley.

2011 Stick 'n' Giggle Retreat

Stick ‘n’ Giggle is hosting yet another retreat – this time – at the gorgeous Shearwater Resort at Caloundra.

“Located right in the heart of Kings Beach, Shearwater Resort boasts spectacular views of the ocean and the Kings Beach Parklands.

Shearwater Resort is a modern stylishly appointed resort offering 1, 2 and 3 bedroom self-contained apartments (most with spa baths). The apartments have every modern convenience and large balconies with stunning views over the Caloundra waterways to the Pacific Ocean.

Shearwater Resort is just a 10 minute walk via the coastal boardwalk to Bulcock Street shopping precinct with boutiques, cafes, restaurants and the Bulcock Street Markets.

This 4.5 star property features great recreational facilities including a heated swimming pool, spa, sauna, wading pool, gymnasium and games room. Located just a 50 metre stroll to the patrolled surf beach, Shearwater also features six retail shops and restaurants on site.”

Check it out here: www.shearwaterresort.com.au

DATE: 9, 10 & 11 September 2011
TIME: From 2 pm Friday until 2 pm Sunday
WHERE: Shearwater Resort, The Esplanade, Kings Beach, Caloundra
COST: $350 per person which includes: all meals, accommodation, scrap bag on arrival and lots of laughs and great company!
SPECIAL EVENT: Saturday night beach luau – fancy dress with games and prizes

Bookings are essential and a deposit will be required by 1 March 2011 and payment in full must be received before 1 August 2011. Payment plans will be available – please contact me for further information. If you start your payment plan now, you will only need to pay $ 60 per month (after you have paid your initial deposit) or just $15 a week…

So…Who is going to join me???

Some recent layouts...

Just thought I would share some of my recent layouts...The first is a pic of the ute that I shared in the previous post...and the second is of Miss Bella a little while ago now - she is growing up soooo fast. I wish I could see her more often - but I was lucky enough to spend the whole day with her and Trina and my Mum and my Nana even came to visit - last Wednesday. It was such a fantastic day and I really didnt want to go home...

Well I will share some more layouts soon - the first of the month to be precise!!! and I will be blogging more often this year and that is a promise!

Happy Australia Day!!!!

I know I said I would be back last night - but what a day....and then oh so hot last night and I just didnt feel like being on the computer....(I dont now - but I did promise...and as soon as I am done, I am going to go and put my bikinis (sorry to scare you all!) on and jump in the pool!!!!!

So here are some pics of what we experienced here over the last couple of weeks - it wasn't a very nice feeling I have to say...


This is on the corner of Brisbane and East Streets in Ipswich. This is the complex where Suburban Mayhem is (my daughter's clothing shop) and it went under up to thigh high on me. We managed to get all of the stock out - but all the fittings are damaged beyond repair. Dacynta is devastated to say the least....



This was before the peak of the tide. Lots of dirty, smelly, brown water and mud inundated the complex.



This is John (my husband) on his way to work on the Tuesday morning....The current just picked him up and took him out to deeeeeep water....

And this is a pic of Ipswich - The Bremer River - from the main bridge....You could not imagine the amount of water that was around....you really had to see it to believe it...although I saw it and I still don't believe it.

These were photos of my own personal experiences - there were many of my friends, and many strangers who have lost everything. My heart goes out to all those people who lost a little or a lot.....

hehehe.....well that didn't last long did it???

I know....I shouldn't make promises about making blog posts should I? In my defence it has been a pretty horrific couple of weeks with the floods and all the devastation that has come with it and of course now....I am back at work....

I have been very busy organising the next Stick 'n' Giggle retreat - and applying some of the finer details there and of course - creating!!!! Getting in as much as I could inbetween everything else that has been going on....

I will be back tonight (this I do promise) with all the details of the retreat and some pics of the floods and of what I have been up to!

See you then! xo