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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR AUSTRALIAN DIGGERS/TROOPS 2011





Come along and enjoy a day of Cardmaking and helping a good cause, For the past four years i have been collecting hand made christmas cards from card makers around australia to send overseas to Australian Defence Forces so they have beautiful christmas cards to send home to their families.


YOUR HELP IS NEEDED.


Come along and spend a great time full of fun making christmas cards and show our soldiers you care and make a few cards to start off your christmas card stash and some great ideas and technique to make your own christmas cards.
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CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR AUSTRALIAN DIGGERS/TROOPS 2011

CARDS FOR TROOPS CURRENT CARD TALLY = 6,178
Ph: 0402 507 121
I JUST CANT THANK EVERYONE ENOUGH FOR SUPPORTING OUR COLLECTION FOR HAND MADE CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR OUR AUSTRALIAN ARMED FORCES. PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD BY SHOWING YOUR SUPPORT AND UPLOADING THE BLINKIE TO YOUR BLOG
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THIS YEAR I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK THE FOLLOWING LADIES FOR THEIR WONDERFUL HANDMADE CARDS THAT THEY HAVE DONATED:
TOTAL CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR THIS YEAR'S CARDS FOR TROOPS TALLIED 6,178. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR DONATING YOUR HAND MADE CARDS INCASE I HAVE MISSED ANYONE IN THE LIST BELOW. THIS YEAR I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK THE FOLLOWING LADIES FOR THEIR WONDERFUL HANDMADE CARDS THAT THEY HAVE DONATED: Janet Mackintosh NSW, Pat Reece Strathmore VIC, W.Creek QLD, Maureen Redfern NSW, Barbara Whitten NSW, Maureen Sanders and CHURCH FRIENDS QLD, Linda Moore NSW (60), Vicki Evans NSW, Kaye Sullivan VIC, Rachel Woodard VIC, Val & Gill QLD, Margaret Henehan & Friends NSW (100) , Mrs V Knight QLD, Mrs M Redfern NSW, VICKI NIGHT QLD,(90), MELISSA WEBB (125), Hunter Buddies Newcastle: Elizabeth Skidmore, Laurie Batchler, Maryke Lee, Carolyn Watson, Angie Johns, Corinne Bowden, C Lockwood, June Keher, April, Jo Jallows, Vanessa Schilles, Linda Swan, Sharon Mackie, Anita Pyne, Jenny Storrer, Kristy Revies, Tara Keher, Megan Jackson, Pat Nash, Debbie Jefferey, Louise Wilkinson, Kim Ovaife, Toni Madigan, JULIE FORD NSW, SUSAN WEST ACT (66), Trisha Jarmaine QLD, SANDRA CAREY UNDERWOOD QLD (500 CARDS), J SPOUSE WA, ALEX CARR NSW, PAVLA JONES QLD, PAT REECE STRATHMORE VIC (6 PACKAGES), KATE FINNIGAN AND THE WOODSIDE DEFENCE FAMILIES S.A., Gabby Williams VIC, Trisha Jarmaine QLD (51), Jan White, Robing Young & Ros Maher of THE ORCHARDS RETIREMENT VILLAGE NSW, Maree Knauer Kinchella NSW, Pam Ackerman and friends Lyn, Sharon, Jan, Saskia and Rhonda (340 cards), Katherine Power ACT, PaperLady and Co (2601), AND A HUGE THANK YOU TO THE CHILDREN OF TALLEBUDGERA STATE SCHOOL QLD, for all your lovely handmade cards kids thank you all so much. I dearly hope i have not missed anyone, and please forgive me if i have, with so many of you all, please email me if i have so i can add your name to the list. I would also like to acknowledge Karen Cummings AKA paper lady who originally co ordinated the first australian cards for troops 4 christmas ago, i know that karen also this year again collected and co ordinated cards for troops in sydney and did a wonderful job raising 2, 601 cards. So together we have gathered thousands of cards from you all so that our serving armed forces have christmas cards again this year to send home to their families. So until next year, Mothers Day Cards for troops kicks off January 1st 2012 and cut off for collection is March 31st 2012. Hope you all have a wonderful christmas and are proud of YOU, have helped us achieve. Till next year over and out for CARDS FOR DIGGERS.

MOTHER'S DAY CARD DONATIONS FOR OUR AUSSIE TROOPS

Karen Cummings last christmas collected hundreds of our handmade cards to send to our aussie troops overseas so that they could send cards home to their families at christmas. These cards reached our troops in Afganhistan, Egypt, Samolia and even our Navy.







So karen and I are sending out the call again to all you very talented card makers to ask you all to make and donate some very special mothers day cards, so that we can send them to our troops to post home to their mums for mothers day.







The following list of names are those whom graceously took the time to make and donate mothers day cards for our troops to all of you karen and I say a huge THANK YOU.







GEMMA COUMBE W.A, ANNA WHEATON Q.L.D, MONICA VAN EMPEL VIC, TRACEY HANSHAW NSW, MARGARET CRAWFORD, TRISH HOLMES, NERIDA CARTER NSW, THERESA MIERS QLD, CHERYL JOSHUA NSW,LINDA HIGGINS NSW, YVONNE HARLUM NSW, FELICITY HAWKINS NSW, SUE POILE NSW, RENEE STANSELL QLD, NIKKI SADLER & TEAM VIC, KRISTIE THOMPSON VIC, MARGARET CRAWFORD NSW, KAY KOUFALAKIS SA, GENEVRA HIGGS WA, MARY SANDERS QLD, CATH PARKER-BARNES ACT, RACHEL W VIC, SHERYLEE TUTT W.A., NIKKI SADLER VIC, KRISTINE THOMPSON VIC, ROSS DAVIDSON VIC,CATHY CATES S.A., KIMMY MEIKLEJONO VIC, LISA JANSEN W.A., ALISON PIVA QLD







KAREN CUMMINGS AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY A MASSIVE THANK YOU TO ALL ON YOUR WONDERFUL GENEROSITY AND CREATIVITY FOR THE GORGEOUS MOTHERS DAY CARDS THAT YOU SO GENEROUSLY DONATED FOR OUR AUSSIE DIGGERS OVERSEAS IN COMBAT. I at times was so overwhelmed by the postie each time he knocked on the door and i opend it to a package of cards. And to think that this all occurred over a coffee, a simple chat and a simple thought, Do you think we could do this? I was so grateful that so many of you took up the plight and gave. Karen and I had hoped to collet a goal of 400, but we collectively passed this goal with a massive







TOTAL CARDS RECEIVED: 572











So THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU all you wonderful ladies and your mothers day cards.



CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR DIGGERS - THANK YOU FROM AFGHANISTAN

Look what arrived in the mail today, so i quickly had to share it with everyone who went to so much effort and time to make and donate christmas cards for our aussie diggers over seas. Again warm tears welled in my eyes as i read this letter and realised that what we as australian card makers tried to acheive this christmas was successful and reached their destinations. Again i cannot thank everyone who so generously donated cards this christmas and a big Thank you must go to Stampin' Up! Australia whom without their help and wonderful demonstrators we could not have acheived such an enormous response from so many wonderful people to help touch so many lives. Thank you Stampin'Up! and demonstrators, all of those individual card makers who helped and donated.
THANK YOU EVERYONE, FOR YOUR GORGEOUS CARDS, TIME AND EFFORT.
CARDS FOR TROOPS
It is now time to start asking for MOTHER'S DAY CARDS TO SEND TO THE AUSSIE DIGGERS.
THE CLOSING DATE FOR MOTHER'S DAY CARDS IS MARCH 16th AS THEY NEED TO BE POSTED OUT ON THIS DATE. WOULD LOVE TO SEND AS MANY AS POSSIBLE.
EMAIL ME FOR POSTAGE DETAILS
PLEASE REMEMBER WE ARE CURRENTLY COLLECTING MOTHERS DAY CARDS TO SEND OVER TO OUR TROOPS AND IT WOULD BE GREAT IF WE COULD AGAIN SEND OVER TO THE MANY DESTINATIONS OUR CARDS TO HELP BOOST MORAL FOR OUR TROOPS
TALLY TO DATE: 270

MOTHER'S DAY CARDS FOR THE DIGGERS

MOTHER'S DAY CARD DONATIONS FOR OUR AUSSIE DIGGERS

Last year for christmas and mothers day we collected thousands of our handmade cards to send to our aussie diggers overseas so that they could send cards home to their families for christmas and mothers day. These cards reached our troops in Afganhistan, Egypt, Samolia and even our Navy. So we are sending out the call again to all you very talented card makers to ask you all to make and donate some very special mothers day cards, so that we can send them to our diggers to post home to their mums for mothers day. If we all set aside 15mins to make 1 card each, we could possibly donate enough cards so that each soldier would recieve 1 card each, what a mamoth amount that would be. At the latest I can accept your donations is March 16th, so that we can get them to where they need to go. Again this year we will be collecting Christmas cards, so if you have any left over that you could spare to kick this years collections off they would be also greatly received. I will post more about christmas cards for the troops later on in the year. If everyone could either put a post on their blogs, or get a group together to make and or collect some to assist would be a great help. Any and all help will be greatfully received. Please contact me for postage details.

CARD TALLY = 1,458

Thank you for your kind donations: C McLean Menai NSW, Sonia Garbutt NSW, Sue Rowe NSW, Anna Wheaton QLD, Yvonne Harlum NSW, Merry Made QLD, Maureen Gluyas, Rene Stansell X 2 & Mary Sanders QLD X 3, Windsor Retirement Est. Salisbury SA ( 153 cards), Kay Kouflakis SA, Helen Greco SA, Tania Cordie QLD, Amy Murray QLD, Noela Thompson QLD, Barbara England QLD, Maree Wyllie QLD, Maxine Coburne QLD, Trish Alletag QLD, Gayle Horne QLD, Felicity Hawkins NSW, Juliann Williams SA, Cheryl Taylor NSW, Jane Mann NSW, Cheryl Ingram NSW, Ros Secombe NSW, Marion Jordan NSW, Colleen Ingram NSW, Jane Mann NSW, Danie May NSW, Deb Ferns (90)ACT, Sherylee Tutt WA, Rebecca Scurr (95) QLD, Melissa Webb (150)QLD, Susan Luke (170)QLD, K Haywood TAS, Amanda Moran QLD, Lucy O'Mally QLD, Trish Steinberg QLD, Leanne Clark QLD, Nadiene HIlls QLD, Liz Simon QLD, Jamie Ramsey QLD, Sarah Crudgington QLD, Julie, Jen Fawkes VIC, Sandra Brimelow VIC, Sarah White QLD, Alison Calcott QLD, Carryl Meller QLD, Shirley Tait QLD, Heidi S QLD, KERRY BUNTING NSW (200), Wendy Todd (151), NSW, Leanne Bonnici, QLD, Kerry Walton QLD, Nikki Sadlier VIC, Barbara Whitten NSW, Rachel Woollard VIC, Di Dunk VIC,

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ACUTE PUNCHES SCRAPBOOKING & CARDMAKING STAMP CAMP NOV. 7th 2010

STAMPIN' UP! ACUTE PUNCHES WILL BE HOSTING A STAMP CAMP FOR SCRAPBOOKERS, CARD MAKERS AND PAPER CRAFT ADDICTS ON NOVEMBER 7th 2010 AT OURIMBAH ON THE CENTRAL COAST OF NEW SOUTH WALES.
Come along for a full day of crafting, loads of fun and friendship.
The day will begin at 9am and finish at 7.30pm, cramped pack with scrapbooking, cardmaking, and 3 D projects. Book in and Kit bag pickup, start from 8.30am.
The cost is $95.00
This includes all your materials for all the projects in a kit bag
1 Scrapbooking Page
1 3D project
2 Card projects
All of which you get to make and take home with you in your kit bag. Projects will be displayed throughout the day, and most popular voted by you in each catagory will win a prize.
Morning Tea
3 Course Buffet lunch - All You Can Eat.
Afternoon Tea
3 Course Buffet Dinner - All You Can Eat
An unlimited supply of Tea and Coffee
Plus treats throughout the day to nibble on.
4 Experienced Creativity Coaches to help you step by step through each project.
Everyone will be participating in swaps, so grab a shoe box and start creating 30 of your favourite swap.
If you would like to come along, then you need to register as we are only able to cater for 30 people, so the first 30 to register and pay get to come.
Payment is required at time of Registration.
Venue and Agenda will be sent out either by email or post 2 weeks prior to the Camp.
FOR ALL ENQUIRIES AND REGISTRATION, PLEASE CALL ME
MOBILE: 0402 507 121
Where is Ourimbah ?
Ourimbah is on the Central Coast of Nsw, 30 minutes North of Sydney, straight up the F3
OR
30 Minutes South of Newcastle, straight down the F3
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CARDS FOR TROOPS

CURRENT CARD TALLY = 3,533 WOOHOO THANK YOU EVERYONE WE DID IT

CARDS TO MEET TARGET= MET
I JUST CANT THANK EVERYONE ENOUGH FOR SUPPORTING OUR COLLECTION FOR HAND MADE CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR OUR DIGGERS, I PERSONALLY HAVE IN MY HOME RIGHT NOW
3,533 CHRISTMAS CARDS. I know that there are some cards with some demonstrators and i look forward to having a final tally for the total amount of cards, so please check back to see how we all acheived this. Please dont stop sending them in though, we still have 2 weeks left to collect as many as possible, as there are 3,700 troops overseas serving at the moment, and i would dearly love as many of them as possible to each have a card to send home. Thank you so much for your support.

CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR DIGGERS @ MAITLAND SPONSORED BY STAMPIN' UP! AUSTRALIA

I CANT TELL YOU HOW PROUD I AM TO BE A PART OF SUCH A WONDERFUL COMPANY LIKE STAMPIN' UP! AUSTRALIA.
STAMPIN' UP! AUSTRALIA HAVE GENEROUSLY DONATED CARD MAKING SUPPLIES FOR US TO MAKE CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR AUSSIE DIGGERS IN COMBAT ZONES.
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU STAMPIN' UP!
WE WOULD LIKE TO ANNOUNCE ANOTHER VENUE AND DAY FOR MAKING
CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR AUSSIE DIGGERS.
HELLO MAITLAND NSW
COME ALONG ON TUESDAY 26th OCTOBER 2010
10am - 4.30pm
TO VOLUNTEER TO MAKE
CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR OUR AUSSIE DIGGERS
COST: FREE
ENTRY: BRING A PLATE FOR MORNING TEA
WHERE:
REAL LIFE CHURCH CINEMA COMPLEX
KENTUBMAN DRIVE
MAITLAND NSW 2320
What to bring:
Plate for morning or afternoon tea, your scissors, double sided tape, paper trimmer and dimensional's if you have them.
EVEN IF YOU CANNOT COME ALONG FOR THE WHOLE DAY BUT CAN MAKE IT FOR A FEW HOURS YOU ARE STILL WELCOME TO COME ALONG AND PLEASE BRING YOUR FRIENDS.
CONTACT DETAILS:
ME: CLICK HERE TO EMAIL ME OR
MOB: 0402 507 121 - GOSFORD
BRENDA CARLSON MOB: 0401 018 281- Maitland
SUE POILE: 0421 198 712 - Newcastle
ANGELA HALL: 0409 777 745
FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE CLICK ON THE FLYER BELOW:

BEWARE BLOG COPS STRIKES AGAIN

A lovely sharing creative lady was forced to leave something she dearly loved last friday because of a woman who shall remain nameless, who likes to visit Blogs of very talented ladies and report them for MINOR blog issues. This has become a disgusting dispicable act that these self righteous so called "BLOG COPS" are making it their favourite past time. THEY NEED TO GET OF THEIR GLUTIOUS MAXIMUSES AND GET A LIFE, BECAUSE ITS UNAUSTRALIAN TO DOB IN A MATE. WARNING TO BLOG COPS THE VERY BLOGS THAT YOU DOB IN HAVE BEEN TRACKING YOU THROUGH THOSE BLOGS AND ARE AWARE OF WHO YOU ARE. LEAVE A COMMENT HERE IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THESE BLOG COPS NAMED AND SHAMED AND THIS DISGUSTING ACTION STOPPED. CLICK HERE TO EMAIL ME FOR DETAILS OF HOW TO PUT A STOP TO THIS.
CHECKOUT HER BLOG: http://valitasfreshfolds.blogspot.com/2011/03/time-to-move-on-from-stampin-up.html LETS ALL BAND TOGETHER ON THIS SO THAT IT DOESNT HAPPEN TO ANOTHER VALITA OR ANDREA IT SADDENS ME TO THE DEEPEST CORE THAT I POST THIS ON HERE, AND TO ALL THE WONDERFUL LOVING LOYAL VISITORS I APOLOGIES THAT YOU ARE NOT AWARE OF WHAT I AM EXPRESSING HERE, THIS IS A VERY BIG ISSUE FOR CERTAIN BLOG OWNERS THAT I HAVE DECIDED TO AIR IN THIS PUBLIC DOMAIN BUT FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DO, YOUR SUPPORT IS NOW REQUIRED TO PUT AN END TO THIS.

STAMPIN' UP APPEAL FOR AUSTRALIAN FLOOD VICTIMS

AUSTRALIAN FLOOD APPEAL
As flood waters continue to inundate Australia in what has been clearly described as the 2nd worst flooding in Australia’s history, we at Stampin’ Up! Express our deepest sympathies to those who have lost loved ones and homes and to those whose lives have been forever changed. We have a compelling urge to help. Stampin’ Up! Believes in making a difference, in the lives of others, especially when disaster strikes. Please join with us by supporting the Australian Flood Appeal. To help the victims of the floods, that have devastated over three quarters of Queensland, Every stamp set retailing at $30 or more sold in Australia and New Zealand during January 15th - February 15th, Stampin’ Up! Will donate $2.00, from the sale of every stamp set, to the State Emergency Services of Queensland. What a wonderful company Stampin’ Up! Is and I feel so fortunate to be a part of such an amazing organisation. Did your really need more incentive to participate in Sale A Bration, not only will you be receiving a FREE STAMP SET BUT ALSO HELPING AN AUSSIE IN NEED. If you have been feeling that you wish you could do something to help, we hope and encourage you all to participate in our appeal. We look forward to working with everyone to achieve a wonderful amount to donate.
PERSONAL VIDEO FOOTAGE FROM QUEENSLAND RESIDENT
LOUNGE ROOM WINDOW AS TO HOW QUICKLY THE FLOODS HIT
THE CITY.
AFTER WATCHING THESE VIDEO'S DO YOU REALLY NEED ANYMORE CONVINCING THAT QUEENSLAND AUSSIE'S NEED OUR HELP PLEASE DIG DEEP.