A GREAT DAY STAMPING

Well this is the time of year we usually attend an annual Stamp Camp at Port Sorell in Tassie. But due to some changes this year it ended up being at Moriarty Hall for just the day. But it was still a good day.. It went from 9am till around 7.30pm. So everyone (I hope anyway) still had a great time.

(Me trying to look that I know what I am talking about... (GRIN)

This is the first major event that I have actually done.... Yes I was asked to actually be the demonstrator for this camp, which was a great honor. But I was quite nervous as well, due to the fact that I wasn't as organised as I would have liked to have been. (Due to what has been happening with Shell), But sometimes you cannot control everything & these things are sent to test us.. Well test me it did!!! But I think everyting went quite well. And the one sheet wonders were a hit. Everyone there got them made which is a first for some people that go to this camp every year, I won't mention names...... but usually they get 1 or 2 cards made if they are lucky..... (definately not 10 or more)!! Big wave to those who know exactly who I am talking about..... *VBGRIN* So that was an added bonus.

The only downside was Shell in a wheelchair & Melissa on crutches (yes they looked like twins especially when Michelle was on her crutches, which wasn't for very long at all), you would never have imagined that two great firends would be incapacitated in a similar way at the same time. But they still manages to have a good time. But Melissa was a bit iffy about Michelle's driving skills as everytime she went passed Melissa she would hit her in some way or form.... So if it was me I would be like don't come near me cause you keep hitting me!!! hehehehehe can you picture it!! *GRIN* But as they only could they joked about it all day..

Then Michelle discovered that the hall was on a bit of a slant, mainly one end... each time she went up to the back of the hall her wheelchair would take off & end up rolling into the wall.. This was quite amusing.... so of course she had to show everyone that the floor was uneven.... Yes you would never have guessed that she was actually there to be my helper.. *VBGRIN* She had not thought about putting the brake of the wheelchair on until I suggested it... Well that was an even bigger crack up!!!! hahahahaha.

But seriously I think it went really well & everyone seemed to have a good time. Which in the end is the thing that counts the most. I had fun sharing with everyone what I love to do so what else can I ask for..

I have added a few photos of the people that were there but you always get the ones who manage to sneak off as soon as they see a camera!! mmm Michelle is usually one of them *GRIN* Hope everyone went enjoyed the One Sheet Wonders that I taught them to do. I know I enjoyed creating them..

Mart xo

FINALLY HOME FROM HOSPITAL

Hi everyone

You probably thought we just dissapeared into thin air.... But Michelle was taken to hospital the day after our last post & has just returned home. It was quite a scary time!! All that happened was she woke up with a small ache in her leg then a couple of day later she couldn't even walk!! Very unusual.... So of course we went to the Doctors & he sent her off for some tests, then that afternoon she was told to go straight back to the Doctor & he sent her straight to hospital. Then more tests, then of course she was admitted to hospital in Launceston. Everything seemed to go in slow motion for her but very quick for me. Next minute after more tests she was whisked away by the Royal Flying Doctors to Melbourne (St Vincents Public hospital). We arrived there at midnight. So it was all rather quick & I know scary for her, considering her health with all her previous blood clots etc... But this time they just could not figure out what was wrong with her leg.. I think the unknown is the worst.. So she was admitted to St Vincents at midnight & was still not allowed to get out of bed!! (she was NOT HAPPY about that one)!! But they did not want her moving or putting any weight on her leg at all, until they could actually work out what was going on.

So we were over in Melbourne for over a week, not really knowing what was happening with her leg. They ended up doing a Biopsy & that was not a nice experience for her either. Pardon the expression but it hurt like hell.... They said they were going to sedate her well they obviously didn't give her enough.. I heard her scream from out side the theatre room. But at least it got done. They took 5 samples altogether a couple of the tissue, muscle & bone (which was the worst). But at least this did show something positive. There was no cancer there. So that was a huge relief lifted.

The only conclusion they have come to so far is that maybe the muscle & tissue have tore away from the bone. Don't know how or why yadda yadda, but at least it is something to go off I suppose. So she was then allowed to get out of bed in a wheelchair or with crutches. Yes quite a funny sight you ask her!!! Definately no co-ordination... but at least she could get around. That was so much better.

So that meant we were allowed to come home to Launceston!! YAY We caught the spirit of Tasmania back as soon as we could... (they told us we could leave at about 11.30am we were on the boat that night & home the next day) Yeap that quick!! What a relief to be back home again.

So now all we have to do is wait for results on some of the tests etc & see what is going to happen from here. Its good that Shell can stay at home instead of being in hospital waiting as it is much more comfortable when your at home. They said inlongs she does all the right things then that would be okay... YAYYY!!

So that is the sagga for now.

Once again sorry for all the gaps in posts but I am sure you will all understand now.

We will let you know the prognosis once we know... Until then Happy Stamping & Scrapping & we will endevour to put some cards on the Blog plus that tutorial that we were going to do before all of this happened..

BFN

Take Care

Martyn & Michelle Munro xo

Some Bad News About Our Computer

Hi everyone

Just a quick note to tell you all that our computer crashed & we lost EVERYTHING!!

Which is a HUGE pain.... But the worst thing is, is that we have lost all of our files & photos that we had on the computer. So if anyone has sent us any photos could you please resend them. That would be FANTASTIC & very much appreciated! Also if there has been any emails that you sent to us could you please resend those as well. It is amazing how much we count on the computer for things... We will now be backing up daily.. I know this may sound extreme but we dont want to loose everything again! Any handy hints or tips would be great.

So it may be a few days before we get any more pictures onto the blog :o(

I had a whole heap of updates all ready to post that I had done & saved to the computer so I will have to re-do all of these now.. Oh well at least our Blog didn't disapear as well... (Thank goodness).. Oh well look on the bright side the computer has had a huge clean up.. (TOTAL CLEAN UP)!!

Well Take Care Everyone & Happy Stamping & Scrapping

Keep Safe

M&M's

(Martyn & Michelle Munro)

Our New Tiny Beautiful Grandaughter & Card Tutorial to come...

YAYYY she has finally arrived (well she is now 2 weeks old), time flies when your having fun!! Naomi & Steven named her Sophie (Sophie Rose). Its funny how they had other names picked out but when she was born she just didn't suit those names they had picked. She definately looks like her mum! Especially her hair.. *GRIN* Well here are some pictures to show her off to you all.

The picture on the right are Sophies Great Grandparents (well one lot of them anyway) so they will be Nanna Murray & Poppy Murray. They look so proud, don't they!! So I will be Poppy & Michelle will be Nan. Sophie already has a huge family... (Well I thought that photo was saved but it has now disappeared... NOT HAPPY!!

Here is a picture of Sophie by herself. These are the only two photos that we did not loose as I already had part of this email saved to the actual Blog. Where as all the others were just saved in Publisher being edited. Oh well at least we have a couple of Photos at the moment. Still can't believe they are all gone!! Oh well no doubt we will get lots more photos & be able to start doing some SU Scrap Pages to Post. The main thing is Sophie is Healthy & Happy & so are Naomi & Steven.

Well we now have 5 Grandchildren. Love them all to bits. Still have some photos that we had saved on disc of the other 4 (Mia, Taia, Chloe & Zac). So look out for some more Scrap pages of them in the near future & of course some lovely card creations. Just have to photograph them all again. We will get there.

Tomorrow night I am hoping to post a few of the latest card creation I have done & a small tutorial on a very popular card that I have been making a lot of for the past 8 months. People love it as you can resize it to whatever you want. The actual tutorial will be on the first size that I did. Which you actually get 2 cards from an A4 sheet. Well I shall leave you all in suspence of this one.

Happy Stampin' & Scrappin'

M&M's

(Martyn & Michelle Munro)

Tasmania

Things that are coming up in Tasmania

There are lots of exciting things happening in Tassie over the next few months.

Here is the first installment for you..... (more to come in the next few days)!!

There is going to be a Stamping-Scrapbooking Retreat that is on in August which is going to be lots & lots of FUN... Especailly as I have been asked to be the guest demonstrator. Each year the Retreat is organised & someone different comes along & does there thing. This is the first time I have done something like this before. So at the same time as being excited it is a bit scary at the same time. The dates are: Friday night 15th August till Sunday afternoon 17th August. The cost is $155 for the whole weekend. Which includes all meals from the Friday night till Lunch on the Sunday. Also includes the accommodation & kits that will be supplied to do the projects that I will be teaching. There will be some free time for you to do your own things as well. Like eat chocolate (did I say that)!! hehehe.... Yes I know I am naughty arnt I... Yes I can see you all out there agreeing with me...

If you would like some more information about this please contact us & we will post it out to you. It is going to be a FANTASTC weekend. The more the merrier!!

Bookings are essential & payment to be made by the end of July.

Of course it is open to anyone who wants to come from beginers to people who have been crafting for years..

Take Care & Keep Safe

SOME MORE OF THE FAMILY 6x6 page

Yayy with some wonderful help with Watermarks I can now continue to post lots of goodies on my blog... Hopefully I will try to add something at least 3 or more times a week (depending on time).

So here is another 6x6 layout that I created.

From the left we have Taia (one of our grandaughters), Gaz & Alyssa (My sons fiance & her dad) & then we have Mia & Chris (My eldest son with his daughter), yes another of our grandaughters. Isn't she just gorgeous....

Recipe:

Palette O Prints (so saffron) - Card: Basic Black

Stamp Pads: So Saffron & Basic Black

Stamp Set: Simply Said

Punches: Spiral & 1⅜ square

I really enjoyed doing this page. I love the film strip look. I can see I will use this a lot on my cardmaking. So stay tuned as I have loads more to upload for you to look at.

Thanks for looking. Leave a comment if you want to. I love other peoples input.

Chloe & Zac 6x6 page

Hi everyone I hope that you are already winding down for the weekend.

Well I think I am actually going to try & post something that I have actually made recently. Yes I know it has taken me a while, but I am still trying to get the hang of this whole blog thing... Soon I will be a master at it & will be able to post all the time!! (here's hoping)!!

Well this is a 6 x 6 page that I made.
It has a picture of 2 of my grandchildren Zac & Chloe.

Recipe:

Card Stock: Basic Black & Groovy Guava

Patterned: Designer Series Fall Flowers

Punches: Word Window, Scallop & Double Rectangle (half of the punch)

Accesoories: Black Journaler & Black 1/4 Inch Grosgrain Ribbon

Ok well hopefully this will work and I will have my first scrapbooking page on our blog FINALLY!!! Then I can put some more things on here over the weekend.

Have a great weekend everyone & hopefully I will post some more tomorrow...

Belated Catalogue Launch

Well we hope you all had a nice and safe Easter break. Had lots of fun and had some time to play with your Stamping and Scrapbooking goodies.

Come and join us as we celebrate the launch of the NEW 2008-2009 IDEA BOOK & CATALOGUE which has ONLY just been RELEASED.

In the new catalogue there are so many NEW products to choose from.

Here is a list of a few of the new products:

• Rubons
• New Punches
• Lots of New Stamp Sets
• Textured Cardstock
• The much awaited cropodile (punches holes & sets eyelets so easily & silently) once you have the chance to use this you wont want to use any other setters.
• Rhinestones (square & round) gotta love that BLING!!
• An amazing range of NEW ribbons
• Pretties Kit (includes flowers, pearls, beads, rhinstones etc..)

These are just some of the things that I have fallen in love with so far...

There will be 2 FREE sessions for you to pick from:
Sunday the 11th of May @ 1.00pm
Monday the 12th of May @ 7.00pm
Each session will run for approx 2 hours.
Feel free to bring a friend with you.
Or you can just pop in & have a quick browse then go again.

So come along & see what can be done with some of these New Products. We will give you some new tips & tricks. You will also get to take home a project that you will have the opportunity to make on the day. (Optional of course) !!

If you wish to order anything on the day the money will be due by Wed 28th of May. That is if you don’t want to pay on the day. We will also have credit card facilities by then.. (YAYYY) !!

This is the perfect opportunity to see how some of the products are used, to ask questions about any of the products, to have the chance to WIN some FREE PRODUCTS, and have thechance to try some of the things you might like.

So all you need to do is contact us anytime before Sat night the 10th May to let us know which session you would like to come along to. Its all about having lots of fun & for us to share with you what we LOVE....

As an added extra we will also be offering an extra special for anyone who books a workshop!! You will get to pick from a lucky dip of money vouchers to spend at your workshop.. It could be anywhere from $5 to $30 plus you still get all your wonderful hostess benefits as well..

*(If you can't make it on the day, just mention this offer before the end of May & you will still be eligable for this wonderful offer)* your workshop does not have to be in May it can be anytime this year.