Lyn's thoughts..........

Today at the SHOW

I love working in the CRAFT HUB at the Royal Melbourne Show.....means I get to see all the fabulous Arts and Crafts that have been entered in so many differents Sections.....and the Decorated Cakes is one of my favourite places to hang out when I have a few spare minutes....which isn't that often..LOL!

I found this beautiful decorated cake by Ken Robinson that won First Prize in this Section... it caught my eye because of the Lace.......recognise what Ken has used??  

YES.....it's the Fiskars Lace Border Punch.....he has used this with his icing....amazing huh?

Another Cake that fascinated me was this one of the Lotus Pods...they are totally made from icing.....and they look so darn real.....good enough to eat....LOL!

If you are coming to the Show tomorrow or Tuesday next week....swing by the ART,CRAFT PAVILION....came play with us...we are in the Make'n'take 3 area of the CRAFT HUB!

Rod and Rosemary did a great job helping me today!! Cheeky things.....LOL! We have  such fun working together.....there's never a dull moment that's for sure.....LOL!

We still have a few Jingle Bulb Punches left and a few Tool Taxi...also have Kits made up for Layouts,Cards and a Gift Box..............come PAPERCRAFT with us!!

The ART,CRAFT PAVILION is a great place to be inspired by all the fabulous crafts on display....

ok...better hit the sack as we have an early start tomorrow!

Hope you have enjoyed seeing a little from the ART,CRAFT PAVILION.....make sure you come and say "hi" if you are visiting the Show....we'd love to see you.

Come make a Card with us!!!

xoxo

Lyn Dwyer

 

I finally SCRAPPED!!!! It's been sooooo long

Gosh.....it's been awhile since I scrapped a LAYOUT......but with the cold,wet weather here today I decided to break open the gorgeous product by Bella/Fynmark from the "Paper Boys Paperz Range"

Thank you to Fynmark for these gorgeous products.....it's such a fun,bright range....and the embellshments are also fun, real boyish but colourful....love the felt planes and bikes in  the pack.

There are Border Strips in the pack....I used "stars" and " flag banner" and also ribbon...might use some of that on my next Layout.

This range is available now in Spotlight Stores.....I saw heaps on the shelves in Spotlight BAYSWATER  last Sunday when I was in the store.

I sanded around the edge of this Layout but it's a bit hard to see in thses pics....

Tools used were:

Fiskars Kaleidoscope Border Punch

Fiskars Scallop Squeeze Punch

Fiskars Surecute Trimmer

I'll have this Layout along with some others at the Royal Melbourne Show tomorrow....in the CRAFT HUB in the ART,CRAFT PAVILION......car is all packed and we are leaving early in the morning to make the trip into the city!!

He is growing into a wonderful BOY!

Sam loved his Thomas the Tank Engine Chocolate Birthday Cake  as you can see that Brendan made for his 2nd birthday party on Sunday.......he is growing into such a wonderful,happy little boy!!

Rod adores Sam.....and Sam loves his Pa

Uncle Ryan and Autie Katie gave Sam this fabulous Play Tunnel....he loves it....and apparently he has spent the past few days taking his toys including the Tractor that Uncle Brian and Autie Jess gave him and the footy that Uncle Tim gave him in and out of it .......fabulous fun!!

Imagine the fun he'll have when Gemma starts to crawl......LOL!

Kits! Kits! and more Kits!!

My place has Show things everywhere at the moment......

Nearly finished the Kit Instruction Sheets......PHEW!! Just one Layout to go...woohoo...

These Fiskars Tool Taxis would make great stocking fillers for Christmas....they shall be going out for a SHOW SPECIAL PRICE........less than $10......now that's a bargain!! We shall also have some Tool Taxi Glue refills....also going out for a Show Special Price......but we do have limited qauntities of all these tools................so it's first in best dressed so to speak!!

These Xmas Punches are Fiskars Limited Edition Squeeze Punches (Jingle Bulb).....we'll have them for $10...that's right.....only $10...what a bargain....and just in time to do those Christmas Cards for 2011.......so spread the word...and come visit us in the CRAFT HUB.....ART,CRAFT PAVILION....Royal Melbourne Show......Sept.30th,Oct. 1st and 4th....from 9:30am -5pm.

Included in each Kit are some discounted Passes for next year's PAPERIFIC SHOW!! Now that's a saving of $2 off your entry for next year's PAPERIFIC SHOW...also held at the Showgrounds!

Just look for the papercraft banner in the CRAFT HUB!!

a few more pics from yesterday

Auntie Alison and Sam loved trying out the new bucket and spade in his sandpit...

Must admit I love catching Sam with his facial expressions.....LOL!

I've had a bit more time to play around with these pics...something I love to do but just don't always have time to.....I also played around last night with the NEW FISKARS Kaleidoscope Border Punch....the first thing I love to do when I get sent a new punch is to play...play ....play

........and here is what I created for Gemma Mae.......Sam's little sister!

Sam's Party

Sam was soooooooooooo darn excited today.....that his 2nd birthday party was finally here.

He loved the Duplo that we gave him.....quickly setting to work to build some creative structures...

Brendan made Sam's Cake.......and did a fabulous job of Thomas

Sam loves to create with his hands.......it doesn't take him long to work things out with anything new...

He really enjoyed his new bucket and spades that his other Nana gave him along with some sand for his sandpit

Got to have some Nana cuddles with Gemma today as well.....how cute is our grandaughter at 8 days old....

 

Looking forward to working in CRAFT HUB- RAS

I'm getting quite excited about working in the CRAFT HUB again at this year's Royal Melbourne Show.... we are in the ART and CRAFT PAVILION 

                                 

Rosemary , Rod and I shall be working on Friday Sept. 30th, Saturday Oct. 1st and Tuesday October 4th ....ooh that's only 6 days away......yeh!!!

We'll be playing with many craft tools including the Fiskars Jingle Bulb Squeeze Punch and the 6 in 1 Fiskars Craft Tool as seen in the pic above!! We have 3 different colours of the 6 in 1 Tool.....PINK,PURPLE AND GREEN!! We shall also have some Refill Glues available to purchase!

We'll show you how easy these great tools are to use....and how to get the most out of your tools!

We have some lovely projects that you can Make'n'take.....here's a sneaky peek.....sh....sh

 

ok.....you get the picture......we'll be offering some fun Make'n'takes....LAYOUTS,CARDS,GIFT BOXES and ROSETTES......and the good news is you can purchase the above tools from our Stand....but only on the 3 days that we are working!!

They shall be at SPECIAL PRICES......very special! We do have limited supplies so it's first in best dressed so to speak.

I'd like to thank Fynmark/Bella for supplying the gorgeous Materials for our projects.....these 2 Ranges are :

BLACKJBERRY JAM

and

VINTAGE CHIC

Both these ranges are now available in LINCRAFT STORES throughout AUSTRALIA.

We'll have some FREE PROJECT SHEETS available on our STAND...so make sure you ask for one!

Make'n'takes will be available on September 30th, October 1st and October 4th......a small fee does apply to cover costs....but the projects are well worth it.....papers and embellies are to die for.

xoxo

Lyn Dwyer

 

gotta' love "Happy Mail" and Happy Birthday SAM

How surprised was I to see the FED-EX man coming up my driveway today!

Here's what I found inside the package all the way from the US.....thanks Tami!!!

Ooh I can see that Bone Folder getting a good work out....I have another Baby Card to create for my great nephew!!

This was a little thank you for doing the Friday FISKATEER Focus earlier this year on FISKATEERS!

Are you a FISKATEER? Would you like to join up? It's as easy as clicking  here http://www.fiskateers.com/ and then following the instructions!

.....and it's Sam's Birthday today! Happy Birthday SAM!!

 

I decided to make SAM a litte slider card just for fun...as I know he'll have fun pulling it in and out looking at his own photo.....LOL! I also wanted to give my Fiskars Everywhere Punch a try out!

The photo I used wasn't  a very good photo to scrap but it was perfect to punch out with my Fiskars Seal of Approval Punch and add to the inside of the card.

I also found another photo of Sam that was suitable to punch out for the back. I love handwriting on my cards as I think it's more personal than typing. I used my Fiskars Multi Circles Lever Punch to create the border by taking out the white plastic grids.......

I must admit I had heaps of fun creating this card for SAM.....and it was so easy to put together by using my Fiskars Tools.

 

Fiskars Tools used:

 

Fiskars SureCut Trimmer

Fiskars Seal of Approval SqueezePunch

Fiskars Square-a-licious Squeeze Punch

Fiskars Heart Corner Lever Punch

Fiskars Everywhere Punch - Circle

Fisakrs Stamp Block Set

Fiskars Heart Squeeze punch

Fiskars Circle Hand Punch - 1/4"

Baby Gemma comes home today.....so it's going to be a wonderful day!

What a lovely birthday present SAM.......you have your own little sister to love and play with now............................see you all soon!

Party is on SUNDAY!

SHE is soooooooooooooo cute!!

Gemma Mae is so darn cute......I got to hold her for a few hours today......she is so much like Sam at the same age.....our first grandaughter.....going back for another visit tomorrow.....

 

Sally is looking great.....Sam loves his little sister.......and Brendan is being such a great dad as always.......

 

Family News - welcome to our family "Gemma Mae"

I have had this Baby Card and Gift ready for weeks and now I can finally share with you all.......and let you know that we are over the moon with excitement today as we head in to visit our little grand daughter........................Emma Mae Dwyer.......weighing in late Saturday night at 7lb 7oz.

 

I sure had fun creating this Baby Card with my trusty Fiskars Craft Tools:

 

Fiskars Sunburst Border Punch

Fiskars Everywhere Punch - circle

Fiskars Scallop Lever Punch

Fiskars Butterfly Lever Punch

Fiskars Bracket Lever Punch

Fiskars Sure Cut Trimmer

Fiskars Softouch Scissors

 

I must admit I also added some fun baby girl embellishments......LOL! Card base is a 6" x 6" Fundamentals Embossed Card from Fynmark!

Off soon to get some Nana cuddles and take some pics of course.......

xoxo

Lyn Dwyer