After missing two MMM because of my holiday in Thailand (and mojo that has gone AWOL), I have decided to take August off and return in September with my MMM. Apologises to those that have missed it. Not long to go now and I plan on breaking out and using new catty products as my "theme" for Septembers MMM.
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I taught my Christmas in July class recently. The ladies loved learning how to do my ribbon wreath card (one of my favourite cards I have made this year!)
As I showed them how to do the card, I made myself some more ribbon wreaths and then decided I couldn't stop and tried them in a variety of colours.
I am running another Christmas in July class (this month) on August 21st at 2pm in Rosebud. Cost: $28. Contact me for my details.
I also am selling the instructions from the wreath card in my April MMM pdf pack.
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As mentioned yesterday, the July PDf file available to purchase.
$6 for the instructions for 4 "designer series paper" themed cards featured in July.
Purchase the tutorial by clicking on the BUY NOW button and make payment using PayPal and I will e-mail the tutorial to you.
If you also wish to order any of the materials I have used to create July's MMM cards, contact me
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Edited: To purchase PDF file of instructions visit http://rosdavidson.typepad.com/ros_davidson_live_life_an/2010/07/july-mmm-pdf.html
How fast has July gone??? It is almost all over and us Aussies are over halfway through winter! Yay, bring on some more sun and warmth. Toady's card very much reminds me of a quilted panel. Had I had this done earlier, I could have also used it for my sewing theme.
PDF of July's cards will be available to purchase tomorrow.
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Edited: To purchase PDF file of instructions visit http://rosdavidson.typepad.com/ros_davidson_live_life_an/2010/07/july-mmm-pdf.html
Today is my eldest son's birthday! He's 7, OMG. He no longer needs to legally sit in a car seat in the car now in Australia, but shhhh, I won't be telling him that anytime soon. Anything to save the fighting between him and the younger kids.
I made Josh a lovely card for the Art with Heart "celebrations" blog hop back in June but it has been now sent off to be published. He'll have to make do with some nice words and the image on the computer screen.
He is going bowling this afternoon with some of his friends and back home for a mini party style dinner before dropping the boys off home. Talk about excited. So much so, Nikki is even planning her birthday which is still 3 months away.
After all my talking of Josh's birthday, I should probably show you today's MMM card seeing as that is why you are probably dropping by here...
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Edited: To purchase PDF file of instructions visit http://rosdavidson.typepad.com/ros_davidson_live_life_an/2010/07/july-mmm-pdf.html
It's back to school time for my kids. Yay! My youngest daughter even had a sleepover at her Grandmother's house last night so after I did the school/kinder run this morning, I was alone for 3.5hours! Woo hoo... I went and had my nails done, got some new hand cream and even picked up a new handbag at over 60% off. What a steal. Certainly made for a happy Ros-ee!!!!
Here we are with todays card... the second of my patterned paper month! :D
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Edited: To purchase PDF file of instructions visit http://rosdavidson.typepad.com/ros_davidson_live_life_an/2010/07/july-mmm-pdf.html
As I have mentioned previously, I am sticking to a theme each month for my MMM. So far, the themes I have done are "I wish" simply scrappin' kit, "trees", "wreaths", "punch art" and last months theme was "sewing/stitching". This month, I am using designer series paper!
Pocket section with a photo inside
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As mentioned yesterday, the June PDf file available to purchase. I will upload the final June MMM card first and then I want to explain a little about "Wheel's for Hudson" first.
With this weeks card I tried to make it look like our envelopes in the mail at Christmas time. We are supposed to put a "card only" sticker or handwrite the words if you want the special reduced Christmas postage. We also must write the postcode/zip code within the four squares in the bottom right corner. (Apparently, it makes it easier to sort the mail.)
Close up of the postage stamp
Hudson is the son of a fellow team member (in our greater Stampin' Up! team) and for the month of July all proceeds from the sale of my PDF instructions will be donated to "Wheels for Hudson".
Hudson's Story
We found out that Hudson’s brain hadn’t formed properly during an ultrasound at around 27 weeks into the pregnancy. We learned this is called Agenesis of the Corpus Callosum, which basically means the central part of his brain connecting the two halves is underdeveloped. We were shocked, as anyone would be, but were determined to give him the best life he could have.
At around 12 weeks of age, we discovered that Hudson was legally blind. He has a condition called Optic Nerve Hypoplasia with Nystagmus. This is a damaged optic nerve, which means his brain finds it difficult to interpret what he sees.
By 6 months it was apparent he was physically delayed. Hudson started Physiotherapy and Hydrotherapy before his 1st birthday, to strengthen his muscles. At this point in time he was found to have muscle tone issues. It took over a year for Hudson to be able to sit up on his own, and he was 20 months old before he started crawling.
Hudson’s development progressed slowly but surely, until January 2010, when he had his first seizure. He had to be put on a ventilator to stop the seizure, and spent 3 days in hospital recovering. Hudson continues to have partial complex seizures, and is now considered to have epilepsy.
Hudson was recently diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. This means that the part of his brain that controls movement and muscles is damaged. He will require ongoing extensive physiotherapy to manage his CP.
We are increasingly seeing his frustration, as Hudson is unable to make his body do what he wants it to do. We are hoping to raise the $5000 required to purchase a Kid Walker, a mobility aid designed to help him learn to walk and progress towards independence. We have seen firsthand children that have used a Kid Walker to begin to learn how to walk - the joy on their face when they realise what they’ve achieved. We would love to see that same look of joy on Hudson’s face. We thank you for your help to achieve this for Hudson.
Robert and Tina Gillespie
$6 for the instructions for 4 "sewing" themed cards featured in June.
Purchase the tutorial by clicking on the BUY NOW button and make payment using PayPal and I will e-mail the tutorial to you.
If you also wish to order any of the materials I have used to create June's MMM cards, contact me. To view other PDF instructions, click here.
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First real day of school holidays here in Victoria and I am wrecked. I thought I'd be able to get the card done once the kids were in bed but I need an early night. The card will be uploaded tomorrow and the June PDF available to purchase from tomorrow.
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Edited to add: To purchase the pdf file, click here
I am sooooo glad it is Monday today... It has been a VERY long weekend in my house. My youngest son, Drew (who's 4) cut chunks out of his sister's hair (Bella, she's 3). I just had Bella's hair cut on Tuesday last week so I was fuming to say the least. Pics of Bella's hair after Drew cut it (and before she had it cut again). You can see how short he cut it if you look at the section in her hair elastic.
After that whine, here's today's card. I channeled my inner quilter (only I use paper not fabric!)
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