Yesterday Stampin’Up! announced their Top Performing Demonstrators for  2017-2018.

I have always been so proud of those demonstrators who have been recognised in the past for all their hard work and achievements.

This year however I received a message from a fellow demonstrator and friend asking if I had checked out this years winners. Low and behold I was recognised in not one but two categories.

Quite frankly I couldn’t believe it! To some this might not be much but to me it was such wonderful moment!

This little mumma of four teenage boys and a really silly heart condition managed to achieve something that I thought was unachievable!

I ranked 13th in Australia for the Top 15 Recruiting Award and for this I thank all of my beautiful Team Members that made this award happen! My wonderful Crafting Connections Team are like a second family to me and they have always been a such a support to me and my business dreams.

My second recognition was that I placed 30th in the Overall Demonstrators Award in Australia. I still cant believe that I made the Top 50 Demonstrators in Australia. It still blows me away typing it. I think its rather special too as Stampin’Up celebrates its 30th Anniversary that I have achieved number 30 in Australia.  I will never forget it!

Do you know what the award means to me? It simply means that I have the most wonderful supportive and loyal customers who continue to support me and for that I am so incredibly thankful for you!

I also have to thank my beautiful family who although may not like crafting they support me in my dreams and aspirations.

It also means that I have a Team that LOVE Stampin’Up! as much as I do, who are not only caring and supportive but they are all amazing women in their own right! My team and I work well together and I am so proud of their own Stampin’Up! Achievements.

Next Saturday I will be In Brisbane for Stampin’Up Onstage where I get to walk across the stage in recognition! You wont be able to wipe the smile off my face as I am so excited!

So thank you so much to each and everyone of you that helped make this happen!

Happy Stamping 

Love Cazzy 

Don’t forget to use this months HOSTESS CODE  232H6YSE  when ordering to go into this months draw! Shop now 

Its the perfect time of year to join my team! Get 20% off  all your Stampin’Up! Christmas goodies plus Its only $169 to join with your choice of $235 worth of products and a business starter kit! You also get to join my fabulous team! If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask! Don’t want to wait? Sign up here

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The 15th of October is International Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day.

On this day parents and families across Australia will honour their babies who passed away from Miscarriage, stillbirth or newborn death.

Did you know that one in 4 pregnancies end in miscarriage. Thats 103,000 babies that pass away in in Australia every year.

Its such a staggering number.

For me this day is to honour our twins Riley and Finbar.

It was devastating that after three perfect pregnancies we lost our boys at 19 weeks gestation. We were told to go home and enjoy the three boys we already had.

Nothing prepares you to leave hospital without your baby or babies in our case.

People don’t talk about about miscarriage its almost like its a taboo subject. I honestly think there would be a little less grief if others came forward and talked about their little ones who had gone too soon. That feeling of utter loss could be shared and hearts could heal.  I am breaking the silence, I am 1 in 4!

I had a dear friend whom had lost multiple pregnancies in the past come up to the hospital when we lost our babies. She gifted me a beautiful card which had two darling little angels on the front.

She talked openly about the babies she had lost, time and time again. I felt like i was not alone any more. By sharing her grief we both felt a little lighter.

This card has always been on display in my home, not to make me sad ( sometimes it does)  but as a reminder that there were two little boys that left our family way too soon and that one day we will meet again.

So on this Remembrance day I hope everyone comes together to honour all of the little ones that were taken too soon.

With Love

Cazzy xo 

Oh my goodness I cant wait to share with you all the new goodies from the latest Stampin’Up! Catalogue!

There is just something magical about Christmas and the joy it brings with it!

In saying that if Christmas just isn’t your thing there is still loads of gorgeous Stamps in the catty for every occasion.

If you haven’t as yet received your copy of the catalogue please let me know and I will get one out into the mail for you!

Here are some of the gorgeous goodies inside!

When I make a project, especially Christmas ones I want something that looks beautiful but is virtually effortless to create plus it gets extra points if I can replicate loads of them quickly!

This project definitely ticks all the boxes! I was able to make up 10 in no time at all.

When creating this gorgeous little box I used some of my favourite specialty paper for the belly band from the Joyous Noel Suite.

I had loads of fun playing with textures adding the beautiful Merry Merlot & Copper Ribbon with the Joyous Noel Glimmer Paper and the darling Sprig Punch just gives it that elegant twist.

Oh and to finish it off I used the most delightful stamp set in the whole catalogue The Tags & Tidings Stamp set and coordinating framelits.

Todays Christmas project is a sweet little pillow box! 

Dimensions –

1 Pillow Box

Cut your belly band using the Joyous Noel DSP  to 2 1/2″ x 7″, wrap around pillow box and adhere with snail.

Cut Merry Merlot & Copper Ribbon 21″ and wrap around the box.

Using your Sprig Punch cut 3 sprigs out of the Glimmer Paper

Stamp your Tags and Tidings Stamp with Tranquil Tide on Whisper White Cardstock.

Using the matching framelit cut your stamped image and choose your sentiment.

Cut a 1 1/2 inch piece of Festive Farmhouse Cotton Twine and attach your sentiment to the ribbon.

Adhere your Glimmer Paper Sprigs using Glue dots.

Here is a card that I made just using the Tags & Tidings Stamp Set! Isn’t it stinking cute! I love that by stamping the image twice in two different colours I was able to add a pop of green to one of the sentiments!

Don’t forget to use this months HOSTESS CODE 3AMVGGJV when ordering to go into this months draw! Shop now 

Its the perfect time of year to join my team! Get 20% off  all your Stampin’Up! Christmas goodies plus Its only $169 to join with your choice of $235 worth of products and a business starter kit! You also get to join my fabulous team! If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask! Don’t want to wait? Sign up here

Need a catalogue? Message me on 0421027707 or [email protected] to receive your very own Happy Mail!

Happy Stamping

Love Cazzy 

Tags & Tidings Stamp Set   

Tags & Tidings Bundle

Pillow Box

Merry Merlot & Copper Ribbon 

Joyous Noel 6×6 Glimmer Paper 

Joyous Noel Designer Series Paper 

Sprig Punch 

Tranquil Tide Ink Pad 

Whisper White Cardstock 

Stampartus 

All images (c) of Stampin’Up!

Cancer really, really sucks! There is really no other way I can say this without adding some really atrocious swear words that my mother would wash my mouth out for!

Cancer or the Big C as it’s called in my household, does not discriminate. It is a disease that can and does affect us all regardless of race, gender, religion or social status.

It has affected our family directly with the loss of my own father and two wonderful Uncles.

Ribbon Of Courage 

Over the years I have watched so many amazing friends fight this insidious battle with a strength and determination that you wouldn’t believe. Don’t get me wrong they must have their bad days but they just get on with it and know that tomorrow is another day. A battle must be fought to be won.

Two of my besties Shazzy and Mel have both battled cancer first hand. Strong women who fight the fight and show cancer who is boss! They have been such a wonderful support to me over the years and they share a love of my boys which is returned in full. They love me like a friend should and I love them back loads and loads.

These women inspire me each and every day!

Sometimes I feel sad and sorry for them but quite frankly they are stuck with me ha ha ha.

After hearing that another friend was diagnosed with this really crappy C word, I was completely at a loss at what i could do to help. I approached my friend Symon who works for the Cancer Council in Brisbane with my idea of holding a morning tea to raise funds. He thought it was a great idea, gave me lots of guidance and told me to go ahead with it!

I then rang Stampin’Up! to see if they would donate something for my event. Only a few days later a box with almost a $1000 worth of Stampin Up! goodies turned up on my doorstep as a donation. I am so honoured to work for such a generous and wonderful company.

My silly little heart makes me feel quite useless at times but I realised this was something I could do! So I did it with gusto!

On the 24th of October with the help of my beautiful family and dearest friends I held a lovely morning tea for 40 beautiful ladies who had all been affected by cancer in some way. We were so lucky to have such an amazing spot for the day all thanks to my baby sister and my brother in law for their perfect backyard.

I had approached many wonderful businesses who were more then happy to offer amazing prizes for my raffle including holidays to Melbourne, Sydney and Gold Coast, Flight Vouchers, stunning artisan jewellery, Reef Tours, Local Food Tours, limited edition sunglasses, Fine dining vouchers, Electrical packages, the most amazing gift baskets and food hampers filled with local delicacies, Fresh produce, fine local wines, hairdressing and pampering packages and so much more!

I also had some wonderful friends approach me to donate more wonderful prizes including another beautiful local demonstrator Michelle who had fought cancer herself and won!! How amazing and generous is that!

I am so very thrilled to announce that on the day we raised just under $4500!! With a few more smaller events, a donation from The Crush Festival and my own Stampin’Up! commission added I have hit my goal of $5000!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you to each and every person that helped me reach this goal! I couldn’t have done it without you!

Now if a mum of four with a dodgy heart can fundraise $5000 just think what you could do? I extend an invitation to you to try and raise much needed funds for this worthy cause! There are so many ways to raise funds! Send a message to your local Cancer Council Branch and they will be more then happy to give you some ideas.

Happy Stamping, 

Love Cazzy xo 

Rest in Peace Gem xo

This year has been an incredibly exciting one for my little business! I am delighted to announce that I will be a part of this years fabulous Crush Festival.

I will be teaming up with the lovely Leanne Baker, owner and creator of Leanne Baker Daily.

Our goal for the day is to take you on a journey of self care, creativity and everything in between.

Crafting a Future will be held on the 7th of October 9.15am 

Book your tickets here – 

This event will be the last of my fundraising efforts for the Cancer Council!  I will have a beautiful basket of Stampin’Up! goodies to raffle off on the day!

The raffle is only open to those attending this event and tickets will be available for $2 each or three for $5. Winner will be drawn at the event!

I am so very close to hitting my $5000 target so please show your support!

So take some time out for yourself and enjoy a morning dedicated to planning, goal setting and some self-care tips with Leanne and I will share with you why Stampin’Up! and craft is so incredibly important to me. We will create some lovely cards and enjoy a delicious morning tea too!

I am so looking forward to seeing you at this event!

Happy Crafting,

Love Cazzy xo 

Stampin’Up! is celebrating World Card Making Day by offering a fabulous 10% OFF promotion! Isn’t that exciting?

The Sale starts today and runs through to Sunday 7th of October.  You have seven days to grab yourself a bargain!

World Card Making Day is our very own day to get creative! Whether you are a seasoned crafter or just starting out! Enjoy this special day by creating beautiful cards!

To celebrate World Card Making Day I decided to create a card from the Soft Sayings Kit! Isn’t it pretty? The thing I love about this card kit is that all you have to do is stamp and stick! Thats all it takes to create a stack of all-occasion cards.

This Kit includes, stamp set, ink, and enough supplies to create 20 cards. Two each of 10 designs. All you need to add to your cart is adhesives! A snail and some dimensionals is all I used for the above card.

Soft Sayings Kit  

I think Stampin’Up realised how much everyone would love this kit so much so that the created a refill kit for you to enjoy!

Sayings Refill Kit 

There are so many gorgeous kits on offer, I’ve decided whilst this promotion is on to get my hands on the Calligraphy Essentials Project Kit. Anyone that know me will testify that my hand writing is absolutely appalling ( no I’m not joking, I should have been a doctor) so I think this gorgeous kit will be just the thing to help rectify it!

Which one would you like?

Love Cazzy x