Stampin with Joanna

Tag! I'm it!

I have been tagged by Nicole Stalker!  No, this is not a picture of Nicole!  It is my new niece, Alice!

The rules are...
1. Link your tagger and list these rules on your blog.
2. Share 7 facts about yourself on your blog, some random, some weird.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post by leaving their names as well as links to their blogs.
4. Let them know they have been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog .

My 7 facts:

1.  My natural hair colour is dark mousy brown!

2.  I became an Aunty again this week! Welcome to the world Alice!

3.  I love watching girly movies or chick flicks!  I am desperate to see 'Atonement' and it is on my wish list for Mothers Day.

4.  I have rediscovered scrapbooking lately and am loving it!  Stay tuned for some pages soon.

5.  I think one of the best TV shows ever is MASH!  Sad but true.  I watch reruns of it whenever I stumble across them when channel surfing.

6.  I have visted Tavira, a little town in Portugal, and it was one of the best holidays of my life.  I went there with my husband and watched European pigeons fly home to their lofts in the tops of the houses.  I know a lot about pigeon racing and this is where my education began.

7.  My favourite swimming stroke is backstroke.  I used to be really good at it when I was younger!

The 7 people I will tag are all members of my lovely downline:

Merryl Blacker:  http://merrylblacker.blogspot.com

Michelle Le Breton:    http://michellescraftclasses.blogspot.com

Kirsti Smith:  http://kirsti.blogspot.com

Kate Olsson:  http://kateolsson.blogspot.com

Rachel Capps:  http://rachelcapps.wordpress.com

Michele Knight:   http://micheleknight.wordpress.com

Danielle Pitts:  http://scrapnmstamp.typepad.com 

I've been tagged!

The lovely Melissa has tagged me - so here are 7 things you may not know about me:

1.  I am originally from New Zealand but am now officially an Aussie too!

2.  I am a stay at home Mum to 2 boys. 

3.  I became a Stampin' Up! demonstrator in July 2006 so I could fund my papercrafting hobby.  I have since turned my hobby into a successful business which I manage around my family life.  I couldn't imagine life without Stampin' Up! now.

4. Jobs I have done include:  bank teller, tour leader, personal assistant, lab technician.

5.  I have a degree in Geology.

6.  I really hate ironing and only do it when I absolutely have to!

7.  I make really good chocolate fudge at Christmas time - it may have something to do with the old family recipe I use!

Christmas Shopping Night at Oakville Public School

If you like in the Oakville area of Sydney

(near Windsor, McGraths Hill, Richmond, Nelson, Kellyville, Riverstone, Bligh Park, Schofields, Annangrove, Rouse Hill etc)

And need to get some Christmas shopping done, consider this:

A trip to Oakville Public School's Christmas Shopping Night, Friday 30 November, 6.30pm. 

There will be loads of items on sale across a wide range of products.  Door Entry is $5 and you might win a Sony Hard drive DVD recorder! (Kindly donated by Bing Lee, Rouse Hill).

I will be there with a Stampin' Up! stall so if you are in the area drop by and say Hi!

Address: Oakville Public School, 135 Oakville Road, Oakville, NSW 2756, in the school hall and cola area.

Date:  Friday 30 November

Shopping starts at 6.30pm.

I hope to see you there.

The Biker Brothers of Movember 2007

Would you trust these men?

The answer is YES.  Here is them a minute later!:

Daniel and Cameron with their Movember mo's.  Can you tell they are brothers?

This is the proof they achieved their Movember challenge. 

Now is your last chance to sponsor them.  Go to the Movember website and put in

Registration Number 148454 to sponsor Cameron and

Registration number 148494 to sponsor Daniel,

to support Men's health issues like prostate cancer and depression.  You can see a before shot of Cameron and read more about it here.

Update on Cameron's Mo, 148454

Here is Cameron on day 21 of his Movember adventure!  It is quite a beast now his Mo!  It is annoying him constantly and he is always rubbing it - but it is worth it if he can raise a few dollars to aid in the fight against  Male depression and prostate cancer.

So dig deep out there and sponsor Cameron's Mo.  You can visit the movember site here and use Cameron's Rego number:  148454

I think I have the biker dude I have always dreamed of!!   Lucky me!  Roll on December!

Cameron's Mo Update

Here is my biker dude!  Doesn't his mo look great!  It is only day 13 so there is lots more to come.

Remember you can sponsor Cameron's mo by visiting the Movember website, his registration number is 148454.

Many thanks for your support and patience during Movember!

Update on Cameron's Mo, 148454

Here is an updated photo of Cameron's mo for Movember.  Only a few days old here but you can see the general shape starting to appear.

If you don't know why he is growing a mo, it is to raise money and awareness for Men's health, mainly prostate cancer and depression.  You can find out more from this post.

You can sponsor Cameron's efforts by going to the Movember website.  His registration number is 148454, and full name:  Cameron Wassens.

Many thanks for your patience during Movember!  More updates of the mo will be coming soon....

Movember, Cameron 148454

This is my clean shaven husband Cameron.  He is growing a moustache during the month of Movember (formerly known as November!) to raise some funds and awareness about men's health and the fight against male depression and prostate cancer. Why...

• Depression affects 1 in 6 men...Most don't seek help. Untreated depression is a leading risk factor for suicide.
• Last year in Australia 18,700 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer and more than 2,900 died of prostate cancer - equivalent to the number of women who die from breast cancer annually.
• Men are far less healthy than women. The average life expectancy of males is 5 years less than females.

To sponsor his Mo please go to http://www.movember.com/au/donate, enter his registration number which is 148454 and your credit card details.  Or you can sponsor him by cheque made payable to the "Movember Foundation" clearly marking the donation as being for his Registration Number: 148454. Please mail cheques to: PO Box 292, Prahran VIC 3181.

All donations over $2 are tax deductible.

The money raised by Movember is donated to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia and beyondblue - the national depression initiative which will use the funds to create awareness, fund research and increase support networks for those men who suffer from prostate cancer and male depression.

I will be endeavouring to take some update photos during the month so you can see the progress of his Mo.  Watch Cameron change from a mild mannered desk jockey to a freaky biker dude! (no offence to any biker dudes who may be reading this!)

The Movember link will remain in my right hand sidebar during the month of Movember in case you want to come back and sponsor him later in the month.

Thank you for your support.