Happy New Year!

My goodness I’ve been a bad blogger!  December rushed by in a flurry of activity and all of a sudden we’re half way through January.  Wherever you are I hope you are having a safe, happy and creative start to 2011!  There have been so many news stories lately about tragedies and if you’ve been affected my thoughts go out to you.

We’ve had a very busy start to 2011 and today we’re announcing our Scrapbook Dreams January Kit!

There is so much paper in this kit that you’ll be able to make lots of layouts!  I have created 1 double and 4 single layouts… and the paper was so easy to work with!

Here’s my layouts beginning with the double layout:

As you can see you’ll be able to achieve lots of different ‘looks’ using the same kit!  Want to know what you get in the kit?

The kit includes:

Basic Grey - Jovial - 12 x 12 papers

• Frosted Window
• Coal
• Flannel Pyjamas
• Shopkeeper
• Tartan Plaid

Basic Grey - Jovial - 6 x 12

• Merry Maker
• Crushed Velvet

Teresa Collins - 6 x 12

• Noel - Music Sheet
• Giving Thanks - Diamonds

Cardstock - 12 x 12

• 3 x Oyster Fleck
• Bazzill - Ebony
• Bazzill - French Vanilla

Embellishments

• Jovial Alphabet Stickers - 12 x 12 sheet
• Merry Christmas Ribbon - 40cm
• Gold Mesh Ribbon - 40cm
• Prima flowers and leaves
• Jenni Bowlin Bingo Card - will vary between kits
• Zva Crystals - 1 row
• 4 x mini Bronze Brads

The kit also comes with photos and instructions for the layouts I have created with this kit :)

Don’t miss out… order it HERE!

Hello November!

November has arrived and with it comes the warmer weather and longer days. There's only 6 weeks of school left for primary schools... and for Miss Krystal there is less than two weeks of her school left! Our family is in for some BIG changes next year as Krystal heads off to Waikato University. Interesting times!

The 'faceless' challenge

The October challenge was to create a layout that didn't show any faces... and we had a fantastic response! There was a real flurry of uploads over the weekend... and I just want to say a big THANK YOU to everyone who entered the 'faceless' challenge! There was so many different approaches to this challenge and the October gallery looks AWESOME!

The draw has now been done and I'm very happy to announce that the winner of this months challenge is... Jenny!

Love all the colours you've used Jenny... and those cocktails look really delicious!

You have won yourself a $20 voucher to spend in the shop (excludes Magnolia stamps) as well as the opportunity to be our guest designer for December! CONGRATULATIONS :)

November Layout Challenge

This months challenge will have you grabbing out all your punches and dies... the challenge is to use your die cuts in a creative way! We all know that we can punch or die cut a shape... but what about altering it a bit before adding it to your layout.

You might try inking or painting them, adding glitter, stickles, kindy glitz, layering, scrunching, stitching etc We're looking for all the different things you can do with your die cuts!

Sherryn is our Guest Designer this month and she's come up with a lovely layout! Sherryn used one of this months sketches. She's used die cuts and punches which she's embossed and then she got busy scrunching on the flower. She's also used the negative lettering on her title which looks fantastic!

Thanks Sherryn for being our Guest Designer for October!!

For my layout I got out some old photos from a trip the girls and I did to Kerikeri a few years ago. Although it was actually spring, the orange of Mikayla's shirt inspired me to use autumn colours.

The leaves were cut using one of Tim Holtz' dies and then I've inked, stamped, embossed and added dimensional magic to some of them.

So now it's YOUR turn! Grab out those die cuts and alter them... then add them to a layout and upload them into the November gallery before Midnight on 30th November and it could be you who wins a $20 shop voucher and the opportunity to be our Guest Designer for December!!

BONUS! This month we'll also be picking out 4 random winners... one per week... to receive some Tim Holtz die cut shapes... so make sure you get your layouts loaded up into the gallery!

Teresa Collins is in stock!

Teresa Collins products have arrived in the store and we’ve got two different collections in stock… (Click on any of the images for more details and prices)

First is the Giving Thanks range featuring gorgeous papers and fantastic acrylic stamps:

Gratitude Notes:

Diamonds:

Calendar:

Acrylic Stamps:

And then we’ve got the Noel collection including a set of chipboard embellishments another set of acrylic stamps!

Red Damask:

Black Damask:

Cards & Notes:

Countdown:

Definitions:

Sheet Music:

Stripes:

Chipboard embellishment sheet:

Acrylic Stamps:

And check out these fantastic crown charms!

You can find all of these products in our online shop… and remember that you can add them to your ‘pack a box’ too!

Are you after a great special?

At our recent retreat we provided a challenge pack… and the feedback was GREAT!  Everyone really loved the papers in the pack and there were some amazing layout and cards created over the weekend.

The winner of the challenge pack was Gwenda with this stunning layout:

If you like this layout and would like to have some of the same papers then you’ll love this kit!

We’ve included all 4 of the papers from the challenge pack along with one more to bring you a great paper kit!  PLUS you’ll save money…. recommended retail on these items is $10 but buy one of our kits for only $8.50 :)

Do you want to see the papers???  Here you go:

Cheerful:

Fantasy:

Make Me Smile:

 

Glee:

and Strips:

  This paper is double-sided and super easy to work with!  You can grab yours HERE!

October Challenge

The month of October is really flying by but there’s still a couple of weeks left to enter the October Challenge. 

We've got a cool challenge for you this month! You'll need photos for your layout but there's a catch... we don't want to see any faces! That's right... this month the challenge is to use one of the sketches provided and do a 'faceless' layout.

Of course you could do a layout that doesn't have an actual person in it... maybe a layout about your garden etc. But what about challenging yourself to create a layout featuring photos taken from behind someone... or of their hands... or maybe even their toes!

Our Guest Designer Erin created this layout (using one of the sketches in the October gallery) focussed on her grandchildren watching a ‘scary’ movie on TV:

Thanks for being our Guest Designer Erin!

On the weekend I finally got some creative time to get a layout done… this one focussed on my niece and her ‘static’ hair from jumping on the trampoline:

I love this photo of her… thank goodness my sister had her camera handy!

So now it's YOUR turn! Create your layout using 'faceless' photos and upload it into the October gallery by Midnight 31st October and it could be you who wins the $20 shop voucher (excludes Magnolia Stamps) and the opportunity to be the Guest Designer for December!

Why not give it a go?  We’d love to see YOUR layouts!!

The Retreat was AWESOME!!

Last weekend we were all at the Bugs & Butterflies Scrap Retreat at Waihi Beach… and it was fantastic!

If you can imagine a whole room of ladies with all their scrapping supplies, classes, GREAT food, leisurely shopping and browsing then you’ll have some idea of what it was like :)

And if not… then here’s some photos taken during the weekend:

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Thank you to all the awesome ladies who attended the retreat… you can be sure that there will be another retreat in the future!

September Challenge

Hi everyone :)

Our latest newsletter went out via email tonight so keep an eye out for it.  Our household has been thinking about the residents of Christchurch quite frequently since the earthquakes began on Saturday morning as the girls uncle and cousins live down there.  Thankfully we’ve been able to catch up via phone so at least we know they’re all safe!  If you’ve been hit by the earthquakes and the after shocks, our thoughts are with you.

The August challenge was a 1, 2, 3 challenge… 1 photo, 2 pieces of paper & 3 embellishments!

We had some great entries and everyone really made use of their double sided papers.  The draw was done last week and the winner is Erin with this gorgeous layout featuring paper weaving and embellishments chosen to reflect the bridesmaid’s outfit: Congratulations Erin!!!  You have won a $20 voucher to spend in the shop as well as the opportunity to be our Guest Designer for October!

And now onto the September challenge… this month Tricia is our Guest Designer and she’s come up with a “LOVEly” theme… all you have to do is create a layout using hearts!

Here’s Tricia’s layout that she created for us: I love all the patterned paper and the large stitched heart really brings the whole layout together!  Thanks Tricia for being our Guest Designer :)

So now it’s YOUR turn!  Create a layout featuring hearts and upload it into the September gallery by Midnight 30th September and it could be you who wins the $20 shop voucher (excludes Magnolia stamps) and the opportunity to be the Guest Designer for November!