***Quick note from Liz. The layout theme continues this week. Send us your pictures by Sunday 6pm, 7th November to be in the draw to win some Bo Bunny Winter Joy products***

Hi Everyone! Joanne here. Hope your all having a great weekend.

I was supposed to post yesterday (so sorry about that!) but I've had a bit of scrappers block :( I've read a lot online about ways to get through it and one that stuck with me was to just push through it and make something, so I did! Hope you like it :)



Ive still got to do some journaling and when I do it will go on the ticket on the right. On the ticket above the title will either be more journaling if I need the extra space, or more title, ie "Your first visit to".



I love these little ornaments that come on the Echo Park Merry Christmas Element Sticker Sheet. Ive pop-dotted them for some dimension and added some twine to look like they are hanging from the top of the page.

One last thing, I would just like to thank everyone that viewed my blog and became followers :) It really made my day :)

We'll give you the short version... (not the version the ladies at the all-day crop got today...). Basically we are MOVING shop!!

We are moving into bigger and better premises just around the corner. We'll have 320m2 of useable space. Over 130m2 of shop floor, 70m2 classroom and a wonderful foyer/atrium area for the couch, displays etc. (Along with 6 offices to store our mess!)

We will be closing up shop on the 2nd Dec and will be reopening on the 6th December. (Crazy timing I know!!)

We will be introducing some new initiatives. There will be 6-monthly retreats run at the shop with national and international tutors invited to run classes. We'll have some local talent on board to run more classes and will continue with the 10am - 10pm monthly crops and Midnight Madnesses. We'll aslo start up an after-school Craft Club, more holiday programmes, and will branch into Wedding Invitations. There is a huge demand for this in Timaru since Pure Impressions closed down.

So, that's the news. More information about the specific location will be coming really soon (once all the official documents have been signed off!!)

We're excited (of course) and will be busy preparing the new shop throughout November. Because of this there will be a reduced class schedule :-(

So, I'm off to craft with the ladies until 10pm tonight!!

Hi everyone. This is a layout I did using Be Merry from the October Scrappin' Sensations Kit. I designed it so that is could be used for a portrait photograph like this one, or rotate it and have a landscape orientation like the one I used for the kit.




I was pleased with how well Be Merry worked with both modern and vintage photographs. I get all nostalgic looking at this photo. One of my favourite childhood memories is going to see Santa at Farmers Department store in Timaru. It's amazing how good he still looks after all these years. ;-)

I'm off to finish my layout for the November Scrappin' Sensations Kit. I hope you get some time to be creative. Have an fantastic day!
Clarissa

Hi there everyone!  Just a quick layout from me, this one probably took about an hour. I used Graphic 45 papers & tag, layered some ribbons, and Glimmer Misted a doiley, which I used as a mat for my acrylic title by Kutalicious (a new Australian company) .  I added some Stickles to the egde of my photo mat to add some subtle bling.

This is my favourite christmas photo of my beautiful daughter Shianne, I really enjoyed doing this layout I really love this range of paper, I did use a bit of Kasiercraft's "Dear Santa" paper from last year as it matched so well with the flocked & Die cut paper from 'Tis the season'
I have heavily distressed all the edges the rougher the better, if you don't have a edge distressing tool you can use the edge of your craft knife or sissors, another way to distress is to use sandpaper, I have scratched around the edge of the photo and also inked it.
I love using lace as it adds a old world feel to the project, the new lace packs from kaisercraft are fantastic and come in 4 different colors.

I just love christmas as there is so many photo opportunities which means more scrapbooking!!!

POP back to the Blog each day this week to see more fantastic layouts from the rest of the team

Good evening! Many thanks to the Design Team who I’m sure you’ll agree have come up with a splendid array of Christmas Cards to inspire you. We’re now down to 9 weeks to Christmas…

Thanks also to everyone who submitted cards which we’ve uploaded to the Competition Gallery. We’ve pulled a name out of the hat for our random draw and the winner is … Lianne. Well done and thanks for joining in. Let us know your details and we will send you the Teresa Collins pack.

We want to encourage everyone to submit their projects in line with the weekly theme. This week and next week's theme is LAYOUTS! So get scrapbooking and send us your pictures of Christmas layouts. This week’s prize pack includes a set of papers, brads and 3-D stickers from the new Winter Joy Bo Bunny collection that just arrived in store this week. The draw will be random – so come and join in the fun. We also really appreciate the comments you leave us on the blog and Facebook. It reminds us that we’re not just speaking into cyber space! We can tell form the blog hits this week that there is a large number of people following the countdown – so join in the fun to win prizes!

Before we finish we need to see Betsy’s Card delights! She’s used the Graphic 45 Christmas Past 8x8 Pad to create this set of cards.

Card One

A very effective horizontal card with a circle protruding over the top. She’s used the Spellbinders circle and petite circle dies and then added rhinestones around the edge. Cut out Santa and add some Kindy Glitz to his beard. Add some ribbon and a sentiment from the Kaisercraft Christmas Sentiments Stamp set and you’re done!

Card Two

Betsy has got her sewing machine out again and her Martha Stewart punch. She’s stitched the backgrounds together then cut out one of the pictures form the 8x8 Pad. Use your Nellie Snellen die to create the border on top of the picture. The ribbon has a button stitched in the middle and then Fancy Tags Spellbinders with the sentiment. Easy Peasy!

Card Three

An elegant, simple card using a Santa picture, doily, buttons and a hat pin! Who would have thought to put all those items together? Love it!

Card Four

Betsy has coloured the Rubbadubbadoo stamps with water colours pencils and a waterbrush pen. Then she’s added some kindy glitz on the holly berries. Betsy has used the Spellbinders circles dies and the Martha Stewart double-loops corner punch. She’s used papers from the 6x6 Tis the Season pad (more coming next week).

I haven't had time to create a Christmas card this week (too busy moving house!). Maybe I'll do one this week!

So folks, join in the fun and send us your layouts over the next two weeks and be in the draw to win some Bo Bunny products.

Good Morning crafters!









I'm looking forward to next weeks coundown...LAYOUT!! my fav!

Hi, it's Tina here with a few cards to show you, made from Graphic 45's Christmas range. If you haven't had a play with the Graphic 45 papers, you're missing out. They are fabulous. The papers are quite thick, so they emboss really well, and hold their shape (great for creating your own flowers!)



I stamped the reindeer image using  the new Papermania Classic Christmas stamps, and blinged him up with some Papermania Glitz It.  I distressed all my edges and used some Stickles to add a bit more bling.  The label was cut out using Cuttlebug Embossing Plus folders.



I combined Kaisercraft diecuts with ribbon, pearls, and Martha Stewart's Rain Drop edge punch. (...and of course had to add some gold Stickles.....it is Christmas after all!)





I used Diamond Dust (my new favourite thing!) to give the illusion of icicles.



I made my rosette by punching a 12 strip of paper, then folding it all the way along. I joined the ends and then coaxed it into the rosette shape by pushing the punched edge outwards, and gluing to secure.