Out with the Old Sale

I am having a great big sale of all items on site.

It has been so hard to maintain, I am offering all products at discounted prices!! So I can re-start with new products.

So here is how it will work:

Shop at The Shoppe

Checkout

I will send you the REAL price you will pay

And if you like the price (I am sure you will)

Then I will send out a Paypal Invoice

Be quick as some items will sell out fast.

Example:

All papers will be 65c each

Martha Stewart Punches $18.00

Stickers from 25c each

Copic Sketch Markers $7.00 (only stocked colours)

It’s time for the Hornsby Craft Fair again!!

Ok I know I have been planning this for ages and was really looking forward to going….but I have a HUGE headache just thinking about it.  I WILL be there!!

But with us moving to Hornsby Heights in 2 weeks I haven’t organised my craft things as well as I should have.   Which will mean finally I will have a craft area to teach and showcase all my goodies!!

So come along and bag a bargain there will be heaps of things on SALE!!

1. All patterned Papers $1.00 each

2. All Unity Stamp Sets $30.00 or below

3. All single stamps $7.50

4. Sketch Copic Markers $9.00

Cheap!!  Cheap!! Cheap!!

I ‘ll  see you there!!

Hornsby Craft Fair

Inside the Hornsby RSL Club

1pm till 8pm

IKEA is my best friend

Hi All,

Yes I have been to IKEA a number of times this week.  We have just purchased a property and looking for inspiration as well as a new kitchen.  So I  think I know the store back to front LOL!!

Anyway as I will be moving to a new house YEAH!!! I need to re-organise my craft room and hopefully have it ready for all to see by mid next year AND I can finally teach some classes from home YIPPEEE!!

So I have been looking for storage ideas for my papers and have decided on the IKEA  bookshelf which fit these awesome paper trays perfectly!!  I simply can’t wait.  Well worth the investment and looks so pretty as well.

Die-namics Dies – making flowers EASY!!!

I went to Paperific last month and did a class and they showed us how to make a rolled flower to use as an embellishment.  The end result simply stunning, BUT it made me wonder how in the world did she cut out so many spirals ready for us to use in class….THE ANSWER was DIE-NAMICS ROLLED FLOWER DIE!! what are godsend, this die saves you so much time and if you like me I am always time poor (such as now when I am suppose to be cleaning and hanging the clothes since it is a very nice day outside….ooops!)

Pictured above is the rolled flower I made at the class and the other is another way you could use this die as a pop up for the inside of a card.  I chose butterflies as I am obsessed with them must be a girl thing I guess.

Below is a video tutorial by Rolled Flowers by Joanne Basile from Splitcoast Stampers on how to make paper rolled flowers, but if you buy the die you can skip the drawing and scissors part.

Hornsby Craft Fair

I will be at the Hornsby Craft Fair 26th September held at the Hornsby RSL Club, drop by to say Hi and see the latest products before they go!

I have been so busy, I haven’t had time to update my blog, my apologies but should be back on track next week. So be on the look out for some exciting new products and scrap pages.

I just received a heap of new products from my favorite things (mft) which include the innovative die-namics (die to be used in a cuttlebug/wizard or sizzix die machine). They are awesome!

Lots of Christmas paper from Imaginsce and heaps of other stuff and heaps more coming and GCD embellishments.

Back 40 Scrapbooking Kit – Inspirations

Ok I haven’t actually used my kit yet, but wanted to get some ideas and I was blown away by some of the amazing pages that have started to appear.  Hope this inspires you too!!!

Here are some of my favourites:

I wonder by Stephanie Howell

http://stephaniehowell.typepad.com/

Steph’s page has a vintage feel, perfect for showcasing this timeless photo of her two girls. The detail of the monograms on the butterflies is the perfect finishing touch.

friends by Kelly Noel

http://kellynoel.typepad.com/

This happy layout is full of perfect details – from the layered accents to the decorative borders.

Quick Update

Hi All,

I have been very very busy.  I attended Paperific for the first time.  Got lots of useful tips and tricks as well meant so good ol Aussie companies stocking some really cool things.  I am definitely going to order some.

I also completed my copic certification… yes it’s official I am a copic certified!! whoo hooo!!

There was so much information to take it, but best tip if you are starting out and have a hard time understanding light source, get  a piece of acetate and draw in the sun and the direction it hits on you stamped image.  Awesome it certainly helped me.

Now if you haven’t tried airbrushing with copics — YOU NEED TO it is awesome and it also saves your ink to colour large areas and not saturate but gives a nice even flow!!

Last but not least the Studio Calico Scrapbooking kit is due to arrive by the end of the week.  This kit is sooooooooo beautiful you will love it.  I will post more images of the kit in the next day or so.  But in the mean time check out the sneak peek in the store!

I have heaps more product to load and the I-rock is due any day now….yippeee finally!!

Have a great day and will keep you posted!!

A Father’s Day Card with the Kids

Today I went into my son’s preschool and helped the kids make a father’s day card.  I was amazed at how well they did in putting all the different pieces together, and Hugo was as proud as punch to have mummy at preschool today.  I heard him say to one of the little boys – You go make a card with MY mummy and then you can come over here and help me paint my lollipop!! LOL it was quite funny.  He became my little helper and even let me know that I had forgot to close one of the inkpads and it might dry out!!

Here is the amazing work of the Preschool Kids I am sure their Dads will love their little creations.  I kept it as simple and only brang 1 stamp and 1 inkpad and all the other bits were pre-cut so all they had to do was stick it down.

Unity Stamp & Store Kits so versatile

Here are some samples of what I have made using the one of the stamp and store kits (SSK) from Unity Stamp Co.

I have made a mini album as well as a few more cards that I didn’t photograph (silly me) before I gave them away!! But I just love how versatile these stamps are AND I am still using the kit to make things!! They are just amazing.

Unity Stamp Co – Suzi Blu Stamps

Unity Stamp Co and Suzi Blu have teamed up and created 10 amazing unmounted red rubber  stamps that you are going to love.

To order any of the Suzi Blu stamps click here! The stamps are have now arrived and ready to mail!!

Suzi Blu is known for her quirky videos and down to earth style, Suzi Blu is a leader in teaching art to women all over the world through her online school Les Petit Academy. She lives in a gypsy wagon with her best friend Gigi and encourages everyone to be an artist.

I have ordered the entire collection of these stamps, they are so quirky and initially I thought I wouldn’t like them, but I am SOLD and have even decided to take part in the online course in September that Suzi Blu runs.  I can’t wait to do the course.  I am really wanting to try different mediums and I think this would be the best opportunity as you don’t even have to leave home to do it… or as Suzi puts it you can be in your knickers at 3am and it wouldn’t matter!!

Here is an example using the new Suzi Blu stamp “Broke my Heart”. This adorable card was made by Maren Benedict, Unity DT member.

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