Motivation Monday

It’s Father’s Day next weekend and if you are like me and have not yet made your card for him, why not try our Motivation Monday challenge to make that card.  This week it is a colour challenge again, and they are a very warm teal, reminds me of the tropical ocean, vanilla – yummy [...]

Hah, hah, I am way ahead of you all now – the

September Class/workshop list  can be viewed by clicking this link  September 2009 Classlist which will take you to another screen and then click on the link again and it will open up. Share on Facebook

Mick and I were in Bendigo

on the weekend, and having had a lesson at Retreat from Rachel Greig, I got a chance to play with my new camera.  I just thought I would share one of my photos with you to see what you think, comments are welcome.  I did try to get the composition just right, Rachel how’d I [...]

Pink Paislee Amber Road is on the way

and with a great names like Apple Cider and Bonfire it reminds me very much of my childhood, before the world became politically correct.  It should be here very early next week, I believe it left the warehouse today.  Share on Facebook

More Scrapware Workshop – Lillian

One of the other projects we did on the night was the new Lillian.  This part of the night was taught by the wonderfully artful Linda Balldock, and is definitely one for the arty girls, we used gel medium, impasto paste, a “slug” in Linda’s words, of paint, rub and buff or Treasure Gold, and [...]

Motivation Monday

This week the challenge is to scrap a layout about YOU.  Who are YOU, mother, sister, daughter, auntie. What are your favourite colours, what do you do for a job, what is your favourite TV show, your favourite drink, what do you do best, worst…………………. Who are YOU. Share on Facebook

Scrapware workshop

I spent a few (quite a few) hours last night at the Scrapware Retailers Trade Night.  It was a most enjoyable night, being able to catch up with other retailers, chatting about all sorts of new products which will shortly hit our shelves and the exciting time which are ahead for us all.  The loverrrrrrrrrrrly [...]

Tim Holtz Distress Crackle Paint

Wow, I didn’t think crackle paint could be so good.  Up until recently if I wanted a crackled finish I would do it the old fashioned way, put a base coast of paint on the product I was using, be that chipboard, cardstock or whatever.  Wait for that to dry.  Paint on a layer of crackle [...]

Motivation Monday

I have been checking out some of the beautiful cards which have been made with the Cuttlebug and the embossing folders on the net.  The one that particularly inspired me this week is on Libby’s Crafty Scraps  (http://libbysscrapz.blogspot.com/2008/10/its-cuttlebug-kind-of-christmas.html).  She has made three totally different cards from the same embossing folder.  I need to get that [...]

Wednesday nights workshop

  This will be our second in the new series of workshops – I have had so much fun putting this layout together.  Don’t forget the cost of the workshop will be $15.00 and everything for the double page layout will be included.  Please bring your basic tool kit and adhesives with you.  You will [...]