DON'T FORGET, DON'T FORGET, DON'T FORGET, DON'T FORGET!!!!!!!!

Don't forget "what" you may ask?????

It's our last Wednesday night Card Club tonight.  $15.00 all materials supplied just bring along your Basic Kit.

Come along dressed in all your Christmas getup, bring along a small plate of food to share and join in the fun of the festivities while we make 3 last minute Christmas cards.

It has been an absolute joy teaching Card Club this year.  It really has taken off and especially now as we have our own little ATC (Artist Trading Cards) groups. 

Thank you to all for making these nights such a success.

Luv Sandie

LOOK WHAT'S NEW!!!!!

Look what has arrived and just in time for Christmas.

New colours in Seam Binding.  Have you tried this yummy stuff yet??????  Come on in and have a look - it's really easy to work with.  A little spritz of water or Glimmerist, then scrunch away and then add it to your projects - it's just so  nice!!!!!  We have a few samples of different ways to use this product.

.............and the best of all.  Look at this yummy stuff.  Bakers twine - it's all the rage at the moment.  I have to say that I am a little partial to the red and green (that would have to be because they are my fave colours) and they are SO perfect for wrapping up Christmas presents or adding them to your last minute Christmas cards.  Seeing is  believing with the colour range so drop into the shop and just take them in.

Bakers Twine and Seam Binding

Just arrived, 14 Colours of Bakers Twine and 10 new colours of Seam Binding.

12 Days of Christmas Specials

  Wednesday 14th December, 2011.  20% OFF RIBBON.  Rolls or Packs.  Too good to miss......

12 Days of Christmas Specials

12 Days of Christmas Specials, starts Tuesday 13th.  Buy 10 Cardstock from our standard range and get 4 free.  Tuesday only.  See you tomorrow.

12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS AT SCRAPBOOK LADY

Our 12 Days of Christmas classes are off and running.  Pop in and have a look at what's going on.

We have already started the countdown with Day 1 - Matchbox Drawers

 Day 2 - Easel card (and bonus tag easel card)

These two classes have been so much fun - everyone is amazed at how quick and easy these classes are and you walk away with a little something for yourself or for the perfect gift.  All you need to do is bring along a simple kit - tapes, glues, ruler, craft knife and $10.00.

You can book for ALL of the classes or why not just pop in for any of the days.  We'd love you to join in.

Day 3 -  5th December.   Mega Inchies Ornament - learn to make your own little Christmas ornament using our chipboard mega inchies.  In this class you will decorate the little chipboard squares will all sorts of bits and pieces.

Day 4   6th December.  Hanging Heart Box - make a little heart box that can hang - you can pop cards or goodies inside.  Perfect gift.

Day 5 - 7th December. Decorated Bag, Tag and Card - great little goodies bag that you can pop a little christmas pressie into.

Day 6 - 8th December.   Decorated Tin Cans - recycling at its best.  Use an empty tin food can and add some goodies then give as a gift.  If you'd like to join this class - bring along some goodies to pop inside the can  - lollies, hair clips etc - the choice is yours.

Day 7 - 9th December.  Playing Card Album - turn an everyday playing card into something a little special.  We are going to learn to turn it into a little album with some cute little pockets on the inside.

Day 8 - 12th December.  Toilet Roll Album - yes you read it right.  3 toilet rolls is all we need to create a little album with a twist.  Go on - you know you want to make it to satisfy your curiosity.

Day 9 - 13th December.  Cube Box.  A little box made from cardstock decorated in vintagy colours.  Perfect to hang on the tree or give as a gift.  If you have a passport sized photo that you'd like to add - bring that along too.

Day 10 - 14th December.  Doilie Banner - make a mini banner that you can display in your home over the Christmas season.

Day 11 - 15th December.  Triangle Treat Box - make this little box and pop some lollies inside.  Give it to someone special for a little token gift.

Day 12 - 16th December.  Peek A Boo Card - great little card with something hidden - when you open the card - all is revealed.


As a bonus - next Thursday 8th December would normally be our regular Card Club day - well, if you would like to join in we are adding this class after the 12 Days of Christmas class (Decorated Tin Cans) and also on the following Thursday 15th December (Triangle Treat Box).

On Thursday the 22nd December we will be making something a little special at our Card Club - if you would like to join in the fun give us a ring - the class will be $15.00 and everyone can bring along a small plate of food to share and celebrate.  We will have little giveaways too so come on - give us a ring on 59 408925 to secure your spot.

Thank you

Jan and The Team

THURSDAY CARD CLUB

Here are the cards that we created for this week's Thursday Card Club.  The theme was "monochromatic" - all one colour.  Must say it was great to work with orange to brighten things up.

(Jan added the extra one above for a Sunday class - nice one Jan)

WORLD CARD MAKING DAY

Just adding some more photos from our great "World Card Making Day".

So many happy faces!!!!!  Well done girls.

GIRLS NIGHT IN!!!!!

Scrapbook Lady is joining in the fun of "Girls Night In".  It's a fun way of gathering together to have fun, create and to earn much needed funds for cancer research.

When:            Friday 21st October, 2011
Where:          Scrapbook Lady
Time:             Shop opens 7pm - class and fun start at 7.30pm.
Cost:             $20.00 -We will be creating a small journal with a pink theme.
Bring:            Plate of food to share (pink if you can)


ALL PROCEEDS GO TO CANCER FOUNDATION


WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?????

The theme for the night is "PINK".  So that means you need to dress in something pink - some of us will be in our pink PJ's - so feel free to join us OR perhaps you would just like to wear a pink bow - it doesn't matter. 

CHALLENGE:   OK - the challenge has been set if you choose to join in.

You will need to decorate/alter a pair or bras.  Maybe you have an old one sitting around or you could always pick one up at an Op Shop.  It doesn't matter.  You can cover it with flowers, punches, die-cuts, brads, bling - whatever takes your fancy.  As an added challenge - if you can wear it on the outside of your clothes that would be great.  We will have a mini fashion parade to show off our creations.

There will also be games and giveaways.


All in the name of fun - all for cancer research.

Please ring the shop to secure your spot.  Be quick - this is going to book fast!!!!!!

WORLD CARD MAKING DAY

Today we celebrated "World Card Making Day" at Scrapbook Lady.  As the name suggests, cardmakers all over the world join in the fun of making cards.(We were actually a day earlier due to the football Grand Final tomorrow.)

We had 12 ladies join in the fun - the day started off with creating a name badge just using scraps of patterned paper and cardstock along with punches and lots of other goodies. 

We made a couple of cards and then it was time for a game - just for fun. 

Lunch was up next - everyone brought a plate of food to share so we all sat around and chatted - it was lovely.

After lunch we completed a few more cards and some more games.  It was such a peaceful day and it was very rewarding to see the look on every one's faces as they could see their handy work.

To finish the day off we had an extra little challenge.  It was a sketch challenge using scraps from the workshop scrap box..  It's amazing how many different ideas you can come up with.  Here are a few of the samples -

Well done to all the girls and thank you for joining in the fun of such a special day.

Blog Challenge

Ok - feel like making a card?  Well all you need to do is look at this image and be inspired by it.

You might like to chose the colours, the design, or maybe the actual mugs - or all 3.  It doesn't matter.  The choice is yours.

You can send your entry via email or you can pop it into the shop.

If you have your own blog all  you need to do is upload your photo and copy and paste the link at the top of your page.  Then all you need to do is leave a comment to this post and a "link" to your blog.  If you are unsure of what to do give Sandie a ring at the shop. 

(This post will reflect 30th September's date which enable the post to be at the top of the blog page until challenge is over.)

Good luck and happy creating.

Jan and The Team

Cards, cards and more cards!!!!!

Due to popular demand, next term we are offering more chances to create cards at our Card Club.

We will be running our regular Thursday Card Club from 10a.m til 12.30pm.  In this class you will learn how to make 3 different cards.

We will also be running our 3rd Wednesday in the month night class - shop opens from 7pm and class starts at 7.30pm til about 10.30pm. 

Then - as an extra opportunity for those who are finding it hard to get to these 2 clubs we are offering Wednesday and Friday.  You will need to check the Class Schedule for the given dates/times.

Bookings are preferred for classes as we need to get the kits ready.

Hope you can come along and join in the fun.

TERM 4 CLASSES - WE'RE MIXIN' IT UP

That's right - we are mixin' it up next Term with our classes.

We have decided to offer our classes in a slightly different format.  What you need to do is come in and take a look at our samples for the classes, check the dates available for each class and make a booking.

You can also check out the Class List over at the Scrapbook Lady website

http://www.scrapbooklady.com.au/Term4Classes.htm

Here are just a few sneak peaks of what's on offer.

WHAT'S NEW???

We have lots of bits and pieces arriving at the store - some of which are -

 There's a real buzz about the place with people getting organized for Christmas - may seem early but if you can make some time somewhere - come in and have a look around - there's something for everyone in our Christmas section.

 Seam Binding - have you heard of this????  If the answer is no, well then come on in and just have a look.  This is such a versatile ribbon - you can spritz it with water or even Glimmermist to give it a nice crinkly look.  It looks fantastic on cards, layouts and off the page projects.  We have these colours available and don't forget by adding the glimmermist that you can also change the colour.  You've gotta love that!!!

 We have 2 words for you when it comes to 6 x 6 inch paper pads - BE QUICK!!!!!!!  These little bundles of patterned paper goodness are such good value.  You can do amazing things with such a small pad of paper.  PERFECT for card makers and for those off the page projects where you need co-ordinating papers.

Here is a beautiful set of drawers that one of our regular customers, Paula, decorated.  Great job Paula!!! We have several different sets of drawers available in the shop.  All you need to decorate them is some paint, glue, patterend paper and a sanding block/tools.  Our workshop area is always available to work on something like this - just give us a ring, secure you spot on one of our tables and create away.  We are always happy to help you with your colour selection and any assistance you may need. This type of project would make the perfect gift or why not make it for yourself.

Scrapbook Lady Classes

If you have been thinking about joining in one of our classes for Term 3 - there is still time.  We work by School terms so you have til the end of September.

Each class requires you to bring along a basic kit - everything else is supplied and covered in the cost of the class. 

Sometimes it's the little hints that you pick up from a class that will stay with you forever - and quite often these hints can be very basic.

There are several different classes available.  You can ring to make a booking or drop into the shop.

Thank you.

Everybody loves a bit of bling........................

so why not pop into the Scrapbook Lady and have a look at the newly re-stocked glitter and embossing powders.  There are a few new colours to the mix too.

Stay tuned as over the next few days we will be adding a little tutorial on embossing and hot set powders.  If you have never given these a try or you have been wondering how to do it - well you can follow the tutorial or feel free to ask us at the shop - we can always give you a little demo.

Jan and The Team

SALE DAY, SALE DAY, SALE DAY

As Franco Cozzo used to say "Grand Sale, Grand Sale, Grand Sale!!!!"

Mark your calendars and be ready for Scrapbook Lady Sale Day on Saturday 24th September.

There will be a bargain for everyone.

Make sure you're nice and early.

Jan and The Team

Hurry - while there's still time!!!!!!!

You still have some time to complete a card for the in store August Challenge.

All you need to do is create a card using 4 different patterned papers.  You can add any other embellishments as long as we can see the 4 patterend papers.

Drop your completed card into the shop for display.

Good luck.

Blog Competition

Stay tuned everyone.  Later on tonight I will  be loading a challenge for the blog.

More details to follow.

You've got to be in it to win it is all I can say.

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

What do you get when you put 34 ladies in a beautiful location in the rolling hills of Rawson?  You get 34 happy and contented ladies who scrapped up a storm over a 3 day event at the inaugural Scrapbook Lady Retreat held last weekend.

The day started with Jan, Lisa and Sandie loading up their cars with all the goodies from the shop and then we headed for the hills.  There was a convoy of cars all heading to the destination.  The first lot arrived about 2pm and then slowly but surely the rest of the gang arrived.

We set several little challenges over the weekend - one of which was to create a name card to sit on our desks - this was also a great way to meet and greet each other.  It was so nice to meet some of the people that we'd only spoken to over the phone.   We had one lady - Judy, make the long hall from Geelong.  Here is the first instalment of name cards - we picked one lucky winner - Belinda.  (Belinda's card is on the top right - the beautiful purple one).  Belinda was quite chuffed with her win.

(Second instalment of name cards - the winner chosen was Kristy.)

Dinner was next and one can only say that we were very satisfied.  Over the weekend the food was magnificent - we certainly didn't go hungry - that is for sure!!!!


After dinner we scrapped the night away - Sandie set everyone a little challenge using one sheet of patterned paper, one piece of card stock, some brads and some ribbon.  People who were up to the task had to create a set of 3 cards - they certainly outdid themselves.  We had some amazing cards created.  Here is the winning set created by Lorae (more photos to be posted later)

On Saturday we were all up and had breakfast at  8.30 and then back to the recreation room to have another fun filled day of scrapping, talking, plenty of laughing, the odd bit of chocolate and the odd drop of alcohol.  Lisa taught everyone how to make a mover card which was a popular class.  Fiona was kind enough to teach us how to colour with Copics - some of the girlies surprised themselves by actually putting a card together using their newly coloured image.  A huge thank you to Fiona for her efforts - we were all very happy. Later on that night we popped our pj's on and scrapped to all hours of the night - or should I say morning......LOL!!!!

Here is a set of cards that Jan made with her much loved Graphic 45 paper - The Wizard of Oz - it was such a great opportunity for Jan to let her her down and to sit, relax and scrap. 

Sunday was another great day - we all finished up our projects and headed off home about 3pm.  It was very sad for the weekend to come to an end.  We have officially booked for this time next year with most of the girls securing their spots for another fantastic weekend.

Thank you to all who supported the Retreat.

Jan and The Team