Next week ... 30 June 2014

Hello, hello :-)

How are things with you?

I am not feeling so good :-( and I am waiting to see a specialist.  

As I'm not quite with it, I have decided that there will be no workshops this week.  I'm sorry for cancelling, but I really feel awful.

School holidays start on Friday (4th),  there will be no workshops during the holidays as well.

I know this is a three week break, but with my health probs, hopefully the rest will do me good.  I should have seen the specialist and hopefully have some answers and a treatment solution!

Stay warm and well.  

Happy scrapping,

Mandy :-)

This Week ... 23rd June 2014

Hi everyone :-)

Cold, windy and miserable here!  Dear hubby wants a coffin, lol - man cold!!!!!  I am still back and forth to the doctors, to no avail.  I contacted a naturopath, via email over the weekend, who specialises in digestive disorders and she has made a time for me tonight to come and see her... fingers crossed her holistic approach will help me back to the path of normalcy where normal medicine hasn't! I am thinking of buying shares in a toilet paper company ;-P

Braved the early morning on Sunday to venture to West Lakes for the Right Royal Fun Run.  Both kids were traffic marshalls and I was hired as the photographer.  Only saw one person I knew from the gym - so I assume everyone else was sensibly sleeping in and keeping warm!  

This weeks workshop is ...

PAGE MAPS   $22

Thursday 1-3pm

 

Okay, we are going to have a bit of fun with this one! You can see the page map, from Becky Fleck, looks simple enough....well....muhahahahahaha!  I have a little surprise in store for you, let's just say it involves lots of strips - you will just have to wait and see what it is on Thursday!  You will need your basic tool kit, inks, title, XpressIt Clear Gel or Power Pritt Glue and a border punch.  For the photos you will need 4 photos, 2 portrait @ 3 1/4" x 5" and 2 landscape @ 3" x 2 1/2".  Lastly, you can see in the page map that there are some embellishment clusters and a large embellishment cluster in the shape of a butterfly.  I want you to go through all your little stash of small embellishments - flowers, buttons, etc... and bring them along so that you can create a one of a kind embellishing on your layout.

SCRAP'N'SOUP  $20

Saturday 28th June

4 pm - midnight

As the weather is so chilly, I thought that this weekends scrap could involve soup and crusty bread - how does that sound?  8 hours of scrapping fun, nibbles, softies, dinner, dessert and tea/coffee as needed!! Bookings essential.

Stay warm,

Happy Scrapping,

Mandy :-) 

 

Next Week ... 16th June 2014

Good morning lovely people :-)

Well, we certainly have switched to winter, haven't we?  It's not too bad, but still a lot colder than just a few weeks ago.  Hope you are all staying warm and well.  Remember the scrap room is heated ;-D

Next Weeks Workshop is ... 

CENTERING THE EASY WAY   $30

Monday 7-9pm

NO WORKSHOP THURSDAY

 

We all struggle from time to time centering items on our page!  In this workshop I am going to show you how to use a centering ruler, which is included, which will make the task of centering so much easier!!  The really cute flowers you see on my layout are also included :-) They are paper, so you can ink or spray them if you don't want them kraft colour.

You will need 4 photos for this workshop, which we will trim just a little, here are the print sizes - 1 portrait @ 5"x7" and 3 landscape @ 4"x6".

You will also need your basic tool kit, inks, a border punch and your title.

ART JOURNALING   $28

Friday 20th June 

1-3pm and 7-9pm

Life is a Beautiful Thing - isn't it?  In this workshop, which was postponed last month, we are going to begin by starting a technique book (which is included in the workshop), most months we will do a little starter in our technique book where you can try different media and write yourself little notes to remind you how we did or used certain products and techniques.  Then, onto to our layout using the beautiful metallic or pearl paints (included in the workshop) as a background wash, then building up the layers finishing with some washi tape (also included in the workshop). You will need to bring acrylic paint - including black and white, gesso, old toothbrush or stiff bristled paint brush, stickers or rubons for the words "is", "a" and "thing" - in black or white, black stazon ink pad, heat gun, baby wipes and tripletac or gel medium for gluing.  You will also need a small (travel size) spray bottle - you can get them from cheap as chips for a dollar, I used an old glimmermist bottle.

Happy Scrapping,

Mandy :-)

Next Week ... 9th June 2014

Good morning from sunny Edithburgh :-)

A beautiful light sea breeze, a lovely walk into town after a glorious egg, bacon & mushroom breakfast!  I hope you are all enjoying your long weekend too.

I know I said you wouldn't hear from me this week, but.... I forgot that next weeks workshop is made up of some Monday night peeps, so I won't be running the same class as this week afterall!

Next Weeks Workshop is ...

PAGE ADDITIONS   $23

NO WORKSHOP MONDAY 9th 

Thursday 12th @ 1-3pm

This rather cute page, I know, I know, using banners (did I tell you I love banners at the moment, lol!), has a hidden surprise... the use of a flip out page addition that allows you to add more photos or journaling!  We are going to use it for our title on one side and sneak a couple more photos in on the other. 

You will need 8 photos for this layout.   3 landscape @ 3 3/4"x6"; 2 landscape @ 4"x6"; 1 portrait @ 4"x6" and 2 portrait @ 3 1/4"x5 1/2".

You will also need your basic tool kit, inks and a border punch (not a deep one).

Enjoy your long weekend - get out that camera and snap away! 

Happy scrapping,

Mandy :-)

Next Week ... 2nd June 2014

Good morning my Scrappy Friends :-)  

How are you this lovely first day of winter?

Next Week's Workshop is ... 

5 PROJECTS/2 HOURS!  $30

Monday 7-9pm 2nd JUNE

NO WORKSHOP THURSDAY 5th JUNE

NO WORKSHOP MONDAY 9TH JUNE

Thursday 1-3pm 12th JUNE

Yes you read correctly - 5 projects!!!  Do you remember the CK Easy Patterns?  Well, I was going through some really old mags and found one!  I thought it would be fun to do some quick, not so fancy layouts and brush up on using our trimmers cutting papers with no waste. 

For the 3 layouts you will need photos as follows - 

• Layout 1 - 2 portrait @ 4"x6"; 2 landscape @ 4"x6" and 1 portrait @ 4'x5".
• Layout 2 -  2 landscape @ 4"x6" and 1 portrait @ 4"x6".
• Layout 3 - 2 portrait @ 2"x6" and 1 landscape @ 4"x6"

Remember - each layout is an individual project, so the photos for each layout do not have to relate to the photos for the other layouts.   
You will also need to bring your inks, trimmer, a border punch (I used the same one for all the projects, but you can bring more than one.  I also used a deep edge punch, a normal one will work too.), paper piercer and a circle cutting system.

UPCOMING DATES
Art Journaling Workshop - Friday 20th June, 1-3pm and 7-9pm.
Scrap'n'Roast - Saturday 28th June, 4pm-midnight.

I hope you have a lovely long weekend!  As this workshop covers this week and next week, you won't get an update next weekend.

Happy Scrapping,
Mandy :-)