October Queen of the Kit is...

Congratulations to Tara Nardella. Tara created this gorgeous layout using October's Royal Stash Kit and she was crowned "Queen of the Kit". Tara has won November's Royal Stash Kit for free.

There is still time to get your layouts in for November so bring your completed layouts into the store to go into the draw to win your next Royal Stash Kit for free and to have your layout featured on our blog.

Lots has been happening in store and along with lots of new stock we also have a new scrapbook teacher - Kerryn LeWorthy. We are very excited to have Kerryn join our Teaching Team and we have thrown her in the deep end with her first class this Wednesday, 19th November at 9.30am.

Kerryn's first class is "Storyboard Layouts" and in this class the very talented Kerryn will show you ways to let your photos tell the story. (Snipet of one of Kerryn's layouts pictured left) The class is already filling fast so make sure you book in quickly so you don't miss out. You can check out Kerryn's latest layout on the cover of the latest Scrapbooking Memories.

Keep an eye out for upcoming "Kerryn Classes".

And the Winner is...

The winner of the "Royal Stash" competition for September is Ruth Cagney. Ruth is "Queen of the Kit" for September with her gorgeous layout titled "Life is a Hoot". Congratulations Ruth. You receive October's "Royal Stash" kit for free.

The 25th of October is fast approaching so hurry up ladies and get your layouts in for this month. We have already received some very beautiful layouts from some of our talented customers and we would love to add your layout to the display table.

Simply pop into the shop, purchase a "Royal Stash" kit, create a layout using the kit and bring in back to the store to go on display. Your name will then go into the draw to win next month's kit for free and have your layout featured on the blog.

Classes this week

"Resist Stamping" with Donna

Wednesday 22nd October 7.00pm - 9.30pm

The "Queen of Stamping" had yet another fun and exciting technique to show you and a great one to use on your scrapbooking layouts. Make sure to book in as you don't want to miss out on creating this gorgeous layout.

NEW IN STORE...

PRIMA, PRIMA and still more PRIMA.We just love when we get a delivery from Prima and once again their boxes of goodies did not disappoint. We now have in stock:

* The gorgeous "Makes Me Happy" range of papers, brads and chipboard alphas.
* The cute "Little Guy" range of papers, brads and chipboard alphas.
* The "(you)th" range of papers created by Meredith Fenwick designs.
* Prima Pebbles is a great range of acrylic gem stones in classic designs.
* Prima's elegant and cute range of clear stamps at fantastic prices.
* Beautiful Transparencies from the "Just Corina" range.
* The cute and quirky "Say it in Studs" range of embellishments.
* And of course yet anther stunning range of fabric and paper flowers that Prima are famous for.

Also new in store...
* The bold and beautiful "appel de la nature" range of papers by Rose Moka.
* Pink Paislee's fun "Vintage Moon" range of papers, topsiders and paper pads.
* Pink Paislee's pretty "Pop Fashion" collection including coordinating topsiders (chipboard borders with matching diecuts).
* Basic Grey's yummy Micro-Chip Sticker (chipboard alphas) in dark, milk and white chocolate.

Make sure you drop by and check out what's happening in store.

IT HAS BEEN A WHILE...

Congratulations to Patricia Zomer for winning last month's Royal Stash Kit layout competition. Congratulations also to Gail Cole and Vikki Calvert for their beautiful entries. All three ladies completed their layouts using the Royal Stash Kit and their names went into the draw to win this month's kit for free.

This month's kit has been released and selling fast so make sure you drop by to pick up your Royal Stash Kit. Layouts need to be returned to the store by 25th September so you can go into the draw to win the next kit FREE. You have to be in it to win it.

What's been happening...
We have been extremely busy over the past month and are still just recovering from our first ever Royal Retreat. The week-end was a huge success and plans are already under way for next year's event. A huge thank you to all those wonderful ladies who attended and helped to make it such an enjoyable week-end. I am still in the process of putting

the photos of the crown book on the blog so wat

ch this space (I am a bit slow with computers at times).

Lot's of new stock has arrived and is arriving every week keeping us very busy finding room for it all so make sure you drop by to see what's new and to say hi.

WOW...

What a great month for the Royal Stash kits. We have received five very beautiful and very different layouts created from this month's Royal Stash Kit. All these talented ladies' names went into the draw to win the next Royal Stash Kit for free and the lucky lady is...
Kerryn Leworthy. Congratulations Kerryn. And congratulations to our other Royal Stash Kit entrants for your beautiful work. Kerryn created the "Girlfriends" layout, "Mates" was created by Narelle Bryan, "Time Flutters By" was created by Patricia Zomer, "Family" was created by Emma Brandenburg and "Delightful" was created by Hayley Burman.




We look forward to seeing next month's entries. The next Royal Stash Kit is now available in store and the layouts from this month are also on display so drop by to take a closer look at the work these ladies have done and be inspired.

Upcoming classes
9.30am 6th August - "You Crackle Me Up" with Debi. Learn how to use the Tim Holtz crackle paints and Crackle accents. This class is filled with great ideas and samples.

7pm 6th August - "Turn Up the Heat" with Donna. In this class Donna will show you how to heat emboss on your layout and with the use of stamps and embossing you will create beautiful and interesting accents to suit any page.

Classes are filling up fast so don't miss out. Contact us on 3287 7211 to book your place now.

Royal Stash Winner is...

Congratulations to both Narelle Bryne and Tara Nardella on the stunning layouts they created with our Royal Stash. Sadly we can only have one winner and this months winner is Narelle Bryne.
Congratulations Narelle. Narelle wins the next Royal Stash Kit for free and we look forward to seeing what she creates with it.

The new Royal Stash kit is now available. Simply pop into the shop and purchase the Royal Stash kit for $10, create a layout and drop it back into the shop to go on display. We don't judge who creates the "best" layout as everyone's style is different - we just put your name into a draw to see who wins the next Royal Stash kit. This is a great way to extend your scrapbooking style and a fun challenge to take part in. Are you up to the challenge??

New in Store - The beautiful Making Memories Passport range of embellishments including chipboard alphabets, journalling tags, printed fabric flowers and the gorgeous Embellishment Suitcase.

The case alone would make a great mini scrapbook project. These won't last long so hurry in so you don't miss out.

Until next week
Happy Scrapping

Quick Update

New in store: Daisy D's Chloe Marie Collection papers and Rub-Ons, Rusty Pickle Pop Star papers, more Fancy Pants Glitter Cuts, Bazzill Just the Edge Cardstock Strips plus so much more.
Also new in store is Lisa Bearnson's latest book "50 Moments - Scrapbook the pages that matter most".

New dates for Point Shoot and Play classes
Sunday 22 June 2pm-5pm
Scrappy Divas Delights

Tuesday 24 June 6.30pm-9.30pm
Photoshop Basics 101

Sunday 3 August 9.30am-12.30pm
Photoshop Basics 101
Sunday 3 August 1.30pm-4.30pm
Permission to Play

Book in quick as places fill fast.

Don't forget to get your "Royal Stash" kit layouts into the shop before the 25th to go into the draw to win your next kit free. Check out the lovely layouts in the store.

Until next week
Happy scrapping

Where will we put it all????

With more deliveries arriving every week we are quickly running out of space to put all the new stock.

Heaps of new printed Prima Flowers and leaves are now in stock and selling very fast so hurry in so you don't miss out. Prima have also taken all the hard work out of embellishing your layouts with their ready made floral embellishments and borders. Check them out in store.

Prima have also released a beautiful Japanese inspired range of papers and chipboard die-cuts. Great for those travel photos. And to finish off your layouts there are the ornate border and journalling block stamps and transparency tape. For a bit of bling add some of Prima's Say It With Crystals flourishes and borders and cute accents. And that's not all. Prima's acrylic albums are divine with their floral or circle tabs and are very reasonably priced. Another new product is their felt mats in beautiful lace cut designs. Pop in the check them all out before they sell out.

New paper ranges in store from Sweetwater with their beautiful sublte colours and patterns. The "Still Fishing" range is great for camping and fishing layouts, "Basic Black" great for anything and the beautiful "Make Life" range would suit any boy inspired layout.

The new Making Memories Noteworthy II collection is also in store with the gorgeous shaped pattern papers, matching accents and spiral journaling book. If this sells as quickly as the first Noteworthy range, you will need to get in fast.

K&Co's Blue Awning range is simply stunning with its blue, green and cream colour scheme. Once again a beautiful range of pattern papers with matching letters, frames and embellishments.

Hurry in as stock is selling extremely quickly and you really don't want to miss out on these beautiful ranges.

Happy Scrapping

The Scrapbook Princesses