March Madness Is Here

Guess what? Time for another new catalog! View the March-April catalog here and contact me to place an order.

Our famous Cardstock Carnival is back. Save up to 30%!

I said-a hip, hop, the hippie, the hippie to the hip hip hop-a you don't stop... Hop along to the newest paper collection Daisy Meadows!

If hopping isn't your thing, perhaps these wings float your boat? S2103 Winged Masterpiece is the new stamp of the month. Ask me how you can get this for $9 or for free!

Calling all pocket scrappers, there's two new kits for you! Shop the Pocket Perfection here.

Well, last year *did* happen, of course there's a paper available to document it. Check out this lovely In This Together suite!

***I'm busy planning out my March/April workshops. Watch this space for details.***

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Finished

I finished making the rest of our jars last night. :)

One for me, one for my husband, one for his mum & dad, one for his brother and our sister-in-law, and one for our niece. :)

Tutorial - Easter "baskets"

Good evening my lovelies! I've just finished my little niece's Easter gift!

I'm a serious coffee drinker, and my preferred brand is Moccona. The jars are so pretty and useful that I have a problem throwing them in the recycling bin. (I've decanted my laundry powder, laundry soaker, even my cereal into various sized jars!) My sister-in-law decorated a Moccona jar and filled it with Easter eggs and chocolates one year as our gift. I finished the chocolate and then filled the jar with my espresso. This year I'm decorating and filling jars from my stash for Easter gifts to my family. And I'm going to show you how I did it. All measurements are in inches, and are based on me eyeballing my way through.

This is my first tutorial so bear with me. You can buy the items listed from my website. Just follow the links! :)

Easter basket jar - Materials needed:
50g Moccona glass coffee jar
B&T Duos paper of choice, I've used Chantilly (discontinued)
Adhesive tape (similar)
12inch paper trimmer
Hollyhock Exclusive Ink
Glamour Alphabet upper and lowercase stamp sets
My Acrylix block, I used 2"x3.5"
Ribbon or other embellishments, I used pink glitter gems.

1) Peel off the labels from jar and lid. Wash and dry your jar.

2.) Choose your B&T Duos paper, and embellishments.

3.) Trim your paper to a rectangle 1.5"x9.25".
With larger Moccona jars, simply scale up your measurements. For a 95g jar, 2.5"x10.5". For a 200g jar, 3"x12". Or just measure the label after you remove it.

4.) Put a bit of adhesive in the middle of your paper strip. Center and adhere to your jar. I simply chose the spot where the original label was stuck as my place to start from. Adhere one end of your strip and press firmly.

5.) Center and adhere remaining end of paper to jar, pressing firmly. Queensland is very humid so I used an extra bit of double sided tape to ensure my strip would stay on my jar.

6.) Embellish! I cut a length of white ribbon and adhered it to the middle of my jar. Then I stamped my niece's name using Hollyhock ink and the Glamour alphabet stampsets on a scrap of pink paper. Sticking that down over the seam of the ribbon and the paper, I added some pink sparkles. I trimmed the rim of the jar with some blue ribbon from my stash. (You could also color your own ribbon using CTMH Exclusive Inks if you like.)

7.) Fill with Easter grass, treats, and close before giving.

And there you have it! A quick, personalized way to turn your empty coffee jar into an Easter treat! I hope you've enjoyed this lil tutorial. :)

You can see the rest of the set here. :)

New for 2014

Morning everyone! I'm finalizing my workshop dates for the next couple months. But first a bit of housekeeping.

Here's the details on how I'm running things this year.

-Workshop on the Go scrapbooking kit crops are the 3rd Wednesday *night* of each month from 7-10pm here in my studio.

-Cardmaking crops are the 3rd Friday *afternoon* of each month from 1-3pm here in my studio.

-Studio events are limited to 5 people each.
That's all the space I have in my studio currently. Don't worry, I will offer a second event if more than 5 people book in.

-All bookings must be paid for (by direct deposit) in advance.
This is for planning and catering purposes. Payment and location details will be given at time of booking. Bookings are not confirmed until payment has been made. I'll confirm your booking via email.

-You must must must pre-order your workshop kits.
Full payment is required at time of pre-ordering. Order cutoff dates will be announced well in advance. It can take up to 3 weeks for supplies to arrive from the California warehouse! Once the cut off date has passed, all fully paid kits will be ordered and notifications will be emailed out to you.

-I highly recommend that you bring a tool kit to each of my events.
This consists of scissors, a 12" paper trimmer, adhesive of choice, stamping blocks and stamp cleaner. These can be added to your workshop kits and ordered in for you. (I will have these supplies available for newbies.)

-Joint group events run with other Consultants have different booking and space requirements. These will be posted as soon as I have them.

NEW for 2014. For every Scrapbooking, Cardmaking, and Cropalong you attend in my studio you'll receive a ticket into a special drawing. Winners will be drawn on our big joint crop on National Scrapbooking Day - May 17th. You must be present to win. There are some fantastic prizes up for grabs!

My full event schedule will be posted in the morning. I'm up waaaay past my bedtime!

New Workshops

Good afternoon all!

I've just set my first cardmaking workshop dates for the year. These are designed for the beginner-advanced crafters.

Cardmaking workshops are $15/person and include all materials to make at least 3 cards (envelopes too), access to my time and tools, plus a yummy homemade afternoon tea. The perfect treat now that school is soon back in session! Kick back for a bit, dive into something yummy, and learn some new techniques.

All workshops are held in my studio and spaces are limited to 5 people each. Spaces fill quickly so book now. Fees due upon booking, direct deposit is preferred. Details given upon booking.

Check out my flyer for dates and times. :)