More sneak peaks...

Hi there! I have received Aimee Grahame's layouts for the retreat also and some sneak peaks of them to share. Firstly let me say how excited I am about Aimee being able to tutor for our October retreat. She has been a quite achiever over the past few years attending retreats and joining in as a participant. Her eye for colour and design has not gone unnoticed by other participants or myself so I thought it was time to ask her to show us her stuff and share her bright and colourful work! Aimee has a single page 'collage' layout to share (love it) ...

And a double page layout to share as well...

Both layouts are stunning and she has thrown in a bonus layout as well...looking forward to her classes.

Class requirements are almost ready to be sent out so stay tuned to your emails early next week for all the low down on what we will be doing. Adios!

Yet another sneak peak...

We are very privileged to have Sharon Manning back to tutor for our October retreat and I love what Sharon has prepared. Her class consists of three A4 layouts which can also be converted to 12 x 12 layouts. I have enjoyed doing A4 layouts in the last few years and they can fit into 12 x 12 albums now that We R Memory Keepers and American Crafts albums both fit 12 x 12 and A4 page protectors in them. You will love Sharon's classic style that is very versatile for many themes. Here's a taste...


I don't know about you but every year Christmas comes around long before I am ready for it and I don't get into the Christmas spirit or have all the frills I would like to lead up to the holidays. Well this year I am trying to be organised much earlier than usual so i am making an advent calender months in advance so once its finished I can fill the drawers with goodies for my kidlets. I am also going to attempt making bulk Christmas cards and perhaps even start on making some presents for loved ones. I'll keep you posted on my progress once I have achieved some. I always look at blogs leading up to Christmas where paper craft artists are preparing mini albums in advance for the 25 days leading up to Christmas and I think - "how do they find the time to do this?" Each year seems to get crazier as the kids get older and there are so many school commitments, end of year functions and then swimming lessons for the last 2 weeks before Christmas to top it off! Who has time for Christmas shopping?! Well (I'm a little slow sometimes) I figured out that some must start back here in September or even earlier! In fact, my sister-in-law does all her Christmas shopping in September so there is no pressure thinking about all that while she is harvesting right up to Christmas Eve....smart girl!

Bye for now...thanks for looking!

More sneak peaks!

Hi there! Well I have received Mistra's layouts and you will not believe how incredible they are...I have ordered lots of stock for these kits as I am sure you will all want one. If you cannot make it to the retreat you are welcome to order kits also - more details on that later.

Toni Crane has prepared her classes, 2 in total. The first is 2 single page layouts using one kit that will have tonnes left over for extra layouts. The second is an OTP project that is really lovely. You will not be disappointed with Toni's classes either! Her style is different from any tutor we have had before and she is very talented. I am sure you are going to love her work too! Here's a taste of what she has created...

I will have more sneak peaks to show soon from our remaining tutors.

On a serious note, we lost a very dear friend and community member on the 31st of August. The late Denis Collins was the manager of the Wave Rock Hotel and Wave Rock Enterprises with his lovely wife Sheenagh. He is sorely missed by so many. I have come across generous people in my life but this couple pretty much top the list with all they do for the Hyden community, the environment and myself personally as well as many other individuals. Denis used to lend us his ute and help us move all the stock from my shop to the town hall for our retreats as well as countless other things he did to help me out. I want to pay tribute to this generous man as he played a part in helping me with my business. Rest in Peace big D.