Countdown...

The countdown has begun to the next retreat which is in Albany on the 22nd of June. There is less than 4 weeks to go now! Part one of the class requirements goes out today so if you are booked in stay tuned. If you haven't booked a place there are still a few left. I am so excited once again to be going to Albany - such a beautiful place.

Currently I am in South Australia for my husbands Nana's 90th birthday. There are 200 of us that have hit the sleepy little fishing town, Streaky Bay on the Eyre Peninsula. The town is used to these reunions where the family gets together. We are so excited to see Matt's Nana reach this milestone as she is our only living grandparent.

I am eager to share some sneak peaks of the classes we will be doing at Albany so will be back during the week when I get a chance to photograph them.

Bye for now and thanks for looking!

Forever Fall....

The Forever Fall range by Bo Bunny released a little while ago has been a favourite of mine and I came across the perfect photo recently to work with the range once again. I really enjoyed the colour palette of both the papers and the photos so I played with Dusty Attic chipboard, my favourite new product, SMOOCH, and some bling and flowers - a perfect combo. And this is what I came up with...

Then I played with the same sketch with a black and white photo and a monochromatic white/black/grey colour palette and ended up with a completely different look - will have to show tomorrow as the scanned version is not good - promise to photograph it and share soon.

Thanks to the Lake King and Lake Grace gals who attended my classes this week and made it fun - I love coming to see you all!

Thanks for looking - back soon. x

A layout to share...

This week the Newdegate and Lake Grace girls came to my shop for a day of scrapbooking. It was so lovely to have them here and they loved the choice of supplies. We did a few layouts. Here are a couple of them. Firstly, my first photo of a dragon fly - I finally got one! I used new Bo Bunny Ambrosia papers, and a little Dusty Attic chipboard. I kept this one simple so the focus is on the photo.

Next, my attempt at making my photos look like polaroids...love them but dont have any! I took these photos at the Australia Butterfly Sanctary - just magical!

I am now preparing the application for the next retreat in Albany, hoping to have those out early next week. Then, to participate in National Scrapbooking Day which is on the 5th May (its world wide actually) I am having a crop-in-store night on Friday the 4th of May.

Lastly, a couple of layouts I did at the last Albany retreat which I dont think I got to share. The Paradise range by Little Yellow Bicycle is a new favourite of mine and I just love the texture of these papers - like fabric.

I also did the same layout in My Minds Eye - Fly A Kite...

Thats all for today...thanks for looking.

More layouts to share...

Back again with some more layouts to share from the recent Hyden retreat. The first 3 were from Toni Crane who once again had gorgeous layouts that were popular and well received. Thanks Toni - your classes are a dream to prepare for!

Next, Mel Connell wowed us with her very 3D layouts that were fun to construct and the end results were amazing. Thanks for sharing your creativity Mel!

Lastly, Jen Burns off the page Dusty Attic display frames were a hit! We kept running out of product for kits because they were so popular. Jens wide array of techniques were inspirational. Thanks Jen for finally making it to teach at Hyden.

It was a pleasure to have all 3 tutors and I am grateful you all accepted.

New in store are some gorgeous new ranges by Little Yellow Bicycle. The newest is Swoon, a wedding range (with a difference)...very elegant, as well as 2 ranges called Saturdays (lots of denim) and Paradise (cute as!). All 3 ranges are stunning and I am hoping to get to work with them to create some class layouts.

Thought I should mention my next retreat which is in Albany on the 22nd of June 2012. Location to be confirmed shortly but numbers will be limited so you'll have to be quick to get your name in once registrations open. More on that soon but I created one of my class layouts today and I love it so I hope you will too!

Bye for now and thanks for looking. xx

Sweet satisfaction...

Hi all! Well, the retreat is over and everything is moved back into the shop which is now clean and has a fresh new look, hence the title 'sweet satisfaction'...it feels so good to have had such a great retreat where everyone was pretty realxed, inspired and genuinely enjoyed themselves - mission accomplished. Thank you to all of you who attended the retreat and made it the success that it was - I love catching up with you all. To those who couldnt make it, there is always next time...the 21st of October 2012 in fact. Thats when we do it all over again with another great line up of tutors and classes. Cant wait! Here are my class layouts from this retreat. The classes went well and the variations the girls came up with were gorgeous!

I'm now preparing for my next Albany retreat which is on the 22nd of June. Really looking forward to this one.

HAPPY EASTER! Bye for now xxx

More sneak peaks...

Class requirements have been sent out for the retreat which is only 2 weeks away...very exciting now. If you haven't received the requirements and you are booked in please let me know. We still have a few spaces left if you would like to come....its not too late.

Here are a few close ups of Jen Burns OTP project - just stunning and full of technique!

I have loads of new stock arriving...its like Christmas. So many people have suggested I open an online store over the years but there are just not enough hours in the day for me to go there, however, I am only too happy to mail order so if you see anything you like online email me and I'll let you know if I can get it. Also, if you see any layouts you like on my blog I can always make up kits and send them. Class kit order forms for the retreat are also out so if you cant make it to the retreat there is always the option of ordering the kits anyway which come with instructions.

Back soon, bye for now.

More sneak peaks...

Hidy Ho! I finally have more to share....yay! Here are the sneak peaks for Mel Connells class layouts....they are gorgeous...

Back with more soon. xx

Retreat update...

Hi folks! Just a quick update to let you know where we are up to with the March retreat in Hyden. Firstly the scary but exciting part...there is only 4 weeks to go as of tomorrow! Thanks to all of you who have registered and sent emails saying how excited you are. There is still time and spaces to register if you havent.

We are using gorgeous new ranges just released at CHA in the USA for class samples and I am eagerly awaiting their arrival.

Toni Crane is using new ranges by Kaisercraft which are just lovely. Here are a couple of sneak peaks of her layouts.

That's all for now. x

Retreating in Albany...

We are currently in Albany for a retreat at Emu Point Holiday Park (I highly recommend this place!) where the weather is perfect, the company awesome, the scrapbooking plentiful and the food to die for. What more could a girl want? We have had some 'pants wetting' moments as well....comment of the weekend goes to Rowena - we were talking about our weight issues and she made the comment to someone that she had not yet lost her 'baby weight', still working on getting it off. When asked how old her baby is, she answered "22". Maybe you had to be there but we roared with laughter. I will remember that story...

Anyway, we have made some fantastic memories. Looking forward to the Hyden retreat now on the 30th of March. If you havent received the brochure and application and would like to attend email me and I will forward the information to you.

Scrappin Outback

Presents

the 14th Wave Rock Scrapbooking Retreat

30th, 31st March & 1st April 2012

I am so pleased to announce that registrations are open for the March 2012
retreat! I am so looking forward to the retreat once again and would love it if
you would join me for a weekend full of inspiration, laughs, good company and a
great shopping experience for scrapbooking supplies.

Brochures and applications out shortly...