Hey Everyone...

I am back after a very traumatic two weeks. My husband is now recovering very nicely at home and counting his blessings. Thanks everyone for your kind thoughts.

Not much to post about this week as I haven't quite caught up with everything that is going on but I did want to mention the up and coming Craftfest which is going to be held at the Gold Coast Convention Centre March 27-29. For more information check the Craftfest website.

Well thats about it from me this week, I just want to leave you with a tip - if you haven't got the right colour flowers for your layout why not try painting some of you paper flowers with acrylic paint. I tried this recently and they worked a treat.

Bye for now.
Karen

Sad news

Unfortunately, It's a bit of a sad post today.

Earlier this week I received news that Karen's hubby had suffered a heart attack. I'm not up to speed with all the details yet, but we will keep you posted on when we expect to see Karen back at work.

I know that Karen has made many friends while she has been here and I am sure that you would all join with me to wish Karen and her husband all the best.

Karen, our thoughts are with you and best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Christie

Here we are again....

Hi everyone,

I hope you have all had a good week?

We have been busy this week here at the shop making up a few new kits to sell. If you haven't yet purchased a kit from us then now is a good time to try it. Our kits are so popular that they are all usually sold out in no time. So don't miss out.

Here are some of the new ones we will be uploading to our new online shop soon.



This week is also a challenge week, yay I hear you all saying. So our first challenge will be a sketch challenge using love themed papers.

This sketch comes to you courtesy of Pagemaps.

Please email your layouts to scraps@seriouslyscrapbooks.com.au if you would like to have them displayed here.

Join me again next week for some more news from Seriously Scrapbooks.

Have a great day.

Karen

Back to School....

Well, hasn't this week been an exciting week with all of the kids going back to school. I hear lots of Mums out there doing a happy dance and I even hear some Mums feeling a little sad. Did everyone take the first day pics?? Well why not fill in some of that spare time by scrapping all those first day pics.

I am also excited about a new range from Autumn Leaves that we will have instore next week, it is called Urban Junque and it is just gorgeous.

Here are a few of my favourites:-

Canary Sky

Aqua Dream

La Vie en Rose

Aren't they just gorgeous, I don't know about you but these papers are sure to get my creative juices flowing.

Be sure to check in next week cause with it being the start of a new month we will be having the first of our Scrap Challenges. So that should get a few of you motivated.

Hope everyone has a fun and creative weekend.

Well until next week.
Karen.

New Products In Store Soon...

Hi Everyone,

Firstly let me introduce myself. My name is Karen and I have now been working here at Seriously Scrapbooks for about 4 months now and it is so nice to work in an industry that you get a great deal of enjoyment from.

I really love meeting all the customers that come in and visit us at the store and chatting with them face to face.

Each week I will be bringing you news about new products or new techniques. I will have challenges for you and we may even throw in a few competitions. So don't forget to check in often to see whats going on here at Seriously Scrapbooks.

I am excited about some of the new products that will be in store soon and there is one in particular that I would like to tell you about today. It is the new Making Memories range of papers and embellishments called Paperie.

Making Memories has done it again with this gorgeous range of papers and matching embellishments and best of all, it comes in Pink and in Blue.

Here are a few of my favourites:-

Poolside - Diecut Lattice

Poolside - Small Floral

Rouge - Artisan Small Floral

Rouge - Large Floral

Aren't they just divine papers. Don't forget to check out the matching accessories which make scrapbooking your layouts a breeze.

Here is a layout with full instructions courtesy of the Making Memories website.

Comfy Cozy

by Maggie Holmes

Items Used

Rub-ons Booklet
Felt Alpha
Glitter Clears
Animal Crackers Epoxy Shapes
Stapler
Paperie Paper - Rouge & Poolside Collection
Paperie Clips
Paperie Blossoms and Buttons
Paperie Trims

How to:
1. Mount photo on Paperie paper and trim. Adhere to background paper.
2. Trim a 4 1/2" x 5 1/2" piece of Paperie paper. Adhere to background paper.
3. Trim a piece of Paperie paper with decorative scissors and staple to page.
4. Mount remaining embellishments and photos on page as shown.
5. Use a pen to outline layout and add journaling.

I hope you will all join me again next week.

Until then.
Karen.

Chipboard Rocks!

It's been far too long between blog posts and I do apologise, but it's a new year and with it brings new enthusiasm for blogging!

Karen is going to bring you the weekly gossip, the scoop on new products and she'll inspire you with challenges and competitions. I'm sure it won't be long before you're hanging our for her contribution every Friday!

In the meantime, I'll get you started with.... chipboard! We stock a wide variety of chipboard titles or graphics that could just be the perfect finishing touch for your project.

You can leave them raw like this:



You can paint or ink them in the perfect colour to compliment your layout. In this layout, Allison has used a white gel pen to outline and highlight the title:



You can even add embossing powder or flocking to the chipboard:



Chipboard need not be limited to titles. Why not use a graphic image as an embellishment. This one has simply been distressed with some ink:



So get creative with some chipboard today....what can you come up with???

Images by Tanyah Payne, Allison Payne & Jodi Dolbel, courtesy of A2Z Scraplets.

News

It's been a little while between posts, so i'll catch you up on what's been happening around here.

Firstly, we have said farewell to Cathy this month. You would know Cathy from her regular weekly posts and her quote of the week.

As they say, one door closes another one opens - and that's where I get to introduce you to our newest team member - Karen. Karen has been scrapping for about 10 years and hosts the Scrapchat forum. She is a passionate scrapper and a very friendly lady who we hope you will pop in and meet soon.

Apart from scrapping and working, I have had a busy month with relo's visiting from Sydney. My Dad turned the big 6-0 a couple of weeks ago and he came for a visit with my mum and brother. We spoilt him with game fishing, teppanyaki at the Marriott, Gold Class cinema tickets and other such fun experiences....just what every Dad deserves right.

I have also been busy chasing Roxi around the place. She has taken off at a mad pace. Unfortunately that means she is into everything and especially loves playing with doors and drawers and chasing our dogs!

All the new Basic Grey ranges have come in this week. There is something for everybody here! I just can't decide which range is my favourite, here's a little taste of the yummy Urban Prairie:





You can check out the whole shebang in the shop or on the Basic Grey website: www.basicgrey.com

"Everything is okay in the end, if it's not ok, then it's not the end."

- Unknown