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Welcome to the Scrapbooking and Craftwork thread!
There are so many of us members (or should I say 'creative geniuses') that have passions for scrapbooking, quilting or other craftworks, that we have created this thread for everyone to be able to come and discuss their crafts and share ideas around with everyone. :D
HERE is where we left off with the last thread - hope all your craft projects are going well!!
Hey girls
I am hoping that I will get some scrapping done this month, actually thought I may answer these emails and go do something while kids ar being quiet and Jessica is sleeping.
nell- how are you going time wise now that you are working?
Cheers Michelle
Not too bad actually Michelle, it seems I have actually done more while working then while not! I'm not sure how that works out lol
LOL that does seem strange Nell. maybe because you are organised for work, you are organised in other aspects too. I can admit to being able to do lots of stuff at once when I was working, simply cos they had to be done. Like when I would have to write reports twice a year, and i always had time to plan my work program and correct work too. I guess I made time really. Wish I could make that time now!
Cheers michelle
Hi Girls
thought I'd bring your attention to a really good offer that is on atm, till the 14th oct actually. I am subscribed to scrapbooking memories magazine. If you go to magstore, you can get this offer. for a $99.50 subscription, which there are 3 options to (10 scrapbooking memories or 10 creating keepsakes or 5 of ea), you also get a scrapbooking gift pack valued at $144.90 (incl. a work in progress organiser extra lge, an expanding paper organiser, 18 papers (christmas, dream and texture), 6 lots of matching stickers, 6 pieces of thick coloured card, a knife with spare blades pencil lead and rubbing tools and a clear cutting mat with ring binder) plus a Scrapbooking memories 2006 diary and if you order online you get 2 x pritt rollers free.
take a look at the website if you are interested.
Cheers michelle
I already subscrube to it & when I saw that I was sooo dissappointed cos I can't get it :( Looks really good too.
oh Michelle! thanks so much for this, I was thinking of subscribing and this has twisted my arm definitely! How exciting!
Sarah- I am subscribed too but what they do is do a renewal, ie I have a subscription for 6 mths and they add the next 5 or 10 on top, so you can still subscribe to this one. Take another look.
Cheers michelle
Girls
I don't know if you can help me or not LMAO. But I am after alphabet stickers. They need to be at least 2cm in width... well put it this way we want them for the back window of our car (when we have a car LMAO) so we can do our weather web address.
Does scrapbooking stickers have anything that large? either in white or black ? We looked at those alphabet letters you can get for letterboxes etc but was goign to work out too expensive, and we dont' want to go to a sign place that make custom stickers just for 1 sticker
Love
We have alphabet stickers Kathryn but probably nothing that is quite big enough, you prob wouldn't be able to read them from sitting behind. The other problem is the weather i.e. if you stick them on the outside of the window they probably wouldn't stay there long. My brother does stickers has a computerised machine. If you pm me what it is sposed to say and how big you want the total sticker to be I could ask him about it and how much it would be. The stickers he makes are for outdoor stuff and perfect for what you want. He does it as an on the side thing as well as through his work. I'll hit him for a good deal for you and then you could pay the postage if it works out an ok price.
Cheers michelle
Ooooh Michelle. Your a handy girl to know. I will speak to Andrew and get back to ya ;)
Love
No probs Kathryn- I like to be useful LOL
Cheers michelle
My girlfriend and I scrap every Tuesday and Thursday and will on Saturdays now cricket season has started. She had just joined TLC and is a rep for them so now she has all the scrapping stuff at hand. We have had a product display day and are about to have our first scrapping day next Tuesday from 10 - 3...so far have 6 people coming and we are sooo excited! \:D/ Hopefully we can have some at night too... will see how it all goes.
Jan xx
Sounds terrific Jan! Whereabouts in Northern Vic are you. i am in Kilmore, anywhere near me?
I have come across stickers which I think are great, they are a whole sheet of names i.e personalised, with name meanings as well. We have ordered some and once I get them i will take a pic, and give a list of names we can get, and if anybody is interested I can order some next time we put an order in to thie supplier. They will be $2.95 I think. Come back with more info once we get them and take a look.
Cheers michelle
michelle - those name stickers sound great - i'd love to see a photo when you get them :D
Hi girls
it is very quiet in here. Is noone scrapping or is everybody to busy to tell how they are going? This used to be a busy thread until I came along, do I smell or did I do something wrong?
Hope yuo are all having a lovely weekend
Michelle
No you didn't do anything wrong Michelle, I am getting bits and pieces done but nothing significant.
There is a Papercraft Expo on next weekend which I am heading to, DH is going to look after Matthew, so I can do as I please. :)
I have gotten my mum into scrapbooking! I bought her a kit and she is doing really well!
Never thought we would have something like this in common. :-k
Phew Nell! I gues that shows my insecurities doesn't it ?
HOw nice that your mum is getting into it too. It is fun!
Cheers michelle
i haven't had a chance to do much - got the photos printed but that's about as far as i have gotten!! there is a craft expo in bris next week that im hoping to get to as they have some scrapbooking seminars just hope they don't mind if you bring a baby - im trying to convince my mum or dp's mum to come with me
I've started on Zander's Baptism album. I decided to make it a seperate one cos I just have so many photos of it!
hey girls!
I have just had my first scrapbook cropping day and it was fab!! I have just become a TLC consultant (top line creations) and had a scrap day at home with the lady who I joined under...had a ball! Now we are thinking of having them once a month and having some at night so we can have a few drinks too 8-[ could be some funny lay outs hehehe... We have heaps of kits and word phrases and stuff..it's so easy there is even layout designs in every pack!!!! Sadly Mitch you are about 1 and 1/2 hours from me..maybe next cropping day/night we can give you a pm and see if you want to come..might be too far though :mad:
Happy scrapping guys :D
Jan xx
Jan- that all sounds very good. What a shame I am so far away, are you further out than me? Are you real country?
Mel- sounds like the expo would be good, would be nice to have someone with you too. I am sure that it should be ok with Eliana.
Sarah- hope the baptism album is coming along well.
I am as usual doing nothing but thinking about it! LOL
Cheers michelle
Mitch Yes I am 40 minutes the other side of bendigo, near Echuca...next one am thinking of having a night one Nov 17th possibly...would love to scrap with you one day..who knows????
Jan xx
Jan- ah Bendigo!!! I went to Uni in Bendigo, needless to say after 4 years I was quite tired of it LOL. It actually is a good town, do you go there to shop? You never know maybe one day we can get together, that's if I ever get anything done LOL
OK we rec the name stickers, I will scan one soon and if anyone is interested they can email me and I will forward the pic to them. Firstly they are $2.95 plus $1.00 for post. They measure 11.5 x 17cms (the actual sticker). You get one sheet, and they are clear with no white outline.The Joshua one has 17 x Joshua in all different fonts, and also 4 x the letter J and The meaning of the name as well. Each one is not a seperate sticker, you would actually cut them out as you use them. They ar made by it takes two. Acid and lignin free.
names available:
Girls: Alexandra, Alexis, Allison, Alyssa, Anna, Anne, Ashley, Brenda, Brianna, Brooke, Caroline, Catherine, Chloe, Christine, Cynthis, Deborah, Donna, Elizabeth, Emily, Emma, Grace, Hailey Haley, Hannah, Isabella, jane, Jasmine, Jennifer, Jessica, Jordan, Julia, Katherine, Kayla, Kelly, Kimberly Kylie, Laura, Lauren, Linda, Maria, Mary, Megan, Mia, Michelle, Natalie, Nicole, Olivia, Pamela, Patricia, Rachel, Samantha, Sandra, Sarah, Sophia, Stephanie, Susan, Sydney, Taylor, Theresa, Tracy and Victoria.
Boys: Aaron, Aidan, Alexander, Andrew, Anthony, Benjamin, Brandon, Brian, Cameron, Charles, Christian, Christopher, Daniel, David, Dylan, Edward, Eric, Ethan, Evan, Gabriel, Gregory, Jack, Jacob, James, Jason, Jeffrey, John, Jonathon, Jordan, Joseph, Joshua, Justin, Kenneth, Kevin, Logan, Luke, Mark, Matthew, Michael, Nathan, Nicholas, Patrick, Paul, Richard, Robert, Ryan, Samuel, Scott, Stephen, Thomas, Timothy, Todd and William.
If anyother names come up I will let you know
Cheers michelle
MitchYep I go shopping there all the time!! We should get together one day..it could be fun!!! None of my boys names are there so sadly I cannot have the stickers, but I would love too!!! Oh well maybe they will come avaailable???
Keep Scrappin' \:D/ I am tomorrow....
Jan xx
Mine either :(
Hey Jan... what's the different between TLC and CM? Do TLC do party-plan type things?
Well yes..TLC mostly has papers and packs and heaps of other stuff and we disply our kits and heaps of other stuff, you can buy then and there or order and we show layouts from the kits etc..you can do a page if you wish but we don't hand them out like CM...you can just bring your album and continue on with what you are doing, but TLC, bring and use your own stuff from wherever...we don't frown on other scrap booking supplies. We also have "make and Takes" which are everything you need to make cards using our products and then get too keep them.
We also have a product called Quicksand which you get all you need for a 2 page layout (but I have heaps left over so can do more pages) and you get a little sanding disc which you can use to make everything,paper tags,borders etc to make them have a distressed or old look and can basically do whatever!!! We have word phrases, mimi album kits and pocket book kits....whew too much to mention..
I will have my web page up and running shortly and will give you the link if you are interested meanwhile you can look on line at top line creations, yes it is american and you will need an aussie price list which I have...
Quicksand kits are $19.90...pm me if you want to know more and i can email you a price list...
Sorry for the long winded post but there is heaps!!!
Jan xx
bummer that eliana's name isn't there for those stickers!
DP's mum is coming with me to the craft fair so at least she can look after eliana is she gets cranky - so im really looking forward to going & seeing what scrapbooking things they have
im looking into being a CM consultant (after the lady i had do my party was hopeless) they have changed alot of things & it is sales based so im not sure i want to be pushing people to buy things - i just wanted to do it for fun - so will see what the head consultant says when i meet up with her
i took my scrapbooking pages to a friends today & it was good to show my work off :D still saving to get the CM album
hopefully i might get a page done on saturday but im getting really good at just thinking about it!!
Tried to post last night but puter was stuffing up sio I gave up.
jan I will take a look at that site too, and would be interested in an aussie price list if yu could email it to me when you get a chance. We will have to meet up in Bendigo one day.
Mel- good luck with joining CM, I thought about it bf Mum got her abn and business name, cos I was bored by the time Jemma was 6mths old, I figured it was better to make full profits on what we had, except that I actually don't make any money from it at all LOL, although I do get scrapbooking stuff for nothing. Isn't it a bummer that if you choose an unusual name or differnet spelling it rules out your chances of getting most personalised stuff. I can't get Jemma in much cos mostly it is spelt with a G.
Anyway better run, Arron is asleep and the kids have little aths in the morning, so an early one again.
Cheers michelle
Its great you get your stuff for nothing Michelle! Let me know when you get your stuff from Scrapbooking Memories too - its only been a week but feels like forever while waiting for it to arrive!
I am so excited - I am off to the Paperific Expo today at Telstra Dome.
Have fun scrapping and crafting!
Hey Nell I am so excited about receiving my stuff too. They said up to 2 wks from the 14th of oct so i am thinking that's the end of this week, I may get inspired.
Damn I missed another expo! And it would have been so good to leave the kids at home and go. Nell next time you are going to one do you think I could come? I really need to lock myself into these things sothat I get there.
Cheers michelleq
went to the craft fair today & there wasn't as much scrapbooking stuff that i thought there would be plus some of the stalls were so small it took forever to get into look at anything - i did however talk to a TLC consultant & now im deciding whether that is a better option as you don't have to meet sales targets like CM
jan how are you finding TLC so far?
i was going to post more but eliana is chucking a wobbly!
Sure thing Michelle, when I go again we'll go together. :)
Melissa - I thought it was quite good, although not an expo as such but a place to buy lots and lots of stuff. Some of the stalls were small and I hope that's something they'll look at for next time.
Melissa Am finding TLC really good.People are looking for something other than CM, something a bit different...The kits sell like hot cakes because you have everything in it to do your layouts, there's no individual buying...well worth looking into... can email or pm you more information if you are intersted. Just let me know. :D Plus we also don't discourage other scrapbooking companies supplies where as some do...
Sorry the craft fair wasn't such a big hit ](*,)
Jan xx
WOOHOO, after nearly 2yrs of scrapping i have finally finished of ds's album, he is only 5 1/2 yrs old and it's taken me that long lmao.
okay now off to start lani's, then i need to do jessie's, not to mention the countless other photos i have around.
back to it for me lol - i am in a real scrapping mood lately, make hay whilst the sun shines i reckon.
jan - can you please email the price list - just want to see how it compares as i don't want to be trying to sell stuff that people can get cheaper - i got a few of their kits that i will have a fiddle with this week
i forgot to say i got some plastic pages that you can print, draw, paint on & then put them in the oven & it shrinks hard - looked good to make tags etc with & brings back memories of shrinking twisties packets as a kid!!
if only someone would be as enthusiastic about housework as i am about scrapbooking then my days would be perfect!
LOL Michelle no wonder I haven't seen you around with all that scrapping happening. I just wish I could say the same thing. I only started about 2 yrs ago and Jordan was 9 so there were already 9 yrs of pics just for her, and Josh was 4 so 4 yrs of his, jemma was a newborn and I have kept snapping lOL. My SIl started when i did and my niece and Jemma are just a couple of mths apart, she is totally up to date with both her kids I am so jealous.
Mel- I wish someone would do my housework so I could scrap, atm I am bookworking, which is nowhere near as fun, let me tell you, and Arron is starting to think there must be a better way to stay uptodate than to let it get so far behind which is his doing not mine thank goodness. I really need to schedule in a bookwork day once a month and he needs to invoice everyday rather than do it every 3 mths, no wonder we are about to kill each other!
Cheers michelle
Melissa....
Tried to email price list but it won't work says server rejected and invalid recipient...not too sure what's the go!!Do you want to mail me and I see if i can reply from you???
As for housework..I have mine done ready for our scrap days and then our two 2 year olds( mine and my GF) demolish it and I have to spend the next 2 hours cleaning their mess...and aren't they painful whilst we are trying to scrap....well they are sh@ts!!!!But we have to do it or we will never scrap..weekends are out,too many kids home from school ](*,)
Anyway hope everyone is having fun :D
Jan xx