For those in need of inspiration - January Crop Night

It seems like ages since our Christmas Crop so I'm really looking forward to our first crop of 2010 tomorrow night, Thursday 21st January from 7pm in Whitehall Parish Centre, The Thatch Road, Whitehall, Dublin 9.

Just bring along your crafty stash and we'll try to inspire you, plus we'll give you a cup of tea/coffee and some home baking and all for a bargain €10.00.

No need to reserve a place, just come along on the night or email me on workshops@thescrapbookstore.ie for directions and further details.

If you can't make it tomorrow night and inspiration is something you really need, then check out the new Scrapbook Trends Idea Books for January. They're in store and shipping now and cost €8.75 each.

I'm a big fan of these monthly publications but I have to say that this month's issues are really extra special. They have a brand new cover design and they're just jam-packed with some of the best looking layouts I've seen for a long time. Check them out here!

Christmas Party Crop 2009

Well, we had a great day at last Saturday's Christmas Party Crop in Donnycarney, Dublin. It was a really festive day and totally kicked off the Christmas season for me. We had Christmas Carols playing in the background, mince pies and goodies to eat, a fantastic Secret Santa where everyone got some beautiful pressies and to finish it all off a Christmas Prize Draw ... not to mention a few layouts and Workshops along the way!

I used the new Jolly by Golly Collection from Cosmo Cricket in my class to create two Christmas/Winter themed layouts. The sparkly snowflake is from Basic Grey, Bling It! I used two 5" x 7" portrait style photos in the first layout and a selection of smaller photos in the second layout.

Thanks to everyone who came along to shop, chat and take part in the classes. We really appreciate your loyal support throughout the year and look forward to seeing you all again in 2010.

Zoo and Kid Layout Ideas with K & Company Actopus to Zelephant!

I've been looking forward to using the new K & Company Actopus to Zelephant range for ages and last weekend I finally got to work with them using some holiday photos from a few years ago and some more recent photos from a trip to Dublin Zoo.

I called the first layout "No fun in the sun" and used some Bazzill Java cardstock, Actopus to Zelephant Train Paper and chipboard animals from the A to Z range (you get them free when you buy all the papers in the Collection). The title is made from a mixture of Pink Paislee Fetching and Captivating Chipboard Alphabet letters and the smaller letters are Pink Paislee Chocolate Whimsies Alphabet Stickers. The photos were three 4" x 6" photos with a white border.

I called the second layout "Pals at the Zoo" again using a sheet of Bazzill Java cardstock as the background and a sheet of Colorcore Grassroots Green cardstock on top of that. I also used a strip of K & Company Actopus to Zelephant Words Paper some Pink Paislee Captivating Chipboard letters, Chocolate Whimsies Stickers and a couple of K & Company Actopus to Zelephant Animal Alpha Diecut Stickers in each corner of the layout. The photos were two 5" x 7" with a white border.

Now only another 9,999 kids photos left to scrapbook :-)

TFL!

Autumn Layouts & Christmas Cards!

I am loving the new Pink Paislee Amber Road Collection! I used them in my Workshop at the Halloween MegaScrap and as I had loads more Autumn and Halloween photos left to scrap I kept going with the Amber Road papers, they are so easy to work with! I made these two from the scraps from the kit (which is now available in the store) plus some new full sheets for the backgrounds, Amber Road brads and Amber Road Borderlines Stickers:

I made these from the scraps:

and I even dug deep into my stash and found some gorgeous glittery letters and buttons I've been looking to find a home for and made these Christmas cards:

The Snowman and Snowflake chipboard diecuts are from the Cosmo Cricket Jolly By Golly Chipboard Ready Set Chipboard pack and the cardstock is Bazzill Kraft.

TFL :-)

Halloween MegaScrap - Sneak Peeks & Class Lists

Well, we're counting down to the Halloween MegaScrap in just over a weeks time at Le Cheile Community Centre, Clanranald Road, Donnycarney, Dublin 5 on Saturday 31st October 2009. The kits are almost packed and we thought we'd share with you a few sneak peeks from the classes.

Tickets for the full day (10am to 4pm) cost €60.00 and include:

• 2 Scrapbooking Workshops with full kits
• 1 Candle Painting Workshop with Jackie Campbell
• Tea, coffee and goodies
• Entry to the prize draw
• A fun day out!

If you just fancy coming along to enjoy the craic and finish some of your own projects, a crop space for the full day, 1 Candle Painting Workshop with Jackie and entry to the prize draw costs €25.00.

Tickets are now on sale at TheScrapbookStore.ie or you can also email workshops@thescrapbookstore.ie with any questions.

To complete the Scrapbooking classes you'll need to bring along:

• a craft knife and craft mat
• a paper trimmer
• acid free adhesive
• black ink
• a scissors
• black felt tip pen
• black, red or clear Ranger Stickles
• a scalloped edge punch
• a corner rounder punch

to complete Jackie's Candle Painting Workshop you'll need to bring:

• acrylic paint (you must bring white but all other colours can be your choice)
• a square candle
• a flat paintbrush
• baby wipes

Lainey's Workshop

Kit includes:

5 sheets of Basic Grey Indian Summer paper

1 sheet of Basic Grey Indian Summer Element Stickers and

1 pack of Basic Grey Indian Summer Woolies.

It's an interactive double page layout and you'll need one 5" x 7" portrait photo with a white border (can be Autumn or Halloween themed). The 2nd page of the layout uses an 8" x 6" collage of photos which you can create on Photoshop or alternatively you can make your own using 5 portrait photos cropped to size.

Annamarie's Workshop

Kit includes:

1 sheet of Pink Paislee Amber Road die cut paper

1 sheet of Pink Paislee Amber Road Postcards

4 sheets of Pink Paislee Amber Road patterned paper

1 pack of Pink Paislee Amber Road punchouts and

1 pack of Pink Paislee Expressions Licorice Glitter Alphabets

It's a double page layout with more than a hint of sparkle! You'll need to bring along a minimum of three portrait format 5" x 7" photos printed with a white border (my photos measure 5" x 7" including the border), but bring along as many as you have. They can be Autumn or Halloween themed as the papers and diecuts would suit either.

Looking forward to seeing you there!