Merry Christmas

Hi, Just want to wish everyone a happy and safe Christmas and a prosperous and creative New Year.

I will be having some time off in the next couple of weeks and will come back to start the new year with fresh enthusiasm and renewed energy. (Well that's what I'm telling myself anyways.)

Dates for December

We will be open Tuesday 23rd 9.30am - 4pm, Wednesday 24th 9.30am - 4pm, and Saturday 27th 9am - 1pm of next week Then only Tuesday 30th 9.30am - 4pm in the week of the new year.

Dates for January

We will reopen back to normal on Tuesday 6th Jan 9.30am - 4pm.

If you can't make it within the times that we are open, I am able to stay open a bit longer on the days that I am here by prior arrangement. So if you would like to come in after work then just give me a call and I will endeavour to accommodate you.


Jill GG

Tickets are selling well for the C.A.C Scrap Marathon with Jill GG February 21st. 10am - 10pm.

If you would like to attend this great day then please get your 50% deposit in to The Creative Artz Cottage before January 21. Read all the details in the posts below.

Kylie M Designs

You'll have to come in and check out the new Aprons available exclusively at

The Creative Artz Cottage. These are all original one of a kind pieces created by the fabulously talented local designer Kylie M. Congratulations and good luck Kylie on your new, exciting venture. Check out Kylie's blog here.

December Festivities

Here's the program for December, just click on the image to make it bigger, you can even print it.

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Make sure you book in for a workshop in December as everyone who attends a Thursday workshop or the Friday Night Social Scrap in December will go into the draw to win a great christmas gift from The Creative Artz Cottage.

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Please note the Friday night Social Scrap in December will be on the 19th instead of the last Friday. It will be a very chrismassy (is that even a word??) affair, so book in and come along for a scrappin good time. Seats are limited and has started booking so if you would like to come to our last Friday night Social Scrap for 2008 you better get in fast.

You'll also get yourself into the draw to win a prize.

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C.A.C. Scrap Marathon with Jill GG

Feb 21st 2009 10am - 10pm

Please note the tickets for the C.A.C. Scrap Marathon with Jill Geraghty - Groves are on sale now and will only be available until January 21 so if you would like to attend please make sure you have got your deposit paid by this date or you will miss out. We are taking a 50% deposit to secure your place with the final payment to be paid by 7th Feb.

Jill Geraghty-Groves is coming to The Creative Artz Cottage

Jill GG is coming to teach at our next 12hr scrap marathon!

FEBRUARY 21st (10am - 10pm) is the day you have been waiting for. Australia's only Prima verified tutor. Jill GG is coming to share her creative talents with us.

Jill is on the Design Team for American Crafts as well as being a member of the Tarisota Design Team . She has been published over 250 times throughout Australia in Scrapbook Creations, Scrapbooking Memories, For Keeps, Creative Scrapbooking (now Creative Paper), Australian Papercrafts and Stamping & Papercrafts magazines, as well as in Memory Makers and Creating Keepsakes.

Jill is an experienced and popular teacher and her casual style creates an informal, relaxed class whilst sharing her own techniques and experience.

The day will start at 10am and the first class with Jill will be 10.30am.

There will be 2 classes (including class kits), demos, fun & a lavish spread to round out this awesome day for the great price of just $88.

Attend a 'Big City Event' right here at home for less than the cost of travel to Brisbane.

Places are limited and will be allocated on a first in basis. What a great christmas present to yourself this year, you deserve it.

Tickets are available now until 21st January at The Creative Artz Cottage.

What a great day!

A fabulous time was had with Petrina on Saturday morning. Thanks Petrina for sharing your amazing talents with us. Everybody had fun playing with different objects for stencils and glimmermist. Most people went away with at least 2 layouts near completion as well as the beginnings of some Christmas cards so that was great. We have a large range of glimmermist and Twinkling H20's in stock.

We have a large range of Petrina's, Anne Lederhose' & Tammy Templeton's new chipboard designs in as well. Come in before Saturday to grab the new designs with 10% off.

"Me" Classes with Jane

Using techniques of scrapbooking, journaling and creative art, rediscover the Real You, find your soul purpose and create a keepsake to be passed on through generations.

Be remembered for YOU.

To find out more click here then hover over scrapbooking button to find "Me" classes.

Places available

We have a couple of places left in Petrina's class 22nd November, 10am.

Petrina is becoming a regular contributer to the scrapbooking magazines and has kindly offered her time to pass on some of her amazing talent to the scrapbookers of Bundaberg.

If you would like to learn from a enormously talented scrapper without the cost of going to Brisbane then you have to book in today and do a class with Petrina at The Creative Artz Cottage.

Check out the article featuring Petrina in this months Scrapbook Creations with a great photo of Petrina & Cassie and Helen Costar is in there as well, beaming in her gorgeous pimped pink bra.

Congratulations ladies, you're famous now.

SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE! SALE!

From 17 - 29 November we are having a huge sale. (not 13 - 29 as advertised in the News-Mail).
Up to 30% off storewide.
We have new stock arriving daily.
So get your Christmas shopping with time to spare at The Creative Artz Cottage.

Remember we have GIFT VOUCHERS AVAILABLE and we can make up gift packs on request.

+get your first class free. Does not include Petrina's class Sat 22nd Nov.

Challenge Packs

This months challenge packs are ready to go.

Our challenge packs are packed with goodies for you to create amazing layouts with. Here is a quick snippet of this months pack.

If you haven't seen the paper before it is a new one from Sassafrass Lass with the scalloped edge. Just delicious.

Pick yours up today to have a chance at winning a $20 voucher to spend at The Creative Artz Cottage.

Congratulations this month goes to Jocelyn Perkis for winning the last challenge and a gift voucher with her great layout.

November Classes

Class list for November. Click to enlarge and you can even print it if you want to.

Learn with Petrina

We have a special guest in Petrina McDonald coming in on
Saturday 22nd to teach a class on Glimmermist and Twinkling H20’s. Places usually
fill extremely fast for Petrina’s classes, so to avoid missing out call to book today.

Check out Petrina’s blog here to get a sneek peek of the upcoming classes. She also
has a couple of layouts on there that you will see if you open the latest Scrapbook Creations
magazine. Keep a look out for the name in your scrapbooking magazines because she is
being published quite regularly.

Don’t forget to check the The Creative Artz Cottage blog regularly as I quite often put specials on here that are exclusive to the blog. At the moment we have the Cricut Jukeboxes for $145 which is a humungous saving off the RRP of $200. See below for details.

We are holding our Friday Scrap nights on the last Friday of the month and they have been going Extremely well. A lot of fun is had by all and a limited number of spaces are available, so if you would like to join us just call to book your spot.

Remember we get new stock in regularly and we’ve had a bit of change, so pop in and check
It out next time you are in town.

Christmas Special - Cricut Jukebox

Get in early for Christmas

No longer do you have switch cartridges.

Provo Craft is proud to present the Cricut Jukebox .

The Cricut Jukebox holds six cartridges letting you access contents within these cartridges all at once. Up to six cartridges can be placed into the Jukebox and then the Jukebox is plugged into your Cricut or Cricut Expression.

If your lucky enough to more than six cartridges, up to three Jukeboxes can be connected together and stacked and then plugged into the Cricut machine, allowing you to access up to eighteen cartridges at once. This works extremely well with your Design Studio as you don't have to continuously change cartridges.

The Cricut Juke box can be used with or without the Cricut Design Studio (sold separately) which lets you make cuts by using more than one cartridge at a time.Includes carrying handle and the base of the Jukebox has a handy compartment to store your overlays and design booklets.

Special Christmas Price for the months of
October, November & December, 2008
only $145.00 (RRP $200.00)

God does not judge you according to your appearances, but He looks into your heart and observes your deeds

Muhammad

WOW! Did we put the FUN in FUNdraising, or what?

We had a full house and from all accounts everyone had a great time, including myself and Lorretta. Loretta was like a breath of fresh air for us Bundy scrappers, her style is so unique and so gorgeous. She bought some of her albums along for us to have a gander at and we were all amazed at how talented she is. Thank you soooo much Loretta for coming to share your brilliance with us, the classes and finished pages were so great.

There was lots of prizes, giveaways, demonstrations, and a few games throughout the day to keep us all entertained. We even had a guy from Maryborough come to scrap with us and the food was delicious.

I would like to say thanks to Katrina, Cassie & Petrina for your demos and also for helping get the final preparations sorted. And a BIG THANK YOU to Cassie for all her efforts in getting donations of prizes from all over and co-ordinating our fundraising efforts.

Speaking of fundraising, we raised a total of $438 with our Big Day In and raffle. Thanks to everyone who attended, and also to those who bought a ticket in our raffle, for your support, it is because of you we are now able to donate this money to The Cancer Council.

Kim Richter was the lucky winner of the pink Cancer Council raffle of over $70 worth of scrapbooking products. That will keep her busy for a while.

Now, some might say I am a little disorganised at times, and I might agree, whilst I took a lot of photos throughout the day, I didn't manage to get any photos of any layouts. So my challenge to all who attended our Big Day In is this. I will give you 10% of any purchase made, from Wednesday 15th October 2008, at The Creative Artz Cottage, until Friday 23rd October 2008 and I will increase that to 20% if you bring in a finished layout to be photographed.

One more sleep.

What an exciting week, this week at The Creative Artz Cottage.

Not only has our mate Petrina released her own chipboard designs, that we will have in the shop on Saturday. And yes, we are open to the public all day, so even if you're not coming to scrap with us, you can pop in and say hi and pick up a couple of the new chipboard designs. You might even want to buy a ticket in our raffle of over $70 worth of scrapbooking supplies (pictured below), in support of The Cancer Council.

It is only one more sleep to the Biggest and Best 12hr scrapbooking marathon to be held in Bundy since forever. If you haven't got your ticket yet, but would like to attend, call in as we do have a couple left.

Come and join with us as we support Breast Cancer Research.

The Creative Artz Cottage, putting the FUN in Fundraising.

Congratulations Petrina

Petrina has become a chipboard designer.

Is there nothing this talented lady can't do? Check out Petrina's new chipboard blog to check out her new designs. Her chipboard shapes will be available at The Creative Artz Cottage from Saturday. Good on you Petrina and we will see you on Saturday. If you would like to come along on Saturday, Petrina will be showing us a couple of different ideas to use her new designs.

It will be a big day, so come along and join us for 12 hrs of scrappin fun. We have some tickets still available.

We were lucky enough to have a write up in the paper yesterday to let people know about our Big Day In. Thanks Sandra for helping to promote our Big Day In, I appreciate your support.

up to 30% off sale

Until Thursday 9th October, we have got up to 30% off storewide. So come in and grab a bargain or 2.

We have got a great raffle happening at the moment, to help support The Cancer Council. Thanks Cassie for co-ordinating our fundraising, you have done a great job.

Come in to The Creative Artz Cottage to buy a ticket to win this great prize. Over $70 of scrapbooking products, thanks to the I Scrap therefore I am Scrapbooking Club.

And a Rachel Bakers winning challenge layout.

The packs were pretty challenging, but the entrants all did a wonderful job. So congratulations and thanks to you all.

As mentioned in the last post, we have a limited number of challenge packs available this month, so get in quickly to get yours.

BIG DAY IN

The countdown is on for the Big Day In, Bundy's biggest and best scrapbook marathon.

We have an internationally acclaimed tutor in Loretta Grayson coming to share her knowledge with us and some local scrapbooking identities will also be there with some cool demos and make n takes. So come in, buy your ticket and help a great cause all at the same time.

Who won a ticket to the Biggest Scrap Day Bundaberg has seen in years?

The winner of the beach layout is Carrie Grima, congratulations, you have won yourself a ticket to the Biggest & Best Scrap Marathon to hit Bundaberg for a long time. If you would like to join Carrie for a full 12 hrs of fun, laughter, food, classes and fundraising, then get in quickly to secure your ticket.

Carrie you can pick up your ticket from The Creative Artz Cottage.

Congratulations

Rachel Baker, you have won the challenge. Congratulations. You can come in and pick up your $25 gift voucher.

We have a new challenge pack out and this months contains brand new ghost clocks. They are gorgeous, from Heidi Swapp. So if you want a chance to use awesome new products and win $25 then get in quickly for your challenge pack. We have only a limited number available, so if we sell out, you miss out.

BIG DAY IN.
We only have a few tickets left for our Big Day In, so if you would like to come and have a great day, learn some new tricks all whilst raising money for an extremely good cause, The Cancer Council, then get in quickly and get your ticket today!

Loretta Grayson

For those of you who may not know Loretta's work, I have dug up a few examples. If you want more, check out the CherryArte site.

Cuttlebug & Cricut Sale

If you are interested in purchasing cuttlebug Cut & Emboss folders and Cricut cartridges at drastically reduced prices, you need to give me your order tomorrow at the latest.

WIN A TICKET TO THE BIG DAY IN
There is only 4 days to go to win a ticket to this extraordinary day. You simply don't want to miss it. We are hosting a day that you would only normally get to attend if you lived in the big cities. Loretta Grayson is our special guest tutor and has been scrapbooking since 2003. She designs for CherryArte and Scrapbook Creations and is also a two peas garden girl!

So get your beach layouts in by Sept 30 for you chance to attend this great event for free.
Check the full post below for all the details.

CHALLENGE PACKS DUE IN
You've got 4 days left to get your challenge in for your chance to win a $25 gift voucher.

If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant; if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
~ Anne Bradstreet

If you can imagine it, you can achieve it; if you can dream it, you can become it..

William Arthur Ward

Quote of the Day

Every day do something that will inch you closer to a better tomorrow. -
Doug Firebaugh

Win a Ticket to the 'Big Day In'

Enter your best Beach layout for your chance to win.

Conditions:

Entries must be in by Sept 30th.
Must 12x12 layout
and must be available to be displayed in the store for the month of October.

Layouts will be judged on creativity, use of product and design.

They will be judged on Oct 1st. Winners will be posted on the blog.

Prize is one ticket for the 'Big Day In' valued $88.
Prize is not transferrable and is not redeemable for cash.

Maximum of 2 entries per person.

Layouts can be created from any products that you have. Layouts do not have to
be made especially for this contest so dig out your albums and bring in your favourite
Beach layout.

Spring in for Super Savings

The more you spend the less you pay this week at The Creative Artz Cottage.



If you spend $49 and under you will receive 10% off your total purchase.

If you spend $50 to $79 you will receive 20% off your total purchase.

If you spend $80 and over you will receive 30% off your total purchase.



This sale will end at 1pm Saturday. Be there or Be square.



Whilst your in the store picking up all your bargains you'll be able to purchase a ticket for the



BIG DAY IN

The Creative Artz Cottage 'Big Day In' is on 11th October 2008. 10am - 10pm.
It will be a full 12hrs of classes, demos, make & takes, prizes, competitions, food & scrappin.
We have the Loretta Grayson popping in to teach 2 great classes.
Tickets are available from The Creative Artz Cottage and cost just $88.
Remember we are doing it for a good cause to raise money for The Cancer Council.





Cuttlebug & Cricut Sale

Until Saturday 27th September I am taking orders for Cuttlebug Cut & Emboss folders and Cricut Cartridges at drastically reduced rates. I have got a list of the folders and cartridges that are available, as I can't manage to get the list on here you'll have to pop in to check it out. The Cricut Cartridges are going for $90 and the Cuttlebug Cut & Emboss are only $20. Stock up now for christmas.

The winner is

The winner for last months challenge was Cassie Thorne for her lovely 'crazy hair Lil' page. Congratulations Cassie, come in and pick up your $25 voucher. Yay!

We had 3 entries for this months challenge, which was a little disappointing (even though we sold more - too much of a challenge, I think). The packs did look a little hideous, but it is amazing how good the finished pages look.

You'll have to get in and get the pack for next month as it is gorgeous, bright pinks and blues. Mmmmmm.

We have new papers in from Basic Grey , Rose Moka & Cosmo Cricket

Layout Frames

In store at the moment we have great layout frames.

The first is the Picture it Pageframe. This is a great 12 x 12 acrylic frame if you want to change your display often. When you feel like a change it's as easy as sliding out your old layout and sliding a new one in. It's that simple. You are able to use your own ribbon to hang it, which will make it suit any room.

The second frame we have in at the moment is the 12x12 Lulu frames. These one's work just like a normal photo frame and are very sturdy. If you are giving a layout as a gift or have something sentimental that you will keep in the frame, the Lulu frames are excellent.

Bazzill Sale

Until Wednesday 10th September we have got 12x12 bazzill on sale. 10 pieces for $7 (that's a saving of 30c per sheet) Does not include bazzill bling.

BIG DAY IN

Finally, it's official!!!!!

The Creative Artz Cottage Big Day In is on 11th October 2008. 10am - 10pm.

It will be a full 12hrs of classes, demos, make & takes, prizes, competitions, food & scrappin.

We have the Loretta Grayson popping in to teach 2 great classes.

Tickets are available from The Creative Artz Cottage and cost just $88.

Remember we are doing it for a good cause to raise money for The Cancer Council.

Nudie Sale, Nudie Sale, Nudie Sale

This Saturday we are having a Nudie Sale, sounds like fun doesn't it?

Remember we are open from 9am to 1pm on Saturday. See you there....

Rubber Stamps 1/2 price this week until Saturday

One of the best buys you can make for scrapbooking is to get a number of alphabet stamps. By getting several fonts and styles, you'll always be able to express yourself. Alphabet stamps let you add names, places, what ever is unique to you. All rubber stamps are 1/2 price this week ends Saturday.

Big Day In

Big Day In !!!!!

Save the Date......

We are in the midst of organising a Big Day In at The Creative Artz Cottage on October 11, 2008.

We have some extremely special guests coming to teach some workshops. These include Scrapbook Masters, and Design Team Members from well known companies.

Final costs have yet to be calculated, but I will let you know everything by next Friday (all things going well).

New Opening Hours

Please note that as of next week, we will be closed on Mondays. Opening hours are listed on the right. You should be able to find a time within our hours to pop in and grab what you need or just have a look around, but if for some reason you can't make it within those times give me a call and as long as I've got enough notice, I should be able to accomodate.

August Workshops

Our August workshop list is finally out. Phew!!!


You will notice that we have a new weekly Card Making Workshop on Friday mornings. We hope to extend this to an evening workshop soon, we will see how we go. If you are interested in an evening Card Making Workshop, please let me know and I will put your name down and register what evening would suit and hopefully we can put together something for everyone.

Karen Messitt will be teaching our Card Making Workshops on Friday mornings. Karen is a wonderful local scrapper who has been published in Scrapbooking Magazines and has kindly offered to share some of her amazing talent with us. Book in now to ensure your spot in Karen's workshop and you'll be wowing your friends with your creations in no time.

July Winner

Carrie (no. 1) was our winner for the July Challenge. Carrie has won herself a $25 gift voucher from The Creative Artz Cottage with her beautiful page. We have a new challenge pack for August ready instore now. It is only $8 for the chance to win a $25 gift voucher from The Creative Artz Cottage.

We have some great new stuff in at the moment. We have some fabulous Sheer Sheets from Maya Road as well as the sheer memos from Maya Road. We have some more gorgeous lace papers from KI Memories, you just have to come and have a look at those. We've got a few more Cuttlebug Folders and Dies in and some groovy Cut and Embossing folders.

Workshops are still going great. Below is a page completed by Erica in one of the Me workshops we did with Vicki last Thursday. Great job Erica - approaching 40 and looking fabulous!

We have some places available for Thursday mornings class if you would like to come along. Each week we learn a great scrapbooking technique and take home a completed page, so it is definately worth your while to come along and check out a scrapbooking workshop at The Creative Artz Cottage.

The kids decorated butterflies are up and they all look great. I think I will give a prize to everybody who bought their butterfly in, to reward them for the big effort they all put in. Congratulations kids. We will leave the butterflies until the end of the month when I will give you your prize.

July Challenge Packs

are due in tomorrow. Get yours in by 4pm Wednesday 30th July to be in with a chance to win a $25 gift voucher.

If you have butterflies at home that have been decorated then don't forget to have them in this afternoon to be in with a chance to win a fabulous scrap pack.

School Holiday Classes

The kids school holiday classes went really well. All the kids who joined us had a great time and took home there completed projects. We have also got a kids challenge going at the moment. Each child received a butterfly cut out that they are to decorate and bring back in to be judged. The winner will receive a great scrap pack from The Creative Artz Cottage. Butterflies are to be in by 4pm, 29th July.

I love this photo of one of our kids classes, our teacher, Cassie was having a great time too.

Thursday Night with Petrina

You will need to bring your usual scrapbooking supplies, eg: adhesives, trimmer, scissors etc. - and perhaps some photos that you might not usually put with flowers? eg. some boy photos? Or any project you are working on already that you think could do with some different flowers? Petrina will have a few sample LOs there to show you and you are welcome to try any of the ideas that she has done.

School Holiday Classes

As you can see from July Workshop List, that we have a number of exciting things happening over the school holidays.

We have kids classes with Cassie Thorne and Karen Messitt, we have Petrina McDonald coming in to do a special class. Katrina Thompson an opals wizz from Brissy is coming to show us the finer points of working with opals.

Opals are a thick embossing enamel that come in a huge range of opalescent colours. The techniques you can achieve with Opals show their versatility whether you are Stamping, Scrapping, Cardmaking, making Jewellry or Mixed Media projects.
If you've played with Opals before or want to learn some new techniques these classes will be fun, informative and will give you the WOW factor.

We have limited spaces in all our workshops, and they are filling fast, so book in now to avoid disappointment

August Challenge

Will be available to pick up from Friday morning.

Jocelyn and Cassandra's pages

We have a Winner!!!!!

Congratulations to everyone that entered our June Challenge. We had heaps and heaps of votes and everybody got at least one, but this month there was only one winner.


Jocelyn Perkis was the winner this month, with her entry No 4 - Sisters Forever. Well done Jocelyn. Jocelyn actually tied for first in the May Challenge. No, it's not rigged, I promise. Last month Tracy Edgerton counted the votes with me and this month it was Cassie Thorne, so there is definately no favouritism. ?Not sure how to spell that, but there is none.?



Coming a very close second and only by one vote was No 7 - Peaceful by Cassandra Sewell. This was Cassandra's first entry in a challenge having only been scrapping for a very short time. She has been attending Vicki's classes and used some techniques learned on her page. It goes to show that attending Vicki's classes really does pay off, if you want to scrap gorgeous pages.



We have 5 pages up so far for the July Challenge. It is way down from entries last month. This pack has really proven to be a challenge. If you haven't got your entry in yet, please bring it in this week, our little wall is looking a bit bare.

New Stock New Stock New Stock

Where has the time gone? It has been so long between posts.

Well, I went to Brisbane for the Papercraft Convention and some Opals Workshops and had so much fun. I did a bit of shopping for you so we have lots of new papers, embellishments and clear stamps in at the moment.

I have been making time to actually scrap, which has been great. I used a paper from Rusty Pickles popstar range for my Brothers page. Their paper is totally black and white and you are able to add your own colour. They are best done with watercolour crayons with a waterbrush, which we have in stock at the moment.

As you will notice, we have school holiday fun organised for the school holidays. We have even got jewellery making classes for the adults. So check out the time table and call in or phone to book yourself and maybe a friend or two in for a workshop over the school holidays.

July Timetable

Please note that there were a few errors on the page that was emailed out. It's hard to get good help. Lol. This one is correct. Please click on it to enlarge.

June Workshops

Click to enlarge

News

Sorry everybody, it’s been a long time.

I just want to let everybody know that the challenge packs for the month are up and a new one will be available to pick up tomorrow (Friday), I know it’s a bit late but better late than never hey.

They all look really good, so come in and have a look and vote for your favourite.

We have some new papers and embellishments in stock, which are absolutely, positively devine.

We have some Bind-It-Alls in stock. Come in and check one out today, I will give you a demo
to show you how easy it is to use and how great this new product is.

I am off to the Papercrafts Festival in Brisbane this looooong weekend so I will have a whole
heap of inspiring ideas and products for you when I get back.

Tracy will be looking after the store for me next Tuesday so pop in and say Hi, but she will have to close at 3pm so make sure you get in early.

We’ve been doing some wonderful workshops with Vicki. I have added some great photos of some pages that have been done recently and they are gorgeous, as always.

We have room for a couple more participants at our workshops so come along and join in. We are all very friendly and very welcoming and will make sure you have a lovely time and complete a beautiful page. Check out the timetable above and call today to book in.

Expressions of Interest

We are looking for a Card Making Teacher - one day and one evening workshop per week on a regular basis.
Please email your interest to me with details of your experience in teaching, if any and a short explanation of what you can bring to The Creative Artz Cottage. Also include a little bit about your favourite card making technique and why and what you love about making your own cards.

Please have your expression of interest in by 30th May.

Sew What's Crafty Sale

We have up to 30% off everything storewide this week. Ends 7pm Thursday 15th May.

This sale will not be advertised. If you know anyone who may be interested, please let them know.

I am making way for new stock.

We will be closed this Friday 16th May and Saturday 17th May to attend the Sew What's Crafty Expo. Pop over to our stall and say G'day.

Cancer Council Raffle

Petrina has put together a glorious package, very kindly donated by Michelle Stafferi, for the Cancer Council raffle. She is such a good girl.

If you would like to contribute to this wonderful cause, please pop in and have a look at the prize and also buy a few tickets. The basket is full of delicious scrappin goodies to the value of $89.95.

May Ribbon Club

This ribbon club pack this month is gorgeous and really great for any one with a girl to scrap. If you're like me and you only have boys, you'll have to borrow a neice or a friends daughter to scrap.

Each month we get a selection of delectible ribbons and lovely layouts from the Ribbon Club Design team for inspiration. Come in and check out this months Ribbon Club pack on the counter. Subscriptions are available.

Workshops, Workshops, Workshops

You will have noticed that we have two workshop on Thursday now. One in the morning and one in the evening. In each workshop we have a break with coffee/tea & biscuits/cake supplied. We have a great time and all of the regulars are so nice. The workshops are great for advanced scrappers, in that we are learning great new techniques each week, and suit the beginner as well, as Vicki is on hand with heaps of creative suggestions if you get stuck.

Everyone is leaving with wonderfully completed pages each week and a new sense of confidence in their scrapping.

Cassandra completed her Pretty in Pink page on Thursday in the Hand Stitched Title workshop. Cassandra has only been scrapping for a few weeks now and has already completed quite a few beautiful pages that it can take some scrappers years to build up to.

If you've been thinking of joining a class but haven't done it, I guarantee you won't be dissapointed. Everyone is welcome and we will make sure you have a lovely time and take home a page you will be proud of.

Give yourself a Mothers Day gift of a few hours to get away from the house and create in a comfortable, relaxed environment.

May Workshops

Check out this months workshop list.
We have some very exciting classes coming up.
Give us a call or drop in to book in.

Please click on the image to make it larger. If it is too large
to see it all on the page, you can hold down the Ctrl button
whilst scrolling on your mouse to easily zoom in or out.

Happy Scrappin

April Super Challenge Winners!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We have a winner for the April Super Challenge,
two actually. It was a tie between number 5 & number 9.

So congratulations to Jocelyn Perkis – 5 and Melissa Wyatt – 9.
You have each won a $25 gift voucher - pop in soon to pick up your
prizes.

An honourable mention goes to number 2 – Karen Messitt for the creativity that went into her layout.

Thanks to everybody who entered and to those who voted.

May’s Challenge Pack is ready to go. You will have until May 30 to get your
entries in for this challenge.

New Stock

We have some great new stock coming in at the moment. We have a little range of the new cardstock Core dinations. We have some great 'rub on tape border runners' from Daisy d & the three ring binder albums have arrived. They are great value at just $19.90.

We've got more and more every day. If there's anything that you would like but can't find it in store, let me know and I will order it in for you.

More busy beavers in the class room

Vicki has been hosting quite a few happy

campers in the workshop area of late.

We have been producing some great

work. Anita completed her double

Trouble page in Thursdays -Boys, Boys, Boys

workshop. Our next Thursday,

May 1st will be a crumple & sand page.

Because the classes have been so popular, Vicki will be here Thursday morning and Thursday nights in May. Book in now to avoid disappointment.

Finally, A man who was happy to be in a scrapbooking store!!

This gentleman was on holidays with his wife and daughter, from New Zealand. You can just imagine how many scrapbooking stores he's been dragged to. Ours was his favourite. He found my sons x-box and had to be dragged from the store when his wife and daughter had finished shopping.

Ribbon Club

Wednesday morning we held our first 'Ribbon Club' which after a shaky start went off with a bang. I have a photo of a layout Erica did following the layout of the Craft Queen design team member who created for the ribbon club this month. It turned out beautifully, don't you think?

We hold Ribbon Club one night and one morning a month with the next one being next Wednesday 23rd. If you would like to join in the class then just phone me to book in. Hope to see you there.

Thursday morning with Vicki

Thursday morning with Vicki is going great guns. Yesterday we did ribbon weaving and used the sewing machine. We had two new scrappers that were amazed with the many and varied techniques scrappers use to create their beautiful family treasures. If you would like to give scrapping a go, or you know someone who does, then let me recommend a Thursday morning with Vicki. Vicki is a long time teacher and often published scrapper herself, so she knows what she's talking about and she can answer any scrapbooking question you might have. I forgot to take any photos of last Thursday though the layouts looked gorgeous.

Teach Petrina just teach

Our workshops have all been great this month and getting busier every week. Here is a photo of some of the ladies that attended Wednesday nights class. Thanks Petrina, everyone had a great time and we all learnt some great ideas. Hope you can come back soon.

Here is a couple of layouts from Petrinas class. Thanks ladies for allowing me to show the world your work.

Congratulations has to go to Petrina who has just had a layout published on the cover, no less, of Scrapbook Creations and to Thea for being such a willing model.

If you would like to be taught some great scrapbooking techniques by an often published scrapbooker then watch this space and make sure you book in when we get Petrina back in to do another workshop.

APRIL CHALLENGE

The deadline has passed and voting has begun. Make sure you get in before 4pm, 30th April to check them out and cast your vote. We had 9 entries returned and they are all great. Thanks to all the ladies who participated. The winner will receive a $50 voucher for her efforts. Not bad.

If you would like to be a part of May's challenge, packs will be ready on 1st May and you will have a whole month to get your entries in.