Xmas Planning Organiser/Mini-Book

This is a project I did for the Extravaganza. Its based upon my birthday book. The idea is to have a Christmas Card mailing list and pockets to store your Xmas cards, envelopes and stamps. Its reusable year after year and also makes a fabulous gift!
For the Extravaganza we did something a little different and created an organisation folder, which combined the mailing list along with lists for Xmas buying trees, Xmas dinner and special things like Xmas traditions and special ornaments. There are lots of places to add festive photos so you can really personalise the book!

One lovely lady in one of the classes I have done for this project, turned hers into more of a mini-album for Xmas photos. It really is a versatile project!

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ONLINE PROJECT

This months online project/challenge is this page map....





As it's October, I am setting the theme to be PINK - Breast Awareness.... so any of the following themes would be acceptable:
*pink
*a favourite woman in your life
*in memory of
*breasts
*cancer

The project is supposed to be fun and take you out of your comfort zone. If you have been a little unmotivated, hopefully this will help!

We have pink cardstock in store and pink fozz felt and paper flowers!

Email me a copy or bring your copy in store (you can have it back!) by 15 November :-)

Christmas Scrapbooking Class

Our Scrapbooking Class for November will of course be Xmas themed! I have some gorgeous papers from Imaginisce - a very beautiful tree design or a fun Xmas light design... I'll try and get a better photo before then. Class includes bling words, papers, embellishments etc, and we'll be making a brad with the new Imaginisce i-top brad maker - how cool!!!
We'll make letters with the cuttlebug, and we can leave a space for your photo for this year or you can scrap a previous Christmas :-)



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Update - October!

Hey all!

halfway through October!

Our Xmas Extravaganza was great fun and we had alot of fun doing the projects. It was a little bit stressful after such a busy crazy week (a very sick baby) so I wasnt as organised as I would have liked, but it was good anyway!
I worked out with the girls who did the advent calendar class, that it will take more than 2 hours to complete this project (they thought it might take the whole weekend, I think less than 4 hours :-) Guess it depends on what you're doing!)I think I underestimated the extra time you need in a class scenario compared to when you're doing this at home!!!
Anyway, I will be ordering more of these in, so reserve yours with prepayment asap!

I will be doing an off-the-page clock class in November - this would make a lovely gift for a friend, mother-in-law etc... We'll be using the Loire Valley paper from kaisercraft along with matching embellishments. I'll get pics up asap of teh finished project. $25 class, includes clock, mechanism, paint, paper and embellishments!


I have new Thickers alphas, rub-ons, magazines and 2009 Xmas ranges from Imaginisce and Kaisercraft.... and I have ordered more of the kaisercraft storage folders as these have sold out!!

OUR NEXT OPEN MORNING IS THIS WEEKEND... Saturday 24th October.... its labour weekend, so if you have visitors, bring them along too! No cropping, just good ole` shopping!!!! 9am - 12pm no appointment necessary!

Am toying with the idea of expanding my ranges so obviously I'll need a bigger workspace!! This isnt as easy as said so watch this space while I try and make this a reality!


Talk soon!

Ashlee

Contact Details

Hi All!

If you want to get hold of me, or come out to check out the Moments range of products, drop me an email, text or phone call first! I can usually do during the week by appointment, I am open most Saturday mornings!

ashlee sturme@hot mail.com (yup, that should all be one word, I'm just trying to reduce spam!)
027 421 7600

Hope to see you soon!

A Fun Extravaganza Weekend

We had fun with a few Whakatane crafters this weekend - thanks for being a part of it! If you couldnt make it, we have kits and instructions for most of the kits left-over :-)
I'll post some pics up of the finished projects in the next couple of days when I've unpacked!!

MOMENTS - new stock arriving over the next couple of weeks!!!!!

DONT FORGET I HAVE NEW CUTTLEBUG FOLDERS... Xmas, Owls, journalling... loads of fun - very popular with those I have shown - so get in quick!!!


Ashlee

The countdown is on for this weekend's big craft extravaganza - I know the other girls are also working hard to make up samples and get the packs/kits ready!!

If you havent registered - do so now!!!

Wedding Stationary

Its coming up to wedding season again here in the BOP ... and if you're looking at wedding stationary, it really is easy and cheap to make your own!


We've got the new Making Memories wedding range instore now - beautiful black, white and silver will match any theme!

I teamed it with pink to create this wedding invite, but come and have a chat and browse some ideas, and we can find something to suit your wedding theme!

If you're planning a wedding, check out www.wedding-info.co.nz - this website is a full directory of services - what a great resource!

I'll get back to browsing gowns (I have a shortlist of about 50!!) - I'm dreaming but hey, its a cruisy Sunday afternoon!!!

GIMME GIMME GIMME

A man after midnight - one of those gorgeous boys in the Mamma Mia show - HAHAHA ..... or perhaps some of the gorgeous new papers arriving from the Kaisercraft Q2 range! I'm sooo looking forward to scrapping Xmas this year with these ranges.
Im also looking forward to journalling about our Mamma Mia weekend away and creating a layout to remember! Might have to keep an eye out for some bright ranges to complement - I expect some of the new Summer ranges should have bright colours. I'll keep you posted when I find some!

We've now confirmed our classes for the Christmas Craft Extravaganza and we are taking bookings. Your payment will secure your spot - we're limited to 8 people per class and some of these projects are VERY popular! I'm expecting the waterfall album and the clock to be booked early but I know that Xmas cards are always popular too!
In particular, please book early for the Advent Calendar as I need to order these materials from Aussie before the class and I dont want anyone to miss out!!!

How is your spring scrapping going??

Well, its a miserable day (perfect for scrapbooking!) but I'll get back to perfecting my Mamma Mia moves ;-p

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Oct/Nov Calendar

Hello, fellow crafters!

Welcome to October! Isnt the year flying by... its time to start preparing for Christmas!!

I've had a box-full of embellishment goodies arrive! There are top brands - Heidi Swapp, S.e.i, Autumn Leaves and EK Success - but more importantly, there are gorgeous designs and ideas - clips, felt butterflies, Disney stickers, brads etc. There are new packs of alphabets as well...... There is limited stock of these items so get in quick!!!

We have some new Cuttlebug folders too - all the latest designs, gorgeous and so useful. $13 per folder or $19 for TWO - great value! - these packs of two come pre-packed and there is a great selection to suit everyone!!!
New Cricut felts/markers have arrived too, so you can draw instead of cutting :-) I'm looking forward to trying these out myself!!

The new storage folders will be here at the end of the week (with the 12x12 inserts!!) - these are sooo cool, what a great way to store all your papers, embellishments and tools!!

Speaking of tools, the new i-top brad maker from Imaginisce is here! I have had so much fun playing with this, making brads from photos, papers and fabric. For a demo, come to one of the classes below!

The new ranges from the Q2 Kaisercraft will also be in next week - super stunning Xmas papers, and beautiful new embellishment packs - ribbons, flowers, fibres, brads ... very cool! Also in this shipment will be the new Kaisercraft magazine. These mags are brilliant value as they have loads of ideas for layouts, off-the-page and come with free papers to match the new ranges!!!

And with Xmas just around the corner, its time to get prepared! I've teamed up with Jenn and Delys from Stampin Up! to present the 2009 Christmas Craft Extravaganza - a weekend of Christmas craft!! We'll be making gifts, Advent calendars, gift boxes and wrapping, Christmas cards and tags and scrapbooking layouts!!
October 16 & 18 - all classes must be pre-booked and pre-paid because we can only accomodate small groups!! Suitable for beginners and advanced papercrafters, scrapbookers, cardmakers and other crafters ..... check out the blog - http://whakatanepapercrafters.blogspot.com/ for more details.



Here is the Calendar for the next couple of months. Be sure to give me a ring or email if you intend to come, so that I can contact you if I need to cancel.

10 October - Crop 9am-12pm - with free demo of the i-top Brad Maker!!
11 October - Shopping Avo 1-3pm - a chance to pick up your orders, grab some more supplies etc.

16 October - Christmas Craft Extravaganza - 7-9pm
18 October - Christmas Craft Extravaganza - 12-5pm

24 October - Crop 9am - 12pm - with a free demo of the Freeze Frame - brilliant for scrapbooking layouts!

14 November - Class 9am - Make your own embellishments - beat the recession and save those precious scrapbooking dollars - learn to make
embellishments and stretch your supplies even further
- Crop 10am - 12pm- Come and have a fun crop morning and get some of those projects finished!

21 November - Crop & Class 9am - 12pm - Baby-friendly crop. With a free demo of Scrapbooking Storage Solutions and one-day discounts on storage options!!!

19 November - Class 7-9pm - to be confirmed.


SPECIALS FOR OCTOBER - Come instore and check out the specials I have planned - you're going to love this idea (Always wanted to be a VIP??????)



Thanks heaps for all your support - it is much appreciated!!!
Be sure to book your spot in the Christmas Craft Extravaganza and make a clock, advent calendar, scrapbooking layout, christmas cards and so much more - its going to be so much fun!

Spread this email around your friends, look forward to catching up with you soon!!


Ashlee

Christmas Craft Extravaganza!

START MAKING YOUR BOOKINGS NOW!!

Contact Jenn, Delys or myself to book yourself into our classes!

Pack your toolkit and get ready for an awesome weekend of crafting!!

Beat the recession and make your own Christmas crafts. Personalise gifts. You'll love the crafts we're offering!!

For more details, check out the Whakatane Papercrafters Blog.....

http://whakatanepapercrafters.blogspot.com/

All classes must be pre-paid to secure your spot. Limited spaces in each class.