All in the name of Followers...

Grrrrrr....

I HATE this stupid thing.



I read your post Lyn and dont you worry your pretty head. I will take you along with me, where ever I should land with this stupid blogging thing.

If i go to something new, i will have a link for you to follow... you wont get lost!

Though...as you can see guys.... this blog has changed some what.. and i hate it!
I thought that by changing templates to something new, since my blog originated in 2004, that I may be having problems with the "Follower" ability, simply because if was an old template.. but... it appears not! Grrrrr.



I created a new blog, purely to test... and you guessed it... it had a follower thingamajiggy.. the same thingamajiggy that elludes me on this blog. Grrrrrrr again.



There will be change after change done to this blog while i figure it out. While it would be easier to just toss in the towel, im stuborn and dont like to lose!



I WILL WIN THIS WAR BLOGGER... MARK MY WORD ON IT! (them be fightin' words!)

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NOTE: This bolg has reverted to the old format, though for how long, no one really knows. GOD HELP my BLOGGER... cause i dont think anyone else will!

Silly Blogger... behave!

I have tried to add a feature to my blog today, to enable people to follow my blog and that follower list to be visible to all that come to my blog, though silly bloger does not want to play the game... it comes up as a broken link continually.

Its not hard... honestly, its as easy as clicking a button.. but... blogger wants to make it hard... I am frustrated at this moment in time and losing my patience. I am thinking that I may very well have to source a new blog host if blogger does not start to co-operate!

Grrr

Latest Scraptacular Calendars

What would the calendars be without a few sneak peeks of what is coming up??

Lexia has made this stunning album in commemoration of Scraptaculars latest scrap retreat. The theme was "once upon a Time". While unfortunately, I did not attend the retreat, what I have heard, and seen makes me wish that I did... With a theme like this though, it doesn't matter weather you were lucky enough to attend or not... This album was created using the most glorious collection of embellishments and the stunning Girls Paperie - Paper Girl papers and would make a beautiful addition to any little girls treasure pile.. I know one little girl in particular that would go NUTS for this little album. If you know someone that would go nuts for this class, or you would just love to have a treasure like this for yourself, keep an eye out on the upcoming months newsletters and calendars for find out more details!

And she does it again!!!! Another wonderful and totally awe inspiring project from the talented Miss Lexia! With use of Collections, and a beautiful 7 Gypsies Piece, she has created a wonderful treasure, suitable for preserving treasured memories, or photos of loved ones.
She will be teaching this class at Scraptacular on:

Saturday 16th of October from 1.30-4.00pm
Wednesday 20th of October from 1.00-4.00pm

Inspired by the talented Audrey Underwood, this 12"x12" canvas has been created by Julie, the owner of Scraptacular. I spent the longest time yesterday, standing, looking at all the details in this. It is amazing. I am surrounded by so much talent and I will happily stand in their shadows!
There is so much depth and texture to this piece! It has been created with loads of products from "Collections".

The class bookings close TODAY so unless you want to miss out on making this beauitufl piece, you need to contact the girls at Scraptacular NOW!!!

Using a mix of the new range of papers in Teal, Sepia, Black & White and an assortment of inchies, twinchies & thrinchies tiles you will take home a completed Canvas Collage filled with treasures and artistic features.

There is quite a bit of work in this creation so the workshop will run for a full day with... a prep class offered or perhaps you'd like to complete a little bit of homework before class. It really is worth every bit of work put into this piece of art, you really have to see it to appreciate the detail and once completed you will want to create another version.

Workshop is being offered as a Kit Class as there is a lot of little bits and pieces that you will need, this will keep the costs down and also make the class run smoothly.

If you have any further queries or would like to see the project in real life just call or pop in to the shop as the Collections Collage Canvas is on display now.

Cost of Kit Class is $95.00 - this includes all materials, workshop & morning/afternoon tea.
Date: Full day workshop is on Saturday the 31st July from 10.00am till 5.00pm
Prep' workshop is on Friday the 30th July from 6.00pm - 9.00pm or you can collect your kit and complete your prep work at home
Bookings must be finalised by Sunday the 25th July.
(Customer Loyalty Discount does not apply to this Kit Class)

(I hope you dont mind Lex - as I said, I have had difficulty seeing images sent via mail, so I have grabbed some of these from your blog!)

I will post more sneaks of upcoming classes soon!

Until then... stay safe, have fun and dont forget to smile!

Upcoming Classes

Man, you know.. if you live in the Melbourne area and miss any of these classes at Scraptacular you are totally bonkers!

I have seen them all and my goodness... they are nothing short of divine.

I am the luckiest gal around... not only am I part of a wonderful design team, the girls that are part of with me are such an inpsiration and just so freakin' talented... I have not once NOT been not awe-inspired by anything that I have seen...

In August we have a month packed full of scrummy stuff... from a beautiful layout using Basic Grey papers with Lexia and a Websters Pages layout by myself to mini albums from Debbi who has got it all wrapped up for someone wishing to make a special album for a bubba and Lexia (who is one busy busy gal) who is making a multi-media album that has it all.. tags, pockets, special treasures to find to and last but definately not least a Collections collage canvas by Julie!

See... I told you it was nothing short of a spectacular month... and we are doing all this... as well as heading to Paperific!!!

So... what you need to do now... is drop by the store at:
Shop 4, 1297 Nepean Highway,
Cheltenham VIC 3192

and check out these scrummy creations up close and book your spot in the classes, or... just take my word on it and give one of the girls a call on 95845000 and book your spot before you miss out!!

A change is coming...

{I think!}

For the past few weeks I have been scrapping without issue... without stressing about what the page will turn out like... without reason. I have just been scrapping. Of course, I have been doing this scrapping to put on display in Scraptacular, though for the first time in a long time, I have just been scrapping.

The layouts that I have created, have not necessarily been the kind that I have scrapped in the past. For one, I have been working A LOT with Websters Pages papers. While they are pretty, the are not something that I would generally scrap, more than one layout with... though, I have enjoyed this change, immensely.

Secondly, comes the fact that I have used flowers. Yes, I know that I have been known to use the odd flower, though we are not talking a jumbo kind of flower that I would usually use as a large embellishment, we are talking the prima kind... and scarier still... the HANDMADE kind!

These layouts have been detailed, complex, layered pages... nothing like the clean kinds of layouts that I have been doing over the last 6-12 months. I LIKE!! I like creating something, that causes someone to look and look at the page, seeing detail.. and sometimes the tiniest detail, that could, if attention was not paid, be overlooked the first time.

I think I am evolving (again)... I think a change is coming.... and I think... I will enjoy the ride.
{ofcourse, I have no doubt that there will be a fair share of the layouts that have become customarily, my known styled layouts}.