April Scrapbooking Competition - Susan's Entry

Time has nearly ended for the April Scrapbooking Competition but I'd love to share this lovely page that arrived in my Inbox for Susan!



Good luck in the competition Susan! Stay tuned for our winner to be announced in the Scrappit Newsletter on Monday!

Until next time,

Shirley

April Scrapbooking Competition - Tania's Entry

Another day and another entry - this time from the very lovely Tania!



I'll let her tell you about her page:

"I thought you may like to know that for the stars I used the autoshape feature in Word and used them as my template. The large star was made large enough to fit on an A4 transparency. For the stitched heart, I then converted the outline to dots and, once printed, I pierced every second hole and used that as my piercing guide for the stitching."

Great page Tania! Good luck in the competition!

Until next time,

Shirley

April Scrapbooking Competition - Ruth's Entry

Well - as the month rolls on, so our entries keep rolling on in! Today I'd like to share Ruth's entry with you!

Good luck in the competition Ruth!

Don't forget to scroll down on the Scrappit Blog to find the full details of what is required for our April Scrapbooking Competition - you could be our next winner!

Until next time,

Shirley

Photo Frame

I was asked recently to help my Brother present his friend with a photo frame for his 50th Birthday. I gave Clive a frame like this for his 50th a couple of years ago and I must say I was chuffed that he asked me to complete one for his friend. For one thing, it meant he actually liked the gift I gave him. This is no mean feat as the years go by it gets harder and harder to think of something personal and useful at the same time.Here's the one I completed for my Brother's friend.

I referenced a lot of what I did on the photo frame from the original images that I kept from Clive's gift. I was published in Scrapbooking Memories back then and recently I noticed that it appeared again in a current compilation publication by SM.

Once you actually calculate the size of the photos against the size of the frame there isn't much else to do except adhere and attach several embellishments to suit your theme. Try to keep this as flat as possible so this won't compromise the glass against the items. If you find yourself short of photos try replacing some with colourful patterned paper. There you go - a simple yet stylish gift for either member of your family or a dear friend.

April Club Scrappit-Now

Do you get the monthly club packs from Scrappit? I personally love kits since they help me to cut down on the time it takes picking things out, meaning I can spend more time creating and less time fussing.

This month was my chance to catch up and have some fun with the kit without having to worry about time and getting the newsletter stuff finished. That didnt mean I still didnt do the kit though, here's what I made -

I also made these cute little boxes with the leftovers for Easter gifts -

I filled each decorated box with mini chocolate eggs. They were a huge hit with family on Easter Sunday!!

Card Class May 2nd

Card Class - May 2nd at 1.00pm Cost $20.00 bookings necessary. This month our card class will be working with those gorgeous papers from Rasberry - Princess Collection. 10 cards in total, stamping, paper piercing, using textiles - all of these techniques are very handy for Scrapbooking also. Please call 9749 1006 to reserve a place for this class.

April Scrapbooking Competition - Entries

Well our entries into the April Scrapbooking Competition are starting to come in and apologies girls for not getting them here on the site sooner - I've been a little unwell and hadn't logged on to check email.

Anyway - without further ado, I'd like to share Katherine's fantastic entry!

Secondly, I'd like to share Rachel's gorgeous page too!

Well done ladies - you've both done a fantastic job with your entries and good luck in the competition.

For the rest of you - come on - take a read through the Scrappit Blog, find the 5 requirements that Penny listed for this month's competition and get your entry in for the chance to win a shopping voucher with Scrappit!

Until next time,

Shirley

Wednesday Night Class 22nd April 2009

Wednesday Night Class - we are working with those stunning Kaisercraft Airy Fairy Collection. Making our own accents and embellishments, highlighting with a bit of Dimensional Magic, chalking and stamping. A whole host of techniques - hurry seats are filling very fast with this one. Cost: $15.00. Class Start time: 7.30pm. To book 9749 1006. Can't make the class on a Wednesday and really need to add this to your collection well, call me and I will put a kit aside for you to do at a later date.

Digital Freebie

One of my favourite things in my digital collection is texture images. They can be used as overlays over photo's or papers to add a texture to the image, or to age the image for a vintage feel..


As a special for everyone I have created 5 texture files for you to add to your images to enhance their feel. Here's a quick look at each of the files overlaid on a photo of my daughter -

To download the file either click on the images above or follow the link here.

To use texture overlays in Photoshop elements -

1. Open your photo or image you want to texturise and the selected texture.

2. Drag the texture image over the photo. The texture file will hide the photo.

3. In your layers panel, click on the drop down effects tab (default is normal) and select overlay.

4. Play with the opacity settings to adjust the texture to your preferences. I tend to set mine at 80% but erase the face section with heavily textured images.

BTW Try choosing other effect as well as the overlay setting, each will give you a completely different feel to the texture!!

April Scrapbooking Competition - Day 5

Well it's day 5 and time to announce the last of the five requirements in our April Scrapbooking Competition.


Staples - use staples to attach an embellishment or just for looking great on their own.



Penny

April Scrapbooking Competition - Day 4

Well it's day 4 and time to announce another of the five requirements in our April Scrapbooking Competition.

Handstitching - just a touch or little more, it's up to you.

See you tomorrow.

Penny

April Scrapbooking Competition - Day 3

Well it's day 3 and time to announce another of the five requirements in our April Scrapbooking Competition.


Letter Stickers



See you tomorrow.


Penny

April Scrapbooking Competition - Day 2

Well it's day 2 and time to announce another of the five requirements in our April Scrapbook Competition.


Cut a shape - cut a shape freehand or use a template or stencil to help you.



See you tomorrow.


Penny

April Scrapbooking Competition - Day 1

It's time for another competition here at Scrappit and in order for you to participate you will need to check this blog EVERY day for the next 5 days! You see, every day this week we will list ONE of the 5 requirements that your single scrapbooking page MUST include in order for it to be eligible to win the $10 Shopping Voucher that is up for grabs at the end of the month!

You can either choose to gather your supplies as you go along OR wait until they are all named and then get busy gathering, designing and completing your page. NOTE: Whilst you may use other scrapbooking products on your single scrapbooking page, ALL 5 listed requirements MUST be clearly visible in order to be eligible for judging.

Once your page is complete, either scan or digitally photograph it AND send the image through to mailto:shirleyfyfe@gmail.com and Shirley will upload your entry HERE on the SCRAPPIT BLOG for everyone to enjoy and to be eligible for judging!

Entries close April 30th! So! Here is the first requirement that MUST be somewhere on your single scrapbooking page.




2 Sheets of Patterned Paper

See you tomorrow


Penny

March Scrapbooking Competition - WINNER

How wonderful to see so many of you taking up the challenge and entering our March Scrapbooking Competition - you can check out all the fantastic entries in the Scrappit Gallery!

The Design Team has taken a careful look at each of the entries and after much deliberation, we are pleased to announce that the winning entry is:

'Brothers Forever' by Susan!

CONGRATULATIONS!

Thank-you once again to everyone who took the time to enter the challenge and we do look forward to seeing your entry into our April Scrapbooking Competition - details of which will be announced here on the Scrappit Blog next week!

Until next time,

Shirley

School Holidays

Scrappit's School Holiday Scrapbooking Classes
We have a range of items, ready for you to begin scrapping over the holidays, why not get Mum to call and book a class. 9749 1006.

April - Kids Scrapbooking Class

Kids Scrapbooking Class
Saturday April 18th at 1.30pm.
This cute little desk album is an ideal present for Mothers Day. Cost is $10.00 per person. Bookings essential call 9749 1006 to ensure a seat.

Wednesday 8th April

Wednesday Night 8th April. Class Time: 7.30pm. Cost: $15.00. Tonights class will be investigating those awesome punches from Fiskars - multi tasks just like us. Punches and embosses all at once. Inking and creating your own accents from the stunning range of Bittersweet from Basic Grey.