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A mini album for my sister…

When we were growing up my grandparents lived in a different city, we lived in Oudenbosch and they lived in Rotterdam (the Netherlands), and then when I was 7 we moved to Australia. All my other cousins were spread around as well.

To keep my Oma and Opa up to date with their grand kids, my parents and Aunts and Uncles used to send photos to them regularly. So my Oma started a photo album for each of her (at that time) 25 grandkids.

Not long after my Opa passed away in 1984 she gave us all our albums back which we have all treasured.

Unfortunately my sisters was one of those sticky paged ones, so I offered to remake it for her. Last week it was finally that time! Here is what I created for her….

p.s. Yes I know there are not a huge amount of photos… but while we were growing up not as many photos were taken as these days 🙂

I haven’t included all the pages as I really wouldn’t want to bore you too much!

My sister doesn’t like fussy pages, prefers the simple but nice look. Hope she likes it! (it’s on its way in the mail right now!)

Products used:
* kaisercraft mini album (6×8″)
* Kaisercraft 6×8″ pocket page inserts (various designs)
* Kaisercraft Happy Snaps collection papers and collectables
* Kaisercraft Happy Snaps captured Moments 3×4 and 4×6″ cards.

Pocket Page Scrapbooking – Singapore

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This weekend it has really cooled down and we have had a nice downpour of rain making it perfect weather to sit inside and finally scrap those photos I have from our Singapore trip last year.

To give my kids a little more one on one time I promised to take 1 at a time on short holidays. My middle child was first and we flew over to Singapore for 4 1/2 days. We left Geraldton after Hip Hop on Friday night, met my parents at the airport and flew to Singapore on the 1am flight.

We arrived in Singapore at 6am and to make the most of our few days there we had a BIG day!

In total I took 815 photos! So the only way to scrap so many is the pocket page style. Here are a couple of the pages: (not all as I wouldn’t want to bore you!!)

I have already completed 20 pages – and I still need to scrap Lego Land! (another 150 photos!!)

Products used:

* Becky Higgins Pocket pages
* Kaisercraft Captured Moments Cards – Take Off

* Kaisercraft Now Boarding Collection

Collectables

Double sided paper

Die Cut paper

Speciality Paper

Sticker Sheet

Other Items used:
Washi Tape, Becky Higgins corner rounder, scissors, twine, double sided tape, Prima Wood Veneers, Tim Holtz mini attacher, felt tip pen.

Tonight I will finish the last day of our holiday…. which means I am now ready for the next one! This time my baby boy is coming with me and we will be flying over to Sydney to see my sister and brother in law, go to Taronga Zoo and all the other wonderful things Sydney has to offer.

What have you been up to today?

something not scrapbooking….

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A friend of mine posted this video on their facebook page.

Sometimes we need a little reminder that the world doesn’t only rotate around us 🙂

Prima Creative Weekend

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Good Morning Everyone!

The details you have all been waiting for….

In July, 2 very talented ladies are heading over to Western Australia. Jamie Dougherty all the way from the US and Janine Koczwara from South Australia. These 2 ladies are both Prima Educators and are well known for their beautiful designs and their inspiring talent.

Cost:

Perth

Bloom Girl Class (6 hour class): $150

Scrapbook Page with Janine: $75

Coffee / Tea wil be provided. Please bring your own lunch.

Geraldton

Art Book class with Jamie and Scrapbooking with Janine: $185

Catering: $15

Coffee and tea will be provided.

All class kits include lots of product! You will be asked to bring some basic tools with you. This list will be available in the coming weeks.

There are a limited amount of spots for all the classes – and it will be first in / first served.

A non refundable deposit of $50 will be required when booking with the balance due 23rd May 2014. If you do not pay by this date your place may be passed on to a person on the waiting list but you will forfeit your $50 deposit.

Please contact me either by e-mail, phone/text or on facebook with your e-mail address and I will send you a booking form.

e-mail; marijketravasso@yahoo.com.au

phone: 0408 913684

facebook: Scrapbooking in Geraldton

Hope you all have a great day!!

Marijke

Holiday Smash Book

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During the week the Lovely Jo came in store and purchased a smash book. I promised to send her some photos of the one I made during our holiday in Goa, but then thought might as well blog it!

In December 2012 we flew over to Goa to see my husband’s family. I decided to take along a smash book, a paper pad, pack of collectables, adhesive, scissors, felt tip pen and alphabet stickers. That’s it.

So I was very limited in what I could do but I am very happy with the results. I actually came home with a near completed book!

Here are a couple of photos. I haven’t included all of them – I don’t want to bore you with my holiday!

Title Page

I traced the inside of the roll of double sided tape to make the circles!

A haircut in Goa is only INR 20! (equivalent to around $0.50)

The kids LOVED the scooters!

St Francis Xavier is the patron saint of Goa. His relic is kept in Old Goa.

So you can create a great keepsake with very little product.

Good Luck with doing yours Jo – shout out if you need a hand 🙂

Very Simple Lego Block Invitations

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Next week my baby is turning 5!

He decided on a lego theme party as he LOVES lego. And it just so happens that the new lego movie is being released during his birthday week! So we are off to the movies for his party 🙂

As I am always so busy I look for quick and simple but effective ideas.

Here are the invitations I made:

To replicate all you need is some coloured A5 card, 1″ circle punch

(can also be easily hand cut if you don’t have a punch!)

Some foam mounts and a black ink pad.

Cut 6 1″ circles per card and ink the edges lightly with a black ink pad.

This helps the circles stand out and it helps them look more dimensional.

Put a foam square on the back in the middle, and adhere them to the front.

I then typed up the information and printed on thinner card. I also printed some “Movie Entry” tickets so the parents know the tickets are included in the invitation.

I will post next week with my ideas for the party bag etc.

Hope you have a creative week!

What is Happening?!

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Good Morning!

I know many of you have heard bits and pieces and some rumours so I thought I had better let you all know what is happening in our shop.

Yes, the doors of our shop on Flores Road are officially closing this week, although we will still have a couple of days open for our clearance items. These are:

Tuesday 1st April: 9.30 – 1.00pm
Wednesday 2nd April: Closed
Thursday 3rd April: 9.30 – 1pm
Friday 4th April: Closed
Saturday 5th April: 9-12pm (to be confirmed as it is also election day!)

But contrary to some rumours – we are not closing our business but rather moving forwards in a big way!

As you know times change, peoples needs and wants change and we like to accommodate as many people as we can!

So what are we doing now?

1. We will be primarily stocking new releases + the basics (adhesives, mediums, selected embellishments)

2. Our online store and blog are currently receiving a major overhaul (this has involved a lot of hard work behind the scenes!!) and this will be live in about 3 weeks.

3. We travel and teach in various locations. (Dongara, Morowa and a few places around town)

4. There will still be workshops available to everyone for cardmaking, scrapbooking, project life and mixed media / art journal.

5. Our prices will be lower and more competitive with the rest of the internet world as we won’t have the same overheads as we do now – but you will still have the opportunity to look and touch before purchase as you do now.

6. We will continue bringing in big name tutors! On the 26th July we will be hosting Jamie Dougherty from the USA and due to very popular demand Janine Koczwara is coming back to teach again too.

7. We have a HUGE multi craft weekend planned later in the year – so stay tuned!

8. Freeing myself from working daily will also give me a chance to help in our community a bit more. I have been asked to be involved in a couple of craft projects to help raise much needed funds. (I can’t give more details at the moment)

Why the changes now? Honestly, I need more family time. I have been having a hard time juggling family commitments, appointments, teaching in various places, running a household and spending the much needed time my kids need with them. Something had to give – so for me my family comes first :), and the shop was actually growing out of itself too.

So we are definitely not closing, Amber and I love what we do too much!

Wishing you all a great weekend!!

Marijke and Amber

P.S.: we have ALL the new prima collections in our hands! LOVE them!! They are not available in store – but will be online in a couple of days. 🙂

Linda’s Challenge….

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A couple of weeks ago Linda came in to the shop and bought along a birdcage each for Lyndall, herself and I.

Her Challenge was – Decorate it.

So I got out the floral wires and florist tape, and we started making our own vines…

To colour some of the flowers I tipped out the dregs of one of my glimmer mist bottles and painted flowers with it.

Here are our cages an hour later…

We have done some more to it, I will add photos to this post as soon as I have taken photos of the finished product.

10 year anniversary Celebrations!

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On the 18th of March 2004 I started selling Scrapbooking and paper craft products and I started Scrapbooking a year before that.

I started by becoming a consultant for Crafty Kids (now know as Kaszazz) in Carnarvon. I loved teaching the awesome group of ladies up there, and selling from a catalogue. But I soon found the products to be limited so I started a business “Scrapper’s Delight” and sold a larger variety of products.

At this time I also started a website. Then loving a challenge I also started a Wholesale Brads business. I was very proud to see my own design of brads being manufactured! There where approx. 240 different stores that regularly purchased from me.

While I was pregnant with my 3rd, I gave up the wholesale side as it all got too much. After he was born I had 3 kids under 5 and a husband that worked away… I kept holding classes and selling other product though.

When my youngest turned 18m I was ready for a new adventure and I was convinced by family and friends that the next logical step was to open a shop which I did, and I have loved every minute of it!

So that brings me back to the purpose of this blog post – 10 years is a pretty big milestone to celebrate so we will be celebrating it in a big way!

From now until the end of March we will be having MASSIVE discounts store wide! And we will be hosting a big party on Friday 14th March (in the morning) and Saturday 15th March (in the evening).

SPECIALS are as follows:

Saturday 22nd February – Thursday 27th February

40% off the following products:
* Dies
* embossing folders
* wood flourishes
* card kits
* Kaiser Alcohol Markers
* Alphabet Stickers
* collectables

Friday 28th February – Thursday 6th March

40% off the following products:
* Flowers
* Ribbon
* Beyond the Page wood items
* Paper pads

Friday 7th March – Thursday 13th March

40% off the following:
* All papers
* All cardstock
* Page kits

Friday 14th March – Thursday 20th March

40% off the following:
* All mediums
* all sprays, paints, gels, pens

Friday 21st March – Thursday 27th March

40% off the following:
* all albums, refills,
* all pocket page style scrapbooking products (including Project Life etc)
* Washi Tape
* Rhinestones and pearl packs

As well as these weekly specials, we a big specials table (with up to 80% off!) and you can earn Party Dollars. (20% of your total purchase will be given back to you in party dollars.)

What are Party Dollars?

Its a special currency which can only be used during our party. We will have a special items you can buy with your party dollars. Later on this week we will have a table with some of the items on display.

A couple of Rules:

Excluded from the specials are items I have ordered in especially for you or am already holding under the counter. Monthly kits are also excluded. BUT you will receive party dollars for these items!

Busy, Busy….

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Its been so busy here lately… I thought once all my kids are in full time school I would actually have more time and enjoy my days kid free in the shop more.

My 3 cuties ready for their first day at school this year.

But that was not to be… I have been asked to teach in various locations this year which keeps me on the road a bit. With more trips being added shortly as I have had a few requests to go to other places too! Its all very exciting!

All this has not stopped Amber and I with coming up with some great classes for you guys! We have Art Journaling on Tuesday mornings (this class is pretty full – but if you are interested I can put you on the waiting list – or I might add a 2nd class for this), Scrapbooking Wednesday mornings and nights, card making and plenty of 1 off classes.

Nat Perks will be teaching a wonderful class soon (just securing a date is hard as she is also a super busy person!)

We also have a couple of major events happening this year…. there is the big Craft ROund Up coming up in June. This is a weekend filled to the brim with lots of different crafty workshops. The wonderful Patchwork group in Dongara will be helping me run this.

Then at the end of July the very talented Ladies from Prima; Jamie and Janine will be coming over to WA to teach a couple of awesome classes!

I will let you know more about these events as soon as I can!

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!

Marijke