Chatterbox

Wednesday nights class using the gorgeous chatterbox papers.

Photo tip for November...

Read your manual. It may not the most thrilling of reads but you can only take better photos knowing all the functions of your camera. It will tell you exactly what your camera is and isn't capable of and you might find yourself really surprised at just what it can do. Even the most basic digital point and shoot usually has a lot of functions such as white balance control that will alter how your photos look. You will also find out things such as your cameras focal length ( how far or close you have to be to an object to get a clear photo) So grab yourself a cuppa and sit down and read all you can.

Altered monograms

We will be creating this page using the gorgeous chatterbox range of papers and two different monograms. We will be using the monograms U and R but the other stamped words are your own choice. The photo size is 5"X7"

Magnetic memories

This Wednesday nights magnetic memories class. Four mini layouts to display on your fridge. These would make a lovely gift for someone this Christmas or to decorate your own fridge with.

Kids Expo 2006

Donna helping out the Dredge girls. A busy but fun day was had by all.

New stock due in over the next week...

As I've just mentioned the new papers from Scrapbooking Australia are in store right now. Due in soon is the fun and versatile cropadile with a few different eyelet sets, as well as some updates of stamps from hero arts and a variety of papers ordered from Aussie scrap source including some restocks of basic grey. Another fun competion starting soon is 'the great snap, swap, challenge'. Bring in a copy of your favourite 5 X 7" photograph to exchange anonymously with other members of the swap. Not only do you get your photo scrapped in someone elses style but all entries go into the running to win one of the new cropadiles. All details will be in store soon.

We're excited...

To be one of the first stores in Australia to stock the new range of 'Under the sun' papers from Scrapbooking Australia. Tanya and Sue (me) had a quick trip to Adelaide yesterday to attend a retailers workshop and an exclusive preview of the products, and let me say they are gorgeous. So bright and fresh, very summery.
The following are a few samples and sample layouts from the line, the colors don't look as good on the web but take our word for it they are lovely, so come in and have a look.

The three of us...

It's always nice to put a face to a name so here we are Donna(left), Tanya and Sue.
And yes the photo is a little out of focus, that' what you get when you and the photographer

get the giggles.

Upcoming Wednesday night classes for October/November

We've got some great new classes on their way over the next few months as well as some old favourites. Some of the new ones include; Magnetic memories, cute mini layouts to keep on view all the time; back to basics, two layouts for the price of one; Altered monograms, the latest rage at the moment; Chatterbox, a layout using the gorgeous chatterbox papers; Funky Tags, funk up your pages with tags from cute to classic and not forgetting our ongoing card class and scrap'n'yap. Keep tuned for samples of these. Advanced notice for December will be a power card making class were you will have four different card designs to make three of each style giving a total of twelve cards, just the thing for the busy Christmas period.

Altered frames, 20th September

Create this classicly beautiful layout using a common photomat.

Cards, Cards,Cards... 13th Sept.

Some more of Donnas' gorgeous cards to fit into the card tin made on the 6th of September.

August class sample

Stamping
This page includes stamping techniques
such as masking, resist stamping
stamping into ultra thick embossing
enamel (UTEE) and faux stitching. We
will also show those of you who haven't
already played with it how to use the
stamp-it stamp positioner. This handy
little tool makes the placement of letter,
word and background stamps a breeze.

August class sample

Doodling/bling
In this class you will learn how to use
the latest trends in scrapbooking
to enhance your photos. You will also
recive a cute little packet of Heidi Swapp
jewels and a white gel pen, yours to keep
after the class is done.
Sorry this page is sideways, sometimes
sometimes computers have minds of
their own.

Samples from previous classes

June's recipe tin and July's clock were

both done using the gorgeous 'perfect

match' range of papers from DaisyDs

August/September timetable

Please click to enlarge

For booking or information

ph. 08 87623737

or e-mail

scrpnpch@bigpond.net.au

Welcome

O.K. we've finally been dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century. It's amazing it wasn't that long ago that we'd never even heard of a blog and now here we are, experimently typing into our very first... So let us introduce ourselves, we're Tanya, Donna and Sue of the Scrap'n'Patch, a store in rural South Australia dedicated to scrapbooking, card making and stamping. Our doors have been open for over a year now with a move a couple of months ago into bigger, brighter premises, something I wouldn't recomend doing too often, especially as we had our 8 kids in tow as we moved. They became quite good at painting and lifting. Who said child labour was a thing of the past?LOL. Of course our husbands were the big hero's of the shift, even putting up a wall within an hours notice. (Check out our stamp wall when you're in next, quite snazzy). We sell products from such suppliers as printblocks, Aussiescrapsource, stampit rubber stamps, scrapbooking Australia and hero arts, as well as holding regular classes ranging from beginners to advanced techniques and we also have regular kids classes which are extrememly popular.