Do you like to collect quotes? I find them inspiring and intriguing and often write them into my journal for later reference. This month we will be focussing on some pattern play and incorporation of some words of wisdom into your journals. I’ll share how to create an easy pocket page for the Art by Marlene journals and some colourful ideas for decorating some tags to carry the quotes. As always, I will have items to share but please bring what you have from the supplies list – you will especially need the items listed under basics for each class. I’ll also have a number of the newly released products from Darkroom Door and The Crafter’s Workshop on hand for you to play with! Don’t forget to let us know if you are a beginner when you book – you are absolutely welcome, but it means I set aside time at the beginning to support you in product choices & information.

Want to get lots of photos on a layout?  Want an interesting layout that has interactive elements that can be lifted, pulled or opened to reveal hidden areas? In this month’s class, we will create a double layout with space for 27 photos.  It has plenty of “openable” areas to showcase all your favourite photos.  This month I have used papers from the Loveland range from Scrapboys. Take away kits with full emailed instructions are available.

Fell in love with this collection from Mintay love the vintage vibe but in a shabby way. It’s a folio album quite large in fact, lots of places for photos and journaling. And yes plenty of fussy cutting! Comes with its very own envelope box to keep it in.

This month’s class is all about using Distress Oxide Sprays on water colour card stock and using a great selection of Paper Artsy Stamps to create 6 cards for all occasions. Class fee includes the use of 8 different Paper Artsy stamp sets and 24 assorted Distress Oxide Spray colours. Due to this being a mixed media card class there will be no takeaway kits for this class. I would love you to join me in class for some spraying fun.

Join Debra to make this cute little vintage suitcase album. You will use a premade box to create the structure of the suitcase. Inside you will create multiple sleeves with page inserts where you can add photos or journaling.

Daisy mixed media project for your journal or canvas. Collage papers and embellishment of facial drawing, stenciling, ink spray and bubble wrap! What a fun combination. Please note we are not drawing our own face.

This Butterfly and Hearts card focuses of embossing and traditional white work. It is suitable for beginners, but can also be altered to include 3 dimensional butterflies and a variety of borders for those who would like to add more detail. Acknowledgement: This is a Pergamano pattern M55-5, which I have simplified for beginners.

Save the Date - Join Lucy Campeanu as she demonstrates the new Alcohol Inks and her yet to be released products from Couture Creations. Here is a little bit about Lucy.
Lucy is no newcomer to the stamping and scrapbooking industry with 12 years designing and making her own stamps under the name Lucy’s Stamps. Traveling all over Australia, New Zealand and even America to teach classes in stamping and scrapbooking. Some of those designs are still being made today.
Lucy is passionate about art and teaching people to develop their own creativity.
Paper arts became a passion when first finding a stamp store in Los Angeles in 1996 on a ‘Make a Wish’ trip to Disneyland with her daughter’s Candice and Moni. It turned out to be the perfect craft, as it was not only fun, but her girls could also join in. After contacting Print blocks with some design ideas, her stamp designing days began. Not long after that Lucy’s Stamps started. Designing stamps is a great joy, not only to create projects on your own, but to watch others create things you never imagined. Before making stamps, Lucy started the very first Stamp Camp in Australia at the Camp Quality campground at Springbrook Queensland.
There is a moment when you create something beautiful or learn a new technique that gives you a rush of satisfaction. Lucy believes creativity is good for the soul and joining together with others as often as possible to share in art activities brings back the tribe to our lives. Sharing a chat over art, whilst hands are busy, is so very powerful. Lucy is also admin of a world-wide Art Journaling and self-development group that aims to bring creativity and community back to our disconnected world.
Steampunk dreams came from a love of wings and hearts and all things metal. Creating plasma cut hearts and wings in her studio at home in Australia. The foils and die cuts can be created in both earthy rusty colours and pretty pastels.
 Lucy has spent the years after selling Lucy’s Stamps, dabbling in many mediums. Some of which are plasma cutting, painting in watercolours, oils, alcohol inks, stained glass, silversmithing and even making a sword in Glastonbury at a forge. Travel journaling and art journaling have become a passion which led back to wanting to design stamps, papers, die cuts. Lucy enjoys taking her hand painted papers, and stamps designs from a concept to a class situation. Living in the beautiful Northern Rivers NSW with her husband Gino. Her style could be described as eclectic, as each new yummy product she finds, brings new exciting ideas and projects. Alcohol inks and stamps are a passion. Sharing a chat over art is the very best thing ever.
There will be new designs that are sure to delight.