Exciting News!!!

I think I'm a little behind on some things... I've got the Inkadinkado Circle Stamping Gear set. I had a play with them the start of the week. It reminded me of a Spirotot I had when I was little. I loved it then and still love it now. Need to get new stamps for it and experiment with it some more. Then I'll post some pictures of what I came up with.

So, I got to Alice in Paperland today for my Friday demo and when I got there to set up I was met with purple balloons. After my demo Nicole brought out a cake and gave me a present. Feeling loved today. Thank You Nicole, You made my day.

 

The demo for this week was a Mini Photo Wallet folded for 1 sheet of cardstock. I love YouTube and when I came across this I had to try it and wanted to share it with everyone. It has space for 6 tags for photos and journalling. They make a great gift. I made a bunch for my baby announcements, added a bunch of photos and sent them to family and close friends. They loved them.

I got spoilt for my birthday. I've added a bunch of new Stamp Sets to my collection as well as Distress Inks. I'm so excited. Ever since I got a couple as a present from a valentine, I've wanted more. So this week I added 14 new ones to my stash. Happy Birthday to me!!!

 

So I have some exciting news... We've booked in some more dates for classes at Alice in Paperland, Port Macquarie. The next class that's coming up will be on the 1st April at 10am and we'll be making 3 cards and a folded bag from the new Kaleidoscope papers from Kaisercraft. Here's a sneak peek...

I fell in love with these papers at first sight and had to do a class with them. Classes and Demos run as follows...

Tuesday April 1st - 3 Cards and a Bag Class at 10am

Friday April 4th - Distress Inks Part 2 Workshop from 9am

Saturday April 5th - Butterfly Card Class at 10am (Which is full, Yay)

Saturday April 5th - French Scrapbooking from 12 Noon

Friday April 11th - Cuttlebug Basics Demo from 9am

Saturday April 12th - 3 Cards and a Bag Class at 10am

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS

Friday May 2nd - Stamping Techniques from 9am

Tuesday May 6th - 1 Stamp 3 Ways Class at 10am

Friday May 9th - Distress Ink Part 3 Workshop / Revision from 9am

Saturday May 17th - Masculine Card Class at 10am

Tuesday May 20th - Masculine Card Class at 10am

Friday May 23rd - Distress Paints Workshop from 9am

If you haven't already booked in, You're missing out. Spaces are limited and classes are filling up fast. Give Nicole at Alice in Paperland a call on 6581 5663 to book your seat now.

Wow, What a week!

I've had a busy week this week. Last weekend my husband and I took the kiddies to Coffs Harbour for the weekend for Roller Derby. Coffs Coast Derby Dolls Vs Port Macquarie Roller Derby. Wow... This was my first game and let me tell you. It was AWESOME. We won CCDD 284 to PMRD 122.

Photo by Travis @TravShadows Photography 

While at Derby on the weekend I set up a display for Alice in Paperland. I met a couple of new people who hadn't heard of Alice before. It was great to chat to them about the projects they're working on and what the have planned next. I had a couple of people interested in the card classes im running and if I plan on teaching in Coffs. All in all was a great weekend.

Been busy this weekend working on some new cards for a class. Inspired by the guys this time. Its so hard to come up with cards for guys. Nothing confirmed yet but was excited that I could come up with something to show Nicole and Alice. So stay tuned for that.

Friday Demo Time...

Today was a demo about All things Distress Inks. It ended up being a workshop with 6 ladies sitting at a table making beautiful mess. We looked at Mixing colours, Heat Emboss Resist technique Stenciling, Stamping, How to apply ink and briefly touched on the types of things Distress Ink can be used on. Chipboard, Cardstock and Ribbon etc. It went for 2 hours and we had a ball.

 

Next Friday is a Make and Take Mini Photo Wallet demo using the Honey Chai Collection from Kaisercraft and a little birthday celebration. Kits will be available for purchase on the day. So come down to Alice in Paperland (Port Macquarie) and say Hi.

Well that's all from me for now. I've got some new stamps and an embossing folder to play with so I'll see you all next week.

Happy Crafting!

Hello Blog Land

Over the past few months I've had a number of people ask me for my blog address and it never really hit me to start one until I found myself with books of notes everywhere with findings from experiments after weekends and weekends of craft.

Let me introduce myself. My name is Sarah Spencer and I'm a Craftaholic. I've been taking classes and teaching myself new skills over the past 8 years. Everything from cards and scrapbook pages to mini albums and little paper gifts. I love sharing my passion for All Things Papercraft with family and friends. Also with those who have a similar passion for papercraft as I do.

Over the years I've met some great people and learnt new techniques. I love watching YouTube and looking at other people's work.

2014 is the year for me I think. A new craft store has opened up in my local area of Port Macquarie called Alice in Paperland. Alice in Paperland has expanded and come up from Sydney. So excited. Alice in Paperland is full of all my favourite things. I'm also excited to announce that I will be doing a few make and takes, technique demos and workshops every Friday starting March 21st at 9am. I will also be running classes on Saturdays starting in April. So if you don't already know where it is, you should head on down and pop in and say Hello to Nicole at Alice in Paperland (Jindalee Road, Port Macquarie). She will be able to help you out with everything you need for your craft projects.

Free Demo Fridays, Starting 21st March where I'll be showing you how to use your Distress Inks. So come on down from 9am to see what you can do with them. Kits will be available to purchase for Demo Fridays (if applicable) in store as well as all products featured in the demo.

So I've also had the opportunity to have a SNEAK PEEK at the new Kaisercraft paper range from the 'Honey Chai Collection' coming in April and let me tell you that you don't want to miss this range. My first class in April is Saturday the 5th and I'll be showing you how to make a Butterfly Accordion Card just in time for Mother's Day using the new 'Honey Chai' papers from Kaisercraft. Call Nicole at Alice in Paperland on 6581 5663 to book your spot.

Well that's all from me for now. Keep checking back to see what's been happening and whats coming next.

Happy Crafting!