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Country Papercraft's
January's Designer Kit Release Newsletter
January 01, 2009 |
Hi
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
From all of us here at COUNTRY PAPERCRAFT we would like to wish you and your family a safe and happy 2009!
May 2009 bring you all they joy and happiness that your heart desires!
January all so brings us one step closer to our BIG SURPRISE - which you will learn all about in our next MONTHLY NEWSLETTER! The Designers are eagerly awaiting this big announcement! As our regular forum users will know, they have been baiting everyone for a while now with the news of the new changes.
Finally we would like to thank you for all your custom over the past year! We have gone from strength to strength, with the building of the new Bricks & Mortar store, the Designer Kits have gotten, in our opinion, bigger and better, and our newsletter is now flying out to the inbox of over 300 people!
Without your support and custom this would not have ever happened. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts - and we look forward to getting bigger and better in 2009!
Due to family holidays, and the festive season getting on top of us all, we will be only putting out this newsletter for the month of January. The next newsletter will be the February newsletter. We apologise for this, but promise you that February's newsletter will be jam packed with inspiration!
Until Next Time
Stay safe 'n' happy scrapping
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| What's New Instore....
January Designer Kit
KAISERscrapbooking Papers - Esther Guestlist, Spirograph, Allsorts including matching brads for each range.
KAISERcraft Rhinestone Alphabets - Classic & Script
Bazzill Chips Chipboard Shapes - Blossoms, Keys, Snowflakes, Flourishes
Nestabilities Dies - Scalloped Circles, Scalloped Squares, Classic Squares, Standard Circles, Labels, Pinking Circles
KAISERcraft Wooden Products - Clocks, Desk Calendars
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January Designer Kit
This stunning non traditional coloured kit is just in time for all those Christmas time celebration photos. Featuring 3 Bugs in a Rug Papers, as usual its jam packed to the standard that the Kits from Country Papercraft pride themselves upon.
This kit features:
Basic Grey's Granola Range of Papers:
Sunflower
Organic
Vanilla Bean
Wholesome
Mini Monogram Stickers
Fancy Pants All Fall range of Papers:
AF Cards
Penmanship
Crate Papers Scalloped Circle Cardstock
4 Bazzill Cardstock
6 Cornflower blue Green Tara blossoms - mixed sizes
6 Chocolate Green Tara small blossoms
Chocolate Pom Pom Trim
12 brads - large and small
TOGETHER - created by Deb
PERFORMING PATCH - created by Deb
ACHIEVER - created by Deb
FUNNY FACE - created by Lynlee
LOVE YOU BABE - created by Lynlee
PURE BEAUTY - created by Julie
GAZEBO - created by Julie  GARY - created by Julie  FIRST CAR - created by Julie |
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NOVEMBER DESIGNER KIT WINNER
Congratulations to Kathleen on her gorgeous layout!
Remember, simply purchase your Designer Kit, create a layout and upload into the gallery by the 20th of the next month to be in the running to win the current month's Designer Kit for FREE. |
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Around Deb's Scrapping Space
When we first started looking for a new
home mid 2007, one of the stipulations was a dedicated scrap room for moi -
well, if not dedicated then combined with the office but a room that could have
the door closed on it so the mess wasnt noticeable to the outside
world.
We found, and bought our new home late last
year, but the renovations didnt start until early February. Here it is
December, and I am still waiting for my dedicated scrap room, which will be the
last room to be done.
In the mean time I have a corner set up in
the loungeroom, which means that I should keep the area clean, and it also means
that I have trouble hiding stash from Daz :)
I have a large 1800mm x 1000mm dining table
which houses my new computer, the desk lamps, plastic drawer set which contains all
my alpha stickers and various rub-ons, various bottles of ribbons and blossoms,
caddy for pens, tools, rulers, and the like, plastic bin containing packets of
chippie alphas, 2 ring folder with alpha rub-ons, and various other bits and
pieces, as well as my 600mm x 450mm cutting mat.
I also have a large 4 door pantry cupboard
which has my wire shelving unit for my pp's, a box that 5 reams of copy paper
came in which is the perfect size for my cardstock, as well as housing too many
other items, most of which I dont know I have.
Since these pics were taken, I have also
scored a MM Carousel and a MM Desktop Organiser (which are waiting for my new
room so I can decorate them and set them up as I want too). Also I managed to
find and bring home from the Hospital before I left, a shelving unit, which
holds the very few magazines I have now,and also bits and scraps. when it is in
its permanent place, I will store my albums on it.
Basically thats it from me. If I ever get
my dedicated room I will be sharing pics of it before, during and after set up -
that I promise :)
Thanks for sharing my scrap space.
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OBJECTS OF OUR AFFECTION
Sometimes we get hung up on scrapping photos with people in them, but what about the things that are important to use, that don't require nappies changing and feeding.
The Designers show us this month how to scrap all those everyday objects that are important to us!
They had to use one large photo and 3 smaller photos, and a choice of 3 patterned papers to create their layouts.
LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT - created by Lynlee
Lynlee chose to photograph her favorite Kost Boda bottles
which she bought for herself a few years back and she absolutely adores them,
they had a special box of their own when she shifted house, and
they got here safely. Lynlee has ended up using 5 different patterned papers, 2 from
Crate Mia collection and the other 3 from K&Co K-ology Hannah Scrap
pad, Carolee's tiny alphas, Heidi Swapp ghost letters and
Kaiser pearls, all available at CPC. The rest is from her stash
including the gorgeous crocheted flower that her Aunty crocheted and
dropped off on Christmas day, she just loves them.
IGGLE PIGGLE - created by Leonie
These photos are of Jack and his new buddy 'Igglepiggle' which he loves!!!
Leonie has used Crate paper Prudence range and Sassafrss Lass Indian summer,
(the orange dottty one). Adorn it tiny letters and some
ribbons and letters from her stash.
 STAIRWAY TO... - created by Deb
These pics are of Deb's recently installed staircase. She has only had to wait 9 months for them - pregnancy was easier.
Deb had used the fabulous Crate Paper Prudence Collection (papers and die
cut embellishments) - they smell so yummy, and some SEI alpha stickers
from a recent kit. All available from CPC. I have also used my fine
brown Slick Writer for definition around the scalloped edges (made with
my Threading Water punch - what a purchase that was!!)
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CASE A LAYOUT
This month Michelle challenged us to case a layout that she chose from the gallery! It was hard to choose 1 single layout she tells us - but all the Designers were impressed with her choice.
Here is Kathleen's Layout "1968"And here is Leonie's interpretations of Kathleen's Sketch
BELLA - created by Leonie
Congratulations Leonie on being the only Designer taking on the challenge....
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Challenge the Designers
What would you like to see in the Newsletters? The Designers are always challenging you to create layouts for competitions and challenges, so now is your turn for payback. The Designers will choose which challenge they would like to do and create layouts for the Newsletter. So make sure you challenge them HERE, and keep your eye on the Newsletter to see the Designers squirm with your challenges.
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Sun, Sea & Surf
Summer encourages us to use bright colours on our layouts. This month the Designer's were encouraged to use PUNCHES and STAMPS on their layouts.
Country Papercraft has a large range of Stamps and Punches to choose from - so why not check them out and see how you can add these to your layouts for a very cost effective way of adding embellishments to your layout. Just remember the more you use them the more cost effective the tool becomes!
 QUEEN OF THE FISHES - created by Leonie
Using the totally yummy Waterberry papers from KAISERscrapbooking, Leonie created this page of her daughter Kloe posing with her Dad's prize catch. A big king Fish.
Leonie also uses lots of KAISERcraft flowers and gems. The leaves stamps are also KAISERcraft and the letters are Thickers and Carolee's Tiny Alphas.
POOLIN' ROUND - created by Deb
Deb has used her new Tim Holtz ransom mask for the title.
I
have used the Fiskars Threading Water punch and my curly brackets punch
that was a gift from Marg. I have also used some Tim
Holtz Grungeboard swirls and MM paint.
The patterned paper is Cosmo Cricket Hello Sunshine collection.
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| Designer's Tip
If your find that you are unsure exactly where to place a stamp on a page, all you need to do is to stamp the image required onto a piece of tracing paper.Cut around the stamped image and place it on your layout. The tracing paper is hardly visible so you can move around the stamped image and get a good idea of where the best placement on the page will be. You can also stamp multiple images and use them together. | |
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