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Greetings!

I hope this edition finds you all well, and you haven't succumbed to the winter lurgies.

It is nearly school holiday time, over here in the west.  Which means time for a slow down, without having to run around after kids sporting commitments, for me. I am lucky enough to be heading off to the big smoke for a few days R & R, which means taking my daughter to 2 days of Netball Clinic and she would like to go and visit the Pompeii exhibit at the museum.  These both will make great opportunities for some photo shots, and hopefully some inspiration when I return home.

Whatever you do during the school holidays, I hope you find time for some inspiration, and time to scrap.

Loads of new products have arrived in store, and there is plenty of inspiration in the gallery to encourage you to scrap.

Don't forget to get your layouts uploaded into the correct gallery to be in the draw for the voucher at the end of the month. Also don't forget the Category Stories challenge as featured in the last newsletter.



cheers,
Marg & the Designers
Michelle, Leonie, Michelle F, Lee, Rach

Country Papercraft
 





A REGAL CAPPELLA ORCHESTRA

This month's Designer Kit features the stunning new CAPPELLA papers from Basic Grey
 
 
*Basic Grey's Cappella Range: 
- Sonata
- Timpani
- Libretto
- Falsetto
- Micro Monogram Stickers

*Deja View Paper, punched with Martha Stewart Punch

*Black Cardstock Flourishes from Tim Holtz Sizzix Flourish Die

*Lace

*KAISERcraft Pearls

*Prima Roses

*Heidi Swapp Flower stamped with Darkroom Door Stamp

*Mother of Pearl Buttons

*Tim Holtz Frame & Brads

*Bazzill Cardstock
- Cream Puff
- Raven
- Reed








THE NISSAN PATROL - created by Michelle





LIVE OUT LOUD - created by Rach




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SISTERS - created by Rach





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A SPECIAL MOMENT IN TIME - created by Michelle F





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FLOWER GIRLS AND PAGE BOYS - created by Lee






MY GIRL - created by Lee






We have decided to put the kit layouts in a draw to win a prize voucher - so enter any kit layout into the kit gallery in the month of June to go into the draw.

Marg has this month challenged us all to create our own flowers to use as embellishments on our layouts!


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US - created by Lee

Lee has used her plain and scalloped circle punches to create these flowers to use on her layout.  Lee uses Pink Paislee's Queen Bee paper range.



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TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE RILEY - created by Rach

Rach uses Nestabilities Inverted Scallop to create the large flower in the centre of the layout, as well as layering a large and small pinwheel on the lower right corner.  Using Cosmos Cricket papers.




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HANDMADE FLOWERS - created by Michelle F

Aren't these flowers just gorgeous? Michelle didn't have time to finish her layout before she headed off on holidays, but she has given us a little tutorial on how to make them, which will be posted on the blog a little later.


Now it is your turn to take on this challenge.  Don't forget to upload your layout into the challenge section of the gallery to go into the draw to win a gift voucher at the end of the month.



Have you checked out the Weekend Challenges in the FORUM yet?  Each Friday Night one of the Designers will be issuing a challenge for you to complete over the weekend. Something that we hope will get your creative juices flowing.


CHECK OUT ALL THE DETAILS IN THE FORUM HERE We look forward to seeing your layouts shared with us.
In This Issue
June Designer Kit
DT Challenge
Weekend Challenges
Recent Arrivals
Stash Challenge
Designer Challenge
June Designer Add on Kit
Stitching Challenge
May 15, 2010


Marg's Handmade Flower Embellishment

Michelle F's Stitching Challenge

Lee's Tape Challenge

Use Your Stash - Pink Paislee

Designer Kit Challenge




NEW PRODUCTS AVAILABLE ONLINE NOW

June's Designer & Add on Kits

Basic Grey 6 x 6 Cappella Pad

Martha Stewart Punches
- Large Scalloped Double Heart
- Deep Edger Floral Vine
- Rose Leaf
- Edger Pop up Butterflies


Cuttlebug
- Pink Cuttlebug
- 6 x 13 Spacer Mat
- 6 x 13 Cutting Mat
- 6 x 13 Adapter Mat
- Love is in the Air Bundle
Cuttlebug Quilling Flower Die
- Chrysanthemum
- Daisy
- Rose or Carnation

Tim Holtz Alterations
- Sizzix Big Dies Baroque
- Gears
- Elegant Flourish

EK Success Paper Shapers
- � inch Circle
- Whale of a Punch Retro Flower

Versamark Ink Cubes
- Silver
- Copper
- Peony
- Rose Red
- Mountain Lake
- Vanilla
- White
- Lime
- Old Rose
- Amythest
- Pinecone
- Camellia
- Black

Staz On Cleaner
- Spritz Bottle

American Craft Tin Foil Thickers
- Silver
- Pomegranate
- Tinsel Cricket
- Robin's Egg

Tim Holtz Distressing Folders
- Damask & Regal Flourish
- Check Board & Cracked
- Bingo & Patchwork
- Burlap & Swirls
- Grunge Paper

Bella Summerhouse Collection
- Soiree
- Journal
- Tropics
- Glow
- Green Die Cut
- Narrative Pad
- Crochet Flowers
- Metal Appliques
- Florets
- Flutterbies
- Foil Flourish
- Bitty Buttons
- Rub on Icons

Horse Brads
- Horse

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USING UP YOUR STASH CHALLENGE

I don't think you ever realise how much stash you have until you start sorting through it to find the stash for this challenge - So in an effort to use up more of our stash (and make room for new stuff) the Designers challenge you to use up some of your stash!

June is the month to use up some of your Pink Paislee Stash!





THE CAKE - created by Lee


Lee uses Pink Paislee's Queen Bee Range





LITTLE DRUMMER BOYS - created by Rach

Rach uses Pink Paislee's Naughty or Nice range.




LITTLE DROWNED RAT - created by Rach

Rach uses up the scraps from May's Designer Kit, Pink Paislee's Bayberry Collection.




SHE - created by Michelle F

Michelle also uses up her left overs from May's Designer Kit, Pink Paislee's Bayberry Collection.




QUIET TIME - created by Michelle

Michelle uses Pink Paislee's Queen Bee Collection, along with Pink Paislee's Alphabet Stickers




FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT - created by Michelle

Again Michelle uses the Pink Paislee Queen Bee Collection and Alphabet Stickers to create her layout.


Now it's over to you to go through your Pink Paislee stash and create a layout or three and upload into the gallery by the end of June to go into the draw for the prize voucher.



Lee set us the challenge to create a layout using Paper Tape.  There are so many varieties and brands of this product around, and Lee thought it would be a good opportunity to put some to good use.




 

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OUR FAMILY - created by Lee

Lee uses Pink Paislee's Paper Tape, Cosmos Cricket, SEI and Sassafrass Lass Patterned Papers.


Why not have a go at using some sort of tape on your layout, it could be one of the great ranges of paper tape in store, masking tape, decorative tape or any of the like.  Load your layout into the gallery by the 30th of June to go into the draw to win a prize voucher.




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*Basic Grey's Cappella 6 x 6 papers

*Hambly Brocade Overlay

*Tim Holtz Keyhole & Brads

*White Green Tara Flowers stamped with Darkroom Door Stamp

*Assorted Green Tara Blossoms

*Collections Journal Block

*Basic Grey's Stella Ruby Alphabet (not pictured)




The Designer's were challenged to create a layout using stitching. It could be sewing machine, hand sewing, faux sewing with a pen or rub on.


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HAPPY BIRTHDAY - created by Lee

Lee has used zig zag stitch on her sewing machine to create a border on her card. 

Now it's over to you to create a layout using stitching.  Upload your layout or card into the gallery by June 30 to go into the draw to win a prize voucher