The Scrapbook Establishment Weekly Inspiration 5th November 2009

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Welcome to this weeks issue of Inspiration. The 12 Cards to Christmas Challenge is now underway. It is not too late to join in if you would like to participate; cards need to be entered to the forum by 9:00am Monday mornings AEST, so that voting can start on Monday afternoons. It would be great to have you join in for all or some of the card challenges. Check out the gorgeous cards in the gallery.

We are constantly looking for ways to improve things around The Scrapbook Establishment, and so we have set up a small survey for you to complete. This will only take a couple of minutes and your feedback will be important to us in improving the service we offer you. I thank you in advance for your participation.

November Sketch Challenge has now begun. We look forward to seeing your page and card entries in the Gallery. Congratulations to Susan and Jo for winning our October Sketch Challenge. Your store vouchers have been emailed to you - enjoy.

Discounts galore can be found in our Clearance and Paper Clearance sections of the store. There are also discounts on olderstock Christmas items in our Christmas Shop.

New products in store: Enjoy the new products which have recently arrived in store. All Christmas products are located in one easy to find location; the Christmas Shop

Kaisercraft Belle 6x6" paper pads, Christmas Carnival Collection and Christmas Card Rub-Ons.
Rewind collection from Kaisercraft and a selection of other Q2 products.
Darkroom Door has just released a selection of photo and background stamps. Pre-order yours by Tuesday 17th November for delivery early December.
Delilah by Bo Bunny
Bo Bunny Snowy Serenade
Re-stocks and new products from Twiddleybitz, along with new Twiddleybitz Christmas products. We are currently taking pre-orders on the Twiddleybitz Advent House Kit. We are now able to extend these pre-orders to Sunday evening 8th November. You will find a completed example of this project on the Twiddleybitz home page.
Maya Road embellishments and journal cards
Prima Pearls & Crystals
7 Gypsies Victoria 6x6" Paper pads - perfect for card making

Design Team Inspiration with Jaimee Voigt: Jaimee shares with us this week, her beautiful work using the Moravia collection from SEI.
Wow this is one of those ranges you look at and think that is too beautiful to touch! The rich autumn browns, blues and gold are so warm! But its the texture of these papers that make them so outstanding, each sheet(except the die cut ones) are either flocked with soft touch velvet flocking or metallic enameling, you just don't want to cover it up! But the good thing about this paper is it looks even better with your photos! I also used the linen die-cuts; not your average die cut these are purpose designed pockets for journalling with mix and match trims, wrap around belts and charms. This range is certainly worth a look at!

Ding Dongs
This is an A4 sized double, i drew inspiration from a Becky Fleck Sketch,[/i]]http://www.pagemaps.com/oct09maps.htm. Here I used the Sanov paper and Bavory Papers both velvet flocked these add lovely warm texture to the layout.
This layout also features one of the Linen Die-cut pockets. I made a 'fake' journalling pocket. the journal card looks like it moves up and down but in fact it is adhered direct to the page, this gives me the look of journalling in a pocket but without the fuss of having to take it in and out of the pocket.

Family: Mum and John
This one features two of the prettiest papers in this range the diecut Vevcie and flocked Katerina. I cut the larger floral designs from the Katerina and created a large cluster behind the photo topped with the flower from the Linen die-cut pack.

Notice the design balance here, the photo is to the bottom while the cluster takes the centre of the page. This is because i find the 'heaviest' design feature is most balanced in the middle of the page, this cluster is the "heaviest' so needs to be in the middle for my tastes. To figure out the 'heaviest' part of your design close your eyes then open them again the first thing your eyes are drawn to are the "heaviest " part.

i cut the rub on into strips and applied along the lines of the journaling spot.

Bampa
I love working with papers within the same collection but sometimes you find that something from your range would complement another beautifully. In this layout i have used the Lisen Paper and corners and cherished one slide from the Sei range and mixed it with papers from Websters Postcards from Paris range.

The pale blues complement the Sei paper and the vintage style hot air balloons, from Websters add a masculine touch to a primarily feminine page a nice combination for this grandfather and granddaughter page.

Coffee Wrapper Card
Use one sheet of paper to create this folder style treat card

Step by step instructions will be available in the forum.

Thank you Jaimee for inspiring us with these wonderful projects.

Newsletter Bonus for this week is 20% discount on SEI and Websters Pages products.

I wish you a very enjoyable week and look forward to seeing you Christmas Card entries in the Gallery.

Best regards,
Mary

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