Organising Your Photos

Do your photos look like this?

Do you find it hard to find your photos on your computer?

Then this is the workshop you have been waiting for.
You will learn how to:

• organise your photo prints
• store your photo prints
• organise your digital photos on your computer
• what you can do with your unwanted photos

For $20 you will come away with not only some of your photos organised and the knowledge to carry on with at home, but you will also receive a FREE photo box to get you started.

You will need to bring with you a stack of between 50-100 photos, don't count them just grab a pile and bring them with you.

If you store your photos on a laptop, bring your laptop with you (be sure it has a fully charged battery - I don't have enough plugs)

To book your place for this fun workshop email me at: megan@betterscrapbooking.co.nz or
book at our online shop (click here)

Distressed Tag

I took some time this week to be creative and try something different.  I had a play with the distress ink pads from Tim Holtz, Stazon in and embossing.  It was great fun and I am really pleased with the results.

For this tag I used Bazzill Straw cardstock and cut it to the shape I wanted.
Using Stazon black ink and a script stamp I stamped the background for this tag.  Even this was a great look.

I chose a swirl like stamp and stamped with a clear embossing ink and added clear embossing powder, then heating.

Next I used the Walnut distress ink pad and blender tool to give the tag a cool distressed look.

It was then fun to decorate the tags with hand made flowers, border punch and mini tag.  Lastly I added a nice big copper eyelet.

Really pleased with this and now want to make something else using these techniques.

Flat Tire

This week has been dreadful weather wise.  The rain has been just unbelievable this year.  So much for a summer, now it looks like so much for a settled Autumn.  We had three days of solid rain earlier this week.

My daughter Miss G and I like to go do Zumba normally twice a week.  Well on Monday I couldn't go as I had some paper work that just had to get done.  So when Wednesday came round, even though the rain just wouldn't quite Miss G and I decided we just had to go to Zumba.  We got ourselves ready and headed out.  We jumped into our Nissan Mistral 4x4 - also known to us as the 'truck'.  But when we got in, it didn't feel right.  I asked Miss G to jump out and check her tire.  Sure enough it was as flat as a pancake.  So much so that the rim of the wheel was touching the ground.

We realised at this moment that we would not be going to Zumba.  We went back in the house and I told Brad.  Now he had managed to get home from work earlier in the evening travelling on his scooter (in the rain) and was able to stay dry with all his wet weather gear.  Now that he was home and changed I needed him to change the tire.  So all that effort in staying dry went out the window.

For the next hour Brad and I worked on changing the tire.  We found a tarp and draped it over part of the truck so Brad could work and I held the umbrella.  He did get the tire changed and the spare pumped up too.  What an effort.  Finally once all changed he took the truck to the gas station to check the tire pressures and fill where needed.  We were both drenched.

The following day - which as it happened the rain stopped - and I went down to Firestone Kelston to have the tires check and he found no punctures.  So he checked the pressures and re-changed the tires around so the spare went back on the back of the truck.  He was great and didn't charge me.

But I can tell you changing a tire in the rain was no fun, as I look back on it, it is kind of funny.  Just glad we were at home when we discovered the flat tire.

I am now looking forward to scrapbooking this story and photo.

Coloured Hearts Flower Card

I was on Skype with my friend Kerri in Christchurch this morning when I challenged us both to do some crafting this afternoon and then share what we create on the Better Scrapbooking Online Gallery.  I thought I would also share my creation here so you can see it too.

I was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest.  This card was made using 12 hearts cut from varying shades of yellow, green, blue and pink cardstocks.  Each heart was then folded in half and adhered in place.
This was a fun and quick project.  I hope you can give it a go too.

Happy Scrappin'

Mother Daughter Craft Afternoon

You are Invited to .....

Our Mother Daughter Craft Afternoon.
March 18th
2pm-4pm
$20 (for Mother and Daughter or $10 each)

We are having a special afternoon where you and your Mum, or you and your daughter can come and do some beautiful paper crafts.  Grandmothers and Aunties are welcome too.
We will be making three lovely, girlie projects; a star card, a paper mug gift container and a lovely tea bag dispenser.

We will also have an afternoon tea with some tasty home made treats.
This fun afternoon will be held at the Better Scrapbooking Ltd workshop, this is going to be a fun afternoon so be sure to book.  You can do this by emailing me at: megan@betterscrapbooking.co.nz

I look forward to sharing a fun afternoon with you.

March Online Challenges

It is March already and we have some fun challenges for you this month on our online gallery.  Be sure to give them a go and upload them to the online gallery.  Each entries goes into the draw at the end of the month for a prize from Better Scrapbooking Ltd.

This months challenges are:
Layout Challenge:  (Thank you to Tracy for coming up with this great challenge)
Create a layout with the following:

• Pastel Shades
• Hearts
• Twill or sewing
• One photo
• Your own home made embellishments

This looks really fun and you can really let your creativity take flight with this one.  I am looking forward to seeing your take on this challenge at the online gallery.

Photo Challenge:  I thought is would be run this month with it being St Patrick's day coming up to take photos of something 'Green'.  Have fun with this and see what you can find that is Green.

Colour Challenges:  Create a layout, card, or other paper crafting piece using colours from this colour palette.  You may like to use a couple of the colours or all the colours.

You can visit our online gallery at any time, just click here.

Fun Idea with Envelopes

Here is a fun idea you can do with envelopes on your layouts or with using smaller envelopes you could use this idea on cards.
Basically take two envelopes of the same size, have one right way up and the other underneath the first but upside down.  Add photos in each envelope - or stamped images for cards.

You can decorate the envelopes and the rest of your layout or card.  I would love to see what you create using this idea.  Feel free to email your creations to megan@betterscrapbooking.co.nz or upload them to our online gallery (click here)

Waterspout Auckland Harbour

Wow, the weather has been crazy this week over the country.  Here in Auckland on Wednesday 15th February there were two waterspouts in Auckland's harbour.
Here is photo I found from the New Zealand Herald  website.  It was taken from the ASB tower in town - Brad works on the 26th floor of the ASB tower, so this is probably like what he saw.
The photo was taken by Ian Hay.

Just because I love Doilies

I just had to create this layout and share it with you.  This is to showcase the Cheery Lynn Designs Enchanted Kiwi Doily Die.  Doilies are so beautiful and intricate.  This doily not only has the delicate pieces cut out but as you cut it also embosses at the same time.

This die is available now at our online shop.
Click here to order yours!

Cheery Lynn Design Tropical Flourish

I just had to have a play this morning with the Cheery Lynn Designs Tropical Flourish die.  This is a lovely vine type flourish which you can embellish with flowers and bling.

For this card I used some Kraft cardstock and embossed it using the Damask embossing folder (available from our online shop, click here and in-store) which then I inked over to highlight the damask design.  I added my Tropical Flourish die-cut (die available from our online shop, click here and in-store) to a nice shapely mat then added some hand made flowers with bling and pearls.
This would also look fabulous on a layout or canvas.  Let's see what you create with yours!