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Scrapbooking Memories Blog
Where crafters come together - www.CraftLovers.comI just wanted to share with you our all-new CraftLovers website - be sure to check it out!! www.CraftLovers.com If you’re looking for your one-stop shop for all your crafting needs, jump over to www.craftlovers.com right now! You’ll find project ideas, discount products, blogs, tips & techniques, video tutorials, a full craft directory PLUS so much more!! No matter what type of craft you’re into - you’ll find it all at CraftLovers. And don’t worry, you’ll be able to access the SBM forum and Scrap Room through the new website, as well as enter all competitions in Scrapbooking Memories magazine. All the info about all your favourite magazines will be there, as well as Editors blogs and articles! If you’re a store you can add yourself to the directory and promote your business in many other ways. We’ve created this fab new website as a one-stop shop for everyone in the craft industry - from consumers to store owners and those new to craft. So what are you waiting for? Check it out today and let us know what you think! Like all newly launched websites, we need your feedback so please tell us what you think! www.CraftLovers.com Cheers www.craftlovers.com Be our friend!We have finally embraced the world of social networking and are now on Twitter and Facebook - so add us as your friend and follow our daily updates! You can now chat to the team daily, win prizes, tell us what you think of the latest magazine and keep up to date with all the latest in the Scrapbooking Memories world. We love keeping up to date with our readers so we’re looking forward to chatting to you soon!!
September is endingHi all! I cannot believe September is nearly over … where has the year gone? I made myself so many promises to keep and yet I don’t think I’ve done any! More scrapping, go overseas (that is on the back burner for a while yet) and to save for a house. Although, the last one is coming along okay, just a little slowly for my impatience! My scrap room is coming along nicely, although I find as soon as I tidy it, a few days later it is messy again. Yet what have I got to show for it? All I’ve been able to make lately is a few cards, tags for birthday presents and perhaps two layouts. I just wish I could find more time - but don’t we all? I wish I had more time for a lot of things! Work is going well, we’re in the midst of putting together our Christmas and Masters issues, and awaiting our second annual ‘Pink’ issue to go on sale next month. This one is called Scrapbooking for a Cause, so make sure you check it out at your newsagent or supermarket - 10c from every copy will be donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation (a charity close to my own heart). A project I can share with you is something I did a little while back. It’s based on a dress form that Cassandra Glass made, and was published in Scrapbooking Memories Vol 10 No 2. I admired this project from the very beginning and decided it was finally time to make my own! It’s smiliar to Cass’s but I’ve altered a few things that I just had to have! I love white and gold, so this was perfect! I was going to give her as a present but I love her too much to give away! So I’ve got two more I am going to make for friend’s birthdays that are coming up later in the year … but as I mentioned earlier, October is fast approaching and I doubt I’ll get too much more time! Better get cracking! Anyway, here is a pic of it. Hope you love her as much as I do! I’ve also been dabbling in some hat and fascinator making for the Races for myself and a few friends. I just love making them so much! It’s always fun to get dressed up and pop on a head piece and go out for the day! It’s one of my favourite things to do, followed by a close second - making the actual hat! I’ll make sure I take a few photos at home and pop them up here when I can. As I am writing this, its a cool Monday afternoon in Sydney and the office is very quiet around me - Kristy and Sharryn aren’t in today. So it’s a very slow Monday and I can’t wait to go home and hopefully, get *some* scrapping done. Hope you’re all well, and are scrapping up a storm. Cass xxx
CASSIE, GUEST BLOGGER @ KAISERCRAFTHey guys just a quick one from me today - If you haven’t already seen Cassie’s Guest Post on the Kaisercraft blog, be sure to check it out now. Here’s the link: http://www.kaisercraft.net/blog/page/6/ Cassie shares a little insight into her daily work at SBM headquarters for you. It’s a great little piece about her busy role behind the scenes of Scrapbooking Memories - way to go Cass! Cheers Kristy Scrapbooking for a CauseHi all! Scrapbooking Memories is delighted to announce that once again, it will be raising money for the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF). For next month’s issue – Scrapbooking for a Cause Vol 11 No 9 – 10c of every copy sold at Australian newsagents and supermarkets will be donated to the NBCF. Inside the magazine you’ll find interviews, special projects and features all relating to Breast Cancer Month – October. Scrapbooking Memories Vol 10 No 7, last year’s breast cancer awareness issue was very successful – and we envisage this year will be even better! Inside this special issue, we catch up with Mardi Winen, a former Scrapbooking Memories Master who shared her moving story with readers last year. Also included is a follow up on international scrapping celebrity, Scrapbooking Memories also chats with scrapbooker and member the NBCF Speakers’ Bureau, Carolyn Altman – breast cancer survivor, Dr Helen Zorbas, CEO of the National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre (NBOCC) – the national authority on breast and ovarian cancer, and Kirstin Pilatti, National Communications Manager for the Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) – the peak organisation for Australians personally affected by breast cancer. As well as plenty of inspiring and informative articles from some amazing women, many of our reader’s favourite sections have turned pink especially for this issue. Inside you will find pink products, layouts and features, as well as a special and interactive competition from Bella!. And keep an eye out for the bonus gift from Kaisercraft on the cover! Even if you already subscribe, Scrapbooking Memories encourages you to please purchase a copy for your mum, sister or friend to help the National Breast Cancer Foundation, together with Scrapbooking Memories, fund research into the prevention, detection and treatment of breast cancer. So look out for our special edition – Scrapbooking for a Cause. Go on, do your bit for the National Breast Cancer Foundation – join Scrapbooking Memories in the quest to find a cure!
MARKET UPDATEHi all
So a while ago I mentioned that one of my friends had the brilliant idea of having a market stall where we can all sell our various arts, crafts and so on. SOme of you may be wonering if we ever ended up doing anything about it, well guess what? We actually did it! We spent weeks, days and many, many hours creating and finally we had enough product to sell at out very own stand. We held our very first market stall at the Kirribilli Markets last month, and despite hideous weather, we had an absolute blast!
While we didn’t really sell all that much, it was great to be a part of the ‘market’ community! I love markets of any kind and I must admit I was probably a little too preoccupied with what other people were selling, but it was a great day and we plan to do it again really soon!
Here are just a few pics from the day……sorry they are so small!
 some of my cards and gift tags for sale
 Canvas paintings by my friend, Sonja - aren’t they fab!?
 Framed prints by my friend, Sonja
 shot of the stand - look how miserable the weather is!
 Shot of the stand (before we changed it to the above layouts) with Sonja and her boyfriend, James (who might I add was a massive help on the day!)
All in all it was a fab day and I would recommend it to anyone who wants to make a little extra cash out of thier hobby!
But be warned, the tempation will be there to spend your hard-earned dollars on other people’s products at the market! TRUST ME!
Cheers
 Hello at last!Well a very belated HELLO from me! I can’t believe how fast the past year has flown by.
It has been a huge year of change for myself and my family and we have absolutely loved all the new challenges we have faced over the past 12 months.
With me going back to work, our daughter moving out to further her studies at University, our eldest son moving out for a taste of the bachelor life (then back in) and buying a new car in just three months, we didn’t know if we were coming or going.
I am happy to report though that we have all settled in to our new routines and life is back to normal. Well, as normal as life gets with a family of eight!
I’ve had quite a few people ask me what it’s like to work for SBM. My answer to that is simply AWESOME! To come to work each day and see the works of our extremely talented scrapbookers in real life is a joy. Page after page of pure perfection is my idea of heaven.
I am constantly in awe of the different techniques and innovative use of product that you girls come up with.
I love the challenges we set our Masters and Creative Team and wait with baited breath each month to see what they’ll send in. It’s amazing how different a group of scrapbookers can produce layouts and BTP projects so diverse from the others, but with the same pack of goodies
Then there’s the new products that are constantly coming out on the market. Many hours are spent oohing and aahing over pretty papers and gorgeous embellishments, not to mention those fabulous machines that make our scrapbooking so much easier and even more fun. It’s such a shame I’m on a budget as my mantra lately has become ‘I’ll have one of those’.
Of course, there are the two gorgeous girls that I work with, Kristy and Cass. They are both an absolute delight to work with and have made me very welcome as part of the SBM team.
So that’s my very belated first blog post and I promise you it won’t take me another whole year to say hi again.
Until next time
 xxxP.S I’m really looking forward to seeing your Masters entries again this year so get scrapping and send them in!
Come and see us at the show!It’s only a few more sleeps ‘till we’ll be on a flight headed to Bris Vegas for Australia’s annual Scrapbook & Papercraft Convention & Expo! While Cass and I are excited about the event, we’re both going a little crazy trying to put the final touches on everything and make sure we’re organised! This year, we’re very lucky to be joined by Emily McQueen and Jane Clark from Australian Cardmaking, Stamping & Papercraft magazine. Jane is running some amazing cardmaking classes, along with Cassandra Glass and Rachel Richter over the long weekend – I just hope I can spare a few moments to sneak away and check them out!
If you’re heading to the show, be sure to book your classes soon as they are selling out fast!
Click here to book now!
As I said, Cassie, myself, Emily and Jane will all be there, so please come and say hello at the stand! We don’t often get the chance to meet our readers so make sure you pop by!
As well as our great classes on offer, we’ll also have a Masters Display Area and Inspiration Corner, purely for your pleasure – you can check out fab projects by our talented Masters, and take a break from the hustle and bustle of the show as you soak up the ideas from our Inspiration Corner. Plus, we’ll also be offering some amazing subscription offers and selling issues of Scrapbooking Memories, Australian Cardmaking, Stamping & Papercraft and Creating Keepsakes – current and past issues will be available, so if you’ve missed any over the past few months, be sure to drop by!
Looking forward to meeting many of you at the show! Only 10 more sleeps – see you there!
Happy Easter!The time has come again for a long weekend, a visit from the Easter Bunny and a promise of a new diet! I am really looking forward to the extra couple of days break. Although I love my job, when there are a million deadlines and things to plan, it is nice to escape them for a little while! I am heading south for a couple of days with the family, and then heading back in time to spend Easter lunch with my boyfriend’s family. So what does that leave me with? Deadlines and more things to plan! It seems even in my personal life I cannot escape it! I need to organise presents for everyone, and of course some handmade cards and gift tags. Lets hope I can get them done in time! I just finished a baby album for a friend of mine to give to her at her baby shower and can you believe it, in the rush I completely forgot to take some pictures of it! I must ask her to take some pictures for me! Other than that I haven’t had much of a chance to do any scrapping, just the odd card here and there. I hope you all have a great break, with as much or as little chocolate as you like! Enjoy the time with family and friends and most of all, stay safe! Happy scrappin’! Card drive for hard timesLast night I made 20 cards to kick off the drive. They are simple, motivational cards and it made me feel very good making them. Here is a piccy!
Blog Layout thanks to Rosemarie of Sillyish
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