October Newsletter

Hello Everyone, welcome to the October Newsletter. Not only are we approaching that scary time, where creepy is the new black & orange, but even more scary - it's only 12 weeks until Christmas!!  Now that's seriously scary, where has the rest of this year gone?  Best start those Christmas Cards now, get that list drawn up, and come and see us about a Laybuy for your Christmas present!

OCTOBER MONTHLY PACK

This month we will have to wait a few extra days for the kit - so keep an eye out on Friday.  I'm sure you're going to like this one!

CREATIVE TEAM GUEST 

I would like to thank Jennie Seal for joining the Creative Team as a Guest for August, and also September, whilst Claire has taken a sabattical.  We have been able to share with you all Jennie's wonderful creations, using many of Scrapville's kits and products.  It's nice to have your local scrappers represented on the Creative Team, in-store and on the Blog.  Thank you sharing your creations with us Jennie, and we look forward to seeing much more of your work.

SCRAPBURTS

I just love the ScrapBursts, we get to do a bunch of exciting challenges over the whole month and see some amazing work.  Part of these SBs is to challenge you all by allowing you to try new things, and maybe change your focus to a whole new area, such as scrapping yourself.  It might not seem much to some, but it's an area a lot of people behind the camera find difficult.  We have had the pleasure to experience some wonderful work, and the Creative Team have been put to task in choosing their Winning entries.  I hope you will join me later this week to congratule the talented scrappers who will be voted Winners in each ScrapBurst.
These were the Challenges:

ScrapBurst #1 – It’s All About “Me”

ScrapBurst #2 – Hex It Up!
ScrapBurst #3 – Stamp It Distressed.

Scrapburst #4 - Word Play - Heart.

MONTHLY SKETCH CHALLENGES

The September/October Sketch Challenge is up and running, and your challenge entries expire Pumpkin Time October 14th.  Anita has done a wonderful job creating the Sketches just for Scrapville, so put it to the challenge and give it a go.

BLIND CROPVILLE

The October BCV will be running on Saturday, 13th October.  We will be running both classes, one at 2pm and the 2nd at 7pm.  The list will be uploaded to the side-bar on the Blog, and bookings are essential.

CHALLENGE WINNERS

Please note that to be eligible for the challenges we must have a minimum or four (4) entries in each. Each challenge has criteria to meet, whether it is using the pack products, sticking to the design of the sketch, and using products that can be purchased and supported by Scrapville.

All challenges are voted for by the Creative Team, outlining why they have chosen each winning entry. The Manager will make the deciding vote if there is a tie between the top two.  Anyone who wins a monthly challenge cannot win the following month’s challenge (to be fair to other entries) but are encouraged to enter their challenge creations.

The Monthly Pack winners (with the exception of September) will WIN the following months Monthly Pack. Where there is not a Monthly Pack for that month, you have the option to default to the next one, or take a Prize Pack. The Sketch Challenge Winners will win a Prize Pack.

The Announcements for the Challenge Winners will be announced within 5 days of the end of the Challenge.

EZY PZY KITS
Nice and Ezy, these kits have been put together to take the work out of putting your papers together with all their coordinating bits and pieces. They are a great starter kit, which the Creative Team girls have used to create some wonderful scrapbooking pages.  Pop in and have a look through our big selection of Kits, and find the right one just for you. These Ezy Pzy Kits really are great value at just $10.00!

CROPVILLE

The next CropVille, numbers permitting, is on Friday 5th October from 7pm to 11.30pm. Please ensure you book in advance so that numbers are confirmed prior. You are welcome to scrap or make cards, or work on off the page projects. Bring a friend if you like, and have a creative night out.

RETREATVILLE 2012

I would like to send a big thank you to the attendees at this years RetreatVille.  We had a wonderful group of girls, and the ambience of the weekend was wonderful.  The amount of layouts and cards produced over the weekend was a credit to the girls for their inspiration and creativity.

A big thank you to Sally for her registration and running of Girls Night In.  Always an area that manages to touch so many of us in so many different ways, this event would be dedicated to the memory of Laity.  Although she lost her battle, Laity managed to touch the lives of so many in such a special way.  Each and every attendee received a little piece of Laity's memory in that beautiful little butterfly we all so loved her teaching us to make the year before at RetreatVille.

The room was abundant in foo-foo pink and white, glorious nibbles and cakes, and lots of fun and games.  A wonderful effort from all attired in the required costuming, and a wonderful night overall.  We hope the final figures contribute to the greater good of better health.

Thank you also to the girls who offered their assistance in helping out during the weekend.

**ANNOUNCEMENT**

WEEKLY & MONTHLY CARD CLASSES

I would like to introduce Heidi Hemmerling as our newest Member to the Scrapville Team.

Heidi has been crafting for many years now, and is well known to many locals.  Heidi will be running our Card Classes at the store, commencing Weekly Seniors Card Classes on Wednesday mornings from October 17th at 10.30am, and Monthly Evening Card Classes from Thursday 18th October at 7pm.  If you are interested in creating with Heidi, please book in at Scrapville.  

Welcome to the Scrapville Team Heidi, I can't wait for your classes to start so that we can see more of your wonderful creations.

WATT'S WHAT?
COMING SOON:

WeR Lucky Eight and Mini Eight punches, Big Shot accessories, Black 12x12 Shadow Box frames.  Xyron Tape Runners & Refills, Helmar Tape Runners, Glitter & Embossed Patterned Papers. 

DoCrafts:

The DoCrafts Creativity Magazine/Stock is due in shortly.  Please wait for Scrapville's confirmation email regarding WHEN the stock has arrived.

BACK IN STOCK:

450 Clear Glue, Distress Inks, Super Daubers,  TCW Masks, Flourish Stamps with great masculine designs.

WATT'S NEW?

More Prima Masks, Ek Flower border punches, EK layering punches, EK Paper Shaper - round, square & round scallop punches.

WATT'S THAT?

Prima will still be coming Downunder in 2013, so please keep posted for updates.  Their fabulous workshops will be held in Australia and New Zealand either February or March 2013, and Scrapville will be working with Prima to run their inspirational workshops.  There will be plenty of time to get you organized between now and then, so get excited

Have a great October everyone.

Scrapville, Growing the Passion.

Janet

June Newsletter

Hello everyone, welcome to the June Newsletter.
Not quite conforming to that of a regular monthly Newsletter, an enormous effort is being made to get you informed on the "What's What at Scrapville" each and every month.  Scrapville has lots going on, with plenty more to come!

Firstly, it's time to have another SALE at Scrapville - with the impending task of Stocktake coming up a clearance is needed to make the job easier!  So make sure you call in THIS WEEKEND to see what's going out, and see if you can rescue a bargain and lighten my load!

WHEN's THE SALE?

3rd June:FRIDAY NIGHT 7pm-10pm.
4th June:SATURDAY ALL DAY 10am-4pm.

Call in, have a look around,  and wander the isles. Prices as marked, clearance racks, bargain bins.  We look forward to seeing you there!

I would like to remind you all that our Creative Team has had a double dose of new talent on the Guest Team.  Sarah Wood will be sharing her talents month about with Michelle Rogers.  Mixing up the Guest List is a great way to give you all a bit of added inspiration each month, simply by seeing different styles from the newer girls.  Both girls are very hands on scrappers, not shy of a little tearing, stamping or cutting.  

This month you will see both girls sharing a bit of their personal scrapping style with the announcement of our first ScrapBurst for June.  Just to make it that little bit more interesting, we will be running with 4 different ScrapBursts over the whole month.  They will all have different start dates, but will need to be completed by June 30th - so keep posted!

As we have now ventured past the end of May, I would like to remind those of you that entered the May Monthly Pack Challenge that an announcement will be done on Tuesday for the prize winners.  The prizes for the previous Sketch Challenges will also be announced at this time.  Don't forget to make sure your Challenges are at Scrapville on time, you still have until Pumpkin Time on June 14th for the current Sketch Challenges.   This month's challenge has used a circle for the photo, so we are seeing some interesting interpretations for that. 

CLASSES

The Class List is being finalized at the moment, with new classes, dates and times put onto the calendar.  This will be sent out in a separate post, but I did want to let you know that we will be re-running the Grunge Layout Class, the Canvas Frame Class and the Flower Technique Classes 1 through 4.  Call into Scrapville and ask to see the Flower Display Box for a look at each Technique Class.

BYO CRICUT CLASS
For those of you with a Cricut Create or Cricut Expression, this is a great class to help you to get to know your Cricut and all it's functions.  It's an even better idea if it gets your Cricut out of it's box!!  Whilst this has been a very popular class for learning hands on with your own machines, it is not limited to those who already own a Cricut.  If you are thinking of purchasing a Cricut and need to see it's worth, you are also welcome to attend the class.  Laybuy is also available should you wish to explore other purchase options.

WANDERVILLE
It's exactly what it says... wander on in!  We have a regular Wednesday afternoon set aside for WanderVille, where you can come into the workshop at Scrapville and scrap, make your cards or look for inspiration.  You can use the time to get a challenge or two done, pick up some ideas or get a little help making a start on that special project you haven't been able to tackle lately.  And of course you can also enjoy a coffee or tea in the meantime, and find everything else you need to get it all done.  I've been wondering when you might......

RETREATVILLE

If you would like to attend this years RetreatVille at the beautiful Lake Hume Resort, please check out the Newsletter Blog for more information, or email Janet for Registration Forms.  The dates to lock in are Thursday 22nd to Sunday 25th September.  There are 2 options, and Deposits are now being called for to confirm your booking.   Places are not confirmed until a Deposit is Paid.

BLIND CROPVILLE

This months Blind CropVille is on Saturday 18th June.

There are 2 classes running:

• from 2pm to 6pm,
• from 7pm to 11pm.

If you're not sure what's involved, pop on over to the BLOG and have a look at what the girls did last month - and just for a heads up the girls are between 14 and a very spritely 70!  Our BCV Designer is worth taking for a spin, she has been putting up some beautiful classes.  Please ensure you book in early so that you don't miss out as the classes are very popular.

WHAT'S NEW WHAT'S WHAT?

• Quilling Tools are back in stock
• Quilling Sampler Papers in stock *NEW*
• Handmade Flowers exclusive to Scrapville in stock *NEW*
• Page Protectors back in stock
• Black & Chocolate AdornIt alpha stickers back in stock
• Diamante Brooches in stock *NEW*
• Diamante buckles in stock: square, round, heart, pearl oval *NEW*
• Ruffle trims in stock: white, lime, purple, black, hot pink, grey *NEW*
• Handmade silk & cotton A4 papers in stock *NEW*
• A4 Shimmer cardstock & papers in stock *NEW*
• Metallic trims in stock - various colours *NEW*
• Pebbles Ribbon Cards & Buttons in stock *NEW*
• Large selection of loose buttons in stock *NEW*
• Black 12x12 Faux Leather Albums in stock *NEW*

ARRIVING SOON

• DoCrafts June/July
• More A4 Shimmer papers & cardstock
• TOP UPS: too many to mention at this point, so keep posted for the "WHAT'S NEW WHAT'S WHAT?" post shortly thereafter.

Be sure to check out the Class Lists when they are uploaded next week, and I look forward to seeing all the ScrapBurst Challenges for June!


Janet

RETREATVILLE 2011

2010 RetreatVille Attendees

Hello everyone, it's time to get things on the way for our next RetreatVille.    This year we have booked the same weekend as we did for the first ever 2010 RetreatVille - the weekend commencing the Victorian September School Holidays.  Lock this date in and start planning, Thursday 22nd September to Sunday 25th September 2011.  We have also bumped up the list, stretching our attendance numbers out to 50.

The Balcony Babes

Our chosen venue will once again be the beautiful Hume Weir Resort with it's magnificent views and huge scrapping area.

The Locals are Very Friendly.........

If you thought the shop was pretty special last year, then you won't be disappointed! - Scrapville will be bringing all it's goodness once again!

One end of The Shop

There is currently 15 places still available on the list, and attendees will be accepted on a first paid basis.  No-one will be considered confirmed until their Deposit is paid.  

Guess who has already paid their deposit and has big surprises in store for us?

If you have already put your name down on the list, please contact Janet to arrange your Non Refundable $50 Deposit to confirm your booking.

This little Pink Princess also Paid us a visit.........

Registration and Payment Forms have been emailed (or posted) to all previous attendees.  Anyone interested in attending this year can contact Janet via email, or call into Scrapville for a copy.  Please ensure all Forms are returned promptly, and completed in full.

 Make it Snappy..........

Scrapville will keep you updated with further RetreatVille developments as information is confirmed.  I look forward to seeing you at RetreatVille 2011!

When do you think I should tell Lui we're doing it again???.......

 Janet