I know it's good.....

I know the site has had a few comments and quite a few people are reading this, but.... what the heck" if only "gins" could read, pigs that is....

Apparently Audrey from Ballarat was snapped by Jenny Crossley reading my blog the other night. Good on ya Auuggee! I thought I would post a pic so that should make you happy, Riep, reip!

I reckon if pigs could fly, they could read too. Love ya Audrey!..... Julie

Photos from ATC #3 (at last)

With thanks to one of the newbies, Nicky, a little help understanding blogger I have some more pics to show. Sorry it's taken me so long to get these up as I know you are waiting on them...

Some of the ATC's that were posted up on the whiteboard during the day. Thanks to all for putting them up.
Jen and Audrey, well what can I say here, this was meant to be a family show! Hope you girls are embarrassed! LOL!
The make and take table for "Industria". We put out supplies so everyone (who wanted to, and you all did!) make a tag or similar in this new technique. Apparently there are swaps already going on using this style, that's pretty cool!
Some of the ladies checking out the demo.....
Ahh our first stamper boy, Giles and happy mum, Ann! This little guy is so cute and heavy too! It was so nice for Ann to bring him all the way to Banksia Grove so we could see him....

Demo Queen, Kelsey with her truly informative demo using watercolour paint. Photos supplied by Kylie - thanks!

Kelsey applying colour with her transdermal applicator. (Good one Kelsey!)
Moving that applicator around to get the technique right!

Allow it to dry. Sorry, we don't have the finished one to show as we had to wait for it to dry!

Using watercolour crayons, Kelsey applies it to watercolour paper and a stamped image.

I still have a ton more photos to post so I will do some more later, that should keep you coming back to the site!

Thanks for looking, Julie..........

Finally!!

Okay I know you have all been waiting to see this post, well after a bit of work this week I have all photos and gossip at hand! So it's going to be a big post! Firstly let me say WOW what a great time I had. I know a few of you had a blast and enjoyed the day... well because you have told me so and I thank you all for those kind emails. It certainly makes it all worthwhile to have a day when you get that kind of feedback.

The day started with a bit of a glitch really. I was driving to Banksia Grove and happily contemplating the day when I noticed I was on the wrong road!!! OMG! what's going on! Well main roads decided to change the road system didn't they. We were only at this venue 6 months ago. I was thinking of all of the newbies coming and that lovely map I put on my website. I tried to put it out of my mind and get on with arranging tables and putting out stock. At 9.30am some chicks arrived so I thought to myself, they made it so should everyone else.

We had a really full day and over 50 girls turned up to create, trade and share their ideas with the rest of the group. Everyone liked the ATC kit which was a tin filled with ATC making paraphernalia and included a rubber stamp, cards and some diecuts. Entry included a ticket for a door prize. Well that was a bit funny because at about tea time we decided to draw the raffle. I kindly asked Jen Jones to do the draw and someone suggested that she may very well pull out her own ticket. I guess I said that wouldn't happen as there were over 50 tickets in the container. Well sure enough she pulled out her own ticket! Talk about arsy! Oh sorry let me rephrase that, "Arty". Did you girls see her fantastic work she was creating at light speed with the texture paste? I hope you all enjoyed the demo on texture paste. It's really fun to stamp into and add some colour and bring out detail of your stamps.

Now onto the gos... First one was that I was asked what a reo is. Miss K (you know who you are!!) it's a little round reinforcement! We use them on some of our ATC's and they are fun to put an eyelet into. LOL! funny! The next thing is we had a couple of guys rock up. No one had enough money to to get them to strip so we were a bit disappointed and ended up with photos and chickens! Later in the afternoon we had a visit from France who is the lead on Stamp Gropers ATC and it was really nice to put a face to her for some of the girls. France has a blog.... she had put up a post with some of the work she was doing.

We also had a visit from Ann and her new baby Giles, who was so sweet, and I managed to hold him for 20 minutes, well until my arm nearly broke. Ann what are you feeding that baby?? He is over 6kg now! Ann was happy to create whilst I held him and I did enjoy my cuddle! I hope no one was offended at me calling out during the day and night how much time ya'll had left! I was hoping everyone was going to be productive and make heaps of ATC's!

Now to the demo's... Thanks Kelsey for doing your demo on watercolours and stamping. The girls loved it and I have had emails saying so! A big thanks to Kylie for taking some fab shots of the demo queen...We so enjoy your approach to the demo Kelsey, always clear and so informative and great to be a part of. I hope everyone had a chance to do some at home.

Now the "Industria" demo, and make and take. I think it was a good idea to give everyone the opportunity to have a hands on because going by the samples you all made you truly loved it. Heck is this going to be another craze? Well if it is it's an easy one, everyone said it was easy. I did tell you it was going to be and you had a lot of fun creating. A few times I had to drag some of the girls off the table so other girls could have a shot. Actually I wanted to stay there myself, all day! Next time we will do another one of these because it gave us a chance to create, out of our comfort zone, try new things (and finish them!) and do it with others in a confined area making you chat and get to know some of the newbies and girls. Hi to the newbies!! (Nicky, Lorraine, Debra!) What a lovely lot they were and I think we will see them again, maybe at club (SAJ's) well I really hope so! Let's hope we have some new friends now!




A rooly big thanks to Deb, my dear and special friend who I ask to work non stop for 16 hours without breaks and only let her out once for a smoke on the grass.... Thanks Deb you are worth you weight in stamps! We could not do this day without you, BTW you are already booked for the next one, so put it in your busy schedule....
And lastly, thanks to all who brought delicious food, which we all enjoyed......did anyone else love those puffy dogs? I only got one but I love them!
Until the next ATC day,
cheers,
Julie.........................

PS If you don't see any photos, blogger is being a pain, will keep trying for a little while longer...Update, just managed to get a few photos loaded, will try again later tonight, thanks for being patient!

Will post soon!

Sorry guys, will post about the ATC Day really soon, hopefully later today or tonight, just been a tad busy!

Thanks, Julie

Thanks Jodie

Just received a couple of photos from Jodie who owns a lovely shop in Melbourne called Scraptacular ( well I have never been there but I would love to see it!). About a month ago I was in Melbourne for a short visit to see some of my customers who came to the city to look at my Collections range.

Thanks Jodie for sending in a pic of us and one of your cute girls as well (sorry forgot her name!!)

Julie........

Will I or won't I.....

Okay girls I have been talking to a couple of friends and asked them if I should post the kit everyone is getting on Saturday for the ATC #3 Continuum and they said why spoil the surprise. Well should I name names? The kit is really simple but nice and I do hope you like it. I packed a few extra incase someone wants to buy one for a friend, but they will be limited so first in best dressed. So I guess you will have to wait till Saturday now, hope everyone is okay with that. I am sad our little Dawnie (huge technique girl!!) is not coming but we will have plenty of other girls to share ideas with and talk to. BTW before I forget, please bring a savory plate not a sweet one, I stocked up with all of the morning and afternoon teas stuff today. I am also still packing things for Saturday and will have a small amount of new rubber there as well, been pressing all day and got a full upper body workout! LOL It takes a bit of effort to press rubber plates for hours and hours! So thinking of you all and how excited you are about coming, well same...

See you all there, Julie...........

ATC Continuum #3

Just thought I would post a few details about the ATC Continuum #3 coming up on Saturday. For the most part it is now fully booked with around 58 girls attending. If you are a first timer reading this, don't worry not all 58 rock up at once, many come during the day and others come later in the evening depending on their schedules with work etc. We will hope to do some demos, I plan on one during the day and will repeat it again sometime in the evening so no one misses out, that is unless you are there only for a couple of hours. I am so looking forward to seeing everyone again and meeting some of the new girls. And for the newbies, it is a very special group of gals, I can vouch for that! Many love techniques and textures so I have decided we will do a technique for the demo. I will save all the details to the demos to Saturday, don't want to ruin any surprises! And Incase you are wondering I have a special kit for all of you that have registered this time. It is to do with ATC making and I have put together special a selection of stuff that I know your will enjoy. I would love to show it to you right now but one part of the product is making its way over from the eastern states as we speak and I will hopefully get it Monday and start putting it together this coming week. On Saturday we will have a small amount of "new product" for you to purchase. We will have the lovely Debbie looking after us again doing shop and helping me in the preparation of the days events. I do hope this time to get some ATC's made but as I know from past experience I might get "one" done! LOL. I also do want to thank everyone for their enthusiasm and sharing of ideas and friendship in regards to this third event. The response from participants has been overwhelming and it makes it really special and rewarding to organise an event with this kind of response.

See you all then!

Julie xxx

Something Wonderful

What is not to love about this piece? I'ts absolutely amazing and made by Jenny Crossley from Ballarat. At the moment this "J" is adorning my office here in Perth and sits proudly on display for all to see. I will be taking it to ATC Continuum #3 on the 26th August for everyone to enjoy. It is very inspirational and I love all the little elements of chipboard just put together so perfectly and the colours are so great. Every piece has so much detail and Jenny has put a lot of thought into it. The "J" is quite heavy and made from solid wood, I don't think it is pine as it is really heavy......

This wonderul "Fob Watch" also made by Jenny is multi layered and has a selection of transparancies and images on different levels. There are many single fobs mounted together to create this wonderful and creative little charm! I just love it....

Those going to the ATC Continuum will see it in the 'flesh' and that so far is 56 of ya'll
see you all very soon,
Best, Julie

Thank You

Look what came to my house today, these wonderful beautiful flowers!

Thank you Crozza for sending these they are so lovely and what a special surprise as well!

I guess there is no guessing why I have such beautiful flowers in my possession?

cheers,

Julie

Mmm Industria?

What do you think of this new little technique I am calling "INDUSTRIA"? Well it's looks like old metal from a machine shop but it's really made of chipboard (boxboard). It reminds me of a bit of old steel just chucked down on the ground and I have picked it up and worked it with my stamp pads, paint etc. Jenny C & I had a play with this style in Melbourne last weekend. A couple of chicks from Little Bits came to my trade and also had a little play, and they did a super job. I guess this look is not for everyone but I really like the industrial look and I have to admit I want to do a full tile kit in this style. Jenny made the dog tag above and amazingly the reos sort of look like a rusty old washer.


I made this one out of a small clipboard, same size as an ATC, old text (note the wording on the text) which came from a 1942 old calendar, one of those ones you fip each day to a page and get a quirky quote. Geez pretty accurate quote for guys these days! LOL! I am having an ATC day on the 26th August in Perth and I think we could be demoing this to the group on how to achieve this really cool effect, well to those who like it anyway. Sounds like a great theme for an ATC trade, and you won't believe how easy it is....really.

And for those of you in the east, perhaps I should do a little demo at MPA (Paperific) in Melbourne in October in few months time.

This gorgeous pieces by the girls from Little Bit's, Kerry (above) and Teresa (below), gosh this stuff is amazing and I really absolutely love it. I just got it out of my suitcase and I have to post this straight away as I know you will love to see it as well. I have chipboard arrows now and also the photo turns, which NEVER get used for photos but make the cutest little tags. And reos, well what can I say they look pretty spunky as well. The new baby chipboard alpha and numbers are an ideal size for small pieces as these. I am in the process of aquiring some steel ballchain in mega quantities, won't be available for at least 6-8 weeks but certainly worth the wait as the steel type I am hoping to rust. It's also coming in brass and nickle plate, 2 different sizes and that fine one you all love...

So get down and get dirty and DO INDUSTRIA! And the name comes from a shop in Melbourne that sells industrial really ecclectic old stuff!!! It's in Fitzsroy, not far from St. Lukes folks.....
Cheers,

Julie

Saturday Nite in Melbourne

The Journal
shot of the creating!
the mess on the table
da girls!

Here are the photos of our 5 hour class in our hotel room last Saturday nite. We had a lot of fun sneaking in the girls past reception with table chairs, craft supplies and dinner! It was a big challenge to set the room up for 10 people and get through the complex task of a mixed media paper tile journal in a limited space. We were fortunate to have a 2 bedroom with a lounge and dining room. A quick relocation of hotel furniture and a few additional lights we sorted out the room ready for the girls. They were good sports too as I kept threatening them not to make too much noise as the hotel had a strict NO PARTY policy. I kept telling myself that it was a craft meet not a party? However as the night wore on the girls did a fabulous job working really hard to complete the journal. I am not usually known for setting a simple tasks so there were several techniques and 16 tiles to work. And the girls worked their butts off. Congratulations to them all as I cracked the whip for over 5 hours, and absolutely no one crumpled under the pressure. I admit I was a little hyped up with snakes, peanut m&m's and a few cherry ripes and sushi chucked in for good measure. God only know what would have happened if we had alcohol in the room. We were joined by some very cool chicks, Greta, Donna, Jenny C (Ratty), Sue from Shepparton, Lai Sie, Eva, Michelle, June and Pam. When the class finished I sent them down 2 by 2 as not to arouse any suspicions from the management! LOL. Hey girls you were all great sports and if I had the chance to do it all again I would. I was also my longest single class I have ever taught.
cheers,

Julie

PS. I cut and pasted myself into the photo as we took 2 shots as there was noone available to take it for us!