BEYOND THE PAGE - Watersports by Nick

CRAFT DAY - THIS FRIDAY 1 AUG 2008

Hi All - just a friendly reminder that my next craft marathon day is this Friday at Berowra Old District Hall (corner of Crowley and Berowra Waters Roads). Cost is $15/person and it runs from 9am until whenever (wee hours of Saturday). It's not too late to book in, so send me an email today c/- craftymarg@optusnet.com.au to secure a large table.

You will need:
TABLECLOTH or LARGE PAD to work on.
CRAFT SUPPLIES ie. cardstock, stamps, stamp pads, photos, embellishments, etc.
TOOLS ie. paper trimmer, tape. scissors.
COFFEE MUG
SLIPPERS are optional
FOOD SUPPLIES ie. lunch, dinner, nibblies

It's a good idea to try and preplan what you may wish to work on so you can get straight into it when you arrive. Now is a great time to think about making CHRISTMAS CARDS or maybe a gift for FATHERS DAY. I'll be working on two books for my Dad and my father-in-law, similar to the book you see above that Nick made for a school project.

If you've recently purchased some stamps from either KASZAZZ or STAMPIN' UP but haven't used them yet, why not bring them along and make use of them by getting ideas from your fellow crafters. You may have some ideas that we may share.

Please don't hesitate to contact me should you have any questions.

CARDS ON THE RUN

I love making greeting cards using my photographs as it's so quick, effective and personal. Use either portraits, action and/or landscrape photos to make a card really stand out. If you are having trouble matching colours to cardstock, why not change the photo to black and white such as this one.

GIFT IDEA FRAMED

My son was recently invited to a friend's 13th birthday and not knowing what to get but still preferring the idea of presenting a gift, I decided to snap some photos of the boy during his soccer match - who thankfully plays in my son's team.

Here are a few tips on how I put it together.

• I purchased a frame from our local discount shop and went to work at setting up a layout.


• I used a soccer ball stamp to create the background plus little soccer embellishments which I made to add an extra element to the page.


• Using my home computer I enhanced the photos by making the background black and white and only keeping the subject in colour. I did this because the opponents were in bright blue and yellow which didn't compliment our team's colour.


• Using my own printer software I was able to select different sized photos which allowed me to also make them small enough to give the appearance of a negative strip.


• The result was a very unique gift which was received with delight.

KASZAZZ ORDER - Wednesday 9 July 2008

Check out http://www.kaszazz.com/ to view all the latest products from KASZAZZ - the latest scrapbooking range is just gorgeous, along with all the other new products that they have recently released.

I do have an order going in Wednesday night 9 July 2008, so please email any products you'd like to add to the order - feel free to pick an additional 10% in product from the total of your order. Customer promotional freebies also apply to all orders over $70.

Just click on Kaszazz Products! to view the online 3D catalogue + the latest product release flyer which featured at the bottom of the webpage.

CRAFT MARATHON DAY - 1 AUGUST 2008

Please confirm as soon as you can if you would like to attend the next craft marathon day scheduled for Friday 1 August 2008 9.00am - whenever. If you would like to know more about this event you can either view recent posts on this webpage or feel free to contact me via craftymarg@optusnet.com.au

Due to the future availability of our craft venue, I am unable to confirm if I will be able to secure another date for term 4 2008. I will do my best to secure bookings for next year, however, I just want to bring your attention to the possibility of this being our last one for the year.

YOU KNOW YOU LOVE ATTENDING THIS BRILLIANT SOCIAL EVENT - SO CALL ME TODAY WITHOUT DELAY!