We are really excited to announce our weekend retreat for next year will be held on 25th - 27th May 2012...

We will be at a new venue and the retreat is all inclusive from 3 course dinner on Friday (and Saturday night too) night through till lunch on Sunday...also included is all classes (including class kits), make and takes, demo's, goodie bag, scrap pack challenge, prizes and giveaways!

The following are some pics from our new venue...Juniors on Hawkesbury...this venue is only 30 mins easy drive from Windsor (with no ferry crossings), they have comfortable twin share rooms with ensuite and we have a fabulous scrap room upstairs with views of the Hawkesbury River through floor to ceiling windows which also let in plenty of light for being creative.

The cost of the weekend is $325 but we have a super duper Early bird SPECIAL for all our retreat enthusiasts....

Book and pay your $65 deposit by 31 December 2011 

and pay in full by 1 April 2012 and receive the retreat for 

only $310

We are only taking 30 ladies and already have a couple of cardmaking ladies booked in so if you love your scrapbooking or card making and would love a relaxing weekend away with nothing to do but create then why not join us...

How to make Rub-Ons

We all love rub-ons and sometimes we are not able to find the exact one to fit our scrapbooking page. We found these instructions on how to make your own rub-ons at Scrapbooking tips and techniques on blogspot.

Follow these simple steps, and you can create your own rub-ons with your computer and use them over and over again! We haven't tried them yet but if anyone does before us let us know how they go...

Supplies:

Transparency paper (purchased at your local office supply store)
Inkjet Printer
Paddle Pop Stick

Directions:

1.Insert the transparency into your inket printer, so that it prints on the SMOOTH side of the transparency be sure you have the smooth side down.

2. Open your favourite word processing or photo program and create the text or image you want to have as a rub on.

3. Format your printer settings so that it is set to print on "plain paper", "best quality" and "mirror image" (the image needs to be reversed especially if you are printing text or it will appear backwards).

4. Print your "rub-on"

5. Let dry for about 3-5 minutes being careful not to touch it or it will smear.

6. Place the transparency smooth side down onto your scrapbooking page exactly where you want the image or text to appear, holding firmly in place, and rub with a paddle pop stick, press hard and make sure you rub over the entire surface of the image

7. Carefully pull up the transparency and let ink completey dry before touching

8. Use a damp cloth or paper towel to clean off your transparency and get it ready for your next rub-on, you can re-use the transparency over and over and over again.

Be sure to practise first before putting the rub-on your page. Every ink jet printer is different and drying times may vary but with a bit of practise you will be creating rub-ons with very little effort.

Good luck :)

Kits...Kits...Kits

Our Kaisercraft Monthly Kits have been so popular we thought we would give you a sneak peak of this months before it is packed up and sent out on the 20th.

Each kit contains goodies from the Kaisercraft release including an array of gorgeous patterned papers and embellishments such as die cuts, chipboard, rub-ons, journal tags or wooden flourishes  from the new collection as well as cardstock to complete your layouts, stickers and / or chipboard for titles and extras such as brads, ribbon or flowers. 

We will also include the latest Kaisercraft workshop magazine and a special offers flyer and you can download layout instructions each month from our website.

This month we feature the beautiful "Miss Nelly"... bright and bold with funky florals to add the wow factor to your pages.

For more information check out our website