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what an amazing, mind blowing response for the e2c Retreat in March 09.

we have ONLY 2 seats left for the Retreat.

So when these 2 spots are filled, that's it.

All spots will be taken and we wont be able to release any for day trippers. So book now for your retreat or you will miss out.

I will be compiling a wait list so if there any seats that have been booked and but not paid for by the 10th of October, these will be re-released. Please scroll down the page to the post 'GO!!!!!' for all the details.

Play - Challenge 17

At last i have scrapped a page!! I have been itching to get to these photos of Eli playing. For this challenge i have used my NEW Kaiser alpha stamps, at last they came out of their package, and so easy to use!!!

And while i was on a roll, i put together another page, that i have been wanting to get to, that i sort of scrap-lifted from a 'creating keepsakes' magazine, and once again i used some stamps that haven't been used. A mixture of Kaiser stamps & inque boutique stamps. Arn't little shoes just so adorable!!!

GO!!!

Hello scrappers :)

Yes it is that very exciting time of the year. Time to think about our retreat and act upon securing YOUR seat at our next getaway in March 2009.

DETAILS
March 13-15 2009 at the Lions Hostel at North Shields (same venue as 2008)
Price - $120 (includes accommodation, nibbles, and 5 meals)
Deposit - $50 - NON REFUNDABLE
5 scrap shops under one roof!!!!!
freebies, goodies and give aways
at least 4 separate scrap workshops *



REGISTRATIONS
will be open from the 22nd of September through to end of business Friday 10th of October FOR ALL WEEKENDERS ONLY.

To register and confirm your position you will need to contact Tiff Firth via email katmfirth@bigpond.com .

You will then be given instructions on how to secure your spot by full payment of $120 (preferred) or a deposit of $50. At the very minimum, your deposit of $50 is required by the 10th of October.

If you have not paid by this time, your name will be removed from our list and your position is forfeited.

Please note that full payment of $120 is preferred.

THERE ARE LIMITED PLACES AVAILABLE SO ACT NOW TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.

If planning to pay by direct deposit please allow for the 24 hour bank transfer delay.
Please note that school holidays fall during this registration period - so do not put this off as you may forget/ go on holidays / go mad.

NO BOOKINGS/ REGISTRATIONS/ POSITIONS HELD PRIOR TO THE 22ND OF SEPTEMBER.
LIMITED NUMBER OF SEATS AVAILABLE (50)
NO PAYMENT ACCEPTED UNLESS PREVIOUSLY ARRANGED WITH TIFF VIA EMAIL
DAY TRIPPER REGISTRATION ONLY ACCEPTED AFTER THE 15TH OCTOBER PROVIDING POSITIONS ARE AVAILABLE.

Don't forget to stay up to date with the latest news from the escape team on the blog http://escape2create.blogspot.com/

We hope to hear from you soon!


Sue, Meredith, Tiff, Val and Amanda


* please note classes and kits are not included in price this year. These will be extra. More details on what exciting projects we have to share with you, photo requirements, teachers, sneak peeks of the classes on offer and registration will be sent to you in an email in November.

WOWSERS

what a amazing response.
there are only 10 spots left.
Quick
Make up your mind now or you WILL miss out.
r u coming to the Retreat.
then email Tiff to reserve your seat.
:D

housekeeping

PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR NAME WHEN DEPOSITING FOR THE REFERENCE, otherwise I have no idea who it is from.
thank you
Tiff

get set.....

on your marks.....

get ready,

Challenge 17

Since we have had a few changes around here and there is something exciting in the wind (hint hint) i thought for this challenge we could do 'something new'.

Sooooooooo you can do a page on anything - any subject at all, but you must use something on your page that you haven't used before - something that may have been in your stash for a while waiting to be used or something that is brand new. Think stamps, flowers, an alpha set that hasn't been used, some papers that have been waiting to be used...............

For the digi girls you might have a new font you would like to try, new brushes, kits, elements or actions.

PS. please let us know what you are thinking about our new blog look! I like how clean and fresh it looks......hmmmmmmmmmm escape 2009........must mean something is going to happen soon!!? ;-)

Maryanne's mag stash

Its not quite my wardrobe, but it is my little cupboard in my room which houses a lot of my crap, and I did clean it out yesterday before I took photos![and did get rid of some junk too].Was lazy and did a digital, mind you still have scrap crap all over the floor, as Im having a clean out there too.

wow. i love this. love the cupboard esp. is it really blue glass. that is just gorgeous. and of course perfect place to hide the indulgences (choccies I mean).
what a fabo digi. well done

Karen's dining erm scrap space.

Karen says: Geez it seems to take me ages to get organized ATM. Here is my scrap space, also doubles up as our dinning table!! Often it all just gets pushed up to one end and we eat around it.

And the other pic is my "storage system". Ahem, not much of a system I must say. I would love a room inside to claim for my own, I could have the room off the garage. But it is cold in winter, stinking in summer, the light is really bad, dirty and dusty and it is away from everyone. I will continue to dream.....

thanks for sharing Karen. Did u wash the floorboard esp for the shots? they are so shiny!!!!

Oooohhhh!!

I can feel a rumbling in the paddocks





... something is on its way.

thank goodness

Sandra says : I am not completely happy with this one and would love to ask all the girls how it could be improved.... Open Slather... I have got thick skin!. Can't put my finger on it... more embellishments? not balanced?? I would be interested in the feed back!
by the way.... Love the new look blog.. I have to get used to the white.. very fresh!

how about some red straight stitch around the photo block or red buttons for a little splash of colour. erm i'm a bit partial to red atm on Sean's stuff so I looking with one eye.

Thank goodness SOMEONE has done the challenge. Was wondering if u all felt it too personal. Think out of the box. Does hubby have a wardrobe to store stuff in the shed, do u had a wardrobe (cupboard) to store your stash, a wardrobe some where else than in the bedroom. how about the linen closet.

edited by Tiff to include a tweaked version

tweaked it a bit... what do you reckon...work in progress. I am going to see what other people think, try to use all their ideas and see what the end product looks like ;)
couldn't do the red stitching.. haven't got any in my digital stash!

Sue's Scrap Space

And here is my scrap space - thanks to my cabinet maker son - i have a beaut little nook that is just all mine!!

Bench top with with 3 work stations, one for computer, then scanner, spare work space, then mine at the end by the window. Above -head box shelves - just varnished MDF, serves the purpose perfectly!

Looks like mayhem, i know, but everything has it's special spot - well, usually!! And if nothing else, i can sit and gaze out the window at the beautiful view!! ...and be inspired :)

Sue's Mini album

Sorry I haven't been very active on the blog lately...it's not that i haven't been scrapping, i have, but just working away at a couple mini albums....which neither is finished yet. But i am gonna give you a sneak peek at my Cairns album.....which i am loving, the colours and the memories of our recent trip up north. My other album is for a special someone for a special occasion.....stay tuned i will show n tell at a later date.

Hope you all enjoy....

Each double page covers a day of our holiday. And i have added tags behind one of the main photos to record the highlights of the day, and on the back of the tags is either a map, or entry tickets or some memorabilia of the day.

I have added lift up flap pages, using ribbon as hinges, so i can add more photos on those wonderful busy days!My photo of the train ride at Kuranda wasn't that good, as we were at the back of the train, so i scanned a photo from a tourist brochure, printed it out, and zappo - the memory is still captured...just how it was.

Just 3 more days to finish.:)

*sniff sniff*

Can you smell it?

A change is in the air..........and i am not talking about weather.

Stay tuned ;-)

skeleton's out

had a bit of fun with this one.
This is Annie's wardrobe. to get it all in (sort of) i took 3 shots and 'stitched' them together. Then i cropped it into a panoramic.... ie twice as tall as wide, so this is 30cm long and 15cm wide. Ish!!

I put the cropped photo onto a A4 size document in PS and fiddled with some brushes. Used the eye dropper tool to grab the pink off the bag in the bottom of the wardrobe for the text colour and 'justified' all my text (like columns in the newspapers). Flattened the layers. Open a new document in PS, 30com x 30cm. Moved the flattened LO onto the blank document and moved it around to where I wanted it.

A3 printers are so wonderful. Gives u the chance to create anything onto anything up to A3+. If u ever get the chance to get one, DO IT. Cant say enough about the freedom of it.

Printed a draft grey scale onto A3 paper to make sure everything is as it should be. Used this as my template and attached my white bazzil on it, re fed it into the printer and printed a colour copy, this time onto the bazzil. Still set up the printer for photo quality.

Had some clothing labels that were perfect for this one (think about what tags are on the new clothes and how u can use them before u chuck them in the bin.). used some heidi swapp rubons for the title and the good ol dymo with the changable font wheels. (love em)

And of course a butterfly. (my signature)

ta da.

hybrid help (PS)

check out these VERY helpful links on hybrid scrapping from Ali Edwards. Easy instructions to follow for beautiful resutls
well worth printing each of the tips out and keeping for your reference.
http://aliedwards.typepad.com/_a_/2008/07/ae-weekly-featu.html
http://aliedwards.typepad.com/_a_/2008/07/digital-life-ar.html
http://aliedwards.typepad.com/_a_/2008/07/hybriddigital-s.html
http://aliedwards.typepad.com/_a_/2008/07/working-with-la.html

these tips are for photoshop. you can apply the same principles to nearly any photo editing program.
Those chicks new to PhotoShop go for it. I would love to see what u can do.
;D

jenny's lifted

edited 16.9.08 to add the card that Jenny lifted for this challenge.

lovely lovely lovely. embossed papers are in atm. and all our favourtie colours too. no way could u go wrong with this one. just loving bg.

Lisa's Room.

Pics of my scrapspace for the blog.
I am very grateful that I have this space - I really need to have my own area and there is so much stuff stored in here too - not just crafty things.
I would like to say that it doesn't always look this messy - but...........mmmm, yes it does!! LOL - I do tidy every now and then when I can't find things! The cupboard doors are always open cos there is usually piles of stuff in front of them waiting to be put away. Hey, it works for me!! LOL.
The girls are pretty good - and I do make sure there is nothing dangerous on the floor or within Halle's reach. Halle does have her own keyboard, but would much prefer to play with mine.
Above the desk is 2 shelves - my printers are there along with other stuff. Next to the chest of drawers is my old teenage desk (that my dad made for me), so I do have another desktop if anyone visits me to scrap.

I take that last comment to be a big hint lol
u have massive storage room. Lucky duck. can see why tubs wouldn't work for you.
tfn

Challenge 16

howdy. Your challenge for the week.
how many skeletons in your closet.


pick a wardrobe. (Doesn't have to be yours)



open the doors



hold your breath and REFRAIN from touching anything



shoot it (try different angles ie get on a ladder/bed or look up from floor level)



print it (gotta be in colour) BW would be just tooo easy now wouldn't it.



scrap it.



email it to Tiff or Amanda



we'll post it