Our Design Team Member Alishia has worked with Ceative Imaginations Froggie Frolic range this week. It really is a fun range. Here is a sneak peak at what Alishia has done. Our full newsletter is available in our Forum, or will be emailed to you weekly when you set up your store account.
I apologise in advance, this week’s store newsletter is more informational rather than inspirational. I promise next week’s newsletter will be packed with lots of inspiration from the TSE Design Team and Members.Latest Products in Store:
Autumn Leaves Rhonna Christmas Clear Stamps and Embellishments including Chipboard, Plastic Letters, File Folders and Felt Ribbons.
Autumn Leaves - more Designing With Idea Books.
Scenic Route Paper Company - Background Cardstock.
We R Memory Keepers - White Out Promenade and Explore papers.
Kaisercraft Papers; Ebony & Ivory, To Have & To Hold, Sorbet.
Kaisercraft Paper Flowers - 2cm, 3.5cm and 5cm in size.
Kaisercraft restock: Christmas Wooden Flourishes, Rhinestones and Pearls.
Dream Street Papers - Delight and Sweet Confection.
Rouge de Garance - Ailes ou Fleur papers.
Products on Order:
KI Memories Lace Cardstock, Pop Culture and Love Elsie Noel - this shipment is expected tomorrow or Monday.
Buzz and Bloom Chipboard.
Fancy Pants Designs Crush and Holly Jolly; Papers, Rub Ons, Clear Stamps, Transparency Overlays and Felt Shapes - expected Wednesday or Thursday next week.
Advance Holiday Notice
With our eldest child starting school next year, our family is taking a short holiday before we are restricted to vacations during school holiday periods! From 8 December through to 16 December 2007 inclusive the office will be unattended. Normal online ordering, chatting in the forum etc will continue as per normal. If you would like your order shipped prior to our holiday period, please ensure it is placed by no later than Thursday, 6 December.
In Store Clearance
Now is the perfect time to pick up a great Clearance bargain in store. With 2008 almost upon us, it’s time to steer TSE toward a new direction. Next year I will concentrate on bringing you the latest release products with a focus on Patterned Papers and their coordinates. This will mean that scrapbooking basics such as adhesives and cardstock won’t be stocked in store, however, this will make way for more of the latest products - I understand this is what the majority of you are looking for from TSE.
Lots more products will be added to the Clearance section over the weekend. Please keep in mind that out of stock clearance items will not be backordered - orders will be processed on an as ordered basis. Products in the clearance section start at just 50c.
November Cybercrop
Our November Cybercrop commenced last Friday evening and really lovely time was had by all. Congratulations to Lara and Kerry for your game wins on the night. Cybercrop entries are due to be loaded to the gallery by no later than 8pm Friday evening. You’ll all be able to vote for your favourite creation in the forum from tomorrow evening through to Sunday evening. We will be playing more games to conclude the Cybercrop on Sunday evening.
2008 TSE Design Team
Don’t forget we are looking for our new 2008 Design Team. Submissions are required by 20 December. More details are available in the forum.
Newsletter Bonus
This week we have 20 sheets of Autumn Leaves Rhonna Christmas Wintergarden Die Cut paper to give away! All you need to do to receive a piece of this gorgeous die cut paper free of charge is to purchase just one Autumn Leaves product in store.
TSE Design Team Member Jane Jones has created this gorgeous layout above using the Wintergarden Die Cut paper. I love how versatile this paper is - perfect for both Christmas and non Christmas themed layouts.
SALE - a four letter word that creates much excitement - and our storewide Birthday Sale is not over yet. If you haven’t already taken advantage of this rare opportunity you still have a few more days. All products are discounted by 20 - 40% in store until Sunday, 25 November inclusive.We have a heap of gorgeous new products from Autumn Leaves, Dream Street, Rouge de Garance, Kaisercraft, Hambly Screen Prints, Scrapbook Trends and more to share with you next week - be sure to check back in on Monday.
Products on order:
• Buzz and Bloom Chipboard.
• KI Memories Lace Cardstock, Pop Culture and Love Elsie Noel - has arrived in Australia this week - hopefully will be in store next week.
• Fancy Pants Designs Crush and Holly Jolly - Papers, Rub Ons, Transparencies, Clear Stamps and Felt Shapes - expected early December.
• WRMK Whiteout Collections; Explore and Promenade Papers. 2007 TSE Design Team
A huge thank you to the TSE Design Team of 2007. Kathy, Lou, Jane and Ngaire - your work has been just awesome. It has been my pleasure to get to know each of you and work with you over the past six months. All the very best to Kathy and Lou who won’t be remaining on the Design Team for 2007. Lou and I have a little something organised for next year too - so stay tuned.
2008 TSE Design Team
With the new year comes a new Design Team for TSE. Two of our current Design Team members Jane and Ngaire will remain next year and I’m looking for six new DT members. Everything you need to know about submitting to the store’s DT call can be found here in the forum. You will need to be a member of the forum to view the information, so make sure you register if you haven’t already. Submissions are due by 20 December 2007. I look forward to seeing your work.
TSE Pre Summer Diet Challenge
Our Pre Summer Diet Challenge was held in the forum over the past 13 weeks. Lisa Hallett motivated us each with lots of healthy hints, challenges and recipes. Thank you so much Lisa ! I don’t have full details yet, but so far collectively we have lost 37kgs - a fantastic effort and congratulations to you all ladies. I have three $50 gift vouchers to give away to the winners (please read you are all winners though!):
• Most kilograms lost goes to Lyndal.
• Most centimetres lost goes to Kerry.
• Biggest Lifestyle Change goes to Annette Lee. Annette wrote the following “The biggest lifestyle changes I made were: walking every day, eating less chocolate, choosing healthier foods as snacks and drinking heaps of water - the main thing is that I feel great”. Like a number of the ladies participating in the challenge Annette also dropped down a clothing size.
Congratulations to you all again ladies - we did great !.
Introducing … Jaimee Voigt
This week I have the pleasure of introducing my gorgeous friend Jaimee. I always enjoy seeing Jaimee’s work - I love her beautiful twin girls too. Jaimee has shared a little about herself too in her interview Jaimee has shared a little about herself too in her interview below:
Why do you scrap?
To preserve the memories of our lives, and remember all the little quirks and personality traits that make us special. I lost a lot of special people in a fairly short period of time, and I find that that experience has made me realise the importance of making our memories, of just how precious the little things are. Scrapbooking is also incredibly important to my sanity after a long day with two year old twins, it’s nice to kick back and create and clear my mind of toys, pottys and hair pulling !
Who/what inspires you ?
My family is my inspiration; just watching them makes me want to preserve everything they do ! I find inspiration from a good many of the TSE ladies here, such a talented bunch, I have really learnt so much from the challenges and other ladies since joining TSE. I have also recently discovered Ali Edwards’ work and am moved by her philosophy.
Do you organise your layouts in advance of just go with the flow ?
I usually start planning out the title and journaling first, I have pretty much finalised the wording of the journaling in my head before I sit down to do anything. I usually have a title and have planned out the mood I want to create, like happy, summery, sweet. Then I sit down and pick papers that help create the mood I want, I don’t worry about what colours “match” the photo, in fact I often don’t look at the photo until i have the background finished. I don’t scrap chronologically I just jump around according to what supplies I have and what ideas I have come up with.
Describe your scrapping style ?
I think my work is story driven. The journaling is by far the most important element for me and I try to be totally honest as I write. Stylistically, I think my work tends to lean toward simple decoupage, with lots of cut out patterned paper.
How often do you scrap ?
As soon as the girls start snoring I start scrapping !
What can’t you live without ?
In life: my family, my best friends and cheesecake !
In scrapping: Rub Ons, Chipboard Alphas, Kaisercraft Rhinestones and TSE forum !
Making Memories Christmas Cards with Lou Spiden
With Christmas fast approaching it’s time to start making Christmas cards for family and friends. It’s always nice to receive a handmade card as the recipient knows you have put in thought and effort. I have made a few examples using the Making Memories papers and embellishments in traditional red and green colours as well as a more modern range that includes blue, red, bright green and white.
Individual photographs and instructions for Lou’s cards can be viewed in the forum here.
Newsletter Bonus
The winners of the newsletter bonus for last week were Kristine and Lyndal - congrats ladies.
This week I am giving away a November TSE Cybercrop Kit to the next four orders placed post the newsletter. You must include the code CCKIT in checkout to be eligible.
Have a great weekend and don’t forget to check out our November Challenges in the forum - just a week left to enter now.
Is out now and you can check it out here ! I spied some totally awesome work by Jane Jones and Kristine Collins.
The winners of last week’s newsletter bonus are Lisa, Sally and Sandra - congratulations ladies, you should all have your stamp sets by now. This week’s newsletter bonus is a sheet of MME Tres Jolie French Borders stickers.. A sheet of stickers will be added to the next five orders placed after the newsletter is released. You must mention NEWSLETTER BONUS in the comments section to be eligible - this bonus is only for newsletter subscribers.
This week our newsletter is brimming with layouts and projects. The TSE DT girls have been playing with the new Basic Grey papers, Lisa Hallett concludes her Feature DT role focussing on TYPE, Jane Jones demonstrates another gorgeous Kaisercraft Beyond The Page project and Annette shares a layout she created using Fancy Pants Designs Transparency Overlays.
We even have a really cool Product Spotlight discount for you too. So make sure you pop over the to the forum and check it out!
Newsletter Bonus
Now that we have received the new Fancy Pants Designs 12×12 Acrylic Stamp Sets we’re giving you the chance to win a set of 6×6 Fancy Pants Designs Acrylic Stamps in either Fun & Free or Simply Stated designs.
We have three sets valued at $34.10 to give away this week.
Our shopping cart automatically allocates order numbers as orders are generated.
Order numbers 1169 and 1173 will receive a free set of stamps added to their order.
All orders placed between today and Sunday, 2 September 2007 will go into the draw to win the third set of stamps. Good luck !!
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