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SPONSOR NEWS...!!!

Introducing the lovely Nic Amber from Nic Creates

I feel very privileged to know Nic in person.
She is a generous, genuine and caring lady and yes....she wears that stunning smile most of the time...!!!
The embellishments that she creates are gorgeous and make a perfect handmade addition to any project you may be working on.
You can contact Nic through her blog, her FaceBook page or you can contact me and I will put you in contact with Nic.

Nic sponsored the Creative Team packs for April here on The Lounge and the team were blown away by the gorgeous handmade embellies that were sent by Nic.
You can see their creations here

Nic kindly gave me a bit of insight into the hows, whats and whys of Nic Creates......

"nic creates has developed from a love of designing and creating handmade gifts for my friends and family.
I have always loved all things crafty and any spare moment I have (if there is such a thing with three young children) is spent creating.
I love scrapbooking and cardmaking which drives the items I make... creating embellishments that I would be happy to use on my own projects that may not be available elsewhere.
I love the personal touch that handmade items bring to a project and I want to be able to share that with everyone.
Our range is gradually expanding but if you have something specific in mind, I would love to do a custom design just for you

Nicky"

Thank you again Nicky for sponsoring the Creative Team this month.
And please ladies, if you are thinking of handmade embellishments for your crafting projects, pop on over to Nic Creates and see what Nic has to offer.

Wishing you a happy, scrappy day

~Shazz and the Team~
xo

 

SPONSOR NEWS...!!!

Here on The Lounge we value our sponsors and advertisers and appreciate the support they give us month in and month out.
Please welcome one of our newest advertisers.......

Scrapbooking By Design

I am a busy mother of three children trying to capture those special moments on camera.
I discovered scrapbooking with friends and became obsessed with creating albums of our family.
My love of scrapbooking continued to grow and hence "Scrapbooking By Design" was born.

I believe everyone shops differently and there are various ways you can find your products. Taking this into consideration and reflecting upon my own experiences, I have set up my online store for friends and customers to be able to shop by brands (we stock many popular brands), themes (if you have a particular occasion in mind), and also by embellishments (which are sorted into categories).

As a mother I understand how little time YOU have to get things done.
So I have designed my online store to save you time.
I have selected what I believe to be the premium products, ranging from various paper ranges, cardstock, gorgeous flowers and many more beautiful products.

We want to make YOUR scrapbooking experience fun, friendly, and forever!

I invite you to take a look at our website www.scrapbookingbydesign.com.au and be inspired to start scrapbooking today.
We have items on sale so make the most of ordering some great supplies to capture YOUR special moments.

Thank you for supporting my business and the Australian scrapbooking industry.

Kathryn

Thank you Kathryn.
Please make sure you support our sponsor and more importantly, an Aussie scrapping store.

Wishing you a happy, scrappy day

~Shazz and the Team~
xo

RETREATS

Retreats are a part and parcel of scrapbooking and crafting these days.
Most stores and online forums will hold a retreat at some time in their "life".
Whether it be a dedicated scrapping retreat or a papercrafting retreat (emcompassing the areas of scrapbooking, cardmaking, mixed media, stampers), or even just a group of friends getting together for a weekend, retreats are, in one word.....FUN...!!!

This year, The Lounge is holding it's first ever retreat in May on the shores of the beautiful Lake Ainsworth in Lennox Head, in nthn NSW.
We still have a few places available for both the whole weekend and the Saturday day passes.
You can find all the information you need here if you are interested in coming along and sharing a weekend of fun, frivolity, creating, inspiration and friendship.

 

"Stick 'n' Giggle" are also holding a retreat this year.
Jody's retreats are always fun, well organised and this year's will be no different.
Jody is returning to the Shearwater at Caloundra.
You can find details here of how to show your interest in attending or to book your place.

"Fancy That Scrapbooking" are holding two retreats this year.
Their "no frills" retreat will be held in a few weeks but I believe the girls still have places left if you would like to go along.
The second retreat will be held in August and places are still available for this retreat also.

So....if you have never been to a retreat, please consider going along.
They are a great way to meet fellow crafters, learn new techniques and different ways to use products and I guarantee you will always come away smiling, with the email addresses and phone numbers of new friends and a whole wealth of new knowledge about the crafts we all love.

Wishing you all a happy, scrappy Sunday
~Shazz and the Team~
xo

 

NEED TO BE CHALLENGED...???

Aside from the great monthly challenges we have on The Lounge each month, many of our wonderful sponsors and advertisers have their own monthly challenges.

The gorgeous Jody from "Stick 'n' Giggle" has a monthly sketch challenge and this month's is a beauty.
Why not pop over to her blog and have a look.
Then head over to your scrap table and get creating...!!!

 

The wonderful ladies from "Fancy that Scrapbooking" are sponsoring our Creative Team packs this month and they have a great challenge this month too.
You can find out all the details here

With these two great challenges AND the fantastic sketch challenge and technique challenge on The Lounge you shouldn't be short of any inspiration this weekend to get creating.

Wishing you a happy, scrappy Saturday

~Shazz and the Team~
xo

Scrapbook Savvy Cybercrop on tonight!

Is the cold weather getting you down?

Looking for something to warm up those fingers?

Come join us at Scrapbook Savvy this Friday 30th July for our Winter Cybercrop!

Challenges revealed Friday night with nearly a week till deadline! Bingo & blind scrapping Saturday night! Lots of fun to be had. More information in the Scrapbook Savvy forum. Hope to see you there!!

EASTER COMPETITIONS + SPONSORS

Just a quick run down on the competitions and challenges that will be running on The Lounge over the Easter break.

• BLOG EASTER HUNT
  Over the four days of Easter (Friday - Monday) I will be hiding a different icon throughout the blog.
  All you have to do is find the icons and tell me what posts they can be found on (post name and date)
  Everyone who takes part in the hunt on that day will be in the draw for a voucher or a pack from one of our wonderful sponsors.

FRIDAY'S SPONSOR

SATURDAY'S SPONSOR

SUNDAY'S SPONSOR

MONDAY'S SPONSOR

Thank you so much to all these wonderful companies.
Times are tough all over at the moment and I personally think it is wonderful that these companies can see fit to continue to be wonderful and supportive sponsors on The Lounge.
Please visit their sites and support our sponsors.

• GALLERY UPLOADING COMPETITION
  You can also win a voucher from one of our newest sponsors

MAD ABOUT SCRAPPIN
simply by uploading a layout into the gallery between midnight, Thursday April 1 and midnight, Monday April 5.

If you load up a layout based on one of our challenges
BE(E) INSPIRED - 5
or
"WHAT'S COOKIN'?"
you will get TWO draws per upload in the competition.

• GALLERY COMMENTING COMPETITION
  If you comment on any of the layouts uploaded during the competition period
  (between midnight, Thursday April 1 and midnight, Monday April 5)
  you will be in the draw for a RAK of goodies from me.
  Simply...the more lovin' you leave the more chances you have of winning.
  Easy Peasy...!!!

I hope that you can join in the fun here at The Lounge over the Easter break.

Wishing you all a happy, holy and chocolatey Easter.

Drive carefully, stay safe and if you get the chance, happy scrapping

~shazz~
xo

SPONSOR NEWS - November 29

Welcome to this week's

SPONSOR NEWS
With Christmas a mere 27 sleeps away (sorry to scare some of you) our wonderful sponsors have lots of lovely goodies to tempt you. And if you can't choose, just grab yourself a gift certificate until you can decide.

The lovely Jodi at QTea Kits has come up with yet another gorgeous monthly kit for December.
You can see a sneak peek here
AND......she has also come up with the perfect mini kit, brimming with goodies and ready to pop under your tree for some Christmas creativity.
Just contact Jodi via email if you want one of these kits...but be quick.
Numbers are limited and they tend to sell out rather quickly.

And don't forget Jodi is on the lookout for a new DT.

Vicki from Scrapping 2 Perfection has three amazing sales happening at the moment.
1. Selected patterned papers are rushing out the door from only 45c per sheet - WOW!!!!
You can see what papers she has at these great prices by visiting here

2. The new Basic Grey products are about to hit the shelves and if you pre-order BEFORE December 4, you will receive a 10% discount.

3. There are some amazing savings on the new Anna Griffin Collection

Tan, the lovely owner of Scrap N Craft with T, has just uploaded the new Bella range, "Ever After" onto her site.
This is what Tanyah had to say about the range...
"If you love soft pages this is for you!
I have created layouts using this range for girl, boy, family, wedding, baby boy, princess, romance, friends and much more!"

You can check all of the lovely range of Bella products here

Jody, Stick 'n' Giggle's, lovely owner has had a busy few days of trade.
I was lucky enough to visit Stick 'n' Giggle last weekend and let me tell you that this store oozes elegance and creativity.
Jody has a wide range of papers and so many gorgeous embellies to enhance your layouts and OTPs - including some of the most gorgeous of flowers from Green Tara.
You can visit Stick "n" Giggle at
Shop 10 The Old Flour Mill
231 Brisbane Street
IPSWICH

 
  Jody's next twilight trading day will be Wednesday, December 9 when she will be open from 9 am - 7.30 pm

Wishing everyone a very happy Sunday...well...what's left of it and lots of cool weather and "you" time in the coming days to scrap in the lead up to Christmas.

~shazz~
xo

SPONSOR NEWS - November 23

Just a quick snapshot of some

SPONSOR NEWS

Our sponsor for this month, Scrapbook Savvy is currently hosting a cybercrop.

Sar, the owner has asked us to let you know the following information...

"This month our theme is 'REMEMBER' so we'll have some awesome challenges for you about times gone by and remembering where we've come from.
Challenges will be launched on Friday night 20 November and will be open until midnight next Thursday 26 November.
There are some awesome prizes and store credits up for grabs so check out the forum to get all the info!"

So get on over to Scrapbook Savvy and check out all the great challenges and maybe even win yourself a prize.

A happy, scrappy Monday to you all

~shazz~
xo

SPONSOR NEWS - November 15

Welcome to this week's
SPONSOR NEWS

Our "News Flash" thread over at The Lounge has been a VERY busy little place this week with lots of our lovely sponsors offering lots of great specials and events in the lead up to Christmas.

Leanne, from "Joyful Scraps", has organised a wonderful Massive Marathon Scraptacular on Sunday, November 22 with 10 amazing classes on offer along with some pretty impressive lucky door prizes.

You can see all the details here

The lovely Jodi at QTea kits is on the lookout for some new design team members.
So if you think you have what it takes to scrap LOs and projects using the gorgeous kits that Jodi puts together each month, pop on over to the QTea blog and have a look at what you need to do.

Tanyah from "Scrap N Craft With T" has released a new kit this week that will allow you to scrap a double LO using those "often-difficult-to-scrap" school photos.
You not only receive the kit but instructions on how to complete the LO are sent vis email.
You can view the kit here

Tanyah also has a whole swag of new goodies in her store, just in time for Christmas.
These include
Kaiser colourful Christmas range
Kaiser advent calender - OTP
Sassfrass lass felties and papers
New bling and pearls
New prima sequins and flowers
Hambly Screen Print stickers and rubons
Adornit patterned papers
Little yellow bicycle journalling spots, pregnancy, dogs, gratitude, friendship, family and lots more!
Top ups of Bella silk flowers, gittered alphas and 3mm double sided tape.

So many goodies in fact that Tanyah hasn't had time to upload them yet but if there is something you think you may want just drop her an email.

You can see all of Tanyah's other specials in her "News Flash" post here on The Lounge.

This week we welcome another new sponsor to The Lounge.
WELCOME "SCRAPPING 2 PERFECTION"

A brand new store, full to the brim with lots of scrapping loveliness and the chance to win a Sissex Texture Boutique Machine if you spend $20.00 or more.
Their grand opening special is a further great discount off their already great prices
(simply use a code that you will find on their website)

Philippa from Lime Tart has invited us all to make a cuppa and look through the Lime Tart Gallery for November... and let me just say there is some pretty serious drool material in there.

Philippa is also running a great challenge through the Lime Tart blog.
Pop on over here to check it out.
You have the chance to win a Lime Tart Full Tart kit full of lots of amazing goodies just in time to scrap all your Christmas gifts.

Wishing you all a very happy, scrappy Sunday

~shazz~
xo

SPONSOR SNAPSHOT - November 8

Good morning ladies and welcome to this week's
SPONSOR SNAPSHOT

Aren't the weeks, days and hours rushing by until Christmas?
You can hear the panic in some people's voices when you mention the days remaining until Christmas...and there aren't many I can tell you.
If you are stuck for ideas for your crafty family and friends, you can always come into The Lounge, click on a sponsor's banner (they are at the top and the bottom of the forum and gallery pages and are constantly changing every time you visit The Lounge) and buy them a Gift Certificate.
We have so many amazing sponsors with great products and offers.

Onto this week's snapshots.

Philippa from Lime Tart has some gorgeous kits available although they are selling fast.
As of last Tuesday she still had some of her choc-full-of-product Full Tarts left

 

and some of the gorgeous Half Tart kits remaining too.

 

But be quick...these kits sell out quickly.
Philippa also now stocks the very lovely Martha Stewart punches

And as if this lady isn't busy enough, designing all of these lovely kits, she is also running a great challenge through her blog to win this lovely prize

But you will need to be quick as the challenge closes tomorrow morning.
You can see the challenge here

This week The Lounge welcomed a brand new sponsor.
Welcome "Scrap N Craft With T" owned and operated by the lovely Tanyah.

Tanyah's online store is full of wonderful goodies at very reasonable prices and she is constantly sourcing new and exciting products.
And to make room for these new products she is always selling out quality "older" products and lines at great discount prices.
You can spot a bargain or two here

At the moment Tanyah is have a Kaisercraft sale and is selling most of her stock with HUGE discounts.
Lots of amazing bargains to be had here

Tanyah also has a blog that has daily updates full of great challenges and inspiration.

Again...a very warm welcome to The Lounge Tanyah.

Don't forget to keep popping into The Lounge blog to see some great gift ideas for Christmas that will be posted from time to time.
I hope that you all have a happy scrappy Sunday.

~shazz~
xo