the Scrapbooking Hut

The Scrapbooking Hut has a fanfastic offer on at the moment where you can pro-order the Papercraft Studio stamps for the fantastic price of $26.90. pop on over and check them out here.

I'll be back with some more inspirational posts very soon. I need to clean my studio and finish up a class project.

I still have spaces in my classes on Sunday at Blossies. Come play with me!

This LO is featured in the latest Scrapbook Creations- grab your copy today.

Go and Create Art
Sarah

Shop Open!!!

Hello my Lovelies!

My shop is officially open!

Come and check it out.

Opening Specials...

The stamps are listed @ $28.50 as a special, but if you enter this code at checkout 'openspec' you will get a further 10% off! This maks the large stamp sets the bargain price of $25.65. (valid till 31st August)

If you spend over $65 in the one transaction you will get FREE postage!

Come on over now- the clear stamps are ready to go!

Shop

happy crafting
Sarah

And the winner is...

Congratulations to...

Linda!!!
Linda picked the Tree Collage. Congratulations! It will be on it's way to you.


Sorry I've been away so long but i have been working on something very exciting... A new website where you can buy Papercraft Studio stamps direct.

At the moment I've got all the clear stamps listed and I'm working on the rubber selection. I will also add more categories so you can find quickly different kinds of stamps.

Here's some of the layouts I did last weekend...


Happy Spirit: ATC Journal Words, Note This.



Natural beauty: Tree of Life, Artistic Mess
Enjoy th Journey: Dotty backgrounds, Artistic mess, traveler.

Check Back tomorrow for the opening of my new website, specials and bonus giveaways!
Keep Crafting,
Sarah

PJ's Pizza and fun!

I had a blast at Blossies PJ and Pizza Crop on Saturday. I even managed to get 7 layouts done!

We had a little competition with a stamp folder and mini set as the prize. They had to use a Papercraft Studio stamp on their project. All the ladies did a great job. I even got Kim to stamp on a page!!! Very exciting and we had a big cheer (Kim doesn't stamp- she normally makes the teacher do it!) I was very proud!



Here are some of the entries- great work!



Guess what? KIM WON!!! Well done Kim.


Here's one of the LO's I did. I used the Thankful, Wishes and Tree of Life stamp sets, Fancy pants felt and acrylic word.

I will share the others this week for some inspiration.

I will draw the mini stamp give away on Wednesday so leave a comment to be in the draw. If you have trouble with the comments email me at papercraftstudio@hotmail.com and I'll add it for you.

Keep crafting
Sarah

Amazing

I picked up the July/August issue of Summerset Studio this week and found this amazing artist Brian Dettmer. He uses old books to create the most amazingly detailed paper sculptures check it out!



I found this most beautiful post about finding art in the everyday over at Karens blog. Take a look but you may need some tissues - truly beautiful.

Keep creating
Sarah

Winners stamps used

here is the very talented Teresa who won the last stamp give away. She won the 'Free as a Bird' set and used it in an ATC Swap check it out here.




Great work Teresa! If you have any projects you have done with Papercraft Studio stamps I would love to see them and share them with the world! Email me a link or a photo and I'll share them.

You still have time to enter the give away, email me if you have any trouble with the comments and they don't show up (papercraftstudio@hotmail.com)

Happy stamping
sarah

Love is...

This was emailed to me by the lovely Joan Manna and though it was worth sharing...

WHAT LOVE MEANS TO AGE 4 TO 8 YEAR OLD CHILDREN


Slow down for three minutes to read this. It is so worth it.
Touching words from the mouths of babes. ;
What does 'Love' mean?
A group of professional people posed this question to a group of 4 to 8
year-olds, 'What does 'love' mean?'
The answers they got were broader and deeper than anyone could have
imagined. See what you think:



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'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her
toenails anymore.

So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got
arthritis too. That's love.'
Rebecca- age 8

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'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different.
You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.'
Billy - age 4

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'Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne
and they go out and smell each other.'
Karl - age 5

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'Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French
fries without making them give you any of theirs.'
Chrissy - age 6

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'Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.'
Terri - age 4

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'Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip
before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.'
Danny - age 7

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'Love is when you kiss all the time. Then when you get tired of kissing,
you still want to be together and you talk more.
My Mommy and Daddy are like that. They look gross when they kiss'
Emily - age 8

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'Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening
presents and listen.'
Bobby - age 7 (Wow!)

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'If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who
you hate,'

Nikka - age 6
(we need a few million more Nikka's on this planet)

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'Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it
everyday.'
Noelle - age 7

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'Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still
friends even after they know each other so well.'
Tommy - age 6

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'During my piano recital, I was on a stage and I was scared. I looked at
all the people watching me and saw my daddy waving and smiling.

He was the only one doing that. I wasn't scared anymore.'
Cindy - age 8

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'My mommy loves me more than anybody

You don't see anyone else kissing me to sleep at night.'
Clare - age 6

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'Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken.'
Elaine-age 5

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'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy smelly and sweaty and still says he is
handsomer than Robert Redford.'
Chris - age 7

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'Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone
all day'
Mary Ann - age 4

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'I know my older sister loves me because she gives me all her old
clothes and has to go out and buy new ones.'
Lauren - age 4

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'When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars
come out of you.' (what an image)
Karen - age 7

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'Love is when Mommy sees Daddy on the toilet and she doesn't think it's
gross.'
Mark - age 6

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'You really shouldn't say 'I love you' unless you mean it. But if you
mean it, you should say it a lot. People forget.'
Jessica - age 8

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And the final one -- Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about
a contest he was asked to judge.

The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.

The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an
elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.

Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's
yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.

When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy
said,
'Nothing, I just helped him cry' 

Mini cards inspiration

Hello, I hope you had a great weekend!

Here's some cards made using the new mini sets...


This uses the 'Mini Greetings' set with a cuttlebug divine swirls backdround. It is half the size of an a5 card


This uses the 'Little Bear' and 'Mini Greetings' set and a bazzill just the edge border.


'Sweet Baby' set and 'Dotty' were used for this card, along with some kaiser pearls, bazzill border and lacy ribbon.


This is another small card using the cuttlebug embossing folders, 'Mini Greetings' and 'Hello Friend'

You still have time to enter the competition on the post below. If your comment hasn't shown up there (some people have been having problems) please email me with you comment and I'll add it for you. papercraftstudio@hotmail.com

I'll be back with more inspiration later this week
Happy art
Sarah

Mini Madness Give away

Hello!

I've just got the stamps listed up in the Clear Stamp page.

Cheek them out and leave a comment here about your favorite one to win that mini set. let all your friends know too- everybody loves a giveaway!

here's a couple of the new sets to whet your appetite...



All of the mini sets retail for $10 each. They are all approximately 5cm x 6.5cm. A great size for cardmakers and adding embellishments to your scrapbooking layouts.

I also have added some new large sets to bring us to a total of 101 stamp sets. Some great background stamps, collage elements and goddess stamps. I've even made a large tree following customer requests.

I hope you enjoy the new designs and don't forget to leave a comment!
Good Luck
Keep stamping
Sarah

Hello

Hello my lovlies,
sorry it's been so long. I've been busy busy busy again! I've designed 6 more sets and in very exciting news... 20 new mini sets!!! these new mini sets are only $10 each bargain! I'll endeavor to have them all up on the clear stamp page tonight, just thought I'd drop you a quick note to let you know I'm still here and been creating more beauties for you.

Once I've got all the new ones up I'll have another give away too. I like sharing the Joy!

I'll be back soon- I promise with lots of goodies and samples and photos for your inspiration.

Keep crafting
Sarah

We have a winner!

Sorry it has taken a while to get back here- we've had illness in the house- not fun but we're all on the mend- thank goodness!

I went to the Convention on the weekend and had a blast!

I did Ngarie's class, and had fab fun!

I also did Loretta's class I love her style. It was heaps of fun too.

I also did some shopping!

I've been hanging out for this flocking can't wait to try it with my stamps.


I have found the most fantastic watercolour crayons sooo beautiful! I've been wanting these for a couple of years and now that I'm teaching classes using this technique and back into creating my art i can finally justify them to myself! I cant wait to have a big play with them! I got them from The Stamp Trap.

I will add more samples to the gallery over the next few days. my camera was playing up but it's all back on track now.

Now, thank you for all your comments! the winner is... Teresa! She loved the Free as a Bird set. email me Teresa with your address and I'll pop them in the post for you.

Here's a canvas I did before the sickies struck our house. It says 'To Love and be Loved is the greatest thing there is in this life' This is a quote from my my a very wise woman indeed!
Keep crafting!
Sarah

New Designs & a GIVE AWAY!

Hi Hello, Welcome!

We have NEW stamps yahoo! We are also giving away a free stamp set! I've added all of the new stamp designs to the Clear Stamps- Gold Series page. Go and have a look and choose your favorite design, leave a comment here saying which one is your favorite before midnight on the 9th of June and you'll go in the draw to win your favorite set! Good Luck!

This new release has 24 new stamp sets in it. Including unique Australian designs.
I can't wait to see what you love!
Sarah

new designs soon...

Here's a few pics of my latest adventures...

I found these most beautiful elephants at the Urban Country Music Festival that happened this past weekend...

They are so adorable!

Here's a view of all the girls who jumped out of my head the other night and are waiting for their canvases...

Here's a sneak peek of a new stamp design. My son loved it and stole the test print for himself.
There is also some AUSTRALIAN themed stamp sets, invitations and elephants! Keep watching for the new stamp release and a give away.

Thank you Frogett for your lovely comments. You can buy these stamps by sending me an email at papercraftstudio@hotmail.com and either I can send you a paypal invoice or direct deposit details. You can also ask your local Scrapbooking or stamping store and ask them to get my range of stamps in (I wholesale also).

Mr DS is off to WA for a visit with Bec. Keep an eye on her blog to see what she comes up with.

Have a crafty week!
Sarah

Creative Weekend

I've had a very creative weekend. Lots of girls poped into my head asking to be set free. I finished one of the canvases today already.

have a happy week- be back soon!

Mr DS!!!

Mr D.S has been played with! he'll be moving on next week to have a play with someone new (after I've stamped a few extra copies!). I created a whimsical one and a fun 'Bridal Shower' invite to get all the girls around- Who could resist Mr DS?

Extra Stamps: Papercraft Studio -Butterfly Wings, ATC Journal Words
Extra Stamps: Papercraft Studio- Floral Borders, You're Invited (new set being released very soon!)

Have a happy Crafty long weekend.

PS Blossies is having a garage sale on Sunday from 11-1 I'll have a table to make some more room in my studio- come and grab a bargain!

Mr D.S new stamps & arty farty happenings

Hello bolg land!- long time no blog!

I've been busy being arty farty, designing even more new stamps, small studio reno, teaching classes and life in general.Mr Dick-Sticker is in the house. Rachel is holding a challenge read about it here. Well due to Mr D.S lack of a head, he couldn't find my house so he went for a trip back to Ireland he loved it so much. Then he decided he better go and see Rachel for a little while before landing on my door this week. I'll be making something with him this week and will post it here and then he moves onto the next lucky lady.

I found this fabulous Bumblebird on etsy and fell in love with her beautiful dolls- so much so a few had to come and live with me. They are sooo cute. My kids were very excited as we opened the package and they now live in my studio in a little basket nest.
Check out Ngai's new art room- sooo beautiful. It inspired a mini makeover in my studio this weekend. I've been lusting after these 12 cube bookshelves for a while now and I finally got them. I'm so happy with how it all looks, so nice to be able to see everything and be able to find it easily. Love it!

NEW STAMP DESIGNS!

Here is 5 more stamp sets. I love these girls they are so fun and carefree. They will be up on the paypal widget soon and oztion.Siena Sunshine PSC048

Peace Love Harmony PSC050

Happy Day PSC047Alice's Heart PSC046
3 Sisters PSC049

I've also been playing with more canvases- they are so much fun. I've bough a video camera and am hoping to record the making of one once I can work it all out.

The dreasses of the girls in the previous post are taken from vintage books. I love finding the perfect scrap to fit with my theme. lots of good fun- though it did take me some time to get up the courage to actually pull a page out of a book to use. Books are so special to me but it really does add to the works I think.

The Princess is almost finished. She's slow but steady.

Ok I think that is it for this post. Have a crafty week and I'll be back later this week with a Mr D.S. post.
Be crafty
Sarah