Thursday, November 1, 2012

November Challenge @ KIU

This month we have a fantastic challenge with some amazing layouts from the Creative Team, 3 amazing sponsors, read below for all the details!!

We still have a handful of spots left for our 2013 KIU Sponsorship roster, if you are or know someone who may be interested in sponsoring please email me at: kraft.it.up@hotmail.com



 OUR SPONSORS...

SCRAP THERAPY...
We have closed our other business to focus wholly on Scraptherapy, opening a Paper Craft Bricks and Mortar store in Babinda, FNQ to run in conjunction with the online site. During the last 2+ years we have learnt a whole load of stuff about e-commerce, scrapbooking, cardmaking and the people who love these hobbies.
At www.scraptherapy.com.au you will find a fantastic gallery filled with inspiring ideas, a great community of ladies and an odd guy or two in our online forum. Our Design Team backed up by our Big Sisters offer regular competitions and challenges to help you find your mojo, and a chance to win a shopping voucher or two. Then of course there is the shop where we hope you will find all the latest Linkand greatest products at great prices. If you can’t find what you are looking for feel free to contact me at lee-anne@scraptherapy.com.au and check to see if we can get it in for you. We often can.
Our freight charges for orders up to $25 is $9.00, orders between $25 to $100 stay at $6 and orders over $100 are now free. I love scrapbooking and Danny can whip up a pretty good card, but our true passion is excelling in great customer service, which we hope to continue to do for years to come.

Scrap Therapy have donated a $25.00 voucher.



2 CRAFTY...
 2 Crafty strives to offer affordable and versatile laser cut chipboard products to the Australian and International Craft market.

2Crafty’s products are manufactured here in Australia and offer products suitable for scrapbooking, cardmaking, altered art, invitations and mixed media, and with over 700 designs, every area has been covered.

2Crafty’s owner Vanessa, stumbled on the demonstration of the laser cutter at one of the Sydney craft fairs back in 2006 and although her background was Human Resources and payroll her creative mind could see unlimited possibilities and so began her journey into the world of a craft wholesaler.

2Crafty designs are supported both locally and in the overseas market and Vanessa strives to offer the highest level of customer support, and is happy to discuss personalized orders with customers via their local scrapbooking store.

2Crafty also offers a fabulous blog that is updated weekly with projects created from its wonderful Design Team with both local and international designers which includes the very talented Di Garling, Chantal Vandenberg, Elena Olinevich, Fiona Johnstone, Kelly Foster, Keren Tamir, Leonie Neale-Dawson, Linda Eggleton, Marilia Lopes and Vicky Alberto.

The 2Crafty website, although a wholesale website, offers you a birds eye view of all the wonderful designs that it offers. Make sure you check out the stockist list and don’t be afraid to ask your local store to order products that they may not have in stock.

2 Crafty are sponsoring a $20.00 product pack.



SCRAP FRIENDS...
ScrapFriends is very young and fresh scrapbooking store.

We offer our customers exclusive products on the Australian market as well as other well known products from different brands.

Check out our range of flowers, exclusive paper, cardstock and chipboards.

We also offer lovely customer service and unbeatable prices, if you find any product cheaper anywhere else - we'll beat it.

Scrap Friends are offering a $35.00 voucher



** NOVEMBERS CHALLENGE **

MINIMALIST / WHITE SPACE --> That is your challenge this month, your layout needs to be created on Kraft CS or Kraft PP and should show a large large amount of White Space.

Some super amazing Aussie scrappers to check out are:

Lou Nelson - http://louise-justloolabelle.blogspot.com.au/

Tara Scobie - http://tara153.blogspot.com.au/

Nicolee Cable - http://nixnac.blogspot.com.au/

*Layouts need to be linked no later than 11.59pm 30th November.


CREATIVE TEAM EXAMPLES...

SUE...
 

HELENE...
 KIM...
 DI...

BELINDA...


 GINA...


 KYLIE...


LEONIE...

SARAH...

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Some sneak Peaks of the CT layouts for November!

Here are a couple of sneak peaks of some Creative Teams layouts for next months challenge...




Tuesday, October 9, 2012

SEPTEMBER WINNERS & Important Information.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Please read the below if you are going to enter KIU challenges, this is just an update of some of our rules for this challenge site...

* Firstly and most importantly your entry MUST be created and ONLY entered for this challenge and NOT be used for any other challenge site.

* This leads to the next point which I have been thinking about for a while and have been receiving feedback about, your layout that you have created for THIS challenge site can not be used as a Design Team requirement for another store or challenge site. 
- You are more than welcome to use products that a certain site/handmade store sells and can also have in your post for example, (the polka dot buttons are from Purple Pumpkin or the chevron badges are from the Greatest View etc...) but it cant be created for a DT/CT assignment.


 * International entries now get voted on for a chance to win a Guest Creative Team Spot, the above rules still apply to our International readers, you must create your entry for this site only and not use it for any other challenges or DT requirements.

* Your creations for this site MUST be created on Kraft cardstock or Kraft patterned paper.

* Since August we now have TWO winners that are voted by the CT or myself and a Random winner along with our Guest CT winner which is voted by the CT on our International reader entries.
 
I hope you understand why these rules are in place, there are so many challenge blogs out there, we are just trying to make an even playing field for everyone.
OUR SEPTEMBER WINNERS!!!!
What a stunning lot of entries for our September challenge, you all used the colours from the colour swatch so well! 

Here are our winners voted by the CT and random vote...


The winner of the SCRAP THERAPY $25.00 voucher is...

LYNNDA...


 The TWO winners of the SCRAPBOOK FANTASIES $20.00 Ribbon Packs are...







ALZ...

Our Random Winner...


SARAH HEMMINGS...


 The winner of the THE SCRAPBOOK STORE $20.00 Voucher + Free Post is...


 KATE McCULLOCH...

Could the winners please email me at: kraft.it.up@hotmail.com asap, if you have won a product pack I will need your postal address!

Monday, October 1, 2012

KIU October Challenge & 1st Birthday Sale at Scrap Friends...

I hope I am not the only one that can't believe it is October....

Now that blogger has changed to the "new look blogger" I have increased the size of the layout images, so I am wondering if you can leave some feedback as to whether you like this size or the old smaller size? 

Head to the bottom of the post for all the details regarding Scrap Friends, 1st Birthday Sale! 

This month we have a fantastic challenge and the Creative Team has outdone themselves with some amazing examples for you, we hope you like the challenge and play along this month!! 

Our Sponsors this month are...

SCRAP THERAPY...
We have closed our other business to focus wholly on Scraptherapy, opening a Paper Craft Bricks and Mortar store in Babinda, FNQ to run in conjunction with the online site. During the last 2+ years we have learnt a whole load of stuff about e-commerce, scrapbooking, cardmaking and the people who love these hobbies.
At www.scraptherapy.com.au you will find a fantastic gallery filled with inspiring ideas, a great community of ladies and an odd guy or two in our online forum. Our Design Team backed up by our Big Sisters offer regular competitions and challenges to help you find your mojo, and a chance to win a shopping voucher or two. Then of course there is the shop where we hope you will find all the latest Linkand greatest products at great prices. If you can’t find what you are looking for feel free to contact me at lee-anne@scraptherapy.com.au and check to see if we can get it in for you. We often can.
Our freight charges for orders up to $25 is $9.00, orders between $25 to $100 stay at $6 and orders over $100 are now free. I love scrapbooking and Danny can whip up a pretty good card, but our true passion is excelling in great customer service, which we hope to continue to do for years to come.

Scrap Therapy have donated a $25.00 voucher.


A LIL SOMETHIN'...
We are 2 scrapping sisters who love to make and use hand crafted embellishments on our layouts.

We both have boys, and have noticed a severe lack of BOY SPECIFIC embellishments available for purchase, so have decided that we might try to fill the void with our hand crafted unique embellishments.

We currently have monthly sales with a selection of kits available … in Neutral, Boy, Girl and Themed…
The majority of our products are made using re-purposed materials and a lot of love.

We will be having limited edition sales on a regular basis, our sale dates are listed on our BLOG here http://alilsomethin.blogspot.com.au/ and facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Lil-Somethin/214356835255412

A Lil Somethin' are offering a $15.00 Product Pack.


SCRAP FRIENDS...
ScrapFriends is very young and fresh scrapbooking store.

We offer our customers exclusive products on the Australian market as well as other well known products from different brands.

Check out our range of flowers, exclusive paper, cardstock and chipboards.

We also offer lovely customer service and unbeatable prices, if you find any product cheaper anywhere else - we'll beat it.

Scrap Friends are offering a $35.00 voucher



KIU OCTOBER GUEST CREATIVE TEAM MEMBER...

LENE NEBY - NORWAY
My name is Lene Neby, I'm 38 years young, I live in Hamar / Norway with my husband Knut and our 5 children ( 3 boys and 2 girls). 

When i don't drive my children to activities and practise, I love to scrapbook - that's my passion!
I have always been a crafty person but I really got addicted to scrapbooking in 2007 when I was home with our youngest daughter.
You will probably see pictures of our 2 girls on my layouts, the boys in my familiy tend to flee when they see me with a camera.


I'm totally addicted to details and misting on my layouts -  and I love to make my own backgrounds.


HERE IS LENE'S STUNNING EXAMPLE FOR THIS MONTHS CHALLENGE...


KRAFT IT UP OCTOBER CHALLENGE...

October at Kraft It Up is MISTING month, your challenge is to create a layout on Kraft cardstock or Kraft patterned paper showcasing some great techniques/looks with mists.

* You need to link your entry no later than 11.59pm 31st October using the linky tool in the top of the sidebar.

To help you get in to the swing of things here are a few links to some amazing scrappers who do stunning things with mists...


Lou Nelson - http://louise-justloolabelle.blogspot.com.au/

Catherine - http://ekaterina-ko.blogspot.com.au/
Saya - http://sayasay.blogspot.no/


HERE ARE THE CREATIVE TEAMS STUNNING EXAMPLES...

BELINDA...


GINA...

HELENE...

KIM...

KYLIE...

LEONIE...

SARAH...

SUE...

DI...




SCRAP FRIENDS HAVE TURNED 1, THEY ARE HAVING A HUGE 2 DAY SALE, GET ON OVER AND CHECK IT OUT NOW!!!!

SCRAP FRIENDS


Sunday, September 16, 2012

SCRAP FRIENDS are Turning One in October!!!

Woo Hoo! We're celebrating ScrapFriends first birthday in October. It was a wonderful year and I want to take this opportunity to thank all of our customers and blog readers. I hope you enjoy our store and blog.

Today we're starting our annual Candy Giveaway, we're giving 3 candies for our readers. I have so enjoyed your visits, comments and your inspiring blogs. This is a way to say THANKS!

This Candy Giveaway will close on October 3 and we'll have a huge birthday sale at ScrapFriends for 2 days Oct 3 and Oct 4, don't miss out! See rules at the bottom.

Zephyr Candy


Welcome to Paris Candy



Tea Thyme candy


  1. Become a Follower of our blog (if you don't have a blog, feel free use your Facebook/Twitter account)
  2. Leve a link to this post and photo of this candy on your blog, Facebook/Twitter or Social Network.
  3. Please add your entry with a DIRECT LINK to your blog post about this giveaway (not your blog) via button below, before 23 p.m. EST on October 3.
  4. Anyone can enter!
{you can also grab our button in our left sidebar}

{Entries which fail to observe the above will be removed and will not qualify for the prize draw.}

The winners will be identified via random selection from http://random.org and announced on October 5, 2012.
Good luck!

Sunday, September 9, 2012

KIU August Winners

What an absolutely stunning lot of entries for last month's challenge, you all made the voting hard for the CT girls!!!!

Our Honorable Mention this month and winner of the Guest CT spot is...

Lene Neby - Norway...

The winner of the $25.00 Scrap Therapy voucher is...

Jess McKenzie..

The winner of the $20.00 product pack from 2 Crafty is...
Jo Tritton...

Our RANDOM winner this month and the winner of the $15.00 voucher to A Lil Somethin' is...




Ros Madley...

* Could all the winners please email me at: kraft.it.up@hotmail.com