Every summer has a story

Do you love the beach? We do!

In next week's class we will scrap not one, not two, but six photos with a beach theme. It will also suit beach weddings, cruises, Hawaii, that island you were shipwrecked on... and anything pool related.

Use the pretty Sea Breeze dies from Couture Creations and the cute butterfly stickers from Kelly-ann Oosterbeek and meet some friendly ladies.

 

Never scrapped and itching to dip your toes in? This one is great for beginners too! 

Classes are at Scrappin' With Style on Monday at 9:30am and Tuesday at 10am & 6pm. $25 includes everything you need. Just bring a landscape 5x7" and 5 smaller photos to be trimmed. 

Kits will be available if there's leftovers and can be mailed as a large letter. Put your name down for one if you can't make it to class.

Forever young - playing with Magicals and Gelatos

Who doesn't love butterflies and we love them even more when we make them all ourselves! 

That's right, starting with a white piece of paper, we will use Magicals and water to create the rainbow colours, then stamp and die cut those little beauties. Each one will be unique and there are different colours available too. The stamps and dies I used are available at the shop, and so are the Magicals.

Even the background gets a little beauty treatment with Gelatos (water crayons) and masking. So, if you like to have a go at different mediums and techniques, don't miss this class!

Bring a pretty photo that suits peach and pink tones, portrait or landscape. Mine is 3 1/2" x 5", but a regular 4x6" will be fine too. If you'd like to scrap more than one photo, you can cover the girl with the bow in the corner with a 3x4" mini photo or two.

As always, at Scrappin' With Style at TJ's

Monday, July 25, at 9:30am

Tuesday, July 26, at 10am and 6pm

Cost is $25, which includes all materials.

See you there!

Geli

Together

What happens when you forget to take paper home for class? You improvise with what you have. So, how about a neutral colour palette with some tiny splashes of red and the colour of your choice?

 I brought back an old book from Switzerland, because I adore the beautiful old German font. We will cut it up and make some butterflies. Rolled roses are easy to make and look good enough to eat with some junky glitter.

The background paper will get some slashes, with a bit of the red from the back of the paper peeking out. Mat it with any colour you want to complement your photo. 

Do you want to scrap more than one photo? This layout can handle a few more! Place 2 or 3 photos in a row or add a vertical strip of minis on the right hand side.

Bring your photo(s) 4x6" (or several smaller ones)

Join me at Scrappin' With Style at TJ's

Monday, 18/07, at 9:30am

Tuesday, 19/07, at 10am & 6pm

Cost is $25

See you there! 

Geli

Free Spirit

I just love this Boho Dreams range!

 Let's use my favourite paints, Twinkling H2Os to colour in a dream catcher and feathers. They look good with a few splashes of white on top. And the best part is, you don't have to stay in the lines! Colouring-in made easy...

A few love hearts (from the Cricut cartridge Artbooking) 

and a bit of stamping with a few sprinkles of seqiuns and beads.

Friends forever

How about something for your sweet girly photos, weddings, vintage or anything romantic? 

There'll be rolled roses and we will make our own pearl swirls.

 If you haven't made those before, you'll be surprised how easy it is! Maybe you'll never pay for another pearl swirl again. 

For good measure we'll add a bit of glass glitter and some frills.

If you feel inspired to scrap something pretty, join me at 

Scrappin' With Style

Monday 27/06 at 9:30am

Tuesday 28/06 at 10am and 6pm

Cost is $25 incl materials

Live, love and take pictures

Dreams come true (at least I hope the good ones will) with the beautiful Boho Dreams collection from Kaisercraft. 

It includes a huge die cut dream catcher and we will make it a feature by adding lots of small scraps to create this pretty kaleidoscope effect (as also seen on the Kaisercraft blog). 

This Don't get scared, all the difficult bits are already die cut and it's not fiddly at all! You will have a choice of papers in this range, from mint green to orange, peach and denim blues. If you'd like to change the whole colour scheme, why not bring a few scaps or a 6x6" paper pad, but keep in mind we're all using the mint green background paper. 

Then we'll add some feathers, fluff, and a few handmade flowers. Again, you can choose the colours for your flowers.

All you need to bring is a 4x6" photo to be cut into a 4" circle. If you're printing a photo, choose the "no border" option for best results.

Classes are, as always, at Scrapping With Style

21 Mayes Ave, Logan Central

Monday, June 13, at 9:30am

Tuesday, June 14, at 10am (Please note the 6pm class is only available if you book in)

Cost is $25 incl materials

Maybe you'd like to get some inspiration on the weekend? The biggest papercraft expo is in town, Friday to Sunday, and I'll be demonstrating the gorgeous Starlight paints that we all loved in class. Come along and say hi at the art Stamps Australia stand! If you'd like some paints, but can't make it to the expo, let me know and I can buy some for you. They cost $9.50 per bottle.

See you there!

Geli

Memories - a multi-layered, vintage layout

Find your romantic side in next week's class! 

We'll be layering gorgeous, vintage papers like there's no tomorrow...

...add some lovely texture to the background... 

...and make a pretty flower cluster using the oh-so-lush Starlight paints (again!)

All you need is a 4x6" photo (either direction is fine), a cutter and a distressing tool and then come on over to TJ's Scrappin' With Style on Monday, June 6, at 9:30am or Tuesday, June 7, at 10am or 6pm. 

I hope to see you there!

Geli

Imagine that!

So, as you all know, we have a puppy and lots of adorable puppy photos to scrap. 

Next week we're using a trick or two to put lots of photos on a page, but adding a mini flip page. There you have eight 2x2" squares to fill with more photos or journalling. I cut 2 photos into squares (be careful not to cut through faces!) and one I cut small. It will depend on what photos you have. 

Plus, another big photo hides underneath!

Lots of circles, masking and stamping give it an artsy feel. 

So dig out your photos and join me in class next week.

at: TJ's Scrappin' With Style

Monday 23/05 at 9:30am

Tuesday 24/05 at 10am and 6pm

Cost is $25 incl materials

my beautiful reasons to smile

How about scrapping 3 mini photos? We're using some more of the Sea Breeze collection with its beautiful mix of blues & teals, combined with classic black & white. 

All materials are included, so all you have to do is find some photos. Mine are 3x4" portraits, but you can also use a landscape 4x6" or a combination of minis in various directions, as long as they're not too big. This is not really a pet layout, it just so happened that these photos suited me. Think formal photos, outdoors, beach, black & white etc. Any theme goes!

A bit of black glitter foam adds some dimension and sparkle without being overly feminine. You will also learn how to make your own glitter dots, it's super easy!

Join me at TJ's Scrappin' With Style on:

Monday (16/05) at 9:30am or 

Tuesday (17/05) at 10am. (6pm session only available if you book in)

She seeks out what she wants out of life

An appropriate title for my teenage daughter! This photo started out as a misprint (that's what I get for sending Greg!), and then in the end I rather liked it.

Next week we're using some pretty retro papers - perfect for an older photo, if you have one from the 30ies-60ies. You even get the choice of title - either "She seeks out what she wants out of life" or "She stopped to smell the daisies". In case you have a daisy-smelling photo, you know.

Apart from the pretty paper we will use different media to add some metallic shine and a bit of shimmer to our page. 

Like Twinkling H2Os, metallic paint and...

...gold foil

Classes are at TJ's Scrappin' With Style

Monday 9:30am

Tuesday 10am (While some regulars are away, Tuesday night is by booking in only!)

See you in class!

Geli

Seeing your smile

Next week we're using a magic product (called Magicals!) to create a beautiful colour wash background. 

 They have a very pretty shine too. It's as easy as sprinkle and spray, you'll be amazed. 

 There is a pull-out journalling tag too. All you need is a photo (mine has been cropped a bit smaller than 4x6"), and it needs to go with the teal / green colour scheme. Don't be afraid to crop off unnecessary details in your photo.

Please note: Monday is Anzac Day but most of you are keen to scrap, so class is on! For the next few weeks, Tuesday night classes are upon request only. 

See you in class!

Monday 9:30am

Tuesday 10am

Cost: $25

Cheers, Geli

Colour your world bright

Let's go super bright and scrap a happy picture!

The trick to using such eye-popping colours, is simple, repetitive designs framed in black. 

But we can't leave it all that neat and tidy, so let's add some splats and handmade embellies. 

So, what's keeping you home? Come along and and bring a 4x6" photo (either direction is fine) While it doesn't have to have so many colours in it, choose one with bright colours or go black & white.

See you at Scrappin' With Style on Monday, 18/04 at 9:30am

Tuesday at 10am and 6pm

Cost is $25 incl materials

Geli

You make me happy

For the one you love - next week's layout has a love theme! 

You can of course adjust the theme to something else that makes you happy. How about morning coffee, a deserted beach, pets or a weekend get away?

The heart is made of lots of thin strips of paper (I got the idea for the "string art" heart here on Pebbles blog). 

We'll take some neutrals with red and black, add some bling with mirrors and some rhinestone drops and a pop of bright green! It suits black and white photos best and if the bright green of the leaves isn't to your liking, we can colour them some other colour. 

Please bring a 4x4" photo (or similar size), normal tool kit and a cutter.

Classes are at TJ's Scrappin' With Style

Monday 9:30am

Tuesday 10am & 6pm

Cost is $25 and includes all materials

See you in class!