Foam Squares & Sanding Discs

  The last to items in our Starter Packs are Foam mounting squares which are a thick foam pad with double sided adhesive, quick to use for raised mounting with embelishments.
  Sanding Discs create a very popular distressed look of wear and tear.  Sanding can be achieved by just rubbing the material’s edges or surface to wear it away. 
I really hope these little bit’s of information help you in making decisons of what to purchase in the lines of tools when your first getting started.

Mounting Squares

  The third most important item in the starter pack is mounting squares, they are used to adhere a photograph, embellishment or other item to another piece of paper. 3L Click ‘n Stick Mounting Squares come in easy to use packs of 500. 

Scissors

  Sharp, straight edge scissors are an asset to any scrapbookers box of goodies. They can be used for cutting paper, card, photo’s, embelishments and the list goes on.  The scissors located in the starter pack are Provo Craft “Zision Shortcutz” they are a non-stick scissor and come with a 5 year guarantee.

Glue Stick

Glue sticks are a great way to distribute glue on the back of photographs, embellishments, ribbon and numerous other scrapbooking items that need sticking together.

Starter Tool Pack

  Over the next week or so I am going to discuss the tool packs I have put together in my store.  The first pack available is the Starter Tool Pack, this pack consists of items that will assist you and get you started in the world of scrapbooking.  The pack includes:-” 12″ Trimmer, Scissors, Mounting Squares, Permanent Glue Stick, 3D Foam Squares and Sanding Disc. 

The first item is a 12″ trimmer an item I feel is a must have, they are one of the easiest methods of obtaining quick and accurate straight edges for your 12″ paper and cardstock, you can also use them for trimming your photos.  Paper trimmers come in various sizes the most common in scrapbooking is 12″.  The one available in the starter pack is a Provo Craft Zision trimmer it also comes with a scoring blade and you can purchase replacement blades for this trimmer.

Scrappers Starter Pack

In the Assential Scrapbooking Store you will see I have put together 3 Scrapbooking Tool Packs that you can purchase, over the next few weeks I am going to expand on the different tools in each pack.

Expo

I wanted to take the chance to remind everyone that the Scrapbook & Papercraft Convention is on over the long weekend, June 7 - 9, 2008, Brisbane Exhibition Centre, South Bank.  There is always wonderful classes by different companies and a good opportunity to see some of the latest products and teqniques.  For more information www.scrapbookexpo.com.au

Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea

I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank everyone who supported the morning tea we had on behalf of of the Cancer Foundation, it was a fantastic and fun filled day.  Congratulations to Lissa who won the raffle.

Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea

“Assential Scrapbooking Morning Tea”

As a tribute to my Father in Law, other family members and dear friends that I have either lost or have had cancer, I am running a Scrapbooking Morning to support “Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea” with all funds raised going to The Cancer Council.

You are welcome to come along and scrapbook for the morning do some card making, have a cuppa tea and some cake with us, or just drop into for a chat and do see some of the latest products available.

The cost will be $10 at the door and this will include the morning tea, luck door prizes and make ‘n takes. Raffle tickets will be available on the day 3 for $5 and card making packs will be available at $1.00 per card. Don’t forget all funds from this day will be going to the Cancer Council.

If you are unable to make it on the day and would like to make a donation that would be fantastic. Hope to see you all at the shop on the 22nd from 9.30am to 12.30pm.

All Day Scrapbook

Last Saturday we held our All Day Scrapbook, to raise funds for the School’s Chaplaincy program.  It was a fantastic day, and the general feedback was everyone totally enjoyed themselves.  We would like to thank all the local businesses who supported the day a special thanks to Bumble Bee Crafts, Bella & Print Block Wholesalers for their donations of Raffle prizes and items for our goodie bags on the day, Kelly for all her organisation, all the ladies that helped out by making cakes and slices for morning and afternoon tea and of course everyone for coming along and supporting us.  I have attached some photo’s from the day.