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6th
November, 2001
- Tags
- Yes, these little suckers are taking over the scrapbooking
world at the moment. The only online place I've been able to find
tags in Australia is a shop that is for rubberstampers (they've
been using tags for ages). Anyway, KraftyLady has a lot of tags,
which I have been assured are acid and lignin free. The site is
a bit disorganised, so if in doubt, email the owner, she's very
friendly and willing to help. Look under "What's New",
then "More New Tags", to find the round, metal edged
tags and also the various traditional tags. Some are out of stock
so email and ask if what you want is in stock.
- Eyelets
- the newest (and latest) Becky Higgins inspired craze!! Although,
I will admit that I've played with these and they are FUN!! Although
a pack of hundred sounds alot, its amazing how many you can use
in one layout without it looking overdone!! Also, you can get
away without using the setting tool if you grab yourself a phillips
head screwdriver (not hubbies good one!!). Possibility of more
colours being added soon. Also they are starting to come in new
shapes (scalloped like a flower and heart shaped - but I haven't
seen these in Oz!).
- Suzie's
Aussie Basics Paper
- a new range of Australian designed and manufactured papers.
Some lovely colours and designs. More to be added at regular intervals.
11th
October, 2001
- Sizzix
- This is a new personal die cut machine put out by Ellison and
Provocraft. This machine is selling for $99US with dies averaging
about $10US. So far there are something like 100 die designs,
coming in small, medium and large. The larger dies have up to
four patterns on them. Will cut up to three pieces of paper at
once, Fabric, Thin plastic (.020" thick), Poly foam, Felt, Foil,
Paperwood Sheet, magnet and Leather. An alphabet, both upper and
lowercase is available with potential for more to be added late.
Word is that this machine WON'T be released in Australia until
Jan, 2002.
- Punch
Pal and Paper
Taker both from Crop in Style - the CIS people do it again
with these two great storage aids for scrapbookers. The Punch
Pal comes in two sizes, its a study device that hangs on the
back of a door and comes with 50 pockets in the S/M and 30 pockets
in the M/L for all those punches!! Each punch pal has straps so
you can hang two from the one connected to the door.(But I think
that would be very heavy on the door and the Punch Pal!). The
Paper Taker is a paper carry case that will hold both 12x12
and 8.5x11 papers. It comes with nine dividers (including half
envelopes for scraps).
28th
May, 2001
- Blade
Runner - Check
under What's New or Cutters. This little tool is the new incarnation
of the Doodle Cutter. Its designed to be used with shape templates
and will work (so I am told) with some thick plastic lettering
templates. I haven't tried one of these yet but will give feedback
when I manage to get hold of one.
- Dotta-riffic
Pens from EK Success - Check under What's New. These could
be nifty for doing quick page borders.
27th
April, 2001
- Transparent
Mounting Squares - These
would be great for mounting vellum. Also, they are quite thin
- great for mounting letters or other thin things. (Available
at Scrapbook Cottage - not online).
- Making
Memories Alphabiggies - These letter stickers are 1 1/4".
Great for doing titles.
- 1/4"
Photos Tabs - Great for those of us who hate having to
cut up standard size tabs!!
- Wendy's
Paper Piecing Templates - These are great and growing
range of paper peicing templates. The site gives some great layout
ideas as well.
6th
April, 2001
- Aussie
Themed Stickers - A
new range of Aussie themed sticker, come in modules of 5.5"
x 12.5". Currently Cricket and Aussie Rules but more will
be added in the future.
16th
March, 2001
9th
March, 2001
- Jills
Paper Dolls Templates - These are paper doll templates
that you mark and cut yourself. They come in a variety of themes.
You buy the basic Adult or Child or Baby template that includes
body and hair, then buy additional templates with clothes and
accessories (Fall, Summer, Formal etc). Email
Beverely for details.
- MABI
Kids Stickers - a new range of Kids stickers. These stickers
feature kids doing every day things. Of special note, they come
in a variety of hair colours, skin tones and racial groups.
- Reals
Flower Stickers - Stickers made of real flowers that will
bring the garden into any layout!!
5th
March, 2001
- Aussie
Themed Patterned Paper - finally we are starting to get
some Aussie Themed patterned paper. They come in two styles -
what I would call heritage (sepia tones, dark colours etc) and
a more fun, comtempory set features bright colours and cartoon
koalas!! Both are well worth a look.
- Teenie
Genies - a new range of Journalling Genies from Chatterbox.
They measure 6"x6" and are themed like previous genies
(Kissy, Kissy, Best Friends etc)
- Jumbo
Journalling Genie - as the name suggests, extra large
JG for 12x12 pages.
- Frances
Myer Decades Stickers - a range of stickers with photo-realistic
images related to the decade. Goes from 1900's to 1990's.
24th
Feb, 2001
- Update
on Newcastle Shop
- word is that it should be open in 3 weeks time, around St Pats
day. Should be able to give address and phone number soon. Location
is pretty central I think.
21st
Feb, 2001
- EK
Success Tracerkins
- These are a set of templates for making paper dolls. The same
family as the EK Paperkins but using a template. 6 patterns to
start off with. There are also 48 new Paperkins available (check
out the coming soon section at Two
Peas).
- EK
Success ABC Tracers - The new ABC tracer patterns are
also starting to hit the shops in the USA. They come in Grade
School, Classic and Varsity.
- Provocraft
Great Shapes - These are pre-cut squares and other shapes,
in a variety of sizes, using plain and patterned paper. They look
great, especially since the papers all match.
22nd
Jan, 2001
- Scrap
Packs - Australia now has a local provider of Scrap Packs.
These packs are made up of themed paper, accents, and accessories
sent out on a monthly basis. At the present time you can sign
up for one, three or six months. The longer you sign up for the
less you pay per month. Well worth a look.
- Paper
Packs - Sets of paper co-ordinate by colour and/or pattern.
Available in both 12x12 and 8x11. More to be added to the site
in the coming weeks.
- Scrap
Pagerz Lettering Templates - I love these!! They come
in a variety of fonts and in 5 sizes (from 1" to 2").
FYI, the templates aren't stackable (ie you can't create matted
letters with them) but they are still good if you need letters
in a variety of sizes, especially the larger ones. Because of
restrictions imposed by the manufacturer, you need to email
Kay or Melanie to order these. But pics are up on the site.
- 12x12
Paper Storage Folder - from Cropper Hopper. These folders
are the best way I have yet found to store my 12x12 paper. Made
of a stiff, clear plastic, they protect the corners of your paper
while still allowing you to see what is inside. They hold about
100 sheets of paper. Please note, these aren't up on the site
yet but if you email
Amanda, she can send them to you.
13th
Jan, 2001
- Flannel
Paper - A new paper from Paper Adventures, this has a
texture similar to flannel, but not quite as fluffy. Would be
great for beach layouts (for towels) or for close for paper dolls
(bath robes etc). Another great paper for adding texture to layouts.(Not
on the website yet, but email Beverley about these!)
7th
Jan, 2001
- Newcastle
Scrapbooking Shop to Open Soon
- I have been informed by a little birdy that Novocastrians can
soon look forward to having a lss (local scrapbooking shop)! Woo
hoo!! The shop should be opening in Feb if all goes well and is
close to both buses and train. It will be a scrapbook superstore,
similar to the one found on the Gold Coast and Sydney. Will be
called "Scrapability". Website to come soon, phone contact
on: (02) 49 53 92 22.
21st
December, 2000
- NRN
Australian Map Stickers - Just found this great sticker
map, finally some Aussie themed stuff coming out!! A large Australian
map with some accompanying sayings, and accents (New Zealand also
included.
9th
December, 2000
- OzScrappin
Title Squares - packs of title squares in 4 different
sizes, in a variety of themes/colours in two different styles
- fancy and plain.
- Jills
Paper Doll Paper (check under Paper Adventures) - Designed
specifically for paper dolls, this range has 4 solid skin colours,
5 hair colours and a wonderful array of coordinating half & half
pages.
2nd
December, 2000
- A whole new
range of EK Success and Chatterbox Inc has just been shown in
the USA. Some of them sound great, best of bunch for me, New ABC
Tracers, Journalling Genies, Paper Shaper Alphabet Punches adn
stickers. There is too much to put here, so visit the EK
Success New Releases page for details. Sorry, no pictures
yet.
20th
November, 2000
- Paper
Storage Hanger - a great way to store A4 and 8 1/2 x11
paper. This system hangs on the back of a door or in a wardrobe
and has a series of overlapping envelopes.
- Scrapbooking
Jewellery - a nice range of brooches and bracelets with
a scrapbooking theme. They would make great secret sister or secret
santa gifts.
15th
November, 2000
- Decorative
Square Punches (Family Treasures) - I've finally managed
to track down a shop that has all the Deco Square punches. I think
these would make great title squares. The punch is basically a
square with a scalloped edge. They come in a large variety of
sizes (about 8 or 9). I haven't been able to find anywhere in
Australia that sells the full range.
- Gorgeous
Ittybits - a set of lovely paper pieced Teddy Bears and
other characters made from Velveteen papers. Very cute!! More
designs to come. (Click on the link, then Page Enhancements, then
Paper Pieceing!).
- CIS
Navigator Tote - This new tote is slightly bigger than
the XL but smaller than the XXL. A good size tote with all the
flexibility you'd expect from CIS.
- Pagerz
Alphabet Templates - I love the look of these for a couple
of reasons. They are come in a good variety of styles (12 designs)
and they also come in a variety of sizes (1”, 1.25”, 1.50”, 1.75”
and 2.0”). (Pictures
of templates).
- New Coluzzle
Templates (Border
1, Border
2 and Blurb)
- a couple of new templates for the Coluzzle range. I'm not sure
what the length on the Coluzzle border is, best to check before
buying.
5th
October, 2000
- The
Letterman - be prepared to pick your jaw off the ground
for this one. A new entry into the field of alphabet punch sets.
The Letterman costs about the same price as other sets (approx.
$125 US) but instead of only upper or lower case, you get uppercase
in two different sizes (1 1/4" and 1/2") with the Letterman.
I've only seen the webpage but I WANT one!! Also says that other
punches will be coming out in the future. Apparently they are
going to increase in price after Christmas but this is unconfirmed.
- Gorgeous
Ittybits - a set of lovely paper pieced Teddy Bears and
other characters made from Velveteen papers. Very cute!! More
designs to come. (Click on the link, then Page Enhancements, then
Paper Pieceing!).
- Chatterbox
Inc - a whole new set of products from the Journalling
Genie people. The most desirable at the new lettering
templates. There are currently three lettering designs.
Each pack comes with upper and lower case and I think some misc
patterns that could be used to decorate paper with embossing (letters
are 1 1/4" and 1"). A nice touch with the templates
is that the holes inside letters are also supplied, something
not done on alt of other lettering templates. These can be used
in a traditional manner or can be teamed up with the new Empressor
dry embossing tool to create 3D letters. On a more fun
and indulgent note, the Crop
Cushion! This cushion will make those hard sets at crops
a litte softer with the added bonus of pockets that sit over the
side of the chair. All these new products will be shipping 31st
Oct, 2000.
- Cropper
Hopper Paper Doll "Templatots" - a set of paper
doll templates from Cropper Hopper, Basic, Sports, Dress-up and
Faces so far.
- Sticker
Keepers - great for Mrs G Design Lines etc. Comes in two sizes,
13"x 3" and 13"x 5". Polypropylene concertena
type folder for storing stickers. Also Scrapbook Keeper Envelopes
and Die Cut Keepers in various sizes. Produced by Classic Trio.
- Battery
Operated Punch System
- for all those with sore hands from punching a battery operated
punch systems that does the work for you!! Coming Soon.
- Photo
Corner Punch - Not to be confused with a photo corner
slot punch, this punch actually cuts out the piece that can be
folded into a photo corner.
- Puzzle
Punches
- These punches create jigsaw puzzle shapes. They can be used
to form borders or title squares.
24th
August, 2000
- Voice
Maker (pick Voice Maker from the drop down menu) - A 10
second recording device that you can decorate and add to your
album. It lets you record a message, or perhaps your babies first
words.
1st
August, 2000
- 12x12
Outback Papers - These papers come in a variety of "Outback"
colours, would be great for doing camping layouts or trips to
the Rock.
- 12x12
Storage Envelopes (look under Misc) - These are great
for grouping your papers, die cuts etc ready for scrapping. They
are also available in 8x11 size.
- New Online
Aussie Shop - now open. Called Scrapbooking
Corner, it offers a variety of scrapping supplies including
the ProvoCraft ScrapPads.
- Plan-A-Page
(look under Templates) - by EK Success. A great way to get a consistant
look in your pages, these templates help plan pages by providing
a premade layout with journalling lines.
- CIS
XXL Tote - What can I say, I WANT one!! (Price is $215
with free shipping at Scrapbooking Paraphenalia).
- Dress
It Up Templates - a set of templates giving a variety
of clothes and other accessories.
- Stencil
Punches - a new type of punch that gives you a stencil
effect. Not sure what you would use them for but an interesting
idea.
26th
July, 2000
- Hot
Off The Press Demos at Melbourne Craft Show - This from
the Net - "Anyway, for those of you who were interested in
the Australia show, we'll be offering a total of 10 classes on
scrapbooking: five on paper piecing and five on using patterned
papers. We don't have the final schedule, but it looks like the
classes will start every day at about 10:00 am and will repeat
again later that day. The show is at the Caulfield Racecourse
and the show is open from 10-5 daily, Sept. 6-10th."
I've written
to the person who posted this to ask if they will be doing this
at the Sydney shows (either Rosehill or Darling Harbour in June).
I will let you know the response.
- HOTP
have some great new papers, including Velvet
Look, Heritage
Charm Punch Outs, Wild
Things Animal Prints and Painted
Vellum.
21st
July, 2000
- 12x12
Patterned Vellum - This paper is very nice. It comes in
a variety of colours/themes. Plain white vellum with white pattern.
17th
July, 2000
- New Online
Aussie Scrapbooking Store - Looks like there is another online,
Australian based scrapbooking store about to open. It should be
opening on July 31st, 2000.
14th
July, 2000
- Coluzzle
- This little template system is causing all sorts of frenzied
emails. Those people that have this system swear by it. I haven't
had the opportunity to use it but it looks interesting. Its made
up of a swival knive, a cutting mat and a variety of templates
which come in different shapes and is also available in an alphabet
template. This system is pretty expensive (the cheapest templates
I've found available in Australia is $15 for normal and $35 for
the alphabet), but it seems pretty versitile.
- Mounties
- (the white section is what is punched out) - this is a variety
of photo mounting corner punches from Emagination.
Similar to a corner slot punch, they cut out a decorative section
that allows you to slide in pictures for mounting. They also have
a matching range of traditional corner punches in heritage designs.
At the moment, according to Emagination, no one sells these punches
in Australia. To see what they look like, check out the Gallery.
- "Scrapbooks"
Magazine - published by American Better Homes and Gardens
magazine group is now available in some Australian newsagents.
I was able to pick up the Summer 2000 edition. If memory serves,
it comes out four times a year. The copy I got has lots of layouts,
using techniques a bit different from CK and MM. And the biggest
difference is the 5 pages of patterns at the back for making the
special sections of the layouts in the magazine. It has about
100 pages, ALOT less ads than either CK and MM and I bought it
for $14.
26th
June, 2000
- Update
on the MAMBI Heritage stickers. These stickers are NOT printed
on clear material, like all other MAMBI stickers. They are printed
on white paper, so they will work just as well on dark or light
paper. Although printed on white paper, there is no white around
the edge of the pattern and the pattern goes all the way to the
edge.
- Gelly
Roll Journals - While not technically for scrapbooking, they'd
make great journals. If anyone sees these for sale either online
or offline, could you email
me?
- "Scrapbooking
Memories" an Australian Scrapbooking Magazine
- should be out sometime near the end of this week. It will probably
hit specialist stores first, then the newsagents. It is published
by Express Publications.
- VersaMark
Watermark stamp pad by Tsukineko.
This pad allows you to use any stamps to create a "watermark"
effect on paper. I have found that the mark comes out darker on
dark paper, and is much more subtle on lighter coloured paper.
However, this is a great tool for scrapbookers who are looking
for a way to use co-ordinated papers. By using the same stamp
on several colours of paper, you can create your own range of
matching patterned paper. Most rubber stamp shops should carry
this product. Visit Watermark
Stamp pad - Scrapbooking@About.com for an example of what
this technique looks like.
18th
June, 2000
- Overalls
- These are great. They consist of a top and bottom, related to
a single theme. For example, School Days, has that saying, on
a blackboard for the top, the bottom consists of various school
images (bus, globe etc). They come as a single sheet that you
cut in half. Will fit either a 8"x11" or 12"x12"
page.
- Diamond
Dust and Velveteen Paper
- The Diamond Dust comes in a variety of about 26 colours, including
a great gold and silver. I has a sparkle texture to it. This sparkle
is more obvious on the darker colours. I really like it but I'm
not sure how I am going to use it. But it would be great to give
pages that little bit of extra "oumpf". It comes in
12x12 size. The Velveteen is a very subtle and classy look. The
paper actually has a velvety cover but not a crushed look. It
comes in 9"x12", in about 18 colours. Would be great
for adding a bit of depth, especially for more formal photos (formals,
weddings, debs, balls etc). Both products are by Paper Adventures.
- New
Me and My Big Ideas Stickers
- These include new pink and black alphabet stickers, a new range
of Heritage border and accent stickers in gold, silver and tinted.
Also school, sick kids, polka dots (just the dots and polka dot
border). Click
for just picture of new products (takes a minute or so to
load).
- Aussie
Paper Doll Kits - Louise at Scrapbook
Cottage has some great Aussie Paper Doll kits, saw them at
the Sydney Craft Show. Themes like football (Rugby League at the
moment but AFL is on the way), Cricket (Test and One Day), various
other sports and activities.
- Tonia
Toddman Range - I spoke to the UR1 people at the Sydney Craft
Show and in about 4 weeks, two new themes will be released - Heritage
and Travel. The Heritage will be a two tone rose colour. The Travel
will be a two tone tan with a more old world feel to it, old suitcases,
men's toilitery set etc. The templates are the usual fair, personally,
I think the shapes on them are too small to be useful. They are
a bit small for die cuts or as journalling shapes, but OK to add
some decoration to pages.
- K
and Company Adhesive Borders - These are come in several styles
all of which would be great for Heritage Albums. The Ivory &
Gold and Black & Gold look great with the gold being a strong,
shiny foil gold. The Ivory & Foil is basicall one colour,
but the pattern is embossed. A very subtle pattern but very effective.
There are several other styles available. These border stickers
have matching photo corners available. Each pack contains 4 x
12" strips with 13 square corners.
- K
and Company Embossed 12x12 Paper - This paper is really nice.
Comes in lovely pastel colours, butterflys, leaves and baby theme
(there is a vellum, embossed baby pattern, looks great!).
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