Lost and Found

Hey it's been a while so I thought I would share a 'Me' layout which I created using the September Sketch over at Dusty Attic. I have used the DA Flutterbies, Birds on a Branch and Wrought Iron Fence on this layout as well as some exquisite brand new 'Lost and Found' papers by My Mind's Eye. I just adore this range with it's pre-glittered papers and bits and pieces. Saves me getting out the glitter and doing it myself!! LOL If you haven't checked it out yet, why not head on in to the store and have a look. The whole range is so beautiful and suitable for feminine and masculine layouts...



Thanks for looking scrappers. May just have to share another Lost and Found layout soon just because I love it so much!!

Belinda

ATC Swap

Here at Abundantias Gold we have been running an ATC (Artist Trading Card) swap for awhile now, the latest one being 'Tied with string' here are just a few examples of our talented ladies work :

Our next ATC Swap Theme is ...... AUSTRALIAN !!!

Should be a nice easy one for anyone wanting to join in, the possibilities are endless !!

If you would like to join in, you can create a maximum of 9 ATC's and how ever many you send in, is how many you'll receive back. The size is 2.5 inch x 3.5 inch and must be atleast 2 cardstock's in thickness. This swap needs to arrive at the shop prior to Thursday 23rd of September. Please post and enclose a self addressed envelope with postage to:

Abundantias Gold
907 South Rd
Clarence Gardens
South Australia 5039

We are all very excited about getting more ATC's in for our swap !! Hope you can join us : )

Graphic 45!

Did I forget to mention that we also have the new Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante, Christmas past and there new basic staples? 
Just another new release added to our bulging shelves ;-)

Stampington & Company

With all the new stuff this week I forgot to mention that we have also received the current issues of Stampington & Company magazines,  Somerset Studio, Take Ten & Somerset Apprentice.   For those of you have have a subscription by now you should have been contacted, your magazines are on hold and ready for you to collect.

***Please note this image is not of the current issue this is an older issue***


                            

***Please note this image is not of the current issue this is an older issue***

C U Soon   :)    Simone

New STUFF!

Just a quickie  we have received shipment of all the new  
Kaisercraft  September release is in ! 
all unpacked an on the shelves!    2 new paper ranges and accesories. New Wood embellishments, new tiny alpha's, great stamps and so much more! 

In addition
GLIMMER GLAM   !  by Tattered Angels is in!  this long awaited for product is here!  limited stock though so get in quick, there is more to come but this is enough to get us started! ;0)      we have

• Be Positive 

• Stiletto 

• Chandelier 

• Tutu Pink 

• Golden Goddess

Other colours to follow when stock becomes available!

So what is Glimmer Glam?

Glimmer Glam will offer the same beautiful color and AMAZING glimmer as Glimmer Mist, but will have a slightly transparent colour base, with  added Glitters, to add to the depth of your crafting experience. Using a ridiculous variety of glitters, not only is the glimmer in the product cuomised, but so is the glitter! This will give crafters a multi-faceted and unique art medium to work with.

Easily manipulated with Glimmer Mist, blending very nicely if needed. This product was created to act as a companion to Glimmer Mist to give additional depth to crafters Glimmer Misting experience.  

We also have a top up of Glimmer Chalk!  gotta love this

 Plus  yep there's more !....

My Minds Eye:

• Lost and Found  (Gotta have this stunning collection complete with Dummy Forms, and all things nice with a little tasteful sparkle!0)

• Haunted  (flocked halloween paper, extremely tasteful / versatile not just for halloween!)

• Holly Jolly   (Christmas of COurse!)

• Alphabet Soup  (perfect for kids)

A weekend of Inspiration!

I had a rather rare weekend away this weekend, for the first time in a very long time I scrapped for one whole day and one night, and didnt move from my chair much other than to eat & sleep !  what BLISS!....

I made a rule not to create anything that would be for classes, and just do whatever I damn well pleased!  :)  lol...
I dug out some really old pictures, some as far back as 1995, and one 1875 (a copy of this one of course, the original is somewhere in the family!) and not necessarily the best quality either, but I just wanted to journal them, go back to basics and remember the reason why I started to scrapbook in the first place, I am no photographer, I just want to  record history, to journal history and to pass on my stories to the next generation.

 I have found more and more that in some cases, expectations in Scrapbooking now seem to be who can create the best piece of artwork, and there is some absolutely stunning pages out there.....but somewhere along the line, have we lost sight of what we are really doing? ............. for me it has been a gentle reminder, for me Scrapbooking is about unleashing my creativity whilst I record life, for my children and there chidlren, and there childrens children, and with my journalling capture the 'Soul' of the person scrapbooked, if you like,  a life diary.  
Anyway thought you might  all like a look at what my weekend produced..... every page was a suprise, I didnt really have a plan of what I wanted to do, I just went with it, and let whatever creativity was in me come out....I removed all barriers holding me back, and just let it be..... I even did a boy page in purple with flowers! see it is possible to move out of the box! hahahaha
Thanks  for looking.
  Have a great week   Simone  XX

Awesome NEW Chipboard !!

A lovely new shipment is now in stock of Dusty Attic and also RW Laser Cuts ! Has to be seen to be believed ... heaps of birds, frames, lamp posts, OTP's, butterflies, gates, clocks, dress forms and would you believe HEAPS more ....

Here's a couple from the range now available in store, but be quick they will not last long !