Monday 30 April 2007

Guest Designers & May Designer Kit

Congratulations to the three talented scrappers who have been chosen as Guest Designers for the next three months.





They are:

Leonie Jaeskche





Leah Littlehales





Tracy Wyldman





The Newsletter will be out today showcasing some of the wonderful work, that these talented ladies create!

May Designer Kit






How gorgeous is this Kit??? This kit is now available at Country Papercraft.

It contains 3 Paper Salon Patterned Paper, 3 Bazzill Cardstock, 1m Chocolate Ribbon, 1m Pink Ribbon, 1m Light Pink Stitched Ribbon, 3 Chocolate Bazzill Blossoms, 6 Pink Prima Blossoms, 9 Antique Brads, 1 Wooden Square Off The Page Album, 4 Heidi Swapp Bling

Cyber Crop Winners

The winners of the ANZAC DAY CYBER CROP have been announced. You will find the winners and their layouts in the forum. (click on the link above)

Congratulations to those ladies who won. Thanks to all who participated and made our first cybercrop a huge success, and a great amount of fun.

Looking forward to the next one!

The Biggest User Starts TODAY!

The first challenge is posted in the FORUM. Look forward to seeing all the wonderful layouts created!!!

We have over 30 members signed up for The Biggest User, so the GALLERY is going to be jumping by Saturday. Make sure you pop on over to check out the work!

Saturday 28 April 2007

Voting has begun

Its time to cast your vote for the layouts in the Anzac Day Cyber Crop. Email me the best layout from each of the challenges.

Challenge 1: Using the sketch. The layouts can be seen HERE

Challenge 2: Using only green & black or pink and black. The layouts can be seen HERE

Challenge 3: Using 40 words of journalling, 3 pieces of Chipboard and 4 different coloured blossoms. The layouts can be seen HERE

You have until 5pm WST to send your votes in.


Whilst you are checking out the layouts, why not jump over to the FORUM and sign up for The Biggest User. There are 30 people signed up for the competition so far. You must have your name down by 5pm WST today. The first challenge will be posted Monday morning.

Wednesday 25 April 2007

The Forum is Jumping....

The cyber crop is going off like a treat...

BINGO is happening (although the poor bingo caller is getting a good ol' fashioned bashing for not calling the right words... LOL)

The CHALLENGES have been accepted

And the GALLERY is undergoing a constant face lift with all the new layouts being uploaded.

So Where the BL**DY HELL ARE YOU??? (in the words of the now famous advert!)

Tuesday 24 April 2007

ANZAC Day Cyber Crop

Country Papercraft are hosting their first ever cyber crop! With prizes being offered for layouts created on the day and uploaded into the GALLERY. The challenges are found in the FORUM.

Come on over and join in the fun and chatter!


Only 4 more days to sign up for The Biggest User Competition! There has been a new prize added so check it out HERE

Monday 23 April 2007

Updated Shop

Marg has finally cleared her tables, and found room in the shop for all the boxes of goodies that arrived last week.

New Arrivals include:

MAMBI - Chipboard Elements, Rhinestone Words, Glitter Rub-ons
A new assortment of Pop-up Punches
Delish Biscuit Board Alphabets, Diamond Brads, Snack Pack Rub-ons
7Gypsies Rub-ons
American Craft Minimarks Rub-on Transfers
Maisy Mo Rub-ons
Polar Bear Express Rub-ons
Bumble Bee Blossoms in an assortment of colours and sizes
Rusty Pickle Chipboard Alphabets, Accents
Under the Sun range of Patterned Papers
Enamel Charms
Ribbons Galore, Ruffled, Printed, Striped
Crate Paper - Baby Bee Collection, Brunch Collection, Crush Collection, Samantha Collection, Zoom Collection
Crate Paper Rub-ons to suit the Collections.
MM Spring Foam Stamps
Doodle Genies are back in stock - finally
Rob & Bob Paper Kit (60 sheets of 12 x 12 Patterned Paper)
Scrapbook Creations Issue 41
Karen Foster Wire Embellishment Brads, Mini Screw Brads
Paper Studs (200 mixed coloured brads in a pack)
MM Pebble Brads

They can all be found HERE

Designer Kits:
The Designer Kit for April is still available. You have until the 20th of May to get your entry into the GALLERY. You could win the next kit for free. Have a go!!
The Designer Kits provide everything you need to do a layout and an off the page project. The challenge is to only use the products in the pack. You can use paints, inks kindy glitz etc but no other products. (If you can use paints then you would be able to use stamps..right??)

The Biggest User:
If you are going to join the Biggest User Comp you have less than a week to register. It is a great way to get you using the things that have been in your stash for ages. Have a go, just go into the FORUM - register and then register for the comp.

Cheers,
stay safe and happy scrapping!

Friday 20 April 2007

A week of Fun and Frivolity!


On the 1st of May, Country Papercraft celebrates its FIRST BIRTHDAY!

Make sure you check back to see whats happening.....

Thursday 19 April 2007

Design Team Member, Chaos in the Shop, want more?

Welcome to Tassie Deb






Debbie Pulford, or Tassie Deb, as she is affectionately known, hails from the Apple Isle, or more precisely Devonport. Deb is happily married to Daz, and has 2 sons Samuel and Mitchell. They are the main subjects of her scrapbooking. Deb has become a valuable member of the design team. She will be creating gorgeous layouts for the newsletter each week, showcasing the products available at Country Papercraft. Her sleek styled scrapping is inspiring, using clean lines and crisp colours. Boy layouts are Deb's speciality, which you can well understand why, with 3 males in her home. We hope you enjoy seeing Deb's layouts gracing the gallery and newsletters. To view Deb's full album click HERE.

Check out the Shop!!!! 8 or more boxes of products arrived yesterday. Can't wait to get my hands on some of that stuff!


Marg will be uploading it to the shop in the very near future, so make sure you keep checking to see whats new.


The Biggest User competition is going ahead in leaps and bounds. There are currently 22 people signed up. What a great competition idea. Use up your stash for the chance to win more stash. There is a $50 voucher and a $20 voucher up for grabs for the two Users, who use the most scrap supplies on their layouts at the end of the competition. Check it out HERE.

Have you checked out the GALLERY lately? The work that is being uploaded is awesome. Some great inspirational work there!

Cheers until next time, stay safe and happy scrapping!

Wednesday 18 April 2007

Scrap FX

Has arrived, as you read in the previous post. But they are now loaded into the shop!

Scrap FX has such an awesome range of chipboard, everything from alphabets, flourishes, flowers, horse shoes, footballs, your favourite football club (although we only have WCE and Dockers, you are able to get them all, just let Marg know and she can get them in for you), Title phrases... check out the range HERE

You still have 10 more days to sign up for "The Biggest User" Competition. We have got over the 15 required to start so its definately going ahead. $50 worth of supplies and runner up of $20 worth of supplies is up for grabs, so what have you got to lose, other than using up some of your stash?

The newsletter comes out tommorrow, so keep your eye out in your inbox. If you havent signed up for it, register using the button at the bottom of the blog!

Until next time!

Sunday 15 April 2007

Applications have now closed.

Thank you to all the wonderful ladies who took the time to send in applications for the positions of Guest Designers. As you know there are only three positions available, so the decision making is going to be really hard! I would dearly love to choose everyone who applied, but then there goes my profit... Teeheehee!

We will be announcing the Designers here on the blog and in the Newsletter, along with the May Designer Kits on the 30th of the month. Stay tuned.

So far we have 14 competitors for "The Biggest Loser" Competition. You still have time to sign up and join in the fun and the chance to win more supplies for your stash. Check out the details HERE

Scrap FX has arrived at Country Papercraft, these fantastic chipboard embellishments, alphabets, words, phrases will be loaded onto the shop very soon.

Saturday 14 April 2007

Today is D day!

It is the final day to get your applications for the Guest Designer Positions. If you are even slightly thinking about it... Just do it... The clock is ticking!!!!

Thursday 12 April 2007

The Biggest User Competition

Scrapping Survivor competitions are the big go in the Scrapping community at the moment. Country Papercraft is taking this game to a new level, encouraging you to use up your ever-increasing scrapping stash. And your reward? The chance to win more scrap supplies!!!!!

Would you like to win $50 to spend at Country Papercraft just by creating layouts and using up your supplies. Country Papercraft are also offering $20 to the runner up Biggest User.

The Details can be found HERE

What are you waiting for?


Oh BTW the shop has been updated with loads of new things... CHECK IT OUT HERE

Wednesday 11 April 2007

Have you got your applications in?



The applications close this Friday for the positions of Guest Designers. You can read about it HERE. The standard of applications have been fantastic, and the decision to choose is going to be a hard one... Anyone want to make that decision for us?




Things in the shop are flying out the door as fast as they arrive. So if there is anything that you are interested in you need to place your order quickly.




Lots of new products have arrived. More Basic Grey Rubons, the Dreamstreet Papers, and so many more. Have you seen the Basic Grey Frame Rubons? If you dont have photo shop and love the grungy look these are just perfect. (they will be loaded onto the shop front website soon)
There are a huge range of Heidi Swapp embellishments that have arrived.
Orders have been placed for many new products and they will all be loaded onto the website as soon as they arrive. Make sure you check back regularly to see what new has arrived.

Cheers, hope you all had a safe and happy easter!

Tuesday 3 April 2007

APRIL DESIGNER KITS


Country Papercraft are pleased to announce the arrival of their Designer Kits. When you purchase a kit from Country Papercraft and create the layout and off the page project, if you upload it into the GALLERY, you have a chance to win next month's Designer Kit free! Check out the GALLERY to see what this months Guest Designers have created!
New ranges of Dreamstreet Papers have arrived! I can't wait to get my hands on these new ranges and have a play. Make sure you pop some of these on your order when you order the new Designer Kit.
Have a great Easter!

Monday 2 April 2007

The Gallery Has Arrived!

Country Papercraft is pleased to announce the opening of its new online gallery and forum. Make sure you pop on over and start uploading your creations, and check out the forum to chat with people all interested in scrapbooking.!

To visit the Gallery click HERE! To visit the Forum click HERE! Make sure you save them into your favourites.

The Search for Guest Designers is going well, we have had quite a few applications, making the task very hard to choose. There is still plenty of time to send in your application. Check out this post HERE if you are interested.

Designer Kits... Our first designer kit is in production now. Stay tuned for the release of these gorgeous kits, and the creations made. Each kit contains products to create a layout and an off the page project.