From the monthly archives:

December 2009

GCD Studios Melody Ross Tool

31 December 2009
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GCD Studios released a sneak peek of the new Melody Ross tool. Apparently it cuts and embosses chipboard.
There’s also a new range of Chipboard Shapes and Ornamental Stamps to take a look at whilst you’re there.
You’ll find the link on our CHA Winter 2010 Sneak Peeks page. All peeks are listed in alphabetical order for [...]

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Project 12

30 December 2009
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I’m sure many of you have heard whispers of something called Project 365. For those that haven’t, it involves taking a photo every day of the year to document your life.
Segments of the scrapbooking community have embraced the idea wholeheartedly. Many scrapbooking blogs and forums organise challenges based around the concept. In 2009, Creating Keepsakes [...]

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Back After Xmas 2009

30 December 2009

A belated Merry Christmas to Aussie Scrapbooking/Scrap Gossip readers. I hope Santa was good to you. As some of you may have noticed, I’ve had a week off blogging and the break has certainly done me some good.
Santa was extremely nice to me – he left a brand new camera bag in which to house [...]

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Video Of The Week 23rd Dec

23 December 2009
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This week I enjoyed watching a segment from the Scrap It TV Christmas Special (on the Aurora channel here in Australia). In it Rachel Greig of Darkroom Door demonstrates how to make a simple stamped gift bag and gift tag with Yultide collection).
For our international readers, that’s an Aussie accent Rachel’s sporting. An accent just [...]

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Video Of The Week 16th Dec

16 December 2009
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Well it’s a case of from feast to famine this week in scrapbooking video land. Last week I had too many videos to choose from and this week I haven’t found any new videos worth sharing. Luckily, I held one in reserve from last week.
This week I’m featuring a video by Stephanie Barnard demonstrating [...]

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CHA Winter 2010

15 December 2009
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Just a quick heads up for Aussie readers – I’ve set up a dedicated page on the website to list links to sneak peeks of new products debuting at the upcoming CHA Winter 2010 event in January. I’ve decided a central page for this purpose is far more efficient than endless blog posts on the [...]

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Tutorial Round-Up 15th Dec

15 December 2009
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Life is hectic in the lead up to Christmas, isn’t it? Making sandwiches for the end of year school class parties, getting to the hairdresser before Xmas, attending the aforementioned school class parties, wrapping of presents before the kids finish school, getting the last of your Xmas cards posted…and the list goes on. You wouldn’t [...]

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Manufacturer Watch 14th Dec

14 December 2009
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I love Mondays (well after I manage to get out of bed that is). It means it’s time to check out what some of the scrapbooking manufacturers are up to.

Basic Grey was supposed to launch their new website on 10th Dec. Apparently, technical issues have delayed the launch. Not only is the BG website getting [...]

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Christmas Scrapbooking Sketch

11 December 2009
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A little gift for Aussie readers – a free Christmas themed scrapbooking sketch. It’s free for personal use.
Why? Because I’m in the mood for giving.
If you like it, let me know by leaving a comment below. Enjoy!

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Kaisercraft Grunge Digital Collection

10 December 2009
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A quick heads up for those who may not already know – Kaisercraft recently announced the release of a new masculine themed digital collection called “Grunge”. It features earthy tones (brown, black, cream, white) and messy textures. Papers from the collection are pictured.
I had a look over in the Kaisercraft store and the Grunge Mega [...]

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