Victorian Bushfire Appeal

"Goodness is the only investment that never fails." - Henry David Thoreau

We emailed the following to our customers yesterday and already have had many people ringing and bringing in donations - so good, thankyou!!! I have also just found a blog that you may be interested in - the Handmade Help blog. You can make items and sell/auction them off and donate the proceeds to the appeal or you can go to the blog and find items to buy off crafters who will donate the money you spend.

It is hard to comprehend the devastation and loss that so many people are now facing.
One of our beautiful customers who donates so much of her own time and resources advised me today that Fastway Couriers has offered to send donations FREE of charge to all fire affected areas in Victoria. So, let’s all help!
Please drop any of the following items off at our shop asap and we will organise to send them down:
· Mobile phone chargers
· Shampoo
· Deodorant
· Sanitary Pads & tampons
· Nappies
· Baby Wipes
· Baby Bottles
· Baby Formula
· Underwear
· Socks
Please do not bring clothes as most items of clothing are sufficiently covered.

Ngaire Bartlam Auction
Another way you can help is to participate in the auction that Ngaire Bartlam is running at the moment.
She is donating to the highest bidder, one “created just for you” 12x12 layout in the colours of your choosing, with your own photo. Ngaire will be donating all proceeds to the Red Cross Fire Relief Fund.
Go here to bid.

New Class & Card Kit

Card Class with Tamara

Friday 13th February at 11am

OR

Saturday 12th February at 10am

We will be making these cards and little notes folder this week.

Come along for some ideas on how to use 1 piece of patterned paper to create quick but beautiful cards.

NEW Card Kit

$9.95

No stamping in this set for those cardmakers who don't want to stamp!

The kit includes everything you need to create these cards with leftovers to make more.

This kit is available instore now.

Iridescent Medium

What is Iridescent Medium?

Iridescent medium will give a "pearlescence" or "iridescence" when mixed with paint. We use both Jo Sonja and Kaiser paints and find that it works well with both. It is like a paste that is pearl white in colour (you can use it on it's own as a pearl white if you want).

It is available in store now.

The chart below shows some of the results you can achieve. You will notice on the chart we have marked the name of the paint under the colour and then on the next strip of colour it is that same paint mixed with the iridescent medium. I have found that the darker the paint colour the more vivid the colour you will achieve.

Step 1 - Pour some paint and some iridescent medium onto your palette.

Step 2 - Mix them.

Step 3 - Once you have the colour you want, paint your project. I have painted a chipboard shape here.

It is hard to see the difference here (more to do with my photography and old camera!). I have mixed Jo Sonja's Napthol Crimson with the Iridescent Medium and it has achieved a pearly pinky colour - beautiful! I have painted a strip of the original red colour next to it so you can compare.

NEW!

Scrapbooking Kit Available Now

This kit comes with a set of Kaiser stamps - great for both scrapbooking and cardmaking.

The kit is $25.95.

If you already have these stamps the kit will only be $10.

The only other product you will need to copy my layout is watercolour pencils or crayons (to colour over the stamped image). My journaling is done with a printer - you could handwrite yours if you don't have a printer.

Please phone (3366 0366) or email us if you would like to order one of these kits.

These are the stamps that come in this kit.

Here are some ideas for cards using these stamps.

Cards Made Using the Kaiser Stamps

My bestest buddy Tamara, started a blog ages ago but I wasn't all that interested in it, so I didn't really pay any attention when she tried to show me how to use it... that's why you are getting 2 posts today... sorry T will listen more carefully next time...

Anyway, below are some samples that we made using the Kaiser Stamp Sets.

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The small handbag can be found here.

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If I have this wrong PLEASE let me know.

We have some Card Kits made up for this range in the black & white papers and they are only $26.95 with the stamps or $13.95 without.

Have you done your Valentines cards yet?

We also have a card kit available for these and it is $24.95 or

only $9.00 if you don't require the stamps.

Love this set! The card kit is $26.95 or $11.95 without the stamps.

If you would like any of the Card Kits or just want to know more about them, please e-mail us at sales@inkredible.com.au and we will forward you the details.

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Have a wonderful night. I will post some cool ideas tomorrow.

Kathleen xx

Kaiser Stamp Sets

We got these FANTASTIC new sets in from Kaiser. They are only $15.95 each!

Now I am teasing you a bit with this first one as we have sold out of it -

but I had to show you!

Flowers

Baby

Doodled Flowers

Doodled Frames

All About "Me"

Kid's Zone

Love

Fancy Flourishes

Friends

Now, if you have to have them go to www.inkredible.com.au/category326_1.htm

and we will happily sell them to you!