Darkroom Door workshop

Time just goes so fast doesn't it? Sorry for not being very consistent with blogging lately. I thought I would show you the decorated envelope I made to go with one of the cards from the last post, I think you can guess which one it goes with.

I've also missed a couple of the months off the calender I was sharing with you.

I guess you want to know how the workshop with Rachel from Darkroom Door went. It was a fantastic day. I only wish more wholesalers would make the effort, they would definitely benefit as well as their retailers.

We started out the day by getting a canvas and 9 pieces of chipboard which we then painted with the new range of paints they are bringing in from Germany. It was fun but I was more interested in the stamps and paper products. Rachel gave us 18 large size tags and 18 stickers with a technique printed on each of them. We only managed to get through 16 but we were given a big goody bag to use on the day and take home the rest so I'll finish them off shortly. I've read about a few of the techniques that she does but never tried them so I was really happy to be able to watch and "copy" certain things. Of course everyone has their own way and we were free to use whatever colours we wanted so the tags all turned out different.

PCYC Markets tomorrow

A bit of late notice for the PCYC markets which are on tomorrow from 8am to 12pm. There's lots of stands in the main hall (that's where I am) so don't forget to come inside and have a look. They do a great cooked breakfast as well.

Did you go to Sew Whats Crafty a few weeks ago? I had a fantastic couple of days and a big hello to everyone who stopped by. If you signed up as a Lorna Blue Studio member I have the cards ready and I'll take them along tomorrow so please ask me for yours if you're at the markets. The rest I'll mail out next week.

What's a Lorna Blue Studio member I hear you ask. Well originally when I started the website I wanted a way to encourage people to order from the internet so I had a 5% members discount built into it. Recently I've reviewed this to make it 10% as the economy has been down a bit and I don't want anyone to miss out on their hobby supplies.

Now because I have local customers that I'd like to reward for shopping with me I've decided to extend the 10% discount to them as well. All you have to do is sign up with me at the markets and I'll make you a card to present when you're shopping in person. If you're already a member on the website just let me know and I'll send you out a card. It doesn't cost anything to join and you'll get a newsletter every two months just to let you know what's new. 

I'm heading down to Brisbane for a workshop with Rachel from Darkroom Door on Tuesday. We get to make a whole lot of samples using their products (naturally) so I'm really excited to have the opportunity.

I made a couple of cards last week but I didn't get very clear photos of them as I took them at night and of course I needed to get them in the mail so I couldn't redo them. The bicycle one is actually that shape - it looks like I've added it to a card but it's not.

Have a great long weekend everyone.