November is on it's way!

 Hi all,

Happy Labour day to all.  I hope you all had a chance to have some time off and a relax.  I actually spent a whole day removing the entire population of spiders homes from my house.  We have the painters coming in tomorrow and really didn't want them to see how much wildlife lives here at the moment.  So we are now cobweb free.  My husband is home at present, and thought he would be smart and make fun of the fact that I like lists, I find it is the best way to get everything done, so I have books of lists, work lists, things I would like to do lists, party lists, Christmas list is just being started and more.  So Mr Smarty pants wanted me to tell him what I wanted done around the house, and then when I mentioned a few he said he couldn't because they weren't on the list.  So I made him a list....a long list, in fact I pulled an old till tape out and wrote it on that.  You have heard the saying list longer that your arm...yes it was.  Haven't heard from him again,  probably wishing he was back in Christchurch.  I see the list has a pen attached to it now, and there are lines through several jobs, might be a really tidy house when he is finished.  Now what other jobs can I find him... seems a shame to let that list get much smaller. 

New shop hours
Things have been crazy, we do so much custom cutting and we are struggling to fit it all in.  I have found I am back working an 80 hour week, and that will end up in a disaster for me physically, and we will end up closed again.  Also with trying to custom cut I find we are out the back, and after losing quite a bit of stock a few weeks ago to a light fingered person,  I have made the decision to change the hours to suit the pattern of shoppers and to give us more custom cutting time.   However if you are coming to town on a day or a time we are closed please ring me, make a time and we can be open for you.  I will put the phone number on the shop door and if you ring me I can open up.   Phil and Jo at the prepare shop next door, can call out to me at the back of the shop, so pop in and see them if you do not have a phone.  I am sorry that we are not open all the time, but with the cost of staff we just cannot man the shop all the time.

How do you get hold of us?
You could print and cut this out and put it on your fridge to contact us....
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Shop Hours and Contacts:

Phone: 0274991485
25A Canada street, Morrinsville.

Hours Open:
Monday: 10am - 1pm.
Tuesday - Closed  all day.
Wednesday - 10am - 4.30pm.
Thursday - 1pm - 4pm
Friday - 10am - 4pm
Saturday - 10am - 12pm.

Any other time by appointment only.
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Product watch
Sprays:  There are a lot of brands of sprays out there now, it seems everyone has their own version out there.  Radiant rain and tattered angels was one of the first sprays out a few years ago.  i thought I would give you a bit of a heads up of what they are all about.
In general terms the sprays are a MICA, in water or alcohol.  That's it.  So what is MICA  - it is the colour in your product. I wont go into the scientific bits and pieces, but it is in your makeup, colour hairsprays and your paints.  It adds the colour, sometimes it has glitter added and sometimes not.
When adding sprays to card or paper there are a couple of things to watch for.  If you product you are spraying is absorbent then the colour will soak in, and you don't really get a bright colour it can be dull, however that is not a bad thing sometimes. If you want it to be brighter try adding gesso as a sealer, and then your colours will stand out more.
DONT SHAKE BOTTLES WITH GLITTER IN - hold nozzle in fingers of one hand, and knock the bottle against the palm of your other hand, shaking the bottle the mica and glitter goes up the tube and blocks it.

Now my personal opinion, and please this is not gospel - just what I think.
Lindy's stamp gang do sprays with glitter and flat sprays as well.  These are quite a delicate spray, softer colours.
Dylusions sprays are intense colours, strong, not glittery and good colour over your work. 
Mister Hueys sprays are more like a paint than a spray look.  Love love love the gold and the white.

When using sprays on mixed media, a little of everything is good.  If you want your colours to stand out, dry between spraying different colours, just like mixing paint you can mix colours and you can get great results, however just like paint, you can get mud colour if you are not careful.
 

What else is new:

Trinkets are coming in all the time,and they are proving very popular.

Also we have been cutting these wall pieces as below.  Always kiss me goodnight, and other new ones coming  along as well.  This one is approx 30cm but we are cutting them bigger as well.  Made from 3mm MDF.  This size is $20.00.


Kits
New release this week, is the French Patisserie. $45.00 I absolutely love this project.  We made 9 and have sold 2 already, so if you are interested in keeping your collection going then this is for you. It comes with bakery building, windows, doors, and has built in counters,  cupcakes and cakes, baking set, flour,  pearls, word, pink tape for awning, and either pink or blue ribbon for sun shades.  It does not come with paint or paper, this keeps the postage down.    This week it is freight free anywhere in New Zealand.
  

I am going to add snow to mine, to add to my Christmas village.  The cost of the kit is $45.00 including postage.  The building of the kit is $30.00 with out all the little bits and pieces.

Please purchase a kit here http://www.imagineif.co.nz/imagine-if...kits/
Term 4 Children's After school classes -
Wednesday 15th  
$12.00 per week.  We will be playing with different craft ideas and mediums and making christmas gifts during the term.  You must sign up for the whole term.  Children must be of school age, primary or intermediate.  Not college children I am sorry.

Adult Class Lists:  New Classes added.  

Set classes
Wednesday 10am - 12pm  Scrapbooking class
This is a set class, and we have 10 permanent spaces booked out of a possible.  If you are interested please ring and book, if you can only come casually, you can ring and see if we have a space that week due to someone being away.  The cost will be approx $20,00 per week, everything supplied, but that price depends on what we are doing.   Friday
Every 2nd Friday card class.  $12.00  This week we are making an exploding box with a christmas theme.  Then on 14th November we will be making peelcraft cards, then the next class will be the 28th November, and the final class on the 12th of December.
Other classes Thursday 6.30pm - 9.30pm UFO night $5.00 - unfinished objects night, between now and Christmas.
This class will run every 2nd Thursday night starting 6th November, then the 20th November, 4th December, and then we will see.  Come in and finish a project or start and finish a project it is up to you.   

Saturday November 8th - 10am Christmas House class, make your own Christmas house with Imagine if.. own MDF base house.  $45.00 everything supplied, including snow and letterbox and more.  Please note there may be a few changes depending on product availability on some pieces like the tree and the clock.  If you have done the house and would like to do the church instead, you can but it is an extra $10.00 for the church.  1 space left.

Saturday November 22nd - Mixed media class with Michelle Maggs - Postponed to March 2015

Saturday November 29th  - 10am - 2pm $30 for 8 tags.  My very popular techniques class from last year.  We will be making tags using lots of different products, mediums, patinas, inks, sprays, reinkers, paper, stamps and wacky ideas to make a set of tags.  Photo is from last years class.  This years will be different.   


Photography class:  is now in February 2015. 

December  1st and 8th - Cake decorating class with Cheryl Owlsley- $45.00.  Learn to make poinsettas and berrys for the top of your christmas cake, and how decorate your cake with icing and glitter.  The class is over 2 weeks on a Monday night 7pm - 9pm.   Make your decorations one week, and add to your perfectly iced cake (she will show you how) the next.  You will get a kit to be able to make more xmas decorations at home. You will need to bring a 6inch christmas cake on week 2, and some royal icing and almond icing.

Booking essential 0274991485 for questions or we prefer you to email to imagineif@xtra.co.nz
 



This week we have two projects from the design team, the first one will just be pictures but the 2nd will be a link to their pages and a blog hop.

I did this heart for the kids school holiday program. 

 

Beth did this cute card for her nephews birthday

Brenda did this cute book, check out what is inside

Carol got all spooky with an atc

Ngaere made this cute little book

Lilian went boo

Lilian went BOO

Tash went shabby for her teapot

Katrina made this beautiful layout

Now for the blog hop:

Katrina Hart : http://randominkings1.blogspot.com/2014/10/windy.html
Brenda Morgan : http://thyme2craft.blogspot.com/2014/10/lets-upcycle.html
Carol Noakes : http://4carol.blogspot.co.nz/2014/10/storage-ideas.html
Lilian Clifton : http://amysticaltouchnz.blogspot.co.nz/2014/10/haunted-house-book-shelf.html
Tash Chanwai : http://withallmyartandsoul.blogspot.co.nz/2014/10/easel-card.html
Beth Barnes : http://www.bethbarnes.co.nz/art-for-my-phone
Ngaere Bennetts : http://nysbiz.blogspot.co.nz/2014/10/imagine-if-3d-mdf-outhouse-project.html

Newsletter and frames and nearly christmas

 Hi all,

Sorry about the newsletter title, but hey Christmas is coming again.  I do so love term 4, it is all about those amazing gifts you can make, I would say cheaper but lets face it.  These days not necessarily cheaper, but perhaps more personal.     The team and I have been busy with christmas projects underway, and I am very pleased that the design teams packs left today.  So they are on a Christmas schedule starting in November.
Wait till you see what they have done this week.  

I have added a few classes and some kits some make sure you check that list out.  I just had a very busy couple of weekends, I was teaching in Dunedin, and last weekend in Hamilton.  So check out my new kit that i designed for the Hamilton class. I have been asked for more, so here is your chance.  So see blow for mor e details.

Product watch
Glues: one of those items you just have to have.  So what is the difference between them all.
I guess the first thing is acid free and non acid free.  Used mostly in scrapbooking, it basically means the glue is not going to breakdown your photos when you use it, which of course is important.
PVA - I have nothing good to say about this product..so if you cant say something good don't say anything at all.  So the good part is that it is cheap (that is because it is pretty much water) , and the bad - it does yellow over time and doesn't dry clear, and you will not find it in my shop.

Gel medium - how I love thee.... yes this is one of my favourites, originally an artists sealer, for covering paintings to protect them over time.  Now it is used for mixed media as a glue and may I say a good one.  It holds metal, plastic, paper, and ephemera of all sorts.  dries clear, and comes in different thickness.  You can stencil with it, colour it, and if you use glossy accents, that is a gel medium.

Now everyone has there favourite glue and i am not going to say you should use... but I do recommend Helmar tacky glue and my ultimate favourite product is Art Glitter glue (which is not glittery at all).  it dries clear, has a precision tip, and it holds most things done, with no strings attached.  Look I have even managed a link to the glues and adhesive page.  I think i am finally getting on top of things.
http://www.imagineif.co.nz/glues-adhesives/

What else is new:
If you have joined us on facebook then you will see I have been putting things up there as they come in.  I have also been getting the website sorted, and I have loaded so many products this week, with another 200 odd to go.  The chipboard is starting to get sorted, and loaded.  So check out how we are going www.imagineif.co.nz   if you follow us on face book make sure you click the get notifications buttons or you wont always get the posts.
Stencils are now on line - http://www.imagineif.co.nz/imagine-if...-stencils/       a change of size to make posting easier, and more coming.
and check out some of the new stamps in store.  http://www.imagineif.co.nz/stamps/

Did you know we custom cut... for example we make books out of chipboard...as many pages as you want, bound or unbound up to you.  Want a 6x6 album or a 12x12 album 10 pages or 5, what about an A4 album we can make it for you.

Kits
New kit for Christmas this is a one time opportunity to purchase an advent calendar kit.  You can choose the whole kit for $45.00 plus postage of $7.50 or a half kit (no paper or decorations only the chipboard pieces) and instructions for $30.00 plus postage of $4.50 in both cases rural an extra $3.50.


You only have one week to order this kit and then we cut, and that will be it.  it is a very time consuming kit for us to cut, so we only want to do it once more.  we also have to order all the embellishments in, and we want to make sure you have it in plenty of time to do for Christmas.

2nd kit - I just made a couple of these for an order, so I made a few spare ones.  So if you would like a kit it is $45.00 plus $7.50 postage.  Please email me for mor information.  Does not include paper or paint or cameras or angel,  the rest is there.  But you could add your own things for your family, makes a great gift.


 

This week Friday 10th October - Crop Night   7pm - until midnight. $10.00 per person.  Bring a plate, tea and coffee supplied.  
Bookings essential.  Crop to your hearts content, make cards, paint, play and catch up with friends, the shop is open.  Giveaways every hour,  as well as a chance to finish those UFO's (unfinished objects). 

Children's classes
This week we have the final 3 children's classes
tomorrow's mixed media is full but we have a few spaces left on Friday
Friday 10.30am - 12.30pm Stamping fun $20.00
Make a christmas decoration using the Prima doll stamps and then make to make lots of fun pictures and tags and whatever else you want, and We can do a boys doll stamp as well. 

Friday 1.30pm - 3.30pm Heart fun - $25.00
Make a beautiful MDF heart, covered in paper and decorated with lots of handmade flowers and other pretty things.

Booking essential 0274991485 for questions. 
 
Term 4 Children's After school classes -
Wednesday 15th  
$12.00 per week.  We will be playing with different craft ideas and mediums and making christmas gifts during the term.  You must sign up for the whole term.  Children must be of school age, primary or intermediate.  Not college children I am sorry.

Adult Class Lists:  New Classes added.  

Set classes
Wednesday 10am - 12pm  Scrapbooking class
This is a set class, and we have 10 permanent spaces booked out of a possible.  If you are interested please ring and book, if you can only come casually, you can ring and see if we have a space that week due to someone being away.
The cost will be approx $20,00 per week, everything supplied, but that price depends on what we are doing.  This week we are doing a mixed media piece, the following we are using metal and inks, and the following utee embossing.  Friday
Every 2nd Friday starting on the 17th October we will be doing Christmas cards this term.  This class is $10.00 per week, and we try to make 2 cards, with everything except your tape and tools included. The first week we will be doing two ways to make shaker cards, with a Christmas theme.  Then on the 31st October we will make an exploding box card, 14th November we will be making peelcraft cards, then the next class will be the 28th November, and the final class on the 12th of December.
Other classes
Sunday 19th October  (FULL)  Vintage  Bound Book the cheats way $45.00, learn how to make your own book using my cheats way of putting it together.  We will be using Paper arts paper to make this book. It will be a 6x6 but once you have learnt the technique you can make any size.

This is a kit if you would like one as well... $45.00 delivered anywhere in NZ.  Full instructions supplied.
Please email me to request one.

Thursday 6th November 7pm -  Make a gift or Christmas decoration night
You can either make a a wine bottle and wine glass or two wine bottle holder,
or a sleigh or a lantern or a sleigh.  The choice is yours.  I am there to help you sort out how to put it together, and to help you with your decorations.  Check out the link to see what you can choose to make.  http://www.imagineif.co.nz/imagine-if...mdf-3d-projects/  

Saturday November 8th - Christmas House class, make your own Christmas house with Imagine if.. own MDF base house.  $45.00 everything supplied, including snow and letterbox and more.  Please note there may be a few changes depending on product availablily on some pieces like the tree and the clock.  If you have done the house and would like to do the church instead, you can but it is an extra $10.00 for the church.  2 spaces left.

Saturday November 22nd - Mixed media class with Michelle Maggs doing a canvas using stencils, and pens learning great new techniques either the wonky house or the vintage dress.  Price to be advised, but around $45.00.



Saturday November 29th  - My very popular techniques class from last year.  We will be making tags using lots of different products, mediums, patrinas, inks, sprays, reinkers, paper, stamps and wacky ideas to make a set of tags.  Photo and price to to follow.    

Photography c;lass:  is now in February 2015. 

December  1st and 8th - Cake decorating class with Cheryl Owlsley- $45.00.  Learn to make poinsettas and berrys for the top of your christmas cake, and how decorate your cake with icing and glitter.  The class is over 2 weeks on a Monday night 7pm - 9pm.   Make your decorations one week, and add to your perfectly iced cake (she will show you how) the next.  You will get a kit to be able to make more xmas decorations at home. You will need to bring a 6inch christmas cake on week 2, and some royal icing and almond icing.    

Booking essential 0274991485 for questions or we prefer you to email to imagineif@xtra.co.nz
you will have a few days and then the places get advertised in the school newsletters so please do not wait to make bookings as places are limited.    

 

Design team Creations

Beth Barnes - http://www.bethbarnes.co.nz/

There is no such thing as a mistake in scrapbooking, come over and see how I turned an almost-disaster into a beautiful layout using the Imagine If… frames.

Katrina Hart - http://randominkings1.blogspot.com/2014/10/spring.html
Katrina here with a layout using some awesome Imagine If's chipboard frame, cogs and flourish,pop on over to have a look and check out what the rest of the team has being up to.







 Brenda Morgan  - http://thyme2craft.blogspot.com/2014/10/we-are-family.html
We are family - Here I've made a masculine page showing how versatile the Imagine if chipboard is, I've put these lovely little frames thru my cuttlebug and they've held the embossed pattern very well, adding extra texture and more interest with the colours, 

Carol - http://4carol.blogspot.co.nz/ 

Hi all, this week its all about frames
come check out my blog and see what I created
 

Lilian - http://amysticaltouchnz.blogspot.co.nz/

Christmas is coming! come on over and see what I have  created using upcycled CDs and the pretty frames from Imagine if 

Ngaere- http://nysbiz.blogspot.com/2014/10/all-buttoned-up.html

This amazing piece from Ngaere uses buttons and frames 

Tash - http://withallmyartandsoul.blogspot.co.nz/

Tash made this awesome little canvas.