End of May and Senz classes

Hi everyone, and welcome to our newsletter,

Our first month in the new space has gone so fast, classes have gone well, and we seem to have made a popular choice with the fudge, yes we will be re ordering Lemon Meringue fudge, and the peppermint as it has flown out the door.

Senz classes have gone on sale and we have nearly sold out (well 1 space left) in 2 of our classes, and only a few spaces left in others, so I am very pleased with that, especially as the lead up to the sale of the classes is so nerve wracking.

A  Reminder that our address is 
216 Thames street, Morrinsville.  Opposite the art gallery.

New hours:
Monday  10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 3pm               (Pauline is managing the shop)
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 8pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 12pm

Phone is still the same for a bit longer:  0274991485

So onto new things:

May Challenge
The next challenge which finishes 20th May 2015, is Lace, anything at all in the papercraft industry to do with lace and paper, lace & chipboard, lace and lace.  You decide. You just have to use lace, then email me a picture, and that is all you have to do to be in to win.  We had to extend this as things just got out of hand, and I just couldn't upload a lot of the photos, so it now finishes at the end of the month.

June Theme
For the month of June our challenge will be - Tags, just decorate a tag, have a play see what you can do.  Entries close 30th June 2015.


New product: 
Graphic 45

Graphic 45 have once again done it with two new releases, rare oddities and gilded lily, I have both sets coming in soon, 12x 12 pads, and 8 x 8 pads.

We have in stock Tim Holtz new release inks, we have all three ink pads in stock, just waiting on paints and distress stains to arrive in.

http://www.imagineif.co.nz/distress-ink-pads/

This is a project we have just designed, just working out costs and postage, and a few technical issues, but getting there.  It is about 40 cm wide.



Classes:   These run in conjunction with the school terms.  Bookings essential

Wednesday Morning 10am - 12pm Scrapbooking class $20.00 per week, Full. 

Thursday night class 6pm - 8pm Play and do what you want to do, with either Pauline, and myself there to help you. 
$5.00 Bookings essential as there is only a couple of seats free a week. 

Cards Class - $12.00  Class full

Saturday June 6th  9 Scrapbooking pages $60.00, 9,30am - 3pm.  Class full
we will be making 9 pages, ranging from pinks, blues and grunge.  These are not overly complicated pages, but there is lots of different ideas and styles, would suit beginners, however still interesting enough to keep an experienced scrapbooker happy.  



Sunday June 7th 10am Alysha's MDF fairy class. $35.00 Using a few mixed media skills to paint and decorate an MDF fairy, and then collage the background, with lots of goodies, including a gorgeous little metal crown.  We are happy with mums to bring your daughters (or sons) to this class.  You will need a 30x30cm canvas, everythign else supplied.  You can change colour of the fairy. 



Saturday June 20th Inspiration Book class - $50.00 this is a new class that we are running, teaching how to make and bind a book, making your own signatures and putting the book together.  This is a fairly easy process, but it is a great way to use up all those scraps of paper.  We will be using set paper for this project.

Senz classes: here are a few closer images of the classes that are left or if we have made kits. 
http://www.imagineif.co.nz/senz-class-bookings-2015/
 



If you cannot make Senz or if you have not made your bookings yet check out the link,  I have made a few sets of kits of the above projects, so if you are keen on a kit, email me and we can hold a kit for you, however they will not be sent until after Senz.  You will need to pay for the kit now to ensure we can hold it for you.  Please note mixed media projects will not have any mixed media products in the kits.   

That is it for now. 



JO

May update, new classes new shop.

Hi all
We did it!  15 guys, 1 1/2 hours and it was shifted from one shop, up the road on the main street, and into another.  Now the mess! that took 3 days to sort.  But it looks so nice, so purple of course and bright and fresh.

We have been so pleased with all the new people coming to check us out, and of course it helps with our new range of products in store...Sweets and Gourmet foods.  That's right we put in an old fashioned sweet shop to make coming to visit us, just a little more fun.

We now stock Heavenly fudge, Lemon Meringue, Baileys, double chocolate, red velvet and peppermint flavoured.   We stock vinaigrettes, sauces, dressings, chutneys and more.  We also stock Glo hearts (you remember them?) Giant jaffas,  
and well heaps more.  The fudge isn't photographed because it is not good to drool on your expensive computer or laptop, so I am saving your software... or the photo is out of focus and it wasn't useable, you can decide which option to use.


Here is half of the classroom, so plenty of room for everyone.

The new address is:  216 Thames street, Morrinsville.  Opposite the art gallery.

New hours:
Monday  10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 3pm               (Pauline is managing the shop)
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 8pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 12pm

Phone is still the same for a bit longer:  0274991485

So onto new things:

May Challenge
The next challenge which finishes 20th May 2015, is Lace, anything at all in the papercraft industry to do with lace and paper, lace & chipboard, lace and lace.  You decide. You just have to use lace, then email me a picture, and that is all you have to do to be in to win.

New product: 
New Tim Holtz distress accessories, check out the video. http://timholtz.com/new-distress-accessories/
Now the Micro glaze looks impressive.  All on order.

Yes we have finally got the new distress inks coming, they should be in store any day now.

Classes:   These run in conjunction with the school terms.  Bookings essential

Wednesday Morning 10am - 12pm Scrapbooking class $20.00 per week, Full.

Thursday night class 6pm - 8pm Play and do what you want to do, with either Pauline, and myself there to help you.
$5.00 Bookings essential as there is only a couple of seats free a week. 

Cards Class - One class a fortnight - this Friday May 8th 10am - 12pm - $12.00  2 spaces available only
This week we are are making two cards, Mothers day cards.

May 9th 10am  Hot Air Balloon Canvas class $30.00 ,
you need to bring a canvas, and glue everything else supplied. 2-3 hour class.


Saturday May 23rd Card class $20.00: 10am - 12pm we will be making two cards, butterfly card, and a screen card.  2 spaces left only.  Pictures to follow.

Saturday June 6th 9 Scrapbooking pages $60.00, 9,30am - 3pm.  we will be making 9 pages, ranging from pinks, blues and grunge.  These are not overly complicated pages, but there is lots of different ideas and styles, would suit beginners, however still interesting enough to keep an experienced scrapbooker happy.


Sunday June 7th (Date to be confirmed)  Alysha's MDF fairy class.  Using a few mixed media skills to paint and decorate an MDF fairy, and then collage the background, with lots of goodies, including a gorgeous little metal crown.  Photo to follow.

Saturday June 20th Inspiration Book class - $50.00 this is a new class that we are running, teaching how to make and bind a book, making your own signatures and putting the book together.  This is a fairly easy process, but it is a great way to use up all those scraps of paper.  We will be using set paper for this project,   Photo to follow.

Then we are off to Senz.  We are teaching 9 classes, and oh my goodness was that a task and a half.  But we have sent our list off.  I have a few customers asking if we will be doing the classes down here afterwards.  That is a bit difficult to answer, as sometimes we cannot get more stock, it will also depend on sales in Auckland.  We have done a few extra kits, so the answer is a maybe.  However if you see a class of mine you would like to do, I recommend booking it at Senz, just in case.

That's it for now, heaps more coming.  See you at the new shop.

JO

term 2 newsletter and class list

Hello
Term two is upon us, and Anzac day is nearly here. With a Soldier in our family, and a daughter studying war history (oh yes they have some right royal arguments about war) we are conscious of the need to remember those who have given their lives for us, and also to remember those who did come home, but perhaps did but are not the same men and women as the ones that left these shores.  With that in mind, I would like to remind everyone about the Gallipoli competition being held at Senz this year. 

I have been made aware that not everyone knows what SENZ is.  It is NZ largest dedicated scrapbooking and papercraft show.  This year it is in Auckland, from the 10th, 11th and 12 July.  We will be there along with other retailers from around NZ.  There will be dedicated classrooms where you get to play, maybe pretty (hint hint), maybe grungy (hint hint) maybe I cannot tell you what we are doing, because it is under wraps until the VIP's get first look at the classes.  So if you are wanting to go, I have tickets at the shop, VIP 3day pass, 2 days pass and one day passes.
http://www.senz.co.nz/

Whats new:
We have been getting lots of new papers, stamps, chipboard, and more into stock, however it has been running out just as fast.
We have restocked our dylusions, and glitter pastes, as well as alcohol inks, and vivas.  There is a new Viva colour called Emerald, oh my goodness, it is lovely.
If you have not used viva, you are missing out.  Click the link in the next paragraph to see it.

The next product is also by Viva and it is called Rusty Paper, oh my goodness, love love love this.  If you want rust, then this is the product for you, chipboard loves it, paper loves it.  Paint it on, dab it around, on black, on gold, looks like rust.  
http://www.imagineif.co.nz/cremes-pastes-rubs/  

It has been a very busy few months, but now with winter sneaking up on us, I must admit I am looking forward to those cooler days, when it is a little easier to think sometimes, and definitely much better to craft in but it is not so good when water pours into your shop again, and then again.

So a problem that cannot be solved easily, as they cannot find the leak, so we are moving.  Luckily our old shop is sitting vacant, so we decided to hit it with a coat of paint last weekend on the inside, purple of course, and then with a bit more purple just to top it off.



that's my poor husband on the ground scrubbing paint he spilled, shush we aren't complaining about that or we are so going to get into trouble.

So new address after Anzac weekend, opening on Wednesday 29th 10am.
216 Thames street, Morrinsville, opposite the Wallace art gallery.  We also will have a new range of products in store, but I will leave that little sweet surprise until next week.

Winner:
The winner of our Autumn challenge was :  Debbie Mcdonald
with this awesome project titled Autumn Queen.  It was a hard decision, but we both liked this page, although to be honest everyone did an awesome job. Congratulations to you debbie, your parcel will hopefully get away this week, if we can find where it is packed.

The next challenge which finishes 20th May 2015, is Lace, anything at all in the papercraft industry to do with lace and paper, lace & chipboard, lace and lace.  You decide. You just have to use lace, then email me a picture, and that is all you have to do to be in to win.   Here is my take on the theme:




Classes:   These run in conjunction with the school terms.  Bookings essential

Wednesday Morning 10am - 12pm Scrapbooking class $20.oo per week, we have two spaces available to join this wonderful group.

Thursday night class 6pm - 8pm Play and do what you want to do, with either Pauline, and myself there to help you.  $5.00 Bookings essential. 

Cards Class - One class a fortnight - this Friday April 24th 10am - 12pm - $12.00  2 spaces available only
This week we are are making two cards, grungy boys cards. Don't be fooled there is heaps of techniques in these cards.



May 9th 10am  Hot Air Balloon Canvas class $30.00 ,
you need to bring a canvas, and glue everything else supplied. 2-3 hour class.


Saturday May 23rd Card class $20.00: 10am - 12pm we will be making two cards, butterfly card, and a screen card.  Pictures to follow.

That's it for now, heaps more coming.  See you at the new shop.

JO

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Sewing Album

This is my last post as a member of the Imagine If Design Team. It has been an amazing journey and I have enjoyed creating with the fabulous products Jo has available and I have learnt so much from the other amazing team members.  It has been a great year but as Jo has already explained she is making changes to the way she does things and I am looking forward immensely to the monthly challenges and can't wait to see what everyone comes up with.  

For my last project I have made an altered book journal using some of Jo's stencils as masks and some of her gorgeous chipboard dress forms and dresses.

To begin I covered an old book with gesso, then glued white sewing pattern paper over the top.

Using the cutouts from the stencil as masks I then painted the whole thing black.

I then covered the dress form and the other chipboard dresses with scrapbooking paper.

I used the dress form on the cover and the other dresses inside the album. I also added a pair of chipboard scissors and other sewing related embellishments to the cover.

I covered the inside of the album with brown sewing pattern paper and used the envelopes the patterns came in to make page dividers.  I glued a chipboard dress to each divider.

I used a tape measure as a bookmark and created other pages using pattern papers and pieces.with tags, pullouts and flaps for journalling.

I made a charm using a pice of tape measure, a bobbin, a thimble, hooks and eyes, buttons, a scissors charm and a small cotton reel which I added to the spine using a covered button to anchor it all,

I hope everyone has enjoyed the journey with all of us on the Design Team.  I will miss the fabulous ladies who have been on this journey with me they have been supportive and inspiring and I wish them all the best for the future. I would like to thank Jo for her generosity and her faith in me when I headed in a different direction with some of my projects. While this is the last project I will be making as a Design Team member it will not be the last project I make using the fabulous products from Imagine If. I would like to say thank you to everyone who commented on my projects your positivity and praise makes it all worth while.  I am also looking forward to SENZ this year as I will be taking two classes and the projects are going to be amazing.

Newsletter and school holiday program

Hello, I hope you just had an awesome weekend, I spent it stocktaking, doesn't that sound awesome.  All those little little metal embellishments and paper, luckily I have friends that jump in and help me out.

This has been a very busy year for us so far, Classes have been keeping us very busy and we are being asked for more and more kits, so that is positive.

One of the things we have been asked for is Children's kits, this is something we are working on.  So if there is anything on Kids craft holiday list that you would be interested in, as a kit for your child, please email me and we can see what we can do.

I have also been asked about the Teddy bear shop as a kit for adults, yes there will be an adults version of this kit.  This one is very easy for children to do,

Senz:
Sneak peeks get emailed to VIP customers soon, so if you havn't got your tickets you need to get them.

New Products arrived in stock:

This is our new wardrobe, it is big enough for a 6x6 book.  It also has a piece of ornate decoration that sits on top if you want to make it more decorative.  http://www.imagineif.co.nz/imagine-if...mdf-3d-projects/ it is $26.00.

Classes
These run in conjunction with the school terms.  Bookings essential

Wednesday Morning 10am - 12pm Scrapbooking classes  last class for this term this week.

Thursday night class 6pm - 8pm Play and do what you want to do, with either Pauline, Alysha or myself there to help you.  $5.00 Bookings essential. 
NO CLASS THIS WEEK DUE TO EASTER

Cards Class - One class a fortnight - this Friday March 27th  10am - 12pm - $12.00
This week we are are using stencils for paper piecing, and making a screen card.  
Back next term.  .
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School holidays  Classes:

Wednesday April 8th - 10am - 12pm $30.00 Memory box for Mothers day about A4 size.
This is a MDF Box, which will be put together, covered and decorated, as pictured below.  A great gift for storing all those precious memories.


Friday April 10th 10am - 12pm $30.00 Mixed Media Fantail, butterfly or dragonfly.  You choose which one.  We will be decorating and colouring a large piece, over 30cm creature decorated with all sorts of products for lots of mess and fun.  please note is just what the fantail looks like, not how big it is and it is made from MDF not chipboard as pictured.  Please advise when booking which creature you want to decorate.


Monday 13th - 10am - 12pm Teddy Bears Shop - $35.00 This is a new release for us, and we have designed it especially for little hands to do.  This model shop gets put together from scratch, and then all the teddy bear elements are added.  All paper is precut.  Limited to 9 only.


Wednesday 15th - 10am - 12pm Castle Book $30.00 Decorate a castle book, covering the book, and then decorating fairies, dragons, butterflies and more to add to your book.  This can be changed to a pirates castle book with ships and dragons and pirates for boys if wanted.  Note:  we are precutting all of the paper, so you child doesn't need to know how to cut well to be able to do this class.  Once decorated the child can add photos of themselves or add pictures from magazines etc at home.    Please advise when booking boys or girls kit. 

Friday 17th - 10am - 12pm Children's scrapbooking pages $20.00 limited to 9 only.
3 pages to make using Bobunny paper and glitter paste.
  this is just one of the 3 pages.

Other classes may be added if these classes fill up.
Bookings are essential for all classes, please book in as soon as possible to ensure a space for your child. 

New Competition
Monthly competition with prizes - April theme is Autumn. autumn the colours, autumn leaves, autumn ?
We don't have to many rules, except you must follow the brief... and it will be a brief brief.  It can be scrapbooking, art, mixed media, off the page, cards or albums or ? Surprise us.
There is only one thing that we ask, as we are a manufacturer of chipboard, MDF and stencil products if you are going to use those products, they need to be from our range please.  Other than that, no other rules.  However if someone enters something inappropriate we reserve the right not to publish it.   Easy..

Email your entries to imagineif@xtra.co.nz by the 20th April and we will put you into the competition.

Adults classes Next term:
Hot air balloon canvas
Butterfly card class on a Saturday as requested
House canvas
8- 10 layouts in one day class

Don't forget to follow us on facebook for updates, blog details, and other bits of information.
https://www.facebook.com/ImagineIfNZ

Have an awesome week, hope you get a chance to craft.

Jo

Pocket Letter and Autumn Tag - Tasha

Hey guys

 

This week I have 2 projects created using supplies from Imagine if....

 

First up is a Pocket Letter.  I have been hooked on these things since I heard about it so I wanted to create a pocket letter using these awesome chipboard Pieces.  If you are not familiar with the Pocket Letter Craze that is trending the crafty scene right now.I have more info on my FB page.

 

 

So as you can see on each card I have embellished and used some chipboard pieces that I have inked from Imagine if...

 

 

This is so much fun...you can create the Pocket Letters in whatever style you choose or if you have a swap partner maybe challenge yourself and create one in a style of their choice :)

 

 

My second project I have created an Autumn tag.  We have Autumn swaps going on over at my swap group - With All My Art and Soul Swappers.

And I thought these felt leaves and chipboard pieces would be perfect to use on mine :)

 

 

I love these autumn colours.

I inked my chipboard pieces up with ink and then with my finger I rubbed in some bronze and gold metallic paint.

 

 

So there you go guys so many things you can create with supplies from Imagine if...

 

This is actually my last post as a designer for Imagine if.... but certainly not the last time I use their great crafty goodies.  Just want to say a big thank you to my fellow design team mates...I have been so inspired by all of your work and am always amazed at the creations you guys come up with using what really is "cardboard shapes" :)

 

In the future Jo will be holding competitions to win spots as Guest Designers and I think that is an awesome opportunity for some of you talented crafters to show us all your amazing work.

 

Thank you so much Jo for this time I've spent designing for you and of course for all the awesome goodies you have sent my way to play with.

 

Be sure to click here guys to go directly to the Imagine if... shop and grab yourself some goodies.

 

Tasha xxxx