Fiskars Craft

SIA ~ a Fisk-a-fabulous sneak peek ~ starts tomorrow in Sydney

Starts tomorrow(May 4th and 5th) the fabulous Scrapbooking Industry of Australia's Trade Show(SIA)in Sydney ,NSW.

.......this year Ngaire Bartlam is teaching a fun and funky layout using the NEW FISKARS "WOODLAND TEMPLATE"........isn't it fabulous!!

Ngaires' Class is titled "What if...we follow the road less travelled?"

For further details on the class times for SIA you can go to the SIA Blog so why not pop on over there and take a peek......the one and only Heidi Swapp is also attending this year's SIA TRADE SHOW.....there is a great line up of TUTORS from both Australia and the US......

If you book into Ngaire's Class then you shall get to play with some fabulous FISKARS TOOLS including the NEW "WOODLAND TEMPLATE "seen above,some scallop punches and the fabulous Ultra Xpress Shapecutter to name but a few of the fabulous Fiskars Tools that you shall use in this class.

Many retailers/business owners attend this Trade Show each year for inspiration and education on all the latest and great tools,techniques and tips with fabulous passionate crafters!

xoxo

Lyn Dwyer

Creative Block 2010

Last week Ngaire and Jill enjoyed sharing the Fiskars love at the Printblocks, Creative Block trade show.

Here's a few pictures of the girls doing make and takes on the Fiskars stand with the new lever punches and templates. Keep and eye on the blog for when and where these will be available.

 
 

Fun and funky ~ Ngaire Bartlam share

WOW.....wouldn't you love to have been in Ngaire's Class recently at Flourish Designs in Brisbane to create this fun and colourful layout! Great use of the FISKARS Threading Water Border Punch........have you seen some of the latest Border Punches around the stores.......?? Look out for them! Thanks for sending this through to me Ngai!

xoxo

Lyn Dwyer

From the FISKARS classroom at the Brisbane Scrapbooking and Papercrafting Convention.

 

Ngaire here! :)

So I have spent the past few days working with the divine Jill Geraghty Groves, teaching and assisting in each others classes at the Fiskars Classroom Number ONE at the Scrapbooking and Papercraft (Brisbane) Convention. I thought you might like to see a few photos I took over the weekend...

the layout class I taught (using the fab new scallop punches )

 

I also taught Ange's classes for her this weekend. This is her sweet girly banner project:

 

and Jill taught a most fabulous three canvas wall  hanging.

The classes were all very successful, with lots of sell outs and very happy attendees:

( this shot is from my Monday  layout class)

creative mess.:) ( the best kind)

Every one LOVED the new scallop punches.

 and having a go with the fingertip knives:

 and I used  the new Stamp Factory  to create my very own "Bartlam" Banner :

 

Jill and I had a wonderful three days.. it is always so great to spend time with like -minded people... And it was very cool to see the BRIGHT orange FISKARS bags, bobbing about on scrapper's shoulders in the huge crowds !

One thing we didnt manage to get was a photo of Jill and I together! We were just TOO busy! :(

***If anyone reading the blog has one.. we would LOVE to see it!!***

Looking forward to another exciting Convention NEXT year!!!

Until next time,

Ngaire

 

Fiskars February Challenge: Around my garden.

Hi and hello!
I took the Feb. challenge to create a layout from the theme "around my garden".. and this is it!
 I used my FAV punch of all time.. the threading water punch, to create the cool border..

 love the look of the 3d border.:)
( I also made the SUN from two fiskars squeeze punches, the medium circle and the xlarge bling bling.) I used foam tape between the layers for extra dimension.

Why not give the challenge a try yourself?

until next time.
Peace,
Ngaire
x

Art journalling with Fiskars..

 

Hey and hello!
 Wanted to pop in and share this art journal page I made yesterday with a HEAP of FISKARS scraps and left overs from other projects.. I keep all my scraps in a lidded bin.. and just delve in every now and then.

As a result of this.. I really cant tell you each and every paper and product I used.. as most of the packaging wasnt there..LOL

 besides lots of bits and pieces from Heidi Grace...( including stickers, chipboard shapes, patterned papers,  and the Cloud 9 foil trimmed alphas)... I also used the fabulous eyelet setters which punched holes in the cardboard like butter! as well as some masking tape and a set of oil pastels.
(The cardboard was from  a new business  shirt insert.:)
 and this is the finished page:

 cute huh?
 I sealed the whole page with a good srpray of cheap hairspray. ( it helps set the oil pastels..)

 Why not give an art journal a try yourself?
 it is fun .. and messy .. and a great way of using all those wee scraps you just couldnt throw out...

 

An artist cannot fail; it is a success to be one.
Charles Horton Cooley

 You can see more art journalling ideas here at my flickr pages..

Until next time!
Peace.
Ngaire
x

Online Ebay auction in aid of the RED CROSS FIRE RELIEF APPEAL...

I have just now set up an auction on line at EBAY..

************HERE*************

so if you have ever wanted a piece of my art for your scrapbook or wall.. NOW is the time to have a bid..

( the bigger the better)

with the entire winning bid being donated to the red cross.

You, in return, get a layout/art piece of your own.. with a photo of your choice created for you by me..

I have also opened this auction up worldwide.. so if you are beyond the shores of Australia you may also bid.

NOTE: ONLY GENUINE bidders please... and the winner will be responsible for postage costs.

I will donate all the product and time to create the layout.

Lets see if we can get $100.00  or maybe a bit more???

Ok again.. click here to bid..

thankyou for all your support.. and your generous bids!

Peace  and bliss,

Ngaire

x

Scrapbook & Papercraft Expo & Convention - Brisbane

Hi everyone,

Well I have some exciting news to share with you all!

...... are proud to announce that we shall be Sponsoring a Classroom at this year's  Scrapbook & Papercraft Expo & Convention being held in Brisbane from JUNE 6-8th.

But wait....there's more......we shall have three of our Aussie Fiskars Craft Ambassadors teaching these fabulous classes for you all......Ngaire Bartlam,Jill Geraghty Groves and Angela O'Neill.

What a line up of talented crafters hey.........each of these ladies teach classes around the Brisbane area as well as other areas of Queensland and having met them all last year in Brisbane I can honestly say what gorgeous ladies they are and that each one of them is a passionate crafter.

Here are a few more details:

What: Australia's annual Scrapbook & Papercraft Convention & Expo, brought to you by the organisers of the Craft & Quilt Fairs, Expertise Events and is held once a year and only in Brisbane.

Where: Brisbane Exhibition Centre
Cnr Glenelg & Merivale Streets, South Bank

When: June 6 to 8 , 2009 ~ June long weekend

Times: 9am to 5pm daily

The ladies shall be showcasing some of the NEW FISKARS product in their projects......so keep an eye out in the coming months as the girls post about what they might be doing at this Show......

They certainly shall have heaps of FISKARS TOOLS to play with and they are in the designing stage of their projects........ooh How darn exciting........and after Trea and Pip get back from CHA ......we'll know more about the "Consumables " the girls will also be show casing!

So mark this one down in your diary.......a Show where many CHA releases get showcased.....and FISKARS shall also be part of that!

xoxo

Lyn Dwyer

A Christmas tree layout by Ngaire

I had the best time with a sheet of KRAFT cardstock and the bits and bobs from the Heidi Grace
"Jolly and Bright Cardstock collection", and the "Christmas is" stamp set by Cloud 9. I also added a decent sprinkling of Kindy Glitz.

I am particularly fond of the bauble stamps... look how cute they are!

I think the dovecote turned out CUTE.

"If there is no joyous way to give a festive gift, give love away."

Unknown

Merry Christmas everyone!

Peace.
Ngaire
x

through the eyes of a child...

Women agonize... over cancer; we take as a personal threat the lump in every friend's breast.  ~Martha Weinman Lear, Heartsounds

My life up until aged 12 was that of any normal kid growing up in a country town.
That was all to change that day my Mum's aggressive breast cancer was diagnosed. It was 1980, and I had two younger siblings... my sister was 10 and my brother was 7 and a half. My dad's face as he explained to me about  Mum's cancer is etched into my memory. I had never seen my Dad cry up until that day.. and it was the first of many many times... as we all lived through Mum's surgery and post operative care.

The ways and means of dealing with breast cancer were far different to those of today. Mums surgery was immediate and brutal. She lost all of her left breast, and all the glands up into her arm as well. There was no reconstruction, no plastic surgery .. and a scar, the likes of which I have not seen otherwise, carves across her chest to this day.

But that is the beauty of this story.. Mum is a survivor.  How?  I have no idea really.

I don't know that she was meant to survive, the cancer was fast growing  and had all the doctors extremely worried. What I do  I know is that, to Mum, there was simply no other choice. She had three kids.. one very young...and  I believe it was her determination that she had to be there for us.. that gave her the healing that she needed.

I share this story, because as you can see... early detection.. even in the most dire of situations, can mean the difference between  life and death.   Mum is in her seventies now.. and has lived to see all four of her grandchildren. I still have the mother I could have lost at twelve. My life would have been  different.  Very very different.

If for NO other reason.. give your kids the life they deserve, be there for them.

Be diligent with your month breast exams.

Go immediately with any changes to your doctor.

Hassle your girlfriends to do the same.

Donate to breast cancer research.

and perhaps one day ... we will grow old knowing our own daughters are free of this disease.

I simply couldnt ask for anything more.

GIVE.

Peace and joy,

Ngaire

When the Japanese mend broken objects, they aggrandize the damage by filling the cracks with gold.  They believe that when something's suffered damage and has a history it becomes more beautiful.  ~Barbara Bloom