We have some beautiful new books arrive in the store this week along with the brand new release of Martha Stewart punches. We also have some EK Success punches and dies just arrive in the store.
We will have more details on the book contents in the newsletter this week.
This year we are working with BasicGrey to bring you a unique Page of the Month Program. By participating in this program you will receive a kit every 2 months which will enable you to create a minimum of 4 double page layouts. You will be using the newest papers from BasicGrey paired with BasicGrey embellishments.
In each kit you will be provided with themes and journaling prompts so that you can scrapbook about whatever you choose. You could also use your BasicGrey Page of the Month to scrapbook about a specific theme. At the end of 2011 you will have a beautifully designed completed album!
So what product is included in your kit? While we don’t know the specific breakdown of each kit in advance, we do know that you will receive approximately 12 sheets of patterned papers plus a variety of products including Chipboard Alphabets, Monogram Alphabets, Diecut Stickers, Rubons, Brads, Buttons and other popular BasicGrey embellishments.
INSTRUCTIONS: For each kit you will receive a printed set of instructions to create a layout designed by one of BasicGrey’s innovative designers. In each kit you will learn one new technique to incorporate into your scrapbooking.
DELIVERY DATES: We expect kits to ship to you in the following months.
Kit 1 and 2 – ship to you early March
Kit 3 and 4 – ship to you early May
Kit 5 and 6 – ship to you early July
Kit 7 and 8 – ship to you early September
Kit 9 and 10 – ship to you early November
Kit 11 and 12 – ship to you early January 2012
Sneak peek – March 2011 (Life of the Party)
Sneak peek – April 2011 (Hello Luscious)
*May and June kits will feature the Sweet Threads and Lauderdale ranges.
ADDITIONAL BLUE BAZAAR INCENTIVES:
We have additional Blue Bazaar incentives for those who choose to join the BasicGrey Page of the Month program for 2011. You can choose one of the below subscription offers to receive your year’s worth of kits:
CANCELLATIONS: If you choose to cancel your subscription at any time you will not be eligible for the Blue Bazaar incentives. In addition any offered discounts will be revoked and any payments made in advance will be refunded to you in the form of a store voucher. If you initially chose option 3 above and cancel your subscription, your store voucher will be reduced by the cost of the standard postage provided free for each kit already sent.
REFER A FRIEND: This program is a great way to introduce new scrapbookers and those who like to focus on creating yearly albums. If you know of someone you think would like to join the program, we will provide you with a 15% voucher to the BB store as a thank you upon their sign up! Simply pass the details of this program on to your friend and have them enter your name in the comments field of their subscription order on checkout.
PURCHASING A SUBSCRIPTION: Click HERE to make your purchase through the store. A separate item is available for each of the 3 options offered above. You will be charged at the time your subscription is submitted. For subscribers who choose option 2, additional postage will be charged as the website will only apply one postage charge. IMPORTANT – If you choose to purchase option 3, please select the Combined Orders postage option on checkout to ensure you are not charged postage.
Please note the BasicGrey Page of the Month Program cannot be used in conjunction with any other sales, discounts or offers. We are also happy to ship any ordinary store orders with your kits each time. Please contact us if you have any questions at all!
Welcome to this weeks Art Journal challenge which is about creating your life map using a map of Australia….or whatever country you live in.
1. start out finding a suitable map for your project. I used google and searched for ‘vintage map australia’. I then clicked on the IMAGES option on the left hand side of the screen so that only image results would show. I then found a map which was located on a website called Mapsorama
I found the below map which you can download and print out in either colour or black and white. Click on the map below to be taken to the website. Make sure you click again on the map on the Mapsorama website to see the LARGE view. You can also see some other maps there that you may find more suitable for your project
2. I printed my map out in colour and adhered it to my page with gel medium. I used a brayer to roll over the page to smooth out any air bubbles and wrinkles.
3. I then used the a black sharpie pen to draw circles around key places where I lived and the years I spent there with a note about the important events of my life in that city, such as uni, first job and where I currently live.
I then used the 7gypsies green Coloeur Wash to colour the rest of the map and around my notes. I spritzed some water on my page to water the wash down even more. I also used a very wet brush to spread the colour around the page. The reason I used alot of water was so I could create a very translucent colouring and still have the map show through.
I used a little Viridian Green in the left hand side where you can see a variation in the green colouring. Use your paints as you prefer to create some colour variation.
4. I painted Indian yellow on each letter to stamp the letters L, I and E in the word LIFE
Dab bits of other colours on to your stamps to add colour variety.
5. Stamp out the letters alternating colours and using your paint brush to add more colour. As you can see below the Indian Yellow went on fairly translucent.
6. So this was one of those change your mind, ‘make it work’ moments. I decided I didn’t like the transparency of the yellow so stamped over each letter using the red paint. You can still see the yellow show through also.
I used only the red paint to stamp the word MAP.
7. I then cut out a word strip from some of the 7gypsies papers in the kit – the same paper used in last weeks Art Journal page. I used gel medium to adhere the strip.
8. I then cut out another strip of 7gypsies paper (the harlequin design) and adhered it below the Most Memorable text.
I then used my charcoal stick to draw a border around the page.
9. I then used a thin wet paint brush to run over the charcoal to smooth out the pigment and create a painted looking border. I also used a white Ranger Ink essentials pen to draw the dashes around the border.
Below is the completed page.
I hope the above page provides some inspiration to create your own life map or even if you are not following the Art Journal challenge you may want to consider a similiar page theme for your scrapbook.
Thank you to Julie Fei-Fan Balzer for including Blue Bazaar on her blog in her weekly Art Journal Every Day post this week. Julie asked a few people what their top 5 must have supplies were along with a picture and sample art journal page.
Below is a picture of my top 5 products. You can read about my choices on Julie’s blog post HERE
- Art Journal is a weekly BB Blog feature posted each Friday.
The brand new 7gypsies Lille range is now in store. 7gypsies have other releases coming over the next few months also which we will be stocking at BB.
One of the best parts about BB is getting an insight into what products other people purchase.
This week I was inspired by a collection of products chosen by Michelle Hansen. Michelle chose 7gypsies kraft envelopes, German Scrap Butterflies and Art-C Wire & Cord spools. I notice wooden spools are featuring in a few CHA releases this year so this product will provide you with both the trims and the wooden spools for other uses once they are empty.
You can find the items pictured above by clicking the following links to the store:
Kraft envelopes: HERE (currently on sale, 15% off)
German Scrap: HERE
ART-C Spools: HERE
Thank you Michelle for your inspiration! As a thank you, a $5.00 voucher has been placed against your store account.
- Customer Picks is a regular weekly BB Blog feature.
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