New Evening Classes with Yvette kick off this month

We are so excited to announce that Yvette will start teaching evening classes at A Place to Create this month and we are kicking it off with this gorgeous page.

You are welcome to bring your journal along and create your page in it.

Ages 13+

Book now as minimum numbers are required to proceed with evening classes - Tuesday 15th September, 6.30pm ~ $35.00.

Hope you can join us,

Karenina and

All the team at A Place to Create

 

OUR NEXT CRAFT DE-STASH IS COMING UP QUICKLY

Are you ready???

Have you booked your table???

Have you marked the calendar and set a reminder in your phone???

De-stash is the perfect time to upgrade your craft items for  new ones.

SUNDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER 2020 

and

MONDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER 2020 

For registration forms and details of how it works, please email

info@aplacetocreate.com.au

Please note that due to current restrictions, we will be limiting the number of people at any time and will also be looking at booking time slots to control numbers.

To stay up to date with information and bookings to attend, 

join our facebook event by clicking here 

sign up for our emails by clicking here

 or keep an eye on facebook and instagram.

We look forward to seeing you there,

Karenina and the team at A Place to Create

 

ROAD TRIP TO TOOWOOMBA

Next Sunday, Karenina and Sharon will be taking A Place to Create on a road trip to Toowoomba so that the local crafters can experience shopping without having to drive for hours to access a great range of products.

We went one Sunday last year and it was so well received, we are doing it again.

4 fabulous stores have teamed up to bring crafting alive in Toowoomba again with a day of fabulous shopping opportunities at the Show grounds.

If you know anyone local to Toowoomba or happy to pop into Toowoomba for a shopping spree, please spread the word.

Thanks in advance.

WE HAVE A NEW RETREAT VENUE FOR NOVEMBER 2020

We are so excited to announce we have found a

NEW RETREAT VENUE

- a fabulous waterside one with twin share bedrooms complete with

private ensuites, heating, air conditioning, ceiling fans, mini fridge and linen provided

on the beautiful Maroochy River....... better still, we have secured a date this year.

Friday 27th November to Sunday 29th November.

So the big question is who wants to come????

The cost is $350.00 / person and if you really want to sleep alone, you can pay an extra $45.00 and have the room all to yourself.

Is this not the best news you've had this week????

This year????

Let's not wait for 2021 to start making new memories.

Let's show 2020 how crafters make the most of every opportunity!!!

Please call or email the store tomorrow to register your interest.

3851 2200 or info@aplacetocreate.com.au

We hope you can all join us!!!
We are so excited to host a getaway this year to wrap up a very surreal and 

Can you believe half the year is gone already?

It's all been a bit surreal but we have all done really well to keep ourselves and each other safe in Australia and hope we can continue to be mindful and safe as we resume activities.

Tomorrow sees us reopen our classroom and we are beyond excited.

The calendar is packed for July and we also have visiting businesses like Stella and Dash visiting with their first in store ear ring making class on Monday 27th July also.  All bookings are direct through Stella and Dash so it's not on the calendar but we would love to see you enjoy yourself at this class also.

We popped Suzie in for two days - a Saturday and Sunday to help get over how long it's been since we did mixed media with her.  Beginners are welcome to attend her classes as the class is slow paced with demonstrations and then creative times staggered.

Remember our Wednesday scrap and chats are FREE 10am - 3pm however we must have bookings for these as we manage numbers and undertake the necessary arrangements for cleaning and spacing.

We would presume it goes without saying now that if you are displaying any cold or flu like symptoms, high temperatures or sore throat, that you stay home and seek medical advice before returning to social activities.

Please do not attempt to attend classes if you are unwell as we will have to ask you to leave for the comfort and safety of everyone.  Many thanks in advance for your co-operation as we work through this unprecedented event and reopening of the classroom.

Hope to see you in store soon!

IN STORE CROPS RESUME

Sadly this week we were informed that Frederick Marsden Youth Centre at Kallangur where we hold our retreats has not survived the financial fall out of COVID restrictions and has permanently closed it doors at this stage.

Given we have such a large space available for our classroom, we have decided to run an in store crop on the same weekend to allow people who have made plans to join us to still do so for at least a couple of days.

Everyone registered for our May and August retreats has now been contacted and offered priority placing at our in store retreat.

We will set another date for further in store retreats so if you have missed out please leave your name with us for the next available dates.

IN STORE CROP ~ SATURDAY 27TH JUNE ~ 9AM - 9PM

Cost: $45.00 per person

You will be provided with a full trestle table each to ensure safe distancing and extra cleaning measures are in place before and after the event.

All day tea and coffee, morning tea, afternoon tea, lunch and dinner are included along with a welcome gift and lucky door ticket for a great prize pack.

IN STORE CROP ~ SATURDAY 8TH AUGUST ~ 12 NOON - 9PM

You will be provided with a full trestle table each to ensure safe distancing and extra cleaning measures are in place before and after the event.

Cost: $30.00 per person
Tea and coffee, afternoon tea, dinner and dessert are included.

NOW OPEN MONDAYS AND AT LEAST TWO SUNDAYS A MONTH

NEW TRADING HOURS

Hi everyone, 

As things start to resume some sense of normality in our lives, we have planned our July class schedule and it is already jam packed. 

Adding in two extra Sunday trading days in July has allowed us to bring you even more exciting classes too.

The Doozey Chicks are returning on Tuesday 30th June, we let them sneak in a day early since they're so keen to get back!

Free Scrap and Chat sessions return on Wednesdays and Thursdays for now

and Sharon returns to card making classes Friday mornings and one Saturday class.

Mel will be back on the first and third Saturday of each month with all her fabulous scrapbook class options

and

Suzie will be exciting us with not one but two mixed media classes in July to kick off the excitement.

And as if that's not enough, the fabulous and fun Yvette will be rejoining us for a fun packed Sunday with a card making class in the morning and a layout class in the afternoon. We are yet to confirm if this layout class can again be done as cards during the class but we will be sure to let you know once Yvette lets us know.

CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO MAKE IT LARGER

We are still exercising social distancing measures and we have the classroom set up to ensure you have your own table at this stage and it is adequately spaced from the surrounding tables. Along with all our other routine cleaning procedures in place now, 

the room will be cleaned before and after class and sanitiser is still being provided upon entry to the shop to help keep all items safe inside.

Please help us keep everyone safe by helping to follow the guidelines.

SHOP IN STORE THIS SATURDAY TO HELP MS SUFFERERS ACROSS QUEENSLAND

Shop in store at A Place to Create this Saturday to help raise funds for MS research and support in Queensland.

20% off all sales will be donated to MS Queensland.

Tell your friends and family and reward yourself while helping others!

UPDATE ON CLASSES, CROPS AND RETREATS RESUMING

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has supported this wonderful shop over the past few months and now slowly we can start looking forward to getting back to some kind of normality. 

We are happy to announce that as from 1st July,

we will be resuming additional activities at APTC.

Careful consideration was made in conjunction with the

current guidelines on how we, as a business,

can practically ensure everyone can feel confident that they

will be in a safe environment.

Obviously we will all take responsibility to continue the social distancing rules, hygiene will be of paramount importance and if you are feeling unwell the advice is to stay at home. 

Together Queenslanders have slowed the spread of COVID-19

by staying at home. 

As a result, the Queensland Government will continue to ease restrictions on movement within Queensland.

As you may be aware as from the 12th June, Stage 2 commences which means the restrictions will be lifted to include a gathering of up to 20 people - this number will include any staff on the premises.

Stage 3 starts on the 10th July where there can be gatherings of up to 100 people - subject to review.

All the teachers have been consulted and are happy to resume classes in store from this date. We will provide dates of classes etc in the July calendar which will be posted on Facebook and the Blog in the next couple of weeks.

With regard to the August retreat,

we will be visiting the premises next week to ascertain

the numbers that can be safely accommodated and in particular

assessing the overnight accommodation options.

We will communicate the way forward regarding this in the next few weeks.

With this in mind and to ensure we are adhering to the guidelines,

please may we we ask that for any classes you would like to attend

 that you please book in advance and at that point we would take payment to secure your place. 

Should numbers exceed the recommended guidelines,

you will be advised and ongoing discussions with the teachers

concerned will enable us to make decisions about holding extra classes

when and if possible. 

For all those who have already booked and paid for Melissa Struhs' classes,

we will be contacting you all over the next few weeks to confirm attendance.

Free Crops will resume on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9am to 3pm and we will have dates for the Saturday crops included in the July calendar. 

Thank you for your patience with regard to us making this decision and before you know it, you will be catching up and crafting together.........

Warmest wishes to you all and keep an eye out for weekly updates.

Regards,

Karenina

CHECK OUT SOME OF OUR FUN NEW LAYOUT KITS

The gorgeous Yvette Fanciulli has designed some fresh and fun new layout kits for us.

Each one includes a little bit of mixed media so if you're not a fan or just haven't tried it before, these are a great introduction to trying a little bit of mixed media on your pages.

They come with instructions and full colour photos so you can create them how they were designed or design your own page with the elements in the kit.  You can always add some bits out of your own stash too.

This is a double page layout kit featuring the beautiful Winter Rose collection from Uniquely Creative.  All the beautiful frames are cut for you from Uniquely Creative's new Rose Gold cardstock and using new frame dies from Uniquely Creative.

You have to love layout kits that allow you the option to pop lots of pics on the page to tell the whole story.  This layout does just that and it is embellished with beautiful hand coloured floral elements from a Uniquely Creative cut and colour cut apart sheet.  The kit also includes a full pack of the large matt board words from Celebr8 and these are coloured to add lots of fabulous punch to the page.

How fun is this page and there are so many things you can do with these versatile little elements.  We have included a second sheet of paper and additional titles so you can easily turn this into a double page layout if you wish.

The simplicity and vibrancy of this page make any photo pop  when you frame it with the panels provided.  Add the Celebr8 matt board flourishes, title  and butterflies and you will have a beautiful fun layout perfect for any photo.  Change your inking colour to suit your photo or your favourite colour.

We see layouts like this all the time but going to the effort of actually cutting all the circles often puts us off actually doing it.  Well it's done for you in this kit and all the thinking about what patterns and what colours to put where is also done for you.  That doesn't mean to say you can't change it up however you like but it's a great start to get you motivated.  Again, it features some Celebr8 matt board which gives such a fabulous circle frame with flourished floral effects, it's just  so much fun!!!

This was meant to be a class Yvette would share with you all last month however given the virus, we had to kit it so you get even more options.  All the die cutting is done for you.  We have included one page of watercolour with texture paste already on it if you want to use that or don't have paste or there is a blank page of watercolour card you can create your own stencilling on.

Your kit also includes a mini mark making stamp or a voucher so you can pick your own from the shelves in store.

Look how much is in your kit!!!!

I just love a splash of hot pink every now and again and when it's paired with all these beautiful shades of pink and those gorgeous monstera leaves, it's just a winning combination.

You even get some extra bits to create a matching card if you like or again you could use these bits to make a matching page if you'd prefer.

We hope you like these kits as much as we do and look forward to seeing your creations.

We will have these on our kit page very soon!!!

Remember we are open today Saturday 23rd May and tomorrow Sunday 24th May 10am - 2pm.

Come on in and say hello.

LOTS OF NEW UNIQUELY CREATIVE TO KEEP YOU INSPIRED

Uniquely Creative have some fabulous releases lately including two mini stamp and colour kits
and we have loads in store for you.

TRUE NORTH is a beautifully sophisticated range perfect for all age groups especially males.

It fits that teenage style perfectly but is so open ended.  Whether it's cards or layouts, you will find some awesome inspiration on the Uniquely Creative Blog.

The PURRFECT collection is obviously focused on all things feline and 

is perfect for all your cat loving friends.

 And if that still doesn't give you something perfect for your family or friends, then it's time to call in the big guns and go with YOU'RE WEIRD!!!!  It says it all!!!!

This month's collection features platypus or Ornithorhynchus if you want to sound intelligent

and in many of the samples it features a 3 window frame die which we have in stock also.

You can buy the stamps and dies separately or grab the mini kit and add on the dies - it's great value this way and you get loads of extra bits.

Hope you find something you like, Karenina and the team.
xo

STAMPING FUN WITH ECOLINE BRUSH PENS

We have been really inspired by a post from the 

Darkroom Door Inspiration facebook page 

this week.  

You can click on the link to pop over and have a look sometime.  

They run fantastic challenges each month and have lots of inspiration from group members.

The project that excited us this week was created by Godelieve Tijskens from

 Stampingmathilda 

who not only creates amazing work but has also designed stamp collections for Darkroom Door during 2019.  Here are some of her designs for Darkroom Door and some examples created by herself, Rachel and the entire Darkroom Door design team.

Here it is below:

The project that we thought was worth sharing with you all.

Godelieve has taken an assortment of Darkroom Door stamps and teamed them with Ecoline Brush Markers and created these colourful whimsy cards which we just love!!!!

 How fabulous are these colours????

These markers come in an array of vibrant colours and are perfect for brush lettering also.

If ink is more your style, they also make a set of ink pots which have an intense pigment colour.

A great idea whenever you get a new set of pens is to create your own colour swatch so you can see what colours your pens break down to within each colour.

A blender pen is also available and comes with some of the sets.  Look at the amazing effects you can create when blending.

Hope you get our our colour markers and have a play or if you need some new ones, let us know and we will see what we can help you with.  Just call the girls at the shop for help, 3851 2200.

Stay safe, stay healthy.
Karenina and the A Place to Create team.