PAPER CRAFT TRAIL HITS BRISBANE NORTH SIDE AGAIN

What is a Paper Craft Trail?

A Paper Craft Trail is a unique initiative by 3 north side paper craft store owners to share their businesses and hobbies with you twice a year.

The stores work together with their suppliers, teachers and staff to provide free demonstrations, make and takes and samples to inspire and educate others.

It is your chance to see how products work, meet the teachers, have a look around and have a go at some of the free make and takes.

Who can go to a Paper Craft Trail?

Anyone can come, it is completely free (until of course you find something you must have) and it is always more fun with friends.  You can make a day of it and visit all 3 stores or choose to visit just 1 or 2, it's completely up to you.   Sometimes you might find yourself engulfed in inspiration and delight at just one store for hours, that's okay too.

What goes on behind the doors of a scrapbook store?

This is a chance to find out....it's kind of like an open house where all the fun that goes on behind closed doors and in class rooms comes into the middle of the shop and happens where you can see it and touch it.

There are also some great prizes offered by the stores throughout the day and at the conclusion of the event so as they say "you have to be in it to win it"!

Hopefully we will see you there.   

Happy TrailingGayle

and the
A Place to Create Team

$5 MAKE AND TAKE

Basic mixed media background with texture paste, stencils and ink.

This week's $5 make and take allows you to explore the basic techniques of applying texture paste through stencils before applying a range of colours to create a fun birthday card.

We will also look at and talk about the difference when applying coloured pastes through your stencils and the different look this gives rather than applying the ink afterwards.

If you've wondered how to use stencils, texture paste or just apply ink with blending tools, this is a great little project to have a go at.

Wednesday ~ 10.00am - 10.30am

Thursday ~  1.00pm - 1.30pm

Friday ~ 10.00am - 10.30am

Please help us by booking in advance where possible.  

Ph: 3851 2200

Happy Creating Gayle

and the
A Place to Create Team

$5 SWING CARDS

This upcoming week we will be having $5 make and takes on 

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday at 2pm each day.

Here is a sample of one of the many options available to make.


You can even make a Valentines option with lovey dovey words if you have someone to love!

If you would like to join us, phone the shop on 3851 2200 to book a spot or check if there is a spare place when you pop if, like me, planning ahead is a bit of a funny joke.

Hope to see you there,
Sharon. xo

Have a wonderful weekend and try to stay cool.

ONLY ONE MORE SLEEP

... until you get to add to your collection of "Essential" craft products.  Think of the fun you can have this wet weekend with new skills, new ideas and new goodies. Visit A Place to Create for great demos and make and takes as well as fantastic specials.  A reminder that this is the last week of our massive die and emboss folder clearance sale with dies at less than half price.  Sale ends 31st May 2017.

Happy Creating
 Gayle and the A Place to Create Team

Mother's Day is nearly here!

 

So celebrate with us

 as we are holding a special

 

 "Mother's Day Make & Take"

 

Come in and try some of our new dies and

make a couple of cards to take home with you. 

 

Saturday 10th May

10:00 am - 1:00pm

 

Everyone is welcome!

 

Happy Creating Gayle and the A Place to Create Team

50% OFF SALE...50% OFF SALE...50% OFF SALE...50% OFF SALE...50% OFF SALE

MASSIVE CLEAR OUT ON LEVEL TWO..

FOR THIS WEEK ONLY TAKE A FURTHER 

50% OFF 

EVERYTHING ON LEVEL TWO. 

SALE ends this Saturday 29nd March 2014 at 4pm... you will be crazy to miss this sale. 

(you get to take 50% off already 

discounted and clearance items, most stock is less than cost price) 

Hurry don't miss out...Gayle

NEW STOCK

These new Bo Bunny Collections are now in store-

Happy Tails- a cat/dog/ pet range with papers and embellishments.

Pop Quiz, Primrose, Baby Bump, Modern Miss in collection and ephemera packs.

(Our Lil Monster range will be coming soon)

These new Graphic 45 collections are being shipped tomorrow…

Graphic 45 - Good Ol’ Sport

Graphic 45 - Botanical Tea

CLASSES AND CROPS FOR MARCH 2014

Saturday 8^th March- Crop (sorry fully booked)

Friday Night 14^th March – 6-9 pm Ships Ahoy

Create 3 stunning male orientated cards with Terry using our new embossing folders, core’dinations card stock, stickers and more… Cost $25.  Bring a Basic tool kit plus a sanding block.

Saturday 15^th March – 12-3pm Banner and Blues Framed Layout.

Cost $30 for class and kit plus you will receive a $10 discount off a shadow box frame if you wish to frame your layout. Bring a basic tool kit.

Saturday 22^nd March – Crop (sorry fully booked)

Friday Night 28^th March – 6-9pm Miss Nelly Cards

Create 6 stunning floral cards in soft tones with Terry using papers and embellishments.

Cost $25. Bring a basic tool kit.

 

Saturday 29^th March - 3-7pm ‘All Travelled Out’ with Sharon

Create 6 Double Page Travel Layouts with flare and style.  Let Sharon help you create some amazing pages that your travel photo’s will just look stunning on. Cost all inclusive $90.00 – just bring your basic tool kit, trimmer and adhesives…  (see samples are in store)

Basic tool kit includes all the tools you use eg: scissors, ruler, pencil, eraser, trimmer ect, plus adhesives.

Places in classes are limited- please ring the store on 3851 2200 to pre pay your place to secure your booking.

What you can do with 'Washi Tape'

Check out all our great samples using 'washi tape'....

All these different washi tapes can be purchased in store at A Place to Create. 

More samples can be viewed in store.

Classes and Crops for February 2014

Class and Crops for February 2014

Saturday Feb 1^st – Card Class- Pretty in Pink 1 -3.30pm

Saturday Feb 8^th – Crop 2pm - midnight – places available.

Saturday Feb 22^nd – Crop 2pm – midnight – places available

Saturday March 1^st – Card Class – Black and White 12.30 – 3.30

Please contact the store on 07 38512200 to pre pay to secure your booking...

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR TRADING HOURS

PLEASE NOTE: 

We have changed our trading hours for the first few weeks of January 2014... so if you are visiting us during this time please check the hours below.

January 2014

Tuesday 21st 9.30-1pm
Wednesday 22nd 9.30-1pm
Thursday 23rd 9.30-1pm
Friday 24th 9.30-1pm
Saturday 25th 9.30-2pm

Normal Hours Resume:
Tuesday - Friday 9.30-5pm
Saturday 9.30-4pm
Sunday and Monday Closed   

NEW CLASSES

Saturday November 30th from 1 -3.30pm.

Embossed cards with gold and silver stickers. 

Learn how to incorporate gold and silver stickers with embossing to create 3 pretty cards. 

Cost $25.00

Friday night 13th December from 6-9pm. 

Birds and Branches. Create 3 cards in this class that can be used for male or female. 

Cost $25.00

OCTOBER CHALLENGE WINNERS

First Prize goes to Evon- congratulations, there is a $20 gift voucher waiting for you to collect.... Then there were three entries left and I could not choose a second place so you all get a prize of a $10 gift voucher - Congratulations!
As we have all our Halloween Challenge entries up this month - we do not have the room to display these entries so please collect your prizes and pages when you are next in. The November Challenge is ready to collect in store now- please note this is the last challenge for 2013... you have to be in it to win it!!

 

 First Prize: Evon

 

Rhonda

Tina S

Judith M

HALLOWEEN CHALLENGE WINNERS

Douglas's parents- Brenda and Gary Green joined us for our Halloween crop on Saturday night... The Green family donated 3 x $50 gift cards to the entries they liked most. Unfortunately their decision was very difficult and they could not decide on just 3 entries for the winners... so A Place to Create also donated 3 prize packs to the other 3 pages they also liked. Thank you to everyone for your entries, they were all amazing and you certainly made Brenda and Gary's job very difficult. The Greens were very impressed at the amount of entries received and they would also like to thank each of you for your efforts in Honouring Dougie's memory.  (Please note: The judging of the entries was solely made by Brenda and Gary, no assistance or guidance was given) Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to everyone for your entries.

Cecelea - Prize Pack from A Place to Create

 Tina - Prize Pack from A Place to Create

Zalika- Prize Pack from A Place to Create

Sonia W- $50 gift voucher from the Green Family

 

Sandra W - $50 gift voucher from the Green Family

Emma- $50 gift voucher from the Green Family

HALLOWEEN CHALLENGE IN HONOUR OF DOUGLAS GREEN

Brenda and Gary Green, Douglas’s parents have asked if we would help to organise a Halloween challenge in honour of their son Douglas…. Halloween was one of Douglas’s favourite times of the year so we have decided to put out this challenge in honour of our dear friend Douglas.  The prize for the winner from Dougies scrapping community will be donated by the Green family.

This challenge is open to all customers, staff, friends and family of A Place to Create and the Green family.

Details of the challenge-

Create a scrapbooking page (one page) in the theme of Halloween.  Use products you have on hand or purchase what you need to create your page.  You have to include the word ‘BOO’ on your page and the layout must include photos in Halloween theme.

Your name and phone number must be on the back of your entry.

All entries must be submitted to A Place to Create by 4pm Saturday the 26^th of October.  Brenda and Gary Green will be at our Halloween Crop on the 26^th and they will decide the winner.

Please note: By entering you agree to allow your page to be on display at A Place to Create until the end of November 2013, and agree that your page may appear on A Place to Creates blog and facebook page.

THANK YOU

A BIG THANK YOU to everyone involved in my birthday conspiracy at last nights crop.... I would like to thank all those involved for my birthday voucher, my cake, balloons, wine, peanuts (lol), cards and birthday wishes... the singing was memorable (a bit like ground hog day really, but hilarious) Thank you to Jenni, Emma and Sylvia and who ever else was responsible for organising such a lovely birthday surprise. I'm a bit overwhelmed really, but thank you... Gayle xxx

DO CRAFTS

THE NEW DO CRAFTS CREATIVITY CE41 MAGAZINE AND STOCK WILL BE IN STORE TOMORROW/THURSDAY 3rd OCTOBER 2013.

CLEARANCE BINS

Check out all the discounted stock in my clearance bins.... I have stock starting at just 50 cents and will be adding more daily until I have finished cleaning up. 

CLASSES AND CROPS

CLASSES:

Advanced Christmas Class

27th September  6-9pm

(Fully Booked)

Mosiac Cards
5th October 1-4pm
Saturday Afternoon
Create 3 cards with a mosaic feel using
gold and silver stickers, flowers vellum and more.
$25.00

 

Lady Bugs and Butterfly's
18th October 6-9pm

Gold and Silver sticker class

$25.00

 

Away with the Fairy's
1st November 6-9pm
Use gold and silver stickers to create
really pretty fairy and flower cards.
$25.00


CROPS:

CROPS:  Saturday 2pm- midnight

21st September 

12th October 

26th October  Halloween Crop

9th November 

23rd November 

NEW TRADING HOURS

As we venture into another new year we are going to make a small change to our opening hours.  As from the 1^st September our opening hours will be as follows-

Monday- Closed

Tuesday – Friday 9.30-5pm

Saturday 9.30am -4pm

Sunday – Closed

(note: Mondays now closed and opening time Saturday now 9.30am instead of 9am)