Blackout Croppers!

Blackout croppers in good spirits

Last week you may remember we advised that the power may go off during our scheduled crop. Despite our best efforts to have the maintenance rescheduled the power did in fact go off. But as you can see our dedicated croppers pulled out the torches, lit up the lanterns and had a great time regardless!

Crafting, chatting and a few laughs too

Pizza works!

Scrapbooking by camplight?

Blackout croppers, hope you had fun!
~Kathleen

New Shrink Plastic Buttons & Embellishments workshop

Some examples of projects you can use Shrink Plastic buttons and embellishments for.

New workshop this week at NZ Scrapbook: Shrink Plastic Buttons & Embellishments.

At this workshop you will learn how to make these seemingly intricate yet so simple to make buttons and card/layout embellishments. You will be using coloured shrink plastic, transparent shrink plastic, stamping inks and designs. Suitable for all levels of crafter.

Black heat embossed buttons as an embellishment on a Scrapbook Layout

Shrink Plastic Buttons & Embellishments
Thursday 21st May - two time slots available: 10.30am and 7pm
Class fee: $30 including materials
Duration: 2hours
Phone 09 912 0665 to book your place

Shrink Plastic buttons made into a decorative bracelet

Two NEW Cricut Cartridges

New Release Cricut Cartridges - Now in stock!

Cricut Lyrical Letters Cartridge
Find the perfect font for any occasion! With six creative features such as Connected, Loop Dee Loo, and Jumbo, you?ll be amazed at how many different ways this font cartridge will meet your project needs.

The above graphs are just two of the font choices from the Lyrical Letters Cartridge

Cricut Calligraphy Collection

Add elegance and sophistication to any project! You?ll love the different creative features on this cartridge, including Gratitude, Celebrate, and Matrimony, all designed with beauty and grace in mind. This full alphabet not only includes common symbols and phrases but also contains icons and bonus letters. The cartridge includes: Gratitude, Celebrate, Matrimony, Inspiration, Shadow, and Inspiration/Blackout creative features.

Both cartridges are in store now. Don't forget our new Cricut Tuition sessions. Phone 09 912 0665 to book your one-on-one lesson.

Design Team Bind-it-all Projects - Sarah G

I was delighted to borrow Wendy's "bind-it-all" machine to create some mini albums this month (thanks soooooo much Wendy). If you've not tried this awesome little machine you must. It is so easy to use and the projects that you can create are limited only by your imagination. I made two mini books then I began to experiment with using the bind-it-all to jazz up my 12x12 layouts. I loved making faux note paper using the binder to punch holes in ordinary cardstock or patterned paper then tearing through each hole. I also punched all the way round the edges of a 12x12 piece of cardstock and threaded wool through the holes to make a cool frame around my LO. All 4 of my projects are in the shop. Now I have to save up for a bind-it-all of my own!

Cricut Tuition now available

Hi Cricut owners!

Do you want to learn more about how to use your machine? Do you look at the buttons and wonder what their function really means? Here at NZ Scrapbook we are now offering one-on-one Cricut Tuition.

Cricut Tuition is offered in One hour sessions which is personally adjusted to suit your experience. You are welcome to bring along any specific Cricut projects you would like assistance with and any questions you may have.

Cricut Tuition is $48 per session. Phone 09 912 0665 for session times.


The Cricut (Cricut Expressions, Cricut Create or the Personal Cricut) allows you to cut letters, shapes and images in sizes from 1/4" - 24", light weight papers, speciality papers to heavy cardstocks and chipboard. With the additional Creative Features modes and Design Studio, characters can be modified in many exciting ways!
Call in store for a demonstration.

Crop in the dark

Hi friendly crop goers for Thursday 14th May,

Please be advised Genesis are performing line maintenance during our crop time of 6pm- 10pm. Unfortunately we only received information about this today so should the power go off we will find ourselves in the dark.

At this time Genesis have been unable to confirm the power outage. The power may not go off if conditions do not allow for maintenance. We are planning pizzas and candlelight in the event power goes off. Also a free crop voucher will be issued on the night.

Our apologies for the inconvenience. You may phone for updates on 09 912 0665. I will post more info on this Blog as it comes to hand.

Kind regards
Kathleen, Linda and the Team at NZ Scrapbook

PS: Bring a torch!

UPDATE: As an additional measure we have booked a second Crop Night for this week for Friday 15th May from 6pm. This means if the power doesn't go off we have TWO fun crop nights this week! Hope you can make it :)

Product Preview: It's a Kaisercraft Party REPORT!

Party goers! (click for a larger image)

Hi everyone!
Friday night we had a wonderful evening at Product Preview: It's a Kaisercraft Party. With balloons, hats, lollies and lots and lots of prizes it was a blast.

Here are the photo highlights:

Fantastic new products under wraps ready for the reveal

Kits and samples ready to go!

Kicking off the evening by showing the new products
Lots and lots of gorgeous product including four new ranges of paper, brand new rub-ons and delightful off the page items including recipe stands, boxes and folders


Our main project for the evening was this super cute cupcake album from the cover of the recent Kaisercraft Workshop Magazine

We set about cutting, painting, glueing and designing our cupcake pages

Some intent creating

and the odd battle scar (who is this mystery finger??)

We love to give away prizes!

Congrats to:
Anne Aspinall - Chipboard numbers
Sarah - Gluestick
Sally Penman - Rhinestones
Sharrell - Fozz Felt
Sharon Reed - Flowers
Natasha Williams - Wood Flowers
Bev VanVugt - Flowers
Kerry Guerin - Stamppad
Lindsay - Rhinestones
Adrienne B - Flowers
Adrienne L - Rhinestones
Josefin - Wood flowers
Audrey Cadness - Rhinestones
Caroline - Epoxy Brads
Katrina - Epoxy Brads
Kim Parker - Blue flowers
Paula Saunders - Rhinestones
Alison Fields - Fozz Felt
KerrySue - Wood flowers
Jayde Lowe - Rhinestone word
Maureen West - Wooden Butterflies
Lara Crosby - Epoxy Brads
Jo Staton - Storage Box
Kylie Frost-Macky - Acrylic Stamp set.

Enjoy your Kaisercraft prizes ladies!!

We spent some more time creating

Everyone received a Take Home project of this clever party favor box

Before heading downstairs for cupcakes, conversation and shopping.

For those who joined us we hope you had a great time - we loved having you along! If you missed this special evening keep an eye here on our Blog or sign up for our email newsletter for info on our next Product Preview event.

Have a fantastic week!

~ Kathleen