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    Countdown to Christmas!

    We've been counting down to Christmas on the Darkroom Door blog! Each day we've been sharing Christmas projects to hopefully inspire you and get us all into the Christmas spirit!

    Here's a couple of projects I've created:

    ChristmasShoot

    Full details here.

    LargeTreatBag

    Full details here.

    Wordstrip_Tree

    Full details here.

    Yuletide_Day5

    Full details here.

    Here's my segment from the Scrap It TV Christmas Special:


    I hope you're all enjoying the festive season!!

    December 23, 2009 at 06:44 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

    100 things to do for free!

    School summer holidays have begun here! Since Zoë has finished pre-school it will be the first time that she will be on holidays over the summer with Ethan, so with two siblings now at home for 6 weeks we're going to need lots of things to do to keep us all entertained!  We don't want to break the bank, so we came up with a list of 100 things you can do over the summer holidays for free! The guidelines for the list were: you can use whatever you already own, or petrol that's already in the car, and things you have easy access to. But you cannot spend any money.

    It was pretty challenging to come up with 100 different things, but it was great to do!

    Here's our list:

    1. Bake cookies
    2. Play Uno

    Uno

    3. Write letters to friends, family & pen pals (ok, so the stamps cost money, but we've already bought those!)
    4. Look through photo & scrapbook albums

    5. Read a book
    or two or three
    6. Go to the beach

    7. Watch a movie
    from our DVD collection
    8. Go for a bike ride

    9. Make greeting cards
    from the craft stash
    10. Sing a song
    or two or three
    11. Do some gardening

    12. Build something with Lego

    13. Write a creative story

    14. Play hopscotch

    15. Fly a kite

    16. Make potato head creatures

    17. Find different species of wildlife in the backyard

    18. Make something on the sewing machine
    with the fabric stash
    19. Create a scrapbook layout

    20. Play the piano 

    Piano
    (this is my Dad with my daughter Zoë. My Dad taught me how to play the piano years ago and I'm now teaching my kids)

    21. Draw a picture
    22. Colour in

    23. Play with pets

    24. Skip rope

    25. Clean up the house

    26. Read old magazines

    27. Visit a free museum or gallery

    28. Plant a tree

    29. Take photos

    30. Catch up with friends

    31. Listen to music

    32. Press flowers found in the backyard

    33. Jump on the trampoline

    34. Dance

    35. Edit digital photos

    36. Play the playstation

    37. Bake a cake

    38. Play Scrabble

    39. Complete a jigsaw

    40. Go for a bushwalk

    Bushwalk

    41. Have a BBQ
    42. Paint your fingernails & toenails

    43. Learn some phrases in a different language

    44. Climb a tree

    45. Write in a journal

    46. Make a cubby house out of sheets and blankets

    47. Have a slide night

    48. Watch home-made movies

    49. Have a pillow fight

    50. Play dress ups

    51. Have a tea party

    52. Or a teddy bears picnic

    53. Learn how to crochet

    54. Play handball

    55. Play the guitar

    56. Collect bugs

    57. Read old letters and diaries

    58. Look at the stars and moon

    59. Watch the sunrise

    60. Watch the sunset 

    Sunset

    61. Play I Spy with my little eye
    62. Camp in the backyard

    63. Wash the car

    64. Go bird watching
    , train spotting etc
    65. Collect sea shells on the beach

    66. Play elastics

    67. Create crazy hair styles

    68. Play marbles

    69. Paint a picture

    70. Visit the library

    71. Make sandcastles at the beach

    72. Go yabbying (crayfishing)

    73. Share scary ghost stories

    74. Climb a mountain

    75. Tell funny jokes

    76. Have a wrestle with someone
    (rules: no bloodshed)
    77. Learn a new cool handshake

    78. Go for a walk around the neighbourhood

    79. Create a puppet show

    80. Play Monopoly 

    Monopoly

    81. Watch TV
    82. Make daisy chains

    83. Go for a swim

    84. Throw a Frisbee around

    85. Try to juggle

    86. Practice hula hooping

    87. Play catch with a ball

    88. Make handmade paper

    89. Make origami creations from scrap paper

    90. Play hangman

    91. Play charades

    92. Finish a craft project

    93. Make a treasure hunt

    94. Interview someone you love

    95. Make a home movie

    96. Help someone in need

    97. Walk along the lake

    98. Kick a ball around

    99. Watch old episodes of Seinfeld or X-Files or Ghost Whisperer or True Blood or whatever show you enjoy!
    (for the adults) Ben 10, Dora The Explorer, The Simpsons, Malcolm in the Middle for the kids!
    100. Make creatures out of egg cartons

    I'll print this out and put it on the fridge. So if the kids are ever bored, they can pick something from the list to do! (I bet they still get bored!!!)

    Is there anything I've missed? What else would you put on there? I'd love to hear your ideas. At the end of the holidays I'll let you know how many things we did from this list :) Should be an interesting summer!!!

    December 17, 2009 at 09:56 AM | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0)

    Love postcards...

    Love_1

    The weeks are starting to blur... turning into months... and 2010 will be here before I know it! Stewart went down to the Paperific Trade Show last week, and I didn't. It was the first trade show I have missed in such a long time. I missed seeing everyone and catching up with friends & customers. Stew did a great job - we've now been busy filling the orders and getting them out to the shops! We've completed that in record time. All orders from Paperific are on their way to the stores.

    I've been introduced to Swap-Bot. Thought it might be a bit of fun, so I participated in a Love Postcard swap where I had to send out 7 postcards to different people with a 'Love' theme. I pulled out some stamps and created 7 different postcards. It was fun to see how many love themed stamps I have! It was nice to send out some good mail :)

    Love_2
    Stamp Credits Top Photo:

    • 1st card: Personal Impressions (Quote), Hero Arts (Heart Flower).
    • 2nd card: Stamp it (Heart in square & quote), Red Xmas Stickles
    • 3rd card: Stamp It (Love circle), Hero Arts (stems)

    Stamp Credits Bottom Photo:

    • 1st Card on left: Hero Arts (Heart and Alpha stamps), Crystal Stickles
    • 2nd card: Stamp It (Heart & Quote), Red Xmas Stickles
    • 3rd Card: Hero Arts (Heart), Stampin up! (Quote), Diamond Stickles
    • 4th Card: Stamp It
    Hope you're all having a great week!

    Cheers,

    Rachel

    November 18, 2009 at 07:24 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

    New Darkroom Door products

    We've released a whole new range of products with Darkroom Door recently... it has certainly been keeping me busy! Here's what's new:

    BackgroundStamp

    Check out these big honkin' backgrounds! Our new Background Stamps are 155mm x 110mm which completely covers an A6 card front with ease! That means you can create amazing backgrounds in just one step! Woo hoo!!!

    PhotoStamp

    The new Photo Stamps are created exclusively from my photographs. Finely detailed, they can be used with inked backgrounds, coloured with markers, stamped onto textiles and so much more! Each stamp measures: 118mm x 80mm.

    Pearlescent

    The new Pearlescent papers include pretty pink and purple butterflies that little girls (and big girls) will love. Our new Gerbera 12up's are so versatile! Each image can be used individually, or use several images together to create a variety of cards and projects. Suitable for party invitations, greeting cards, scrapbook layouts and more! I'm really enjoying these new papers!

    Notepads

    We also have some new Notepads! Suitable for journal blocks for scrapbook layouts, inserts for greeting cards, notes for your teachers, friends and family. Great stocking fillers for Christmas too!

    DDNP001

    Check out the Darkroom Door website and blog for all the details and samples with these new goodies!!!

    November 11, 2009 at 12:13 PM | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

    Christmas Card Set - Handmade Magazine Vol 27 No 3

    HM_Vol27No3_Cover  I've had a set of Christmas Cards published in Handmade magazine Vol 27 No 3. The cards feature some of the stamp designs I created for Stamp-It which are still available for purchase. I've used Ranger Alcohol Inks for the backgrounds - which are fun and easy, especially for mass production of Christmas cards!!!

    Here's a sneak at the cards in the mag:

    HM_Vol27No3_Page73

    Not long now until Christmas! We're starting to think about our usual family Christmas photo that we do each year... we have some ideas, but just have to get out and do the shot! Who knows which idea we'll end up doing... depends on the kids!

    November 08, 2009 at 10:26 AM | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)

    New venture: Placemats & Coasters

    Growing up, dinner was usually served on cork-based placemats with varying designs... mainly country style since we lived in the bush. I ate at different houses regularly (Mum's, Dad's, Grandparent's, and friends houses) each with their own set of placemats. Grandma & Grandpop Greig's house always had a good assortment to choose from! I remember watching Grandpop trace around the edge of the placemats with his fingers as he told stories. I remember Grandma setting out the table with the different designs. Even now when I visit Mum's house I like seeing what she has in placemats to choose from!

    But I never bought a set for myself. Even with messy kids who can sometimes cause chaos at the dinner table, I only had material or thatched style placemats. I guess I wanted my first set of real placemats to be special!

    Truth is, I always thought it would be fun to have my own photographs featured on a set of placemats & coasters. So a couple of years ago I contacted Jason Products to see what their requirements were for licensing of images. After working together to find the right design to compliment their current range, they contacted me in May this year to ask if they could use one of my frangipani images. I was sitting in an airport in Malaysia when I received the news and I was so excited! To me it's not just about photographs on placemats... It's about dinner time, it's about getting together with family, hearing stories, choosing your own placemat, talking about the pictures, the artwork, and of course how easily they can be cleaned after a messy dinner!

    So after much anticipation, Jason Products have released my first set of placemats and coasters:

    JasonPlacemats

    Bright and cheery! Anyone own a beach house? These would be great in a sunny kitchen or dining area! Currently the placemats are available in New Zealand and Australia. I also love some of their other new designs. Especially the Animal Collection and Seaside Memories. Think I might need to invest in a few extra sets!! If you're interested, contact Jason Products for information on stockists. 

    On a personal note, I wish Grandma & Grandpop Greig were still around. I think they would have gotten a real kick out of using placemats that featured my artwork! I'll enjoy it for them :)

    November 05, 2009 at 09:54 PM | Permalink | Comments (9) | TrackBack (0)

    Yuletide Alcohol Ink Class

    Santa It's going to be a merry Christmas this year!!! I'm teaching a Yuletide Alcohol Inks class at Erina Scrapbook Store on Wednesday 4th November from 7pm-9pm. We'll use the new Darkroom Door Yuletide rubber stamps and Adirondack Alcohol inks - which will make one very merry Santa!

    If you'd like to book in, please call the store to secure your place: 02 4365 0770.

    Hope to see you there!

    October 22, 2009 at 09:58 AM | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)

    Lazy Days Skirt

    I was reading a post on Mel's blog last week that shared a sewing instruction sheet for the Lazy Days skirt. Mel decided to have a challenge for her readers to create our own versions of the Lazy Days skirt. Since the skirt essentially doesn't need a pattern (because it's that easy) I decided to give it a go!

    Zoë picked out the fabric at Spotlight (for $1.50! Bargain!) and I already had some white pom pom trim in my stash. So we were ready to go. It hardly took any time at all, and here's the result:

    1

    I wasn't sure whether the white ribbing above the pom poms should be on the outside or the underside, I'm sure both would be fine. We picked the outside to give it an extra edge.

    2 

    3
    If you'd like to see some of the other skirts, check out Mel's blog or look through the Oliver + S patterns Flickr group!

    October 17, 2009 at 09:51 PM | Permalink | Comments (4) | TrackBack (0)

    Now for something fun... Piano Stairs

    If I came across these stairs, it would make my day!



    October 17, 2009 at 07:13 AM | Permalink | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)

    Notecard packs added to my Etsy store!

    I've been busy this week and have created a bunch of black & white photo notecard packs and have added them my Etsy store. Here's a peek at them:

    Floral Notecard Pack:

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    Landscape Notecard Pack:

    Il_430xN.95565086 

    All Sorts Notecard Pack:
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    All cards are blank for your own message and are perfect to have on hand for yourself, or as gifts for friends, family, teachers, co-workers... anyone! 

    We're in the last week of our school holidays, and so far we have been to a wedding, a trip out to the country, visited Jenolan Caves, seen 'UP' at the movies, made a skirt for Zoe, installed another stamp press and have had a BBQ with friends. :)

    Hope you're having a great week!

    October 13, 2009 at 07:44 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

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