Looking forward...

Happy New Year! Trust you and yours have a great year ahead.

There's a lot to be excited about here at The Scrappin Kats. The Kreative Team Members have been busy brainstorming on new ventures and challenges to come in 2009.

You've already heard about the 2009 Month in Review monthly kit. What a fantastic idea! It will be so great to look back this time next year and see all of 2009 documented.

Starting this month, some of the Kreative Team Members will be taking turns in producing a monthly design tutorial called "The Tenth Tute", covering different page design elements and how to make them work for your layouts. Tune in to the blog on the 10th for the first installment, looking at visual triangles.

There's plenty more in store for 2009, but I can't go reveal it all in one post... it's going to be a happy, scrappy year!

Welcome to The Scrappin' Kats blog

Well the blog is finally set up and as my husband would say I don't bend under pressure.....haha.....it is not as if I don't have anything else to do - I would love it if someone has a few hours spare in their day that they could donate to me :).
Things are pretty hectic at the moment and the world of scrapbooking never sleeps (and I mean never). New gorgeous products are hitting the market daily. Unfortunately the decline in the Aussie dollar has meant that prices are on the up and up - hopefully the economic climate will settle down in the new year.

We have had a few new arrivals in this week:

Sassafras Lass - Life at the North Pole - 4 super cute double-sided papers
Kaisercraft - 3 new ranges - Sakura Park, Waterberry and What a Hoot - all gorgeous (matching brads on backorder)
Pink Paislee - Tinsel Town, Sweet Cakes and gorgeous Glitter Stix
Collage Press - Margot & Marley & Scrooge - such beautiful papers similar to Webster's Pages - will be loaded tonight
New Chipboard from A2Z - will be loaded tonight

SPECIALS:

There are over 900 items in the Specials section of the store now - so grab yourselves a bargain as once these items have gone they will not be re-stocked. With most patterned papers they are double-sided and prices start as low as 45c and whilst you may not like or want the pattern on the front - they make fantastic cardstock - some examples are MME papers and Crate papers. Crate papers are my favourite and they are beautifully textured and distressed - the backs are the perfect paper for a background to your layout - beats any cardstock you may find.
Also, all Beyond the Page items have been drastically reduced - the perfect opportunity for you to create gorgeous gifts for loved ones for Christmas (which someone told me today is only one month and one week away - oh no!! - who stole my year???)

NEW PRODUCTS COMING SOON:

December's Kreative Kits will be loaded on 1st December
New mini felt fusion from Queen & Co
Fancy Pants - Daily Grind and Splendour - have opened my account with Aussie supplier and I am awaiting receipt of my login details so that I can place orders for these gorgeous products!!!
Little Yellow Bicycle - Valentine's range - so lovely (prices for the diecuts have dropped dramatically - woohoo)
and much much more.