Thank you to everyone who came along to our Oct 09 retreat and made it such fun! We always have an awesome time ourselves, surviving on very little sleep and lots of chocolate! To those ladies who came alone and made some new friends we hope we'll see you again (I know that some of you have already booked for May 2010)

We did something a litttle different this time and included room for some day scrappers. They all had a great time and didn't want to leave at the end of the day! Hope your families let you get away for a bit longer next time ladies! So if you'd like to join us on one of our retreats but can't get away for a whole weekend, why not come along and scrap for a day? All the details are on our website or you can click here to book either for the whole weekend or just one day. The next retreat is 28-30 May 2010 which isn't that far away so check your calendars now! If you have any questions, please email us at info@scrapbookhq.com.au

Happy scrappin'

Jen & Kate

Those of you who have had trouble getting hold of us by phone will be happy to know that our phone number is working again! You can call us on 02 9521 3358 anytime and leave a message. We'll call you back just as soon as we can. Or you can always send an email to info@scrapbookhq.com.au We love to hear from you and appreciate any constructive criticism (we promise not to yell at you!)

love Jen & Kate

The sun is shining, the weather is warming up and it's time for a spring clean! Or maybe not, I hate that word (clean) unless someone else does it, it interferes with my scrapbooking! But spring is a time to get organised and we can help you to do that. Whether you need albums, paper shelving, stamp storage or kits to copy (makes scrapbooking much quicker!) we have what you need. Just click here to go to our Online Store. And have a look at out Spring Special while you're there -but you'll have to be quick!

Or perhaps time is what you need - we can even help you there! You can join us for a weekend of of scrapping, fun, games, prizes, giveaways and laughter at The Tops Conference Centre, Stanwell Tops NSW in May 2010. Click here for details. Or why not join your local craft group? Just two hours once a week will help you to get those photos organised and into albums in no time! And if you are lucky enough to live in southern Sydney you can join the scrapbookers at Live 'n Learn craft group Mortdale, every Wednesday 10am-12md, creche available for 0-6 year olds. Phone 9521 3358 for more information.

In the meantime here are some tips to get you organised -

Don't try to tackle all your photos at once, if you have as many as I do then you'll just get overwhelmed and put them all away again. Choose one envelope of photos (if they are already printed) or two dozen or so to have printed (if they are stored on disc or on your computer) Discard any that are out of focus or duplicates. If the photo is damaged, decide if it worth having copied & repaired or if it isn't important.

If you have a lot of photos that you won't get around to scrapbooking for a while then it is worth investing in archivally-safe boxes to keep your photos safe and in order. Then you can scrap the ones you want and keep the rest safe. There is nothing wrong with pulling out photos that you like and scrapbooking them in no particular order. Most modern albums allow you to swap your layouts around withoput pulling the album apart.

And remember, if you have any photos that are in the old peel-back sticky 'magnetic' albums - GET THEM OUT TODAY. They are not acid-free or PVC free and will damage your photos. You have probably noticed the damage already (fading, brown spots and brittleness) If you have trouble getting the photos out of the album try using a L'il Chizler This little piece of plastic makes it easy to lift out photos, move photos & embellishments on your layouts and much more. And at $2.97 it's a great investment. If you can't lift your photos out of the sticky albums without damaging them, you may have to have them copied and reprinted, which is very easy to do nowadays.

Hope to see you soon, either at our weekend away or via our online store - keep an eye out for specials, we're always updating!

Happy Scrappin'
Jen & Kate

Hi and welcome to Scrapbook HQ. If this is your first visit to our website please have a look around and sign up for our newsletter. That way you'll receive an email from us every time we have something new happening (and sometimes when we just want to say hi) Since we closed our store at Sutherland we have concentrated our energies on building our online store. If you click on the pink Shop Online to the right of this page you will go straight to our online store where you'll find some great new stock and excellent bargains. You'll also read about our weekend retreats that we run each May and Oct. These weekends away are loads of fun whether you want to get lots of scrapbooking done or just have a laugh. Just click here to read a review by one of our customers (who was not paid to say nice things) and retreat information written by Kate (who was also not paid). Don't leave it too long to book in as our retreats always fill fast. Hope to see you the shopping cart soon!
Jen & Kate

Satisfy your sweet tooth with these gorgeous glitter-filled straws in 15 sugar-free colours!! The shimmery glitter will add sparkle to any project.  And at only $3.99 they won't last long. The hardest thing will be deciding which colours to choose! So come and grab a Quickie glue pen, a Pixee Stix and start glittering! Available in our online store.