Tomorrows show and sneek peeks

Hi All,
We the Tassie show has finally rolled around and we have some great stuff in store for you. All Kaiser craft will be 25% off their normally low price. We have the brand new Tim Holtz stamps (beautiful designs...), his scissors, paints and inks, the newest Making Memory stamps, Heidi Swapps new mirror adhesive stickers and ghost shapes plus her new Christmas papers (in mint green and hot pinks), Teresa Collins stamps, and much much more. We also have the newest Pipe Dreamink Book (rolled off the presses today!!!), and the brand new Opals colour Abalone for you to try out.
We also have three great FREE make and take sessions for you to do - see the pictures above for inspiration. Those of you not able to make it to the show tomorrow - we will be bringing all this stuff (and more) to Melbourne Paperific in 3 weeks time, with another 3 make and take projects.
The details for tomorrow are as follows

TASMANIAN PAPERCRAFT FESTIVAL

DEVONPORT HIGH SCHOOL

91 Best Street, Devonport, Tasmania

SAT 27th SEPT & SUN 28th SEPT

9am till 4pm

BOTH DAYS

Look what we have been up to...

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Well, we have been busy! A new colour, new book (second one on its way) and 4 new sets of stamps. What more could a girl want. The book is called the Look Book and will have a series of volumes covering Scrapbooking layouts (Vol 1), Cards for all occasions (vol 2) and so on. Vol one will be available in October - hopefully so will Vol 2. Above are the proofs from the first book - it looks so good in real life. Basically, every show we go to, people ask about the layouts and cards we have on display in the stands. many people forget to bring their cameras, or have been encouraged not to in the past (BTW- never an issue at the Pipe Dreamink Stand - always feel free to take photos!!!). To make it easy for you we have combined all the layouts into a book with a materials list and a technique relating to the layout. This is not a how to book - rather an ideas book, to inspire you to use your Opals. I will upload some more photos of the printed books when they come back from the publisher.

Dear old sock monkey is making himself useful showing you all the brand new addition to the Opals Embossing range, called Abalone. It is a finer grain than the other enamels, which allows you to do even more with it. Abalone is a soft cream colour with a interferance sheen of reds, greens, blues and violets across the surface. It is a transluscent colour as well, allowing you to place collaged images below the surface and build up the layers to create a beeswax like finish. This looks fantastic on vintage pieces of artwork. I can see this colour really taking off with those doing heritage type ablums and card - or wedding cards etc.

I will post a picture of the stamps when they arrive back as well - needless to say - watch out for 'main sized' (thanks Pauline!!!) birds, owls and trees...
Niamh
PS: Those of you in Tassie - see you all at the Devonport High School this weekend for the first Tassie Papercraft show on Sat/Sun. We have some fantastic new make and takes - plus loads of new stamps from Tim Holtz, Making Memories and Teressa Collins, 25% off all Kaiser wooden shapes, papers, Heidi Swapp stuff (plus you know - like Opals and stuff!!!). See you there.

Slack, slack, slack!!!

Here is my first attempt at a video blog - hope it works!!! Please ignore the mess in the background - this is what working on a book will do to your area:) Video blogging is a good distraction form cleaning or working BTW!
Niamh

New stamps, updated retails and your help please...

Hi All,
Well back again after the last two weeks. SIA was a great event and hopefully lots of you local retailers will now be stocking opals and all our other products as well. I have updated the website retailers list with lots of new retailers, but if I have missed off you local retailer who sells Opals - can you please let me know.
We had a blast at Paperific in Melbourne and already have some very (very!!!!) cool new make and takes in mind for October - think wings and glitter... My obsession with all things birds hasn't slowed down, as evidenced by our new sets of stamps. The owls and butterflies were a huge hit at both Paperific and SIA, and the winter stamps have also been popular with those who have already started their Christmas card collections. All of the new stamps are in stock - so if you would like to get your hands on them - just email us at opals@pipedreamink.com or go to the website.
I apologise for the photos- but i can't seem to place them in the right place today in blogger!!! oh well.
Finally - if anyone knows a Kerry Johnston who came to Paperific last week could you please get in contact with us. She left a parcel at our stand and has left a message on this blog - but we have not heard from her since. if you know how to contact her can you let us know so that we can return her stuff.
Thanks Everyone
See you soon
Niamh

Attention Kerry J

Hi Kerry - can you send your address to us at opals@pipedreamink.com
and we can send your parcel of goodies out to you. It has gone back on the pallette - so may be a few days before it arrives back in Tasmania.
Thanks for contacting us
Niamh

Back from Paperific and Fantasy Film Video

hi All,
Well we all had a great time at Paperific meeting you all. we can't wait till October for the next show - with more new products to be released then!!! the new stamp sets went down a treat and I will endevour to add them today to the website for all of you who missed out on attending the show.
We had lots of people go through doing the four make and take projects and watching the demos. i did say that I would include a youtube video from the very talented Zeb showing how she did the fantasy film technique. it is a little different from how we showed you over the weekend - but it should be similar enough to jog your memory.
Have fun playing with all your new toys!!!
Niamh

Getting ready for Melbourne Paperific

Hi All,
Well, it it coming round to that time of year again when Sue and I pack up all the stock and get it ready for the pallet to be sent to Melbourne for the new show at the end of march (28th - 30th March - Caulfield Racecourse). we have all the Opals babies with us, as well as our stamps sets, fantasy film, the very popular tidy trays (get it quick - these sold out on the first day last year), heat guns at a great price and many more goodies we have found around the place. We will also (fingers crossed they arrive) have three brand new stamp sets being released at this show (see the spring set at the side). The stamp set is 4-6in large with all the images having a great deal of line texture to produce great textured pieces with your opals.

I have also been busy creating new artwork for the site and the show, and have updated the gallery with the new pieces. Loving the combo of rosevears, sandstone and bluegum at present - as well as all the brights (no change there!!!).
Have fun creating everyone
Niamh