the imagination factory

~International Tutor To Visit Ballarat~

We have just received the most exciting news and just couldn’t wait to share with all our scrapping friends!

 

Lance Anderson, International tutor for RUSTY PICKLE, is coming to Ballarat to teach! Lance will be at The Imagination factory on Monday the 8^th of June to teach not just one, but two fabulous classes, straight from the

U.S.A.

 

For those of you who haven’t seen his work, it’s cool, funky & lots of fun. You can check out the Rusty Pickle website on

                          http://www.rustypickle.com/

 Class 1

Monday 8^th June

Time: 1- 4pm

Cost : $65

 

This is a super cool black & silver 6x12” album.  Papers used are from the newly released “brass Knuckles” range and the album would be a great one to use for photos of teenagers especially, but also kids & young adults.. All product is included in the generous class kit, with lance providing his expert tuition free of charge!!

 

Class 2: Way Cool Pop Star Album

Date: Monday the 8^th June

Time: 5pm-8 or 9pm

Cost: $65

This album really is Way Cool! It’s a 6x12” Portrait orientation album, using the black & white Pop Star range of paper .  It’s full of doodling & color and is fun & bright, suitable to scrap all types of pictures. Once again, the cost is for the fabulous product pack, with free tuition by Lance!

 

At both classes, tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided and there will be a great Lucky Door Prize too.

So call the store to book into one or both awesome classes.

$10 dep will secure your place, with the balance due at the class.

 

We realize it’s the Queens Birthday long weekend, so hopefully that will meen a day off work, or hubby home enabling you to come & meet the famous Lance

Anderson

.

 

Happy Scrapping

Tracey & the Team @ The Imagination Factory

 

 

MAY UPDATE

We have so much news to share. Hmm. Where to start? Amazingly I have managed to post more frequently than previously. Only three weeks since last blog update, down from over a month last time! Still could be better I know, but at least we're heading in the right direction.

For those of you who are on our email list you will have already received our email newsletter, so bear with me if I am repeating myself. For those of you not on our email list that would like to be, simply send an email to [email protected] and we will add you on!

CLASSES

June and July calendars are available in store already. They will be posted on the website over the next few days. There are still a couple of places left in tomorrow nights "Heidi Swapp" layout class. Check out the fabulous layout inspired by Heidi herself in the previous post under May Classes and if you're interested phone the store tomorrow to secure your spot.

INVITATIONS

We now stock a fabulous range of A4 card stock, specialty papers, vellum and embellishments specifically suited to invitation making. There are papers to suit all occasions and plenty of samples for inspiration.

THE FACTORY SUPREME

Designed by the super talented Fiona Leehane, The Factory Supreme is just like "Pizza with the Lot".

Included in the kit are enough card stock, patterned paper, thickers, mini alphas and embellishments to make 4 fabulous layouts. The kit comes with full colour instructions for all four layouts, and is priced at only $50. Check it out on the blog or in store now.

SEARCH FOR A DESIGN TEAM

The time has come for the Imagination Factory to find a design team. If you are original, creative, talented, passionate and looking for a challenge, then read on.

The successful applicants will hold their position for 12 months, commencing 1st July 2009. Each design team member will receive a product pack bi-monthly chosen by myself, with which to create layouts, cards, invitations, OTP to be displayed in the store for a period of time. Successful applicants will also be entitled to a store discount while a D.T member. Work will generally need to be completed within 2 weeks of receiving product pack.

If you would like to enter, then please submit 2 original layouts and either 1 card, invitation or OTP project to the imagination Factory in person by 5.30pm on Tuesday 9th June. All work must be original and not scraplifted or inspired by anyone else. Entries will be judged by the Imagination Factory staff and successful applicants notified before Saturday 13th of June. Full design team member job description is available in store. Good luck!!

CRICUT DEMO

We have some great special deals on cricut and cuttlebug machines running until the end of June. These are advertised in all the current Australian scrap booking magazines. If you are considering investing in a Cricut then keep an eye out for our upcoming free cricut demo. Date to be announced!

CROP NIGHTS

Our crop  nights are held alternate Friday nights from 6pm till midnight, and have been so popular lately that we have been fully booked weeks in advance.

With that in mind, could you please be considerate and let us know ASAP if you are booked in to a crop night and will be unable to attend. That will then enable someone on our waiting list to come along in your place.

 

That's all for now. Can't wait to see all your design team entries.

Happy scrapping   from Tracey and the team.