Grand Re-Opening of Artypants

Crop Night
After a very busy lead up of packing up the Hampton Park store we only had a week to set up the new Cranbourne store. People came from everywhere to help Judy and Jodie be ready on time for the Grand Re-Opening on Saturday 28th July.

On Friday, 27th July we had our first pre opening Cranbourne Crop. This night was fully booked out weeks ago and the new class/crop room was packed to the brim. We managed to fit 24 people in there without being too cramped. Judy, Jodie, Jenny and Melinda (Judy's other daughter and teacher at Micayla's school) were still busy putting the final touches out in the store, so they weren't in the crop room with us and we did miss them not being in there. I was busy putting together some more samples for the make and takes for the opening day.

This is what the new class/crop room looks like. Every spot was full but some people were shopping in the store.



And here is Laura, anxiously awaiting the birth of her baby. We were worried she was going to interrupt our scrapping and go into labour. Thanks Laura for not doing that.

Half way through the night Judy came in to officially welcome everyone to the first Cranbourne Crop night and to thank all those that had helped with the move. We cracked open some champagne and nearly cracked open the roof. The corked popped off and went flying into the ceiling leaving a big dint in the roof. At first we thought the cork was stuck in the roof. ROFL



The top photo standing left to right is Jenny, then me and Judy. The other photo has Jodie standing, Bec sitting in the middle and Shae next to her.

This is the layout I did at the crop. It's for the top 3 challenge on the Artypants forum, where we were only allowed to use 3 of our favourite products, Bazzil not included. Mine was printed paper, transparency and chipboard.



Opening Day
At 10.00am 28th July, the doors officially opened with the first customers rolling in. Pretty soon the store was packed and it stayed packed all morning. We managed to have a lull enough to grab some lunch and then the afternoon was filled with packed moments and quiet moments.
But overall; a very successful day.




These 2 photos were actually taken the night before at the crop.

Back in the classroom, it was a buzz of energy as people came in to check it out and meet the teachers. They were also able to have a play with the make and takes that I had set up. Debbie was set up making her beautiful gift cards that are sold in the shop and Bec, one of our other teachers and instore designer was busy making some of her gorgeous creations and finishing her canvas. While I was teaching people how to make the 'make and takes', I too was playing, making other samples and also put together a layout. What a fabulous job I have where I can sit and put together a layout while I work. Here I am hard at work.



And this is the layout I was hard at work doing using the new 'Happily Ever After' papers and embellishments. Jodie has this layout for display instore.



Shae, our teenage teacher who will be helping with the kids classes, did an amazing job of painting kids faces.



Here is Micayla and Jodie's little Cassie. Cassie was telling everyone she's a heart.



And this is the mess Shae got herself into.



All the teachers, including Judy and Jodie have to put together a canvas, describing themselves and/or scrapping experience for the wall in the classroom. I don't have a picture of the other canvases, but this is the one I made.



I didn't realise until the canvas was already at Artypants but the centre button had come off the large flower. It is now back in place and next time I'm in at Artypants, I'll take a new photo of it and replace this one. My name and the chipboard scrolly things at the top and bottom of the flowers are covered with Cyrystalina Kindy Glitz.