Pretty photos and photoshop

Many of us hire professional photographers for our special events and appreciate their valuable talents and skills. No doubt there will be lots of photo buffs in the family as well helping out with candid snaps.

It is a good idea to plan a list of the particular moments and people that you want to make sure are photographed during your special event. And don’t forget to include the little details, table settings, flowers, gifts and things that made your day special.

One thing you should add to your list, is a lesson in photography and photoshop to help you learn some quick tips from experts. Some times it is the little things that mean a lot, like hands on tutorials in a small class environment.

With all the new and affordable digital options photographs we all seem to be taking more photos. Why not make the best of that at enroll in a lesson to update your skills or gift certificate a lesson for someone who will be taking more photos as part of planning for your special event.

All About Paper is proud to host Point Shoot Play for lessons in both photography and photoshop, both in small class settings and one on one. Melissa makes everyone welcome and tailors classes to suit your needs. One of my favorite parts of the classes is where she shows us how to look good in front of the camera and then how to make fun alterations like this example.

Please phone to secure your place in the next class and be amazed with the amount of tips that can quickly improve the quality of your photos.

We are also organising an option of 1on1 private tutorials in either photography or photoshop with Point Shoot Play, please call the shop to confirm availability.

Bomboniere and gift giving

Many cultures include little gifts or bomboniere at celebrations as a special treat to say thank you to guests for sharing in the festivities. The word bomboniere translates to ‘a small fancy box or dish for bonbons’.

European’s trace this tradition back to early Roman times when fruit and nuts were given.

The first bomboniere packages were made of gold, precious stones, crystal or porcelain. Today we have so many more options than that, little bags or boxes in all kinds of shapes for all kinds of occasions.

All About Paper has lots of papers perfect for creating unique little treasure boxes to match your celebration theme. We have a selection of ready made and kits but also the option of our DIY workshop equipped with Cricut and Pazzle cutting tools and a Cuttlebug for finishing touches. Ask out design team for assistance in creating something unique and special for your special guests.

As a special gift to you, visit us at the Victoria Point Sharks Sporting Club on Sunday the 13th of September for a chance to enter into our competitions. On display will be a small sample of our new design range of invitations. Prizes, giveaways and goodies galore make it worth dropping by.

Sunday September13th from 11 am
Victoria Point Sharks Sporting Club 325 Colburn Avenue, Victoria Point

All About Paper: Raby Bay Harbour, Cleveland Queensland
Retail Open 7 days with the largest range of Christina Re in Brisbane
Design Team Consultation: on appointment

Creative Guest books for Celebrations

A guest book is a great way to remember a celebration.
As a new twist on the standard write your name here style of guest book why not create something that will be cherished by everyone and fun for your guests to make.

Place some pretty pens, instamatic camera, scissors, a selection of pretty paper, a glue stick on the table along with your guest book. You could either have blank pages for them to doodle as they like or maybe get them started with posing a question to answer, their tips for a happy marriage on suggestions for a good life together.

As guests arrive, start taking Polaroids or digital pictures that you can instantly print. Continuously place the photos on the table as they are available.

Tell your guests to write a little something in the guest book and to be creative! You will be amazed at how interesting the book will turn out. Best of all it will be a statement that is uniquely you and your guests on the day of your special celebration.

All About Paper is your one stop for all your stationary needs when it comes to planning a special celebration. Our large range of specialty papers including Christina Re is suitable for invitations, gift giving and more. We have a large range of ready made and raw books that can be finished to match your celebration theme, perfect for a unique guest book.

Red Hot Ideas for themes

Red is hot and the warmest of colours in all its many pretty tones. All About Paper has been commissioned to create invitations for many special events, anniversaries, birthdays, graduations and weddings using a red theme.

Red is a popular choice by extroverts and one of the top picks of males but also it is a classic and timeless theme that works so well together. Red can be formal and traditional or red can be fun and funky, your choice.

Red roses symbolize passionate love. In some cultures, red denotes purity, joy, and celebration. Red is the colour of happiness and prosperity in China and may be used to attract good luck.

Red Rubies are the traditional Fortieth Wedding Anniversary gift.

scarlet, crimson, carmine, maroon, burgundy, ruby,

rose, rouge, blush, cherry,

cinnabar, russet, venetian, flame,

Oh so many pretty shades of red in different patterns and themes. As one of the largest Christina Re suppliers in the Brisbane area we have her full range of beautiful papers, embossed, flocked and glittered along with a large range of other speciality papers with something to fit every celebration you can imagine.

retail open 7 days – but phone ahead to if you would like the assistance of our design team

Candles

Candles are often part of celebrating important events either for superstition, cultural, or religious significance or simply just because they are pretty.
At weddings a unity candle ceremony is a lovely tradition which symbolises the joining of the couple and the two families. These are often a magical moments as part of your celebration.

Decorated candle classes have always been great fun here at the shop in seeing how different people create their own unique designs from our huge range of accessories and embellishments.

I have a number of contacts in the local market who can help you with special made to order candles matched with your theme and if you wanted the sweetest selection of scents your first stop would be Candlewick House in Doig St.

Affordable Elegance

Christina Re appeared on the Channel 9 Morning show this earlier today.

If you missed it click this link for a video pod cast.

Christina explained how affordable elegant stationary can be easily created with the right tools and guidance.

Celebrations that are special enough to warrant invitations deserve quality invitations reflecting your personal style that off the rack just can not do.

Christina also said it was a good project for the family or bridesmaids to participate in. How true that is, everyone wants to do their bit to help make an event special. Our DIY workshop area makes that possible for you with all the latest tools and equipment ready for your projects.

Visit All About Paper to have a look at our range of quality papers and talk to our design team about how to turn your idea into a signature statement about your celebration.

Special Photos of Special Occasions

“A good snapshot stops a moment from running away.” Visualising minutes with running shoes may sound like a funny quote from Eudora Welty but how true it is.

We all take photos at special events to capture all the little memories and details to save that moment forever.

Many of us hire professional photographers and appreciate their valuable talents and skills. No doubt there will be lots of photo buffs in the crowd as well helping out with candid snaps as well.

It is a good idea to have a list of the particular moments and people that you want to make sure are photographed during your special event. And don’t forget to include the little details, table settings, flowers, gifts and things that made your day special.

One thing you should add to your list, is a lesson in photography and photoshop to help you learn some quick tips from experts. Some times it is the little things that mean a lot, like hands on tutorials in a small class environment.

All About Paper is proud to host Point Shoot Play for lessons in both photography, photoshop, both in small class settings and one on one. Please phone to secure your place in the next class and be amazed with the amount of tips that can quickly improve the quality of your photos.

Inspired by mood boards

When developing a theme, many artists and designers use mood boards, snips and snaps of bits and pieces that catch your eye all hanging out together till then blend together into inspiration!

This is an example of a mood board we have seen recently

And the invitations that matched their view

What do you think? Do you have a mood board? An idea or theme brewing that wants to become unique invitations for your special event? All About Paper has a talented cast of artists standing by and ready to help.

DIY Invitations and workshop

Any wedding and special events guide, planner or magazine will tell you the best way to ensure that a celebration has your unique stamp and style on it is to make your own invitations and paper accessories. It is easy to be overwhelmed, think you are all thumbs, don’t know which end of a glue stick is up and buy something off the rack that looks ok. But you don’t have too!

At All About Paper we have a DIY workshop area set up for you to browse through hundreds of ideas, the largest range in the Redlands of speciality papers including Christina Re and meet our in store design staff to talk through your ideas.

With a plan in mind we can work with you to create beautiful designs at a very affordable price. Your ideas, our designers and then your fingers working together as a dream team with all the latest tools and equipment to work with, what could be better than that?

Inspiring Brides and Special Events

We are so excited to be participating in the Inspire Bridal magazine dedicated to special events here in the Bayside region. Our complementary copies are in store now for you to pick up when visiting our new display and DIY workshop area. With the largest range of well known invitation papers like Christina Re and a good selection of other specialty papers All About Paper has enough resources to help you find the right solution to invitation, bombinare and table décor needs.

Have you thought of pergamano as unique accent on your invitations? The lace style of paperwork has been used for many years as a decorative feature in weddings and christenings. All About Paper has a wonderful and highly skilled teacher as part of our design team. Her beautiful designs and talented teaching style will have you creating artistic designs in no time at all.
Photography is described as an art and process of reproducing images and preserving memories. Who hasn’t seen a special moment that we want to savour the memory forever?

With all the new and affordable digital options photographs we all seem to be taking more photos. Why not make the best of that at enrol in a lesson to update your skills or gift certificate a lesson for someone who will be taking more photos as part of planning for your special event.

Melissa and Andrea of Point Shoot Play who teach half day photography lessons here at All About Paper are not only very skilled in the use of equipment but also talented teachers. They like to inspire others to achieve their best. Our class numbers are kept small to allow you individual attention for your own needs with your own camera at your own skill level.

Photoshop is a useful tool for photo manipulation that has both high end professional and home based editions with something for everyone. Much like the class where our numbers are kept small to allow you more personal attention, where everyone has their hands on the computer mouse learning the tricks that make this computer program a sinch.

Melissa Mieleka recently said some of the reasons why Point Shoot Play like to teach at All About Paper “ is the combination of a large well lit teaching space that is fully equipped with all the latest gear and ready to go with helpful staff for whom nothing is too much trouble that make All About Paper a fabulous learning space.”

We are also organising an option of 1on1 private tutorials in either photography or photoshop with Point Shoot Play, please call the shop to confirm availability.

Better Home & Gardens Wedding Invitations

Did you see in the recent edition of Better Homes and Gardens magazine their version of invitations using Christina Re paper? It really is a lovely design.

If you would like to see more from the Christina Re collection, All About Paper is the largest stockist in the Cleveland and Redland area.

That includes the latest release from Christina Re.

And if there was not enough to tempt you, as a papercraft store we literally have hundreds of pretty paper designs to choose from to put your own personal stamp on announcing your special event.

If you are interested in making your own, we do have some very budget conscious solutions that allow you to make a large portion of your accessories in our very own design studio. With all the tools and equipment you need right here in the shop and a talented team of designers on call we can help make this a part of your preparations a special event in itself. Don’t forget our Special Events date next weekend with lots of new products and tools and techniques to try. Our big annual stock take sale has a large range of top quality products and equipment suitable for special events and invitations. Use our layby service to start putting some of these bargains away for gifts later in the year, treat yourself or start work on your special event.

Discounts and savings

Have you seen the Keep Calm signs and all the funny variations.

It is a great theme, lots of folks have had a rocky time lately. As much as some things have changed, some things stay the same.

You can save money making things for your special occasions.

What nicer way for your family and friends to feel like they have participated and contributed than to get to help in the preparations.

Working together with retailers I have been able to continue to stock good quality product and with layby, the club membership and other options been able to control prices.

Now it is time to move some of the current lines along with a huge stock taking sale. Big items including tools and albums right down to small hand tools and papers.

Lots to choose from in a variety of different styles and price ranges. Stop by today and check out the bargains, laybys are always welcome.

Inspire Bridal Magazine

This week we attended the launch of Inspire Bride magazine which is entirely dedicated to hosting beautiful events here in the Redlands area.

Cleveland, Wellington Point, Stradbroke Island have so much to offer in beautiful venues and top quality suppliers for all the needs for any special event, weddings, anniversaries or corporate events.

Inspire Bride magazine is dedicated to celebrating the best of our region and best of all it is free!

Yes that’s right a bridal magazine full of insider tips and suggestions on where to find everything you need locally and you can pick it up from our shop All About Paper in the Raby Bay Harbour complex.

Stop in and have all look at our ever expanding range of specialty papers and meet some our in house design team.

Inspire Bridal

We are excited to announce that All About Paper will be advertising with Inspire Bridal and working closely with them on events planned for our local Redlands Region.

Redlands, Cleveland, Wellington Point, Ormiston, Redland Bay, Stradbroke and the islands are packed full of wonderful venues and locations for special events.

Keep checking back here for more news and updates.

In the mean time we can show you a copy of a new card magazine. Titled Do Crafts, the magazines does have some information on other paper crafts including scrapbooking and gift ideas but for the most part it is focused on making beautiful cards for all kinds of occasions.

This is an example of a shower tea card that was inspired by some of the samples in the Do Crafts magazine. Visit the shop to find out more about Inspire Bridal and Do Crafts magazine.

Making your celebration special

Planning special events need not be overwhelming when there are so many resources freely available. I am building up this blog as a resource with tips on etiquette, the latest design ideas and information about local suppliers or venues.

















As the major retailer for Christina Re in the Redlands, our shop has everything in the range including idea books packed full of fun designs using the Christina Re papers.

Another free resource you might consider is the local library. Our Cleveland library has 100s of idea books and magazines for you too choose from.

If you can not find something off the peg that suits your special occasion, ask our design team to prepare something unique that suits your theme. For the budget conscious our work area is available for you to utilise tools and equipment not only a great way to keep costs under control but also have fun with family and friends by allowing them to participate and contribute to your special occasion.

Invitation Style

When writing these posts, as a local shopkeeper, I am thinking about sharing the best our local region has to offer. From the hit counter I can see that people from all over are searching for ideas on how to make their invitations for celebrations or announcements special and unique as they are.

How do you do that in this mass produced commercial world? A creative designer and handmade with love has got to be the answer.

Our design team is on call for your special requests and the studio available for working bees. What could be better than getting together with special friends and family to create your invitations for celebrations and special events, Raby Bay Harbour offers a number of dining options to round out your day.

Finishing touches are an important element to your packaging. Have you seen that Australia Post allows you to create your own personalized stamps? The local post office can assist you in ordering in their range of pre-made stamps with pretty wedding themes or baby motifs or you can create your own by uploading your own photos and images via this link.