Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Welcome

Welcome to our new blog, Simple Aussie Girls.

This blog came about as a result of several of us discussing how much we missed the old Simple Scrapbooks gallery and how hard it was to find a place where just simple pages featured. We all had our "ah ha" moment reading Cathy Zielskie's 'Clean and Simple' and we vehemently agreed we were so very very happy that our scrapping hero embraced the digi template!!

And we decided that we much rather the term 'memory keeping' to scrapbooking.

Our aim here is to share our simple pages and hope we can inspire others. We want to promote our belief that it is really all about the 'words and pictures'. That your printer and some cardstock are your best friends. And that the odd brad or flower or thicker or a strip of pattern paper are all you need to record a memory. We will share with you how easy it is to use digital templates to get your story told.

We will post layouts whenever we have some to share - which is hopefully often!  We are also planning some simple challenges and hope you will join us. And maybe even some give-aways.  Our first challenge will be June 20th.

So thanks for visiting us, scroll down, and we hope you are inspired. If you have any ideas or suggestions please let us know.
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29 comments:

  1. GinnyJune 12, 2011 at 3:06 PM

    Wow, this is so cool. Well done on a magnificent concept.

    I can't wait to hang out here often. This kind of 'memory keeping' [love that term!] is just exactly what I am drawn to, but it's true, so hard to find examples and inspiration.

    Looking forward to seeing more.

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  2. tinksterJune 12, 2011 at 9:08 PM

    YAY!

    So excited by this!!

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  3. alexandra s.m.June 12, 2011 at 11:46 PM

    Congrats Girls!
    I look forward to admiring more of your work ;-)

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  4. Monika Wright | I Love It AllJune 12, 2011 at 11:48 PM

    I'm a follower and eagerly await your new posts! Thanks for the invite, even though I'm not an Aussie gal!

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  5. UnknownJune 12, 2011 at 11:52 PM

    This has made my day.... I'm so excited to see this, you have no idea!!! Can I be an honorary member as a 'wanna-be' Aussie?? ;) Sheer brilliance girls!! Definitely spreading the word for you, yay!

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  6. AnonymousJune 13, 2011 at 12:24 AM

    Hey Ladies, looking good! Love seeing simple done Aussie style! Keep it up!

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  7. JodyJune 13, 2011 at 1:29 AM

    Thanks for the invite, Di! I am thrilled to see you talented ladies all in one place.
    I am a huge fan of you all :)

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  8. NicalJune 13, 2011 at 8:17 AM

    Congratulations girls - thank you Nicole for sending to to me. All your lovely work is greatly loved and appreciated. You make me stop and smell the roses.
    Good luck x

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  9. alexaJune 13, 2011 at 8:22 AM

    Many congratulations on your new blog and I know I will be visiting often. :)

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  10. Shannon DaveyJune 13, 2011 at 9:07 AM

    Yay girls, love the idea! All my fav girls in the one spot. Bet you are having fun!

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  11. jakiJune 13, 2011 at 9:14 AM

    Yay!! So excited to have simple inspiration all in the one place!!
    I've put a link on my blog and I'll be checking in often.
    Thanks Girls :)

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  12. Jo.AJune 13, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    Yay for a great concept, I know you wanted to do something like this for ages so good on you all for making it happen. Can't wait to see more xo

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  13. AnonymousJune 13, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    Fantastic start & what a great idea! I have missed Simple as well, and find I'm feeling "forced" into more embellishment that I really love. I think I need your beautiful layouts to get me back on track!

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  14. AnonymousJune 13, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    Great idea, I loved seeing your ideas when you worked with Nicole.
    Simple is what I like and really appreciated the time I had in a class Nicole taught when I first decided to go the simple, clean way. Have loved your digital pages and your blog and have asked questions which pointed me in the right direction. Now I can visit both together. With the rain in the shire today, I am now torn between sewing or scrapping. Will definately be a follower.

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  15. Fran AJune 13, 2011 at 2:35 PM

    What took you so long! Been waiting for the talented to get together - a one stop shop. Hope you enjoy your sharing for a long time.
    Fran A

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  16. Bush GirlJune 13, 2011 at 3:28 PM

    Congratulations girls, you're off to a great start. Can't wait to see fututre loveliness.

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  17. This West London LifeJune 13, 2011 at 7:10 PM

    Well done on a great idea!

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  18. Emily TurkaljJune 13, 2011 at 7:35 PM

    Very cool idea!

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  19. AnitaJune 13, 2011 at 7:56 PM

    Great to see this blog you gorgeous girls! More than ready to soak up some simple scrappin' inspiration and maybe even climb onto the digi bandwagon too. Love to each and every one of you, Anita xxx

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  20. furrypigJune 14, 2011 at 1:38 AM

    congrats on your new blog, I have never tried digi and don't have photoshop so prob not gonna join the digi revolution anytime soon bt will look forward to ideas I can adapt to paper. I am subscribing xxx

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  21. FionaJune 14, 2011 at 5:19 AM

    Well done girls!
    I can't wait to see everything you have to offer.
    Even though I don't scrapbook, I certainly do memory-keep and already know how much I will treasure these photos and stories in years to come, as will my children and grandchildren hopefully.
    I'm looking forward to being inspired.

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  22. ♥ Liz ♥June 14, 2011 at 5:25 AM

    Thanks for the invite. I'm not a simple scrapper nor an overly fussy one. I'm somewhere in the middle so I'm really looking forward to your challenges.

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  23. Lizzie RJune 14, 2011 at 10:03 AM

    This is so exciting! I'm a memory keeper from way back and I'm really looking forward to watching your blog develop. Love what I've already seen. And I love that you are Australia-based too! Welcome!!

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  24. BarbJune 14, 2011 at 11:51 AM

    This is wonderful... congratulations on setting this up. I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work here.

    (Question about the flickr group: is it for your team members only, or can we fans add our own LOs to that group?)

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  25. krisJune 14, 2011 at 12:39 PM

    I'm so excited for this blog! Looking forward to seeing all your awesome layouts! :)

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  26. GingerJune 14, 2011 at 1:05 PM

    Great idea ladies! Love the concept and the look, I look forward to seeing more!

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  27. AnonymousJune 14, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    It's beautiful!

    Jodie

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  28. ElizabethJune 14, 2011 at 9:19 PM

    Found your blog through Ali Edward's. Love your style! I am forever bookmarking simple layouts for inspiration. You are right, they are hard to find-until now!!!!

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  29. StaceyJune 15, 2011 at 12:21 PM

    Hi!
    Your blog is great. I've just put a link and a post on our blog: http://www.scissorspaperink.blogspot.com/

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