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Cereal Box Crafts – Repurposing the Cereal Box

14 hours, 10 minutes ago

I have been looking at cereal boxes in a new light since I've stumbled across these wonderful ideas for repurposing them into something functional and fun!

Wild Olive has repurposed cereal boxes and other paper packaging to make file folders.  I love how she has added other elements as well, like fabric, felt, lace.  Makes doing paperwork so much more interesting!

I tried the tutorial from The Long Thread for making mini books out of cereal boxes and made some shown below.  You can see more of my experiments with this tutorial here , here and here.

Mimi shows how she took a cereal box and turned it into a magazine organizer.  So clever!

The recycled cereal box organizer below is made by Absinthe and Orange.  They have turned the box inside out to use it.  Also, the cut out circles allow you to see the contents easier.

Ofenjen cut up a cereal box to make "handmade by" labels, shown below.  (It reminds me of  some business cards I came across awhile back that were made from a cereal box.  I can't seem to find the link now though.)

Take a look at the cereal box turned into a shadow box for kids here, by Jimmiehomeschoolmom.

Jezzabell13 used a cereal box to make eco-friendly gift box in the photo shown below.  She used a tutorial from Eco Artware.

Oniichan shows a little house that they are making out of cereal boxes.  Love how the 'tiles' are looking!

All the Numbers made gift tags using cereal boxes.  See below.

Maybe you're feeling a bit like me and rethinking the idea of putting cereal boxes in the blue bin!

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Giveaway Winners!

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Thank you to all 371 commenters to the giveaway! There were way more comments than we thought, but with the great prizes at stake it's no wonder! Thanks to an amazing group of sponsors for their generous prizes.  Please click on the links below to go directly to their sites.

Congratulations to our 5 winners! We will be in touch with each of you via email. Here are the results:

Prize #1 Winner = #257

MK
 
Submitted on 2010/03/08 at 2:16pm

"I do something of lots of things so ALL of these prizes would work ;-)"

You have won prizes from Bad Girls, Tombow, and Get it Scrapped!

Prize #2 Winner = #137

Erica Lasham

Submitted on 2010/03/07 at 6:03pm

"I am about to start an assortment of mini albums for my boys, to cover their holiday, back to school & Summer break. I am also keen to start some canvas wall art. Thank you for this opportunity to win these wonderful products."

You have won prizes from: Red Lead PaperWorks, and Crazy Daisy Kit Co.!

Prize #3 Winner = #31

Michelle Raymond 

Submitted on 2010/03/07 at 12:13pm

"Wow! Nices prizes! Wouldn't mind getting my hand on one! My next projet is mounting my next class on vellum. Also doing some cards to sell, a handmade birthday book and a bunch of homeade flowers."

You have won prizes from: Amy's Creative Treasures and Photo Jewelry Making!

Prize #4 Winner = #74

Debbie Proctor

Submitted on 2010/03/07 at 1:44pm

"My next project is a graduation album for my daughter and scrapping some pages of my son's latest JROTC event. Thanks to all the sponsors for the great giveaways!"

You have won prizes from: Apron Strings and Kreatorville Kraft!

Prize #5 Winner = #199

mandysea  

Submitted on 2010/03/08 at 1:25am

"(eyes closed….fingers crossed) I wish , I wish,  I wish…   (sigh)
What a fabulous parade of prizes!!!!  I'd love any one of them!!!
I'm working hard on trying get my projects into albums!!!  And OtP's onto shelves!!
But seriously – I'm working through challenges to push that comfort zone!!"

You have won prizes from: Serendipity Scrapbooks and Color Me Miki!

Thank you once again to our amazing sponsors for their very generous gifts!  Please visit each of the links to go directly to their sites.

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Scrapbooking Contests, Calls & Events

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This week in Paradise Design Team Member Mara challenges you to create a project (either a card or layout) using polka dots AND a journaling spot. Given all the new Spring dots and fun journaling spots out there, this challenge should be a piece of cake! All you will need to do is complete your project, upload it to our online gallery, your blog or an online image hosting site and then link it up to the Weekly Challenge thread in our forums! You will receive an entry into our monthly drawing for each challenge you complete in the month of March… you could win a Gift Certificate to the Croppin Paradise store (which is FULLof new CHA releases!)
We cannot wait to see your beautiful creations!

Bad Girls Project 52 – Challenge

Pop on over to Bad Girls Kits   and bring a friend! The Newest Project 52 Challenge #11 will be posted in the Project 52 forum Monday March 7-2010. The winner of this challenge will receive a $20 gift certificate to spend in the Shoppe at Bad Girls Kits.

My Sketch World – Guest Card Sketch Designer Call

We are looking for 2 Guest Card Sketch Designers for My Sketch World. This is a 3 month term. Submissions are from March 8th to March 24th. The names of the new designers will be posted on March 27th . First reveal of their work with new sketches will be April 15th

You must me registered at My Sketch World Forum before you send in the application and we would like to get to know you during the call

The Design Team will be required to:
-  Must have a blog to post your creations and events that will be going on at MSW
- Complete 1 or 2 layouts/cards per month using my sketches that I provide
- Host a DT Challenge every other month during your term
- Participate in our crops
- Participate in Message Board and DT blog discussions on a regular basis
- Leave praise in the gallery
- Post your DT creations on galleries and blogs throughout the web, whenever possible
- Help moderate the MB and alert the Admin if you find anything inappropriate
- Post our Design Team Blinkie in your signatures where permitted and also on your blog

Here is what you need to do…
* Create 3 cards from our card challenge section in our forum here
* Upload them in the gallery and post them here ( links only)

That simple …I cant wait for your creations.

My Sketch World – March Contest

Welcome to our March Contest at My Sketch World.

Our Sponsor for this is month is Citrus Tree Studio. Grand Prize will recieve $20 GC to Citrus Tree Studio

Create a layout with sketch provided using shabby techniques: soft distressing such as crinkling, light inking, using trims, fabrics, vintage wording, papers that looks like wording or music and make into embellishments, pins etc.

Link to sketch

* Deadline March 31st Midnight
* 1 Layout per person
* Submit you creation by posting your creation in the gallery then link it back here
* To upload into the gallery you must register in the gallery first. There is an email verification that is sent before you can upload. Notify me at mysketchworld@gmail.com if it doesn't come.
* All images must be no larger than 600×600
* The entery must be new and not entered in other contests or challenges
* Winner will be announced on April 5th
* If you have any questions please contact me at mysketchworld@gmail.com

Amy's Creative Treasures – March Sketch Challenge

Come have fun at Amy's Creative Treasures.  We are still having our sketch challenge for the whole month of March. There is a prize to win if you are chosen. 
 
Here is what you need to do:
- Join our private community
- Layouts need to be in the photo gallery. Title being March Sketch Challenge.
- Winner announced April 1st on our blog
 
If chosen you will win a prize.
Everyone welcome. Have fun.

Little Corner of Ania – 5 Year Blog Anniversary Celebrations

My little bloghome on the web – Little Corner of Ania – is soon turning five years old, and I'd like to invite you all to help me celebrate this bloganniversary starting March 11th – March 18th!

I'll share a few various fun and easy tutorials, as well as showing step-by-step how I usually work when starting on a sketch. I promise – it's not intimidating, and I'll even use one of the new sketches found in the Pencil Lines the Sketch Book for this purpose!

I also promise it'll be well worth your time, as every time there's a new blogpost in this time-period you'll have another chance to enter a huge giveaway (it's a birthday after all, although someone else is getting lucky!) including the Pencil-Lines Sketch Book as well as products from among others Hambly Screenprints and Fancy Pants Designs :)

So – see you at Little Corner of Ania soon? :)

Paper Garden Projects – 2nd Anniversary Celebrations

This month is the store's 2nd birthday and the entire month of March we are having challenges, prizes, freebies, and a Design Team Call.  Each Friday there is a new challenge. 

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Elle’s Studio – 3rd Birthday Celebrations!

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Elle’s Studio is celebrating their 3rd birthday all month long! They’ve made a special and brand new Birthday Cut Out that will be shipping FREE with every order in March, plus you will receive one raffle ticket for each item you purchase! Raffle drawings will take place every Sunday, in March, and raffle winners will receive special birthday presents!

Their design team will be inspiring us all month long with birthday cards made out of the special Birthday Cut Outs at their blog! It’s going to be one amazing month over at Elle’s Studio so make sure you don’t miss it!

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Giveaway Ending Tonight!

2 days, 14 hours ago

The HUGE giveaway for ScrapScene readers ends tonight at midnight EST.  Please click here to enter your name in the random drawing.  5 winners will be randomly selected and announced tomorrow!

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Scrapbook Your Interests – Without Words

3 days, 14 hours ago

In celebration of Get It Scrapped’s 2nd birthday, we’re offering Scrap Your Story free for the next 11 weeks. Look for a new lesson (with quotes, exercises, and journaling prompts) every Tuesday. Try the approach below for a fun way to represent your interests without words.

Representing Me, by Jane Howden

Jane Howden is a scrapbooker living an hour north of Sydney, Australia. She’s currently teaching a free, year-long class at Get It Scrapped! called The Street Where You Live. 

My son returned home from school the other afternoon with a project.  He needed to find four items that truly represented him – his personality, interests and/or hobbies – things that told the story of who he was, without the use of words.   

The next day his teacher would randomly hold up the items from each child, and the classmates would try to guess who they belonged to. There would be no clues given and no names mentioned – the students needed to really think hard about each class member and work it out based only on how well they knew each other. 

What a cool idea, I thought. Would my son’s friends be able to guess which items were his?  Did they truly know his personality and what he liked to do?  I shouldn’t have worried – the combination of Lego pieces, a Playstation memory card, Club Penguin game cards, and swimming goggles were a dead given away. 

This got me thinking.  What small items I could come up with that would truly represent me?  Naturally as most everything I do ultimately comes back to how I can apply this to scrapbooking, I was also pondering how I could portray this on a layout. 

This is what I came up with.   

Can you tell that my name starts with “J” – that I’m a country girl from Australia who loves all things crafty, is fond of teddy bears, drinking milk, a nice cup of coffee, and being out in the sunshine and fresh air?  Have you worked out that I am into family history, vintage memorabilia, listening to music, travelling and my family? 

Why don’t you put together a similar layout that represents different facets of you and your personality? It’s a fun exercise.  Size your layout to suit your own needs—it could be an entire 12” x 12” page, it could be 4 squares or 9 or 12 or perhaps you might use circles instead.  It is a wonderful way to use up some of the paper scraps you have by the boxful.  Oh, and it is certainly yet another page ticked off for your “Book of Me” album. This would also look terrific framed. Try it! 
 
Some quotes about personal interests 

Each lesson in “Scrap Your Story” includes quotes—not necessarily for putting onto your pages, but, rather, to be used to trigger thoughts about what you might include on your pages. Here are several quotes that pertain specifically to personal interests. 

-The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well.” –Horace Walpole 

-A person with a hundred interests is twice as alive as one with only fifty and four times as alive as the man who has only twenty-five” -Norman Vincent Peale 

-My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose. -Bette Davis  

-You must learn day by day, year by year, to broaden your horizon. The more things you love, the more you are interested in, the more you enjoy, the more you are indignant about, the more you have left when anything happens. -Ethel Barrymore  

-The road to happiness lies in two simple principles; find what interests you and that you can do well, and put your whole soul into it – every bit of energy and ambition and natural ability you have. -John D. Rockefeller

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Make Your Own Decorative Rubber Stamps

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There are so many gorgeous decorative rubber stamps out on the market today.  You can pretty much find a creative use for any one you find!  Maybe, though, there is something you've had in mind for awhile that you haven't yet been able to find for sale.  If that is the case, then maybe you will want to try making your own decorative rubber stamps.  I tried doing this a few years ago and was very happy with the outcome.  The designs I had made up were some drawings plus a series of different journaling blocks.  I did them up in the computer using basic squares, ovals, circles and lines.  To this day, I still get a lot of use out of my own designed decorative rubber stamps, especially the journaling ones.

Making your own decorative rubber stamps isn't as difficult as you may think.  Many office supply shops provide a rubber stamp making service either in house or else they have access to having it done out of house.  You can easily get stamps made out of polymer / acrylic or out of red rubber if you so choose.  Red rubber stamps will usually be made one at a time and will have a wooden or plastic base with handle attached.  Think of the office stamps that you've seen.  They either will charge you per line or by the overall dimension of the stamp. You can also get the clear polymer or acrylic stamps made up.  From my experience, I've found that they are usually sold by the sheet, up to a particular size, so you can fit lots of different designs in that space and then cut them out afterwards.

All you will need to do to get your own stamps made is to prepare a design and bring it in.  There are lots of sources for design inspiration available.  Some designs are copyright free.  Check out the clip art books made by Dover. They have so many beautiful designs available that can be reproduced with no repercussions.  

Designs you may like to use as decorative rubber stamps may include some of the following: antique jar labels, scrolls, text, quotes, frames, signage, old maps, etc.

If you get really courageous or you have some drawing talent, try making up some designs of your own.  First, do up a rough sketch in pencil.  Then if you are happy with the design, go over top of it carefully with a fine point black marker.  I did this method to make the tree stamp and the baby shown here. Make sure you end up with a clean design that is free from any imperfections and then you are set to go.  You can also do up your design on the computer like I did for my journaling stamps.  (Of the photos shown here, some are stamped onto fabric using Staz-On).

Bring your designs to the office supply store and find out about the different sized rubber stamp options that are available.  Some places will charge for a whole sheet of decorative rubber stamps so you may want to bring along some extra designs that you can slip into the space.  If needed, you can also easily reduce some of the designs on a copier to squeeze them into the space.

When the clear decorative rubber stamps come back from being made, you will see that they will be presented to you as one sheet of stamps.  You can simply take a pair of scissors and cut them out.  To use these clear stamps, you will need to have a hard clear acrylic block.  These are available from craft and scrapbooking supply stores, if you don't already have a couple kicking around.  The clear acrylic decorative rubber stamp will have a cling backing on it that will easily attach to the clear acrylic block.  

Another method of making your own decorative stamps involves buying the tools necessary to create them yourself.  There are kits available to do this, but some are a little pricey.

Once you get your stamps and cut them out, you can begin using your stamp as you would any other stamp you have in your collection.  You will also have the satisfaction of knowing that you created this stamp yourself and nobody else has one exactly like it!

Have you made your own decorative rubber stamps? Do you have experiences to share? If so, share a link to a photo of them.  I'd love to see!

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Giveaway Reminder!

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Don't miss out on the huge giveaway to 5 ScrapScene readers from our very generous sponsors!  Click here to get your name added to the draw.

** Please Note: Comments are moderated due to the huge amount of spam we receive, so your comment may not show up right away. Please only comment once. **

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Enter our Sponsor Giveaways!

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** This giveaway is now closed **

We have some very generous sponsors that have donated prizes for a huge giveaway today!  Below are all the prize details.  Please click on the links to visit each sponsor! 

To enter the giveaway, please comment to this post.  Please tell us, what creative project are you planning on working on next?  Let's hear your ideas!  ** Please Note: Comments are moderated due to the huge amount of spam, so your comment may not show up right away. Please only comment once. **

There are 11 sponsors with prizes, so there will 5 people randomly selected to win 2 prizes each, except one person will win 3 prizes!  Odds should be really great!  Deadline is Tuesday, March 9th, 2010.  5 winners will be announced on Wednesday, March 10th.

Here are the prizes up for grabs (Click prize photos to enlarge):

Prize #1


From Bad Girls -

Your BAD GIRLS FEATURE KIT will come delivered in our very own Signature Pink Tote Bag. Turn over your postcard that hangs from the pretty little bow to reveal a secret password that allows you entry into a private forum, where you will gain instructions and lessons for creating one of a kind mixed media art projects.

“La Traviata” is sure to put you under its spell with lots of one of kind authentic vintage elements and fun pastes, papers, and embellishments all add to the fun! Be BAD…and do it in STYLE!

From Tombow -

Tombow is giving away their new Craft Dual Brush Marker Sets. There are 6 different color pallets with 6 markers in each set, more than what is shown above!  Flexible brush tip and fine tip in one marker. Brush tip works like a paintbrush to create fine, medium or bold strokes; fine tip gives consistent lines. Dual Brush Pens are ideal for artists and crafters – great for any craft project including rubberstamping, hand lettering, doodling, journaling and more. The water-based ink is blendable and the reslient nylon brush retains it's point stroke after stroke.  The markers are water-based, blendable, acid-free, non-toxic, odorless plus the tips self-clean after blending  Click here for more information.

From Get it Scrapped! -

Get it Scrapped! is giving away one pass to an online class with Katrina Kennedy: The Very Basics: How To Use Your Camera. 6 week online class with Katrina Kennedy starting March 15th at Get It Scrapped! where you can learn how to scrapbook. Are you looking for the very basics of using your camera? Is your camera’s manual written in a foreign language? Are you afraid to admit you have no idea what an ISO or an f/ stop is? Do you JUST want to take better photos? If you’ve wondered if you have a good lens, how to store your photos, which setting to use for a situation, how others take such great photos, or why yours are always dark and blurry, this is the class for you. The Very Basics, will take you on a six week journey to taking better photos. This class is for you if you have a camera, any camera, and know how to turn it on. We’ll even help if you can’t turn it on!

Prize #2

From Red Lead PaperWorks -

Win Red Lead rubber stamps, a handful of darling Easter Charms, several sheets of Vintage Images, Easter Papers, yards of Ribbons, Birdies and a sweet surprise!  Also, do stop by the Red Lead blog as they are also holding a giveaway right now!

From Crazy Daisy Kit Co. –

Crazy Daisy Kits is giving away a March 2010 Main Kit.  Get your luscious March 2010 Main Kit from Crazy Daisy before it sales out. For March we're using the Green Lush Album from My Mind's Eye. It's to die for! There's also an array of fabulous green and yellow papers from Crate Paper and Basic Grey to help you transition to the warmth of spring. The flocked paper from My Mind's Eye is just so yummy. This kit is a fabulous selection of some of the latest warm and sunny scrapbooking goodies out there.

Prize #3

From Amy's Creative Treasures –

Amy's Creative Treasures is giving away a "Sweet Valentine" scrapbooking kit which includes the following items: 1 12×12 sheet Pink Paislee Bow and Arrow, 1 12×12 sheet Pink Paislee Postcards, 1 12×12 sheet Pink Paislee Love Potion, 1 12×12 sheet Making Memories Pattern Heart, 1 12×12 sheet Making Memories Heart Vine, 1 12×12 sheet GCD Studios d'Orsay, 1 12×12 sheet GCD Studios Heart Sprinkles, 1 12×12 sheet GCD Studios Amour, 1 12×12 sheet GCD Studios Fanciful Hearts, 1 12×12 sheet Jenni Bowlin Red Circle Damask, 1 12×12 sheet Jenni Bowlin Love Song, and 1 12×12 sheet Jenni Bowlin Turquoise Wallpaper.  Embellishments: 1 Pink Paislee borderline stickers, 1 Jenni Bowlin chipboard buttons (12 each in pack), 1 Jenni Bowlin journaling cards (6 each in pack), 1 Making Memories Lovestruck alphabet, 1 Making Memories Lovestruck design shop, 1 MLYB rub-on sheet, 1 clear stamp by Autumn Leaves, 3 yards of trim by Webster's Pages, and Flowers (styles and colors vary).

From Photo Jewelry Making -

Make Your Own Scrapbook Photo Bracelet Kit -  Features 6 – easy to change photo charms that show off 12 photos. Each charm has a space on the top for sliding in your photos (one for each side) and clear protective sheet. Just flip your bracelet over for a new look!

Includes fully assembled bracelet blank, and our newly redesigned EZ Photo Re-sizer software with EZ Crop for resizing your photos to the exact size for the charms. Software is also great for resizing your scrapbook photos.

Prize #4

From Apron Strings –

Apron Strings is giving away one of their February kits, "Smaller than a Breadbox." February’s kits are filled with mood-lifting color.  If you’re enjoying a snow day, and with 49 states reporting snow this year, chances are you are, be sure you grab your kits and some photos and enjoy a little scrapbooking.  If you’re going to be stranded and stuck inside, you might as well enjoy yourself, with Pink Paislee's Cupid line to showcase anything you love.   Though the name of the line is "The Boyfriend" by Cosmo Cricket, its version of primary colors are great for boys and girls, sports and school and all things in between.  Get ready to put your coat on with Webster's Pages Nature's Storybook line because you can pair it up with long awaited trips to the park, hikes and biking – all things Spring.

From Kreatorville Kraft –

Kreatorville Kraft is giving away one of their February kits.  See photo above.  Please visit their shop here to see more great items.

Prize #5

From Serendipity Scrapbooks -

Serendipity Scrapbooks is donating one of their December Mini Kits, pictured above.

From Color Me Miki –

Color Me Miki is donating one of their February Page Kits, "Document It."  The papers in the kit are from My Mind's Eye, and includes journaling cards, Prima flowers, American Crafts Thickers, and decorative brads.

That's it!  Good luck everyone!

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Scrapbooking Contests, Calls & Events

4 days, 14 hours ago

Red Lead PaperWorks – Blog Giveaway

Red Lead PaperWorks is having a blog giveaway for a cute little spring-themed pin.  For full details and to see the prize, please click here.

Moments to Remember – Embellishment Designer Call

Moments to Remember is searching for talented scrappers for the monthly featured Embellishment designer position. This is a monthly call.

Please refer to the website for more details.

Cuttlebug Challenge Blog – Challenge

Come and join us over at the Cuttlebug Challenge blog Wednesday, March 10th,  for our Be Inspired Challenge # 74. Just be inspired by the team and link your project that follows the guidelines by the following Wednesday to be eligible for the give-a-way. The Be Inspired Weekly Challenge at The Cuttlebug Challenge blog has a different sponsor every week with great give-a-ways. International submissions are accepted. 

Cookin' up Creations – "Sketch this" Contest

Who doesn’t love a good sketch right? Well this month at Cookin’ up Creations we have a sketch that you can’t help but fall in love with, and a contest to go right along with it!

Here’s the details.

Our Sponsor for the month of March is Pinecone Press, and they have not only agreed to judge the contest, but to provide the prize package as well!  All you have to do is create a layout using the sketch provided as your inspiration. You can turn it, flip it, make it your own, but we still want to see the sketch there! 

Deadline for all entries is Thursday, March 25th, 2010 at 9:00pm EST. Winner will be announced that following weekend! 

The Mosy Scrapper – Design Team Call

The Mosy Scrapper is looking for TWO very unique, crafty and spunky new designers to join the TMS team for a three month reign. If you think you've got what it takes to be a 'Mosy Girl' then I challenge you to try out!

 TMS is a fun challenge board to be involved in. Many scrappers to be inspired by and just become friends with. We have a diversity of scrappers from all over just waiting to learn from you!

 Please submit the following to mosyscrapper@hotmail.com no later than midnight, ET, March 24th, 2010:

1.) One new, never before seen OR published layout (any size or topic).

2.) Your favorite creation to date (can be a card, layout, or altered item)

3.) A short bio about yourself

4.) A list of DT's currently on

5.) A link to your blog AND gallery

Must register at TMS and have at least 10 posts to the message board in order to be considered. We'd love to get to know all our applicants. Call is open to everyone. Past TMS designers are eligible but must have at least 6 months between reign and this call submission. Please join our 2nd anniversary crop on March 20th-21st for inspiration too!

Please see website for full details.

Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine – Call for Layouts

Canadian Scrapbooker wants to see and publish your work. If you have an unpublished, original layout that you want to share with others across Canada, please send it to us! It’s simple. Below you’ll find a quick guide on how to submit your work.

Call For FALL – Deadline May 1, 2010

We are currently looking for pages in the below themes:

- Layouts that use the colour RED

- Layouts or projects using sequins

- Farm Animals – using farm animal themed products or photos

- General Fall

- Mosaics

- School portraits

- What TV shows are you watching?

- Layouts that share a Breast Cancer story

- Weather – layouts using weather themed products or photos

We are also looking for that perfect photo for our Winter 2010 cover. If you have a photo that you have taken and you feel it would look fantastic on our magazine cover, please send it to us!

Deadline for the Fall 2010 page call: May 1, 2010

Call For Pages
Call for Fall 2010 – Deadline: May 1, 2010
Call for paper crafts (including children’s paper crafts) – ongoing
Call for unpublished Canadian layouts – ongoing
Call for unpublished original Canadian layouts – ongoing
Call for amazing photos – ongoing
Call for seasonal photos for our website – ongoing
Call for “Walking Away” photos – ongoing

For full details on how to submit, please click here.

Citrus Tree Studio – "Going Green" Crop

We hope you will join us for the CTS Going Green Crop! This second on-line event of 2010 will focus on going green and St. Patrick's Day! We have lots of inspiration to share with you and lots of prizes to give-away!

Chat & Challenges
Saturday, March 13 – Monday, March 15, 2010 (noon)

Four Grand Prize Giveaways
For participants (registered board members, CTS designers and guest designers) who complete a minimum of five challenges will have their name included in the Grand Prize drawings. Winners will be announced the evening of Monday, March 15th.

For full details, please click here.

XOXO Girls - Challenge

It's voting time for all of the February Rebels.  Come on by XOXO Girls to cast your vote on who YOU think should WIN the February prize and then become a rebel yourself this month by scraplifting one of the XOXO Girls in March. 
 
Team "X" has posted their inspiring layouts for you to scraplift.  Our March sponsor is Generations Crafting.
 
Come on, be a Rebel!  Scraplift us!

Candy Shoppe Designs- "Go Green" Challenge  

Think it's garbage?  Think again!  The Lollipop Girls are challenging you to use stuff from around the house on your creations this challenge period.  Come by the blog to see the Blog Candy being sponsored by Wild Olive Kids! You can create a LO, a card, altered item, etc. Just make sure you link up the Direct Link by the due date, which is March 14.  Also, when we reach 325 Sweethearts (followers) there will be another Blog Candy Giveaway going out to 1 Lucky Sweetheart. See you at the sweetest blog on the block!

Coordinates Collections – 3 Sketches Contest

Closing date for the call:  March 31, 2010

Each month we post 3 sketches — a 2-page layout; a 1-page layout; and a card. You may create as many projects as you wish using one, two or all three of the sketches for the month.  Layouts should be loaded to the CC Gallery under January Contests – 3 Sketches

One lucky winner will receive a fun prize from CC! Yes, we accept international contestants.

Coordinates Collections –  "Stamp it Up" Contest

Closing date for the call: March 31, 2010
Recently I have read in our forum that many of you wished that you used your stamps more often, well you are in Luck because this month you will need to create a layout or cards using your STAMPS!!! So go dust those babies off and find your ink pads and start STAMPING!!

–Upload entries to the "Contests and Challenges" section of the CC Gallery by March 31st at 11:59 PST.
 
Winner will receive a $25 GIFT CERTIFICATE to the CC Store!  Winner will be determined by a random drawing and announced on the CC Message Board. There's no limit to the number of entries, but you'll only be entered for the prize once.

For more details check out the Contests Page.

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Giveaways Coming Tomorrow on ScrapScene!

5 days, 12 hours ago

We've got some amazing giveaways lined up for you from ScrapScene sponsors!  Below are the sponsors that have donated prizes so far. (Logos are clickable to visit their sites.) Come back here tomorrow for full details on the giveaway!

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Speedlink Saturday for Week of Feb 28/10

5 days, 16 hours ago

Apartment Therapy has a post up showing "How to Make Wallpaper Decals." One photo is shown at left.

Elise Blaha shows her handmade wedding invitations here.

Debbie Hodge has an article posted on "Scrapbooking Stories on Two-Page Layouts."

Jenny Doh, former Editor-in-Chief of Somerset Studio, introduced her new website this week, "Crescendoh."

Cathe Holden, of Just Something I Made, is sharing a free download of some pretty labels for your glitter jars.  Have a look at right and here.

Sheila, of Cheeky Magpie shares a download of a glove pattern here.

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New Scrapbooking & Paper Crafting Kits

6 days, 14 hours ago

Dixie Pieces

It's "Fun" – it's "Cute" – it's "Girly"….. It's the March kit from Dixie Pieces – "CARTOON"!  From owls, to trees, to houses, the patterns in the Cartoon kit will be sure to help you create projects that will bring a smile to your face.  Double-sided 12 x 12  sheets of patterned cardstock from My Little Shoebox, We R Memory Keepers, and Basic Grey, along with coordinating Bazzill solid cardstock provide a great start for this kit.  Of course the Cartoon kit from Dixie Pieces wouldn't be complete without crystal flourishes, silk flowers, buttons, ribbon, and so much more.   Come on and get your "Cartoon" kit from Dixie Pieces and have some fun!  Cartoon kit is only $28 or become a subscriber and get it for only $25!

Apron Strings

It’s time to break those winter blues with some bright colors of spring, even if it’s only hopeful anticipation of the real thing making an appearance.  Apron Strings’ March kits are up for preview.  Each kit is filled with paper and embellishments, coordinated to make completed pages a piece of cake. March kits feature Cosmo Cricket, ki Memories, Fancy Pants, Piggy Tales and American Crafts.  If cabin fever has sucked the creativity right out of you, you’ll find inspiration in the full-color newsletter with great examples from the design team, as well as instructions for up to four layouts and a recipe card (aka sketch) from Becky Fleck. Come enjoy the benefits of autoship like unlimited, penalty-free skips, substitutions and flips.  You can see full photos of both kits, as well as the All Year Cheer Card kits here. 

Scrapbook Deals 4u

Scrapbookdeals4u offers affordable and creative monthly kits using the latest and greatest products in the market. Designed for scrapbook pages, cards, projects and mini albums our kits are your springboard for creativity.

ScrapbookDeals4u – New Membership Options:

- Discount on the price of the kit

- Discount on shipping fees

- No Commitments

Scrapbookdeals4u is a no-commitment club. There is no minimum number of kits that you are required to purchase and your membership remains in effect until you cancel it.

For non membership kits – shop in the website store.

March Kits – 3 choices: Material Girl, Hippity Hoppity, Estate Sale.

For more information, please visit here.

Kreatorville Kraft

Kreatorville Kraft is a unique kit club which features the latest crafting supplies as well as a handmade title and a
handmade embellishment.  Each month, members will be given a choice of three handmade titles along with three handmade embellishments (examples of these can be seen here.  The chosen title and embellishment will ship with the kit.  Also, any items purchased at kiwithekreator.etsy.com will ship free with the kit! The picture shows ONLY THIS MONTH'S HANDMADE EMBELLISHMENTS!!!   Make sure to visit our blog for pictures
of all three of the available handmade titles and the full kit reveal and to sign up for a chance to win an AWESOME prize pack!  Also,check out what our Kore Kreators and March Kontributing Kreator, Jenneke Knol crafted with this kit!

Color Me Miki

GOING RETRO and GOING CUTE, the two kits for March, are now up and for sale at Color Me Miki. GOING RETRO has the coolest papers from Prima, and GOING CUTE has the cutest papers from Sassafras Lass.  Both kits include cool new embellishments from Winter CHA. And, from now until Monday, March 8th, we are offering $5 shipping on all U.S. orders.  Also, check out the Miki-Mart.  Everything in the Mart is at least 25% off retail.  Come check us out! 

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Scrapbooking and Paper Crafting Tutorials

6 days, 16 hours ago

Here is a little tutorial I made on my personal blog that I thought I'd share with you.  It is for making simple ruffles out of fabric.  These would be fun as a little embellishment on a scrapbook layout, a card or other project.

Elise Blaha shows how to make this flower garland shown below in a post here.

Confessions of a Cropaholic shows how to make the origami cherry blossoms, in the layout shown below, in a video tutorial here.

Sheila, of Cheeky Magpie, shows how to make the pretty pendants shown below in a post here.

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Big Giveaway Coming Soon!

6 days, 16 hours ago

Details of the big giveaway we are working on is coming on Sunday!

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