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See more CHA sneak peeks here!

New from Cosmo Cricket is "Tea for Two."  See photo below and more here.

Below is a peek from Donna Salazar's new line, "Storybook."  See more images here.

New from Graphic 45 are these metal butterflies from their Staples line.  See more here.

Hambly's new "Streets of Paris" overlays can be seen below. See more images here.

Lots of new releases from Maya Road including the Kraft Flag Pins and the alterable canvas Coin Purse below.  See more in the catalogue download here.

Melissa Frances shows her new collection "C'est la Vie" here on their blog.  Below are new cardstock stickers from the collection.

October Afternoon shows "Woodland Park" in a post here and one image can be seen below.

See more CHA Winter 2012 Sneak Peeks here!

See beautiful Trinkets from Prima here.  One image below as well.

New items from Tim Holtz's Idea-Ology collection are being shown on his blog.  Below are some Cash Keys and Label Pulls.

New from Webster's Pages is "Game On."  See more here and one patterned paper set below.

New from Crate Paper is "Pretty Party."  Below is shown a chipboard set from this collection. See more here.

New from Kelly Panacci for K&Company is "Blossom," shown below.  See more here.

New from Teresa Collins is "Fabrications."  See more here.

**Submit your contest/call/event using our online submission form here.**

Paper Issues - All We Need Is Love

Deadline: February 14, 2012

The newest theme at Paper Issues is all about Love. ”All We Need Is Love” will run from now until February 14. We want to see what you have made for Valentine’s Day using paper! Open to everyone. We feature a few projects every day on our Website and Facebook page, come link up! It is a great way to ”meet” new people and get your crafty name out there.

A Walk Down Memory Lane -DT Call

Deadline: February 10, 2012

We are so excited to announce that we are looking for 4 designers for our March 2012 – August 2012 team!! The call is open from January 20th through February 10th. We will be announcing the new design team on our blog and newsletter on February 15th.

We are looking for inspiring designers who are creative, ambitious and who can design with our products from the store. We are looking for designers who can display the following:
- Open communication skills
- Unique individual style
- Individuals that can display flexibility, teamwork and cooperation
- Ability to display and teach different techniques
- Ability to create layouts from a basic to a more advanced skill level
- Creativity in the use of our products to help promote A Walk Down Memory Lane
- Ability to teach online classes and write up instructions, video tutorials are a plus!
- Must be able to work within deadlines and under pressure
- Copic Certified designer is a plus

Please check more on how to apply here.

My Sketch World - 6th Anniversary Sketch-a-Thon

Deadline: March 03, 2012

My Sketch World 6th Anniversary Sketch-a-Thon Event
Feb 1st to Feb 15th
We will have brand new sketches, games, challenges and over 25 prizes to give away. The best part you have till March 3rd to scrap your heart out!

Come join us at My Sketch World Blog and Forum.

Kitchen Keepsake - Cropping with the Crew

Deadline: Janaury 28, 2012

Join the Crew at Kitchen Keepsake for a week long Crop! Sunday, January 22nd through January 28th, 2012.

Enjoy Scrapping, Cooking, Challenges, Merriment, and MORE! Play the ever fun and popular game, ”Thief in the Kitchen,” to win one of the many RAKs up for grabs!

Kitchen Keepsake is a fun and relaxed online community that is drama free! We strive to have fun while fostering creativity.

Hope to see you in the Kitchen!

Create @ Home

by Tomorrow’s Memories

Kit#6 “Funday Banners Card Set”

Designer – Tracey Holdyk

Our ‘Funday Banners Card Set’ is all about just that; fun and joy!  This set of four cards will delight your senses as you set about to create a fun gift set full of texture, pretty doilies, sweet paper roses, fluttering butterflies and my favourite thing, banners. 

Finishing off this gift set is just as fun as you bring it all together in a beautiful glassine bag.  We know you will enjoy creating with this fun and delightful ‘Create@Home’ Kit.

Apron Strings

“I can't thank you enough.  I have loved being a part of the community, I have loved every kit, and you have transformed my scrap booking.  Seriously.  I can get in a rut and I don't always think of myself as very creative; your kits have changed all of that.”  Briel, member since 2008

Apron Strings is a monthly kit club that mixes up three different kits each month:  a Bigger than a Breadbox, a Smaller than a Breadbox and an All Year Cheer Card kit.  Stir in a bit of cardstock, a generous helping of patterned paper and a heaping handful of embellishments and you get a delicious kit just waiting for your creativity. 

Join our autoship and you’ll get the kit, each month, right to your door.  No worries, it’s no commitment PLUS you get unlimited skips, substitutions* and flips*, options offered to help you make the most of your membership.  Subscribing to kits is easy on your scrapping budget, too, with kits starting at just $19 a month.  You’ll also find plenty of inspiration in the newsletter, which is brimming with amazing examples from the Sous Chefs, a Recipe Card (aka exclusive sketch) and a blog with examples, tips, challenges and more.  All designed to help keep you rolling in the creativity and inspiration departments.

Not sure what a kit club is?  Or what it can do for you?  Come check out Apron Strings and give it a try today!

**Submit your contest/call/event using our online submission form here.**

C’est Magnifique Kit Club - January Sketch Challenge

Deadline: Janaury 31, 2012

We all love sketches and Nadia Cannizzo from the DT has offered to inspire us each month with a beautiful sketch to get our creative juices flowing! From here on out a new sketch will be uploaded around the 1st of the month and any submissions are due by the last day of said month by midnight EST.

You do not need to be a member to play along and you are welcome to use any papers and embellies you choose. HOWEVER, if you are a winner and it is obvious that you used any one of our kits – the prize will be DOUBLED!

The monthly prize is a $10 gift certificate to the store and a whopping $20 GC for kit users! All submissions will be voted on by the DT and a winner will be announced by the 5th of the following month.

TO BE ELIGIBLE, you must upload your project to our gallery and place it in the JAN 2012 SKETCH CHALLENGE folder. You must also come to the Jan Sketch Challenge post on the forums and share it there.

Come and take a look! You’ll be happy you did!

Unique Crafters Challenge - Design Team Call

Deadline: February 07, 2012

We are so excited to introduce the Unique Crafters Challenge Blog, a new contest site for all paper crafting projects including scrapbook pages, cards, stamping, Copic images, altered art, mini albums and all other crafts using paper.

We are looking for a stellar new design team to help us kick off the site successfully.

Entries for this DT call must be received before February 7th, 2012. New design team members will be announced on the blog on February 14th

Please click on the link for more details on our site and how to apply for the team.

My Scraps & More - My Scraps Idol Search

Deadline: February 29, 2012

Do you want to be a star?

Come join us for our My Scraps Idol Search. We are looking for some star scrappers.!!There we be jammin challenges, fun games and lot’s of winners. The search begins February 1st!

Please visit the forum now to sign up and look for pre-contest challenges to be posted soon! We look forward to your star shining with us!

Last week, we did a product review on the Epson Stylus NX430 printer.  You can read the post about this "Small-in-One™" here.  Today, I am going to show you how to make faux  Instagram photobooth strips using this printer.  (You can see my Instagram photos here.)

I saw an idea for making photo strips here, but that is using Photoshop and many of you may not have that software.  It is actually very easy to do it using Picnik.  If you sign up for a free account on Picnik, you can upload photos and use their online collage maker function.

Here are the easy steps to make your own faux Instagram photobooth strips:

1. Select the photos you want to print.  If you are using Instagram, simply right click and save as to your computer.

2. If you would like to alter the photos, you can do so in Picnik.

3. Upload 3 or 4 photos to Picnik.

4. On their main menu, go to the collage screen and you will see boxes on the left side where you can choose to line up the photos vertically by 3's or 4's.

5. Save the collage strip to your computer.

6. Print on the Epson Stylus NX430 printer using Epson Premium 4" x 6" photo paper.

7. Cut the sides off with a paper cutter or trimmer, leaving a small border.

And, they're finished!

These faux photobooth strips would be fun to use in a mini book, scrapbook layout or in an art journal.  I also think it would be fun to send a special one in the mail to a friend!

Craftberry Bush shows some pretty paper-lined boxes used as shelving in a post here.  One photo is shown at left as well.

Oh, this is a cute idea from Corey Marie.  It's a printable mini album kit that is Valentine-themed.

A sweet little book by Robayre found on Pinterest.  See one photo at right.

Oh, this is neat: decorated spoons.

Have a creative weekend, everyone!