Happy Canada Day tomorrow and Happy 4th of July! Hope everyone is enjoying their holiday and holiday to come! Here are some scrappy projects to celebrate these holidays: Sarah Batdorf made this Canada Day layout using a digital kit she designed for ScrapGirls. Layout at left. You can get the digi kit here. Another digital [...]
Scrapbooker’s Club House – Blog Sketch Contest Do you want to be featured as a Designer on the Scrapbooker’s Club House blog? Well, we’d love to see what you can create with the blog sketch posted for Contest #17! Come on over! We will choose a winner from all entry interpretations of the sketch and not [...]
Jessica Acs is teaching some free online classes called, "Techniques 101." The class begins July 17th. You can find out more information here on her blog. A sneak peek is shown at right. Robert Mahar, of Mahar Drygoods, taught a class on making vintage-style baby shower decorations at Sweetpeas & Snapshots yesterday. Take a look [...]
Silver Bella Event Silver Bella registration begins June 30th! The event will run November 14th and 15th in Omaha, Nebraska. Teaching will be Sally Jean Alexander, Jenni Bowlin, Pam Garrison, Kimberly Kwan, Charlotte Lyons, Carolyn Peeler, Rebecca Sower and Teresa McFayden. You can get more information here on the blog and register here. A [...]
Cheryl, from Life is Sweet, has some really cute ideas on making packaging for a single cupcake and also for candy rolls. Check out the cute dinosaur house that Lea Sanders made! They were featured on the Basic Grey site. Love the shape on these Crystal Clear Keeping Tabs Books by Magistial Memories. Julie Ann [...]
I don’t know about you, but I love buttons. There is something so inspiring from seeing a jar filled with various sizes, shapes and colours of buttons. Here are some ways people store them: Melissa Ann shows a wonderful photo of buttons that look to be in a printer’s tray. Photo at right. Love how [...]
Parisian Studio Parisian Studio’s monthly kits are full of hip, new scrapbook products from your favorite companies combined into a coordinated convenient kit delivered right to your door. July’s scrapbook kit, "Grandmas House," features pattern papers by October Afternoon, Cosmo Cricket, and Sassafras Lass, cardstock from Bazzill and embellishments by American Craft, October Afternoon, and [...]
Willow Tree Crafts – Special Weekend Event with Donna Downey We’re very pleased and excited to be hosting a number of classes with the fantastic Donna Downey. Those of you that attended Scrap Fever last year will remember what a fabulous teacher Donna is and how great her projects are. Classes are available [...]
Tara Anderson is inspiring me this week! If you are not familiar with her work, you can check her out on her Flickr photo site and her Etsy shop, "With a Twist." Tara’s style is bright, cheerful and just right for summer. Take a look, for instance, at her colourful layout at right. She’s used [...]
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I’ve been noticing some beautiful altered trays around. Some are wooden and some are metal. You can make a great gift for someone altering one of these with your scrapping supplies. Here are a few ideas: Karin, of Creative Chaos, made this romantic tray shown at right. Such a pretty assemblage of collage items. I [...]
Prima has announced classes by the "PrimaDonnas!" Below are some details: Sally Griswold is teaching a Paintables album class using the Tea and Silk collection. Other products used in the project besides Prima: Bind it all by Zutter, Bazzil solid cardstock for diecuts only. Adirondack ink, watercolor pencils and waterbrush. Photo shown at left. Where: [...]
Julie Fei-Fan Balzer is releasing a line of exclusive stamps for Kits & Pieces. You can see them all here on her blog. Stephanie Ackerman, of Homegrown Hospitality, has released a stamp set design of her doodled alphabet in red rubber. You can order it here, but I understand there is a only a limited [...]
Method Playground – Design Team Call Are you a scrap technique junkie? Do you love to try new things with your scrapbooking? Method Playground, a scrap technique challenge blog, is looking to add some new designers…. perhaps you will be one of them! A bit about us: Method Playground currently has 4 designers who post [...]
I’m sure you’ve seen bubble wrap stamping appearing on scrapbook layouts in recent times. The effect is really interesting. Here are some examples which may get you interested in giving it a try (if you haven’t already!). AK IceCube shows how she used a bubble wrap and paint effect on coasters here. Amy Knowles, from [...]
