We will be running a series of posts over the next little while on scrapbooking trends for 2011. Look for contributions from some well-known and talented scrapbooking designers! Let's get started! The red cross, the universal symbol for health care aide, is fast becoming popular in the home decor world. As people recognize it's decorative [...]
Debby Schuh has three new classes that she will be teaching in the U.S. and in Paris. The photo below is from the "Peace Keeper" class. Also new and available are: "The Recipe of Me," and "Junket Journal." See all Debby's new classes here. Join Jane Howden in 2011 on Scrap Beginnings for a FREE 12 [...]
The Scrappy Tree – Charity Challenge I am pleased to announce our first charity challenge of the year! Today we are starting our Fuzzy Friends challenge to bring awareness to the SPCA and all the amazing work they do to keep animals from suffering everyday, year after year. Challenge: Create a Layout, ATC collection, journal [...]
Crafty Crow shows how to make these paper lanterns, shown below. I had to take a second look to notice they are made from empty toilet paper tubes! What a sweet idea – make a bird's nest using strips of paper from an old book here on Domestifluff. This would make a good little embellishment [...]
New from Basic Grey is "Hopscotch," shown below. See the new "Max and Mollie" collection by Nikki Sivils here (and below). Also, the new "It's Raining, It's Pouring" collection can be seen in the link. Kaisercraft shows some samples made with their new "Love Notes" collection here. Shown below is part of a layout made by LG [...]
Sandy Ang – Sandy's Challenge #2 The Prize: Christie Bryant who designs for Graphic 45 will be our challenge judge. She will pick her favourite entry to win this K&Company Life's Journey prize: 1 Die-cut tag sheet, 8 sheets of 6"x12" papers, 3 acrylic alphas, Assorted metallic buttons and embellishments The Challenge: You chose which element(s) from my Victorian [...]
Ready to check out some inspiring links? Shimmerz Paints has a video tutorial up on how to make a beautiful framed piece of wall art here. See one photo at left. See the debut issue of online magazine, "Ginger Scraps" here. Gracing the cover is a layout by Julie Ann Shahin. Still have some New [...]
Swirlydoos.com is proud to offer you – "Retro Tapestry" Our January kit; "Retro Tapestry" is going to zing us into this rockin' New Year with vivid, luscious colors perfectly aligned with traditional vintage inspired designs! This brilliant collection boasts brand new products hot off the press from some of the top manufacturers in the industry. You'll find [...]
Creative Imaginations has introduced a new Design Team member last month, Carrie Ferrier. Read the intro post here. Giuliana Primavera is the January Guest Designer for Hambly Screenprints. Read the intro post here. Chris Pozzi is this month's Guest Designer at Scrapbook Heaven. JBS Mercantile is having several Guest Designers this month. The first one [...]
"Snip, Burn, Solder, Shred " is a new book out by David Erik Nelson. The tag line, "Seriously geeky stuff to make with your kids" sums it up. This book is full of fun projects with instructions and black and white photos of things that any geek at heart or child would be interested in. [...]
