Scrapbooking

Michaels’ Handmade Holiday Contest

Francine Clouden — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:56:10 +0000

Michaels, North America’s largest arts and crafts specialty retailer, launched its first ever “Handmade Holiday Contest” on November 1, and will be awarding two $100 gift cards awarded every week through December 20. Customers can upload photos of their handmade gifts at Michaels.com, and website visitors can rate their favorite entries online. Two grand prize winners will be selected – one grand prize winner for “Best Creative Project” and one grand prize winner for “Best Creative Project under $20”. Each grand prize winner will get a $250 gift card and a trip for two to New York City to see The Martha Stewart Show. Visit http://www.michaelscontest.com/details for more information.

Tutorial: Creating Texture with Cardboard

Francine Clouden — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:00:15 +0000

Create texture on your pages with non-traditional items. Rita Barakat from Scrapping from the Inside out, shows you how. Click here to go to tutorial.

Tutorial: Embellished Stick Pins

Francine Clouden — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:22:23 +0000

Lucy Edson shows how to further embellish stick pins in this video tutorial from A Million Memories. Click here to go to tutorial.

Tutorial: Rounded Photo Corners

Francine Clouden — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:00:26 +0000

Cathy Zielske shows how to create rounded photo corners on digital phots using Photoshop Elements. Click here to go to tutorial.

Freebie: Thanksgiving Digital Elements

Francine Clouden — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:00:42 +0000

Just in time for Thanksgiving you can download these elements and brushes by Karla Dudley. Click here to go to download.

Winner! Jenni Bowlin Kit!!

Francine Clouden — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:37:05 +0000

That means our winner is Sarah!! Congrats Sarah, you should have an email from me, if not please contact me ASAP at scrapbooking@craftgossip.com

November Creativity Prompts

Francine Clouden — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:00:27 +0000

Be inspired this month with free prompts from A Matter of Memories. Click here to download.

December Exclusive at JBS Mercantile

Francine Clouden — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:00:10 +0000

Check out the new polka dot labels from Jenni Bowlin Studio! They will be available exclusively in December. Also visit the main blog to see lots of Holiday ideas from the design team.

Winner! Studio Calico Kit!

Francine Clouden — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:00:17 +0000

That means our winner is Marie!! Congrats Marie, you should have an email from me, if not please contact me ASAP at scrapbooking@craftgossip.com

Kit Club Feature: Kenner Road

Francine Clouden — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:16:25 +0000

Kenner Road specialises in vintage inspired paper kits, digital kits and ephemera. The club offers two monthly kit, a main kit ($29) and an embellishment kit ($24). You can subscribe to either kit for 6-months, or a combined subscription with both kits at a cost of $59 US shipping included. For more information on subscription prices with international shipping click here. Skips are not allowed and cancelling a subscription incurs a $15 fee.

From the website:

Kit Club Community

Design Team: Yes, meet them and see their designs here

Message Board: No

Gallery of Member Projects: No

Blog: Yes, click here to visit

Extras and Special Features

The club also has an online store called the Market which offers vintage items, digital elements, and stamps. Click here to visit. You can sign up for the club’s newsletter here.

Contact Information

Website: Kenner Road

FAQs

e-mail: info@kennerroad.com

Kit Club Week Giveaways

Francine Clouden — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 09:32:36 +0000

Looking for the kit giveaways? Click the links below to go to the giveaway posts to enter!

Studio Calico Giveaway: ends Tuesday November 17th

Jenni Bowlin Mercantile Giveaway: ends Wednesday November 18th

Scrapbook Deals 4 U: ends Friday November 20th

Scrapbooking from the Inside Out: ends Saturday November 21st

Note: This is a sticky post. Please scroll down to find all the latest news and reviews!

Kit Club Feature and a Giveaway!: Scrapbooking from the Inside Out

Francine Clouden — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:21:05 +0000

Yearning Kit

Overview

Scrapbooking from the Inside Out approaches kits differently. Each month the kit is designed around a specific emotion, and includes products that can help you express what that emotion means in your life. The club offers one mega kit with a 6-month subscription price of $42.95. The kit can be considered as a main kit plus and add-on in one package. A 3-month membership is $44.95 and kits can be purchased individually for $46.95. One skip is allowed with a 3-month subscription, and two skips with a 6-month subscription. The club ships to the US and Internationally.

From the website:

We create our kits around a different emotion each month – and give you all the support and encouragement you need to dream, imagine, hope, and wish through scrapbooking. We are an online community for scrapbookers doing the ‘deep work’ of creating rich and meaningful lives. Our kits will inspire you like nothing else to put your heart on the page.

Kit Club Community

Design Team: Yes, meet them here and see their work here

Message Board: Yes, click here. Registration is required

Gallery of Member Projects: Yes, click here. Registration is required

Blog: Yes, click here to visit

Extras and Special Features

Visit the site’s Inspiration page for journaling prompts, quotations, mucic and photos related to the current month’s theme. Here is some more information from the club’s owner, Rachel Kaufman

What’s different about Scrapbooking from the Inside Out?

Value ~ Save money – our kits come complete. The only thing you’ll have to add-on is your imagination. One price gets you patterned and specialty paper, two alpha sets, color, a stamp and cardstock. We customize each kit to contain just the right amount of a lot of fantastic embellishments, so you won’t be left with half-opened packages of things you won’t use.

Variety ~ We work with over 30 manufacturers to insure that each kit is cutting-edge, beautiful and innovative. Each month tells a totally different story – no two kits are alike.

Inspiration ~ Each kit is based on an emotion and developed using color, design and icons that reflect the theme. Our monthly Inspiration Page provides a music playlist, journaling prompts, quotes, photos and links that fuel your creativity. Our monthly challenges encourage a deeper kind of expression.

Heart~ At SFTIO you can be fully expressed without repercussions…and with artistic confidence. Our supportive, deep, and kind community of creative women share themselves through their art. Our focus is on YOU and your emotional life…what you love, what matters most and all facets of who you truly are.

Not a kit club…a kit community…explore YOUR inner world…

Contact Information

Website: Scrapbooking from the Inside Out

More Info

FAQs

e-mail: info@scrapbookingfromtheinsideout.com

And now for a giveaway!

Rachel has donated the Yearning kit shown above for one lucky reader! Click here to see the Inspiration page for the Yearning kit.

Here’s how to enter:

After reading the inspirations leave a comment below, telling me what project you would use the kit for.

Want more entries?

1. Follow Craft Gossip on Twitter and tweet this: ” Scrapping from the Inside Out Kit Giveaway on @CraftGossip http://tinyurl.com/yzmdylx“. Then leave a link to your twitter profile in the comments for a second entry.

2. Join the Scrapbooking on Craft Gossip group on Facebook and then post this as your status update: ” Scrapping from the Inside Out Kit Giveaway on @CraftGossip http://tinyurl.com/yzmdylx” Then leave a link to your Facebook profile in the comments for a second entry.

3. If you have a blog, blog about this giveaway and leave a link in the comments to your post.

Entries will close next Saturday November 21st. Winner announced Sunday November 22nd. When commenting please provide a valid e-mail address in the field provided (not in the body of the comment) so that we can contact you if you are the lucky winner. Good luck!

Kit Club Feature: Cocoa Daisy

Francine Clouden — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:58:31 +0000

Cocoa Daisy November Kit

Overview

Cocoa Daisy offers 3-month and 6-month subscriptions at a cost of $30.95 and $29.99 respectively. You can also purchase a kit as a one off for $32.95. Requests for skipping a kit will be handled on a case by case basis, but it is possible to cancel a subscription for a fee of $10, plus the difference in price between the subscription and the one off buy.You may also return unopened and unused kits within 10 days of receipt. The club ships both to the US and Internationally.

From the website:

Our mission at Cocoa Daisy is to offer scrapbookers kits filled with the best papers, ribbons and embellishments, all on a site that’s easy to navigate and loaded with great content. We chose the name “Cocoa Daisy” to convey a sense of whimsy, fun and free thinking…like scrapbooking itself. We hope Cocoa Daisy is a place where your imagination can run wild.

Kit Club Community

Design Team: yes, click here to learn more about them, and see their latest designs here. The November Guest Designer is Lisa Dickenson

Message Board: yes, click here to visit

Gallery of Member Projects: yes, click here to visit

Blog: Yes, click here to visit

Extras and Special Features

The club offers add-on kits each month, including extra cardstock and patterned paper add-ons. You can buy 3-month and 6-month subscription with the add-on cardstock included for $36.45 and $35.45 respectively. The club also offers limited edition kits from time to time, such as this Ali Edwards December Daily kit. Cocoa Daisy will also be holding a scrapbooking even in Mykonos, Greece in 2010, with teachers including Ali Edwards and Karen Russell. Get more information about this event here and here.

Contact Information

Website: Cocoa Daisy

FAQs

e-mail: tricia@cocoadaisy.com

Address:

Cocoa Daisy
3322 Pinnacle Place
Philomath, Oregon 97370
USA

Phone Number: 541.609.0093

Kit Club Week Extended

Francine Clouden — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:21:48 +0000

Dear readers,

Due to a number of issues I wasn’t able to get the kit club feature posts up as planned, so I will be extending the special theme week. Look for another giveaway today, and feature posts through Monday!

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Kit Club Feature and Giveaway!: Scrapbook Deals 4 U

Francine Clouden — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:15:01 +0000

Home Sweet Home Kit

Scrapbook Deals 4U is a no commitment club. You can cancel your subscription at any time with no fees, and you are welcome to skip a kit. The club offers two kits a month. A one kit subscription costs $24.95, or you can get both kits for $24.00 each. The price of a kit if you aren’t a member varies between $26.95 and $32.95. The club ships only to the US.

From the website:

Designed for scrapbook pages, cards, projects and mini albums
our kits are your springboard for creativity.

Packed with endless possibilities each month your kit will include patterned papers,
bazzill cardstock, embellishments, and ribbons from some of the hottest
companies in the market. Our kits will provide enough supplies to create at least 4-5 layouts, projects,cards or mini albums.

Kit Club Community

Design Team: Yes, meet them here and see their designs here.

Message Board: Yes, visit here. Registration is required

Gallery of Member Projects: Yes, see them here

Blog: Yes, click here to visit

Extras and Special Features

Scrapbook Deals 4 U also has an online store selling papers and embellishments. Click here to visit the store.

Contact Information

Website: Scrapbook Deals 4 U

e-mail: info@scrapbookdeals4u.com

Address:

Scrapbookdeals4u.com
Norwalk, CA 90650
USA

Phone number: 562-292-9302

And now for a giveaway! Sorry this giveaway is open to US residents only.

Scrapbook Deals 4 U is giving away a Home Sweet Home kit, pictured above, to one lucky reader! Here’s how to enter:

Leave a comment below, telling me what project you would use the kit for.

Want more entries?

1. Follow Craft Gossip on Twitter and tweet this: ” Scrapbook Deals 4 U Kit Giveaway on @CraftGossip http://tinyurl.com/yjqrjoo“. Then leave a link to your twitter profile in the comments for a second entry.

2. Join the Scrapbooking on Craft Gossip group on Facebook and then post this as your status update: ” Scrapbook Deals 4 U Kit Giveaway on @CraftGossip http://tinyurl.com/yjqrjoo” Then leave a link to your Facebook profile in the comments for a second entry.

3. If you have a blog, blog about this giveaway and leave a link in the comments to your post.

Entries will close next Friday, November 20th. Winner announced Saturday November 21st. When commenting please provide a valid e-mail address in the field provided so that we can contact you if you are the lucky winner. Good luck!