{the post with a lot of links...}

Yup, this post is gonna be full of links, places that I love and thought I would share with you all!

First, the new Spring issue of Scrapstreet is out, with tons of inspiration for you, and there is a new call for submissions  which you can find here. 

Second, I wanted to share the Creative team call open at Jessica Sprague's website. If you are digital scrapbooker, this is an amazing, truly amazing place to be at. More details here.

Third, these are some of the challenge sites I love to visit. Nothing like a good challenge to get your craft going!

Moxie Fab World

CAS-ual Fridays

Create Blog

Club CK

Studio Calico 

Mojo Mondays

Some the new blogs I am following and loving! (i had to clean out my reader, and purge out tons of blogs, but I felt bad two days later, and added some new ones)

A quilt is nice

A beautiful mess blog

Doublestick Heaven

GoodBye City Life

The Play Date Cafe

And lastly,  here is a the hashtag that my friend Nirupama and I came up with. We both usually stay up late at night to scrap and tweet. So we created a hashtag #twittercrop for all you to join us in this online crop.What could be more fun than scrapbooking? Why, scrapbooking with friends!! Last night, was our first online scrapbooking tweet crop,  it was SO much fun to hang out with other people, seeing what they were scrapping and chatting!! We hope to see you there sometime! Just add the hashtag #twittercrop whenever you are scrapping and want to share about it!

So there, I just jammed your day with possibilites :)

Have fun!

Pretty In Pink

I received the Glitz Designs "Pretty In Pink" collection, and let me tell you .... I loved it!  Which actually surprised me because I am not really a "pink" kinda gal.  But this collection is absolutely beautiful and I was able to make a layout and card in a few hours.  The paper inspired me and voila this is what I created.

And I also had plenty of "extra" to make a card.  I always try and make a card after making either a layout or album because I like taking advantage of my time.  All my supplies and paper is already out.  Plus there are always "torn" pieces lying about ... so why not?  Use up what you have in front of you; and make a card!

 

 

Some of the other product I used to make this layout and card are Prima Marketing flowers, May Arts ribbon, Zva Creative bling, Bazzill cardstock and also one of my favorite embellies; the Prima Marketing wood clocks.

Hope you have been inspired to use a color that you wouldn't normally use.  Happy Scrappin - v johnson

 

Art folders~

Hi everyone!! I wanted to share with you some Art folders I made, for my grands, using the bi-fold cardstock paper by Authentique. I love how they turned out and they are perfect for holding all those cute little drawings you can't bring yourself to throw away. Hope you like~

I used different border punches to jazz it up a bit and even used the Authentique label strip on the award emblem.  I used Helmar 450 Quick Dry to seal the outside edges.

I added an old milk cap to the award emblem~perfect!! Here is another one~

The design is close to the same but just a few things different.  I did four of these.  I'm going to start another one for all of my Spurs memorabilia I seem to be acquiring!!

The shiney paper on this one is by Vintage Street Market.  I have two more of these and I will post them next week. Have a great day and thanks for stopping by.  See ya soon!! by: C. Mercer

Make it a mini!

Hello scrappers! Today I am going to share instructions on how you can create a mini album using your April SFTIO Kit! This mini is so simple that it will take you no more than 2 hours to complete! I wanted to create a mini about the things that make me "content and happy!"

First thing you need to do is cut several pieces of chipboard down to 3"X3", and then cut several 3"X3" patterned paper and adhere them to the front and back of your chipboard pieces using Zip Dry Glue by Beacon! This stuff dries quickly and It works great for keeping your papers snugged against the chipboard! Make sure you put the glue all around the chipboard edge, and the center and then rub your hand across the paper to smooth out any clumps from the glue.




Once your the glue dries, use your Bind-It-All by Zutter to punch the edges of your pages and bind it together with wire. You want to bind your mini together before embellishing your album because it will be impossible to bind the pages once you have embellishments on your pages! (Learn from me... I know this because I've had this happen to me).

Once your mini is binded, go ahead and pull out your embellishments that you would like to use. I find that you will cut the time you put into your mini if you grab what you want to use on your mini first and then once you start creating your mini, stick to what you have pulled out!


And here is my completed album! I love this and I hope you are inspired to create one of your own!

Jeanine DeOre Designs

Fall in love today with our guest designer for April--Jeanine DeOre!

Jeanine's kits always make me so very happy.  There is something about the way she does flowers that just make me itch to play with her creations.  Take a peek at a few of my favorite kits:

Hearts and Flowers is an updated vintage kit that is perfect for scrapping all year round.  I love the hint of country that makes it perfect for any picture of my daughter sporting her cowgirl hat.

The Poppies Collection is a dream for me.  Red is always my goto color--the way Jeanine paired bold red with sweet shades of yellow and green.  It offers a definite quilting feel with more than a hint of spring.  Yummy!

Sunshine in your heart is a collaboration and my current favorite kit.  The sweet spring shades have me planning Easter shots and snapping pic of every flower I see.  I cannot wait to use it over and over.

Of course, Jeanine does more than just flowers (they are just my obsession).  She creates kits and embellishments that are perfect for all of your pictures.  Check out this fabulous school layout by talented designer Sharon Bertolino.

Senior by Sharon Bertolino

Digital Supplies: Alphabet: Lotsa Letters by Jeanine DeOre (Scrap Matters),  Kit:  Star Student by Jeanine DeOre (Scrap Matters), Software: PSE 10, Fonts: Century.

Want to see more of Jeanine's fabulousness?  Head on over to her blog: Jeanine Designs or to Scrap Matters.  I am certain you will enjoy the visit!

No fooling!

It's almost April and I am so ready to share our latest magazine issue.  I certainly love our mini mags, but there is nothing like sitting down with a beverage and reading the full size magazine.  So many amazing designers share their creations with us making if filled with eye candy and inspiration.  Want to join me?

Check out our Spring issue HERE.

Ready for a free digital kit?  The amazingly talented Jeanine DeOre created Happy Spring for all of our readers.  It is free all month! Check out more of her work at her blog or Scrap Matters. 

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Please respect this generous gift and do not upload/share this kit.  Friends are welcome to download it here for the next month.  Thank you!

Stop by tomorrow to see more of Jeanine's work!  We hope your April is fabulous--and just a little foolish.  Enjoy!

Wrapping up March!

Wow, March flew by.  Illinois, where I live, has had the most unusual March weather, it has been like May around here.  I hope we won't get the March snow and cold in April.  Just in case I haven't put away the kid's boots and snow pants!

Anyway, I decided to share a little Easter card I made with mushrooms and hedge hogs.  Not your usual Easter type card that is for sure.

The stamp images are from Dilly Beans as is the sentiment.  The little chick with the bunny ears, I'm not sure who manufactured him but I found him in my Easter stash.  He is just so cute and was a perfect little addition, plus now he can be friends with the hedge hogs!

Next I have an ATC to share with a Happy Easter theme.  Again the images are from Dilly Beans.  I love how bright and happy this turned out to be.  Again I found a few little embellishments in my Easter stash to add, but my favorite thing about this ATC is the chick with the pink bow.

Wishing you a Wonderful Easter and Happy Crafting!