National Scrapbooking Day!

To all our readers both near and far, we are thrilled you have joined us on a day where we all come together to celebrate this great passion we all share!  Happy National Scrapbooking Day!  We have some special treats in store for you today including some great inspiration from our designers, a little blog hopping and some fabulous prizes too!  Let's get this party started!

First up is a brand new sketch by our lovely and talented sketch artist, Becky Fleck.  We loved this sketch so much we sent it to members of our design and editorial team for their interpretation (well, really to give you some great eye candy!) and here is what they came up with...

Sketch by Becky Fleck, PageMaps

We loved Summer's version of the sketch - especially her title treatment and linear interpretation for the picture placement.  The strips across the top complete the linear feel while the beautiful crochet flower adds just the perfect touch of whimsy! 
She's Crafty by Summer Fullerton
Supplies: Cardstock, Bazzill; Patterned Paper, My Minds Eye, Basic Grey and Sassafrass Lass; Chipboard Elements, Cosmo Cricket; Banner Sticker, Sassafrass Lass; Label Sticker, October Afternoon; Brads, Basic Grey; Alpha Stickers, Heidi Grace; Crochet Flower, American Crafts-Dear Lizzy; Chipboard Alphas, Cosmo Cricket; DMC yellow floss; Font Bohemian Typewriter downloaded from the internet

In Davinie's layout she was able to take the sketch and turn it into a double page layout where she could fit the multitude of Easter pictures she had collected.  By moving the journalling down a little Davinie was able to keep her layout perfectly balanced and with a light colour palette, it is perfect for spring!

Easter by Davinie Fiero
Supplies:  Cardstock, Bazzill Swiss Dot; Patterned paper, Studio Calico; American Crafts Dear Lizzie paper/flowers/buttons; Jenni Bowlin crepe paper ribbon
Doodlebug chipboard alphas

While Kathy followed the linear lines with her patterned paper, she changed up the photo placement with a beautiful, well balanced result!  And, it is all digital.  This layout displays Kathy's amazing ability to use white space effectively.

lovely by Kathy Thompson
Supplies: Paper by Jesse Edwards; Frame cluster by Lindsay Jane Designs; Word Art by D. Rutter; Stitching by Karla Dudley; Font, Avenir

To translate Becky's fun sketch into a card, Kimber used her paper placement almost exactly as she did and then used chipboard embellishments in place of photos.  Could this card be any cuter? 

pretty, pretty please by Kimber McGray
Supplies: Cardstock, Bazzill Basics; Patterned Paper, American Crafts; Chipboard, American Crafts; Sticker, October Afternoon; Punch, Stampin' UP! and We R Memory Keepers

We always love Emily's ability to come up with something wonderfully unique.  By changing up the direction of the paper, she has perfectly combined all the elements (with some fabulous misting I must say!) into a perfect vertical layout!

 
true friends by Emily Pitts
patterned papers, Basic Grey and Crate; alphabet stickers, October Afternoon; die cuts and chipboard, Crate Paper; pen, Micron by Sakura; adhesive, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L; thread, Coats and Clarke; mist, Maya Road

Here is Vicki's beautiful layout - full of colour, gorgeous photos, and perfectly placed elements that visually lead you all around the page.  Ah, Sassafras goodness. This layout just screams SPRING!

 
Spring Flowers by Vicki Boutin
Patterned Papers, stickers, flowers, Sassafras Lass; stamps, Papertrey Ink, BasicGrey; tags, Scenic Route Paper Co.; buttons, Foofala; Ink, Ranger Industries

And, yet another beautiful double page layout that combines all the great elements of Becky's sketch.  We love how Lisa combined patterned paper for a great border and the circular title treatment with journalling around it is perfect!  The balance achieved with the photos is also perfect with visual interest added with a tilted photo. 

 

You go girl by Lisa Kisch
Supplies: Cardstock, Creative Memories, Coredinations, Bazzill; Pattern Paper, American Crafts; Stickers, American Crafts, My Little Shoebox; Gems, Kaisercraft; Buttons, American Crafts; Die cuts, My Mind's Eye, American Crafts; Flower, Making Memories; Punches, Creative Memories, EK Success; Pen, Creative Memories

Told you there was some great eye candy today!  Isn't it amazing to see how designers interprete a sketch to create something totally different and unique?  Why don't you create something using Becky's sketch today too!

Now on to the next bit of fun!  We are thrilled to be working with a new sponsor and they have generously given us a little something to give to you!  You know this company and let me tell you, you will be thrilled with this prize.  How do you win IT?  Well just hop on over to these talented girl's blogs and find a letter or two in their post today - you can't miss it.  When you have visited all seven blogs and have all the letters, unscramble them for the name of this great company and send your entry to us at ideas@scrapbookandcards.com before Monday at 6:00 p.m. est and we will select a winner.   Want a hint?  Houndstooth alphas - that's all I'm saying!  I also happen to know they are having a great celebration on their blog today too so if you figure it out, be sure to stop by and tell them SCT sent you :)

Kimber McGray

Vicki Boutin

Davinie Fiero

Summer Fullerton

Lisa Kisch

Emily Pitts

Kathy Thompson

The fun is not over yet!  Do you know what else these girls have on their blogs today?  An SCT subscription giveaway of course!  Yes, each of our talented team has one subscription to giveaway by Monday at 6:00 p.m. EST.  If you leave a comment at each blog, including this one, you have EIGHT chances to win!  Those are great odds so get hopping!

But, before you go, National Scrapbook Day would not be complete without one more amazing prize to giveaway.  How about one of our favourite books - Scrapbook PageMaps - Volume 1!   Becky Fleck has graciously provided us with a copy of her best selling book to giveaway today.  Just leave us a comment below by Monday at 6:00 p.m. EST and you could be the proud owner of Scrapbook PageMaps - Volume 1.  You will want to get this before it is too late!

Did you notice we said "Volume 1"?  Did you know that Becky has written a follow up to Scrapbook PageMaps?  Oh yes she has and Scrapbook PageMaps 2 will be releasing in October!  It is up for preorder on Amazon or you can watch your local store for it (did I say watch or stalk?!)  Either way you are going to want to be the first of all of your friends to have this long anticipated follow up book. 

 

Thank you SO MUCH for stopping by - we are very excited you could join us.  At the end of the day, scrapbooking is really all about making it YOUR own and telling YOUR story, YOUR way!  Have a great rest of your day!

~Catherine

ps...I heard there was some brand new Jillibean Soup goodness just released yesterday.  Click here to once again be inspired!  Jill never ceases to amaze us!
 

Comments

[Sammie]

Happy National Scrapbooking Day! I've always considered buying PageMaps, so I'd love to win it!

[Tiff Firth]

A friend of mine bought Vol 1 just last Thursday and let me have a flick thru it. Oh the inspo. Would love to get my hands on my own copy. alas the shop had only the one copy. fingers crossed.

Happy SBD. Here in Austraila that was yesterday for us so its like 2 days of it on the www for us!! bonus.

[Katie]

I LOVE PageMaps!! There are no stores around here that sell the book, but my LSS has a copy for their studio and I always look through it, I would love to win my own copy! Happy NSD! Thanks for the chance to win!

[{vicki}]

finished the hop---sending an email now!

[Jenny McGee]

Happy NSD to everyone. I am just starting to use sketches for inspiration and would love to win. Thanks for the chance.

[Marlene]

Yay for Becky, can't wait for no.2 to come out! Her first one getting well used. Happy NSD, all!

[Nancy L.]

Happy NSD!! Would love to have these books!! Thanks for the chance to win!

[Sarah Mullanix]

Happy NSD to all...create some scrappy goodness today!!

[Jenny]

WOW, that's a whole lotta giveaways! Happy NSD, everyone! The Pagemaps books look AWESOME.

[Wendy Crowe]

Happy NSD!!! I LOVE Page maps! They have the best inspiration! Thanks for the chance!

[Kelly Massman]

This will be a fun hop! Thanks!

[Carrie K]

love love pagemaps!! thanks for the great giveaway...

[Rkokes]

Happy NSD!!!

[Charlotte D]

Great giveaways! I would love to win a copy of Pagemaps! hint hint.

[Laurie]

Wow Great giveaways... Happy NSD!!! Off to hop I go....Thanks

[Melinda Wilson]

Happy NSD back to you!
Thanks for the great giveaway!

[Erin B]

Fun giveaways! Happy NSD!

[Violet]

Great give-aways! Love that sketch too. please enter me.

[Laura Stewart]

so much fun - thanks!!

[Meghann]

I so hope I win this prize package! I'm giddy with excitement! Happy NSD!

[Dorothy Jones]

what a great way to spend NSD!! I love the sketch that's posted and I'm hoping it's the one to kickstart my scrapping today !

[CJ]

Happy NSD! Would love to win Page Maps. Thanks for the chance to win.

[Kim M]

Pagemaps 2, I am so excited. I have the first volume and have loved it dearly, can't wait to see #2!

[Lisa Peeples]

Loving it!! What a fabulous day today is turning out to be.

[Vanessa]

Happy Scrapbook Day!!