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Summer Photo Call Winners!!!

In our summer issue we announced a Summer Photo Call and we are so excited to showcase a selection of the amazing photos we received!  While we wish we could share the hundreds we received, we've chosen some to share and then of course our winners!  Sit back, relax and as we are headed into fall, let's look at what summer was all about...kids, water and FUN!

Great action shots...

 
Photo from Coleen Teodosio

 
Photo from Diane Hover

 
Photo from Emily Thompson

 
Photo from Kelly Sasman

 
Photo by Stephanie Mueller

 
Photo by Emily Spahn

Some super cute kids...

 
Photo from Manda Johnston

 
Photo from Joan Demers

 
Photo from Jennifer Chapin

 Just a great photo...

 
Photo from Bayley Shane

Some beautifuly scenery...

 
 
Photo from Jeanette Esterhuyse  (makes us wish we were there!)

 
Photo from Jolene Johnston

 
 
Photos from June Hillyard

So now for some winners!  The following contributors, Lydia Wylie and Tara Watts have each won a copy of our brand new fall issue for their beautiful photos that captured a moment... 

Photo from Lydia Wiley from New Zealand

 Photo by Tara Watts

And the winner of our $100 prize package is...drumroll please...

 
Photo from Dan Ferreira

This exceptional photo truly captured a fabulous moment of pure delight (or fear!)  Dan, Lydia and Tara please send us your mailing address to ideas@scrapbookandcards.com!

Again, thank you for sharing your summer memories with us!  There is no doubt a picture is worth a 1,000 words and we enjoyed each and every photo that was sent.  You captured moments that captured us...thank you!

~ The SCT team

 

NSD PageMaps Challenge Winner!

Do you remember the PageMaps challenge we issued on National Scrapbook Day?  Thank you to those who participated!  We had some fabulous entries that we thought we would share with you today.  And, of course, announce the winner of Becky Fleck's PageMaps 2 book! 

Here was the sketch for the challenge...

 

and here are some of the entries we received...

 

Alycia Tedford

 
Allison Cope

 
Irit Shalom

 
Evelyn Larsen of Scrapnesia

 
Heather Robertson

 
Heather Roselli

and our randomly chosen winner...

 
Kelly VanDerMolen

We loved this comment from Kelly...

"...I just wanted to tell you that I have really not been scrapping much lately, I'm not sure why but after I completed a layout for the Project 12 April and for this sketch challenge, I made 6 more layouts right away. Thanks so much for the push to get started."

You are most welcome Kelly!  Thank you to everyone who played along with our challenge and thank you to Becky for designing another great sketch (you can find more of Becky's sketches here).  And speaking of challenge, we have got something fun up our sleeve.  Coming to a certain scrapbook magazine's website real soon  ;)

Have a great day!

~ Catherine

 We are one week away from registration opening for Crop & Create!

 


 

Random fun on Thursday!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!  Isn't it today that they turn the river through the city of Chicago green?  Oh how I wish I was in one my favourite cities today.  However with higher than normal temperatures in Toronto right now, I am not complaining!  Today I thought we would share a little information from one of our favourite manufacturers, release the name of the winner of the BasicGrey Sweet Threads package (better late than neve right?) and for some of our new blog readers, share some links to previous posts that were some of our recent favourites!

First up...Creative Escape...the ultimate scrapbook indulgence!

Have you ever wanted to go to Creative Escape?  Bazzill Basics Paper and Heidi Swapp are offering two free tickets to Creative Escape...the ultimate scrapbook indulgence! on August 25-27 in Phoenix, Arizona if you will help Stephen Goodman.  Stephen Goodman is a ten year old boy from Arizona that would like to send 180,000 cards to the troops overseas - and with your help he is sure to do it!  To enter to win the CE tickets, create five thank you cards, go to www.creativeescapeaz.com, download the entry form, fill it out and mail the cards to Bazzill by July 1, 2011. The winner will be selected by random drawing. Enter as often as you like. Travel and hotel not included.  Did you know who will be at Creative Escape this year?  Why our very own Vicki Boutin of course! 

BasicGrey Sweet Threads & Uni-ball Signo winner

So sorry that this is long overdue!  Last Friday we were so excited to share our spring cover with you and ask for your help choosing which one, we completely forgot to announce the winner of the BasicGrey and Uni-ball Signo pens giveaway!  Here is the winner....

That new BG collection is gorgeous and yes, it does need to come live with me! Jet Pens is a wonderful company and they have so many cool pens on their site. Please, toss my name into the hat, I'd love to win!  Posted by: Jackie | March 04, 2011 at 10:36 AM

Congratulations Jackie!  We will contact you for your information!

And don't forget you have until today at 6:00 pm EST to win one of five copies of our spring issue from THIS post last Friday...

 

Our spring issue starts shipping tomorrow!  It will be available in stores and on our website next Friday, March 25th!  And guess what also starts shipping tomorrow?  This...

 

If you would like to order either of these issues, please visit our website at www.scrapbookandcard.com to reserve your copy.  CardMaps Today is going fast!

Looking for more inspiration...have a look at some of these great posts from the past six months:

Cupcake liners

Tim Holtz rosette flowers

Saavy Window Tutorial with Christine Middlecamp

Sweet Treats!

Don't ever hesitate to look back at some posts.  It is amazing what inspiration you will find from a wide range of extraordinary designers!

Have a great day everyone!  Don't forget to join us tomorrow  ;)

~ Catherine

 

Freebie Friday - Piggy Tales

Did you know that Piggy Tales has a total of 8 collections that are printed on recycled paper with an organic, soy-based ink…and they are acid and lignin free?

For our giveaway this week, Piggy Tales is generously donating one of their “green” lines, along with a package of their super-popular pig tail embellishment springs, AND one of their brand new Drawbridge books! For those of you who have not seen the new Drawbridge book, you have to check it out. It introduces a unique binding system called “true close.” True close allows you to add tons of paper and embellishments to each page, and the book still closes flat! Yay! What is also amazing to note, is that each 6x6 page is actually a flap that flips up, down, or out, giving you more surface areas to scrapbook! 

For a chance to win this great prize package from Piggy Tales, please post a comment on this post by Thursday October 23th at 6pm EST.  Good luck!!

Last week's first winner of the fabulous Maya Road goodies goes to lucky comment number.....

Here are your random numbers:

7	

Timestamp: 2008-10-16 23:18:30 UTC

And lucky comment #7 belongs to ... Tracey ...

Tracey says                    timestamped: Oct. 10, 2008 @ 06:36am

Love that house! Thanks for the chance to win!!

Congrats Tracey!  Please contact Catherine with your mailing info at catherine@scrapbookandcards.com.

Freebie Friday - Maya Road

First things first…we have a FANTASTIC and worthwhile initiative to mention. Maya Road is pleased to announce their “Home for the Holidays” initiative. The great gals at Maya Road are asking readers to alter one of their houses and then to submit the image. With each submission they get, Maya Road will donate $5 to Habitat for Humanity. So, in essence, by altering a chipboard house, you are contributing to the building of real homes for people in need. What a great and worthwhile idea! Check out all of the details on the Maya Road blog (www.mayaroad.typepad.com).

Now, on to the giveaway! This week’s GREAT giveaway comes to us courtesy of Maya Road. Maya Road is generously donating one of their new alterable houses to us to giveaway. Aren’t they delicious? And absolutely perfect for the season?

Here's a beautiful house that Maya Road DT member, Katie Watson made!

If you can’t wait to alter one of these adorable houses, then all you have to do is leave a comment on this post by Thursday October 16th at 6pm EST.  Good luck!!

Last week's first winner of the fabulous Gel-a-tins goodies goes to lucky comment number.....

Here are your random numbers:

152	

Timestamp: 2008-10-09 23:55:05 UTC

And lucky comment #152 belongs to ... Ash M ...

Ash says                    timestamped: Oct. 09, 2008 @ 09:07am

super cute
hope i win!

Last week's second winner of the fabulous Gel-a-tins goodies goes to lucky comment number.....

Here are your random numbers:

70	

Timestamp: 2008-10-09 23:58:43 UTC

And lucky comment #70 belongs to ... Summer Braxton ...

Summer says                    timestamped: Oct. 08, 2008 @ 11:25am

Woo hoo! Fingers crossed... hope I win it!

The World Card Making Day winner of a great prize pack goes to lucky comment number.....

Here are your random numbers:

2	

Timestamp: 2008-10-10 00:06:12 UTC

And lucky comment #2 belongs to ... Heather...

Heather says                    timestamped: Oct. 04, 2008 @ 01:44am

The cards are all so wonderful and beautiful!!! Thank you to everyone for sharing their cards and the instructions!!! I'm looking forward to giving some of these a try!!!
Happy World Card Making Day everyone!!!!!!

Congrats Ash M, Summer Braxton and Heather !  Please contact Catherine with your mailing info at catherine@scrapbookandcards.com.

Freebie Friday - Gel-a-tins

Please join us tomorrow for World Card Making Day! Our Design Team, together with many other fabulous designers, will share some beautiful cards with you (and all of the instructions too). The wonderful part is that all the cards will be donated to our "bring a smile to a child" campaign (for more about this campaign, please visit our website). Of course, what would a special occasion be without some prizes? You won't want to miss it!

Freebie Friday

Love to stamp? Love to emboss? Love a little bling? Then this week’s giveaway is PERFECT for you! Gel-a-tins is generously donating their new “Sheltering Tree” stamp set (check out Jen Backler’s layout on page 8 of our fall issue to see where she used it), some of their signature embossing powder, as well as some gorgeous gelly gems.

To have a chance at winning these Gel-a-tin goodies, leave a comment on this post by Thursday October 9nd at 6pm EST.  Good luck!!

Last week's winner of the fabulous We R Memory Keepers goodies goes to lucky comment number.....

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

42

Timestamp: 2008-10-03 00:18:39 UTC

And luck comment #42 belongs to ... Jen T. ...

Jen says                    timestamped: Sept. 26, 2008 @ 10:40am

oh!my gosh! i so need this !i have so many christmas pictures to scrap still! i love we r memory keepes products!

Congrats Jen!  Please contact Catherine with your mailing info at catherine@scrapbookandcards.com.

Freebie Friday - We R Memory Keepers

It is here! It has arrived! Our fall issue that is! The fall issue of Scrapbook & Cards Today is now available in stores and on our website. Click here to download the new issue.

Fabulous Freebie Friday

This week’s fabulous giveaway generously comes from We R Memory Keepers. A beautiful collection of the new White Out Christmas line can be all yours…all you have to do is enter a comment here.

To have a chance at winning this wonderful line, please leave a comment on this post by Thursday October 2nd at 6pm EST.  Good luck!!

Last week's winner of the fabulous Bo Bunny goodies goes to lucky comment number.....

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

113

Timestamp: 2008-09-26 01:32:12 UTC

And luck comment #113 belongs to ... Nancy Jones ...

Nancy says                    timestamped: Sept. 22, 2008 @ 11:13am

Beautiful I just used some of this and the texture and weight is WONDERFULLLL!

Congrats Nancy!  Please contact Catherine with your mailing info at catherine@scrapbookandcards.com.

Reader's Submission - Sarah Hodgkinson

We fell in love with this adorable back to school layout from Sarah Hodgkinson of Woodstock, ON. What a great use of the Bo Bunny double dot paper and of the Gel-a-tins tree stamps. Thanks Sarah, for sharing a snippet of this precious and momentous day with us!

Junior Kindergarten
by Sarah Hodgkinson, Woodstock, ON

supplies: patterned paper, Bo Bunny, Scenic Route, Masterpiece Studios;   stamps, Gel-a-tins, Hampton Art;   ink, Tsukineko;   embossing powder, Artful Stamper;   letter stickers, American Crafts;   punch, Stampin’Up!;   other, foam layering tape

Don't forget that last week's Bo Bunny giveaway ends Thursday, September 25th at 6pm EST.

Last week's winner of the gorgeous Karen Foster goodies goes to lucky comment number.....

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

20

Timestamp: 2008-09-20 08:43:11 UTC

And lucky comment #20 belongs to ... Barbara Eads ...

barbara says ...                                                                timestamped: Sept. 12, 2008 @ 6:06am

I am new to your blog and am loving this "freebie Friday" concept!
I also like your techniques and challenges!

Congrats Barbara! Please contact Catherine with your mailing info at catherine@scrapbookandcards.com

Cruisin' on by.....

It's true..... we've been cruisin' this week and we came across one lucky winner....

Congratulations....

Jennifer Hansen says: Timestamp: August 3rd, 2008 at 12:04pm

Yeah…I took out the quotes and I’m good to go! Feel free to cruise by http://www.jenniferhansenscrapgallery.blogspot.com!

Congrats Jennifer!  Please contact Allison with your mailing details at scrapbookandcardstoday@live.com.

Stay tuned.... we haven't finished our cruisin' just yet!!!!  Click here to find out how you can play and have a possibility to win too!  Good luck!

Just a reminder.... the Winter Call for cards, layouts and other crafty projects is up.  Come and check out all the details here.

Fabulous Freebie Friday - Stamping Bella

We know that it is still August and that the holiday season seems ages away, but it really never is too early to get started on those holiday cards! For this week’s giveaway, we have some brand new, absolutely adorable stamps from our sistah Emily at Stamping Bella! Here is what is included in this great giveaway:

Bella’s baubles in Granny Smith and Black Cherry

Envie Full of Cheer stamp

Bubble Tree stamp

Cupcake with a Holly on Top stamp

To check out loads of inspiration from the Stamping Bella website, and to see all of the other great new products visit www.stampingbella.com.

Now on to our winner from last week's Freebie Friday, with the super, fun Bo Bunny papers...

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

45

Timestamp: 2008-08-29 12:53:44 UTC

And luck comment number 45 belongs to....  Regan!!!

Regan Says:                  Timestamped:  August 23rd, 2008 at 9:09pm

ooooh, love these- fingers crossed~!

Congrats Regan!  You are the lucky winner of last week's Bo Bunny goodies!  Please contact Allison at scrapbookandcardstoday@live.com with your mailing details.

Good luck this week everyone!