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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!

Reader Submission: Carla Peicheff

What a great idea! This birthday list mini-album is perfect for all of us who need a little help remembering birthdays of multiple nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, friends, etc. Adorable, compact, and practical, we just had to feature this book by Carla Peicheff of London, ON.

Birthday List Album

by Carla Peicheff, London, ON

supplies: cardstock, Bazzill; patterned paper and tag, October Afternoon; felt letters, Making Memories; button, Hero Arts; brads, Bazzill; staples, Making Memories; luggage tags, Staples; flower punch, EK Success; tab punch, Stampin’Up!; twine, unknown

Designer Project with Kimber

Today, Kimber is going to show us a beautiful card that she made using the Foil, Glitter, Flock from We R Memory Keepers. This versatile product has the same steps for all 3 mediums (the foil, the glitter, or the flock). This card features the flock.

Here is what you’ll need:

• Patterned paper or cardstock
• Scissors
• We R Memory Keepers foil, glitter, flock kit
• Stylus

Here are the easy-to-follow steps:

1. Cut out the special rub-on from the package.

Designer Tip: I cut through the packaging too instead of pulling out the rub-on sheet and putting it back in after I am finished. It's just easier for me.

Note: for this project, I cut the flower off the stem so I could do 2 different colours of flock.

2. Remove the protective backing carefully. DO NOT TOUCH THE RUB-ON—they are VERY sticky.

3. Place the rub-on sticky side down on your paper and burnish with the stylus until the rub-on releases.

4. Carefully remove the plastic sheet. If the entire image hasn't released, carefully place it back down and continue to rub. The special rub-ons are sticky on the top to be able to accept the flock, foil, or glitter.

5. Place the fuzzy side of the flock sheet down on the rub-on. (for the foil, the shiny side goes down, and for the glitter, the sparkly side goes down).

6. Using your stylus, rub the flocking into the rub-on. RUB HARD and in different directions.

7. Pull back the flocking sheet. If you haven't completely covered the rub-on, place the flocking sheet back down and rub some more.

8. Repeat the process with the stem using the green sheet of flock.

These are so fun and fuzzy when complete. They add that extra bit of texture to your projects.

Enjoy!

3T's - Ribbon storage

Great Tips for Ribbon Storage

If you are new to the world of scrapbooking, or even if you’re not, countless spools of unorganized ribbon can get you down. How should it be organized? How should it be stored? Here are some of the things that we’ve learned along the way:

Our new favourite solution for storing ribbon is the pull-eez. It comes in a variety of colours and sizes, has a huge storage capacity, and it is portable! You can check them out at www.stor-ez.com .

We also love the new ribbon organizer from Clip it Up. It has built in scissors at both ends, is streamlined, and comes with wall-mounting hardware. Check it out at www.clipitup.com .

The ribbon ring (www.ribbonring.com) is a brand new product. It features a series of tags that your ribbon gets threaded through and then the tags are hung from a metal binder ring. The rings can be hung from the wall and this neat system prevents ribbon from getting tangled and ensures that your ribbon is never more than a snip away.

Cropper Hopper has had great products on the market for a while now. Their ribbon spool drawer is handy and efficient. Visit them at www.cropperhopper.com for more info.

Several manufacturers have stackable storage boxes for ribbon available. Check out the ones from Stampin’Up!, Crop in Style, and Martha Stewart Crafts.

Other solutions we’ve seen include some of the following: store ribbon on a vintage paper towel holder; on a piece of doweling (purchased from a DIY store like Rona or Home Depot); in a multi-sectioned container used to store embroidery floss or in a tackle box; in a 3-ring binder complete with clear plastic sleeves (like you would use to display hockey cards); wind ribbons around wooden spools or clothespins, affix end with a pin, and fill a glass cookie jar with the spools; wrap ribbon lengths around strips of cardboard and then display in a basket; organize ribbon by colour in clear, glass jars.

We hope you have found one or more of these solutions helpful.

The SCT editorial team.

Designer Challenge: Kimber

This week, our guest designer is Kimber McGray from Carmel, IN. Here is Kimber’s challenge:

Make a layout that incorporates your child(ren)’s art work.

It's Back-to-School time! My son started Kindergarten last week and I have already been inundated with his 'Art' projects. What on earth am I going to do with all of these??!!! I've decided to talk to him about them every day as they come out of his back pack to find out the stories behind his pictures. Some will end up on the refrigerator; some will hang on the walls of his room; others I want to scrapbook to keep forever. Today Andrew came home with this drawing that included our dog Truck who he doesn't usually include in his drawings. But, the picture was missing one thing; his sister! So when I asked him about it, he said that she had made him mad this morning and he didn't want her in his happy picture. Ha! “Alright then,” I said, “it's your art, do what you wish.”

Here is what I did: To scrapbook the large paper, I asked him to cut out the drawings and I adhered them to my page. Some other options for including your child(ren)'s art on a scrapbook page would be to either scan it in, take a photo of the art, or even take a photo of your child holding their masterpiece.

My tip:

I used a piece of grey cardstock, as well as some clips on this page to make it feel like the art was hanging on the refrigerator.

supplies: cardstock, Wordwin; patterned paper, Scenic Route, SEI; stickers, chipboard, and die-cuts, Scenic Route; clips, Office Supply; pen, Zig