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Just Be You Kit Releases

Be Happy.  Be Silly.  Be Joyful....Just Be You!

JUST BE YOU - TALL CHIPBOARD ALBUM:  When was the last time you completed a scrapbook page or mini album about yourself??? Hey! You are the reason that your family memories are being preserved! Don't you think it's time you documented something from your point of view? Well the May ScrapScriber kit gives you the perfect start to do just that! But we've kept it fun and whimsical to adapt to just about any theme you'd like. As always, you are going to have an entire set of black Doodlebug letter stickers to make whatever titles and subtitles you'd like. So if a book all about you is just not in the cards, then you will be able to change this album into the theme of your choice. Speaking of albums, we went to GCD and the Melody Ross line to find this cool tall chipboard album complete with fun scalloped tabs on each page. Then it was the Fancy Pant's BE YOU line that really made this month's theme scream out to us. You'll love the spirited color palette of yellows, turquoise, pinks, orange and even a bit of black for a fun twist. As always, Fancy Pants is at the front of the trends with a cool "subway print" paper complete with bold type fonts and messages. Then we give you an entire sheet of coordinating stickers, an entire set of chipboard pieces, buttons, filter flowers, ribbon, transparencies and even a special "BE YOU" mini acrylic stamp! This kit is the exact kind of inspiration you need to get your thoughts down on paper along with pictures of YOU!

Cost:  $41

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Isn't She Lovely Kit Releases

All things special and beautiful about those relationships we have with our fellow femmes - whether it be a sister, BFF, mother, grandmother, or daughter - that is what this kit is all about. A tribute to our gal pals and the bonds we share.

 

   

ISN'T SHE LOVELY - ACRYLIC TAG ALBUM:  The acrylic tag album comes with a fun, girly scalloped edge and to it we add the Miss Caroline line from My Minds Eye. The color palette is fun and fresh with sea foam green, coral, and yellow and the images are all about floral! The embellishments keep with the same floral theme with layered flowers, pins and buttons, label stickers and even a little bit of wood for a special surprise embellishment. This is a great album to personalize and would work for a ladies tea, a bridal shower, or even a birthday. You'll also love the ease of working with the acrylic in a no-fuss manner. Order yours today!

 

Cost: $42       

 

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Best of Times Idea Gallery

Some of you may choose to make other projects with your “Best of Times” kit instead of the mini album. Here is an example of what you can make with the April 2012 ScrapScriber kit.

 

Visit the Idea Gallery to download step by step instructions on how to complete this two page layout.  Be sure to check back with us on the blog.  I'll be posting a tutorial on how to create the scalloped border with a corner rounder.

Best of Times ScrapScription Kit Releases

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times...."  Isn't that how the famous quote goes?  Well with this kit you don't need to worry about the worst of times - just focus of those moments and memories that were the BEST!

 

BEST OF TIMES - 7" X 9" CANVAS COVERED ALBUM:  This album has the perfect amount of down home memories and antique chic to bring any special photos to life.  The October Afternoon Farmhouse paper and embellishments have all the warm, vintage colors, images and icons.  Celebrate all your favorite times in this perfect sized 7" x 9" canvas album from Prima and Donna Downey (the queen of anything canvas!).  What we love about these canvas covers is the beautiful turquoise stitching and the brushed silver, oversized grommets that make for a wonderful place to start your story.  Inside you'll find all the bits and baubles you are accustomed to seeing in our kits - from tags and pockets to chipboard and pins, an adorable mini hanger and tiny ruler, to an entire set of gorgeous coordinating buttons.  Then to top it off you'll get not only the coordinating Farmhouse cardstock word stickers but also an entire set of Farmhouse Chip n' Stick chipboard pieces AND an entire set of the matching gray Mini Market stickers (one of our all time favorite alphas!).  So pull out those vintage pictures or print the ones from last year's family reunion or your Uncle's retirement party - or just random family shots from years gone past - it is definitely a tribute to the Best of Times! 

 

Cost: $39      

 

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BABY'S FIRST YEAR 2012 KIT RELEASES

Celebrate that special little someone's first year in style with ScrapScription.

BABY'S FIRST YEAR – BOY OR GIRL – 2012 – 8" X 8" LEATHER D-RING ALBUM – Some of you may remember our first 2009 release of "Baby's First Year" but for those of you that may not, we are happy to release an updated 8" x 8" version chronicling baby's first 12 months of life! And the catalyst for this re-launch was the oh-so-popular "baby boy" and "baby girl" lines from My Little Yellow Bicycle called BabySAURUS and Tiny Princess. As with the first release, you will get to choose from either the baby boy themed kit or the baby girl themed kit. Each starts with the best album in the industry – the 8" x 8" leather D-ring album from We R' Memory Keepers in either pink or green. Inside the pages are designed to be identical except for the colors and themes of the papers. The baby boy album is done with sweet hues of blue, green and orange with a fun "dinosaur" theme and the baby girl album comes in pretty shades of pink, purple and yellow with a precious "princess" theme. But our favorite part of this kit is the monthly journaling cards. Starting from 0 months/newborn all the way through to 12 months/1year old, each page allows you a spot to capture a picture (or more) of baby at that exact age for a fun retrospective look back over their first year. The format of this kit is meant to be simple for new moms and experienced grandma's alike. The task of documenting your new little one's first year is made easy with this kit and when you finish, you'll have a treasured keepsake that will compliment even the best of baby books. With the D-ring format, you will easily be able to add extra pages on your own for more photos, mementos and journaling. The perfect baby shower gift or special gift to yourself, it's never too late to get baby's first year into this one of a kind album. Order yours today!

Cost: $52.00

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PERFECT BANNER TUTORIAL

Banners are hot right now, but making even and symmetrical banner points can be difficult.  Here is a quick tip on how to achieve the popular banner look.

 

Step 1: Use a square piece of cardstock as a template to create the banner point.  Trace around a corner of the cardstock on the back side of the pattern paper.  I used a red marker for demonstration purposes only, I normally use a pencil.

Step 2: Cut out tracing marks with scissors.  Viola!  Perfect banner points!

 

Here is how to use the banner in a finished project.

Tutorial: Accordian Fold Rosettes

I love the look of accordion fold rosettes, but they look so complicated!  Here is a quick and easy tutorial on how to make these fabulous rosettes.

 

Step 1: Cut 12” paper strips in varying widths between ¾” and 1 ¼” wide.

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Step 2: Score entire length of paper strip every 3/8” or ¼”.  Fold on score lines

 

Step 3: Using a hot glue gun, glue end of paper strip together to make a ring.  Punch a 1 ½” circle from scrap cardstock.  Apply glue to punch. 

 

 

Step 4: Push center of ring down into hot glue and hold in place until set.

 

Step 5: Embellish top of rosette as desired.  Here is how to use the rosettes in a finished project.

 

 

 

MARCH SCRAPSCRIBER KIT IDEA GALLERY

Some of you may choose to make other projects with your “YOU MAKE LIFE BLISSFUL” kit instead of the mini album. Here is an example of what you can make with the March 2012 ScrapScriber kit.

Visit the Idea Gallery to download step by step instructions on how to complete these two layouts.  Be sure to check back with us on the blog.  I'll be posting a tutorial on how to create the accordian fold flowers next week.

YOU MAKE LIFE BLISSFUL KIT RELEASES

It's about all those things in our lives that give us a feeling of true bliss. This album is one of those fun little gems that allows you to tell the story you want to tell.    

  

YOU MAKE LIFE BLISSFUL - SCROLL CHIPBOARD ALBUM: The classic blacks and grays thrown against the yellow and pink (yes, I said pink!) hues make for one of the most beautiful color combos we have ever featured in a ScrapScription kit. A myriad of themes can be featured in this album. A new company to us - Authentique - brings us the major elements in this kit from the heavy weight textured double sided patterned papers to the three sheets of punch outs to the mini word stickers and beyond, this kit packs a lot of panache! You even have the choice of two pre-printed titles as the front title is double sided - one side with "You Make Life Blissful" and the other side with "Always Smiling". Then we took this cute little scroll shaped chipboard album and took it up a notch with larger rings and a cool rectangular blackboard back cover. It's a one of a kind look from a one of a kind kit! The kit features an entire new gray alphabet from our friends at Jillibean Soup and these letters are just perfect for this size album! And you are going to have plenty of options for your own sub-titles throughout with lots of left over letters! Whether it's a special person, special event or special part of your life - this album is the perfect place to start.

COST: $39.00

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Part 2: Winter 2012 CHA Top Ten List

Before we get started we are thrilled to announce our Part 1 prize package winner . . . .  Drumroll please . . . .

Nancy Sanderson-Vigliotti

 

Nancy, send us you shipping address at info@scrapscription.com and we will get your prize package right out!!

So are you ready to find out the our final picks from CHA Anaheim 2012?  Let's get going and see what our final choices were from the show!

6.  October Afternoon - 9 to 5

It seems that each time we attend CHA, we are always drawn to the new October Afternoon releases and this show was no exception.  We instantly feel in love with their new 9 to 5 line with its whimsical embellishments and retro styled papers that  celebrate all of us in a 9 to 5 job!

7.  Pebbles - Let Freedom Ring

Every year we have listed a 4th of July kit on our wish list of kits to make and every year when we head off to CHA we can never find just the right papers to match our vision.  That was until this year!  You cannot believe how over the top excited we were to see the new Pebbles Let Freedom Ring line with its true red, white and blue colors and adorable embellishments.  Can't wait to see what Lori does with this!

8.  Pink Paislee & Teresa Collins - The Color Combination of Yellow and Blue

One of Candy's favorite color combinations is most definitely yellows and blues - - Maybe it's that Michigan blood that runs through her body - - and we were both blown away by two new lines that incorporated this combination.  Both the Pink Paislee Indigo Bleu collection (top) and the Teresa Collins Everyday Moments line (bottom) hit one right out of park in the yellow and blue category!

9.  Prima - Embellishments

I don't know about you guys, but we see ScrapScription kit written all over these fantastic new embellishments from Prima!  These were too cute to pass up and will be coming to a kit near you this spring!

10. Studio Calico - Embellishments

Last but not least on our top 10 list from the 2012 Winter CHA Show is Studio Calico's new embellishments.  Over the last couple couple of shows we have watched Studio Calico grow to become, in our humble opinion, one of our all time favorite embellishment go to companies.  We know you are going to love their newest embellishments as much as we did!

But wait, there's more!  This year at CHA we were thrilled to see NKOTB!!  Well, not really the real NKOTB (New Kids on the Block) but Heidi Swapp's new lines that she just released in conjunction with Pink Paislee! 

Let us tell you, we loved, loved, loved her file folder inspired lines!!  Lori is going to take the file folder/mini album idea to an entirely new level!!  And Heidi's new embellishments are the perfect add-ons to this line.  Be on the lookout for what we have in store for you this coming summer.

So there you have it, ScrapScription's the final 5 plus 1 from our TOP TEN FAVORITES!  Leave us a comment below and let us know which item you like the best and why. On March 14th we'll pull one winner from all the comments left to win a cool CHA Winter 2012 prize pack! Whoo hoo!!!!