Everything Scrappn

Gone but not deleted

2010-08-08T16:56:00.002-04:00

Even though Everything Scrapp'n is no longer operating as a store. I do not feel ready to delete the blog. This contains tutorials and ideas and inspiration as well as links that you may find useful. Please understand however that this blog is not currently maintained nor updated. If I ever get the privilege of reopening the store then There will be a post indicating such!

Happy Scrapp'n

July Design Team Inspiration

2010-07-13T23:21:00.000-04:00

Since it's the 14th Teresa & I have some projects to inspire you on our blogs.

Don't forget to shop early for the best selection with the ES going out of business sale. Everything 40% off.

Hope you have a great day & enjoy our creations.

The Time Has Come,

2010-07-06T12:30:00.003-04:00

Well the time has come to say good bye. I hate having to type this more than you may ever know. I do not like that this dream of mine is coming to an end. I will miss you all greatly.

The time has come for me to make a decision in my life of where I had to put my full focus. I found my self partially focused on to many things. I realize I may have tried to full fill my personal dream just a bit pre-maturely. My children still need me and I feel that at this time their dreams and aspirations are far more important than mine. I will remember the great two and a half years I have had watching my business grow.

Again I will miss you all and thank you for your patronage.

If anyone is interested in purchasing Everything Scrapp'n fell free to contact me at hgturner@everythingscrappn.com
This is a good time with new product being released in just a few weeks, and an already established customer base.

All current inventory will be 40% off till the 31st of July. If you place an order that I am not able to get into one priority mail box I will be contacting you for additional shipping options. Please understand if there is a delay as I am expecting to be flooded with close out orders. If you place an order July 28th - Aug 4th I will be unable to pack and ship until Aug 5th when I return.

Heather

June Monthly Challenge

2010-06-28T00:53:00.000-04:00

Wow I can't believe it's almost 4th of July weekend. Summer is flying by.

This months challenge is inspired by Independence Day but with a twist.... Create a project using Red, White & Blue and maybe throw in some stars for good measure but the catch is it can't be a patriotic layout.

I've always been drawn to stars for layouts about my sons & those colors are perfect for a more masculine layout... so here is my take on the challenge to inspire you.

I used the Pink Paislee Starlight line which is in stock in the ES store.

The winner will receive the complete Pink Paislee Starlight line of papers (shown above) and a bottle of the coveted Tattered Angels Marshmallow Glimmer Mist (there was even a petition to make this limited edition color an everyday color it's so popular)... it is a well used color in my creative stash.

So create a project & post a link to your creation to this thread by 11:59 PM EST on Sunday July 11th. Winner will be drawn by random number generator from all entries.

Before I send you over to see the rest of the designers work.... there are lots of yummy colors of Glimmer Mist in the ES store (even the beautiful Heidi Swapp colors). Shop here.

Now head over to Teresa's Blog & My Blog to see our projects & leave us a little love to put a smile on our faces today.

Have a great day & do something creative.
Suz

May Challenge Winner

2010-06-18T13:12:00.002-04:00

Congratulations Brennen! Please send me your email addres to hgturner@everythingscrappn.com so I can email you your gift certificate. Thanks Krystle for playing as well.

Suz Designs

2010-06-16T00:48:00.001-04:00

Well it's my turn to inspire you today... I'm loving the new products in the ES store. October Afternoon, Pink Paislee, Glimmer Mist, oh my goes thru my head like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz says as she is going down the yellow brick road lol. If you are wanting any of the latest products you better hurry & start shopping because it is flying out of the store.

Here's a layout I made with Pink Paislee Starlight & a strip of my favorite October Afternoon paper

These are photos taken at Disney Animal Kingdom while on the safari. It goes by so fast that I felt like I was just snapping away & many weren't in focus but these turned out really well. It was such a hot day many of the animals were hiding from the bright sun but it was still a memorable day since it was the first time going to that park.

I love the Pink Paislee herringbone distressed letters but they were just too big for this layout so I tried to make my own with my Slice machine.

Supplies: Cardstock (Bazzill); Paper (Pink Paislee - Starlight Glow, Pink Paislee - Starlight Shine, Pink Paislee - Starlight Spark, Pink Paislee - Starlight Bright, Pink Paislee - Starlight Dazzle, October Afternoon - Thrift Shop One of a Kind); Sticker Letters (Cosmo Cricket - Tiny Type Cream); Diecut Letters (Making Memories Slice); Punch (EK Success); Journaling Spots (Little Yellow Bicycle Journaling Tablet & K and Company); Ticket (Pink Paislee - Starlight Diecut Sheet); Stamp (Unity Stamp Co); Markers (Copics); Rub Ons (Heidi Grace); Brads (Heidi Swapp)

I'm not going to spotlight the latest & greatest since I can't pick just one. I have all the links in the supply list above. I do want to share these great little journaling books by Little Yellow Bicycle since for $3.99 you get tons of journaling spots. I buy them in all the different themes since they are so usable.

My 2nd project is a of course on my favorite topic... one of my pets

Echo Park is a fun new paper company. I used some of the Sweet Summertime line on this page. The little "flag" border was made by cutting out some of the argyle paper & topped it with a strip of embossed cardstock and one of their border stickers.

Supplies: Cardstock (Core'dinations - Teals Blues & Bazzill); Paper (Echo Park - Sweet Summertime Argyle); Stickers (Echo Park - Sweet Summertime Alphabet & Sticker Elements); Letters (Making Memories Slice); Staples (Tim Holtz); Dry Embossing (Provo Craft - Cuttlebug); Pen (Ranger)

That's all I have for you today. Hope you have a great one & do something creative.

Inspiration Day

2010-06-14T00:45:00.000-04:00

So have you been creative lately? I know the end of May & beginning of June are 2nd only to Christmas in how busy life can get... right? But if you are like me it helps to sneak in a bit of scrapping time. Not only does it help preserve the memories that have been happening before they fade but it also is an outlet to de-stress & center yourself. It's a chance to breath & relax.

I know you expected our usual blog hop since it's the 14th. But to keep you on your toes we're changing things up a bit... Teresa will be sharing inspiration today & I will post my projects on Wednesday. So make sure you check back.

Before I send you to Teresa's blog I want to let you know that another shipment of Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist has just arrived in the ES store & as usual they are on sale (who else puts their newest products on sale the first week... Thanks Heather!). I even see some of those gorgeous Heidi Swapp colors. Click here to shop all the new products.

Challenge FYI:
Are you saving your red/white/blue scraps for the June challenge? If you don't have any the new Pink Paislee will be perfect for the challenge & is in stock at ES.

Ok now let's see what Teresa has created to inspire us & remember to take some time to be creative

June Newsletter

2010-06-01T12:59:00.012-04:00

SALES!
Everything Scrapp'n
Enter the code during checkout in the store on the specified dates to take advantage of these sales.
June 4th - 6th, 15% off your entire purchase. Code: Summertime
June 18th - 20th, Free Shipping on orders of $35.00 or more. Code: FSS This is for US residents only. International orders will will receive a $5.00 credit towards their shipping.

Blog Happenings
Everything Scrapp'n Blog

Blog Hop, June 14th- Hop to all the Design Team Members' blogs revealing their new projects!

"Red, White, & Blue" Scrapping Contest, June 28th- Check out the blog and there will be a challenge posted by Design Team Member, Suz. Participate in the challenge for a chance to win all the patterned papers from the new Pink Paislee Starlight line.

Suz is giving our newsletter readers a clue about what the contest topic will be. With the 4th of July coming up, the contest will include using red, white, and blue on your project. Start digging through your stash and set aside supplies of this color theme. Everything Scrappn' has all the Pink Paislee Starlight papers in stock, along with their new acrylic stamps releases; all which would be perfect for this upcoming challenge!

New Products!
There are tons of new products at Everything Scrappn'. I'm loving all the cheerful colors and patterns!

Tattered Angels has released their new limited edition Spring 2010 colored Glimmer Mists. As the name implies, limited edition means once they are gone, they're gone! Don't wait to make your order if you had your eyes on these.

Cute papers, stickers, and journaling tags from a new company called Echo Park. This line is fittingly called "Sweet Summertime" and Everything Scrappn' has all the coordinating bits to it. Here's a little preview of it below:

Here's a new release from October Afternoon called "Thrift Shop" in the store too! There's a sheet of matching journaling cards you can punch out as well, a few are pictured below:

Have a scrap-crush on those tiny alpha stickers you've been seeing everywhere? Everything Scrappn' has different styles and colors in the store from Cosmo Cricket and My Little Shoebox. These will be handy when you want to spell out a long title, to use on heritage pages & soft baby pages, even in your journaling if you wanted to highlight a certain word. Here's a few pictured below:

Coming Soon!
Be on the lookout for the new line of papers "Play Date" from Jenni Bowlin. They should be in the store any day now. Bright and fun for your summer pages.

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May Monthly Challenge

2010-05-28T03:11:00.000-04:00

The May Challenge is called Mix & Match Scraps. All entries will have a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to the ES store so you can snag some of the new products that are just flying out the door. You have until midnight EST on Sunday, June 13th to enter. Post a link to your creation back to this thread for your chance to with the GC.

We're challenging you to use your scraps (we know you have a ton) in ways that make them fresh & not boring. How you do that is up to you.... It can be making embellishments, mixing the old with the new, a design that is on trend, etc.

Here's my take on the challenge using some of the scraps from My Mind's Eye Grow line mixed with other papers that coordinated.

I had a small piece of a KI Sheer left so I cut out the shape & used it in place of a flower.

The geometric pattern wasn't too feminine (since layout was about my dad flowers wouldn't have been right) the sheers worked perfectly. I adhered them with Diamond Glaze adhesive.

They seemed kind of flat so I added a Prima - Pebble. Since I only had 1 left I had to brainstorm what to use on the other 2.... brads, buttons... no.... how about Tim Holtz Fragments... perfect. I didn't even need to adhere patterned paper to the frag as I usually do because the sheer pattern coming thru was decorative enough.

I know you want to see what Teresa did with the challenge so head on over to her blog. My other project is created with the new Echo Park Paper - Sweet Summertime line which is THE HOT product out there right now. See my blog for photos & design details.

Design Team Work

2010-05-28T03:07:00.002-04:00

Time is running out!

2010-05-26T09:49:00.002-04:00

Just a few more days until the sale ends on the new merchandise at the STORE. Make sure you check it out by midnight Friday.

Product is flying off the shelf so hurry in! Don't miss it.

Free Shipping on orders of $35.00 or more for Memorial Day weekend. Use code Veteran at check out. Offer to US residents only. International customers will receive $5.00 off their shipping.

New Goodies!

2010-05-19T22:12:00.003-04:00

I'm so excited to announce to you that the first round of new goodies has been posted at the store. Remember they are 15% off release week!

I have lots of limited time only items as well. I have the spring line of glimmer mist, grab it now while I have it!
I have Starlight by Pink Paislee & I brought in the 365 Impressions Stamps, Queen Bee Impression Stamps and Bayberry Cottage & 365 Degrees ribbon pleats. The purple & green ribbon pleats are SOLD OUT at Pink Paislee so I can't get any more of these. What I have is all I'll have.

Hope you enjoy, there is more to be loaded on the site tomorrow and there is more on it's way. Echo Park should arrive late tomorrow and be online Friday, and the summer glimmer mist should be on their way very soon!

ES Inspiration Day

2010-05-14T03:02:00.001-04:00

Teresa & I are super excited by all the new product Heather ordered & pestering her to death if it's there yet like 2 little kids on a long car trip lol. Soon.... so we're trying to be patient.

Until then we have both pulled out some of our favorite past products in the store.If you don't have some in your stash from previous orders you may want to add some to you cart next time.

So head on over to our blogs to see what we've made to inspire you.

Teresa

Suz

I"m so excited!

2010-05-12T15:43:00.003-04:00

I'm so excited! I just ordered the brand new company Echo Park. (pictures below in an older post) I just ordered some Tattered Angels, Some October Afternoon, Some Jenni Bowlin and some other misc. scrappies. YEAH!

Give me your thoughts!

2010-05-05T14:53:00.003-04:00

I just got an email from a brand new company. This company is based in UT and their products are american made. This line that I'm asking for your opinion on is a summer line with great bright colors! Let me know what you think, would you order it, what would you order etc..... They will start shipping this line Friday so I'll be taking the feed back I get today and tomorrow and ordering on Thursday evening.

These papers will sell for .79 a piece, this includes the journaling card paper (that paper has journalling cards on one side and a pattern on the reverse)
The stickers sheets will sell for 2.49 each.

Can't wait to hear your thoughts!
Heather

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!

2010-04-30T22:14:00.003-04:00

I hope that everyone is scrapbooking somewhere! I have plans to go to my local group and hang out with the girls for a bit. This weekend is crazy for me. I have several birthdays and this awesome holiday. This year however I let it slip up on me so I'm sorry I don't have anything planned.

Be prepared for some new goodies in May! Better late then never right?

Need some inspirations? Check out and try the challenge in the post just below this!

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!

(Image found on the net, just thought it was cool)

April 28th Challenge

2010-04-27T21:23:00.008-04:00

As most of you know April 22 was Earth Day. In light of that this challenge can easily be a way to recycle some of that junk mail and credit card applications we get in the mail.

This can be as simple as one envelope or as full as all you can bind together. If you choose many you can bind it with a bind it all, brads, rings, ribbon, I could go on and on. You will also see variations in our work and interpretation of the theme. I hope that this inspires you to take this challenge. Maybe you will even choose to take this challenge and change up your entries. I would love to see all interpretations & creativity.

This idea is not mine - oh how I wish it were. During our online crop back in January. Jana found a tutorial and gave us this example. I absolutely adored it. I can see SO MUCH potential with this and it is so simple. You can spend 20 minutes on this or 2 hours it is your choice and I firmly believe that either way you will still have a rock'n mini (or card).

This is the link to the forum challenge.

Envelope Mini with a twist

This is the link to the video tutorial with in the forum.

Video Example 1

This is a video by Jana

Video Example 2

Another suggestion is this is a good way to use up the "extra" in a line where you have everything.

I know your ready for pics, I'll take a break from talking now!

This first one if my interpretation:

I really love the Early Bird line by Cosmo Cricket. You can use this line with so much. I used it on a kitchen layout, I've used it for some vacation shots. This 6 x 6 pad would make working on an album like this super easy. (It is also the give away : ).

I think this is my favorite paper from this line. Apron Strings

On the one side you have the feminine floral & on the other you have a simple geometric pattern. Both sides are also flexible if you have multiple subject. The colors are bright but muted if that can even make sense. I guess I just like the versatility of this paper.

Now to show you the work of the other great ladies.

Our Great Guest Team Member Monique I am in love with this Easter version. I love the yellow and it got a bunny!

Miss Suz Love the take on the pink paislee paper!

And last but not least Teresa Great carry out of the earth theme in the paper.

Now you have seen our work and we want to see yours!

Your entry will need to be linked here in this blog by May 11th. Share this with your scrapp'n friends on National Scrapbooking Day (May 1). You could win a 6 x 6 paper pad of Early Bird. (Winners must have a US mailing address or APO, Winner is drawn at random from qualified entries, No limit to the number of times you enter, winner will be announced in this thread)

Spring is in the air!

2010-04-26T07:24:00.002-04:00

Spring is in the air, flowers are blooming and the weather is beautiful here in Middle GA. I know that this also means that folks aren't taking challenges and participating in blogs and forums as much as they do in the winter. It is my hope that you are at least stopping by and keeping up.

I also wanted to give you a sneak into the challenge coming up on the 28th. You will need to save some junk mail. Any junk mail that comes in a #10 envelope. Since April 22 was Earth Day I thought we would make this challenge a little on the recycle side.

Hope you stop back by on the 28th!

It's the 14th....

2010-04-13T23:48:00.000-04:00

So that means the design team gets to show off what they've been working on. We also want to give you a chance to get to know our April Guest Designer Monique a bit better before I send you over to her blog to see her beautiful creations... Look at the details in this layout!

Name: Monique Nicole Fox

Location: Maryland USA

Blog address: http://living-in-the-positive.blogspot.com/

Monique is just crazy about scrapbooking & as a busy mom she has plenty to scrap about. She's on several design teams, has had her work published & is the founder of a local scrapping group. In addition she is a published poet.

Let's make her feel welcome...
Leave a comment here to say hi & you will be entered to win a mystery giveaway from Heather.

Now off to get some ES inspiration from our design team....
Suz
Monique
Teresa

Have a great Wednesday & take some time to do something creative.
Suz

I'm still here!

2010-04-02T22:42:00.002-04:00

I know that I have not been as active here the last few weeks as I have been in the past. This is due to a move and no internet. I now have internet at my new house so I should be back and in full swing (I hope).

HAPPY EASTER!

March DT Challenge

2010-03-28T03:40:00.005-04:00

Hi everyone :) its my turn to host the monthly contest here at Everything Scrappn....

I am so excited to see Spring ring forth. I can't wait for sunny days, flowers, and gentle spring rains. This month's challenge is all about the coming Spring. You can create a layout or an altered piece.

First, I want to see flowers, at least 3, but not plain or simple flowers. You can either create your own flowers (from fabric, paper, felt, etc. whatever you wish) or if you chose to use a Prima type flower, you need to alter it somehow to make it uniquely yours.

Second, I want to see the color blue on your project. Something blue that will remind us of Spring rains that nourish the soil.

Last, you will need something yellow or gold to represent the warm Spring sunshine on your project.

I can't wait to see what you create and hopefully Spring will join us all soon!"

Many of the Design Team Members will be showcasing Webster's Pages products in their sample creations for the March 28th contest. You can view the stock of Webster's Pages that Everything Scrappn' has to offer by clicking here. Participate in the challenge for a chance to win a Prima Artistry Flowers Mini Tin. This tin is filled with around 25 Prima flowers in different sizes.

Here's my example for you called "flower child" I made two rolled paper flowers and I altered two white prima flowers with stamps, stazon and glimmer mist.

For my 2nd project this month I created easter baskets out of the Basic Grey Nook & Pantry line. I also used a few of the "woolies" flowers from the line

Don't forget to "hop" around to all of the DT blogs

Teresa
Michelle
Ilene
Suz

Thanks so much for stopping by, and don't forget to link up your work here in the comments by midnight Sunday, April 11th for your chance to win the flowers :)

~Teresa

WINNERS

2010-03-20T15:58:00.001-04:00

February Challenge Winner - Viji

Blog Hop Winner - Rebecca (from Illene's blog)

Bingo Winner - Viji

Rebecca if you could email me your address that would be great! hgturner@cox.net

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

2010-03-17T08:49:00.002-04:00

Remember to email me a picture of you wearing green! hgturner@everythingscrappn.com I will email you back with a sales code that is good till the 20th. You can save from 10% - 50%

Hop along with us today...

2010-03-14T06:52:00.002-04:00

Hi everyone.

So has "spring forward" time change messed up your day & have you running late... well I hope you take a few moments to hop along with us today. The design team has been busy creating some great projects for you for the blog hop. We're so glad to have Ilene Tell joining us this month as a guest designer - she is an amazing talented lady.

Make sure you leave a comment on each of the members blogs for your chance to win a 3 pack of Ranger Stickles (the best glitter glue around).

Remember today is the last day to enter the monthly challenge. Post your projects here using holiday theme paper in a non holiday way for your chance to win a bucket of Queen & Co. embellishments.

Now go hop & leave comments on each to win those Stickles....

February Challenge

2010-03-11T07:03:00.002-05:00

Ok I'm going to extend this challenge through Sunday night. I know no date was posted and that is because it just slipped through the crack over the last few months of doing this. SO if you were planning on participating please do! You still have a weekend to get it done in. Sunday Midnight Eastern Time it's due. That's the 14th!

March Newsletter

2010-03-09T21:09:00.010-05:00

Sorry that I didn't announce a winner of the Guest Design Team Member. I just couldn't get the time to email all the candidates and post a blog about it. Hope you can forgive me!

Sales!
www.everythingscrappn.com
March 5th - 7th, American Crafts Thickers, 25% off
March 17th, Email me a picture of yourself dressed up in green to receive a surprise sale. When I receive your email, I'll draw a sales ticket out of a pot and email you the discount code. You can save from 15% to 50% off your entire order! Your sales code will begin on the 17th and expire on the 21st. hgturner@everythingscrappn.com
March 26th - 31st, Free Shipping on orders of $25.00 or more. This is for US residents only. International orders will will receive a $5.00 credit towards their shipping.

Blog Happenings
http://www.everythingscrappn.blogspot.com/

Blog Hop, March 14th- Hop to all the Design Team Members' blogs revealing their new projects! Comment on each blog for a chance to win a Stickle Surprise of 3 random colors. I love Stickles! You can control them better than traditional glitter and glue. You can click here to see the wide array of colors that are in stock in the store.

"Spring Flowers, Showers, and Sunshine" Scrapping Contest, March 28th- Check out the blog and there will be a challenge posted by Design Team Member, Teresa. Participate in the challenge for a chance to win a Prima Artistry Flowers Mini Tin. This tin is filled with around 25 Prima flowers in different sizes. I love the ones with the news type print.

Teresa is giving our newsletter readers a little heads-up about the specifics of this contest. She says, "I am so excited to see Spring ring forth. I can't wait for sunny days, flowers, and gentle spring rains. This month's challenge is all about the coming Spring. You can create a layout or an altered piece. First, I want to see flowers, at least 3, but not plain or simple flowers. You can either create your own flowers (from fabric, paper, felt, etc. whatever you wish) or if you chose to use a Prima type flower, you need to alter it somehow to make it uniquely yours. Second, I want to see the color blue on your project. Something blue that will remind us of Spring rains that nourishes the soil. Last, you will need something yellow or gold to represent the warm Spring sunshine on your project. I can't wait to see what you create and hopefully Spring will join us all soon!"

Many of the Design Team Members will be showcasing Webster's Pages products in their sample creations for the March 28th contest. Here's a peek below of some of the many items by Webster's Pages that exhibit the blue and gold vibe of the upcoming Spring season. You can view the rest of the stock of Webster's Pages that Everything Scrappn' has to offer by clicking here.

March Guest Design Team Member Spotlight: Ilene Tell

Tell us about your children: I have two kids - a 5 year old girl and a boy who will be 1 on March 5th. I love being able to girl pages and boy pages. It gives me more of a chance to play with all the different product lines out there!

How long have you been scrapbooking? I started scrapbooking after my daughter was born. I had too many pictures that were far too adorable to stick in a shoebox somewhere. I took some breaks from it here and there, but I'm pretty obsessed at the moment.

Describe your scrapbooking style: I have a hard time defining it. I love to try new stuff and so many products I like are so different and drive me to try totally different pages. I do like a "shabby chic" look , a messy & layered look, vintage, distressed, fresh, funky, etc. I must say I have some sort of antipathy toward white space though, so maybe my style can be defined as anti-white space?! LOL!

What is something we will always see on your page? Patterned paper, of course! I also love bling, flowers, and all things cute, but patterned paper I truly can't live without. In fact, I have not thus far used plain cardstock! I did buy a few packs though, so I'll try in the future!

Tell us something about yourself: Ummm... don't think I'm crazy, but I have a button phobia. LOL! That is definitely one trend I never got into (due to my phobia) and one embellie you'll never see me use. In fact, I do not own a single piece of clothing that has a plastic button on it. Okay, fine, you can think I'm crazy.

I'm looking foward to seeing Ilene's creations! Congratulations on becoming our Guest Design Team Member of the Month! You can view Ilene's blog at http://whatabunchofscrap.blogspot.com/

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Michelle's February Challenge

2010-02-28T03:58:00.006-05:00

Hey! Its hard to believe that February is coming to an end. It's time to challenge you again. My challenge to you is to use Pink Paislee's Cupid line in a non-Valentine way. I have the hardest time scrapbooking holidays and I think that's because I am so used to scrapbooking everyday life. I find it fun and challenging to take holiday themed papers and re-purpose it. So I would love for you to show me your skills and use the line in a non-holiday way! The prize is your choice of the Bucket of Boy or Bucket of Girl embellishments from Queen & Co.I have a bunch of fun photos from Europe that I've been needing to scrap for over a year. I thought it would be fun to make a mini album using the adorable Cupid line.

I'll have more pages of my mini on my blog soon. Stop by to check it out.

My second project was to use my left over products and create a second page to my two page layout. I made the first page about two weeks ago. I mirrored the same papers and created a page about how much we love polaroids. I haven't done a two page layout in a long time and had a lot of fun doing it!I hope to see your take on my challenge. Please link your take here in the comments. Don't forget to check out what the rest of the Design Team did for this challenge too. :D

SALE

2010-02-27T10:07:00.001-05:00

Code Clean at check out get's you 35% off your entire order!

Sale Reminder

2010-02-23T08:31:00.003-05:00

Did you remember that there is a sale going on over at the Store

Well enter code Washington at check out to receive 40% off your entire order till Midnight the 24th

Heather

Some Great Products in the Store

2010-02-22T18:34:00.000-05:00

I was doing a bit of shopping in the ES store & thought I would share some products that are goodies to add to your stash.

Queen & Company always does some great embellishments. There are girl & boy buckets in stock. I love the colors of the girl bucket here.

Tim Holtz is another one that does fantastic embellishments. I love the rich patina on his metals. These versitile flowers can be found here.

Another Tim Holtz product that adds richness is these corners. They look fantastic on mini albums. Add a knob & one of those beautiful gems hanging & you will have a great look.

Speaking of mini albums. I love to use Jenni Bowlin's bigger bingo cards as pages of my mini. Adding a few other pages between & covering the back with patterned paper is a quick and easy way to get a fantastic looking album. Here are some school themed cards that are perfect for our little ones doing a year in review album.

Finally look at this set of Prima Flowers... complete with glass bottles & shelf.

Have a creative day!
Hugs, Suz

Winner & Update

2010-02-16T21:19:00.002-05:00

January "Show the Love" Winner VIJI

February Blog Hop Winner Tabitha

Congratulations ladies!

Ok so I haven't fallen off the face of the earth! Sorry I'm late posting these. I can't seem to get to Atlanta to get my iCal updated so I can link my phone and my calendar. LOL I am that bad these days!

Hopp'n All Weekend

2010-02-12T22:38:00.001-05:00

I love vitage valentines... I saw this one on the web & actually remember it from my childhood. I think it's one my grandpa (the piano player) sent to me.

Since it's Valentine's weekend we're hopping a day early (but you still have all weekend to enter). Leave a comment before you go off to see what the design team has for you this weekend. The prize is a grab bag of 5 yards of ribbon.

We're having a great sale this weekend too... February 13th - 15th, Happy Valentine's Day! 45% off your entire order, Code: Valentines

Also we're looking for a guest designer for March. See the newsletter post below for more details if you are interested in applying.
So the first stop on the hop is me... Suz.

Winter CHA 2010

2010-02-08T11:32:00.004-05:00

I've got photos to share from my time spent at the Craft & Hobby Association Convention! Suzy West of My Little Shoebox was so kind to have me join in the fun. A big thanks to Helen, Suzy, and the talented Design Team!

Day One: The Setup

I was expecting an early morning wake up, followed by lots of hard labor. I was very lucky to start at 10am. With eight women, we were able to set up in just a few hours of work, with lots of goofiness thrown in for good measure. Pattie & I were given curtain duty due to our height. I have not been to CHA from the Exhibitor side and it was a different experience.

The ladies working on the displays:

Pattie Beltrain, Erin Yamabe, and I at the finished booth (Photo by Suzy West):We did roam around on our lunch break to see what the other creative companies were doing. It was really different to see everyone setting up before hand.

Once we finished up, I rushed over to the CHA Craft SuperShow. Dan & Zena had arrived at this point so I walked quickly through the 6 rows of products. I did get a few glimpses of the new American Crafts stuff at one booth. I was completely shocked to see they already had it for sale. I picked up my very first Maya Mist-sunflower yellow and my very coveted Fiskars Apron lace border punch. I have been looking for that one for months!

Day Two: CHA!
I met Kelly and some of the talented ladies from Scrap Gal on Monday morning. It was so great to see Chez. Unfortunately, I didn't spent much time hanging out with them. Kelly & I broke off from the group to do the make & take rounds.

Kelly is so awesome, she knew that Hambly's make n take was #1 on my list. Allison had a big group of people around her making beautiful altered bangles. I layered the white & then the turquoise Doily rub ons. To seal it, they supplied Diamond Glaze from Judi Kins. While they were drying, we looked around their beautiful booth.

I'm in love with their new releases and can't wait to get them!
Layouts by Dina Wakley:
Don't you just adore all of the doilies? Some great examples using their product:
One of my highlights of the day was when Rose & the rest of Hambly realized that I almost didn't get to come, they asked why I didn't call them! The Hambly family is the sweetest. I adore the calendar I got:
After that, we stopped by the myStamp Box booth to visit Nathalie and see the new designs. Photo by Kelly Feldman.Nathalie showing some beautiful artwork she created:
I met the owner Bettina and she has started this sweet idea called The Creative Sisterhood of the Traveling Stamp Box. The idea is to pass along the stamps to another person once you have used them on a project of your own. Nathalie gave me the cute No Place Like Home stamp set for me to pass along. Keep your eyes open for that in the coming month or so!We ran into Suzy as we were walking a round and she told us that we had to check out this new company, Punky Sprouts. Their stuff seems pretty cool. They do mixed albums with acrylic, chipboard, and canvas pages. I hope they do well since its such a fun idea!

One of the lines I was most excited about to see this release was Dear Lizzy that Elizabeth Kartchner designed for American Crafts. Although I don't have a kid, I think this product line can be rocked in many other ways. I was super excited to meet Amy Tan(gerine). Photo by Kelly Feldman.
They even had a pink bike at the booth (propped up against the wall behind them).
I worked at the My Little Shoebox booth in the afternoon with so many great people.We took a lot of photo and had great quick convos between customers. Robyn Weatherspoon is such a ray of sunshine. She made me giggle constantly. Photo by Heather Brown.
I felt like I had known Heather Brown for years after just meeting her for a few hours. She is the sweetest and has the cutest kids to scrapbook! Photo by Robyn Weatherspoon.
And the end of a long, but wonderful day (photo by Norma):
I ran around the last 15 minutes of the show to see Cosmo Cricket, Maya Road, and Tattered Angels. Nathalie told me she would be teaching but I was disappointed to find that she wasn't, that Heidi Swapp was there. I was about to keep looking for Nat when I saw her sitting next to Heidi. I spent my remaining time watching Nathalie demo and have a great understanding of more cool things that you can go with the Glimmer Mist line. I'm super excited about their chalkboard release!

Since I was there with an exhibitor and I was traveling light, I didn't pick up a whole lot of free stuff. Here is a picture of the stuff I did grab while at the show:Kristi has some great photos from when she went to the show on Sunday. Be sure to check out many more details and examples here.

February Newsletter

2010-02-07T13:23:00.009-05:00

Sales!
http://www.everythingscrappn.com/

Okay, it is time to clean house! This means AWESOME deals for you. Enter the code during checkout in the store on the specified dates to take advantage of these sales.
February 7th - 9th, 50% off your entire order, Code: Super Bowl
February 13th - 15th, Happy Valentine's Day! 45% off your entire order, Code: Valentines
February 19th - 24th, Showing some love for our 1st President! 40% off your entire order Code: Washington
February 26th - 28th, 35% off your entire order, Code: Clean

Blog Happenings
http://www.everythingscrappn.blogspot.com/

Blog Hop, February 14th- Hop to all the Design Team Members' blogs revealing their new projects! Comment on each blog for a chance to win a ribbon bundle of 5 yards!

Pink Paislee "Cupid" Scrapping Contest, February 28th- Check out the blog and there will be a challenge posted by Design Team Member, Michelle. Participate in the challenge for a chance to win your choice of the Bucket of Boy or Bucket of Girl embellishments from Queen & Co.

My challenge to you is to use Pink Paislee's "Cupid" line in a non-Valentine way. I always have had the hardest time scrapbooking holidays and I think that's because I am so used to scrapbooking everyday life instead. I find it so fun to take holiday themed papers and re-purpose it. So show me your mad skills and use the line in a non-holiday way! Here's my example below. Thanks, MJ

The design team will be using Pink Paislee's "Cupid" line of products for this challenge. Here's a peek below of some of the goodies if you haven't had a chance to check it out yet. View the entire line of Pink Paislee's "Cupid" in the shop.

Other tid-bits:
Thanks to all the girls that joined us on the forum for our first online crop. It was a lot of fun!
Missed out? Join us on the forum at http://everythingscrappn.ning.com/

Be on the look-out for new arrivals and upcoming goodies from CHA on our blog!

Have you ever wanted to be a guest designer?
Here is your opportunity! Apply by emailing photos of your best layout and project to hgturner@everythingscrappn.com by February 15th to become our March Guest Design Team Member. Also, please provide your name, blog address, forums you frequent, and any special talents you think makes you sparkle.

Guest Designer spots are only open to those residing in the US. You would be required to create 2 layouts/projects due the 14th and 2 layouts/projects due the 28th using products from Everything Scrappn. The layouts/projects due the 14th you are free to create whatever inspires you. I would love to see projects created for the current season or upcoming holidays. The layouts/projects due on the 28th will be an assigned project for a contest or challenge for our blog readers. You will receive $15 gift certificate, free shipping, and a discount for other personal shopping items you would like for the month.

Hope you all have a LOVELY month!

February Challenge... Show the Love

2010-01-27T23:00:00.000-05:00

Wasn't the online crop a blast? So many prizes & winners. I hope you aren't scrapped out & are ready for a challenge?

In honor of Valentine's Day right around the corner I thought it would be a great time to do a layout about a loved one. So I titled the challenge "Show the Love". It could focus on your relationship to them or their relationship with another. As you can see from my example I took it a bit out of the box... about the relationship of 2 of our dogs! (you'll see more close-up details on my blog)

Supplies: Cardstock (Bazzill); Paper (Nikki Sivils - Cherries on Top, Nikki Sivils - Cherry Strips for You, Nikki Sivils - Sweet Cherry, Nikki Sivils - Cherry Blast, & Nikki Sivils - Cherry Tree); Letters (American Crafts - Thickers Jewery Box & Pink Paislee - Cardstock Alpha Stickers); Ribbon (American Crafts - Backyard Stem 1); Brads (The Paper Studio); Punch (Martha Stewart - Butterfly); Bling (Hero Arts); Die Cut Edge (Doodlebug - Frills); Circle Cutter (Creative Memories); Buttons (Misc Stash); Thread (Coats & Clarks)

The rest of the design team has some inspiration for you so hop along to their blogs. We're all using Nikki Sivils papers from the Everything Scrapp'n Store. Make sure you visit each of them & leave them some "love".

Michelle

Jana

Teresa

Tracy

Suz

The prize is a $20 gift certificate to the store. Enter your layout by loading your creation in the gallery of our online forum & then link it back to this blog post by 11:59 PM eastern time on Sunday, February 7th, 2010. Heather will draw a winner by random number generator of all the entries. We can't wait to see your creations.

On Line Crop starts TONIGHT

2010-01-15T08:13:00.002-05:00

I am so excited! Tonight starts our first online crop. The Design Team and myself have worked hard so that you can stop by have fun and be inspired. There are chances to win prizes - lots of them.

The crop will be running on Eastern Time. The rules will post at 6 and the crop begins at 7. We would love to see you there.

Schedule

Friday activity

6:00 pm Wecome and Rule Post

7:00 pm Kick Off Challenge
Interesting Title Work

8:00 pm Who's Who of the DT

9:00 pm Quick Scrap -1 hour to scrap lo
Participants must scrap with in the hour. They then have 15 minutes to post their work. Winner will be drawn at random.

10:00 pm Technique Based Challenge

11:00 pm Sketch Challenge

12:00 am Scavenger Hunt

1:00 am Lift Yourself - take a favorite layout
you've done in the past and lift it

Saturday

1:00 PM Getting to know you game!
Also Invite to the chat room

2:00 PM Quick Scrap - 1 hour to do a lo

3:00 PM Picture Game

4:00 PM Stamping Challenge/Tutorial
Card Making

5:00 PM Lift this
http://www.flickr.com/photos/michellejacquemet/4053247578/in/set-72157622770203270/

6:00 PM Heather Say's
This will be played like simon says only with creating a layout.

7:00 PM Name That Company

8:00 PM Cropp'n & Chatt'n
This will just be a time to scrap, stretch & or chat in the chat room

9:00 PM Tutorial

10:00 PM Bingo

11:00 PM Something Awesome From Michelle

12:00 AM Word Association Game

Sunday

2:00pm Round Robin

3:00 PM Journaling Spots Challenge

4:00 PM Glimmer Mist Technique

5:00 PM Code Buster

6:00 PM Open Crop/Catch Up Time

7:00 PM Game

8:00 PM Quick Scrap - 1 hour lo

9:00 PM Tutorial

10:00 PM ?game?

11:00 PM Chat Time

12:00 PM ES Blog Technique Challenge

Monday

10:00 AM Open Chat

11:00 AM Juxtaposition Challenge

12:00 PM CHA New Release Search

1:00 PM Sketch Challenge

2:00 PM Open Cropping & Chatting

3:00 PM Lift the DT's Jan 14th Wk

4:00 PM Word Scramble

5:00 PM Heritage Challenge

6:00 PM Quick Scrap - 1 hour layout

It's Blog Hop Time....

2010-01-13T20:24:00.001-05:00

Welcome to our monthly design team blog hop. Each of our designers have been busy creating projects to inspire you. You can pick your own prize with a $15 gift certificate to the store. Make sure you leave comments on each one as only Heather knows which one the winner will be drawn from.

While I have you here I wanted to remind you about our first online crop in the new ES forum this weekend. I hope you join us for lots of challenges, games, technique tips & prizes. It starts Friday January 15th & runs thru Monday the 18th. The design team will take turns posting challenges & will be online that entire hour for questions or just to chat. Sign up here today & plan to join us for a scrappy weekend.

In addition to the crop there will be a sale all weekend in the ES store. Use discount code "crop" to receive 25% off your entire order.

Now that you are caught up on all the ES happenings hop over to see what Michelle has created.

On Line Crop

2010-01-06T20:18:00.002-05:00

Everything Scrapp'n will be holding it's first ever online crop. You will find this crop at www.everythingscrappn.ning.com

This online crop will include challenges, chats, prizes, fun games and loads of inspiration. Please mark your calendars for Jan 15 - Jan 18. That is Friday through Mon. A schedule of events will be posted under the crop thread very soon.

January Newsletter

2010-01-06T16:41:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year! I hope you have found 2010 to be a great year so far. Due to technical difficulties beyond our control the newsletter will be text only this time. Hopefully we can bring back our beautiful newsletters next month.

Sales
January 6 - 10 Thickers, Alpha's & Stickers 30% off & Free Shipping on orders of $25.00 and up! code : NewYear

January 15-18 25% off Code : Crop

January 29-31 Paper Sale - All regularly priced paper will be 30% off

BIG NEWS

Everything Scrapp'n will hold it's first online crop Friday Jan 15th starting at 7 going through Monday Jan 18th at 6 pm (all times are eastern). Mark your calendar for this even it is sure to be fun and inspiring, you can also win prizes. This event will take place on the new forum. You can get there at www.everythingscrappn.ning.com

Guest Designer of the Month Tracy.

Blog Happenings:

January 14th is our monthly blog hop. Prize will be $15.00 gift certificate
January 28th is our monthly challenge. Prize will be $20.00 gift certificate Bad News: Due to changes in the postal prices I have had to raise my shipping cost from $5.00 to $5.50. I am sorry.

Have a Scrapp'n Good Day! Heather

Postcards from Paris

2010-01-02T18:04:00.021-05:00

Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. I wanted to share my most recent scrap pages using the lovely Webster Pages Postcards from Paris.

I decided to look over the past year and document some of the things I did in 2009. The Postcards from Paris line is perfectly feminine. Here is my take on Suz's recent challenge:
Products used: Websters Pages Postcards from Paris Romantique Chic pp, La Boutique de Jardin pp, La Jardin Whimsy threads, Hambly Old Lace overlay-brown, Hambly Vintage banner rub on-brown, Hambly Chandelier clear stickers, American Crafts Foam Thickers Daydream-chestnut, On A Whimsy journaling book (page), Jenni Bowlin Apothecary stickers-brown, Staz on Ink-brown, brown embroidery floss, Hero Arts lower case alpha stamps, & Making Memories Passport clear stamps.

The font on these thickers is so fun and youthful. I might just have to buy them in every color. They are definitely a must have!
I had plans to make a few birthday cards since I have friends with special days coming up. Suddenly I got really inspired to make a 6x12 and just went with the flow. I scrapped a polaroid taken (by Suzy West) back in April of this year with a bunch of scrapbooking friends. Products used: Websters Pages Postcards from Paris La Boutique de Jardin pp, Tim Holtz word key, American Crafts Craft fair DIY flair, Hambly DIY rub on-white, Jenni Bowlin Apothecary stickers-brown, Martha Stewart border punch scallop dot & Acrylic paint-white.

I really like the La Boutique de Jardin paper. The Whimsy threads came backed with the same paper so I made use of it as well.
What did you do last year? What are your goals for this new year or new decade? I hope to see you playing along with the DT and this super fun challenge!

Happy New Year!

2009-12-31T08:22:00.003-05:00

Well this is the last day of 2009! I am sad and excited at the same time. 2010 will be bringing me LOTS of new endeavors. I hope that you will have a safe and fun end to your 2009 and that you will start your 2010 off with a bang!

In the forum for the question of the day I suggested everyone answer with at least one thing they are very proud of themselves for accomplishing. If you want to list it here please do!

I am most proud of myself for staying with a workout routine. This routine did not loose me a single pound but it prevented any extra pounds from finding me in 09. (I don't diet so if I don't workout I just expand) This is a goal I want to continue in 2010 as I also hope to get back down to my fit self. It is my desire that baby steps will get me there.

I hope you will all find you way over to the forum as there will be lots of things going on over there. In mid January the Design Team and I will be hosting our first online crop. I will also be taking some custom style orders there, but there will be more info on that after CHA.

Reflections or Resolutions December Journaling Challenge

2009-12-28T00:36:00.003-05:00

Hope you all had a great Christmas!

It's the 28th & that means ES Challenge Day. This month I thought a journaling challenge would fit the time of the year... as 2009 is winding down & the frenzy of the holidays is over I start reflecting on what happend during the year & my hopes & dreams for the next.

Create a layout about YOU (no groaning allowed lol) then: REFLECT on the year past, share your RESOLUTIONS for the coming year or if you are feeling really ambitious do them both....

The design team are showcasing Webster's Pages or Graphics 45 papers in their takes on the challenge....

Here's mine... reflecting on the past. You'll see a closeup of the journaling & linked supply list on my blog as you hop.

You have until Midnight Saturday, January 9th, 2010 to complete the challenge & leave a comment to this thread with a link to a photo of your project to be entered to win a gift certificate for the Everything Scrapp'n store. I can't wait to see what you come up with!

There's lots of stuff happening in January. We'll be having our fist online crop January 15th - 18th in the ES Forum with lots of prizes, we have a talented guest designer Tracy "traychic" Gregory, Monthly Bingo game in ES Forum, and of course our blog hopping giveaways on the 14th & 28th. You know a month isn't complete without a sale - I'm sure Heather will be throwing on in for MLK holiday...

We're minus one of the design team today - Michelle has been sick with the flu for a week now. She'll be posting here later in the week when she's feeling better.

Now go get a dose of inspiration from the design team:

Teresa

Suz

Jana

Have a great day!

HUGE SALE!

2009-12-25T22:00:00.000-05:00

Save 50% on your entire order by entering code halfprice at check out. So make sure you stop by the store!

Merry Christmas

2009-12-23T21:39:00.005-05:00

I want to wish all my customers a Merry Christmas! I pray you all have a joyful, memorable and safe holiday.

This is a time for celebration the best gift ever given. Time for family and lots of food. Memories to be made and memories to be captured. See you after the holiday!

Heather

HUGE SALE!

2009-12-18T08:20:00.002-05:00

Mark your calendar - Tomorrow is 50% off your ENTIRE order at Everything Scrapp'n. YES 50% enter code Christmas at check out for this discount.

Can't take advantage of this sale? Thats ok. Day after Christmas you can use code halfprice to receive 50% off your entire order.

Merry Christmas

Blog Hop WINNER!

2009-12-16T08:03:00.003-05:00

This time I took every name off of every comment and put them in a bowl. I let my son pull and name. Sorry no pics. To dreary here to get good pics inside.

Congratulations TrayChic! Please email me your email address hgturner (at) everythingscrappn.com

Bingo!

2009-12-15T08:47:00.002-05:00

Sunday Afternoon 12/20/09 @ 1:30 I'll be pulling Bingo words. Stop by the ES Forum and pick out your words and email me your choices. Mark your calendar and play along with us on Sunday afternoon.

Prize to the first winner!

Design Team Blog Hop & Prize

2009-12-14T00:02:00.016-05:00

Are you ready for Christmas? This time of the year is so busy but I find it's also the time of year I am most creative. The sights & smells are like "fuel" - I run out of time before ideas. I love making gifts, cards, ornaments, & decorations.

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Just a reminder: ES is looking for a January Guest Designer - send in your application today. Here's the details: Apply by emailing photos of your best layout and project to hgturner@everythingscrappn.com by December 14th to become our January Guest Design Team Member. Also, please provide your name, blog address, forums you frequent, and any special talents you think makes you sparkle.

Guest Designer spots are only open to those residing in the US. You would be required to create 2 layouts/projects due the 14th and 2 layouts/projects due the 28th using products from Everything Scrappn. The layouts/projects due the 14th you are free to create whatever inspires you. I would love to see projects created for the current season or upcoming holidays. The layouts/projects due on the 28th will be an assigned project for a contest or challenge for our blog readers. You will receive $15 gift certificate, free shipping, and a discount for other personal shopping items you would like for the month.

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Ok now for the hop.... The Everything Scrapp'n Designer Team has been creating some wonderful projects to inspire you so hop along with us.....

Leave a comment on each of the blogs to be sure you are entered in the drawing for the gift certificate to the ES store...

First stop is: MICHELLE

Guest Designer

2009-12-13T16:38:00.003-05:00

Don't forget if you would like to be a guest designer it's time to apply! Check out the December Newsletter for the details and email your submission to hgturner@everythingscrappn.com

Deadline extended to December 14th midnight.

Heather

November WINNERS!

2009-12-11T07:55:00.002-05:00

The winner of the November 28th gift wrap challenge is Katie! Congratulations. Love that cone.

The winner of the November photo a day (just pictures) is Michelle! Congratulations.

I did not see any entries for the photo a day completed album. If I missed them please add your link here.

I have not forgotten

2009-12-09T21:05:00.002-05:00

I HAVE NOT FORGOTTEN THE WINNERS!

I have not forgotten that I need to pull winners for both the challenge from November 28th and the Photo a Day challenge. I have just had one thing after another and tomorrow I have to be out of town all day. Hopefully I will be able to pull them tomorrow afternoon or first thing Friday morning.

Now I'm off to pack those orders that came flooding in! You still have a little less than 3 hours to take advantage of the 50% off sale. Enter code Merry at check out.

Cupid IN

2009-12-08T14:00:00.003-05:00

Cupid is being up loaded right now to the store!

Altered Art with papers

2009-12-02T14:07:00.004-05:00

So I post this a time ago at my blog and would like to post some products that can help you active this look, that I've used from the store to do this altered breaksfast tray,that I will hang at my wall.
My base was using Pink Paislee North Pole Paper , with some acrylic ink around it.
Zva pearl flourish which by the way I could use in two projects. Wonderful Webster's paper Grow Dreams. Some die cut paper that I colored yellow. And of course some glimmer mist.
I did this project live at my show, you can see the recorded videos here.

Hope you got inspired !
Jana

December Photo a Day

2009-12-02T07:00:00.001-05:00

Well I hope you enjoyed Novembers photo a day challenge. I also hope you will participate in the December Photo a Day Challenge.

Ok take a photo a day everyday for the month of December. Now I don't mean take a photo everyday of you dog, cat or kids. I mean think out side that box. Do you have a book your reading? A favorite pair of shoes a scarf, or even a scrapbooking project. This project was designed to stretch you photography skills. When you stretch those you will stretch those scrapbooking skills. Now I know that something will happen over the month that your kids or your pets do that you just have to get so you can have one of your kids and one of your pets in the mix but that's it!

I've done this project many times in the past. I have one that I'm actually scrapbooking 3 years after the fact. I love that I did it. I have pictures of some things that have since been torn up or moved on.

If you need inspiration check out the November Challenge. There are links!

Two ways to win a gift certificate:

$10.00 gift certificate to a random participant who adds a link to their 31 photo's for December by January 2nd midnight est time. (Here to this blog post)
$25.00 gift certificate to a random participant who adds a link to their 31 photo's scrapped for the month of December by January 6 th midnight est time. You do not have to do a page per picture but you can not have more that 7 pictures per page. (So a week per layout)

December Newsletter

2009-12-01T08:24:00.008-05:00

Special Sales!
www.everythingscrappn.com

Christmas is my favorite holiday. So the best gift I can give you are sales, sales, sales! You will have 3 chances to save 50% off your entire order. You read right, 50%!
December 9th Code: Merry
December 19th Code: Christmas
December 26th Code: halfprice

Blog Happenings
www.everythingscrappn.blogspot.com

Blog Hop, December 14th- Hop, Hop, Hop to all the Design Team Members' blogs revealing their new projects!

Journaling Challenge, December 28th- Check out the blog and there will be a challenge posted. Be prepared for some self-reflection, because this page will be all about you! You're a part of the family too and should be in those scrapbooks as well! Participate in the challenge for a chance to win a $15 gift certificate to Everything Scrappn'.

The design team will be using Webster's Pages and Graphic 45 products for this challenge. Here's a peek below of some of the pretty items these companies have to offer. Feminine with a touch of retro whimsy for you to create with! View the entire lines of Webster's Pages and Graphic 45 in the shop.

December Photo-A-Day Challenge Contest: Did you enjoy last month's Photo-A-Day Challenge or did you miss out for whatever reason? Well let's do it again, this time with a twist! Pick a theme to document daily. What you eat for breakfast, your outfits for the month, something you read or watched on TV that day; get it?! Again, stay away from taking a million photos of your children and pets. Stay at home moms claiming there's nothing to take photos of? Think of all the snacks, bottles, and diapers that get made or changed. Leave a link to your photos on the December Photo-A-Day blog post. (To come tomorrow)

What's in it for you? Besides self satisfaction and a neat project you will have completed, there's also the chance to win two prices:
$10 gift certificate to Everything Scrappn' to the person that takes a picture everyday

$25 gift certificate to Everything Scrappn' to the person that scraps all the pictures for the month (min. 1 layout per week)

Congratulations to our past winners!
TrayChic won the October Sketch Challenge. Stace and Rebecca K. won our November Blog Hop! Great job ladies!

New Products!
Pink Paislee's valentine papers and embellishments are coming in soon to the Everything Scrappn' store. I have a feeling you're gonna love this! It's called Cupid, here's a sneak peek below:

Join our online community!
www.everythingscrappn.ning.com

Have you joined the new forum? There is sure to be lots of creativity going on. Join & watch us grow.

Have you ever wanted to be a guest designer?
Here is your opportunity! Apply by emailing photos of your best layout and project to hgturner@everythingscrappn.com by December 13th to become our January Guest Design Team Member. Also, please provide your name, blog address, forums you frequent, and any special talents you think makes you sparkle.

Guest Designer spots are only open to those residing in the US. You would be required to create 2 layouts/projects due the 14th and 2 layouts/projects due the 28th using products from Everything Scrappn. The layouts/projects due the 14th you are free to create whatever inspires you. I would love to see projects created for the current season or upcoming holidays. The layouts/projects due on the 28th will be an assigned project for a contest or challenge for our blog readers. You will receive $15 gift certificate, free shipping, and a discount for other personal shopping items you would like for the month.

Merry Christmas! Enjoy your family, party with your friends, eat some great food and celebrate the holiday!

Photo a Day

2009-11-30T19:58:00.002-05:00

Today is the last day of the A Photo A Day Contest I didn't really put a due date in that link so this is due tomorrow December 1st at Midnight. Add a link to this link for your chance at a $10.00 gift certificate.

If you scrapbooked all these photos you will need to post your link by December 6th!

Can't wait to see them!! I'm working on updating mine tonight (I hope).

November Challenge & Design Team Blog Hop

2009-11-27T19:49:00.002-05:00

Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Thursday is filled with family, friends & food then there is Friday... Who was crazy enough to do shopping in the early morning hours? Here in Atlanta people were camped out for over 24 hours for some of the computer & tv deals. Not me I was snuggled in bed fast asleep.

This time of year is so busy & I think really brings out the creativity in us. Our challenge this month will help you get creative with your gift packaging & make that little something even more special because you made it with love.

Jana's is challenging us to package a present in a creative way. Presentation is the key to a great gift. You can alter a box, make a gift card, think outside the box.

Use whatever have on hand, fabric, scrapbook paper, Christmas wrapping paper, etc to make something ordinary extraordinary. Maybe you need a quick gift for a friend, teacher or neighbor. You could give some tea, candy, gift card etc....

Jana used this video tutorial to make her box if you'd like to make the same box - or browse the web to see what you can come up with.

The design team is showcasing the great Pink Paislee Mistletoe & Co. line. Here's the link to buy in the ES store.

We can't wait to see your creations. Post a link with a comment here before Midnight EST December 6th & winner will be drawn from those participating. Heather always has a great prize up her sleeve so enter.

1st Place

2nd Place

Have you signed up to join in the fun at the new ES forum? Here's the link - join in & watch us grow.

Now off to see the rest of the design teams take on this challenge & other projects for the month.

Jana
Michelle
Suz
Teresa
Kimberly

Have a fantastic weekend!

Thanksgiving SALE

2009-11-24T18:34:00.001-05:00

Enter code Thanksgiving to get 30% off you entire order!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Happy Thanksgiving!

2009-11-23T15:59:00.002-05:00

I just wanted to hop on and say a great big HAPPY THANKSGIVING! Eat good! Enjoy your family! Keep taking those photo's

QOTD on the Forum

2009-11-20T09:34:00.002-05:00

Why do you scrapbook? Do you scrapbook to preserve memories? Do you scrapbook for a creative outlet?

You can find this discussion over at the ES forum at
www.everythingscrappn.ning.com

I began scrapbooking to preserve those 8 x 10's that came off the wall just 2 months after they were placed there. It has only been in the last three years that it has turned into a creative outlet as well as a way to preserve the memories.

Come on over to the forum and share or you can share here!

Heather

Forum Idea - Your Opinion Please

2009-11-18T15:25:00.002-05:00

Please check out the forum I set up Everything Scrapp'n Forum

I know it is a busy site but I like that all the links are there. You can get to the blog & the store. There is a gallery. I'm hoping to be able to use this as a way to host weekend crops and possibly online classes and such. PLEASE pass it around to your friends as well and get me some feed back please : )

Heather

November 14th Design Team Work

2009-11-17T17:20:00.004-05:00

Here's a slide show of all the lovely work that everyone did last week. Wow Wow Wow is all I have to say... thanks ladies for the awesome creativity & inspiration!

Photo a Day Reminder

2009-11-16T22:54:00.003-05:00

Don't forget those photos! I know the holidays are sneaking up and making it hard but one day you'll look back and be so glad you did this.

Updated the slide show. Mostly of the photo a day shots. I'm a little behind on the journal photo's ; }

I have to share this photo with you

I heard one of my children making noises. I ask loudly if they have the hiccups or if they are getting sick. Well my son answers back that he has the hiccups. Less than half an hour later I find him in the bathroom saying he didn't feel well. Well he continued with this for quite sometime. Quite a bit later as I walked down the hall I found this. You can tell I couldn't quit laughing and didn't want to get caught so the photo is a bit blurry but it is still priceless. This boy will never fail to make me laugh.

Blog Hop WINNER!

2009-11-15T20:49:00.003-05:00

I took the weekend off. Friday evening after local orders had been delivered & picked up I spent the evening cooking and getting ready for my daughters horse show. Saturday was the horse show and she placed 1st in her english riding category, 3rd in her western category & 3rd in showmanship. I'm so proud of her! Needless to say by the end of it I was exhausted. I went to sleep at 8:30 saturday evening ; ) Today I had church and a Christmas photo shoot.

Well that being said I wasn't able to look at the blog hop until this afternoon after our photo shoot. DT you ladies out did yourself! I was blown away. Great mini albums, cards & projects.

Ok so your here for the WINNER!

Well 1st place goes to STACE (you can just call or email for a good time to get you your goodies)

2nd place goes to Rebecca Kvenvolden

(Please email me your address by Nov 18th so I can get your goodies out to you. hgturner@everythingscrappn.com )

Again Congratulations to Stace & Rebecca

BLOG HOP!

2009-11-14T06:03:00.000-05:00

Hop to all the Design Team Members' blogs, and comment for a chance to win a prize pack including the new Basic Grey Indian Summer papers, Petaloo flowers with jewel centers, and a My Minds Eye rub-on. The second winner will receive three Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists. (You just never know what blog we will draw from)

I've also attached the photos for you to use on your blog if you would rather do it that way.

Here's the order for the hop:

Everything Scrapp'n Blog
Denise
Michelle
Kimberly
Teresa
Jana
Suz **Note: I don't know if hers will be up today she has not been feeling well!

Veteran's Day Sale

2009-11-11T07:43:00.003-05:00

1st I want to say thank you to all the military persons who have served our country over the years and currently. I couldn't be sitting here on my couch running my business from home with out the freedom you protect for me everyday.

2nd If your looking to do some shopping today head on over to Everything Scrapp'n for 30% off your entire purchase with code Veteran

Bling/Sketch Challenge Winner

2009-11-10T10:37:00.004-05:00

It is Tequila's turn to draw a winner! Doesn't she look eager - LOL. She can be so lazy sometimes, but if you look closely you can see her ears are up and she is thinking about helping me out.I tossed the two entries out on the floor and she jumped down and picked one out, but I wasn't fast enough with the camera. She is also very stubborn so I was unable to get her to come back.
So I handed her the slip of paper and here you have it! {Sorry, had to use the flash since she's hiding under my desk}

Congratulations TrayChic!

(Please make sure to email hgturner@everythingscrappn.com with your address with in 3 days so your prize can be mailed out to you)

Her blog: Traychicscrapbooking

Her Layout:

Sketch Challenge Reminder

2009-11-07T18:44:00.003-05:00

Reminder!

The deadline for the sketch challenge is tomorrow midnight Easter Time.

Let's see them. Don't forget you could win this beautiful prize.

Photo a Day Encouragement

2009-11-06T08:16:00.003-05:00

It's the 6th of the month, how are you doing with that picture taking? I hope your doing great! If not I want to tell you a little story.

Yesterday I got up and decided that after adding Webster's Pages Trim to the store that I would add a slide show of my photos for this challenge. I followed all the directions and I tried to add it from the blog and from photobucket but still could not get it to fit in the side bar. I kept getting a slide show that only showed about 1/4" of the photo. I worked on this for 3 hours! I was so frustrated that I was just at a loss for inspiration of any kind.

Finally around 7:30p.m. I tried again to get the slide show working and I did it! So at this point the thought hit me. The Blog would be a perfect picture for my photo a day journal as that is what I did all day so that would be all I could journal about. Well I got the bright idea that I could make the blog a pretty 3 column deal. LOL why I thought that would be easy after I spent 3.5 hours on a slide show I don't know. So again my inspiration was lacking. Right before I went to bed at 11 I realized I had not taken a shot for my photo a day to share with you guys - so I glanced around the living room to see what inspired me. I realized that it was sort of funny all the journaling tag books I'm using for my photo a day journal. I stacked them up and tried. Well I still have to upload them and edit them to see if I can make them pretty but hopefully I'll add them to the slide show soon.

Hope this inspires you to push past those moments when you just aren't inspired. Oh remember it never hurts to take two when you are very inspired!

November Newsletter

2009-11-04T07:28:00.010-05:00

Special Sales!

November 1-7, Paper Packs on sale 15% off
November 8-14, Alpha stickers & Thickers on sale 10% off
November 15-21, Chipboard on sale 15% off

Discount Codes

November 11th, one day sale, enter code VETERAN during checkout for 30% off your entire order
November 23 - 29, enter code THANKSGIVING during checkout for 30% off your entire order

New Products!
New comers to the Everything Scrapp'n store, include journaling tablets from Little Yellow Bicycle and embellishments from Webster's Pages.. Be on the look out for the coordinating ribbons from Webster's Pages to be in the store soon. There is also the 2 new releases from Basic Grey called Indian Summer and Nook & Pantry that were added to the store last month.

Blog Happenings & Contests
Blog Hop, November 14th - Check out the blog (http://www.everythingscrappn.blogspot.com ), hop to all the Design Team Members' blogs, and comment for a chance to win a prize pack including the new Basic Grey Indian Summer papers, Petaloo flowers with jewel centers, and a My Minds Eye rub-on. The second winner will receive three Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists.

Blog Challenge Contest, November 28th - Check out the blog and there will be a challenge posted. Participate in the challenge and post a link to your work in the comments section of the Blog Challenge Contest blog entry by December 6th, Midnight EST for a chance to win a prize. The theme for this contest will be Christmas and that's all the hint I'll give you. The design team will be using Pink Paislee Mistletoe & Co. products. If you haven't seen these papers and embellishments yet, here's a small preview below. The entire collection of Mistletoe & Co. is in the store while it lasts.

November Photo a Day Challenge Contest- Join in on this month's additional challenge. I love taking pictures and as a scrapper we must take pics or we have nothing to scrapbook. Let's document the everyday part of life.
Okay, so here is the lowdown:
Take at least one picture every day.
You can not take pictures of your kids or dog every day (you may take one of each)
Think outside of the box. Examples: your favorite slippers, a special blanket, or a beautiful sunset/sunrise.
Check out the blog for picture examples. You will find the link to the challenge in the upper left sidebar of the blog. To help inspire you; complete this challenge for a chance at a gift certificate for Everything Scrapp'n.
$10.00 to one luck winner who takes a picture a day and links to where I can see them.
$25.00 to one luck winner who takes a picture a day and scraps them. For this one you have till December 6th.
(This is open to EVERYONE. This includes the Design Team and outside the United States. If you are outside the US, just look over the shipping information at the store. I do ship at actual cost to anywhere)

November's Guest Design Team Member Spotlight: Kimberly Mace
Where are you from?
Warner Robins, GA

What is the name and link to your blog?
Like seriously for real - Like Seriously For Real

What is your day job?
Stay at home mom. I have a 9 month old son and a 4 year old son that just started Pre-K.

What fad of scrapbooking did you never get into?
The super-sparse look. You know, the teeny, tiny picture that is off-centered with a tiny strip of ribbon and a title. I can admire it, but it just looks plain when I try to create that way.

What would you call your scrapbooking style?
Bright, layered, geometric, playful, and somewhat traditional as I like to use multiple photos and always journal.

What items will we always find on your projects?
I would say probably always brads and circle shapes.

What sparks your creativity when you are scrapbooking?
New paper! I don't even have a ton, because I use up every little scrap. New paper gets me planning out new layouts and pulling coordinating papers. Shopping for new papers is just as fun, because I start mentally noting what photos I want to get scrapped and what will work for me.

What is your favorite layout of all time and why?
It is really impossible for me to pick just one. Here's a newer one I'm pretty happy with. I love all the different silly pictures of my son and he truly is a unique one! I had fun splattering paint and love this color green too. This layout is one of those that definitely looks better in person, I promise!

I want to say a special thank you to Denise Martinez. She will be stepping down from her DT position at the end of this month. She was instrumental in getting the Design Team started and has shared her beautiful work with us during her time with us. We will miss her and her designs and great altered projects.

Inventory- Make sure that you check out the sales categories. I put on my annual scrapbooking yard sale and that means it's time to check inventory and sales categories. Check out the merchandise that has been moved to the sales categories and the merchandise that is further on sale.

Free Shipping Winner- Congratulations to Mary!

I want to wish you ALL a Happy Thanksgiving. Take lots of pictures and enjoy your family.

http://EverythingScrappn.com/

Contest Reminder!

2009-11-03T20:56:00.003-05:00

Here is the link to the original post for all the details.

We LOVE LOVE LOVE to see your work. Oh and there is a prize of goodies waiting for one luck winner. You have until Sunday night 11:59 November 8th to link up to the original post with your pic! Remember to check back for the winner. If you are the chosen winner you will have to email me with in 3 days with your address.

Pre Newsletter INFO

2009-11-03T09:02:00.003-05:00

October was such a CRAZY month! The newsletter is coming but it is running a little late. Due to my inability to get the info to the newsletter creator it will be tomorrow or the next day.

Well with that being said I couldn't wait to tell you that some new goodies have come into the store!

Little Yellow Bicycle - Journaling Tablet - Family & Girlfriends

Webster's Pages - silhouettes & threads

Don't forget 15% off new items. You know me that also mean that I just put the whole line on sale - that means 15% off Postcards from Paris, Nature's Story Book , and journaling tags & cards.

Today is the DAY!

2009-11-02T07:59:00.004-05:00

Today is the first day of the photo a day challenge. It is just 8 am so you have the whole day to decide what you want to capture on your first day! You will see I tossed up a picture of a coke can. "WHAT" you might ask. Well you see I could spin this many ways. I was drinking this coke last night at midnight, so technically thats today. So I could use it for that. I could use it as "WHY is Santa on my Coke before Thanksgiving?" or just my laziness that the coke can is still on the table - LOL.

I don't know that this will be my photo for the day but it was handy to photograph this morning. Personally I think I'm going to run mine more like a journal seeing as I want to improve my journaling habits and I love these picture a day challenges. I hope you will find great pleasure from this challenge. SO get out there and shoot some life.

Leave your comments and links to pics at the link below! Also note that a direct link to the challenge blog itself is in the upper left hand corner of the main blog page.
The post for the Nov Challenge

Go to the above link to leave your links! DO NOT LEAVE THEM HERE THIS IS JUST A REMINDER POST

Happy Halloween

2009-10-31T13:33:00.001-04:00

It is a little dreary hear but should clear up in time for all the ghost and goblins to come out and play. Don't forget those camera's tonight as you take your little ones out to trick or treat or to a local fall festival. Don't have little ones? Going to a party - take pictures of that too!

Well I also wanted to remind you that tomorrow officially starts the photo a day challenge! Tell all your friends and link it on your blog, spread the word with a tweet or facebook. If you tell me how you shared it you just never know you could get free goodies.

Get those camera's ready, put those thinking caps on. See through the lens of your camera.

Free Shipping Winner

2009-10-28T15:50:00.002-04:00

Did you think I forgot? Well to be honest I've just been so swamped since the big Birthday that this kept getting pushed back. For that I'm so sorry!
This was the original post if you've forgotten too.
Free Shipping Post

Well the winner is MARY! She is a new follower. Please shoot me an email so I can get you your code.
hgturner@everythingscrappn.com

Blinged Out Sketch Challenge

2009-10-28T03:13:00.005-04:00

Today is challenge time over at the Everything Scrapp'n Store Blog. This month it's a sketch challenge. We're using this Pagemaps sketch.

So here are the rules:

Take inspiration from the sketch it doesn't have to be an exact copy of the sketch. You can take creative liberties any way you feel inclined... the only thing you have to have on the layout is BLING of some sort. It can be gems, pearls, jewels, etc. Let's see what you've got in your stash. If you need to buy some we have perfect products to fit every need in the Everything Scrapp'n store. Here's a link to that department so you can shop.

Make a comment with a link your creation on THIS POST by 11:59 EST on Sunday, November 8th, 2009. Each layout you create & post link to will receive one entry so get busy & get creative. We can't wait to see what you do with the sketch.

To see what our design team has done with it visit:

Michelle
Jana

Teresa

Denise

Suz

Here's the prize - A super cute cardmaking kit - the colors are perfect for fall (that could easily be used for scrapbooking too).

Contents: Six 6x6 sheets of coordinating Sassafras Lass & Heidi Swapp patterned papers, Two Sassafras Lass 6' scalloped borders, Copper Stickles, and some yummy Prima flowers

Have you signed up to receive our monthly newsletter? If not head on over here. November is packed & you'll want to keep up to date.

Finally did you see the November challenge that Heather posted a couple days ago? It's a big one with big prizes to go with it. Check out the details here. Are you up for it? I think I am going to give it a shot!

Nook & Pantry IN

2009-10-21T20:56:00.003-04:00

After hours of computer issues I was finally able to get Nook & Pantry loaded at the store. Make sure to stop by and pick up your favorites!

Heather

November Challenge

2009-10-21T08:53:00.012-04:00

I have actually had a chance to scrap a little here lately. One of the projects I jump to when I get stuck or want something a little more simple I work on my photo a day album. Now this album is from 2007 but I think that makes me realize how glad I am I did the photo a day challenge. There are things I took pictures of in 2007 that I would never have photographed and now we don't have anymore.

Here is the challenge:

* Take at least One photograph every day of the month of November.
* Your pictures can not be of your kids or pets every day. For this challenge lets limit it to one of each for the month. (if you have lots of kids don't take one of each of them for a day to clear out a week - think outside that box)
* Try to scrap these picture at least each week. Make an album of it (mini or store bought are great). For the contest there has to be at least a page per week containing all that weeks pictures.

Off to the side are some of the pages I've made recently that made me so glad I did the photo a day.
Photo 1 - This is of a blanket. I no longer have this great blanket. It had to be retired due to age and large dogs.
Photo 2 - My new sewing machine (in 07) that had just been taken out of the box and placed in my scrap area
Photo 3 - My scraproom in 2007. I love looking at the changes my creative area has made over the years. I think I'm going to do a mini album of just it!
Photo 4 - This is a photo of all the clothes I bought myself (yes just myself) on a shopping spree with my best friend. It is cool to be able to look at which pieces I still have etc.
Photo 5 - Walking Shoes - I found the perfect pair of walking shoes and of course we all have to toss shoes after a few years.
Photo 6 - iPod - Well I still have it and it looks the same but it won't be long and iPods will be a thing of the past and our kids will look at it and say that looks wierd : )
Photo 7 - This photo is of an envelope of scrap goodies I got in the mail from a swap I was in.

Here is a link to the set of photo's I just uploaded to flicker to give you some ideas and inspirations. Now some of these came from different challenges where there was theme each day or more pet photography was allowed but maybe this will help those creative juices.

Examples in Flickr

Non photographed examples:
Grandma's hands making Thanksgiving dinner. All your childrens hands in the cookie jar. Generational portrait at thanksgiving dinner etc.. Please have fun and be inspired.

To help inspire you; complete this challenge for a chance at a gift certificate for Everything Scrapp'n.
$10.00 to one luck winner who takes a picture a day and links to where I can see them.
$25.00 to one luck winner who takes a picture a day and scraps them. For this one you have till December 6th.

(This is open to EVERYONE. This includes the Design Team and outside the United States. If you are out side the US just look over the shipping information at the store. I do ship at actual cost to anywhere)

October 14th Design Team Slideshow

2009-10-19T21:42:00.000-04:00

Use your papers to do cards

2009-10-19T10:11:00.003-04:00

Hi everyone just would like to share how to use your papers to do backgrounds for cards
I had this Jenny Bowling Front Porch , 4x4 papers they do great for cards.
They last so much I did a mini album and still plenty to use on cards or maybe another mini.
Hope you liked
Jana

Guest Designer

2009-10-16T16:09:00.006-04:00

WOW - Thanks for all the great entries for the Guest Design Team spot. It was such a hard choice. Suz and I deliberated over the entries and we narrowed the choice down to just a few and that is where it got very hard. I really wish that I could choose everyone but that is just not possible.

The final choice came to one that kept pulling my eye in. She uses layer and colors and textures to keep you interested. She can rock out single picture layout, multi picture layouts, two page spreads and cards! I have had the pleasure of scrapping with her and having her help me with my work. Please welcome Kimberly Mace to the Design Team for the month of November.

Kimberly Mace! will be the guest designer for November at Everything Scrapp'n. I hope you will enjoy her work as much as I do.

Blog Hop WINNER!

2009-10-15T20:05:00.004-04:00

I'm always looking for a way to pull winners.

As I'm not fond of my kids pictures being out on open internet sites and my inability to make those computer generated things work, I asked my husband to pull a name.

Well being a husband he said - "I'd rather not, let Tyro do it." So he tossed all the entries down on the floor and Tyro pulled - Carmen O! Congratulations!!! The winner was pulled from Tersa's Blog.
Please email me at hgturner@everythingscrappn.com with your mailing address by October 19th so I can get your prize out to you!

Make sure that you come back on the 28th for a challenge with a chance for a prize!

Everything Scrapp'n Blog Hop

2009-10-14T00:45:00.002-04:00

Welcome to the October Everything Scrapp'n Blog Hop.

The team has been very busy working with new products to inspire you.

Would you like to win this prize? Once you try the Zva crystals you will be hooked.

Leave a comment on each of the 6 blogs to be entered since only Heather knows which blog is hosting the giveaway....

This hop we are linking from blog to blog so your first stop is the super talented Jana.

Early Bird

2009-10-12T19:12:00.006-04:00

This weekend I went away on a scrapbooking retreat. It was my first one ever. I had the best time at Camp Crop Alot. I was at the Americus location.

Some girls from my local scrapbooking group put this trip together and I was fortunate enough to have been invited. I was so excited that I was able to get 5 12 x 12 layouts, 2 8.5 x 11 and 2 6 x 12's done. It's a great reminder of why I do what I do.

When I went I had planned on working with Round & Round by My Minds Eye but forgot to take it with me. So I worked with Early Bird instead.

This layout is of Elvis's birth home. I used bazzil craft, Early Bird Borders, Stickles Red, Turquoise, and Yellow.

This is a two page layout I did of the kitchen. Again using Early Bird Borders,

Early Bird Ready Set Chip,

Early Bird Brunch

Early Bird Farmers Market

Early Bird elements

Do You Want to be ES November Guest Designer?

2009-10-09T15:44:00.003-04:00

Have you ever wanted to be a guest designer?
Here is your opportunity to be ES November Guest Designer!

Just email photos/scans of your best layout or project to hgturner@everythingscrappn.com by October 12th. Please include your name, blog address, forums you frequent, and any special talents you think makes you sparkle. Guest Designer spots are only open to those residing in the US.

You would be required to create 2 layouts/projects due the 14th and 2 layouts/projects due the 28th using products from Everything Scrappn. The layouts/projects due the 14th you are free to create whatever inspires you. I would love to see projects created for the current season or upcoming holidays. The layouts/projects due on the 28th will be an assigned project for a contest or challenge for our blog readers. You will receive $15 gift certificate, free shipping, and a discount for other personal shopping items you would like for the month.

We can't wait to see your work so fill up Heather's inbox with your applications....

Have a great weekend.
Suz

New Products & Sales

2009-10-08T17:44:00.004-04:00

In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue - I loved this rhyme in school. It is probably the only date I remember of all the history I studied.

Well in honor of Columbus Day there is a sale! Starting tomorrow on the 9th ending on Monday night at midnight eastern time you can receive 25% off your entire order by entering code 1492

As a foot note be sure to check out Indian Summer, Eskimo, Bling It & Opaline that just go here from BasicGrey.

Mistletoe & Co. is IN

2009-10-06T08:58:00.003-04:00

I'm excited Mistletoe & Co. has arrived. It's 15% off until Oct 11th. Check it out at Everything Scrapp'n
Below are some images of the line.

Happy World Cardmaking Day!

2009-10-02T18:23:00.013-04:00

Saturday, October 3rd is World Cardmaking Day. Some of the Everything Scrapp'n Design Team thought we would inspire you & show you some of the stamping products in the store.

Teresa made a great set of cards using the 4x4 pack of Jenni Bowlin Paper. The print on these pads is a smaller version of the original making it perfect for card making.

Front Porch Mini Paper Pack

Jana is showcasing some of the new acrylic stamp sets in the store.

Pink Paislee Amber Road Impress ions Stamp set contains 7 separate images making it perfect for scrapbooking or card making. I love the vintage look. You can't beat the price either - the entire set is $4.99!

The papers she chose are by Little Yellow Bicy cle.

The sentiment tag is Pink Paislee - look at all you get for @2.49.

Prima has some great acrylic stamp sets. For less than $2 you get a row of bling too. At that price you can buy 2 of each one for you & the other set to have on hand for a quick inexpensive gift for a fellow stamper. (the photos of the stamps are linked to the store)

The Hambly overlay looks fantastic against the kraft paper. Vintage Patchwork offers 4 different prints for one low price. They are also perfect for inexpensive acrylic mini albums. This one is on sale for $0.38!

Last but not least I (Suz) made several cards.

My first card I used the Pink Paislee Amber Road stamp set along with the matching paper scraps from all the layouts I've been doing using it.

Nikki Sivils papers are filled with whimsy.

Who says inexpensive cards have to lack pizazz... I used the front & back of this paper, a simple sentiment stamp & some stitching.

This is another line by Nikki that is just adorable. H enry's Brilliance 6x6 pad would make the cutest children birthday cards.

Finally I thought I would show you a sneak peak of the Pink Paislee Christmas paper that will be coming in stock very soon. It is my favorite Christmas line from CHA summer. This gift card holder was a make & take in the manufacturers booth.

Thanks so much for letting us inspire you.

I encourage you to make a card for our soldiers on active duty to send back home to their loved ones. Check out Operation Write Home for more details. It's a wonderful organization & really makes me feel like I'm doing something to support the troops in my little way with my love of card making.

Finally I wanted to remind you of the November Guest Designer spot. See the October Newsletter post for more details 10/2/2009 (it's toward the bottom). I can't wait to see the talented layouts/cards that come in!

Have a great time creating this weekend. Post a comment to links to your creations so we can see your work.

October Newsletter

2009-10-02T09:19:00.009-04:00

Happy Fall, Y'all!

Special Sales!
"In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue..."
Enter in the code 1492 to receive 25% off your order in celebration of Christopher Columbus 10/09/09 through 10/12/09 Midnight EST.

At Everything Scrappn', Halloween isn't just for kids!
Enter in code BOO to receive 20% off your order 10/25/09 through 10/31/09 Midnight EST

Blog Happenings

Along with continuing to check out the
Everything Scrappn' store for new releases still trickling in, also be sure to check out our blog. There is so much going on there and we love to interact with you. Our blog is located at http://everythingscrappn.blogspot.com/

The Everything Scrappn' Design Team will have soon have their own set days on the blog showcasing their projects to share some instant scrappy inspiration with you!

On October 14th, we will have a blog hop. Of course there will be a prize, but you can only win it by hoppin' along! If you are the lucky winner you will have a leg up for the Oct 28th contest!

Retro Ice Cream Sticker Notecard and Zva Self-Adhesive Pearls

On October 28th, we'll be hosting a Sketch Contest. The sketch will be posted that night on the blog, along with examples using the sketch from our fantastic Design Team. You will have until November 7th to complete your layout. Please post a picture of your layout (or a link to a picture) in the comments section of the October 28th blog post for the Sketch Contest..

Six 6x6 sheets of coordinating Sassafras Lass & Heidi Swapp patterned papers, Two Sassafras Lass 6' scalloped borders, Copper Stickles, and some yummy Prima flowers

Design Team Member Spotlight: Janaina Oliveira
Where are you from?
Originally from Brazil, but now I live in New Jersey.

What is the name and link to your blog?
2 Worlds http://2worldswings.blogspot.com

What is your day job?
Right now it is being a mom, as my son is now 6 months old, but before I was working as a Administrative/Accounting Assistant.

What fad of scrapbooking did you never get into?
Doodling. I just can't do it. I'm not into very heavy embellished pages, too artsy. I think they are pretty, but that's not my objective on layouts. I leave my artsy side for digital scrapbooking or mini albums.

What do you feel is the biggest waste of time in scrapbooking?
When we think too much about " the perfect page" is a waste of time, what matters is to tell the story of your life.

What would you call your scrapbook style?
I don't know, but I like simple pages that concentrate more on the photo and journaling. Very few layouts of mine do not have journaling, just if I'm going to display them. I like to use few embellishments to give the right touch so it doesn't get too full of "stuff" on my page.

What item will we always find on your projects?
I think design paper and journaling blocks .

What sparks your creativity when you are scrapbooking?
The photo itself; the colors on it. I also like sketches if I am feeling few ideas. I always end up changing them completely, but they do help me sometimes to get started.

What is your favorite layout of all time and why?
I don't have just one, but this one in particular I love so much that I framed it in my house. I love it because it symbolizes that now we are family in my home. Me and my husband are together in this mission to raise this little boy and it makes me remember those first moments with him at home.

Have you ever wanted to be a guest designer?
Here is your opportunity! Apply by emailing photos of your best layout and project to hgturner@everythingscrappn.com by October 12th to become our November Guest Design Team Member. Also, please provide your name, blog address, forums you frequent, and any special talents you think makes you sparkle. Guest Designer spots are only open to those residing in the US.

You would be required to create 2 layouts/projects due the 14th and 2 layouts/projects due the 28th using products from Everything Scrappn. The layouts/projects due the 14th you are free to create whatever inspires you. I would love to see projects created for the current season or upcoming holidays. The layouts/projects due on the 28th will be an assigned project for a contest or challenge for our blog readers. You will receive $15 gift certificate, free shipping, and a discount for other personal shopping items you would like for the month.

Thanks again to Kimberly Mace for creating the newsletter!
http://everythingscrappn.com

Thank You & Welcome!

2009-10-01T09:30:00.002-04:00

I want to thank Denise for her part as Design Team Coordinator over the last 6 months. Thank you for encouraging me to start a design team, and starting a new path for Everything Scrapp'n. She will be staying on as a design team member and I personally can't wait to see her awesome creations and I hope you mark your calendars for the turn in days.

Welcome Suz Gray as the new Design Team Coordinator for the next 6 months. She has taken part as a dt member over the last 6 months and will be stepping up into the Coordinator position. I believe that she has some terrific ideas and will keep us all in line.

Mark your calendars for the 14th of each month and the 28th of each month to check out this blog and what is new to look at from the design team.

Heather

Pumpkin Tutorial

2009-09-30T12:23:00.001-04:00

Hey Everyone, just wanted to let you know that the pumpkin tutorial (see below post) is now up on my blog :)

http://matzmonkeyfarm.blogspot.com/2009/09/paper-pumpkins.html

I hope you will share your creations with us if you give this a try!

Graphic 45 and Comso Cricket

2009-09-29T22:27:00.003-04:00

I just love this line by Graphic 24 called Domestic Goddess. I just can't resist anything that has to do with fifties housewives :) I made this fun wall hanging for my kitchen using the Domestic Goddess papers, some crackle paint and a piece of cardboard from the box that my scrappy goodies came in.

These papers would be great for altered recipe cards or recipe books.

Okay, so pumpkins probably aren't the first thing you think of when you look at the Lil' man line from Cosmo Cricket...... but I am so ready for fall that when I saw these great oranges and deep reds that all I could think of were pumpkins :) I will be posting the instructions to make these on my blog.

I used the following papers from the Lil' Man line

Cheerful Charlie, Handsome Henry, Jumping Jack and Silly Sam

~Teresa

Spotlight on Sweet Cakes & Earth Love

2009-09-29T05:00:00.003-04:00

I have some new scraps to share with you today. I couldn't wait to scrapbook photo booth strips from my Birthday and Pink Paislee's Sweet Cakes line worked well with my great summer day. I love using up my last bit of scraps to make a fun quick page like this one. Before you clean up after your next project, see if you can throw something simple but sweet together with your left overs. I like to keep my product together in art bin organizers and envelopes for projects just like this.
I added Frosted Lace stickles for a little extra glitz.
Products used: Pink Paislee Sweet Cake cutie pie pp, Sweet Cake sweet nothings pp, Sweet Cakes collection-postcards, American Crafts Thickers Rockabye alphas-black, Pink Paislee Vintage Moon Accents Black rub ons, American Crafts Fashion Accents 2 multicolor sticker (cool), Fashion Accents 1 black sticker, Queen & Co. Black rhinestones, Stickles-Frosted Lace, Pink Paislee On Schedule clear stamps, Making Memories Passport clear stamps, Staz On Ink Jet Black.

I was so excited when Everything Scrapp'n got in the Earth Love line by Cosmo Cricket. I had fun layering lots of pretty paper. This line is great for making your own embellishments by cutting out the borders and shapes and then popping them up with pop dots. For a little extra definition, you can ink the edges, add some stickels, and outline with a thin felt tipped pen.Products used: Cosmo Cricket Earth Love Remember pp, Relive pp, Rethink pp, Earth Love borders pp, Jenni Bowlin memo book sheet, Hambly Photography rub ons-Black, American Crafts Darling alphas-Chestnut, Cats Eye Chalk-Chestnut Roan, Ice Blue, Yellow Citrus, Making Memories colored staples, Making Memories distresser, pop dots.

Please share your creations with the Sweet Cakes & Earth Love lines by leaving a link in the comments section. I'd love to see how you rocked them. Thanks for stopping by!

Michelle

I'm Loving Pink Paislee...

2009-09-28T09:43:00.001-04:00

Using some photos of my sister gave me a chance to get a little more "girly" than I get when I'm scrapping the everyday in our lives.

I'm loving the Pink Paislee lines. Their new lower price points on embellishments that sure don't skimp on quantity made them the hit of CHA Summer 2009. The cardstock alphas give you 2 styles of letters both with a generous amount of each letter for less than $2!

The soft colors of Amber Road were perfect for these photos of my sister Karen visiting Stonehenge for the first time. She loves rocks so this was a must see dream come true on her trip.

I used one of the Postcards Journaling Spots as a frame for one of the photos - tons of journaling spots that you cut out yourself for the price of a piece of paper. Adding Stickles to a few of the inexpensive new E flowers from Prima really made them pop & look like the ones that cost 10x as much. To define the outer edges of the 12x12 die cut background paper & show off the details I mimicked the dots on the journaling spot & it made it pop.

Ribbon (Maya Road - Black Gingham); Pin (Maya Road - Trinket Pins Vintage Black Pearl); Flowers (Prima E Line Flowers); Letters (Pink Paislee - Expressions Cardstock Alpha Pear); Glitter Glue (Tim Holtz - Stickles Antique Linen); Tag (October Afternoon); Pearls (Hobby Lobby by the yard)

I was crazy about the 12x12 diecut paper in Pink Paislee’s Twilight line. Karen shows it's never too old to have a crazy passion for Halloween. She loves to dress up & many years would even go to work in costume.

All of you know how I love the 12x12 die cut background papers. They really make a statement in any layout. This one from the Twilight line really has a lot of details & pazazz. I layered lots of the Pink Paislee rub ons. They go on "like butter". The hand stitching added some texture along with the Zva pearl flourishes. I'm all about cutting them up & using them in a visual triangle to draw the eye around the page.

to work in costume.

Supplies: Paper (Pink Paislee - Twilight Horizon; Pink Paislee – Twilight Eclipse ; Pink Paislee - Twilight Nightfall); Rub On (Pink Paislee – Twilight Press On); Bling (Zva - Symemetrical Flourishes Pearls White); Pin (Maya Road - Trinket Pins Vintage Black Pearl); Punch (Marvy); Card (Jenni Bowlin – Halloween Bingo Card); Letters (Jenni Bowlin – Tiny Circle Cardstock Alpha Black & American Crafts – Thickers Daydream Black); Ribbon (May Arts & Making Memories); Thread/Twine (Coats & Clarks & Vintage Stash)

I hope you took advantage of the fantastic sale over the weekend…

Happy Scrapping,

Suz

Spotlight on Pink Paislee and Rusty Pickle

2009-09-28T04:06:00.005-04:00

Pink Paislee's Amber Road

This is one of my all time absolute favorite lines of scrapbooking papers. You can get all of it in the store, just click on the shop by line and choose Amber Road or just click the link.

I found this metal sign and it was screaming at me to alter it, as soon as I saw this new paper line from Pink Paislee I knew I would use it to alter this sign. I have a container of all white Prima flowers, perfect for using Glimmer Mist on them, so I colored 6 flowers, let me know what you think.

Products used: Pink Paislee Amber Road - Apple Cider, Autumn Blossom, Bonfire, Harvest Hayride, Bella Brads, Borderline Stickers, & Punchouts, Prima Lace, Prima flowers, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist - Marshmallow, Caramel Apple, Burnt Red, & Olive Vine.

Rusty Pickle's Panama Jack

I wanted to make a quick card for someone going on an island trip. This Panama Jack line was perfect for such a card. It's a multi fold card, looks more difficult than it actually is, and I've made several of these cards this weekend. It's called a Tri-Shutter Card, please click the link for the tutorial.

Products used: Rusty Pickle Panama Jack: Blue Hawaii, Tequila Sunrise, Tropical Hangover, Cardstock Coupons, & Stickers

Birthday Bash @ Everything Scrapp'n Store

2009-09-25T21:25:00.006-04:00

Hello Everything Scrapp'n Customers:

I am pleased to announce that Everything Scrapp'n turns 2 years old September 26th and we all know that birthdays mean presents! Take a look at some of the great goodies you can get.

First Thing: Surprise Savings!
Enter the code 2years during checkout to receive 35% off your ENTIRE order! (Starting now and ending at Midnight EST September 26th)

Second Thing: Presents!
Level 1 Present - $10.00 purchase - 1 Package of E Pearls/Crystals
Level 2 Present - $20.00 purchase - Level 1 + 1 package of E Flowers
Level 3 Present - $30.00 purchase - Level 1 & 2 + Zva cloth bag
Level 4 Present - $40.00 purchase - Level 1-3 + Little Yellow Bicycle Medium Tote (heavy duty material)
Level 5 Present - $50.00 purchase - Level 1-4 + $5.00 gift certificate
After Level 5 Present - you will get an additional $5.00 gift certificate for every $10.00 you spend.

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Third Thing: Invite your friends to our "party"!
If I get 26 orders between the moment you get this email through Midnight EST on the 26th, every customer will get bumped up a present level. So invite your friends!

Visit Everything Scrappn' at www.everythingscrappn.com
Thanks to Kimmy we have great images for the blog! Thanks Girl!

2009-09-24T01:00:00.001-04:00

Hi everyone is good to be back with some more projects for the store, the store has many new exciting products arriving constantly so make sure you check that out !
This is a simple layout straight to the point that you can make with just few pieces of paper.
Pink Paislee adorable paper (wood grain)
Woodland Whimsy paper Sassafras Lass
Check the Sassafras Lass papers on sale at 50% off
Alphabet Stickers
This mini album was done with Amber Road collection from Pink Paislee I used the rub ons, stamp, papers ,one of my favorites collections so far
You can see the entire collection at the store here.
I did this video tutorial:

Sneek at a Birthday Gift

2009-09-23T10:52:00.004-04:00

I'm not big on celebrating my birthday because of all the fuss over me but I LOVE celebrating when I can GIVE! We all love some free shipping, right? Well one of the birthday gift that will be given away will be free shipping for a year! Yes I said one year. I did this last year and I plan to do it again.

How can you win it? {From now until the end of the day Sept 26th}

1. Wish the store a Happy Birthday on your blog with a link to the store http://www.everythingscrappn.com , come here to the blog and give me a link to find your blog post.

2. Order. Every order will be put in the hat as well. This will help you get free product as well as the possibility of free shipping.

3. Add yourself as a follower to this blog.

Want to be a second free shipping winner? {from now till Oct 1}

Make a card for our military or a child at St Judes.
Mail them to: 100 Gawin Dr Warner Robins GA 31093 (post marked by Oct 1) Please specify which you are sending to. I will take pics. One of our Design Team members husband has just gone overseas and we will mail him the cards to pass out and I have a friend who's son is suffering from a brain tumor who would love to receive cards to pass out at St Judes Hospital.

(Free Shipping for One Year: Limitation - you will be able to receive free shipping on two packages a month for one year. International winners will get a $5.00 discount on actual shipping)

Zva & a Birthday

2009-09-21T18:36:00.004-04:00

Just a quick note to tell you that the Zva crystals and pearls and pop dots are in.

Ok now to the good stuff. Everything Scrapp'n will be 2 years old on Sept 26th! There will be a big one day sale and lots of prizes so be sure to check your email and/or the blog that day so you don't miss out.

Teen Line Pack

2009-09-19T14:17:00.002-04:00

I LOVE this fun line from American Craft! As the end of the year approaches and I have to start clearing out, I thought I would start with a blog only special. There is only one of these packages available.

The pack includes 2 Thickers (Your Choice) and 40 double sided 12 x 12 papers. The backs are solid colors. For $21.00 + $5.00 Shipping. (That is .40 a sheet & $2.50 for Thickers)

2 ea of:

Driver's Ed, Drill Team, Homeroom, Team Captain, Study Hall, Tardy Slip
Detention, Fire Drill, Class Clown, Class President, Chess Club, Pep Rally
Teacher's Pet, Pop Quiz, Sadie Hawkins, Homecoming Queen, Passing Notes
Debate Team, Head Cheerleader

1 ea of:

Prom Date & Pep Rally

If you are interested in this package email customerservice@everythingscrappn.com with your email address and the 2 packages of thickers you would like. You will receive a paypal invoice from hgturner@everythingscrappn.com for $26.00 and as soon as I get confirmation of payment the package will be shipped out!