I want to thank Trisha, for selecting me to receive this Lovely Blog Award:)


To accept this award, there are 5 things I must do.
1. Add it to my blog.
2. Add a link to the person from whom I received this award.
3. Nominate 7 more blogs.
4. Leave those 7 a message on their blog letting them know they received "One Lovely Blog Award".

So, in return I am passing this award on to:
Lisa
Erin
Betty
Mel
Jen
Jamie
Lucy

Fresh Look, Classic Style

by Cassandra Cooper on Monday, June 22, 2009; 1:59 PM

We are so excited to open our doors to the SHABBY GREEN DOOR, a new division of DAISY BUCKET DESIGNS and the debut of our first collection, FARMERS MARKET.

A few months ago, I was inspired by an artist that shared her journey of moving and how that inspired her to recreate a new look and feel for her home. She brought along many of her favorite treasures but chose to repurpose items to fit into their new home. Changing color pallets, putting furniture pieces in rooms they had never been in, and choosing new artwork. She essentially decided to recreate a new space that reflected where they were in their lives now.

As our lives change from season to season, so do we. We grow and become more than we were yesterday. SHABBY GREEN DOOR is that expression of where we are going creatively. Looking at the world around us and seeing things a bit different. Looking for fresh looks with classic style. We hope you will walk through our door and join us as we unlock the door to CREATIVITY and find new inspiration!

Paris Hilton Reveals Her New Line

Over the weekend, Paris Hilton's line of craft products called the Paris Hilton Creativity Collection (www.pariscreativity.com) was on display at the Craft and Hobby Association in Anaheim, Calf. Yes, you heard right! Paris allegedly keeps a scrapbook .. one can only imagine what's inside it.

Click HERE for more!!!

SCRAP FEST 2009

Join in at the Mall of America for SCRAP FEST!!

They’re converting the Mall of America into a giant scrapbooking party, and you don’t want to miss it. Buy a badge and get access to over 30 free Make & Take projects, or sign up for one of over 65 paid Create-it! Workshops, all sponsored by your favorite scrapbooking vendors and Archiver’s. Make plans now to discover all the latest prodsucts, learn new ideas to expand your skills, and have fun with friends who share your passion for creativity.

Also, be sure to check out all these other helpful links regarding SCRAP FEST 2009!

Kick Off Crop
Crop Around Town
World's Largest Scrapbook Page
Hints For Registration
FAQ's

Another Sketch for June

I couldn't resist!!


As always, please feel free to play around with this sketch and send me your take on it. I'll be happy to post it on my blog. Don't forget to give me a link to your site as well.

50% Off Stickles!

Can you beleive it? It's true! Click HERE and you can take a look and find the stickles you've been searhing for. Most stickles are around 50% off!!

Submitted by: Rita from Have Your Way With Paper

BLOG HOP!

Blog Hop hosted by Scrap Attack Scrapbooking!

Mark your calendars --->>> Scrap Attack Scrapbooking is having a {Blog Hop} on June 18th! We've got a list of blogs for you to visit and even some prizes along the way too! It should be a fun day and I have a feeling you'll be seeing lots of inspiration along the way too! Hope to see you 'hopping along' with us!

And our 2nd installment of {SAS}sy SSU will be starting on June 15th! This round our classes will be all about scrappin! Lessons are FREE to {SAS}sy message board members so we hope to see you in the classroom!

Wordle is GREAT for Scrapbooking!

Want to try something new to add to your pages? Try Wordle! Give it a shot and play around a bit. IF you want some of your words to be bigger than others, try typing that word more than a few times. The more times you type the word, the bigger it gets. Here's an example:

COSTCO & SAM's Has Scrap Supplies!

Thanks to Imagine That (Everything Cricut), I can share this great news with you!

The best selection is online. In the store, I remember never knowing what Costco was going to have.

Click HERE for Costco's scrapbooking section. They've got a lot of Karen Foster & Heidi Swapp--and a section of Provo Craft items, although I thought they were just average prices.

Click HERE for Sam's Club's scrapbooking section, including Copic Markers at a good price (as I understand, I'm still Copically challenged at this point) and Nestabilities sets of 4 for $54 including shipping.

Peachy Cheap Lowers Shipping!

My dear friend, Krissy from Have Your Way With Paper, just informed me of some great news from Peachy Cheap!! Read on!

Thanks to all my loyal customers who have given some fantastic input and feedback regarding PeachyCheap. One of the common themes was asking for a shipping price break for some of the lighter items. From now on PeachyCheap will be adjusting shipping rates for every daily deal and shipping rates will be shown during the check out process.

Heidi Grace Announces a New Business

Nancy Nally reported on Scrapbook Update the following information on 6/9/09.

Heidi Grace Kress (better known to most scrapbookers as just “Heidi Grace”) announced recently that she is starting a new business since Fiskars discontinued her consumable product line.

Kress’s company Heidi Grace Designs was bought by Fiskars in late 2005. In January 2009, Fiskars announced that they were discontinuing all consumable products. This left Kress, who designed scrapbook paper and embellishments, with nothing to design for the Fiskars line bearing her name.

According to her blog, Kress has opened a new company called “clever“. The company will produce and sell items not covered by her non-compete clause in her Fiskars contract, primarily children’s clothing, children’s decor and one-of-a-kind art pieces. Kress has opened a boutique in her hometown to sell the items, and plans an Etsy store as well. Some items will be made available for wholesale.

FREE CK Summer Camp!

Thanks to my dear friend, Erin, at Have Your Way With Paper, I am able to share with you a great opportunity hosted by Creative Keepsakes. A FREE online summer camp! Yes, FREE!!! Read on for further details. Hope you decide to join in the fun!!

Hello, Mudder...
Hello, Fadder...
Here I am at...
Camp CK! Whoo hoo!

Hi CK Campers! It's me, Megan Hoeppner, letting you know that the week of July 13-17 is the first-ever online CK Summer Camp. Give a yell! Give a cheer!

This idea, inspired by the "CK Summer Camp" article in our July issue, is going to take your summer creativity to new, fun-filled heights. Here's some of what we have in store:

-FREE daily online classes that cover everything from
-Inspiring creativity challenges
-Exciting tips and techniques
-And more!

Time to Register

Registration opens today. It's completely free, it's easy and it's totally worth your while. Why? Well, those who register prior to June 31, 2009 will receive a free, stylin' CK Summer Camp iron-on t-shirt transfer. After all, what's camp without the groovy uniform?

Plus, anyone who signs up before registration closes on July 13 will receive all of the following:

-An official CK Summer Camp logo to use on your blog, e-mail signature, and so on and so forth
-A special coupon code to be used in our online store
-A chance to win one of our scrapbook "Snack Packs," filled with scrapbooking goodies

So, what are you waiting for? Click HERE to register. I look forward to "seeing" you at camp soon.

Cheers!
Camp Counselor Megan

New Sketches for June

Here are 3 new sketches I wanted to share with you. Now, don't forget, you can click on the links on the right sidebar for additional sketches. Until then, please enjoy these.

If you decide to give these a try, please feel free to email me your creations! I'd love to see what you come up with and see your own individual take on it!

Basic Grey Contest

This came straight from Have Your Way With Paper from Jenny who got this from Basic Grey's newsletter.

The new newsletter not only shows some of the new product they've released (from Take Notes, Woolies, Pops and more) but it also announces a brand new contest - an ANNIVERSARY contest! Can you believe it? Basic Grey is almost FIVE YEARS OLD! Seriously! So here are the details:

They’re looking for two winners in their 5th Anniversary Contest (one layout winner, one card winner). Their layout category winner will receive a collection pack and the card category winner will receive a 6x6 paper pad, of either Lemonade or June Bug. The contest starts June 5th and ends June 17th. Join the celebration and upload your entry in their gallery using the title “Anniversary Card” or “Anniversary Layout.” The two lucky winners will appear in their July issue!

So get to posting those layouts and cards, everyone! We look forward to seeing your best stuff!

Also, Have Your Way With Paper will also be posting these layouts on their message board. So, pop in and see what our little family is all about!!

Texas Retreat - June 2009

Oh My Gosh!!! I can't even begin to say just how wonderful the last few days were!! Keep in mind us 7 gals have NEVER met in the last 3-4 years, but it was as if we knew eachother perfectly! We were perfectly comfortable around eachother to be completely ourselves!!! From the burps, slips of the tongue, shopping cart rides, and anything else you can think of, there was NEVER a dull or awkward moment!!

Below are just a FEW of the pictures we took!

If you'd like to be part of this amazing family we have here on Have Your Way With Paper, follow the link and join us! We'd love to bring you in with open arms and embrace new members. You won't be sorry!

Have Your Way With Paper - June Happenings

June is now upon us, and we still have lots of great challenges and loads of inspiration going on at Have Your Way With Paper. Last month, we had tons of challenges going on as part of our National Scrapbooking Day/Month celebration. If you didn't get to participate in them yet, now's the time to go check them out! :)

Sponsor of the Month: Riff Raff Designs

From the Riff Raff Designs Blog: We are all about bringing fun, funky and original laser-cut Chipboard designs to your scrapbooking pages.

Check out the message board and gallery to see what our Design Team creates with these wonderful Riff Raff Designs products!

June Spotlight Member of the Month: Wendi Scott!
User Name: Punkin
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Wendi is the owner/administrator of our wonderful online community! Her pages are always sure to put a smile on your face, and we are blessed to showcase her as our Spotlight Member of the Month!

Ongoing Challenges for June!
WOW, do we have a ton going on this month! Come on over to the message board and check out the ongoing list of challenges: Click Here


Gallery Inspiration from May 2009

"1 Spring Day" by Paula


"Get Well Soon" card by Robin


"Mmm Mmm Good" by Rita


"Mom" Card by Katt


"2 Cool" by Jenn

Sketch of the Month

This month's sketch is brought to you by one of our very talented members, Katt!(aka scrappinkitty) Katt has shared some awesome sketches with us that she has created, and here is one she wanted to share for this month.

We'd love to see your creations based on this sketch...please upload to our gallery or on the message board to show us what you've done. Enjoy!