Happy New Year

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Sketch of the Week Dec. Week #5

Here are are some rules for the Sketch Of The Week (SOTW) Challenges. The first four are the same rules that apply to all challenges.

1. You must be a registered user to play. We want to encourage everyone to join our awesome little community here.

2. Layouts must be uploaded to the gallery and either a link to it or a photo uploaded to the challenge thread.

3. Winners will be notified via the forum. It is your responsibility if you win to provide us with contact information so we can get your prize to you. This may be done via PM.

4. Rules are subject to change without notice (although we will do our best to notify the board of any changes as soon as possible)

5. Sketches will be posted on Saturday's. You will have till Friday to complete the sketch and post it on the board.

6. The names of all of those who completed a LO/LO's will be entered in for a prize drawing at the end of the month. For each weekly sketch LO you complete you will get your name in the drawing. So if there are 4 sketches for the month and you make a LO for each sketch you will have your name in the bowl 4 times.

Warm Wishes to All

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Sketch of the Week Dec. Week #4

Here are are some rules for the Sketch Of The Week (SOTW) Challenges. The first four are the same rules that apply to all challenges.

1. You must be a registered user to play. We want to encourage everyone to join our awesome little community here.

2. Layouts must be uploaded to the gallery and either a link to it or a photo uploaded to the challenge thread.

3. Winners will be notified via the forum. It is your responsibility if you win to provide us with contact information so we can get your prize to you. This may be done via PM.

4. Rules are subject to change without notice (although we will do our best to notify the board of any changes as soon as possible)

5. Sketches will be posted on Saturday's. You will have till Friday to complete the sketch and post it on the board.

6. The names of all of those who completed a LO/LO's will be entered in for a prize drawing at the end of the month. For each weekly sketch LO you complete you will get your name in the drawing. So if there are 4 sketches for the month and you make a LO for each sketch you will have your name in the bowl 4 times.

Sketch of the Week Dec. Week #3

Here are are some rules for the Sketch Of The Week (SOTW) Challenges. The first four are the same rules that apply to all challenges.

1. You must be a registered user to play. We want to encourage everyone to join our awesome little community here.

2. Layouts must be uploaded to the gallery and either a link to it or a photo uploaded to the challenge thread.

3. Winners will be notified via the forum. It is your responsibility if you win to provide us with contact information so we can get your prize to you. This may be done via PM.

4. Rules are subject to change without notice (although we will do our best to notify the board of any changes as soon as possible)

5. Sketches will be posted on Saturday's. You will have till Friday to complete the sketch and post it on the board.

6. The names of all of those who completed a LO/LO's will be entered in for a prize drawing at the end of the month. For each weekly sketch LO you complete you will get your name in the drawing. So if there are 4 sketches for the month and you make a LO for each sketch you will have your name in the bowl 4 times.

Altered Binder Clips

I just received an e-mail with this amazing idea created by Angie Tieman. She created these by covering plain binder clips with paper from Brenda Walton's Peppermint Twist by K&Co and adding ribbon. These precious clips would be great to hold a photo or perhaps a recipe as you prepare your yummy holiday goodies. If you are interested in purchasing any of the products used in this project, please visit us at Scrappy Jo's. We also have many other designs from which to choose:

Sketch of the Week Dec. Week #2

Here are are some rules for the Sketch Of The Week (SOTW) Challenges. The first four are the same rules that apply to all challenges.

1. You must be a registered user to play. We want to encourage everyone to join our awesome little community here.

2. Layouts must be uploaded to the gallery and either a link to it or a photo uploaded to the challenge thread.

3. Winners will be notified via the forum. It is your responsibility if you win to provide us with contact information so we can get your prize to you. This may be done via PM.

4. Rules are subject to change without notice (although we will do our best to notify the board of any changes as soon as possible)

5. Sketches will be posted on Saturday's. You will have till Friday to complete the sketch and post it on the board.

6. The names of all of those who completed a LO/LO's will be entered in for a prize drawing at the end of the month. For each weekly sketch LO you complete you will get your name in the drawing. So if there are 4 sketches for the month and you make a LO for each sketch you will have your name in the bowl 4 times.
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Fiscars Easy Stamp Press by Karen

I got this new toy to play with (thanks Jo!) that is fantastic for stamping multiple times with clear stamps.



You load up your clear stamps on the underside of the press, ink them up, and then flip it over and line up your paper under the image using the grid lines and every time you stamp the image is in the exact same spot without the usual guess work and crossing your fingers to hope that your image is the same spot.

It has foam feet that "squish" when you push down giving you even coverage to the entire plate.

This would be great for Karry to make her wedding invitations. Each time she would stamp the image it would be exactly the same with very little effort.

It cleans up nicely too just like an acrylic block.

Jo has these in the store under Stamps and Accessories in the Fiscars subgroup. They are definately a plus in my book!

Here's a great Youtube demo too http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1whKU9wkhEg

Sketch of the Week Dec. Week #1

Here are are some rules for the Sketch Of The Week (SOTW) Challenges. The first four are the same rules that apply to all challenges.

1. You must be a registered user to play. We want to encourage everyone to join our awesome little community here.

2. Layouts must be uploaded to the gallery and either a link to it or a photo uploaded to the challenge thread.

3. Winners will be notified via the forum. It is your responsibility if you win to provide us with contact information so we can get your prize to you. This may be done via PM.

4. Rules are subject to change without notice (although we will do our best to notify the board of any changes as soon as possible)

5. Sketches will be posted on Saturday's. You will have till Friday to complete the sketch and post it on the board.

6. The names of all of those who completed a LO/LO's will be entered in for a prize drawing at the end of the month. For each weekly sketch LO you complete you will get your name in the drawing. So if there are 4 sketches for the month and you make a LO for each sketch you will have your name in the bowl 4 times.

Face-Off Challenge Designs

Each month the Guest Creative Team Members receive a face-off challenge. Each member who completes the challenge will get an opportunity to be the Featured Guest Designer for the following month. This month's challenge was "Stash Your Cash," where participants were required to use a recipe for their project and all ingredients had to come from their stash. Here are the designs for November:

Aimee

Chris

Val

Great job ladies!! You can see other Face-Off Challenge designs as well as designs from our Creative Team members at Scrappy Jo's.

Featured Guest Designer for November

Our Featured Guest Creative Team Member for November was Peggy. Peggy is an active member of the Scrappy Jo Forum and participates in many of our challenges. This is Peggy's design for November:

Here's another example of Peggy's beautiful work:

You can see more of Peggy's creative designs at Scrappy Jo's.

Featured Guest Designer for December

Our featured Guest Creative Team Member for December is Aimee! Congratulations Aimee!

Aimee is a great asset to the Guest Creative Team. Aimee is very active on Scrappy Jo's Forum and participates in many challenges and contests. Aimee provides us with her own unique and creative style. You can view many more of Aimee's designs at Scrappy Jo's. Be sure not to miss Aimee's designs for December -- check future blog posts.

A few examples of Aimee's work:

Black Friday!!!!!

THE REAL BLACK FRIDAY SALE

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday !!!!
November 26 - November 30, 2008

Receive an additional 25% off all orders!

This is in addition to discounts of 10-50% already on many items!!

GREAT BONUS DEAL !!!!

The more you spend the more free gifts you earn!

*SPEND **AND YOU WILL RECEIVE:
$20 - 39.99 - Allary Permanent Tape Runner
$40 - 59.99 - Fancy Pants Glitter Transparency +above

$60 - 79.99 -Thickers letters/numbers +all the above

$80 - 99.99 - Uni-ball pen (silver) +all the above

$100 - 119.99 - KaiserCraft Self Adhesive Gemstones +all the above

$120 - 159.99 - Kaiser Craft flowers (pk of 50) +all the above

$160 - 199.99 - Combo Stickles & Cat's Eye pack +all the above

$200+ Choice of either an Inkadinkadoo stamp set or
an All My Memories Mini Tote-Ally Cool Tote 2 +all the above

~ No Free Shipping regardless of the amount of your order

~ No other discount codes may be used

~ You may use any store credit you may have

~ Scrappy Shipping Rate may apply for orders 13oz or less

* Based on total after discounts, but before taxes and shipping

**Pictures do not necessarily represent the exact color/style that will be sent. If necessary, substitutions may be made with product of equal or greater value.

If you missed the Pre-Black Friday Sale, now is your chance to save. This sale won't be offered again anytime this year!

Visit us at http://www.shopscrapbooksupplies.com/store/

Sketch of the Week Nov. Week #4

Here are are some rules for the Sketch Of The Week (SOTW) Challenges. The first four are the same rules that apply to all challenges.

1. You must be a registered user to play. We want to encourage everyone to join our awesome little community here.

2. Layouts must be uploaded to the gallery and either a link to it or a photo uploaded to the challenge thread.

3. Winners will be notified via the forum. It is your responsibility if you win to provide us with contact information so we can get your prize to you. This may be done via PM.

4. Rules are subject to change without notice (although we will do our best to notify the board of any changes as soon as possible)

5. Sketches will be posted on Saturday's. You will have till Friday to complete the sketch and post it on the board.

6. The names of all of those who completed a LO/LO's will be entered in for a prize drawing at the end of the month. For each weekly sketch LO you complete you will get your name in the drawing. So if there are 4 sketches for the month and you make a LO for each sketch you will have your name in the bowl 4 times.

SALE!!!!

THE REAL BLACK FRIDAY SALE

This Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday !!!!
November 26 - November 30, 2008

Receive an additional 25% off all orders!

This is in addition to discounts of 10-50% already on many items!!

BONUS !!!!

The more you spend the more free gifts you earn!

***SPEND ***AND YOU WILL RECEIVE:

$ 20 - 39.99 Allary Permanent Tape Runner
$ 40 - 59.99 Fancy Pants Glitter Transparency +above

$ 60 - 79.99 Thickers Letters/Numbers +all the above

$ 80 - 99.99 Uni-ball Pen (silver) +all the above

$100-119.99 KaiserCraft Self-Adhesive Gemstones +all the above

$120-159.99 KaiserCraft Flowers (pk of 50) +all the above

$160-199.99 Combo Stickles and Cat's Eye pack +all the above

$200+ Choice of either an Inkadinkadoo stamp set or an All My Memories Mini Tote-Ally Cool 2 +all the above

~ No Free Shipping regardless of the amount of your order

~ No other discount codes may be used

~ You may use any store credit you may have

~ Scrappy Shipping Rate may apply for orders 13oz or less

* Based on total after discounts, but before taxes and shipping

**Pictures do not necessarily represent the exact color/style that will be sent. If necessary, substitutions may be made with product of equal or greater value.

If you missed the Pre-Sale, then now iw the time for you to

shop & save.

This offer will not be repeated!

Visit us at http://www.shopscrapbooksupplies.com/

Sketch of the Week Nov. Week #3

Here are are some rules for the Sketch Of The Week (SOTW) Challenges. The first four are the same rules that apply to all challenges.

1. You must be a registered user to play. We want to encourage everyone to join our awesome little community here.

2. Layouts must be uploaded to the gallery and either a link to it or a photo uploaded to the challenge thread.

3. Winners will be notified via the forum. It is your responsibility if you win to provide us with contact information so we can get your prize to you. This may be done via PM.

4. Rules are subject to change without notice (although we will do our best to notify the board of any changes as soon as possible)

5. Sketches will be posted on Saturday's. You will have till Friday to complete the sketch and post it on the board.

6. The names of all of those who completed a LO/LO's will be entered in for a prize drawing at the end of the month. For each weekly sketch LO you complete you will get your name in the drawing. So if there are 4 sketches for the month and you make a LO for each sketch you will have your name in the bowl 4 times.

Veteran's Day

In honor of Veteran's Day Tuesday November 11th we will have an album sale. This sale includes select albums with service related themes, MBI, K & Company. Also available are select albums from All My Memories, Urban collection & American Craft Modern D Ring.

In addition, there will be some Bazzill cardstock Packs, Scrapbook Kits for sale as well.

The price is marked 25% off the retail price. Sale will be for the entire working week: November 10th through 14th.

PS. The sale runs Nov. 10 - Nov. 14

Sketch of the Week Nov. Week #2

This sketch is based on my layout below.

Here are are some rules for the Sketch Of The Week (SOTW) Challenges. The first four are the same rules that apply to all challenges.

1. You must be a registered user to play. We want to encourage everyone to join our awesome little community here.

2. Layouts must be uploaded to the gallery and either a link to it or a photo uploaded to the challenge thread.

3. Winners will be notified via the forum. It is your responsibility if you win to provide us with contact information so we can get your prize to you. This may be done via PM.

4. Rules are subject to change without notice (although we will do our best to notify the board of any changes as soon as possible)

5. Sketches will be posted on Saturday's. You will have till Friday to complete the sketch and post it on the board.

6. The names of all of those who completed a LO/LO's will be entered in for a prize drawing at the end of the month. For each weekly sketch LO you complete you will get your name in the drawing. So if there are 4 sketches for the month and you make a LO for each sketch you will have your name in the bowl 4 times.

Product review

Please check out Karry's product review of Doodlebug Sugar Coated Cardstock here.

And if you want some of this awesome product. You can purchase it at the store.

The Great Photo Challenge

We have a photo challenge over at the message board.

From now (or yesterday) until November 27th you will take lots of pictures of items from the list that follows and then you will use as many of those photos that you've taken for the month and showcase them in a layout for a prize from Jo! The deadline for the layout is December 1st.

You will submit either a 1 or a 2 page layout or a Mini Chipboard Album for this challenge.

Make your way over :)

Sketch of the Week Nov. Week #1

Here it is enjoy. Be sure to post your layouts on the forum for a chance at the monthly prize.
Here are are some rules for the Sketch Of The Week (SOTW) Challenges. The first four are the same rules that apply to all challenges.

1. You must be a registered user to play. We want to encourage everyone to join our awesome little community here.

2. Layouts must be uploaded to the gallery and either a link to it or a photo uploaded to the challenge thread.

3. Winners will be notified via the forum. It is your responsibility if you win to provide us with contact information so we can get your prize to you. This may be done via PM.

4. Rules are subject to change without notice (although we will do our best to notify the board of any changes as soon as possible)

5. Sketches will be posted on Saturday's. You will have till Friday to complete the sketch and post it on the board.

6. The names of all of those who completed a LO/LO's will be entered in for a prize drawing at the end of the month. For each weekly sketch LO you complete you will get your name in the drawing. So if there are 4 sketches for the month and you make a LO for each sketch you will have your name in the bowl 4 times.

New for November

Look at all this warm fall goodness! The November Scrappy pack features Bo Bunny this month. To get your scrappy pack simply click on the picture below. An click on the new items section. While you are check at all of new items and stock up for those Christmas gift.

"Beau Jardin" 12x12 Double-Sided Paper
~ 1 Blush
~ 1 Clover
~ 1 Harvest
~ 1 Poppy
~ 1 Bleu (not pictured)
~ 1 Wine

Double Dot 12x12 Textured Cardstock
~ 1 Licorice

Have a little one and want to make then something fun for Christmas? Or is someone's birthday coming up and you don't know what to get them look at all the project you can make with this 3D Calendar by Karen Foster.

More Sweet Deals in October

Need to finish up your summer pictures? Or birthday party pictures? This bright and fun paper could be be just the motivation you need. Check out the October Scrappy Kit today.

4 Eyelet Outlet Brad button – Bright

2 Heidi Swapp florals rounded – White
8 Prima Obsession flower mix – lime
1 yard mix colors WRMK Write Out Trims/Frenzy
4 Bazzill cardstock Just on the Edge strips
1 Doodlebug Design sugar coated cardstock – limeade
2 Cosmo Cricket Hello Sunshine: Hop Scotch
2 Cosmo Cricket Hello Sunshine: Blowing Bubbles
2 Cosmo Cricket Hello Sunshine: Clover
2 Cosmo Cricket Hello Sunshine: Hula Hoop
1 AC Thickers – Prancer (Light Green)
1 Doodlebug Design crushed velvet flock – BumbleBee

6 12x12 Cosmo Cricket Double Sided Papers:
2 Cosmo Cricket Haunted - Gothic
2 Cosmo Cricket Haunted - Nevermore
2 Cosmo Cricket Haunted - Eerie



4 12x12 Sassafrass Lass Double Sided Papers:
1 Serendipity Sunshine Lollipop – Buttercream Bliss
1 Serendipity Sunshine Lollipop – Sprinkled
1 Serendipity Sunshine Lollipop – Gum Drop Garden
1 Serendipity Sunshine Lollipop – Dreamsicle

1 Doodlebug Design Bubblegum Sugar Coated Cardstock

Sketch Week #4

Feeling a little 80's ish today!

Sketch of the week!

um, yes, I'm late

Sorry for the delay. Here is September Week #2 Sketch

Sales in October

Bazzill Pack Delight, only $3.50!

Each pack includes:

4 sheets of Bazzill cardstock,

and 1 sheet of KI lace Cardstock.

6 packs to choose from!

Visit Scrappy Jo's today to get yours!

Also, check out this deal:

FREE gift with every order over $40!

September Week #1 Sketch

Sketch layouts

Here's some layouts from the past two weeks sketches!

August Week #4 Sketch

Sketch for week 4!!

August Sketch 3

Here's this week's sketch!

Sassafrass Lass Oliver and Friends Stamp Set Review
by Jess

What is it?

This is a seven piece stamp set from Sassafrass Lass that coordinates with the Owl Pal collection. But these stamps that range in size with a total 4x4 area, go great with plenty of papers and themes.

What projects can I use them for?

The stamps are the perfect size for cards and will look great with all the new trendy nature inspired products. Below is a card I made using three of the collections stamps. First I stamped the images and then highlighted them with pastel pencils.

Also branching outside of the nature theme they make cute accents on simple cards like this Valentine card.
The set also works well with other companies stamps so they’ll blend right into your collection. On the journaling tag below I used Autumn Leaves bracket journaling stamp (which can also be found in the Scrappy Jo store) and Technique Tuesday swirls. So have fun mixing these cute fellows with your collection.

But the stamps are not so small that they can’t be used on layouts as well. Owls have long been symbols of wisdom so I used them on the graduation layout below. This time in a more masculine way.

So are there any drawbacks?

The only drawback I have found with these stamps is that they discolor immediately. Each time you use a new color the stamps become that color in my experience. This doesn’t affect the performance of the stamps though. A word of caution: make sure the stamp is nice and juicy for best color coverage. I used Cat’s Eye Chalk Inks to create solid and more faded images depending on the look I was going for.

Anything else I need to know?

If you love these little guys there is a sister set, Olivia and Pals, also available in the Scrappy Jo’s store. So choose your favorite or pick up both and get stamping with these cute stamps!