Thursday, December 17, 2009
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Dont Forget-
Our end of the year sale is still going on! Save 25% on EVERYTHING in the store except the November-January Kit of the Month. Use Coupon Code 09sale at checkout.
January Sneak Peak and Preorder Information
Let me introduce you to our January Kit of the Month "Jolly". This kit is bright, it's fun, and it is FULL of great products. The retail value of this kit is far above the $27.50 price you will pay! "Jolly" comes to you with papers from Cosmo Cricket Jolly By Golly and Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses, it also includes products from American Crafts, Ranger, Maya Road, Pink Paislee, Shabby Green Door, and of course some great etsy finds.
We are also adding some new things this month. The first one being with each kit purchase, you will recieve a PDF file that includes color pictures and detailed instructions for several projects made with the kit. This is coming straight from our designers to you and will be full of inspiration.
The second thing, which we started last month, will be a new guest designer each month to bring you even MORE inspiration. For December we had the very talented Dina Wakley, who made some amazing layouts with the kit. The January kit will be designed by Layle Koncar! Her work has been published in Creating Keepsakes, Better Homes and Gardens Scrapbooks Etc., Memory Makers, Paper Crafts, Legacy, Scrapbook Trends and Paper Trends. She authored and contributed to the book Memory Art and is a regular contributor to Paper Crafts books and special issues. I cant wait to see what inspiration she showcases using this kit! Be sure to check on the blog and the main website on January first to see for yourself.
And last, but equally important is the addition of a Mini Album Kit of the Month! Each month we will bring you a kit that is ready for you to design an adorable mini album. Mini albums are all the rage right now. They are fun, they are quick, and they have major appeal! With the kit will come full color pictures and instructions in order for you to make yours like our designer has, or you can put your own spin on it! The Mini Album kit for January is smaller and less detailed then they will be in coming months but still adorable! Starting with the February Mini Kit, we have a new designer that we added that will be solely working on the Mini Album. She is AMAZING and I cant wait to see what she does with these albums!
Now, what you have been waiting for-I am sure! The Sneak Peaks of the January Kit of the Month "Jolly"!
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If you are anything like me (which is pretty scary-isnt it?) you are drooling and wondering how you can have this beautiful kit in your hands and ready to create with? Well, here's what you do:
To reserve the January Kit of the Month email me with your name and zip code and I will put one of these aside for you. You will receive an invoice at the end of the month that will need to be paid by the first. One time order of the Kit of the Month is just $27.50 (less than what you would pay if you bought these items yourself seperatly).
OR...save a little money and sign up for auto-ship!
Just so you can start drooling over the add-ons this month too, I thought I would give you a few hints. Now, as an auto-ship member, you receive pictures of each of these and first dibs at the limited quantities available!
Add-ons this month include:
$4.40 Cardstock Addition-8 beautifully coordinated sheets of Bazzill Cardstock to stretch your kit. (this one even includes some Bling Cardstock!)
$7.99 Paper Mache Snowman Form (I gave you a little sneak of that already-isnt he adorable?)
$19.00 Mini Album Kit
We are also adding some new things this month. The first one being with each kit purchase, you will recieve a PDF file that includes color pictures and detailed instructions for several projects made with the kit. This is coming straight from our designers to you and will be full of inspiration.
The second thing, which we started last month, will be a new guest designer each month to bring you even MORE inspiration. For December we had the very talented Dina Wakley, who made some amazing layouts with the kit. The January kit will be designed by Layle Koncar! Her work has been published in Creating Keepsakes, Better Homes and Gardens Scrapbooks Etc., Memory Makers, Paper Crafts, Legacy, Scrapbook Trends and Paper Trends. She authored and contributed to the book Memory Art and is a regular contributor to Paper Crafts books and special issues. I cant wait to see what inspiration she showcases using this kit! Be sure to check on the blog and the main website on January first to see for yourself.
And last, but equally important is the addition of a Mini Album Kit of the Month! Each month we will bring you a kit that is ready for you to design an adorable mini album. Mini albums are all the rage right now. They are fun, they are quick, and they have major appeal! With the kit will come full color pictures and instructions in order for you to make yours like our designer has, or you can put your own spin on it! The Mini Album kit for January is smaller and less detailed then they will be in coming months but still adorable! Starting with the February Mini Kit, we have a new designer that we added that will be solely working on the Mini Album. She is AMAZING and I cant wait to see what she does with these albums!
Now, what you have been waiting for-I am sure! The Sneak Peaks of the January Kit of the Month "Jolly"!
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Isnt it cute? I told ya so!!!
If you are anything like me (which is pretty scary-isnt it?) you are drooling and wondering how you can have this beautiful kit in your hands and ready to create with? Well, here's what you do:
To reserve the January Kit of the Month email me with your name and zip code and I will put one of these aside for you. You will receive an invoice at the end of the month that will need to be paid by the first. One time order of the Kit of the Month is just $27.50 (less than what you would pay if you bought these items yourself seperatly).
OR...save a little money and sign up for auto-ship!
Just so you can start drooling over the add-ons this month too, I thought I would give you a few hints. Now, as an auto-ship member, you receive pictures of each of these and first dibs at the limited quantities available!
Add-ons this month include:
$4.40 Cardstock Addition-8 beautifully coordinated sheets of Bazzill Cardstock to stretch your kit. (this one even includes some Bling Cardstock!)
$7.99 Paper Mache Snowman Form (I gave you a little sneak of that already-isnt he adorable?)
$19.00 Mini Album Kit
Saturday, December 12, 2009
January Sneak Peek
I know that sneak peeks do not officially come out until the 15th, but I was working on a project using the January Kit of the Month and I just couldnt wait to post it for you all to see. I was super proud of how this box turned out. I made it for a dear friend and am going to stuff it full of goodies for her and her family.
Snowman Box using Cosmo Cricket Jolly By Golly
I am very excited about this kit. I know I say this almost every month but I really think this is my favorite kit so far. I just love all of the colors combined in this kit. It has really been a lot of fun scrapping with it. Another great thing about this kit is the AWESOME guest designer that is joining us to showcase her projects. I wont come out and say who it is yet, but I will give you her initials-lets see if anyone can guess? LK...ok, there you go! I didnt cheat did I?
If you want to ensure that you recieve this amazing kit, all you have to do is email me to reserve yours. I will send you an invoice at the end of the month and they ship the first week in January! Or, better yet-sign up for auto-ship! There are so many benefits to being an autoship member-if you dont know about them-let me tell you!
1. Receive a newsletter on the 15th of the month with Sneak Peeks of the upcoming kit as well as any announcements.
2. Receive all add-on information BEFORE it is posted on the site to get first dibs at adding it to your order.
3. NO COMMITMENT! Yes, you read that right, you can skip as much as you want as long as you let me know BEFORE the first of the month.
4. Receive the kit at a discounted price of just $25.00.
5. When you do not skip a kit for 6 months, recieve the 7th one for FREE!
6. Receive a document that will include additional projects made with the kit and step by step instructions on how to make them yourself!
I just dont believe that after having read that you would just run right over to the site and sign up for our autoship program!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Welcome Audrey
I would like to extend a warm welcome to Audrey Yeager who is the newest addition to the SBKC Design Team! Check out her blog and give her some love! (while you are there check out that AMAZING December Daily Album she made-WOWZERS!)
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Adding Color to Flocked Paper
I had a lot of fun playing with the Making Memories flocked paper included in the December kit. One of my favorite things to do with the flocked paper is to run some cat eye inks over the top of the paper to add a little color and dimension to the flocking. You can see some examples in the pictures below. As you can tell I really enjoyed using my scraps to make tree trunks.
Monday, December 7, 2009
Shadow Box Ornaments
I hope all of you are having a fabulous start to December. I can't believe there are only 19 days left until Christmas. YIKES! For some reason I am just really excited this year. I hope everyone has ordered their December kit. You are not going to want to miss out on this one, it's completely fabulous.
Today I am going to show you how to make a shadow box using the December Main Kit and the December Cardstock Add On Kit.
For this project you are going to need:
1 sheet of the Bazzill String of Pearls Bling Cardstock (Add-On)
1 sheet of Snow White Wash Felt (Main)
1 vintage gift tag (Main)
1 bottle of Antique White Crafters Paint (Main)
1 yard of Lace (Main)
3 chipboard snow flakes (Main)
1 bottle of Frosted Lace Stickles (not included in either kit)
1 copy of the Prima Hybrid Helper Candy Box template
Click on the image of the Prima template to enlarge. Save to your computer and open in your photo editing software where you should be able to alter the size. I can no longer find the direct link for you to be able to download this template so hopefully this will work for you if you don't already have the template saved on your computer.
1. Print a copy of the Prima template and cut out just the outside of the template. They have included lines to cut out a window, but you will want to change the window size based on the size of the tag you are using. For this box I used a large tag so I wanted the window to be larger than the template had marked off so I measured it off leaving about a 1/4 inch edge around the window.
For the Santa Shadow Box I cut the tag down quite a bit so I used a Technique Tuesday scroll frame as a template for my window. Use this window as a chance to get creative and come up with a design that you like.
Another change I made (a few steps into the process) was to cut off the rounded tab at the top of the box. I don't need to open and close my box and I don't want to risk the tab being seen from the window. So if you are going to have a large window and will not need to open and close your box then I would suggest you cut it off now. You can always wait until you are ready to glue your box shut if you want.
2. Once you have marked off the window the way you want it go ahead and cut it out. Now take your template and lay it on the back side of your Bazzill bling cardstock and trace. Make sure you note which lines need to be cut and which lines need to be folded following the guide on your template.
3. Once you have everything marked off go ahead and cut out the box form from the cardstock.
4. Using the lines you marked off earlier go ahead and score the box on the fold lines.
This is what it looks like from the inside of the box.
5. Grab you tag and start embellishing. For this tag I decided to remove the ribbon and cut off the bottom which read "A Merry Christmas." I then used the Frosted Lace stickles on the top and sides of the tag. I set that aside to dry and moved on to the bottom of the tag which will now become a banner for the box.
6. I distressed the edges of the banner and the wadded it up a few times to get it nice and crinkly.
7.Using your edge distressor or a pair of scissors lightly distress the outside edge of your window. Grab your lace and cut it into for lengths to match the top, sides, and bottom of the window. Glue the lace to the back side (inside the box) of the window so that 3/4 of the lace is hanging over the opening. Here's what it will look like from the inside of the box...
and here's what it will look like from the outside...
8. While that's drying grab your snowflakes and paint them using the white crafters paint. This dries fairly quickly, but you can speed up the drying time if you use your heat embosser. I decided to set it aside and move on to the next step.
9. Grab your felt and cut a rectangle to match the width of the back of the inside of the box. Now cut two strips to make the snow drifts. One with a large mound in the middle and one with two smaller mounds on either side. Layer and glue in place.
10. Now that the snowflakes are dry it's time to make them sparkle by adding a little stickles.
11. Set the snowflakes aside to dry and grab your tag. Make sure the stickles you added earlier are dry before continuing. Position the tag on the back of the inside of the box so that you can easily see the tag from the window. Once you found your desired position glue it down. Add the felt snow drifts to the bottom of the tag and enhance with stickles. Let that dry before moving on to the next step.
12. The inside of the box is done so flip it over and we'll start working on the outside. Grab your banner and position it across the front of the window making sure that it doesn't cover up the focal point of your tag. Glue it in place.
13. Remember that ribbon we took off the tag? Go ahead and grab it, we're going to use it to make a hanger for the box. Glue one end of the ribbon down to the inside of the top flap of the box. Measure off just enough ribbon to be able to hang the box from a tree and then cut the ribbon. Glue the last end to the other side of the inside top flap.
14. Glue the box together. Start with the two small tabs on the side at the bottom of the box and glue them to the larger tab on the bottom back of the box. Glue the large tab at the bottom front of the box over the tabs you just glued. Now slide the small tab on the side of the box under the side edge of the box. All that's left is the top. Glue it the same way you did the bottom.
15. Now that your box is glued together it's time to embellish. I waited until this point to glue on the snowflakes so I could see the overall result before committing to a location. I also decided to add a little tree a few days after finishing this project.
Today I am going to show you how to make a shadow box using the December Main Kit and the December Cardstock Add On Kit.
For this project you are going to need:
1 sheet of the Bazzill String of Pearls Bling Cardstock (Add-On)
1 sheet of Snow White Wash Felt (Main)
1 vintage gift tag (Main)
1 bottle of Antique White Crafters Paint (Main)
1 yard of Lace (Main)
3 chipboard snow flakes (Main)
1 bottle of Frosted Lace Stickles (not included in either kit)
1 copy of the Prima Hybrid Helper Candy Box template
Click on the image of the Prima template to enlarge. Save to your computer and open in your photo editing software where you should be able to alter the size. I can no longer find the direct link for you to be able to download this template so hopefully this will work for you if you don't already have the template saved on your computer.
1. Print a copy of the Prima template and cut out just the outside of the template. They have included lines to cut out a window, but you will want to change the window size based on the size of the tag you are using. For this box I used a large tag so I wanted the window to be larger than the template had marked off so I measured it off leaving about a 1/4 inch edge around the window.
For the Santa Shadow Box I cut the tag down quite a bit so I used a Technique Tuesday scroll frame as a template for my window. Use this window as a chance to get creative and come up with a design that you like.
Another change I made (a few steps into the process) was to cut off the rounded tab at the top of the box. I don't need to open and close my box and I don't want to risk the tab being seen from the window. So if you are going to have a large window and will not need to open and close your box then I would suggest you cut it off now. You can always wait until you are ready to glue your box shut if you want.
2. Once you have marked off the window the way you want it go ahead and cut it out. Now take your template and lay it on the back side of your Bazzill bling cardstock and trace. Make sure you note which lines need to be cut and which lines need to be folded following the guide on your template.
3. Once you have everything marked off go ahead and cut out the box form from the cardstock.
4. Using the lines you marked off earlier go ahead and score the box on the fold lines.
This is what it looks like from the inside of the box.
5. Grab you tag and start embellishing. For this tag I decided to remove the ribbon and cut off the bottom which read "A Merry Christmas." I then used the Frosted Lace stickles on the top and sides of the tag. I set that aside to dry and moved on to the bottom of the tag which will now become a banner for the box.
6. I distressed the edges of the banner and the wadded it up a few times to get it nice and crinkly.
7.Using your edge distressor or a pair of scissors lightly distress the outside edge of your window. Grab your lace and cut it into for lengths to match the top, sides, and bottom of the window. Glue the lace to the back side (inside the box) of the window so that 3/4 of the lace is hanging over the opening. Here's what it will look like from the inside of the box...
and here's what it will look like from the outside...
8. While that's drying grab your snowflakes and paint them using the white crafters paint. This dries fairly quickly, but you can speed up the drying time if you use your heat embosser. I decided to set it aside and move on to the next step.
9. Grab your felt and cut a rectangle to match the width of the back of the inside of the box. Now cut two strips to make the snow drifts. One with a large mound in the middle and one with two smaller mounds on either side. Layer and glue in place.
10. Now that the snowflakes are dry it's time to make them sparkle by adding a little stickles.
11. Set the snowflakes aside to dry and grab your tag. Make sure the stickles you added earlier are dry before continuing. Position the tag on the back of the inside of the box so that you can easily see the tag from the window. Once you found your desired position glue it down. Add the felt snow drifts to the bottom of the tag and enhance with stickles. Let that dry before moving on to the next step.
12. The inside of the box is done so flip it over and we'll start working on the outside. Grab your banner and position it across the front of the window making sure that it doesn't cover up the focal point of your tag. Glue it in place.
13. Remember that ribbon we took off the tag? Go ahead and grab it, we're going to use it to make a hanger for the box. Glue one end of the ribbon down to the inside of the top flap of the box. Measure off just enough ribbon to be able to hang the box from a tree and then cut the ribbon. Glue the last end to the other side of the inside top flap.
14. Glue the box together. Start with the two small tabs on the side at the bottom of the box and glue them to the larger tab on the bottom back of the box. Glue the large tab at the bottom front of the box over the tabs you just glued. Now slide the small tab on the side of the box under the side edge of the box. All that's left is the top. Glue it the same way you did the bottom.
15. Now that your box is glued together it's time to embellish. I waited until this point to glue on the snowflakes so I could see the overall result before committing to a location. I also decided to add a little tree a few days after finishing this project.
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