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today i’d like to share a quick little mini album i’ve worked on for the past few days.  i took step by step photos so you can make your own, if you’d like :)  the idea is not something i came up with on my own, but rather compiled from various DIY mini albums i’ve seen all over the internet.  i hope you enjoy it!
before we get started, you will need the following supplies:
* a piece of chipboard/light cardboard the height you want your book to be (mine is 4″), and at least width + 1″ to be able to make a spine piece.
* a piece of transparency the size you want your cover (the size of your book).  alternatively you could replace this with chipboard or any other material of your choosing.
* patterned paper, 8.5″x4″ or (cover+cover+spine) size, as many sheets as you’d like.  i only used four sheets so that i could include more chunky embellishments in my book.
* additional patterned paper for covering chipboard and spine binding.
* good adhesive
* scorer, optional, but handy for this project
first off, you need to cut down your chipboard and transparency to make the covers and spine of your book.  my book is 4×4″, so i cut a 4×4″ piece of chipboard and transparency, and a 4″x.5″ piece for the spine.
next, cut a piece of “additional” patterned paper to wrap around your back cover & spine.  in my case, my paper was 4.5″ tall and about 4.75″ wide.  i left a 1/4″ margin around the outsides so i can wrap the paper around the cover, and i also left a wee bit (about 1/16″) extra on the width to help the crease at the spine.
i scored this piece 1/4″ from the top, bottom, and one side, and 1/2″+ a tad from the opposite side, to make it easier to wrap around the chipboard.  i cut out the squares formed by the score intersections to make a nice clean wrap.
(NOTE: in this picture i have only creased 3 of the 4 sides, because i cut my paper 1/4″ too short, but if you want the clean, completely wrapped look, make sure to include that extra 1/4″ on the side opposite the spine! oops!!)
and here is the back cover and spine, completed.  i used double sided tape to adhere, because i’m cheap.  i lined up the edge of the paper with the edge of the spine, and adhered the back cover along the edge of the crease at the spine.  i wrapped the overlap pieces around and since i cut 1/4″ too short the side of the cover also lines up with the paper.  i fixed it a little by cutting a 4×4″ piece of the AC POW! Glitter paper to cover:
next i cut a piece of patterned paper, 4″ tall by 1.5″ wide for the spine binding.  i scored it tall-ways at 1/2″ increments, and adhered it overlapping the back cover to the crease, then the spine, and finally added my transparency, aligning it with the opposite crease to form the entire cover.  i also ended up adding a 4×1.5″ piece to the inside to cover the ugly gaps in the binding.
now for the pages!  take the patterned paper you selected for the pages, cut to size – mine is 8.5″x4″ – but you could make it any length by adding the width of both covers + the width of the spine.  score these sheets on the side you want facing inwards at 4″ and 4.5″ to make a space for the spine.
add adhesive and layer onto the spine in the desired order.  as i said, i only used four sheets for a total of 16 pages from cover to cover.
and you’re finished!  it took me about 20 minutes total to put this together and i think it will make a great Mother’s Day gift for someone :)
at this point, feel free to go wild and embellish this little baby however you want!  last night i pulled out supplies from every Sampler kit since January that i still have left and started going to town on this one… i am not ready to share pictures yet, but will update this post when i do.
i hope this is helpful to you, if you have never seen anything like this somewhere else already!  don’t forget this month’s FANTASTIC AWESOME kit is available at  Scrapbooking Supplies R Us  along with the latest and greatest of everything right now!  you definitely don’t want to miss this kit!!!
stay tuned for more inspiration and this month’s challenges – and don’t forget you still have time to get your entries in for this month’s card and sketch challenges!!  thanks for stopping by today, have a beautiful weekend :)
peace, love and stickers -
shaunnaRooskie :D
SUPPLIES:
* Cardstock – Bazzill “Festive” (from The Sampler May 2012 kit)
* Patterned Paper – My Mind’s Eye “Miss Caroline – Dilly Dally Hello”; Bella Blvd. “Family Dynamix – Roots”; American Crafts “Dear Lizzy – Neapolitan Sunny Skip”; Crate Paper “Farmhouse – Sunday Dinner” (from The Sampler May 2012 kit)
* Glitter Paper – American Crafts POW! “Apricot” (from The Sampler May 2012 kit)
* Transparency – Hambly Studios  ”Grandma’s Wallpaper – Yellow”
* Scotch Double-Sided Tape, Zots Glue Dots
* Martha Stewart Scoring Board
10 May 2012

Two Scoops Mini Album Tutorial

Author: shaunna | Filed under: Arts & Crafts

HEATHER PETERSON, COME ON DOWN!

i ran a random number generator based on the number of comments the Blog Hop post received and it picked #9:

so, Heather, you were #9 and you are the winner of the Sampler’s Sampling from my post for this blog hop!  Congratulations  :kiss:

please send me your mailing information to shaunnarooskie@shaunnarooskie.com so we can get your prize in the mail ASAP!!!  i’ll send you an email, too, just to confirm that you have received the good news :)

i’d like to thank everyone for playing along with us for our first blog hop at The Sampler, and invite you all to join us again as we will be having more fun contests and lots of great prizes in The Sampler’s future!  don’t forget about our card and sketch challenges – still running until the 20th of this month – and another opportunity to win some prizes!  please come back and visit me again, i loved having so many comments on my blog in one day!  it was amazing!!!

happy national scrapbooking day, everyone!  i hope everyone got some crafty on today and is having a great weekend :)  i’ll be back later in the week with some new projects featuring this month’s kit.  take care!

peace, love and stickers -

shaunnaRooskie :)

5 May 2012

AND I HAVE A WINNER!

Author: shaunna | Filed under: Arts & Crafts

hi all!  just stopping by to share the new Sampler Kit with you :)  it just hit the stores yesterday, so get it while it’s hot!!!

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so SO much fun!!!

i don’t even know where to start – but i’m gonna get cracking on it tonight!!!  i can’t believe they FINALLY came out with DIY Thickers… genius… i’m so in love with this kit!  here’s what you get this month:

* 12×12 Cardstock (4) – Core’dinations “Snowflake”, Bazzill Yellow, Bazzill Festive, and Bazzill Pinecone
* My Mind’s Eye “Follow Your Heart – Be Amazing” 12×12 patterned paper
* Crate Paper “Farmhouse – Sunday Dinner” 12×12 patterned paper
* My Mind’s Eye “Miss Caroline – Dilly Dally – Hello” 12×12 patterned paper
* Bella Blvd “Family Dynamix – Roots” 12×12 patterned paper
* American Crafts “Dear Lizzy – Neapolitan – Skip” 12×12 patterned paper
* Hambly “Grandma’s Wallpaper – Yellow” 12×12 overlay
* American Crafts POW! Glitter Paper “Apricot” 12×12
* Inkadinkado Flocking Powder – lavender
* American Crafts DIY Thickers “Shoebox”
* PLAID Uppercase Alphabet Stencil
* My Mind’s Eye “Miss Caroline” label stickers
* My Mind’s Eye “Howdy Doody – Happy” title
* Prima Wood Buttons
* Echo Park “This & That – Charming” brads
* My Mind’s Eye “Howdy Doody – Like” title
* Bazzill Basics 6″ borders – kraft
* Heidi Swapp Sugar Chic Pennants

seriously so much stuff for $30 and you really couldn’t put together a better combination of some of the best stuff available right now!  i am really going to have a great time working with this – and learning how to use flocking, my new quest of the week.  make your way over to Scrapbooking Supplies R Us RIGHT NOW to snag one of these before they’re gone!

and don’t forget that our blog hop is still going on!

you still have till Friday to enter to win one of our prizes, so make sure you check out the post below for more information about that! ;)

i’ll be announcing a winner from my post via random number draw on Saturday, so check back then for that!  have a great day!!

peace, love and stickers -

shaunnaRooskie :D

2 May 2012

Two Scoops: The Sampler May Kit is Here!

Author: shaunna | Filed under: Arts & Crafts

hooray!   :kiss:

it’s finally time for The Sampler’s first blog hop EVER!!!!!!!!!!  we are so excited to have you joining us on this little adventure and ready to inspire you with April’s kit and shower you with some FABULOUS prizes :)  come on down!

we are running the hop from today, April 27th through next Friday, May 4th so you have plenty of time to hop around and enter to win!  each of us has some great inspiration for you using this month’s kit and the theme: brads.  at every blog on this route you will find some really sweet ways to use The Sampler’s kit, and enter for your chance to win a “sampling” of The Sampler’s best goodies valued at $25-30 — so the stakes are pretty high!  i promise you won’t be disappointed :)

i came up with a pretty fun tutorial using brads, which you can see on The Sampler’s NEW blog, in my post from yesterday.  here is the card i made showcasing my new embellishment!!!

for my blog, all i’m asking you to do is leave a comment for a chance to win my prize!  i will give you a bonus entry if you use my star technique on a project and share a link back in the comments as well!  i can’t wait to see the different ways this technique can be used on projects :)  i’m really excited because i have never had the ability to give anything away on my blog before so i hope that i will have a good turn out…

if you’re starting out here, your next stop on your way is the lovely and talented Amber Goble!  if you enjoyed my inspiration this week then you will definitely LOVE Amber’s – so go check her out!  don’t forget to stop at each blog along the way to find out how you can win the other ladies’ prizes and get some more great ideas!!!  here’s the route:

HOLLY 
YOU ARE HERE! –> ★ SHAUNNA ★ <– YOU ARE HERE!
AMBER 
AMY S. 
AMY C. 
NANCY 
THE SAMPLER 

i hope you have a great time joining us for this, and we are really hoping this will be a huge success so we can keep having more of them :D

we also have a card challenge AND a sketch challenge running now through May 20th, so be sure to check that out as well!

if you haven’t yet, you should also visit Scrapbooking Supplies R Us to check out all the great deals and products they have available, as well as get your very own Sampler kit.  i’m not going to give anything away but you had better keep your eyes open for the May kit – it is going to ROCK YOUR WORLD!  i can’t wait to show it off!!!!!!!  thanks for coming by to visit me today, and don’t forget you have until next Friday to play along with our hop!

peace, love and stickers -

shaunnaRooskie :)

SUPPLIES:

* Cardstock – Bazzill “Adobe” (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)
* Patterned Paper – American Crafts “Hello Sunshine – Gossamer” (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)
* Twine – October Afternoon “Sasparilla” Wrap Pack (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)
* Brads – Bazzill “glow” (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)
* Journal spot (graph paper) – Lily Bee “Buttercup” index journaling cards (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)
* Alpha – Lily Bee “Buttercup”

27 Apr 2012

the Sampler’s FIRST EVER BLOG HOP!!!

Author: shaunna | Filed under: Arts & Crafts

hi everyone!

here really quick to share details about this month’s card and sketch challenges from The Sampler, as well as a few more goodies i made with this month’s kit ;)

but first, i must share THIS piece of information!

so very exciting!  The Sampler is hosting their first ever blog hop – PRIZES AT EVERY STOP! – so come out and join us on April 27th for inspiration and PRIZES.  PRIZES!!!  okay, everyone loves prizes.  incentive to come check it out!  our design team has some great stuff in store for you :)  more details to come soon!

anyway, on to the challenges!

both challenges start TODAY and run through May 19th at 11:59PM EST, so you have plenty of time to work on your creations!  you can enter as many times as you’d like for both challenges, International participants are welcome to join as well.  winners will receive a “Sample” of goodies from The Sampler.  here is the inspiration for this month’s card challenge, from PageMaps – as well as my take on this sketch:

sketch from [ PageMaps ]

my take on this month’s sketch ;)

i really liked the stitched lines and the trifold card look this sketch had to it, so i took that idea and ran with it!  shows how a sketch can go beyond just a straight copy!

here’s this month’s sketch for the sketch challenge, courtesy of our very own Holly King :)

you can stop by The Sampler’s NEW blog and check out today’s post for our other designer’s takes on these challenges, as well as more information about how to enter these challenges.

a few other things i had worked on for my post yesterday on The Sampler’s blog:

having so much fun with this kit!!!  it’s very “card-worthy” ;)

be back soon with more exciting stuff —

peace, love and stickers -

shaunnaRooskie :)

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SUPPLIES:

“live life to the fullest” card
* Cardstock – Core’dinations Kraft Core No. 9 (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)
* Patterned Paper – Webster’s Pages “Clean & Simple – Sunday Picnic” (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)
* Ribbon, Twine – October Afternoon “Sasparilla” (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)
* Flower – KaiserCraft resin flower “Orchid” (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)
* Stamp – Hero Arts / Michael’s
* Ink – Stampabilities Black Dye

“checklist” card
* Cardstock – Bazzill “Adobe” (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)
* Patterned Paper – Lily Bee “Harvest Market – Harvest Blue”; Simple Stories “Documented” 4×6 vertical journal cards (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)
* Lace, Twine – October Afternoon “Sasparilla” (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)
* Charm – Prima Vintage Trinkets (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)
* Flower – KaiserCraft resin flower “Orchid” (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)
* Tab – Lily Bee Index Journaling Cards “Buttercup” (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)
* Brads – Bazzill 5mm brads in Glow and Tropical (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)
* Alpha – Lily Bee “Buttercup”

“hello” bookmark card
* Cardstock – Bazzill “Adobe” (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)
* Patterned Paper – Webster’s Pages “Clean & Simple – Sunday Picnic”; Prima “Almanac – Wordsmith” (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)
* Twine – October Afternoon “Sasparilla” (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)
* Charm – Prima Vintage Trinkets (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)
* Flower – KaiserCraft resin flower “Orchid” (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)
* “Hello” - Lily Bee Index Journaling Cards “Buttercup” (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)

20 Apr 2012

Sampler April Card Challenge!

Author: shaunna | Filed under: Arts & Crafts

sharing my space over at the Sampler’s blog today!  go check out my post for the deets!

there’s even a bit about how i made this sweet raised wall decor out of recycled Priority Mail boxes.  i wanted raised 3D letters that looked like they have foam squares behind them – the solution was actually easier than i thought!

and a few new creations to share, using the March and April kits from The Sampler:

a quick, cute card using the April kit :)

and a bookmark card made with the March kit, inspired by: 

from Hero Arts via Pinterest

i have a few more laid out on my work table, and will share when i’m finished :D

thanks for visiting me today!  come back again soon for more craftyness!

peace, love and stickers -

shaunnaRooskie :)

SUPPLIES:

“Today is For You” card
* Cardstock – Bazzill Basics “Adobe” (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)
* Patterned Paper – Prima “Almanac – Wordsmith”; Webster’s Pages “Clean & Simple – Sunday Picnic” (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)
* Ribbon – October Afternoon “Sasparilla” trims (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)
* Brads – Bazzill Basics 5mm “Glow” (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)
* Journal Spot – Lily Bee “Buttercup” Index Journaling Cards (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)
* Alpha – Lily Bee “Buttercup” ABC Stickers (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)
* Flower – KaiserCraft resin flowers “orchid” (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)
* Burlap (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)

“Enjoy” bookmark card
* Cardstock – Bazzill Basics white (from The Sampler March 2012 kit)
* Felt – Creative Imaginations “Lucky Teal” (from The Sampler March 2012 kit)
* Patterned Paper – American Crafts “Chap – Richard” (from The Sampler March 2012 kit)
* Library card (from The Sampler March 2012 kit)
* Bling – Doodlebug Mini Jewels “Bumblebee Assortment” (from The Sampler March 2012 kit)
* Alpha – October Afternoon Mini Market “Gray & Cream” (from The Sampler March 2012 kit)
* Sticker – Studio Calico “Autumn Press Bookplate” (from The Sampler March 2012 kit)

12 Apr 2012

my crafty space ;)

Author: shaunna | Filed under: Arts & Crafts

hi all!  stopping by really quick to share this month’s The Sampler Kit with y’all  :kiss:

The Sampler April 2012 kit

it is DIVINE!  and it’s on sale in the Scrapbooking Supplies R Us Store now, so get over there and snag one!  here is what you will get with this kit:

* Core’dinations 12×12 Kraft-Core cardstock – “No. 9″ (1)
* Bazzill Basics 12×12  cardstock – Savannah, Adobe, Buttercup (1 each)
* Prima “Almanac – Wordsmith” 12×12 patterned paper (1)
* Simple Stories “Documented” 4×6 journaling card elements 12×12 (1)
* American Crafts “Hello Sunshine – Gossamer” 12×12 patterned paper (1)
* Webster’s Pages “Clean & Simple – Sunday Picnic” 12×12 patterned paper (1)
* Lily Bee “Harvest Market – Harvest Blue” 12×12 patterned paper (1)
* Studio Calico tan intertwined circle 12×12 die cut paper (1)
* Lily Bee “Buttercup” Index Journaling Cards
* Technique Tuesday “Funny Bunny” clear stamp (1)
* Prima Vintage Trinkets
* October Afternoon “Sasparilla” trims (1 pkg)
* FabScraps adhesive fabric tape (1 roll)
* Bazzill 5mm Brads – Glow & Tropical
* KaiserCraft resin flowers “orchid” (1 pkg)
* Prima “Poppies & Peonies” 7×9 canvas refill pages (2)
* Lily Bee “Buttercup” ABC Stickers (1 sheet)
* 7×9 burlap (2)

i’m so thrilled with all the textured goodness in this kit, i have so many ideas that i really don’t know where to start!!!  but here’s something i worked on the other night while watching “Once Upon a Time” – my latest sitcom obsession.

easiest project i’ve done in a long time.  took under 30 minutes to get these all set up – that’s what i call awesome!  and they will look great as a part of the collage wall i’m doing in our foyer!

over the weekend, my best friend Ryan and I worked on a few crafty details for an Easter wedding – he made the cake while i worked on some extra unique favors inspired by this:

from Poppytalk via Pinterest

we made 37 of them.

i understand that blowing the insides of the eggs out was not a fun job but i got to skip out on that part :D

we used the Silhouette and SnapDragon Snippets’ 3-d box with flower to make all of the boxes out of cardstock.  we used Krylon glitter spray on the outsides of the eggs, and Photoshop to create little messages with the couple’s name and date that we carefully rolled and stuffed into the eggs.  filled the boxes with Easter grass and an egg apiece, then finished it off by tying the boxes shut with tulle.  overall NOT the easiest project i have undertaken but we were all very satisfied with the result – and i’m sure that they were a nice surprise for the wedding guests!  please don’t mind the shoddy photography – it was 3AM when we finished up so there wasn’t much light to work with!

!!!

lots of work!

and i have to take a second to brag on my best friend here – this boy has never had a cake lesson or class in his life, and he put together the most beautiful wedding cake!  i’m so proud of him :)

congratulations to the happy couple!!!  we were so proud and excited to work on this for them :)  and congrats to my best friend Ryan and his boyfriend Kris for putting together this amazing wedding from start to finish!  everything turned out so beautiful :)

well, i’ll be back later in the week with more to share!  be sure to check in with The Sampler’s blog each day for more updates and great inspiration from The Sampler’s amazing team.  thanks for visiting!

peace, love and stickers -

shaunnaRooskie :)

SUPPLIES:

FRAMES
* Patterned Paper - Prima “Almanac – Wordsmith”; Webster’s Pages “Clean & Simple – Sunday Picnic”; Simple Stories “Documented” 4×6 journaling card elements (from The Sampler April 2012 kit)
* Pearls – KaiserCraft – latte (from The Sampler February 2012 kit)
* Frames – Dollar Tree

EGG BOXES
* Cardstock, tulle – Hobby Lobby
* Die cut –  3-d box with flower by SnapDragon Snippets LLC from Silhouette Online Store
* Paint – Krylon Glitter Spray in Shimmering Silver

10 Apr 2012

The Sampler April 2011 kit!

Author: shaunna | Filed under: Arts & Crafts

hi!  just stopping by today to introduce The Sampler’s March 2012 kit – we are running a little behind this month due to backorders from some of the kit pieces, but everything finally came in so now we can release this amazing kit for the rest of you to play with :)

The Sampler March 2012 kit

it is SO SUPER FUN!  i’ll try to list off everything included in this kit here, there’s not an official “list” yet but i’ll try my best:

* Core’dinations 12×12 Kraft-Core – Tim Holtz Nostalgic Collection “No. 8″ (1)
* Cardstock (possibly Bazzill) 12×12 – white, light blue, light grey (1 each)
* American Crafts “Chap – James” 12×12 patterned paper (1)
* American Crafts “Chap – Richard” 12×12 patterned paper (1)
* Ruby Rock It Designs “Bella – Paper Boy” 12×12 patterned paper (1)
* Echo Park “A Boy’s Life – Imagination” 12×12 patterned paper (1)
* Hambly “Mini Bicycles – yellow” 12×12 transparency (1)
* Creative Imaginations “Lucky Teal” 12×12 polka dot felt (1)
* Creative Imaginations “Lucky Gold” 12×12 polka dot felt (1)
* Doodlebug “Doodle Twine – swimming pool” cardstock alphabet stickers (1)
* October Afternoon “Mini Market – gray & cream” alphabet stickers (1)
* American Crafts “Meadow” Thickers chipboard alphabet (1)
* Studio Calico “Autumn Press Bookplate” sticker sheet (1)
* Doodlebug “mini jewels – bumblebee assortment” (1)
* American Crafts “Chap – John” Flair (1/2 pkg)
* My Mind’s Eye “Lime Twist – Out of the Blue – Family” Balloon diecut (1)
* Frames/journaling cards diecuts (4)
* Mini envelopes – navy/white (2)
* Library cards (2)
* American Crafts “Chap” tabs (4)
* American Crafts “Just Write – Chap) journal frames (4)

seriously.  packed.  full.  of.  goodies!  The Sampler never fails to disappoint – you should get over to Scrapbooking Supplies R Us NOW and get your kit, before they’re all gone!  meanwhile, stop by The Sampler’s blog for “Spring Cleaning” tips from the Design Team this month, as well as more inspiration for using this kit.  the monthly sketch and card challenges will be posted on the 20th, so check in then for that!  and of course, i’ll be back later with more projects and inspiration using this kit!  stay tuned! :D

peace, love and stickers -

shaunnaRooskie :)

18 Mar 2012

The Sampler March 2012 Kit !!!

Author: shaunna | Filed under: Arts & Crafts

hi everyone!  the March kits are in over at Paper Lovelies, and i’m really excited to share with you :)

when i opened my kit this month, i literally almost fell over!  Echo Park “A Boy’s Life”!!!  i was seriously going to buy this with my birthday money from my gramma – so it was like a little unintentional happy birthday to me, and i thanked Carrie @ Paper Lovelies gratuitously for it.  she included some really fun extras with this kit as well, so it’s like EXTRA worth the $15.

here’s what you get:

Echo Park “A Boy’s Life” 12×12 double-sided patterned papers (1 each)

Echo Park “A Boy’s Life” 12×12 element sticker sheet

Echo Park “A Boy’s Life” 12×12 alphabet sticker sheet

★ Jenni Bowlin bingo card (1), chipboard butterflies (3)

Bazzill flowers – assorted colors (3)

Tim Holtz game piece (1) and tickets (2)

Maya Road kraft owl die cut (1)

American Crafts jewel brads (2)

diecut cardstock camera (1), clouds (2), banners (5)

diecut felt sailboat (1), wagon (1) – color varies

really a lot of fun stuff to work with in this kit.  i am still really enjoying it, have some cutouts made to alter some wooden letters for my son’s room – just haven’t been in “crafty” mode much lately, so i am rolling along slowly on the projects i have going.  but will post updates when i have some to share ;)

for now, here are two things i have created so far using Paper Lovelies’ March kit – i’m sure there will be more, as i am so in love with everything about this kit that i really can’t decide which projects i want to use it on!  you should definitely go pick up yours while they are stille handy!

thanks for stopping by today :)

peace, love and stickers -

29 Feb 2012

Paper Lovelies March 2012 Kit !!!

Author: shaunna | Filed under: Arts & Crafts

inspired by the upcoming arrival of The Sampler owner Holly’s new daughter, whom she will be naming Penelope (SO CUTE!)…

we are proud to present this month’s The Sampler kit, Oh Penelope!  this kit is just absolutely STUFFED with amazing goodies for you to play with.  it includes facets of Valentine’s, Fun, Family… and some delicious Echo Park / Hambly / etc / etc / etc. goodies for you to play with!!!

so fabulous!  jog on over to Scrapbooking Supplies R Us to see more pictures of this amazing kit.  here’s what you get:

* (1) sheet Core’dinations – Kraft-Core #6
* (1) sheet Core’dinations – Kraft-Core #16
* (1) sheet Core’dinations – Snowflake
* (1) sheet Core’dinations – Stormy Gray
* (1) sheet Bazzill Dotted Swiss (butter)
* (1) sheet Echo Park “Times & Seasons – Spiffy Moustache”
* (1) sheet Simple Stories “Year-O-Graphy – Simple Basics Blue/Newsprint”
* (1) sheet My Mind’s Eye “Love Me – Doilies”
* (1) sheet My Mind’s Eye “Love Me – Stamped”
* (1) sheet Jenni Bowlin “Red Black Extension – School Dress”
* (1) sheet Crate Paper “Random – Victorian”
* (1) sheet Hambly “Mini Graph Overlay” (pink)
* (1) sheet Hambly “Little Hearts on Kraft” (red)
* (1) pkg KaiserCraft Pearls (latte)
* (1) pkg Lily Bee Design “Memorandum – ABC Cardstock Stickers”
* (1) booklet Fundamentals Petites Alphabet sticker (kraft)
* (4) FabScraps Metal Butterflies
* (1) pkg Hambly Remnants Rub-ons (white)
* (1) pkg My Mind’s Eye “Kraft Funday – Everyday Fun Wood Banners”
* custom hexagons in gray velvet & canvas
* (3) FabScraps fabric brads (red)
* (1) pkg Lily Bee Design “Memorandum – Index Journaling Cards”
* (3) lengths May Arts ribbon (twill w/ olive stripe, twill w/ blue stripe, white grosgrain)

SO. STUFFED!  there are about a million different ways to use up this kit, and i’ll be back throughout February to share some ideas and tips with you!  look for my Thursday posts over on The Sampler’s Blog as well as here on my blog for more ways to work with “Oh, Penelope”.  i’ll be back ASAP with a picture of the first layout i created with this kit, as well as our card challenge on the 10th!  so you’ll definitely want to check back in soon!

now for today’s Life.in.Lists:

I “HEART” FLAVOR.

Tami relates a story about Baskin-Robbins to open up today’s post.  unlike Tami (who shockingly chose vanilla!) i have always been a bit adventurous.  i remember going to BR myself as a kiddo, and the first thing i wanted was mint chocolate chip (since it was green, and, at the time my favorite color was green)… that started a love affair that has never ended.  my grandparents will tell you that i would go as far as ordering mint chocolate chip with pineapple or strawberry topping every time we went to Friendly’s for a sundae.  i’ve always been the weirdo that likes fruit in my salad and dessert as a part of my meal.  i will try anything – at least once – but i’m so fond of food that it doesn’t really even matter anymore!  so today’s post will be a fun one for me:  Today, some of my favorite flavors are…

* Mint.  anything and everything mint, preferably peppermint but definitely NOT spearmint.  it’s my favorite flavor AND scent.
* Chocolate.  nuff said.
* Coffee.  any kind, iced or hot.  i’m down.
* Raspberry/Blackberry.  my dad started this one with blackberry picking when i was a kid.
* Beef.  is that allowed? lol.  i love beef in all its many forms – especially stroganoff ;)
* BACON.  baconbaconbaconbaconbacon.  i love bacon.  especially if mayonnaise is touching it.  i actually thought to make a bacon and mayo casserole once.  yeah i know it’s gross.  and prob REALLY bad for you.  but i’d eat it :)

allrighty, well that’s all for me for today!  thanks for taking the time to stop by – i’ll be back soon with some great inspo for The Sampler’s February kit :D

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