June Featured Product Challenge: Chipboard

This month's DT product challenge is chipboard.

Since I have quite a bit of this in my stash (alphas, embellishments, etc.) I didn't have a hard time coming up with a layout using it.



I used Bazzill cardstock, Crate Paper patterned paper and chipboard shape, Pink Paislee chipboard letters and Sassafras letter stickers, all from the Shoppe.

What kind of chipboard do you like?

Summer Sale - starting Monday

30% storewide sale beginning on Monday, June 27 ? (I'm never sure what the actual date is LOL... but, this coming Monday)

Members... you can start shopping starting today. No extra 10% applied during this sale.

*excludes New Arrivals, Smash Products, adhesive, page protectors, handmade items and cardstock

Summer Sketch info & a Spring Sketch winner

I just wanted to let everyone know that I'm going to post the Summer sketches every second week over the summer. I'll be posting them on Mondays instead of Fridays, starting July 11th and will be alternating with the DT challenges.

I hope you'll play along.

I also wanted to announce the winner of the Spring Sketches prize....

Here are the people who participated in the Spring Sketches:

1. Susi Teichroeb
2. Susi Teichroeb
3. Carla
4. Carla
5. TaraLeClaire
6. TaraLeClaire

I put the numbers online in the random number generator and the winner is.....

1. Susi Teichroeb

Congratulations, Susi! I'll try to leave your RAK at the Shoppe in the next week or so.

Thanks again to everyone who played along!

Smash Folios and Accessories

Smash folios and accessories are now here. Whatever's out will be restocked next week (providing the supplier's not out).

Also going up today... October Afternoon Rocket Age and some new We R Memory Keepers Travel line.

How to adhere toothpick flags

I recently purchased these toothpick flags:
But in my haste excitement, I never stopped to think how I would adhere these onto a layout. So, as I usually do, I went trolling online to see how others are doing it, and found a few ways:

Tiny Attacher
This is probably the most ideal thing to use to attach the flags. I know Marcy uses this pretty often, and I'm thinking I would love to get one as well. I tried to use my stapler instead for a card I made, and while it held, staples are too wide, and didn't keep the flags firmly in place. I'm thinking would be a better alternative.

Sewing

Not sure if you can tell from above, but Tina Aszmus simply used thread across the toothpick to keep her flags in place.

Pop Dots
In my layout, I used pop dots to adhere the envelope to my layout, so I simply stuck the toothpicks into the foam. Easy!

Just use the flag!
Or, you can do what Nicole Harper did, and just use the flag part! Just take the toothpick out (it's super easy) and then use whatever adhesive you want.

Have you purchased (and used) these? How have you adhered it?

Summer Sketch #1

Okay, it's true that we're still a few days away from the official start of summer, but today is my second last day of work until summer break, so please indulge me. ;)

Here's the sketch I chose for this week (that I made):



And my layout:



If you'd like to play along with my Summer Sketches, just create a layout using one of the sketches I post. Post your layout in the MSS gallery and then link it to this thread in the forum.

The deadline for being entered for the draw to win a prize from me for the Spring Sketches is the last day of Spring, Monday, June 20th, at midnight. I'll draw a winner on the first day of summer.

Member Highlight: Carol Haney

Although she (unfortunately) doesn't share very many of her layouts with us online, Carol Haney is great at sharing other projects she's made.

Here are just a few that she's shared in the gallery recently...

Some creative wall decor:




Some very creative walls in her daughter's room:



And some "before and after" MCC finds:





You can check out Carol's gallery here for more inspiration!

Thanks so much for sharing with us, Carol!

A little mist, a little stitching and some numbers.

Another Monday, another challenge. For this month's Triple Threat, we want you to include:

- some mist,
- some stitching, and
- a number (either in your title, or somewhere on your layout).

Easy, right? So here's what Leigh came up with:
As for my layout, I'll get that posted tomorrow as it looks like I've run out of daylight for today (boo!). So be sure to check here to see my creation, and be sure to post yours there as well!

Spring Sketch #13

For this years's last Spring Sketch, I chose a Page Maps sketch from January 2011:



And here's the layout I made with it:



I adjusted the sketch to be 12x12, but other than than, stuck to it pretty closely. It was fun creating a blocked layout like this-- something I haven't done in a while.

I used Crate Paper patterned paper, American Crafts thickers & My Mind's Eye brads, all from the Shoppe.

If you'd like to play along with my Spring Sketches, just create a layout using one of the sketches I post. Post your layout in the MSS gallery and then link it to this thread in the forum.

The deadline for being entered for the draw to win a prize from me is the last day of Spring, Monday, June 20th, at midnight. I'll draw a winner on the first day of summer.

Alter your Alphas

This is the DT challenge for this week: alter your alphas. Sand them, paint them, stamp on them, whatever.... just make them your own!

Flo, in her creativity, decided to mist her alphas-- a very cool technique for those who aren't afraid of mist!



And I decided to press my pale pink alphas into a darker pink ink pad to darken them a little to match my layout. Because the alphas were flocked to begin with, it gave a cool mottled effect:



Do you ever alter your alphas?
How?

Spring Sketch #12

For this week, I chose the Crate May 2011 edition sketch:



And here's the layout I made with it:



I used Crate and American Crafts patterned paper, American Crafts thickers and Basic Grey buttons, all from the Shoppe.

If you'd like to play along with my Spring Sketches, just create a layout using one of the sketches I post. Post your layout in the MSS gallery and then link it to this thread in the forum. Your name will be entered into a draw to win a RAK from me at the end of Spring.