New Arrivals

New in the shoppe today...

- Little Yellow Bicycle Clothesline
- a little more Dear Lizzy (the rest is due to arrive on Friday), Heatwave, I Do and Botanique
- Basic Grey Green at Heart and Kioshi
- restocked some Crate North Pole (no more restocks after this)
- Coredinations embossed cardstock that matches Cosmo Cricket

scrap spaces

its that time again for the Design Team to
share their areas where they scrapbook!

so without further adieu, welcome to my
scrap space/dining room.
and it wouldn't be complete without my
big jar of buttons..i am addicted to
buttons...they're like candy!!!



this little nook is where my laptop
resides if its not in use on the table.
i also store my sewing machine underneath,
and a wire basket with a few idea books and
mags.


i have had this wooden hutch for years, and it has
been used well. i have used it in my bedroom, in the
girls room, and now for my scrap stuff...its not
big, but don't be fooled..it can hold ALOT of stuff.
the drawer has all my AC ribbon, the upper portion
holds some stamps and photos.


i love this black cabinet, and its mostly for looks.
but the drawers are filled with different stuff,
like bling, thread, HS stamps, chipboard.
...and i really love the home picture...wanna do more
stuff like that.


i was so excited to be given this MM cabinet for my
birthday!! it goes with the other MM stuff i have.
and i like having my little things on display.


i love seeing my paper!!!

ORANGE!!!!!

this is one of my favourite colours!!!

I have copied and pasted below a great summary of orange,
i could not have worded it better!

Orange combines the energy of red and the happiness of yellow. It is associated with joy, sunshine, and the tropics. Orange represents enthusiasm, fascination, happiness, creativity, determination, attraction, success, encouragement, and stimulation.

To the human eye, orange is a very hot color, so it gives the sensation of heat. Nevertheless, orange is not as aggressive as red. Orange increases oxygen supply to the brain, produces an invigorating effect, and stimulates mental activity. It is highly accepted among young people. As a citrus color, orange is associated with healthy food and stimulates appetite. Orange is the color of fall and harvest. In heraldry, orange is symbolic of strength and endurance.

Orange has very high visibility, so you can use it to catch attention and highlight the most important elements of your design. Orange is very effective for promoting food products and toys.

the following are a few layouts that use orange.
...with this layout i used orange alpha as my accent..



....orange for energy and sunshine on this one.


...and i love orange and blue together..


share with me YOUR favourite orange layout, or accent!!!
can you guess which colour is next week??

later!!!!
JEN

labeling maya mists

a little quickie tutorial. labeling maya mist bottles.

i store my maya mist in a small potting container. this, though, obscures the label on the side telling me what color it is.

to solve that problem i picked up some little white circle stickers from the local dollar store (i needed them for labeling garage sale stuff anyway). the circles are 3/4" and the perfect size for on top of the maya mist caps.

so, here's what i did.

first i put a sheet of label stickers in my typewriter and typed the name of the color on the sticker.

then i cut them up and bring them to my spray station and sprayed each sticker the appropriate color. note: my spray station is actually the garbage! i spray over the garbage with the lid propped up behind the sticker to catch any overspray. i'm sure you'll understand why i didn't want to take a picture of that! ;)

then i put the stickers on the tops of the lids... and voila.

simple. done. and dare i say... fun? yah. i'm a little weird like that!

April Online Crop

It's time once again for MSS's monthly online crop!

If you'd never played along, it's super easy. Just create a layout with one of the challenges (your can find them here) and post it in the MSS gallery. Link it back to the challenge in the forum with which it coincides and your name will be put in the draw to win a prize. It's as easy as that!

Here's a challenge to get you started off:

Colour combo challenge: Use blue, yellow & orange together on a layout.

I added some white to the mix and came up with this layout, using patterned papers from the April kit.


I also used some Bazzill cardstock, Pink Paislee letter stickers and American Crafts thickers, also from the Shoppe.

I hope you'll play along. I can't wait to see what you create!

weekly challenge 7

This week's challenge...

use both your own handwriting and typed/printed text on your page.

Supplies: paper - Crate, KI. chipboard - Cosmo Cricket. die-cuts - Crate, Doodlebug. brads - American Crafts, Making Memories. badge - American Crafts. stickers - October Afternoon

There'll be a special series on the blog next week, so the next challenge will be up on the 21st.

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