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The folks at Scrappy Boutique in Orlando, FL were inspired by the current “stuff people say” trend on Youtube and decided to create their own version: Stuff Scrappers Say! Have a look ….
Isn’t that hilarious? How many of those have YOU said? What other frequent scrapper sayings would you add to the list?
What fun things is your local scrapbook store up to these days? Be sure to let us know so we can share!
Click to find or list scrap events near you!
The Momenta design team has been creating some really cute paper crafting projects lately! Like this Pencil Toppers project designed by Savannah O’Gwynn… (She does happen to be a regular PCC reader. Just sayin’..)
Pencil Toppers Project by Savannah O'Gwynn for Momenta
Isn’t that adorable?
While you could probably recreate this project using a variety of supplies from your stash, here are some of the products that Savannah used: Momenta Paper, Stamps from Paper Smooches (so dang cute!), Glossy Accents, Liquid Pearls and Double-sided Tape.
Visit the Momenta blog to view the back-story on the project & full step-by-step instructions for recreating it.
… And Fall In Love with Paper Crafting ALL OVER AGAIN 
Have you seen this fabulous 90 second video from Webster’s Pages? It is so inspiring, I had to find a moment to share it with you! This little video is guaranteed to make you fall in love with paper crafting all over again! Oh yeah, Warning: It will also make you fall in love with their new Sunday Picnic line 
Was I right or was I right?
Which “side” do you more closely identify with? “Classic Webster” on the left (more layers & fussy cutting, etc) or Clean & Simple on the right? Just for fun, click your answer below….
Loading ...Tell us more about “your” style via the comments. I’d love to hear how you’d describe your personal paper crafting style! To tell you the truth, I’d be proud to call either of those layouts mine!
Webster’s Pages Sunday Picnic Now Available at some local retailers and online here.
It’s time to kickoff a new Lily Bee Giveaway AND to announce a winner of our recent Lily Bee Giveaway. So it’s Lily Bee Giveaway x 2!!
Giveaway Winner
Lily Bee Handmade
Before CHA, we hosted a giveaway for the brand new Lily Bee Handmade collection. We 57 entries for the giveaway and our randomly selected winner was ….Tamara!
Tamara’s comment was, “Love the pennant stickers and the patterns remind me of quilts, doilies and afghans made by my grandmother.”
Tamara, be sure to email me your shipping address so that Lily Bee can ship you your prize of the complete Handmade paper collection!! Enjoy!
New Giveaway Kickoff!
At CHA I had a chance to chat with the co-owner of Lily Bee Designs and he very generously handed over one of EVERY 12×12 paper they released at the show!!
We have the all of the 12×12 papers from Handmade, Buttercup, Double Dutch and Victoria Park.
Which is your Favorite of the 4 new Lily Bee Collections?
Which is your favorite of the 4 Winter 2012 collections from Lily Bee Designs?
Total Voters: 192
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To enter to win all 4 paper collections, simply leave a comment below telling us your favorite “tip” for getting the most enjoyment from your paper crafting hobby. Or tell us what you love most about this hobby. Yep, I’m a sucker for a “feel good” comment session, so dive in and remember all over again why you fell in love with scrapping, stamping, paper crafting, etc!
The deadline to comment and to vote in the poll is Friday, Feb 10th at noon eastern. I can’t wait to read your comments!
*THIS giveaway open only to readers in the US. My apologies, but international shipping for l’il ole me is just too expensive and this is one I’ll be shipping myself.
Have you heard of “Awkward Family Photos?” It’s a website that posts some of the strangest and most “awkward” photos you’ve ever seen. Many of the photos are from the 1970′s or 1980′s, feature holidays and/or matchy-matchy outfits, and oh-so special occasions.
The photos are hilarious … and the captions & comments even funnier. If you’ve never checked-out the AFP site, it’s a must-see. (My husband and I were *this close* to giving everyone in our family a copy of the Awkward Family Photos coffee table book for Christmas last year, but somehow we never got around to it.)
Here are a few examples from the AFP site …
Caption: "This family preferred a game called, 'There's Waldo'."
Title "Mommy-The-Pooh"; Caption "This father was so relieved when he found out he was gonna be Eeyore."
Caption: "You will learn to love Christmas"
Title: "Full Monty Christmas"; Caption: "Dad was the first to unwrap his gift"
Okay, now that I just lost an hour of my day surfing the AFP site & laughing out loud all by myself …. Why are we talking about the Awkward Family Photos site?
Creative Imaginations has paired up with Awkward Family Photos to create a new AFP-themed scrapbooking line. Isn’t that genius? While the line itself is pretty tame, I’m already rubbing my hands together with gleeful anticipation as I can’t wait to see the awesomely awkward layouts people end up creating with it! A dream come true for this immature, silly scrapper
Here’s a look at the line …
Creative Imagination - Awkward Family Photos - CHA Winter 2012
Yes, I’m thinking we’ll find a way to have some fun with this one What do you think?
As we consume all of these CHA sneak peeks, a few commonalities emerge …. and one of those is HONEYCOMB! No, I’m not talking about the cereal, I’m talking about these….
Hambly - Honeycomb - CHA Winter 2012
Unity / Christy Tomlinson - Tattered Chicken Wire - CHA Winter 2012
Tim Holtz / Sizzix - Texture Fades: Bubbles & Honeycomb - CHA Winter 2012
Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous - Mixed Media - CHA Winter 2012
Tim Holtz Mixed Media Stamps Now Available Here.
Studio Calico - Classic Calico V2 (Tiny Hex) - CHA Winter 2012
Crafter's Workshop - Chicken Wire Reversed - CHA Winter 2012
My Mind's Eye - Follow Your Heart (Be Amazing) - CHA Winter 2012
MME Follow Your Heart Be Amazing Now Available Here
Jenni Bowlin - Magpie Quilted Stickers - CHA Winter 2012
Sizzix 2-Inch Hexagons (currently available - click for more info)
Lifestyle Crafts Nesting Hexagon (currently available)
Pink Paislee Core'dinations - Modern Prints Collection - Currently Available
What have we overlooked? I’m sure there are a few. We’ll be sure to update THIS POST with additional CHA 2012 products featuring “honeycomb” or “chickenwire” patterns that we notice in the next week or so leading up to and immediately following the show.
But in the meantime, just for fun, let’s all sing it together ….
Yes, we’re being silly But please do leave us a comment on this post to let us know of other current or new products we should add to this article featuring the honeycomb or chickenwire pattern! “Yeah, yeah, yeah!”
Did you get a chance to vote in our favorite Valentine collection poll? We listed 13 current 2012 Valentine paper collections and gave you one week to vote. During that week, we had a total of 675 voters and a total of 1327 votes. (Each voter was allowed to vote for two collections, though some voters opted to vote for only one.)
As you can see below, the voting was close! Here were our top 4 collections ….
As you can see above, Echo Park – Yours Truly won with a total of 247 votes. Crate Paper and Basic Grey battled it out for 2nd place, with Crate Paper – Paper Heart ultimately taking 2nd place with 194 votes and Basic Grey – Kissing Booth placing 3rd with 185. My Mind’s Eye – Love Me took 4th with 126 votes.
Echo Park Yours Truly
As the winner of our little contest, Echo Park has generously agreed to provide one PaperCrafter’s Corner reader with a Your Truly collection kit. If you’d like to enter to win, simply leave a comment here telling us your favorite page, pattern or characteristic of the Yours Truly collection. We’ll choose one commenter at random and Echo Park will send him/her the full Yours Truly collection.
Be sure to enter soon because this giveaway will close on Saturday night, January 14th, at midnight eastern. Good luck & have fun!!
I know we’re just starting to recover from the Christmas holidays, but it’s time to turn our attention to Valentine’s Day! We have compiled a list of all of the currently available Valentine paper collections we could find.
Here’s a peek at them …. (images & links below)
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That’s 13 in all. So many to choose from! Which two of the above collections are your absolute faves? We’d love to know — please vote in our quick poll below.
Keep in mind: The last time we did a paper collection poll (Christmas collections poll results here), we were able to talk the manufacturer of the winning line to donate a complete collection for a giveaway here at PCC. No promises, but fingers crossed that we might be able to do the same this time — so vote accordingly!
Which are your 2 favorite (currently available) Valentine collections?
Total Voters: 675
Loading ...Be sure to vote right away and to share the poll with friends as we’re only keeping this poll open until next week. By then, we’ll be peppered with CHA sneaks and I know your attention will be on those
PS: If we missed any collections, please let us know asap so we can get them added to the poll before too many votes are cast! To contact us, click the email icon in the upper right corner of the website or simply leave a comment.
She wiped the sweat from her brow and stretched her lower back. Wow, this was going to be tougher than she’d imagined. Tucked into the dark, dank storage room in the basement of her house (in order to keep the Christmas surprise hidden) she was attempting to work some of Santa’s magic on the pile of MDF, screws, nails and complicated directions that had arrived via UPS earlier that afternoon.
“Alright, you can DO this!”
Cursing under her breath and feeling overwhelmed at the magnitude of the task, she paused to think. Yes: Years of sneaking JetMax scrapbook storage cubes (purchased with 30% off coupons from Michaels) into her scrapbook room and assembling them on-the-sly (so that hubby wouldn’t notice) had prepared her for this. Yes, she was up for the challenge!!
23 Multi-phase steps? Seriously?
Feeling inspired, she dragged her Ott-lite from her nearby scrap room into the storage room. Ah-hah! Darkness and shadows were vanquished! Gotta love that eye-saving “daylight”
On a roll, she cut a piece of baker’s twine from her stash (using her cutter bee scissors) and used it to pull her hair into an untidy ponytail. She was taking no prisoners. This Walmart desk-in-a-box WOULD become her next masterpiece.
Sure, these directions were impossible. 23 multi-phase steps — with virtually no words! But her practice with sketch challenges had prepared her well. Stepping back, she could *see* the big picture.
Yes, Come Christmas morning, this $88.88 desk-in-a-box (with a few desk accessories artfully arranged in a visual triangle) would be a great gift for a 6 year-old ….. and a scene worth scrapbooking!!
Have you been there? What crazy tasks has your hobby unwittingly prepared YOU for?? Ha! Happy Holidays!
Teresa Collins
Teresa Collins burst onto the scrapbook scene in 2002 and has quickly become one of the top names in the industry. With her trademark long, blond hair and her infusion of elegance into paper crafting products and styles, she is one of the most recognized names in the industry. Readers of her blog are quickly drawn into the details of her life as a mother of 7 who occasionally burns the candle at both ends in order to meet her personal & professional obligations.
How exactly did Teresa get her start in 2002? It sounds like the ultimate combination of talent meets good timing: (1) Her daughter showed some of Teresa’s layouts to the advertising manager of Ivy Cottage Magazine (which later become Scrapbook Trends magazine.) Then (2) she ran into Lance Anderson of Rusty Pickle at her local LSS and ended up giving him advice on his designs. Before she knew it, Teresa was designing products for Rusty Pickle and creating a series of idea books for the magazine.
Of course, the industry has changed greatly in recent years and Teresa is now both the name and the brand of her own line of fabulous paper crafting supplies. Here are a few of her most popular recent lines, which I’m sure most of you will recognize….
Popular Recent Teresa Collins Lines…
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So, now that we’ve set the stage, it’s time for you to learn …
Thank you, Teresa, for taking time from your busy schedule to share so that we could get to know the person behind “the name.” It’s fun to envision you snuggled up on the couch, in your favorite pink sweats, under your special blanky, watching a movie with your family (maybe something with Johnny Depp?) and dreaming up fabulous designs for your upcoming collections! We can’t wait to see what you have to share next month at CHA Winter 2012!
You can keep up with Teresa Collins’ adventures and designs, via her blog: http://teresacollins.typepad.com/
