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• Chronical Books has an awesome sticker book from Cath Kidston. It doesn’t say they are for scrapbooking but I’m sure you could use them to pretty up any scrapbook page! The best part is you get 100 stickers for only $10.95. Check out the other craft books while you are there.

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    Cath Kidston Sticker Book

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Blog Bits for May 18, 2009

• Free download for some very “scrapbooky” looking cards to print.  You can customize these cool looking designs with your name, logo, favorite quote, etc. and use as business cards or calling cards.
  

  Cottage Industrialist Calling Cards

  Check out the Cottage Industrialist Design Blog and download the free pdf! It’s so awesome.

• How about some Daily Inspiration? A Matter of Memories blog has inspirations for every day of the month. It’s not to late to get started for May!
  

  May 2009 Daily Inspirations

  • Chronical Books has an awesome sticker book from Cath Kidston. It doesn’t say they are for scrapbooking but I’m sure you could use them to pretty up any scrapbook page! The best part is you get 100 stickers for only $10.95. Check out the other craft books while you are there.
    

    Cath Kidston Sticker Book

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Scrapbookin’ Gal’s Blog Bits for March 20, 2009

1. Tim Holtz new stamps are available Eclectic Paperie online now!! Woo Hoo! They are awesome by Stampers Anonymous. You must see them, he has gone from king of grunge to almost the dark side.  Perfect for altering books, postcards, tags, etc. If you are into ATC’s these are a must have. He will have videos soon on how to use them. Can’t wait for that.
2. Odd Bird Planet has put together some awesome mini scrapping kits with stamps, paper, embellishments, etc. They are very reasonably priced.
3. Okay, are you ready for this? Check out this Alphabet Wall at Pink Paislee! I am so jealous I can’t stand it. Clever idea and if I wasn’t renting I would probably go for that. Cool Idea!
4. I had a little too much fun making my son’s graduation Thank You Cards using punches, but it gets worse. Here is a site that you can make just about anything with punches and Kenna’s Memory Treasures shows you how. The Punch Art site is awesome! You can learn how to make this “Egg”stra Special Easter Layout, or try your hand at a darling Pencil Ruler Border on your next scrapbook page. These are so easy to do and the instructions are very clear. Have Fun!
5. There is a blog I discovered this week that doesn’t have a darn thing to do with Scrapbooking but it inspired me just the same. Go and visit the Farm Chicks for a while and I think you will be just as delighted at I was.
6. If you are looking for shapes to cut out and add to your LOs, check out this link to Shape-Book Patterns. From Apples to Umbrellas and everything in between you will find the shape you need for all your creating needs.

Happy Scrapbooking and Creating!

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Hey all! Here we are again with another Friday Blog Bits. This week has some great free samples, how-to’s, tips and more! Here we go:

1. Hurry over to GlueDots and get your free sample.
2. Creativity Prompt has another great video for embellishing flowers:
4. Okay, check out my Etsy shop for some cute collage tags and cards.
5. Another video for you from Debby’s Dare:
   
6. There is a very cool tutorial over at My Sketch World.
7. You must go over to Flickr and check out the Hero Arts Flickr Group to see all the cool ‘Shapes’ for this weeks contest. Go ahead and enter, you have until 11:59 Sunday, March 15th to post your Shapes card to the group.

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Here we go…this week we have bargain shopping, free downloads, and giveaways.

1. In these trying economic times it is tough sometimes to justify buying Scrapbook Supplies. For a no quilt, unbelievable bargain, head over to PeachyCheap.comThey offer one deal per day, once they are gone, they are gone. Every day they post something new at an unbelievable low price. We are talking up to 99% off sometimes! Can’t beat that kind of deal. Be sure and check this out.
2. Of course we are all thinking Easter this time of year, well Creating Keepsakes Magazine has a free Egg Holder Download. These are really cute and I’m going to use mine on cards or scrapbook pages instead. They are so cute, colorful, and one that says EASTER would be perfect as a title on a page. This is a free pdf download so all you have to do is print with your color printer and cut them out. Now that is an awesome deal!
3. A beautiful scrapbook layout over at Hero Arts Online. It has all the items and instructions needed to complete a beautiful ‘Baby Love’ page. Also, great tips for using little stamps in a big way!

Hero Arts Baby Love Scrapbook Page

4. This is a great week for scrapbook page ideas! Making Memories blog had this great page using their Flower Patch Collection. Isn’t it Awesome?

Making Memories

5. Okay! This is Big! Really Big! Are you ready for this one BIG GIVEAWAY! Danielle over at Life, One Layout at a Time, is giving away a Cricut Machine and a Bind It All!
Yes, you read that correctly. When you leave a comment be sure and leave my name, Eileen at Scrapbookingal.com, in the comment so I can win too! Good Luck!
6. Another Layout worth mentioning: Brotherhood at JennK’s blog, Scrappin’ for Life. Very cute!

Brotherhood Layout

7. Killer freebies: Free Craft Stuff This is awesome. Tons of free stuff.
8. Creative Memories has made it! Yay! They came out on the other side of Chapter 11. After restructuring the company they have survived and are alive and well and business is great! Read all about it at We Scrap.com

Hello Everyone! Welcome back to ScrapbookinGal’s Blog Bits. This weeks Blog Bits include several giveaways and of course some new How-Tos for you to check out. There are also some New Products out there that are must-sees for all of us serious scrappers. Have a good weekend and I’ll be back Monday with some more cool ideas and information.

1. On the Hero Arts Win-A-Day contest, winner Deborah Nolan has some great cards, color palettes, and sketches she shares with all of us. They are so cute! Don’t forget to leave a comment, (today only) for a chance to win a HA Craft Apron! Woo Hoo! Good Luck everybody.
2. If you follow Tim Holtz, (no not stalking, just following his blog, etc.), then you need to go see the video he has posted of his trip to Europe plus read all about it as well.
3. Now, we can’t forget to visit Cuttlebug Challenges! This week it was Embossing Acetate. Somehow I missed out on the time frame for submissions but I will have a tutorial posted this weekend. I will show what I made from the acetate that my Cuttlebug Embossing folder-Swirls came in. I love recycling but this goes a step further and saves me a ton of money on expensive acetate album pages, etc. and it looks so good! I LOVE MY CUTTLEBUG!!
4. If you absolutely love your Cat’s Eye Chalk Ink, then it is essential that you go over to the Scrapbook & Cards Today blog. Designer Kim Hughes changes the look of white flock paper. This girl is some serious talent.
5. Head over to Creativity Prompt blog and do the Journaling Prompt. This week is about Childhood Dreams. How great is that?
6. Okay, just to get us caught up with the Cuttlebug Challenge Blog, just this once I will post a link to them twice, (I am breaking my rule of never link to the same blog twice in my Blog Bits Column. Never say never!) Anyway, this is so cool you will be glad I chose to do this. It is a must above all musts to see this Burnished Velvet design done with glitter and a Cuttlebug Embossing Folder. It’s awesome and so easy too.
7. Studio Calico something is giving away 29 sets of stamps that Ali Edwards designed for Technique Tuesday. The winners will be announced on the 28th.
8. Need a little Inspiration? Pay a visit to the Simple Things blog (Jennifer Stewart’s blog) and it won’t be long until you are organizing and creating once again.

Happy Scrapbooking and Creating!

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Hello Everyone! TGIF again. Wow the week has flown by. This weeks Blog Bits include several giveaway’s and of course some new How-To’s for you to check out. Of course there are also some New Products out there that are must-see’s for all of us serious scrappers. Have a good weekend and I’ll be back Monday with some more cool ideas.

1. Over at the Cuttlebug Challenge blogspot, a very cool tutorial on how to use Cuttlebug’s Embossing Folders with Crafting Foam. Just another cool deal from Cuttlebug! I LOVE MY CUTTLEBUG!!
2. If you haven’t done it yet, you need to go over and check out Dave Brethauer’s blog for great video’s and techniques for stamping and coloring/painting.  He has a book out that is awesome and a ‘must have’ for all Scrapbook enthusiasts.
   

   Card Design by Dave Brethauer

3. Now, we can’t forget to visit Debby’s Fiskar Thursday on Friday. Another great video teaching us how to use Fiskars Compact Stamp Press!
4. OMG! You have to check out Cosmo Cricket’s new blog and enter their giveaway! It is a blast over there and the products are so fun!! Be sure and leave a comment to enter the contest.
5. Donna Downey is doing a Unity Stamps giveaway today. You better check it out Quick!!
6. Hero Arts has a new What’s Cooking Supplement to the catalog. Browse the beautiful pages for a while.
7. Wow! I just discovered a great Online Shop where you can buy EK Success or K&Company from one site. What a great idea. You just choose which products you are shopping for that’s it. Very easy and I recommend you visit the site and see for yourself.
8. I might be a little behind the times but, K&Company’s CHA releases are gorgeous. Go on over to our favorite Superstore, Scrapbook.com and check out what ’s new.  The Blue Awning is to die for!!

Happy Scrapbooking and Creating!

ScrapbookinGal

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ScrapbookinGal’s Blog Bits for the week ending February 13, 2009

Sorry this is a little late:

1. Hero Arts Club wraps up Favorites Week
2. Ali Edwards welcomes Anna Caroline
3. Making Memories Countdown to Valentine’s Day 13 blog at Scrapbook.com
4. My Artistic Life offers a challenge to use Pink and Brown
5. We can’t forget the Scrapbook Layout of the week at HA
6. If you want to drool over some gorgeous vintage looking papers and designs, check out the Graphic45 Paper Blog-Gallery. WARNING:The pages are beautiful!!!

7. CK Online has a Free Download: Free Journaling Cards or Journaling Pages. If you don’t have time to blog, just make a quit note of your memories and ideas.
   
8. Looking for a way to shoot an Artistic Self Portrait? Head over to Digital Scrapbooking and use the tips by Molly Newman
9. Creativity Prompt has a Tutorial for a cool notebook you can make with a simple stapler!
10. Last but not least, From Simple Scrapbooks, Getting Organized .pdf Five simple steps to getting organized!!

Happy Scrapbooking and Creating!

ScrapbookinGal

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ScrapbookinGal’s Blog Bits for the week ending 2/6/2009

1. Tim Holtz video about Grunge Board.
2. Ali Edwards Valentine Digital Elements Sale @ Designer Digitals
3. Making Memories Countdown to Valentine’s Day 5 blog at Scrapbook.com
4. The Buzz over at Hero Arts Birthday Week
5. We can’t forget the Scrapbook Layout of the week at HA
6. You have to go check out Maya Mists Creative Corner, Owl Always Love You Binder Album, By Caroline Lau. It reminds me of the  AE December Daily Album we talked about last week!
7. CK Online had a great little PDF to help us scrappers get organized. Free Download: Becky’s Scrapbook Pages To-Do Chart, by Becky Higgins
8. If you haven’t been here yet then you have to check out Scrapblog’s website. It is so much fun and easy. Check it out this weekend. Happy Digital Scrapping!!
9. This is fast becoming my NEW favorite site, Creativity Prompt. Lots of great book/album how to videos. I love making mini-albums and these videos make it really easy.
10. Last but not least, Debby’s Dares: Fiskars Friday on Thursday! So much fun you have to see what Debby is up to this week!

Well, that’s all folks! Have a great weekend and I’ll see you on Monday. Happy Scrapbooking and Creating!

ScrapbookinGal

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