April Kit Reveal and Blog Hop!

Happy April everyone!! You know what that means...KIT REVEAL!! And it is a good one. Take a look...

Flavors of the Month Kit--$21.95

Doubleshot Kit--$15.00

To get a better look and detailed list of the products in each kit, check out out website HERE. And if you are feeling like you may need a bit more, The ScrapRoom offers multiple add-on kits that can be found HERE.

Just like last month we are going to kick off this month with a little blog hop to show off our favorite projects from the April gallery. You know the way this works, right? Here is a list of the places you will be visiting...

Lan Amphone
Melanie Call
Sarah Eclavea
Jenny Moore
Aphra Bolyer
Frances Sylvia
The ScrapRoom Facebook Fan Page

The hop begins at Lan's blog, but all of the blogs are linked in case you get lost along the way. Just follow along the blog path, and keep hopping until you reach your last destination which is The ScrapRoom Facebook Fan Page!! Make sure you become a follower and leave a comment at each blog telling our wonderful designers what you liked about their project! When you reach our Facebook Fan Page, "LIKE" our page and leave a comment letting us know that you have finished the hop.

One blog hop participant who leaves a comment at each designer's blog, will be chosen at random to win a $5 gift certificate to The ScrapRoom Store! Whoot! Whoot! Be sure to check out the blog Tuesday, April 5th for our winner!

Happy Hopping!!

I Have 2 Winners!!!

Good morning TSR fans!! Today is the day!!! I love winner day...it just makes me soooo giddy to give prizes away! Well, this month we had 2 super fab challenges...the sketch challenge and the scraplift challenge. They were both a HUGE success! For the sketch challenge we had 24 entries, and for the scraplift challenge we had 11 entries...Wowee, right! That makes us super excited to see so much participation...thank you! Ok, ready for our winners?

The winner of the Sketch Challenge is....

Congrats Vicki!!!! And here is her beautiful layout using our March Sketch...

The winner of the Scraplift Challenge is...
Congrats Rebecca!! And here is her sweet layout...

Congrats to you both ladies!! You both won a $5 gift certificate to our ScrapRoom store! Whoot! Whoot! Please email Tammy at admin@scrap-room.com your email address and the name of the contest you won. She will in turn, email your gift certificate to you by April 2nd. Congrats again ladies, and thanks again everyone for playing along with us this month!

So, lets see...we had sneak week {check} and we announced our winners for March {check}. Hmmmmm....what's next? Oh wait! Tomorrow is the 1st of April...April Fool's Day! Is that it? Guess you will just have to stop by tomorrow to see what kind of fun we have planned...or if there is any fun planned. It is April Fool's Day, you know?

See ya tomorrow!!

Last Sneak and Don't Forget!!

DON'T FORGET: All entries for our March Sketch Challenge and Scraplift Challenge are due TODAY, March 3oth!!!! Good Luck!

Sneak #5 and a Reminder

DON'T FORGET: All entries for our March Sketch Challenge and Scraplift Challenge are due TOMORROW, March 3oth!!!! Good Luck!

Sneak #4

THIS WEEK'S SCRAPROOM STEAL: (March 28-April 3) SOLD OUT!

THIS WEEK'S SCRAPROOM STEAL IS SOLD OUT!



THIS WEEK'S SCRAPROOM STEAL: A layout kit featuring Crate Paper's PINK PLUM line. This kit contains (4) sheets of patterned paper, (3) sheets of coordinating cardstock, (1) Pink Plum Elements & Accessories Sticker Sheet, and (1) pkg. Pink Plum Layered Self-Adhesive Chipboard.

CRATE PAPER PINK PLUM LAYOUT KIT: $5.99 (Retail Price: $11.50; savings of 48%!)


(Shipping for NON-Club Members will be $5.99./TSR Members can elect to have this item shipped with your next club shipment.)

You can purchase this week's Steal through our shopping cart by clicking on the following link: THIS WEEK'S SCRAPROOM STEAL. Or, if you are currently a TSR member, then you can e-mail us with your order. :)

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS:

Each Monday morning between 7:00 and 9:00 a.m., we'll post a new super-saver-scrappin' deal that we're calling SCRAPROOM STEALS! Quantities on these steals are very limited, and when they're gone, they're gone.

ScrapRoom Steals are offered for one week only or until they're gone!

ScrapRoom Steals are amazing Scrappin' Deals, with everything being discounted at least 40%-90% off of retail prices.

Since you know we love kits, most ScrapRoom Steals will consist of items bundled together for greater savings (and more fun)!

ScrapRoom Steals Shipping Policy:

ScrapRoom Kit Club MEMBERS can elect to have their ScrapRoom Steals shipped along with their next monthly shipment by selecting the "MEMBER ONLY" option when checking out. If shipped with a regular monthly kit club shipment, there will be no additional shipping charges, although the ScrapRoom Steal itself will be charged to the Member's credit card at the time of the purchase.

Customers who are NOT ScrapRoom Kit Club members are still eligible to purchase the Weekly Steals. The indicated shipping charge will be added to the total before the credit card is processed, and the item will ship out within 2-3 business days.

Sneak #3

Hmmmmm.....

Sneak #2...

...Enjoy!

A Little Something New and Sneak Week Begins!!

Happy Friday everyone!!! I am sooooo happy that it is Friday...long work week, ready to scrapbook a bit, and so super excited to do this post! As I mentioned at the beginning of the month, we have lots of new and fun stuff planned for The ScrapRoom. What? Did you think the fun was over? Well, well it's not! Today I would like to introduce you to the...
A TSR Favorite is one of our own who L-O-V-E-S The ScrapRoom. She is dedicated, she is active in the message board, she is positive, she uploads regularly to the gallery, and did I mention she L-O-V-E-S The ScrapRoom? Every month one lucky lady will be chosen as our TSR favorite, and in return she will get a $10 gift certificate to the store, her own special day on the blog, her name in lights on the blog, and bragging rights! Pretty special honor don't ya think? Well, our March TSR Favorite is........

SAVI!!!!

Congrats chickie!!!!! And thanks so much for all that you do for The ScrapRoom. Please email Tammy at admin@scrap-room.com and she will get your gift certificate right out to you, and I will be emailing you soon with the details of your reign! Congrats!! And ladies we will be watching!!!!!

Have a good....oh wait! I almost forgot! Check out Sneak #1...

Happy Hikers by Jenny

See ya tomorrow with Sneak #2! Tootles!!!

DT Inspiration with Jenny!!

Hey Scrappers!

Ever been clothes shopping somewhere and thought to yourself, "Wow...that would be so cute on a scrapbook page!"? Happens to me ALL.THE.TIME! Sometimes it'll be the whole article of clothing that inspires me...sometimes, just the color scheme...sometimes, maybe an element or two from the design on the clothing.

I was online shopping at Oldnavy.com the other day and came across this cute little girl's shirt:



I immediately thought of the adorable layered butterfly embellishment I received in my ScrapRoom kit with the Little Yellow Bicycle "Twig" collection. I knew I had to use the inspiration I felt from that little shirt to make something scrappy! So, I created this card:



I loved all the different patterns on the butterflies on the t-shirt, so I simply used the layered butterfly embellishment included in the kit, traced it onto both the A side and the B side of all the papers included in the Twig collection, and cut them all out. Now, you could very easily just use a butterfly punch to get the same effect, but I have two little boys....no butterfly punches in this scrapper's stash! ;)

I created 3 rows of butterflies, just like the t-shirt has. I used one Glue Dot right in the center of each butterfly to adhere it to the card. This way, I could fold up the wings of the butterflies a bit to give them some dimension and make them seem like they were "flying" off the card a bit. I also liked that the shirt had words printed on some of the butterflies, so I used a little rub-on sentiment from my stash and added it to the bottom right butterfly.

So, the next time you are out clothes shopping, soak in all of the inspiration that fashion designers have come up with for us...it can be super useful for our layouts and cards as well! Who knows...maybe you already have a favorite shirt or pair of shoes that will inspire you on your next scrappy creation! :)

Another March Challenge!

Aside from sketches, I LOVE to scraplift!! I love searching through tons of pretty layouts, and finding just one that tickles my fancy. Once I find it, I then begin to dissect the layout and figure out just what it is I like and don't like about. I scratch the stuff I don't like and add the things I do to my own work of art! And I really get satisfaction when I can look at my layout and just see glimpses of the scraplifted layout. Basically, I made it my own!

So, surprise, surprise, your challenge is to scraplift a layout from the Design Team gallery!! Here is a look at a few examples...

Scraplifted Layout--Music to My Ears by Frances, Nov 2010

NEW Layout--My Beach Babes by Aphra

You can certainly look at Aphra's layout, and see that the placement of of the pictures and patterned paper are similar. To make it her own, Aphra moved the title work to the left-hand side, which in turn she added an additional embellishment cluster to the right-hand side to give her layout balance!

Scraplifted Layout--Karate Kids by Lan, Nov 2010

NEW Layout--Love Story by Frances

Again, placement of the photos and patterned paper are essentially the same, but the location of the embellishments and title are different. I moved the title to the top of the patterned paper instead of the side, and instead of the embellishments going across the bottom of the picture, I arranged them in a cluster in the bottom right-hand corner.

If you would like to try your hand at this month's additional challenge, leave a comment IN THIS POST with a link to your layout by Wednesday, March 30th. Make sure you identify which layout from the DT gallery you lifted! Your name will then be entered into a random drawing to win a $5 gift cert to our TSR Store!!!!

Happy Wednesday and get scrapping!!

We Have a Secret! Shhhhhh...

Yep, we have a secret, and only people who are apart of our kit club know it....shhhhh!!!! But since I can't keep a secret, today I am going to let you in on part of it. First, what do you think of these layouts?

The "Egg"spert by Jenny

2011 February by Lan

Easter Egg Hunters by Melanie

Into the Woods by Aphra

A Little Birdie Told Me...It's a Girl by Sarah

What a Gift by Frances

BE QUIET!!!! QUIT SQUEALING WITH JOY!!!! IT'S A SECRET, REMEMBER?????

What you are swooning over my friends are Recipe Card Layouts created with every line from the Flavor of the Month Kit and the Double Shot Kit...no kidding! Yummo, right? Every month each of the DT girls are assigned a line to create one of the beautiful double-page layouts for secret Recipe Cards that are only given to our kit buyers! Yep, we have like our own little secret society here at TSR...OOOoooooooooo! We have a secret password, handshake, and a boo-tay dance...ok, maybe the handshake and dance is taking it a bit far, but we do have a secret password.

FYI a Recipe Card is a "card" with a double-page layout and the directions to re-create the layout being featured. These directions are detailed...with dimensions and exact placement. So, basically when you sign up with TSR you get a gallery FULL of inspiration, and like that is not enough, we give you secret access to 6 additional layouts and full detailed directions!!!

Now, aren't you just a bit curious? Well, here is a link to one of our recipe cards so you can get the full picture of what I am talking about. You can check out a sample Recipe Card HERE...look! Go check it out...you know ya wanna!

And just so you know, you can still purchase our March FOTM kit and DS kit HERE. And after you join, we will let you in on the secret password, hand shake, and boo-tay dance...tootles!

THIS WEEK'S SCRAPROOM STEAL: (March 21-27)

THIS WEEK'S SCRAPROOM STEAL: TWO vintage-inspired LIFE STORIES kits from My Mind's Eye with a retail value of over $25.00! In total, you'll receive 22 sheets of 12x12 heavyweight KRAFT patterned paper and over 50 mix and match KRAFT accessory pieces, including die-cuts, journaling cards, tags, 12" borders, frames & more! This week's steal is for BOTH of the LIFE STORIES collection kits pictured below!

TWO MME LIFE STORIES COLLECTION KITS: $9.99 (Retail Price: over $25.00; savings of over 60%)


(Shipping for NON-Club Members will be $5.99./TSR Members can elect to have this item shipped with your next club shipment.)

You can purchase this week's Steal through our shopping cart by clicking on the following link: THIS WEEK'S SCRAPROOM STEAL. Or, if you are currently a TSR member, then you can e-mail us with your order. :)

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS:

Each Monday morning between 7:00 and 9:00 a.m., we'll post a new super-saver-scrappin' deal that we're calling SCRAPROOM STEALS! Quantities on these steals are very limited, and when they're gone, they're gone.

ScrapRoom Steals are offered for one week only or until they're gone!

ScrapRoom Steals are amazing Scrappin' Deals, with everything being discounted at least 40%-90% off of retail prices.

Since you know we love kits, most ScrapRoom Steals will consist of items bundled together for greater savings (and more fun)!

ScrapRoom Steals Shipping Policy:

ScrapRoom Kit Club MEMBERS can elect to have their ScrapRoom Steals shipped along with their next monthly shipment by selecting the "MEMBER ONLY" option when checking out. If shipped with a regular monthly kit club shipment, there will be no additional shipping charges, although the ScrapRoom Steal itself will be charged to the Member's credit card at the time of the purchase.

Customers who are NOT ScrapRoom Kit Club members are still eligible to purchase the Weekly Steals. The indicated shipping charge will be added to the total before the credit card is processed, and the item will ship out within 2-3 business days.

Aphra's Tiny Notepad

Hello my scrappy friends! Aphra here today to share with you how to make this sweet little notepad with your March kit and a few items from your stash.

Here's what you'll need to get started: 4" x 8" strip of black cardstock, 2 sheets of white cardstock, For the Record paper scraps, For the Record sticker sheet leftovers, border punch, butterfly punch, and binding rings or some other type binding (I used my Bind-It-All with a 1" red ring).

Step One--constructing the book. I cut two 4" x 4" squares of black cardstock for the front and back covers and eighteen 4" x 4" squares of white cardstock for the pages. Then, I used my Bind-It-All to bind them. If you don't have that machine, you could use binding rings or eyelets and ribbon.

Step Two--decorating the cover. Anytime I make a mini album (or in this case, mini notebook), I put a lot of detail into the cover. That's the part I'll see and enjoy the most. Then I use a pretty simple scheme for the inside. So that's what I've done here. I used a 3.75" x 3.75" scrap of Echo Park For the Record paper for my base. Then I cut a 2" x 12" strip of paper, border punched it (Martha Stewart Doilie punch), and then scrunched it up and stuck it down to create a ruffle. I added a .75" strip of paper and a leftover border sticker on top of the ruffle. Then, I added a few label stickers and a double punched butterfly with a little pearl in the center. Three different ribbons tied to the binding was the final touch.

Step Three--decorating the interior pages. As you can see, each interior page has a sticker or two plopped down in the corner. Just enough to add a little color and help me use up the rest of those cute Echo Park stickers that came in my kit. Cute and easy!

Hope you've liked my little tutorial today! And if you make a mini notepad, I would sure LOVE to see it. You can post it over at the Facebook page for us all to enjoy. Thanks! See ya soon.

DT Inspiration with Melanie!!

Ready for my little tutorial on making a mini album with this month's kit? It's a bit long and full of pictures....so, you might want to grab a snack. :)

When I received The ScrapRoom kit this month and saw Echo Park's For the Record line with TWO sticker sheets and the Bella Blvd Tall Tags, I knew it would make a great mini album for my grandparents. They are celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary next week, and I was excited to make this mini for them!

Let's get started...

To start: I gathered all of my supplies (Seriously...check out all of the fab stuff still in my kit after I made 4 layouts!).

Sorry about the flash in this photo....I'm a night scrapper.

I made my own mini album by using 8x8 acid free chipboard (you could use any type of chipboard, cereal boxes, or cardstock as a base). I cut my chipboard to (6) 4"x6".

To keep my album consistent I cut (12) 4"x6" and (6) 0.5"x6"pieces of Echo Park For the Record pattern paper plus (6) 2"x6" Bella Blvd Tall Tags.

Album Cover Supplies:
(1) 4"x6"Echo Park paper, (1) 0.5"x6 Echo Park paper, (1) Bella Blvd Tall Tag, (1) 2.5"x2" photo, and the fab Petaloo flower and leaf stick pins from our kit, and Alphabet stickers for title.

Pages 1 & 2:
(2) 4"x6" Echo Park papers, (1) 0.5"x6 Echo Park paper, (1) Bella Blvd Tall Tag, (2) 2.5"x2" (1) 3.5"x3" photos, and Echo Park embellishment stickers.

Pages 3 & 4:
(2) 4"x6" Echo Park papers, (1) Bella Blvd Tall Tag, (1) 2.5"x2" (1) 3"x3" photos, and Echo Park embellishment stickers.

Pages 5 & 6:
(2) 4"x6" Echo Park papers, (2) 0.5"x6 Echo Park papers, (1) Bella Blvd Tall Tag, (1) 3"x2.25" (1) 2.25"x3" photos, and Echo Park embellishment stickers.

Pages 7 & 8:
(2) 4"x6" Echo Park papers, (1) 0.5"x6 Echo Park paper, (1) Bella Blvd Tall Tag, (1) 3"x3" (1) 3"x2.5" photos, and Echo Park embellishment stickers.

Pages 9 & 10:
(2) 4"x6" Echo Park papers, (1) 0.5"x6 Echo Park paper, (1) Bella Blvd Tall Tag, (1) 2.5"x3" (1) 3"x3" photos, and Echo Park embellishment stickers.

Back Page:
(1) 4"x6" Echo Park paper, (1) 2.75"x4" Echo Park journal paper, and Echo Park embellishment stickers.

To bind my album I used binder rings that I picked up from the office supply store. The ribbon came from my stash. Excluding the rings and ribbon, this entire mini album can be made with the TSR March kit and add-ons.

After I add photos from the party, I will add a few more stickers and labels.

Tammy seriously loaded March's kit: I was able to make 4 single page layouts, 1 double layout, a candy jar, and a mini album. Plus I still have some left over!!

Thanks for looking! I hope you enjoyed it. If you make a mini album, be sure to upload it to the TSR gallery or facebook page!