So, as most of you probably know, this weekend is the Craft and Hobby Association Show in Anaheim. Originally, I was going to go, but my real life got in the way. So, if you're like me and you're sad to not be fingering all the new crafty goodies, you can drown your sorrows at the online crop at Serendipity Scrapbooks. All the members of the design team are sponsoring challenges and offering RAKs. My two challenges are very simple... Multiples of Two Challenge! Create a layout with 2 journaling blocks 4 photos 6 colors 8 patterned papers 10 embellishments... Read more →

Yesterday, I posted the following article over at Craft Critique: You’ve probably never heard of Sultane. But, by the time you finish reading this article, I guarantee you’re going to want some! Sultane is a brand new French paper manufacturer. They have come out with two releases so far. Both releases are of beautiful, thick, double-sided paper. All of the paper comes in two sizes, the 12x12 that we are used to here in the U.S. and a smaller 7.5x12 size and is sold together in a collection. As the website says (rough translations from the French) Sultane’s paper, “was... Read more →

I couldn't decide whether to post this or not. I think I might be jinxing myself, but I'm going to take a deep breath and leap right in! Scrap in Style is a very cool scrapbooking website. Their design team is comprised of an amazing group of very talented girls known as "The Fashionistas." JJ (the owner of the site) announced that she was hunting for a few more Fashionistas. And, so Project Fashionista was born! The first round of Project Fashionista was pretty easy. Any interested SISters were told to submit a link to our personal gallery . JJ... Read more →

Well, it's February at My Kits & Pieces and there are two totally cool kits up! "Love Letters" (left) and "Tell Me A Story" (below). The kits are very different, but I really like them both a lot. Each kit costs only $18! And, here's the part that I love. You can add on any of the following to the Love Letters kit: $3 Options: a) 1/4 pkg 7 Gypsies Buckles b) KI Memories Taglines Stickers c) Scenic Route Out of Town Chipboard Circles $7 Options: a) Rest of pkg Doodlebug buttons + Fancy Pants Lace Card b) Maya Road... Read more →

I thought I'd share the two most recent reviews that I wrote for Craft Critique. FISKARS ROTARY TRIMMER About a year ago, I wrote an article about my love/hate relationship with paper trimmers. You can read it here. A lovely woman named, Cheryl, read it and sent me a Fiskars Rotary Trimmer. She is one of the Fiskateers – a group of four women who host a website dedicated to Fiskars love. It’s a lovely community (I’m mostly a lurker there) and you should check it out if you get a chance. But, I digress…. I was thrilled when the... Read more →