Authentique Summer Mini with Practical Scrappers

I love mini albums!  A great gift or a great way to remember special photos of a
great vacation!  Over at Practical Scrappers today....we have some minis up for
you to peek at.....pop on over and say hi!

I will share my pics with you here too.....

Beach fun with Authentique "Fresh"....love the pop of red on this!  Here are a few
of the pages:

Love the sweet stickers in this collection.....look at the shell border sticker on
this page:

And a last peek....you can see the sanded edges of the pics....love doing that
on my beach pics....frames them out perfectly....

So I'm off to the Scrapbook Expo in St. Charles, IL today.....and for the next
3 days....if you stop by, make sure to come and say hi.....I'm working in the
booth for The Rubber Cafe'!

Have a great creative weekend!

Scrapbook Expo Ticket Winners!!

 

A huge congrats to Lucy and Sharon Does Baskets for being the winners of a pair of
tickets (each!) to the Scrapbook Expo in St. Charles, IL this weekend!
 
I'm off to the expo tomorrow to work for The Rubber Cafe' booth for the next few
days....can't wait!  If you are at the expo....make sure to come by and say hi!!

And also remember to check my post HERE for the info about the new Creative
Cafe' Kits from The Rubber Cafe', and your chances to win one!  Remember to
enter soon!

The Rubber Cafe' Creative Cafe' Kits and Giveaways!!!

I posted a peek at the new "Creative Cafe' Kits" at The Rubber Cafe'....these kits
are amazing! So many goodies to play with.....and the stamps are adorable!  Have
you signed up for yours yet?  They are taking pre-orders, you can find the post HERE.

And what could be better about signing up for this awesome kit of the month club?
Why WINNING one of course!  Make sure to pop by the blog HERE or The
Rubber Cafe' Facebook page HERE for all the news and updates.  The first
giveaways are a RAFFLECOPTER  Giveaway:

a Rafflecopter giveaway


you need to enter by Sept 5th....

And also a Pin It To Win It contest:

Here's the scoop:


To enter:

1. Follow us on Pinterest and repin the photo below or any other photo of the new Creative Cafe Kits with the keyword #pinit2winit and #therubbercafe.
2. Email us the link of your pin to marketing@therubbercafe.com.

That’s it. . .  You could win a free kit!! Deadline to enter is September 15, 2013 11:59 pm CST.
Here is the image:

Need a sidebar image to help encourage others to pin from your blog?
No problem we have that covered as well.

Encourage your friends to pin as well so they can be eligible!

Happy Pinning, and good luck in both contests!.....remember to make sure to
"LIKE" The Rubber Cafe' on Facebook and follow our blog to get the latest info
on the Creative Cafe' Kits, contests, and see great stamping project inspiration!

Big Giveaway, Big News, and yes....Big Pumpkins.....

Well so much going on in ONE day after a slooooooow week!!!  I've got to share
my giveaway first....I've got 2 tickets to paradise.....ok....now that song is stuck in
my head.....and it may not be what you think....

but it IS tickets to CRAFTER'S paradise!
 

 
I've got 2 sets of 2 tickets (yep, 4 in all) to giveaway to 2 luckies for the Scrapbook Expo
coming up in St. Charles, IL on August 23rd and 24th 2013....yep that's next week!  I'm
working at The Rubber Cafe' booth there, so make sure you stop and say hi!....and more
news about that below.....stay tuned.....

But first....why am I giving away tickets?  Well the Expo donated them very generously
(THANK YOU!) to help us get the word out about this AMAZING raffle happening for
a wonderful cause at the Expo.   Here is the scoop:

Chicagoland Scrapbooker Magazine Staff member Betsy Burnett is involved in a group
called Shoebox 1k. This group helps to pack shoebox gifts filled with; school supplies,
personal hygiene items, toys, a stuffed animal, hard candy and more. These boxes are
then sent to needy children all over the world  along with the good news of God’s love,
through an organization called Operation Christmas Child. Last year Betsy and her group
packed over 1200 shoeboxes that were then distributed to Uganda, Madagascar, and
the Philippines.

At the Scrapbook Expo in addition to running the baggage check area, Shoebox 1k also
holds “basket raffles.” Manufacturers and businesses  have donated over $1000 in prizes
to be given away. Tickets can be purchased for $1 each or buy 10 get 2 free and are
available at the Baggage Check booth at the Scrapbook Expo that weekend. All money
raised goes to help purchase items for the shoeboxes and cover delivery costs.

And here is a peek at a couple of the raffle baskets as well:

One donated by RuthAnn Lewykcyj (she'll have an awesome Uppercase Living
donation besides this CM donation too!):

This basket is from Pampered Chef consultant Shirley Van De Wege:

And here is my set of mixed media goodies that will be raffled at the Expo:

So come to support a great cause, come to shop to your scrappy heart's content,
come to take some awesome classes, or crops.....the Scrapbook Expo is a blast!

So let me know.....why would you love to win a set of tickets to the expo?  Who
would you take along to this "Crafter's Paradise"?  Let me know in the comments
below by next Tuesday August 20th 2013 by noon central and I will choose a
couple of lucky winners using Random.Org!!  And if you'd like to know more
about this great cause "Shoebox 1k" check out Betsy's blog Aim Happy, HERE.

So I am giving a quick sneak of two other things.....one, the new kit club from
The Rubber Cafe'!  Here's a peek of the kit:

You can find out more info about this amazing kit HERE.  And you'll see a LOT
of fun projects I've been working on using the kit soon!

And yes, one more thing, I have pumpkins for you too.....lol.....but you'll have to
pop on over to Practical Scrappers today to see the full post....you'll find it HERE
and just to tempt you....here is a peek of that too:

So WHEW!!!  I've been saving it up for ya!!!  Remember to leave me a comment
to get your chance to win the expo tickets!!!

Thanks for dropping by!

Theresa Collins Update....

WOW.....last nite's class was amazing!!!  If you ever, ever get a chance....take a class
with Theresa, you won't be disappointed!

This was the set of goodies waiting for us at our table:
 

And she even included a little surprise in every pack, in addition to AMPLE
embellishments!!

Here was our project:
 

This was such a fun project--that's only the front cover....lol!  So much going on,
and so many fun tips that she shared!  The little "mini book" on that front cover
that is tied up with a ribbon is 4 panels of one of her journal card sheets of paper,
you cut the strip, score along the sides, and then you have a sweet little accordian
mini book!  So many cute touches, goodies.....saved a lot of the bling to add with
wet glue at home....amazing!

And Theresa is certainly beautiful inside as well as out.....ok, this pic is hard to share,
not much comparison here....lol, but I'll share anyway:

I'm so looking forward to spending the entire day today hanging out at Theresa's classes!
Again....if you see one near you....sign up, you won't be disappointed!!!

Thanks Theresa for an awesome class....looking forward to today!

Theresa Collins Class Time!

Hannah's the LSS (and amazing gift store too!) in Antioch, IL is hosting Theresa Collins
this weekend!  I design for, work for, teach classes for Hannah's, and I'm excited that
we are bringing in some big designers this year....Theresa is the first!  I'll be back with
pics of the awesome projects we made this weekend!

So what was your favorite of her new CHA releases?  I'm in love with any and
everything chalkboard so this is my fave:
 

Gorgeous, right??!!!

Thanks for stopping by.....will share projects soon!

Dog Days of Summer.....

Well, usually we are truly in the dog days right about now....humid, hot....but we are only
hovering in the high 60s low 70s....weird!  Just sayn'!  But weather aside, I do have a
cute little mini album to share with you.....it's up over at Practical Scrappers today, but
we only get to give you a peek over there....and it also is up over at Scrap It Girl today,
because the August challenge is to link up a mini album!
 

I used Echo Park on this album.....just a sweet simple album....and don't you just love
the cutie paw print book?  It's one of the Genuinely Jane Studios wooden mini albums!

Here's page 2&3:

Page 4&5:

Page 6&7:

And the back--always like to leave it a bit more plain (aka flat) since it will lay on that side:

Remember to check out all the sites....other fun minis, a challenge, and a place to get
fun mini albums all rolled into one post!  Triple the fun!

And the winner for my blog candy.....still waiting to hear from Molly OBryon Welpott!!!
She was the lucky one chosen by random.org as my winner.....I've emailed you Molly,
but haven't heard back.....need your addy so I can send this prize on out!

See you soon with more goodies....lots of exciting news coming! ;)

Until then....go make some happy.....go get crafty!