Look What’s New at ScrapMatters.com 03/25/2011!!

Hello scrappers! There are so many exciting things going on that I just don’t know where to start!!!
First of all, the winners of our Design Star Contest have been announced!

If that weren’t exciting enough, we have new designers to announce! Kim B has had such a good time with us during her guest spot, so she’s decided to stay and make her digi-home here with us.

Also joining our talented designer line up, is True Blue Studios! You might recognize her templates from her GORGEOUS layout work in the galleries as Jennamy82. Please join us in welcoming all of our wonderful new designers to the ScrapMatters family.

So our designers have been BUSY this week. So make sure you have something to nibble and the beverage of your choice and then dive into this week’s ScrapMatters newsletter.

Small Envelope v.1 Template

Small Envelope v.2 Template

Hybrid Template Professional License by Simply J Studio

Font: SMD Wannabe Teacher by Stolen Moments

Sweet Spring Templates: Set 1 by True Blue Studio

Sweet Spring Templates: Set 2 by True Blue Studio

Blueprints Set 1 by True Blue Studio

My First Pet by Wimpychompers

Texas Blue – Mini by WM squared Designs:

Texas Blue – Bundle by WM squared Designs
Texas Blue – Alpha by WM squared Designs

Be Inspired – Ulrika – Templates by WM squared Designs:

Saturday Flea Market, by Amy Stoffel

Spring Siggies V1 by Chelle’s Creations

Spring Siggies V2 by Chelle’s Creations

CU Cheerful Doodled Alpha by Chelle’s Creations

First Time Ever by Erica Zane

First Time Ever {Wordart} by Erica Zane {FREE with kit purchase through 3/31}

First Time Ever {add-on} by Erica Zane

Spring Sunset by geniaBeana Scraps

Shabby Textures v2 by geniaBeana Scraps

Erin Go Bragh by Jen Graham

Chat with Graham Like the Cracker and WM[squared]!

Handwritten Dates by Haynay Designs

Acrylic Alpha Set by Inspirations from Day (also available individually)

Spring into Easter by Jady Day Studio

Spring CT Call for Jeanine DeOre Design Studio

Delight Collection by Jeanine DeOre {LAST WEEK OF SALE}

Jeanine DeOre’s newsletter gives you exclusive access her team’s freebies and more!

Denim Darling by Jennifer Labre Designs

KimB’s April CU Grab Bag

Spicey Mini Kit by KimB
Nautical Nights Bundle by KimB
Nautical Nights Creatives by KimB
Camping Out by KimB

Accordian Flowers by Krisi’s Kreations

Far Away the Kit by Laitha’s Designs

Oh, Hunny Bunny by LDrag Designs

Oh, Hunny Bunny add on by LDrag Designs

Cloud Nine by Plum Dumpling Designs

Countrysidy Harmony Stacked Papers by Scrapmuss Designs

You Color My World Quick Pages by Kay Miller Designs

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Look What’s New at ScrapMatters.com 03/4/2011!!

Happy March to you! Are there any signs of spring yet where you live? Our designers seems to have spring on the brain because we have a wonderful set of bright and fresh new releases that are sure to provide the perfect kit to scrap your memories with!

We would love to welcome our fabulous new guest designers for March, Kay Miller and Lindsay Jane. Welcome ladies! We are glad you are here with us. March is going to be a fabulous month!

Me and Teddy by Wimpychompers

We live in a toy store! by Wimpychompers

Rainbows & Butterflies: The Collection by WM squared Designs & Graham Like The Cracker :

Rainbows & Butterflies: The Kit by WM squared Designs & Graham Like The Cracker
Rainbows & Butterflies: The Alpha by WM

Rainbows & Butterflies: The Word Art by WM squared Designs:

March Extravaganza Grab Bag!

Blessings Element Clusters by Chelle’s Creations
Blessings Stacked Papers by Chelle’s Creations

Scrap Like Jan Templates by Chelle’s Creations

CU Little Birdie Doodles by Chelle’s Creations

Bugs & Slugs by Creations By Rachael and Mye De Leon

That’s Not My Clover by Erica Zane

That’s Not My Clover {add-on} by Erica Zane

D.B. Wannabes v.2 by Erica Zane

Rainbows and Butterflies by Jen Graham and WM[squared]
Rainbows and Butterflies the Collection by Jen Graham and WM[squared]

Rainbows and Butterflies: The Signature Pack, Rainbows by Jen Graham, Krafted by Kim and WM[squared]
Rainbows and Butterflies: The Signature Pack, Yellow by Jen Graham, Krafted by Kim and WM[squared]

Rainbows and Butterflies: The Bonus Alphas Pack by Jen Graham

Good Job Word Art by Haynay Designs

Spring Kissed by Inspirations from Day

And free for a limited time…
Spring Kissed Sampler by Inspirations from Day

March Special Edition Grab Bag {PU/CU} by Jeanine DeOre

March 40% Off Sale: Delight Collection by Jeanine DeOre

Doodle-Its: Borders Bundle 1 by Jennifer Labre Designs
Doodle-Its: Borders 1
Doodle-Its: Borders 2
Doodle-Its: Borders 3

Daybreak by Jennifer Labre Designs

Orange Crush by Jennifer Labre Designs

It’s Carnival Time by LDrag Designs

It’s Carnival Time: Bonus Alphas by LDrag Designs

It’s Carnival Time: Add on by LDrag Designs

KimB’s March CU Grab Bag

Park Play by Kay Miller Designs and Jady Day Studio

Spring Symphony by Lindsay Jane

Spring Symphony Borders by Lindsay Jane

Hello, Cathy here with today’s Hybrid Corner.  It’s a New Year and that means a fresh start.  In my house I’ve been cleaning out, donating unused items and trashing the junk.  What’s left is being re-organized and straightened up!  So today I thought I would share with you how to alter a wooden container.  This way when you get organized, you can put things away in attractive containers.

For this project I used a round wooden chipwood box with a lid.  I found a set of 3 nesting ones at my craft store.  I’m going to use my box to store hot cocoa packets, so the digital kit I used for this is Frosty by WM [squared] Designs. Aren’t the colors great? And those elements are so cute!

This is my finished project

Other items you will need:

• wooden container
• lite sandpaper
• adhesive/sealer
• trimmer, scissors, craft knife
• ink, paint (if desired)
• glitter (if desired)
• edge punch (if desired)
• ribbon (if desired)

Let me start out by apologizing for the messy craft table in the background of my photos. Let’s just say my clean-up efforts have not yet gotten to that area of the house!  OK, Start by lightly sanding and cleaning the surface of the box.  I painted my box with acrylic paint in a light beige shade and allowed it to dry.

Next I applied crackle paint medium.  This stuff is kind of gooey and thick.  The thicker you apply it, the bigger the cracks you get.  I didn’t want too much texture to my surface so I went with a moderate coat.  As it dries, you’ll see the surface start to crack.

When the cracks start to appear, you can hasten the process using your heat embossing tool or a hair dryer.  It’s really cool to watch the cracks form.  Here’s a closer picture of the cracks:

Once the crackle paint was dry, I rubbed some distressing ink into the surface and gave it time to dry.

While it was drying, I created my design in Photoshop. I wanted a nice wintry scene with rolling hills.  I used Bend in the Road Curved Templates by Stolen Moments to create the hills. I printed this out and cut out the shapes.

To add some sparkle to the snowy hills, I painted on a bit of Glossy Accents and coated them with fine glitter.  I also applied the glitter to the snowflakes, snowman and penguin that I cut out.

I used Mod Podge paper adhesive to adhere the scene and snowflakes to the box. Once that was dry, I used Mod Podge Hard Coat to seal the project.  I like to use the hard coat as it dries non-tacky and will eventually become water-resistant. This is really nice for projects that you will want to be able to wipe with a damp cloth to clean.  I apply several coats of the sealant (4 to 5).  Allow plenty of time for drying and sand lightly between coats.

For the lid, I created a decorative edge using an edge punch, then covered the lid in papers.  I then applied the sealant coats of Mod Podge. Then I trimmed it with some ribbon. I used my ATG gun to adhere the ribbon.

Now I’ve got this really darling container for storing our hot cocoa packets.  Hope this inspires you to alter a container for your self or as a gift.  For me, I’d best be getting back to my clean-up!

Hello gals!  Wendy here with the last Tuesday Template of May.  Can you believe it?  In a few days it’ll be June!  Wow!!  Half of the year is gone!!  Weird.  lol.   Ok, enough of that!  Lets get on with it, shall we?  There is no specific theme or set of rules for today’s template, just have fun!! Use the template as is, or switch it up…it’s all up to you!

Here is the template:

Here’s *MY* LO:

Credits:  Vintage Summer:  Bundle, Simply Dated V.9 both by me, WM[squared] Designs

Here is some inspiration from the ScrapMatters CT/DT:

Layout By: Amy

Credits: Love Everyday by Designs by Tater & Happy Scrap Girl, Doodle Alpha by Designs by Tater

Layout By: Annisa

Credits: Fresh N’ Funky and Sunshine Alpha by The Golden Girls and Happiness Is by LawTeeDa

Layout By: Becca

Credits: Passport Required from Creations By Rachael

Layout By: Bonnie

Credits: Family Fun, Family Fun Word Art, & The Longest Date by Plum Dumpling Designs; Plastics by Sahlin Studio; In Stitches: Basics by Britt-ish Designs; & Kari by Jeni Hopewell

Layout By:  Cristina

Credits: Shopaholic mini and add-on by Plum Dumpling Designs, Kraft paper from Background Essentials by Jennifer Barrette, Stitches from Stitch Me Up: Combo by Chelle’s Creations, Photo actions by Pioneer Woman and Totally Rad Font: CK mini

Layout By:  Lori

Credits: Enjoy by Golden Girls Design, Happy Place by Golden Girls Design

Layout By:  Sara

Credits: Denim Days by Creations by Rachael; Big Stamp Alpha by Jennifer Barrette

Feel inspired? Good! Now go download the template –>>  HERE and lemme see what ya got! I’ve included both the .psd and .png files for you!

The “Fine Print” aka the Matter of Scrap Challenge rules:

You have the rest of May *AND* all of June to complete the layout! Upload it to the gallery, and leave BOTH the image and a link in the challenge forum–>> HERE!

You will receive one point for completing the challenge. You can earn an additional point for using a new product from the ScrapMatters store (PLEASE indicate you have used something new when you leave us the link in the forum), and one lucky winner will receive one more point – I will be doing a random draw!

Remember, no double dipping…your layout must be unique to this challenge.

Happy Scrapping!!

Wendy

It’s my FAVORITE Challenge!! It’s Tuesday Template time! Wendy here with another template!  I haven’t hosted a challenge in like 2 months, and i’m SOOO excited to get to host one in October, my FAVORITE month of the year!

There is no specific theme or set of rules for today’s template, just have fun!! Use the template as is, or switch it up…it’s all up to you!

Here is the template:

Here’s *MY* LO :

Credits: Kits:  “Autumn Blush” by Jennifer Barrette & “Feeling Fall” by WM[squared] Designs, Alpha:  “In the City” by Sahlin Studio

Here is some inspiration from the ScrapMatters CT/DT:

Layout By: alansrock

Credits: “Octobers Daily Download” by The SM Design Team

Layout By: happyscrapgirl

Credits: “Explore, Learn, Grow” by Sahlin Studios

Layout By: jillyfish

Credits: “Everyday Elegance” by Stolen Moments

Layout By: jennamy82

Credits: “With Dessert” by Juno Designs

Layout By: jendavey

Credits: “Punky” by Erica Zane, “Date Labels” by Erica Zane
“Chatter” by Plum Dumpling Designs & “JH_Krisi Font” by Jeni Hopewell

and last, but certainly not least…

Layout By: loribear

Credits: “SM Collab Friday Flea Market” by the SM Design Team

Feel inspired?  Good!  Now go download the template –>  HERE! and lemme see what ya got!  I’ve included both the .psd and .png files for you!

The “Fine Print” aka the Matter of Scrap Challenge rules:

You have all of October  to complete the layout. Upload it to the gallery, and leave BOTH the image and a link in the challenge forum–>

You will receive one point for completing the challenge. You can earn an additional point for using a new product from the ScrapMatters store (PLEASE indicate you have used something new when you leave us the link in the forum), and one lucky winner will receive one more point – I will be doing a random draw!

Remember, no double dipping…your layout must be unique to this challenge.

Happy Scrapping!!

Ok, I can’t believe that the last time I published a Tuesday Template it was March.  Seriously?  The older I get the faster time slips away!! At any rate, Wendy here with a new Tuesday Template!

There is no specific theme or set of rules for today’s template, just have fun!!  Use the template as is, or switch it up…it’s all up to you!  I also need to add that this template was inspired by one of my personal CT members – Sarah (aka:  Davsar)!!  Isn’t it awesome?

Here is the template:

Here’s *MY* LO (using my new “Viva Fiesta” kit):

Here is some inspiration from the ScrapMatters CT/DT:

Layout By:  kimbytx

Credits: Jennifer Barrette’s “Totally BFF”

Layout By: emileem

Layout By:  tgmousechick

Credits:  GG Digital Designs – “Singing In The Rain”

Layout By:  SHARIng Creations

Credits:  Jennifer Barrette’s Masquerade 3, Erica Zane’s Tropical Escape collab with MKC and Erica Zane’s EZ Journals

Layout By:  The Werners

Credits:  WM[squared] Designs “Shabby Chic”

Download the template –> HERE!! I’ve included both the .psd and .png files for you!

And a recap of the Matter of Scrap Challenge rules:

You have all month to complete the layout. Upload it to the gallery, and leave BOTH the image and a link in the challenge forum–>  HERE.

You will receive one point for completing the challenge. You can earn an additional point for using a new product from the ScrapMatters store (PLEASE indicate you have used something new when you leave us the link in the forum), and one lucky winner will receive one more point – I will be doing a random draw!

Remember, no double dipping…your layout must be unique to this challenge.

Happy Scrapping!!