Kit Club Tuesday

Hi there!

We are wrapping up the month with some more fabulous card creations by Eileen! Don't you just love her style?

As we say hello to fall do you think your scrappy style will change to reflect the change in the seasons?

Have you checked out our project kits for sale lately? Let us just remind you that we are always adding new kits to our inventory, you can check them out here on the blog or here in the online shop.

 Thanks for visiting!
Your friends at ScrapMuch?

Manufacturer Spotlight - Simple Stories

Hi there!

Each month we feature a manufacturer, and this month is no different!  This month Simple Stories is in the spotlight, we have loved all of their recent collections.   But, we are going to do something a little different this month, we are going to feature Simple Stories' Pinterest boards! There is no shortage of inspiration there, and definitely something for all types and styles of crafters.

Enjoy and thanks for visiting!
Your friends at ScrapMuch?

Garage Sale and Crop

Hi friends!

Don't forget we are hosting our first ever garage sale on Saturday.  You can stop by for a visit, to shop for pre-loved items or brand new goodies.  You can even stay for the day to crop!

Here are all of the details for you:

When: Saturday October 4th, 8:00am-5:00pm
Where: Salvation Army Church, 33 Diana Ave., Brantford, ON

Note** Purchases of all previously owned items must be paid for with cash.  

If you are interested in cropping during the sale, please register here, or contact us asap as spaces are very limited.  

  

The cost of the crop is $15 + hst and no lunch will be provided.

Thanks for visiting!
Your friends at ScrapMuch?

How to stay up to date with us on Facebook

Hi friends!

Do you follow us on Facebook?  It is a super quick and easy way to stay up to date on everything we have going on here on the blog.  You can find our Facebook page here.

Go ahead and "like" us, by clicking on the "like" button.  But also be sure to hover over the like button and click on "get notifications" this will ensure all of our posts show up in your news feed.

If you feel like you still may be missing something from us, go to the left hand side bar of your Facebook page , then click on "Pages Feed", found below your "News Feed" .  It is here you will find a feed of all your "LIKED" page activities.

Thanks for visiting and we look forward to seeing you around Facebook!
Your friends at ScrapMuch?

Sketch-y Firday with Team B

Hi there!

We have a brand new sketch to share today and Team B is here to share their amazing interpretations of it!

Now for your inspiration!

Ashley

Jayne

Jessica

Karen

Don't forget we are having a design team call, you can find out all of the details here.

Here is a run down of our Sketch-y Friday rules.  Just link up your creations in our sidebar to be entered into a random draw for our monthly prize.    You have until September 29th, at midnight to participate in any of September's sketch challenges, each linkup tool will remain open until that date!

If you are playing along with more than one challenge you will need to link each of them up via a separate blog post for the link up tool to work. (International participants may be required to pay some shipping fees.)  Good luck, we cannot wait to see what you create!

 *note - If you are playing along using Flickr the team will no longer be leaving comments, due to changes in Flickr policies and passwords.  However, we will be checking out your entries for sure and you are definitely eligible for the prize draw. Our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

Thanks for visiting!
Your friends at ScrapMuch?!

Inspiration on Thursday

Hi friends!

This amazing page was entered into our first Sketch-y Friday challenge of the month by Ronna, and as soon as I saw it I knew that we had to share it with all of you!

You can find out more about this project and see her other great designs by checking out Ronna's blog here. Ronna, be sure to grab your featured button from our left hand sidebar!

There is still a little time to play along with our challenges fo the month, we look forward to seeing your entries!

Thanks for joining us today!
Your friends at  ScrapMuch?

Organizational DIY Tutorial

Hi there!

I have a fun little organizational DIY to share today, that also includes a bit of recycling! How can we not love that, right?  And it has the added bonus of using chalkboard paint!  Am I the only one with that addiction?

To start with you will need your chalkboard paint and a foam brush, plus several smallish recycled jar lids.  Jam jar lids are a good size, but really you can use any size you like.

No go ahead and start painting, the firm coat will look a little rough.

After 2 or 3 coats it will look great! Let dry about an hour between coats.  When you have your desired coverage, let dry for 24 hours.

Now it's time to condition your mini chalkboard, go ahead and rub it all over with your chalk and erase.  It is now in perfect chalking condition!

The last step is to punch a hole in the lid.  You can do this with a nail and hammer or by using a drill, whatever suits your fancy.  It  is rally not hard to pierce these little lids.

Now string it up with your favourite twine, chalk on your label and you are set to go.  How is that for super easy?

Thanks for visiting!
Laura
xoxo

Kit Club Tuesday

Hi there!

Wow can you believe we are already into the third week of the month?  We hope you are finding time to create with this month's super awesome kit! Eileen has some more eye candy for you today, created with her kit!

Have you used up all of your kit yet?

Thanks for visiting!
Your friends at ScrapMuch?

Back to School - freebie Silhouette Cut File

Hi friends!

I am sharing a freebie Silhouette Cut File with you today!

I would love to see how you use it so be sure to leave us a comment with your blog address if you do!

Thanks for visiting!
Laura

Sketch-y Friday with Team A, and some news!

Happy Friday!

We have a brand new sketch to share with you today!

And here is your super fun, Team A DT inspiration!

Danie

Laureen 

Sandy

Tiiu 

 In other news, the newest issue of Scrapbook and Cards Today is  available as of this minute, free with minimum purchase, while supplies last!

And lastly, don't forget we also have a  Sketch Design Team call  going on - we are looking for an undetermined number of designers to create layouts based on our Sketch-y Friday challenges.  Each of our new design team members will be added to one of our 2 teams, with each team responsible for creating samples for 2 of our sketch challenges per month! 

If you are a loyal and committed scrapper that loves using sketches as a jumping off point for your layouts, read on.....

Design Team Requirements:

• create 2 layouts per month, using the sketches provided
• post our badge on your blog (yes you must be a blogger)
• become a member of our private Facebook group (this is how we communicate as a team)
• submit your layouts to us by the designated due dates
• post the ScrapMuch? sketch and your layout, along with a link to the ScrapMuch? blog on your blog  on the day of our reveal (Fridays)
• share your blog posts on your Facebook page
  
• comment on entries, as assigned
• you do not need to be exclusive to ScrapMuch?, you can belong to one other sketch DT or unlimited other DT's, however you may not belong to any other scrapbook store DT's
• you must be loyal and committed to promoting ScrapMuch?

This call is open to scrappers in Canada and the U.S., you do not need to have Design Team experience to apply, all applications will be considered.  The term will run for 6 months, from November 1st, 2014 until April 30, 2015.  No compensation is provided.

To apply, create a layout using one of our September 2014 sketches.  Link it up using our Inlinkz tool, adding DT call after your name.  Yes, you will also be entered into our monthly prize draw! We will be sure to visit your blog and leave you some love.  We will contact all those we are interested in during the first week of October, at which time we may ask for more information.


Here is a run down of our Sketch-y Friday rules.  Just link up your creations in our sidebar to be entered into a random draw for our monthly prize.    You have until September 29th, at midnight to participate in any of September's sketch challenges, each linkup tool will remain open until that date!

If you are playing along with more than one challenge you will need to link each of them up via a separate blog post for the link up tool to work. (International participants may be required to pay some shipping fees.)  Good luck, we cannot wait to see what you create!

*note - If you are playing along using Flickr the team will no longer be leaving comments, due to changes in Flickr policies and passwords.  However, we will be checking out your entries for sure and you are definitely eligible for the prize draw. Our apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

Thanks for visiting!
Your friends at ScrapMuch?!

Inspiration on Thursday

Hi there!

It has been a while since we have share a two pager on our Inspiration on Thursday post, so you are in for  a treat today!

We just love the photo placement on this page by Elaine!

Thanks for visiting!
Your friends at ScrapMuch?

Stamped Background Tutorial

Hi there!

I am sharing a tutorial today, giving some information about how I created the background on this page using a stamping technique.

I started out creating this page by adding distress ink to the background, this is a technique that I have shared before and your can see it here.  The only difference with this page is that I tried it on a patterned paper base this time.  BTW, it works just as well!  You can see I used a brownish colour ink to "grunge" up my page a bit.

I wanted to add a bit more rustic appeal to my page, and give my base a bit more depth.  So I decided to stamp on it as well.

I am using a large background stamp, because it has a wood grain look that I was going for, but you can use any type of background stamp you like.

I inked up my stamp with a darker distress ink than I used in the previous step.
 

Then I stamped small portions of the stamp, in a few semi strategic areas onto my base paper. You can see I am not using a block for this technique, you really do not need to, you get a bit of a looser more random look this way.

Now I will share my boo boo with you...  I strongly dislike the hard edge that happened here.  Definitely not what I was going for.  Thankfully the rest of it turned out as I had hoped.  Try to avoid this if you can.

Thankfully, I could hide it ;)

So glad you joined me today!
Laura
xoxo

Kit Club Tuesday

Hi there!

We are sure you Kit Clubbers are loving this month's kit as much as we do!   We are sharing another amazing page by Eileen today!

What are you making with your kit?

Thanks for visiting!
Your friends at ScrapMuch?

ScrapMuch? thanks our ScrapPink donators and attendees!

Hello Friends!

Wow our ScrapPink Crop for the Cure held this past Saturday, was a huge success!  We are so thankful to our croppers for helping us to raise over$1500.00 for this great cause.

We would like to send a big hug and shout out to the following companies and individuals that donated prizes and / or goods to help us run this amazing event.

Thirty One Gifts ~ Ann Jobes

Home Baking by Carolyn

Strodes Deli

Evalicious

Brantford Veterinary Clinic 

Scrapbook and Cards Today

Scrapfest

Jack Rabbits Clothing

Pizzaville

Pet Crazy

Notions Marketing

Starbucks

Grand Wellness Centre

Pebbles

Danie Ramirez

Cobourg Crafts

Teresa Collins Designs

Salvation Army Church ~ Wyndfield 

Lawn Fawn

Linnie Blooms

Elmhurst Inn

The Cut Shoppe

Dawn Rogers Photography

Get Movin' Fitness

Just Imagine Crafts /Kreaxions

Paper House Productions

 Momenta

Laura Shaver

Bev Code

The Wayne Gretzky Sports Centre

Angela Wilson

Cathy's Nails

Alan Dunlop @ Crescent Mortgage Corp.

Tiffany Bond

Laura Whitaker

ScrapMuch?

Elaine Urbanowicz

Eileen Mead

We cannot tell you how grateful we are to each of you, for your contributions and support, you are what makes this event so successful!  Looking forward to doing it all over again next year!

Your friends at ScrapMuch?