Inspiration on Thursday

Hello there!  How about some stunning inspiration from Elaine today as she shares this wintery page with us!

This page is a great way to get a layout out of those last few scraps you have of a favourite collection!

Thanks fro visiting today friends! 

Needle Storage Tip with Laura

I often use a needle when scrapbooking, maybe to add a few stitches here and there or to sew on a little embellishment like a button, clip or wood veneer piece.  And I frequently lose my needle in my pile of scrappy stuff that I am working with.  The other evening I decided enough was enough and came up with this quick and easy Needle Storage Tutorial to share with you, and to keep me from losing one more needle!

I used this pretty little milk glass bowl that I had in my collection, but any little bowl or dish will be just perfect for this.

I have some of these magnetic sheets (from the dollar store) in my stash.  I use them for a lot of things, but never what they are intended for, lol.

I grabbed a circle die that matched the size of my dish.

And ran the magnetic sheet and die through my Cuttlebug.  You could always trace the bottom of your dish onto the back of the magnetic sheet and trim it by hand, if you do not have a manual die cutting machine.

The nice feature of these magnetic sheets is that they are self adhesive.

Now just adhere the magnetic piece to the inside bottom of your dish.

And gather up all those pins and needs that you have scattered around.

And dump them into your pretty and functional little bowl.

Look, you can even hold the dish on its side and the needles stay put!  This is particularly great in case you ever knock your dish over!

And it looks so pretty on my desk!

This makes me happy - it really is the little things!

Thanks for visiting today!
Laura
xo

Kit Club Tuesday with Elaine

Hi friends!

Elaine is sharing her final layout using the January Kit Club contents today, have a peek at this fun page!

We will be back next Tuesday to share the contents of the February kit with you!  Thanks for visiting!

Store News

Hello there, just a few store reminders for you all today.
 

Our next crop is scheduled for Saturday February the 6th, and will run from 8am to 5pm, as always you can find all of the details including a link to our registration page here.  

Our spring Retreats are filling up fast, register now to avoid disappointment.  Details can be found here including links to our registration page.

We currently have space for new members in our Kit Club, sign up soon to get your first kit ASAP.  Information can be found here.  Email scrapmuch@rogers.com for further details.

We routinely update our "Project Kits for Sale" page, check here often to stay up to date on the new kits being added to our store!

Thanks you for visiting today!

Sketch-y Friday with Team B | January 22 2016

Hi there and happy Friday!

We have a brand new sketch to share with you today and loads of inspiration from Team B!

Here is your sketch....

And here is your Team B inspiration!

Alison

 Åsa

Diana

Nancy

Sara

 Wendy

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 January 29th, at midnight to participate in any of this month's sketch challenges, each linkup tool will remain open until that date!  You may take some artistic license with your adaptation of the sketches, however if you choose to use a double page sketch for a single page layout you may only enter once per sketch, not once per side.

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!

Inspiration on Thursday

Hello friends, for today's inspiration we are featuring one of the lovely scrappers that linked up with our January sketch challenges!  We just thought this layout by Lizzy Hill was just so fun, we love all of her details and most especially her journaling!

Thank you Lizzy for playing along, be sure to grab your "Featured Badge" from our side bar and wear it proudly on your blog!

And thank you all for visiting!

Alpha Sticker Tip

Hi there!

The last few tutorials that I have shared have been pretty labour intensive on my part - honestly sometimes just coming up with an idea is work! lol So this week I am giving my self a bit of a break and sharing a quick tip.  I was recently wanting to use some alpha stickers on a project but I didn't have much left in the font of my choice.  As such I was struggling to come up with words using the remaining letters. 

After a quick Google search I found this site,  Litscape.com, just input the letters you have a list pops up with all the words that you can make - guaranteed one is suitable! 

Such a great way to use up those leftover Thickers!

Sorry for the lack of pretty pictures but thanks for visiting!
Laura
xo

Kit Club Tuesday with Elaine

Hello!  Elaine is back today sharing another of her beautiful Kit Club layouts.  This months collection, with its rich yet muted colours, is absolutely perfect for capturing all of your winter memories.  We love that!

Have a great day friends!

Manufacturer Spotlight | Bo Bunny

Bo Bunny is our featured manufacturer this month, we have been following their blog  watching for all of their new releases coming out of the recent CHA, you should check out here.

They also have a sketch challenge here, why don't you grab your Sleigh Ride collection and play along!

Thanks for visiting!

Sketch-y Friday with Team A | January 15 2016

Happy Friday Friends!  Are you a play outside in the snow kind of winter person or a stay inside and play kind of winter person?  Either way be sure to snap some pictures - you will definitely want to join in on our January sketch challenges!  Today we are launching another new sketch challenge, here is your sketch....

And here is your Team A DT inspiration!

 Anna

Danie

Jen

Sandy

  Sharlene

Tiiu

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  January  29th, at midnight to participate in any of this month's sketch challenges, each linkup tool will remain open until that date!  You may take some artistic license with your adaptation of the sketches, however if you choose to use a double page sketch for a single page layout you may only enter once per sketch, not once per side.

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

Elaine has created a stunning page today documenting friendship and milestones!

What are you creating?  Stop by tomorrow for our weekly sketch challenge.

Dry Embossing Large Page Elements | Tutorial

It is Wednesday and that means I get to share another tip with you! The other day I wanted to add some dry embossing to a larger element on a layout that I was working on.  I wanted to add a frame to my page that I had die cut using my Silhouette.  The piece was twice as wide as my embossing folder so I knew I would have to emboss it one side at a time, but it would not fit through my Cuttlebug, so I had a bit of a predicament.

I pondered how to "press" my element in my embossing folder for a minute and came up with this.

As mentioned, I could only emboss half of my piece at a time, so I lined up one side in the folder

and then I pressed it with a rolling pin. I did not have to press very hard at all to get a good impression.

Here is a little peek at the first half.

Then I adjusted my die cut and repeated for the second half.

 Now with both sides done, it looks great, and took no time at all!

Here is a look at it on my page.

And this is a full shot of my layout.

I can see me using this tip for small embossed pieces too, why haul out the Cuttlebug for little jobs??!! Or maybe you do not have a Cuttlebug but like the look of dry embossing, hmm got you thinking didn't I?

So glad you stopped by today!
Laura

Kit Club Tuesday

Elaine is sharing her first creation using the January kit club contents, we know that you will love her sweet page!

Thanks for visiting, we will be back tomorrow with our weekly tip!

Winter Fun 2016 | Free Printables

I thought I would change things up a bit and offer a free printable opposed to a cut file this month.  These 3x4 cut apart cards are perfect for documenting your winter memories on both traditional layouts and pocket style scrapbooking.  There are 6 of them in the collection and they all print up on a single 8.5x11 paper.

This printable is available in JPeg and PDF formats. Go here to get them. Enjoy!

Laura
xo

Sketch-y Friday with Team B | January 8 2016

Team B is here today sharing their inspiration on our brand new sketch challenge!!

Here is your sketch....

And here is your Team B inspiration!

Alison

 Åsa

Diana

Nancy

Sara

 Wendy

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  January 29th, at midnight to participate in any of this month's sketch challenges, each linkup tool will remain open until that date!  You may take some artistic license with your adaptation of the sketches, however if you choose to use a double page sketch for a single page layout you may only enter once per sketch, not once per side.

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!