Traveling the World

Have you checked out our "Around the World" challenges this week? Each week we are traveling to a new destination and completing challenges along the way. During each leg of our trip the design team members will post a new challenge. New challenges are posted each Saturday. You have one week to complete as many challenges as you can for a very special NSD Around the World charm!!! This week we are traveling to the far east!

Check out the challenges the design team members have cooked up for you this week:

Valerie is headed to Japan to take part in a wild and crazy Japanese Game Show! She challenges you to create a layout using loud and bright colors. Here is her example:


Melissa is headed to China for search of beautiful fabrics! Melissa's challenge is to use fabric on your layout. Anyone who completes this challenge will be eligible to win this awesome stamp from Inkadoo!
Mara challenges you this week to create a layout using all the wonderful colors of the Far East--blues, orange, brown, and green. Here is Mara's examples using the amazing Marrakech Basic Grey paper.Sarah is headed to India to indulge in some spicy Indian food! Her challenge is to use the colors of the Indian spices in your layout--red, orange, brown. Here is her example:


Stop over to the special National Scrapbooking Day section of our forum to view all the challenges and upload your projects. We can't wait to see your layouts!!!!!

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May Kit!

Get your fabulous MAY Kit today!!

What an awesome kit for your spring photos! LOVE the colors! The fabulous kit features papers from the My Minds Eye Penny Lane Collection.

Our May kit was inspired by all the bright, cheerful colors springing to life around us. You are going to love the rainbow of colors in this kit. 13 sheets of fun, spring papers from the My Mind's Eye: Penny Lane line.

Kit Contents:

Patterned Paper (all from the My Mind's Eye: Penny Lane Feeling Groovy line)
2 sheets of each (double sided):
My Mind's Eye "Blue Sky" Forget Me Not
"Life, I Love You" Lovely Circles
"No Worries" Content Circles
"Pure Joy" Pure Posies
"Pure Joy" Happy Stripe
"Uniquely You" Special Swirls
"Life, I Love You" Love Birds
1 sheet Embellishments My Mind's Eye "Pure Joy" Die Cut
My Mind's Eye "Pure Joy" Large Accessories
Making Memories Tiny Alphabet Stickers
Journaling Block (assorted colors and styles)
9 Crystal Brads (assorted colors and sizes)
1/2 yard Green Felt Border
1/2 yard Green Felt Ric Rac
1/2 yard Green Beaded Wire
Large White Flower
7 Small Flowers (assorted colors and sizes)
2 Tim Holtz Tickets




Get to the store today and grab your kit! Shipping is quick, you will have this awesome kit in no time!!

Visit the forum and see the beautiful projects our Design Team has come up with using this kit...you will be inspired!

May Kit Sneaky...REVEAL!!!

Hi everyone!!! Today I'm going to give you a FULL reveal of a project I made with May's kit. I tore into this kit the minute I received it and have loved creating with it. It includes Penny Lane papers from My Mind's Eye and lots of fun embellishments!!





My layout is based on a Valerie Salmon sketch, nothing better than a sketch to get the creative juices flowing. I also used my new apron lace border punch that is so popular right now. The only thing not from the kit are the buttons and the Thickers.

And here is my first Mother's Day card I made with these papers. They are so versatile! The colors are perfect for any sentiment. I will definitely be making more Mother's Day cards with this kit!!



Big thanks to our very own Sarah who designed this kit. You are going to love this kit so be quick...you don't want to miss out! Happy Wednesday!!

A Tutorial, a Challenge and a Sneaky Peek!

Hi Everyone! Today I have a tutorial, a challenge and another Sneaky Peek of the May Kit! First, let's get to the tutorial! I get alot of requests on how to make a 3 loop bow. So today I will show you how to make them! They are easy peasy!

First, you will lay a 6-8" piece of ribbon on your table.(If it curls up, just tape the ends!) You can use a sheer ribbon or the same ribbon as your bow. This is what you will use to hold the bow together.

Next, you will take your ribbon and lay it across the sheer ribbon and make a loop. This first loop should be the size you want the bow to be.

Then, continue to make loops until you have 3 loops on each side.

Hold the bow in the center with 1 finger or if you are having trouble you can temporarily put another piece of tape in the center of the bow to hold it. Then take the sheer ribbon and tie it in the center of the bow. Cut the sheer ribbon down and then fan out the bow and trim where necessary. And there you have it! A 3-Looped Bow!

Now I want you to make a 3-Looped bow and include it on a card, LO or whatever project you would like! You have until next Wednesday, April 29th to complete it and if you do, you get 5 points towards your April Charm! (Just edit your Points Sheet and add Blog Challenge Points = # of points!) I can't wait to see your bows!!

Now onto the Sneaky Peek!! If you would like to pre-order this gorgeous May Kit, full of yummy springy papers, just email Sarah @ sarahsines@imonmail.com The price of the kit is only $21 plus S&H. You can't beat that for such a lovely kit!!

Have fun creating and have a wonderful day!

Hugs,