The Dream Kit is Live

Our February kit, DREAM, is a delicate yet powerful combination of symbols, color and design that will have you exploring your waking daydreams and sleepy fantasies.

Express what you dream of, literally and figuratively with a great mixture of beautiful paper and embellishments from Glitz Dance in Sunshine, My Mind’s Eye Lost and Found 2, Glitz Vintage Blue and Prima Alla Prima.

Windows in resin and chipboard, sparkle filled buttons and Thickers, a pewter moon charm and lots of fluffy flowers will set your mind ablaze with future wishes while comforting you with softness.

Do you believe in the beauty of your dreams? Join us!

Click here to go to our website and get yours now...and until Midnight Pacific time February 2nd, start your subscription and we'll enter you in our Reveal Day giveaway...a huge pack of paper from Authentique!

Patterned Paper:

Glitz Dance in Sunshine Damask
Glitz Dance in Sunshine Raindrops
Glitz Dance in Sunshine Birds
Glitz Vintage Blue Floral
Glitz Vintage Blue Motif        
Glitz Vintage Blue Rose        
MME L&F2 Dream Stamped
MME L&F2 Everywhere Mirrors     
MME L&F2 Funday Today 
Prima Alla Prima Motif
Prima Alla Prima Ferrulle
Prima Alla Prima Chiaro

Embellishments:

AC Thickers Silver Reindeer 
Glitz Vintage Blue Tiny Alphas - Navy
Glitz Vintage Blue Epoxy Stickers, ½ sheet
Glitz Dance in Sunshine Whatnots, 3 pcs
Maya Road Transparencies Mini Ticket Strips White, 6 pcs
Global Solutions Pewter Charms, Moon
Maya Road Mini Chipboard Sets Windows, 4 pc
Prima Alla Prima Reflections, 2 pcs
Prima Resin Window Frame, 1 pc
Websters Vintage Sparklers Purple, 3 pcs
Ranger Inkessentials Tags Kraft  #8, 2 pcs
Ranger Inkessentials Tags Kraft  #5, 2 pcs
Prima Powder Puff Flower Collette, 1 pc
Prima Carlotta Flower  Blue Pearl, 1 pc

Color:

Ranger Jenni Bowlin Paint Dabber, Lavender Sachet
        

Cardstock:

American Crafts Orchid        
American Crafts Mustard      
American Crafts Storm
American Crafts Surf  

Contents may vary...

CHA Day 3 and the DREAM kit is live!

Some of our favorites from the last day of the show...what a wonderful time!

Echo Park:

Hambly Screen Prints:

and Teresa Collins:

Just wait until you see what we have in store!

Since our new kit is up, it's time to come on over to the website to see it up close, including our DT's gorgeous and layered-with-meaning work...make sure you get yours now!

Here's a sneak...you'll want to come over to our website for juicy photos!

Remember that all new and renewing 6 month memberships paid Feb 1 are entered to win a huge prize pack from Authentique!

We'll announce a winner for our countdown in a few days.

Also make sure you check out our day 1 and 2 CHA video! Layouts, collections, displays...and fun! 

Back to work...we've got kits to plan for you! See you soon!

CHA Day 2 and 2 Days Until The DREAM Kit

Fantastic day 2 at CHA...so much to report, but the hour is late!

Here were some of our faves today...

Basic Grey's Plumeria Line

Gunmetal Bloomers Trim from Webster's Pages

Pink Paislee's lovely Prarie Hill

 

Webster's new Clean and Simple Lines for each new collection...dream come true!

Fancy Pants 'Be You'. How very apropos.

 

Dyan Reavely's awesome signature line for Ranger...Dylusions! Fantastic rich color spray and much more...

We also had an amazing time with our friends at Creating Keepsakes Magazine - wonderful women who truly understand and value our mission! Stay tuned for upcoming BIG news on our joint future plans!

And as promised, we're counting down to the release of our newest kit, DREAM. Three days until we can share DREAM with you in all its delicate, deep and dreamy glory... Here's a second closeup of the DREAM kit...can you pick out the products in this sneak peek? Name three items by manufacturer and you'll be entered to win our February countdown giveaway...Tim Holtz' Wings and Crown Metal Embelishments, a recent subscriber bonus. Make sure to submit your guesses here in the comments today and on the posts for the next two days of the countdown and you can walk away with these goodies! This giveaway ends at Midnight Pacific time on the 31st.

What do you see?

And don't forget ANOTHER way to win...if you start a new subscription or renew your current one on the DREAM kit release date, February 1st, you'll be entered to win a a huge set of paper and embellishments from four collections courtesy of our friends at Authentique. Make sure to come back each day and go for the win!

Stay tuned for more tomorrow!

 

CHA Day One and Countdown to The DREAM kit

Hey everyone! Rachel here live from the Craft and Hobby Association Winter trade Show and Convention in lovely Anaheim. What a fun first day we've had meeting with old friends and new...and planning for what you'll see in our upcoming kits.

Tammy, Melissa, Sofia (our Teen Design Team Coordinator and SFTIO Executive Asssistant) and I had a fantastic time hanging with the lovely ladies and gentlemen at American Crafts, Lily Bee, Jillibean Soup, Maya Road, Crate Paper, October Afternoon, Authentique, Cosmo Cricket, Bella Blvd and many more...and we're only about a third of the way through our list! We can't wait for tomorrow! Here are some pics of the day and the things we loved most so far.

And as promised, we're counting down to the release of our newest kit, DREAM. Three days until we can share DREAM with you in all its delicate, deep and dreamy glory... Here's a closeup of the DREAM kit...can you pick out the products in this sneak peek? Name three items by manufacturer and you'll be entered to win our February countdown giveaway...Tim Holtz' Wings and Crown Metal Embelishments, a recent subscriber bonus. Make sure to submit your guesses here in the comments today and on the posts for the next two days of the countdown and you can walk away with these goodies! This giveaway ends at Midnight Pacific time on the 31st.

What do you see?

And ANOTHER way to win...if you start a new subscription or renew your current one on the DREAM kit release date, February 1st, you'll be entered to win a a huge set of paper and embellishments from four collections courtesy of our friends at Authentique. Make sure to come back each day and go for the win!

Stay tuned for more tomorrow!

Love,

Sketch It Saturday

Hi Everyone! I am on my way to CHA and can not WAIT to share all of the fun from there... keep an eye out on the facebook page and on the blog for all the newest products and for all of the exciting new products you will find here at SFTIO!

As it is Sketch It Saturday.... I thought today we could share some of the best places on the web where you can FIND scrapbook sketches.

One of the BEST places is just to 

GOOGLE 

SCRAPBOOK SKETCHES 

be sure to hit IMAGES.. 

and WOW!

Here are some links to some of the other great resources available to you:

http://www.scrapbooksetc.com/printables/sketches/

http://www.pencillines.com/

http://gotsketch.blogspot.com/

http://www.pagemaps.com/pdfsketches.htm

You might even notice our own Jen Matott here!!

http://www.pencillines.com/2011/11/sketch-258.html

Do you use sketches? For only single pages? or double? Do you make sketches of your pages to share with others? What are some of your favorite sites? I would love to hear from you! And.. I would LOVE to see some pages you have made from sketches using SFTIO kits... 

Until next time!

Fitting In or Standing Out...

"I think everybody's weird. We should all celebrate our individuality and not be embarrassed or ashamed of it." 

Johnny Depp

How about another Individuality challenge to inspire you and get your scrapbooking mojo flowing?  Here's one posted over at our community:

Fitting in: Would you rather fit in? Or stand out? Is weird a good word to you? Or one that makes you cringe? What about being different? Were you part of a crowd growing up? Would you rather follow? Or lead?

What is really strange about you and how good are you at embracing your strangeness?

Is your interest piqued?  If so, please join us!  Come on over to the message boards and log in (it's free to register) to see the design twist for this challenge.  Play along.  Show us your layout in our challenge gallery and you could WIN some fun product to use on your future layouts.

I really hope to see you there!

Winner of the Individuality Kit and a Sneak Peek of DREAM

Just a quick drop-in to announce the winner of the Individuality kit...Random.org picked #9...


Barb S said...
This year my word is FLOURISH and it has several meanings for me. But mostly because I am a grandmother who has decided that it is never too late to flourish in a new way. I would love to see a kit designed around that theme. Two other important words for me are FOCUS and BELIEVE, and I want to explore all three of these in my scrapbooking this year. Thanks for your encouragement and telling us about the creative process you go through in developing the kits!

8:10 PM, January 19, 2012

Congrats Barb! Please email me at rachinla@aol.com with your snail mail address...

And as it's the 25th, here's a sneak peek of our next kit...

DREAM

Are you ready to delve into your innermost thoughts, closely held fantasies, nighttime wanderings and daytime musings?

Gorgeous, ethereal DREAM will be available Feb 1.

We'll be counting down to the kit reveal with giveaways and lots of fun...come on back and see!

And stay tuned for our updates from CHA next week...

Dreamily yours,