The COMMUNICATION Kit. Wanna Chat? Plus Layouts from our New Designers.

The July kit from SFTIO, COMMUNICATION, is a kitchy and stylish mix of fun paper and embellishments to help you explore and express how you connect with the world around you.

In the era of quick and easy ways to touch base, how much time do you make to connect on a deeper level? Is your life enhanced by social networking or hindered by it? Do you walk your talk? Are you a good listener? Are there topics that are off limits?

Paper from October Afternoon, Echo Park, Nikki Sivils and Jillibean Soup provides the perfect symbolism with everything from vintage phones and paper airplanes to notepads, typewriters, cameras and viewfinder reels. Embellishments include a custom chipboard polaroid frame, perfect for using as a stencil, mask or as a page element, kraft paper circle garland, epoxy woodgrain buttons, flags and banners and lots and lots of journaling stickers and cards. You'll also get a great stamp from Lawn Fawn and a long awaited Tim Holtz Distress Marker.

There's no shortage of ways to tell your story - join us and let's talk all about it!

Get your kit HERE; start or extend your six month subscription and you also get this from Seven Gypsies for all those secret love letters and communiques!:

And we're welcoming three new DT members! You'll love their deep and meaningful work.

 

 Here's just a taste of what they created on the topic of COMMUNICATION:

So what do you have to say?

The Optimism Kit is LIVE!

Is your glass half full or half empty? Explore how you approach life, hope and your future with our newest kit, OPTIMISM.

This kit is filled with life-affirming, meaningful images - hot air balloons, bright sunshine and clouds that drift by, delicate butterflies, flowers, and banner stickers for you to wave your flag with joy!

The Optimism kit includes a carefully curated selection of paper from three different manufacturers’ lines – My Little Yellow Bicycle's’ fun and girly Elizabeth Park, Basic Grey’s delicious and colorful Hello Luscious and Lily Bee’s sweet Happily Lost. Images of bright, bubbly goodness will surround you.

We've also included embellishments galore...handfuls of Cosmo Cricket and Basic Grey paper and fabric layers to create your own unique blooms and bubbles, flat, metal and dimensional butterflies, Maya Road's pink resin roses, Crepe Paper lace border stickers, and tons of happy, hopeful chipboard shapes that will lift your spirits like nothing else.

Ready to dream big and reach high? You've already got everything you need inside you. Now, reach for your OPTIMISM!

Click HERE to buy now!

Every month we create a kit that uses the freshest supplies along with symbolism that will help you tell your real story. Our industry-exclusive FREE Inspiration Page each month provides you with a multimedia support system - including deep journaling prompts, a music playlist, quotes, photos and evocative challenges to make your tender heart and creative mind and hands flow.

We’ve also got an amazing, deep and real community of women just like you who want to share what truly matters. And with our kits, there are no sneaky add-ons to buy – just the perfect amount of stylish and new paper, beautiful and meaningful embellishments and crazy-good variety!



PLEASE NOTE:
Non-US Subscribers who select an individual kit will receive a Paypal invoice for shipping after completing their order.

Your order constitutes your acceptance of our terms and conditions as printed on our FAQ page.

12 Sheets Double Sided Patterned Paper:
* Basic Grey Hello Luscious Dazzling * Basic Grey Hello Luscious Jalapeno Jelly * Basic Grey Hello Luscious Tartlet * Basic Grey Hello Luscious Blissful * Basic Grey Hello Luscious Succulent * Basic Grey Hello Luscious Simply Grand * Lily Bee Happily Lost Good Book * Lily Bee Happily Lost Amazing Views * Lily Bee Happily Lost Hammock * LYB Elizabeth Park Bloom Bands * LYB Elizabeth Park Teal Dots * My Mind's Eye Lush Fuschia Polka Dot Paper

Embellishments:
* AC Peachy Keen Doll Fabric Chipboard - Mulberry Thickers * Basic Grey Hello Luscious Alpha Stickers * Mark Richards Crystal Stickers Elements - Yellow, 1/2 sheet * Cosmo Cricket Upcycle Butterflies and Doilies, 6 pcs * Lily Bee Happily Lost Mixed Cardstock Stickers * LYB Elizabeth Park Crepe Paper Lace Stickers, 1/2 sheet * LYB Elizabeth Park Dimensional Pop Up Butterflies, 1/2 sheet * Maya Road Chipboard Mini Sets How's the Weather, 15 pieces
* Maya Road Resin Blossoms Pink, 4 * Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden Metal Charms, 3
* ScrapFX Hot Air Balloon, 2 pcs * Basic Grey Hello Luscious Petals, 8 pcs

Cardstock:
* American Crafts Shamrock* American Crafts Stone
* American Crafts Canary* American Crafts Surf

Color:
* Clearsnap Smooch Spritz - Cosmic Pink

Contents may vary slightly.

Softness and Strength...the Resilience Kit at our New Lower Price

You face challenges head on. You stick to your guns. You are powerful.
You've got RESILIENCE.



Rich, beautiful, and full of strong pattern and color, you'll tell your story in new and inspiring ways with this kit featuring American Crafts' The Classics, Prima's lush Melody Line and My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose.

Our newest kit includes wonderful visual symbols for your creative journey – 7 Gypsies’ elastic bands to explore rebounding and stretching beyond your limits, My Mind’s Eye stars and medals to reward your strength and bravery, and a hanger to show how you stay with it and move forward. ScrapFX’s Ballerina images reflect stamina, woodgrain and corrugated cardboard create a secure base and American Crafts’ bookplate journaling cards give you all the space you need to interpret the past and write your future.

Softness and strength? Anything is possible with RESILIENCE.

Click here to buy yours now. We're offering our kits now starting at $39.95 - an amazing value!

PLEASE NOTE:
Non-US Subscribers who select an individual kit will receive a Paypal invoice for shipping after completing their order.

Your order constitutes your acceptance of our terms and conditions as printed on our FAQ page.

10 Sheets Double Sided Patterned Paper:
* American Crafts The Classics Hamlet *American Crafts The Classics Anna Karenina
* American Crafts The Classics Wonderland * American Crafts The Classics Canterbury Tales * My Mind's Eye Stella & Rose Mabel Joy Crocheted Paper * My Mind's Eye Stella & Rose Mabel Joy Woodgrained Paper * Prima Melody Troubador * Prima Melody Golden Rod
* Prima Melody Poppy * Prima Melody Arabesque

2 Sheets Specialty Paper:
* American Crafts The Classics Dorian Gray (Pearl)
* My Mind's Eye Stella and Rose Mabel Love Brocade (Die-Cut)

Embellishments:
* 7Gypsies Apothecary Elastics, 4", 2 pcs * AC The Classics Minimarks Sheets - Foreward* American Crafts Thickers Hardcover Chipboard - Aquatic * American Crafts The Classics Just Write - Bookplates, 4 pcs * American Crafts Peachy Keen Elements Resin Rose Brads 3 pcs * American Crafts The Classics Pocket Patterns Fabric Swatches, 4 pcs * Jillibean Soup Corrugated Alphas - Kraft * My Mind's Eye Stella & Rose Hattie Happy Bits and Pieces, 1/2 package * Darice 3" hangers, 1 pc * Prima Dechire Capucina, 1 pc * Prima Regent Cumberland, 1 pc * ScrapFX, Ballerinas, 3 pcs

Cardstock:
* American Crafts Jade* American Crafts Sunflower
* American Crafts Brown Sugar * American Crafts Mulberry

Color:
* Clearsnap Smooch Spritz - Sunkissed

Contents may vary slightly

Come on by the SFTIO website to see the DT layouts...like these!







And I have some exciting news to share...welcome to our new Design Team Coordinator Melissa Elsner! Melissa comes to us off her recent stint as creator of the All About Me challenge blog and she is a stalwart, talented believer in our mission of encouraging you to explore your inner world. I'm very excited about what the future holds!



Melissa Elsner - Design Team Coordinator

Hi everyone! My name is Melissa Elsner and I am from the beautiful Pacific Northwest. I'm a Program Coordinator at an Early Learning Center and when I am not working I do a lot of singing and traveling (I lived in Guatemala for a year) and, of course, scrapbooking!

Speaking of scrapbooking, it is by far my favorite hobby! As a former art teacher, I needed something to keep my creative juices going and what better way to still be creative and preserve memories at the same time! A lot of my layouts are about me. Being a single gal, I'm taking advantage of this time to scrapbook my life story and also express my emotions. It's therapy! I have been published in Paper Crafts Magazine, ScrapStreet and have had work displayed in various other venues. I also teach scrapbooking for EK Success.

I am beyond thrilled to be part of the SFTIO team and look forward to digging deeper together as we explore our inner worlds!

Melissa's Blog: The Profound Brunette

And although the words are inadequate, I also want to say thank you to our departing DT Coordinator and all-around great gal Nancy Doren. I could not have wished for a better teammate in every way. Love you Nancy...



Love,
Rachel

The Vulnerability Kit - February 2011 Reveal

This sweet, luscious kit mixes beautiful pink and raspberry tones, delicate crocheted and transparency doilies, feathered flowers, pearl accents and bling.

Lace-cut butterfly paper, resin hearts, metal and layered embellishments add tons of dimension to your layouts. Glittered paper with magical birdcage and word imagery will make you feel like a girlie girl…glitter foam thickers and tiny alphas, along with 8 different journaling tools, including Pink Paislee clear cards and American Crafts journaling tickets will give you all the space you need to tell your most private stories. You’ll love the mix of papers from American Crafts, My Mind’s Eye, Pink Paislee and Hambly will wow you…and the crackle accents medium will let you try out new, accessible techniques with ease!

The softer side of you is something to embrace, nurture and love. Be you, be real and be VULNERABLE. Join us.

Buy yours here and read the detailed contents too. You can also check out the DT's new layouts. We'll have even more at mid month to inspire you!

These kits are sure to go fast! We are grateful for our wonderful members and customers for their support...thanks, ladies!

The November Kit: Acceptance.

Sometimes it's hard to love ourselves for exactly who we are and to embrace life as it is happening. We'll be sharing, creating and growing together in that direction with our November 2010 kit, ACCEPTANCE.



Buy now at our site.

This meaningful, stylish kit filled with warm autumn color features all the latest products you've been coveting from Crate Paper, My Mind's Eye, Basic Grey, American Crafts and much more. The variety of embellishments will blow you away – two different types of Prima flowers and a mask, die-cuts galore, Jillibean Soup and Melissa Frances journaling cards, blingy rub-ons, wood shapes, Sassafras layered paper blossoms, Webster’s Pages vintage-look buttons, pleated ribbon from Maya Road, chocolate cabochons, tiny glacier pearls and gold Shimmer Spray ink.

If you've been waiting for the perfect time to get a six month subscription, scroll down to check out this month's bonuses – even more Prima and rich adhesive felt flourishes. Last month’s bonuses sold out!

What balance in life will you strike between accepting things as they are and striving for change? Between surrender and empowerment? Join us and find out with ACCEPTANCE.

10 Sheets Double Sided Patterned Paper:
* Basic Grey Pyrus Pomaceous * Basic Grey Pyrus Pyrinae * Basic Grey Pyrus Snow Pear * Crate Paper Restoration Doilies * Crate Paper Restoration Flea Market * Harmonie Bella Bohemia Petits Fleurs * My Minds Eye So Sophie - Graceful, Happy For You - Precious Stripe * My Minds Eye So Sophie - Graceful, Open Your Heart - Berry Stem * My Minds Eye So Sophie - Graceful, Sisters - Peaceful Plum * My Minds Eye So Sophie - Graceful, Sweet Chic - Focused

2 Sheets Specialty Paper:
* Basic Grey Pyrus Doilies - Tea Towel (die cut) * Harmonie Bella Bohemia Bouquet (die-cut)

Embellishments:
*American Crafts Dear Lizzy Enchanted Thickers: Fantastic - Wine (foam) * Basic Grey Pyrus Alpha Sticker - Micro Monograms * Mark Richards Mint Pearls, 25 * Mark Richards Cabochons, Iridescent Brown, 1/2 sheet * MME So Sophie – Graceful Happy for You Accessories Card * MME So Sophie – Graceful Open Your Heart - Title * Seven Gypsies Mini Ephemera Gypsy, 5 pcs * Harmonie Precut Shapes Wood Flower * Sassafras Entwined Blossoms Turkish Turquoise, 3 pcs * Websters Vintage Sparklers Plum, 3 pcs * Basic Grey Pyrus Die-Cut Shapes – Pieces, 1/4 package * Jillibean Soup Kraft Shipping Tags: Repair Tag * Melissa Frances Mini Envelopes and Tags, 2 * Basic Grey Pyrus Sparkling Rubs , full package * Prima Bronte Blooms - Bisque, 3 pcs * Prima Roosevelt - Delano, 3 pcs * Creative Impressions Twill Trim, Caramel, 1/2 yd * Maya Road Pleat Ribbons, Cream, 1/2 yd

Cardstock:
* American Crafts Wine* American Crafts Mustard *American Crafts Kraft *American Crafts Geyser

Technique:
* Prima Masks, Patterns, 1 pc

Color:
* Tsukineko Psst! Shimmer Spritz, Gold

Contents may vary slightly.

October Kit Launch - PURPOSE

October 2010 Kit of the Month: PURPOSE




CLICK HERE to buy yours now!

What is your mission? What aspirations do you hold most dear? Find out with our October kit, PURPOSE. This kit is all about finding your way to confidence and resolve.

Right on trend and inspired by the Steampunk Movement, we've used the sought after Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante along with Crate Paper's Restoration Line and Kaisercraft Lush to reflect an old world theme with a modern twist. Gears, bling, corrugated cardboard , clocks, wings...this kit has it all.

The kit also includes great alphas, Basic Grey's Basics Line chip, metal and canvas embellishements, brand new window envelopes and bingo markers from Maya Road, and a brand new color of Tim Holtz Distress Stickles.

These are the perfect tools for understanding your principles, and carry you into fall with style and grace.

If you've been waiting for the perfect time to get a six month subscription, scroll down to check out this month's bonuses – gorgeous vintage style goodies!

Join us and find your intention with PURPOSE.

10 Sheets Double Sided Patterned Paper:
* Crate Paper Restoration Ruffles * Crate Paper Restoration Slipcover * Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante Steampunk Debutante * Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante Ephemera Extraordinaire * Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante Fantasy Floral * Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante Time Flies * Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutante Nouveau Artistry * Kaisercraft Lush Cherry Blossom * Kaisercraft Lush Bonsai * Kaisercraft Lush Maple

2 Sheets Specialty Paper:
* Crate Paper Restoration Cent (die-cut)
* Teresa Collins Travel Ledger Travel Clocks (transparency)

Embellishments:
*Basic Grey Wander Chip Sticker ABCs, Green
* Cosmo Cricket Tiny Type Clear Letters - Brown * Seven Gypsies Gem Gears, 3 pcs * Maya Road Kraft Collection Window Envelopes, 2 pcs * Melissa Frances Ephemera Stickers, General Store, 1/2 sheet * Basic Grey Basics Small Details, 3 pcs * Basic Grey Pyrus Glazed Brads, 6 pcs * Crate Paper Restoration Chipboard Accents, 7 pcs * G45 Staples Chipboard Buttons, 6 pcs * Jillibean Soup Corrugated Shapes, Arrows 4 pcs * Maya Road Wood Bingo Markers, 4 pcs * Websters Little Whimsy Flowers, Green 3 pcs * Basic Grey Basics, Journaling Transparencies, Take Note, 2 pcs
* Kaisercraft Lush Mini Journal Tags, 3 pcs
* Basic Grey Basics Canvas Tags, 2 pcs * Prima Flowers , Tuscany Seaside, 2 pcs * American Crafts I Do Ribbon Steel Lasercut Velvet, 1/2 yd * Creative Impressions Twine, 3 ft

Cardstock:
* American Crafts Charcoal * American Crafts Black *American Crafts Rust *American Crafts Jade

Technique:
* Tim Holtz Masks, Timeworks

Color:
* Tim Holtz Distress Stickles, Rusty Hinge

Contents may vary slightly.

11 Days to Liftoff!

Scrapbooking from the Inside Out, founded by published designer and instructor Rachel Kaufman, will launch on July 1st, with a sneak peek at the first kit on June 25th at Rachel’s blog, Inside Out. Scrapbooking From The Inside Out is a kit club, an inspirational source and an online community for scrapbookers who want to explore their inner lives and deepest thoughts and dreams. July's kit and inspiration will focus on ‘Freedom.’

Scrapbooking from the Inside Out advocates Rachel's trademarked approach to scrapbooking – starting with the emotion. It’s ‘Scrapbook Therapy’ – using scrapbooking as a means to self-exploration, self-expression and self-discovery. Each month, the site, and kit, will focus on a specific emotional theme. The stylish, bountiful kit will arrive with products that will take the user on a creative journey of the heart that starts with feelings. Each kit includes at least 10 pieces of patterned paper, 4 pieces of specialty paper, 5 pieces of cardstock, two alpha sets, and a luscious array of ribbon, hard and soft embellishments, two paints or inks, a mini stamp and an album or other item to alter. These limited edition kits are available exclusively online at Scrapbooking From The Inside Out. The kits are ideal for anyone – beginner to advanced, and are perfectly balanced to be adapted and customized by scrapbookers of any style – clean and graphic, funky and freestyle, or vintage and distressed.

Unlike any other kit club, Scrapbooking from the Inside Out offers an online ‘Inspiration’ webpage with music links, photos of great art, quotes and journaling prompts to encourage personal exploration through the emotion. The site will also include techniques, samples and challenges from a stellar international design team and special celebrity guests to help jumpstart creativity. The site includes a forum for sharing ideas, experiences and feelings, as well as a user gallery where scrapbookers can post their pages and projects to help themselves and others be inspired. The kits sell for $49.95 for an individual month, $47.95 per month for a three month subscription, and $45.95 per month for a six month subscription. Subscribers will receive members-only access to additional instruction and rewards, as well as free bonuses with each purchase. Gift certificates are always available – and make the perfect gift for any scrapbook enthusiast.

The mission of Scrapbooking from the Inside Out is to help scrapbookers explore their inner worlds and motivate them to express themselves on the scrapbook page with greater depth, to reach for scrapbooking as support, encouragement and catharsis in processing life’s pleasurable and difficult moments. Scrapbooking from the Inside Out creates a totally new space in the scrapbooking world for sharing thoughts and feelings in the way that only scrapbookers can. You'll find it at Scrapbooking From The Inside Out. For more information or to pre-register before July 1st, email scrapbookdesign@aol.com. We look forward to welcoming you!