June Mystery Kit Winner

This month's kit was a fabulous one - full of pink goodness! Why pink?!?! Well, that is because the ladies at the store were so fabulously generous as to create this kit to benefit Crop for the Cure! $2.00 from every kit purchased was donated to the cause! Thank you ladies! You are fabulous!!

Check out the kit before everyone worked their individual magic....

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And here is this month's winner with another fabulous layout....

Congratulations to Heather Haggett!!

May Mystery Kit Winner!!

The month of May had all of the Mystery Kit takers playing with some goodies from Kiki Art. Some fabulous layouts were created but of course there can be only one winner.

(Just as a total aside, my husband would be so proud that that phrase invoked thoughts of Highlander. "There can be only one". However, here at the Turtle, we do not decapitate those who don't win. We just invite you all back to play again next month.)

Okay!! Creepy, completely unrelated tangent now over. Let's get back to scrappyness, shall we!

First, take a look at this month's kit......

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And the winner for this month, as chosen through a vote by our fantastic forum members, is.....

Heather Haggett

Congrats girl!!

And here is her fab layout....

As always Mystery Kits are released the last Sunday of each month but don't last long. So, get in and get yours while you can!

For the month of June, the ladies at the store have very generously agreed to donate $2 from the sale of each kit to Crop for the Cure. I cannot think of a better reason to go in and pick one up today!!

But, if you need another reason?!?! How about joining us at the forum and loading up your layout for a chance to win a gift certificate to the store. Sounds good, doesn't it?!?!

And if you still need another reason. How about the fact that for $8.99 you get a bag full of coordinating goodies to make a layout and believe me when I tell there is pretty much always leftover goodies to make another project or two!!

Why are you still reading this?!?! With reasons like those you should be on your way to the store to get your kit!!! :)

April Mystery Kit Winner!

Alright, my goal is to keep on top of these things from now on!! So, in keeping with that, here is the winning layout for April's Mystery Kit contest.

As always, let's first take a look at the kit contents....

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And now, here is the winning layout created by Laura Inglis-Eickmeier!!

Congratulations Laura!!

Just a reminder that Mystery Kits come out on the last Sunday of the month and are in limited supply. So get yours before they are gone!

Mystery Kit Catch-up!!

It has been a while since I have posted our Mystery Kit winners and I apologize for that. I cannot believe how quickly time seems to get away from me and things just don't get done!!

Anyway, enough about that. Here we go with the winners.....

DECEMBER

Here is a look at the kit before everyone played with it...

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And here is the winner's fabulous layout! Congratulations to Shelley Scheeringa for the winning layout!!

JANUARY

Another fab kit...

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Another incredible layout! The winner this month was Rachel Wagner!

FEBRUARY

The kit....

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The winner is again Rachel Wagner with another fabulous layout!!

MARCH

A look at the kit....

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And the lovely winning layout from Louisa Surette.

CONGRATULATIONS to all of the winners!!

And thank you to everyone for playing along.

November Mystery Kit Winner!!

Another month....another Mystery Kit challenge. November's kit was filled with yummy Jillibean Soup goodness. Be sure to check out the gallery to see all of the month's entries.

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Our winner this month created this gorgeous layout! Please join me in saying congratulations to Shelley Scheeringa!

Just a reminder that Mystery Kits come out on the last Sunday of the month and are in limited supply. So get yours before they are gone!

October Mystery Kit Winner!

Another month means another Mystery Kit. This month we were all working with a yummy kit filled with My Little Shoebox goodness!! Many gorgeous entries again this month. It's always a tough vote!!

The winner for this month is none other than Heather Haggett!!

Congratulations Heather on an adorable layout!!

Here is the kit we were playing with....

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And here is Heather's fabulous layout....

Just a reminder that Mystery Kits come out on the last Sunday of the month and are in limited supply. So get yours before they are gone!

September Mystery Kit Winner!

Can you believe another month has gone by?!?! September seemed to fly by in the blink of an eye! So, here I am again with another Mystery Kit winner. Of course, we were playing with another gorgeous kit this month. These little brown packages of goodness really are fabulous. If you haven't tried them out yet you really should get on it!

Here is a peek at September's kit filled with Bo Bunny yumminess.....

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This month there were 6 gorgeous layouts vying for the votes but of course there can be only one winner. So, without further ado, please join me in congratulating September's lucky winner....Shelley Scheeringa!! A stunning layout girl!

Just a reminder that Mystery Kits come out on the last Sunday of the month and are in limited supply. So get yours before they are gone!

August Mystery Kit Winner!!

Another month....another Mystery Kit!! Each month these brown bags are filled with all kinds of yummy goodness! You never know what you will get but frankly that is just all part of the fun!

August's kit did not disappoint! Check out the yumminess in there.....

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As always, the members of our forum (Turtle Soup) cast their vote and chose a winner. This month's honours go to Kate Burns with this gorgeous beauty!

Just a reminder that Mystery Kits come out on the last Sunday of the month and are in limited supply. So get yours before they are gone!

July Mystery Kit Winner!

The ladies at the store did it again! July's Mystery Kit was another fabulous one! So much fun to play with!

There were eight fantastic layouts up for the vote last month. The ladies on the forum used their 'voice' and chose a winner. To check out all of the layouts with the kit, pop over to the gallery HERE.

Have a look at the yummy goodies found in the kit....

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And here is the super cute layout that won the vote. Check out this beauty by Heather Haggett. Love those flowers.

Just a reminder that Mystery Kits come out on the last Sunday of the month and are in limited supply.

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A couple other reminders......

**Don't forget to check out August's QuicKutz Korner post to see Kim's gorgeous creations and for your chance to win some QK goodness!**

**Don't forget to check out the Fun With Ranger post for all sorts of tips and tricks using Ranger products. Thanks to Jennifer McGuire and her Thinking Inking series of videos.**

June Mystery Kit Winner!!

The verdict is in!! The fabulous ladies on the forum have voted and decided on last month's Mystery Kit winner.

There were six fantastic layouts created this month! You can check them all out here in the gallery!!

Here is the contents of the kit prior to everyone working their magic....

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And here is the gorgeous layout created by this month's winner - Lesley Langdon!! Congratulations Lesley!!


Just a reminder that Mystery Kits come out on the last Sunday of the month and are in limited supply. Get yours today!

**Don't forget to check out the QuicKutz Korner post below for your chance to win some QK goodness!**

May Mystery Kit!!

Another month gone by means another Mystery Kit!! I love these things! They are always filled with fabulous coordinating product. Everything you need to make a project and often there are tons of leftovers!!

May's kit was again fantastic!! It featured product from the Delight line by Fancy Pants.

Here is a look at it before....

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There were 9 incredible projects completed this month and if you pop over to the gallery you can get a peek at them all. The members of the forum voted and selected a winner.

A great big congratulations to Melanie James who won with this gorgeous layout!!

Just a reminder that Mystery Kits come out on the last Sunday of the month and are in limited supply. They never seem to last too long so stop in and get yours soon! June's kits are already flying off the shelves!!

Mystery Kits!!

Each month the ladies at the store put out a Mystery Kit and just like the name suggests the contents are in fact - a mystery! You never know what you are going to get but that is so part of the fun. Each kit contains coordinating patterned paper & embellishments. Each month the contents are different and the specifics might vary slightly depending on what line is being used. Never doubt though that these little packages of goodness are always fabulous and always well worth the $8.99.

They are available the Sunday of each month and fly off the shelves!! If you want one you must act fast!!

And once you get them, what do you do with it?!?! Well, after the fun of opening it up and checking out the surprise goodies you get to take it home and create. Load your work up to the online gallery between the 21st and 28th of the month for your chance to win a $10 gift certificate to the store. The winner is chosen by a vote of all members of the forum.

With every contest of course comes rules. These are included in your Mystery Kit for your easy reference. The basics are that you are to use your kit to creat a 1 or 2 page layout. You have to use a little bit of everything in the kit and are permitted to add cardstock only. There are a few exceptions to this cardstock rule though - you may add rub-ons or stickers for titlework and you have several free items that you may use to your heart's content (ink, paint, chalk, stitching, doodling).

As an example, here is what was included in the April Mystery Kit.....

And here is what some of our forum members did with it.....

Shelley Scheeringa

Marissa Colwell

(Based on a sketch by Becky Fleck)

Heather Haggett

Ria Jenkins

Angela Park

Christine Marsh

Part of the fun is to see everyone's very different takes on the same product!

Remember, kits are available the last Sunday of the month! There may be a kit or two left for May otherwise pop in later this month and play along for June!!