Walking Down Harvest Lane

Hey everyone!  Julie Ranae here with you today to share a

couple of projects using terrific collections still

available from StopandScrap.com

I could not wait to start creating with Simple Stories 'Harvest Lane'

and if you are a cardmaker like me or a scrapbooker {like I want to be}

and are looking for a great collection for autumn, then you have

got to take advantage of StopandScrap.com's great discounted prices.

To complete this card, I used one of the extra-large journaling cards

and added my own stamping.

Both cards have additional embellishments using Liquid Pearls by Ranger.

Before I go, I want to share that we are thrilled with the

submissions that came in for our brand new challenge

design team.

We are putting the finishing touches on all the details

of the challenge including dates & challenge themes.

We are going over each submission carefully and will

be in touch with those who we feel will be a great fit

for our needs very soon.

Thank you to all who support StopandScrap.com

and we hope you will continue to spread the word

about our great PRE-ORDER SPECIALS

and daily discounts!

For the Record & Our Pre-CHA Clearance Continues!

Hello everyone Tina here. I have a super cute card using some new papers from We R Memory Keepers, this is the Love 2 Craft pack and it's just delicious!

I love packs like this, with such pretty and diverse prints; they enable me to put together patterns I might not be brave enough to otherwise.

Be sure to check out all the new Pre-Orders, so many to choose from including Echo Park, October Afternoon, and KaiserCraft. There are also many things in the clearance section and sale section that are available at a bargain.

Up to 40% Off Today's Sale!

Our pre-CHA Clearance Sale continues

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Summer Travels card

Hey there, everyone!  Lea here today to share a soft and sweet summer card using some fabulous Webster's Pages product!!  As StopAndScrap.com continues to make room for all the new items that are soon to come, you can get a really great deal on some Webster's Pages product right now!  Be sure to check it out, and get some of their fabulous papers at a really great price!

I just love the soft but beachy feel of the Palm Beach papers, which I've combined with some lovely trim, doilies & flowers from past collections.  Here is what I created!!

My goodness...these are seriously some of my very favorite colors!!  I just love it!

This card was really easy to put together!  First, I picked out the papers that I wanted to use, distress inked them and then sanded their edges.  After that, I just pulled out embellishments that matched, cut a little bit of trim and just layered it all together!!  Card making can really be as easy and stress-free as that!!  So- make sure you are having a ton of fun with your papers and embellishments as you create...it is really an enjoyable experience!!

Until later,
~Lea L.

Red, White, and Blue

Hello crafters, Tina here. This week's sketch from The Sweet Stop, SSS165, is crazy cute with lots of layers. I wanted to make one last card for the upcoming holiday using We R Memory Keepers Red White & Blue papers.

The pinwheel was stamped using the Crackle background from PTI, the texture it adds is amazing.

There are some amazing new pre-orders in the store, have you had the chance to look? If not, head over there now. And, while you're there, you can check on what's new and shipping.

Hope you have a glorious 4th of July holiday with the ones you love!

Grow Old With Me...

Hey there, everyone!  Lea here today to share another card with you!  Because my career is in the wedding industry, I am completely immersed in them right now.  Not to mention, my best friend just got married last weekend....so love is in the air in my world!!  That is why I decided to create a love themed card today.  This card would be great to give to your future spouse on the morning of your wedding, but it could also be used for an anniversary or even a celebration of friendship!  I love when you create a card, and it can be used for many purposes!

Right now there is a lot on sale at StopAndScrap.com, considering Summer CHA is right around the corner.  Definitely have to make room for all of the new product!  So, I checked out what was remaining of the Glitz Design product, pulled it out of my stash with some Prima flowers....and went to town!!  Here is what I created!

There is a ton of stuff on sale at StopAndScrap.com right now, so go check it out and see what you can't live without!  Be sure to check out all the latest pre-orders as well, so you can add a bit of new as well!!

I hope you have an awesome Thursday!

Until later,
~Lea L.

We R Memory Keepers Red, White & Blue

Hi friends and welcome to our Friday video featuring the We R Memory Keepers Red, White & Blue Collection. I had a card all planned out and then got into the packaging which is just cutting edge and so scrapbook room friendly. A lot of thought went into this and it's paying off. It's actually quite brilliant and I was totally impressed. For less than $20, you get 50 sheets of 12 x 12 card stock and over 800 pieces. WOW. After I did my haul showing you what was in this kit, I did omit fun add-ons, such as pinwheels, flags, and even star stick pins that you will definitely want to add to your collection.  These papers can be used for any occasion. Of course, there are several matching stamp sets that I never pick up for some crazy reason.

I made my fun card for you using some of the lined journaling pages so this kit is made for card makers and srapbookers, as well as any paper crafter, no matter what you do. You will love it.

At the end of the video, a short haul of Pretty Little Studio is featured that is something new to me and I have their Sand Castle Collection (and the masculine Monsieur Collection) that is so trendy right now with hexagons, gradient paper, and more. Again, this is another collection with a tremendous amount of potential as to how you choose to use it. I will be making a project next week with the Sand Castle Collection so if you order yours right now, you will have it in time for next week's project!

Be sure to check out some of my personal favs of October Afternoon and Hero Arts.

Two new vendors in the store have really caught my eye of Carta Bella and Cavallini & Co. Their designer paper, and especially Washi Tape, is a must have with some very unique and fun patterns that will compliment all of your work, if not steal the show.

Browse around the store a bit to see what you like as it's always on sale and with our super fast shipping, you will have your new big girl toys before anybody else does, and this includes the pre-orders. Use paper people can be impatient at times if we really want something - like run to the mailbox a few times a day impatient.

I would like to thank you for watching the video. I've kept it very short for you packed full of information and even a card demonstration. We love having you to stop by and visit us. Larry, Maria, and the team wish you all a great weekend!

Oh Me, Oh My!

Tina here! I don't know about you, but I am always on the lookout for cute ideas to package inexpensive items. We go through lots of MiO and I've been looking for a fun way to package it to give as little pick me ups. I'm also going to set these on tables for my son's birthday party in August since we'll be having a pool party.

When I found this super cute pail cutting file in the Silhouette Online Store I thought it'd be the perfect vessel for my idea. I used paper from Echo Park's Sweet Day collection; it is so summery and gorgeous! I grabbed the striped paper to make the pail itself and used the other side for the umbrella. The umbrella was decorated using a sentiment flag.

The handles were added using some small chocolate brads. I just threw in some reusable ice cubes and added the MiO and the umbrella. Looks all beachy and festive!

We drink from mason jars here at my house, so I used a jar cutting file pieced with some more paper from Echo Park's Sweet Day collection; I then used vellum as an overlay before tying on the twine.

The sentiment on the circle panel is from Hero Arts/ Studio Calico You Are The Best set and is sort of a play on words for the MiO....I thought it was clever. ;-) The sentiments on the flags are from Verve.

Hope you've enjoyed my project today, thanks for stopping by. And, make sure you check out all the sales and deals StopandScrap is offering. You'll want to look at the clearance section as well; lots of good stuff there at super prices! Finally, there are still some goodies available for Pre-Order that you don't want to miss!

Pinwheel Flower Garden

Happy Friday everybody. This is Cindy and today I have 2 videos for you today. I had originally intended it to be just one video but when I started playing with the October Afternoon 9 to 5 collection, of course, I had to take you through all of it leaving my commentaries along the way. That collection is wild and my new absolute fav and I'm a huge October Afternoon fan.

As I write this, at 10:30 PST, and I've been up since 4 a.m., I'm hallucinating, so I'm going to let the videos upload overnight and get them here ASAP in the morning. If you miss them, you will definitely want to come back to get up close and personal with this super fun collection and get some belly laughs along the way. Just wait until you see what's inside!

In the meantime, here are some still photos of my project. Enjoy!

UPDATE - Video links now available:

Don't forget the two newest October Afternoon collections, now available for pre-order:

Most Fabulous Friend

Hey there, everyone!!  Lea here today to share a new card with you!  My card features some fabulous paper & tag by Pink Paislee.  They make some of the cutest papers & embellishments...I just love them!!  You will find some of the older product in the Daily Deals right now at StopAndScrap.com, plus you can still get Pink Paislee's latest collection "Declaration" at the store!

This card encompasses two of my very favorite things- a pink/aqua color combo and snippets of doily here and there.  Here is what I created!

Today I thought I would share a little about my creative process, because I think that making cards should be fun and stress free!!  The first thing I do is typically grab the papers & stamps that I want to use.  Then, because I am a visual person, I just look through all my fun bits and baubles, and grab everything that I think matches the theme.  I spread them around my desk, and then just go to town grabbing them when & if I need them!  There is nothing strict and regimented about it....I just start stamping, distressing, cutting and placing things here and there. 

Unless my card is super clean & simple...this is typically the process that I use.  I feel like I stay inspired because I am looking at every pretty thing that I might possibly put on my card front.  It is also a GREAT way to make sure you are using up all that fun product that you've purchased.  The one thing that I will never be accused of is being a hoarder...if I've got it in my stash- I will use it!!  So, I challenge you to do the same thing.  I promise....it will be ultra inspiring!  {Plus...it will make some room in your stash for all the new stuff coming out soon!!  Be sure to check back at StopAndScrap.com soon for that!!}

Until later,
~Lea L.

Gifts for the Swimmer

*I only photographed one set, I actually made two.

Today, I have a gift set for a few of the swimmers in my family. My parents' pool was opened up last weekend and the kids are so excited to jump in and get wet. We're hoping to make it there later today to join the cousins for some fun.

I made a couple of cute gift bags using Echo Park's Paradise Beach papers; each gift bag houses a noseplugs/ earplugs set. I decided to dress them up by punching circles in coordinating cardstock and then stamping those cute flip flops from We R Memory Keepers Down the Boardwalk stamps. They just couldn't be cuter. The sun was cut on my Cameo with the backside of the flip flop paper and then a button threaded with twine was added in the center.

Next up is the Zinc Face Cream; I again punched some circles in coordinating cardstock and then added the super cute 3-d bow using more paper from Echo Park's Paradise Beach. I cut this on my Cameo, but they are easy enough to make without a machine and the little touches like this make an inexpensive gift look more special.

Finally, I included a chapstick holder. I adore the pinwheel, it's so adorable and screams summer to me. I added a cute button threaded with some twine for the centers; I made it a little more realistic by adding the lollipop stick.

I hope you've enjoyed my project today. Have a great rest of the week!

Be sure to check out all the sales and clearance items on the StopandScrap website! You can also see what's available for pre-orders while you're there.You can get updates from us on Facebook; so be sure to like our page.

Today's Daily Deal

Make sure you take advantage of today's sale, Up to 66% Off great items from My Mind's Eye, Bella Blvd, Graphic 45 and much more! Valid on 6/6/12 only.

New! Graphic 45 A Ladies' Diary Collection

Welcome! It's Gloria with you today! I am very excited to share the NEW Graphic 45 A Ladies' Diary collection with you today! StopAndScrap has this collection and MORE on pre-order!

Since I am also on the Graphic 45 design team, I have already gotten my  hands on this fantastic paper! This is one of my NEW favorites in the Graphic 45 catalog! I love the soft colors paired with dark brown and black. Plus, any paper that has clocks and flowers is a hit with me!

I used the 8x8 pad for this project. The smaller scale of the prints is perfect for cards, tags, and mini albums.

I made a card with a removable book mark! Nothing says "friendship" like a pretty bookmark!

The Simple Stories Odds and Ends Memorabilia Pocket is perfect for tucking the bookmark into. You could also tuck a gift card into the pocket for an extra special gift!

I used Prima Perle Bebe Fairy Belle flowers to decorate my pocket and bookmark. So soft and pretty!

For more details and a peek at the inside of the card, visit my blog, Scraps of Life.

~ Gloria

Honeycomb Paper & How to Make Your Own

Hi everybody. This is Cindy again. Today's video is on honeycomb paper that's gone a little viral this week. We're using the real stuff and a tutorial on how to make your own. They're pretty fun and simple, not to mention cost effective and you have everything you need to do a few yourself today from your own stash! I used Tim Holtz and Echo Park, which are two of my favs. I hope that you enjoy the video and learn something new from it. Have a great weekend!

And make sure you take advantage of today's My Mind's Eye sale. You get an additional 20% off the already discounted new releases using code MME20. It is only valid today 6/1/12 and can be used on any item in the "Sales & Great Deals" section. Click the banner below to see:

NEW! Graphic 45 Happy Haunting Collection!

Good day, StopAndScrap.com Friends! It's Gloria with you today and I have a peek at the NEW Graphic 45 Happy Haunting collection! I know it is early to be creating Halloween layouts, but when you are as far behind in your scrapbooking as I am, you need a head start!

I used some of the Happy Haunting papers, plus the chipboard elements and stickers!

I used a combination of American Crafts and Graphic 45 Core'dinations cardstock for my layers.

The flowers are from Petaloo and Prima. I tucked the various sticker and chipboard elements into the flowers. To give them added dimension, I first attached the stickers to some scrap chipboard.

I added a fancy pin from Webster's Pages into the top of the flower arrangement. If you look at the products for color, tone, and style, it is easy to mix and match various product lines into one cohesive project!

I hope you had fun visiting! My plan is to give you a rotation of cards, layouts, and altered/mixed media items! I know the rest of the DT will be sharing all sorts of interesting things with you! Make sure you check back often!

~ Gloria

Altered Water Can

Good  morning and happy Friday to you! I'm sure many of you are looking forward to the upcoming 3-day weekend which marks the official start of summer! Today we also remember our fallen soldiers who have given their lives for us. Thank you is never enough.

Today's video was a total disaster. I accidentally deleted everything that I wanted while editing. Then 4 videos later, I figured out that I have a software issue. 10 hours later. I'm done with no video. I know my limits and respect them. This week I will figure out what my problem is to get back on track.

I was so torn as to what to make today, so I decided to alter a water can. You can easily pick this up at Michael,s for a few dollars. I used Heidi Swapp products and and had fun creating this. My video was actually 28 minutes long but I edited it down to 15 and you know the rest.

I also promised one of our followers a 6 x 6 paper pad if we went over 100 Followers and we did! Our winner is OLIVIA LARSON! Please contact me at cindy@stopandscrap.com and I will get you all fixed up. Congratulations Olivia! Remember that I only ship to the United States. I think this is something that I'll do every week. For this week's giveaway, how about a 2 packages of Webster's Pages (Game On); one of fabric ribbons and the other of Designer Trim (Game On)? Are you up for that? I'd like to see 150 Followers by this time next week.

Since I don't have a video for you today and really pray I get it fixed for next week, I'm going to describe to you just how easy this was to make and it's cute!

I took the newsprint Heidi Swapp Trimmings (Information) and lightly distressed the edges using Tim Holtz/Ranger Vintage Photo Distress Ink with a blending tool. I applied a strip of 1/8" Scor-Tape to the top of the 12" length of trim and a 1/4"" Scor-Tape to the back. The front tape is to hold the ribbon in place and the bad is to firmly secure it to the Water Can. I used Scor-Tape  as my adhesive for this entire project. I added some blue buttons from my stash alternating the colors and the sizes. You want the smaller buttons on the ends and the larger buttons working their way toward the center taking care to alternate colors. Be sure to measure 12" around your watering can so that you have the ends almost meeting or meeting, as we have ways to cover that up. Remove the adhesive on the back of the trim and wrap it around the water can. You do have some wiggle room if goes on crooked. You want the edges to meet right above the lower handle of the can. Remove the 1/8" Scor-Tape on the front. Cut a long length of blue ribbon, fold it in half, and start adhering it to the can on the opposite side of the handle. Tie ribbon into a bow in front of the handle and snip a "V" into the ribbon. Two lengths of twine into a bow and adhere to the center of the blue ribbon at an angle so that you can see both ribbons. I then used 3 Prima flowers to decorate around the bow. Previous to that, I sprayed some Studio Calico Mister Huey's glimmer mist onto the flowers and fluffed out the petals. I arranged them on the water can as shown and adhered large faux pearls in the center of each flower.

This project is so easy and fun, and a great way to dress up any type of home decor.

I hope that you like this project and it's so versatile that you can use it on any item in your house!

Enjoy your weekend and I'll see you back next week with another prize winner and video! God bless you and thank you for stopping by. Be sure to visit us daily for the best inspiration out there and I'll start uploading our design team photos to Pinterest and don't YOU forget to upload your projects and creations to our Flickr Gallery. We want to see your work too! I would like to check it out a few times a week and reward you  for the beautiful work that you shared with us, a real standout in the gallery.

Oh, and did you see the new We R Memory Keepers Love to Scrap? Must have and so fun!


Here is my project that I would like to share with you and I hope that you enjoy it!

Teacher Appreciation

Hello, StopAndScrap Fans! It's Gloria with you today. As a homeschool mom of 13 years, I know how important our childrens' teachers are! Teachers, whether in traditional school settings, Sunday school, coaching, or homeschooling, deserve our respect and admiration. Take time today to thank the teachers in your child's life!

I have made a card with a matching gift card holder. Gift cards to a favorite coffee shop, book store, or salon are much appreciated by busy teachers! Why not make a cute holder in which to present the card?

I used the Webster's Pages Game On 6x6 Collection papers for my project. I enjoy the petite collections from Webster's Pages as they are perfect for card making! There are loads of NEW 6x6 papers available in the Pre Order section!

I created a standard 5.5 x 4.25 inch card out of cardstock from American Crafts.

The matching gift card holder is actually a  Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations Pocket Envelope die cut shape!

The die cut shape comes with the envelope and two closure circles. You simply fold and adhere the envelope together and place two mini brads through the closure circles. Keep the envelope closed with a bit of twine or string.

The envelope is the perfect size to hold a standard sized gift card!

Make sure you take a look at the NEW kits for my Graphic 45 Little Darlings Altered Box and Mini Ablum! Both the kits and inividual items are IN STOCK in the Daily Deals section! Click HERE for the printable Tutorial.

Thanks for visiting!

- Gloria Stengel

How to Make Your Own Daybook Video

Happy Friday! Daybooks are all the rage now with journaling and everything. They are so versatile that you can use this book for anything that you want. When I saw Vicki Burdick's Christmas Notepad, I knew I had to make something like this for you. It just demonstrates to you even more what you can really do with this. Vicki made an adorable 4 x 6 Christmas Notepad and I'm sure that I'll eventually do as well. It's adorable and too cute. The concept behind my Daybook/Journal is that since summer vacation is coming up and we're taking our pictures, it's important to write down the date and what the picture is about. That way, when you finally get it into a scrapbook, it will refresh your memory. My daughter is having a beach themed graduation party in, oh wow, 8 days, so I thought that it would be nice for her to write down her memories. There are slots in the Daybook for her to put pictures in. It's all yours to design and decorate for your needs, but I have a feeling that this will be used over and over again for different events in our lives.

For my Daybook, I used Fancy Pants products of Summer Soul and Wave Searcher that are so compatible with each other that I showed you last week in my haul video.

I hope that you enjoy watching the video and that you will make it a fun weekend project. Remember that we have a Flikckr Gallery just for you to share your projects with us and we'd love to see them! I do need to go there and take a look-see of gallery standouts so that we can show you off here on the blog. We all really appreciate your feedback at StopAndScrap.com so if there's something that you'd like to see demonstrated in the future, just shoot me off an email at cindy@stopandscrap.com. I would also like to thank Vicki for her permission to hijack her measurements :)

God bless you and have a great weekend! We're just shy of 100 blog followers so if we can get over 100 by noon Sunday, I'll personally send a 6 x 6 paper pad to one lucky winner (Continental 48 states only please).

Be sure to check out all of the great pre-orders. I went over my budget already! And again, continue to look for new product arriving daily in the store. We really appreciate and value you as our customer and are so thrilled that you're growing with us.










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StopAndScrap.com Blog Hop Winners Announced! And Some Other Stuff Too!

Okay, here we go! For those of you who won, please contact the design team member blog that you were picked from. She will give you a gift certificate code. When you redeem your Gift Certificate from the store, make sure you put your code in the Gift Certificate section when you're checking out.

Congratulations to all of our blog hop winners and thank you so much for participating! We are all working very hard behind the scenes to bring in more product for you and new lines. Oh, that just reminded me that Summer CHA is only a few months away! It used to be a 6-hour drive. Now it's a cross country flight, but sometimes you just have to do it :)

Now to announce our winners! When you click on the link of the design team members, it will take you directly to their blog winner announcement.

Design Team Member                                      Blog Hop Winner

Audrey Tokach                                                       Lisa
Carolyn King                                                          Riti
Cindy Coutts                                                         Patty J.
Gloria Stengel                                                        Kathy/North Carolina
Laurel Seabrook                                                    Linda
Lea Lawson                                                           Karen
Monika Davis                                                         Natalie Houston
Savannah O'Gwynn                                               Bente
StopAndScrap.com Blog                                      Rose
Tammy Hershberger                                             Trisha
Tina Hale                                                                Tammy
Trudy Sjolander                                                      Jo

Congratulations ladies! Thank you so much for being such faithful customers and followers. We really appreciate it and hope to see your faces regularly.

Since the store owners, Larry and Maria (who are wonderful people by the way), have a primary focus of excellent customer service and shipping once pre-orders come in, I need to give them a hand and take some basic questions that you have off of their desk so they can get you your new pretties even faster. If there's anything that I can ever do for you, perhaps you have a video or technique request, go ahead and email me at cindy@stopandscrap.com. If it's a question that I can't answer, at the end of each day, I'll send the owners an email with those questions. They always get back to me within an hour or so, and I will personally email you as soon as I receive word. Keep in mind that the design team is a Monday-Friday operation, even though Larry and Maria are pretty much 24/7. Great product, great prices, great customer service, and great new products arriving daily make one great store for you!

StopAndScrap.com Blog Hop Update

Good morning friends. The design team has picked the winners from their blog. I'm picking the winners from my blog and this blog. I'm like Santa in that I have to check the list twice, a lot more than twice, to make sure that this task is pulled off without a hitch because we don't like those. I do apologize for being a day late. I thought it would be more fun to take a dive off of a 6-foot ladder and destroy my left knee than do anything productive, so here I am trying to catch up. I'm California and it's a little after 6 a.m. so I'll have everything up no later than noon Eastern Time.

While you're waiting, check out the new June CARDS Magazine. Our girl Lea Lawson has the cover! Congrats Lea! 

For today's design team project, Tammy made a super cool card using the Basic Grey Peanut Butter & Jelly goodies. Click here to see Tammy's beautiful and fun card!

I sure hope you caught today's Newsletter featuring two new Basic Grey lines of Clippings and Paper Cottage. Swoon! They are definitely on my wish list.

If you want daily eye candy emailed to you, sign up for our Newsletter and Blog Feed! Both are on the right side of this blog.

Have a very blessed day and I'll see you in a few hours. Thank you for your patience. For those of you who know me, this is not how I normally roll. All I had to do was move the nail on the other side that wasn't in the stud which would have taken 2 seconds. Duh!

Mother's Day with Savannah and Laugh with Monika

Hello, friends:}

We have a double treat for you today with both Savannah and Monika sharing with your their lovely work, so be sure to keep reading!

First off is Savannah and then Monika. We know that you'll enjoy this!

Savannah O'Gwynn here with my FIRST StopAndScrap blog post! I'm so excited to be a part of this team and fabulous store!!!

Today I'm sharing a quick and easy card for Mother's Day. I used some of my favorite papers by Echo Park {available HERE from StopAndScrap}.

Supplies: Echo Park papers, stamps by Paper Smooches, EK Success punch

Be sure to check out all the sales and clearance HERE on the StopandScrap website! And don't forget about the StopandScrap DT blog hop! You could win a $20 gift certificate to the StopandScrap store! More details HERE!

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THANKS for stopping by! Be blessed:}

Next up is Monika's beautiful project for you.

Hello! It's Monika here with my very first StopAndScrap post on this blog. I am so honored to be here, working with this fabulous team! I hope I can inspire you to make something pretty.
Today I have a card for you.

I am a stamper at heart so I had fun using Lilybee Victoria Park clear stamp set from the store. I managed to use 7 of the 13 beautiful images. Isn't not bad, is it? 

I also used the pretty matching designer paper and Bag of Bits pieces.
To embellish my card, I added some lace, Baker's Twine, and silver rhinestones.

Thank you for stopping by,
Monika

Don't forget to visit us daily until May 13 for our blog hop and we'd love to have you keep coming back for daily inspiration too! If anybody can provide you with great mojo, it's these ladies.

I also want to assure our scrapbookers and we have many layouts in store for you, scrap maps, and even some specialized product down the line, just for you!