Make it a "Smashing" New Year!

We are ringing in the New Year in "smashing" style.  We are excited to announce a new year long project for the Scrap Again Design Team... The Smash Book project.

Smash book and embellishments from K&Company is one of the hottest trends to hit the scrapbook scene.  It's a pre-made book with fun pattern paper inside and comes with a complete line of embellishments.  There are endless ways to use this book and no pressure to make it look perfect... since you are just smashing in the items.  Not only can it be used as a journal, but it can capture all those quotes, pictures, receipts, tickets, inspirational ideas, and other fun stuff that don't make it in our traditional scrapbook albums.

We couldn't wait to get our hands on the book and all it's fun embellishments.  Here are some of the items we selected.

Be sure to follow us as we begin this "smashing" journey and see how each of us will use it over the year.   Will it find it's way to the bottom of our scrapbook bags or in our to-do "project bin"?... or will it be our go to book to capture all those smaller but just as important moments?  We will be sure to keep you posted as we write updates throughout the year on our progress. 

The book and accessories will be featured at the Kick Off Crop on January 28th.   Register Now 

Watch this fun video to see the smash book in action!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PFsArr4Z1s

SADT October Kit... product from 'Amy Tangerine'

The SADT October kit could possibly be our favorite kit of the year!  We couldn't wait to work with the new 'Amy Tangerine' line from American Crafts... and all the fun goodies we found to go with it.  The fabric flowers are from Basic Grey, and the fun colored pre-sewn fabric strips we found at our local fabric store. 

'Amy Tangerine' really did a great job designing this line... creating fun papers to work with and using a unique color pallet (probably not anything I would typically choose!).  The choice of pattern patter; from flowers, to wood grain, and dots, creates texture on your pages and all together works great.  It just so happened that I decided to make this a golf layout... and then I found the coordinating sticker "A slice of the good life".  It was the perfect sticker to add, playing off of the word 'slice' as it relates to the game of golf.

I don't have a sewing machine YET (my birthday is coming up though!) and I love the look of fabric and stitching on scrapbook layouts, it just seems to really complete the page.  We found these great fabric strips at the local fabric store.  They come in a pack of about 12, and there were a few coordinating colors to choose from.  (We found them by the pre-cut quilting strips.)

Embellishment and alpha stickers are also 'Amy Tangerine' by American craft.  But if you already have fabric Thickers, use a marker to make stitch like marks for the same look.

The chevron pattern (zig-zag) is everywhere!  Cut along the pattern for a fun edge.

Can't wait for 'Amy Tangerine' to come out with her new line, it was so fun to work with this one.  (BTW... love her name too!)  I'll be sure to include this layout in our Design Center albums for the crop on Nov. 19 too!

What we couldn't pass up...

Well... we didn't get far into Expo (first booth) before we spotted some MUST HAVE paper and embellies!! It was such great fun to see so many of our crop friends and shop... hope you had fun too! 

Here's what we couldn't pass up... Pink Paislee (Nantucket), Simple Stories (25 Days of Christmas), October Afternoon (Sidewalks), and... of course more mini type alpha stickers. 

 

What was on your MUST HAVE list?

Now it's time to... Scrap Again with our new products!!

 

'Sew Ribbon' by WRMK

Check out this new instructional video about the new 'Sew Ribbon' by WRMK.  Let us know if you would go to Expo this weekend to get it, wait for the reviews, or is your tool bag too full.  You can also cast your vote on Facebook too!  Let us know if you would like to see this tool added to our tool center at the crops.

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