The Sampler Kit Club

SNEAKIE PEAKIE!

 

In just a few short days we will be revealing the december 2011 kit "All That Glitters"! No matter if you're working on holiday cards & layouts, a december daily album or even just using the holidays to get some everyday crafting done, we are sure that this month's kit will make all your projects sparkle!

Now, how about a little pre-release GIVEaway!? 'Tis the season, right? I think so! Leave us a comment telling us about a project you're excited to work on this coming month! Our winners will receive a special goodie bag full of holiday treats!You have until Friday, December 2nd, 2011 (midnight pacific) to leave us a comment! AND, as always, sharing on facebook or twitter counts for another entry!

Happy Tuesday!

OH! and don't forget! There is still time to apply for our 2012 Design Team! Check out the call here!

Cheesecake Anyone?

Hi, Sarah here!  Hope everyone had a fun and safe Thanksgiving weekend!  One project I'm slowly working on is my family recipe book.  I'm scrapping our favorite recipes to be able to pass down to my children.  Now that I have two children, the question becomes, do I make two???  Haven't answered that one yet.  I'd love feedback!

Anyway, on to the layout: this is hands-down, the best thing I make.  I got the recipe from a friend a few years ago, but tweaked it a little to make it my own.  I make it every year and it's always a hit!

The colors in the Seasonal Sweets kit is just so perfect for holiday recipes.  I used the striped stamp from the kit to create the tag background.  It's fun!  The handmade flowers are awesome and I just love the Amy Tangerine stickers!  I love this page and it makes me want to make pumpkin cheesecake right now!  In fact, I think I will....

Have you entered the Amy Tangerine mini album giveaway yet?  Do so here!  And check out Rochelle's awesome mini she made with the album!

FULL of THANKS!

Here in the U.S. it's our Thanksgiving. A time to reflect on the things we are thankful for. We wanted to show our thanks for all of our subscribers, readers and friends with a little giveaway. 

We have not one... not two... not three mini albums (featured in our Sept2011 kits!) to share!

To be entered to win, leave us a comment! To be entered to win again, join our fan page on facebook. To be entered again, share a link to this post with all of your friends on your blog/facebook/twitter! Just leave us a comment for each way you have either joined our community or shared with others! Comments will be open until 11/30/2011, midnight pacific time.

and, most importantly, THANK YOU!

 

'I Wish' minibook

Hi All! I hope everyone had a lovely Thanksgiving :D

I thought I share this little mini book that I made with the November kit:

I cut several pieces of the patterned paper to 6 x 3", folded them in half and then glued them together. Putting a mini book together this way means you only see one side of each paper, so if you want to use both sides you need to cut two pieces from the same sheet. Make sure you pay careful attention to which way you're gluing them!  

Once I'd glued my pages together I used a border punch on alternate edges to add some interest to the inside of the book. I cut a piece of the Core'dinations cardstock slightly longer than my interior pages, and wrapped it around the outside of the book, gluing it to the front and back pages. 

I decorated the front with some circles cut from the Simple Stories paper, some Amy Tangerine stickers and alphas, and one of the fabulous yo-yo flowers. All I need to do now is fill up the inside!

Thanks for stopping by 

Jules x

 

Seasonal Sweets Reveal Winner!

By saying i would announce the winner "next monday" i meant next wednesday! AND our winner is comment number....

Congratulations to Kerri#1017! Shoot me an email at holly(at)scrapbookingsuppliesrus(dot)com ASAP and I will get a packet of goodies out to you ASAP! On a side note, someone please remind me to NOT request comments around food! Soooo... many tasty treats!

Now, to settle into watching the final Harry Potter movie for possibly the 100th time since I've aquired it and get cracking on some, if i say so myself, FABULOUS custom embellishments. Hope everyone has a wonderful day and be sure to swing by tomorrow if you get a chance... it is thanksGIVNG after all!

sunshine&bunnies, holly*

Mini book and other projects

I finally finished my Girls Weekend mini-book! woohoo!!  Here are a few of my favorite pages:

I used the November Sampler Kit mixed with some past Sampler kits and just loved the outcome!

I also was able to make a couple of layouts.  I just really love the handmade flowers that are in this months kit!!!!

 

And on this next layout, I just LOVE these Thickers! I used so much of it with the mini album that I was glad I had enough left to use here for my title!  Also, the canvas flowers are awesome! Here I misted with Maya mist (not in the kit).

And lastly, I made a card and a tag:

Thank you for looking and please make sure you check out The Sampler Kit! :)

~Rochelle

Oct2011 Sketch Challenge Winner!

Congats to Darlene!

She took October's sketch and ROCKED IT! Be sure to swing by her blog to give her a little love and check out her being fabulous!

Thanks to everyone who submitted their takes on our Oct2011 sketch challenge! You can check some of them in our Flickr Group! AND we have another sketch challenge up and ready for everyone to play along with! ....because we all need another excuse to be crafty ;)

 

Nov2011 Sketch Challenge!

We have a very fun sketch this month and a just as fun prize for our winner too!!!

Please post your take on the sketch in The Sampler's Flickr group in order to be entered to win a COMPLETE KIT FROM THE SAMPLER! **ONLY submissions entered through the Flickr group will be eligible to win**

Entries will be accepted through December 20th, 2011! Good Luck!

Looking for a little more inspiration? Check out some of our design tem and what they're up to with the kits!

Amber

Jules

Monique

Rochelle

Sarah

Holly

 can't wait to see everyone's take on the sketch! For more information on this month's kit check out our storefront! AND don't forget about our current Design Team Call!

 

November Kit Reveal: Seasonal Sweets!

This month's kit is loaded with goodies for fall cards, layouts and more! It is OH-SO-SWEET! AND its about time to show off some complete pictures so we can see thee WHOLE sha-bang!

You can see the entire kit and all of the details HERE!

To sweeten the pot, I think its time for a little giveaway! what is your favorite (edible or NOT) seasonal sweet? I adore Pumpkin Spice Lattes and warm socks! They just warm me to the soul... Leave me a comment with yours and you will be entered to win one of our fabulous prizes! (think custom emellishments and extra goodies from this month's kit!)  The more comments, the more giveaways we'll have! We'll announce our winners next monday so there is plenty of time to dream of something sweet!

 

sunshine&bunnies,

holly*

November Kit Projects

Hi all! I thought I'd pop in and reveal the projects behind those sneak peaks that I teased you all with! 

First up is a layout - I pulled out some of the Amy Tangerine goodness for this one - I just love those alphas!

Here's a close up of those fabulous alphas:

The AC stamps that are in the November kit were perfect for my next project. I wanted to say thank you to my neighbours the other day, as they've been really good to us recently, but I thought that a card might be a bit too formal. No problem, the November kit also contains a couple of tags - perfect! I combined the stamps and tags with the Bo Bunny trims and the gorgeous yo yo flowers to create a couple of thank you tags.

And here's how I gave one of them to my neighbour:

Perfect! 

If you like the look of these and fancy a November kit to play with yourself, head over to the store, and don't forget about the DT call too!

Jules x