And the winner is...

Alli!

Send us your address at scraploft@gmail.com and we will send you a goodie box of stuff! Congratulations! Thank you to all of you who commented on your favorite summer time moments. We enjoyed reading about them.

We have some new products in our store. Scenic Route Cardstock Label Stickers and themed stickers. These stickers coordinate with the Ashville and Sumner collections.

Autumn Phrases and Borders rub-ons by Cosmo Cricket. And Buck Naked Ornaments by Cosmo Cricket. Come check out the new stuff at Scraploft.com!

~Jenn and Sarah

9/11

Today marks the 6th anniversary of that horrific day for America. So many lives lost on that day. So many heros that day. You will never be forgotten.

So, you wanna win a prize?

Because we decided to spend our summer of 2006 planning the start of Scraploft we are going to give away a prize in honor of that time in our lives. Summer!

Comment on this here post about your favorite summer 2007 memory. That's all you have to do! We will draw a name at random from the comments and that person will win a goodie bag full of stuff. You have until Friday, September 14th to post. Yes, long anticipation for the first person to post, but hey we want a lot of names to draw from! One post per person please. Good luck to all!

~Jenn and Sarah

Happy Labor Day

Happy Labor to everyone! I hope everyone had a safe and fun holiday weekend. Here are some more pages for inspiration. The first one is using Basic Grey Blush paper pack. I hand cut the flowers that frame the photo out of one of the papers in the pack.

The next two pages are a layout from our trip to South Dakota. It was done using the CherryArte Poolside Collection. Paper is Lounge Lizard and I used the chipboard from that collection as well.

~Jenn

Some Scrap Time

I finally had some time to scrapbook last weekend! I was so excited to get some stuff done. I didn't get as much done as I thought, but hey I'm closer to being caught up then I was before! :)

Caught up...what's that?

Anway, used paper from the new Scenic Route Ashville collection for the first layout. The second one is using older Sassafras from the Playtime Collection. Enjoy!

~Jenn

Some Scenic Inspiration

Hello All!! Have I got a treat for you. Beth, our freelance designer has done 4 incredible pages for the store this month. All pages are using the new Scenic Route paper. Check our her awesome designs below. All always you can see her great work on our gallery.

We have returned...safe and sound

Hello to all!

We arrived home safe and sound from South Dakota today. It was a fun trip, full of many memories. And MANY pictures! With my pictures combined with Sarah's we will have enough to make like 25 scrapbooks! :)

I do believe that "the presidents" will be one of the memorable visits for the boys. Everywhere we went they could spot a poster, postcard, etc. of Mount Rushmore a mile away. It was a fun to see there faces when they would make a discovery.

I'm looking forward to getting the pictures printed out within the next couple of days. Maybe even working on a project with them this weekend at our scrapbooking retreat.

By the way, the one year anniversary of Scraploft going live was August 18th. I can't believe how fast the year went by. There is so much we are looking forward to doing in the coming year. With this month being so busy for both of us, we have decided to celebrate in September. Look for a coupon, give aways, and maybe even a sale next month! New products coming too.

~Jenn

I see scrapping in the future...

I went to Idaho August 2-6 for a wedding I was in. My wonderful friend from college is now a married woman! I am so happy for her. She has been looking for her "prince" for some time now and now he is hers. I got some wonderful pictures that I can't wait to scrap.

Back to work for this week until Sunday. Then we leave for SD on a family trip. I am super excited for this trip. Lots of pictures to take there too. I hope the kids have as much fun as I will have! Actually the best part of the trip is that it is one week in my 16 days off from work!

Looking forward to a scrapbooking retreat at the end of August. I think I have sat down to create something maybe...twice this summer! Ugh...lots o' pics to scrap!

Totally going to use some of the new Scenic and Cosmo for some pages....

~Jenn

And the winner is...

Kathleen Parisella from Connecticut. Congrats. You are the winner of our July Contest. What have you won, you ask? You have won a 7 Gypsies 6x6 album, along with the full line of Sassafras Lass Blue Boutique collection of papers and die cuts!

I have sent your package out. Hope you enjoy the goodies!

July contest

Just a reminder you only have two more days to order to be included in our giveaway.

For the month of July we are giving a way a beautiful 7 Gypsies 6x6 album. To fill this great album we are also including the whole Sassafras Lass Blue Boutique collection. This includes 14 different patterns, and 2 sheets of die cuts. All you have to do to win this is place an order in the month of July. At the end of the month we will randomly pick an order number and that person will receive all the goodies! Good Luck!

Some weekend Inspiration

So take a look at these great pages by Linda who is a freelance designer for Scraploft. This is a 7 Gypsies 8x8 ringed book - the pages are done using Crate paper Crush Collection. Aren't these colors awesome!



Linda has also done some great pages using the 3 Bugs in a Rug Spicy Collection. Look at the detail around the flowers - such a great page.

You can always see additional projects posted to the Gallery.

Scenic Route is here!

Scenic Route is here and it is beautiful. I've always liked Scenic Route - it's fun, but can be used for anything. We have both of the new lines Sumner and Ashville. As always all their paper is double sided and all the patterns look great together.

Ashville

Sumner

CherryArte is here..

And it is soooooo cute. We have never ordered CherryArte before, but so glad that we did. We purchased the full Poolside and Morocco collections. Ooohh.. we also got the chipboard, rubons (alpha and collection). Be on the lookout for the new Scenic Route. It should be here on Friday -- YAY!!

Morocco Collection

Poolside Collection

July's Giveaway

Only 6 days left to be eligible for our July giveaway. Place an order through July 31st and you will be entered in a random drawing to win a 7 gypsies 6x6 album, along with paper and diecuts from the Serendipty: Blue Boutique line by Sassafraslass.

Take a chance to win this faboulous prize!

~Jenn and Sarah

a waiting game

We have ordered lots of new products that were released for CHA summer. Now we are just playing the waiting game here at Scraploft. Waiting to see the new stuff and get it out and available to you...our customers!

Stay tuned....

~Jenn

Cosmo Cricket... Is HERE!

Yup - you heard it here first. Cosmo is here. and it is so wonderful. Can't wait until I can use it.

Back in the Groove

Ok, I will admit, that I have not been doing very much for the business lately. It's summer, the weekends (when I would usually do a majority of the work) have been busy, and life in general has been caotic. However, I am super excited for the new products that we will be getting at Scraploft. I am actually excited to be able to enter NEW stuff into our inventory. Excited for inentory? Sad, but true. I am back in the groove, for now...

Keep posted as we see packages begin to arrive soon!

~Jenn

Gallery Inspiration

So - do you need some mid-week inspiration? Well I have the project for you. Check out Beth's June design team layout!

This project uses the Three Bugs in a Rug Rhapsody Collection: Happy, Thrill, Stripe, Bliss, Jubilation, & Rapture; Three Bugs in a Rug Cardstock Chitchat Die Cut Stickers: Rhapsody; American Crafts Remarks Alphabet Stickers: Kennedy Jr.-brown, Misc. chipboard and ribbon.

Be sure to check it out!!

Psst.. Be on the lookout for a newsletter coming to your inbox soon. The coupon is going to be amazing!!

Over ONE week...so sorry...

It has been over a week since a post appeared on this here site. I am so sorry about that! I know excuses should not be made, but they are. :)

Busy week last week as Sarah and I were getting ready for a garage sale. Yes, we had a garage sale Thursday-Saturday. Made us some extra cash. It was a steamy one outside, but we did well. Got rid of some stuff, cleaned out the house a bit. Nice feeling.

Sarah and my bro, Todd, came over to celebrate the 4th at our house. We had a BBQ and set up for the sale. Todd and my husband, Joe, set off fireworks in our driveway. Very entertaining as always! :) We hope YOUR 4th was wonderful!

We've also been busy scoping sites for CHA previews. And we are so excited for a lot of products that are coming out. Cosmo Cricket for sure! Here is a peek...

~Jenn

More stamps..

The "Take Note" stamps are here and in the system. They are beautiful :-) Enjoy!

7 Gypsies Clear Stamps...

We have the Label It stamps from 7 Gypsies in stock now. They just arrived today and we are so excited to finally have them! Clear stamps are one of our favorites and these particular ones do not disappoint. Order yours today!

** Editied**

The Take Note stamps will be here today. They should be in the system soon after.

~Jenn and Sarah

Scraploft

a night of my own...

So Joe and the boys went up to Brainerd on Thursday night. I had to work, but when I got home I had the entire house to myself. I was planning on whipping out a scrapbook page, but alas I did not. Didn't really feel up to it once I got home. So...here are some frames that I made for my mom and mother in law for mother's day. Using the Zoom Collection, of course...

~Jenn

They have arrived...

We finally received the ink pads for the 7 gypsies block stamps. They come with one of each color-black, red, and brown. We also have more of the parenthesis block stamps themselves back in stock.

For me?

So I finally had some time to scrapbook. This is a layout of my husband's 27th birthday. I bought him an XBOX 360. He loves it - plus I like playing Uno and Texas Hold'em

You can't see the border too well because I didn't do that great of a scanning job. This page is made with the Halfway Cafe collection by Cosmo Cricket. I used the monograms, diecuts, and the fashion buttons. Enjoy :-)

Altered Frame!

So I should be working on our advertising banner for Memory Makers website (which will start in July - so be on the lookout) - but I forgot the dimensions at work, so it's soooo sad that I can't finish it. :-(.

So instead I worked on my going away presents for friends at work. I've been getting little cards, and notes from friends at work wishing me well at my new job, that I decided to buy/make little gifts for these wonderful people.

For Vince, a guy who has everything - literally. I made him a frame using the "old" Crate Paper - the Twirl Collection. (Can you tell I love Crate Paper?) He always has pictures of his granddaughter propped up on various mugs, and books at work - I thought I would give him a somewhere that he can put these pictures.

It turned out so cute. Check it out below!

This project uses the Twirl Collection by Crate Paper, Bazzill Blossoms, misc buttons. The chipboard is Chatterbox. Enjoy!

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Patricia from Vermont! Your order was the 200th order placed with Scraploft. There will be some extra goodies coming your way. An ENTIRE line of Crate Paper.

Thank you to all those who have purchased from us. We will have more contests soon.

~Jenn and Sarah

More Crush...

This is a little mini-album made out of the Imagination Project - Steno Book. It is all about 1 day. A day in the life sort of thing. I used the new Crate Paper - Crush Collection. This was a really fun little project. Check out some of the pictures below:

CoverIntro and first page (Interview)
Mr. Jack and the Vet

And.. drum roll please.... the best thing about this day or rather the next day - I was offered the job that I interviewed the previous day. Yup you heard right - I FINALLY found a new job. I will be starting next Wednesday the 20th.

What makes the book fun - was I will always know what I was feeling, etc, on the day that I interviewed for the job. I guess I just think this day was truly the perfect day for a book like this. It is a snapshot into my life on that exact day.

So - one last question... If you could order any scrapbook product right now - what would you order?

Just curious :-)

Created with "Crush"

I went up north by Grand Rapids this weekend for a work party, and I was busy getting things ready for the trip on Thursday night. While waiting for my laundry to finish drying, I sat down to work on a project. I was able to finish this layout in an hour! Wow...amazing how fast I can whip these projects out when I'm by myself. Probably because I don't talk to myself much. :) But hey the best part of scrapbooking is the company of friends, right!?

Products used in this layout: Paper: Crush by Crate Paper-Sand, Longboard, Lagoon, and Coral. Title: Crateboard-Crush. Paisley Shapes: Fancy Pants Designs Chipboard-paisley pieces. Ribbon: Crush by Crate Paper.

May you be inspired!

~Jenn

P.S. Note that we now have the ribbon to match the 5 Crate Paper lines.

Milestone for Scraploft...and a give away!

Scraploft is getting close to having our 200th order. Wow, 200 orders! Amazing to think that we have sent out that many packages to fellow scrap bookers out there. Thank YOU!

In honor of this 200th order, we will have a give away. Whom ever places the 200th order will receive a gift from us. What is it you ask? Well it will be an entire line of Crate Paper. This includes two sheets of each patterned paper, die-cuts, rub-ons, crateboard, and ribbon!

Of course we aren't going to reveal what order number we are on now, so it's all up to luck for you all! Thank YOU to each and every one of you who have placed an order with us. Come check us out again. And if you haven't ordered before, here's your chance to get something extra when you place one.

Good luck!

Scraploft team
Jenn and Sarah

A Layout...and product update

I had some time to do some scrap booking on Monday night. It felt good to get this layout done. One of the million that I have to do! :)

Products used: Patterned paper: Zoom Collection by Crate, Title: Zoom Chipboard, Journaling Tag: 7 Gypsies 97% Complete tag, other: ribbon, button, and chipboard arrows.

We have some 7 gypsies stamps back in stock. We also have new clear frames by Making Memories.

~Jenn

Design Team Inspiration

Everyone needs a some inspiration on a Monday, right? Well I've got the inspiration for you.

Take a look at the frame that Mitch made! Isn't it great. I love that the frame isn't bound by the picture size. Sometimes the picture always doesn't look the best smack in the middle. This frame uses We R Memory Keepers, Peasant collection, 7 gypsies clear buttons, and American Craft Thickers.
Also - check out the AWESOME recipe book that Beth made. What a great way to preserve all those yummy recipe's from loved ones! This fun recipe book uses the Crate Paper: Samantha Collection, 7 Gypsies album, American Craft Thickers. Aren't the colors awesome?

Enjoy all the great projects!!

~Sarah

A few THANK YOU's

Well I know that it has been forever since I've blogged and I'm sorry - life has been crazy.

As most of you know I recently turned 30! Yup - the big 30. My husband and sister in-law surprised me with a party at the Cheesecake Factory! Talk about a wonderful surprise.

For those who were able to attend - THANK YOU. It truly made my day.

The day portion of my birthday wasn't all that great. Work has been terrible, so much to do - so little time to do it in. I was frustrated and having one of the worse days - in a long time. Walking into that restaurant and seeing my friends and family completely melted my heart! You made me realize how precious each and every one of you are.

A special "Thank You" to Jenny who helped my husband, Todd pull this off.

Okay onto more scrapbook news... Here's some inspiration from me - yup, I actually scrapbooked. It is using the new Crate - Zoom Line. I have to admit that Crate is one of my fave lines to use. I just love the texture of the paper. So great! Enjoy!

Psst.. I should have the new design team stuff up tomorrow at the latest!! You will love the cute recipe book that Beth created, and the elegant frame that Mitch created.

~Sarah

Sharing our Craft

Sarah and I had the opportunity to share the art of Scrapbooking with some kids on Friday. We volunteered to teach a class to 3rd through 6th graders. My sister-in-law is a third grade teacher and they had "Adventure Day" at the school that day. We chose to make a 4x4 album where the kids could write about their favorite things at their current age. Sarah and I both had a fun time with those kids. The creativity that we saw from them all was amazing! There were a total of 40-50 kids that took our class and it was great. I guess the kids were so proud of the books they made too. They went back to class talking about them! Looking forward to next year...

(Books were made using Color Me Silly by Basic Grey and Bazzill Cardstock)

~Jenn

New 7 Gypies...

We have some new tags from 7 Gypsies. They are the 97% Complete Tags: Real Tag Assortments. They come in Black & White or Color. I am SO diggin' these. I can't wait to use them on some of my pages. Perfect for journaling!

We will be getting some clear stamps in from 7 gypsies too. We will let you all know when they are here!

~Jenn

May 22, 1977

Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday, dear Sarah. Happy Birthday to you!

Yes, you are the big 3-0 before me, but I still love ya'!

Thanks for being a great business partner, sister in law, and friend....

~Jenn

New Products!

We just received the Rawhide collection by Chloe's Closet (Imagination Project) this week! The colors are so great in this collection. Brown, blue, and red. I love the combination! My favorite paper is the Bandana and the labels from the collection are cute too.

We also have some new chipboard alphabets from Making Memories. There's only a few of these items left, so come get them before they are gone!

~Jenn and Sarah

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all of you mothers and mothers of you out there! My mother's Day wish was to sleep in. And that's what I did...until 1:00 pm! I guess I needed some sleep. :)

Matthew turned 5 yesterday and we had a party for him. Beautiful weather, lots of kids, and a lute of gifts. It was a perfect day! I still can't believe how fast these kids grow. Too fast.

So on this day, our wishes for a perfect day are sent every ones' way!

~Jenn