Happy 2nd Anniversary to ScrapThat!!!

We are so very excited to present you our “2^nd Anniversary Kit” celebrating two years of providing unique monthly kits to our customers.  This month we are featuring the “Nature’s Garden” collection by Prima along with some beautiful Prima flowers and embellishments.

Our Blog Hop features six fantastic blogs from our Design Team and you must visit all blogs to see what each have created with their kit.

We have THREE prizes up for grabs:

1st prize, a flower add-on package
2nd prize, a Dusty Attic piece & a flower embellishment
3rd prize, a yard of beautiful lace

Read on to learn THREE ways you can win!

1.  First of all, you will need to visit all SIX blogs, become their FOLLOWER and also leave a comment on each :-) ** This is important so we know you have been to all the blogs.**

2.  We also have another fun way for you to win this month. Each Blog will have a word for you that in the end will form a secret sentence. You must collect all words and email the sentence to us at: kerentamir4@hotmail.com  
3.  Finally, when you post our blinkie on your blog you will be eligible for an extra entry in our draw.

Now drum roll please....

ScrapThat! is pleased to present to you our “2^nd Anniversary Kit”.  This kit is FULL of fabulous scrapbooking products including the beautiful Nature’s Garden collection from Prima. We bring you green, blue and brown colours inspired by nature… with this, included are matching crystals, Prima flowers, tiles, baby rosebud trim, pearl pins, tiny butterflies and wooden embellishments. This month, we have also included in the kit a piece of Polymer clay.

We are also very pleased to welcome the extremely talented Gabrielle Pollacco as our Guest Designer for this month. Gabrielle will be providing a tutorial on how to create a beautiful embellishment piece for your layout using the Polymer clay. Stay tuned for some amazing tutorials on how to use this creative medium.

May> 2nd Anniversary Kit

 

May> Embellishment Add-on

May> Paper Add-on

May> Flower Add-on

The ScrapThat! Design Team have outdone themselves with their creations this month so be sure and stop by our gallery and leave them some love!

Our Secret word is “Scrap That”

Next, head over to Gabrielle's Blog and Happy Hopping!

Should you lose your way, come back here for the Blog Hop sequence:

  

Scrap That- http://www.scrapthatchat.blogspot.ca/

Gabrielle - http://gabriellepollacco.blogspot.ca     

Jenifer - http://heldscraptive.blogspot.ca     

Keren - http://kerentamir.blogspot.ca  

Linda -  http://lindaabadie.com    

Sandi - http://sandi-smith.blogspot.ca  

May Featured Guest Designer

Are you in for a treat this month or what!

ScrapThat! is honored to invite 

  

GABRIELLE POLLACCO 
 

as our 
May Featured Guest Designer!!

My name is Gabrielle Pollacco, I live in Cambridge, Ontario (Canada). I started scrapbooking about 7 years ago and fell in love with this art form from the very first page I made. I love that this art form is ever changing and find myself constantly inspired by all the wonderful new products that come out each year.  My favourite thing to scrap about is my family, my dear husband and my two girls, as well as my extended family.

I've had the honour to be on a number of wonderful design teams over the years, some of my past design teams being Daisy D's and Zva Creative and am presently on the Bo Bunny, Webster's Pages, Dusty Attic, The Color Room and Scrap 365 Magazine (UK Magazine).  I've had my work published in Memory Makers Magazine, Creating Keepsakes Magazine and Scrapbooking & Beyond Magazine as well as a number of online magazines. I worked for a Tradeshow Design company as a project manager before I had my babies and now that I'm a stay at home mom I'm fortunate enough to have a little time to enjoy this amazing hobby. I've had the honor of being a Guest Designer here at Scrap That! in the past and was delighted to be asked back again for your 2nd Anniversary!

Gabi xx

Stop by her blog for some amazing inspiration

http://gabriellepollacco.blogspot.com

Be sure you check back tomorrow to participate in our

May 2nd Anniversary Kit Reveal 

and 

Blog Hop 

As well as see what our Talented Design Team 

has created with May's Beautiful Kit!!

We will have some wonderful RAK's up for grabs!

 

May Scrap That! Sneak Peeks

Well here are the beautiful sneaks of the  May Scrap That 2nd Anniversary kit .Be sure to drop back on April 30th for the full reveal and blog hop!If you would like to become a kit subscriber and never miss a kit again, email friends@scrapthat.ca.

Scrap That! Second Anniversary Blog Hop!

Scrap That! Second Anniversary Blog Hop is fast approaching and you don't want to miss out on this amazing hop. Be sure to drop by on April 30th for lots of inspiration and I am going to let you in on a little secret...we have an amazing guest designer! See ya then!

Layout of the Week...April 23rd

Hi everyone...sorry the post is a day late but here it is. Looking through the gorgeous Scrap That! Gallery led me to this Lovely layout....Missing You Always by Maria Calderone.

What's not to love about this heartfelt creation. Love the beautiful flower clusters and the placement of the gates around this precious photo. So many pretty little details to look at such as the lock and key in the corner and the lovely trim....beautiful creation Maria! Be sure to grab your blinkie and to everyone else...start uploading your creations to the gallery for a chance to win a gorgeous prize! Until next week...keep on scrapping!

Layout of the Week-April 16th

Well it's Monday once again! I can't believe how fast the weeks fly by!Its time to choose another layout from the STUNNING Scrap That! Gallery....and here it is

 

A stunner indeed!

Always by Bonnie Friesen.

What"s not to love about this amazing layout full of gorgeous details. I love the gorgeous banner with the button accents, the pearls framing the precious photo and the layers...perfection!

Beautiful creation Bonnie and be sure to grab your blinkie!

Now listen up....be sure to upload your creations to the Scrap That! Gallery for a chance to win an awesome prize.Also,stay tuned for Scrap That! Second Anniversary Blog Hop and the reveal of another GORGEOUS kit!

Layout Tutorial using SCRAP THAT Serendipity April Kit.

Keren here with a tutorial for you on how to make this beautiful layout:

1. Take the green patterned paper and cut an 8 inch circle in the middle of the page. Save the paper for later. I didn't cut mine right in the middle and it was hard to centre the top paper.

2. Using a corner punch with a design (it can be any brand however I used Martha Stewart's here), punch the circle around it's  edge. Make sure you line up the top of the design with the edge of the circle (as shown) and the side corner with the corner from the previous punch.

3. Continue punching around the circle. Note: I didn't finish punching around because I knew I was going to cut off the edge. However if you want to make a beautiful doily for another layout, this punching method is a great way of doing it. I used it in my other layout for my Scrap That reveal

4. Using some chalk ink, edge the punched edges with a darker green color.

5. Now for the fussy cutting part: Take the butterfly patterned paper and cut out all the butterflies. Then set aside (I did this while watching T.V).

6. Take the paper with the chandelier and make a punched border around the paper using an "All Around the page punch" (again I used Martha Stewart's but you don't have to)

 

 7. Then mat this punched paper on the green leftover paper like this.

8. Place the circle in the top left corner of your paper and cut around the edges.

 

9. place the picture at the edge of the top left corner ( I downsized the picture)

10. Using the brown trim from one of the papers make a scalloped frame around the picture and add pearls on each scallop.

11. starting from the bottom right corner cluster  all butterflies in an upward motion (as if flying). Start with the large ones first from the bottom and make your way up with the smaller ones until you reach the photo.

Tip: Make sure you put glue only in the centre of the butterfly so the wings stick up when you place them on the paper.

12. Take the pearl string and place it around the butterflies in a back and forth motion. Then using glue dots hold the strands together in place.

13. Spread and glue the mini flowers in between the butterflies and add the bronze pearl accents along the edges of the paper in strips.

14. Print your title from the computer and cut it out in strips. Ink the edges and glue it on the page.

 

If you have any questions about the tutorial please feel free to contact me or visit me on my blog

http://kerentamir.blogspot.ca/

  

APRIL BLOG HOP WINNERS

On behalf of the whole Scrap That team, thank you so much to all of you whom participated, we truely hoped you enjoyed the reveal and hop and were inspired by our DT's beautiful creations. While we wish we could give you all a prize we unfortunately have to pick only 3 winners and my kiddos were kind enough to lend me a hand with this task this evening with the exception that we got to use dad's hat to pick the winners from (you have to understand the reason for that was because it irks him to take it off, lol)

Any how without further ado here are the names we drew for this months Blog Hop prizes:

Becky Dunham - Scrap That Paper Crafting Kit
Pendra - Dusty Attic Prize Pack
Khisten Foss - Scrap That Store Gift Certificate

Please send me a PM including your name and mailing address on the Scrap That ning site so that we can get your goodies out to you right away!!!

If your name was not picked please try again next month as we have some wonderful items up for grabs!

Scrap That! DT Call!!!!

Awesome news............Scrap That is currently looking for a Sketch artist and a Video Coordinator to join our team.

Sketch Designer:

Design Team members receive:

1.       FREE PRODUCT - A full monthly kit plus the embellishment add-on kit, valued at well over $50 retail. 

2.       GENEROUS DISCOUNT - A 30% discount on all product purchases that will fit in the box with your kit to ship free of charge!

3.       FAME & GLORY - Your photo and bio on our Design Team page!

 What we ask of you:

-          A 6-month term beginning May 2012

-          Exclusivity to Scrap That!. Product manufacturer sites are fine, but we must be the only online store/kit club that you design for.

-          You must have a blog and Facebook account and update it regularly each week including posts about projects you’ve used from the kit, design tips etc. We ask that you also have links to our site on your blog and other sites where allowable.

-          Minimum of 3 projects created every month with the kit and 90% of each project must contain kit contents. 2 of these projects must be layouts and the third project of choice (lo, card, altered item).

-          Post your 3 kit designs plus an additional 2 projects of your choice (made with your stash) in our gallery every month as well as to one other large gallery site, either Scrapbook.com or TwoPeasinaBucket.com. Postings on these sites must include *Scrap That! Kit*  in the title line.

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·         Sketch needs to be ready by the first Monday of each month.     

·         Sketch Designer will also be responsible for creating the Sneak Peek Collage each month.  Sneak Peek must be ready to post on our sites and the Design Team blogs by the last Tuesday of the month.

·         Design projects must be well photographed, cropped and ready to be uploaded on our site (and your blog) the last Friday of the month.

·         Share a personal design tip or "secret" as per a rotating schedule for our blog and yours. It’s important to have the ability to display and teach different techniques.

·         Share a step-by-step tutorial (does not need to be your original idea, but would be nice) as per rotating schedule for our blog and yours.

·         Participation in our monthly blog hops and contests are required.

·         Community forum and gallery participation. This is quite possibly the most important thing! We have a terrific online community and our members are of the utmost importance to us, so this is huge!

·         Keep up-to-date on design and product trends in order to contribute products ideas to include in the monthly kit and ideas of how to generate more sales.

·         Submit your kit design work and sketches for publication when applicable to open calls. Where possible, credit must be given for projects created with our kits.

Please submit a link to your blog, along with 3 of your favorite recent layouts and 3 of your favorite sketches by April 21, 2012. Email: kaitlyn@scrapthat.ca   At this time, this opportunity is available within North America.

Video Coordinator:

Design Team members receive:

1. FREE PRODUCT - A full monthly kit plus the embellishment add-on kit, valued at well over $50 retail. 

2. GENEROUS DISCOUNT - A 30% discount on all product purchases that will fit in the box with your kit to ship free of charge!

3. FAME & GLORY - Your photo and bio on our Design Team page!

What we ask of you:

·         A 6-month term beginning May 2012

·         Exclusivity to Scrap That! Product manufacturer sites are fine, but we must be the only online store/kit club that you design for.

·         You must have a blog and Facebook account and update it regularly each week including posts about projects you’ve created from the kit, design tips etc. We ask that you also have links to our site on your blog and any other sites you are involved with where allowable.

·         Minimum of 2 projects created every month with the kit.  90% of each project must contain kit contents. One layout must use the main kit contents only, (no items from the add on kits).  Both projects must be layouts, or they could be one layout and a mini album or altered item.

·         A video tutorial demonstrating step-by-step instructions on how to create one of your projects, including any design tips or techniques used in your project.  

·         Post your 2 kit designs plus an additional 2 projects of your choice (made with your stash) in our gallery every month as well as to one other large gallery site, either www.Scrapbook.com  or www.TwoPeasinaBucket.com.  Postings on these sites must include *Scrap That! Kit* in the title line.

Ø  Projects must be well photographed, cropped and ready to be uploaded on our site (and your blog) the last Friday of the month.

Ø  Video tutorial must be ready to upload to the Scrap That! You Tube account, our NING community, and Design Team blogs by the third Monday of each month.

Ø  Participation in our monthly blog hops and contests is required.

Ø  Community forum and gallery participation. This is quite possibly the most important thing! We have a terrific online community and our members are of the utmost importance to us, so this is huge!

Ø  Keep up-to-date on design and product trends in order to contribute product ideas to include in the monthly kit and ideas of how to generate more sales.

Ø  Submit your kit design work for publication when applicable to open calls. Where possible, credit must always be given for projects created using our kits.

Please submit a link to your blog, along with 3 of your favorite recent layouts, and a video sample by April 21, 2012.  Email: kaitlyn@scrapthat.ca.  This opportunity is open to applicants residing in North America.

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