2 for Tuesday's In Store Special

Today's 2 For Tuesday special is

buy one past kit at regular price and receive a second past kit for half price!

*This sale does not include kits that are already discounted.

Just use coupon code "2ForTues" upon check-out.

Hurry before they are all gone~~~

Time is running out....

to get your layouts uploaded for our Summer Give Away...

I wanted to show you this layout...Jennifer/Wustaz created this using the contents of the August surprise envelope challenge. I just love what she did with the goodies she was sent!!

Stay tuned for some information about an online crop we are planning....we really hope you will all join us for the fun!

August Card Tag--> REVEAL~!~

We started with this gorgeous card by Ellen which was sent to..Denise...who made this beautiful card. This card was then sent to...Kelly, who made this pretty card. This was then sent to....

Ellen, who had no clue we were scraplifting her card to begin with. She made this spectacular card. This was then sent to.....JennS who created this wonderful card. Jenn's card was then sent to.....

Peggy..who made this awesome Halloween card to finish us up~
Thanks ladies for participating, it was fun and always very interesting to see where we started and where we ended up~!~

Stay tuned for our next 'tag' reveal!

Finally Friday Sketch!!!

Today's sketch is brought to you by Pagemaps!This sketch looks like a lot of fun, can't wait to see what you do with it!!!!f

Surprise Envelope Reveal!!

I have received 3 out of the 4 layouts from the surprise envelopes and it's past deadline so I wanted to share with you what these ladies have done.

Here is the list of what these ladies were sent...

1 pcs of Bazzill
4 pcs of Jenni Blowlin Studio-Vintage Cream Line

4 blossoms

4 brads

1 stick pin

1 pcs fibre 12 inches long

1 pc chipboard

1 pc Martha Stewart Decorative tape

There were also allowed to use there own supplies, but keep it to a minimum!

Here is what Wendy-Wendance did with her envelope.

Those pictures of cuddles worked perfectly!

Shannon-VaryScrappy did a super job using her supplies.

The black and white photo looks great!~And here is Paulette's-PAJL did with her envelope. Again black and white

photo's worked great. The entire layout has that 'vintage' feel

Thanks for participating ladies, it was fun to see how different the same supplies can be used!

If you would like to participate in the next round of the 'surprise envelope'

challenge, just comment in this thread. I'll take the first 4 interested people!!!!

Very Exciting News!!!

This week, Scrap~tures is the featured sponsor at CREATIVE SCRAPPERS This means that for everyone that stops by their blog and leaves a comment will be entered into a draw for a scrapbook kit by Scrap~tures!!!!

Also, don't forget about our sketch challenge which is a sketch designed by Creative Scrappers site owner Kristine Davidson

Head on over to their blog, the deadline for their contest is August 27th , then check out the sketch here on our blog and start creating!! The contest deadline is August 31th~!~

The sketches on Creative Scrappers are all simply amazing. They provide tons of inspiration and to see what her design teams does with them is superb!!

Finally Friday Sketch!!!

This weeks sketch is brought to you by Card Positioning Systems Here is what Denise did with the sketch. She also used the August card kit which is

WRMK Vintage Blue. I just love this card and the scallops are perfect!!!

Have fun with the sketch and have a wonderful Friday!

Have you checked out Augusts Challenges yet??

There are quite a few really good challenges this month to keep Mo and Jo flowing~

Our Guest DT Kelly has jumped into her new role with both feet..giving us her ' Sunshine Challenge' Here is what's she's asking us to do...We're at the mid-way point in what has been a very warm and sunny summer in most parts of the country. Let's see your SUNSHINE layouts (or cards). Just use the word "sun" or use a photo of fun in the sun or anything that screams SUNSHINE to you.

and what about this one from Denise..'Summer Celebrations'

We all have all sorts of celebrations all year round but summertime seems to be the busiest for it. Likely due to the great weather and we end up in the backyard! My challenge for you this month is to do a layout about something you celebrated this summer.

These are just a couple...here is a link to all the CHALLENGES You won't want to miss out on what the rest of the team has for you this month~~

Also, don't forget about the MYSTERy CHALLENGE...one of the monthly challenges has been chosen as our MYSTERY CHALLENGE. If you do this challenge, and your name is chosen, you'll win a prize!! How awesome is that.

DON'T FORGET...the blog challenge for the amazing scrappy prize!!!!

Spotted in our gallery

If you are looking for inspiration, just head on over to the gallery..you'll be simply amazed at all the talent~~~

This card was created by our Guest DT Kelly...It's so pretty. There are instructions in the forum

so click here to find out how to make this~ If you aren't a member yet, there is no better time then the present to sign up and get involved!

This awesome creation is by Shannon(Scrappersanon). She's fairly new to our forums but has jumped in and made herself at home~ The picture she used is her meeting our Guest DT Kelly..what a great memory~~

This layout was made by Cheryl (nannyscraps) I love the photo's and all those flowers just compliment the photo's perfectly!!

There is so much talent in our gallery, it's hard to just showcase a few, so check back often to see who else was spotted!!

DON'T FORGET ABOUT OUR SKETCH CONTEST!!!

Just a reminder.......

If you are entering the blog contest...and leave us a link...make sure we are able to see it. If it's in a FACEBOOK album, please make sure the album can be viewed publically.

LYNDA--> you have entered with a link to your Facebook album , but I'm not able to see it, so please either change your settings, or leave us another link.

For those of you that have not used 'Mr Linky' before, it's very simple. Just leave your name and a link to where your layout is. The link you use is the same one you would use to show people in on a forum..it's the 'http' link.

Thanks so much, and we are very excited to see what everyone does with this sketch~!~

Summer Scrumptious Scrappy Give~Away

Are you excited????

I sure am...I mean honestly, who doesn't

like the chance to win some scrappy goodies~~~

Kristine Davidson of Creative Scrappers has designed this sketch

which is exclusive to Scrap~tures!!

This is what the team did with the sketch

Denise

Teresa/Sammysgirl

Kelly

Ellen/Elcrafty

Laurie/Wally

All you have to do to enter to win this amazing prize pack

Included are various sheets of American Crafts paper, a sheet of AC self adhesive fabric, a crafter's workshop 12x12 doodle template, 3 bottles of stickles, Heidi Swapp photo corners, imaginisce flowers, a dark brown Colorbox ink pot, a pack of AC fabric brads, a roll of AC ribbon, a MM vintage findings tin, a Ranger white pen, a box of mini dots and a set of Jillibean Handmade stamps.

is complete the sketch above and use Mr. Linky to give us a link to your interpretation of the sketch!!

Deadline for leaving us a link is August 31st...I will post the winner on September 1st..

We can't wait to see what you do with this amazing sketch~

GOOD LUCK TO EVERYONE!!

August Kit Reveal~~~

This months kits are full of such wonderful colours, the inspiration you feel when you look at these kits is phenomenal!!

The scrapbook kit is by Bo Bunny and it's called Block Party.
Here is a picture of the entire kit..

Here are a few examples of what the team has created using this kit

This one is Denise's...The colours are perfect for the pictures she's chose

This wonderful layout was created by our Guess ST member Kelly...the colours match perfectly and I love the 'frame' she's made with the journal box

This layout was created by Wally..again the colours are just perfect for the picture she's chosen

The card k it this month is by WRMK(We R Memory Keepers) and is called Vintage Blue.

Here is a picture of the complete kit

Our card maker extraordinaire Ellen has once again made beautiful cards with this kit.

I love the different colours she's used here, anyone would be lucky to receive this card~

This card just screams fun with all the circles....

Great job ladies~~

Like I said, these are only a few examples of what the team has done. Don't miss out on all the other inspiration you can get by joining our forums and gallery to see what else has been done with this kit, as well as all previous kits~

It's Finally Friday!!!!

Today's sketch is a card sketch...and a great one at that!!Here is what Denise did withthe sketch...this card is absolutely lovely..
We'd love to see what you do with this sketch..so don't forget to leave us a link so we can!!

Wonderful Wednesday Special!!!

It's hump day, so with that comes another superb deal in the store. Today's Wonderful Wednesday Special is 15% off your entire purchase...so hurry on over and take advantage before it's too late!!!

Gushing from our Gallery...

If you are looking for inspiration, look no further then our very own gallery...our members are UBER talented...just check these out...this first one was created by Jennifer-Wustaz...I love the paper tearing...it looks like a little window...absolutely gorgeous! This card was made by Shannon-VaryScrappy...I just love the bright colours...
and this layout was created by NannyScraps...I am a sucker for flowers...and the flowers on this just make it so girly~~~

Great job ladies...you are all so talented~~

It's August...and LOTS GOING ON!!!

Wow, July just flew by..funny how summer tends to just go by so quickly~

There is lots going on at Scrap~tures in August to keep you very busy...

First..let's welcome Kelly as our new guest designer. Check out her blog, listed to the right~ She'll be with us as our guest for 3 months..so make sure if you haven't already done so, register for our new forums http://www.scraptures.ca/forum/ so you don't miss out on all the fun and to see what Kelly has in store to keep your creative juices flowing~

With Kelly's arrival, is Lisa's departure as our guest designer. Lisa has kept us all inspired with her amazing challenges. She's been a great motivator in the forums for helping to keep us all going with our scrappy projects. Hopefully Lisa will stick with us and keep us going with her scrappy skills. You can continue to check out Lisa's work on her blog, listed to the right as well.

Every month, we have a MYSTERY challenge. What that means is that one of the team's challenges is chosen as the MYSTERY challenge...but it's not revealed which challenge it is. At the end of the month, a name is drawn from all those that completed the challenge and then it's revealed which ST challenge was the MYSTERY challenge. The only way to be sure that you'll be included in the draw for some goodies is to complete all the challenges~!~

July's MYSTERY challenge winner was WENDY (wendance) ~~~~

With a new month , comes some great new challenges....and to be able to check them out, you need to be a member of our forums..so please don't miss out~ Sign up today, then check out the challenges here The ST Team loves to challenge you with different ideas...so don't miss out~

A new month also means a new REVEAL for the August kit...so stay tuned for the reveal on AUGUST 10th...trust me when I tell you, this kit is a whole bunch of FUN!!

I want to also tell you about an upcoming challenge we have in store for you...

Scrap~tures Summer Scrumptious Scrappy Give-Away!!!

That's all I can tell you though, you'll have to come back here on August 11th, to get all the juice details :) :)