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I made this banner for my dt work for July at yourscrapbookstash.com. It was a Maya Road skinny house chipboard album, and I'm just not so good at making mini-albums, so I was inspired by the new craze of banners that I've seen all over the place to make a banner. I used lots of Maya Road goodies - mists, chipboard butterflies and letters, pins; Echo Park's "walk in the park' patterned paper and stickers, some Prima and lots of different ribbons that were sitting on my desk! Most everything is available at yourscrapbookstash.com, where everything is on sale right - just use the code JULY20 and you will receive 20% off of everything in the store - as well as tons of clearance items right now as Erica is trying to get rid of some things to make room for Summer CHA items!!! TFL!!

Tallyscrapper July kit layouts and a card!!

I got my first kit from Tallyscrapper and it is an awesome one!! It is such a great deal at $25 - it's packed with so many goodies!! It has a masculine feel to it - but it's neutral enough so that

you can use it for anything!! The colors of this kit have a kind of vintagey 4th of July feel to it, so I made a 4th of July card! Everything is from the kit except for the smaller letters. For my "room with a view" layout I used the pp, the larger letters, the bliss tag, the rub-on, and the chipboard button from the kit - everything else is from my stash. That picture was taken from the balcony of our hotel room in Miami. For my "Take Time" layout - everything is from the kit except for the prima pebbles. For my "My Son" layout - everything on this is from the kit!! And I still have lots of goodies leftover!! TFL!!

yourscrapbookstash.com sketch for 7/9

This is my take on the sketch that was posted on 7/9 at the yourscrapbookstash.com blog. Not sure I really like how it turned out, but I do love the misting and the colors!! The photos were taken on the southernmost point of Key West at sunset. I handcut the word sunset and the patterned papers are from the line Echo Park (which you can purchase at yss.com)!!

Sketch Contest at YourScrapbookStash.com!!!!

Are you ready for a contest? I am! I am already excited to see all of the beautiful creations I know you are going to make. Here is the info:


Deadline: August 15th, 11:59pm PST
Prizes: 2 random entries will win $10 in Stash Cash. 1 Grand Prize winner will receive $25 in Stash Cash. The Grand Prize winner will be chosen by our DT and will not be eligible for the random prize drawing.


How to win: Upload your newly created (after July 13th) projects using any of the sketches in the YSS Gallery (or on our blog) to the YSS gallery, and link your creations to this post. The following types of projects are eligible: altered items, layouts, mini albums, cards, and tags.


The fine print: You may enter only once in each category (ex: you may enter only one layout, but you may also enter one card, one tag, etc.) Projects must also use at least one item found in the YSS store. Please let us know which sketch inspired you when you upload. Sketches posted between now and the deadline are also fine to use. (Heidi will be posting an awesome one on Friday!)

This is a great opportunity to get some stash because this week, you'll find Graphic 45 Perfect Gentleman and My Minds Eye Quite Contrary all 25% off.
Look for these lines and others in the SALE section!
All papers and embellishments are on sale for these lines!
Also, we received a partial shipment from Sassafras Lass. We have the papers and whimsies in stock for the new Indie Girl line, and if you enter JULY2010 in the coupon section, you'll receive an extra 20% off your entire purchase!! And if that's not enough all shipments under $30 ship for a flat fee of $5 - anything over $30 ships - FOR FREE!! That's an awesome deal that you just can't beat!!

So come on over to yourscrapbookstash.com blog and enter today!!

A couple of layouts for a couple of challenges!

These are couple of layouts I did for a couple of challenges over at Tallyscrapper!! If you need/

want some scrapbook challenges that is the place to be inspired!! They have several challenges (most with prizes!) every month! The top layout is for the "when you wish upon a star challenge" and the bottom was my take on the #22 sketch challenge. TFL!

Design Team layouts for YourScrapbookStash.com and some great deals over there too!!

I got my first box of goodies from YourScrapbookStash.com this week and in it were some yummy things from a manufacturer I had never heard of before called Echo Park. The line is called "a walk in the park" and I absolutely love it!! The colors are so fun and summery and the quality of the papers and sticker sheets I got are excellent!! All of the papers are double-sided and the 12x12 sheets of stickers are full of adorable things!! One of the sticker sheets has 4 alphas on it - what a great buy!!! Speaking of great buys - Yss.com is having some great sales this week :

The Monday Markdown this week is:
Jenni Bowlin CHA Winter Release - 25% off
Hambly Studios - 25%
Studio Calico Anthology - 25% off

So come on over and check out the great buys and all the other goodies YSS has to offer!!

Woohoo!! What great news to come home to!!

I found out when I got home from my vacation that I had the made the design team at Tallyscrapper.com!! They have some awesome kits and the ladies there are just outstanding and fun to work with!! If you like challenges you need to come on over and check us out cuz there are lots of them to kick start your creative juices and get them flowing!!