You know the commercial where the dog is running to the kitchen saying “Bacon, bacon,bacon!” ? Well, I am kind of like that with paper, paper, paper! When I received samples of My Mind’s Eye Indie Chic Paper Pads I wanted to run right into my scrapbook room and tear into them! What a treat! See HEREto view all four pads in our store.

As usual, these pads contain 24 sheets of double sided 6×6 cardstock papers, 12 of each beautifully illustrated design. I am thrilled to show them to you today! Here are a couple cards I put together for you from the Nutmeg & Saffron in the video,which you can watch if you like!

Citron

Ginger

Nutmeg

Saffron

Other products used for making the cards: Nutmeg: 9055-Nestabling Lacy Ovals Moss Pearl, S4-314-Lacy Ovals, 9315-Nestaboard Lacey Ovals, CL600-Homey Patterns, 27126-Distress Ink Pad Crushed Olive.

Saffron: S4-114-Standard Circles Large, S4-316-Heart Circles, 9024-Nestabling Heart Circles Brown Rhinestones, E8-007-Classic Edges One, E8-009 Decorative Inserts One, JB-09885-From My Kitchen, 203- 1/2″ Scor-Tape

Don’t you just love the new My Mind’s Eye Indie Chic? For more ideas using this collection, visit My Mind’e Eye Blog HERE.

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

It is time to get back to work! I have run out of fun things to show you from CHA , so I thought I better get busy creating my own projects with all the fun new stuff I have been getting! Last night I pulled out the My Mind’s Eye- Dolled Up 6×6 paper pad from the Miss Caroline collection and Hero Arts- Just Because Cling Stamp Set and Edge Frame Frame Cuts. I loved this paper, and I wanted as much of it to show behind the stamp as possible, so I made a larger 6×6 card! I just couldn’t bear to cut it down! Besides, this way I have more room to write wonderful things in the card!

I have to say that I am pretty pleased with the results (if I do say so myself). It was super easy and I have just the person in mind to send it to! You can’t really tell from the photo, but I stamped the image, cut it out with the Edge Frame Frame Cut in my Cuttlebug, then accented around the edge with Glossy Accents to highlight the framed edge. I also inked around the petals of the blossom. Pretty simple stuff here!

Project Recipe:

My Mind’s Eye Miss Caroline- Dolled Up 6×6 Paper Pad

AC012 Hero Arts Just Because stamp set

DI005 Hero Arts Edge Frame Frame Cuts

S5-086 Spellbinders Bitty Blossoms

Pop Up Dots

1/8″ Scor-Tape

Ribbon

Glossy Accents

Corner Punch

That is all there was to it, but I had a great time putting it together! There is nothing like a getting new products to help bring out the creative mojo! I just don’t know when to draw the line! (Heehee!)

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

I am having a ball with the latest dies from Quickutz! What are It Kits you ask? It Kits are great for beginning and lifetime crafters alike. Their versatile designs allow you to used them in every season and for every kind of project. Use them to create tags, cards, party and wedding details, scrapbook pages, school projects, journals, home decor, and so much more! It Kits also include digital cutting files, so you can cut out the same shapes with a digital cutting machine!

For the following projects I mainly used the Edge It Kit, but I included a piece from the Tag It Kit on my candle.

My first project uses the Edge it Kit on a couple of my letters in my Family wood letter set.  Cut out of paper and adhere it to the letter with Mod Podge!

For my candle I used My Minds Eye Lost and Found 6 x6 Paper Pad as well as Quickutz Nesting Lace Circles for the base.

It Kits are very versatile and allow the beginner as well as the advanced paper crafter endless creative pleasure! These would  make wonderful gifts for the scrapbooker or card maker on your list! Will work will most die cutting machines!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

Although many of you have your Christmas cards made and waiting to be sent, have you thought ahead to archiving the seasons photos, additional gifts or  party invitations and favors? My Minds Eye  has a variety of Christmas paper that is perfect for your holiday needs!

Lost and Found Christmas 6 x 6″ paper pad includes 24 sheets of 6×6 doublesided cardstock paper in 12 different floral designs in red, brown, and tan adds a vintage look to your holiday projects. Also available in 12 x 12″.

12 Days of Christmas includes 24 sheets of 6×6 doublesided cardstock paper in 12 different designs in the whimsical design and colors of Christmas. Also available in 12 x 12″.

I Believe Paper & Accessories Kit includes nine sheets of 12 x 12 doublesided cardstock paper and a coordinating accessory sheet in Christmas colors of red, brown, aqua and green with whimsical reindeers, Christmas trees, poinsettias and much more!

You really can’t go wrong when using quality My Minds Eye double sided paper for your holiday crafting!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

It’s Friday! The weekend is always nice to see come around! Here in the office  officially dubbed Friday as “Frosty Friday” since Marcie has been going on Wendy’s Chocolate Frosty runs lately! Hey, we’re not complaining around here! Yumm! The other thing we’re not complaining about is the My Mind’s Eye Lost & Found 6 x 6″ collection. Have you seen it? It is so fun!

Okay, so all of the My Mind’s Eye paper pads are to die for, but last night I focused on the Union Square paper pad from the Lost & Found Collection. We just got a bunch of the new 6 x 6″ paper pads in, such as A Beautiful Life, A Happy Heart, All Spice, Lost & Found Blush, Lost & Found Rosy and Lost & Found Sunshine and more which are absolutely yummy eye candy for paper crafters!

Like I said, I used the Lost & Found Union Square 6 x 6″ paper pad for my card along with Spellbinders Wonderful Wings set and Classic Petal Edgeabilities. It was a lot of fun and oh, so easy!

I hope that you have great plans for your weekend! I am going to see my mother-in-law in southern Utah.  Our prayers are with our customers on the East Coast this weekend! Stay safe!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

We’re here! Marcie and I are in Chicago at Craft and Hobby Association Show which we commonly know as CHA. We have been busy as bees going from booth to booth gathering information on all of the “latest and greatest” products and ordering from all our favorite designers so we can bring you highest quality, popular products on the market!  I can tell you now that you are going to love what is coming!

Here’s a shot of Marcie while visiting the Graphic 45 booth! Say Cheese!

Graphic 45 has done some amazing projects with their new paper lines. Here’s a sample of the Christmas Emporium and ABC Primer!

Heartfelt Creations made beautiful paper bouquets that look quite real!

We saw the new line of Nesting Dies from QuicKutz and Framelits from Sizzix. The new Nestaboard from Want2Scrap is HOT! Just Rite Stampers also has great  new stamp sets that coordinate with Spellbinders dies! Teresa Collins is not only talented, but stylish! We also visited My Mind’s Eye, Provo Craft and Silhouette .Everyone is on board and excited to bring you what’s new!

I hope that you have taken a few minutes to look at all the rest of the pre-order dies from Spellbinders that were made viewable this morning! Astounding!

This may be the best CHA release to date! Of course, since this is the first show that I have been to, it is the most exciting one for me! I am having a blast here in Chicago! It is most definitely a paper crafter’s heaven! Can’t wait until tomorrow for more exciting products from DCWV, Tim Holz, and anyone else that catches our eye!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’ from Chicago!

Carrie

We want to inform you that we now have Teresa Collins Album Kits and Paper Pads! We also just got in the popular My Mind’s Eye Lost and Found Collection in 6 x 6 Paper Pads!

We have most of the Album Kits on sale for 40% off retail price while supplies last! That is a steal of a deal! You won’t want to wait to purchase yours!

The Celebrate Album Kit includes everything you need to make a 7×10″ chipboard keepsake album. The kit comes with complete color instructions, nine double-sided cardstock 12×12 sheets, two 7×10″ cardstock covers with four metal rings, three 36″ ribbons, and two doublesided tags in bright birthday colors of blue, red and orange

The Chic Bebe Boy 280 piece paper and accessories pack includes nine 12×12 double-sided cardstock papers. die-cut chipboard elements, 12×12 transparencies, alphabet stickers, journaling cards, envelopes, ribbons and tags in colors of baby blue and black.

The Chic Bebe Girl 280 piece paper and accessories pack includes nine 12×12 double-sided cardstock papers, 12×12 transparencies, alphabet stickers, journaling cards, envelopes, ribbons and tags in colors of baby pink and black.

The Freestyle Album Kit includes everything you need to make a 7×10″ chipboard keepsake album. The kit comes with complete color instructions, nine double-sided cardstock 12×12 sheets, two 7×10″ cardstock covers with four metal rings, three 36″ ribbons, and two doublesided tags in artsy girl colors of pink and orange.

This is just a sample of the Teresa Collins products. There’s more to choose from on our website!

Remember that tomorrow is the big day for viewing Spellbinders new CHA releases! Marcie and I are off to Chicago!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

Okay, so some days I feel like I am surrounded by women having babies! There always seems to be someone having a baby, which is a wonderful thing, but I just can’t get caught up with baby gifts and cards! So, I decided over the weekend that I was going to mass produce so I could breath easy for a minute! Thank goodness for My Minds Eye Lime Twist Paper Pads! I was able to mass produce with slightly different looks!

For the It’s a Girl A2 cards I used MME Happy Go Lucky Paper Pad and Spellbinders Ribbon Tags Trio Three. This paper pad is perfect for girls young or old! 24 sheets of 6×6 doublesided cardstock paper in 12 different spring time designs in purple, red, pink, grey, turquoise and lime green. With circles, stripes, flowers and speech bubbles its youthful appearance just makes me happy!

It’s a Boy A2 cards are from MME Fly a Kite Paper Pad with Spellbinders Ribbon Banners. You get 24 sheets of 6×6 doublesided cardstock paper in 12 different spring time designs in brown, red, aqua, orange, turquoise and lime green. Circles, stripes, stars, kites and clouds most definitely portray all boy!

At least I am caught up for a few baby showers as far as cards go! Hey, the new mom’s will never know that their card has been duplicated! (Not unless they read my Blog!)

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

As summer fast approaches, the designers at My Mind’s Eye had the right idea when they named this line of 6″ x6″ paper pads! What better way to beat the heat than an ice cold drink with a Lime Twist?

There are 4 new paper pads with all new designs that are so delightful for spring and summer cards or mini albums! Each paper pad includes 24 sheets of 6×6 doublesided cardstock paper in 12 different spring time designs!

Fly A Kite entices us with spring time designs in brown, red, aqua, orange, turquoise and lime green. With circles, stripes, stars, kites and clouds, this unique paper collection will look great on any card or layout! Specifically designed for a little boy.

Happy Go Lucky shows off designs in purple, red, pink, grey, turquoise and lime green. With circles, stripes, flowers and speech bubbles specifically designed for girls!

Life of the Party stirs up fun with designs in pink, brown, aqua and lime green. With circles, stripes, flowers and cupcakes you’ll have everything you need for fun summer projects designed for girls!

Out of the Blue lets your imagination soar with designs in tan, grey, red, aqua and lime green. You’ll love the circles, stripes, trains, stars and hot air balloons that bring back memories of childhood play! Designed with boys in mind!

I chose two of these delightful paper pads to play with! The hardest part was choosing which patterns to design with! They are all so fun!

My butterfly card is made using the Happy Go Lucky Paper Pad, Spellibinders Labels Nineteen and Fanciful Flight dies.

My nephew is graduating from Kindergarten this month, so I decided to make a mini page with his graduation picture! I chose patterns from the Fly A Kite Paper Pad. QuicKutz Banana Split Skinnimini Alphabet for the title, Grad Cap, Diploma and Gold Seal completed the project of his shining star face!

Isn’t he cute? Only 12 more years until High School Graduation! The stars and the grade school alphabet pattern were a perfect combination for this mini page! Love it!

Well, I am taking a break for a few days! Off to South Carolina for my youngest son’s Basic Training graduation! I’ll be back on Monday! Have fun with your projects while I’m gone!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

Wow! Mother’s Day is right on our doorstep! Can you believe it? I can’t! I feel like we just barely had Easter…oh wait, we did! I don’t know about you, but I had better get crackin’ on a gift for Mom!

My mom is a scrapbooker, so she would like just about anything that has to do with scrapbooking! Why don’t you come shopping with me to see what I can find that would make great gifts for her special day!

She has tons of pictures to still put in albums as she has 10 children (I am the oldest) and 34 grandchildren, so I think I will start with the basics. Paper! She has 7 sons and lots of grandsons, so the All About Boys Paper Stack from DCWV or Alphabet Soup Boy from My Minds Eye are a great start for the boys! A Proper Gentleman 8×8 by Graphic 45 works well for all of her masculine photos.

For the feminine side, we will start with DCWV All About Girls Paper Stack,  Blossoms and Butterflies Paper Stack, Garden Party Paper Stack, or Pocket Full of Posies Paper Stack to name just a few!

She has a Cuttlebug, and loves die cutting! Let’s move over to the dies to see what we can find! Spellbinders dies are always a perfect gift! She and I have very similar taste, so I think I will go with a couple of my favorites! Labels Twenty, Lacey Circles, Lacey Squares, Lacey Ovals (okay, so I like lacey!), Floral Doily Accents and Floral Doily Motifs as well as the Parisian Accents and Parisian Motifs! Well, that is more than a couple, but maybe we can keep some of these in mind for her birthday or Christmas! I could shop forever in Spellbinders!

She would love Quickutz Anime Monkey to scrap some of her younger grandchildren! Or the Mixing Bowl and Spoon for those moments making cookies with the grandkids!

Heartfelt Creations, Just Rite Stampers and Sparkle N Sprinkle all have stamps that are fabulous to give her or buy for myself to make her card with! They all have stamps that coordinate with Spellbinders dies! Want2Scrap has Nestabling to go with!

Whew! This shopping trip could last a long time if we got into the nitty-gritty of adhesives, embossing folders, foils, flowers, etc.! I think I will let you shop for yourselves now! I have a pretty good idea of what I will end up with! Have fun!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

If you are looking for adorable paper for layouts, you really should look at My Mind’s Eye! Their patterns are refreshing and fun! The Good Day Sunshine Boy and Good Day Sunshine Girl 12 x 12 paper kits will make your summer layouts a breeze!

Boys love robots and just about anything mechanical. Lil Robots 12 x 12 paper kit says boy all over it! The patterns are of robots, gears, laser lines, microchips and geometrics in colors of taupe, red, orange, gray, chartreuse and three shades of blue!

For teenage girls who seem to draw hearts all over everything, we have State of  the Heart 12 x 12 paper and accessories kit! You can even let them scrapbook their own pictures of their current crush!

If card making is more your thing, you will find the new Stella and Rose Collection of 6 x 6 paper pads inspiring! Their are four different pads to the collection. They are; Hattie, Hazel, Gertie and Mabel! Each pad contains 24 sheets of double sided 6 x 6 paper! I honestly can’t pick a favorite! I love them all!

There’s more to look at, but I will let you look for yourself! That’s the fun of shopping!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

Okay, so you already know that I am a paper junkie, but I would say my next scrapbooking addiction is alphabets! This week I tried my first couple of Boss Kut Alphabets! Love them!They work just like my QuicKutz Alphabets in my Cuttlebug Machine!

Some of them are 2×2″ chipboard backing, like the Hobby Horse that I used on my layout for yesterday’s BLOG, and some are on 2×2″ metal plates, as with the Adore that I used for today’s layout. They work exactly the same!

My kids can’t believe how many I have. My accountant son thinks he has to add up the cost of each one and let me know how much I have spent, but I keep insisting that I almost always buy them on sale,  so his calculations are over estimated! Of coarse my daughter doesn’t mind that I spend on alphabets, because she can borrow them for free!

I have been using QuicKutz Alphabets for years and thoroughly enjoy them! I won’t say how many I have, but I’m sure that some of you are in the same boat! Both QuicKutz and Boss Kut have foam over the letters to keep paper or card stock from sticking in the die. QuicKutz dies are all made of metal and have expanded some of their alphabets from 2×2 to 4×8.

Boss Kuts has some metal and  some chipboard in the 2×2 plates. Both work great in most of the die cutting machines such as Cuttlebug, Big Shot, Grand Calibur, Epic Six and Wizard!

Like I said, I used the Adore Alphabet in this layout of my children.  I used Bazzill card stock, and  My Mind’s Eye Simply Delightful 12×12 stack. I cut one Spellbinder’s Grand Big Scalloped Ovals in half to place over the pattern paper and cut the flower embellishments from the same paper. The leaves are from the new Spellbinder’s Foliage set!

If you have never tried the Boss Kut alphabets, you should just give them a try! As the saying goes; Try it, you might like it!

I really believe it!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

I think that this will be an official Paper Blog Week for me! We just got in our shipment of the brand new My Mind’s Eye 6×6 paper pads! The Stella Rose Collection has four beautiful 6×6 double sided paper pads which are Gertie, Hattie, Hazel and Mabel. Though the names may be a bit old fashioned, the paper is fresh and vibrant! Again, I had a hard time choosing which one to focus on for my projects!

I decided to make these cards using the Gertie paper pad. On the first I also used a piece of  Hardware from Stampin’ Up and the stamp set You Inspire Me from Just Rite Stampers.

On the second, I used Spellbinder’s CHA Releases Labels Twenty (dies #1 & 5) and Creative Page Tabs (both due to arrive in March!). Of coarse, I used 1/8″ Scor-Tape to apply the ric-rac and button.

I can’t wait to use the other paper pads in this collection! They are all darling!

FYI-If you are waiting for pending orders, we appreciate your patience! We are finally receiving shipments trickling in from all of our manufacturers, as they have all been behind since CHA! We are filling orders as fast as we can!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’

Carrie

“Only three days left to use your 40% coupon!” We send this reminder email to everyone who has signed up to be on our VIP Email list. This is to remind those of you who have not already used it this month, to hurry and use your coupon! If you have already used the coupon,  you can relax and enjoy knowing that you don’t have to worry about it!

What products can my coupon be used on?

The Cut@Home VIP coupon is worth 40% off one My Minds Eye, Spellbinders(not including the Wizard or Grand Calibur), Boss Kut, Quickutz products (not including the Epic 6), and Lifestyle Craft (not including the Letterpress Combo or Starter Kit). It is NOT VALID on any Provocraft, Inspired Crafts, Fiskars, The Robins Nest, Scor Pal, Imaginisce, EK Success, WRMK, Sizzix, 3L, Graphic 45, Petaloo, Beacon Adhesives, Basic Grey, Making Memories, Heartfelt Creations Spellbinders dies and Rubber Stamps and Die Cuts With a View. It is also not valid on any clearance or sales items. The 40% is taken off ONE ITEM. The discount is applied to the highest RETAIL price (NOT the CAH price) of the most expensive valid item in your cart. The discount may be used on one item, once per month and one per household. If you are logged into your account and shopping it will tell you under the product (no VIP coupon allowed).

We also want to remind you that you can find this and other information about the coupon on our FAQ’s page on our website!

I hope this will help answer your coupon questions! Stay tuned tomorrow for a special weekend BLOG!

For those of you who have been waiting for the Grand Calibur, we have them in stock and ready to ship! Order yours now!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

So many choices to choose from! When trying to decide what to use for my Valentine’s Day projects, I have a hard time choosing what I want to use!

There is the S4-137 Classic Scalloped Heart which I can pair with the S4-136 Classic Heart from Spellibinders, or the elegant S4-296 Nested Hearts.

Quickutz has a variety of hearts as well as KS-0788 Cupid and even a cute RS-0305 Chocolate Drop which is perfect for my chocoholic daughter! I tell you, it is a tough decision!

For my first project, I went with the #1 die of the S4-296 Nested Hearts. Placing a piece of velum with a sheet of DCWV Black Current paper, I cut and embossed them together.  I used the #5 die from the S4-294 Beaded Ovals and #5 die from the S4-112 Classic Ovals Small for the background and embellished with small pearls and ribbon!

Next, I wanted to make a sugar cookie card to go with the sugar cookies I make my kids every year for Valentines!

I used the S4-137 Classic Scalloped Heart #5 die for the back, the S4-136 Classic Heart #5 die for the card. To cut the heart so it will open like a card, I folded a piece of card stock in half then placed the card stock on the die just inside the top of the die so it would not be cut.  I then ran the card through the 37-1139 Heart Blocks embossing folder for some dimension and glued on the back! Since my children have the “Key to my Heart“, I used that KS-0790 die from Quickutz to cut the embellishment from Spellbinders Craft Foil! Add some ribbon to tie them together and voila!

For this project, I used a cardboard canister that had arrived in the mail which I thought would make a great treat canister!

I used sheets of paper from My Minds Eye Simply Delightful stack to cover the canister and the tag. (Notice the heart shapes on the paper?) I cut the tag using S4-301 Labels Sixteen #4 and #5 dies and finished it off with cutting two hearts with RS-0003 Heart and a stamp from Stampin’ Up!

I had lots of fun with these and they didn’t take long at all! With Valentines Day fast approaching, I hope to have more projects with hearts to share!

Happy Scrappin’

Carrie