My last new releases

It is with a tear in my eye that I announce that Snickels Corner Crafts will be closing up shop.  With the Brownie Scraps store closing, I will be “retiring” from designing. Although I’m not sure you can retire from a job you only held for 6 months 😉

I do have two new releases this week. First is the April Subway Art.

And the second is another envelope template that works for all quarter-folded cards (5.5 x 4.25).

I am having two Store Closing sales that begin today.  First is a BUY MY STORE.  You can get all 50 templates in my store for just $20.  That’s over 75% off!!!  This one will run just through April 10th so that you have time to download and unzip everything before the store is officially closed on the 15th.

If you don’t need everything, but you want to pick up a few more products before they are gone for good, then my BUILD YOUR OWN BAG sale is for you! Place 6 Snickels Corner Crafts products in your cart and you will get them for $5.  This sale will run through April 15th when the store closes.

 

Don’t forget to upload any projects you’ve done with my products, you might win the “Luck of the Layout” contest and get a free template from me!

 

Three More This Week

I’m loving my new releases again this week! I have three new products and I don’t know where to start, lol!

Let’s start with another fun Gift Card holder.  Have I ever mentioned how much I love giving and receiving gift cards, haha!?! I just absolutely love them and so this is my fourth product to give them in style!!!  This one is a little matchbox style.

Here’s one from Bonnie

The next new release is a name badge album.  I’ve been making these for my mother and mother-in-law for years. It’s perfect for their purse when someone asks them about their grandkids!  I like to send them for Mother’s Day.  Of course I keep one in my purse, too 🙂

Last is a fun little Library Pocket template that can be used for so many different projects.  I used it for our spring break activities.  We have three different categories with 5 ideas in each category. The goal is that we will pick one out of each category each day of break and do whatever the slip says!

Don’t forget about the Luck of the Layout contest going on at Brownie Scraps…you could win a free template from me, just for uploading a picture of your project to my gallery!

And I have that cute as can be egg-stand for your colored Easter Eggs…its free on my Facebook page.

 

A busy week with 3 new releases!

I’ve been working like crazy to get new things out to you all! This week I have three projects that I am just in love with!

First is a cute little Easy Basket that you could use to give a little Easter gift to someone special.

Next is a fun and SUPER EASY Pocket Envelope for a Gift Card.

Finally, I have another idea for gift-giving, the Sour Cream Tube 🙂

Don’t forget about the Luck of the Layout contest going on at Brownie Scraps…you could win a free template from me, just for uploading a picture of your project to my gallery!

And I have that cute as can be egg-stand for your colored Easter Eggs…its free on my Facebook page.

A departure…

Today’s releases are a departure from my normal releases.  They are all add-on packs to my March workshop A Peek At Our Week.

I’m so excited for the workshop, I have a few fabulous girls signed up and we are going to create an album that will be a treasure for their families today and for generations to come!  I wish I had more than just a few photos of my parents as kids. I wish I could see what their school looked like, what a typical day looked like, what my grandparents looked like as they sat around the dinner table as a family. That is what a Peek At Our Week is all about. It’s about capturing the typical, normal, mundane things that we take for granted today, but in 20, 50, 100 years our families will long to know.

I remember when my daughter figured out what that funny little box at the end of my parents’ driveway was…a mailbox! She had only known our big industrial-sized mailbox down the street and around the corner. She thought it was so cool just to walk down the driveway and get the mail 🙂  I wonder what her children will say some day about my industrial-sized mailbox, they may not even know what “snail mail” is in 15 years!!  So I want to make sure that I capture that ordinary, mundane, typical experience of 2013.  And this workshop is the way to do it!!

It’s not too late to jump in and join us in creating your own treasured keepsake.

And now to the new add-ons! These are designed to help you put your week’s worth of photos into an album so quickly and easily.

Here is a layout that Brownie Supreme Sheila did using one of the quotes. So even if you aren’t doing A Peek At Our Week, you can use any of these packs on your regular layouts.

I still have my referral program going for the workshop. You can earn up to 5 of these add-on packs** simply by signing up for the workshop and referring up to 5 friends to join you on the adventure!

Here’s a look at a page from last year’s week in the life project.  And hop on over to my facebook page where I’ve uploaded several more.

So until next time…
**to receive your free add-on packs for referrals, you must be a registered participant in the workshop first and the friend(s) you refer must put your name, or forum username, in the comments field when they purchase their workshop.

Loving Inspiration Blog Hop

Brownie Scraps is kicking off our Customer Appreciation Days with a Loving Inspiration Blog Hop. It’s so exciting because the designers get to love on their teams and the Brownie Supremes as we share some of our favorite products. But before I jump in to my spotlight, let me tell you about the other great fun we’re having this weekend!

The Scavenger Hunt is going to be so much fun. You’ll get a list of things to look for on layouts in the gallery and when you find them you leave some love!  3 lucky players will win an amazing GC.

We are also having a sale!!!  The more you buy the more you save! If you buy 3 template packs you’ll get them for just $1 each! And that includes one of my favorite releases-the Spin Card.

It’s honestly so easy to make! And you could make so many different themes with it.

My CT and the Supremes loved it too.  Here’s are two cute Happy New Years cards from Martina and Helen.

Christina made this sunshiney, happy day card that I think is just so adorable!

And she also make this too cute Valentine’s Day card!

And here’s a closer look of the card I made as a thank you card.

We’ve had so much fun with it and I think you will too!  Again, you can pick it up for just $1 when you buy at least three templates in the store.

As always, I love to see your creations with my products. Upload a picture of your project to my gallery at Brownie Scraps for your chance at a RAK!

I hope you’ve enjoyed your hop through our loving inspiration! Here’s the complete list in case you missed one of our great designers at Brownie Scraps.

Moments Scrapped

Memory Clips by Ramona

Blue Heart Scraps
keepscrappin designs

Down This Road Designs

Moments of Harmony

Little Bit Shoppe Designs

Scrap-n-a-Snap

Snickels Corner Crafts   <—- You are here!

Love is in the air…

I know it seems early to be thinking about Valentine’s Day, but really it’s just around the corner! So I have a couple new templates out this week to help you get started!

First is the February edition of my Subway Art printables.

As always, the template is customizable. Maybe there’s a pet name you have for all your loved ones, add them in! Wouldn’t that be so fun with a picture of your family in the middle!  I just might have to make a second printable this month!!

Here’s another one that Brownie Supreme Christina did.  I just love the softer colors of this one!

The other new release I have for you this week is a fun interactive card to give to your sweetheart!

It’s a telescoping card, when you hold the bottom layer and pull the top layer it telescopes out to reveal the full card!  I just love this one by Brownie Supreme Crystal.

The download for the card includes five different file types.  You’ll find .PSD, .TIF and .PNGs to use in your design programs to pretty up the card. Then you’ll find an SVG file so you can cut it out using your electronic cutting systems!  I also include an outline of the pieces of the card  in a .PDF so you could print them out onto a plain sheet of cardstock and add your own physical supplies to embellish the box.

And now I’m going to do something I don’t often do…I’m giving you a sneak peek to a couple more Valentine’s Day projects that I will be releasing on the first of February. And don’t worry if you think you don’t have time to get them done in just two weeks…both projects come together so quickly with the templates!

 

I always love seeing your projects with my products. Upload them to my gallery at Brownie Scraps for your chance at a RAK!

And finally I need to tell you about my CT Call!  That’s right, I’m looking to add a couple more people to my team. I have pretty easy requirements and you typically get a hold of the products 2 weeks before they are released!

 

I hope to hear from you!

 

I scrapped this week!

I set a goal of 80 layouts this year and I am 2 closer to that goal now!  Go, me!!  And just as a frame of reference, I scrapped over 300 pages last year. But this year I know I won’t have as much time to scrap since I’m having a blast creating my hybrid templates and projects to sell.

But, I still CT for some designers and therefore I will still be doing layouts, too!

This first one is a template from Bonnie Allen Designs and a kit from Jennifer Labre Designs.

 

Next I used an older template from Memory Clips and a fabulous new kit called Every Day Romance.

 

And I also wanted to show you my Subway Art project for January using Winter Frost from Snips and Snails Designs.

Make ’em smile…

with a fun “Thank you” card this year! I’m releasing my Spin Card and it is sure to put a smile on anyone who receives it!

Here are a couple more that Christina and Bonnie put together:

Here are a couple of quick shots of how this one goes together.  After you’ve cut out the card, scored and folded it (dashed lines are mountain folds, dotted lines are valley folds) it should look like this.

Don’t be intimidated by the circle cut-out in the middle of the card, it’s so easy to cut because it’s on the edge of the fold. Simply cut the semi-circle while the card is folded.  Just make sure you only have the front two panels and not all three 🙂

Next you need to prepare your spinner.  I covered the back of one spinner with double-sided tape and laid a long length of thread so that it ran parallel to the top and bottom of the spinner.  To make sure I got it right, I laid the spinner on the grid marks of my cutting mat so that the top and bottom were along a line. Then placed the thread on the line.

Then carefully place the other side of the spinner so that it lines up with the thread and the same direction as the back side of the spinner 🙂  If you cut out your circles free-hand, like I did, you may have to trim up around the circle so that they are exactly even.  Just make sure you don’t cut your thread 🙂

Next you’ll place your spinner in the card.  I placed my thread a little more than 1/4 of an inch from the outside edge. Then I taped it on top and bottom.  You could also put a piece of double-sided tape down first and then stick the thread to it.

You could cut off the excess thread now, but I found that I wished I could pull my thread taut after I had the whole card assembled.  So I would wait until the very end to cut off the excess.  Put glue all the way around the edges of the front panel.

Fold the card, starting with the folded edge and smoothing your way to the outer edge. And there you have it!

Now, to make it a true spin card, you need to wind the spinner up!  Flip it around and around several times…the more the merrier, I always say!  Then carefully place it in your envelope.  When your loved one opens the card the spinner will unwind itself and spin its little heart out, lol!

I also have two new layouts…can you believe it?  I scrapped this week!!!

They are both using new kits from Memory Clips by Ramona. The first is the Scrap Your Story January kit.  You can collect this kit day by day on Ramona’s blog for free, or buy it right now at Scrap Matters!

 

And this one is a New Release today called “Frosty Flakes”. I used pieces from the whole bundle.

 

 

I can’t wait to show you what’s coming out next week! So until next time…

January 2013 DST Blog Train!!

Yeah! I’m so excited to be a part of the DST Blog Train this time around.  I’ve been a huge fan of the Blog Train since I started digi-scrapping 3 years ago. And finally I get to participate!

I’ve recently opened a hybrid template store at Brownie Scraps, I would love to have you stop by and check out all the fun products I have in my shop. I have some traditional hybrid projects like boxes and bags and a few cards. But I also have some fun mini album projects, lots of gift ideas and even some home decor!

My part of the train is a free Pocket Planner Cover. This project took less than an hour to put together! And it makes me smile every time I pull out my planner to schedule an appointment in the new year.

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You’ve just come from Patty B Scraps and you are headed to Jody M Designs next, but before you go…I’d love to have you “like” my Facebook page and sign up for my newsletter. You’ll get great inspiration from my CT, hints and tips on hybrid projects and you never know when I’ll be giving out a freebie!

If you get lost along the way or want to see the complete list of participants you can go to the DST Blog.

Here are a few of my recent releases.

Thanks for stopping by. I hope your new year is filled with everything wonderful.

Until next time…

French Fry Box Project

I just love giving gifts to the kids’ teachers at Christmas…usually it’s a gift card. But I like to give them some little treats to go with it. This year they will be getting their gift cards in a French Fry Box 🙂