New ScrapMode collection coming soon

Here’s a peek at one of two new collections coming soon from ScrapMode. It’s due around mid-February, and I can’t wait to work with it. Isn’t this a wonderful color combination? Perfect for a certain orange-haired boy, I think.

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Glue guns recalled

From the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission:
Glue Guns Recalled by Dollar Tree Stores Due to Fire, Burn and Shock Hazards
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
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“Thanks Thanks Thanks” card

I’ve discovered Tulip Puffy Paint recently. Can you tell? I’ve used it on my last few projects. It’s intended for fabric, but it works just fine on paper too.
The patterned paper is by Doodlebug. The stamp is by Studio G (purchased from Michael’s).

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Little bird card

I’ll be the first to admit that making greeting cards is not a strength of mine. They never turn out as I visualized, and I’m rarely pleased with the result. I do like this one, though. I cut the little bird (isn’t it cute?), the letters, and the scalloped strip from various ScrapMode papers. Aleene’s [...]

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Fortunate boy

Published in Scrapbooks Etc.

Supplies:Patterned paper—ScrapMode; software—Photoshop Elements 3.0; paint— Tulip Puffy Paint.
This rather funky layout, not my usual style, was inspired by a Kate Spade ad and was completed for the Pub ad inspiration challenge at Two Peas in a Bucket. Here’s the story behind the page: My older son loves Chinese food, fortune cookies, [...]

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ScrapMode blog contest (January)

Every month, ScrapMode hosts a challenge on the ScrapMode blog, and the prize is well worth your time: $100 worth of gorgeous ScrapMode product. In addition, the winning layout will be featured in the ScrapMode newsletter. This month, the challenge is to create a layout with a numbered list. To be eligible for the drawing, [...]

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Scrapbooking This Month: January

Scrapbooking This Month is the name of a monthly column that I’m writing for the Scrap Stop newsletter. Register at the Scrap Stop to subscribe to the newsletter, or check back here around the first of every month for a regular dose of scrappy inspiration.
Read on for this month’s holidays to celebrate, quotes for layouts [...]

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