Today is an amazing day!  The summer issue of Scrapbook & Cards Today (SCT)  was released yesterday and it is fabulous!  Catherine, Kerry and the team at SCT have been working hard to create a new look for the magazine, and the changes are wonderful! There is also a new blog and new look for the SCT website.  As in the past, you can also download the entire issue and all past issues online.

Over the next week, I challenge you to comment on the CCAS blog and let us know what you think about the new SCT site and the magazines new look.  On July 1st I will choose one lucky commenter to win a one year subscription to Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine.

Get commenting and tell us what you think.

Have a fabulous day!

~ Jen

We have been so busy with NSD that we almost forgot to draw for this month’s Blog Prize. I used a randon generator and the winner for April is………………

Ann Houser!! 

Here was her creation for Ally’s pocket challenge. I just love the colors and the tag!

Please email me at thynner5@yahoo.ca and give me your mailing address. Congrats on being the winner for April.

Thanks to everyone who contibuted by completing challenges or submitting to the blog. I love recieving your work and your tips.

Check the blog out tomorow for a peek at May’s Blog Prize!! 

~Tara~

We have a few more NSD Blog Party prizes to announce …..

Congratulations to Jacqueline N. who has won a Core-dinations prize pack from Ally!!!

Congratulations to Cathy S. and Kerri B. who have each won a year long membership to weScrap.

Please send your mailing address to jen@creativecraftsandstickers.com.

Have a great day everyone!

~ Jen 

Thanks to everyone who participated in the first online blog party hosted by the Creative Crafts and Stickers team.

The turnout for the crop was amazing with lots of new friends joining in on the fun.

Thank you to Catherine Tachdjian from Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine for generously donating prizes for the event.

Krysten Layton and Lee-Anne have each won a Simply Cards Today card book.

Jennifer Phillips, Silvia Haynes, and Heather H have won a one year subscription to Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine.

And … the winner of the grand prize … a Clip It Up … is Adrienne.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the CCAS NSD Blog Party!  Ally, Tara and I had a wonderful time hosting the event and hope you will continue to visit the blog and will join us again for our next blog party. Over the next few days, I will be posting all of the challenge submissions to the Get Inspired section of the site.

If you have won a prize, please send your mailing address to me via email.

Have a wonderful day!

~ Jen (jen@creativecraftsandstickers.com)

Good morning and welcome to the Creative Crafts and Stickers National Scrapbooking Day (Weekend) Celebration!

I am thrilled to be the lucky one to once again invite you to visit the blog all weekend long to join in the festivities.

Before I get started, please be aware that for those of you who receive the Feedblitz updates, there will be a LOT of updates this weekend due to the celebration, but remember, this is a one time event.  Please do not unsubscribe due to too many updates over the next few days.  After the event is over, we will return to once a day updates.

From now until end of day Sunday, we will be celebrating our love for scrapbooking with challenges and a few make n takes.  Be sure to check yesterdays post to be entered in an amazing draw, as Catherine from Scrapbook & Cards Today has offered TWO copies of the Simply Cards Today card book.

Here are the rules for the challenges this weekend:

1.  Must be a new creation, starting today.
2.  No digital pages.  Hybrid and traditional creations welcome.
3.  You must post your work to the appropriate challenge comment section or email to jen@creativecraftsandstickers.com.  Please put CCAS Celebration and the challenge number in the subject line. If you email your challenge, be sure to post a comment letting us know your entry has been emailed. Links to blogs or photo storage areas are fine.
4.  Must be linked no later than 11:59pm EST on Monday evening.
5.  You must post your first name & last initial and some way of getting in contact with you (ie: email or blog address).
6.  No combining of challenges.
7.  You will earn ONE ballot per completed challenge entry.  You may do challenges more than once but each page must complete the challenge requirements.
8.  Double pages will only count as one entry.

Challenge #1 

To help increase your odds of winning some of our awesome prizes, you can earn extra ballots for prizes by commenting on all the challenges and NSD posts for the CCAS NSD celebration (Friday May 2 - Tuesday May 6).  The only hitch is that you must complete and link/email one challenge by Monday 11:59pm EST before any of your comments can count towards ballots… trust me this will be easy!

*** We interrupt this exciting post to tell you of some fabulous news .  Catherine from Scrapbook & Cards Today is so grateful for all of the amazing posts that you all have made, that she has offered three subscriptions as prizes.  Each day of this event, we will be holding a draw for the subscription.  To be entered in this draw, you need to comment on other peoples completed challenges.  One winner will be announced each day from the comments made on that day.  So let’s get commenting.  Thanks again Catherine!  You rock!  ***

Challenge #2

The second challenge is to create a 4×12 layout.  No, this is not a typo.  I am challenging you to create a 4×12 layout.  I use this size for my 365 Days of Memories photographs.  Given that I am taking a photograph and journaling everyday of the year, I decided that a 4×12 layout for each day would be perfect.  Once I got started, I realized what a great size it is for mini albums.

Here is an example of a 4×12 layout from my album …

So get scrapping and show us what you can do with a 4×12 layout.  You never know, you too may fall in love with this size.

Good luck with the challenges and we hope you enjoy scrapping with the Creative Crafts and Stickers team.

~ Jen

Simply Cards Today is an amazing card book published by the creators of Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine.

Catherine has graciously offered to send a copy of Simply Cards Today to one of our blog readers.

In order to be entered in a draw to win a copy of Simply Cards Today, post a comment below and tell Catherine what you love about Simply Cards Today and/or Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine.

All entries must be made before midnight EST on Sunday night.

Good luck!

~ Jen

Thank you to everyone who left comments in the Show CCAS Some Love Contest.  I am thrilled that so many of you took the time to post.  Tara and Ally do a wonderful job of updating the blog and I am glad to be able to help share your love with them.

Congratulations to Alesha!  You are the winner of the Show CCAS Some Love Contest.

Alesha Says:
April 26th, 2008 at 11:39 am

this is my first time to your site and it is truly inspiring. keep up the good work……

Please email your mailing address to me at jen@creativecraftsandstickers.com and I will get your prize into the mail.

Congratulations!

~ Jen 

National Scrapbooking Day is this coming Saturday May 3, 2008. 

In order to celebrate our love for scrapbooking, Tara, Ally and I will be hosting a weekend full of challenges that will hopefully inspire you and help you to get some serious scrapping accomplished.

Our challenges will start on Friday and run throughout National Scrapbooking Weekend.

Tell us what you want to get accomplished this weekend and be entered in a draw to win a mini coaster album.  Winner to be announced on Wednesday.

I hope you will join us this weekend!

Happy Scrapping!

~ Jen

I have a wide assortment of the new and super cool Core-dinations coloured core cardstock to share and I’ll love to give it away as a prize for participating in our NSD challenges!

You could win an assortment of colours from their Black Magic Line and their Vintage Line of cardstock. Very cool product here everyone!!!

To increase your chances of winning some of this awesome new product, leave a comment below and tell me what kind of scrapbook challenges are your favorite and why? For leaving a comment, we will add your name into the prize draw (even before we have started to celebrate!). Cool eh?

Don’t forget the “Show CCAS Some Love Contest” (Soooooooooo easy to enter… check it out here.). You could win a brand new Cosmo Cricket Black Album.

Good luck!!!!

Good Morning Everyone!

This weekend I am challenging you to show CCAS some love.  

I know that you are visiting the blog and checking out the amazing posts by Ally and Tara.  While you are online this weekend, I want you to drop by the CCAS blog and say hello.  Tell the lovely ladies how much you enjoy their posts.  Show them some LOVE!

This contest will run until Sunday at midnight EST.  On Monday morning I will draw a name to win one of the brand new Cosmo Cricket Black Albums!  They are so cool!  Don’t miss this opportunity!

Drop by today and leave a comment for your chance to win.

Remember that the comments are moderated to avoid spam posts, so if this is the first time you are commenting, we will need to moderate the comment before it shows up on the blog.

Have a wonderful day!

~ Jen