I have some lovely layouts to share with you from some our wondefully, talented blog readers!! I really enjoy receiving the emails from our readers letting me know how much they enjoy the blog and how much it inspires them. I also love to see all the amazing work you do as well.

Here are some layouts I have recieved within the last week:

This one was sent to me by Sophia Allyson. Look at the lovely colors she chose for her layout and the great design! Her photos take your breath away.

I received this one by Jackie. I love the etheral feeling it conveys. It is so pretty and delicate.

The next one I want to share with you is from Kelly Yowler. I think her design is amazing!! Look at all the detailing!

I recieved this one over the weekend by Denise Grayson. I love the colors and design. She used the font I posted on friday and it fits perfectly on her layout!!

Thanks girls for sharing your work with us and taking us up on our challenges. Each of you have earned a ballot for the monthly blog prize draw.

Keep them coming!

~Tara!

There are a number of sites that I frequent that are having crops this month.

Check out some these sites….

Papier Amour Online Crop @ Mon Ame Memories

Come join us starting at 6:00pm CST Friday September 19th-21st for our first crop here at Mon Ame

Memories. The Design Team will be having inspirational and motivational challenges, games, chatting and lots of fun. We will crown a Queen of the Crop who will win a nice prize pack and we will have some other prizes you can have a chance at winning as well.

Come to the message board, register and introduce yourself to get ready to have some fun with us. We hope to see you there for our first ever Online Crop at Mon Ame Memories.

To visit the Scrapbook Queens, click the image above.

I have a couple of fun layouts to share with you today.

The  first layout was created by Jackie. I love the subject of this layout! Looks like a fun, filled camping trip!

Anne Houser made an amazingly creative layout in the shape of a ………. shoe!!

I saw a small review on the CCAS Blog on the Canadian Scrapper’s Blog Carnival. It was so nice to see that people not only read the blog but appreciate it as well.

~Tara~

I have a cool Guest Designer Contest to share with you! Would you like to design with me at Scrapdango?? Here is a cool contest for you to enter:

Scrapdango Guest Designer Contest

Good luck to everyone who enters. I am excited to see who I get to work with. Maybe, it will be you??

~Tara~

Here are a few sites that have great card sketches for you to use….

CCAS Resources

So Sketchy!

Sketch Lover

Scrap Maps

Wittyliving.com

Little Scrapbook Shop

Caardvarks

Card Positioning Systems

Poetic Artistry

Sketch This Cards

2 Sketches for You

Hope one of these sites inspires you to make some great cards to share with someone special!

I have a few kits that I would like to feature today. Kit clubs are everywhere but some are just better than others. One of my favorites have always been Scrapdango. I fell in love with their kits before I ever made it on their awesome design team. They feature three kits each month, a Sugar Kit, a Spice kit and a Widget.

Here is the Sugar Kit. Althought it is currently sold out, I wanted you to see how beautiful it is:

The Spice kit is still available and features some wonderful My Little Yellow Bicycle products:

They also offer a widget club kit each month. These feature the latest and coolest scrapbooking tools and gadgets:

For more info on the kits please check out Scrapdango.

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I also wanted to take a moment to wish my good friend Audrey a Happy 50th Anniversary!! Audrey has been a wonderful CCAS girl for a long time now and I just adore her. Congratulations Audrey on your anniversary!

~Tara~

Did you know that the industry has many Ezines or online magazines? And a lot of them are accessible for FREE!

Why not check out a few of those magazines today:

Scrapbook & Cards Today: This traditional paper magazine is also offered as a complete download for FREE here! Released every new season (Spring, Summer, Autumn & Winter), it’s packed full of scrapbook pages and cards of all designs. Check it out here. All previous issues are available for download as well.

ScrapStreet.com Magazine: This ezine is filled with lots of colourful images, some digital layouts and lots of inspiration. Released once per month, the most recent copy it can be found here.

SheetLoad of Cards: This monthly free download can be found on the ezine’s blog, here. This ezine specializes in teaching the thrifty way to create multiple cards using only a minimum of supplies. Make sure to check out previous issues on their blog.

Making Memories for You: This monthly ezine is available in a easy to reader pdf format and it’s latest issue can be found here. It has a number of pages filled with wonderful ideas and lots of eye candy. Make sure to check it out!

Scrap N’Art: This extremely large downloadable magazine is available bi-monthly. It’s jam packed with colourful pages loaded with pages examples, lots of creative cards and informative articles. Check out their blog here to access their premier issue download.

And check out this REALLY new ezine, L’Atelier du Scrap L’e-zine. It comes in a French version and an English version. You can downlaod them for FREE here.

Hope you enjoyed your ezine tour! Come back tomorrow when Tara will have something sketchy for you!

~ Ally ~

I am excited to share a great way to combine our love of Scrapbooking and helping a great cause!!

Ally has an amazing contest posted on her So Sketchy Blog where you make cards for the “Bring a Smile to a Child” campaign that was started by Scrapbook and Cards Today magazine. She is offering up some prizes for everyone who participates.

Check out her blog for more details!!

~Tara~

This weekend is the big CHA show in Chicago and lots of new products are being released by all kinds of scrapbook companies.

The Scrapbook & Cards Today Blog is sharing 13 company releases; BasicGrey, We R Memory Keepers, My Sentiments Exactly and Doodlebug to name a few!

Come and check out the blog today for all the new stuff you’ll just have to add to your scrapbook stash!

~ Ally ~

We keep receiving such wonderful creations and I am always thrilled when I see them in my inbox. I find that it is so much harder to find the time in the summer to set aside for scrapbooking. I want to take a minute to thank everyone who takes the time to participate and be a part of the blog.

Here is a sample of the lovely work submitted recently. Check out the gallery!

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It is also time to announce the winner of June’s Blog Prize Draw!! I placed all the entries into my husbands hat and let my darling Paige pick this month’s winner and she picked……………………………

Autumn Frymark

Congrats Autumn!! Please email me your address at thynner5@yahoo.ca and keep an eye out for your prize!

Keep the creations, tips and techniques coming for your chance to win July’s Draw!

~Tara~