THE SCRAPBOOK ROOM

What's New In Smash...

Gotta love those Smash books. They are definitely the rage.

Someone asked me about a baby themed one..well guess what? There's one coming. There's also a wedding one and a huge one and more embellishments.

Here's a couple of links to a couple of my favourite bloggers who are spreading the word about new goodies at CHA (the great big Craft & Hobby Association show I wish I was at!).

Shimelle's post

Noell Hyman's post

Oh and here's a page out of my own Smash book!

I'm making an order today so if you've GOTTA have one of these let me know, otherwise I'll be ordering a few and they'll be first come, first served!

Now go enjoy your Tuesday (and take a picture of something in your everyday life!)

~Pauline

Awesome! Fabulous!

Remember how I said all the new lines were being introduced?

Who wouldn't love one of these new ones by Simple Stories? Which one would you pick?

Awesome!

Fabulous!

Seriously...check out their other lines on their blog! Go to www.simplestories.typepad.com to see more and then be sure to come and tell me which ones you'd love to see at The Scrapbook Room!

And enjoy your Sunday!

~Pauline

You'll need THESE to scrapbook....

Yep...they've got it back...only till Sunday so hurry and order your pictures NOW! Click here on  Blacks Photography to start ordering NOW!

~Pauline

Forget that poll! Let's move on to the new...

Hey Everyone:

That darned poll just won't go into my blog right. I've tried and tried and it loses the submit button. I need to either figure it out or find a new place to build a poll. I'll keep you posted. Meanwhile, feel free to comment below or email me the dates, frequencies, durations etc. of crops that you would like to see.

Also, take some time to check around the web and your favourite scrapbook sites to see what is new at CHA. (That's the big Craft & Hobby Show going on right now!) Tell me what you're seeing coming that you'd like to see in THE SCRAPBOOK ROOM!

Here's three of the new product lines that have me excited...they're by Glitz Design. Go check out their blog at http://glitzitnow.blogspot.com/ and enter to win one of three prize kits! Which one would YOU like?

It's the weekend. Don't forget to scrapbook!

~Pauline

PS Anyone want to do Wednesday night scrapbooking at the shop next week. That would be Wednesday, February 1! Let me know.

Scrapbooking Poll

Interested in scrapbooking at The Scrapbook Room? Do my poll on the left side of the page. You will remain anonymous unless you choose to email me. This is just for me to find out what most of you might prefer for events.

All comments are welcomed--on here by clicking on COMMENTS at the end of this message or by clicking on my email address over on the left. You can also leave comments on The Scrapbook Room Facebook page.

Let me know what you'd like. The poll is up till the end of the month. I may try some others for fun later!

Have a great Monday--and DO think about scrapbooking!

~Pauline

Add on: Hey Everyone: It appears that poll isn't working. I can't check it out till later due to work commitments but please check back in a day or two to do the poll! Thanks! P.

Last Chance for Layout Entries...

is today!

If you're doing the challenge and want your name in the draw, I have a great little prize for someone. It's just a random draw so no worries about having the "best" page!

Simply email me a photo by tonight. (Hey...who doesn't have a cell phone? Snap a picture and send me your layout... Read the earlier posts for some hints and to see the layout. Remember--it's your springboard...make it your own. 

I'll post entries in a day or two!

~Pauline (who's havin' fun with all the ladies at the PJ Crop!)

My Challenge Layout

Hey Everyone:

I won't enter the draw. I just wanted to show you I did do a layout based on the challenge. It's nothing fancy for those who think they have to do a fancy schmancy layout to send to me. Keep it simple if you want--whatever your style. No right or wrong. 

Here's mine. It's not normally my style. I haven't even done 12 x 12 in eons but here's the layout anyway--based on the sketch. I do have a strip of red and white striped paper along the bottom of the layout. It matches the mat used under the photos and is about 3/4" high. It is centered at the bottom of the page. It doesn't go right to each edge. In fact it was a leftover strip I had and that's why it doesn't go to the edge. Isn't that an easy way to use of scraps?

Here's the layout:

Extending the challenge...

Hey everyone:

By popular request, I have decided to extend the date for the sketch challenge. I will accept entries until Sunday, January 22nd so those attending the 2 day PJ Crop this weekend can enter there or anyone else can email me a photo of their completed layouts. I will draw a winner randomly from all entries and will award a nice little prize to the winner.

Get your game on. Get your scrapbook supplies back in use. Get your photos printed. And do this layout!

You can read all about it a couple of posts back. Here's the sketch again...

Now go! 

~ Pauline

PS ONE spot left for the PJ Crop!

Comment Section...

Oh my goodness! 

I decided yesterday to meander back through the comments on my blog in case someone had posted a comment on an old post that I missed seeing!

Whew! So glad I did and I hope none of you--my faithful readers--saw any of the spam posts that were on there! Ugh. Nasty, dirty porn posts that I deleted and was able to report as SPAM!

Anyway, to those with blogs, you might want to take a peek back through your comment section if you don't regularly do that. It's certainly a lesson to me to do so.

Now go post me a comment. And if you have a blog, share the address. If you think you'd like to start one, let us know. If you think you can't let us know. (Anyone can! Super, super easy!) 

Now go. Do it. Give us the link!

~Pauline

Teary (in a good way) Start to the Day...

Hey Everyone:

Of course many of you know that we consider Shannon Vine (of Shannon Vine Photography) one of our girls.

She used to be a great addition to our scrapbook tables back in the day before she had children and got super busy with photography. We miss her and expect one of these days she'll be back when she finds the time. She's a super creative scrapbooker too!

Here's a picture of her visiting us at Croptoberfest a couple of years ago. She was holding baby Abbey up beside the sign for the MME "Abbey Road" paper line!

Anyway, this morning Shannon has a post on her blog that you may have already seen but I just had to share it...not only because it's touching, not only because it's a testament to the great job Shannon does, but also because what it says is TRUE!

So be sure to take time out to go read what she's sharing. 
It's here at her website http://www.shannonvine.com/blog/?p=  .

Then go have a great Sunday...and take pictures!

~Pauline