Cover It!

When I go to places like Winners or Home Sense I am always looking for stuff to cover! Cover you ask? Cover with paper!!! And its amazing at what you can find in the sale section or something that's just no quite up to your liking and turn it into something unique and interesting! While on my search for some "Fall" themed items I came across this metal pumpkin. The shape was perfect but the colors just weren't right. In comes the new Bo Bunny Fall line and voila!

I then found a really cool tin with a lid but didn't really like the chicken decor and new exactly which paper would work great! On both items I used the Claudine Hellmuth Matte Medium to apply the paper, it also adds nice coat to seal it. Its very similar to a modge podge but works so much better! Ranger also carries the same product in their line so either works great when you want to adhere paper!

Have a great day everyone!

The Urban Scrapbook

Tim Holtz - New Dies

If you haven't had a chance to check out the new Tim Holtz Sizzix Dies I am sure you are going to want to after you see this beautiful fall tag created by our very own Jan! After receiving four new dies from his new collection Jan just couldn't wait to start creating! The new Autumn Gatherings decorative strip is just gorgeous!

Jan has also stamped the background with one of the Tim Holtz stamps and embossed it to give it a resist feel!

Have a great day everyone!

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Wreath Making Season!

It's just about time to start thinking about making another wreath! With Fall just around the corner, Halloween kicking at its heals and Christmas rolling in after what a better time to start wreath making and we've found some great ideas to get you started.

Here is such a great idea by "The Polkadot Chair". Using rulers they have created this adorable "Back to School" wreath!

Our second wreath is by "The Red Thread". She has created a unique wreath using cut leaves. And if you go to her blog I love her comment on how she used left over paper from an advent calendar to come up with this amazing design!

Our last wreath is by "Something from Cassie". Now this gal has some amazing decorating and party ideas and you can tell she loves it by all her great ideas!

So that's it for wreaths, hope we gave you some inspiration!

Have a great day everyone!

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One of our Favorite Designers

If you are looking for inspiration then look no further! One or our favorite designers and on many designs teams (I am sure you will see why) is Karola! While surfing through her blog yesterday I came across the most beautiful layout she did for The Color Room. Looking a little closer I believe she used some of the beautiful Cheery Lynn doilies and butterflies!

Have a great weekend everyone, enjoy!

The Urban Scrapbook

Tag Inspiration

Good morning everyone!

Last month in my tag swap group our challenge was to create a tag using only one piece of white card stock. We were able to ink it or stamp it, but it could only be made with the one piece of card stock. So not using any inks or stamps Jan came up with the most beautiful tag!

So inspired by her tag Jan create this beautiful layout titled "Over the Garden Wall", except this time she used more than one piece of card stock, but the same technique! To see more of how she achieved this outstanding layout you can visit her blog at "In My Own Imagination".

Have a great day everyone!

The Urban Scrapbook

BUTTON STAMPS

Here is another great idea by Martha Stewart Crafts. Using old buttons and a cork from a wine bottle you can make interesting stamps or a great way to create stationary, and do some fast branding on packaging or letter head!

Have a great day everyone!

The Urban Scrapbook

Inspiration from Something Old

It never ceases to amaze me the talent out there! Most people would have thrown out there old trowel but not when you can turn it into something quite as interesting as this!

Here is a great idea we found using an old trowel and some vintage photos!

I am sure we must have a few of these lying around somewhere and if not at my house definitely in my parents garage. And what would you do with it you ask, I might add one of those new hooks by 7Gypies and it could hang on the side of a printers tray or perhaps just hang on the wall with a group of antique items.

Have a great day everyone.

The Urban Scrapbook

Love to be Organized

Sometimes its hard organizing your scrapbooking supplies and this can be a factor of space, quantity of product or just needing some great ideas! Well today our great organizational idea coms brom BeaOrganized. This is a great way to store your Stickles/Alcohol Inks/Glitter or any product in small bottles or containers.

So here they have attached a piece of magnet to the bottom of their bottles and then attached each bottle to an upside down cookie sheet. The thing I like about this idea is that you can see your colors and the product is always at the tip end of the bottle.

Check out their blog they have lots of creative ideas and great ways to help you get organized!

Have a great day eveyone!

The Urban Scrapbook

BINGO MADNESS!!

We have two new blog entries, both amazing cards!

Our first entry is this beautiful butterfly card by Carol Love. Great job Carol, love the details!

Our second entry is by Patricia Kaliciak who entered this gorgeous anniversary card. Patricia was especially proud of her flower which she hand made from ribbon!

AND WE NOW HAVE TO FINAL WINNERS ......

Carol Love entered the store decked out in her pajamas and recycled bags in hand! Carol won the for the "X" which was a prize for a $50.00 gift certificate! Congratulations Carol!

And now for the grand prize winner ..... Congratulations to Jerie Parker! Jerie filled her entire card and won the grand prize, a Ecraft Personal Cutting machine!

But it's not quite over, if you have your bingo card started and you haven't won a prize yet bring it in, with your name and phone number on it and we are going to enter it into a draw on September 17, 2011 for an additional prize!

Congratulation everyone! And thanks to everyone for participating!

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Lost and Found!

As Roxanne would say Ahhhhhhhhh! The new My Minds Eye Lost and Found came in yesterday and it is unbelievable!!!! This by far has to be the most beautiful line this season. They have redone their glitter so it doesn't fall off nearly as much as it used to, but really when its this nice who cares? There are four lines in the Lost and Found 2 collection and then there is the Christmas line! So if you love paper as much as some of us do at the store then you can understand our excitement! So here is a little sneak of a layout which we found on the My Mind's Eye Blog!

Have a great day everyone!

The Urban Scrapbook

GRAHPIC45

Hello everyone!

Yesterday we received the most amazing two new lines by Grahpic45 - Christmas Emporium and An ABC Primer. Both lines as so beautiful and I am sure you are going to love the following project that was posted on the Graphic45 blog. Now this is definitely a project worth tackling!

And another personal favorite and the perfect Christmas decor piece or gift!

Have a great day everyone!

The Urban Scrapbook

Getting to Know Lynette!

How long have you worked at The Urban Scrapbook?
Two years ☺

Q: What is your favorite technique?
I don’t know if it is a technique…but I almost always will mat my page on a black or dark cardstock…love the framed look.

Q: What is your favorite product line?
Right now? Simple Stories & Bo-Bunny new collections…but when more now products come into the store…they will be my new favorite!

Q: Where do you find inspiration?
Mostly when I am at work…ideas come from co-workers and customers! And my new found addiction…Pinterest…LOADS of inspiration!

Q: What comes first... picture or paper?
Mostly paper…

Q: What camera do you use?
A pocket camera…Canon PowerShot

Q: What is your favorite blog/website?
I might be a bit of a blog stalker…I like to check out the scrapbook manufacture websites. I love art and mixed media websites. Wedding websites have great color theme ideas….the list goes on!


Q: What is one thing people may be surprised to find out about you?
I dislike cooking very much…I can’t figure out how come my family needs to eat dinner every night…

Q: What product do you use the most right now?
Punches and spray inks

Q: Who is/are your favorite scrapbooker(s)?
Jan…absolutely love everything she does!

Q: (fill in the blank) I do my best scrapbooking when....
When I have the house to myself, and a fresh cup of coffee in hand!

Have a great day everyone!

The Urban Scrapbook

Tray-riffic

Well someone was thinking at 7Gypsies and what a great idea. If you check out the link to their site you can get all the dimensions for the boxes in all of their printer trays! This is definitely going to make life much easier!

Enjoy your day and watch your emails for what's coming in this week. All we can say is it's AMAZING!

The Urban Scrapbook

Testing new Techniques!

If there is one thing that I always keep in my scrapbooking stash its tags! Why tags you ask? Well they make a great substitute for a card in a pinch, I'm in a tag swap, but most of all I find them best for experimenting with new techniques. Tags are a great way to not only experiment but to catalogue all the different techniques that are building up in your head, or that you've book marked on your computer, and when all is said and done they look great on display!

One of my favorite designers Tammy Tutterow is always blogging about new techniques and great ways to get the most out of your products! In this post Tammy has done some great techniques she recently learned at a Range class and the finished product is fabulous! Check out Tammy's blog for full instructions on how you can achieve the same results in just a few easy steps!

Have a great day everyone!

The Urban Scrapbook

New Pink Paisleee Mistables!

Well what can I say, Jan is amazing! So we pop into the store last Saturday on our day off, just can't stay away, we were anxious to see the new Pink Paislee mistables! Jan buys a few sheets of the new paper and then comes back to work on Monday with this! And it is beautiful! You can see more details on her blog "In My Own Imagination". She has cut the Cheery Lynn butterfly die with Sookwang tape and then glittered it to make the most beautiful design detail!

Thanks Jan for sharing your creativity with us!

Have a great day everyone!

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Back to School

Here is a great little project by Pink Paislee that your kids will love to display in their lockers. And its easy enough that you can make them for all their friends too! Check out the Pink Paislee link for full instructions!

The new mistables are a heavier weight paper so won't tear as easily! Great idea also for notes, and information sheets that never make their way home!

Have a great day everyone!

The Urban Scrapbook

WHAT A CUTE IDEA

We have another blog submission by Gerrie Parker and this is the cutest idea. She used a mini orange box and covered it with Graphic 45 paper to make this marvelous little gift box! Great job Gerrie, just love it!

Have a great day everyone!

The Urban Scrapbook

WE HAVE ANOTHER WINNER!

This bingo games just gets more fun by the day! We have another winner! Congratulations to April Matthias she won four the four corners! She also submitted an entry for a blog of her adorable four legged child!

Congratulations April and great job on your layout!

Have a great day everyone!

The Urban Scrapbook

Such a Pretty Mess

There is nothing messy about this beautiful layout, just a whole lot of pretty! Gabrielle of Such a Pretty Mess created this layout using the Websters netting and whimsies and came up with an outstanding creation! I think she's one you might want to bookmark as she has some great ideas and fabulous pages!

Have a great day everyone!

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Love a Great Idea!

Okay so while blog surfing on Sunday I came across this oh so cute flower! But its not the flower that caught my eye this time it's what it's made out of! Created by Rosenotes they have used an old maps to create flowers! How cute is that. So start digging out all your old travel maps and start creating!

What a great way to add a map to a travel layout or for that matter if your having trouble finding paper to match your destination just purchase a map on your travels and cut it to a 12x12!

Have a great day everyone!

The Urban Scrapbook

We Have our First Winner

Our Bingo game has started and has proven to be lots of fun and we already have our first Winner! Gerrie Parker won the straight line! But that doesn't mean stopping! If you complete a straight line bring in your bingo card and your name will be entered into an additional prize at the end of our promotion!

Have a great weekend everyone!

The Urban Scrapbook

Inspiration Online

Good morning everyone!

If your like any of us I am sure your camera has been clicking away all summer long and you are going to need a little inspiration to scrapbook all those pictures! Well here is a great website with tons of links to different page ideas! Check out "Get it Scrapped". Here are just a few of the topics they cover:

1. Do something new with scrapbooking product.
2. Try a new technique or use a familiar technique in a new way.
3. Look for new ways to render the elements (journaling, embellishments, photos, title) on your canvas.
4. Try out a new design approach.

And beneath each of those topics are links to ideas!

Have a great day everyone!

The Urban Scrapbook

Egg Carton Creative!

I am always on the prowl for something creative and interesting to share with you and these roses are absolutely amazing and what a great way to recycle!

Made from egg cartons this creative project comes to you from Homemade Mamas! Now they have used food coloring to add color to the flowers but just imagine what you could do with the Tim Holtz stains?

Have a great day everyone!

The Urban Scrapbook

August Page Challenge!

Wow hard to believe its already a couple of days into August. Where has the summer gone?

Our August page challenge was lots of fun and we all loved using this great travel line by We R Memory Keepers. Our challenge this month was hidden journaling which posed a bit more of a challenge for us non-journalers than others! But I think everyone did an amazing job! You can find larger images on our website gattery at www.urbanscrapbook.ca

Have a great day!

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A GREAT CHALLENGE

Hello everyone! Hope you all had a nice long weekend. The weather was beautiful and we all know we definitely deserved it!

So while blog surfing through all my favorites I came across this adorable layout by Piradee. I love her style and her blog "The Scrapper in Me". She scrap lifted a layout of her own that she did way back when for a challenge at the "Challenge Me Happy" blog. Their site is about scrap lifting a layout and making it your own! How fun and what a great way to get you inspired.

Here is her new layout lifted from her old one!

And here is the old layout she scrap lifted from!

Now lets see what you can come up with scrap lifting her design!

Have a great day.

The Urban Scrapbook