Hello and Goodbye...

Oh, it's been a busy month of many changes. It's hard to know where to begin. Let's start with a welcome to our newest Team Designer, Doris Lee Widder. Doris hails from the USA, and brings a lot of inspiration with her. Welcome to the team Doris! We are so happy to have you on board.

But with a hello, comes a good-bye. Team Designer Holly Connors is saying farewell. We wish you all the best for the future. And we will miss you. Please make sure you come back to visit. :-)

Yes, our blog has changed too. I decided we needed a new image. I hope you like it? And we are now on Facebook. Don't forget to pop on over to our Facebook Page and "Like" us!!! All the latest sneak peeks, tutorials, and new stock upload notices, will be posted on Facebook, as well as here on the blog. 

The store will change eventually. It's a bit harder to achieve, and will take a little more time. But it will get there eventually. So please be patient with me as I navigate through this process.

And soon, I will be introducing a new type of kit. They will be called "Designer Kits". These will be larger kits based on particular ranges or themes, but they will not come with instructions. Instead, a guest designer will provide inspiration by creating several examples to share with you, here on the blog. I will have these kits in-store in the next 2-3 months.   

And don't forget, our new challenges are up. Make sure you check out the June Sketch and June Inspiration challenges. You have until midnight on the 30th June to get your entries in. Send your layouts to scrapbookkitswithjules@gmail.com.

Happy Scrapping Everyone!!!

June Sketch Challenge...

Welcome to the June Sketch Challenge. This month's sketch was designed by our very own team designer, Annette Gearside. Are you ready to see how one sketch can be interpreted in so many different ways? Then let's go and have a look at what the Design Team created...

June Sketch Challenge designed by Annette Gearside.

Petra Offrell

Nicole Knopke

Michelle Wallace

Kristie Taylor

Kirsten Casey

Juanna Sia

Erin Reed

Annette Gearside

Doris Lee Widder

Kim Kendall

Now it's your turn to get creative! 

Please send your completed entries to scrapbookkitswithjules@gmail.com.

You may submit a layout, card, or OTP project.

Entries close at midnight on the 30th June.The winner will be announced early July, and will receive a lovely RAK of goodies. 

June Inspiration Challenge...

Welcome to the June inspiration Challenge. This month we have a bright and colourful combination for you - aqua, white, citrus orange, and magenta. This combination was found on Pinterest via inspiredbride.net. I hope you like it as much as the Design Team did. Let's have a look and see how they were inspired.

June Inspiration Challenge

 Annette Gearside

 Doris Lee Widder

 Erin Reed

 Juanna Sia

 Kirsten Casey

 Kristie Taylor

 Michelle Wallace

 Nicole Knopke

Petra Offrell

So what do you think? Pretty amazing aren't they! And all so very, very different. Are you up for the challenge? I know you are, so come on and show us what you've got! 

Please send your entries to scrapbookkitswithjules@gmail.com. 

You may submit a layout, card, or OTP project. 

Entries close at midnight on the 30th June.

The winner will be announced early July, and will receive a lovely RAK of goodies.  

Time Is Nearly Up!

How exciting! It's the last day of the month, and tomorrow the new challenges go up. Have you got your sketch and inspiration challenge layouts in for this month? You have until midnight tonight to get them into my inbox. These two ladies have already done that:

Ann Murphy - May Sketch Challenge

Pam Casey - May Sketch Challenge

Hurry, hurry, hurry! Time is nearly up!

Get Those May Entries In...

Ladies, you have three more days to get your entries in for the May Challenges. While I'm waiting for those entries, I'll share two more that arrived in my inbox:

Gillian Hume - May Sketch Challenge

Janice Yue - May Inspiration Challenge

Thank-you for your entries ladies. Now, who's next??? :-)

Featured at Craft Corners

How exciting, we've been featured at Craft Corners. The wonderful Susan contacted me a while ago to ask if she could feature our blog on her site (Craft Corners). And of course I said yes. And this is the reason for all the changes that have occurred on our blog and Face Book page in the last few days. I decided Scrapbook Kits  needed a make-over before we showed ourselves to the world, lol! Now we have a new image, and a lovely feature on Craft Corner, so please pop on over, check it out, and say hello to Susan. 

(Craft Corners shares details of lots of different craft spots on the webs). 

Homemade Glue Dots Tutorial

I love glue dots, but they get so expensive!!  I use them for everything, and I found this great idea out from one of my online scrapping buddies.  I know there has been a tutorial about his before, but I am sorry I do not remember where or who I got this from, but now I pass it on to you!!

Supplies:
1) Aleene's Tack it Over and Over - You can buy this at Michaels for about $4 US, and if you use your 40% off one item coupon for these stores even cheaper!!  For oversees I am not completely sure of where you can buy it in local stores, but I did see it for sale at A Cherry On Top for $2.99 US

2) Sheet of sticker paper (keep your old sticker paper once you are done with your stickers) you can use the paper over and over.  Keep all sizes, or just one big one, up to you.  ****do not use wax paper it does not work***

Supplies

 1) Fold your sticker paper in half, or cut it.  I find folding is better, than you do not have to worry about losing the top half and your dots sticking to everything.

2) Place small dots on the shiny side of the sticker paper (the side the stickers were stuck to before you peeled them off).  Make all sizes (the large dot on my paper is the size of a quarter).  Small dots, medium, tiny, have fun with it!!  Having different size dots gives you more flexibility in use when you need them.  The big dots can blob out as you see in the next pic.

 3) Let dry over night uncovered, you know when the dots are ready when they turn from white to clear.  Even if your dots blobs out like mine did, it is still usable.  Once they are clear and "ready' for use the dots can be pulled apart if they are too big, reused if pulled from one project to another, and they stick great!!


Make sure you store these dots with another sticker sheet on top or everything will stick to them (this is why I like to fold my sticker sheets in half).

One bottle of the glue will last you a long time.  I have made over 1000 dots, and I still have half my bottle left!!!

These homemade glue dots are better than the ones you buy!!

Enjoy!!

Erin Reed
http://scraps-of-reflections.blogspot.com/