sassafras

how bad do you want to win?

hey hey...

looks like you all want to get your hot little hands on studio calico's playground kit! 268  272 (four more while i was posting this!) comments on the post below so far. . .

we heart studio calico so we want to show you what you can make with the kit you so badly want to win (or you can still buy it!!--> just go here ). here are a handful of awesome awesomes from their design team.

so how bad do you want to win now?

you have all weekend to leave a comment on the contest post below. just tell us who you are and your favorite playground item (i could never monkey across the monkey bars :( but i loved (still love) to swing and could play a mean game of foursquare).

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while you're at it. . . you have until tonight to win hopscotch, vintage plum's april kit. check this post for more info.

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go, fight win! good luck!

xo 

sandy

Do you want a FREE studio calico kit???

I know it is a silly question..... OF COURSE you want a free studio calico kit! This month we have the privilege of choosing one winner to receive Studio Calico's beautiful May kit... PLAYGROUND. Check out their website  for more details on the PLAYGROUND kit, as well as a few fabulous add-on kits.

For the chance to win leave a comment here with your info and your favorite playground item. ( I love the monkey bars! ) A lucky winner will be chosen Monday morning =)

good luck =)

rebecca

a million memories.

hey hey! welcome back from the weekend.

a million memories , a monthly kit club and scrapbook store, included some sassafras in their april kit-framed meadows. they just appointed a new design team and wanted to show off their talent with projects highlighting sassafras.

patti hutchinson

tonya dirk

wendela lam

wendela lam

jennifer findlay

a million memories has a million ideas over at their site. so go check em out!

you are all winners in our eyes. . .

hey friends! it's friday already... what fun things are you doing this weekend? have you seen the free encouragement project floating around the world wide web? i saw it some time ago but like to refer back to it every once in awhile when i need a little pick me up or am searching for the right words to say. 

booooooom posted this little gem last year-->

"So here’s the deal: There is just so much negativity all around us these days, have you noticed? It’s infesting the internet, it’s taking over the big screen, it’s cutting you off, it’s showing up on your bank statement, it’s staining your new shirt, it’s breathing down your neck, it’s not giving you a vacation, it’s talking behind your back, it’s stuffing you in a locker, it’s cheating on you, it’s charging you more, it’s giving you less, and it’s making you miserable!

It’s making me miserable! I don’t think I know of a single person who couldn’t use some encouragement, so here it is. . . a gallery of encouragement!"

check it out here.

and check out friday's blinkie winner. . .

amy tsuruta! she has all three blinkies on her blog and some fun sassafras cards. 

sooooo.... make someone's day today with a little encouragement. spread some love. post your favorite words of encouragement right here. :)

xo

sandy

in for a treat.

so many goodies to share.

emily pitts made a 3D dream with the paper whimsies.

“these whimisies are da bomb. you can bend and shape them. you can crinkle them. you can pop dot them. you can add diamond glaze. you can add brads and buttons. you can make fun poppy-outy things to add even more dimension. hee! i had so much fun with this layout, it makes me smile!” says emily.

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we met reyanna at cha. she just sent us this project she made for her art room. 

"i got this awesome frame, and i thought sass papers and embellishments would be perfect for it! i keep it in my scrap space. lots of inspiration in just one piece of paper!" says reyanna.

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deborah has had trim trimmery stamps for the longest time and has never used them until now. we love how the white embossed stamp on kraft paper looks so clean and pretty. 

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awesome! send us more!

bits and pieces.

took a look around the world wide web and found some treaures to share.

popular scrapbooker and blogger vee manages to make everything look cool. here she breaks the mold with a 6x12" layout. 

 cute tag and card by tay* on flickr. 

a fun and bright birthday card from our very own lilibee.

and a tender layout by amanda dunn.

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we're always inspired by your ideas and comments. keep them coming!

We have a winner.........

and an adorable project using the new Bungle Jungle stamp set from Vicki Boutin....

Vicki is a stamping fanatic! If you ever have a chance to take one of her classes then you will no doubt, if you are not already, become a stamping pro yourself! In fact if you hop on Vicki's Blog today you can win FREE STAMPS!!!!

Friday is a day for winners.....

The random Sassafras blinkie winner of the week is ALAINA!!!

I landed on Alaina's blog, saw the blinking blinkie, and read a great story about a few missing magnets.... We will make sure the prize we send does not include anything that looks edible =)

have a fabulous weekend friends,

see you on Monday =)

april snow showers... bring prizes!!

april showers bring may flowers... but an april snow shower?? that calls for something special!!

luckily, vintage plum is coming to the rescue. their april kit contains a whole lot of sassafras and they want to give a kit away to one of our readers!

are you new to vintage plum? we'll let them introduce themselves:

Vintage 

Plum

 is a monthly scrapbooking kit club and online community. We are different than other kit clubs in that all items in our kits are made exclusively in 

America

. Our kits are released on the 10th of each month and are available for purchase at that time while supplies last.

 The staples of our kits include:

•  Patterned paper and cardstock
•  Patterned paper designed by Vintage Plum (available only in our kits)
•  2 cards and envelopes (for those of you who love to make cards as well)
•  Embellishments, rub-ons and more!

We know you're busy so we work very hard to build coordinating kits that make the art of creating great-looking scrapbook pages and cards easier to accomplish. All you have to do is join our club and then look forward to receiving a new and exciting kit each month! With our kits, you will be able to design layouts and cards — and feel good knowing that you support products made in the 

U.S.

 we know you want to get your hands on their april kit! you can go shopping here.

and one lucky sassafras blog reader will win a kit. how? just two easy steps.

leave a comment here of course. include something fun about yourself in your comment so we can get to know you!!!

and leave a comment here. vintage plum has some really fun ideas in their blog so take a look around. 

Winner will be picked May 1st. =)

ultra clear skies ahead. . .

this year we introduced all new stamps using ultra clear, a top-notch material known and loved amongst clear stamp fanatics. our four newest sets, introduced at winter CHA, are shipping now. so get your hot little hands on them and start stamping!

jen jockisch used our new stamps to make tags for her easter baskets. 

jen's easy tags are perfect for gifts and thank you cards too!

stamping up a storm.

it's just another manic monday but we are ready to stamp up a storm this week. we are gonna kick off this week's blog focus with some projects by martha bonneau. 

martha says: i used the "oh my dear" stamps on the paper whimsies and paired it with the new "darling dear" paper from vintage yummy. i love that i can mix sassafras from my stash with the new lines!

martha says: on the tote, i used the mushrooms from the "snail mail" stamp set. i stamped the 'shrooms with StazOn on pre-washed muslin, cut them out and sewed them to the tote bag. it's a perfect bag to take to the grocery store now :)

so.... the forecast for a stamp storm is looking good. but we want your help. share your stamping tips and tricks with us this week and show us what you've been stamping.