I saw the sign….giveaway~

February 15, 2012 By 4 Comments

Hello Wednesday!  Are you ready for a giveaway?   Today’s giveaway will be for  a wooden, double-sided sign.  Yep, a sign~ You can alter it anyway you want.  Here is an example of one I just did this week.  One side is painted in chalk board paint, so I can use it for a list or a quick note.  The other side is more of a decoration, but I did add 2 clothes pin clips and some sticky notes.    There is also a frame so I can add a picture.  I love the chair paper from October Afternoon so I put a limit on my decorations.

Products I used October Afternoon paper: Sunday Dinner, Church Social, & Guest Room, yellow acrylic paint, chalkboard paint, Craft wood letters EAT, Tim Holtz button, clock, spinner, knob & distress ink, black frame from home decor department @ Hannah’s, 2 clothes pins, a few clear buttons, chipboard house, May Arts trim, K & Co smash tape, Chalk, Maya Road heart, Rosette Die, and bakers twine.

October Afternoon: Let's Eat Kitchen Sign

Here are a few examples of other signs I made for Hannah’s.

The signs are fun to decorate for a kids room, seasonal decoration, chalk boards, kids photo college, or make up your own sign.  I bet you have an idea of what you would do with it.. however the giveaway is on the Hannah’s blog, so please follow me over there for your chance to win.  You will see a very similar post that is where you want to leave your comment if you want to win the sign.  I will also be posting my sign with Work In Progress Monday’s at ScrapScene.  I love that site~

Filed Under: 7 Gypsies, altered art, Hannah's Design Team, hannah's home accents, October Afternoon Paper, Scrap It Girl, Tim Holtz, Uncategorized, Work in progress: Mondays

CHA ready or not!

January 26, 2012 By

Hello CHA!  (Craft & Hobby Association-Winter Conference & Trade Show)

CHA (pronounced C-H-A, not like cha-cha-cha) is like the best event  for crafters since all of your favorite manufacturers are there.  CHA is held twice a year, I have been to a few summer shows but this will be my first trip to the winter show.  The summer show is in Chicago and the Winter Show is in California.   Lucky me… I live in Wisconsin, so going to Anaheim, California for anything in January is awesome.
 CHA is the  place to be for buyers, independent craft stores, on-line stores, bloggers/websites, and media looking for the newest and best  in crafting.  One of the perks of attending CHA is that you will also have a chance to meet some of your on-line crafting friends.  You will also meet many of the design team members, store owners, “celebrity” crafters (that you are obsessed with) and you will even make new friends.
Manufacturers bring their newest designs, designers are there giving you demos, the booths are amazing to look at, the amount of information is overwhelming, but worth it~  You stand and walk pretty much all day/night.  If you attend a workshop, seminar, or get in on a make n take.. that is pretty much the only time you sit.
I am going to seminars from 8:30 a.m to 9:00 p.m on Saturday, there is a small  break in there somewhere & I will go to 2 workshops somewhere in there too.. but I like to take in as many business related seminars as possible.    Sunday I will attend an event w/ EK Success,  be on the show room floor drooling over all the products I want, and meeting up with my friend Rina who is from California.   Good Times~ Monday will be another day of  planning out my upcoming classes, trying to decide what I want to buy, and meeting a few new people.  I also have a few more events to check out that day & plan to meet Tori Spelling in the afternoon.
Sounds like fun right?  Well I did leave out some good stuff but I want to save some surprises.  I will post pictures on my facebook page so make sure you follow  scrap it girl on facebook.   I will be back with a new post next week~
Filed Under: CHA news, scrap event, Scrap It Girl, Uncategorized

Craft Store Classrooms: The Good, The Bad and The Fab :)

August 21, 2011 By

by Kim Congdon (Scrap It Girl)

Do you use the classroom at local craft store?  Do you love the space or do you wish they would make a few changes?
Classrooms in craft stores are becoming more and more popular. Not everyone has a craft space in their home, so we look for places to go. Of course going to a crop or taking a class is better when you bring a friend or two :)
Let’s take a peak inside a few classrooms. I went to 5 stores in my local area and here is what I found.
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This classroom was a great size and had plenty of space. 

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This classroom is dark, dingy, and isn’t very inviting.

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Beautiful & Huge. I love the hardwood floors, comfy chairs, and I like the layout of the tables.  This classroom has windows that look into the store.  You can easily get around this room and you can spread out.
 
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This classroom is big but it was full of clutter. Too much product, displays, and tools.  It was hard to feel comfortable in this room. There wasn’t enough space to walk around, I felt stuck.

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Here is a brand new classroom at a Michael’s Craft Store. The room is bright, cheerful, and inviting.  However the room was small and the tables are narrow.  I do love the sink, the use of their tools, and the display of ideas.
I currently work in a classroom that needs an update, and I’m excited to be tacking their classroom update for them this fall! While the classroom itself isn’t the only consideration for me when planning to attend an event, it’s certainly important!
10 Things I Consider When Attending A Class

  1. size of classroom
  2. table space
  3. products on sale
  4. cost of crop/class
  5. location
  6. lighting
  7. food/drink
  8. prizes/drawings
  9. hours of crop
  10. clean & inviting space  

This is the article I wrote as the Junior Editor for PaperCrafter’s Corner.  I forgot to post it here for those of you who don’t follow PaperCrafter’s Corner.  To view that article and post pictures of your favorite store classrooms click  My PaperCrafter’s Corner Article

Filed Under: craftstore classrooms, Papercrafters Corner Article, Scrap It Girl

Crate Paper Layout, New Website, & Scrap Challenge Updates~

August 19, 2011 By

Here is another Layout to be kitted and sold at Hannah’s Scrapbooking Headquarters. 
Products used:  The Neighborhood Collection by Crate Paper

My new website is almost done and I am SO happy to be moving over to Word press.. WOW what a difference.  Had I known about it before I would never of came over to blogger.  At CHA this year I took some business seminars and each seminar I went to discussed how Word press is the place to be and what the advantages are to being on word press.  You can use word press for FREE although I can say I am not going the free route… I have been putting some money into the new site but it’s worth it.    You will notice this site is looking a little empty.. I am slowly deleting pages and info as I am moving to my new site.. I hope you will follow me once I move, I promise to have some wonderful drawings on my new site.  I hope to have it done soon!

Don’t forget about my new Saturday Scrapbook Challenges.. I have a new challenge every 2 weeks and right now the challenge is for a 12×12 layout using a tag or ticket.. scroll down below to add your link and layout. 

Filed Under: crate paper layout, new site, Scrap It Girl

New Layout for Hannah’s…

August 15, 2011 By
Latest Layout for Sale at Hannah’s

If you don’t have time to scrapbook or you lost your mojo for scrapbooking.. it’s easy to order your scrapbook kits through Hannah’s or stop in and pick up a few kits.    You can have a scrapbook done in just one day.  Prices range from $8 to $15.  They sell scrapbook kits, kits for my display blocks, mini albums, home decor and mini craft projects too~  Stop at Hannah’s Scrapbooking Headquarters in Antioch  to pick up some of the latest and greatest scrapbooking products or kits.

Filed Under: Hannah's Design Team Layout, Scrap It Girl, scrapbook layout
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