What inspires you?

I recently came across a thread at SSD that was about pinterest. I have never heard of it before then but clicked on one of the links to see what it was all about, and let me tell you I was hooked!!! For those of you who don't know what it is...probably not many of you LOL!...it is a site FULL of inspirational things from decorating ideas, favorite quotes, photography poses, color pallets, recipes, you name it, its there!! I spent hours looking through some of the boards! And today I got an invitation to join!! I have been pinning all night LOL! But now I am curious...what inspires you? Not only creatively but in life, in thought?

For those of you who would also like to check out Pinterest here is a link!

Look at this gorgeous color pallet!!

More recipe sharing!

I must say, I looove scrapping my recipes! So I thought I'd share one of my recipes that was scrapped using one of KCB's kits. I think it very pretty, and yummy - oh and the recipe's pretty good too (hehehe).

Kit used is called Apple Blossom - a collab kit made by Kristin Cronin-Barrow and Meghan Mullens. Sorry but it looks like it's been retired :(

If you would like to share a recipe card with us, check out Shannon's post about our recipe swap!

February's kit combo is...

This month I picked 2 more KCB kits to combine, and got scrapping! Here's what I came up with:

Can you guess which 2 kits I combined? I used.....

J'Adore by Kristin Cronin-Barrow

Sugar and Spice by Kristin Cronin-Barrow

Speaking of combining - What designers would you combine with KCB to make the ultimate kit?

Beautiful You Inspiration

Hi KCB fans! Monique here to show you some layouts the creative team have done using Kristin's last solo kit called Beautiful You. This kit is pure KCB feminine beauty and is a must have for anyone  who has a little girly girl to scrap :)

A few more layouts:

by Yari:

by Rochelle789:

by KayM:

by Sarah8914:

by nanienamou:

by rainydays:

by Kjersti:



New Kit - J'adore

So sorry I didn't get this posted yesterday!! You really need to see (and buy) this latest KCB kit - it's the perfect Valentine's kit for scrapping your loved one! I can't wait to play with it later today, it's so pretty! Here it is:

J'adore by KCB



A warm hybrid gift idea

Hello KCB fans! Monique here with a quick and easy hybrid gift idea. Here's what I made:

By creating my own cup sleeve, adding it to a new paper cup and putting some hot cocoa mix in the cup - I now have a cute gift that perfect for almost anyone!

So here's what I had done tonight:

I already created a template by tracing a piece of paper over my cup. It would have been a lot easier if I could have gotten my hands on a premade one from a coffee house - but I can't. So I had to improvise. I then traced my template onto some pretty dotted brown paper from my local scrapbooking store. I glued it a few days ago and held it onto the cup with rubber bands so that it would stay together long enough to dry.

As you can see from the photo, I printed my label, tag and some extra decorations on a 4x6 mat photo (printed it at Walmart). Keeping your hybrid projects small and printable on a 4x6 image makes it pretty cheap.

Once the sleeve glue was dry, the label and tag were cut I finished it by gluing on the label (I like glue dots), punched a hole in the tag and tied it with ribbon to the cup rim.

Fill the cup with a cocoa powder pouch, maybe a baggy with some mini marshmallows and maybe even a chocolate dipped plastic spoon - and voila! You have a great (and super affordable) gift!

Here are a few close up photos:
   

I hope this inspires you to create some of your own gifts!

Here's the KCB kit I used to create the label and tag (minus the heart latte cup on the tag - that's credited to Kate Hadfield). I Love Cocoa.



CT Inspiration with Sweet Escape

Kiki here this morning with a little more CT inspiration for you using Kristin's latest kit, Sweet Escape.

First off, check out this cool hybrid project that Joana did!


And Terra's layout just blows me away:


And I can't help it, but I always stare at Sasha's layouts to try and learn how to do better more realistic shadows:

There are so many more layouts in the gallery at SSD. You really need to go check out all the talented ladies on Kristin's team.

A little inspiration!

Hey there! I know it is a new Year and there are many challenges and the galleries are full of wonderful inspiration but I thought it would be fun to post an inspiration challenge! Here is the ad:

This totally caught my eye while I was browsing the net! Whether it be the layout, colour, circles, swirls...let this inspire your next layout using Kristins products! And for added fun, entries will be placed in a random draw for a coupon to use in Kristins store!
Here is my layout:

So come play along and be sure to post your link to your layout here in the comment section! You will have till next tuesday to enter!

Reach for the Sky! Layouts...

Hey KCB fans! I'm here to show off some of the team's layouts using Kristin's newest solo kit - Reach For The Sky. It's a beautiful kit that's very versatile for any photos boy or girl :)

by ksbella

by irish_eyes22

by Kiki

by LibbysMommy

by Lizzy257

by Pomi

Halloween treat bags!

Hi KCB fans! Monique here to share with you my Halloween treat bags for my daugher's class this year. They were quick to design and easy to assemble and look very nice. Here's what I made:

The first thing I did was to design the yellow label and the little tag. I then pasted as many as I needed onto a word document and printed them on my printer. You could also paste them onto a photo size document in your photo editing program and print that at your local photo developer's.

Then I took some black cardstock and cut them in half, scored and folded 1.5inches to create my packaging's "topper" portion. I used a Martha Stewart edge trimmer to pretty up the edge, then used just a bit of glue to keep the label strip in place.

Once the bags were filled (I used 5x7inch bags that I got really cheap on ebay ages ago), I lined up the edges of the bag inside the fold of the cardstock and stapled it in place. I then stapled on the To/From tag at the corner.

Once the labels and tags were designed and printed, the assembly probably took about 30 minutes for a dozen of these bags.

Here's a close up of the bag's edge (sorry for the blurry-ness of the photo):

Kit used is Kristin's Halloween kit from last year, one that's still a huge favourite among her CT:

Cast A Spell by Kristin Cronin-Barrow

**Pumpkin used in the To/From tag is from Lliella Designs' Little Tricksters kit. Also available at the Sweet Shoppe.**

Scrap Some Lunch Notes Today!

Hey KCB fans! Monique here to show you a little project I've done using the kits I recomended for school scrapping. I made a whole bunch of little lunch box notes for my daughter who started kindergarden this year. She only goes to school 2-3 days per week, but she's there all day so I thought a little note in her lunch would make her day special.

Now she can't read, so I kept them simple... they say "Hi Ally" - which she recognizes - and "I <3 U" which she also knows. So far I've made just a few, but I'll make more as time goes on... I'll do seasonal ones, holiday ones, and super cute ones too... lol.

So here's a picture I took of a few of them:

Kits used are:

Bookworm

Artist's Canvas

Apple Blossom

Why don't you make some lunch notes for your kids or spouse? They're super easy and quick to whip up and print.

If you do make some lunch notes using KCB products, link us up! I'd love to feature them on the blog!

Sneak Peek time!

Woohoo! Kristin finished her kit early this week so I get to tease you all with a little sneak peek! Check out the Sneak Peek thread in the Sweet Shoppe Forum Friday for more sneak peeks! And don't forget, this beautiful kit will be 20% off during it's first 24hrs of release on Saturday!!

July's Hybrid Highlights!

Hey KCB fans! Monique here with this month's hybrid highlights, a time to show off the cutting and pasting talents of our CT as well as yours. So be sure to post your hybrid projects that use KCB's products in the Sweet Shoppe gallery (everyone's welcome to post in the designer gallery if your upload includes designer products!). You never know when you might see your craftiness showcased on the blog!

So here are a few hybrid beauties I found this morning that are wonderful inspiration!

by Coila

by jacinda

by Geordie Girl

A collab kit - Au Naturel

What do you get when you put Kristin and Scrapkitchen Designs in a room together and throw away the key? A super cute, soft and pretty collab kit!! I think all of their past collabs have been some of my favourite kits- always so soft and pretty!

Here's this week's new release and a few layouts/projects that the team have already put together! (and remember - the kit is 20% off today only!).

Au Naturel by KCB & ScrapKitchen Designs!

Smiles and Joy by emmasmommy

Happiness is You by LibbysMommy

Precious by nanienamou

Memory Box by jacinda

And just in case you doubted my claim that all KCB/ScrapKitchen kits are beautiful, here are a couple more of their collabs!

A Mother's Love

Live Laugh Love (30% off Penny Candy kit!)

Scrapping for the kitchen!

Hey KCB fans,

I wanted to share with you this week something that I made that really helps keep me organized with mealtime. I made it a while ago using a now retired (sorry) Cozy Kitchen by Kristin.

On the left you can see that I have the days of the week printed - this is for my meal planning. Then on the right is a space for writing things that we need to buy... then when I'm making my grocery list I can refer to that for things that we've run out of. Having this kitchen helper has really made dinnertime a lot easier. I can see a few days in advance what the meal plan is and take meat out of the freezer ahead of time. And the list side really keeps me from forgetting things that I don't usually buy but may need.

Now to make this all I did was scrap my image at 8x10 and printed at my local photo printer. Then I laminated it (later on I glued magnets to the back for sticking to the fridge) and it's done! Find yourself a fine tip dry erase marker and you're ready to organize your meal planning and shopping!

So why don't you pick out a fun kit from your stash and scrap yourself a kitchen helper too? It'll also reduce how often the hubby and kids ask what's for dinner since they can just read it for themselves :-)

A new collab kit with LA!

Hey KCB fans!! Kristin has a new kit and it's another collab kit with Lauren Grier! It's called Just Breathe and it's on sale for 20% off today only! Here's the preview and some layout inspiration!!

by rainydays

by laurabobaura

by nanienamou

by emmasmommy

by LenaBrandenbourg