3 Scrappy Boys

February Kits Are Available NOW!!

Go check out the store!  The new February kits are in there, so grab yours before they sell out!

After you get your kit, start watching the boards for challenges using your kits!

~Christy

Planning ahead...boxes

With only two weeks to go, and two kids with valentine's parties coming up.  My crafty agenda will be to make cute valentine boxes for them & treats for their teachers.  Here are some cute finds just in case you're looking also.  Let me know what you're planning to make this year!

1. These are little matchboxes by Design Mom

2 Another set of cute treat boxes by Hobby Craft
 

3 I love the front cover of this box by Clearly Inspired

 

4. Oh my, check out this adorable project from SVGCuts

So many cute Ideas, great ways to use up your scraps.  I better get busy!

-Lan

 

More than 21 reasons....

to love the 3ScrappyBoys february kits...

I am loving so much what I am creating this weekend, that I cannot wait for the 1st of february to share it with all of you!! So stay tuned!!!

Happy weekend!

Yara

CHA excitement

It's that time of year again - CHA!! All of the new & wonderfully scrappy goodies come out :) I don't know about you, but I always wonder 'how in the world do these companies keep coming up with new & fun stuff??'

Here are some of my faves...

October Afternoon...always one of my faves.

Studio Calico has lots of new goodies coming out...I so want that polaroid picture stamp!! And have you seen their new Mister Huey misters coming out?? Oh my...

Jillibean soup is always another favorite of mine. But those little chicks & bunnies?? Seriously cute!

I must have these new stamps from My Mind's Eye. They also have some wonderful new lines coming out.

There's a lot more good stuff coming out. I can't wait to get my hands on some of it!!

Michelle

Using PINTEREST to drive traffic to your blog!

 

 

 

Hi there!  Helen here!!  I've been absent from the boards for a

few days because we took a roadtrip to another State to celebrate

my uncle's 60th birthday with him, and take lots of photos at the HIPPY party!!

I haven't been 100% well lately so the other day I was browsing PINTEREST

on my laptop from my bed.  As I was re-arranging my boards I had a

light-bulb moment!!

 

Before I continue let me explain what PINTEREST is...

It's a site where you register (by invitation only so if anyone

would like an invitation please leave a comment here with your e mail

address and I will invite you).  Once registered you create virtual

pin-boards which you use to keep track of images AND the short-cut

to them - for example if you look here you will see all the different

categories I have to keep track of all the things that interest me...

 

Altogether I have 37 boards and I am NOT an avid Pinterest user.

It's basically it's own little social network as you can follow other

people, they can follow you, and you can "repin" from each other 

aswell as "like" their pins.  The most vital part of the process is

that you drag the PIN IT button to your bookmarks bar so that 

you are able to pin ANYTHING from ANYWHERE just by clicking

that, selecting the image, then selecting the board you want it on.

 

So simple!!  Now back to my brainwave!  I realised that I might 

find myself a few new blog followers by starting up a new board

entitled "2012 PAGES Helen Tilbury"  and adding all my scrapbooking

pages as and when I do them, directly off my blog once they are

posted, so that when people click on the images they will be

taken straight back to my blog!  I don't know why I didn't

think of this before but I got TEN REPINS IN MINUTES!!

 

It's also great as a yearly gallery - where to find all your work

IN ONE PLACE and where you can link to from your blog sidebar,

etc, so that other's can see an overview of your work all in

one place - where storage is free!!  I hope you try it out!!

 

 

 

Gallery Love and Pre-CHA Sale

There's been some great additions to the 3 Scrappy Boys Gallery recently, so I thought I'd share a few of the recent LOs posted there!

This LO is from Elisha, and I LOVE the bright colors, fun embellies and cute banner!

Helen posted this layout and the mix of non-traditional and traditional Christmas colors caught my eye, as well as the great overall design.

Heather B. added this layout using the January Trio...another cute banner!

The doilies and buttons on Kimberly's 1/2 page layout really popped!

Don't forget to check out the Pre-CHA sale going on in the 3SB Store.  Regular store products are 25% off, clearance and kit clearance are 50% off and last chance clearance is 70% off...PERFECT time to stock up on some great scrappy goodies!!  And don't forget the Grab Bags...where else can you get over $70 worth of products for $25 in a grab bag...that you get to SEE!!??

Happy Scrappin'!

~Christy

Golden Dragon

Happy New Year's!  Today marks the Chinese Lunar celebration, the year of the golden dragon.  We have many traditions, the ones the kids look forward to each year is receiving lucky money given out in these red envelopes. 

 

It's also tradition to gift fresh fruits or flowers to your parents.

And a layout I made using a got sketch design.

 -Lan

 

getting into the swing of the new year

I have a few projects I'm working on right now. My February kit arrived...total loveliness!!

I'm staying caught up on Project Life

Love the idea of scrapping the every day. I plan on making use of the bits & pieces left from my 3SB kits to put in my album.

Still playing with my December kit. Getting back into the swing of things with kids in school. We've had a bunch of snow the last couple days so you'll be seeing me scrapping those pics soon :)

Both of my kids have birthdays early in the year so I forsee birthday layouts on the horizon as well. And then there's Valentine's Day next month. Does the business really ever end??

What do you have going on this month?? Are you getting back in to the swing of things now that the holidays are over??

Michelle

 

Just relax and enjoy scrapping! Your pages may improve as a result!!

 

 

Sounds crazy I know but I had a little revelation yesterday.

 I created a layout when I was in a bad mood,

with half a glass of wine on my scrap counter {confession!!}

and it made me realise...

There is beauty in imperfection.

I think that's already a saying - I don't think I've just coined it -

in fact it's something I've heard before but never really thought about.

Thinking about it now I get it though - like hand-thrown pottery or

hand-embroidery, each one is unique, maybe not perfectly assymetrical

for example, which makes it all the more charming...

 

So why hadn't I realised until now that it's the same with scrapbooking?

A drive for perfection perhaps??

I want every page perfect,regardless of what Ali Edwards says

- no-one is going to look at a page of mine

& find technical fault with it! LOL!!

 

Well last night I'd "had enough!" -

the pressures of life have been great in this short year &

for a change I wanted to scrap for therapy, not because I had

toor because I was hoping to win a challenge.

Nope, I scrapped without a care in the world,

and, to my utter amazement, I prefer the page that resulted

to the type I normally make, that are more "perfect".

 

The moral of the story?

Relax!  Loosen up a bit!!  Have fun and go crazy with

all the lovely mixed-media products that are on sale

right now {mists, paints, stencils, etc} & get back

to basics with scrapbooking - enjoyment first and foremost

& I bet you'll love the experience & your page will look fab too!!

3 Scrappy Boys has everything you need to get started

so take a look in the shop & order your first mists if you 

haven't jumped on the misting wagon as yet - if you're

anything like me you won't regret it - I started out with

a few and now I've lost count!  Enjoy!!  

If you need any more misting/mixed-media ideas

pop in to my blog & take a look see... Helen xx

 

 

 

January Color Lovers Challenge with Core'dinations

Sometimes I notice myself using the same ole color schemes over and over...and while there really isn't anything wrong with that, sometimes I like to spice it up a bit and try something different.  This is where Core'dinations' color challenge comes into play!  They post a new color palette each month and I usually try to give it a go, especially if it's not something I'd normally do.  Here is the January color palette:

I love this one, and it's not within my norm, so I'm definitely going to have to play with this one this month!  I hope you'll do the same and post your take in our Gallery.

OH, and don't forget about my sketch challenge!  You have until 1/30 to post your take on my sketch...there's a prize involved, so get on it!!

Happy Scrappin'!!

~Christy