{ The winner of the 4 Shape Makers from Creative Memories is Jingle, who said, “The circle maker is my favorite because it is SO useful in SO many ways!” Congratulations! Email me with your address (kelsey[at]vanillajoy[dot]com) to claim your prize. } Today is the first day of Vanilla Joy’s second ever craft giveaway! We … Read more
The three winners of the Banana Nut Cheerios Gift Basket are Leadra, who said, “Just plain ole’ Cheerios are my favorite! Just add milk!” Ginny, who said, ” The Chocolate-Banana Bread looks really good!” Amanda, who said, “We usually just put bananas…sometimes I like a spoonful of sugar…Yes, I know that defeats the purpose! Don’t … Read more
I’ve never been much of a magazine person, but that has recently changed. I am now the proud owner of magazine subscriptions, and there are plenty of others that I check out from the library. One of the reasons I have recently embraced magazines is Northridge Media. They are the creators of a handful of … Read more
I have recently become an 8 1/2 x 11 scrapbooker again. I did the smaller size during my high school years and then switched to 12×12, but I’ve found my way back in the last few months. I find that the smaller size is much easier for my brain to handle – 12×12 is just … Read more
Ink is something I’ve began using much more in my scrapbooking lately. For a long time I thought there was some big secret to achieving that look, and I didn’t know how to get it in my own crafting. But I finally just bought some ink and experimented with different things. Using ink is so … Read more
I love Creative Memories’ Shape Makers – they have such unique and usable shapes, they’re heavy duty, and the size is perfect. My new favorites include the Puzzle Maker, the Sweet Heart Maker, the Tag Maker, and the Square Maker. And guess what?!? All 4 of these shape makers will be included in the g … Read more
REVIEW I love Cheerios (espcially the Multi-Grain) and I also love bananas – I never get tired of bananas. I would eat at least one every day if I always had them. So I also love this new Cheerios cereal variation, Banana Nut Cheerios! Honestly, I could not think of a flavor I would like … Read more
EK Success has a gigantic line of great products – you use them all the time and you might not even know it! My favorite kind of scrapbook adhesive is made by EK Success – it’s the ZIG 2 Way Glue, a glue pen that is perfect for those small die cut letters and shapes. … Read more
We have our 3 winners for the Yo-Plus Gift Bag! They are: 1. Linda, who said, “Yummy. I haven’t tried Yoplus yet. But I will with my coupon!” 2. Trek, who said, “My kid loves this stuff!!” 3. Karen R, who said, “I’d like to try the Strawberry flavor of Yo-Plus…..tasty and healthy, can’t be … Read more
I have so many favorite tools – this is another, the Crop-A-Dile Big Bite II by We R Memory Keepers. I love this thing – it makes incorporating brads and eyelets into my scrapbook pages and cards soooo easy. Here are some things that make this tool an essential: 1. It punches two different sized … Read more