Good morning, SCT friends!
We know that times are trying right now for all of us. We can see it in your Instagram and Facebook posts—the worry and the frustration with what is going on right now in the world, and we are there with you. During this difficult time, we are trying to find silver linings: people offering help and looking out for each other, communities—like our own paper crafting community—banding together, and being able to communicate with friends and family through video and social media. This week we celebrate our 14th birthday, and instead of putting off the celebration, we have decided to continue on; because we all need a little bit of happiness in our lives right now!
We are so excited to celebrate our 14th birthday with you, our dear readers, our creative team and our partners all week here on the blog! We’re sharing inspirational birthday projects each day this week, along with special giveaways at the end of each post, generously donated by our partners—don’t miss a single day! Let’s kick this week off with our first post from creative team member Nathalie Leonelli!
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Happy Birthday, SCT Magazine! How fun is it that I, Nathalie, get to inaugurate our birthday week here on the blog? I just happened to have several birthday photos that were waiting to be scrapped, so I pulled the fun SCT Delivered Make A Wish card kit I used to make cards last month, and I will show you today how I’ve adapted it to create pocket pages!
Supplies | Make A Wish card kit; Cardstock: Bazzill; Tools: Tim Holtz; Album: We R Memory Keepers; Page protectors: Project Life
Once my photos were placed, my whole spread started with the “Yay, Yay, Yay” card. Part of the Crate Paper die-cut pack included in the kit, it was just perfect for a 3” x 4” pocket! I added a few machine stitches and another die-cut on top, rather than inside the page protector as it was crossing “the boundaries” of the pockets. I like how it breaks the lines.
For the title card, which is my favorite, I created layers with several Crate Paper die-cuts on top of a tag and added a bit of stamping. The kit has both patterned papers and die-cuts from the Hooray collection so everything matches perfectly!
I kept my journaling consistent throughout the spread by using typed paper strips.
This kit is so packed and so versatile! It might say “card kit” on the front but it is absolutely fabulous for documenting birthdays in pockets, too!
Be sure to come back tomorrow as we are continuing with the birthday inspiration and festivities all week long! Happy birthday, SCT!
~ Nathalie
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What a fun pocket page! Ready to see what our amazing partners are sharing with us today? Let’s check out today’s giveaways:
Simple Stories:
Happy Birthday, Scrapbook & Cards Today Magazine! Warmest wishes to you for celebrating 14 fabulous years! We are excited to offer TWO collections for today’s giveaway: Magical Birthday and Birthday Blast!
Unicorn magic is REAL! Add a one-of-a-kind sparkle to your special day with the NEW Magical Birthday collection from Simple Stories. Your magical day will shine with a rainbow of bubblegum pink, teal, green, yellow, and lavender with accents of shimmering gold. You’ll have a major glow up when you party like a unicorn on your birthday this year!
Cake, check! Candles, check! Invitations, check! It’s a party and we’re ready to 3…2…1… blast off with the NEW Simple Stories Birthday Blast Collection! Celebrate that special day with out-of-this-world oranges, bold blues, colorful greens, yellow stars, and racing rockets with silver accents. Say “Happy Birthday,” decorate, and document with a burst of color and energetic fun as you celebrate another adventure-filled year!
Close to My Heart:
We are so excited to be hosting this giveaway in celebration of SCT’s 14th Birthday! Here at Close To My Heart, we love to help every crafter/enthusiast celebrate relationships, share memories and preserve the moments that matter most, which is why we are thrilled to be giving away our exclusive Cut Above® Kit called ‘These Are My People.’ This kit features 6″ × 8″ pre-printed base pages that you can decorate with the die-cuts and stickers included to create an ENTIRE album focused on the people who bring joy to your life! It also includes a 6” x 8” Everyday Life™ album and a custom SVG file you can use to decorate the cover of your album! We can’t wait to get this bundle in the hands of one lucky winner! Good luck to everyone entering the giveaway, and Happy Birthday SCT!
Hero Arts:
Our friends at Hero Arts are joining in on the celebration with a $25 gift card for one lucky winner! Use it to give yourself a gift of one of their fabulous stamps, inks, dies or embellishments!
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To enter today’s giveaways:
Leave a comment below by April 2nd at midnight EST, telling us your birthday month!
Winners will be announced here on the blog on April 3rd! Good luck!
Thank you for the chance to win some goodies! My birthday month is April.
What neat prizes! Happy Birthday! My birthday month is March!
Loving the collections! Happy Birthday and wishing you every success! My birthday is November
Awesome!! My birthday month is August!
This is a much-needed boost! My birthday month is August.
What a wonderful site! My birthday month is November.
Wonderful distraction at this stressful time. Thank you. My birthday month is June.
November! So fun!
July! ????
Love the inspiration!! Keep up the good work!! My birthday month is December!
How exciting, ???? Happy birthday S&C!!I love birthdays ???? ????????… My Bdy month is Dec, but I celebrate year round ???? Thanks for the inspiration and the giveaways!
My birthday month is in July!
Happy 14th Birthday! My birthday month is May.
Happy birthday S&C!???? My birth month is January. Thanks for this great chance to win????
It’s my birthday tomorrow, March 24 and I will be celebrating in practically the only way possible right now, by paper crafting!
Happy Birthday!!!! Wishing you many more to come! My birthday month is November.
May. Thank you for the fun and inspiration :)
December is my birthday month! These are great prizes!!
Happy birthday! Wish you craft prosperity and art strenght ???? My bday month is July.
Congratulations on 14 years! That is amazing!! My bday month is November.
Happy birthday. Great giveaways.today.
My birthday month is November.
Happy birthday❤ my birthday month is December????
Great pize! My daughter’s birthdays are April and May. This will be great to scrapbook.
Hi.. my name is Joanne and I want to wish you a very happy birthday..HAPPY BIRTHDAY. I want to thankyou for making everything so pretty and colorful when the world is looking a bit grey. I was so very happy to get my lastest magazine in the mail this week..so happy. I just turned 50 this January..so far it has been a crazy year.
Thankyou for happiness and a very happy birthday
Joanne
Mine is September
My birthday month is May.Happy 14th/
Happy Birthday to you! I was born in the month of November.
My Birthday month is October. I am happy to be able to celebrate YOUR 14th Birthday with all of your amazingly generous and inspirational partners and crafting family!
Happy, Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday dear SCT, Happy Birthday to yooooouuuuuuuuu and many moooorrrrrre!
Please never stop being your wonderful self and inspiring so many of us! TFS!
What a fabulous birthday giveaway! My birthday month is March. Happy Birthday SCT!????
This is my birthday month. I am a March baby. All the best things are born in March. Happy 14th Birthday!!
Happy Birthday! My birthday is in July!
June is my b-day month
I love to scrapbook and make cards. It’s a work of art, from my heart, leaving a legacy for my grandchildren. I am very serious about my role as family historian through photographs and journaling. I just celebrated my birthday on March 20. Thank you for a chance to win some unique prizes!
Thank You for continuing on with your celebration! My birthday month is October.
Happy 14th Birthday!!????
My birthday is in June!
Happy Birthday SCT! My birthday is in June!
Fabulous giveaways! Happy birthday from one March baby to another! My birthday is this Saturday…March 28th!
Happy Birthday SCT! I had my birthday this month (March) as well. Not the fun-filled family celebration I wanted, but when it’s safe to do so, I’m sure that will happen.
Thank you for allowing us the chance to win. Happy Birthday. My birthday month is June.
Happy 14th birthday to all the SCT team! My birth month is March.
Happy Bday to you! I only just found your magazine, so I’m super excited to have it to read as NZ goes into lockdown this week.
My birthday month is October ????
Thank you for the chance to win ????
Happy birthday to an amazing magazine!!! I love every time it pops up in my mailbox. There’s is nothing like a real print magazine to inspire. My birthday is April. I’m turning the big 5-0! Thanks for a chance to win. And best wishes for many more S&CT birthdays to come!!!
Congratulations on 14th years! That’s wonderful. Thank you for sharing your celebration with us. Birth month is March.
My birthday just passed, February 28th! Would love to scrapbook some of the photos from the day :) Happy Birthday SCT!
Happy Happy Birthday SCT!! My birthday month is February! Thanks so much for giveaways they are a much needed pick me up!
WOW! 14 years young! Happy Birthday!. My Birthday month is May!
Happy birthday to SCT! In these times, it is important to see the good things. My birthday month is July.
Happy Birthday SCT!!! Love all the projects.
My birthday month…September.
Cue the confetti!! Happy 14th Birthday! Looking forward to the new adventures you’ll be sharing with us during your new year!! I’m a “Sweet November” girl!
Paper crafting is helping me to keep calm during this trying time. As I work on scrapbook pages I reflect on happy memories, and that gives me hope that we will come through this. thanks for the opportunity to win!
I’m a December baby, mid-way, and I love it. Well, it never gets celebrated. But it feels special to me :)
Happy birthday SCT!
Happy 14th Birthday SCT!!! My birthday month is September!
Happy Birthday! I was a fun of your magazine since 2008! I’m glad you’re still on the market.
This year in January was my 20+20 birthday!
Happy birthday SCT! Wonderful prizes to start the celebration. I love both of the Simple Stories collections. My granddaughter loves unicorns and space! My birthday is in March.
Congratulations on your 14 years of providing us all creative inspiration!
My birthday is in September.
Happy 14th to you all!! So very exciting! You do so much for all of us crafters – thank you so much!!!
Edited to add that my birthday is in April – in a couple of weeks!!
My Birthday month is June
My birthday month is February. Sometimes I even have a half birthday in the summer so I can enjoy it more at the beach. Thank you for the chance to win!
The projects look great. Happy birthday SCT. My birthday is the end of March.
Happy 14th year and how terrific of you guys to share a give away for all of us, Thank you!
My birthday month is June!
May! Thanks for the giveaways
Happy Birthday SCT! My birthday is in November.
Happy Birthday! I am a July baby. Thanks
My birthday is on November. Love your pocket pages and what awesome prizes! ????
July baby here! Happ birthday to your lovely publication. It definitely has inspired me all these years!
Happy Birthday! My birthday is April.
Happy 14th! So many layers of Goodness! Now more than ever do we need to celebrate!
I’m a January baby!
My birthday month is December.
Thanks for the chance .
Great pages. My birthday month is November.
Nice to pages. Thanks for some fun. My birthday is in Ma.
Congrats, SCT! 14 years is impressive! My birthday is in August.
My birthday is in may! I hope the virus is under control by then. Crafting is helping bring joy during this difficult time.
My birthday is in September. But my granddaughter’s is in April. She will be 12 and loves unicorns!
Happy happy birthday!!!! What a start to the celebration! My birthday month is January!
Love Hero Arts! My birthday month is June