Good morning SCT Friends! We’re thrilled that you’ve joined us today as we kick off our week long 13th birthday celebration! YOU are a huge part of everything we do at Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine and we could not be more excited to share this milestone together. Want to know how we are going to celebrate 13 fabulous years? Read on!
This entire week our team will be joining in the celebration by sharing amazing birthday projects and our awesome industry partners are also joining the celebration with a huge crafty prize package each day! Could we be any luckier? Are you ready to get this party started? Let’s kick it off with our uber-talented Art Director, Cathy Zielske, and Creative Team members Lisa Dickinson and Wendy Sue Anderson!
Hi everyone! It’s Cathy Z. here and I’m so happy to be sharing a fun birthday card project with you today because it’s literally right up my alley. Or should I say “bee”-cause?
If there is one playful theme I love it’s anything to do with bees! I dress up like one every Halloween (going on about 30 years now!), and so when I got my hands on this charming Bee Hive stamp set from Honey Bee Stamps (along with the coordinating dies,) I knew I had the perfect set for a birthday card.
I picked out some gray and yellow Copic markers and stamped my images on a piece of Neenah Classic Crest Solar White 110 pound cardstock using Gina K. Designs Amalgam ink. Once the coloring and die cutting was complete, I took a scrap of the Neenah paper and blended on some Distress Oxide ink in Mustard Seed to create a small patch of yellow to serve as my hive honey. I then smoothed a thin layer of Tonic Nuvo’s Glimmer Paste in the Moonstone color to create a shiny, glimmery patch of honey.
I cut a white cardstock panel using a Lawn Fawn Dotted Rectangle die, then stamped out my title and the little bee trails using Versamark Onyx Black ink. I trimmed my shimmery honey into a circle to fit behind the hive opening and adhered that to the panel.
I created an A2 (4.25 x 5.5) card base using some Gina K. Designs Heavy Base Weight Cardstock in Wild Dandelion.
Next, I popped up the hive and the bees using some of the new Gina K. Designs for Therm O Web foam squares to add some fun dimension to my project.
This sentiment came from the exceptionally versatile Bee-u-tiful Sentiments set that features all kinds of different words that you can mix and match to create the perfect greeting for your card.
I really love this set. You could say I’m all abuzz about it, but that should go without saying! Happy Birthday, SCT!
~ Cathy Zielske
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Hello everyone! It’s Lisa Dickinson here today and in honour of SCT’s birthday celebration, I’m sharing a celebratory layout! It’s no secret that I love grid-based designs, and this one was inspired by one of the papers in the new Crate Paper Hooray! line.
supplies | cardstock: Bazzill Basics; patterned paper, chipboard, stickers: Crate Paper; twine: The Twinery; enamel dots: Your Next Stamp; square punch: Creative Memories; die cutter: Silhouette Cameo; font: Tox Typewriter; adhesive: American Crafts, Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L
I knew the grid side of this paper would a perfect spot to showcase lots of the cute patterns and embellishments in this collection. I cut a 9″ square from the paper and used it as a starting point on this page about my son’s 17th birthday.
In each of the grid portions on the paper, I cut a smaller piece of patterned paper (approximately 1 5/8″ square) and stitched around the edge before adhering it. Then I selected an assortment of chipboard and sticker accents to embellish each square.
I used liquid glue to adorn the outer edge of the grid with baker’s twine and then secured it to my cardstock background that I typed my journaling on. Under my photos, I arranged a title that’s a combo of chipboard stickers and a die-cut word which I created as a cut file for you too!
Download HERE
I love the festive, colorful feeling the grid lends to this layout. It definitely captures the excitement of a birthday celebration!
Happy Birthday SCT!
~ Lisa Dickinson
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Happy Birthday! What’s a birthday without a little gift or two? And how much more fun is a gift when it’s all wrapped up in bright beautiful colors? Hi everyone, it’s Wendy Sue here today, sharing a fun little gift set I created featuring the “I Heart Us” collection from Close to my Heart.
These gorgeous papers and stickers, along with a fun cut file (#276058 in the Silhouette store) and some designer dies (“Happy Birthday”) from Echo Park Paper made it so easy to whip up these little gift bags – the perfect size for sharing a little goodie, or a gift card, or even sweet little party favors.
Here are a few close-up photos or each gift bag:
After creating the gift bags, I wanted to put the scraps to good use, so I used them to create some extra tags to add to additional cards or gifts – it’s always a good idea to make extras to have on-hand!
Enjoy the celebration!!
~ Wendy Sue Anderson
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LOOT BAG GIVEAWAY – Day 1
We are incredibly lucky to work with many companies in the industry and always love when we can celebrate together! Today our friends from Scrapbook.com (our largest distributing partner!), Lawn Fawn, Simple Stories and 3L are here to join in the fun of our Day 1 prize package! Look at all the amazing products one lucky winner will receive today!
From Scrapbook.com:
With so many different products that would love to call the ColorCase home, how will you organize them? By color? By type? By brand? However, you choose (we are loving the rainbow system ourselves!)
The clear, stackable .5 oz bottle ColorCase is here to get your glitter glues, dimensional paints, accents, and reinkers organized in a whole new way! What can your .5oz bottle ColorCase hold?
- Ranger Stickles, Ranger Liquid Pearls, Ranger Enamel Accents, Ranger Archival Ink Reinkers, Ranger Dye Ink Reinkers, Ranger Pigment Ink Reinkers
- Tim Holtz Alcohol Pearls, Tim Holtz Distress Alcohol Inks, Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Reinkers, Tim Holtz Distress Archival Ink Reinkers
- Scrapbook.com Premium Hybrid Pad Reinkers
- Lawn Fawn Premium Dye Ink Reinkers
- Wendy Vecchi Make Art Dye Ink Reinkers
- Simon Hurley Dye Ink Reinkers
- Other .5 fluid ounce circular bottles
The clear, stackable 1 oz bottle ColorCase is here to get your glitter accents, acrylic paints, and other mediums organized in a whole new way!
What can your 1 oz bottle ColorCase hold?
- Nuvo Crystal Drops, Nuvo Stone Drops, Nuvo Glitter Drops, Nuvo Jewel Drops, Nuvo Glow Drops, Nuvo Vintage Drops
- Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium, Tim Holtz Distress Paint
- Dina Wakley Acrylic Paint
- American Crafts Acrylic Color Pop Paint
- Finnabair Liquid Acrylic Paint
- Other 1 fluid ounce circular bottles
Birthday Wishes to SCT! Thank you for 13 wonderful years of inspiration. Happy Birthday from your friends at Scrapbook.com!
From Lawn Fawn:
Hap-pea Birthday, SCT! Congratulations on 13 years! Today, Lawn Fawn would love to share a prize package from our “Be Hap-pea” collection, our Simply Wavy Banners and our brand new Spring Fling paper!
From Simple Stories:
Happy 13th birthday Scrapbook & Cards Today – we’re just as happy to celebrate lucky number 13 with you as we were number 1! In honor of your birthday, we’re excited to offer one reader an assortment of products from our new Spring Farmhouse collection. Enjoy the simple things with Spring Farmhouse. Soft, springy pastels and fresh florals paired with metal hues and rustic woodgrain blend to create a refreshing new collection, perfect for documenting your favorite memories of home sweet home.
From Scrapbook Adhesives® by 3L:
Happy Birthday to Scrapbook & Cards Today Magazine! We’re honored to be celebrating with you, and we wish you many more successful years of inspiring us!
Enjoy a mix of favorite and new adhesives! Our Metallic Transfer Foil sheets are 5-packs of 6×12 foils in solid jewel or holographic colors, they’re easy to use with adhesives, and also heat reactive. Pair this with die cuts from 3D Foam Creative Sheets to make dimensional foiled embellishments! Our new E-Z Runner® Petite runner is small and easy to pack for planners or crops, and economical with its dual refills. The E-Z Runner® Grand is a favorite for its lightweight, easy to refill and use, and of course budget friendly refill cartridges of up to 150 feet. You’ll be all set to stick with us!
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WOW!!! What a way to kick off a birthday celebration! A card by Cathy Z, a layout by Lisa Dickinson, treat bags and tags from Wendy Sue Anderson and a huge prize package from our friends at Scrapbook.com, Lawn Fawn, Simple Stories and Scrapbook Adhesives® by 3L! Thank you for each our team members and to our partners for all they do for us each issue.
To enter each day’s giveaway:
1. Leave a comment below and today, tell us where you call home!
2. Comment to be left by April 4th at midnight EST.
3. Winners will be announced right here on April 5th!
We always love to take a moment to thank our partners and hope you will do the same either on their Facebook page or on Instagram…or both! Send them a direct message or look for their post about today’s giveaway.
Scrapbook.com: Facebook and Instagram
Lawn Fawn: Facebook and Instagram
Simple Stories: Facebook and Instagram
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L – Instagram
We are thrilled you could join us to celebrate this milestone! Be sure to join our team and several of our partners for Day 2!
Happy Birthday, from Prospect Heights, Illinois! Love these project ideas from the designers.
Hello from Kincardine ontario
Happy 13th birthday from Port Orange, Florida
Happy 13th Birthday SCT!!!
From Parksville, BC on Vancouver Island.
Love your magazine & all your fabulous giveaways!!!
Happy 13yh birthday from Willow Beach, Ontario Canada!! Love the inspiration here and the bee stamp?? Love it!! We have 5 hives and this would be perfect to add to my collection. Will have to check it out!
Happy 13th Birthday from New Zealand!
Happy 13th Birthday from Vancleave, MS!! I love all the beautiful designs that are great inspiration!!
Happy Birthday from Wisconsin!
Happy birthday. I am from Pictou Nova Scotia Canada
Happy birthday! Beautiful projects & awesome prizes by the sponsors…… Home is Port Elizabeth in South Africa….xx
I lay my head in Tama, Iowa!!!
Love your magazine! Tara Edginton from Titusville, FL!
Oh gosh. I love these projects! I’m so into making 3-D projects now. I will be making the treat boxes with tags for sure! What a prize pack as well! Happy Birthday SCT! And Cheers to many more years!
Such cute ideas for inspiration with the bee card, birthday layout, and adorable birthday treat bags and tags, You have such talented contributing people! Oh – I can’t forget to mention the great companies and their wonderful products. Thanks for a great giveaway. I’m from the great Mitten state! Happy Birthday SCT!????
Congratulations on reaching this milestone!!!
I loved all the great ideas that u shared,
For me i live in india, but my home will be my craft room
Happy 13th Birthday!!! What a wonderful giveaway to celebrate #13!!! I’m a versatile papercrafter living in Lawrenceville, Georgia!
Thanks for the chance to win!
Cute projects everyone! Happy Birthday SCT. I’ve been getting your magazine since day one in Edmonton, Alberta! Keep up the great work!
After following my husband moving around the country for 30 years with the Air Force, we are glad to be settled in Utah. What a fun prize package!
Happy Birthday! Op
Happy Birthday SCT! Thanks for sharing all of these great ideas and the giveaway! I especially love the bee card! I’m from Palmdale, California.
Happy 13th Birthday,I always look forward to opening the scrapbooking and cards magazine and follow here, great help for my scrapbooking, thank you
Home is Burnaby,BC
Happy 13th Birthday!! My son turned 13 yesterday, 3/24! You’re both teenagers now LOL. I’m from Portland, Oregon and I’m flying to Winnipeg on Wednesday to attend Crop and Create for the first time! I’m so excited to meet you all!
Ohmystars! First, you dazzle us with outstanding, inspiring projects and then, offer an incredible prize package! Talk about celebration! Home is Edmonton, where my family is; we live in Cochrane, so not ‘too’ far away! Happy 13th Birthday!
~carol
Thanks for the chance to win these awesome prizes! Happy birthday from Waterloo, On!
Home is London, Ontario. Great giveaway package!! Happy birthday SCT and here’s to many more years ahead.
Happy Birthday SCT! What a great way to start off the celebration!!!
Oh and home is Pennsylvania!
Hap-bee birthday, and many more. From Denham Springs, La. USA
Hello from southern Ontario.
Love Day 1…great projects and a crazy wonderful prize. Some of my favourite companies.
Hello from southern Ontario.
Love Day 1…great projects and a crazy wonderful prize. Some of my favourite companies.
Happy 13th Birthday SCT ????
I love SCT – the ideas and great. Thank you for giving such a great magazine.
Happy birthday – and I call Texas my home – always
thanks for the change for a great prize package.
Holy WOW is right! HaPpY BiRtHdAy SCT! Home is Sackville, NB :)
I’m in De Pere, Wisconsin
Happy Birthday SCT! I am proud to say Alexandria, Virginia has been my home for over 60 years!
Beee-utiful designs for both the card and the layout!! I would use the little bees on my layouts!! Awesome prizes from generous sponsors.
Happy Birthday SCT!!!!
Happy Birthday from Kingston, Ontario. Love your magazine and all the great ideas, classes and of course all the wonderful prizes you offer at various times of the year. SCT is a great place to look for inspiration every day.
Hello from Wisconsin!!! Thanks for sharing all these great projects – so many ideas!!!
Happy 13th Birthday!! What awesome projects (love that birthday cut file) and a fantastic prize pack! I call Ontario home :)
Happy #13 from Missouri.
Wow, as I read this it just got better and better! Amazing projects, everything is so inspiring! The sponsors above have all such gorgeous products!!
Home is Southern Manitoba!
Can’t wait for Crop & Create in Winnipeg!!
Happy Lucky 13 Birthday! This is an awesome way to start a birthday celebration. Thank you so much to you and your generous sponsors. From Ontario, Canada
Happy 13th Birthday SCT!! What wonderful prizes! Would love to win and love…love…love your magazine! Papillion, Nebraska
Home is in Roseville, California. Such great inspiration for both cards and ideas that can be used on scrapbook pages. Would love to win these wonderful prizes.
Happy birthday from the Glass Capital- Toledo OH. Congrats on 13 years.
I recently had the great privilege of meeting the ladies of these two wonderful companies Lawn Fawn and Honey Bee. I love making cards so it was so exciting meeting these talented women! I love the other companies that are sponsoring prizes too (I buy from Scrapbook.com and use Scrapbook-Adhesive.com). Thank you all! Happy 13th Birthday SCT from someone that lives in Grove City, Ohio!!
Love the stackable color case. My little bottles are standing
in a box – being able to see all the colors without having to
lift each one would be fantastic. Some wonderful
prizes here. Happy Birthday – best wishes for many
more.
txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com
got so excited over the color case I forgot to tell you I’m in Millstadt, IL
Happy 13th Birthday ???????? Best Wishes all the way from Malta (Europe) !! Xxx
Thank you for so many wonderful years of creativity! Fabulous prizes from the sponsors to help celebrate! Love all the goodies! I’m originally from Toronto but now live up north in Sault Ste. Marie, Canada!
Happy 13th Birthday, SCT! You have become so much a part of my scrapping hobby the last few years here in Waynesville, MO. Am so enjoying your new spring issue! What a bang-up prize package your partners are offering us. Would love to win any or all of these fabulous items. Best wishes for another 13 years and beyond.
Such cute ideas!! Home is New Braunfels, TX! What an amazing prize package! Thanks for the chance to win.
Note to self.. Download that cut file when I get home. Wonderful inspiration, ladies! Happy birthday SCT!
Happy Birthday!! So excited for you! And thanks for sharing such an amazing day of giveaways! I’m from Central Illinois.
My home is in Port Matilda, PA. Can you hear me over here squealing over all these prizes!?!!!
Happy 13th Birthday! From Michigan :)
Happy birthday SCT! The cards and tags are so nice. What a great prize package. The pens make our projects so nice.
Happy 13th Birthday! Such wonderful art projects. Navarre Florida is my home…
Thanks for a chance to win such an awesome giveaway ❤️
Happy 13th Birthday! Loving all the giveaways, good luck luck everyone!!!
Love all of your products! Would love to win some in Chepachet, Rhode Island❤️
Wow! Happy Birthday! How exciting for you and us!! Everything is so insipiring- what an amazing giveaway! I am here in Lancaster, California!
Happy Birthday.Ontario Canada is my home.
Happy 13th birthday! Love all the fun designs! Thanks for the inspiration you provide for projects! I am here in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Happy birthday from Ohio! Thanks so much for the chance to win!
Wow, what an awesome prize! I am celebrating SCT’s 13th birthday from my home in Long Island, NY! Thanks for the chance!
Thank you for sharing these wonderful projects and ideas. I can’t wait to make up some treat bags for my next party.
Happy 13th Birthday!
I live in sunny ☀️ Southern California
Hello from the netherlands, roosendaal. Awesome giveaway
Happy 13th birthday. Nova Scotia is my home. Lovely prizes!
Love the ColorCase … Having all of the colours right in one spot. What a prize package. The bee card and stamps are perfect for spring. We have just put out our bee house here in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia. Two weeks ago we had snow and this week was beautiful! Happy spring everyone and happy birthday to SCT.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY from Saskatchewan, Canada. I would love to have this wonderful prize to see how creative I can be and thanks for this great giveaway.
Happy 13th BirthdaySCT! Dryden,On Canada.
Happy Birthday SCT! from Calgary Alberta. Amazing prizes, thanks for the chance to win!
Such fabulous projects and prizes! I love the Cathy Z’s bee card – love the grey scale hive with the pops of yellow! Calgary is my home :)
Happy 13th Birthday SCT!!! ???? You sure know how to throw a party ???? ???? ???? Such wonderful inspiration today and looking forward to so many creative ideas ???? this week! My home ???? is in beautiful Ancaster, Ontario where I have lived all my life!!! Thank you SCT and all your amazing partners for so many great prizes!!