Good morning SCT friends, it’s Catherine, Publisher of SCT magazine and I want to personally welcome you on behalf of the SCT Team to our 12th birthday celebrations! It’s been 12 amazing, fun-filled years sharing the creative joy and our love of papercrafting with readers around the world. And how do you say “we’ve come a long way baby?” What started out as a small regional magazine in 2006, with the help of a wonderful dream team over the years and incredibly faithful readers just like you, we are able to share Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine with readers in 100 different countries. If you’ve been reading us since the beginning, thank you for all your encouragement. If you have joined us along the way, we’re so glad you have and if you have just found us today, WELCOME! We love new readers and hope you’ll share us with all your creative friends too!
Let me introduce you to our brand new spring 2018 issue which you can view or download for FREE on our website HERE!
Now let’s celebrate! For the next 12 days, our team will be joining us each day to share a birthday themed project and all our partners will be here throughout these 12 days with some INCREDIBLE prizes. So put your party hats and dancing shoes on and let’s kick off Day 1 with design team member Latisha Yoast and her gorgeous birthday party ensemble!
“Hello friends, I am so excited to share these birthday projects with you today! Most of us celebrate some kind of birthday, whether it’s your own, a child’s, friend or family. Today, I am sharing how to use basic craft supplies, and turning them into a coordinated birthday ensemble.
A few banner stamps, a cake and sentiment stamp from Pinkfresh Studio, and friends we have ourselves an invitation. These are clear photopolymer stamps, which are made to take ink perfectly. Not going to lie, I used a MISTI to stamp the cake, I needed precise stamping, and the MISTI makes it so simple. I used a few shades of aqua and red inks from Lawn Fawn. Aqua and red go so pretty together, plus they coordinated with the pattern paper I chose to use as well.
Presents! What is a birthday without presents?
This pattern Paper Collection from Pebbles, it makes my heart pitter patter with happiness. Plus its a birthday theme. Sigh…so happy!
I picked out a few sheets of pattern paper, and used the We R Memory Keepers bag punch tool, to create a few bags. I happen to buy the punch with a coupon, but after using it, I would have paid full price.
I can make all of the bags now!
Using the coordinating stickers and ribbon, embellishing the bags was a breeze.
Lastly, the birthday card. First, using the We R Envelope punch, I created an envelope for the card. The pattern paper said happy birthday in the shape of a candle which I thought was so cute. Then created the card using the 6×6 striped pattern paper that coordinated with the envelope. The card was embellished using stickers.
Friends, creating a birthday ensemble is so much fun, especially when using a paper collection. Everything is perfectly coordinated, so no matter the design, the colors all match. The stamps make the card and projects more custom and make everyone feel special. I hope I have given you a little bit of inspiration and a little nudge to create your own cards and gift bags!
Materials Used: Pinkfresh Studio stamps; Pebbles Pattern paper, stickers & 6×6 paper; Lawn Fawn Ink; We R Memories Keepers Bag & Envelope punches; white cardstock, red ribbon, blue ribbon, red gingham ribbon, MISTI tool
Happy birthday, SCT!
GIVEAWAY – Day 1!
We are kicking off our Day 1 birthday festivities with a bang! Our dear friends at Scrapbook.com, Doodlebug Design and Crate Paper are joining our celebration to offer today’s lucky winner one amazing prize package!
“Happy 12th Birthday to Scrapbook and Cards Today! Celebrate in STYLE! Today’s winner will receive an exclusive Spellbinders Platinum 6 Machine Bundle containing everything you need to get started on your die cutting journey! Each kit includes: One Spellbinders Platinum 6 Machine, One standard platform, Two Clear Cutting Plates, One Embossing Plate, One Embossing Mat, One machine handle, One operation instruction booklet, Nine Exclusive Nested Jumbo Banners dies and a Spellbinders Tool ‘N One! Best wishes from your friends at Scrapbook.com!”
“Happy 12th Birthday Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine! We are so excited to be a part of the celebration and so very proud to be your partner! We have all had twelve wonderful years of beautiful publications and very inspiring ideas! This is definitely worth a celebration! We would love to give one lucky winner a prize from our Fairy Tales collection. This bright and cheerful assortment is a perfect fit for any happy occasion!” ~ Doodlebug Design
Happy birthday to our friends at Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine! Let’s celebrate with garden botanicals meet elegant illustrations in Maggie Holmes’ newest collection, Flourish with Crate Paper. Vivid gold and rose gold accents complement vintage-style icons such as birds, cameras, and butterflies. If you love Crate Paper + Maggie Holmes, be sure to enter! Good luck!
Details to enter:
To enter each day’s giveaways, be sure to leave a comment below by Saturday, April 7th. We will announce all winners right here on Tuesday, April 10th!
We are very grateful for our amazing partners who are beside us every step of the way. We hope you will give a warm “thank you” on Facebook to each day’s sponsors. Let them know SCT sent you! Today’s sponsors can be found here:
and be sure to visit us on Facebook too at Scrapbook & Cards Today
Thank you to Latisha and today’s sponsors for kicking off our 12th birthday celebrations in style! Be sure to join us each of these 12 days for fun birthday inspiration and so many prizes! You also don’t want to miss our fun Heidi Swapp Letter Board Giveaway here!
Happy birthday SCT!
Happy 12th birthday and wishing many more years of success! This American loves buying this import!
Happy 12th Birthday – I love your Magazine and all your products!!! So excited about the giveaways!!!!
Happy Scrapbday! Always enjoy the creative ideas in the magazine and website!
Happy Birthday, SCT! You have brought me years of inspiration!
Happy Birthday.
Thanks for all the great years of creativity! Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday SCT! Loved the magazine since almost the beginning (in one form or another). I’ve just downloaded the Spring 2018 issue and can’t wait to delve into the goodies between its pages.
Congratulations on reaching the big 12!. Hope there are many more birthdays to come!
First off…. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Congratulations on your success! I truly enjoy the emails and the magazine! Thank you for this awesome opportunity to win!
This looks to be the beginning of some fun ideas coming our way. I love a Good Birthday Party. Love the fun designs, especially the bag. Thank you
WOW! 12 years!! Happy Birthday SCT, here’s to another 12 years, i am a more recent viewer of your amazing magazine, i was first introduced to you at Cornwall 2 years ago, and i will be booking that weekend off every year so i can make my journey to Cornwall with my friends for an amazing weekend of crafting and wonderful classes!! Again Happy Birthday SCT, can’t wait to see what else is in store for your celebrations!!
Happy 12th Birthday ! Whoa that’s some prize package! Love the Crate Paper Flourish collection. I have a fired that I would give the Doodle Bug birthday collection too, she has 3 beautiful grandkids, so that collection would be prefect to celebrate their birthdays. As for Spellbinders gift……… I might jsut keep that one for myself too.
Happy Birthday to Scraobook and Cards Yoday Magazine! Such cute projects by Latisha! Thanks to her for her inspiration and thanks for the chance at the giveaways!
Happy birthday! Thank you for your wonderful ideas throughout the years.
Happy 12th Birthday!!! Great giveaways.
Happy Birthday!!!
Congrats on 12 years of publishing an amazing magazine! I look forward to reading it from cover to cover each time it comes out.
Happy birthday. Congratulations on 12 years. I can’t wait too see you all in November in Thunder Bay for crop and create.
Congrats on 12 wonderful creative years!
Happy 12th Birthday! Congratulations! Thank-you for the chance to win these amazing giveaways. I love the birthday bags. Very inspiring!
That was a great starting post. I love the sprinkle stickers. They are so cute. And the giveaways. Wow! It is a start to a great celebration.
Happy Birthday!!!! I have enjoyed your magazine for years and wish you continued success.
Happy Happy Birthday SCT! I adore your magazine and all the folks involved to make it happen. Birthday wishes for at least 12 more years!
What cute birthday projects! The invitation and card are adorable, and the bags are too! I love the bright colors of the Pebbles paper collection.
Happy 12th Birthday SCT! Thank you for the years of inspiration!
Happy 12th Birthday! All the best!
Happy 12th Birthday SCT!
Congratulations you are now officially a tween ! Love the inspiration and the bright colors
Happy 12th Birthday to the amazing SCT magazine!!! Congratulations on all your accomplishments!
Happy Birthday SCT!! Latisha’s projects are just too cute. I love that Pebbles collection! And your sponsors are totally amazing! Thank you so much for the giveaway!
Congratulations. Happy 12th birthday!!!
Happy Birthday! What a fabulous way to celebrate!
Happy 12th birthday! Recently found you and do glad I did! Love the giveaways esp the adorable Doodlebug kit! Wishing you 12+ more years of scrapbooking fun!
Happy Happy Birthday!! You are almost a true teenager! Congratulations sweet Catherine.
Your whole suite of fun colors really makes a great birthday theme for young or old. I get happy just looking at all that eye candy and it isn’t even my birthday. Happy 12th birthday to SCT.
I love all of this! Thank you for sharing your amazing talents. Here’s to 120 more years!!
Congratulations on your 12 years, l enjoy all that you do. Thanks
Happy birthday SCT!! I just love this birthday themed project! Everything coordinates so well and it’s super fun :)
Wow! 12 years already! How time flies when were having fun! I just love this birthday ensemble! Adorable!
Congrats on turning twelve and wishing you many more. Thanks for all the years of inspiration!
Happy 12th Birthday to the best Scrapbook magazine. We love you and all that you do to make this fun. Congrats on 12 years
Happy birthday! I found you some years back & hav been following ever since. Thanks to the sponsors as well, beautiful paper collections & the platinum. Wow
Happy birthday and thank you for providing fantastic inspirational ideas and looking forward to many more!
Congratulations and Happy 12th Birthday! Fantastically fun and festive projects Latisha. Wow you really know how to celebrate, what an amazing price package.
Happy Happy 12th Birthday SCT!! Amazing accomplishment and WOW great prize package today! I love all the birthday themed projects!
Happy Twelfth!! What an amazing feat!
Thank you for all the bday inspiration here. I love the bright happy colors.
Happy Birthday SCT!! I love it when I see a new email from you….I have to open it right away!! Always inspiring!
Happy birthday SCT – 12 great years! Love everything you do. And the prizes for day 1 – OMG! Love them all. And great birthday ideas to use in the future from Latisha – thank you.
12 years?? Seems like you’ve always been a very valuable part of the scrapbook community! HB SCT!
WOW you guys sure know how to get the party going with a BANG! Happy 12th….and wishing you many many many more!!!
Congratulations on 12 years!!! Here’s to many more
Congrats on 12 years! I’m so excited about these amazing giveaways! Thanks to all the generous sponsors.
12 years! Where has the time gone? Congratulations. Fabulous start to your Day 1 celebration.
Cheers to 12 years in an incredible industry! I think I have been reading your magazine for the whole 12 years and getting my first issue at a small scrapbooking store in Milton Ontario for FREE, thinking man this is great! Still enjoy and every issue! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!