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Heidi Swapp and Tim Holtz will be on HSN tomorrow, March 21, 2011. Check your local listings for times. It looks like they will be on in the early morning and then in the afternoon. I watch Heidi Swapp on her House of 3 webcast on Wednesday nights, and she previewed the 3 kits that will be available on HSN. I know her stuff often sells out, so I’ve already ordered the Parisian Anthology and the Daily Junque kits. They are already available on HSN’s website for order.

Even if you don’t want to order any new scrapbooking supplies, do tune into watch Heidi’s appearance. I’m sure she will be showing some cool new projects, and she’s got a passion for scrapbooking that is contagious! Set your DVR if you can’t make it.

Here’s a peek at Daily Junque. I love this line! I have a few pieces that I bought from Archiver’s, but the HSN kit is a great deal. Not all the pieces below are in the HSN kit!  This is just a preview of the products in Daily Junque by House of 3.

Intro Video – True Scrap from Lain Ehmann on Vimeo.

Sign up for True Scrap today!

True Scrap is a virtual online scrapbooking experience with a dozen of your favorite scrapbooking instructors offering classes and make’n'takes.  It runs from April 7-9, 2011.  This definitely a scrapbooking event you don’t want to miss!  I’ll be writing more about the instructors and the classes over the next week, but I wanted to give you the basic information so you can set aside the dates now.

Watch for more information on True Scrap!

Image by sassycrafter via Flickr

Here are some of my favorite CHA 2011 recaps from popular scrapbooking blogs:

Big Picture Classes – CHA Recap Day 1

Ella Publishing – CHA Report from Jennifer Larsen and CHA Report from Keshet Shenkar

Write.Click.Scrapbook – CHA Week 4

You might also want to read Scrapbook Update’s tips for buying scrapbook supplies on a budget

Big CHA Releases, Small Budget, What To Do?

CHA Winter 2011 was this past week in Los Angeles.  The best in the craft and hobby industry exhibit their newest products here.  Check out these videos for a quick look at some of your favorite scrapbooking brands:

7 Gypsies

Prima

Pink Paislee

Tim Holtz

This weekend only, Ella Publishing is offering a Buy 2, Get 1 free sale on all their ebooks.  It’s a great deal!  For $10.98 you get 3 of their high quality scrapbooking ebooks.

To take advantage of this National Scrapbooking Day sale, buy 2 ebooks (totaling a minimum of $10.98), and get a 3rd ebook (up to $5.99 value) for free! Add all 3 of your selected ebooks to your cart, and then use the code MAYFIRST at checkout to redeem. Offer expires May 2, 2010 at midnight PST, so hurry!  Shop Ella Publishing.

The countdown has begun to National Scrapbooking Day, also called International Scrapbooking Day.  How can you find out about the sales and events planned for this weekend?  Here are a few places to start.

1. Your Email – If you are on your favorite scrapbooking stores and websites email lists, you should already be seeing some previews of National Scrapbook Day sales.  In fact, many online stores have already begun their sales today through Sunday.

2. Scrapbooking Websites – Many big scrapbooking websites have announcements for National Scrapbooking Day events posted right on their website home pages.

3. Scrapbooking Forums – Scrapbooking message forums are buzzing with scrapbook supply sales, NSD crops and events.  Most of the scrapbooking forums have special threads following the National Scrapbooking Day events.

4. Your Local Scrapbooking Store – Local scrapbooking stores have special crops, make-and-take projects, and sales planned for NSD.  Archivers is one scrapbooking store that has many stores nationwide.  They are planning a full weekend of scrapbooking fun.

5. Scrapbooking Blogs – Just like scrapbooking forums, scrapbooking blogs are letting their readers know about the best scrapbook deals and events for NSD.

Happy National Scrapbooking Day!

I’m disappointed that I’m not doing a Week in the Life with Ali Edwards this week.  Since my husband is one of the travelers stuck in Europe right now, it’s not a normal week for us.  I want him to be part of the album so I’m hoping to do it next week.

Everyone is talking “A Week in the Life” on their blogs.  Why is a Week in the Life with Ali Edwards so popular?  I have a few ideas.

1. Ali Edwards – it isn’t just the project. It’s her creativity.  Her approach to scrapbooking is so creative and inspiring.  The chance to follow along with her on a project is a unique learning opportunity.

2. Everyday Life – this project is about documenting your daily life, not just the special events or milestones. It’s about finding the special moments in the ordinary parts of your life.

3. Simplicity – Your A Week in the Life album can be a simple as you want it to be.  It doesn’t have any set rules for the end product.  You can keep it simple or embellish it all you want.

4. A Snapshot of Today – Ali Edwards mentions wishing she had one of these albums from her grandparents.  How cool will it be to see the things that made up your everyday life when you look at your album a couple of decades from now.

5. One Week – A project for a week is so much easier to manage than a 365 album or even a monthly scrapbook album.  Anyone can manage this project for 7 days.

A Week in the Life is an album theme that is easy to make your own.  If you haven’t considered it, take time to look at Ali’s blog for her suggestions.  The best part is that you can do this any week of the year, so I’m not really missing out.  I’m just going to be 7 days late thanks to some volcanic ash.

Scrapbooking St. Patick’s Day can take so many forms.  You don’t even need to be Irish to let St. Patrick’s Day inspire your scrapbooking page layouts.  Here are a just a few ideas to consider for a fun page inspired by scrapbooking St. Patrick’s Day!

1. Scrapbook a page about your St. Patrick’s Day traditions.  Do you wear green?  Do you eat corned beef and cabbage?

2.  It’s all about green!  Scrapbook a layout with your favorite shades of green.

3.  How does your town celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?  Do you attend your local St. Patrick’s Day parade?  In Chicago they dye the Chicago River green!  Design a page that highlights how your area celebrates this holiday.

4.  Don’t forget St. Patrick’s Day parties.  Whether you go to a local Irish pub or celebrate at home with friends, be sure to take a few photos for your scrapbook album.

5. Snap photos of your lucky charm!  My son has a lucky hockey t-shirt, and my daughter has a little tiger eye stone that she thinks is lucky.  Create a page layout of your lucky charms.

6. Get lucky!  This one is my favorite and can be done by anyone at anytime in the year.  Why are you lucky?  Celebrate your good luck on a scrapbook page or create a mini album with “Lucky” as the theme.

I hope these inspired you to get a few pages done this week.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

This is a great opportunity to win a Cricut die cut machine.  Pagemaps is hosting a contest that starts today through midnight (MST) March 28th.   The Cricut machine is sponsored by A Cherry On Top who is only authorized to sell Cricut in the US, making the contest only open to US citizens.  To enter, you need to create a layout based on the contest rules at Pagemaps. The theme of the page needs to be Appreciation.  For more details, check out Pagemaps’ blog.

If you’d like to know more about Cricut die cut machines, you can also check out these articles:

Cricut Design Studio

Using a Die Cut Machine

Scrapbooking Die Cut Machine Reviews