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Paper Crafter’s Library Design Team Call

We are excited to announce that Paper Crafters Library is expanding! Each month we inspire our readers through the many projects and videos we create – we would like to add YOUR talent to the mix!

If you are a friendly and enthusiastic person who is passionate about paper crafting, and would like to share your designs with the world – then we want to hear from you!

We are looking for 4 – 6 paper crafters to join our new Design Team! Each week of the month we will spotlight a Design Team Member’s creations. If you would like a chance to participate, read on for more information.

The BENEFITS of being a Design Team Member:

FREE product – each month our design team members will receive a goodie box filled with products to use in their creations for the following month (average value: $50 – $75 MSRP) – you may use additional products from your own stash as well.
FREE Paper Crafter’s Library membership for the months you are on our Design Team (value: $20 per month)
20% Discount on products from the Sunny Stampin’ Store
Your name and bio on our site, along with a link to your personal blog giving you exposure and traffic

This is what Paper Crafter’s Library requires of all it’s Design Team Members:

3 month commitment whereby you are assigned one week per month starting Feb 1st, 2012
3-4 projects each month using the supplies we send (you may supplement from your stash). We are looking for variety in your projects such as cards, scrapbook layouts, 3D items etc. – we will not need the actual project mailed to us – instead each month you will submit several pictures of each project.
Social Networking – sharing your projects on your blog, and if you have them, online galleries, Facebook & Twitter
2-3 raw project videos per month that you would upload to our Dropbox (our editing department will edit, we just need raw footage).

Submission Guidelines ( Deadline: December 29th)

Create a post on your blog or website with the title “Paper Crafter’s Library Design Team Submission”. Showcase 3 projects in the post that represent your best design style (these can be existing projects – you do not need to create new projects for your applicaton) – multiple pictures of each project are allowed. Your blog post will allow us to see not only your design style, but also your style of writing and how you set up your photographs.
Film a video of a project and upload it to You Tube. If you already post videos to You Tube then all we need is a link to an existing video. As Paper Crafter’s Library is a VIDEO library – the ability to create videos is essential. Your video will allow us to see your style of teaching and your filming quality (i.e. clarity, lighting, view, etc.)
At this time we can only accept applications from readers living in Canada and the Continental US.

Once that is done, email us with the following information:

Email subject line “Design Team Application” – in the email include a link to your blog post, and a link to your video.
Shipping address and phone number
Tell us a little bit about yourself (short bio)
Tell us how long you have been a paper crafter and what types of paper crafting you do (i.e. cards, scrapbooks, 3D, altered art, mixed media etc)
Whether or not you have a Facebook account, and Twitter account

We’d also like you to come back to this post and leave us a link to your entry in the comments section of this post so that our readers can see you work too!

Deadline to apply is Thursday, Dec. 29th. We will then choose the 4-6 new Design Team members and announce them on the blog on Wednesday, January 4th. Kits will be sent out that week with the first projects due at the end of January to be posted on Paper Crafter’s Library beginning February 1st (January projects can use supplies from your own stash if your kit did not arrive in time).

If you have any questions, please feel free to email us at: customerservice@papercrafterslibrary.com and we will help you in any way we can.

FINE PRINT:

Design Team Members will be announced Wednesday, Jan. 4th here on the blog
If you are selected as a Design Team member – any videos you create will become the property of Paper Crafter’s Library – they cannot be uploaded to You Tube or posted anywhere else for free on the internet.

We wish everyone luck and look forward to all the amazing creations you have to share.

“Watch Us Wednesday” Exclusive Decorative Label Treat Holder for Facebook Fans

Holiday Pillow Box Treat Holder

We’re excited to release the third edition of a brand new feature we’ve launched EXCLUSIVELY for our Paper Crafter’s Library Facebook Fans called “Watch Us Wednesday”! Today’s “Watch Us Wednesday” project is this fun Decorative Treat Holder which features a snowflake window pictured at the top of this post. You can access the video tutorial and handout from our Facebook Page.

On the second and fourth Wednesday of every month we’ll be posting a new project with a link to a private web page featuring a video tutorial and pdf handout for that project. This project is available for a LIMITED TIME ONLY. When the next “Watch Us Wednesday” project is released this one will be moved into the Paper Crafter’s Library for members only. If you haven’t already, be sure to visit the Paper Crafter’s Library Facebook Page and “Like” us – you’ll also receive the gorgeous Beautiful Wings Video & tutorial as a thank you for joining our Facebook Community!

Makeover Monday Challenge #7: Inspired by Maille Bells….& A Winner

Welcome to our Make Over Monday Challenge – a weekly challenge brought to you by the Paper Crafter’s Library and Sunny Stampin’ Studios. The purpose of Makeover Monday is to help you learn how to take the ideas and inspiration you find on the internet, and make it your own. This challenge is strictly a “work from your stash” challenge.

Over the last 7 years of teaching in the paper crafting industry, I’ve noticed that many of my students feel like they have to run out and buy the exact same products I used, rather than looking to their own stash to see if they having something that might work instead.

Now I’ll be the first to admit, shopping for paper crafting supplies is fun, and I certainly do my share of it, but why spend your money on a product that may be similar to what you already have?………………and that’s where the concept for Makeover Monday was born.

Every Monday I take a project I found on the internet, and show you my process for recreating it and making it my own, using supplies from my own stash.

This week’s inspiration for the project shown above, comes from the picture you see below – a clean and simple, but striking Christmas Card by Maille Bells. I just discovered Maille’s blog about a year ago, and was really taken by her clean style, and the fact that she incorporates some really neat design elements into her projects.

You can watch the video on how I made my project below:

Here are the details on how you can participate in the Makeover Monday Challenge:

A new Makeover Monday Challenge & video will go up every Monday
Work from your own stash to create a project based on the inspiration project provided – you can use any products you would like, and make any type of project you like – card, scrapbook page, album, 3D item etc.
Post your project on your blog, in your gallery or on any other photo-hosting site (such as photobucket or flickr).
Click on our inLinkz button below to add a link to your project for our challenge
You will have until 7am, Monday, December 19h, to add your link to the list to be eligible to win. And you can enter as many times as you like.
One randomly selected winner will be chosen from ALL the entries on Monday, December 19h, in the afternoon.
The winner will be posted here. The randomly selected winner will win a Digital Tutorial of their choice valued at up to $25 from the Sunny Stampin’ Store (www.sunnystampinstore.com).

Good luck to everyone and we look forward to seeing your projects!

Before I sign off, I’d also like to announce the winner of the Makeover Monday Challenge #6 and thank everyone who participated. The winner was randomly drawn, and it is……..Jessica! You can see her entry below. Congratulations Jessica – you have won a $25 gift certificate towards a digital product of your choice from www.sunnystampinstore.com.

To claim your prize please email me and andrea@sunnystampin.comand be sure to put “Makover Monday Challenge #6 Winner” in the subject line of your email.

Product Spotlight & Freebie Friday: Trendy Square 4 oz Bottles….Enter to Win! + Winners of Last Week’s Freebie Friday

*Scroll to the bottom of this post to see last week’s Freebie Friday Winner*

For today’s Product Spotlight and Freebie Friday I wanted to show you another fun new product we introduced into the Sunny Stampin’ Store at the same time we brought in the round trendy test tubes – these Trendy Square 4 oz Bottles with a lined aluminum screw on cap. We are selling them for $2.25 CAN + shipping. We do ship internationally – your credit card company or Paypal will take care of the currency exchange for you.

I must confess, I have a weakness for all things alterable – and there’s something about little bottles and tubes that really appeal to me. I found these bottles to be a really nice size because you can put larger sized items inside – whether it’s treats, craft supplies like buttons, or even use them in your kitchen.

In today’s video we are going to give you a close up view of these bottles and share a tutorial on how to create the Decorated Treat Bottle shown below.

Download the PDF Handout HERE

Here’s the video showing you how to make this project:

Below you can see another project I’ve created using these square bottles – it’s a Holiday Treat Tote that will hold two of the square bottles.

The picture below shows you what it looks like open – you remove the brads and fold down the front. We have a video tutorial for Paper Crafter’s Library members which, if you are a member, you can access from HERE (make sure you are logged in first).

Okay, so now, details on how to enter our Freebie Friday Giveaway…..simple, all you have to do is enter a comment in the comment’s section of this post – share with us whether or not you have a traditional food you like to make for the holidays?

The winner will be announced on Friday, December 16th. Whoever that lucky person is, will only have 24 hours to email us to claim their prize, if we don’t hear from you, then someone else’s name will be selected!

Finally, the winner of last week’s Freebie Friday give-away for the Trendy Round Test Tube Collection shown below……..

Trendy Test Tubes With A Silver Cap

is……..

Congratulations Sara! To claim your prize please email me at andrea@sunnystampin.com and be sure to put “Round Test Tubes Blog Winner”. In the body of your email please include your full mailing address and phone number.

Makeover Monday Challenge #6: Inspired by Michelle Wooderson….& A Winner

Every Monday I take a project I found on the internet, and show you my process for recreating it and making it my own, using supplies from my own stash.

This week’s inspiration for the project shown above, comes from the picture you see below – some super cute holiday note pads created by Michelle Wooderson. I have been following Michelle’s blog Mish Mash, for a few years now, and absolutely love it! Michelle collects a lot of antiques and vintage items and then incorporates them into her paper crafting organization and home decor – which makes her blog real eye candy for me. She always has some neat little tips, and all sorts of interesting projects on the go, so if you’ve never seen her blog – I definitely recommend you visit it.

You can watch the video on how I made my project below:

Here are the details on how you can participate in the Makeover Monday Challenge:

A new Makeover Monday Challenge & video will go up every Monday
Work from your own stash to create a project based on the inspiration project provided – you can use any products you would like, and make any type of project you like – card, scrapbook page, album, 3D item etc.
Post your project on your blog, in your gallery or on any other photo-hosting site (such as photobucket or flickr).
Click on our inLinkz button below to add a link to your project for our challenge
You will have until 7am, Monday, December 12th, to add your link to the list to be eligible to win. And you can enter as many times as you like.
One randomly selected winner will be chosen from ALL the entries on Monday, December 12th, in the afternoon.
The winner will be posted here. The randomly selected winner will win a Digital Tutorial of their choice valued at up to $25 from the Sunny Stampin’ Store (www.sunnystampinstore.com).

Good luck to everyone and we look forward to seeing your projects!

Before I sign off, I’d also like to announce the winner of the Makeover Monday Challenge #5 and thank everyone who participated. The winner was randomly drawn, and it is……..Tanja! You can see her entry below. Congratulations Tanja – you have won a $25 gift certificate towards a digital product of your choice from either www.demotodemo.com or www.sunnystampinstore.com.

To claim your prize please email me and andrea@sunnystampin.comand be sure to put “Makover Monday Challenge #5 Winner” in the subject line of your email. I’ll also need your full name, shipping address, email and phone number. Congrats!

Product Spotlight & Freebie Friday: Trendy Test Tubes….Enter to Win! + Winners of Last Week’s Freebie Friday

*Scroll to the bottom of this post to see last week’s Freebie Friday Winner*

For today’s Product Spotlight and Freebie Friday I wanted to show you a fun new product we just introduced into the Sunny Stampin’ Store – round trendy test tubes with a silver screw on cap. We’ve brought in two different sizes – a 6″ tall test tube for $1.75 CAN + shipping and a 4″ tall test tube for $1.50 CAN + shipping. We do ship internationally – your credit card company or Paypal will take care of the currency exchange for you.

From the moment I saw these test tubes I absolutely fell in love with them, because you can use them for so many things and incorporate them into so many different projects. In today’s video we are going to give you a close up view of the test tubes and share a tutorial on how to create the Holiday Test Tube Table Top Treat Holder shown below. I thought it would make the perfect table favor for our Christmas dinner this year. This treat holder uses the 4″ high test tubes.

Download the PDF Handout HERE

Here’s the video showing you how to make this project:

We’ve also create a couple of other projects to show you how we use these test tubes. First off, here you can see a Double Pocket Test Tube Treat Holder – it’s a cute little tote into which you can slide four of the 4″ test tubes. I can also picture it filled with some bath salts to include in a spa-related gift, or maybe filled with candy sprinkles as part of a gift for someone who likes to bake. We have a video tutorial for Paper Crafter’s Library members which, if you are a member, you can access from HERE (make sure you are logged in first).

This next project you see below uses the 6″ test tubes. It’s a Hot Chocolate for Two Kit – it includes two packets of hot chocolate, and then the test tube filled with marshmallows. This was a 12 Weeks of Christmas project for our 12 Weeks of Christmas 2011 event, and has now been moved into Paper Crafter’s Library for members only. If you are a member, you can view the video tutorial from HERE (make sure you are logged in).

Okay, so now, details on how to enter or Freebie Friday Giveaway…..simple, all you have to do is enter a comment in the comment’s section of this post – share with us your gift giving traditions – do you have a long list where you buy from everyone, do you draw names, or something else alltogether?

The winner will be announced on Friday, December 9th. Whoever that lucky person is, will only have 24 hours to email us to claim their prize, if we don’t hear from you, then someone else’s name will be selected!

Finally, the winner of last week’s Freebie Friday give-away for the Echo Park Holly Jolly Christmas Collection shown below……..

is……..

Congratulations Evelyn! To claim your prize please email me at andrea@sunnystampin.com and be sure to put “Echo Park 12 Days of Christmas Blog Winner”. In the body of your email please include your full mailing address and phone number.

Holly Christmas Card

Holly Christmas Card From the Paper Crafter's Library

This year I’ve been having fun playing around with incorporating holiday greenery into some of my Christmas projects. Today in the Paper Crafter’s Library, I’ve put together a video tutorial on how to create this Holly Christmas Card which uses some fun iridescent greenery we found at Michael’s. The layout for this card was inspired by a card I saw in last year’s Holiday Issue of the Paper Crafts magazine. The video tutorial and pdf handout is available in the member’s only section of Paper Crafter’s Library. Here’s a list of all the supplies I used to create this card:

Supplies:

Stamps: Come To Bethlehem (Stampin’ Up!)
Paper: Old Olive CS, Very Vanilla CS, Crumb Cake CS (Stampin’ Up!); Alpine Yule DP (Basic Grey)
Ink: Early Espresso and Crumb Cake Classic ink (Stampin’ Up!)
Accessories: Stampin’ Dimensionals, paper snips, stamping sponge, Real Red 1” Double Stitched Grosgrain ribbon (retired), Scalloped Trim Border punch, Crop-O-Dile, Pewter Jumbo Eyelets, Tag Corner punch (Retired) (Stampin’ Up!); linen thread (Papertrey); hot glue gun, holly branch (Local Craft Store); Tape Runner XL (thermo-web)

Makeover Monday Challenge #5: Inspired by Teri Anderson…..& A Winner!

Every Monday I take a project I found on the internet, and show you my process for recreating it and making it my own, using supplies from my own stash. This week’s inspiration for the project shown above, comes from the card below, created by a paper crafting artist whose work I’ve admired for a long time….Teri Anderson. Be sure to check out her blog A Bit of This, A Bit of That – she has a wide variety of designs and layouts in her work making it a great place to go for “makeover” inspiration.

You can watch the video on how I made my card below:

Here are the details on how you can participate in the Makeover Monday Challenge:

A new Makeover Monday Challenge & video will go up every Monday
Work from your own stash to create a project based on the inspiration project provided – you can use any products you would like.
Post your project on your blog, in your gallery or on any other photo-hosting site (such as photobucket or flickr).
Click on our inLinkz button below to add a link to your project for our challenge
You will have until 7am, Monday, December 5th, to add your link to the list to be eligible to win. And you can enter as many times as you like.
One randomly selected winner will be chosen from ALL the entries on Monday, December 5th, in the afternoon.
The winner will be posted here. The randomly selected winner will win a Digital Tutorial of their choice valued at up to $25 from the Sunny Stampin’ Store (www.sunnystampinstore.com).

Good luck to everyone and we look forward to seeing your projects!

Before I sign off, I’d also like to announce the winner of the Makeover Monday Challenge #4 and thank everyone who participated. The winner was randomly drawn, and it is…….. Paula! You can see her entry below. Congratulations Paula – you have won the Blitzen Holiday Planner in a DVD Tin.

To claim your prize please email me and andrea@sunnystampin.com and be sure to put “Makover Monday Challenge #4 Winner” in the subject line of your email. I’ll also need your full name, shipping address, email and phone number. Congrats!

Product Spotlight & Freebie Friday: Echo Park Holly Jolly Christmas Collection….Enter to Win! + Winners of Last Week’s Freebie Friday

*Scroll to the bottom of this post to see last week’s Freebie Friday Winner*

Welcome to another edition of Freebie Friday! Today we’re going to spotlight the Holly Jolly Christmas collection – a fun and whimsical collection by Echo Park. I’m going to share with you a couple of different projects I made using that collection, I’ll give you details about this week’s give-away, aaaaand, I’m going to announce the winner from last week’s Freebie Friday!

Echo Park is another company that I was first “introduced” to at CHA (Craft and Hobby Association Trade Show) in Chicago this past summer. I had never heard of them before either and didn’t really own any of their product. What I immediately loved about their company is that all their products are released in collections – while you can buy the papers and accessories separately, they put together a “kit” for ALL of their collections. I personally love working with collections because it makes coordinating various products and elements so easy.

Our video below will give you a closer look:

Today I’ve created a few projects with this collection. The first, is the Merry and Bright Christmas Card picture below. It uses a combination of patterned papers and incorporates other elements such as buttons, ribbon and twine. The main focal point uses a sticker from the Element sheet included in the collection. You can watch a free video tutorial on how this card was created here.

The second project I created using this collection is this Holiday Note Pad Holder. It is sized to fit the 3 3/4″ x 4 3/4″ note pads we carry in the Sunny Stampin’ Store. The covers were created out of chipboard and it’s hinged at the top. There is a ribbon loop to hold the pen in place, and a silver elastic cord closure to keep it closed. There is a video tutorial and pdf handout available in Paper Crafter’s Library for members only. If you are a member of Paper Crafter’s Library, please click HERE to wach the video tutorial.

Okay, so now, details on how to enter or Freebie Friday Giveaway…..simple, all you have to do is enter a comment in the comment’s section of this post – if you could pick one paper crafting item you’d like to see under the tree this year, what would it be?

The winner will be announced on Friday, December 2nd. Whoever that lucky person is, will only have 24 hours to email us to claim their prize, if we don’t hear from you, then someone else’s name will be selected!

Finally, the winner of last week’s Freebie Friday give-away for the Spellbinders Presto Punch shown below…….

The winning comment is:

Congratulations Norean! To claim your prize please email me at andrea@sunnystampin.com and be sure to put “Presto Punch Blog Winner”. In the body of your email please include your full mailing address and phone number.

“Watch Us Wednesday” Exclusive Pillow Box Video Tutorial for Facebook Fans

We’re excited to release the second edition of a brand new feature we’ve launched EXCLUSIVELYfor our Paper Crafter’s Library Facebook Fans called “Watch Us Wednesday”! Today’s “Watch Us Wednesday” project is this fun Holiday Pillow Box Treat Holder which features a snowflake window pictured at the top of this post. You can access the video tutorial and handout from our Facebook Page.

Supplies:

Stamps: Holiday Button Bits (Papertrey Ink)
Ink: Jet Black Archival (Ranger)
Paper: 12 Days of Christmas Collection (My Mind’s Eye), acetate transparencies (office supply store), Very Vanilla CS (Stampin’ Up!)
Accessories: bone folder, Big Shot, Jewelry Tag Punch, paper piercing tool, foam mat, silver cord retired , basic rhinestones (Stampin’ Up!); Pillow Box die (Sizzix); Pure Poppy Twill Tape (Papertrey Ink); medium glue dots, sticky dots (Thermoweb); Glossy Accents (Ranger), Trinket Pins (Maya Road); Create-a-Snowflake Three die, Grand Calibur (Spellbinders); ⅛” Scor-Tape (Scor-Tape); Bow easy, wire cutter (other); crystal coarse glitter (Martha Stewart)