Sad News...

The purpose for today's blog post is to inform all friends of Scrap4Life that Scrap4Life will no longer be operating.  We apologize for any inconvenience this has caused.  Any questions should be directed to Judy Bacon, owner of Scrap4Life.  Thank you!

Ready for Summer Cyber Crop

SITE DOWN!

The Scrap4Life site is down and Judy is working on trying to get it back up!  We are not sure what is going on but as soon as it is up, we will let you guys know!  Thanks!!

Adding a Touch of Paint to Your Layout! by GDT Stacey

At some point, you have probably tried using paint on your layouts. I have tried using it as a background, on chipboard, and many other ways. Here’s an easy way to add just a bit of color to your pages that you might not have tried.
Supplies needed:
PaintPaper/layout
Foam brush
Plastic sandwich bag (or even plastic wrap)



Directions:1. Smear some paint on a piece of scratch paper with a foam brush.


2. Press the plastic bag into the paint and dab onto your layout.
3. Repeat until you get the desired amount of paint.

Thank you Stacey!!!!

Adding a Touch of Paint to Your Layout! by G

Scrap4Life NSD Party!!!!!

We would love to have you join us for National Scrapbook Day!!! But we are scrapping for 3 days instead of one!!!

More Basic Grey Goodies!!!!!

Take a look at what our designers did with this Months Sponser Basic Grey !!!! Amazing work!

Scrap4Life Designer Jenney used the Basic Grey "Archaic Collection" perfect for little boys!

He likes to Play with Trains: By Jenney

Playin in the Dirt: by Jenney

Big Boy: by Jenney


Scrap4Life Designer Kari Ann used the beautiful "Sugared Collection"

One Look? by Kari Ann

Arent these cards by Kari Ann beautiful!!!!

And our Guest Designer Stacey did a fabulous job with Basic Grey "Sultry Collection"
Snow Angel: by Stacey

Road Trip: By Stacey
Shake your Sillies Out: By Stacey

"It's My Party Crop"

Please join us for the April "It's My Party Crop" !!!!!
There will be challenges, games and prizes.
April 17-19

April Design Team Challenges

We would love to have you play along with our fun challenges!!! If you are new to Scrap4Life please visit us here: Scrap4Life Forum

Please link your creations here in the comment section and add them to our gallery to earn points in our April Blog contest!!!!

Meet our April MOM and Guest Designers of the Month!!!

We would like to Congratulate and welcome these two talented ladies this month for being our Guest Designer, Stacey(staceyscraps) and MOM ( Member of the Month ), Crystal(mommyofprincesses) atScrap4Life!!!!!

Guest Designer Stacey Lokovic
A little bit about me:My name is Stacey Lokovic and I live in Utah with my husband, two young children (Joshua is 4 and Abigail is 1 1/2), and crazy Boston Terrier (Rocky). Before becoming a stay-at-home-mom, I taught English and journalism. I have always been a "crafty" person. Coloring, arts & crafts, drawing and writing have been interests of mine since I was young. I started keeping photo books around middle school, adding construction paper, journaling and stickers shortly after that. After college, I was introduced to Creative Memories and became much more particular about what went into my albums(those old markers and papers were already fading!). Today, I scrapbook for myself, my family and for generations to come. I love knowing that our stories will be recorded and no one will wonder who we were. I also scrap because it gives me a wonderful creative outlet; I get to play with paper, inks, paints, and scissors! I love the thrill of getting new products and trying out new techniques. I am thrilled to be part of Scrap 4 Life and am honored to be a guest design team member.
To see Stacey's beautiful work go here!

M.O.M Crystal Barlow
Hello. My name is Crystal Barlow. I am a stay at home mom and wife living in Southwest Ohio. My husband Eric and I have been married for 7 1/2 years and we have three beautiful daughters: Courtney (12), Kaitlyn (8) and Christina (6). All of my girls are involved in a girl scout troop and I'm an active parent in all of them. I am also the Secretary of the PTO at the elementary school. My life revolves around the girls and any activity they want to participate in which is usually soccer and softball. I love going to their games and cheering them on...not to mention all of the photo opportunites which turns into scrapping opportunities. I have been scrapping for almost 6 years now - I am completely over the top addicted. I also love reading. Thank you for choosing me to be the M.O.M. I am so very happy that I stumbled upon this site and took the time to check it out. I love the warm atmosphere and all of the inspiration.
You can see Crystals beautiful work here!!

More Chatterbox Layouts!!!

Here are some more layouts using "Manufacturer of the Month" Chatterbox. Remember to

stop by the S4L Shoppe...all Chatterbox is on sale from 10% to 40% off!! No coupon code necessary!!

Also a reminder you have one week from today to enter the S4L Chatterbox Contest, deadline is March 31st. Please check out the details here.

Silly Girl by: S4L Designer Jen Johnson

Nite Nite by: S4L Designer Jen Johnson

A Little Boy: by S4L Designer Jen Johnson

My Dad by S4L Designer Jen Johnson

MANUFACTURER OF THE MONTH - CHATTERBOX

This month we are featuring Chatterbox as our "Manufacturer of the Month"!  Who doesn't love Chatterbox?!  I *adore* Chatterbox!  And am so excited to be seeing so much Chatterbox "Eye Candy" in the S4L Gallery!  The S4L girls have done some amazing work with their Chatterbox goodies this month!  Check it out!!

Mini Album by S4L Guest Designer, Megan Smith

Bath Time by S4L Guest Designer, Megan Smith

Puppy Love by S4L Guest Designer, Megan Smith

Big Smiles by S4L Guest Designer, Megan Smith

Painted Toes by S4L Designer, Carla Lane

Oh So Serious!  by S4L Designer, Carla Lane

Cards by S4L Designer, Jen Johnson

Bloom by S4L Designer, Jen Johnson

Nate by S4L Designer, Jen Johnson

Sweet by S4L Guest Designer, Megan Smith

HOA Team Building by S4L Guest Designer, Megan Smith

Stop by the S4L Shoppe...all Chatterbox is on sale from 10% to 40$ off!!  No coupon code necessary!!

In addition, we are hosting a Chatterbox contest!  Another great way to get your hands on some awesome Chatterbox product!

Stop by the Scrap4Life message boards and gallery today!!

Join Us for our March Cyber Crop!!

MOVING SALE!!

Scrap4Life is moving and unfortunately the store will be closed from April 1st until July 1st!!  But the good thing is that we don't want to have to carry move all this product with us sooooooo we are offering a HUGE SALE!!!!  Everything in the store (except S4L Kits and Gift Cards) is 60% off!!!!  The sale is going on NOW until March 15th!!  Use Coupon Code march09 to receive your discount!!!  HAPPY SHOPPING!!! 

MARCH KIT - MY DEAREST!

INTRODUCING OUR NEW KIT FOR MARCH....MY DEAREST

AT THE NEW LOW PRICE OF $19.99!!!!

March Kit Contents

Sassafrass Lass Papers 

6 Sheets of Sassafrass Lass Life is Beautiful My Dearest Collection

Bazzill Cardstock 

5 Sheets of Bazzill Cardstock 1 Sheet of Bazzill "With an Edge" Cardstock 

Embellishments 

1 Package Chatterbox Box Letters

  1 Frosted Lace Stickles 

1 Heidi Swapp Ghost Shape (Butterfly)

 2 Strips Heidi Swapp Border Bling

 2 Large Heidi Swapp Blooms (green)

 3 Small Heidi Swapp Blooms (orange)

 1 Yard May Arts Ribbon

  1 Yard Rik Rak 

3 Bazzill Paper Brads (Festive)

 8 Assorted Buttons

 1 Making Memories Mini Books

  1 7 Gypsies tag

Check out what S4L Designer, Karen Reichel, did with this fabulous kit!!

BTW..these kits are selling very fast!!!  Only 3 left!!  So hurry on over to The Shoppe now!!

S4L February Challenges

Have you been by the Scrap4Life message boards lately?  The design team has put together some wonderful challenges for February to get your mojo flowing.  Check out some of the challenges and what the design team has done with them:

Heather's "Card" Challenge:  Create a card based on a layout you have made.

Here is an example Heather put together for us.

Layout

Card

S4L Designer, Karen Reichel, took the challenge and look what she came up with!  

Layout

Card

Karen's "Theme" Challenge:  LOVE...Create a layout with the top 3 things that you love.

Check out Karen's beautiful example.

The top 3 things Karen loves are 1.  Artisan Shaped Paper  2.  Thickers  3.  Flourish Stamps

S4L Designer, Kariann Sweeney took Karen's challenge and here's what she came up with!  

The top 3 things Kariann loves are 1.  Polka Dot Paper 2.  Stitching 3.  Circle Punch

Jen's "Color" Challenge:  Pink, Grey & Yellow based inspired by the following photo.

Here's an example Jen put together for her challenge.

S4L Designer, Carla Lane, took Jen's challenge and created this gorgeous layout.

Kariann's "Book of Me" Challenge:  February is American Heart Month.  With that in mind, the challenge revolves around the prompt I {heart}.   Make a page about something you heart.  Not someone, but something.  

Here's Kariann's example

S4L Designer, Heather Arave, took the Kariann's challenge! 

Nancy's "Music" Challenge:  Create a layout using the title or lyrics from a LOVE song.

Nancy's example...I Will Always Love You by Witney Houston

Our Guest Designer, Laura Parks, decided to take Nancy's challenge.  Here's her beautiful layout..."I'm Forever Yours Faithfully"

Laura's "Guest DT" Challenge: Create a layout with the quote "I Love You More Today Than Yesterday But Not As Much as Tomorrow"

S4L Designer, Nancy, took Laura's challenge!

Check out the S4L Message Board for other designer challenges like Carla's "Sketch" Challenge and Jenney's "Photography" Challenge.

We challenge YOU to take one of our DT challenges, upload to the S4L gallery or your personal blog and link here!  A drawing will be done at the end of the month and one lucky winner will receive a wonderful RAK.  The more challenges you do and link back here, the better your chances of winning!!    

Have fun!!!