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Happy Halloween!

If you celebrate, we hope you're having a fantastic time!  Don't forget that today is the last day to save 25% off your entire order with us.

25% off all NEW and Pre-Order products and an additional 25% off clearance prices.

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Shop Update

There is so much going on right now, its hard to keep everything straight.  Here is a quick recap of new products, happenings, coupons etc.

SPOOKY sale this weekend.  Enter SPOOKY25 to save 25% off your entire order.  Friday, Saturday and Sunday ONLY!

Stash to Treasure

We still have a few October Kits left.  Alyssa's class will be up for 5 more months so you have plenty of time to subscribe and view her awesome videos and tutorials.  Pick up the kit in the store to follow along OR use products to you have at home.

Novembers kit is up and available to order now.  Jaime Dougherty is teaching a page kit using lots of fun product!  You'll get a kit with enough to make the 6 layouts.  Extras like mists, Glimmer Glam and other fun items are in the shop.  (We do not include these in the kits so that you are free to choose your own colors.)  She will be teaching some fun techniques with Tattered Angels products.  We have other items with less 'glimmer' in them in case you want a more flat color.  Check out the Maya Mists.

November is also double your money month!  Lolly Chops will be teaching a technique filled project on Ustream!  Class will be broadcast live and recorded.  It will be available for the 6 month period all classes are retained.  Lolly is a bonus this month so for that $5.00 you get two technique filled classes!  Kit will go live next week.

Decembers kit will be available on November 1st.  Kinsey Wilson and Lesley Langdon are tag teaming to bring you 2 different ways to make a December Daily.  These two designers have opposite ideas so you'll get double the fun in December.

Subscriptions are just $5.00 a month.  (Kits are available for a separate price.  Class prices are based on contents.)

Now in stock:

October Afternoon Schoolhouse
Maya Road Reorder/Backorder (Bingo Motifs, Window Envelopes, Sheer Doilies, Deborah chipboard alphas and more!)
Girls Paperie Toil & Trouble, Tinsel and Twig
Jillibean Soup arrives on 10/29
Graphic 45 Steampunk Debutant arrives 11/1
October Afternoon Seaside Reorder
Pink Paislee Hocus Pocus/Parisian Anthology - arrives 11/1
Jenni Bowlin Ink Pads - now shipping!

Available for Pre-Order:

Graphic 45 Once Upon a Springtime (preview coming soon, ships late November)
Glitz Designs (Hoopla, Scarlett and Love Nest)
Basic Grey Curio and Marjolaine - ships early October
Jillibean Soup Christmas Chestnut Soup
Echo Park Little Boy line - Ships 11/10
Love My Tapes Fabric Tapes and Adhesive - arrives 11/3

Halloween Products

We have several Halloween lines in stock from cute to vintage!  Since these are a seasonal release, once they're gone, they're gone!  We have some papers left from last year as well but these are due to be donated next month.  If you have your eye on anything in the shop now is the time to get it!

SALE Section

We have over 1400 items marked down 25%-75%!  We add more every 2 weeks.  Make sure you check back often to see what we've marked down!

This week we added Basic Grey Oliver and Olivia!  Get everything in these lines 25% off.  Combine with the coupon code and save 50% off!

Friday Sketch

Here's my sketch for the week:

And here's the layout it was inspired by:

The layout was created using Jenni Bowlin's Family Tree collection. Other supplies include the pretty Jenni Bowlin butterfly and Maya Road chipboard butterflies, which are all available at YSS.

Stash to Treasure Kit update.....

We are getting ready to list our December kit in the store.  I know everyone is excited and asking a LOT of questions about this one.

This will be a December Daily album.  You will have the chance to purchase your kit beginning November 1st in the shop.  Classes will begin on December 1st and we have TWO teachers for you next month.  2 teachers means twice the inspiration and techniques.  Each has their very own style and there will be some extras that you can only get with the subscription.

Downloadable files to be exact!

The best thing about Stash to Treasure is that you have the freedom to purchase the kits or use your own 'stash'.  Of course, we'd love for you to purchase the kits but we know some of you have an extensive 'stash' so you are free to follow along.

Kit prices will be posted in the store on November 1st.
Subscriptions are $5.00 

      {I stole this image from Kinsey because she took a MUCH better photo of the kit than I did!}

You need to purchase a subscription to get the video and extra content from the teachers.  Kits contain color photos of the projects and basic instructions on how to complete them.


Kinsey and Lesley are both giving away some subscriptions so you may want to stalk their blogs!
Email any questions to admin (at) yourscrapbookstash (.) com

Stash Faves - Basic Grey Curio

My Stash Fave this week is the fabulous Curio collection from Basic Grey.

I love the nature theme of this collection with the pretty birds and flowers, in country hues of petal pinks, pastel blue and soft browns. Those chipboards and other embellishments look like must-haves too.

The Curio collection is available from YSS on pre-order now. I've ordered mine. :)

Creating dimensional embellishments

I love dimension on my projects and a simple way to create this is by using accordion flowers. Make them out of a strip of patterned paper, layer other elements on top, and you're ready to go.

Here's the 3D embellishment I created using Webster's Pages papers:

To make the accordion flower, first cut a strip of patterned paper measuring 12"x2". Punch a decorative border along one side.

Accordion fold the strip. If your decorative edge has a defined pattern, fold your strip according to the pattern. It'll make for a more pleasing design.

Glue the two ends of the accordion strip together, flatten it and attach the accordion flower to a piece of circle cardstock.

Gather up different elements you want to add to your embellishment. For this example I punched out a 2" circle scallop, cut out the musical score image, and created a little butterfly, all from the coordinating Webster's Pages patterned papers.

Layer the different elements on top of the accordion flower:

And that's it. Here's my completed dimensional embellishment on an altered jar that's all ready for Christmas candy. :)

Have fun making your own three-dimensional embellishments!

Sue

Monday Markdown

Another section of the store reduced 25%!

This week you can save 25% off the following lines:

Sassafras Lass Indie Girl
Basic Grey Basics
Basic Grey Oliver
Basic Grey Olivia

Combine the sale prices with the October coupon to save even more!  The October coupon saves you 15% off your entire order so you'll save 40% off these lines!

Happy Monday!

Punky Sprouts

I just want to take a minute to tell you about this company.

Everyone is trying to go GREEN and this company is no exception. All of their albums contain recycled material.  They are a mix of cardboard, chipboard, acrylic and canvas.

If you like layers and distressing - making a mess - these albums are for you!

You can pretty much do anything with these.  The best part is, if you have a Bind It All, you can add pages in.  Mix and match the albums to make your own combinations!

Want to see some examples?

Check out Alyssa's kit using the Junk in my Punk album with Basic Grey's Wander collection.  This is also the Stash to Treasure kit this month!

Heidi used some of the Punky Sprouts canvas pieces to create this adorable owl!

Punky Sprouts also boasts an amazing Design Team of their own!  Check out what Suzy West did with the Lil Blooms!

Check out what they have to offer!

Punky Sprouts Blog
Suzy West
Angel Bartonico
Tricia Wilson
Crys Thorsen
Lynn Reaney

Friday Sketch!!

Oh my goodness!! I'm sorry this late, but I think I squeaked it in before the end of the day! Here's the sketch for this week!

And here's my layout that the sketch is based on:
Most everything is from the Studio Calico line Elementary, with a little Maya Road added! You can find the entire line of Studio Calico in the YSS store! Have fun creating!!

Valerie

Stash Faves - Echo Park's Happy Halloween!

This new line, Happy Halloween by Echo Park, is the cutest Halloween paper I have ever seen! The colors are just so fun and vibrant and the designs are perfect for scrapping your little ghosts and ghouls!! Just like their other lines, it includes several sheets of double-sided paper, a sticker sheet of the cutest diecuts, a set of border stickers, and a sticker sheet of 3 alphas.

I made the card below using one of the diecut stickers with some of the border stickers and paper.

You can find the complete line of Happy Halloween in the YSS store! And don't forget that if you use the coupon code OCTOBER2010 through the end of October you will receive 15% off your complete order!!

Valerie

Coming up for air....

With everything going on the past two months, you can see why its been kind of quiet around here.

Stash To Treasure, the new sister site is up and running.  With a full month under our belt, we're almost done working out any kinks or changes we might have had.  We hope those of you who have subscribed have taken advantage of the content and are finding it useful.  Those that haven't subscribed - why not?  You're missing out!
Get your October kit using the Basic Grey Wander line today!

We have some new things coming next month including a new teacher, new kit, message board and blog!

Speaking of the next teacher, lets go ahead and launch the kit.  Jamie Dougherty has a fun layout class coming up in November.  You can view more details here and purchase the kit here.  You can also subscribe and follow along using your own supplies. Subscriptions are just $5 for the month.

November is also a bonus month!  We have two teachers for the price of one!  Lolly Chessie (LollyChops) will also teach a special class.  More details to follow!

We're working on a December Daily album that will blow you away!  Kits are FULL of fun items, papers and more!  Look for classes from TWO teachers in December.   Kits will be available for purchase in early November.  December Teachers are Lesley Langdon and Kinsey Wilson!

STORE NEWS:

We receive orders and reorders every week.  Keep checking the store to see what we have in stock!

Some of our most recent arrivals:

Girls Paperie Halloween and Christmas lines.  If you love vintage, you'll love these papers!

Basic Grey Jovial Card Kits - for some quick and easy cards!

Echo Park Wintertime - Echo Parks October release is here! Their lines now include matching cardstock papers.  (To make room for their monthly releases, we've marked down some of the first lines from Echo Park.  Limited quantities remain!)

Sassafras Lass Mini Alpha stickers.  You loved the glittered ones but you've been begging for non-glittered ones.  Sassafras listened and released brand new alpha stickers with no glitter.  Fun burlap, lined paper and kraft colored letters.

We saw these metal brooches at CHA and had to have them!

Jenni Bowlin stamp pads.  Jenni Bowlin teamed up with Ranger and released dye ink pads in colors to match any of her paper lines!  Each of them have fun names like Candy Stick, Cough Syrup and Malted Milk!

Bella Blvd Socialite and Lovey Dovey.

Stickles are back!  We received some emails in the last month asking if we would restock Stickles.  We did and in fun holiday colors!

Don't forget that the CHA Gallery is full of pictures from the booths at CHA.  Find lots of samples using the products we carry.  Our Design Team gallery is also chock full of ideas using the latest and greatest!

RESTOCKED ITEMS AND SPECIALS

Cosmo Cricket 12x12 chipboard in your favorite lines (past and present) have been restocked.  Quantities are limited!  Buy any 3 12x12 chipboard elements and receive one FREE!  (Our choice.)

We have a special on the Matilda Paper Pads this week.  Buy one Cosmo Cricket Matilda 6x6 pad and one 6x12 Matilda chipboard set and receive a pack of Matilda buttons FREE!

SALE!

Each week, we mark down more products in the store.  Currently, we have almost 1400 items 25%-75% off.  

You can combine your coupon code for the month to save an additional 15% off your orders.  Enter OCTOBER2010 during checkout.

Stash to Treasure Bonus Content!

The Stash to Treasure Bonus Content is now available!  There are 3 additional projects made with the Wander Kit leftovers there for you to check out.  :)

Also, we are having a GIVEAWAY...  one person who subscribes before November 15th will will the "6 layouts, 1 kit" kit absolutely FREE!  This class will be available for 6 months, so you will have plenty of time to win the kit and still follow along with the class.  If you win and have already bought this kit, we will work out a substitution, so don't be afraid to buy your kit now!  :)

Go to Stash To Treasure NOW to subscribe and enter to win!

~Alyssa~

Going Shabby Chic with Maya Mists!!

I love using chipboard because there are so many ways you can decorate it for your projects. I was trying to achieve a shabby chic look for some chipboard album pieces by Maya Road and I came up with this method.

For the supplies you'll need: chipboard pieces (the thicker the better - I used a Maya Road album); gesso; Tim Holtz clear rock candy crackle paint; mist (I used Maya mist in turquoise); paintbrush.
Paint all the pieces with a light coat of gesso and let it dry - this doesn't take long at all - maybe five minutes. It doesn't have to be covered perfectly - just try to get it even.
Next apply the clear crackle paint thickly all over the pieces and let dry completely. This will take a while - maybe 30 minutes - or you can use your heat gun to speed things up.
This is what it should look like after it's dry.
Next spray lightly with your mist.

Then take a paper towel and rub it all over your piece until it's covered to your liking.

This is how mine turned out...
And this is what it looks like after I decorated it.
You can find Maya mists in the yourscrapbookstash.com store in many different colors, so go have fun getting shabby!

Valerie

Monday Markdown

Just a quick post this morning.  We marked down a bunch of items in the store again.

A bunch of Maya Road stuff is now 25% off.  Hurry!  A lot of it is low in stock.

We also marked a large portion of the Final Clearance section from 50% to 75% off.  Most of it is also low in stock.

We currently have close to 1400 items on sale in the store and with the October coupon code, you can save even more off these items.

Enter OCTOBER2010 during checkout to save 15% off your order.

Have you subscribed to our newest site - Stash to Treasure?  STT is a spinoff site with videos and extra instruction.  For the low price of $5 a month, you can get access to class tutorials.  Purchase the monthly kit to follow along or use your own Stash!

Kits are available in the store and quantities are limited!  This month, the kit is designed by Alyssa McGrew and features the Basic Grey Wander line along with several fun embellishments!

Grab one now before they're gone!

September Gallery Recap

Before it gets too late in the month, here is a recap of the September Gallery.  If you haven't been over there, you need to go!

October is going to be even better!

Link to DT Gallery