Happy Long Weekend!

We will be drawing for a prize on Tuesday of all the names of people who post a comment on our blog over the weekend. Leave us a comment about why you love to scrapbook. And don't forget to follow along with Laurel in her photo a day challenge for August. She will be posting challenges in our forum.

Have a fantastic long weekend!

A few more....

The kit kept going and going...I love only having the stuff you need right in front of you. It sure makes things easier (and faster) thats for sure! Here are a few more pages from the new August kit!!!

Colours of Summer by Kerri

I loved all these bright colours and the fun designs on the Rose Moka paper. What a great opportunity to highlight a Canadian company! I think my favourite sheets were the brick and woodgrain but I'm still waiting for some pictures to go with those (they are apparently on the way here). But within my stacks of pictures on my table I found many pictures that worked well with the kit! I love the challenge of staying within the limits of prechosen embellishments. Hope you enjoy working with it as much as I have!

August Kit - Charlene's Fun!

When I first saw the kit I was a little worried. I thought to myself, there is an awful lot of pink in there! But as I started working with it, I found that the pink, along with all the other fun, summery colours were perfect for creating. This kit got me to step out of my comfort zone, but was a lot of fun to work with! I highly recommend this kit!

Here is what I created!


Here is what I created!





I was also able to create a cool little mini album from this kit. I used a Bind it All Machine (available for preorder from the store) and traced the biggest Teresa Collins journalling square, for my "photo" pages. This is a cute little mini album that could be created for almost anything!

Colors of Summer by Linda

This was such a fun kit to work with. I LOVED the bright colors!! Perfect for all those great summer shots!!! I hope you enjoy working with it as much as i did!!!

August Newsletter

Check out the August Newsletter at http://www.rhubarbroots.com/newsletter/18_August_2008.pdf for ideas for using rub-ons, a call for projects featuring transparencies, August Kit inspiration, mini album inspiration, a sketch challenge, and tips for using chalk on your layouts!

July's altered item

July 30, 2008
Trace Geworsky
I don't know about you, but I have soooo many extra blank or ruined cd's laying around my house.
I was thinking of what to do with them rather then just toss them, so I covered the top with cardstock(you could also use patterned paper) and adhered using mod podge, trimming the excess paper off with a craft knife.
I added some dry wall tape, which I coloured purple using Making Memories paint, and letter stickers(Sassafras??)
I didnt want to add very heavy embellishments because then the magnets may not support the weight, so I added 2 Making Memories flowers, and a button to each centre.
For the final touch, I doodled around the edges, and added magnets to the back.
I would love to see what you come up with for your used cds.

Preview of the summer album class

Join us as we create a beautiful summer themed album using Rusty Pickle's scalloped acrylic mini album Thursday, September 11, 2008 6:30 pm cost is $30 and it includes all of the supplies needed to recreate the album( including the album, patterned paper, buttons, flowers and ribbons.
All you need to bring along is the basic supplies(trimmer, scissors, ink pad, journaling pen, pictures and adhesive...I just used a glue stick, but you can bring your preferred adhesive)
Class will fill up quickly, so contact us to book your space, and let's have some fun as a great way to end the summer, and use up some of those awesome pictures you captured throughout the summer.

Sunflower Festival Sales

Hard to believe another Sunflower Festival is around the corner! We are having an instore sale on July 22nd and July 24th to celebrate. The following items will be on sale and you will receive a discount on your next purchase with any purchase over $15.00 before taxes (discounts will increase based on dollars spent, see instore for details).

Patterned Paper - Buy 10 get 5 free
Kits - 30% off
Rub-ons - 30% off
40% on select items

Sneak Peek

So we are trying something new for our blog and with this have decided to give you a sneak peek of the upcoming August kit! I am LOVING working with this kit and can not wait to share more creations!







Be sure to continue watching our blog to keep up to date with the happenings at the store.