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CatScrap Challenges – Do You Play Along?
Did you know that each month there are many, terrific challenges going on at CatScrap? By visiting our forums, you can view a list of the challenges, learn what you need to do to participate and how to earn points that you can accumulate and turn into cold hard cash for spending in the Shop. [...]
Two Fun Ways to Win CatScrap GCs!
Unless you’ve been sucked into the bottomless depths of Internet Hell that I’ve been subjected to for the last three weeks (ugh), you must’ve heard that CatScrap’s on the Site Spotlight of The Artisan Notebook this month, wheeee! Well, they’re hosting two sweet challenges and up for grabs are gift certificates to CatScrap. Take your [...]
Hello CatScrap Fans and Followers
There are two orders of business today. First, I would like to introduce myself and say hello. My name is Tracy and I am joining CatScrap as a blog editor and also to assist with the Twitter and Facebook pages too. The CatScrap team (myself included!) has lots of post, product and promotion ideas swirling [...]
Trendsetter Tuesday at CatScrap – March 23
I know…it’s Wednesday! But the good news is, our 20% off sale each week is good for Tuesday and Wednesday. So there is still time to take advantage of great new items like these: and there are plenty more great products available in the Shop, so please visit us there. Tracy Share this:
Captured…
We have a new and fantastic guest designer for April, and we’re so excited that she’s sharing her talent with us this month! Please, help us welcome Jennifer Labre to CatScrap! She has a stunning new kit, and it is on sale for 20% for a limited time! Let’s learn a bit more about Jennifer… [...]
FOUR amazing, NEW, talented, beautiful…
…oh, did I mention that they are NEW??? New what, you ask? Well, if you have not had the chance to look in the shop today, then you would not know that we have added FOUR fantastic new designers to our amazing roster here at CatScrap!! We just can’t believe this talent, and their products [...]
2011 Spring Catwalk — It’s a Blog Hop
Well hopefully you are not hiding under a rock and have seen all the fun things happening this week at CatScrap! And if you are hiding under a rock, you better come out quick cause it’s a CATWALK PARTY!! And first up we have.. (Aren’t Paula Kesselring’s frogs funny!!) So this is the very first [...]
CatScrap iNSD sale is here!!!
… and a day early, mind you All the more to get your wishlists emptied–that is, unless you’re filling them up with all the NEW stuff that’s in the shoppe! Every time I think–and say–the designers have outdone themselves they go and up the ante and therefore make me look bad. Oh well. As you’ll [...]
BLOG HOP Summer Catwalk Style!!
Happy happy summer days!!! I hope you are loving them as much as I am. Warm nights, swim suits, fishing, sun bathing and OH LOOK at CATWALK too. Could summer get any better. Now if only we had all the time in the world to enjoy it. And scrapbook it. So how about a [...]
Fab Online Finds
Hi all! Cynthia here with my very first post on the Catscrap Blog! I’m so thrilled to be here and I hope I get to know you all better! Today I want to show you a very cool article that I found which I think a lot of you will find helpful. I’m always looking [...]
Fab Friday Online Finds
Hi all! Cynthia here this last Friday of the year with our Fab Online Finds! Can you believe the year is almost over!?!? I sure can’t, but here’s to hoping that the next year will be kind and generous to everyone. One of the things I like most about the end of the year, is [...]
January Challenges are up! Come join us!
Happy 2012 all!! I hope this new year is the best one ever for all of you! I also hope that the past Holiday Season has recharged your energies and your mojos! We have been busy backstage to bring you 10 amazing challenges for this month. I’m sure you’ll love them as much as we [...]
January challenges: there’s still time left to play!
Hi all! If you’ve never seen our challenge forum, today is the day you might want to check it out! Our challenges give you the perfect opportunity to bring out your creativity, use your awesome CatScrap stash, and earn a cool GC to the shop in the process. How cool is that? Here’s a small [...]

February challenges are up…up…up!!!

February 3rd, 2012

Lilja

It’s a new month – and today we welcome all the fabulous February challenges to the Catscrap forums!

Take a look in the February challenge section of the forums – and play along with us. There are 10 new and inspirational challenges to choose from, and the rewards are fantastic! When you play along with our challenges, you earn points and when you have 20 points you will get a $10 coupon to the Catscrap store. Check out the Guidelines thread in the forum for the rules

Since we are welcoming the month of love, it’s only fitting to have a few love themed challenges…

Vintage Valentines Card: Make a valentine card for a loved one, but step back in time and give it a vintage feel.

Love You Like A Love Song: That’s a fabulous challenge where you can use the words to your favorite love song as your journaling and inspiration. I have to say, the CT came up with some AMAZING layouts for this one!!

Frilly, Foofy & Ruffled: Only use papers, scallops, ribbons, flowers & ruffles to make a super girly page for someone you love

Can’t Live Without It: It’s another LOVE challenge…but this time, it’s not about who you love, it’s about WHAT you love! Is there a product you are in love with? Is there a CatScrap product that’s your “go-to” product. You use it again and again and still some more? What can’t you live without? Make a page and use your favorite product. In the credits of your layout make sure to tell us what product you can’t live without!

The Right Accent: It’s February – it’s all about LOVE – so, of course, the right accent is the color RED! Scrap a page using all neutral colors and use red as an accent color.

Ulla-May rocks this!!

Lift Up: This is such a fun challenge! Just take a look at the layout in the post above yours. Lift it – but flip it first!! The CT has already started…your turn to lift Bethie’s amazing layout!!

Lift and flip...

CT Spotlight: This time around, we are lifting Jana’s (JanaM) GORGEOUS gallery!!! Check it out – I guarantee you’ll find some fabulous inspiration there!!!

Journaling Challenge: Incorporate the following prompt into your layout: What I wish I knew when I was younger.

Rachel's AMAZING layout!!

Make It Big: Make your photo go from one end of the layout to the other. Either from Left to Right or Top to Bottom – whatever you do, the photo has to be BIG!!

Kelley's sweetness

Template Challenge: Download the template and use it as a guide to build your page. Use it as is – or use it as an inspiration. Make it your own – and WOW us

That’s it folks – come play with us and have fun!!

Just remember the challenge guidelines…

- Use 75% CatScrap product in your layout
- Upload your layout to the CatScrap Challenge Gallery by Sunday, March 3, 11:59PM PST
- Link back to the appropriate thread
-Keep track of your links in your thread in the Challenge Tracking Forum

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Friday’s Fab Online Find

February 3rd, 2012

Jassie

TGIF everyone!!!!!!!!!!!! I’m here today to show you this weeks fab Friday find! I’d like to thank Tronesia for sharing this particular find with all her facebook friends(me being one of them), and because of that I decided to share it with all of you. I think it’s something that any scrapbooker who loves to take photos would be interested in!

Courtney Kirland is sharing what she knows about photography on her blog. Over the next several weeks, she will be teaching us how to to make the huge leap from shooting in auto to shooting in full manual. She’ll even cover basics such as composition, exposure, lighting, aperture, shutter speed, and ISO! How cool is that!!!!

http://www.courtneykirkland.net/move-to-manual/

Her first lesson is Monday, February 6th. So be sure and check it out!!!!

Oh and don’t forget to stop by the shop and check out the new releases. Happy scrapping!

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Hello February! Free Computer Desktop and iPhone Wallpaper

February 1st, 2012

tracykuethe

One of the best ways to kick off a new month is with our desktop screensavers and iPhone wallpaper.

Don’t you just love what Claire created? Claire does an awesome of job as Creative Team Leader at CatScrap

To download all the sizes, visit the CatScrap Designs Shop.

What plans and goals do you have for February? Please share in the comments.

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We are in the last week of January {BOB}

January 30th, 2012

Dalis

This week, just as every week, it is almost impossible to pick from the amazing entries. Just until a second ago I was tore between 4 entries. This week, I wanted to look for out of the ordinary projects or pages. Those that you go “wow, they should print and frame that and sell it at a fancy place”.

Do not worry if your page was not chosen here in our blog for the month of January, February is just around the corner.

Here are my picks:

Teeshom’s Candy girl

Jana Holden’s Princess

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Winter CatWalk Blog Hop

January 28th, 2012

Rachel

blog hop banner

Have you seen the amazing products that were released yesterday for the winter CatWalk?

The CT has been busy creating some amazing quick pages with the coordinating products. We would like to share our creations with you

Here is the page I created:

QP preview

You can grab it here:

http://www.4shared.com/zip/7r6B2EuD/Winter_Catwalk_12.html

The next stop on the blog hop is Tez’s blog:

Http://supermombyday.com

Happy Scrappin!

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Friday’s Fab Online Find

January 27th, 2012

MrsHobbes

Yellow, CatScrappers! (I mean, hello!) Lex here with another Fab Online Find this Friday. I’ve been subscribed to this site’s RSS feed for a while, and it’s kept me in stitches every time I manage to sit down and read the entries. It’s called Hello, Giggles–how’s that for adorable? Founded by Hollywood actress and musician Zooey Deschanel, producer Sophia Rossi, and Internet Sensation/writer Molly Mcaleer, this is called “the ultimate entertainment destination for smart, independent, and creative females.”

Everything is categorized into fun topics like Entertainment, Beauty, Home, Rants, Raves, Cuteness, How-Tos, even a section for Moms. They have a pool of regular writers aside from themselves, and encourage readers to contribute as well. Me, I love the sheer variety of articles that I get to read–from the 10 Most Underused Excuses to defending the use of shapewear to thoughts of when loved ones disappoint you. There is just so much for pretty much every kind of woman, which gives the site great depth as well as oodles of cuteness. Take a look and let me know what you think! Happy Friday

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Trendsetter Tuesday: 20% of new products

January 24th, 2012

tracykuethe

It’s the best day of the week at Catscrap: Trendsetter Tuesday! Here are just a few of the wonderful items available at a discount through Wednesday:

Be sure to visit us on Friday, a new Catscrap Catwalk will be revealed along with a blog hop!

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January challenges: there’s still time left to play!

January 24th, 2012

Cynthia

Hi all! If you’ve never seen our challenge forum, today is the day you might want to check it out! Our challenges give you the perfect opportunity to bring out your creativity, use your awesome CatScrap stash, and earn a cool GC to the shop in the process. How cool is that?

Here’s a small sample of the challenges we have for you this month:

Another perspective journaling challenge:

Scrap a subject from someone else’s perspective. For example, scrap your Christmas decorations from the perspective of your cat OR scrap your parenting skills from your child’s perspective OR even scrap your annoying quirks or bad habits from your partner/spouse’s perspective.

Here are some cool examples of our CT and our members:

Scrap a Two-Pager:

Take a page out of a paper scrappers handbook and scrap a two-page layout. Two-pagers are rare in the digital scrapbooking world, so mix it up & double the fun.

Cool, huh? Run to our January Challenges forum now, you still have plenty of time to play!

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BOB {best of the Best} mid January

January 21st, 2012

Dalis

We are seeing tons of gorgeous compositions, amazing pictures and just remarkable work in our gallery. Thank you for sharing all these with us. Our January BOB thread is growing and that makes us super happy! Remember you can help us make that thread grow by posting your favorite projects that you see in our gallery. From the projects in the gallery we pick a few each week and then at the end of the month we pick a winner to be a Guest Designer for 3 AMAZING months. Let me tell you from experience, it is a great journey to play and share with this ladies.

Now, let me not delay the picks any longer, this week’s blog picks (and running for a Guest Spot) are:

by seniorgal

by hanazana1

by liahra

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Friday’s Fab Online Find

January 20th, 2012

Jassie

This year, I’ve made a resolution to take time out of my busy schedule to do things for myself. Whether its reading a book, listening to music, watching a favorite TV show, or even something as simple as applying some make up in the mornings before heading out the door. Which leads me to this weeks fab find…in trying to keep good with my resolution, I decided to surf YouTube for some tutorials on applying make-up. Yup…I really suck at applying make-up, not to mention that I hardly have the patience, or time in the morning. And wow are there a lot of video tutorials on apply make-up! I did find a quick and easy one though! Check it out!

I tried the above make-up tutorial and have gotten some really nice compliments from my co-workers and my hubby. Heck, I’m even thinking about trying her other tutorials on hair and make-up. So if you wanna spruce up your look check out the above video or just browse YouTube. I’m sure you’ll find the look you are looking for!

And don’t forget it’s Fashionista Friday, so check out those new releases!