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Cari Cruse
Beautiful North Idaho
Love crafts, designing, my hubby, and my Lord :)
Interests: Graphic design - papercrafts design - web design - writer
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Oh Home for the Holidays - so adorable! Everything is just amazing! :)
12 days of holiday giving...SCT style! - Day Six!
Good morning and welcome to Day 6 of our annual "12 days of holiday giving...SCT style!" For these twelve days we partner with our sponsors to celebrate YOU! WOW have we been celebrating! If you've joined us since the beginning, our partners have truly outdone themselves...and the fun is far ...
Oh my Nordic Pines is beautiful!! :)
12 days of holiday giving...SCT style! - Day Four!
Good morning SCT readers! Welcome to Day Four of our "12 days of holiday giving...SCT style!" Are you excited to see today's prizes from three of our fantastic partners? Are you ready to hum our favourite song this time of year? Let's go! On the fourth day of SCT's "12 days of holiday givi...
So much wonderful-ness! I especially like the Time After Time stamp set!
Announcing Maya Road's Early Summer 2012 Release (and giveaway)!
Roadies, it is hard to believe that Summer is almost here! With that we are announcing our Early Summer 2012 Release! All of these items will start hitting stores in about a week! Want details on winning a $30 prize pack chock full of this goodness? Read on to see how you can get your chance! Ju...
Just went & checked... Jodi & Jared! :D
Tuesday Trivia!
We're back again with another trivia question and a chance to win some Fancy Pants Designs goodness! Here we go... What are the names of the owners of Fancy Pants Designs? (hint: their names begin with the same letter!) Leave your answer in a comment on this post. You have until Wednesday, May ...
Your booth was TRULY beyond gorgeous!! If I had been at CHA, I think I would have set up camp in your beautiful booth! ;D Marvelous new products, too!
CHA Winter 2012 Recap Part 1
Now that the 2012 Winter show has come to a close, we would like to share some photos and videos with you. We had a brand new booth this CHA and it was a showstopper. .................................................................................. With our eight new paper lines we needed pl...
Scrumptiously gorgeous stuff from both My Mind's Eye and Xyron! Like you, I have no daughters, so I would use these goodies to create something for my daughter-in-law or my one and only niece! :D
CHA Giveaway Friday (and a bonus giveaway from Xyron)!
Who is ready for a CHA giveaway? I posted on my FB page earlier this week that I was SO excited and lucky to meet Jen Allyson who is one of the designers for My Mind's Eye. Here she is below - standing next to her newest line - Miss Caroline. Now - I don't know how many of you out there are ...
Sunshine & Happiness is one of my absolute *favs* right now! It is such an utterly cheerful line! Great layouts! :)
Inspiration Unlimited Week: Sunshine & Happiness Collection
This week while we are in California at the CHA Trade Show debuting all the brand new products that we revealed over the past 2 weeks, we are going to share with you projects, projects and more projects with everything new! If you are starving for new inspiration and ideas, you're in the right...
So much fabulousness in all these collections! What a great lineup! :D
Sneak Peek Week: Collection Kits
We made it! Today is the last day of our two week long Sneak Peek Week feature! Before we get to our last reveal, I want to thank each and every one of you for joining us here on the blog and sharing in our excitement over all of the fabulous new products that Stephanie has dreamed up for us! ...
Congrats to Jules! As for Sunday Picnic - I love it! Such bright & cheery colors! :D
Who feels like a "Sunday Picnic" giveaway today?
Oh we heard you say "I do, I do"! LOL! And so do we! We loved that Courtney Walsh shared this beautiful new line from Webster's Pages with us and we were even more excited when she said she would love to offer one lucky SCT reader a chance to win this collection! "With its cheerful colors ...
This is such a fantastically awesome collection! I love the vintage designs and the aged coloring and every little piece of it! :D This style is exactly what I like to use in documenting our family's history and daily life!
CHA Reveal #4: Documented Collection
{a classic collection to document life's special occasions} Sophistication meets simplicity with our all new DOCUMENTED collection. A spin off from our lovely Documented 6x8 album, journal/scrapbook album pages and pockets, we created a complete paper collection to match! The Documented paper co...
Oh this is so deliciously sunny and cheerful! Fabulous collection! :D
Sneak Peek Week: Sunshine & Happiness
Today, we have our last paper collection to reveal to you. Don't worry. We still have a few more days of exciting new products to reveal and share with you. But right now, we have a super fun and colorful new collection in store for you. We hope you love it! Kick off your summer Sunny Side U...
Wow! What an exciting prize! Congrats on reaching the milestone of 1,000 posts - I love the inspiration I find here!
Our 1,000th blog post...and a surprise!
Where does the time go? 1,000 blog posts already? WOW! When we started the SCT blog in 2008 we had no idea if anyone would even stop by and now each day thousands stop by from all over the world. It has been an amazing tool to reach you and to hear you. Each of you. Because YOU are what it...
Oh I love every one of these products! The mixed media albums are calling my name! :D
Mixed Media is Where It's At!
Mixed media is all the trend and Prima has created some new products that can help ease you into the vastly growing style. ................................................................................ Did you know we have THREE different covers available to choose from, to go with the Mi...
These buttons are so adorable - and I love that you are keeping them so affordable! Sweet! :D
Sneak Peek Week: Button Market
Welcome to day 2 of our two week long Sneak Peek feature! We loved hearing how much you loved the Baby Boy collection reveal yesterday! Judging from the adorable little girl monkey up in the image above, we will definately be having a reveal for all your momma's to baby girls too ;) But first,...
So dreamy & pretty!
Dear Lizzy Blog Hop Starts Here!!!!!!!!!!
Hello blog friends! The CHA fun is starting today with a blog hop for the new Dear Lizzy line by American Crafts with lots of product give-a-ways. So follow along and leave comments on each of the blogs along the hop for a chance to win some of her deliciously adorable new products. I will be ...
What a gorgeous collection! I love it all, and *especially* the journaling tags! *gasp* :D
Everyone Loves Sunday Picnic!
Around here, it's ALL about what's NEW...and that's not going to change anytime soon! Let me just say, this month is FULL of surprises. Get a jump on your shopping by heading over to our newly designed Webster's Pages Website. Did I mention Sunday Picnic ships THIS WEEK? Cause it does. In cas...
Oooh these are so soft and beautiful! :D
Sneak Peek: Miss Caroline - Howdy Doody and Fiddlesticks!
We are happy to resume our sneak peeks! The belle of our ball is Miss Caroline! Miss Caroline has four different color schemes. We are introducing Howdy Doody and Fiddlesticks to you today! All four color schemes have: 10 double-sided pattern papers 5 Titles Stamps Button & pin package ...
Mmmmm.....just yummy! I love the black accents, they add such a classiness to it all! And those little clocks are fabulous!
CHA Sneak Peek Day 5: Almanac
Today we have a gorgeous new collection to show off. Let us know what you think! Presenting the Almanac Collection ...a paper collection in classic colors that's not only beautiful, but may prove to be informative as well! as well as Metalique Flowers ..layered shimmery beauties ...
Lovely - & I adore those bicycle embellies! :D
CHA Sneak Peek Day 3: Sun Kiss
Ready for a few rays of sunshine and brightness in your life? Introducing the: Sun Kiss Collection A perfect summer day captured on paper: come play in our sunshine, pick a daisy or two, and dance with our butterflies. along with Vintage Trinkets ...shaped metal trinkets with a vintage ...
Beautiful collection - & I am surprisingly impressed by those beautiful genie stones! :)
CHA Sneak Peek Day 2: Nature Garden
Prima is now on Pinterest.com! You can find us under "Prima Marketing" or "Prima Flowers"...we would love for you to follow us! We will be posting our new collections, Design Team projects, and a bunch of other fun projects on our boards! ......................................................
Merry Christmas! Those doilies are such an adorable idea! :)
Christmas Eve With Stephanie
It’s almost Christmas! Aren’t you excited to give the gifts you’ve purchased (or handmade) for the people that you love? Giving gifts is one of my favorite things ... that’s why I have a fun Christmas Giveaway for you (keep reading!)! This pretty red stack of goodness has been shipped off to t...
This is such an adorable mini album!
A Christmas Mini Album
Stephanie was having some technical difficulties last night, so she will be posting her "Fridays With Stephanie" post tomorrow. On Saturday. Christmas Eve. I honestly cannot even believe that tomorrow is Christmas Eve! Until then, we have a Christmas mini album to share with you, from one of our...
Gorgeous collection - love how it's used on these adorable little houses!
Holiday Hoopla day 9
Happy Holidays! Have you finished preparing for the Christmas festivities? I will admit, I still have quite a bit on my list to complete. However, I did find time for one last Christmas craft. My favorite time of year is here, and I love simply playing with Christmas paper. I love creating hom...
Wonderful project - thank you for such great photos and instructions on making one!
Fancy This: Photo CD Card
As a thank you, I occasionally like to present my friends with a CD of photos. I make a card and adhere a CD holder. Here are step-by-step instructions on how you can make this special gift. Fancy Pants Supplies: Baby Mine: How Tall? patterned paper Baby Mine: Adore patterned paper ...
The fabric mini album is so wonderful!!
August Crate Color Challenge
Hello everyone! Now that the excitment of CHA is wrapping up it's time again for the Crate Color Challenge! August, for me, always reminds me of summer time vacations. Whether it's a trip to the beach, a picnic at the lake, camping or just a fun road trip, I wanted to created a color palle...
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