tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52110562576773039902011-10-01T11:18:19.074-04:00The official blog for Kaleidoscope Cards and Crafts, an online scrapbooking supply store found at http://www.kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com.Kaleidoscope Cards and Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06100031421458327086noreply@blogger.comBlogger121100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211056257677303990.post-61072812706420902692010-11-17T21:07:00.005-05:002010-11-17T21:30:30.550-05:00<div align="left">Just over five years ago, my soon-to-be-bigger family moved into a new home. A new scrapbooker myself, I spent my lunch hours working on the moving announcements I had meticulously designed. Excited about how they turned out, I listed them for sale on eBay. Wouldn't you know, I received an order for 100 of them while I was in the hospital delivering "Thing 2."<br /><br />Those first few nights (or couple of weeks) with my newest newborn were spent making the order. Exhausted from the baby, and even more exhausted from not sleeping while he was so I could finish the order, you can imagine how elated I was when a couple weeks after having shipped the order, I received a "bonus" from the customer, who was so tickled by how they turned out!<br /><br />Five years later, I look back at my business with mixed emotions. It's been a bumpy road, to say the least. Like my grand idea of listing hundreds of custom, hand-made cards for sale while eight-months pregnant, many of my ideas haven't been so "grand." In fact, there have been catastophic mistakes. But along the road I have made WONDERFUL friends, and have received many thoughtful Thank You cards from customers. I can't even express my appreciation for these tokens.<br /><br />The last five years have taken me from a little shop on eBay to a lovely office in downtown Troy, Ohio. They've seen me through a serious illness (please, everyone, have your thyroid checked regular if you're feeling fatigued, are gaining weight for no reason, and/or are regularly facing serious depression), the loss of my full-time job and also the loss of several family members. Most recently, they've seen the business go full-circle from having just me, to having one employee, then two (different) employees, and just this week back to only me again.<br /><br />If you're still reading this and are wondering "What's the point?", I'll sum it up. I want to say thank you. Thank you to all the customers I've had over the past five years. Thank you to those of you who read to the bottom of this post. Thank you to those of you who were patient with me when orders were delayed, or when I had family emergencies. Thank you to my friends and family who have been there for me when I needed someone to vent to, or to bounce ideas off of. And thank you to second chances... and third ones...<br /><br />I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving and remember to take time to reflect on all the blessings you have in your life. </div><div align="left"> </div><div align="left">~Kim, Owner</div><div align="left">Kaleidoscope Cards and Crafts<br /><br /></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mwLeXN8XyOY/TOSOrlz93VI/AAAAAAAAADc/P-dF5wB5Fyk/s1600/our%2Bfamily.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5540710321108147538" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mwLeXN8XyOY/TOSOrlz93VI/AAAAAAAAADc/P-dF5wB5Fyk/s400/our%2Bfamily.jpg" /> <p align="center"></a> My Family, Thanksgiving 2005<br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5211056257677303990-6107281270642090269?l=kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kaleidoscope Cards and Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06100031421458327086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211056257677303990.post-50840413268660133502010-02-27T11:00:00.000-05:002010-02-27T11:00:03.155-05:00<div><div>It's been four years since Kaleidoscope Cards and Crafts "officially" started selling supplies on eBay, and in August we will celebrate our fourth anniversary for <a href="http://www.kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com/">Kaleidoscope Cards and Crafts's website</a>. While there isn't a day that goes by that I don't think about how great it would be to have a retail location, I can't help but to feel fortunate that we haven't had to shut our doors, er, site, like so many of the stores and manufacturers around us.</div><div></div><br /><div>Since November 2007, I have seen 9 local stores (that's ALL our local brick-and-mortar scrapbooking stores) close their doors, and at least 3 of my favorite manufacturers have either closed or are getting ready to close up shop. The latest casualty is one of my all-time favorites, Rusty Pickle. One of the first manufacturers that I ever carried, Rusty Pickle designed and manufactured supplies that truly catered to the one-of-a-kind scrapbookers.</div><div></div><br /><div>Two of my favorite Rusty Pickle papers were "I Will Not Kiss Boys" and "Vintage Crayons."</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 167px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 166px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441654226368317522" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mwLeXN8XyOY/S4SjsBEvyFI/AAAAAAAAAC8/omRkVAQWlas/s400/RP543+I+Will+Not+Kiss+Boys.JPG" /><br /><div></div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 181px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441654224636491986" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mwLeXN8XyOY/S4Sjr6n2ONI/AAAAAAAAAC0/mkp-5JdK8aM/s400/RP298+Vintage+Crayons.JPG" /><br /><div></div><div>Six months ago, the loss of Daisy D's made me think about all the themes I would love to see in the scrapbooking racks. I won't deny, I've now got a bucketful and have been working on designing the Kaleidoscope Cards and Crafts scrapbooking collections. Look for the first releases to occur in late 2010 or early 2011!</div><div></div><br /><div>While scrapbooking, don't forget to support your local scrapbooking shop (or online shop). While convenience may draw you to your local Target or Walmart, it is the small, non-big-box shops which keep all the super-creative one-of-a-kind smaller manufacturers in business. And if the individuality and creativity of your scrapbooking layouts mean as much to you as they do to me, you truly value these manufacturers.</div><div></div><br /><div>Some of my favorite manufacturers are:</div><br /><div></div><div><a href="http://www.piggytales.com/">Piggy Tales</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.jennibowlin.com/">Jenni Bowlin</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.paperhouseproductions.com/">Paper House Productions</a></div><br /><div><a href="http://www.quickutz.com/">QuicKutz</a> (yes, they are a relatively small company, but with a BIG reputation!)</div><br /><div><a href="http://www.flairdesignsinc.com/">Flair Designs</a></div><br /><div></div><div>I know we've all heard the expression "on to bigger and better things", however I encourage everyone to seek out the smaller and better instead!</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5211056257677303990-5084041326866013350?l=kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kaleidoscope Cards and Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06100031421458327086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211056257677303990.post-35908096980392382802010-02-25T19:57:00.006-05:002010-02-25T20:32:53.797-05:00<div><div>I've learned to carry a notebook with me wherever I go. This afternoon I picked up Creating Keepsakes and Paper Crafts magazines, and while waiting for Thing 1 at his guitar lesson was lucky enough to get through 20 pages of CK (February 2010) undisturbed. You must understand, it is a rare occasion that I can read 2 pages of anything undisturbed.</div> <br /><div></div><div>While I have been inspired by the Sketch of the Week notion in the past, this CK issue made me decide it is a MUST for <a href="http://www.kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com/">Kaleidoscope Cards and Crafts</a>. I immediately felt inspired to design the first week's sketch and when I got back to the office I laid it out on Illustrator right away. You may now find Kaleidoscope Cards and Crafts first weekly Sketch of the Week on our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Troy-OH/Kaleidoscope-Cards-and-Crafts/128439500485?ref=ts">Facebook page</a> or look down just a little further!</div> <br /><div></div><div>Why should you be interested in our Sketch of the Week? Because of the potential to win a $25 KCC store credit!</div> <br /><div></div><div>I'm stokked about the possibilities the Sketch of the Week will offer to me, the company and our customers. Not only will it allow me (and force me, ha!) to prepare my own layouts for the neglected scrapbook albums, but hopefully it will give inspiration to our customers as well!</div> <br /><div></div><div>If you decide to participate in the Sketch of the Week activities, please post your layout for the week in the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Troy-OH/Kaleidoscope-Cards-and-Crafts/128439500485?ref=ts">Facebook album</a> and/or <a href="http://www.kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com/newgallery/">Kaleidoscope gallery</a> by 11:59pst Saturday night. To be entered for a chance at this weeks $25 prize, this first week's layout is due by 11:59pm EST Saturday, March 6.</div><div> <br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mwLeXN8XyOY/S4ckCx3EvBI/AAAAAAAAADM/7tv0bQ7vJjQ/s1600-h/Sketch-of-the-Week-02-28-10.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442358304863206418" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mwLeXN8XyOY/S4ckCx3EvBI/AAAAAAAAADM/7tv0bQ7vJjQ/s400/Sketch-of-the-Week-02-28-10.jpg" /></div></div></a> <br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mwLeXN8XyOY/S4ckCx3EvBI/AAAAAAAAADM/7tv0bQ7vJjQ/s1600-h/Sketch-of-the-Week-02-28-10.jpg"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5211056257677303990-3590809698039238280?l=kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kaleidoscope Cards and Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06100031421458327086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211056257677303990.post-67960392253999635712010-02-23T21:22:00.009-05:002010-02-23T22:29:41.896-05:00This past week I have been studying typography, and I must say I find it VERY interesting! I always loved finding the "perfect" font for my projects, but I never understood all the ins and outs of typography. That's not to say I do now, however I know a little more than I did last week! For instance, a "Serif" is the little cross-stroke that comes off the end of letters. (See the bottom of the S in the picture below)<br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 127px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441633233134957426" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mwLeXN8XyOY/S4SQmDL4M3I/AAAAAAAAACc/JFOJiHt-N4o/s400/Font-for-Blog.jpg" />When preparing our scrapbooking layouts, there are so many font options available to us, including our own handwriting. Even on a tight budget, a layout can go from "Blah" to "Ah!" using only your computer, printer and internet connection!<br /><br />Several years ago my "Thing 1" was Shrek for Halloween. Nearly nine-months pregnant with "Thing 2" and confined to the home, I was unable to visit the local scrapbooking store to buy Shrek scrapbooking supplies. (This was before I had a store of my own!) To my joy, after searching for "Shrek font" on Google I found one that resembled Shrek's head shape! I downloaded it to my computer, typed up the text I wanted, and printed the type onto regular printer paper. I then used removable adhesive to adhere the paper to my cardstock and used my X-Acto to cut the letters out.<br /><br /><br /><br />After spicing it up with some gold embossing powder, this is how it turned out...<br /><br /><br /><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441643105073428306" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mwLeXN8XyOY/S4SZkrBa91I/AAAAAAAAACk/Rm2m4uIQ_vc/s400/IMG_1565.JPG" /><br /><br /><br />Today, with the help of my <a href="http://kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;products_id=6981">Silhouette Digital Craft Cutter</a>, the act of cutting out the letters would take two minutes instead of two hours, however should I be at away from the office, I can still do it using X-Acto method.<br /><br />If you're looking for new fonts, I have found the following sites to be great:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.1001freefonts.com/">1001 Free Fonts</a></li><li><a href="http://www.dafont.com/">Dafont</a></li><li><a href="http://www.fontloft.com/">FontLoft</a></li></ul><p>If you're unsure of what you want to say or how you want your journaling to appear, take a step back. Perhaps leave the layout alone for a few days and let the project sit in the back of your mind. Rather than rushing into the journaling or title and committing to something that looks sloppy, put your best font forward and make it count.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5211056257677303990-6796039225399963571?l=kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kaleidoscope Cards and Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06100031421458327086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211056257677303990.post-1089632288923381952009-01-28T11:37:00.001-05:002009-01-28T11:37:02.545-05:00<div>Check out the GREAT Girl Scouts Scrapbooking Supplies We Have to Offer!</div><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/4805fc0db4a3562c/498089ad784d9b0a/4805fc0d7f4fbf46/8bc94560/widget.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5211056257677303990-108963228892338195?l=kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kaleidoscope Cards and Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06100031421458327086noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211056257677303990.post-61932027033743930452009-01-28T01:07:00.001-05:002009-01-28T01:07:50.660-05:00<script type="text/javascript" src="http://widgets.clearspring.com/o/4805fc0db4a3562c/497ff63383b04c5d/4805fc0d7f4fbf46/d3a46431/widget.js"></script><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5211056257677303990-6193202703374393045?l=kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kaleidoscope Cards and Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06100031421458327086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211056257677303990.post-14865301015310515632008-12-07T15:11:00.004-05:002008-12-07T15:54:37.541-05:00Kaleidoscope Cards and Crafts is now accepting applicants for their 2009 Design Team!<br /><br />Applications are due by December 15, 2009 and must include the following:<br /><br />- Pictures of 5 paper-craft projects completed by you.<br /> These pieces may include ATCs (Artist Trading Cards), Tags, Cards, Scrapbook Layouts, Altered CD's, Altered Books, or any other paper-crafting project.<br />- Statement telling us a little about you. Please keep under 250 words.<br />- Statement telling us why you would like to be part of a design team. Please keep under 250 words.<br />- Statement telling us what other online paper-crafting communities you are involved with.<br /><br />Please e-mail your submission to <a href="mailto:kim@kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com">kim@kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com</a>.<br /><br />Please Note: Failure to include and meet all of the above requirements will result in immediate disqualification from consideration.<br /><br />As a design team member we will:<br /><br />- Provide you with supplies at the beginning of every month no cost<br />- Provide you with a coupon code to use on all additional purchases<br />- Compensate you with 10% commission for every customer you send to <a href="http://www.kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com/">Kaleidoscope Cards and Crafts</a> who uses your referral/coupon code<br />- NOT expect you to be an exclusive design team member. In other words, keep designing for other companies and keep the affiliations you have!<br /><br />Your responsibility as a design team member will be:<br /><br />- Post weekly to the <a href="http://www.kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com/forum">Kaleidoscope Cards and Crafts forum</a><br />- Post three projects monthly EXCLUSIVELY to the <a href="http://www.kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com/gallery">Kaleidoscope Cards and Crafts gallery</a> (by exclusively we mean design team member will not post the projects to any other forum or gallery)<br />- Develop three projects with "How To" instructions over the course of the year to be posted in the <a href="http://www.kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com/forum">Kaleidoscope Cards and Crafts forum</a><br /><br />Please e-mail <a href="mailto:kim@kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com">kim@kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com</a> with any questions you may have or to submit your application.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5211056257677303990-1486530101531051563?l=kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kaleidoscope Cards and Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06100031421458327086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211056257677303990.post-42421095500666322582008-12-07T08:39:00.003-05:002008-12-07T09:11:33.482-05:00I LOVE to listen to music when I'm working or crafting. Do I know who I'm listening to? 99% of the time the answer would be a big NO. But I love listening away. <br /> <br />Today I'm sharing my <a href="http://www.playlist.com/kaleidoscopecardsandcraft">Playlist</a> with you... <br /> <br />I would love for you to share your playlist with us! Please comment on our post and include a link to your <a href="http://www.playlist.com/">Playlist</a>! <br /><BR><BR> <br /><div style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; visibility:visible; margin-right: auto; width:450px;"><embed style="width:435px; visibility:visible; height:270px;" allowScriptAccess="never" src="http://www.myplaylist.org/mc/mp3player-othersite.swf?config=http://www.myplaylist.org/mc/config/config_black_noautostart.xml&mywidth=435&myheight=270&playlist_url=http://www.myplaylist.org/loadplaylist.php?playlist=34645469" menu="false" quality="high" width="435" height="270" name="mp3player" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" border="0"><BR><a href=http://www.myplaylist.org><img src=http://www.myplaylist.org/mc/images/create_black.jpg border=0></a><a href=http://www.myplaylist.org/standalone/34645469 target=_blank><img src=http://www.myplaylist.org/mc/images/launch_black.jpg border=0></a><a href=http://www.myplaylist.org/download/34645469><img src=http://www.myplaylist.org/mc/images/get_black.jpg border=0></a> </div> <br /><BR><BR> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5211056257677303990-4242109550066632258?l=kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kaleidoscope Cards and Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06100031421458327086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211056257677303990.post-67024333788333056902008-12-06T14:56:00.012-05:002008-12-06T15:51:47.412-05:00Some of you may know that Kaleidoscope Cards and Crafts joined Twitter a few weeks back... if you didn't know, or if you're not a member, visit <a href="http://www.twitter.com/">Twitter</a> and sign up today! Our username is <a href="http://twitter.com/kaleidoscopecnc">kaleidoscopecnc</a>. Anyway, the rest of this post came to be after we received a new follower earlier this week.<br /><div><br />Anytime we receive a new follower we check out who the person is. We like to know who's following us, and if the person or company looks interesting, follow them as well! <a href="http://twitter.com/PaperCakes">Paper Cakes</a> made an instant impact when owner Chelsea Ling started following us yesterday. Right away I found her logo adorable and as I browsed from her <a href="http://twitter.com/PaperCakes">Twitter profile</a> to her <a href="http://chelstastic.blogspot.com/">Blog</a> and then on to her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5335087">Etsy store</a>, I found her product line was just as sweet and sophisticated!</div><div></div><div>Below are a few pieces Chelsea has for sale in her <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5335087">Paper Cakes Etsy store</a>.</div><div><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17626730"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276773459645325602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mwLeXN8XyOY/STrdgQZeYSI/AAAAAAAAAB8/kkLZUFutIP8/s320/Papercakes+-+Christmas+Ornament.JPG" border="0" /></a>Check out the STUNNING <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17626730">Shabby Chic Christmas Snowflake Ball ornament</a> by Paper Cakes to the left!<br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div>How could you possibly pass on having at least one of these on your tree? And why not order extras to give out as presents?<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17626458"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276773479856112578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mwLeXN8XyOY/STrdhbsGg8I/AAAAAAAAACM/6oRQFgSFP3k/s320/Papercakes+-+Gingerbread+Man+Christmas+Ornaments.JPG" border="0" /></a>These adorable Gingerbread Christmas ornaments in <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17761286">Dotty Red</a> and <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?ref=vl_other_1&amp;listing_id=17626458">Dotty Aqua</a>, also come in <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17627090">Dotty Pink</a> and in a <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17575584">Personalized version</a>. </div><div></div><div>Although much more refined and sophisticated, these ornaments remind me of the ornaments on my family's tree when I was a child. I would take a Christmas tree covered in these ornaments over a professionally decorated monochromatic tree anyday!<br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17280995"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5276773473214583394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mwLeXN8XyOY/STrdhC8o0mI/AAAAAAAAACE/HkbuyNu94HM/s320/Papercakes+-+Cutesy+Christmas+Gift+Tags.JPG" border="0" /></a></div>Aren't these <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17280995">Cutesy Christmas Gift Tags</a> GORGEOUS?! Chelsea is obviously quite aware that brown paired with any other color is hot wherever you are. And I just love brown with pink and blue!<br /><br />Pair these tags with a <a href="http://kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=303_304">gift bag</a> from <a href="http://kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=index&amp;manufacturers_id=86">American Crafts</a> and your gift is ready to go!<br /><br /><br /><br />Many thanks to Chelsea Ling for letting us feature products from her Etsy store <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=17280995">Paper Cakes</a> on today's entry!<br /><br />Would you like to be featured on the Kaleidoscope Cards and Crafts blog or would you like to recommend an artist? Please email your recommendation/request to <a href="mailto:kim@kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com">kim@kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com</a>.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mwLeXN8XyOY/STrdhC8o0mI/AAAAAAAAACE/HkbuyNu94HM/s1600-h/Papercakes+-+Cutesy+Christmas+Gift+Tags.JPG"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5211056257677303990-6702433378833305690?l=kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kaleidoscope Cards and Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06100031421458327086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211056257677303990.post-54848858428026874912008-12-05T14:00:00.003-05:002008-12-05T14:07:02.277-05:00I am SO excited to announce that Kaleidoscope Cards and Crafts will be hosting a two-day, all-night crop from 8am, Saturday, January 17 through 6pm, Sunday, January 18!<br /><br />Here's the info! Click <a href="http://kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;products_id=6036&amp;zenid=e7d00e13d4f9899dbfc788d0a6dc6450">here</a> to go straight to the store!<br /><br /><p>EVENT INCLUDES:<br /></p><ul><li>Warm and friendly atmosphere provided by:</li></ul><p> Hampton Inn and Suites, 7043 Miller Lane, Dayton, Ohio, 45414</p><ul><li>Access to the conference/crop room from 8am Saturday through 6pm Sunday </li><li>Half a table workspace per participant </li><li>$15 Store Credit for Kaleidoscope Cards and Crafts to be redeemed at crop </li><li>Access to a wide variety of scrapbooking tools to play with and test out! </li><li>Lunch and Dinner on Saturday </li><li>Breakfast and Lunch on Sunday </li><li>Snacks and Beverages provided throughout event<br /></li></ul><p>WHAT TO BRING WITH YOU:<br /></p><ul><li>We will have a selection of supplies for sale, but you are welcome to bring any of your own to use as well.</li></ul><p> We will accept cash or credit card for purchases made at the crop. </p><ul><li>A selection of photographs you wish to use, or your digital camera.</li></ul><p> We will have a photo printer available for a nominal fee. </p><ul><li>Comfortable shoes or slippers </li><li>Comfortable clothes </li><li>Don't feel like chatting? Bring your Walkman/Discman/MP3 Player! </li><li>Cell phone charger, but please be respectful of other participants and monitor your cell phone usage while in the crop room.</li><li>Camera to remember how much fun you had!</li></ul><p>Seats are limited so make your reservation soon!</p><p>Please no participants under 12 years of age.</p><p>Addition information can be found at <a href="http://kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;products_id=6036&amp;zenid=e7d00e13d4f9899dbfc788d0a6dc6450">Kaleidoscope Cards and Crafts' online store</a>.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5211056257677303990-5484885842802687491?l=kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mike, Kim, Jacob and Robert Coxnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211056257677303990.post-11836654458490265892008-12-03T14:19:00.000-05:002008-12-03T17:44:02.619-05:00<div><div><div><div>As we've all heard before, the holidays can bring much stress to an otherwise calm life. Even if you don't celebrate Christmas, the ever-present mob at the mall and constant drone of Christmas music can put some people over the edge. So why not save your patience for the people who really deserve it (I perfer to use it on my kids) and make scrapbook layouts as presents instead?</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>Someone close to you just get married? How about a beautiful layout of their special day? Even one photograph scrapbooked beautifully would be a wonderful present if framed and ready to hang on the wall.</div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>The following is the only layout I have done of my wedding... only seven years have gone by... </div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275693548987624978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mwLeXN8XyOY/STcHVLs6LhI/AAAAAAAAABM/szwzbPJlmtU/s200/Scrapbook+Layouts+1+005.jpg" border="0" /></p></div><div>Shamefully I can't remember who she was, but I was watching a scrapbooking show on the DIY Network 3-4 years ago and saw this FABULOUS technique of folding the paper. I decided to add my own spin and added an eyelet to each fold and a charm in the middle of the bottom. In the end the whole layout probably cost around $10, not bad if you are trying to save money on presents!</div><div><br /></div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275694656511474818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mwLeXN8XyOY/STcIVpjK_II/AAAAAAAAABU/sy-e2cjs-eI/s200/Scrapbook+Layouts+1+003.jpg" border="0" /><br /></p><div>Following are a few more layouts I have done that could be used for presents...</div><div> </div><div>For the baseball fan, such as Grand-dad or Uncle Soso - show you and your team at a baseball game! We had a great time at this Yankee's game!<br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275695572634271874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mwLeXN8XyOY/STcJK-X3gII/AAAAAAAAABc/qsPeWazvJas/s200/Scrapbook+Layouts+1+010.jpg" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div>And even if it's not a present for someone else, don't forget to memorialize Baby's First Christmas! We had a heck of a time getting "Thing 1" to give us a smile (he was two months old) but in the end all those photos worked out great for this photo collage!</div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275695589527951538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mwLeXN8XyOY/STcJL9TomLI/AAAAAAAAABs/9i-lnr8FUoI/s200/Scrapbook+Layouts+1+018.jpg" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div>Once again I used eyelets in the corners, but I alternated between stars and red and green circles. </div><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275695598057408034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mwLeXN8XyOY/STcJMdFNxiI/AAAAAAAAAB0/dN6VTMRIVxM/s200/Scrapbook+Layouts+1+016.jpg" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div>If you would like to be included in one of our future blog entries, please email images of your projects to <a href="mailto:kim@kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com">kim@kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com</a>. You may also post them in the gallery at our forum found at <a href="http://www.kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com/forum">http://www.kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com/forum</a>. If we use your image, we will tell the world who made the piece, link to your site if you have one, and give you a $10 credit to <a href="http://www.kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com/">http://www.kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com</a>. How can you beat that?!?!<br /><div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5211056257677303990-1183665445849026589?l=kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kaleidoscope Cards and Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06100031421458327086noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211056257677303990.post-55865484688185706622008-08-31T20:09:00.000-04:002008-09-01T16:43:54.770-04:00<div align="center">Now that my oldest son has entered Kindergarten, I feel like I can finally participate in making all those GREAT school-themed layouts!</div><div align="center"><br />Of course I'll show my creations once I make my layouts, but I wanted to share some of the great products that are available to you!</div><div align="center"><br /><a href="http://kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;products_id=3470">"School" Page Hangers by Karen Foster</a><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;products_id=3470"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241129160783258754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mwLeXN8XyOY/SLw7M_ptZII/AAAAAAAAAA8/waRCAr0nlLc/s320/413+-+Page+Hangers+-+School.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;products_id=2842">"School Kids" stickers by Me and My Big Ideas</a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="http://kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;products_id=2842"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241126033693185922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mwLeXN8XyOY/SLw4W-VVl4I/AAAAAAAAAAU/zbtt2Cei8QU/s320/MMS-31+-+Stickers+-+School+Kids.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;products_id=3303">"School" Adhesive Ribbon by Die Cuts with a View</a></div><div align="center"> </div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241126988474733330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_mwLeXN8XyOY/SLw5OjK_0xI/AAAAAAAAAAk/bbZmOSyTgEc/s320/220-14+-+Adhesive+Ribbon+-+School.jpg" border="0" /> <p align="center"> <a href="http://kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;products_id=3004">"School Days Artwork" Paper by Tim Coffey for K &amp; Company</a><br /><br /></p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241128115630772130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mwLeXN8XyOY/SLw6QKJ8D6I/AAAAAAAAAAs/X88nTCrqGm8/s320/639249+-+Paper+-+Tim+Coffey+School+Days+Artwork.jpg" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="http://kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;products_id=3625">"Kindergarten Green &amp; Orange" Paper by Scrappin' Sports</a><br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241128796996028722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_mwLeXN8XyOY/SLw630cEyTI/AAAAAAAAAA0/5nmZP7IOdQ8/s320/418+-+Paper+-+Kindergarten+Green+Orange.jpg" border="0" /> <div align="center"><a href="http://kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com/shop/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;products_id=4499">"School Days - School Collage" Paper by Karen Foster</a><br /><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5241129834759609874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mwLeXN8XyOY/SLw70OaMXhI/AAAAAAAAABE/5lsSweBoON4/s320/60792+-+Paper+-+School+Days+-+School+Collage.jpg" border="0" /><br />As always, I would LOVE to see your creations, and you are welcome to post pictures on the Kaleidoscope Gallery! Click <a href="http://kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.com/gallery/">here</a> to visit!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5211056257677303990-5586548468818570662?l=kaleidoscopecardsandcrafts.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Kaleidoscope Cards and Craftshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06100031421458327086noreply@blogger.com0