Scrap365 is having a party!

I have been busy for the past few weeks organising a week long party for Scrap365 Magazine!

There will be loads of inspiration and prizes to be won with the brand new Cricut Mini worth £129!
So be sure to visit the Scrap365 blog tomorrow for the start of the party. There is a giveaway on Facebook too so be sure to go take a look.

The new bigger issue is out tomorrow too so you'll find it in craft shops, WH Smiths, Hobbycrafts and now at selected Tesco stores. WOO HOO!!

Also there is a new subscriber gift featuring Boutique Buttons from Stash Panache!  YAY! These buttons are  truly gorgeous and will add a happy note to your scrapbook pages. Find sub details here.

I'm not participating in the hop but I do have some new inspiration to share tomorrow as well as a giving a lucky winner the chance to win some buttons as part of the hop.

Thanks for popping in. I hope you'll come back tomorrow for the blog party.

Scrap 365 Blog Hop

I have some jolly exciting news to share with you.  The UK are about to get a new shot of inspiration from Traplet Publications (we all love Craft Stamper Magazine).

Scrap365 is a brand new scrapping/journal magazine full to the brim of exciting projects and scrappy inspiration.  If you have popped in on the off-chance, then head along to the Scrap 365 Blog to start your hop.

For my part of the hop, I have to introduce myself with a favourite project from this year.

Well this is me (don't you hate having your photo taken).

I live in the centre of England with my lovely family (tolerant hubby Pete) and my two marvellous children.

I have been hooked on scrapbooking ever since I created my first page 6 years ago. I love the way that anything goes and so many things can be incorporated onto a page. Building up layers and texture is definitely one of my favourite things on a page – I rarely do clean and simple! Stamping, inks and patterned papers will always be my favourite elements although I am particularly partial to punches at the moment especially border punches.

I am fortunate enough to be on Craft Stamper Magazine’s design team which certainly leads the way with creativity and pushing crafting boundaries here in the UK.

I can’t wait for Scrap 365 to hit the newspaper stands. I’m anticipating that there are going to be totally fabulous projects inside!

Here is  a favourite project from this year.

The project appeared in Craft Stamper Magazine, earlier this year and features fabulous Alice in Wonderland images.

My cake was made from various round boxes and finished off with a 'top hat'.  I had fun making the little cake and using tiny bottles.

I used tiny playing cards and more clock images here and there.

Well that's me.  Leave me a comment and I'll pick out a random winner for a RAK (I have a bit of stash stock-piled here). 

Why not hop along Suzy Beecher for more inspiration.  Remember to leave comments on all the blogs along the way to win a year's subscription to Craft Stamper Magazine PLUS fabulous stamps worth £20!
Thanks for stopping by.

My Good News

I am so fortunate. I have been contributing to Scrapbook Inspirations Magazine in the UK off and on over the past 2 years or so. The magazine is undergoing a transformation this month and with it, they have extended their Design team to include me and several other, very talented gals. YIPPEEEE!!!!

How fabulous is that? a) I was really surprised to be asked, and b) I am in such good company that I feel truly privileged. So who are the team?



Laura Buckingham
Jo-Anne Cavanagh
Julie Kirk
Charlotte Poole
Chloe Harp
Andrea Gourley
Karen Cole
Helen Miles
Kathy Bridgwater
Sam Ball
Jen Naulls
Jane Dean
Anne Parry
Mary Anne Walters
Cheryl Johnson
Anita Mundt
Shimelle Laine

See! I told you I was in good company. Congratulations to all of you girls who have joined the team!



So when can you see the new look (it's fab)! It goes on general sale on Friday 18th September. I have my copy and it's amazing! I think that subscriptions come out that bit earlier so that will be worthwhile. You can get a subscription here.

I'm also allowed to show you a sneaky peak of my contributions.



One of my favourite new features is off the page. Using your scrapping supplies for non-layout projects. I just love making things and the projects I did this month are some of my favourites EVER!





I hope that you enjoy the new style magazine as much as I did. Scrapbook Inspirations is already the biggest seller in the UK, I think that this will really knock the competition into touch!

Thanks for dropping by. I hope you'll blog hop to the rest of the team and enjoy their work!

Want some free goodies?

Don't we all?! Well why not come and join us on the AllyScraps forum and Cathy will give you a $10 gift certificate! There are a couple of strings but they are good ones. All you need to do is sign up to the forum and join in. Just make 50 posts between now and 23rd March and you'll receive a $10 gift certifcate. We hope that you'll like it so much that you'll want to stick around.

We have a really friendly board with lots of fun, challenges and general chatter.

There is always lots of inspiration too. So what are you waiting for? You can find all the info you'll need here and you can start your shoppping here!

And if you want a taster of what there is the store take a look at this layout using Bo Bunny and Fancy Pants.





So hop to it and I'll see you there!!

Morag x