eta : congratulations jen & olivia! send us your info info [at!!] kenner road [dot!!] com and we’ll your christmas theme shabby chic tag kit out to each of you asap :

#42  Jen Says: October 14th, 2009 at 4:14 am
So cute! Would love to win!!

#81 Olivia Says: October 14th, 2009 at 9:24 am
Just love the Christmas tags! Thanks for the giveaway

Leave a comment in this post and you’ll be entered to win one of two {2} Shabby Chic Crafts xmas tag collections {see above}. These are the cutest tag sets ever {the label tags & mini flashcards are my fav!!}. Contest closes on Thursday, October 15th at midnight pacific, and as always, our international friends are of course welcome to enter.

And, if you have time tomorrow night {October 14th} come and join us for our live chat at 8 pm pacific during reveal night, you could win one of the mini giveaways we’ll have waiting for the kits to go live! Look for the chat link on the homepage around 8pm.

happy October!
xo kl

Laundry piles up in my laundry room like crazy…I think it’s the two almost “tweens” that I have, who like to change often and are lazy about putting clothes away…so somehow they end up in the dirty clothes hamper.  It’s really quite silly.

How that is related to scrapbooking, you ask?…Well, I knew when I got Elementary the Sept. Kenner Road kit and saw the Cosmo Cricket Fitting In paper and The Boyfriend Chipboard clothesline that I wanted to make a sign for my laundry room.

I, of course, love the vintage look and the Jillibean Soup corrugated letters  reminded me of the texture of the old laundry washing boards..with that same rippled look.

So, a laundry sign was born but not just any laundry sign…..but because my husband and I have a bit of a wicked sense of humor and laundry is such an arduous task, I decided to make a funny sign. I had saved the vintage flashcard from the kit for a special project, my word was “some”…so I worked that into my sign.

I have a collection of old clothespins, that really I have used quite often in crafting projects, they have come in quite handy.  I used a very cheap frame from Ikea, painted it black with a bit of chippy red…scraped it up a bit and sanded it smooth.

The rest is quite easy to figure out.

My husband thought it was quite funny but alas, nobody heeded my call and did my laundry…oh well, there is always tomorrow!

~Katie

We’ve finally opened a Facebook fan page and want YOU to come join us.

We’ll be giving away 2 exclusive Kenner Road stamp sets to two random fans who “become a fan”  from now until our October reveal on the 14th at 9pm pacific. Plus, if you post about the Kenner Road fan page on your Facebook wall we will enter you to win our October add-on kit “Windy Corners” just for sharing Kenner Road with the people you know and love!

Make sure you link your Facebook wall post in the comments here to be entered to win our October add-on and come join the Kenner Road Facebook family!

xo

This little one measures 2x4 inches. So cute!

You have piles of pretty paper scraps. Seems like the pile never ends. Lately I’ve been digging into my huge pile of scraps.  I’m making my own handmade tags/cards. I’ve never been one to make cards but looks like I’ve warmed up to the idea. You can’t beat a unique little piece of art to give a sweet friend. And this little guy? Only took 5 minutes. Less time than running out to the store walking up and down the card isle aimlessly and standing in line to pay. All I used were my paper scraps from Kenner Road’s September Kit. Hello lovely. So dig into your scrap pile and make something pretty and unique.  xo

card created using the clean slate add on kit

in the last few days it has been proven to me again and again just how comforting it is to have the privielege and benefit of being able to call people friends. someone to go to for support, strength, love, and laughter. someone to cry with or to….someone to share those not so great moments with…and those amazing moments!!

in my life, i am know how lucky i am to be able to call many people friends and luckier still to have a handful of people that i have connected with beyond the basic lines of friendship.

i consider all levels of friendships in my life HUGE gifts…gifts to celebrate and make sure that i appreciate everyday the comfort this brings me. being a believer of simple things…the easiest way to do this is, is with something handmade. something from the heart. and something that says…thinking of you or love you or hi! a card…sweet and simple and guarenteed to put a smile on the recievers face.

so today i share with you a reminder to celebrate the comforts of friendship and send those who  brighten your life a card that lets them know how special they are!