Happy New Year

**disclaimer: Grab a cup'o joe, sit back relax and enjoy the post, it's long but filled with great information and inspiration. **


Happy 2012!! I am so excited to get this year started. Eight days until school starts back up and this will be my last full semester until I graduate with an Associates in Accounting. Eventually I will continue at a university though.

I hope everyone had a wonderful evening ringing in the new year. Mine was spent home with my family, exactly where I wanted to be. :-) I don't usually stick to any New Year's resolutions but this year I have one...SAVE FOR OUR MOVE!!! I have about 8-9 months to save enough to move 2200 miles away, pay movers to do it, AND enough for a down payment on a house. We have some saved but we need probably 5 times what we have. LOL!!

So we have a lot to share today. A new kit, new sketch challenge, a fabulous project, and some coupon codes. So let's get started.

The January scrapbook and card kit are officially on sale. There are two card kits left and one scrapbook kit. With the release of the new kit comes a discount to the December kit. The December card kits are sold out but we still have some scrapbook kits and they are now discounted to $23.50 plus shipping. All other previous scrapbook kits also sell for $23.50 plus shipping.

If you didn't catch our kit reveal on the 26th (usually on the 25th but we pushed it to the 26th because of Christmas) here is is again.

SCRAPBOOK KIT

this kit will include

My Mind's Eye - Kraft Funday collection 12x12 sheet (1 each)

Admit One
Pinwheel Party
Celebration Paper
Front Page News
Remember This
Picnic Paper

Jillibean Soup - Hearty Barley collection 12x12 sheet (1 each)

Canola Oil
Quick Cooking Barley

Studio Calico - Memoir collection 12x12 sheet (1 each)

Cupboard
Wallpaper
Homestead
Book Jacket
Linen
Flower Bed

Coordination cardstock - Bazzill 12x12 sheet (1 each)

Kisses
Papaya
Kraft
Avalanche
Strawberry Splash

Embellishments - size and color may vary per kit

1 package - My Mind's Eye- Kraft Funday collection - Happy Days Circle Garland
2 - Jillibean Soup - Brown Felt Blossoms
10 - Studio Calico - Cloud Chip shapes
1 package - My Mind's Eye - Kraft Funday collection - Everyday Fun Rhinestones
1 - Studio Calico - Huey's Masks - Intertwined Circles
1 sheet - Studio Calico - Kraft Butterfly Stickers
1 package - My Mind's Eye - Kraft Funday - Happy Days Layered Stickers
1 package - American Crafts Thickers - Sunrise (chipboard stickers)
1 bottle - Studio Calico - Mister Huey's Color Mist - Cameo
1 yard - Red Twine - Really Reasonable Ribbon
1 yard - Pink Twine - Really Reasonable Ribbon
1 yard - Creative Impressions - Red Crepe Ribbon
4 yards - Pink Jute - Really Reasonable Ribbon


CARD KIT

this kit will include

My Mind's Eye - Kraft Funday collection 6x6 sheets (2 each)

Admit One
Pinwheel Party
Celebration Paper
Front Page News
Remember This
Picnic Paper

Jillibean Soup - Hearty Barley collection 6x6 sheets (2 each)

Canola Oil
Quick Cooking Barley

Studio Calico - Memoir collection 6x6 sheets (2 each)

Cupboard
Wallpaper
Homestead
Book Jacket
Linen
Flower Bed

Coordination cardstock - Bazzill 8 1/2 x 11 (4 each)

Kisses
Papaya
Strawberry Splash

Embellishments - size and color may vary per kit

1 package - My Mind's Eye- Kraft Funday collection - Happy Days Buttons
2 - Jillibean Soup - Brown Felt Blossoms
10 - Studio Calico - Cloud Chip shapes
1 package - My Mind's Eye - Kraft Funday collection - Everyday Fun Rhinestones
1 - Studio Calico - Huey's Masks - Intertwined Circles
1 sheet - Studio Calico - Kraft Butterfly Stickers
8 note cards & envelopes - Jillibean Soup - Kraft
1 stamp set - Basic Grey/Hero Arts - Life of the Party Birthday
1 bottle - Studio Calico - Mister Huey's Color Mist - Cameo
1 yard - Red Twine - Really Reasonable Ribbon
1 yard - Pink Twine - Really Reasonable Ribbon
1 yard - Creative Impressions - Red Crepe Ribbon
1 1/2 yards - White Seam Binding - Really Reasonable Ribbon
4 yards - Pink Jute - Really Reasonable Ribbon

Aren't those wonderful. Just jam packed with Kraft!! Oooh how I love Kraft. :-) Click here if you would like to purchase one of these fabby kits for yourself. You can also pre-pay for a 3, 6, or 12 month subscription OR just pay monthly for a 3 or 6 month subscription.

Here is the best part......COUPON CODES!!!!

• Save $5.00 off your minimum purchase of $15.00 -use coupon code "FIVE"
• Save 20.12% off your minimum purchase of $50.00 - use coupon code "HAPPYNEWYEAR"
• FREE SHIPPING with a minimum purchase of $75.00 - use coupon code "FREESHIP"

Next we have this month's sketch challenge. This month's sketch was created by our Delightful Designer, Abby, and it is superb!!

This month's challenge will end January 23rd. So create a project whether it's a card or LO and upload it in the sidebar by the 23rd for your chance to win our February kit. :-)

Next we have a LO created by Abby using the January sketch and the January card kit. That's right I said she used the card kit for a LO. I told you she was amazing!! Both the card and scrapbook kit include a Studio Calico mask and Mister Huey's Mist so which ever kit you might want you can make some cool backgrounds like Abby did on hers.

I love that even though the LO is left a bit CAS it still has the right amount of added embellishments to make it look delightful!!

And last but not least I have a card to share with you that I created using some of the papers from this month's kit and a stamp from the December card kit.


I used the Jillibean Soup papers that are included in this month's kit. The pattern paper is called Canola Oil from the Hearty Barley collection and it is filled with adorable hearts. I cute a bunch out, adhered them to some Kraft cardstock (also included in the kit) and then I stitched some lines through the hearts. I got this idea from a LO featured in the February Scrapbooks etc. magazine. I used a stamp from the December card kit and I also outlined the hearts to give them a little pop.

Alright, well that's it. Be sure to stop by Abby's blog for more details about her LO as well as some amazing inspiration!

And try and play along with this month's sketch challenge for your chance to win our February monthly kit.

We have a lot of projects to share with you this month, tons of inspiration, and another guest designer will be revealed next Saturday for our Spotlight Saturday so I hope you will stick around.

2012 is going to be an awesome year, for me, my family, and for Artful Delight!!....I can just feel it. ;-)