Kaitlin Sheaffer

Updates on shipping

I was hoping to have all orders out prior to this last weekend but it did not happen. Because I did not anticipate some items to be as popular as they were (and was receiving many emails requesting them) I ran out last weekend and began taking pre-orders. I quickly reordered more product but underestimated the time needed to reprint, underestimated the time I would need to package all of it up, and then found over the weekend some of the tags I had placed in my order were missing. So, I have many packages waiting to go out still.

Luckily I have them all ready to go- as soon as I get the two tag sets that I am waiting on/missing (Caroling Packaging Tags and Red Number Tags) I can send them out right away. I am anticipating that to be Tuesday. So hopefully everyone will have their order in hand by the end of this week (at least US orders). So if you have not received an email notification that your order was shipped yet- it should be shipped by Tuesday.

Then I should be back up to speed.

For the moment I closed down my Etsy shop because it is very difficult to monitor inventory on Etsy and the main site. But I will be reopening that this week and listing Christmas items in there as well. 

Back to work I go...

hey halloween is coming up...

I never seem to have time to design Halloween tags for the shop with my focus mainly on Christmas. I won't have time for a new free tag download this year but here is the link to the one from last year in case you missed it.

boo to you

Make sure you check out both downloads- there is one for tags and one for treat toppers. 

 

Giveaway on Ali Edwards & Free Set of Journal Cards

I am doing a giveaway on Ali's blog this weekend. 

EDITED: I ordered more journal tags and am now going to extend the free journal tags to every order placed throughout the weekend. Thanks so much everyone!

To go along with this I am giving the first 40 orders placed this weekend a set of 4 December Daily Journal Cards. These are cards I designed just for this event. 

In order to qualify for the journal cards your order needs to include physical product that will be shipped. You don't need to enter a code or anything. I will post on Twitter & Facebook if I run out of cards. The cards are printed on a single sheet and can be cut down to 2-1/2"x 3 -1/2".  For those wondering when the offer officially starts- it will officially start on Saturday morning 12:01 a.m Eastern. I ended up printing some extras (haven't yet counted how many) so I will continue putting them in orders until I run out. 

Have a great weekend- and make sure you go comment for the giveaway!

 

 

Layout: Reiley aka 'Nature Scientist'

Here is a recent layout I did using my beloved divided page protectors. I picked up these page protectors at Walmart of all places in the checkout lane. They were near the baseball cards and $5 for 35. Can't beat that. I used a Soft Petal Packaging Tag in the upper left corner (cut down to 2.5" height). On that same tag I layered a spot from the Present Day Dots n' Spots and a sticker from 7 gypsies. The center is a journaling card from the free download on Sunday. You can get that here if you missed it. On the far right I stitched a Present Day Flapper. 

Then some 7 gypsies stickers across the middle two photos, another Present Day Flapper on the middle right photo (stitched that one too). The center tag that says 'right now' is a Present Day tag with a little Tim Holtz paper clip holding on another 7 gypsies sticker. The far left is a Son.Uv.A.Geek Storyteller card with a sticker in the center. Not sure if I will add more journaling there yet. I also inserted a piece of 'research' writing Reiley did. 

About this page...

Reiley is all about learning about animals and nature right now. She carries all sorts of field guides and books with her. She loves to 'take notes' from books about animals and such...this weekend she wrote something like 4 pages front and back on bears- on lined paper. I told her she could print out the information (she was reading online) but she would rather write it. She also likes to steal my camera. On this particular trip to RMNP she borrowed it for a while. Unfortunately I had set it to manual mode so very few of her photos actually came out correct. The center photos were all cropped from larger photos- I did not catch her photo bombing until later when I was reviewing them. 

Here is a look at the original photo with my parents. 

Pretty lousy photo- but being that Reiley took it upon herself to  pose it makes for a perfect little story. 

Flappers

 

With this release I introduced Flappers. Recently a lot of my scrapbooking has taken on a new form which goes along with having less time and more responsibilities. I love the idea that I can slide some photos into a divided page protector, add some journaling and a few quick embellishments and call it done. I don't feel bad about not making elaborate layouts...this is part of my evolution in scrapbooking and part of where I am right now with having a new baby around. My thought is my style of scrapbooking also tells a story of where I am in my life right now. 

Using this new method of scrapbooking I have found what works for me and also found a gap in wanting products that work with layering on page protectors. I like having some items inside and layering some items outside of them. I also found some divided page protectors lack a little flap on the top to keep it all from falling out. I wanted some way to keep everything inside- sometimes I use a clip, sometimes a stitch...but I wanted another option. This is how flappers were born. 

These little guys are pre-scored and can fold right over the top of things. You can leave them showing on both sides or tuck the other side in. I like stitching them or stapling them shut- so easy. They can also fold over photos on a layout. They are my new go to item. 

The advent flappers are perfect for December Daily or Journal Your Christmas. They would also be great for a advent calendar. 

Love the Merry Memories Flappers too. 

The top image is the Present Day Flappers- for everyday stories. 

Check them out in the shop.

Twas the Night Before Christmas Paper Chain Video Walk-through

So you'll excuse my first video attempt. I learned a lot while doing this...

I wanted to show how the printable paper chains work. All of the printable chains print out  similarly. When you download the link after purchasing and unzip your file you will see you have a PDF of the paper chain, some blank templates for creating the same size blank chains (to pad your chain for length) and a set of general instructions. The instructions just give an overview of the steps involved. 

One thing I did not realize on this paper chain- and realized as I was making more- is that you can alternate a story link with a blank link so that it will read correctly from the front. That will help stretch the length out some and make for a better presentation when using it as a garland. For this video it works out that I used only story links as in the end I show how to close it off to create a wreath. 

 

Let me know what you think. Hopefully I can get some time to do some more video on other items in the shop. 

 

Printable Label Sheets

Next time you are out & about you might want to pick up some address labels to give these guys a try. It is a PDF download and you can print them as much as you want. 

There are three different designs right now. 

These make perfect little quick gift tags or labels for boxes. They are also great on layouts and cards. 

You can find all of the printables in the shop here.

New Release Day!

It's here! I won't flood the blog with images because there is way too much! 

But be sure to check out the CHRISTMAS section of the shop, the DIGITAL section for some new printables and the NEW section. 

Let me know what some of your favorites are in the new release. I am having  hard time choosing myself. 

 

sneak peek #4...and 5

the theme here is journal cards...printable journal cards-  but more specifically free download printable journal cards! 

YAY! 

Download these guys right here: 

Download Presentdayjournals

These are perfect ATC size for sliding into pocket protectors. They also match several new items I have coming out tomorrow. Personal use only please- you can share the love but please link back here for the download. Thanks so much!

Oh- and sneak peek number 5 too!

the theme here is paper chains! 

It will all be up in the shop tomorrow :)

sneak peek #3

hmmm...what is the theme here? Well, I am definitely finding that this release has some go to items. Items that will work well along with other supplies we already own and will stretch our stash. 

You won't want to miss tomorrow's sneak peek (s) ;)