True North Scraps - Minons are running wild!

While the Evil genius is away the minions have played.

The True North Scraps minions have taken over the TNS lab while the evil genius Dawna is away.  We will be posting coupon codes with big savings for one kit each day until Dawna returns on the 4th Nov before we are forced to tidy up the lab and pretend we've been good; (check out the TNS FB page or SNP News forum each day for the code)  

But enough about the tricks - you're here for more treats right?..
Well here they are.

Each of the TNS minions has a little treat for you on their blogs. Make sure you visit each of us to bag all that loot.

Kirsty 

Melissa 

Lynn 

Kandi 

poki 

Tricia 

Amy

Heres what I have for you

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We play the tricks and you get the treats!

Daily 50% off a different kit Sale!

During Dawna's (True North Scraps) vacation we minions have a few tricks and treats up our sleeves.
We have taken over the lab and will be featuring one kit every dayand putting it on sale.

Todays featured kit is



And here is a layout I did using this kit!



And now for a treat - You can save 50% off Connections today only.  Hop over to her facebook page and "Like" her.  Once you do, you can get the code and go shopping.  Or if you are a member of Scraps N Pieces, you go to the Here and check it out! Or better yet, go there and join, it's a great site! 

Check the SNP News thread every day to see what kit is featured, and how to snag up on those big savings.  Why not snag up on a great deal each day and add some True North Scraps to your stash if you don't already have some.


And if that wasn't enough .... starting October 29th we minions will be putting on our best disguises and doing some Trick or Treating. We are playing the trick and you all are getting the treats. Our very special TRICK OR TREAT BLOG HOP starts on October 29th and will last until November 4th. More details will follow soon.

Autumn's Rainbows by True North Scraps

Autumn's Rainbows.  Don't you just love that name?  As soon as I heard it, I wanted the kit.  Then I saw the kit and well, what can I say!  I absolutely love it!  It's my favorite kit right now.  I love the rich fall colors, all the elements, the alpha is wonderful!  Check out the preview, I know you will love it!  Click on the preview to go to store.

There are 15 highly textured papers which are characteristic of True North Scraps.  I promise you will not be disappointed by the detail that is involved in them.  As well, there are 35 elements that are truly beautiful.  The wreath looks like you could actually hang it on your door to welcome Fall to your home.  You will find plenty of other Autumn themed elements as well as many elements that you can use to complete your LOs in places that may need just a little "pop".

The alphabet that is included in this kit is simply beautiful.  It coordinates exactly with one of the papers and has a glossy finish to bring attention to it on your page.  This alpha is a complete alpha of all 26 upper and lower case letter, all numbers 0-9, and many punctuation symbols.

We have happily discovered that Autumn's Rainbows goes very nicely with Antiquities and Curiosities, which is the Scraps N Pieces Free-With-$10-Purchase gift for the first 2 weeks of October.  It is also available in the True North Scraps store.

Here are my layouts using this wonderful kit!

I did this one for the Scrap It 2 Win It Challenge over at Scrap N Pieces.  I also used some elements from her Antiquities and Curiosities.

Autumn's Rainbows is available in the TNS store for $4.99 regular, but due to the SNP Anniversary Progressive Sale, you can snag it for 40% off this week! The North Stars made some little gifts to coordinate with Autumn's Rainbows. Hop on over to their blogs and pick them up!

Kandi

poki

I made a freebie for you too.  Click on the preview to download!  Hope you like it.

Pop back in a day or two; I have more TNS news to tell you.  Better still, sign up for the TNS newsletter so you don't miss out on newsletter exclusive freebies and info. .

Happy Fall, Y'all!!!

True North Scraps - New Month - New Kits!

Today is October second!!  Already?!!  Well, there's a lot to be excited about with October being here:

First of all -- the beginning of a month means it's Bits N Pieces time at Scraps N Pieces!  This month the designers of Scraps N Pieces went with a very brightly coloured animal theme.  Dawna decided that it was the perfect time for me to make a stickers kit:

She also has coordinating papers available:

And sometimes you want to have card stocks, so happy birthday!  (Even if it isn't your birthday)

The textures in this kit are phenomenal.  Dawna took a lot of care to ensure that every element, every paper will knock your socks off when you examine their detail.  As with every BNP product, each piece is selling for $1 -- but only for the first week of October.  After that, they will be bundled up into a kit for $5.99 (but they will still be eligible for the SNP anniversary progressive sale price).

The North Stars worked diligently to show you many ways to use this kit:

There's more to tell you about though!  TNS has been working very hard the last few weeks to bring you an amazing and unusual kit!  

This exquisite kit is done with the rich colours of Autumn, however, there's a twist -- it's a little bit steampunk, it's a little bit old fashioned, a little bit rustic and a little bit elegant. It's definitely unique and therefore no titile other than Antiquities and Curiosities could describe this kit better. It's a very easy-to-work-with kit and is so versatile. The North Stars had a lot of fun playing with it.

There are 14 papers with such wonderful depth and texture. There are also 28 unique elements - and unique is almost an understatement!  It's on sale in the True North Scraps store now -- Regular price is $4.99, but it is also eligible for the progressive sale.  And here's some even better news....  It is the "Free With $10 Purchase" kit at SNP for the first 2 weeks in October.  So spend $10 on some great kits, and receive this beauty for free!

Dawna didn't forget about the alpha either. The bottle cap base is grungy yet classic, the font is vintage yet trendy. There is a full alpha of upper and lower case letters and the numbers 0-9 and many popular punctuation symbols. Your LOs made with Antiquities and Curiosities will not be complete until you make the page title with this alpha!

It is on sale 50% off the first week in October, 40% off the second week, 30% off the third week, and finally 20% off the last week of the month. So you have plenty of time to pick up this incredible kit all month long at different discounts.

Have a great week and happy scrapping!

Scary Tales Vol 1 by True North Scraps

Well, I'm still on the fairy tale kick, so I bringing you another kit about fairy tales.  I love the colors on this kit, and the cute elements.  Here is what the kit is about.  Step-parents sometimes get a very bad reputation.  It's probably due to this particular evil step--mother and her girls.  They are always overshadowed by their famous and popular princess nemesis and are terribly jealous. How dare Cinderella take the limelight away!  Finally - Lady Tremaine, Anastasia and Drisella get the recognition they deserve! There's 41 highly detailed elements and 16 richly patterned papers.  Also included is a regal golden alpha of upper and lower case letters, numbers 0-9 and some punctuation.

Anyway, here is the preview.  If you click on it, it will take you to her store.

Here is a layout I did with this kit.  Once again it was for the sketch class at Feeling Scrappy.  This sketch is by Stacy Curry.

 

Keep Calm and Scrap!

Are you a scrapping enthusiast?  Of course you are because you are reading this! 

 It doesn't matter whether you scrap exclusively digi, whether you still paper scrap in addition

 to digi scrap, or whether you love hybrid projects, this is the kit for you!  

Keep Calm And Scrap On.  

Keep Calm and Scrap On is done in a beautiful calming palette of blues and greens.

There is a lot packed into this kit . There are 44 highly detailed elements and 16 beautiful papers.  

Also available is a fun sticker-style alpha in a font that has been very popular in paper scrapping.  

 But there's even more.  Traditional scrapping uses a variety of paper textures and patterns.

 That is why there are also cardstock, glitter and vellum paper packs available

The kit is bundled up with a whopping 45% off the combined price of all the add ons! And for even more savings, the entire Keep Calm collection is an additional 25% off this Friday, Saturday and Sunday only. Don't miss that!

Here is what I made using this kit :

And guess what? Two of the North Stars have made coordinating freebies for you.  

Make sure you visit their blogs and pick those up!

You'll find them here

 Poki

Melissa

Have fun and keep scrapping.

Sneak Peek from True North Scraps

Here's a sneak peek of Fridays new release by True North Scraps.

I think you will love this one (the North Stars did).

True North Scraps News

There is so much happening at True North Scraps, so grab a cup of coffee or whatever your beverage of choice is and settle in for a bit while you read this! First of all, today is the last day that the TNS MouseScrappers store is open. This is your last chance to pick up several kits that are MouseScrappers exclusives!

Some of these kits will be retired after TNS closes her MS store, others will be revamped at a much later date and won't be available for quite some time. Right now the entire True North Scraps MouseScrappers store is on sale for 50% off until it closes. Don't miss your chance to get these exclusive kits at a great price before they are gone forever.

Next news is the new TNS release! Dawna has made a bright and cheery paper pack and an adorable alphabet that is perfect for LOs about young children. Look for it exclusively at her Scraps N Pieces store in the Bits N Pieces promotion for only $1 each for the first week of September!

Dawna put together a short slideshow of some of the LOs the talented North Stars made using just the papers and the alphabet blocks:

 

Tomorrow is the first of September which means it is Super Saturday at Scraps N Pieces! Don't miss the big savings! True North Scraps has 3 products in the sale: Pick up one of Dawna's clever Dated and Stapled packs. Both are only $1 on September 1st!

Also available for a ridiculously low price tomorrow is the very popular Move It Move It, on sale for $2 only on Super Saturday.

Scrap It to Win It is just around the corner! Have you signed up yet? You must be signed up by Sept 1 or you can't play, and let me tell you, the prizes are amazing so you definitely want to play! True North Scraps is one of several SNP designers donating prizes to this contest.

And finally, Dawna's two weeks as the featured designer at Scraps and Pieces has drawn to a close. Today is your last day to get all your tasks wrapped up. Tomorrow Dawna will be adding up all the points and choosing the winner of the lottery and will get those prizes out as soon as humanly possible. A recap of the tasks/games:

 Lottery: Buy anything in my store between midnight CST Aug 16 and midnight CST Sept 1, and you will get one entry into the draw for a $10 coupon to my store. The draw will take place from all the entries on Sept 1.

 Earn Freebies:
1) Template challenge (free template available here) = 1 point, plus 1 more point if your LO is at least 75% TNS
2) Wear my blinkie = 2 points
3) Follow me: Pinterest = 1 point, Facebook = 1 point, Blog = 1 point
4) Sign up for my newsletter = 2 points
5) Purchase something from my store = 3 points (plus the above-mentioned entry into the lottery)
6) Tell me your top 3 favourite kits in my store = 3 points

1 - 4 points earns a coupon to my store for $2.49
5 - 10 points earns your choice of one kit in my store
11 - 15 points earns a $10 coupon to my store PLUS a bonus entry into the Lottery


Surprises: You just never know.... oh what the heck! I'll let the cat out of the bag! Several people have opened their private message inboxes at Scraps N Pieces to find a surprise -- One of the North Stars randomly sent a coupon to some of the people that have posted LOs in the TNS gallery. A couple more lucky people who have uploaded LOs to the TNS gallery, are still going to find a surprise RAK in their inboxes, so make sure you have uploaded there!

One last surprise - if you have been playing along with the Featured Designer games, hopefully one of the tasks you completed was to sign up for the True North Scraps Newsletter. If you were signed up before 4 pm Eastern yesterday, you will find a newsletter exclusive freebie in yesterday's newsletter! I hope you didn't miss out!

 Whew. My fingers are tired from typing all that out! However, I want to mention a couple more things. "Like" True North Scraps on Facebook and then keep your eyes open for a new exclusive FB freebie, available soon! And finally, there is a big announcement to make soon so make sure you are subscribed to my blog or the newsletter so you don't miss it!

True North Scraps is having a 50% off sale!

True North Scraps is having a huge sale! Absolutely everything in her stores are 50% off!! First of all, at the Scraps N Pieces shop, she is the Featured Designer and she is celebrating by giving you some big savings! She has lots of things going on there, so check it out!

Switching gears, she have decided to close her shop at MouseScrappers on September 1. Everything in that store is also 50% off. You will find some kits there that are available exclusively at MouseScrappers so hurry in and snap them up before they are gone!

Don't worry -- she's not leaving designing! Her store is remaining open at Scraps N Pieces. After September 1, her designs will only be available at Scraps N Pieces. Remember to sign up for her newsletter to keep up with all that is happening at True North Scraps! There's big news coming soon!

Feature Designer at Scraps N Pieces

Can you believe it's the middle of August already? I want to tell you about something I am very excited about! True North Scraps is Scraps N Pieces Featured Designer from August 16 to the 31st! You don't want to miss this - there is going to be a template challenge, everybody who buys something from TNS between Aug 16 and Aug 31 is entered for a chance to win $10, you can earn freebies just for doing very simple tasks, and there may be some surprises too!

Lots of new kits released today!

I have a lot of kits to show you today and also I have a freebie for you.  So please stay with me to see all these great kits!

Leaving a Legacy Designs has a new kit in stores today! *Me-N-You is a soft everyday kit that is perfect for any and all photos. *The blues, yellows, whites and browns make this a very versatile kit. *It is perfect for wedding photos, date night, girl's night out or just family time photos. *You get 11 patterened papers, 6 solid papers, an acrylic alpha (upper, lower, numbers and some symbols) and 27 elements. *The kit will be 30% off the first week! *You can also grab the quickpages next week during her speed scrap! (more details coming.)

Here are the layouts I did using this kit.

I even have a freebie for you.  Hope you like it.  This is the first time I've done Word Art.  The preview is linked.

Next True North Scraps has a new kit out called On The Right Track.  You guessed it, all about trains!  I want you to know that my sister just moved to Kansas, and they have a train track in their backyard.  Every time I heard the whistle blow, I grabbed my camera and ran for the back door.  Never did see a train!  After I got back home, my brother-in-law sent me a picture of the train going by behind his house!  I was a day late and a dollar short! lol.

Do you hear that …. the
faint sound of a train whistle in the background? The rumble of the
cars coming down the track? Chug on over to see what True North
Scraps and Keystone Scraps have teamed up to bring to you this week.
Both kits are on sale this weekend only for 30% off.  Be sure to not delay 
and pick up these beautiful kits before the sale price pulls out of the
station!

ON THE RIGHT TRACK

And here is the one from Keystone Scraps

This collaboration is a
must have to showcase pages of that magical train ride or even one of
those clunky ones in the shopping mall. The rich color palette
catches your eye and the array of elements will find you wanting to
create beautiful clusters or tons of layout pages. Either way it's a
win-win right?

Dawna has packed in 47
elements and 17 papers as well as an adorable train alpha into her
portion of the kit. Paula has over 70 elements and 28 papers and two
alphas. You will find one alpha offered to download for free at her
site this week, after that it will only be available as part of the kit purchase.
Between the 2 kits, you get way over 100 elements and 45 papers... that is quite
a kit! Oh yeah, and don't forget those three alphas to complete this
classic styled collaboration. Who wouldn't want to hop on that
train?

And if just by seeing the
kit you aren't already inspired by what you can create … take a
look at what I have done with
it.

Also the girls have made
some freebies for you to enjoy … be sure to visit the following
blogs to pick up their generous offers.

http://www.keystonescraps.com/blog">Paula

http://www.addictedtodigiscrap.blogspot.ca/">Kandi

http://www.littlestscrapheap.blogspot.com/">Kirsty

http://www.scrapamillionmemories.blogspot.com/">Julia

http://www.truenorthscraps.blogspot.ca/">Dawna

I leave you with one last thing … a
poem called:

“Pleasant Travels Through Life” … author unknown

Life is but a journey on a
train,
With a pair of travelers at each windowpane.
I may sit
beside you the whole journey through,
Or I may be seated
elsewhere, never knowing you.
But if fate should mark me to sit at
your side,
Let's be pleasant travelers, it's so short a ride.

And the last one is by A Fish Design.  This one is called Skating in Circles.  A bright and cheerful kit featuring a few skating items with a bunch of circles.  Also includes a few music and birthday papers and elements.  Here is a preview of the kit.  It's linked to the store and it's also on sale through the 16th for 50% off!  So don't delay, hurry over and pick it up!

Here is what I made using this kit. I just love the way it turned out!

If you stuck with me the whole time, thanks so much.  I'm planning on have a few more freebies for you this weekend, so keep checking back.