rukristin papercrafts new shop

The new shop is open! Jeff has been working super hard over the past few weeks to get the new shop ready and we're finally ready to share it with all of you. We did do a bunch of testing to make sure that everything runs smoothly, but the site is *brand new* so if you experience anything that seems out of the ordinary, please contact us and we'll figure it out ASAP.

rukristin.com/shop

New Shop Features:

• Easier navigation & search function
• Double the inventory & more on the way
• Shipping choices (First Class/Priority/International)
• Customer reviews
• Digital consignment -- look for new designers in the upcoming weeks! 

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Introducing Jessica*Bree Journaling Cards

I'm super excited to announce that the rukristin papercrafts shop will now be carrying printable journaling cards from the crazy talented Jessica*Bree. I've known Jessica*Bree (Bree to me) for almost 7 years; we originally met on a scrap forum and have since had fun adventures in Wisconsin, Georgia, New Jersey, and a quick dinner in Manhattan one night. 

I've been a huge fan of Jessica*Bree's work for such a long time and I can't wait to share her amazingness with all of you! Pick up her new journaling cards 'My Busy Life' & 'For the Count'. Look for more new sets coming soon!

Journaling Cards Available Here

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On My Table: April Edition

I always have a steady stream of favorite products lying on my scrapbook table. Here's what's on my table this month:

1. Freckled Fawn Wood Chips: New weather shaped wood chips. I am totally loving all the various cloud shapes; and there's a lightning bolt! perfect for Harry Potter!
2. Currently Stamp: I've been using my currently stamp for more than just Currently Lists; its great for a quick note about what's going on right now.
3. Kelly Purkey White Alpha Stickers: White alpha stickers! Such a great font!! I'm going to need several sheets of these stickers. Love Love Love. So much.
4. Persnickety Prints Cardstock Prints: These are my go-to prints. I've been doing a lot of journaling direcly on photos lately, so I've been sticking with the cardstock prints. I like the soft art paper finish best.
5. Basic Grey's Kneehighs Patterned Paper: Loving this new line from Basic Grey. Bright feminine colors with bold graphic patterns. It's so me right now. I'm excited that Basic Grey has really picked it up a notch lately.
6. Sakura Souffle Pens: If you use woodchips, these pens are a MUST have. They act like a wood stain, coloring the top of the woodchip with the woodgrain still showing through.
7. Fab Label Washi: Labels on washi tape. Super fun and perfect for project life and mini-books. I use my microperm permanant pens to journal directly on the washi label. Love it.

What's on your table this month? Are there any products that you just can't put down?

Photo Credits: freckledfawn.com; simonsaysstamp.com; amazon.com; fab.com

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Currently: Week 6

The Currently Journaling Challenge takes five minutes out of your week to document your story.

Currently is a weekly journaling challenge designed to fit in perfectly with Project Life. It can also easily be tailored to fit whatever your personal memory-keeping style is.

Every Friday, I share my Currently list journaling card here on my blog, as well as on various social media sites like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

Join the Currently community and meet great new friends.  To play along, leave your link in the widget below and use the hashtag #CurrentlyList on Instagram and Twitter to share your Currently List and find great inspiration from other people around the web! Bookmark the Currently Journaling Challenge main page to stay up to date with all things #CurrentlyList. 

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30 Days of Lists Registration OPEN!

30 Days of Lists: March 2013 registration opens TODAY!

30 Days of Lists is a month-long journaling challenge aimed at getting you to write a little bit every day through fun and engaging list prompts. This will be my fourth time participating in the challenge! See previous #30Lists posts here. 

Sign up for 30 Days of Lists Here! 

Don't wait till March to Register; there are TONS of benefits to registering ASAP. 

• Registration Packet includes Free Printables, Discount Codes (inc. one to my shop), etc
• The #30Lists forum is open immediately for Friend Making and Inspiration
• There are AMAZING GIVEAWAYS for registering now! (see below)

Along with Amy & Kam's journaling challenge, I'll be documenting my 30 Days of Lists using this mini-book kit that I've put together: Journal the Everyday. 

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Currently: Week 5

The Currently Journaling Challenge takes five minutes out of your week to document your story.

Currently is a weekly journaling challenge designed to fit in perfectly with Project Life. It can also easily be tailored to fit whatever your personal memory-keeping style is.

Every Friday, I share my Currently list journaling card here on my blog, as well as on various social media sites like Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

Join the Currently community and meet great new friends.  To play along, leave your link in the widget below and use the hashtag #CurrentlyList on Instagram and Twitter to share your Currently List and find great inspiration from other people around the web! Bookmark the Currently Journaling Challenge main page to stay up to date with all things #CurrentlyList. 

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Shop Update: January

Today I'm introducing the first set in a line of Currently Journaling Cards!

 I'll be adding new sets throughout the year; and each set will only be $1.

The files in my shop include the .pdf file as well as individual .jpg files in case you want to use them digitally. If you have any suggestions for future sets, send me an email or leave a comment below!

I'd love to see pictures of the journaling cards in use; whether you are using them for Project Life, layouts, or just around the house. Use the hashtag #currentlylist to share with everyone!

The free black and white currently journaling cards are available here and will always be available for you to use.

*Files are for personal use only; no commercial use permitted.

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December Daily | Day 2

December Daily: Day 2. We had a relaxing Sunday at home so I didn't have any good pictures for the day, so instead of a picture, I cut out a portion of the box that our desert came in (Peppermint Baked Alaska from Trader Joe's) to use instead. 

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The Shop is Open & Journaling Card Giveaway

Introducing: 
rukristin papercrafts: the shop!

I'm excited to announce the grand opening of my new shop: rukristin papercrafts.
a place to pick up trendy & quirky handmade papercrafts

Journaling Cards & Notebooks are available right now, and later in the month I'll be introducing handcrafted mini-books.

I've made these journaling cards to work perfectly with Project Life. Add a little picture and a quick sentence or two and slip it right into the pocket, makes it easy to keep up every week. I'll talk more about each of these products in detail throughout the week.

Giveaway Time!!

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Social Media Butterflies Blog Hop: August

Welcome to the August Edition of the 

Social [Media] Butterflies blog hop! 

This month we have a two part challenge: Not only have we take inspiration from each other; but we are also using this color palette:

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Project Life: The Vacation Week & A Giveaway

Topic: The Vacation Week 

(giveaway at the bottom of the post) 

giveaway has ended

What do you do when your life takes you away from home for the week? How do you document an entire trip in Project Life? What do you include? What can you leave out? 

I tackled all of these questions when I sat down to create this week's spread. I was in Chicago doing some business stuff, and some sightseeing stuff and I needed to figure out what I wanted to include. After a lot of thought, I came up with a list of things I wanted to include:

1. Overall Impression of the Week
2. My Favorite Moment
3. Self-Picture with Meaningful Journaling

To fill in the rest of the pockets I added in a couple of the more important moments throughout the trip. I wasn't concerned with telling every story, because I plan on making a mini-book of my entire trip and documenting those stories in that book. If you're only doing Project Life this is a great time to make an insert. Use an insert to tell the rest of your stories, it can be the same format as your pages, or change it up to better tell your story. 

My pages are a modified version of Becky Higgin's Design F pages; I cut off the right most column of pockets to get the rectangular shape. I find this size easier to work with and fill up on a weekly basis. 

Instead of the title card for the week, the upper left hand corner has this 4x6 pocket. I wanted to use this photo of my view from the Sears tower as sort of an overarching theme for the entire page. By using the 4x6 card I was able to use a slightly larger photo, letting it stand out more. My embellishments go along with the theme of the week; I stamped my chipboard girl with a city-street map and stamped a little camera up in the corner. I added the stars to make it just a bit more magical. 

A very basic card documenting CHA. Two very small photos tell the overall story, a picture of the badge to get into the show, and a picture with two wonderful friends. Multiple pictures can often tell more of the story than trying to cram a bunch of journaling in the same spot. 

Another basic card. I was kind of going for a postcard type inspiration, with the name of the city and the map. The blue washi gives it the pop of color that it needs to stand out on its own. 

My favorite part. I knew that I wanted the ferris wheel to have its own card. Its the most memorable thing from my entire trip, and I love this picture! I wanted the emphasis to be on the picture itself, so I used a yellow background with pops of red to pull out the red from the cars on the ferris wheel. I added some fun handwriting and flair (to the outside of the page protector) to re-enforce the carnival feeling. 

Transition Card -- I'm trying to tell the story of the week, so I wanted a transition card from the time I was at CHA to the time I was sightseeing downtown. Again, multiple pictures are able to tell more of the story. When using more than one picture, there really isn't too much room for embellishments, so a couple of stamps and a tiny bit of journaling goes a long way

My title card for the week, placed in the lower-left corner. Simple, cute, and text-based. 

There needed to be one card that had a self-picture, and that was a good card to do some journaling about how I felt on the trip. I used a pre-made journaling card from Jillibean Soup, attached the picture, and filled the rest up with some thoughts. I added some clear tape with white 'days of the week' over the red part of my photo to indicate what day the picture was from. I used the tape a couple other times this week, its a great way to add a little more information in a fun and space-saving way. 

My last card tells two stories. The top shows my return home (I even flew into JFK airport!) and the bottom is a small picture of my adventure on Sunday; mini-golfing with my cousins. 

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...and now for the 

Giveaway!!!

I will be launching my very own store on September 1st! we will be offering papercrafting supplies geared toward the trendy & fun everyday scrapper. You can see a sneak of the brand new  'Days of the Week' journaling cards in the picture above. 

To celebrate this announcement, I'm holding an awesome giveaway for some hard-sought after project life goodies. One lucky winner will receive partial packages of both the Clementine and Cobalt core kits (about 1/4th of each kit) as well as two brand new sets of rukristin papercrafts journaling cards (Days of the Week & Potty People).  Giveaway now over. 

How to Enter: 

a Rafflecopter giveaway

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