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KnK's September Kit is here

Butterfly kisses, flowers in bloom and ladybugs abound - KnK's September kit is here! Featuring Three Bugs in a Rug's Butterfly Kisses Collection, Basic Grey's Lemonade Collection, Heidi Swapp's Invisibles Collection, Bazzill coordinating card stock and flowers, and the cute lady bug stamp by Stampendous. We have included a 7 Gypsies accordion purse for you to decorate. Love embellishments and card stock? We have embellishment and Bazzill add-ons to coordinate with each monthly kit as well as other hand selected supplies to coordinate with this month's kit. Check out Our Gallery to see some of the Design Team's creations
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KnK's August Kit

Here it is our August kit!!!!

and our cardstock addon!

and our embellishment addon!

CHA Bound!!!!!!!!!!

The time has arrived and your KNK team is heading for Orlando, Florida for Summer CHA. Sonia headed up this morning to be sure all was set for the arrival of the gals. Sonia found us a wonderful house to rent so everyone could stay together!

Kip, Roz and Kelsey met Sonia there today.

Tomorrow Jules and Pam will arrive, Jill is flying into Orlando in the afternoon.

As far as our fearless leader she will be putting in a full day of work and then tomorrow about 6:30pm she will head for Orlando to join her team....

Chris will be there on Tuesday arriving on that big bird from the North. Hang in there Chris, all will be fine, trust me, I am old and know these things.

We may have some problems posting during this week as the girls will not have Internet in the house. Now if I know this team they will do their best to get some post up.

I can tell you Gerri-Anne has several meeting while there and has credit card in hand ready to order the latest and greatest for her members. I have watched her in action while she is picking goodies and papers for your up and coming kits. Gerri-Anne works herself into a frenzy making sure she orders all the best products for her members. I must say I am glad that is her job, with Sonia and the DT's help. I would have a nervous breakdown doing all that.

I will post any info I can, but I can assure you when they return we will have all kinds of information for you.

The latest report I have from Orlando........they are grocery shopping. Like an army, our girls travel on their stomach.

So.....Gerri-Anne........ go forth and spend, have some fun along the way! :-)

Barb

WHAT A DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today was the day so many of us have waited for. What's that you say it was the day we got to spend with the one and only Tim Holtz. I guess I should start at the beginning, Gerri-Anne and Barb left work Friday and headed for Tampa to meet up with with several KNK and Hilltop Memories members. The two groups tend to travel in a pack. We met at the wonderful restaurant Flamestone. After quenching our thirst with some liquid libation in the form of margaritas and mohitos(one must be very cautious of dehydration in Florida). We then had guacamole made fresh at our table, so good. If the above was not enough we forced ourselves to order a full meal. One must have their energy level up to meet Tim.

The big day has arrived, We all lined up like good little students with bright,shiny faces waiting for the classroom door at Ruban Rouge ( a great Tampa scrapbooking store) to open. As soon as we walked in there stood Tim and Mario with big smiles and we all just knew it was going to be a great day. For the next 7 1/2 hours we learned how to make the most incredible projects. The morning session we made these five pieces of jewelry. It was so much fun! Gerri-Anne will be ordering more of all things necessary for you to create your own. So much fun and a great way to use up some of your small left over materials. We took an hour lunch break and then back for the unbelievable wall hanging made of grunge board, crackle pain, inks and embellishments. This piece is a representation of everything Tim. This kit contained so much it would be impossible to list it all. Step by step Tim took us through this wonderful creation, telling us what you always hear from Tim " don't think to hard, don't worry, sit back and enjoy the journey". Many do just that, some of us worry about the outcome, but if you just listen to Tim as he takes you through the steps, you are amazed at what you just created.

Oh did I mention the grunge board rose, so beautiful. The picture above does not do them justice!

If all this excitement was not enough we got a surprise visit from our Jules, who had just picked up Pam, KNK's design team leader from the airport. I was thrilled as I will not be at CHA and I got a few minutes with Pam who is so dear to me.Sadly the day is over with Tim and Mario, so after the hugs and kisses good-bye to our friends, we head south to Fort Myers, talking all the way about what a wonderful day it had been and how much we had learned.

A GREAT DAY WAS HAD BY ALL!

Barb

Introducing KnK’s Refer a Friend Promotion

Do you have a friends that drool over your kit each month? Well….now is the time to tell them….”Hey! Get your own kit!”

Starting today, KnK will reward you and your friend for becoming a member of KnK!
For every friend that you refer, we will send BOTH of you a FABULOUS bag of extra goodies!

How do you make sure YOU get credit for your friend signing up?
Your friend just has to do 2 simple things:

1. When she signs up on the KnK website have her fill in your first and last name in the
Refer-A-Friend section on the first page of the sign up process.

2. Send us an email at admin@knkclub.com and include in the Subject “Refer-A-Friend”
And in the body of the email just type:

Hi!
My name is (first and last name)
My friend (first and last name) just got me to join KNK!
Please send my friend and ME our Welcome to KnK! Goodie bag!!!!!!!!

That’s it!!!!!!! Your goodie bags will be sent with each of your next kit shipments. There is no limit to how many goodie bags you can get! So get ALL your scrapbooking buddies to sign up!

Offer Expires: July 30th 2009

As an extra bonus: for every 5 friends you get to join KnK you will have the fee for YOUR monthly kit waived!
5 friends = a savings of $24.95 to you!

So, What are you waiting for?? Show your friends why you love KnK so much!

Altered Altoids Tin by KnK Designer......... Amy Wilhelms

What you need:

an empty Altoids tin

cardstock

scraps of patterned paper

Mod Podge

embellishments of choice

acrylic paint (optional)

I started by painting the edges of the top of the tin. This will be the only exposed area of the lid (unless you cover it with some kind of ribbon or trim), and I didn't want the gold to clash with my paper so I painted it white. Set aside to dry.

Cut a piece of cardstock to 10 5/8 x 3 1/2, then score it at 2 1/8, 4 1/4, 6 3/8, and 8 1/2. Fold it accordian style, then round the corners two at a time. Ink the edges and embellish with paper scraps etc. as desired. I also added a small ribbon to the back of the album to make it easier to pull the album out of the tin.

For the top of the tin, cut a piece of paper to 3 3/4 x 2 3/8 and glue it to the lid. I sanded the edges a little for an exact fit, but this isn't necessary. Ink the edges and embellish as desired. I kept my embellishments flat so they wouldn't catch on anything. Coat the top of the tin with a nice thick coat of Mod Podge to seal everything.

Add photos to your album, and you're done! This took under an hour to make (less drying time for the Mod Podge of course) and will make a great Mother's Day gift.

KnK Giveaway at ScrapScene!

Would you like achance to win a May kit from KnK? or maybe in your choice of instock Kits? Check out this thread at Scrapscene.....but you had better hurry giveaway ends tonight :D

Where has the time gone?

Here's Robert at age 2! It's so hard to believe that he will be 10 this September!

Can someone tell me how he is growing up so fast and I haven't aged a bit! LOL!

The May Kit is up!!!!!!

Celebrate the women in your life with Kit N' Kaboodles' May kit. The May kit is full of bright, colorful blooms with a touch of elegance to celebrate the important women in your life. The kit features SEI's Bridgeport collection, Creative Imaginations, Bazzill’s new embossed paper and paper leaves, Prima’s newly released – Say it in Pearls and White Daisies, and Basic Grey. As always, our kits include coordinating Bazzill Cardstock. Need more temptations? Love embellishments and card stock? We have embellishment and Bazzill add-ons to coordinate with each monthly kit. www.knkclub.com

The April Kit is up!!!!!

Check out April's kit featuring Bisous' PDQ Shabby Collection and Bo Bunny's Love Shack Collection!

Check out these projects using the March Kit!

Check out this cute little purse by Chris Pozzi.

And the stunning layout by Jules!

And the adorable by Deb Harter. Be sure to check out the gallery for more creations!

The March Kit is UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Check it out!!!!! Winter getting you down? Are you ready for a Spring Fling? Kit N' Kaboodles' March kit won't get you into trouble with your significant other but will delight your senses. The March kit features delightful Daisy Buckets and Chatterbox papers, charmingly coordinating Bazzill, tempting specialty May Arts ribbons, ravishing rub ons by Daisy Buckets, alluring acrylic stamps by Imaginisce, and a flirty purse by 7 Gypsies. This kit was designed to appeal to your playful nature. Need more temptations? Love embellishments and cardstock? We have embellishment and Bazzill add-ons to coordinate with each monthly kit.

Create Love by Pam Bennett

KnK's Design Team is at it again with the

"Create some LOVE" challenge!
Get the details on KnK's message board...

http://www.knkclub.com/mb/viewforum.php?f=79

A Little Birdie told me.... by Jules Eickmeier

This layout is just too cute! I thought it was perfect timing to post this layout by Jules today considering that tomorrow morning we are heading out for this year's Winter Retreat with Hilltop Memories. We are all excited to get away for the weekend and do nothing but...Scrap..Laugh and Eat!

Who's in the picture?
Starting on the left: Jill, Kip, Jules, Gerri-anne, Barb, Sonia.
Now...picture all of us in one car for 5 hours! We all have so much scrapping supplies that we have to pull a trailer! It's not pretty! LOL! But a good time is had by all!!!!!

A big THANK YOU to Linda from Hilltop Memories for creating this annual tradition that we all look forward to every year! See you tomorrow!

Put on a Happy Face by Deb Harter

Isn't this layout by Deb Harter just adorable?! Deb just loaded several new design ideas in KnK's Hall of Fame Gallery today! Check out all the wonderful design ideas from Deb and the rest of our talented Design Team by clicking on the following link. http://www.knkclub.com/Store/KNK/HallofFame/List.html

Lesson 101 by Pam Bennett

This layout just took my breath away!
KnK's lead Designer, Pam Bennett, did a fabulous job with the Graphic 45 Botanicabella collection in the February kit....I just love the layering, distressing and all the little details of this layout! Bravo, my friend!

Check it Out ...February Kit Revealed!!!

Isn't she lovely???????!!!!!!!!!!!!! This Kit features Webster's Pages and Graphic 45 papers, coordinating Bazzill, Prima Say it Crystals and flowers, Creative Café Notebook paper and May Arts Specialty ribbons. The kit features pages designed for telling the story, your story, your family's story, the story you have been waiting to tell. Butterflies are… "Beautiful and graceful, varied and enchanting, small but approachable, butterflies lead you to the sunny side of life. And everyone deserves a little sunshine." (by Jeffrey Glassberg) For that very reason we have included some beautiful Butterflies in this kit to adorn your pages. Love embellishments and cardstock? We have embellishment and Bazzill add-ons to coordinate with each monthly kit.

New Years Resolutions

Now that the confetti has settled from the New Year’s Celebrations, we are curious. Did you make any scrappy resolutions?? We want to know so we can help you meet them. If you vowed to get organized we want to help you by posting tips on organizing your supplies. If you vowed to learn something new every month, you can check out our monthly techniques. Did you want to create more layouts? Check out our monthly challenges? Did vow to remember to feed your family even though you scrapped all day? Check out our easy recipe forum. Did you vow something else? Tell us here so we can help you meet it. What did we vow, you ask? We vowed to make KnK even better in 2009 by asking you what you want to see! So tell us...please!

KnK is proud to welcome Stacy Cohen as our January Guest Designer

Stacey Cohen received our January kit and totally rocked it. Check out these creations.

You can learn more about Stacey on our messageboard. You can also check out Stacey's blog for more inspiration.

More DT Inspiration

CHeck out these lovely creations by Jules!

and look at what KIP created!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

More Design Team Inspiration

Check out these creations by Chris Pozzi!

Check out these projects from Deb Harter

Watch for more reveals tomorrow and Coming soon ..... meet out January Guest Designer

DT Inspiration

Check out this cool project from Pam Bennett. What a great way to organize the family activities. There are still a few January Kits available so get yours before they are gone.

Wishing you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year!