Annnd we're back!

After a couple of very slow years on the site (I stopped scrapping and our valiant DT weren't able to pick up the admin duties), Jewish-scrapbooking.com is waking up again :) We've got new content on the front page - check it out here - and we're getting offers from Jewish crafters who are interested in reviving our old home.

Stop on by for a visit! Register in the forums if you're not already a member (link to the left on the home page), and introduce yourself.

Things change a lot in the crafting world over even short periods of time. Since we were last active, companies have closed, changed lines, or started up - and we're finding those new resources now and linking you up. Right now on the home page, a few Purim digi kits we've found - including the 'blog wear' by Toucan Scraps up on this page as you're reading it now (through the end of March 2011, anyway!)

If you'd like to help with our revival/renaissance, stop over and send a message to LynnAnne in the forums - and thanks! We're looking forward to once again being the first place you look for Jewish Scrapbooking inspiration and information.

Shabbat Shalom!

Meet Maya!

Our Design Team call was every bit as exciting to judge AND difficult to decide as our initial call was last year - except that we only had ONE spot open for a new designer this year!  After much deliberation, we are thrilled to be  able to introduce you to our newest DT member, Maya Oren-Dahan.  

Maya lives in Wisconsin with her husband Ofir and thee children - two girls, 10 and 7.5 years old, and a 7-month-old baby boy. They moved to the US from Israel six years ago. Her family speaks Hebrew at home, and tries to preserve their Israeli culture while living in a completely non-Jewish environment.
 
Maya wrote us, "Since I was a little girl I loved looking at the pictures and decorating picture albums. I finished my own baby album when I was in high school. Later I made travel scrapbooks to document our trips. The only tools I have were the scissors and markers. Little did I know that few thousands miles away there is a huge industry called scrapbooking :)
 
Maya calls herself a "simple scrapbooker with some artistic touches". She adds, "I always like to try new ideas and techniques, but they have to be reasonable. I am not going to spend 1 hour to stamp, emboss, distress and stamp again just to make one little tag :) It is just not me. I think my strengths are in working with the pictures. I always think that the picture is the star of the layout and everything else is just to help the picture shine."

We got a preview of her beautiful style with her design team application, and can't wait to see her working with our sponsor products in upcoming months!

    

    

 

online crop at a friendly site

I've been doing an online crop this weekend at www.croppinparadise.com - I need to get some serious scrapping done, so of course I've been most enamored of the altered projects, lol! If anyone wants to do some challenges tomorrow stop by -- I only signed up 2 days ago for the crop but they seem like a friendly crew :)

Enter our April Layout Contest

from http://www.jewish-scrapbooking.com
Due April 30 2009.

Win a ScraPerfect Strap-n-Tap Perfect Printing Pouch by entering our easy April layout contest!



ScraPerfect Printing Pouches are used to prevent smearing, resisting and bleeding on vellum and other challenging surfaces, whether you're computer printing with an ink-jet printer (think journaling OR hybrid projects!) OR rubber stamping. They also speed drying time to stop those 'I thought it was dry by now' smudges. The Perfect Printing Pouch works by releasing a fine coating of powder that bonds the ink to the paper, and the powders contain a drying agent so that ink dries almost instantly. The strap-n-tap design (valued at $10.99) makes treating whole sheets of paper easy. Perfect Printing Pouches last forever.

For a chance to win one, create a scrapbook layout that incorporates one of the following:

1 - computer printing (images or text/journaling) onto a surface other than standard paper or cardstock (vellum, transparency, glossy paper...cork? mulberry paper? Whatever you can dream up, we'd love to see!)

OR

2 - heat embossing

The layout can be any size 4x4" on up, and must be uploaded to the contest gallery here: http://www.jewish-scrapbooking.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=89 on or before April 30, 2009.

One winner will be chosen immediately following the close of the contest, and announced in the contest thread in our forums. Entrants will need to register for the forums in order to be able to upload into the contest gallery.

Have fun, and good luck!

Just in time for Passover!

JUST in time to scrapbook photos of this year's Passover celebration:

Barbara Speck Designs has released "Celebration of Passover."



This digital kit includes

5 Papers
9 Wordart Pieces
1 Happy Passover Decorative Egg
1 Kippah
1 Matzah cover with the requisite 3 matzahs inside
1 Sedar Plate
2 Blank Tags
1 Circle Matzah Mat
1 Ribbon Stitched Bracket Mat

and is available at Natural Designs in Scrapbooking .

Last Updated ( Saturday, 11 April 2009 )

Design Team Call: Jewish-scrapbooking.com

Jewish-Scrapbooking.com Design Team Call

From http://www.jewish-scrapbooking.com

Jewish-scrapbooking.com is the only site of its kind on the internet, dedicated to providing ideas, information, resources and community for Jewish papercrafters and anyone in need of inspiration for Jewish projects (such as gifts for the Jewish branch of the family, or a Chanukah card for that one Jewish co-worker!)

We are currently searching to fill one position on our Design Team. Submissions will be due April 22, 2009. All applicants welcomed, including International.

You may apply for the Jewish-Scrapbooking.com Design Team by submitting the following to admin@jewish-scrapbooking.com :


PROJECT IMAGES
Submit images of 3 recent projects that represent your best design work. Most of our sponsors are 'traditional' scrapbooking companies, so please don't submit digital-only works at this time. Please do mention if you're digi-capable, though. It comes in handy!

We would love to see at least one project using Jewish themes or supplies, but this is not a hard and fast requirement.

INFORMATION ABOUT YOU

1. Please describe your experience with papercrafting, and what kinds of crafts you enjoy most. Are you a straight paper scrapbooker? Mostly a card maker or stamper? Can you use both mounted and unmounted or acrylic stamps? Can you do digital or hybrid projects in addition to paper projects? Are you eager to give new mediums and techniques a shot, or do you prefer to stay with your tried-and-true techniques? Let us know what you feel your strengths are.

2. Tell us about your connection with Judaism or Jewish papercrafts. It is not absolutely mandatory that you be Jewish yourself, but we should see a clear motivation for you to be applying for this team, and be certain that you have sufficient knowledge of Judaism and/or Jewish culture and community to be able to create Jewish themed papercrafts on a monthly basis.

3. If you are currently on one or more design teams, perform moderating duties at another site, or have a papercrafting resume, online gallery or blog, please let us know where (or send links) and what kinds of experience/responsibilities you have elsewhere. Previous DT experience is not necessary. We are open to a variety of styles and experience levels. Passion for and commitment to Jewish crafting are what’s most essential.

4. Tell us a little about yourself and your family – where you live, who you love, what you enjoy, what subjects you scrap the most. Send the above with your name, email address & full contact information to admin@jewish-scrapbooking.com

* Applicants who are not currently members of our community are strongly encouraged to register at http://www.jewish-scrapbooking.com and begin participating in the forums and gallery as soon as possible, so that we can get to know you!*

If chosen as a Jewish-Scrapbooking.com Design Team member you will be required to:

1. Create 2-3 papercrafting projects (could be layouts, cards, or other items) each month on deadline, generally with sponsor materials sent to you. Specifics will be sent to those invited to join the DT. Not *all* projects will need to have a Jewish or religious theme or use Jewish themed supplies, but be prepared to present a majority of projects that do. We are most eager to fill our site with Jewish crafting inspiration, but most of us don’t have religion or religious symbols on EVERY layout.

2. Actively participate in our member forums and gallery (starting threads, responding to posts, commenting on layouts), including moderating a forum.

3. Help create & host forum challenges and/or contests on a rotating basis with other DT members; contribute other content to the site such as tips, techniques, project instructions and resources on an as-needed basis.

DT duties will begin on May 1st, 2009 and continue for one year.

Questions about this call or DT requirements may be asked on the DT call thread in our forums, or via pm at the site. We look forward to seeing your work and getting to know you!

Preserving Memories: Jewish Scrapbooking

Preserving Memories: Jewish Scrapbooking
Written by Rachel Simon, Shalom Scrapper

Scrapbooking - a hobby where women of all generations lay out their photographs and memories in a creative fashion - is an enormously popular hobby today.

In fact, there are 32 million scrapbookers in the United States alone (there are more scrapbookers than golfers!). People who scrapbook preserve all of the events of their lives – their weddings, children’s lives, interests, etc. I have been a scrapbooker for nine years now, and my pages come alive with memories (in pictures and text) of my family’s experiences: the day my husband proposed to me…the day my daughter Abby walked her first steps…the day my son Ethan had his first zoo trip. Many of my scrapbook pages also capture ordinary events: goofy faces, relaxing on the couch, playing a board game…my scrapbooks truly transport me back in time as I flip through the pages of our lives.


Not surprisingly, there have been basically no scrapbook products that cater to the growing Jewish segment of scrapbookers. And when there have been products, they have all been for Hannukah, which the world must believe is our only holiday! This is ironic, because our culture is rich in life cycle events that we gather as families and communities to celebrate. From B’rit Milah and Baby Naming Ceremonies to Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, to the abundant traditions of our Jewish weddings – and all of the Passover Seders and latke parties in between - Jews never miss an opportunity to gather as one family and rejoice. And we always take pictures – especially of the food! Now more than ever, it is important that those memories be documented, preserved, and passed down for future generations. Because of the large gap in the under-served Jewish market, we decided to fill this void and start Shalom Scrapper.

Why Jewish scrapbooking?

Beyond the business aspect, there really is a noble intent behind our decision to start Shalom Scrapper. With more and more Jews marrying outside the faith, Jewish children being pulled away from engagement with their local temples by competing priorities, and increasing emphasis on commercialization of the holiday season, Jewish families need a vehicle to document, preserve, and pass down the values of our Jewish faith. Scrapbooking allows families to do that. Our papers give the perfect instrument to journal the meaning of the holiday, the traditions the family has established, and more. We believe in our hearts that when Jewish children see their Jewish upbringing documented before their eyes, it will have a profound impact on shaping their Jewish identity as they get older.

Not sure how to get started?

I was once a new scrapbooker, too – a little overwhelmed at my pile of pictures and not sure how to get my creative juices flowing. Here are my recommendations:

Sort your pictures – first by year, then by month, then by event. Put them in labeled boxes so that they are organized and accessible.
Buy some supplies – ease yourself in since there are so many choices. Take a visit to your local scrapbook store (look in the Yellow Pages), an online store (such as www.scrapyourtrip.com), or a big craft chain store like Michaels or JoAnns. They all have a nice selections of albums, adhesives, and paper. Make sure your supplies are acid-free and lignin-free, as these will ensure that your photos will not fade over time.
Start scrapbooking with an event that you are excited about – your wedding (this was my first project), your pregnancy, your last birthday party, your last vacation, etc. Buy themed paper and stickers to create the look you are after. For instance, if you are scrapbooking a birthday party, buy some cute 12x12 paper that has balloons on it. Add some stickers that say “Happy Birthday!”
Search on-line galleries for inspiration and ideas. Ready to scrapbook a Jewish event? Check out the gallery on www.shalomscrapper.com for ideas.
Don’t forget to journal. This is an important part of scrapbooking. What happened that day? What do you want to remember? Put in your own words your thoughts on the event.
Don’t be critical of your first endeavors. When I look back at my first couple of albums, it is neat to see how my scrapbooking style has progressed.
Have fun! I often like to scrap with my sisters and other friends – it is a fun way to bounce ideas off of each other and have a good time while preserving our memories.

I hope you enjoy scrapbooking as much as I do!


By Rachel Simon


[This article was reprinted with permission by the author from http://www.modernjewishmom.com]

opinions, anyone?

I stumbled upon a post which should be interesting to Jewish Scrapbookers - an Israeli scrapbooker looking to start a new Jewish/Israel themed scrapbooking line…who is looking for input as to what to include! Share your thoughts by commenting here: http://thescrapbooker.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/finding-the-israel-theme-in-scrapbooking/#comment-198

Jewish Scrapbooking in the Digital Age

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Saturday, 28 March 2009

Jewish-Scrapbooking.com is pleased-as-punch to be able to introduce you this month to two fabulous digital designers who offer beautiful Jewish kits, papers and embellishments for digital or 'hybrid' scrapbooking and cardmaking. Since many of our members have never tried digital scrapbooking (and it's pretty intimidating until you get started - believe me, I know!), we'll be offering tips and tricks throughout the month for incorporating digital designs into the projects you already love to create. Once you see the beautiful variety of images available for the Jewish scrapbooker, you'll want to try using them - and we'll be here when you need us!

First up for introductions, designer BARBARA SPECK!

It feels a *little* odd to be welcoming Barb Speck to Jewish-scrapbooking.com, since she's been a member here for quite some while and has shared some of her designs AND some of her own projects...but now she's on board as one of our sponsors for this month's Jewish DIGITAL scrapbooking emphasis. And, she is arguably the most prolific producer of Judaic designs for digital crafting out there.

Digital scrapbookers on this site are pretty outnumbered by 'traditional' scrapbookers, who adhere our embellishments with glue dots and cut papers and photos literally instead of using a computer program Smiley. But there's no saying you have to be a 'digital scrapbooker' only, or a 'traditional' scrapbooker only. Once you take a digital image - think of clip art, if you're more familiar with that - and print it out and use it as an embellishment on a card or a layout..you've made a 'hybrid' project! Barb knows all about hybrid - tucked into her shop you'll find she's created digital templates to use with Cosmo Cricket's shaped albums! (Click READ MORE below to see more!)

In paper-and-scissors world, it can take a long time in between one Judaic themed paper or embellishment release and the next...but Barb has put out several new Judaic releases just in the past year (in addition to all her other new kits!) It was the my (constant) search for new Jewish stuff for scrapbooking that first led me to try out digital scrapbooking, and I've been enjoying the flexibility of moving back and forth with traditional, digital and hybrid projects ever since.

Check out Barb's beautiful Judaic designs in her shop at Natural Designs in Scrapbooking.

Here is a direct link to Barb's latest Judaic release, celebrating Jewish weddings "I am my Beloved's and my Beloved is Mine".

Barb's 2008 Hanukkah release, "A Hanukkah Happening," can be found here:

Kit: http://www.ndisb.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=4117
Card Kit: http://www.ndisb.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=4130
Combo Pack: http://www.ndisb.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=4131


And here are some of my favorites, Barb's Designer Resources Judaic Glass Charms!
Charms: http://www.ndisb.com/store/images/Bspeck_judaicglasscharms.jpg


And here's a collection of Judaic brushes, shapes and .pngs, as well as some tiny dottie shapes:
Shapes collection: http://www.ndisb.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3426
Tiny Dotty Judaic Doodles: http://www.ndisb.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=1008

And for embellishing, try Judaic word circles, offered in foil or template formats:
foil: http://www.ndisb.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2146
templates: http://www.ndisb.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2145

Admit it...it's NICE to be overwhelmed by the amount of JEWISH scrapbooking products available?? Check them out and enjoy! Later in the month you'll see what our designers have created using Barb's kits as well.
Last Updated ( Saturday, 28 March 2009 )

sales sales SALES!

Sales on Jewish holiday scrapbooking stuff! Get it while it's hot! ;)

For paper scrapping:

Enjoy 20% off your order at Shalom Scrapper with the code gelt20 at checkout.

Club Scrap Hanukkah kits are 10% off right now in their "Gotta Have More" department! Look for the Limited Edition "Hanukkah 2006" kit.

For digi scrapping, both new THIS WEEKEND!:

from Lilach Oren: "Hanukkah Word Art" is now in my store - now on 30% off
At Digitals only - http://digitalscrapbookpages.com/digitals/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=13452



and from Barb Speck:
"A Hanukkah Happening Kit"
This kit is on Sale 50% off this weekend only!



There are
2 Papers/Overlays
3 Solid Papers
3 Patterned Papers
13 Felt Pieces (Star of David, Dove, Corner, Menorah, Wordart, Buttons, Dreidels, Mat, Icicles, Frame, Flame
2 Flower Sprigs
1 Tinfoil Covered Chocolate Gelt (loved these as a kid!)
1 Beaded String
1 Large Bow
1 Stitched Star of David
2 Tiny Bows

Available in Barb's store here: http://www.ndisb.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=4117
Happy Scrapping, everyone!

Demo - Democratic Political Widget

EMS Arts: Jewish holidays and a CU Freebie

Look what I found!


EMS Arts: Jewish holidays and a CU Freebie

The designer is a Netherlands transplant in Israel for the last 22 years. Going to have to take a better look around her blog!

Happy rest-of-Sukkot!

It's a Mitzvah!

Maybe your child brought home a brightly colored tzedekah box s/he decorated at Hebrew School or summer camp, or received as a favor at a bar or bat mitzvah. If you had 'crafty project envy' when you saw that beautiful glossy box and festive stickers, fear not! With Giving Arts/Creative Judaica Kits "Tzedekah Village" kits, charity boxes aren't 'just for kids' anymore. Alter one of these beautiful folded boxes to suit your own style, choose your cause, and feel inspired to give and give again. Then when you're finished with your box -- think about all of the other uses you can come up with for the leftover stickers. Scrapbook pages, greeting cards, calendar pages...your imagination's the limit!

The boxes created by designers at Jewish-Scrapbooking.com varied as much as the ladies who created them...

For Debby, who lives in Israel, the Israel-themed stickers caught her eye, and her finished box has a decidedly patriotic theme.

 

 Jessica Barnett's boys live in a cowboy-themed room, which inspired a thoroughly Western design for her tzedekah house..and check out the beautiful dog and kitty in the window, taken from one of the kit's stickers.

 

  Lynn Anne Cutler didn't know where to begin - one plain white box, so many ideas!  So she began with a couple of embellishments she'd been itching to play with - Krylon's chalkboard paint and a box of Rainbow Tape - and played up the vibrantly colored stickers with lots of contrast and a global, tikkun olam design.

 

 

 

Visit our Sponsor Spotlight gallery for more design ideas, including different color and decor ideas, and a design sure to delight flower-lovers.  

But that's not all...the beautiful stickers, which are words and phrases in English and Hebrew in rectangles shaped like labels, plus some larger (and smaller) artistic images, lend themselves to other papercrafts as well. 

Rachel found the text stickers and tiny square image stickers to be the perfect size to 'label' and embellish the map that serves as the title page for an album dedicated to her family's recent visit to Israel.

Julie Gelfand created a sticker border on a layout that will help her daughter remember the days when they gave tzedekah directly to Jerry Lewis for his children's charities.

 

 

 For something a little different, Lisa Spiegel created a Tikkun Olam journal for her daughter, using one beautiful sticker as the cover's central image,  and more for each of the tabs on the album's pages.

 

 

For more ideas, visit our Creative Judaica Kits Sponsor Spotlight Gallery , where you'll even find some projects created by our very special 'guest designers' working alongside their designer Moms.  Check in at our forum , too, where you'll find a chance to win a kit of your very own later this week!

Creative Judaica Kits retail for $9.95 at their website , and include one alterable box, two sheets of stickers (one Judaic and one universal), a product guide and decorating ideas, and a donation record card. Bulk packages are available for party favors and classroom use, and there's even a fundraiser program for your favorite mitzvah-conscious group. Items included in the kit may also be purchased separately, in quantity. Many thanks to MIchele and the Creative Judaica Kit Company for allowing our team to unleash our creativity on these mitzvah-minded kits - we had a blast working with them, and they're sure to get good use!

 

Winning Cards!

Voting in our "Chanukah in July" card contest ran so close that it ended in a two-way tie, and we ended up with two winners!

(Thanks a million to Stamping Bella for providing prizes for both!)



"This is what happens when I make a Hanukkah card in the summer," boysmom says of her aptly named "Colorful Hanukkah Card" (featuring a stamped sentiment from Club Scrap's Hanukkah kit).



Front and center on Maya's elegant "Hag Sameah" card is a handmade dreidel - we loved the beautiful detail and addition of the tiny vellum envelope.



Congratulations to our winners on these beautiful creations, and thank you for sharing your inspiration with us!

Toda Raba!

A great big TODA RABA to Shalom Scrapper for sponsoring our designers' work over the past two months, as our inaugural Design Team Sponsor company.


To'da Ra'ba by Julie Gelfand

The team has enjoyed the quality of the product and had fun creating cards, pages, and other projects for a variety of holidays, events, and occasions - including everyday memories. And in a world filled with Christmas-and-Easter paper products, it's SO nice to find a company brimming with nothing but designs celebrating a Jewish life!


Teacher Thank-You cards by Rachel Myerson

The softer, feminine colors of Shalom Scrapper's bat mitzvah designs, combined with easy-breezy die cut designs, make for memorable cards for this most special simcha!


Bat Mitzvah card by Lisa Spiegel

Bat Mitzvah card by Debby Avraham

This glittery "Apples and Honey" card by Jessica Barnett, featuring a Shalom Scrapper die cut design, has us thinking ahead to this year's Rosh Hashanah cards. So sweet!


Apples and Honey card by Jessica Barnett

To see different projects created by the team this month, head on over to our Member Gallery and click on 'Shalom Scrapper' to see more ideas. And to take a look at the entire line of Shalom Scrapper papers and die cuts, follow this link to Shalom Scrapper's homepage.

Next up: Chanukah in July! Stay tuned!

Design Team Takes on Passover

Our designers have been working on Passover projects inspired by both their holiday photos and the beautiful Judaic scrapbooking supplies available from our current website sponsor, Shalom Scrapper. Visit our home page to read about their holiday layouts, then skip on over to the Shalom Scrapper Sponsor Spotlight Gallery for more projects (and more in-depth information on the pieces highlighted in the article!)

Jewish Thoughts for Mothers' Day

Happy Mothers' Day from Jewish-Scrapbooking.com!

In honor of the holiday, we thought we'd take a minute to share a couple of Jewish thoughts on MOMS! Enjoy on their own, or enjoy them on your own Mothers' day scrapbook pages or projects.

From Jewish proverbs...

"God could not be everywhere, so he invented mothers."

"A Mother understands what a child does not say."

Thoughts from a couple of Jews of note...

If evolution really works,

how come mothers only have two hands?
~Milton Berle

"My mother could make anybody feel guilty -

she used to get letters of apology from people she didn't even know."

~ Joan Rivers

...and a famous scriptural thought :)

A woman of valor, who can find?

Far beyond pearls is her value.

Her husband's heart trusts in her and he shall lack no fortune.

She repays his good, but never his harm, all the days of her life.

She seeks out wool and linen, and her hands work willingly,

She is like a merchant's ships; from afar she brings her sustenance.

She rises while it is still nighttime,

and gives food to her household and a ration to her maids.

She considers a field and buys it;

from the fruit of her handiwork she plants a vineyard.

She girds her loins with might and strengthens her arms.

She senses that her enterprise is good, so her lamp is not extinguished at night.

She puts her hand to the distaff, and her palms support the spindle.

She spreads out her palm to the poor and extends her hands to the destitute.

She fears not snow for her household, for her entire household is clothed with scarlet wool. Bedspreads she makes herself; linen and purple wool are her clothing.

Well-known at the gates is her husband as he sits with the elders of the land.

Garments she makes and sells, and she delivers a belt to the peddler.

Strength and splendor are her clothing, and smilingly she awaits her last day.

She opens her mouth with Wisdom, and the teaching of kindness is on her tongue.

She anticipates the needs of her household, and the bread of idleness, she does not eat.

Her children rise and celebrate her;

and her husband, he praises her:

"Many daughters have attained valor, but you have surpassed them all."

False is grace, and vain is beauty;

a God-fearing woman, she should be praised.

Give her the fruit of her hands, and she will be praised at the gates by her very own deeds.

Proverbs 31:10-31

Check back after the weekend for some inspiration for scrapping photos from your family's Passover celebrations!

Shalom Scrapper: Passover Products, SALE and Contest Info!

Shalom Scrapper offers beautiful patterned papers and die cuts made just right for Jewish papercraft projects. Designs range from general Judaic symbols, such as Stars of David, to themed patterns for a number of Jewish holidays and celebrations.

Passover-specific Seder and Afikomen-hunting die cuts (images above and below) are the perfect size for page titles or title pages.

Double-sided 12"x12" patterned papers include matzah, 'Passover tradition' and a matzoh-ball-soup pattern asking, "Why is this night different from all others?" - each with a coordinating pattern on the reverse side.

All papers and die cuts are acid- and lignin-free, and created from hefty 65-lb weight papers.

Check out additional die cuts perfect for your Pesach projects, including 1" Hebrew letters (three of each letter in an alef-bet pack) and several styles of Star of David. The full product line can be found on the Shalom Scrapper website.

Also, check out their PASSOVER SALE: take 20% off your entire order (before taxes and shipping costs) through April 30 when you enter discount code SEDER at checkout.

AND...find out how YOU can win a SHALOM SCRAPPER THEMED PAPER PACK of your choice by following this link:

http://jewish-scrapbooking.com/forums/index.php?topic=321.0

Enjoy!

Our Talented New First-Ever Design Team!

I have to be completely unoriginal, and tell you that there were way more applicants we'd have liked to have on our team than we were able to choose this time around. We had applications from around the globe...from Jewish ladies ranging in observance from secular to completely frum...from non-Jewish ladies with a huge variety of family connections to Judaism...from published artists to ladies who made ours their very first design team application ever. We were so honored and blown away by everyone who took the time and effort to complete our application process and share their work with us. THANK YOU!

The papercrafters we did choose for our inaugural team are all talented (I guess that would be a given ), and we also feel are a good 'mix' of everything from different relationships to Judaism to different styles and crafting strengths and preferences (cards, scrapbooking, altered items, digital/paper...). We hope they enjoy working with us in our seminal year, and that they bring great inspiration to the Jewish papercrafting community through their involvement here.

Please join me in welcoming...


Debby Avraham (Debby66), Israel
Lisa Spiegel (scrapmama), California
Rachel Myerson (boysmom), Pennsylvania
Jessica Barnett (jesslcooper), Arizona
Julie Gelfand (scrappinjuls), California

More information about our designers will be posted on our homepage in the next few weeks, and it won't be long until their first Design Team projects hit the gallery. Stay tuned!

Grand Opening, Week 2!

Join us from now through the end of the month for our Grand Opening Celebration! Our fantastic Grand Opening Sponsors have spoiled us with prize packages and other goodies, so sign up in the forums and join in the fun. Eight contests are running during week two, with amazing prize packages from these fantastic companies: Shalom Scrapper Be Blessed Scrapbooking Go West Studios Club Scrap 1800 dreidelcrafts.com Tinkering Ink Stamping Bella Ethnic Scrapbooking by Lisa Sanford Our new DESIGN TEAM will be announced in the forums after Shabbat...stay tuned!