The next book in Northridge Publishing’s Create series is called For the Home — and you’re gonna love it. Jump on over to the Scrapbook Trends blog for a free sneak-peek download of three great projects!

This lovely kit is up for sale right now in our store. Alisha designed it with a gorgeous new line from My Mind’s Eye. So pretty, huh? Notice the bonus card says “Mom” — makes me think this would be a perfect way to get ahead on your Mother’s Day present this year. Grandma would adore this!! And really, it would be a beautiful gift (completed, or just the kit) for any special occasion — baby shower, wedding gift, birthday, you name it.

Order by Feb. 21.

The kit comes with a flocked album (6 pp), coordinating paper & embellishments, and printed step-by-step instructions.

P.S. A little behind-the-scenes tidbit: The darling baby in this album is Linda Nelson’s (our Simply Handmade and Scrapbook Trends designer), granddaughter. Her first! Congrats on such a beautiful addition to the family, Linda!

Sometimes I’m a last-minute gifter. Most of the time, actually. So here are some super-quick treats you can whip up if you’re like me and you need a few goodies for friends this weekend.

And if you don’t have these punches, just use whatever you’ve got! Heart stickers would be great, and so would a circle or a square punch for the base.

Candy bar toppers are about 2 ½ x 1”
Patterned cardstock (red): Cosmo Cricket; Patterned paper (pink): Making Memories; Punches: Stampin’ Up! (Designer Label, Heart to Heart)

1 Cut a 2 ½” strip from a piece of 12 x 12” red patterned cardstock (or however wide your candy bar is).
2 Wrap it around your candy bar to see how long it should be, then trim it off so there is about ½” overlap.
3 Secure the ends together on the back with double-sided tape.
4 Punch a label from pink patterned paper and hearts from the same red cardstock.
5 Glue a heart to the label and affix to the candy bar with foam tape.

This adorable little Valentine’s Day project created by Julie Bonner of “52 Sketches 52 Weeks” really shows off Imaginisce’s Sweet Cheri line. Julie created the lollipop covers as favors for her son’s upcoming Valentine’s Day preschool party, but these are worthy of valentines of all ages! The Sweet Cheri paper line & coordinating rub ons are perfect for this and Julie really took it over-the-top with all the little finishing touches. The base is an altered paper mache box. Love the scalloped edge that coordinates so perfectly with the scalloped hearts and the paper design!

Valentine’s Day is less than a week away! Need help getting ready? Here is a free download of two darling, printable boxes. You could fill it with your valentine’s favorite treat. Sweets for your sweetie. What could be better?

P.S. If you want to make a matching card/tag to go with your box, check out the Scrapbook Trends blog. Later today, we will have a free download of 8 coordinating papers that match these boxes perfectly:

Head over to the ST blog for a V-Day paper freebie! (As promised, still workin’ on another one…)

Uh, it so not 9am… pardon me! But here is the random winner, #11, DebJ:

Deb, send your mailing address to me at tammym at northridgemedia.net.

I read through your comments and I just want to give everyone a binder! But I’m not Oprah and I don’t have any more. I thought at least I could work on some Valentine’s freebies, though. My question is — what would you like to see? Printables or some kind of a pattern? Do you want some printable Valentines, or would something more craft-related be in order? Say, a cupcake topper or ____. You fill in the blank. We’ll come up with something. I can’t wait to hear your ideas.

Thanks for all the entries! You ladies are lovely.

So I’ve had my eye on these Kaisercraft A-5 Binders for awhile — they look really cool, they’re sturdy, and they’ve got tons of room to store stickers, ribbon cards, and other semi-flat embellishments. Kaisercraft sent this baby over to us, along with zippered storage sheets stuffed with cute products from their new Made with Love line, and today… right in time for Valentine’s Day crafting… you can win it. It’s all yours if you’re the lucky random commenter! Winner to be announced Monday morning, 9am MST.

You’re going to feel so organized. That little lever lifts up to open the rings, pretty nifty.

Rub ons (b&w, color), die cuts, letter stickers, felt shapes, ribbon… nice.

(And now you’ve seen my early 90’s wallpaper and know that I have a wallpaper-removal project in my future.)

Thanks to Kaisercraft for the lovely giveaway! Find Kaisercraft retailers here.