The Scrappy Gourmet

Have you made that annual trip out to the local pumpkin patch yet? It's that time of year! Capture your memories of that day in ourOctober Featured Entree "At the Patch" Pumpkin Mini Albumcreated by Christie Bryant. It's so cute! Little, yet big enough! Just like the perfect pumpkin! This kit is created from a 6-page chipboard pumpkin album measuring approximately 4 1/2" X 5". Other kit ingredients include: 3 3/4 sheets of 12x12 papers, 2 album rings, 1 set of chipboard alphas for "at the patch", brown burlap, raffia, 17 naked chipboard accents, 2 stick pins, 1 chain and hook, 2 metal brads, buttons, 4 yards of baker's twine, 6 2/3 yards of ribbons and trims, plus directions with cd of images. Additional materials needed, but not included: ivory paint, brown paint, orange paint (Dark Goldenrod by Creamcoat recommended), soft yellow paint, gold embossing powder or gold stickles, orange thread and sewing machine, creamy brown ink, black pen or stamps and black ink. Please Note: All text was created with a rubon that is no longer available. You'll need to substitute a different fall rubon, use fall stamps or hand write desired text. Please visit our gallery under Christie Bryant Designs to view all images of this kit. Shipping NOW! Kit price is just $22.00!

NEW MELISSA FRANCES"Countdown to Christmas", the new Melissa Frances holiday collection has arrived! Designed in true Melissa Frances vintage style, this collection is hard to resist! Included are 6 - 12x12 single sided papers, 6x6 paper pads, diecuts, tags, chipboard stickers and character diecut stickers. It's a beautiful collection! Find everything in our NEW PRODUCTS section.

HOW ABOUT THESE?Aren't these little hangers just the cutest? I can see all kinds of possibilities for uses! New from Melissa Frances these decorative distressed metal hangers come in 3 styles and 3 different sizes. I have a feeling they won't be around long!

BACK IN STOCK....AGAIN!BACK IN STOCK...ONE MORE TIME! This popular, unique mini album just keeps getting requests, so we made another small batch. Here's the original description....Celebrate the best of any boy in your life with this masculine 7" x 9 1/2" metal cover mini album and layout. And don't let the cover overwhelm you because the painting and distressing is finished. All you do is add stickers to make that "awesome" cover! Kit ingredients include: 2 - 12x12 sticker sheets and more than 14 sheets of 12x12 double-sided papers from the Simple Stories "Awesome" collection, 2 cream cardstock papers, 1 metal album cover, 7 - 7" x 9 1/2" chipboard pages, 11 - 4x6 chipboard pages, 1 - 4x4 chipboard page, 3 metal rings, 4 pennant sticks, 20 buttons, 36 naked chipboard elements, 1 set of chipboard "rough tough" alphas, 1 metal chain, 1 printed quote, 4 diecut stars, wire, muslin strips, thick jute string, brown mini ric rac and 4 yards of twine. CD with images is included with directions. Additional materials needed: green, burnt orange, deep brown, cream and burgundy acrylic paints and distressing tools. Also used, but optional: Mister Huey's Dark Calico Color Mist by Studio Calico, which is available at our online store. Please visit our gallery under Julie Dittmer Designs to view all images of this kit. Kit price is $45.00.

THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMASYou still have time to pick up one of our September Featured Entree Kit, "The Magic of Christmas" Card Kit designed by Betsy Veldman. This kit includes materials and designs for 12 beautiful holiday cards with envelopes. Kit price is $36.00.

CREATING KEEPSAKES CONVENTION COUPONNext weekend, we'll be heading to the local CKC Scrapbooking Convention in Kansas City. For any of you who are also planning to attend, here's a coupon for $3.00 off of your entry fee. Simply print it and bring it with you on October 5 and 6. We will be taking a large variety of our products and all of our kits. So if you aren't planning to attend, but have been thinking about one of our kits, you may want to make that purchase now. On Thursday, we'll turn off all kits until we get them reinventoried after the show. When the kits are sold out, they will be retired.

WEEKLY SALEThis week we'd like to tempt you with 50% off MSRP on the Indigo Bleu Collection by Pink Paislee. Choose from 6 double-sided 12x12 papers, 12x12 paper pack, 6x6 paper pad, bitty block alpha stickers, border stickers, boutique flair trinket buttons, clear stamps and shipping tags. Find all products in our WEEKLY SALE category of our shopping cart.

DID YOU KNOW...Did you know that ALL PRODUCTS are ALWAYS ON SALE at TSG? That's right! Even the NEW ARRIVALS begin at a 10% discount from the MSRP pricing! Compare us to other stores, and you'll quickly see the difference! Plus, we offer FREE SHIPPING on all domestic orders of $70.00 or more and a $5.00 shipping credit on all international orders of $70.00 or more. We appreciate our customers and want you to keep coming back! Have a great week! Dee

Holiday Card Kit from The Scrappy Gourmet

Get a head start on the holidays and make a set of 12 festive holiday cards! 

Designed by Betsy Veldman using the "Festive" collection from Authentique Papers, these 12 cards are 4" x 5 1/2" and come with matching envelopes. 

Kit ingredients include: 6 double-sided 12x12 papers and 2 sticker sheets from Authentique Papers, 12 cards, 12 envelopes, 2 - 12" black chipboard borders, 20 naked chipboard elements, 2 corrugated board stars, 1 pipecleaner, 1 pearl stick pin, 4 metal star brads, 2 wooden snowflakes, 3 holly leaf wraps, 7 mini clothespins, 12 buttons, 4 jingle bells, 12 rhinestones, pearls, 4 yards of twine, more than 8 yards of ribbons, lace and trims and instructions with color copies. 

Additional items needed, but not included: cream paint, clear glitter, creamy brown ink, red paint, green paint and distressing tools. Sewing machine is used, but optional. Please visit our gallery to view all images of this cards. Available for purchase NOW and shipping September 7. Kit price is $36.00.

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Scrappy Gourmet New Mini Album Kit

Here's one for the boys! Celebrate the best of any boy in your life with this masculine 7" x 9 1/2" metal cover mini album and layout created by Julie Dittmer. And don't let the cover overwhelm you because the painting and distressing is finished. All you do is add stickers to make that "awesome" cover! Plus, this kit includes a 2-page layout. 

Kit ingredients include: 2 - 12x12 sticker sheets and more than 14 sheets of 12x12 double-sided papers from the Simple Stories "Awesome" collection, 2 cream cardstock papers, 1 metal album cover, 7 - 7" x 9 1/2" chipboard pages, 11 - 4x6 chipboard pages, 1 - 4x4 chipboard page, 3 metal rings, 4 pennant sticks, 20 buttons, 36 naked chipboard elements, 1 set of chipboard "rough tough" alphas, 1 metal chain, 1 printed quote, 4 diecut stars, wire, muslin strips, thick jute string, brown mini ric rac and 4 yards of twine. CD with images is included with directions. Additional materials needed: green, burnt orange, deep brown, cream and burgundy acrylic paints and distressing tools. Also used, but optional: Mister Huey's Dark Calico Color Mist by Studio Calico, which is available at our online store. 

Please visit our gallery under Julie Dittmer Designs to view all images of this kit. Kit price is $45.00.

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Mini Album Kit from The Scrappy Gourmet

Here's an exceptional mini album with gorgeous detailing that can be used with a wide variety of themes. Created by Linda Albrecht, "Love is Sweet" can easily be changed to "Love the Journey", "Experience It" or a number of other titles to fit your needs. It is beautifully crafted with amazing shabby chic style details in true Linda Albrecht fashion. 

Kit ingredients include the following items from the Happy Travels collection by Glitz Design: 9 - 12x12 double-sided papers, giant rhinestones (9 pieces), journal stickers (5 pieces), layered stickers (13 pieces), epoxy stickers (22 pieces), glitzers (10 pieces) and 1 pack of tiny alpha stickers. Other ingredients include: 1 Pink Paislee Mistables Wood Album with 6 inner tag board pages and 3 black metal rings, 1 - 12x12 paper from Simple Stories, 2 wood rulers from 7-Gypsies, 33 naked chipboard elements, 4 - 12" naked chipboard diecut border strips, 6 stick pins, 1 tiny wooden spool, 1 skein of cream floss, 1 large organza flower, 1 fancy bead, 50 buttons, 6 yards of twine, 1 - 6x20 piece of printed kraft tissue, 1 strip of canvas, 10 eyelets, 4 pieces of fabrics and 3 yards of ribbons and lace, plus written directions and CD with images. 

PLEASE NOTE: YOU WILL NEED TO USE A SEWING MACHINE TO MAKE THE 5 CANVAS BANNER PIECES AND TO COMPLETE THE ALBUM AS SHOWN. You'll also need brown ink, staples, sandpaper or other distressing tools, clear glitter and acrylic paint in barn red, robin's egg blue and creamy white. We recommend using the following colors from Ceramcoat Acrylic Paints: Antique White, Tomato Spice and Tropic Bay Blue. 

Please visit our gallery under Linda Albrecht Designs to view all images of this kit. Kit price is $62.00.

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