Cosmo Cricket

Cosmo Cricket CHAW 2010 Sneak Peek!

Are you ready? Let's start with the contest rules. As you most likely know, you can nominate your favorite independent retailer (online stores are included) to win one of our new lines (store quantities). If your store is chosen, then you will win one of each item in the line (individual quantities) for yourself!

I love this contest. My favorite part is reading about all the great things these store owners do for their customers. So give them a shout out! Tell them what you love about their store! Let's generate some independent store spirit people...... 1 2 3 4, here is why I love my store. We'll pick our winners Monday morning.

Moving on......

Do you swoon over beautiful patterns, drool over pretty colors, or see huge potential in the tiniest of scraps? Well, if you do, you've found your perfect collection. Filled with the tools of craftiness, antique sewing art and vintage designs, this line is sure to speak to the heart of any material girl.

Celebrate the Staycation with a little Joy Ride. Load up your wagons, pack your bags and don't forget the pets. This line has everything you need for those summer road trip projects.... well, we aren't offering the kitchen sink, but you get the idea. If you're not planning a road trip, don't worry, Joy Ride is fun for parties, preschool and boy-life in general.

Garden Variety is anything but your "garden variety." Here, the strawberries smile, the peas are friends and the chicks wear bonnets. What could make for happier projects? Simply mix together some cardstock, add in a dash of colorful elements, a healthy serving of Ready, Set Chipboard and sprinkle with buttons. Voilà, a masterpiece.

But wait, there's more.......

 

Nutmeg: The Reveal!

As of yesterday, we only had the Mini Decks and the Ready Set Chipboard available for playing with. But, I am so excited about this line that I couldn't wait for the rest. I made this fun layout with a photo shot by my sister, Becky.

But, the project I'm really excited about is this journal I made for my daughter, Abby. I think everyone knows the idea of a gratitude journal, which this line would be perfect for, but this is actually a "Self-Esteem" journal. I read in a book about teaching children self-esteem that it's great to have them write down three things that they did each day that they are proud of. I fell in love with the idea! I'm hoping if we start now, my kid's self-esteem will be protected through those tough junior high years.

So, what do you think? Would you like to win some for yourself and your favorite independent  retailer? Most of you know this game. Simply leave us a comment about your favorite store and why they are the best. It's a great way to provide them with some free advertising and if you are our random winner, they will be shipped the entire line for free and you, of course, will get individual quantities of the entire line for free yourself!

Even if you don't win, enter your store because the more people they have enter for them, the greater their chances of winning and the winning store will be shipped first. Good luck everyone!

More Sneaks of the CHA Goodies

Take a look at how cute the CHA projects are turning out! Debbie Olson sent me some darling cards from each line. I picked one from each to show you.

Then, I got this charming Earth Love project from Lisa Falduto. Lisa is a previous Cosmo Cricket design team member and she and I are good friends. She is one of the best altered project artists I know!


Keep checking the blog for more CHA project peeks and for Natasja's next video tutorial! You won't want to miss it!

Another Sneak & Winners

Let me begin by saying that Eric and I cracked up all day yesterday reading comments referring to our team of designers! Eric and I do make a great team!! Honestly, it is SO much work to create all these products. To hear your kind words and to feel your excitement just makes it all worthwhile! Thanks so much for that!

We are thrilled also to hear about all the great scrapbook stores out there. We know how hard these owners are working! And, we're glad to give them a bit of free press and a chance at some free product too. We'll get to the winners in a minute.....

Before we do, let's talk about those 6" paper pads. We had lots of comments from all you cardmakers about how excited you are for these. You really need to give Debbie Olson and Ellen Hutson a special thank you for talking us into making them!

We thought that if you liked them in the new lines, you may like them in one of our hottest selling lines ever...... Early Bird!!!! (If you look closely at the below cards, you may see a peek of some new patterns exclusive to the pads.)

 

 

 

 

 

Congratulations to the following winners. Send your address and contact info for your store to kristen@cosmocricket.com and we'll send you your prizes.

Anya said:
Wow! They are all fantastic! How exciting to see a 6x6er :) My LSS, Stamp Fanci needs to win so that I can find these great papers somewhere local!

Melissa Cook said:

Wow I'm getting the Boyfriend Paper! The Sassy Scrapper in Murfreesboro TN is a great store. They are very helpful and kind people. They have great sales too ;) I know a lot of the ladies from my Fiskars board too. They also carry the Cosmo Cricket papers I drool over and just have to have!

Barbara said:

my fav independent "store" is A Million Little Things. This is a place where you can find the newest and greatest for good prices. She has good deals on shipping too. The customer service is awesome.

(Side note here: Jill, the owner of "A Million Little Things," was my roommate in college. I decided not to penalize her for knowing me, believe me, it's been punishment enough for her already! What are the odds? Her store was actually picked twice and we had to re-draw for our third winner!)

CHAS 09 Sneak Peek

To celebrate our new FSC certificate on all single sheet Cosmo Cricket papers, we created a line that honors the planet we all call home. Earth Love™ is just that with adorable mushrooms, whimsical animals and blue skies. So, love your planet by using FSC certified products because without Earth, where would we and our memories be?

By the way the paper, paper crafting kits and stickers will start shipping Thursday, July 16th. The rest will begin shipping August 10th.


    

We either remember him, or we’re raising him. That mysterious, misunderstood, slightly moody male that wanders back and forth from the fridge to the couch. The Boyfriend™ celebrates his world with sports, school, music and soda pop. Designed with an 80’s flair that is soon to be everywhere, you’ll have fun remembering the old times and celebrating the new ones.

Jolly by Golly™ is that special place where tall, wobbly snowmen greet you with a smile, birds wear ice skates and snowflakes come in all colors. You’ll love spending those dark, cold months looking at these bright designs, cheerful element cards and joyful ready, set, chipboard. After all, it is the happiest winter line south of the north pole.

But wait, that's not all, for the next 24 hours, tell us why your favorite independent scrapbook store deserves to have some FREE Paper Crafting Kits from one of our new lines. If they win, you'll win too!

Just to prove that Lindsay isn't the only one that gives away freebies, we'll pick three random winners. One for each line. The order we pick them will match the order we've used to show the lines.

Stores owners, your odds of winning are increased by the more comments your fans post. Let them know to check out the sneak peek and leave their comment here.

Early Bird Sneak Peek

I like to write some fun little intro copy for each new line we release. For Early Bird, I have two versions. If you are musically inclined, start with this........ sung to "Rockin' Robin."

She crops in the treetops all day long,
Scrappin' and a stampin' and a singin' her song.
All the little birds on Jay Bird street
Love Early Bird layouts 'cause they are so sweet.

Keep a scrappin', scrap, scrap, scrap
Keep a scrappin', scrap, scrap-a-dee-dap

Go Early Bird 'cause we really love your layouts, that's right!

If, however, you are not musically inclined, the following copy does not need to be sung.

Wake up and smell the paper. Full of sunny colors, chirping birds and blooming flowers, the Early Bird collection might just make you a morning person. Create the perfect home for you photos, make sweet cards for your neighbors and remember a time when life was simple. The Early Bird collection includes six fresh patterned papers, one sheet of Element Cards perfect for adding a vintage flair  to projects, one sheet of Borders, cardstock stickers, and a happy set of Ready, Set, Chipboard that's sure to make you smile. Pick some up today, because we all know, the Early Bird gets the worm.... I mean paper.

For all of you that love the new Spinner Cards........ and I know they're are lots of you since they sold out almost instantly and have been backordered for some time...... sorry!!!..... Anyway, when the next shipment comes in, look what's coming with it!

I have to tell you a little story about this layout. My printer dropped by on Sunday night to bring us the proofs for this line. He had two sets with him and I thought he would just need one set returned. So, on Monday we sent the signed proof off to him and I kept the second for myself. I promptly cut it apart and made this layout. Then, I got an email from our printer asking for that second proof. Ooops! Oh well, by now he should know that if you leave paper at my house one of three things will happen to it:

1. The kids will destroy it. They may use markers, crayons, scissors or even peanut butter, but it will be ruined.

2. Eric will throw it away. It may be junk mail, it may be homework, it may be an $1800 government refund check...... it doesn't matter, it will be thrown away.

3. It will be made into a Cosmo Cricket project, but can I say, "What a worthy way to go."