Prairie Chicks Scrapbook Challenge #46- Barb

We are using some of our new paper for this challenge.  Nobody knew which papers they were getting. Each kit contained 2 or 3 pattern papers from one line and a coordinating piece of cardstock.

Barb had kraft and blue pieces of cardstock and papers from Paper House "Paradise Found" and Ella & Viv.

You can join our challenge by creating a layout using this some of this paper line and a solid piece of cardstock. We would love to see what you create so send a picture of your layout to prairiechicks@sasktel.net or upload to Instagram or Facebook and tag us @prairiechicks and #chickschallenge for Instagram and Prairie Chicks Quilting and Scrapbooking on Facebook.

Canada's Big Quilt Bee blocks ending Saturday!!

Time is running out!!!  Please drop your blocks off at the shop by closing (5:30pm) on April 29!!!
Have you heard about Canada's Big Quilt Bee?  To celebrate Canada's 150th birthday the Canadian Quilters Association has organized Canada's largest quilt bee!!  The quilt bee will be held June 14-17, 2017 at Quilt Canada in Toronto, ON.  The goal is to make and donate 1,000 quilts for kids at Ronald McDonald houses across Canada!  Here's where your help is needed!  Lots of quilt tops and 12.5" slab blocks incorporating at least one piece of special Canada fabric are needed.  We have a few of the eligible lines at the shop and more will be arriving in the coming months.  Prairie Chicks will collect slab block donations and mailing them out for the Big Quilt Bee!  Please have all blocks to the shop by April 29, 2017 so we can make sure they arrive on time!

When posting on social media please use the hashtag #bigquiltbee
For more information check out the CQA blog HERE

Prairie Chicks Scrapbook Challenge #46- Lilly

We are starting a new challenge this week. In the last little while we have gotten in some new beautiful papers that we wanted to use. Of course it had to be a mystery challenge as nobody knew which papers they were getting. Each kit contained 2 or 3 pattern papers from one line and a coordinating piece of cardstock.

Lilly had a navy piece of cardstock and papers from My Mind's Eye "Hey Mister"

You can join our challenge by creating a layout using this some of this paper line and a solid piece of cardstock. We would love to see what you create so send a picture of your layout to prairiechicks@sasktel.net or upload to Instagram or Facebook and tag us @prairiechicks and #chickschallenge for Instagram and Prairie Chicks Quilting and Scrapbooking on Facebook.

New in Scrapbooking!

Over the last couple of weeks we have been getting in some fabulous new products in including the Distress Oxide Ink Pads which we will be doing a demo on some of the uses for these inks on Saturday April 22. The times to drop in and take in these demos are 10:30am, 2pm and 4pm.

And now the rest of the cool products that came in,

Dies

Project Life and Tim Holtz clipping stickers

8x8 albums

12x12 albums

Kid's and travel stickers

Kaisercraft "Misty"

Farm paper

 Echo Park "Dots & Stripes"

Travel paper

Jen Hatfield "Simple Life

Graduation paper

Doodlebug "Cream & Sugar"

Sentiments, Carpe Diem planner stickers and Tim Holtz Metalic Words

Various stickers

dies, stencil and stamps

Washi tape

April 2017 Card of the Month

Here are this month's cards,

Card #1

Card #2

Card #3

Card #4

Here's how you can join our Card of the Month Program: Each month receive a kit with the supplies (envelopes included), and instructions to make 4 different cards. A variety of sentiments are included, making it easy to match the card for any upcoming event.

Cost for pick up is $7.50 and mail out is $8.75.

If you pay for an entire year at once you will receive $3.00 off your total. Deadline for sign up is the 10th of every month. Kit is available for pick up or will be mailed out on the 15th of each month.

You can call the shop at (306) 934-1972 to subscribe(or just try it out for a month or two) or come in and see us in person. We are located at 110 Central St. East, Warman, SK.

Prairie Chicks Scrapbook Challenge #45- Joyce

We hope you enjoyed doing this cardmaking challenge with us. Our challenge was to make 2 cards with the color palette below.  Join us next week has we have a new challenge :)

Here are Joyce's cards,

This is the color swatch we used from Design Seeds.

You can still join our challenge by making 2 cards using the swatch. We would love to see what you create so send a picture of your cards to prairiechicks@sasktel.net or upload to Instagram or Facebook and tag us @prairiechicks and #chickschallenge for Instagram and Prairie Chicks Quilting and Scrapbooking on Facebook.

Prairie Chicks Scrapbook Challenge #45- Amanda

We are doing a cardmaking challenge this time although you can certainly adapt it to scrapbooking. Our challenge was to make 2 cards with the color palette below.

Here are Amanda's cards,

This is the color swatch we used. It is from Design Seeds.

You can join our challenge by making 2 cards using the swatch. We would love to see what you create so send a picture of your cards to prairiechicks@sasktel.net or upload to Instagram or Facebook and tag us @prairiechicks and #chickschallenge for Instagram and Prairie Chicks Quilting and Scrapbooking on Facebook.

2017 Block of the Month - April

The theme for this years Block of the Month is "A Stitch in Time"!  Each month participants will receive the fabric and instructions to complete a 12"x16" themed block.  For example the January block will be winter theme, July will be Canada Day etc.  There are two finishing options, either complete each month as a mini quilt or at the end of the year we provide a pattern adding sashing and borders for a 68"x84" quilt.
Here is the block for April

April 2017 Events Calendar

Here is the April Prairie Chicks events calendar. Just click on the image and then right click to get the print option or save to your computer. You may have to set your printer to landscape to get the full calendar to print.