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Making Memories has introduced some lovely patterned acetates at the Summer CHA show. These are great for layering, and making custom embellishments.

Ah, this is absolutely gorgeous! From KI Memories comes La Di Dah Courtyard.

Here are the paper packs:

The cardstock stickers:

Also in this collection are botanical decals, alpha stickers, felted alphabet and shapes, rubber embellishments, trim, journals and more!

This is the Surprise Product Kit from Scenic Route. It’s got everything any scrapbooker could want to complete a page and more. Inside this kit are 5 sheets of double sided cardstock, 1 Scrap Strip, 6 sheets background sheets, 1 12″x12″ die cut shapes sheet, 1 12”x12” die cut alphabet sheet, 1 sticker embellishment sheet, 1 chipboard embellishment sheet and over 200 alphabet stickers. 

Layle Koncar has some sample pages using this collection, here.

Scenic Route has been making fab acrylic stamps, and these three are no exception. I love the day stamps, “the daily routine” and the grid! Imagine what you can do with these!

Cheery colors and prints are the main feature at the Garden Party by My Mind’s Eye. The collection has two lines, Lush Blooms:

and My Sunshine:

These lines are also available as 12×12 paper kits.

Me and My Big Ideas offers this fresh new collection called Modern Milan. Among the coordinating products are cardstock, kits, albums, stickers, and various embellishments.

This two-in-one tool from Making Memories combines a paper piercer for making tiny holes in scrapbook pages and a stylus for embossing and setting rub-ons. The tools fit in one handle.

These deals are going on right now at Joann.com. The sale started today, May 24, and will run until Monday, May 26, 2008. 

• Up To 25% off All Diecutting Machines & Accessories

• 25% off Scrapbooking Mounting Tapes & Dispensers

• 25% off Scrapbooking Kits

• 25% off Scrapbooking Writing Pens & Markers

• 369.99 each Cricut Expression Machine Reg. 399.99 ea

• 30% off Papercrafting Embellishments

• 30% off Papercrafting Coordinates

• 30% off Scrapbooking Albums

• 30% off Papercrafting Tools

• 40% off Premium Stack Value Packs

• 59.99 each Cricut Cartridges Reg. 89.99-99.99 ea

• 9.99 each DCWV 12”x12” Premium Stack Value Packs Reg. 19.99 ea

Get free Shipping at Joann.com on orders of $35 or more (Code: MAYFSA835).

K & Company has new collections this spring, including gorgeous patterned papers for scrapbook pages and cards. The collections are:

Blue Awning, Urban Rhapsody, Brenda Walton, Berry Sweet, Rough & Tumble, Sea Glass and Amy Butler (card kits)

Kate Griswold, owner and organizer of Scrapbooks Mega Meet, shares some of her tips for scrapbooking those "odds and ends" photos.

To scrapbook the seasons:

1. Use color.

2. Use even the unusable in your photos.

3. Keep it simple.

To scrapbook photos of everyday life:

1. Scrap it all.

2. Don’t forget to journal.

3. Scrap everyday elements.

Read more at Source News

After spending some time thinking about the direction I wanted this blog to go, I decided to expand the topics I will cover here.

In addition to the lovely scrapbooking products that have always been the star here, I will also post information about scrapbooking events, inspiration, tips and so forth. In other words, Paper Goodness will now celebrate both the products we love and how we use them! I hope that with this change,  you’ll find this site to be a better resource for scrapbooking and papercrafting.

You can now take classes from Creating Keepsakes University (CKU) right in your own home! Creating Keepsakes is offering CKU in a Box, a collection of projects by Lisa Bearnson, Tracy White and Becky Higgins.

The set includes:

* Tracy’s Journaling Class

* Lisa’s Album Class

* Becky’s Card Class

* More than 1,000 pieces

* 90-minute designer-instructed DVD

The special price is $29.95 at Creating Keepsakes.

During the CHA Winter 08 show, Accucut debuted several items that coordinate with Maya Road products. Included in this collection are products for arrow binders, purse albums, chipboard books, and tins. You can view the entire Maya Road collection here.

This is a new product from 7Gypsies. It’s a great way to store all you clear stamps. This is the Clear Stamp Storage - it spins and holds 36 stamps in clear slipcovers. Pretty enough to leave out, so you can have easy access to your clear stamps at all times.

The Clear Stamp Storage can also hold 5X7 photos and pages.

One of the new lines from Basic Grey is Sugared. The collection pack comes with 18 12×12 papers, one sheet coordinating letter stickers and one sheet coordinating element stickers. This is a very sweet and subtle collection from the popular manufacturer.