Hip hip hooray! It’s National Scrapbooking Day (NSD)! Can I hear some cheering? Some hootin’? A little hollerin’? This is our day, friends! So, let us unite and celebrate all that scrapbooking is about—making connections, preserving memories, creative self expression and, of course, delicious products.
Today’s holiday is brought to you by the letters N, S and D. Sure, there’s the obvious reason for this (it’s the acronym for the name), but there are other good things behind these letters. Let’s break this thing down.
N: New Stuff
With giveaways on our blog every other hour today (from 9–5, MST), several of you will have new goodies to add to your stashes before the day is through. Yes, these giveaways are for today and today only, so I’m glad you stopped by to participate in our celebration when you did. Plus, everyone walks away a winner with our free downloads (below). Sweet!
S: Savings
There are many deals and NSD promotions going on today. I’m going to give you the scoop on where some of those can be found.
D: Downloads
It wouldn’t be a scrapbooking par-tay if we didn’t offer cool favors, so we’re offering plenty of free downloads. Let’s get to them, shall we?
FIND FREE FONTS
In honor of NSD, you can download the following fonts for free by clicking here:
1. CK Anecdote
2. CK Newsclips
3. CK Terzini
BE A COVER GIRL
See what it’s like to be a scrapbooking cover girl by adding your amazing layouts to our drop-in covers, available here.
MAKE A NOTE
This colorful assortment of journaling spots are yours just for stopping by today. Click here to download them.
NSD GIVEAWAY #1
Now, let’s get to our first giveaway. In order to enter, I need you to download one of the magazine covers, drop in your own layout and post the personalized cover image somewhere on the internet where I can see it. This can be your blog, your FB account (as the profile image in case I’m not already your friend, or you can add me as a friend, which would also be nice), the CK online gallery, Flickr, anywhere. Once you’ve got your cute cover image up, please leave me a link to where it is in the comments section of this post. From the links I receive today (and today only), I will randomly select three winners to receive the following prize package:
The package shown above includes: the complete (and beautiful) Lovebirds collection from SEI; a copy of Snippets: Mostly True Tales from the Lighter Side of Scrapbooking and an autographed Snippets bookplate (signed by author Lain Ehmann); and a copy of Stacy Julian’s super popular book, Photo Freedom.
I can’t wait to see your easy, breezy, beautiful covers, girls (and guys). 
Thanks for coming to the party, my fellow NDS celebrators. I’ll see you back here again later today (11:00 AM MST) for another post and some more giveaway action!
Cheers!
Megan
P.S. Check back next post (later today) for an exciting challenge announcement. It’s called “CK & Me” and I think you’re going to like it. 
Here is my entry! http://jkjjb.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!4CFE77B562861E5!306.entry
I can’t do it either, I’ve tried everything I can think of, but I just don’t have the right software:-(
Hi Cindy,
You should see a “download” button right below the font sample. If it’s not there, there’s a chance you’re encountering a problem with your web browser. For some strange reason it doesn’t always want to work with Internet Explorer. I just checked it in my IE browser, however, and it was working for me, so I’m not sure if that’s the reason or not. You may want to try doing it again using Firefox (available for free here: http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ie.html) or Safari (here: http://www.apple.com/safari/). I hope this helps. Good luck!
Megan
If we don’t have the software to make the cover (I’ve tried everything) could we post a link to a layout we’d use for the cover if we could? ~Beatrice
No luck with the fonts here either- the link is there, but when I click on it a bunch of misc symbols come up- maybe it’s not Mac compatible ~Beatrice
This was interesting as my computer was very uncooperative!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32546707@N05/3493853265/
Hopefully it linked
Thank for this opportunity to create a fun mock cover, link:
http://gallery.lifetimemoments.com/showphoto.php?photo=190890
Here’s my cover!
http://fromafarr.blogspot.com/
My photoshopping skills leave something to be desired and I can’t seem to figure it out. Here is the 8 1/2 x 11 layout I was trying to use
http://jenniferhansenscrapgallery.blogspot.com/2008/08/use-your-stash-patterned-paper.html
This is the layout I was trying to use, but I don’t have photoshop~Beatrice
http://www.scrapandpapercorner.com/gallery/details.html?idx=5056&file=23111
I have no idea what I am doing in PSE 7 because I have only had it for about 3 weeks now but here is my link….
http://scrappingandtraveling.blogspot.com
I have no idea if my comment posted as I don’t see it on the page….so just in case here it is again, sorry if there are 2
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http://scrappingandtravel.blogspot.com
Would love to win Stacy’s book – love her work.
And thank you for the giveaway.
Yah for scrapbookers all over the world.
Had fun with the magazine cover
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickylac1/3494067605/
The link for the fonts shows up but when I click on it and choose “save” it just goes to a folder on my computer – not actually a .exe file in order to download it to Microsoft Word fonts. Am I missing a step? Thanks for your help.
I already own 2/3 of those prizes, but I couldn’t resist playing along. If I should happen to win, I hereby assign my prizes to the next person to post after me…I’m really just in it for the fun.
Here’s my cover:
http://bcre8uv.typepad.com/noodle_soup/2009/05/cover-girl.html
Thanks, Megan!
This is fun! *Ü* Here’s mine…
http://lisascreativecorner.blogspot.com/2009/05/creating-keepsakes.html
happy NSD!!! loved being a “covergirl!”
here is the link to my page:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25478926@N02/3494238409/
thanks!!
<3
Not sure if it is too late for this event or not, but here’s my cover… I absolutely adore CK!
http://domesticitynouveau.blogspot.com/
I’ve posted my cover mock-up on my Twitter page. http://twitter.com/ta2chick . Great challenge! It’s fun to see your page on the CK Cover!
Here’s my cover:
http://inkblotsbytrd.blogspot.com/2009/05/im-cover-girl.html
My cover:
http://clynndesign.blogspot.com/
Always wanted to be a covergirl!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/30111100@N05/3494507465/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37001927@N07/3495481254/
Fun!
I can’t believe it…. I’m actually doing one of these challenges!! Here is mine: http://bearcreekphotography.com/scrapbooking/magazine-cover.jpg.
I found out about this to late to creat a new layout so I used an old one.
http://robertandhannah.blogspot.com/2009/05/creative-keepsakes-national-scrapbook.html
Here is my cover! http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo319/spacesforfaces/Jill/ckcovergirl/CKCover09_08_MOCKcopy.jpg (guest password: brynjill)
I can’t do this either, but will email you the layout I picked. Thanks for that!!
wow thanks for the freebies.
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