Another Friday is here and just about gone!!! Between high temperatures and all of these storms, it looks like summer is really here!!!

There is so much going on at TTS this month!!! It is the birthday month and you are invited to join in the celebration!!! On Sunday at 8 p.m. EST, please join us in the chat room at TTS for the Birthday Bash chat to kickoff this celebration!!! You might want to grab a partner and join in the 3-Legged Race. And, if you might want to join the Gunny Sack Race. It looks to be a fun month at TTS!!!



There are several new products in the store at TTS this week. Be sure to stop by and see some of the wonderful new items. There are both personal use and commercial use items new this week!!!



Also, we would like to recognize the LOTD selections for this week.
June 2 - Peaches' Friends
June 3 - jarkab1's Time for Apple
June 4 - Nancy's Trick or Treat
June 6 - dodo74's Lovely Moment

Check the Treasures of the Sea thread later this weekend when voting will begin for the LOTW!!

If you missed the TTS Newsletter, you can find the link for that here on the blog. And, if you get a chance stop by the gallery and see the fabulous creations that you will find there. If you see something that you like, please leave a comment!!!

That about wraps it up for this Friday edition!!! Look forward to chatting with everyone Sunday at the Birthday Bash Chat.

First Monday of the month....

Well, the first thing to say is HAPPY BIRTHDAY TTS! That's right, it's our birthday this month. You should really come and join us! There are some awesome challenges going on this month with a major summery birthday theme. You just gotta check them out! We have Template Island hosted by Fabella, Tropical Paradise hosted by Ohio_Scrapbook_Queen, The Barrier Reef and Beyond hosted by Kate, and Sea Scapes hosted by KKStock. These are really great challenges and they are sure to help you clear up any creativity block! Plus you get a token each time you complete a challenge. For more about tokens check HERE.

We also had the voting for the LOTW for May 26-May 30 this weekend. The winner was Chris Turnbull with My Wish For You. The votes for the LOTM for May are in also. Kate won that one with Rock-A-Bye Baby. The June 2nd LOTD has been selected as well. The winner today is Peaches with Friends. Congratulations to these wonderfully creative scrappers.

We also have a new featured digi designer this month. It's our own RobinB of Mad Scrapper Designs! You really gotta check out her STORE. She's got some stuff on sale and some really cool new kits in there.

Hope to see you all in the forums!

Happy Birthday TTS!!!!
June is the Birthday Month for TTS!!! And, to celebrate, there are all sorts of fun things planned for the month. First, mark your calendars for June 8 for the Birthday Bash kick-off chats. There will be a series of chats starting at 8:15 p.m. EST. You can find out more about the chat schedule in the forums.



In addition, you will notice a special section in the forums for the 3-Legged Race and the Gunny Sack Race. The 3-Legged Race is a team challenge, so pick your partner and read the details in the forum. The Gunny Sack Race is geared towards individual participation. Both of these will kick off as part of the Birthday Bash on June 8th. It looks like quite the month at TTS!!!

TTS Treasure Chest
The June TTS Treasure Chest is now available in the digital store!!! This fabulous collaboration kit has 16 download files it is so jammed packed with goodies. And, remember it is available at an introductory price through June 5th.



TTS Newsletter
The first June TTS Newsletter went out this morning. If you missed it, you can always get to it here at the TTS Blog!!! Included in the newsletter is a handy downloadable calendar of the events for the month. With all the festivities, this might come in pretty handy!!!

TTS Designer of the Month
And, last, but definitely not least, we should recognize our June Designer of the Month!!!! This month the spotlight turns to Mad Scrapper. You can read all about this fabulous designer in the TTS Newsletter and be sure to stop by both the Mad Scrapper Store and the Mad Scrapper Gallery!!!!

It is so hard to believe that it is May almost over!!! Where did that month go? As June approaches not only does my mind turn to those hot days of summer, but I can't help but get excited about the upcoming month at TTS - I don't know about you, but I'm looking forward to the Birthday Month!!!! Look for future announcements regarding this celebration!!!

New Releases at TTS!!!
First, there are several New Releases this week at Treasures To Scrap. Whether you are looking for some fabulous tools or a slightly "retro" page kit you will find it in the New Release Section at Treasures to Scrap.



Here's a page I created using one of the new products this week - I couldn't resist using it to scrap a page of old photos I had from a family vacation from the early 80's!!



TTS Gallery
Speaking of the TTS Gallery, have you seen all the fabulous layouts posted there? Why not stop by and take a look and leave a little lovin' along the way? Your fellow scrappers always feel special and look forward to your comments!!! Looking through the gallery is a fabulous way to get ideas for that next project too!!!

Treasured Selections
When you go to the gallery, you might want to stop by and leave some congratulations for this week's LOTD selections:

Monday - Chris Turnbull's My Wish For You
Tuesday - Peaches' You And Me
Wednesday - Lainey's Lily's Badge Album
Thursday - Marmark's Vintage Challenge - Time
Friday - Spring's Wizard

And, voting is currently underway for the LOTW Selection. You can cast your vote in the Treasures Of The Sea section of the forum through Sunday midnight!!! Last week's selection was thunderdragon's Vintage Elegance II.

And, last week, the LOTM voting was conducted. By one vote, your selection for the coveted Layout Of The Month page is - drum roll please - Kate's Rock-A-Bye Baby!!!



Coming Up This Week!!!!
With the beginning of a new month there will be all sorts of things to look forward to at TTS!!!! Don't forget to check out the monthly challenges posted at the beginning of the month. Mark your calendars for the regular Thursday chat. Be sure to checkout the new Treasure Chest to be released this week at TTS. And don't miss the LOTM announcement to come on Monday. And finally, the TTS Newsletter will be published!!! So much to look forward to this week - so until next week, happy scrapping!!!

Kabra

It is hard to believe it is Friday already!!! I have no idea where this week has gone!!! And to think it is already Memorial Day Weekend - graduation was last week here and the kids are out of school. I'm also starting to feel really old, my dh and I celebrated our 31st wedding anniversary this week - and they told us it would never last - LOL!!!

At TTS, there have been several new releases this week. Whether you are looking for kits or digital scrapping "tools", you will find it in the new releases this week.



And, we would also like to recognize the LOTD selections for the week.
May 20 - Kimberlyatlga's Simply Love
May 21 - gonewiththewind's Strength
May 22 - thunderdragon's Vintage Elegance II
May 23 - gonewiththewind's Plate of Happiness

Last week's LOTW winner by popular vote was Jacinda's First Bracket Album. Please go visit the selections and check the forums later this weekend for the voting instructions for next week's LOTW!!!

Until next week, have a fun and safe holiday weekend!!! Enjoy all those car and truck races!!!!

Kabra

Well, since the last time I updated the Treasures To Scrap Blog, there are been some big changes!!! First, you will notice that the blog is in the process of getting a new spring look!! The colors have changed a bit and some of the links have been updated. This is an on-going process, so look for other changes in days to come.

Updated Designer Blinkie
There have been a number of designers who have joined TTS. And as such, the designer blinkie that many of you sport has been updated!!! You do not have to make any changes to your siggies, the new blinkie automatically replaced the old one!!! If you are not wearing the TTS Designer Blinkie, you can snag it here!!!



New Releases
If you have been away for a while, you will definitely want to check out the New Releases at TTS. With the birth of my first grandchild, I have been a little "pre-occupied" and I did not realize until today how many fun, new products were in the digital store. I do feel a shopping spree coming on!!!!



Treasures Of The Sea
First, we need to recognize last week's Layout Of The Week - drum roll please - Kate's Rock A Bye Baby was voted the winner last week.

This week's Layout of the Day selections are:
5/13 - Jacinda's My First Bracket Album
5/14 - Danesa's Tanglewood Park
5/16 - hutchie's Baby Lainie Ryan

While voting has not yet opened up for this week's LOTW vote, you can check the Treasures of the Sea thread in the forum later today for that opportunity.

Well, I think that about covers it for today!!! Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend!!!

Kabra

What a Frantic Friday!!! Grab that cup of coffee and sit back. We have a LOT to cover today!!!!

May Treasure Chest & Free Sampler Are Now Available!!!!
The May TTS Treasure Chest is now available in the digital store at TTS. This month's TC has a fabulous array of colors and elements to work with. Here's the preview, but if you go to the product, there are several additional previews towards the bottom of the page. Also, there is a Free Sampler of the Treasure Chest. And, as always the current month's Treasure Chest is on sale through the 5th of the month.

And as they say on the late-night infomercials, "but wait, there's more" - in honor of NDS, all previous Treasure Chests are on sale for 25% off!!! So, if you have missed a Treasure Chest, now is the perfect time to pick it up!!!

Here is a page that I created using the May TTS Treasure Chest.


New Products For The Week
When I got ready to create the ad for the new releases this week, I had no idea how busy the TTS designers had been!!! There is just SSSOO many new things in the store, you will just have to see it for yourself.



NDS Digital Designer Specials
In honor of NDS, several of the TTS Designers are running specials. There are two places where you can see what is being offered. First, you can check out the "Specials" in the digital store. Also, you might want to get into the habit of checking the Digi Hut News in the TTS Forum. The designers not only list their new products but any specials that they choose to run!!!

NDS Paper Store Special
Tracy has a Special Offering from the Paper Store for NDS. With every $10 purchase made your name is put into a drawing for a grand prize of an organizer tote full to the brim of wonderful scrapping supplies... so the more you spend the more you have a chance to win. Good from Friday May 2nd to Sunday May 4th. For shoppers that spend a $100 or more we will be throwing in a tote just for you to go with your order. RAK's all weekend long both in the store and online through pm's!!!
Intermission
Whew - if that cup of coffee is getting cold, now would be a good time to go warm it up 'cause there's more to come!!!!

Fabella's Template
Yes, it is the first of the month and Fabella has another fabulous template for you!!! You can find it in the Forum under Template Island. My daughter got a new kitty for Christmas and I used photos of him for my template submission:



Monthly Challenges
Some new monthly challenges are posted in the Forum. New challenges posted this week include:
Tropical Paradise
Hybrid Challenge
Technique Challenge
Photography Challenge
There are several other challenges, so please check the Challenge Coast in the TTS Forum!!!

Honors!!!
First, congratulations are in order for kimberlyatlga's Fundamentals of Play which was selected as the Layout of the Week for last week (April 21-25).

And, drum roll please, kimberlyatlga's Time for Changes was voted Layout of the Month for April!!!



The Layout of the Day selections for this week are:
Monday - mom2triplets04's Time Flies
Tuesday - k@trine's Every Little Part of You
Wednesday - alli_scraps's Altered Tissue Box
Thursday - Fantacy's I Love You More Today...
Friday - melscrap's Christmas Angel

The voting will begin shortly for the Layout of the Week, so check the TTS Forum for that. And, please stop by the gallery and leave each of the above layouts some well-deserved comments.

Well, I think that about covers it for this week!!! Enjoy NDS on Saturday and show us your creations by posting to the TTS Gallery!!!

Kabra