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Often in the scrapbooking world, papers turn to browns and oranges and other autumnal colours from the first of September. It’s the first of September here and it still feels like summer, and indeed it is still technically summer till the 22nd of September in this hemisphere, so instead of switching to all things autumn, I wanted to put together one bright blast of colour to end the summer. Sound like a plan? With a bit of luck, I won’t have autumn photos to scrap until October anyway!

Unfortunately I left it a little too late to make up my mind on all the goodies for this month since the new stuff started to arrive in the store, and that means my box is still on its way here. I can’t make a video sharing these products together just yet! But I love all the colour plus black and white accents, and I hope you’ll enjoy scrapping with this set of supplies too.

Click here to shop the September 2013 Best of Both Worlds Scrapbooking Kit.

There are bright, colourful new papers from My Mind’s Eye, Bella Blvd, and Glitz, plus some colourful enamel dots. Then the accents are in black and white from Teresa Collins, Skipping5, Rhonna Farrer’s latest My Mind’s Eye collection, Glitz washi tape, and a new flair badge made in-house at Two Peas. But there are a few things to take note before you check out your cart…

…There are no letter stickers listed in this month’s kit! Shock! Horror! That’s because this month I want to focus on using black letter stickers. If you have plenty of black letter stickers in your collection, you’re all set and you can use September’s kit to encourage yourself to use them! If you’re lacking in black letter stickers, then pick a pack! There are plenty in the store, and you can find just the right set for your style and budget.

…If you feel some of the die-cut cards are too swoony in the wording for your liking, you can either swap for others you like better, or keep these and know you’ll be working with them for the colour and pattern rather than the words, so you’ll cover up those words if they don’t fit your page. Easy!

…The stamp set I added to the list this month is one I’ve had for several months, but I want to make sure I use more. You could elect to choose your own set of stamps from your own collection with that same ethos – have a flip through and see if there is a set you meant to use many times but haven’t really used all that much. Or if you want something new and want to grab a bargain, there are some great stamp sets that aren’t very old at all that are 50% off in the store right now, so take a gander here to see if something catches your eye while it’s a great bargain. My plan is lots of stamping in black ink to work with that bright colours + black and white accents approach.

…The images in this post are not to scale!

…Adhesives are currently 25% to 50% off. Great time to stock up on pop dots of course.

As always, all the projects I’ll make with my September kit (once it arrives) will be shown here on the blog totally free of charge. These will always be free, though not amazingly timely, as those of you who read here will know I have lots of August kit projects that need to appear here on the blog! (Yes, they will shortly.) I also have several paid workshops of various styles coming up, and wanted to both clear that up (I don’t use the Best of Both World kits in paid content, just the free stuff you find here and on my YouTube channel) and also give you a little advance warning should you want to follow along with one of those upcoming paid workshops with the same supplies that I’ll be using. One of the projects I have coming up soon features using the Glitz Wild & Free collection pack from start to finish. All collection packs – including that one – are currently on sale for 25% off, so that’s a great bargain on a brand new kit. I have no idea how long that discount is valid, I’m afraid. If Wild & Free isn’t your style, the project that features that collection kit could be used with any collection kit of your choice, so take a look at the complete list of options if you prefer. But just to make that really, really clear – that is a paid workshop and I will not be sharing the projects I make from that collection kit here on the blog. (Any questions, let me know, but I think that should make sense.)

Okay, I think that is most of the important info for Best of Both Worlds in September! You can find the kit here and add it to your cart. The Best of Both Worlds idea is that you’re free to make any changes you would like, so add more or take things away or swap for similar items that are more your style – whatever you prefer! If you purchase at least $50 in physical, non-phase out goods, you qualify for free shipping to US addresses or $5 OFF shipping to anywhere in the world. {ETA: I am SO sorry that I made an error there and originally made it look like $5 international shipping. $5 off. $5 off. I am so sorry!!!! It was just a typing error, but oh goodness what an idiot I am not to have caught it.} You will need to enter the code ZWPKWA for the shipping discount. International orders, you may find the shipping quote is higher than the actual postage price on your box when it arrives. If that’s the case, open a customer service ticket to request a refund of the excess – just to be sure you open the ticket within thirty days.

Thanks so much for your continued support, and happy scrapping in September!

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