Gauche Alchemy is your source for kits with a twist, themes ranging from whimsical to subversive, with an emphasis on vintage ephemera. Premier kits ("Lush" and "Sleeping Your Way to the Top") are now selling - enormous limited edition kits with a retail value of $60, selling for $34.95!

I am very excited about sharing the art of Sara Berry on the Art Slam. Sara’s journal pages are among my favorite to look at. She has a way of weaving a message into her pieces that is not always obvious. I realized how amazing her work was when I participated in a Story of My Life ATC exchange where she created a set of cards. I admit I did not want to share her cards with the rest of the group…they were that good. Below is an interview with Sara about her work and what inspires her. Enjoy!

As if our stamp of approval wasn’t enough, there’s this: Julie was just named one of the six winners of The Best of British Scrapbooker competition held by Scrapbook Inspirations Magazine! I’m not at all surprised, and I bet you’re not either!

VIMY, France — Victoria Merritt fought back tears as she recited personal letters from her great-great-uncle who was killed in a war nearly a century ago in a land far away from Canada.

A pin on Jan Barendt's dress reads, "God loves the clown in me."