Good morning and Happy Monday! We’re back from our trip to California and we had a wonderful time! I enjoyed seeing many of our So Cal stampers at the two classes I taught as well as catching up with friends and family in the area. But as always, it’s good to be home and sleep in our own bed!

Today we’re excited to introduce our November Key Ingredients kit! This month’s kit features the October Afternoon Modern Homemaker collection, which happens to be my personal favorite from the new collections debuted at the previous CHA trade show. I love the fun kitchen icons and the pretty patterns will work for lots of occasions! This month I’ve challenged the team to get inspired by the modern homemaker inside. We all have a modern homemaker in there somewhere, right!? *grin* So we’ve created projects inspired by the kitchen using elements from the November Key Ingredients kit.

I started by stamping my own background with the small cherry image from the What’s Cookin’ set. I colored the cherries with Copic markers and then started on the image panel. I think I’ve mentioned before how much I love my Kitchen Aid mixer. The only thing I’d change about it is the color… I’d love red instead! I stamped the images in Memento Rich Cocoa and colored them with Copics. Then I added a little bit of Glossy Accents to the glass mixing bowl. I decided to create something like a tablecloth with patterned paper and a little bit of cream ruffle trim. I also added a polymer clay button to match the cherries background and finish off the card. Since I’ve been traveling, I haven’t had a lot of chance to play with this month’s Key Ingredients, but you can bet you’ll be seeing more projects using these fun papers in the future! You’ll also want to check out what our talented team has created with this month’s kit:

Lynn Put, Jessica Diedrich, Melody Rupple, Rosie Hughes, Jen Tapler, and Lisa Hjulberg

If you’re already a Key Ingredients subscriber then you know these paper-crafting goodies are on their way to your doorstep. If you’re not a current subscriber then we’d love to have you join us! We offer the latest patterned paper collections paired with unique embellishments and bring them right to your doorstep each month at a great value. This month’s kit includes the following supplies pictured on the left:

20 sheets of double-sided patterned papers from the October Afternoon Modern Homemaker Collection

12 sheets of 8.5″ x 11″ cardstock (2 each of 6 colors)

5 yards of ribbon (1 yard each of 5 different styles)

Mini Market Alphabet Stickers

What’s Cookin’ Chipboard

Each kit also comes with a full-color supply list for reference and a plastic case to store all of your supplies! And if that’s not enough, our subscribers enjoy 10% off everything at the TE Store during our monthly discount period as well as free shipping on your additional purchases (for U.S. customers)! The price of our subscriptions break down as follows:

6 month subscription: $16.95 + $7.00 shipping = $23.95 charged monthly

3 month subscription: $18.95 + $7.00 shipping = $25.95 charged monthly

If you’re interested, go to our store by clicking HERE or check out even more details about our Key Ingredients subscription on our Key Ingredients blog!