Instead of doing my housework today (whoops!) I've been trawling the blogs of some of the overseas scrapbooking manufacturers and I found a few things of interest to share with everyone...

Fiskars - I spied this Fathers' Day card idea made with Cloud 9's Max's Backyard range by Lianne Gray over at the Fiskars blog...

Mmmmm love it! See more here.

(Read on...)

Chatterbox - Chatterbox Inc have announced their brand new Design Team which includes international members for the very first time. The international members are:

• Gaby Alcantara - Mexico
• Kristine Collins - Australia
• Sarah Gladman - Australia
• Janine Koczwara - Australia
• Wendy McKee - United Kingdom
• Christiane Mueller - Germany
• Anne-Marie Teo - Switzerland

Congratulations to those ladies...and how fabulous to see three Aussies in there! :)

Flair Designs - Flair provide a sneak peak of the newest additions to their "All Star Collection". Sport mad family? Flair now have papers & stickers featuring tennis, volleyball, ice hockey, golf and cheerleading. (Ok so maybe th the cheerleading might not be so popular Downunder...LOL) See here.

KI Memories - KI feature some ideas centred around their School Days product range. There's instructions on decorating a file organiser, a school diary and also an "All About Me" booklet (a booklet containing emergency contact details etc.) in this free pdf  download here: http://kimemories.typepad.com/celebrate_life/files/ki_kindergartenschool_days.pdf.

Making Memories - This month's Designer Challenge at MM explores how music influences us in scrapbooking. Week one of the challenge - titles. MM challenge you to take a title from a favourite song and use it in a scrapbooking page. See here.

Maya Road - On the MR DT blog, I spotted a Maya Mist tutorial using chipboard snowflakes as masks (below). See here.

How delightful is that? You can also check out the latest MR newsletter here. 

Pink Paislee - Looking for a new calendar for your computer desktop? You can download this one made by Holly McCaig using Pink Paislee's Office Lingo collecton: Sep 2008 Desktop Calendar.

Prima Marketing  - Prima are running a new contest - the Build A Book Contest. Enter any Build A Book project to be eligible for some fabulous prizes. First Place: $600 prize package of Prima products (retail value). Second Place: $300 prize package of Prima products (retail value). Wow...yes please! You can submit your BAB entries here.

Queen & Co - Here's an idea for using up small random embellishments by Kristin Hayne (below)...

Very clever and an excellent way to use up your stash of odds and ends! See here.

Tinkering Ink - Here's a quick tip for removing rub-ons using sticky tape! See here.

There's also these ideas for using Rip Strips (adhesive backed fabric that you tear strips off). See here.

Oh and if you're like me...*cough*...and don't have any idea what these "Rip Strip" thingies are...you can see them up close and personal below...

Ahhhhhaaaaa! So that's what they are!

That's all from me today. Enjoy! :)