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UPDATE : The Seafoam core kit is now available on Amazon!

HOORAY. It's here!

I waited for Paul to get home from work to open it (and have him take photos). I figured if he might miss our BABY being born in June, he might as well witness this box of paper be opened. 😉

And … IT'S RAD. The colors are fantastic. Better than I hoped. My shaking hands, iPhone and fading December afternoon light are doing them no justice at all so look for more accurate photos next week when I share the final chapter of the Seafoam Story and how the designs came together.

All the cards (including the 4×6 cards) are printed on both sides so in most cases you get an option to use cards as just a design element OR as a journaling spot (or both because they show through the pockets) You can see many, but not quite all of the 3×4 options above and all of the 4×6 title cards. I randomly included one of my favorites of the folded journaling cards.

Oh I am happy with it. So happy. Cannot wait to put it into use in 2013.

Because I know it's coming… kits are expected to hit amazon in late December. You can find the most accurate information here or on Becky's blog. I am not the best source for up to the minute info on where the kits are and when they can be ordered, but I promise to update the blog when I know.

Thank you for sharing my excitement (and your patience with my not excellently colored photos)!

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57 responses to “oh, seafoam.”

  1. orange gearle Avatar

    Wow! I’m the first to comment TWICE today! I will admit that I have been stalking your blog this afternoon, waiting for this post! I have not done project life before, but now I want to! So exciting!

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  2. Briana Avatar
    Briana

    I too have been stalking your blog all afternoon haha! So funny!!! I cant wait another second for this to come out!!Its killing me!! Seafoam! Seafoam!! Seafoam!!!

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  3. cassidy hogue Avatar

    So freakin’ excited!!

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  4. Alinor Avatar

    so excited! the kit looks amazing, can’t wait to get it and start my PL 2013 with it!

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  5. Linda Avatar
    Linda

    love it even MORE than I did before 🙂 CANNOT wait until late december and all I can say is they better have plenty of stock when I place my order..if it’s backordered I will have a hissy fit 🙂 🙂 LOL

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  6. TaraMcK Avatar

    awaiting my canadian preorder – yay! cannot wait till it arrive.

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  7. Leah Cameron Avatar

    So gorgeous! I have this on pre-order and cannot wait to get it and get started for 2013. These colours are just perfect for Australia – beach, sun, etc etc! Love it.

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  8. camille Avatar
    camille

    oh my goodness, elise–you look like a little kid on christmas day! so cute, and that kit is so you. excited and happy for you 🙂

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  9. Danielle Avatar

    Oh so excited!!! Can’t wait. And super cute shirt!

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  10. Ang Avatar
    Ang

    Ack!!! LOVE! I wasn’t sure if I was going to do PL on 2013 until Seafoam was introduced – I knew I had to have it & use it! Can’t wait to get it!! Congrats on an amazing product!!!

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  11. Jessica Rodarte Avatar

    I will cry if it sells out before I can order one because I love it so much. It must be an amazing feeling to have produced such a great kit. Congrats again.

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  12. Emily S Avatar
    Emily S

    so excited for you!!!! it is lovely

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  13. Jennie M Avatar

    SO excited!!! I want one!!! Thanks for the pictures, it looks amazing!

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  14. Shirley K Avatar

    Love it! Awesome work!

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  15. kelly X Avatar

    AMAZING. I cannot wait to get my own. Great job, Elise!!

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  16. Martha Avatar
    Martha

    Congrats! So excited for you and the great job you did. Can’t wait to use it next year.

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  17. Shanon Gibson Avatar

    Beautiful! I cannot wait to order this kit! Congrats!

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  18. Shannon R Avatar
    Shannon R

    So fun! I will be buying Project Life for the first time because of this kit…I love it and can’t wait to use it.

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  19. Bee Avatar
    Bee

    Looks fab! Yay! And love the shirt… where did you get it?

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  20. Brandie Avatar

    It looks amazing! I cannot wait to get my hands on one. Congrats!

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  21. Elizabeth M Avatar

    AHHHHHH! So exciting! Congratulations:)

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  22. Leigh Avatar
    Leigh

    It looks sooooo perfect. Can’t wait to purchase it!

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  23. shawna Avatar
    shawna

    holy i gotta have this batman!!!!
    like commented above, i will just be a cr baby waaa waaa if it sells out before i can get my hands on a copy!
    love.love.love it.
    ps…beyond thrilled about your ‘little’ news…i know that it sounds a bit stalker-ish, but i had this feeling…and since i ‘know’ you…ha ha ha…CONGRATS!

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  24. Amanda Avatar

    This kit looks awesome! I’ve never considered doing Project Life but seeing this makes me think…

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  25. Melissa Sutton-Estrada Avatar
    Melissa Sutton-Estrada

    I am SO HAPPY FOR YOU!! It’s only right that Paul should get to witness the conception/birth of THIS baby! 😉 LOL
    You have NO IDEA how excited I’ve been since your first announcement of this kit. I’M ABOUT TO PAINT MY BEDROOM SEAFOAM is how much I love the color. So retro!! I’ve allowed $$ from my Christmas budget in order to purchase a kit for myself and at least 1 or 2 others as gifts when they arrive. I KNOW that they’ll entice a few of my non-scrapbooking pals to begin!
    THANK YOU for all your hard work, Elise. And may you receive no prank calls from Australian disc jockeys over the coming months. :-O

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  26. Caity Avatar
    Caity

    This is just so amazing! It makes me think about the girl you were when I first started reading this blog (I believe you were either a junior or senior in college at that point) and how completely thrilled I imagine she would be to know something like this was in her future. Congratulations!!!

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  27. elise blaha Avatar

    Thanks! Old navy a few months ago

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  28. Pink Ronnie Avatar

    Oh Elise!!!
    BEST KIT EVER.
    Ronnie xo

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  29. Tiffany B. Avatar

    Elise – I am so excited for you! I love design, what you did is fantastic! I can’t wait to use it. Because of you I will be doing project life for the 1st starting next year. I have always scrapbooked.

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  30. Stephanie Harmon Avatar
    Stephanie Harmon

    Congratulations, Elise! So many exciting things happening in your life right now…thank you for continuing to share 🙂
    I have a question about your amazing PL Seafoam kit. How will you use it for 2013? Do you think you’ll use Seafoam primarily? I ask because I’ve purchased PL kits in the past and haven’t really used them. At all. Partly because of the style (Seafoam is a dream comes true!) and because it can leave PL sort of flat and matchy matchy. Just curious on how you’ll use it 🙂

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  31. Brooke Avatar

    This is on my Christmas wishlist. If I don’t get it then, I’m buying it for myself. = )
    Also just wanted to say that I love how genuine and ‘you’ you are in your posts – even though I don’t know you. Your happiness shines.

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  32. Alison Avatar

    I have picked seafoam kit to use for next year and I cant wait to get it…the colours and simple design are so me.

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  33. jamie Avatar

    I like that some of the cards are blank with no lines, that way they can he used both vertically AND horizontally. You can’t really do that with what is available right now. So exciting!

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  34. Mindy Avatar
    Mindy

    i also have been stalking your blog today! but i made good use of that time here & read old posts on your mini books, crafts etc 🙂
    so excited for your kit! i bought the clementine last year & have yet to use it. i will just have to mix the two!
    will you be getting a baby kit??

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  35. Nita K. Avatar
    Nita K.

    Cannot wait to get my hands on this!

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  36. Jody R. Avatar

    Even in the fading December light it looks great! Can’t wait to start using the kit, provided I get my hands on one because a lot of people are loving it!

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  37. Ann-Marie Avatar

    Cheers to you + your many successes this week! xoxo

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  38. May Scholz Avatar
    May Scholz

    Congratulations Elise!!!
    I’ve just got my Seafoam today too! I live in Thailand, so I have to order from our South-East Asia distributor in Singapore which is the first part of the world that get to see the newest edition of Project Life.
    It is gorgeous!!! I love it and can’t wait to get started. I really want 2013 to come quickly!!!
    You are awesome Elise!!!

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  39. ee k. Avatar

    So gorgeous! I absolutely cannot wait to get my paws on this baby of yours! Congrats!

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  40. JillT Avatar
    JillT

    So happy for you AND chompin’ at the bit. . .

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  41. Thea Avatar
    Thea

    I am so thrilled for you that it is everything you wanted. I have had mine on preorder here in Australia since the day it was released as I knew you would do something amazing. I had to smile at the touches that are So Your Style – diagonal text and ampersands. I echo a comment from a fellow Aussie above – the colours will be perfect for our part of the world! I can barely wait for my kit to arrive. I am also looking forward to your quote cards when they are available. Congratulations.

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  42. Nadia Avatar

    super kewl elise! congrats! ciao!

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  43. elise blaha Avatar

    Thank you! Yes, I am going to get a baby kit this year too. 🙂

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  44. elise blaha Avatar

    yep! That was something Becky really wanted! They are not totally blank though, there is a light grid on all of them. 🙂

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  45. elise blaha Avatar

    Thanks! I do think I will use the kit primarily. I have never really used a kit either so this will be a new experience. I am still going to add some embellishments, add 3×4 photos and extra stuff that we collect from places, but I imagine the majority (though not all) of the paper will come from the kit. I am actually really excited about bringing more cohesiveness to my albums in 2013. 🙂

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  46. Helen Avatar
    Helen

    Elise, I have pre-ordered my Seafoam kit here in Australia and I have to say – I was planning on using it mixed with Turquoise and split with a friend. Having seen this though, I don’t think that I can give any of it up, nor mix it with the Turquoise kit. It is GORGEOUS. So much more vibrant than the previous pics we have seen! I bought the kit specifically for the “who what where when why” card (funny how one card can tip you over the edge!) but you have STOLEN MY HEART with the “see hear taste touch smell” card. Seriously. Awesome design, Mrs. Cripe. You rock!

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  47. Marie Avatar

    I just pre-ordered the seafoam kit! I’m sooo excited to see it after all these awesome pictures. The color are seriously great, I love it!!! But I had hoped that I could work with the kit for the entire year. Too bad it won’t get here(Germany) till the end of January or even February! 😦
    I’ll just have to keep using my stash of pretty papers for now 😉

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  48. Marsaille Avatar
    Marsaille

    So so happy for you! Love that your good energy will be all over the world. Love that you have a tiny whirl of energy doing it’s thing in there too. Congrats Elise.

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  49. elise blaha Avatar

    thank you!! Maybe once it gets to you you can go back and drop a few cards in here and there? Like write your journaling on post-its in the meantime? Extra work, but then you would have it for the full year. 🙂 hoping for fast shipping for you!!

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  50. Christine V Avatar
    Christine V

    i am in love!!!!

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