Randi's Review	Rachel's Review	Eli's Review	Kim's Review	Terri's Review

Review by Randi

Be Blessed collections all center around faith and the family. The "Children to Cherish" Collection Pack was created especially to help us record memories of our children, of course! In their words..."Wonderfully Made, The Children to Cherish Collection celebrates the innocence, creativity, and freedom of childhood and the precious blessings children bring."

This pack contains twelve 65# weight acid and lignin free papers, one sheet of coordinating tags and one sheet of coordinating rub-ons. The papers are primarily shades of pinks and blues with some accents of greens, and yellows. Some contain Bible verses, some small quotes such as "Sweet & Fresh from Heaven Above," "You are Loved," and "100% Huggable." One could easily use most of these papers for boy or girl pages. I have both in the photo on my first page, "Lanz Kids." I accented the hearts printed on the bottom of the paper with the coordinating rub-ons. The Be Blessed rub-ons go on like a dream! They are among my favorites since they are so easy to apply.

Title: Lanz Kids
Products used: Candy Wash paper, Children to Cherish, Be Blessed
Rub-ons, Children to Cherish, Be Blessed
Tags, Children to Cherish, Be Blessed
Twilight Medium and Black Prismatics Cardstock, Prism
AlphaScructures Chipboard, Zsiage
Black NeoOpaque Paint, Jacquard
Black Soot Distress Ink, Tim Holtz, Ranger
Ribbon
Permanent Bond Glue Runner, Adhesive Tech

The cardstock tags coordinate so well with the papers that you may want to ink the edges to make them stand out as I did in both the layout above and the following. This second page has my four-year old in a great adventure at a nearby park. The greens/blues and plant printed on the page really boosted the outdoorsy feel.

Title: Life's Adventures
Products used: Life's Adventures paper, Children to Cherish, Be Blessed
Rub-ons, Children to Cherish, Be Blessed
Tags, Children to Cherish, Be Blessed
Black Prismatics Cardstock, Prism
Black Soot Distress Ink, Tim Holtz, Ranger
Mini brads and Photo turns, 7gypsies
Permanent Bond Glue Runner, Adhesive Tech

Daisies are my favorite flower and I really didn't want to cover them up on this paper. I decided to let them show over the top of my photos by cutting parts of the flowers (and also the scroll on the title) with a craft knife so my photos slid underneath. I then added some glitter to the centers of the daisies. I love this somewhat altered page!

Title: Sweet as a song
Products used: Sweet Song paper, Children to Cherish, Be Blessed
Rub-ons, Children to Cherish, Be Blessed
Tags, Children to Cherish, Be Blessed
Frosted Pink Prismatics Cardstock, Prism
Wild Rose Transparent Art Glitter, Art Institute
Permanent Bond Glue Runner, Adhesive Tech

Once you get to looking at the designs in this collection I'm sure you'll find LOTS of photos that you'll want to have a home ON them. I found it hard to stop. I love how they create quick and simple pages with very little need for other embellishments. If you have little ones in your life and appreciate the addition of scripture verses through the papers, tags or rub-ons, you'll want to give these a try.

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Review by Rachel

This was the first time I had worked with products from Be Blessed Scrapbooking. We were sent the Children To Cherish Collection Pack. This collection includes:

• 12 different sheets of patterned paper
• One sheet of coordinating tags
• One sheet of coordinating rub-ons

I am always looking for Christian products to use in my scrapbooking so I was thrilled to be placed on this review.

The patterned paper in this collection is a heavyweight #65 premium paper. I am impressed with the quality! It is nice and heavy and stands up well to inking, distressing, and embossing. This paper is also acid and lignin free. The colors included in this collection are pinks, purples, browns, greens and blues! It is perfect for either boys or girls. Nine of the twelve pattern papers have Bible verses, quotes, or sayings on them as part of the design. All of the papers coordinate perfectly with each other and with the tags and rub-ons.

The coordinating sheet of tags includes twenty seven different tags, sliders, or embellishments. They coordinate perfectly with the paper. Some of the tags have quotes of them and some of the tags are just left empty! There is a wide variety to choose from and are also made of the same premium heavyweight paper. Be Blessed has made using the tags so easy because you just punch out the tag you want to use and put it on your layout!

On the following layout, I used one of the ribbon sliders as my title for the layout. And also used a couple of the smaller tags to add dimension to the page!

Title: Little Miracle
Products used: Patterned Paper, Love Blooms, Children To Cherish, Be Blessed
Cardstock, White, Prismatics
Tags, Children To Cherish, Be Blessed
Rub-ons, Children To Cherish, Be Blessed
Stamps, Swirls, Rhonna Farrer, Autumn Leaves
Ink, Onyx Black, Versafine
Adhesive, 3-D Design Blocks & Permanent Glue Runner, Ad Tech

I am a rub-on junkie and so it will not surprise anyone to know that my most favorite product is the Be Blessed Rub-ons. Now, these rub-ons are not just your normal run of the mill rub-ons. These are high quality rub-ons. They rub off very easily and don’t stick to the paper that protects them. They literally go on like butter. They also make it incredibly easy to fix a mistake. On the following layout, I picked up one of the images a bit early and some of the words were not quite down yet. I was able to line it back up and rub it on and it didn’t leave that tell tale crack that is left by some. WOOHOO!!

Title: You Are My Sunshine
Products used: Patterned Paper, Sunshine, Children To Cherish, Be Blessed
Rub-ons, Children To Cherish, Be Blessed
Stamps, Flowers, Swirls, Rhonna Farrer, Autumn Leaves
Adhesive, Permanent Glue Runner, Ad Tech

I really enjoyed working with the Children to Cherish collection. Most of all, because it reminded me how blessed I am to be a Mom. But also because of the great products I had to work with. The layouts just come together so easily since everything coordinates perfectly with each other. Be Blessed Scrapbooking has taken the guesswork out with these collections and I am hooked! I HIGHLY recommend this collection for both beginners and advanced scrapbookers! I love products that remind me of why I scrapbook and this company does that just that! If your local scrapbook store does not carry Be Blessed Scrapbooking products, be sure to ask if they will order it for you! You will want to add this collection to your stash, for sure!

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Review by Eli

Be Blessed, a new scrapbooking paper company, hit the ground running when it introduced five lines to the crafting world. Their website says, “Capture your faith within your families memories and share it with the future,” which suits the products to a “T.” Their products in each line are offered individually at selected retailers or come in a Collection Pack. Each pack contains 12 patterned papers, a sheet of rub-ons and a page of tags, all coordinated for easy mix and match fun.

This review focuses on the Children to Cherish Collection Pack, a cheerful paper line that features mostly green, blue and yellow color washes that look distinctly hand-painted. Add to that some pinks and purples to fill out their line. Most of the papers have a small quote or Bible verse, adding to the emphasis on faith as the company’s focus. The sheet of rub-ons is filled with Bible verses, mini quotes, and heart-warming graphics. They apply easily with the highly scientific…popsicle stick. The page of tags is a great addition to the collection. This one is designed with punch-out tags and frames in a variety of shapes and sizes. A few of them are nested inside of each other so their designers are really using their space efficiently to provide the most for your “supplies budget.”

I loved playing with this mini stash and I began by using one of the papers as a play on words. I chose the paper that began, “fresh from Heaven,” with a new baby? No, a bright and fun SNOW page. Check out the results.

Title: In Deep
Products used: Sweet and Fresh patterned paper (Be Blessed)
Flower tag and rub-on heart (Be Blessed)
Dot paper
Painty Caps letter stamps (Ma Vinci)
Pink pens (Pilot, Sharpie)
Blue Brad (ScrapWorks)
Colorbox Frost White Pigment ink (Clearsnap)
White Sparkle embossing powder (Creations Unlimited)
Perfect Medium Brush Pen (Ranger)
Geometrics Circle Style Die and Wizard Embossing and Cutting System (Spellbinders)
Deckle edge ruler (Plaid)
Permanent Glue Runner (Ad Tech)


Title: Wonderfully Made
Products used: Wonderfully Made, You are Loved patterned papers (Be Blessed)
Rub-ons (Be Blessed)
Rick Rack
Ultra-fine pens (Sharpie)
Permanent Glue Runner (Ad Tech)

Conclusion: Be Blessed is a wonderful company with high quality paper elements and rub-ons. I love the feel to their heavy-weight patterned papers. I appreciate their making available products that focus on faith but I have numerous ideas of how to use their items in many different ways. This line goes beyond a specific “denomination” and can be used for all kinds of designs focusing on children. The internet description of this collection captures it well, “Wonderfully Made, The Children to Cherish™ Collection celebrates the innocence, creativity and freedom of childhood and the precious blessing children bring.” Recommended.

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Review by Kim

I had the pleasure of working with the Be Blessed, Children To Cherish Collection Pack. It comes complete with 12 gorgeous sheets of patterned paper, coordinating die cuts and plenty of rub-ons. Their samples are nice to look at and their packaging is inviting.

I thought to myself, I can definitely work with these products. I love the softness of these products. I usually only use a portion of a 12" x 12" piece of paper. These papers are designed perfectly for cutting up. You can use the word strip as a title while using the other parts of a sheet to mat photos. The texture and sanded effect adds to the softness that I love about these papers.

I am pleased with the weight of this paper. It's strong enough to use as background paper, it has it's own texture and it looks great with sanded edges. The rub-ons are easy to work with and rub on smoothly. The die cuts offer some great features. Such as different sized frames and paper ribbon charms are included along with cute descriptive accent words. The die cut sheet gives endless possibilities.

When I saw some of the papers, I immediately thought about vacation pictures. I was amazed to find the perfect colors in this collection. I tore the "Train A Child" paper to give it a "beach" look. I then cut down the "Wonderfully Made" paper to blend in with the Caribbean water. The dark border of the "Life's Adventures" paper was perfect for my horizon. I added these papers to a solid light blue background. I then decided to frame my photo with various rub-ons. I used different foam stamps, chipboard, clear and acrylic letters to create my title.

Title: My Angels
Products used: Cardstock (Prism Prismatics)
Patterned Paper-Be Blessed-Wonderfully Made, Train A Child and Life's Adventures
Rub-ons-Be Blessed
Other
Chipboard letters, Prima and Making Memories
Ghost letter-Heidi Swapp
Acrylic letter-Heidi Grace
Foam stamps by Making Memories
Adhesive-Adhesive Tech, Permanent Glue Runner

I used "Sweet Song" patterned paper for my background and add a strip of "Sunshine" patterned paper to mat my pictures. I thought the colors coordinated beautifully with my photos. I decided to add interest to the title and accent flowers, so I outlined them all in with black pen. I think it gave my layout a bit of an artistic feel. I thought the rub-ons would look great as flower centers and add to my tag accent. I used a die cut label holder to accent my title and a die cut tag to bring your eye to the bottom of my page.I wanted to give this a dramatic look so I added black flower accents with different pink brad centers.

Title: Sweet As A Song
Products used: Patterned Paper-Be Blessed-Sweet Song and Sunshine
Be Blessed rub-ons
Be Blessed Die Cuts
Other
Prima Flowers-Felt and Cork
Creative Impressions-Brads
Sakura Micron-Black Pen
Adhesive-Adhesive Tech, Permanent Glue Runner

Be Blessed products were a pleasure to work with. I would love to see some coordinating cardstock alphabet stickers added in the future. The unique colors and patterned were fun to work with. This set is a great value and I look forward to working with these products again.

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Review by Terri

I was not familiar with Be Blessed Scrapbooking products before getting the Children To Cherish collection pack to review. I was not sure what to expect, but was intrigued by the idea of incorporating a message of faith into scrapbooking products.

The Children To Cherish collection includes 12 different papers, 1 sheet of coordinating tags and 1 sheet of coordinating rub-ons. The idea behind this particular collection is to celebrate childhood and children. If you ever see a Be Blessed Scrapbooking collection pack in a store one thing you will notice is that the front clearly displays everything in the package, as well as a few page examples. I thought this was a nice touch.

When I opened the pack I was struck by the papers. They looked like watercolors. The colors were both soft and vibrant, and the paper had a brush stoke effect. The paper is heavy, more like a patterned cardstock in weight that a thin piece of paper. Since I was curious about how the collection incorporated faith, I went though and looked at the words and phrases that were used. I found that there were some bible passages, and many phrases that celebrated children in a more general way.

The phrases of several of the papers were large enough to serve as titles. I’m a fan of products that make scrapping easier so I really liked this. The die cuts offered a variety of shapes and colors. Both the die cuts and rub-ons were designed to coordinate with the paper. For example, one of the papers I used included the phrase “wonderfully made” and one of the rub-ons (which I also used) included the psalm from which that phrase came. The dies cuts need to punched out of the sheet, and might have a few rough edges as a result. You can sand these down if they bother you, but they aren’t too obvious. The rub-ons were smooth and easy to use.

One thing I love about a good product is that the product itself can be inspirational. That was my experience when looking through the Children To Cherish collection. One of the papers included the phrase Wonderfully Made. It inspired me to create a page about my nephew T.J. who is developmentally delayed. I wanted to celebrate his spirit with pictures I took on a recent visit, rather than focusing on his disabilities.

Title: Wonderfully Made
Products used: patterned paper: Be Blessed Scrapbooking Children To Cherish
die cuts: Be Blessed Scrapbooking Children To Cherish
rub-ons: Be Blessed Scrapbooking Children To Cherish
letter stickers: BasicGrey
marker: Micron 08
adhesive: Adhesive Tech, Permanent Glue Runner

For this page I again took inspiration from the preprinted title on the paper. I used pictures of my sister-in-law and niece, and on my journaling tags I included the lyrics for the song “You are my sunshine.” I loved the flowers on the paper and decided to carry that theme forward by adding more flowers. I added a few rub-ons from the collection and my page was complete.

Title: Sweet as a song
Products used: patterned paper: Be Blessed Scrapbooking Children To Cherish
die cuts: Be Blessed Scrapbooking Children To Cherish
rub-ons: Be Blessed Scrapbooking Children To Cherish
flowers: Prima
marker: Micron 08
adhesive: Adhesive Tech, Permanent Glue Runner

I think you will like anything you purchase from this line, and I highly recommend the collection pack if it is available to you. While you will not have any problem finding products that match the Children To Cherish line, I loved that with the collection pack I could create a page without adding much. The completeness of the collection pack would make it perfect for taking to a crop.

I found everything in the Children To Cherish collection to be beautiful, high quality and easy to use. I enjoyed and was inspired by the understated messages of faith incorporated in the products. I think these products are perfect for capturing everyday moments of hope, innocence and appreciation.

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