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A Technique A Week Column

Not a week goes by that I don't have someone e-mail me and ask "how did you do that??" or "mine didn't turn out like yours".  In answering those e-mails, it made me decide to do a weekly tutorial e-blast called "A Technique A Week"!!  We will send tips and post the same information on our blog with the purpose of helping everyone further their knowledge of scrapbook techniques while hopefully inspiring you to try new things and take a step outside the box!!  If you want to be added to our newsletter mailing list, just add your name to our Constant Contact newsletter (see link on left side of our blog) and you will get it every Thursday evening.  We will also post these on our blog and archive them under A Technique A Week category.

This week's technique is how to create paper flowers from circle punch pieces.  Just print our file and keep for your own personal use.

Download Issue 1 - September 16, 2010

Labor Day Weekend.......

Well....we've had a LABOR day weekend - worked all weekend long organizing the warehouse, cleaning our garage (yuk!), hot, sweaty, Florida.....I'm glad that I promised the kids that they can have tonight to relax and tomorrow will just be a normal holiday weekend to swim, barbeque and all that stuff...  I feel good, though - better than I have in a long time, because I have these massive to-do lists and now we're knocking them out!

I wanted to post some pictures of the Bills/Bengals game that some of our customers from Buffalo went to last weekend!  They were the winners of our five tickets.

Lynn and her husband were thrilled to be able to spend the weekend in Buffalo since they had a long drive to get there.  They took in the scrap/stamp show at the Hamburg Fairgrounds on Sunday, so it was an awesome mix of a bit of sports and a bit of scrapping (something I can TOTALLY relate to).  Lynn is such a sweet person who helps many other people (she's an nurse plus a fabulous friend to others) and the R&R gave her the energy to continue doing the fabulous job she does giving to those in need.  Her photos are the first three.

Rene's in-laws had NEVER been to a US football game before - they are from Sweden.  They went with her husband and it was a magical experience for them.  She was so excited to be able to offer them something so special when they were here visiting - they loved experiencing American Football!  Her photos are the second three.

Enjoy the pics they all sent and have a great weekend!!                Kim

 
   

End of Summer Retreat for our Buffalo Gals!

We are so excited to announce our 2010 schedule for our Buffalo Retreats!!  We will be doing three retreats this year.  The first one is September 10 & 11 (End of Summer), the second one is October 8 & 9 (Fabulous Fall) and the third one is December 10 & 11 (Happy Holidays & New Year's Eve).

E-mail me if you need further information (e-mail link is on our blog page) and check out our flier for all the great details!!).  The Niagara layout below is one that we will be doing with our classes.  See you in Buffalo!!

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Check Out Keller's Creations

We wanted to take a minute to have you check out one of the vendors at the National Consumer Conventions who has a great special this week!  The company is called Keller's Creations and they have a huge variety of shaped kits, easy and quick to put together!  The owner, Kim Mock, prides herself in putting together scrapbooking products that can be assembled in minutes.  Check them out and see what you like there!  She's offering our customers a discount of 25% off any order of $25.00 or more (before shipping) by using the coupon code SNS25 from now until Sunday, June 20!  Also, as an added bonus, you can add this cute Disney themed accordion book for $5.00 with any order!  Add up to three of them for $5.00 each by putting "disney please" in the message box with your order.  Enjoy shopping at Kim's website and don't forget to use your coupon code!!

Cosmo Cricket Delovely Is In The House!!

We are so in love with this gorgeous new line from Cosmo Cricket!!!  It's ready to ship and in stock in our on line store - just check out the Cosmo Cricket Delovely line in our section A Taste of the Latest and you're good to go!!  Also use coupon code COSMO15 for an additional 15% off your order!  These images are all courtesy of Cosmo Cricket and their fantastic designers!!  Enjoy!

 

The brightest line Cosmo has ever produced is whimsical, summery and shipping now!

 

 

 

The brightest line Cosmo has ever produced is whimsical, summery and shipping now!

 

 

Pink Paislee Projects

Pink Paislee has some gorgeous new lines of papers & embellishments.  Their new lines are 365 Degrees, Bayberry Cottage and Queen Bee.  We have all three in stock as well as their Artisan Line and Expressions.  The projects that you can do with their papers and embellishments are amazing.  Their designers give us tons of inspiration.  One of the things I love best about Pink Paislee is that they continue to inspire us and keep those creative juices flowing.  Here is the latest from their Technique Tuesday blog post and a great idea of what to do with Artisan Tape.  Don't forget that we have a coupon code until April 25 that is APRILSHOWERS for 20% off your entire purchase, except kits and already discounted items.

Adhere several rows of Artisan tape on a piece of Kraft cardstock.

Trace several star shapes and cut them out.

To complete, mat them with solid patterned paper, stitched them with my sewing machine, and accented them with the cork buttons and bella brads.

Here is the resulting page! Papers from the 365 Degrees and Bayberry Cottage collections and pleated ribbon adorns the left side.

Here are more ideas using their gorgeous new designs!

Distrezz-It-All, Bind-It-All and On-Line Classes

First off, if you haven't seen it or heard about it yet, there's a new kid in town for distressing papers, chipboard, wood, leather and more!!  It's by Zutter Innovative who created the Bind-It-All machine and is called the Distrezz-It-All.  This awesome machine is compact, portable, durable and is the answer to all your distressing needs.  We also have a video tutorial by Nan Paturzo on our website that you can view as well! 

Next, I want to tell everyone about a fabulous on-line class site that I am participating in.   I am taking a couple of classes coming up that may interest you all.   When we travel to conventions, we get to meet a lot of you who own Bind-It-All machines and want to further your knowledge on how to use them to their highest potential.  We do our best to help you in the couple days we are in your area,  and post LOT of ideas on projects on our blog as well, but this will take that another step for you in learning more about your machines.

One class that is being offered is taught by Nan Paturzo who is truly the authority on the Bind-It-All machine and it's workings.  She is offering it at the site My Creative Classroom and it is a class that goes for four weeks teaching four different projects.  I am not personally taking this one, because I know enough about the machine, but I highly recommend Nan's class to everyone.

The other two classes that I am interested in and am taking are by Donna Salazar who has recently released her own product line that works in conjunction with the Bind-It-All as well as being the idea and motivator behind the new Distrezz It All which is Zutter's new distressing machine.

The first class I am taking is called Artsy Fartsy Techniques.  This class will help me learn more about Donna's products and how the distresser works as well as learning new techniques for altered arts.  She's the master of techniques and it's time to learn a few new ones!!

The second class that Donna is teaching is called Distrezz-It-All 101 and that's the basics of the machine, how it was developed to work and the ins and outs of using it.

So....anyway, I just wanted to let everyone know about this site in case you didn't know about it and to check out Nan and Donna's classes!!  As always, we have ALL the Bind-It-All products on line in our store as well as the new Distrezz-It-All in stock and ready to ship!!  We also have Donna's new Junk In The Trunk in stock and ready to ship, too!  Ours is $1.00 more than retail, but it comes with at least $5 worth of ribbons & Prima Flowers to add to your book!!!  We customize all of our kits with lots of great ribbons and flowers that don't come in others!!  Check them out!

 

 

Teresa Collins T-Drops

Teresa Collins T-Drops are back in stock!!  Lots of you wanted to know when we would have them in again and all but the crystal color (clear) are back in stock!  They will not be reproducing the crystal ones and these are limited, so if you want them, they're here.  You can also use our coupon code for the next two weeks which is APRILSHOWERS10 which will give you 20% off your entire purchase of anything else not on sale and not kits until April 15, 2010.

Here are some great ideas using the Teresa Collins T-Drops.  You can find them on our website under A Taste of the Latest along with all of Teresa's new lines from CHA Winter and their coordinating embellishments!! 

   

Cosmo Cricket CHA Winter Releases

Material Girl's my favorite - with my love of sewing, it's a no brainer!!!

Garden Variety is anything but your "garden variety." Here, the strawberries smile, the peas are friends and the chicks wear bonnets. What could make for happier projects? Simply mix together some cardstock, add in a dash of colorful elements, a healthy serving of Ready, Set Chipboard and sprinkle with buttons. Voilà, a masterpiece.

But wait, there's more.......

 

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Pink Paislee CHA Sneak Peeks

Artisan Tape

Printed paper tape never looked so good! Our new artisan tape rolls can be used to create a border, secure photo corners, seal a love letter, wrap a gift and more. It is hard to think of all the ways these fun designs can be used. Each tape roll includes five meters of 3/4″ wide tape. The best part is they fit on any standard tape dispenser so you can sprinkle them around the office too!

Offered in 10 different designs they can be purchased in single rolls for only $1.99 MSRP!  Here are all 10 patterns:

Artisan Elements

Satisfy the desire to get your hands dirty with our new line of artisan elements. These products can be distressed to your heart’s desire. Although they are fabulous the way they are, we encourage you to decorate them to reflect your own individual style. Decorate them with paint, ink, markers and more! Each package includes 1 sheet of elements. Sheet size is 8×8 so they are larger than they appear! MSRP $4.99

From Pink Paislee - "We are already getting questions about what this product is made of and what I can tell you is that it has not yet been on the market that I am aware of.  It is a cross between foam and resin.  It works great with paints, inks, markers, even crayons!  It will give you the same effect as raw chipboard but with more dimension and they are self-adhesive!!"

I think that says it all!!!  Can't wait to use these!!

Artisan Albums

Soft on the outside and durable on the inside Pink Paislee's new artisan albums are the perfect mix of texture and strength. Printed canvas covers give these chipboard albums just the right artistic touch. Each album includes 6 chipboard pages on the inside attached with a ring binder giving you the option to add even more pages or dimension.

These albums come in 4 styles:

• 4×8 Natural - This one works perfectly with their new press on backgrounds.  Of course since it is totally natural canvas without any print that also means you can paint it, ink it, and embellish it to your hearts content! MSRP $6.99
• 6×6 Blue - This album is printed with the same gorgeous teal / blue color that is featured in their Bayberry Cottage collection.  MSRP $7.99
• 8×8 Orange - This album is not as orange as in looks in this photo I promise.  It is printed with the same orange that is featured in our 365 degrees collection. MSRP $8.99
• 6×12 Black - This album is a very fun distressed black pattern on canvas. MSRP $9.99

All of their albums include a canvas wrapped album on the outside with chipboard pages on the inside.  Each album has a binder clip mechanism on the inside so you can add more pages and dimension.  You can use these albums as vertical or horizontal.  Totally up to you!

If you love creating mini albums or themed albums these will be perfect for you!  Now you can create a total Pink Paislee project from start to finish using our papers, our embellishments, and now their albums!