Timothy's First Bath

I can't believe he's not this little anymore.

Made in StoryBook Creator Plus

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Creative Memories Deals for July

In honor of our 22nd Anniversary, we're offering the chance to join Creative Memories for $22!

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 There are some really great new tools to check out, including a really neat Scallop Maker.

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Who doesn't like free?  Order $100 or more from my website and you'll get a 50-sheet pack of cardstock worth $25!

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 Finally, browse the new Mini-Catalog for all the latest deals and new products for the summer season.

Happy Scrapping!

Scrapbooking Deals at Two Peas in a Bucket

Babies sure to keep me busy!  Not much time to scrap around here, but I wanted to share some awesome deals going on at Two Peas in a Bucket:

• The free shipping promotional code 
  
• Code for July is: 4THCEL
• Spend $20 on BasicGrey Product and receive a Gamma Series Stamp free! While supplies last. - View
• 50% off - Ki Memories Papers - 7/8/09 through 7/17/09 - View
• 40% off Clip It Up products - 7/8/09 through 7/17/09 - View
• Free Hero Arts Products in July w/minimum purchase while supplies last - View
• $50 purchase - Clear Design Set as a free gift valued at $15
• $25 purchase - Sparkle Clear Set as a free gift valued at $6
• Free American Crafts Products in July w/minimum purchase while supplies last - View 
• Purchase $40 worth of American Crafts products and get a Cardstock Pack FREE valued at $20
• Deal of the Day - New deal every day, check back daily - Details
• Clearance Sale - almost 2,900 products placed on clearance between 20% and 75% Off - Details

May Creative Memories Specials

Greetings croppers! It's hard to take a babymoon from blogging, so I thought I'd pop in and at least update you with the latest Creative Memories specials.

Finish It Up!

If you haven't finished some of those albums in the older sizes, right now is a great time to do it! The Finish It Up Bundles come with Original 12x12 refill pages, page protectors, and a tape runner for only $25.

Make it for Dad

The Make it for Dad featured project comes with everything you need to make the perfect Father's day gift: Ltd. Ed. All-Star Paper Album Kit and a Tape Runner. And you’ll get the Galaxy Micro Maker ($8.50 retail value) for free!

Upgrade to Memory Manager 3.0

It's Here! The newest version of Memory Manager is available for download or on CD. If you haven't seen this fabulous software for organizing and editing digital photos, you are missing out! Check out what Memory Manager 3.0 can do, check out the Help Zone.

Take a look at these and the rest of the new products on my personal website.

Sweetened the deal:

I have just added a couple more things to the first prize of my Mystery Host Blog Party!  In addition to the Baby Coverset, I'm including a pack of refill pages & page protectors so you can get started on your album right away.  :)

Go forth and spread the word!

Mystery Host Blog Party!

**I'm extending this giveaway for ONE more week & having the blog party next week.  I haven't had enough people participate yet!**

Are you ready for this?  Starting Monday, March 30, I'm holding a Mystery Host Blog Party here on Suzy Q Crops!  For five days, you'll have the opportunity to earn fabulous prizes and the chance to rack up tons of Host Rewards.  And have you seen the Host Rewards?  Not only will the mystery host earn 15% of the total event sales (when they reach $250+), there are EIGHT Host Packs to choose from!

How does a Mystery Host Party work?

Well, in order to qualify for the chance to BE the mystery host, you must make a purchase from my website at any time during the party.  For every $10 you spend, you'll have an additional chance!  So, if you only spend $10 or less, you'll earn one chance.  If you spend $20, you'll earn 2 chances, $30 will earn you 3 chances, and so on.

At the end of the week, I'll tally up the totals and announce a winner who will then be contacted to claim her rewards.  The Mystery Host will have 60 days to place an order with the rewards earned.

In addition to just earning some great rewards, I'll be holding drawings throughout the week for other goodies, too!  You'll have several chances to win and the first one begins right now.  :)

The very first prize is an original-sized Baby Coverset, a pack of pages, and page protectors!

 

How can you win this great prize?  SPREAD THE WORD!  For every thing you do, please leave a comment.  (You don't have to participate in the Mystery Host Party to win, but it would be great if you do!)  Here are some ways to spread the word:

• Blog about this Mystery Host Party and link to this post
• Tweet about it and link to your tweet
• Use the "Share" button at the end of this post and share using a method of your choosing

I can't tell you how excited I am about this party!  Now go share this with your friends!

This giveaway will end on Sunday, March 29 at 11:00 P.M. EST.  Only open to U.S. residents.

Color Challenge

The If the Shoe fits...Scrap It! Color Challenge was definitely a challenge.  But I was prepared!  Turns out the colors in the challenge are a part of the new So Chic line.  Ha ha!  So I pulled up a digital page I was working on in SBC+ that featured me singing with my sister at her karaoke wedding reception.  It's goofy and for some reason it wasn't working when I started working on it a few weeks ago.  Yesterday, when I played around with it some more, I finally got it looking the way I actually envisioned.

 

I used the French title because she's in Cameroon right now doing the Peace Corps thing.  Anything in French reminds me of her.  I miss her terribly.

The So Chic digital kit is a customer gift and not available for purchase.  However, you can purchase the Make it for Mom Featured Project Bundle which features the Limited Edition So Chic Paper Album Kit!

Sketch Challenge

I feel like a fickle challenge-enterer.  I haven't done Sunday Scrappin' in two weeks!  And then a new blog with challenges came about, so I wanted to check it out.

All my challenge pieces have been digital lately (except for some Valentine's Day stuff).  Frankly, it's exhausting being THIS pregnant and trying to get out all my stuff only to have to put it all away again.  So I happily click away in SBC+.

If the Shoe fits...Scrap It! promises to be a really cute site with lots of challenges and design ideas.  I like the sketch challenge because it takes the guess work out of making a basic layout.  My sister has all those old Creative Memories template books and really do prefer to have a guide for my layouts.  I'm just not always good at coming up with my own "thing."

Anyway, here's my digital 12x12 page for today's Sketch Challenge.  This is Corey and Aiden from Easter like two years ago.  I'm still really proud of that egg we hid.  It was the last one found.

Digital card: Love

I was inspired by a card in the CM Project Center to make this:

(Made in StoryBook Creator Plus)

This was a good exercise for me in layering, flattening, and transparency.

Host your own blog party!

 (See what Host Packs you can choose from)

How many of you would like to host a Creative Memories Get Together but don't really have the time? Time is usually a factor in scheduling parties, but I've discovered the perfect solution! Thanks to Rebecca @ The Copper Brick Road for the idea. :)

I'm offering all of my readers the chance to host their own Get Togethers on their blogs! It's really simple:

• Announce your party on your blog and for 48 hours (or however long we agree upon), your readers can shop through my secure website.
• You earn the same host rewards as an in-home Get Together host, and the best part is you can invite ALL of your friends!
• Invite your blog readers, twitter pals, ning site friends, and anyone else you can think of who would love to shop Creative Memories but wouldn't normally be able to come to a home party.

So what kind of rewards can I earn?

When you host a Get Together with $250 or more in sales, you'll earn 15 percent of your total event sales in free products of your choice!

Use your Host Rewards to start your own Creative Memories business!

Host a Get Together and use your Host Rewards to purchase a Business Starter Kit.
Click here to learn more about joining my team.

Check out the Host Rewards section of my website for more details and to see what else you can earn!

So what are you waiting for! Contact me today and let's get your party started!

Sunday Scrappin: Round

Sunday Scrappin':  "This week, let's think outside the box and go round.... rounded corners, circle-shaped cards, a layout in a circular pattern, etc. Be creative!"

 I've been digiscrapping like crazy these past few weeks with StoryBook Creator Plus.  For this week's challenge, I used the Family Digital Kit and made a couple pages with some circles on them:

(two of my boys with their cousins)

(Simon with another cousin)

Tah-Dah's:

• Doing these layouts!

To-do's:

• I have two Get Togethers this week, so I have to make sure I'm ready for those.
• Put the actual scrapbook pages into the coverset I bought for the Maine album
• "                                                                       " I bought for the Disney album

My kids have passed the flu down the line and the youngest has it now.  Hopefully, Jamie and I won't get it.  Crossing my fingers and toes...

Check out other Sunday Scrappin' folks and link to your own!

My kids are hilarious

Made in StoryBook Creator Plus with the Family Digital Kit

Quick Kits: You can complete an album in one sitting

What if I told you you could complete an entire album in one sitting? I bet you'd laugh at me. But it's true! With the PicFolio Quick Kits, you can get those pictures into an album without the stress. This is one of the things I like most about Creative Memories: our products are designed to help you create beautiful keepsake albums quickly.

The pages in PicFolio Quick Kits come predesigned, so all you have to do is add your pictures and stories, then slide the pages into the album.

In the 8x8 Quick Kits, you get:

• 8x8 PicFolio™ Album with 24 Story Sleeve pages
• 24 decorative pages
• 1 sheet of title stickers
• 3 sheets of die cuts with ready-to-stick foam tabs that add dimension

 You can find all of the different Quick Kits, including the Pet Kit that I have pictured, at my personal website. There are several to choose from:

• Winter Wonderland--make an album about your recent ski trip or Christmas memories
  
• Family--gather up all your favorite family pictures
  
• Celebration--perfect for a birthday album
  
• I Do!--for a wedding album, obviously
  

 So what are you waiting for? Get yourself a Quick Kit and complete that album you've been putting off!

Retiring Sizes

Urgent Information about your Creative Memories Albums

Need Refills and Page Protectors to complete your original size 12x12 or 7x7 albums? Due to Creative Memories’ transition to true 12x12 albums and 8x8 albums, these original refills and page protectors will NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE come September 2009. NOW is the time to fill the albums you have purchased or are working on. Each album is recommended to hold maximum 40 sheets or 80 pages. Refill packages ($17 per pack for 12x12 and $11 per pack for 7x7) come in packs of 15 sheets/30 pages, choice of white, spargo, natural and black pages. Page Protectors comes with 15 sheets, $8 per pack for 12x12 and $5 per pack for 7x7. Plan ahead so you won’t be disappointed when it’s no longer available!

Find your refills on my personal website under "Retiring/Previous Sizes".

Sneak Peek: Delight Baby Girl

12x12 Layout made in StoryBook Creator Plus with the Delight Baby Girl Power Palette Kit

(releases March 1)

Sunday Scrappin': Valentine's Day Round-up

Us Sunday Scrappin' folks were challenged to finish up all our Valentine's Day crafts. I don't think I've never been more into it than I was this year! Must be something in the air. Here's a collage of all the projects I worked on that are related to Valentine's Day:

My Ta-Da's:

• Making all that Valentine's Day stuff!

My To-Do's:

• Receive all the new Creative Memories products and GO CRAZY!!!
• Send out new catalogs to anyone who requests one
• Book some parties!

If you'd like to receive the newest catalog when it's available, please fill out this form and I'll get it out to you!

See all more projects over at Sunday Scrappin'!

Make a recipe book

Do you have a stash of secret family recipes sitting around?  Does your mom's group or church group want to create something truly unique?  Why not make a recipe book?

 

With the free StoryBook Creator 2.0 software and the Recipe Book Predesigned Pages, you can simply drag and drop your photos, type in your recipes, and have a one-of-a-kind recipe book!  The Predesigned Pages kits come with 30 templates in either 8x8, 11x8.5, and 12x12 so you can make the recipe as big or small as you want. 

The Recipe Predesigned Page kits are found as downloads under the "Digital Scrapbooking" section of my personal website for $7.95 each.  Completed StoryBooks are ordered through CMPhotocenter.com.  See more information about StoryBook pricing here.  Discounts are available when StoryBooks are purchased in quantities of 10 or more!

If you'd like help creating your recipe book or would like to comission me to do one for you, feel free to email me.

Sunday Scrappin' (ur doin it rong)

Ok, I think I get this Sunday Scrappin' now.  So...I need to post the challenge stuff that was presented LAST Sunday on THIS post.  Right?  I'm such a tard.  Sure makes it easier to actually DO the challenge in a reasonable amount of time...

So.  Since I've already posted my get well card, I'll just do it again!

My Ta-da's:

• Got four pages done in my Portland album at my sister's house last night
• Had a successful vendor chat on Thursday night
• decorated my Everyday Display!

My To-do's

• Play around some more with StoryBook Creator Plus
• Make some more valentines with my new Sweetheart Maker!
  

See other Sunday Scrappin' folks and link to your own!

I Heart You Card

I've been having way too much fun with the StoryBook Creator Plus software.  Yesterday I downloaded the With Love Digital Kit and the Valentine's Power Palette Additions.  I couldn't stop laughing when I made this:

Cards

I might have gone a little crazy when my Creative Memories shipment came today.  But you know, when you create little gems like this, it doesn't matter:

(Tools used: Creative Memories Sweet Heart Maker, Stickers from Earthy Power Palette and Ltd. Ed. Display Accents With Love)