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Friday, March 9, 2012

K–8 (and then some) Auction Album using Power Palettes

I donated an album for our school’s auction that will be on May 5th.  I wanted it to be simple enough that a non scrapper could look at it and think “Hey, I can do that!”  but nice enough that scrapbookers would want it, too!

I used mostly the Cheerful Power Palette and the retired Primary Power Palette.  These all worked so well together!  Titles and the custom elements were cut on my Silhouette.  I matted each sticker, title & other elements in black  cardstock throughout the album so that it would give the album a unified look. 

The album is designed to showcase pictures from a child’s years at St. Michael’s school (K – 8) but they can be rearranged if needed and adapted for other years & schools. 

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For each grade I did a page with the year’s title and another layout left mostly empty so a class photo, larger school picture, report card or other item could be displayed.  I also included a set of Storybox Photo Mats & Journal Boxes in the auction so that they could add more photos if they want.  Photo Mats are pieces of pre-cut paper that are just a tad bigger than a 4x6 photo so they make matting photos a breeze! I also donated  a new Tape Runner, Dual Tip Black Pen, ABC Stickers and an hour of my time to help the winner of the auction get started.

Most of the stickers and elements I adhered with Foam Squares to make them pop off the page a bit.

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Besides pages for each grade I did some for holidays – hoping that pictures of class parties and other fun holiday happenings can have a home.  I also did pages for Holy Communion, Confirmation & one that can be used for anything school related or sports.

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You can view the whole album below (except for one of the Christmas pages I forgot to take a photo of). 

I hope it raises a bunch of money for the school!  If you’re local, stop by the auction – they are going to have lots of wonderful things to bid on!

May 5th at St. Michael’s School in Livonia, MI – let me know if you’d like more info!

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Power Palettes and Coordinating Cardstock Colors

Here is a handy chart to see what colors of CM Cardstock coordinate with the Power Palettes.

Remember – Power Palettes are 30% off in March!

(The new Midnight Shimmer and Pink Shimmer aren’t listed but would work well where you see pink or black cardstock listed.)

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Monday, March 5, 2012

Tools and Cricut Cartridges I Bring to Events

As scrapbookers we seem to have an ever-growing stash of products to help us capture our memories.  Most of us struggle with finding ways to store & organize our stash.  That’s hard enough at home but then when we’re packing up for a crop – yikes!  
I’m hoping that by listing the tools and Cricut Cartridges I always bring to my events you’ll be able to lighten your load and leave some of yours at home. 
Cricut Cartridges
(Please bring your own Cricut Mat if you’d like to use my Cricut Expressions)
CM Cricut Cartridges

Accent Essentials
Animal Kingdom
Basketball
Best of Pixar
Celebrate w/Flourish
Christmas Cheer
Christmas Cards
Disney Classics                                                                                                       Dude!
Everyday Paper Dolls
4 Legged Friends                                                                                               Freshly Picked                                                                                              Home Décor
Indie Art
Inspired Heart                                                                                                       Jubilee
Life is A Beach
Live Simply                                                                                                  Mickey Font                                                                                                              Mickey & Friends
My World
New Testament                                                                                                   Pagoda
Paisley
Paper Doll Dress Up
Plantin School Book
Quarter Note                                                                                                       Pooh & Friends
Robotz
Slumber Party
Stand & Salute
Stretch Your Imagination
Summer Vacation
Thanksgiving
Toy Story 
Varsity Letter
Walk in My Garden
Winter Lace
These are the CM tools that I always bring to events and you’re welcome to borrow:
Grip & Clip
Custom Cutting System:
{Please bring your own cutting mat & blades}
Circles, Ovals, Wavy Frames, Celestial, Gemstone, MKC Jazzy, MKC 8 1/2'” oval, triangle and hexagon. Jumbo Circle and Oval, Jumbo Wavy Square, Blooming Star, Jumbo Scallop Circle, *NEW* Jumbo Fancy Frame
Shape Makers:
Regular & Mini Shapes:
Square, Circle, Hexagon, Heart, Stars
Meadow, Friendship (flower & heart) Galaxy (splat & star),
MKC maker (swirl & sun)
Disney Magic, Bubble, Geometric, Snow, Tag, Sweetheart, Puzzle
Paisley, Leaf, Petal Multi
Scallop Circle
Hummingbird Maker
Awareness Ribbon Maker
Make A Wish Stardust Border Punch, Love Struck Heart Border Punch,
Pocket Punches: Snowflake,  Butterfly, Dragonfly, Leaf, 
Mini Pocket Punches: Loveable Mini  Hearts – regular & scalloped
Destinations – car and airplane,  *NEW* Starburst

Place ‘n’ Punch – Blossom and Postage Stamp
Border Maker System  – with the following cartridges:
 Picket Fence, You & Me, Frame Chain, Scallop Stitch, Gingerbread Chain, Evergreen, Double Heart Chain
Idea Books:
Idea Book Vol 1 - Inspire Me
Idea Book Vol 2 - The Power of 10
Page Planners and idea books – Regular and Hummingbird
Full of Love by Nancy O’Dell
Trimmers:
Rotary Trimmer with Regular, Wavy, Small Wavy, Scoring, Perforating and Deckle blades, Postage Stamp blade, *NEW* Pinking
Tearing Tool, Wavy Tearing Tool and Scalloped Tearing Tool *NEW*
Corner Makers
Regular
Fancy
MKC Scalloped
Templates:
Color Blocking
Doodling – Flowers & Swirls
Hope to see you at my next CM event!  Check my calendar here for upcoming events!

Friday, March 2, 2012

Teacher Gifts!

It’s not too early to start thinking of these – the end of the school year will be here before you know it!
I made dry erase boards for my boys’ teachers this past Christmas – they were very well received!  You can use a dry erase marker on the regular (not metal) Photo Panels from Creative Memories Digital Center.  Create & customize these in a snap with Storybook Creator Plus, your photos and/or artwork!
I love working with digital – after you create the first project it’s so easy to tweak it a bit for your next one!  I used the same basic design for each teacher – customizing it just a bit for each of them.
I worked with the Cheerful Power Palette. Are you familiar with Power Palettes?  They are a set of (digital or traditional) papers, stickers & other embellishments that work together beautifully.  (Both traditional & digital Power Palettes are on sale – 30% off in March!)  The Power Palettes are generic in theme and work with most photos.  Addition Kits are available in a variety of themes for each Power Palette (Christmas, Birthday, Halloween, etc.) 
I used the Cheerful School Addition Kit to create the Photo Panels.
This one was for my son’s 2nd grade teacher.
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Mrs. Coughlin teaches 4th grade & loves turtles – so I took off the ABC element and added a cute turtle from the Cheerful Tropical Delight Addition.8x8 teacher photo panel - Page 001
I hot glued a metal washer to the back of each Photo Panel and attached a magnetic dry erase pen to the back of the board.
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I don’t know what brand these were or even where I bought them but I’ve seen them at Staples and other office supply stores.
Just for kicks – you can also use the dry erase marker on a regular ole’ Photo Panel Smile
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Become a CMC in March & Earn Free Digital Treats!!

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Digital scrapbooking is fertile ground for growth in a new CM Consultant’s business. When you join my team in March and  complete your Success Plan, you will receive a party pack full of tools and samples to bring your digital business into bloom.image

The Digi Party Pack contains:
• The Serene and Just for Fun Content CD with a coupon code for $39.95 off a Hardcover StoryBook
• A 12x12 Page Print sample
• A 12x18 Calendar sample
• A 4x4 Accordion Card sample

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Click here to download a pdf of the above flyer

CM Consultant Kit

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The CM Consultant Kit is valued at more than $460 and includes the Kit Bonus packed with new Enchanted products – worth $55. It all gets started with just $199.

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Here is a list of the Consultant Kit options – and what is included with  each one.

CMC loves to reward it’s Consultants and New CMC’s can earn product certificates when they start their business off with a bang!

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Did you see above that CM will also reward a new CMC’s upline (the person they sign up under)?  I’m happy to split that reward with you when you reach $500 in retail sales in your first 30 days!

That’s an extra $50!

Here’s just an idea of what you can earn as a CMC.

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Let me know if you have any questions about becoming a Creative Memories Consultant!  You can also check this page on my blog or this section on my website!

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Monthly Project Sheets - March

One for You, One for Me - featuring the Mini Every Day Display & Love Mini Display Accents this project is made for sharing!image

Click here to download the pdf file of the One for You, One for Me project sheet.

Irish Blessings - Featuring the Enchanted Power Palette and displayed in a Page Frame but this would be cute in an Everyday Display or scrapbook, too!

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Click here to download the Irish Blessing project sheet

Friday, February 17, 2012

No Solicitors Sign

Just a quick project I made using Storybook Creator Plus.

SBC+ is Creative Memories' digital scrapbooking software but I probably use it for other things more than I do scrapbook layouts.  You can get a free 30 day trial of SBC+ for free here. image