Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Last day for 12 days giveaway!

Today is day 12 of the 12 days giveaway I told you about a few days ago.

Come on by, join the group and register for a chance to win some cool stuff!

http://thecraftpad.ning.com/group/12-days-of-giveaways




Have a crafty day!

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Christmas digital projects

I've started working on the calendars for my family.  This is a tradition I started about 5 years ago when I made 6 photo calendars by hand.  Let me just say I don't recommend going this route!  The following year I made one of the Creative Memories Digital Calendars.  (You can check out the calendar I made for 2010 here.)  I used the predesigned templates (some of which are totally free) to design the calendars.  What a simple, and oh so loved gift!  My sister asks each year if it will be here by Christmas now.  What I like about these calendars is that they are made with a very heavy paper, the same matte photo paper used in making their matte digital pages, and at the end of the year, the calendar portion detaches and you can put both pieces into a year in review album.  So fun!

The other gift I plan to work on this year is for Garrett's teacher.  She has been a teacher for 38 years and is thinking of retiring after this year.  I found this project on Creative Memories digital 411 blog that I'm thinking  of making for her.  Leave a comment and tell me what you think:  http://projectcenter.creativememories.com/digital/2012/11/best-teacher-ever-digital-coffee-mug.html

Kierstin

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Like stamping? Check out the Craft Pad on Ning

I participate in a ning group that is focused on using CTMH products.  I am a die-hard Creative Memories product lover, but they don't have stamps.  This is where CTMH comes in for me.  I love using their stamps and inks on my projects.

So this ning group is having a 12 days of giveaways.  Come on by, join the group and register for a chance to win some cool stuff!

http://thecraftpad.ning.com/group/12-days-of-giveaways




Have a crafty day!

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

July Monthly Specials

You may be wondering where I've been for the past 6 months or so on this blog.  Well, first I got busy with the holidays and then we decided to move to an area with better schools since our son starts Kindergarten in August.  I'm still working on getting my new scrap room all set up and organized.    Once its all set up I'll post pictures and maybe even a video tour. 

In the mean time, my crops are back up and running.  My grandmother has graciously offered me the use of her garage.  The next crop is July 30th.  Check out the invite:  http://www.punchbowl.com/parties/2296610-july-creative-memories-crop?6629744

There are some great specials happening on my Creative Memories site right now.  Check it out here.  I'm really excited about the new border maker system, dual tipped pens and the new pen case, the traveler & all star album are just awesome too.  Oh and I can't forget about the new Traveler cricut cartridge.  Wow!  I love it!

And for Hosts in July we've got double the host rewards, through July 31, get in on a super sweet deal for our Hosts – gather your friends for a party, and you’ll earn double Host Rewards. You could earn $240 (or even more) in free products! Don’t let this deal melt away – contact me to schedule your party today!

Oh, and I've got some blog candy.  If I can get to 50 followers I'll give away some CM goodness.  So please share this link with your friends.

Happy scrapping!
Kierstin

Thursday, October 21, 2010

Creative Memories Digital Center is offering 20% of calendars through October 31st!




Check out all the details here on my website!

Also, if you haven't seen the new Nancy O'Dell line yet you MUST check it out.  It is just beautiful.  You can see it here.  One of my favorite pieces is this tote...

...isn't it just adorable!

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Official Press Release: Celebrity Nancy O’Dell Partners with Creative Memories

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Celebrity Mom Nancy O’Dell Partners with Creative Memories to Bring a Fresh Perspective to Scrapbooking Projects

ST. CLOUD, Minnesota. – This October, award-winning entertainment journalist and TV host Nancy O’Dell will join Creative Memories, a leader in the scrapbooking industry, in launching a new line of products aimed at making scrapbooking quicker, easier and more fun for busy moms.

Whether interviewing celebrities on the red carpet or co-hosting Access Hollywood for the past 13 years, O’Dell has always found time to capture her favorite memories in scrapbook albums.

 “I take so many photos at my children’s events, home and work,” O’Dell said. “I love having them to look at later with my family and friends.”

O’Dell said she’s been making albums since she was a child. “It’s something I learned from my mother and grandmother,”
she said. “They both created beautiful scrapbooks and showed me how important it is to have special memories you can hand down from generation to generation. It’s a tradition I now continue with my children.”

O’Dell’s love for memory-keeping makes her a perfect partner for Creative Memories, a company that started the scrapbooking phenomenon nearly 25 years ago.

“I know first-hand how important scrapbook albums are to kids,” O’Dell said, sharing her memories of the albums her mother made for her. “When I look at those albums, I feel like I was the most loved child in the world. I want my children to have that same feeling, that same sense of family connection,” she said. “There is no question that having those albums made me feel important. And I can already see that developing in my own family.”

O’Dell said her friends are surprised when they learn that she creates albums. “They think it’s too complicated, time consuming and ‘old school’ but it doesn’t have to be,” she said. “I saw an opportunity to partner with Creative Memories to simplify the process and add my own sense of style.”

“’I’m really quick,” O’Dell said. “I wanted to design scrapbooking products that allowed me to create ten pages in ten minutes.”

The Nancy O’Dell Collection by Creative Memories will feature a sophisticated design palette and motifs that reflect O’Dell’s own esthetic point of view and fashion sense. The first introduction in the collection is an all-in-one scrapbooking bundle that offers everything busy moms need to create an album easily and quickly. The bundle includes an album, no-fail page layouts, decorative papers and embellishments, clever tools, an easy-to-follow 50-page idea book and even a designer-inspired tote to keep everything organized on the go. A downloadable version of the designs will also be available to create digital photo books.

At Creative Memories, Vice President of Global Product Development Loren Castronovo is excited to be working with such a passionate advocate of scrapbooking. "Nancy brings a celebrity’s flair and a mother’s heart to this project,” she said. “She loves taking photos and understands how important albums are to families.”

Castronovo added that the new collection will appeal to all types of customers. “We can’t wait to introduce Nancy’s scrapbooking line this fall, then build on the collection in 2011 with other products that give moms really easy ways to organize, celebrate and share their family photos.”

The Nancy O’Dell Collection by Creative Memories will be available October 1, 2010 at creativememories.com or through Creative Memories Consultants.

About Nancy O’Dell
Nancy O’Dell is one of the country's leading entertainment journalists and TV hosts. She was the anchor of "Access Hollywood" for 13 years and the host of "The Golden Globes Arrivals Special" for the past nine years and "The Tournament of Roses Parade” on NBC for the past ten years. Other annual network broadcasts Nancy has hosted include the backstage portion of "The Golden Globe Awards" live telecast and the "Emmy Awards Red Carpet" pre-shows for NBC ABC and Fox.

In addition to being an Associated Press and Emmy Award-winning reporter, Nancy is an entrepreneur, book author and philanthropist. Her book, “Full of Life: Mom-to-Mom Tips I Wish Someone Told Me When I Was Pregnant” debuted in 2009 and instantly became a best-selling gift book. Nancy works as the National ALS Ambassador for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and founded Betty's Battle, a charity in honor of her mother who passed away from ALS in 2008.

About Creative Memories
Creative Memories pioneered modern scrapbooking nearly 25 years ago and is a leader in the $3 billion scrapbooking segment of the craft industry. Based in St. Cloud, Minnesota, Creative Memories markets its photo-safe albums, papers, tools, pens, digital photo books and organization software through 40,000 independent sales consultants worldwide. The company is well known for its quality and innovation, having won a variety of design and reader’s choice awards in recent years. Learn more about the company and ways to celebrate memories at creativememories.com.



Creative Memories
Issued By: Creative Memories
Address : 3001 Clearwater Road
Zip: 56302
City/Town: Saint Cloud
State/Province: Minnesota
Country: United States

Friday, July 30, 2010

Creative Memories Exclusive Cricut Cartridges!!!

I am so excited!  I just found out that Creative Memories has partnered with Provo Craft to create 2 exclusive to CM Cricut cartridges that will coordinate with our newest Power Palettes launching September 1.  I've been a Cricut lover for years now and am so excited to be able to combine 2 things I love.  Plus if you look closely, you'll notice that Creative Memories has a new logo.  They are available on my website now for $55! 

Check out the images:
Reminisce Accents

 And Cheerful Seasons

And as if that weren't enough, they'll be launching sbcStudio, a Mac version of our popular Storybook Creator Plus software!  I know there are lots of customers who use Macs and have been dying to get their hands on this software.

You can check out all the new products here!

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Black & White Power Palette

 First of all I have to mention that Creative Memories is having a HUGE sale on Power Palettes, Storybook Creator Plus and some of the organizers.  Head on over and check it out!

I've been having fun with the new Creative Memories Black & White Power Palette.  I did these pages from a wedding my son was in last May.  The wedding was at Quail Botanical Gardens in Carlsbad, CA and the reception was at the Catamaran Resort.  I used some of the predesigned pages and did these 8 layouts in about 3 hours.  I love the elegant designs of this palette.  They really do work for a variety of themes too.


Sunday, December 13, 2009

Calendar Creations

I went to Big Bear in December on a scrappy retreat and got some great pages done, including a great 2010 calendar I made for my sister using Creative Memories Storybook Creator Plus. The whole thing only took me about 8 hours (and probably would have been faster if I hadn't been chatting so much!)

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Where have I been...

...well here, but working in my day job A LOT! I'm an accountant and we have a 6/30 fiscal year end so I've been putting in long hours at work and not spending too much time scrapping. I have been trying to make new memories with my hubby & son when I'm not at work so when I can scrap again I've got lots of topics. I do have 1 layout I finished recently that I'll try to post this weekend. In the mean time, happy scrapping!