Scrapbooking Ideas From The Memory Zone Scrapbook Store

Teresa Collins~ Cards anyone?

Have you seen the new Teresa Collins card line? There are some really great designs in these packages and they come with matching envelopes. Aren’t envelopes always the hardest part of designing your own cards? Well, teresa Collins took that worry out of the picture for us!

With the holidays coming up you can get a couple of packages of your favorite design, some ribbon ,rhinestones and bits and pieces of your scrap stash. You’ll have your holiday card list all taken care of in a matter of an hour or more.

I wanted to share a few of my other fave Teresa Collins card designs with you. You never know when you might need a card!
charity

Sketch~ Halloween Cards

I thought you guys might like a little Halloween inspiration.
So I’m sharing a Halloween card I made with some of that awesome glittery Doodlebug paper and Making Memories Halloween collection. And feel free to mix it up any way you want. There are no rules for your version of my sketch.

Enjoy!
charity

p.s.
don’t forget to upload your version of the sketch into our sketch gallery! I’d love to see what you come up with.

Memory Zone Scrapbook Store Design Team Meeting

     Have you ever wondered where all those wonderful layouts & projects come from that you see around the store? Well let me tell you…we have a GREAT group of Designers! Kelly Crowl, Beth Marohn, Charity Sorrells, Rebecca Stone, Barb Craft, Heather Wolff, Heather Pickens, Molly Walsh, Kelly Skirvin, & Rebecca Stockman put a whole lot of blood, sweat and tears into every project they design.
Tonight we are having one of our monthly meetings. We meet twice a month, one time is usually a carry in crop. We eat VERY WELL, and accomplish many great things…here are a few sneak peaks of some coming things.  Be sure to stop in and check out all the new things, or feel free to visit our Gallery to see all the new images. 

     So what was on the menu you ask…?  Marlene made her famous “SLOPPY Joe’s”, Barb made crock pot potatoes, Molly brought the chocolate….BROWNIES of course, there were chips & salsa, veggies and ranch, OH, and Becky made that chicken and put it in a Walmart box - LOL!  I decided to really go all out and make a SPECIAL dessert…Banana Split Cake!  It ended up special all right, but that is a whole nother blog!  But feel free to check out our message board under RECIPE if you are interested in the recipe. 

Quickutz Revolution LOVE Machine Review

I can’t wait for the Revolution Love machine to get here. 

I saw the video Spencer Livingston (our Quickutz Sales Rep, just incase you don’t recognize that name) brought with him when he visited The Memory Zone.

Oh my Gosh! Gotta have this one!!!!!! It was much larger than what it appears in all the print ads I had seen.  But that’s not the BEST part-it does ALL the work for you.  You basically just lay your dies down on a cutting mat and run it through the LOVE machine and Shazam!!!You’re done! No cranking.  No pulling. All you have to do is pull off the die cut and your die and your done.  It’s great!   Plus in the video they had a surprise at the end. Yes I’ll share it with you-Large New Dies in all different shapes. These dies are large enough to go from one end of a 12×12 layout to the other end.  Be sure to check out the link on our site that shows this demonstration.  http://www.thememoryzone.com/q-revolution_love.php Trust me you will not be disappointed.

What’s next for Quickutz??? One can only imagine! 

PS - the only bummer - Quickutz just announced this will not be available until after the Holiday Selling Period!  BIG BUMMER….but don’t wait, get yours on order now!

Jarzelle Strong - Memory Zone Staff Member

Cancer Awareness…a must read for everyone!

If someone asked you to define cancer, could you do it? We all have heard the word “cancer” many times, however very few people understand the disease and how it develops. http://cancer.about.com/od/newlydiagnosed/a/whatcancer.htm

I remember being a young girl and hearing someone had passed away from cancer.  I didn’t know what it meant, and as I think back now, I don’t think my mother, grandmother or grandfather really under stood it either.  At that time, cancer was a new word to most of us.  Today, cancer is a well known term.

In 1989, my family got to find out first hand what cancer was.  My grandfather was diagnosed with Lung Cancer.  He was a smoker at a very young age, even in his last days he would call cigarettes his death sticks, but would recognize that that was what they did, everyone, as kids even.  He had also been exposed to asbestos in his days of work.  Given these things he wasn’t surprised to be diagnosed with cancer, just caught off guard. 

He had surgery and they took his right lung, 3 of the 5 lobes he was given from his Maker.   It wasn’t that his left lung was in much better shape, he also had a condition called infezema.  After the surgery, he would still need to have chemo, and well, I remember thinking it wouldn’t be the cancer that would kill him.  He would be so sick after a treatment.  But he held on, like a trooper.  He beat it!  Then he would get sick again, and pull through, and sick again….it went on for years, precious years that I would not give back for anything.

One morning in February 2002, I stopped by my Grandfathers on my way to work, dropping off my daughter.  Grandma and Grandpa watched the kids for us.  They so enjoyed them.  I remember Grandpa looking back at me from his chair…he said, “I am so tired.  I can’t sleep” He looked exhausted.  I gave him a kiss and told him to take it easy.  That night we took my Grand father to the emergency room.  I watched him draw his final breath.  I remember as he sat there in that bed, couldn’t speak, just gasping for every breath…I told him, “It’s time to sleep Grandpa!  I love you and it is ok!”  I was blessed, my Grandfather is a saved man and I did not want him to ever suffer again, and though a part of me would die with him, I needed him to know that I loved him and he didn’t need to keep this up.

I know I am really out on a limb here, not my usual cheerful self.  So you might ask, where I am going with this.  Well, the nation uses October to recognize Breast Cancer Awareness which is GREAT!  But we want to remind folks that cancer comes in so many different shapes and faces.  I am sure that like me, many of you have your own stories.  We have decided to donate to our local Hospital, Foundation of St. Joseph Regional Medical Center Plymouth Cancer Institute. We invite you to participate in this donation by stopping by The Memory Zone Scrapbook Store, LLC and purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win one of the following prizes:

• (1) 2008 Large Horizon of Hope White Washed Basket, Liner, Protector & Lid
• (1) 2008 Small Horizon of Hope White Washed Basket, Liner, Protector, & Lid
• (2) 2008 Woven Traditions Pink Travel Mug from Longaberger
• (1) Pink AMM Tote filled with Scrapbooking Supplies

Tickets are on sale at The Memory Zone Scrapbook Store for $2.00 each or 3 for $5.00.

All that being said,…there isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t think about my Grandfather, he was a very special man in my life.  Today, I can tell you I am grateful for my Scrapbooking and being able to look back and remember the times I spent with him!  So keep scrapping, scrap all those precious moments and special people in your life, because you just never know when you might want to be able to take a peak into the past.

God bless each and everyone of you who have ever been touched or will be touched by cancer in any way shape or form! 

Rhonda

“In memory of my Grandpa Herman.”

Creative Imaginations Scrapper’s Spray~ A Clear View

One of my ALL time favorite adhesives is Creative Imagination’s Scrapper’s Spray. It’s the best thing since slices bread! It’s first intention…..adhering vellum without all the see-through mess. Scrapper’s Spray is a totally invisible adhesive spray.
It’s temporarily re-positionable, which means when you first spray it on, if you didn’t get it on your project at the perfect angle you can lift it off and reposition your piece before the adhesive dries. AND…it’s also photo safe!

I wanted to show you my favorite use for Scrapper’s Spray. Some people will not mess with acrylic. Mini albums, embellishments, transparencies, overlays, see-through products and so on because they don’t like the way traditional adhesive shows through the see-through products. Creative Imaginations Scrapper’s Spray is the ultimate solution.

I love to use this spray on my mini’s so I started there.
Get yourself a misc. box to spray inside of. You do NOT want to get this spray on your counter, table or floors. It WILL NOT come off. My fave…a clean pizza box i picked up at the local pizza store. And grab some Grafix Clear Craft Plastic sheets at the store. They come in a pack of four measuring 12×12. These can easily be cut down to the shape or size you like. I cut my sheet in half to make a 6×12 mini school album.

Place the paper or project piece in your box and spray the adhesive on the side of the piece you would like adhered to your project.

Gently adhere your paper/project piece to the acrylic sheet and make sure it’s lined up around the edges. If it’s not, gently pull the paper/project piece away and try again. Rub it all down to get out all the air bubbles. You will have a perfectly clear finish.

This not only works wonders on acrylic, but I also love to use it when I’m adhering paper to my chipboard mini albums. One can of spray has gone as far as making 3 large mini albums! It’s well worth the cost.

Tell me what you think. Have you ever used Scrapper’s Spray?
I’d love to hear from you!
toodles…
Charity

Making Memories SLICE: A product Review

After the initial investment of the slice itself; I think this will be something that everyone would like to have.  The disk are what makes it, there are so many to choose from and the price of each just about can’t be beat. On each disk there are so many designs to choose from. The disk I used last night had three alphabets and countless words styled differently, not to mention all the different embellishment just on one disk Other than the humming of the machine itself it’s really cool. 

Scraproom Remodel part3~ Making Memories Organization

One great piece we used in Rhonda’s Scraproom Remodel happens to be the Making Memories Storage Shelf. This is a great wall piece to help you get your embellishments and essentails organized and within reach. All those little brads, buttons, paints, chalks and such are UP- VISIBLE- and immediately at your fingertips. The small Making Memories Storage Jars are great for on the go scrapping. Take down the one you need and toss it in your bag.

The Making Memories Desktop Carousel is one of Rhonda’s favorites. And as soon as we started to gather all her tools we understood why. There are the usual spots for tool storage. And then there are smaller drawers to hide away all those little tool needs- extra blades for your cutters, replacement exacto blades and so on. You can label each section of the tool caddy- cut, glue, distress, ink. This would make a great addition to your craft space. You’ll find in every room converted into a non-bedroom area, a closet. What does your closet look like right now? Rhonda’s was in serious need of a lift. She had the beginnings of a great storage system. All she needed was to bring the rest of it up off the floor.

And to be able to get the doors closed. Rhonda had said if there was too much to look at while she was in her room she would be distracted and not be able to get anything done. I know personally the same is true for myself. So getting a couple of extra shelves in the closet so the build-up can actually get up to eye level is a great start.

Rhonda’s Quickutz Storage system fits neatly on the shelves in the closet. As does the rest of her Quickutz Binders, idea books, and Revolution case. There are 4 shelves in the closet {only 3 are visible in the photo} and there was still room for a rolly tote and hooks for her extra smaller storage bags.

The Memory Zone’s Fall Scrapbook Sketch

Fall is definitely on it’s way.
And what better way to kick it off then by giving you a fall sketch!

I asked the lovely ladies of The Memory Zone to peruse their layouts from the gallery and come up with a sketch for you to play with in your free time. And our Kelly Crowl has a doozy for you. She is our Queen of Quickutz amongst the DT. And she never ceases to amaze us with her creativity. Thanx Kelly!

Here’s her “Nicholas” layout….

Don’t forget to show us what you’ve come up with. Add a link to the comments or upload your layout into the sketch gallery and we’ll leave you some love.