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Hi
Welcome to our new newsletter!
Each month we plan to showcase new
products, share layouts, tips and tricks, site news
and announce the contest winners.
I hope you are all enjoying
Spring! Here in the East, we are still having some
days
of pretty cold, dreary
weather, but with a few nice, beautiful days thrown in.
More time to
spend outside playing, gardening, Spring Cleaning, and of course,
taking
pictures!
Our Newsletter this month is
focused on Spring and Spring cleaning/organizing.
Below we share some
layouts and articles created for our themes this month.
To visit any areas of the site,
please click one of the links above.
News for May
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May is our 4 year anniversary! I
can hardly believe it has been that long since I have been online. I
wish to thank all of you for your support and friendship over the years!!
In honor of our 4th "Birthday" we
have a few things planned. The first being the contests. We will
still have our layout contest, and also our random drawing from orders placed
contest. But, we will also add 4 other drawings. 4 winners will
receive a Limited Edition
12 pack of Zig Markers. (2 winners will receive a Scroll & Brush set,
and 2 winners will receive Writers, our choice on who receives which.)
Each winner will be chosen completely at random. One will be from
the orders we have received through May 31st. One will be from posting a
layout in the Idea Gallery, one will be from posting on our
Message Board, and one will be from our Newsletter member list.
What's New! .....
Many new products have come in during the last month. Please visit our
New
Products section to
view all new items. Some of our most recent additions
are below.
Clicking
on the image will bring you to the
shopping cart for that item.
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KI Memories 12 x 12 Papers.
These papers are Gorgeous and come in a large variety of colors and prints. |
162 Page idea book with 298
Quick Page Ideas using a variety of items. |
Plastic Slide Mounts in 4
New Colors: Pewter, Metallic Blue, Hot Pink, and Gold.
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8 1/2 x 11 stickers by Making
Memories feature feelings & events teamed up with their dictionary
definitions.
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Thoughtz are clear, intricately
die-cut, themed phrase stickers. Use to accent layouts, tags and more. Each
sheet is 8" x 10". |
Poem for a Page stickers from
It Takes Two are printed on a clear 5 x 7 sheet. Use for scrapbook pages,
cards, or other creative projects. |
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A Matter of Minutes from
PaperKuts features hundreds of ideas you can complete in 15,20 or 30
minutes. |
Phrase Stickers are clear,
themed stickers designed with a chalk effect. Can be used for titles and
accents for journaling. Each sheet is approx. 8 x 10. |
Icicles from KI Memories are clear and tinted acrylic accents. Icicles are approx. 1/8"
thick. Add a thin coat of clear adhesive and add to your page. |
Speedy Spring Layouts
by: Laura Bernhard
After a long snow-filled winter, Spring has finally sprung in the Northeast!
New
products from Doodlebug and My Mind’s Eye will help you Spring into Action
and
produce beautiful pages in no time flat.
Doodlebug does the work so you don’t have to. These new cardstock stickers with
coordinating patterned paper are a joy to work with. From titles to tags, they
will add just
the right accent to your Spring pages. Just peel and place for
perfect embellishments every time with no trimming! Each sticker sheet comes
with a
generous assortment of titles, borders and accent stickers.
(click on image to see a larger view of layout)
Products used in these
layouts include:
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Must Be Spring Stickers
Must Be Spring Borders & Tags
Jellybean Stripe
Paper
My Mind’s Eye (Frame-Ups) has recently released a new line called Seasons.
The
Seasons line features 36 of the most popular seasonal themes, special events
and
occasions. The coordinating elements for each theme consist of a title, frame, diecuts and
a quote block and can be purchased individually. The items are
pre-cut,
but some pieces require a little trimming. Here the Spring set adds
just the right
Spring feel to these pages.
(click on image to see a larger view of layout)
Products Used for
Spring Layout:
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In addition to the Seasons, Frame-ups is now offering “Months of the Year
Packs.”
Each kit consists of a title, three borders and six accent diecuts. In
the layout
below, a border was trimmed to make a coordinating photo
frame. These kits could
be used in a family album, would make a great Baby’s
First Year album or could
even be used to
decorate a custom family calendar.
(click on image to see a larger view of layout)
Products used for
April layout:
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Design Team Layouts.....
Our Design Team has been busy creating some
inspiring layouts using different
products each month. The product Spotlight for March was Slide Mounts
and
April
was Jolee's Easter Stickers.. Below are
some of the layouts they have
created for the Spotlights. Please visit our Idea
Gallery to see many more Design Team Layouts,
Registered Members layouts, and to
share your own layouts
with us.
*clicking on image will show you a larger view*
By Lynn B. |
By Michele
(aka:Trevsmom) |
By
Beth E. |
 By
Beth J. |
 By Theresa N. |
By Becky D.
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Spring Cleaning: Eyelets
by: Laura Bernhard
Are you up to your eyeballs in eyelets? Are you hesitant to add to your eyelet
collection
until you get it under control? Does it seem more trouble than it’s
worth to find
the size
and color you need? Hopefully these hints will help you
get your eyelets
organized, accessible and under control.
That way, you can buy
more!
Craft Organizers
Watchmaker’s Tins are
available at some hardware stores and online from
LeeValley.com. (These are no longer stocked by Tomorrow's Memories)
Originally designed to store gems and small watch parts on a jeweler’s
workbench,
these cases provide attractive compact storage for eyelets and other
small
embellishments.
The see-through lids on the containers are a great added
benefit.
Bead Organizers can be found at
most discount and craft stores in all shapes and
sizes. They range in price from
about $1 to $3.50 depending on size.
The larger
organizers will even accommodate eyelets in the miniature ziploc bags -
that way
you can pack more in!
The smaller stackable organizers take up less room on your scrapbook desk and
are very portable when it comes time to head to a crop.
Other Organizers
Pill cases are
inexpensive, compact storage options. They vary in size from
seven compartments
to 28 compartments and can be purchased for as little
as $1 at a drug
or
discount store.
Head to the hardware and
sporting goods departments of your local discount store
for other storage ideas.
Tilt bins, hardware organizers, tool boxes and tackle boxes
come in a variety of
shapes and sizes and make great homes for all your eyelets
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Around the House
You may have items
around your house that could be useful in your scrap area.
Baby food jars
provide an inexpensive option, just use a little Undu to
remove the labels.
Prescription pill bottles with childproof tops also provide great storage -
especially
if your little ones like to play in your supplies.
An old spice rack
with jars would be an excellent option and would provide not only
storage, but
an interesting display on your
scrap desk..
Once you have your containers
gathered, you will need to decide how you are
going to categorize. I have found
that separating by colors works best for me
since that is how I usually use the
eyelets. Another idea would be to sort by shape
and size.
Have fun and happy hammering!
Other Site News.....
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On Sale! As of May 1st we have
added more items and categories to the clearance section. The discount
has also been changed and all sale items now receive 40% off at checkout!
Newest site features:
Added recently is the
ability to view your order status (easier than our old way). Once logged into the shopping cart,
there is a link for "Order Status". This link will take you to
a
screen to see the status, (shipped, pending, etc.), give you the tracking
number
and allow you to view a copy of your invoice.
We have also added a new
"Save Basket" feature to our shopping cart.
At any time,
you may now
save your basket by clicking the "Edit/Save" basket
button at the
top of
the screen. You can save more than one basket, which will expire after 30
days.
Other features added are an "Inspirations" board and the Family Tree.
Inspirations are for poems, quotes and toppers. Please feel free to stop
by and add to
this section. Visit our Inspirations by clicking here:
Inspirations
The Family Tree is for you
to create your family tree online. You can also
allow other family
members access so that they can add to it as well. There is
also an
option for you to allow others to "view only" which prevents anyone from
deleting or adding/changing your family tree. Visit our Family Tree by
clicking here:
Family Tree
We are
working on some more user friendly features as well as changing to a
faster cart and server in the next month or so.
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Layout Contest News.....
Our theme for April was "Spring"
Layouts. Thank you to all of you who contributed to our contest this month! (The winners each month are chosen by our design team.)
*clicking on image will bring you to a larger view*
Congratulations to our April Contest Winners!!
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1st-By Stacy/CA
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2nd-By Kathi |
3rd-By
TeacherKim
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Our Layout Contest for
May is Birthdays. Join our contest by visiting our Idea Gallery,
registering, and adding your Layouts to the May contest category.
Contest
Drawing Winner.....
The winner for
our random drawing this month is: Ginny Guck!
Congratulations! (Your gift certificate will be sent in a private email.)
Wishing you all well!
Have a Wonderful Day!!
~Kelly
kam@tomemories.com
www.tomemories.com
If you are
interested in writing an
article or contributing in any way to our newsletter, please contact me
for details.
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are the same. Unfortunately, I cannot size it to fit all, (although I have
tried!) and some of you may have to scroll left to right to read this, while
others can view it all at once in your email without scrolling. I am sorry about
that! But, I will continue to try and find a "fits all"
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