Girls with Glue Scrapbooking Retreat

 

Beat the heat with a scrapbooking retreat! 

Girls with Glue is hosting a 3-day scrapbooking retreat at the Best Western in Ankeny, July 27-29. Each cropper gets an 8-foot table and a chance to win door prizes, including Memory Bound gift cards! Plus, Memory Bound customers can save $5 OFF the cost of registration when they enter code GGNMB by June 30. 

Girls with Glue was started by Memory Bound customer (and former staff member) Mollie Deem to organize scrapbooking retreats and events. Click HERE to visit Girls with Glue and learn more about the upcoming retreat! 

Be one of the first 20 people to register for the crop and receive a FREE $5 Memory Bound gift card at check-in! Registration opens at 8am on June 1. Click HERE to register for the retreat.

Here's to a fun and productive crop!

Janet

A bit of scrapbooking humor!

Oh, the pressure! :) It's true...families of scrapbookers know that anything they do might end up in the scrapbook!

Have a great day!
Janet

Our 2012 Scrapping Resolutions: Update!

Back in January, many of our Memory Bound staff members created Scrapping Resolutions for 2012 (read the post HERE). Now it's May...and I thought I'd do a quick check to see what kind of progress we're all making! Needless to say, life sort of got in the way for many of us (myself included!), so we haven't all made the kind of progress we'd hoped to by this point in the year. But we still have high hopes for productivity...and 6.5 more months left in the year!

A few of us, however, have been SUPER productive! Mindy hasn't had time to work on her resolutions, but she did complete an adorable Christmas mini-album with photos and stories from throughout the month of December 2011. That's a BIG accomplishment! Mindy should add this to her list of 2012 Resolutions...and immediately check it off as DONE! :)

Tess wanted me to report that she has mysteriously disappeared and hasn't been heard from since that original post! LOL The truth is that she has changed her resolution to make a Disney album and is now working on birthday albums for her kids. Go, Tess, GO! :)  

Kellie's big resolution for 2012 is to keep a monthly junk binder album of things that happen throughout the year. She did this back in 2010 and really enjoys looking back at the movies and restaurants they went to, what they did for holidays, news stories, trips, etc. "It's a great way to journal a year in your life," she says. 

Kellie is doing very well on her goal! She writes: "I have a junk binder/journal going that I made with Simple Stories' (one of my favorite companies) Year-o-Graphy collection. It’s 6x9, ring-bound, and has a tab for each month. January & February are done and I’m working on March. I’ve included photos, a card from my sister-in-law, brochures, & business cards; and covered things like going to dinner, CHA with Dawn, shopping, Bunko night, and a visit to Bass Pro Shops. Let’s hope I can keep it up!" Kellie is off to a great start on her resolution!

Diana had several goals for 2012: 

* My daughter and I need to get my granddaughter's books done for graduation! 

* I want to once again purge and reorganize my SB room. (I noticed my cardstock is all out of color order!)  

* I want to do some serious scrapbooking of all things.

* I also want to come up with some really fun kids' class ideas and maybe some other class ideas, too.  

Diana retired from her nursing job in December, so we all knew she'd have PLENTY of time to accomplish all of this...and we were right! Diana accomplished a TON in a short amount of time and reports that she is LOVING retirement!

Diana's BIG, BIG accomplishment was finishing all of her granddaughter Paige's albums in time for graduation. But Diana went above and beyond that by creating all the decorations and photo displays for Paige's open house. Those of you who attended Memory Bound's Graduation Open House were lucky to see just a few of Diana's beautiful creations! I'd say she EXCEEDED that goal!

Diana continues to do a great job with the Scrappin' Kidz classes, coming up with fun projects each month for this growing group.  

She hasn't completely tackled her scrapbook room organization, but she did have her little granddaughters put her cardstock back in order--somewhat. :) 

Scrapbooking other topics -- She has all of her pictures ready to go!

Congratulations to these ladies on a job well done. You're inspiring us all with your productivity! Here's hoping it rubs off on the rest of us as we work toward finishing our resolutions for 2012! 

How about YOU? What are your goals for 2012?

Janet

Inspired by banners!

 Have you noticed lately that banners are all the rage? We see full-size banners at graduation parties, weddings, birthday parties, and all kinds of celebrations. And we see small banners on scrapbook pages and cards! I noticed in the latest issue of Scrapbooks, Etc. that many, many projects included a banner. Banners are a very versatile design element!

That's why I was excited to work with this sheet of sticker banners. There are so many banners included that the creative possibilities are endless!

 I created this card/tag set in no time using this banner sheet, cardstock, and a few punches/die cut shapes from our workroom -- and I still have PLENTY of stickers left to make several more cards or scrapbook pages! The banners lend themselves well to many themes. And I love the warm colors!

 

Stop by Memory Bound to pick up this great sheet of banner stickers and coordinating materials. What will YOU create?

Janet

Staff Project: Gift Card Holders

 Some friends and I were recently chatting about the amount of wrapping paper, gift bags, and bows we seem to have on hand. I have somehow accumulated more wrapping paper than I will ever use in a lifetime -- no, make that TWO lifetimes! -- because these days I mainly give gift cards. 


Because of that, I'm always looking for creative gift card holders that I can make with scrapbooking tools and the supplies I have on hand. I know I'm not alone in my quest -- our talented staff member Heidi found a great gift card holder idea in the June 2012 issue of Scrapbooks, Etc.

Here's the original idea from the article -- click to enlarge. 

This super-easy design makes good use of your circle punch and scoring board! Click to enlarge.

Here are three awesome gift card holders Heidi made based on this design (click to enlarge the collage) for graduation and birthdays. She made the outside part of the gift card a little larger than specified in the instructions so it would fit into an A2 invitation-size envelope for mailing.

What a great idea for all of those graduation open house parties which are just around the corner! Thanks for sharing your adorable projects, Heidi!

Janet

National Scrapbook Week: Destination Memory Bound!

Our theme for National Scrapbook Week is DESTINATION MEMORY BOUND - a paper crafter's paradise!

Take a trip to Memory Bound and pick up your free PASSPORT with any $20 purchase beginning April 16. It will be filled with coupons and opportunities for you to venture to Memory Bound to earn stamps and stickers. Once you’ve filled your passport you’ll receive a free gift worth over $10.

We have an entire week of fun planned. Check it out!

DAILY SPECIALS:

Mon, April 30 – 30% OFF All Travel-Themed Mdse  

Tues, May 1 – Mix-N-Match Cardstock – 100 Sheets for $42.99 

Wed, May 2 – 30% OFF All Storage/Organizational Items 

Thurs, May 3 –Buy 1 Yard of Ribbon, Get 1 Yard FREE

Fri, May 4 – 30% OFF All Patterned Paper

 

Project DIRECTIONS – No need to “ask for directions” on this trip! Free instructions for several projects available!

 

MINI CLASSES – Take 1-hour classes for only $10 each!

·  Travel Layouts:  Monday, April 30, 6-7pm

·  Circle Explosion Book:  Wednesday, May 2, 6-7pm

·  Travel Organizer:  Friday, May 4, 6-7pm

FREE Make-N-Take Card – Friday, May 4, 1-6pm 

Jean has designed the perfect card for National Scrapbook Week -- an adorable card in the shape of a suitcase!

FREE PHOTO OP – Sat, May 5, 10am-2pm  

We have a Kodak moment waiting for you!Your photo will be perfect for your Memory Bound passport!  Free with purchase or with passport.

NATIONAL SCRAPBOOK DAY – Saturday, May 5!  It’s a national holiday! Stop in and get up to 30% OFF your entire purchase!

·  Spend up to $25 – Get 10% OFF 

·  Spend $26-$75 – Get 20% OFF

·  Spend $76-100 – Get 25% OFF

·  Spend over $100 – Get 30% OFF

  

FREE Kindle Fire – For every $25 you spend during National Scrapbook Week, get your name in the drawing for a free Kindle Fire!  Drawing will be held at 4pm on May 5.

FACEBOOK FUN – Check in at our Facebook page for coupons and other activities!

 

Memory Bound's AccuCut Center

There are many, many things that make Memory Bound a special place, but one of our most popular areas is our AccuCut die cutting center. If you purchase your paper or cardstock at Memory Bound, you are welcome to use the AccuCut dies and machines while you're at the store. Even if you own a Cricut or a Big Shot die cutting system, you'll find many unique dies in our AccuCut center!

We have a huge variety of shape and letter dies perfect for scrapbooking, card making, bulletin boards, display boards, and much, much more. Did you know that we have dies for treat containers, envelopes, and even a die which cuts tabbed pages for a mini-album? If you're making May Baskets or display boards for graduation, we've got dies that will make those tasks easy and fun!

If you've never looked closely at our die cutting center, be sure to check it out the next time you're in the store. And if you're new to die cutting, we'll be happy to get you started. I'm sure you'll agree that Memory Bound's AccuCut die cutting area is a great resource for paper crafters!

Janet