Special Guest Instructor Eileen Hull - Oct 20!

 Hello, Memory Bound friends!
We're very excited to welcome designer Eileen Hull and her camper Scotty on Monday, October 20! We are on Eileen’s Paper Trail (#paprtrail3). She is traveling across the US with her vintage camper, going from store to store teaching incredible classes with the dies she designed for Sizzix, her new Colorbox Blends, and other fun products & techniques! You can learn more about Eileen at www.eileenhull.com.

Eileen has designed 10 collections of dies for Sizzix,  most of which specialize in cutting heavy materials like matboard. Her newest product is the Colorbox Blends. Don’t miss this great opportunity to take classes from an industry designer! Check the descriptions below, then call us at (515) 965-1102 to register.

Janet

CREATE Art Journal 
Monday, October 20, 5:30-8pm

Instructor:  Eileen Hull – The Paper Trail
Fee: $42 / Skill Level: Any / Bring Basic Class Kit, splat mat, .03 Permanent marker. 
This 5x5 album class is loaded with techniques! You’ll cut it from matboard yourself with Sizzix ScoreBoards dies, work with Eileen’s ColorBox Blends to create a base color, then add embossing paste for a delicious album cover! Plus, learn Eileen’s quick & easy rubber band binding system! You’ll love how fast it goes and have time to get creative with the inside pages!

Chunky Book 
Monday, October 20, 1-4:30pm

Instructor:  Eileen Hull – The Paper Trail
Fee: $50 / Skill Level: Any / Bring Basic Class Kit,  Scor-Tape, splat mat, heat gun, die pick, kraft knife, scrap paper to cut flowers, and any bling, trinkets, and misc embellishments to include! 
Make a chunky album with plenty of room for dimensional additions! It contains 8 sturdy matboard pages that you will cut in class using the Sizzix Square Box die in a new way! Plus – use gold leaf for a touch of elegance, learn a trick for making tissue paper flowers, and get inky with Eileen’s new Colorbox Blends!

Next Thank You Card Make-N-Take: Oct 8!

October Make-N-Takes

Thank You Cards 

Wednesday afternoons in October, 1-6pm

Materials fee: $2-3 

Hello, Memory Bound friends! 

Help us celebrate 13 years in business by attending our "Thank You" card Make-N-Takes each Wednesday in October. This month's beautiful fall-themed cards were designed by Maggie and feature lots of fun techniques. This week we'll be making the lovely card you see above. The burlap and textured leaves are perfect accents!

If you've never been to one of our Make-N-Takes, we'd love to have you join us. Drop in anytime between 1 and 6pm on Wednesday afternoons and for a small fee, you'll learn fun techniques while you MAKE a card to TAKE home with you!

We hope to see you on Wednesday, October 8!

 Janet

Tim Holtz Interview

Hello, Memory Bound Friends!

Today I would like to share an interview with Tim Holtz. He  tells stories about how he "accidentally" got into he crafting business, what he actually went to school to become and who inspires him everyday. It's a fun and interesting video that give a little peek at who Tim Hotlz really is!

 Enjoy!!

 

Fussy Cutting Tips with Graphic 45

Happy weekend, 

Memory Bound friends!

I've been teaching a monthly card class using Graphic 45 papers for awhile now, and one thing we often do with this beautifully detailed paper is FUSSY CUT. Fussy cutting (a term borrowed from the quilting world) is simply cutting elements from the paper to use as embellishments or features on a project. In the card below, the sunflowers are fussy cut from an 8x8 sheet.

 The many colors and coordinating patterns of Graphic 45 paper make it perfect for layering and fussy cutting.  Fussy cutting gives you many design options and allows you to look at paper in new and fun ways!

Fussy cutting is relaxing to many crafters, but to others it can seem stressful and tedious. If you'd like to learn some tips for fussy cutting with ease, watch this video with Graphic 45 design team member Denise Hahn. She'll show you how the right tools and techniques can make fussy cutting stress-free and lots of fun. Enjoy!

Janet

Instagram!!

Hello, Memory Bound Friends!!

Months ago, Memory Bound set up an Instagram account and, well, that's it.  Until now!! We have "revisited" our account and have decided it's time to get our social media rolling!  So, this is an official invite to follow Memory Bound on Instagram!

 

If you aren't on Instagram yet, all you need to do is download the Instagram app and set up an account. Then in the "search" box, type "Memory Bound" and "follow" us! It's that easy! We will be posting store events, new product, fun ideas and loads of projects!

Hope to see you there!!

Katie

New Arrivals!!

Hello, Memory Bound Friends!

Wanted to share with you a few items that have recently arrived at the store!

An item that several have waited in anticipation for are Wendy Vecchi's Embossing Powder!! Good news!! They are here!

 

Check out our original post about Wendy's new embossing powders, video and inspiring ideas.

Dyan Reavelery's new background stencils have also arrived and they just scream fun, fun, fun!!
 
 
 
 

A few additional items of Tim Holtz have also trickled into the store. First up is Tim Holtz's Frosted paper. It is amazing stuff! 
If you were a fan of frosted film or like to die cut, frosted is going to be you’re new go-to surface for the holidays and beyond.  This lightly frosted, flexible light weight plastic is ideal for cutting, shaping, and even coloring.  Whether you’re making gift boxes, or overlaying it on to your Christmas creations, it will look like jack frost himself paid a visit…
 
The Tim Holtz Tiding Tokens have also arrived. LOVE THESE!! Each token is 3/4" and there are 24 in a package! Perfect for tying to twine on a greeting card, canvas or a package! 
 
If you have seen Tammy Tutterow's projects that she will be teaching at Memory Bound, you probably have noticed Tim Holtz's Alpha parts used with her projects! Absolutely love the number set!
 
New things are arriving each day! It is so exciting and just in time for all our holiday crafting needs!! Stopping by at the store is a must to check out all the new products!! Remember, if you can't make it to the store, give us a call at 515-965-1102 and we would love to help you out!

What will you create today?
Katie

New Simple Stories Sn@p!

Hello, Memory Bound Friends!

If I have a weak spot in my scrapbooking purchasing, I would have to say it is the Sn@p products. 4x6 cards, 3x4 cards, 2x2  cards, bits and pieces and, of course, stickers!! I love them all! So, you can imagine my excitement when this box of product arrived at the store! Yippie!!

First, check out the new Sn@p 'Tis the Season items.  

So yummy for the holiday season!

4x6 cards

 

'Tis the Season Squares and Pieces  (2x2, 3x3, 4x4 Squares!)

 

3x4 cards

Stickers!!

 

 

I love the idea of this next set of Sn@p products. I envision cards, calendars and an already made mini-book to give as a gift for Christmas, with these Sn@p Seasons cards! 

 

 

If you are like me, I have taken a trip to Disney, started to scrapbook it, but may need a little more merchandise inspiration, due to reusing everything I had already purchased. Well, these Sn@p  Say Cheese cards was just what I was looking for to get another jump start!

 

 

 

 Another project that need to be caught up, are my kids' school scrapbooks! I need to get the items out of the bins and into their books! These Sn@p School cards  would be the perfect touch!

 

 

Head over the the Simple Stories Blog to check out a fabulous 6x8 album using the Sn@p School cards!

Hope you found something that might inspire you today to create something new or finish up an old project!

What will you create today?
Katie