Only a few short days left until Christmas, and everyone here is as ready for the holidays as we will ever be! All of us would  like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas!

You have helped make our holiday season wonderful! Your support and patience has been outstanding and we thank you for that! It gets a little crazy around here this time of year, so having such great customers is a huge blessing! I am always saying that we have the best customers! It is so true!

My Christmas wish to all of  you is that you may have joy in everything you do! You are unique and special! Enjoy each moment, for some of the best memories are from unexpected moments. Keep your camera handy to capture those moments so you can treasure them forever in a scrapbook!

May you have a wonderful Chistmas!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

This is not a fun post today, but we really want to try to keep the communication going with as many of our customers as possible!

We regret to inform you that due to the increased demand of the S5-055 Layered Poinsettia, Spellbinders was caught unaware and is completely sold out of this die. Their next shipment is due to arrive the end of December and will not arrive before Christmas.

We also have back order notifications on items S4-282 2010 Heirloom Ornaments and S4-334 2011 Heirloom Ornaments. We have been told not to expect these in until the end of December also.

We apologize for any inconvenience this has cause many of you, as we know that  you have been waiting for these items to complete projects for Christmas.  Please know that this is frustrating to everyone, but their popularity was impossible to predict and Spellbinders is doing their very best to get them manufactured as quickly as possible!

You may want to consider substituting with the s5-050 Rose Creations for a Christmas rose instead of a Poinsettia, or maybe even try LF-005 Grand Peony Creations for a unique Christmas flower.

We have tried to send out emails to those who have orders pending for those items, so please check your emails if you are one of those waiting. You can also contact us to check on the status of your order!

We very much appreciate your understanding!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

I have had a lot of fun with Quickutz Be Splendid collection! They have come out with some really fun dies for the Christmas Season this year!

My sister came up with a great idea to give our aunts for Christmas this year. They are not into scrapbooking, but love looking at the albums we’ve done. So this year me, my mom and sister are making a bunch of random pages to make blank albums for them. All they have to do is add their own photos! The best thing to do for those who are not into scrapbooking is KEEP IT SIMPLE! They may actually want to start scrapbooking if they can see that a page can be cute  and complete without being crammed with embellishments! To much can be overwhelming for beginners! After all, isn’t the main focus on the memories in the photos?

Here are examples of two of the pages I have done using the Be Splendid collection dies. Looking at blank pages is boring, so I threw on some pictures of my family taken last year (yes, I to am behind in getting my photos in a book!).

I used the DC0218-Snowflake Border and DC0220-Tags along with RS-0214-Snowflake 2×2 die for this page.

For the next page, I just used DT0211- Sleigh & Reindeer over a scalloped Circle. I cut off the legs of the DD0206-Santa Silhouette and stuck Santa in the sleigh. Don’t worry, it didn’t hurt him a bit!

I’ve kept them simple, but added cute die cuts, thanks to Quickutz! I’m sure you can think of someone who doesn’t like to scrapbook, but who would enjoy getting a blank one to add their own photos to. Most people would rather look at memories in a book than out of a box! You can check out these dies and more in our Christmas Theme!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

Happy Holidays! Well okay, so maybe I am jumping the gun just a little, but I am just so excited about the new Quickutz Be Splendid Holiday release! I am sure you will be too!

I gave you a sneak peak at the Splendid Alphabet which I used on my Spooky banner last week. It is an elegant addition to any alphabet collection.  There are tags, reindeer, a sleigh, gingerbread house, nutcracker, banners, flourishes,  and more in this truly splendid holiday release!

Perfect for creating your Christmas cards, gift tags, advent calendar, party invitations and decor! These dies will knock your stockings off the mantle!

I can’t wait to use the Snowflake Border die. I have a few ideas running through my head, but I think it would make a terrific snowflake lace runner for my piano! I also have plans for the poinsettia and star die already. Gosh, I hope I can get the time to do all of the project ideas that are running through my head!!!

Well, I know that you will come up with your own amazing ideas for these dies and I hope that you get time to them all!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

I love when I receive goodies in the mail, don’t you? So you understand when I tell you that I was delighted to receive card samples from some of the talented designers at Sparkle N Sprinkle without knowing they were coming! I mean, one handmade card is fun, but 7 at once is way more than I get for my birthday! Wow!

All of the Sparkle N Sprinkle stamp sets that we carry have a sticky cushioned backing. All you have to do is place them on an acrylic block (sold separately) and stamp away! Sparkle N Sprinkle have partnered with Spellbinders dies and have been producing stamp sets to coordinate with many of the Spellbinders Nestabilities dies. They will continue to release new products in this vein.

I want to share them with you since I just can’t keep them for myself! I would like to thank Sparkle N Sprinkle designers Elenor Jenkins, Julie B. Warner, Donna Maligno, Shona Erlenborn and Judy Rozema for the beautiful cards! We appreciate all the work that you put into creating them!

Designer for both festive cards- Shona Erlenborn using Nesties Xmas Trees and Nesties Ornaments with coordinating Spellbinders dies 2010 Holiday Trees.

Designers Julie B. Warner and Elenor Jenkins created these beautiful cards using Thanks a Bunch, Happy Birthday and Blossoms stamp sets. Coordinating Spellibinders Dies for the Blossoms stamp set are Blossom Three and Nested Leaves.

Designers Judy Rozema and Donna Maligno used Ocean Treasures and By the Seashore. Spellbinders dies used by Judy are  Classic Ovals Large and Classic Scalloped Ovals Large.

Now you can see why I was so thrilled to open the mail that day! These are wonderful! Thank you Sparkle N Sprinkle!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

In preparation for the upcoming holidays, is the exquisitely designed Christmas Emporium Collection by Graphic 45! A nostalgic journey into Santa’s vintage workshop. Inspired by treasured childhood memories, memorabilia, and stories from generations past, this charming new collection will touch your heart and capture your imagination. Drawn from the classic Graphic 45 vintage color pallet, every enchanting page is saturated in a symphony of vibrant color. Twelve gorgeous double-sided papers in a 12×12 size and an 8×8 size, coordinating chipboard die-cuts, and Hampton Arts cling stamps contain everything you need to make this Christmas bright.

As with An ABC Primer and The Magic of Oz collections, the designers at Graphic 45 created stunning projects for an inviting vintage Christmas display in their booth at CHA! I felt like a kid in a department store  staring at all of the items decorated in Christmas Emporium paper! They really captured the magic and excitement of a vintage Christmas morning just like an old time department store window!

This collection consists of the following items:

Christmas Emporium 12 x 12

Christmas Emporium 8 x 8

Christmas Emporium 1 stamp set

Christmas Emporium 2 stamp set

Christmas Emporium 3 stamp set

Christmas Emporium Chipboard Tags 1

Christmas Emporium Chipboard Tags 2

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

I have been given the assignment of blogging about my favorite booth at CHA. It is really a tough decision because there were so many that were outstanding! So, I guess that I would have to tie Die Cuts With A View  and Graphic 45! Their booths were very different from each other, but both teams put tremendous effort into their booths to draw retailers and  spotlight their latest products. I was literally in awe of the inspiration that their design teams  shared with us!

DCWV was the first booth we saw, front and center, as we walked through the entrance! With their theme Christmas Morning, they captured my feelings as I viewed all the shiny new products in the convention center! It was like Christmas to me! All of their trees and presents were made from various paper pads, the cozy fire in the fireplace and living room setting, their prize buck mounted on the wall were  all made from their paper products!

I had the privilege of meeting several women on their team, including Erin who writes their Blog! They are all wonderful women and I had so much fun in their booth!

  Can you see what I mean? So warm and cozy that I could   have sat in the rocking chair and taken a nice long nap!

Graphic 45 had decorated other elements that I have a passion for- antiques (or at least faux antiques) with their incredible paper lines!  Their team was delightful and dressed in costumes featuring The Magic of Oz release, with Diane dressing as Dorothy for their daily drawing, and the Wicked Witch the rest of the day. In my personal opinion, she is way to sweet to be the Wicked Witch and way to classy! They were so busy that I wasn’t able to snap any pictures of them alone!

What did I tell you? Both are just so impressive that I just could not make a decision on one! I hope that you have enjoyed seeing a peak of the show! The creative energy was flowing through Chicago for sure! Have a great weekend!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

We are thrilled to continue the Spellbinders Frenzy today to give you a sneak peak of Spellbinders upcoming releases! The designers we are spotlighting today bring creativity to new heights with their chosen projects! Get ready to be inspired!

Designer Linda Duke shows us how she used S5-055 Poinsettia Creations and E8-006 Classic Petal Edgeabilities to create this elegant card and poinsettia cone. These are impressive projects Linda! The poinsettias look almost real!

S5-055 Poinsettia Creations includes four sizes of the flower with one leaf and two centers.

E8-006 Classic Petal Edgeabilities includes one cutting die and two decorative inserts.

Tina McDonald presents her projects using LF-008 Hexagon Pinwheel Top Box and S4-338 Holiday Tags. The Christmas ornaments are absolutely delightful! Great ideas to start us thinking about the holidays! Thanks Tina!

LF-008 Hexagon Pinwheel Top Box Just imagine of all the fun projects you can do with this fun die!

S4-338 Holiday Tags are great for not only gift tags, but ornaments,  jar tags and journaling tags for scrapbook layouts!

I feel really inspired now! It’s going to be difficult to wait until these dies are released, but I know we can do it! (we have to!) We still have two more days of the Spellbinders Blog Frenzy! Stay strong ladies and gents! I know that the itch for these new dies are getting to you because I’ve got the itch BAD! Until tomorrow then!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

Wow! Mother’s Day is right on our doorstep! Can you believe it? I can’t! I feel like we just barely had Easter…oh wait, we did! I don’t know about you, but I had better get crackin’ on a gift for Mom!

My mom is a scrapbooker, so she would like just about anything that has to do with scrapbooking! Why don’t you come shopping with me to see what I can find that would make great gifts for her special day!

She has tons of pictures to still put in albums as she has 10 children (I am the oldest) and 34 grandchildren, so I think I will start with the basics. Paper! She has 7 sons and lots of grandsons, so the All About Boys Paper Stack from DCWV or Alphabet Soup Boy from My Minds Eye are a great start for the boys! A Proper Gentleman 8×8 by Graphic 45 works well for all of her masculine photos.

For the feminine side, we will start with DCWV All About Girls Paper Stack,  Blossoms and Butterflies Paper Stack, Garden Party Paper Stack, or Pocket Full of Posies Paper Stack to name just a few!

She has a Cuttlebug, and loves die cutting! Let’s move over to the dies to see what we can find! Spellbinders dies are always a perfect gift! She and I have very similar taste, so I think I will go with a couple of my favorites! Labels Twenty, Lacey Circles, Lacey Squares, Lacey Ovals (okay, so I like lacey!), Floral Doily Accents and Floral Doily Motifs as well as the Parisian Accents and Parisian Motifs! Well, that is more than a couple, but maybe we can keep some of these in mind for her birthday or Christmas! I could shop forever in Spellbinders!

She would love Quickutz Anime Monkey to scrap some of her younger grandchildren! Or the Mixing Bowl and Spoon for those moments making cookies with the grandkids!

Heartfelt Creations, Just Rite Stampers and Sparkle N Sprinkle all have stamps that are fabulous to give her or buy for myself to make her card with! They all have stamps that coordinate with Spellbinders dies! Want2Scrap has Nestabling to go with!

Whew! This shopping trip could last a long time if we got into the nitty-gritty of adhesives, embossing folders, foils, flowers, etc.! I think I will let you shop for yourselves now! I have a pretty good idea of what I will end up with! Have fun!

Thanks and Happy Scrappin’!

Carrie

Have you seen the new Sizzix Textured Impression Embossing Folders? Designed by Tim Holz, these will certainly put the merry in your Christmas!We have all four designs in-stock and ready to ship.

Just as a reminder, anything ordered after December 11 may not make it before Christmas.

Happy Holidays and have a good weekend!

Marcie

The Window Scene Collection from the remarkable designers at Heartfelt Creations just arrived today! The pre-orders for the entire collection from our Black Friday sale were shipped today, and now the collection has to be bought separately. The Window Scene Collection features the exclusive Spellbinders die Decorative Window Scene and four pre-cut stamps: Bear-y Winter, Cozy Winter Days, Scenic Combo and Snowy Window Scene.

What I love about the Decorative Window Scene die is its versatility. You can remove the panes and have an elegant frame for any stamp or die cut or use an oval or circle for a “frame within a frame” look. Or leave the frames in for the window look. Here is what the die looks like:

It is designed so you can clip the panes off with ease and have a beautiful ornate frame. You can also add a die cut on top of the panes. Here are some ideas of what you can do with this die:

This die is going to be one of your favorites and must have for your die cut collection!

Happy Holiday Scrappin!

Marcie

Here are some new papers released from Graphic 45 at CHA in Chicago.  There is also a video at the end of this post showing two of the lines Halloween Wonderland and Christmas Past. Christmas past is a new re-release with 4 new papers!

Here is a quick look at the new paper from Graphic 45! The Christmas Past collection is different from the one they released lat year. They added four more papers and two more colors – plum and country blue.

They came out with a unique twist on Halloween paper I think you will enjoy with Hallowe’en in Wonderland:

Think Alice in Wonderland on Halloween! The colors are great, especially the purples!

Steampunk Debutante is a very unique look of nostalgic travel:

The Halloween paper in the 8×8 and 12×12 will be arriving next week, and the other two are available for pre-order in the 8×8 and 12×12 paper pad sizes as well. They should be arriving the first week in August.

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or watch it on Youtube here: Graphic 45
Have a good weekend! I am off the CHA on Monday, so my staff will take very good care of you while I am gone

Happy Scrappin!

Marcie

The Spellbinders blog frenzy continues today with four new Presto Punch templates:  P3013 Scalloped Square, P5005 Holiday Joy, P5004 Fleur de Lis and P4011 Scalloped Circle!

Here is the Scalloped Square and the Holiday Joy:

Spellbinders Design Team member AJ Otto got into the spirit of Christmas with her original projects:

From cards to gifts, these new punches will make all your gift giving a breeze!

Next we have the Fleur de Lis and Scalloped Circle:

Kimberly Crawford did a great job on her projects:

The first project uses both the fleur de lis and the scalloped circle. The second project, the card, reminds me of old world France – love it!

For the recipes on how to make these projects, click on the designers name.

As for the Presto Punch machine, Spellbinders is still waiting for UL approval then it will start shipping! I can’t wait to own this little machine and all these fun templates! These punches and the other blog frenzy dies are available for pre-order only on our website.

Thanks!

Marcie