NEW Cricut Releases!

Hey guys!

I just found out about the new cartridges and products Cricut is coming out with in the coming months (thanks Christi!!). HOLY COW I better start saving now... ;) Here's a list of what is to come (with tentative release dates). I will post a photo of each cartridge in separate posts...

October 29th:

Cricut Solutions Basketball
Cricut Solutions Black Letter (Font)
Cricut Solutions Christmas
Cricut Solutions Sans Serif (Font)
Shape Cartridge - Wild Card

October 30th:

Deep Cut Blade
Deep Cut Blade Housing (for chipboard - Yay!)
Cricut Emboss A2 Folder Kit
Cricut Emboss Refills
Cricut Heat Transfers (in various colors)
Cricut Machine Shoulder Bag (Fits the Expression too!)
Cricut Magnet Material (12x12)
Cricut Stamp Kit and Refills
Cricut Stencil Material

October 31st:

Shape Cartridge - Disney Cars
Shape Cartridge - Tinkerbell and Friends
Font Cartridge - Sesame Street Font
Shape Cartridge - Sesame Street Friends

November 30th:

GoBe Battery Pack
GoBe Solar Briefcase (Now you can take your cricut ANYWHERE).
Font Cartridge - Hello Kitty Font
Shape Cartridge - Hello Kitty Greeting

Holy cow! This Christmas Season is going to be CRAZY.

Scraproom Redo - Again! LOL

My craft room was looking so cluttered and crazy, so I decided to clean house... I bought those cubes from Michael's (with coupons of course) and purged alot of stuff. What was left over I rearranged.

The rooms was definitely a catch all... I was challenged because this space is very narrow and comes to an angle (it is one side of my laundry room).

This is what it looks like now:



The cubes definitely make it more "clean" looking and less cluttered. I got rid of a table as I rarely used it to scrap on (I have a desk area that I mainly use). There was SO MUCH STUFF under it that I had forgotten about! :)

The center table is actually a microwave cart I got at a Thrift store and re-purposed:




I like how it turned out! Which means we'll probably get orders to move soon. LOL

Fiskars Rock, Paper, Trimmer

Betsy posted this on our MemoryWorks blog and I LOVE it! Such a cool idea! I wonder if it is battery operated or has a plug? My Ipod speakers bit the dust so this is right up my alley. What will they think of next?? :)

Attention Cricut Fans:

If you are interested in demonstrating your Cricut machine in your area, there may be an opening... This thread was posted on the Cricut Messageboard:

Attention Cricut Fans!

Have you ever thought about demonstrating the Cricut and all its fun and exciting capabilities. Have you ever watched a demonstrator in a store and thought, “Hey, I could do that”? Well, here’s your chance to show off all your Cricut knowledge. We are looking for Cricut fans who are energetic and passionate about their Cricut machines. We want to show everyone how the Cricut can impact their lives, there is so much you can do with this wonderful machine. If you are interested in demonstrating the Cricut and all the fun things you can do with it for stores like Wal-Mart, JoAnn’s, etc. Then please respond by going to this link and responding to this thread. http://www.cricut.com/messageboard/tm.aspx?m=2486305 Some of the perks for being a demonstrator would be earning points that can be redeemed for ANY Provo Craft products, a special Cricut Demonstrators package, and the recognition of being a Cricut Demonstrator. If this is something you are seriously interested in, please vote and reply on the thread. This demonstrator opportunity is for anyone here in the United States and in Canada so help spread the word we are looking for a SWARM Army and need over a 1,000 Demonstrators for this new program. If you have already voted and signed up to be a Demonstrator on the thread then please excuse this e-mail, but please forward it on to your friends- Thank you! DemoKim

So reply to that post if you are interested... :)

MemoryWorks Express July Kit: Star Struck

This month's kit is a wonderful collection of beautiful brights perfect for summer layouts and projects. You can see every wonderful thing included in this month's kit here.

You can subscribe here - hurry before these run out! :)

Photo Freedom - Stacy Julian

So I have been meaning to get my photos more organized for a while now... Stacy Julian came to the MemoryWorks retreat (I couldn't go though DANG!) and did a talk on this subject and introduced her new book, "Photo Freedom"... The consultants were revved up about it, so I bought it to see what it was all about.

It is AWESOME. It is definitely not for the faint of heart as this system is about totally not sorting your photos chronologically. It is kinda hard to explain the whole system, but I started getting out ALL my photos this weekend and am going to put this system into place.

Already I have found inspiration for layouts for photos I hadn't seen in YEARS. I think it will definitely make me more productive in my scrapbooking...

I highly recomend the book to those needing a system for their photos. Even if you can't let go of the chronological system (I am kinda anal about knowing what photo is from what year), you can tailor the system to fit your needs...

I can't wait to see how it affects my scrapbooking...

You get can get it on Amazon.com and get started right away:



And here is the website for the book:

http://photofreedombook.com/

Two New Cricut Cartridges

Provocraft is getting ready to release two new Cricut Cartridges... They look pretty cute!

Storybook reminds me of fairytales. I can see using this cartridge for little girl pages (crap I have no little girls) and wedding albums. I think I may get this cartridge for my wedding album... Check it out:

The 2nd new cartridge is called Graphically Speaking. This one is really cool too! I can see using this one for all kinds of cards, my boy layouts, and lots of other projects.

They come out in mid-July and many online stores are already taking pre-orders for them. I think I may wait until they come out so I can see all the images on each cartridge...

They look like lots of fun though! :)

Wednesday Hero: 6/4/08

Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam F. Kenney


Petty Officer 2nd Class Adam F. Kinney, a Navy Corpsman with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 1, gives an Iraqi Child a shot during a routine patrol. Kinney is assigned to Echo Co. for their seven-month deployment and will return to his parent command, 4th Tank Battalion in Fort Knox, Ky., upon his arrival.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. For more information about Wednesday Hero, or if you would like to post it on your site, you can go here.

Wednesday Hero: 5/28/08

Gen. Benjamin S. Griffin


General Benjamin S. Griffin, commanding general, U.S. Army Materiel Command, talks with Brig. Gen. Shallal Abdul Rasool Habeeb

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. For more information about Wednesday Hero, or if you would like to post it on your site, you can go here.

Wednesday Hero: 5/21/08

Sgt. John F. Thomas(Right) & Sgt. Ronnie L. Shelley, Sr.(Left)
33 & 34 years old from Valdosta, Georgia
2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, 48th Infantry Brigade, Georgia Army National Guard
July 24, 2005 & July 30, 2005


Sgt. Ronnie "Rod" Shelley and Sgt. John F. Thomas became best friends in the Georgia Army National Guard.

They both were ex-Marines, both about the same age, and both enjoyed searching for arrowheads and fishing together. As their friendship grew, Thomas often came over to Shelley’s house for steaks and ribs barbecued by his friend. And when their infantry unit was sent to Iraq in May of 2005, they went to war together.

When their unit was mobilized for combat duty in Iraq, Shelley promised to watch out for Thomas. "Ronnie said, 'Don't you worry, I'll bring him back safely,"' said Thomas' grandfather. But neither Sgt. Thomas or Sgt. Shelley made it back safely. Sgt. Thomas was killed July 24, 2005 by a roadside bomb near Baghdad. And Sgt. Shelley was killed six days later on July 30 by another roadside bomb, also near Baghdad.

Shelley was a family man, married with three children, who was obsessed with having a neat yard, his wife said. "The grass had to be two inches," she said. "If the neighbor mowed the grass, Rod had to mow. He also wanted the biggest, baddest lawn mower."

She said she fell in love with his "gorgeous blue ... eyes," and "he had a laid back attitude. I could not make him mad."

Thomas was married but had no children. His grandparents said he dreamed of becoming a forest ranger. "John wanted to hike the Appalachian Trail. Now the only trail he can walk is the trail in heaven," the grandfather said.

Mrs. Thomas, wiping back tears, said the soldier felt responsible for the others in his unit. "He cared for people," she said. "That's why he had so many friends. People cared for him."

Killed alongside Sgt. Shelley were Staff Sgt. David R. Jones Sr., Sgt. 1st Class Victor A. Anderson and Sgt. Jonathon C. Haggin and killed alongside Sgt. Thomas were Army Spc. Jacques E. Brunson, Army Staff Sgt. Carl R. Fuller and Army Sgt. James O. Kinlow.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. For more information about Wednesday Hero, or if you would like to post it on your site, you can go here.

Stamp Catalog

Here is an altered project I just completed... I had this old metal index card tin FOREVER. I got it from a thrift store for $2. I have just been waiting for the right papers to come along... And then came the Basic Grey Boxer line... :)

I created the catalog to help me be able to look through my stamps and see what I have at a glance. The catalog holds regular index cards that I have stamped (or printed out and pasted) my stamp images on:



Here is a sample index card:






On the back is the name of the stamp, the maker, and the location of the stamp in my storage system (acrylic CD holders in shelving).

This is how they look filed:



I just thought I should share this project so you all could see the depths of my organization obsession (or as Christi calls it - my anal retentiveness LOL!)

You can see more photos of it here.

Wednesday Hero: 5/14/08

This Weeks Hero Was Suggested By Cindy

Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Davila
From Sierra Vista, Arizona


On the sixth anniversary of the terrorist attack on the United States, Petty Officer 2nd Class Chris Davila raised an American flag over Camp Korean Village, Iraq, he brought with him from Arizona.

Tuesday, May 6, 2008, Sierra Vista firefighter and emergency medical technician Chris Davila presented that flag to Fire Chief Randy Redmond as fellow firefighters looked on. Monday, May 5, 2008, was Davila’s first day back on the job with the department after being gone for nearly nine months, with seven of those months deployed as a Navy Reserve corpsman serving with a Marine unit near the Jordanian and Syrian border area in Iraq.

And, as luck would have it, on his first shift saw him responding to a blaze in Sierra Vista. "Right back to work," he said with a laugh.

You can read the rest of PO 2nd Class Davila's story here.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. For more information about Wednesday Hero, or if you would like to post it on your site, you can go here.

Wednesday Hero: 5/7/08

CSM Robert Prosser and LTC Erik Kurilla
1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment (Deuce Four)


LTC. Erik Kurilla and CSM. Robert Prosser's story is an amazing one. One that Michael Yon has told far better than I ever could. Warning. The site contains very graphic images. Some may want to turn off images before viewing.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. For more information about Wednesday Hero, or if you would like to post it on your site, you can go here.

MemoryWorks Express May 08 - Fabulous

"Fabulous" May 2008 Kit

This month's kit is simply "FABULOUS"! With deep lavish colors of raspberries, browns, pinks and oranges and a divine altered project that will make you sigh. Plus you'll be amazed by all of the truly delightful page enhancements and embellishments that will add class and sophistication to your Fabulous projects! A girl should be two things classy and fabulous! - Coco Channel Go here to subscribe and get yours: http://scrapbookenthusiast.com/mwexpress.html

Signup Link

I was so excited by our new kit being offered today that I totally forgot to post the signup link!

You can sign up as a new MemoryWorks consultant here:

http://elena.memory-works.com/index.mhtml?page=joinus1&cp=1

If you have any questions, you an read this FAQ:

http://www.memory-works.com/admin/index.mhtml?page=faq

Or contact me at any time...

Thanks guys! :)

Elena

Check Out Our New Kit!!

This is a great time to be a consultant - we have exciting changes going on, including the release of our new 2008-2009 Product Catalog that will be abailable for purchase soon! Another change we're excited to announce is that effective Monday, May 5th we will be offering a brand new updated and upgraded New Consultant Kit!

The new consultant kit will consist of:

• (1) Canvas Messenger Bag - This is one awesome bag! At 13x16x4 it's the perfect size to hold all of your business and scrapbooking supplies, including 12x12 albums, paper packs, catalogs, pens, business cards, and so much more! Plus, it displays the beautiful new MemoryWorks flourish logo - so it's the perfect MemoryWorks business tool!

• (1) New Start-up Folder - This beautiful new full-color custom-printed folder with inserts includes information to help jump start your business and includes all of the information new consultants need to know to get started. It's convenient pockets and business card slot is also a great way to store your important MemoryWorks business materials.

• (1) MemoryWorks Mouse Pad - This 7 ½ x 8 ½ soft custom-printed mouse pad is the key to keeping you connected with your MemoryWorks business...where all MemoryWorks business and correspondence is conducted via the internet and computer it's the perfect business tool.

• (5) 2008-2009 Product Catalogs - Our new catalog beautifully displays the new product line, projects, and ideas featuring the most popular name-brand products available in the scrapbook industry. With trend-setting products that literally sell themselves, it's a consultants number one sales tool!

• (20) Postcard Invitations - These 5x8 postcard invitations are the ideal way to promote your upcoming events and parties. Customize with your information and event details - and drop in the mail for quick and easy advertising!

• (1) 3" MemoryWorks Button - What better way to show you're proud to be a consultant than with a 3" MemoryWorks button with a custom-printed flourish logo. Great to wear for your MemoryWorks events or attach to your messenger bag!

• (15) Order Duplicate Forms - Keep track of your customer orders with these convenient 5 ½ x 8 ½ order forms. Includes a duplicate copy for your customers receipt and consultants keep their own copy for business records.

• (5) MemoryWorks Pens - Let your customers fill out their orders in style with these cool logo pens!

• Consultant Website/Online Business Manual Access - All newly registered consultants will have access to our newly redesigned My Account section - where you can access the Getting Started section to download the new online Business Manual, Policies and Procedures, Online Guide and more. As a new consultant you will have access to our website features that include the information and files that you need to begin your venture as a successful consultant!

Please note that as we've increased the contents of the kits, the new consultant registration fee has increased to $49.95, plus $10.00 shipping and applicable sales tax, which will go into effect Monday, May 5th!

We are excited about the changes that are happening - it's definitely an exciting time to be a part of the MemoryWorks family!

Wednesday Hero 4/30/08

This Weeks Hero Was Suggested By Mary Ann

Wednesday Hero was started to put a face to the men and women of the American Armed Forces and what they do for us. Vary rarely has there been a member of a foreign military profiled. In fact, in the two years Wednesday Hero's been going on it's only been done once before. Here's the second.

Lance Corporal Matt Croucher
24 years old from Birmingham, England
40 Commando Royal Marines


L/Cpl Matt Croucher is not only one of the bravest men alive, he's also one of the luckiest men alive. On the morning of February 9, 2008 L/Cpl. and his unit were searching a compound near Sangin in Afghanistan that was suspected of being used to make bombs to be used in attacks on British and Afghan troops. Walking in the darkness among a group of four men, Croucher stepped into a tripwire that pulled the pin from a boobytrap grenade. His patrol commander, Corporal Adam Lesley, remembered Croucher shouting "Grenade!"

As others dived for cover, Croucher did something nobody expected. He lay down on the grenade to smother the blast. Lesley got on the ground, another man got behind a wall, but the last member of the patrol was still standing in the open when the grenade went off.

"My reaction was, 'My God this can't be real'," said Lesley. "Croucher had simply lain back and used his day sack to blunt the force of the explosion. You would expect nine out of 10 people to die in that situation." L/Cpl. Croucher was that 1/10. Not only did he survive, amazingly he only suffered shock from the blast and a bloody nose. He was saved by the special plating inside his Osprey body armor. The backpack he was wearing was thrown more than 30ft by the blast.

"I felt one of the lads giving me a top to toe check. My head was ringing. Blood was streaming from my nose. It took 30 seconds before I realized I was definitely not dead," said L/Cpl. Croucher.

For his actions that day, L/Cpl. Croucher was in line for the Victoria Cross, the highest award for a British Serviceman, but it has yet to be awarded.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. For more information about Wednesday Hero, or if you would like to post it on your site, you can go here.

MemoryWorks National Scrapbook Day Promotion

National Scrapbook Day is Saturday, May 3rd.... MemoryWorks is offering a groovy NSD promotion for you! Mega "Groovy" Kit MemoryWorks is offering customers and consultants a groovy value on this exclusive 396-piece Mega Groovy Kit from Three Bugs in a Rug! It's a fantastic price of only $20 - which is an unbeleivable savings as the regular retail price is well over $40! The 396-piece Mega Groovy kit includes the following items: 18 - 12x12 Patterned Cardstock Paper 12 - 12x12 Solid Color Cardstock Paper 52 - 3" Monogram Cardstick Die-Cut Letters 113 - Alphabet Cardstock Stickers (Pink) 113 - Alphabet Cardsto Stickers (Brown, Pink and Blue) 52 - Chit Chat Cardstock Stickers 36 - Die-cut Tags and Accents Purchase Your Kit Today! Promotional Disclaimer: Offer good only while supplies last. Promotional kit is limited to a first come, first serve basis. All sales are final, no refunds or exchanges accepted on promotional offer.

NEW MemoryWorks Catalog Sneak Peek:

Hey guys!

Our new catalog is about ready to be released and oh BOY is there LOTS of wonderful stuff... Here's our new catalog - click on the photo below to see a sneak peek of the new things we have in store (some of which is already available!). It is a BIG file, so be patient while it loads - it is worth it! :)



Many things are already available! Take a look and order from my site.

Wednesday Hero: 4/23/08

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Cpl. Markbradley Vincze gives students from al-Raqhaa School backpacks in the Monsouri area of Iraq. Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1-76th FA, 4th BCT, 3rd Inf. Div., delivered backpacks, soccer balls and notebooks.

These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived

This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. For more information about Wednesday Hero, or if you would like to post it on your site, you can go here.