Making Memories

Do you want to be featured on the MM Blog?

During the month of March we are going to have some special guests featured on our blog every Thursday.  These special guests will create a MM layout for everyone else to see and we will create a link to their personal blogs or online galleries.

If you want to be featured as one of our special guests, show us your current MM layouts by posting a comment with your blog address, name, and email.

We will contact four people within the next week to help us in March.

Good luck!

And speaking of luck, congrats to our three lucky winners who posted about their favorite MM style programs on our blog. They will all be receiving the Noteworthy collection.

1. Stacey
2. Heather Hopkins
3. Erin Taylor

If you are a winner, please email me (jweston@makingmemories.com) your address so I can send you a prize!

A FOLLOW UP FROM CHA CONTEST WEEK 

In reviewing many of the posts and emails we received during the CHA contest series, we discovered a few questions that still needed answers. A few worth noting:

ABOUT THE SLICE:

• When will the Slice be available? The Slice will begin shipping to your local retailer in July 2008.
• How much will the Slice cost? The Slice will retail for $149.99.
• How much will the design expansion cards cost? Each expansion card will cost $39.99, and will feature more than 100 different designs and fonts, each of which can be die-cut in sizes ranging from ½” to 4”.
• Where will I be able to purchase the Slice? Based on the response we saw at the Craft & Hobby Show, the Slice will be available through your local craft and/or scrapbooking retailer. As with all of Making Memories products, you will also be able to purchase the Slice through our web site at www.makingmemories.com
• I’m already a Slice-a-holic! We’ll be setting up a recovery program for that, for sure. Please stay tuned to the blog for further information and support!

ABOUT CHA:

• Can I come to CHA? CHA, the Craft & Hobby Show, is a trade-only event at which buyers meet with manufacturers to purchase products for the coming season. It is not open to the public. If you are interested in attending, your best bet is to start working for a retailer!

ABOUT THE MAKING MEMORIES BLOG CONTESTS:

• Was my email blocked by your spam filter? Even though these contests moved very fast, the email service we used – inbox.com – has a fantastic feature that allows us to import anything from the spam filter directly into our inbox. So if your email arrived before the “STOP” notice was posted – whether you received a spam notification or not – your name was still included in the drawing!
• You asked for phone numbers, but I’m overseas. Will you call if I win? This contest was definitely open to everyone who participated, regardless of location. If your name and/or email had been selected, you would have received the call! We do ship overseas and we made sure that every contestant was given equal odds of winning.
• I accidentally sent two emails because my first didn’t have my phone number/had the wrong subject line. Am I disqualified? This contest was about having FUN! So we eliminated any DUPLICATE emails, but left one email from everyone who participated. Therefore, we did not disqualify you for sending two emails – we just made sure that everyone was given a fair shot!
• Pick me! Oh, we sure wish that was possible! Unfortunately, we also have to pay some of these fabulous people who create all these delicious products, so we’re unable to give away all that we wish we could.

Q&A

I've received lots of e-mails asking exactly which album I used for my "Things I Love" challenge this month.  I used the 9x9 Kraft album from the Boho Chic line.    I love that it's easy to alter and has fun pages inside - pages with tabs and even a pocket page!  And if you haven't heard, MM just released  more Kraft albums with scallop and ric rac edges. As soon as I get my hands on one, I'm going to create another album!

Also, I used regular adhesive to attach the paper to my cover, but you could definitely use something like Mod Podge to make the cover a bit more durable.

Let me know if you have any other questions!

Wendy

Things I Love Album - Week Two

This week, we're focusing on the divider pages for each section. The album I chose to use has three tabbed sheets included, so I decided to go with it and choose three categories in which to separate my album. People. Places. Things

Begin by cutting a piece of patterned paper to size (about 8 ¾” square).  Because I always like to add some type of stitching to my projects, each page has with a 3 ½” square of cream cardstock sewn somewhere on the page (each page varies, as you can see).  Next, cut a piece of coordinating paper (about 1 ½” high x however long the word is) for each category title. Round the corners and then use the little heart brads to secure each title to the background page.  And finally, each page has an additional embellishment near the top of each square.  The first page (people) includes a heart clip with a piece of ribbon tied on.  The second page (places) simply uses a dimensional sticker.  The final section page (things) has a dimensional tag with another dimensional sticker layered on top and a ribbon tied through.

 

To finish each divider page, add the same subtitle to each tab.

If you’re working on this challenge, be sure to upload your pages to the MM Gallery or post a link to your pages in the comment section below.  To prepare for next week’s challenge, start gathering photos of all the people you love!

Wendy

CONGRATULATIONS HOLLY!

We figured we'd get that up right away before anyone else had a heart attack. (Like us!)  Holly was a delight and definitely did her share of screaming for all of us.  We've got a recording of her reaction that we'll post online just as soon as we can.

We cannot thank all of you enough for making this CHA one of the most fun events in our history! We've had a fantastic time with you and look forward to doing this again real soon. In fact, make sure you do sign up for our newsletter by visiting HERE  so you know about all of our upcoming contests and promotions.

This has been such a treat for all of us that we can assure you we WILL be doing this kind of contest again very soon.  In the meantime, we'll be adding to the blog for the next few days to include additional information about the SLICE, as well as more videos and pics that we're bringing home from CHA.

Calling all artists:  If you want to have your work published on the Making Memories blog, make sure to check back right here on Friday. We'll be sending a call for pages, so keep a watch for that.

Thank you again, everyone, for this fantastic experience!  It's been a joy!

Well, the call just went out ...

Congratulations TO:

Holly Lane

DID SOMEONE WANT TO WIN A SLICE TODAY!?

This is it. The Moment. The Event.

Well, at least it's a big deal to us! 

We're doing this one by email. We're leaving the contest open for FIVE minutes.  We'll post the words "STOP" when five minutes are up.  Here's how it's going to work:

1) Send an email with the subject line: "SLICE ME" to MAKINGMEMORIES@INBOX.COM

2) Include your PHONE NUMBER in the body of your email!

3) Send only ONE email, please!

4) We will take at LEAST 10 minutes after we say "STOP" to go through all the messages and ensure that we do not have duplicates. We will then CALL the winner (and prepare to be recorded ... we want to HEAR your reaction!).  After that, we will post the winner's name just as fast as we possibly can!

We're watching our in box for your message.  GOOD LUCK!!!!!

STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!

JUST WARMING UP ...

As we prepare for the grand prize finale for the day, we thought we'd share a phone call that Margie took from one of our winners on Day One!

TRAVEL PLANS

No, we're not packing our bags to leave CHA just yet. We're talking about our new travel line called "Passport."  We thought you all would like to check out this fabulous collection that has been getting all kinds of "oohs" and "aaahs" at the Show - especially the die-cut shaped papers.

Check out the whole line here:

CONGRATULATIONS, JEANETTE!!!

So adorable!!

Posted by: Jeanette | February 13, 2008 at 01:05 PM 

Gail Pierce-Watne picked a number at random .. and yours was it!  We'll send your Animal Crackers collection soon.  Please email me at MAKINGMEMORIES@INBOX.COM