Making Memories

Since You Seem to Like Mistletoe ... Let's Give Some Away!!

Wow, we love all your comments about the new Mistletoe line - and we're so glad you like it as much as we do! So perhaps it's time to give some away. This time around, we'll give away TWO kits of these Mistletoe papers and embellishments... And here's how we'll do it: Please give your friends a "gift," by telling them about the blog contest we're hosting here through Thursday. Post on your blog, tell your Facebook friends, Tweet about it, or just send a shout-out to your buddies via email. Then tell us in the comments how you shared the fun, and you will be entered to win! This contest will stay live for over an hour, so please have fun with it! Oh - and we'll post a couple of YouTube videos we've received from our readers this week ... We'd SURE love to see some more. So record yourself saying hi to us, and to the CHA Crew ... We'd love to see your smiling faces!!! Thanks again - have fun!

Unveiling: Mistletoe Paper

We've read many of your comments, and it seems that our new Mistletoe collection might be something worth revealing right now. We're so excited about this 1950's inspired line of papers and embellishments. There's something so homey and inviting about them! We'd love to know your impression of the new collection - starting with our papers. What do you think?

Congratulations to ...

Lynda aka arlsmom said...

toe spreader things for painting toes...

Reply July 29, 2009 at 10:25 AM


Um, yeah - hope you have a nice pedicure!  :-)  You'll certainly have a great bag to enjoy very soon.

So glad to know we're not the only ones who need to clean out our handbags and desks!  My answer would have been:  A handmade "check" made out for $6,000,000.00 from my nine-year old daughter, who wanted me to know she loved me "that much."

Hope you are all having as much fun as we are!  More to come very soon!

Time's Up! We'll be back in a moment

While we're finding the winning entry, here's another sweet song from YOUR playlist!

Getting Carried Away with Giveaways

Time for some fun! Since we're in the booth demonstrating all the new and exciting things that the Slice (and Pink Slice) can do, we thought we'd do a Slice-related giveaway right now. So how about we give someone this fabulous Slice Tote? We're in a silly mood, so we'll ask a silly question: What's the strangest (funniest, most unusual) thing you have in your purse or near your computer right now? Put your answer in the comment section below and we'll choose one person at random who will take this home. You can vote as often as you wish, including by mentioning this contest on Twitter, Facebook, YouTube (in a video taped message to us!), on your blog, or any other way you'd like, then post a link in the comments. Have fun! We'll be back soon!

Unveiling: Design Shop (Part 2)

Our new Design Shop collection elevates paper piecing and layering to an art form, helping you add hand-crafted elements to your page, without having to log hours of work in the process. These simple self-adhesive stickers are available in an endless array of themes such as these (below) which include Daughter, Father, Mother, Son, Family, Flower Sentiments, Friends , Love, Memories, and Nature.  

And today's first winners are ...

CONTEST 4:

Ria van Son said...

Ohh I can see me use these gorgeouss papers on a frame/page with my 98 yr old Grandma :) With her pictures from before WWII. When she was a gorgeouss young woman. and a picture of how she is now so fragile. I would added beautifull old lace and old pearl pins to it.

hugs Ria

Reply July 29, 2009 at 12:52 AM

 

Nicole Flanagan said...

my grandma has a whole bunch of old photos from when she was little and would love for me to help her scrapbook them.

 

Debi C said...

My favorite treasure is a 2-dimensional postcard that belonged to my great-grandmother. It is simply beautiful.

Reply July 28, 2009 at 06:57 PM

Congratulations!  Please be sure to email us at MMInspires@yahoo.com  - and we'll get your prizes sent out right away.

Stay tuned today, everyone!  We've got more great prizes to offer, some fantastic "reveals," and plus lots of fun ahead.  We're so glad you're here!

Off to work we go ...

Good Morning! Time to Go Pick Some Winners ...

How is everyone doing this morning?  It looks like the site has stayed busy while we caught up on some sleep - so we'll go pick out some winners and post their names in a few moments.

We're still enjoying the "playlist" that you all helped develop yesterday, so we wanted to bring you some more music to kick off your day (or end your day, depending on where you are!) 

Day 1 - Final Contest for the Day (We'll Pull an All-Nighter!)

For any of you who are just joining us (hello friends overseas!) or to our friends who have been with us all day today... Thank you so much! It is such a thrill to be able to show you the fruits of our labor for these many months. So much of what we're introducing at the Craft & Hobby Show, and here with you now, has been in the works for quite some time. We're so thrilled with the new supplies that will come to stores near you very soon.

And we thank you so much for all the great feedback you've given us today! We'll leave tonight's contest open all night long. As we stated earlier, here's the guidelines: 1) You may enter as many times as you like - either by answering the question posted, or by Tweeting, Facebooking, or blogging about the Making Memories CHA Blogging Event - and telling us what you said and where. (New addition ... we'd also love to "see" you, so please feel free to record a video, post it to YouTube, and link it in your comments ... it will count as an entry, and we'd love to share it with our readers, too!) Remember: We are not in a position to "police" how many times one person posts an answer to a question. 2) Winners are selected at random using a computer-generated random number selection process. The computer selection will be final. 3) Once you win, we ask you NOT to enter to win until the grand prize, finale event which will take place this Thursday afternoon. We'll tell you more about that as we get closer. 4) Any other questions? Please email us at MMInspires@yahoo.com and we'll try to answer them!

So ... with that in mind, please tell us about your favorite treasure that would fit into the "Vintage Findings" program (but that, of course, means too much to you to include in the collection!)  And/or, post a Twitter, Facebook update, blog posting, or YouTube submission link in your comments ... And tomorrow morning, we'll choose three winners who will enjoy these fabulous Vintage Findings treats!

See you tomorrow!!

Pretty in Pink

To help introduce our new Pink Slice, we're handing out Pink Slice t-shirts at the Show (among other things) ...  We are so excited about this machine, as well a the new Think Pink Design Card.  Created in the spirit of hope, this Slice Design Card is outfitted with beautiful, thoughtful, and inspiring words and designs.