Making Memories

Calling all paper crafters!

We are so excited to announce our first ever call for the Colorbök and Making Memories Design Team! We’re looking for several designers to create beautiful and innovative projects for our blog and social media sites. This is your opportunity to inspire our followers and share your creative genius with the world!

What we're looking for

We need creative and committed team members who are as passionate about our product as we are! We want crafters willing to promote Colorbök and Making Memories on their own blogs or websites as well. Those with a great eye for photography and a penchant for story telling have a definite edge. You’ll be expected to create well-written blog posts that showcase our products with tutorials, projects, and stories.

We are asking for a commitment of at least six months with one blog post per month. This call is open to everyone, regardless of geographic location!

Benefits to Design Team Members

Internet exposure through direct links from our social media sites to your blog or website. Sneak peeks of product launches and free product samples to work with. The potential opportunity to create projects for trade shows and publications. 

How to enter

Send photos of 3 recent layouts, cards or projects. Chose images that highlight your skills and individuality. Don't feel like you have to fit a certain style! We want to see what makes your projects uniquely YOU! The projects can be previously published and do not have to use Colorbök products… though it would certainly be nice!

Email your entry to MMblog@colorbok.com on or before 

Friday May 3, 2013

 

Along with the images, please include the following information…

Full name 

Address

Email address 

Your blog or website

Other design teams or manufacturers you work with

Any specific techniques/skills that you have mastered… Do you have a black belt in hand lettering? Are you an expert stamper? Let us know!

A brief biography… What sets you apart? Why are you perfect for our team?

 

And the winner is...

Making Memories & Xyron 50K Giveaway

We're so pleased to help Xyron celebrate reaching 50,000 fans on their facebook page! To honor this milestone, Xyron is doing a week of great giveaways. Today's prize pack features a Making Memories Tool Kit for each winner. Be sure to visit the Xyron facebook page TODAY to enter. 

We also wanted to share the giveaway goodness with our beloved blog readers! In addition to the Xyron facebook prizes, we will be giving an awesome Making Memories 12x12" Precision Paper Trimmer. To enter, just comment below and tell us what project you would use this GREAT trimmer for. 

Contest ends Wednesday, Febuary 27th midnight EST

Winners will be annouced next Friday. Good luck!

Guest Designer: Erin Bassett

Hi everyone, this is Erin Bassett happily jumping in as a guest designer and blogger today. 

I love the Sarah Jane line is so perfect for little girls! I just had to use it to create a scrapbook page for my new little niece!

I love all the Instagram photos we are all taking of her and so I had them printed out and then used some twine to create a close line for each row of photos.  I just stapled the photos right onto the twine!

I love the sticker banner, and had to use that for my title. By popping it (and other embellishments and photos) up with foam adhesive it really gives the page some dimension, even under the glass of the frame I ended up putting it in.

 

Here's a close up of how I used some of the die-cuts and pennants to make this cluster.  I think adding the trim around the die-cut helps give the layout a baby soft feel.

 

And here's how it looks in the frame! A great gift to give!!

 

I also had some left over supplies and so I whipped up a card. I pieced together scraps for the cards and then sewed them together. I also layered up a bunch of the pennants to make a star like flower shape to add to the front of the card.

 

For the paper that "wish" is on, I just die-cut it out from some of the product packaging.  I can't let a good pattern go to waste!  

 

Once again I popped up some of the layers to create dimension, and now it's good to go!

 

Erin is a craft addict who loves to do something creative every day.  She shares her love of all things artsy on her blog and in the classes and events she teaches at.  Erin is a freelance artist, designing for top manufactures and has had many of her projects published in various magazines and books.  She considers it a blessing to be able to call her passion "work". 

I'm a Believer! Guest Designer & Giveaway

The holidays might be over, but that doesn't mean the gifts need to end! To help you scrap all the photos you took of sledding, shopping and Santa-ing, we are giving away two prize packs from our Believe Holiday Collection.

Prize packs include 6x6 Paper Pad, Embellishments, Chipboard, Alphabet Stickers and more! Just leave a comment below to enter the giveaway. What is the memory you most want to preserve from the past holiday season?

The two lucky winners will be picked. Good Luck!

Contest ends next Wednesday, January 23rd.

Here is the Believe line in action! Check out these great projects from Guest Designer, April Walker from Scrapper Forever. 

 

 

Guest Designer: Candice Reszko Advent Calendar

We have a special treat for you today!  Guest designer Candice has created an amazing Advent Calendar project for us, and WOW we are in love.  The title of this project is "The Gifts".

 

From Candice

I titled this advent calendar The Gifts. For each day there is a little pocket to slide

in the gifts in which we are thankful for each day except for five days. I call those drop days

in which there is a certain message to reflect upon for that certain day. This year I am

going to have every family member participate and on Christmas day we are just going

to go through them all and to really truly see how blessed we are.

The calender measures 12x18 1/2 in with each rectangle swatch measuring 2x3 in. With these measurements the calender was evenly spaced out to fit on entire O-Wire from Zutter

Bind-It-All. I punched 24 holes for the title portion and 4 for the rectangle swatches on top

and bottom. Then I just spaces them out evenly skipping a loop after every four loops. I

did this for each row until I had all rows binded together and my advent calender was 

complete!

Isn't it beautiful! 

Thanks Candice!

 

Stkr.it Inspiration - Three Card Set by Briana Johnson

Briana Johnson designed this gorgeous set of three cards.  These cards are a perfect example of how you can add a stkr.it to any project that you would normally do.  Briana wanted to share some photos of her daughter in the card she was sending so created this cute hidden pocket in the front with a tag that has the QR code on it! Making Memories has partnered up with Stkr.it to share inspiration on how you can use this new product.

Here is that cute hidden tag - this is a great way to add the stkr.it without having it be distracting on your layout or card.

Supplies

Sarah Jane 12x12 Double-Sided Paper

Sarah Jane Die-cuts

Solid Cardstock

 

Stkr.it Inspiration - "We have MOVED", take a tour

We are loving all of this amazing inspiration for the Stkr.it program.  Making Memories has partnered up with Stkr.it on some projects this week!  Today's project was inspired by a recent move and sharing the a new home with friends and family who aren't close by. What a great way to update the ones you love with your new address and give them a personal "tour" of your new place!

Supplies Use

Modern Millinery 12x12 Paper Brocade

Stkr.it Story Stickers Pink

 

Remember you'll be able to find this product at your JoAnn's mid-October! 

Paper Survey Winner! Or should we say winners!

As always thank you for your help in our survey!  We get the best feedback from you and are grateful for your help!  We couldn't just pick one winner, so we have 3!

Three luck ladies have won one of the new Sarah Jane paper pads above! 

 

Winner number 1...... Barb Stencel

Winner number 2...... Sandra Black

Winner number 3...... Dana Paliotta

 

Thank you everyone for participating! 

Stkr.it Inspiration - "Birthday Invite", share Music via text

Have you heard about Stkr.it?  We had an introductory post for the product yesterday, but now we want to show you all the great ways you can use it!  Who doesn't want to add the extra personal touch to a layout, invite, annoucement, etc?  We live in such a digital world, we think you are going to love this!  Making Memories is partnering up with Stkr.it as in they introduce this to the market place.  

Birthday Invite - sharing music

Our first project is not only a fun creative birthday invite, but it also allows the birthday girl to share music with her invitation!  

Supplies 

Sarah Jane 6x6 Paper Pad

Modern Millinery 12x12 Double Sided Paper

Stkr.it Story Stickers Pink

Pink/White Bakers Twine [from Sarah Jane Pennant Kit]

Friends and Family can scan the stkr.it[with smart phone QR code app] or enter the code into Stkr.it's website to reveal Megan's special message/song!

What do you think!  Does this product intimidate you or are you excited to get some in your hands?!  Let us know what you would like to know or questions you have!