Free Red Ribbon Alphabet for MADD Awareness

Drunk driving leads to many injuries, accidents and deaths each year. To support awareness of drunk driving during the holidays, Lettering Delights is offering its Red Ribbon alphabet for free download. The red ribbon has stood as a symbol against drunk driving for two decades.

Orem, Utah (PRWEB) December 15, 2006 -- To support awareness of drunk driving during the holidays, Lettering Delights is offering its Red Ribbon alphabet for free download. The alphabet can be used to create fliers, signs, newsletters, cards, scrapbook pages and so on.

Drunk driving leads to many accidents, injuries and deaths each year. During the holidays, drunk driving is more common. The red ribbon, adopted by Mother's Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to generate public awareness, has stood as a symbol against drunk driving for two decades.

Motorists are encouraged to tie a ribbon to their vehicles as a pledge to drive sober. In addition, the red ribbon encourages drivers and passengers to wear seat belts, which can help saves lives in crashes caused by drunk drivers.

"We would like to remind everyone to please do their part to help keep our roads safe, especially during this special time of year," said Mark Seastrand, CEO of Lettering Delights.

To download the Red Ribbon alphabet, visit www.LetteringDelights.com.

The high resolution alphabet is available for Windows and Macintosh. Visitors can also download the Creative Delights Companion software program, which makes it easy to use the alphabet for those who are not proficient in graphic design programs.

For more information about drunk driving and how to support campaigns against drunk driving, Lettering Delights encourages individuals to visit MADD at www.madd.org.

About Lettering Delights
Lettering Delights offers thousands of creative products at a great value. The huge selection includes scrapbooking fonts, colorful alphabets, printable designs and the free Creative Delights Companion software program. Visit them online at www.LetteringDelights.com.

Fun show to catch

Designing spaces is going to have a holiday special that will be neat to watch. They will be talking with Natasha Hixon who invented the Quickutz. I love to see how these women brought something we use everyday to life. You can read the whole press release below. I'm off to set the tivo to record it. lol

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Wondering how you can
catch the Scrapbooking wave? Then you shouldn't miss the special episode of
"Designing Spaces for the Holidays." The hit Quorum Productions television
program will feature Natasha Hixon, a scrapbooker who invented a tool aimed
at making the popular craft easier and more fun.
"Capturing the stories, photos and memories of the holiday season is
one of the most important things you can do for yourself, your family and
your friends," says Hixon. "And, it's easy! With a few simple techniques
you can create memorable scrapbook pages and projects that capture the
essence of your holiday activities for a lifetime of memories and
enjoyment."
Hixon invented the QuicKutz Personal Die-Cutting System with her
husband in 2001. QuicKutz is a portable, easy to use die-cutting system
that allows individuals to create stylish die cuts for scrapbooking and
more.
About Designing Spaces:
Created by Quorum Productions, this half hour informative series
inspires and instructs viewers on the smartest ways to make their homes
more beautiful and functional. Designing Spaces interviews leading experts
in design, hardware, architecture, and real estate and offers something of
interest for every viewer. From advice on large scale renovations to simple
tips on making everyday tasks easier to decorating on a budget, this is the
one show that provides you with all the comprehensive information you'll
need. Designing Spaces is seen Saturday and Sunday mornings on TLC and on
the Women's Entertainment Network between 7:00 & 10:00 am.
About Quorum Productions:
This Florida-based production company is nationally renowned for
creating excellent quality programming that educates and informs viewers.
Their shows are geared towards disseminating vital solutions to life's
problems. These programs not only touch the hearts of their viewers but
help them make important decisions which impact their lives. Guests on
Designing Spaces have included representatives from companies such as
Intel, AT&T, HP, Martha Stewart, Chase Bank, Sara Lee, Prudential Real
Estate, Celebrity Cruise Lines and many others.

Paisley's and free shipping

Hmm, which to start off with? Alright, the fast one first. Little Scrapbook Shop now has free shipping on all orders.

Now for the fun stuff. I've added some of the great paisley products into the store. The Paisley chipboard and Paisley chipboard album are fun new products for your altered projects. These chipboard products can be painted, sanded for the shabby chic look after painting, decoupage, or anything else you can think of.

I have also added 5x5 board books to the store for your crafting projects. These small albums are great for ABC books, Valentine books for your sweetie, or graduation albums. Start thinking ahead of projects you can complete for next years gifts. There's nothing like the satisfaction of having them completed before the day of. lol

Scrapbook Blinkies

It's been brought to my attention that the cool site I liked for getting blinkies, is no longer there. So I searched around and found another even better site. More will be to come, but you can play around with this one for now. ;)

Lots of manufacturers on there and favorite product lines. Even some scrapbook direct sales blinkies. Enjoy!

A New Hangout for Scrapbookers

Prairie City, IA - Scrapbookers all across the nation now have a new place to connect with eachother.

Seeing the need for scrapbooking resource websites, Kara Kelso used her expertise to build a site which met those needs. November marks the grand opening of "The Scrapbooking Source", an online community and resource site for scrapbookers.

Unlike other scrapbooking websites who sell their own products, The Scrapbooking Source features a full list of various suppliers around the net. You aren't just limited to supplies from one company, but have the option to "shop around". There are also helpful articles, layout ideas, and more.

The biggest feature of the site is it's community message boards or 'forums'.
"The Scrapbooking Source is not just another general resource site", Kelso says. "We've put an emphasis on the community boards, since there's not a lot of places scrapbookers can connect with eachother and share ideas".

The community boards feature two experts in the scrapbooking field - Val Selby and Lauren Haugh. Both are available for questions and help at the community boards, as well as offering their own tips and ideas on a regular basis. Each have a strong background in selling scrapbooking supplies, and have been making scrapbooks for several years.

Contests are planned for the month of November and December for all community board members, including a "post the most" contest where they will be offering scrapbooking supplies as prizes.
"We plan to do contests on a regular basis" Kelso says .

For more information and to become a member of this new community for scrapbookers, visit:
http://www.TheScrapbookingSource.com

Scrap for you

Sometimes you have to look back and remember why you scrapbook. Yes, there is the wanting to keep you history for other generations, wanting to get the story on paper for others, also wanting to just put names to photos. But there is also the purely selfish part. You know the one I'm talking about...

The one that we love to hear from people how great the page is and the one that we hear "I wish I could do that". Gasp...did I just say that outloud? I know, we aren't supposed to admit it. But, I'm humble, I know I don't rock the scrapbook world. I just rock my immediate world and I'm super ok with that.

See I get better as my friends and family adore my pages. I want to scrap more as my friends and family ooh and ahh over my pages. This is ok, this is human, and I'm not a good liar so it works.

Besides confidence you need to remember any other reasons why you scrapbook. There are usually many. One other big one for me is to get away with the girls. I love my weekend retreats with my best friends. Then there is just the awesome day crops that I get away with them. There are reasons that quilting bees used to be so popular. Looking back I think it was the simple fact that they got to get away from everyone and everything with no guilt. Guilt is our enemy. We are worth our craft!

All My Memories sold as well

It must be the season for selling huh? I just got the email announcing the sale. I really, really hope they don't change much. I love their products and I'd be distressed if they dropped Herbanella.

News Release



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



Contact:
Marilyn J. Harroun
Director of Channel Sales & Marketing
All My Memories
(801) 619-8808
marilyn.harroun@allmymemories.com

Seastone Companies Acquires All My Memories Wholesale

PROVO, UTAH—Seastone Companies, LC, parent company of Seastone Consumer Products Group and Seastone Media Group, announced today the recent acquisition of All My Memories Wholesale, LLC, a worldwide provider of scrapbooking and memory crafting products. The new company will be known as All My Memories, LLC (AMM).

Over the last several years, All My Memories Wholesale has experienced significant growth by expanding its customer base, introducing many new and innovative products into the marketplace, and achieving strong penetration into international markets. “Seastone's expertise and leadership in fast-paced product development, proprietary production and distribution systems, as well as its proven business track record were key reasons All My Memories saw the acquisition as an outstanding opportunity for continued growth,” said Jorjana Brown, founder of All My Memories and now the company’s Chief Creative Officer.

“We intend to rapidly expand All My Memories’ business. It has incredible brand recognition, a great product offering, and a very impressive management team,” said Warren Osborn, new CEO for the company, who is also CEO of Seastone Companies. “Seastone has strong manufacturing, international trade, supply chain management, and design experience that it brings to the table. Our award-winning design team brings unique packaging, marketing, and innovative storage solutions to the AMM product mix. Together, we make a powerful team,” he continued.

Bryce Stevens, the newly appointed President of All My Memories and its former Chief Operating Officer said, “This acquisition will give All My Memories a very strong market position as well as the financial foundation upon which to combine the strengths of both companies. We will be much more aggressive in developing and marketing our product lines worldwide.”

“The change will be transparent to the All My Memories customer base in terms of day-to-day operations, but will allow the company to develop and bring new products to market faster as well as increase the visibility and availability of its existing product lines,” said Bryan Dunford, former General Manager of Seastone Media Group and the new Senior Vice President of All My Memories.

All My Memories is headquartered in Draper, Utah, and continues to be a global leader in providing sophisticated and trendsetting scrapbooking and crafting material that enable crafters of all skill levels to experience the joy of creating beautiful works of art to preserve treasured memories.

Scrapjazz sold

I know for some this is old news, but there are still others that want to know. lol

June 14, 2006--Scrapbook.com, a leading online destination for scrapbookers worldwide, today announced it has acquired Scrapjazz.com (The Scrapbooking Megasite) and Scrap Tutor from Rochester, Minn.-based Infinite Publishing for an undisclosed sum. The combination will give Scrapbook.com even more features to provide its more than 450,000 monthly unique visitors, while simultaneously providing expanded services to the users of Scrapjazz.com.

For those of us on the newsletter lists, I've already begun to see a little different format for some of them. Not a huge change, just an extra annoucement here and there and I'm sure we will see more products being pushed now. None of these are bad things. They are already a great resource site and hopefully that will stay the same.

You can read the whole article here.

Scrapbooking Babies

I have been searching and searching for great scrapbook articles to include in this blog and have finally compiled quite the list. There are a lot out there, but this one on how to scrapbook babies by SANDI GENOVESE of DIY fame really caught my attention. Since many of us start scrapbooking because of the kids, many of these tips will help on taking good photos.

Babies are so adorable it should be simple to take great photos, right? If only it were so. Babies offer unique challenges for even a seasoned photographer. Studio photos are always an option but that gets expensive and may not reflect all of the emotions you're trying to capture.

But you don't need to be a professional in order to capture the magic; you can do it yourself with a few basic tips. Read more...

Free Digi Kits

Digital scrapbooking is on my list to do this Summer. I bought the photoshop elements 3.0 from a friend for a great deal, but then with my school and the end of the school year for the kids it just hasn't gotten played with. I hear this is a very easy program to use. Considering I can do my own websites, I figure I better be able to learn digi scrapping quickly. lol

I'm always on the lookout for new kits to check out. I haven't started downloading them myself because I see that I could probably fill up my computer very quickly with all the cool kits out there.

Here is a site that has a lot of great kits to choose from at very good prices. This 7 in particular are free to download and are awesome. It's amazing what you can find for free online!

Digital Scrapbook Design contest

Contest is exclusively for Adobe Photoshop Elements users. Contest deadline is midnight EST on June 30th. Free to enter, just submit a single digital page created with this great program to win big prizes. The best of show prize package is worth approximately $2,600. Choose the best catagory for your page out of a list of 10. To read more about the contest read here.

You never know what your great digital design could get you. If you win, please send a link for me to view!

Scrapbook News

I've never forgotten about this blog. I just went to school for a year and couldn't get to everything. I will be back and posting about what is new in the scrapbook world here. I know it's hard to keep up with what is new out there and also what companies are coming and going.

So the focus of this blog will now be the scrapbook industry in general and of course what is new at Little Scrapbook Shop as well. ;)