I've Been Busy!

I have been having so much fun in my scrapbook room this week making these cute monogram tags. I think I might make some for a craft show that I'm hoping to be in this fall. Comments, please.........

Who will be number 12?

I have reserved enough space for 12 people at the May 10th crop and 11 have signed up. Will you be number 12? Email me (ladymemories@gmail.com) if you want to come!

New Products Have Arrived!

I just got a shipment in today! Such beautiful stuff from K&Company, Chatterbox, Westrim, and Karen Foster. It was so much fun opening the box and seeing all those wonderful papers and embellishments. Here are a few of the things I got in:


K-Ology Ring-Bound Album Paper Crafting Kit


K-Ology Chipboard Alphabet Box


Chatterbox Memory Building 12"X12" Page Kit

Aren't these great? Leave me a comment and let me know what you think. These will be available (plus much more!) at the May 10th crop.

I (Heart) Simple Scrapbooks

Simple Scrapbooks Magazine is one of my favorite resources for scrapbook ideas. I can hear my mailbox laugh whenever this mag is placed inside every month. I love the way the layouts are so fast and, well, simple! I also like how the editors make the art of scrapbooking so fun and freeing. Check out this article by Stacy Julian, editor-in-chief of Simple Scrapbooks. Now, don't you want to go scrap?

Save Your Juice Can Lids

Juice can lids, bread bag tags, cereal boxes. What do these have in common? They can all be used on a scrapbook page! This article has many ideas on using throwaway items on your scrapbook pages. Who would have thought that a twist tie would have found its way into a scrap room?

June Scrapbook Crop

Looks like we'll be having a full house for the May crop. There is one spot left if you would like to join us. Or, if you want, we will be getting together again in June. I have reserved the crop room for the 7th. Click here for the details. Email me if you have any questions: ladybugmemories@gmail.com.

Amazon Favorites

I added a widget to my blog. Look at the bottom of the page and you will find a cool carousel of books that you can get from Amazon. These are some of my favorite scrapbook books. I hope to share some reviews with you in the following weeks. Check back soon!

New Scrapbook Goodies On Their Way!

I made an order today. Let me show you some of the things I'm getting:

K&Company is one of my very favorite scrapbook manufacturers. I ordered some of the Hannah Collection and some of the Addison Collection. Beautiful stuff!

Since I want to help you get more pages done quickly as well as beautifully, I am ordering some kits and coordinated items. I will also have several colors of cardstock available to help you match your photos to your paper.

I am looking forward to May 10th! See you there! (If you haven't yet signed up, I have ONE space left! Or, maybe you'd like to come on June 7th? Let me know.......)

Doodlebug Design Kits

And how about these kits from Doodlebug Design? I think these are nice. Looks like you could get a lot of pages done quickly.

Let me know what you think by adding a comment below.

Kits from Pebbles, Inc.

These kits from Pebbles are really cute! I'd like to order some of these for the store. Which ones do you like best?

New Scrapbook Products!

I've been having so much fun! I have spent the last week ordering a lot of scrapbook products for the upcoming crop on May 10th. One of the companies I'm ordering from is Monday Morning Memories. They have the cutest chipboard albums! Here is one that I will have for sale:


And here it is decorated:

Isn't that adorable? I will have the star, flower, Mickey Mouse head, and heart.

What do you think? Do you like it?

May 10th Crop Almost Full!

I have just two more spots available for the May 10th crop! So, if you want to come, sign up now. Send me an email at ladybugmemories@gmail.com and I'll reserve a spot for you. Remember, if you bring a friend, the price drops to $20.00 for each of you. Come crop with us!

If you are reading this today and haven't yet done so, run over to Cathy Zielske's blog and enter her giveaway: Donna Downey's two new books in the Yes, It's a Scrapbook series! Go now and enter your comment to win!

Adult Learning Center

Read and weep (or laugh uproariously if the dh is not around :)) My only question is : who would teach any of these classes?

THE ADULT LEARNING CENTER

REGISTRATION MUST BE COMPLETED by Tuesday, April 1, 2008

NOTE: DUE TO THE COMPLEXITY AND DIFFICULTY LEVEL OF THEIR CONTENTS, CLASS SIZES WILL BE LIMITED TO 8 PARTICIPANTS MAXIMUM

Class 1 How To Fill Up The Ice Cube Trays--Step by Step, with Slide Presentation. Meets 4 weeks, Monday and Wednesday for 2 hours beginning at 7:00 PM.

Class 2 The Toilet Paper Roll--Does It Change Itself? Round Table Discussion. Meets 2 weeks, Saturday 12:00 for 2 hours.

Class 3 Is It Possible To Urinate Using The Technique Of Lifting The Seat and Avoiding The Floor, Walls and Nearby Bathtub?--Group Practice. Meets 4 weeks, Saturday 10:00 PM for 2 hours.

Class 4 Fundamental Differences Between The Laundry Hamper and The Floor--Pictures and Explanatory Graphics. Meets Saturdays at 2:00 PM for 3 weeks.

Class 5 Dinner Dishes--Can They Levitate and Fly Into The Kitchen Sink? Examples on Video. Meets 4 weeks, Tuesday and Thursday for 2 hours beginning at 7:00 PM

Class 6 Loss Of Identity--Losing The Remote To Your Significant Other. Help Line Support and Support Groups. Meets 4 Weeks, Friday and Sunday 7:00 PM

Class 7 Learning How To Find Things--Starting With Looking In The Right Places And Not Turning The House Upside Down While Screaming. Open Forum Monday at 8:00 PM, 2 hours.

Class 8 Health Watch--Bringing Her Flowers Is Not Harmful To Your Health. Graphics and Audio Tapes. Three nights; Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7:00 PM for 2hours.

Class 9 Real Men Ask For Directions When Lost--Real Life Testimonials. Tuesdays at 6:00 PM Location to be determined.

Class 10 Is It Genetically Impossible To Sit Quietly While She Parallel Parks? Driving Simulations. 4 weeks, Saturday's noon, 2 hours.

Class 11 Learning to Live--Basic Differences Between Mother and Wife. Online Classes and role-playing Tuesdays at 7:00 PM , location to be determined

Class 12 How to be the Ideal Shopping Companion Relaxation Exercises, Meditation and Breathing Techniques. Meets 4 weeks, Tuesday and Thursday for 2 hours beginning at7:00 PM.

Class 13 How to Fight Cerebral Atrophy--Remembering Birthdays, Anniversaries and Other Important Dates and Calling When You're Going To Be Late. Cerebral Shock Therapy Sessions and Full Lobotomies Offered. Three nights; Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 7:00 PM for 2 hours.

Class 14 The Stove/Oven--What It Is and How It Is Used. Live Demonstration. Tuesdays at 6:00 PM, location to be determined.

Upon completion of any of the above courses, diplomas will be issued to the survivors.

Nasty Scrapbookers?

Seems like the CK Hall of Fame "drama" is still causing some buzz in the scrapbooking world. Phil Tucker, Director of Operations for Rusty Pickle, puts in his two cents.....

Honestly, some people ought to be ashamed of themselves! Can't we be civil in how we discuss things in the blogging world? At least Mr. Tucker recognizes the fact that a majority of scrapbookers are actually very nice people.