Creative Memories 2016 Catalog

Creative Memories 2016 Catalog

You can flip through the online version here: http://issuu.com/cmemories/docs/cmgroupcat_0116_usa_issuu

or click on the photo above and it should take you to the flippable Catalog view

To order from the Catalog, contact your CM Advisor

If you don't have a CM Advisor, or if I am your Advisor,

you may order directly through this link:

creativememories.com/user/donnalyn

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Help me spread the word that Creative Memories is back

 under new ownership (still in the U.S.A.) Hooray!!

Happy Scrappin'

Transfer video tapes and slides to DVD

Part of de-cluttering and simplifying my life in 2016 is getting my old VHS and 8mm tapes transferred to DVDs and Cloud Storage. I chose to become a Legacy Maker with Legacy Republic so that I could get the Consultant discount and earn commission on my own order(s). 

This short 4-minute video gives an overview of why I chose Legacy Republic in Santa Clara, California to send my precious memories to. They truly take the care, attention to detail and security seriously. 

One of my recent clients had her wedding and honeymoon videos digitized as a surprise Christmas gift for her husband. She hadn't been able to view them for years. When she received her first batch of digitized videos, she was overwhelmed with emotion. You see, her mother was on those videos (the wedding ones, not the honeymoon!) in living color and vibrant voice. Her mother had passed away recently so having her "back" through these videos is a legacy she can now share with her own children.

That is just one of the unexpected benefits of rescuing our old movies. And another reason I am a Legacy Maker.

Creative Memories Calendar Album!

You all know how much I love planners so you can imagine how super excited I am about the new Calendar grids and Calendar stickers being launched this month from Creative Memories!!! I can't wait to use these for my 2016 Family Scrapbook. 

 These Calendar Grids will also be a fun addition to a bulletin board. You could use the Calendar Grid to track birthdays and special occasions....a prayer journal...and more!

The Calendar Stickers are January-June with another pack launching in the summer for July-December.  The stickers are the perfect size to fit inside the daily boxes on the Grid.

A Year to Remember Stickers 3/pk

A Year to Remember Embellishments (available mid-January)

12 double-sided patterned papers including 6 calendar grid designs are included in the

 Year in Review Paper Pack (not all patterns are shown).

ABC Stickers in Watercolor Green are now available:

ABC Stickers in Navy will be launching mid-January:

These products are making me super excited to keep up with my 2016 Family Album!

I also recently purchased these 14x14 Organizers at Costco which I plan to use one for 2016 photos/memorabilia/supplies:

I'll be sharing more about these very useful Project Boxes in a future post!

Until then,

Happy Scrappin'

Christmas Scrapbook document your favorite decorations and ornaments

Recently I posted this "vintage" animated Santa on a garage sale site. 

One of the first replies:

 "I remember my Aunt had one of these Santas!" 

The commenter wasn't interested in buying it but his comment made me pause. For him that was a vivid memory and I flashed forward to future grandchildren and thought hmmm... maybe I should hang on to this little guy. He might spark some Christmas nostalgia in my own children when they return home as adults. I quickly removed him from the For Sale page, dusted him off and plugged him in his honorable spot next to the Christmas tree. 

There he sits writing his Nice List by candlelight....

This Christmas during the hustle and bustle you might want to take a few photos of your favorite decorations and ornaments to add to your Christmas scrapbook. 

If you receive some new ornaments this year, your Christmas scrapbook is the perfect place to document where the ornament came from, what year it was added to your collection and the meaningfulness of it.  I started writing down a list of our ornaments a few years ago and I update it before I pack the ornaments away.

Here are couple of my "old" favorites...

"Just Married" 1988

"Drummer Elf" 1968-ish

What part of Christmas still makes you smile like a little girl or boy?

CM's Day 4 Golden Ticket Prize Package

Monday I posted our Birthday Bash Celebration News! Creative Memories is giving away 3 Golden Tickets each day. They're being placed in 3 random orders throughout the day, each day this week! When you place an order via my website you may be the lucky recipient of a Golden Ticket. 

Thursday's Golden Ticket can be redeemed for:

Prize package includes the Home for the Holidays Cream Mica Coverset, White Pages & Protectors and the Christmas Joy Paper Pack, Stickers and Slide-In Pack!!

Everyone who places an order via my website today will receive a free 3-pack of Fall Stickers:

Everyone who places a $75 or more order via my website today will receive free shipping!

Everyone who places a $250 or more order via my website today will also receive one of these two Exclusive 12x12 Coversets with silver foil seasons design!

 So much to celebrate! Thank You for a phenomenal year!

 Happy Scrappin'

Creative Memories Golden Ticket Prize Package Day 3

Monday I posted our Birthday Bash Celebration News! Creative Memories is giving away 3 Golden Tickets each day. They're being placed in 3 random orders throughout the day, each day this week! When you place an order via my website you may be the lucky recipient of a Golden Ticket. 

Wednesday's Golden Ticket can be redeemed for:

All of this! The Bordermaker system with these Border Cartridges!!

Plus Everyone who placed/places an order via my website today will receive a free 3-pack of Fall Stickers:

Everyone who places a $75 or more order via my website today will receive free shipping!

Everyone who places a $250 or more order via my website on today will also receive one of these two Exclusive 12x12 Coversets with silver foil seasons design!

 So much to celebrate! Thank You for a phenomenal year!

 Happy Scrappin'

Creative Memories Golden Ticket Prize Package Day 2

Monday I posted our Birthday Bash Celebration News! Creative Memories is giving away 3 Golden Tickets each day. They're being placed in 3 random orders throughout the day, each day this week! When you place an order via my website you may be the lucky recipient of a Golden Ticket. 

Tuesday's Golden Ticket can be redeemed for:

Everyone who places an order via my website today will receive a free 3-pack of Fall Stickers:

Everyone who places a $75 or more order via my website on Tuesday will receive free shipping!

Everyone who places a $250 or more order via my website on Tuesday will also receive one of these two Exclusive 12x12 Coversets with silver foil seasons design!

 So much to celebrate! Thank You for a phenomenal year!

 Happy Scrappin'

Creative Memories Birthday Bash!!

Hi Friends! This week we are celebrating Creative Memories Birthday - one year since we kicked off CM with our new owner Caleb!  Our first year has exceeded all expectations and we would like to thank you for making it phenomenal! 

Creative Memories is offering some very fun "gifts" this week only.....

11am CST, Monday, November 2 through 3pm CST, Friday, November 9, 2015

Every order placed via my website will get a FREE 3-pack of Fall Stickers!

Every order of $75 or more placed via my website will get FREE Shipping!

Every order of $250 or more via my website will get an Exclusive 12x12 Bookcloth Album Cover in either Warm Sand or Smoky Blue with a gorgeous silver foil etched design of four seasons! (colors will be randomly selected)

Each day during the Birthday Bash, our elves will place a sparkly Golden Ticket into 3 randomly selected orders during different times of the day! 

If you are the lucky recipient of a Golden Ticket, follow the instructions to redeem your ticket for a Product Prize Package! There will be a different Prize Package associated with each day's ticket.  Today's Golden Ticket holders can redeem it for a Fall In Collection:

My focus is on simplicity and completing albums in a fast, easy way but I know many of you enjoy being crafty and using your paper and tools and embellishments to enhance your photo albums so I will be sharing project ideas during our Birthday Bash week too!

Now...to help kick off the holiday season....take a look at what just launched today:

Happy, Happy Birthday CM!

Happy Scrappin'

Halloween Costume Scrapbook

As you are taking photos of your ghosts and goblins this weekend, I thought you might want some ideas on how to enjoy these photos for years to come.  A Halloween or Fall Festival Theme Album is a super fun way to capture creative costumes and fun times!

If Halloween is a favorite holiday for you - packed with parties, Trunk or Treat, school Fall Festivals, etc.., then you should probably use a 12x12 Album like this Black Mica Pumpkin Patch album cover. You can't see it in the photo but the cover actually has reflective flecks woven into the bookcloth for an iridescent effect! It's lovely!

If you aren't a big fan of Halloween and only let your kids dress up but don't have many activities involved, then I suggest a smaller album like a 7x7 or 8x8 size with just one photo per year to document the costumes. This will be so much fun to quickly see the progression of time as you flip through years of dress-up in just 12 pages (24 sides).

This 8x8 album (pictured above) is pre-decorated so all you do is tape your photo onto the page and you're done!  It's soo easy!  You can write the date/year beneath the photo at the minimum or you can add a story about the costume:

Why they chose it

Was it store bought or home made?

If home made, who made it?

What were the popular Halloween costumes this year?

What candy did you give away?

Or what was their favorite candy this year?

The Fast2Fab albums come with Page Protectors so when you're done adding the photo and any journaling, you just slip on the protective clear cover and you don't have to do anything to it until next year when you add the next costume photo. This keepsake will be a nice fall decoration on your coffee table each year and you can enjoy it for years to come! Even the future grandchildren will enjoy seeing their parents Halloween costumes in this handy little album. 

For those of you who like to get creative, here are some NEW Halloween Stickers and Papers just for you:

You can cut and paste to your hearts delight with Creative Memories Trick or Treat Paper Pack and Trick or Treat Stickers! (you can use the CM link on the right-hand side of this blog to get to my website or click on one of the photos)

The black and green border was made with the Border Maker and Bubbles Cartridge

The stickers are from the Trick or Treat Sticker Pack

I hope you enjoy these ideas

Have a safe, memory-making Candy Day!

Happy Scrappin'