Michigan Scrapbooker, Inc. http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com Scrapbooking • Stamping • Paper Crafting Thu, 02 May 2013 16:13:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Last chance to win MEGA MEET passes!! http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/2013/05/last-chance-to-win-mega-meet-passes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=last-chance-to-win-mega-meet-passes http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/2013/05/last-chance-to-win-mega-meet-passes/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 16:13:21 +0000 carrie http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/?p=622 There is just one week until the Mega Meet in Novi, MI.  We have one last chance for you to win 2 passes to the Mega Meet!  Would you like to win these passes?  Here’s what you need to do to have a chance to win:

  1. LIKE our Facebook page, if you haven’t already, here: https://www.facebook.com/MIScrapbooker
  2. If you haven’t yet, subscribe to our FREE E-Newsletter in the upper right corner of the page when you click here: http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/
  3. Comment below and tell us your best sob story about why you should receive the passes!  The winner will NOT be chosen at random. GET CREATIVE with your response.  EMBELLISH as much as possible. The more MEGA your sob story, the more likely you will win the passes!  Our staff will be judging your story creations. Criteria for judging will include: creativity, exaggeration & embellishment, humor, and incorrect use of punctuation!?.!!

Deadline to make your comment and be considered for the winner: Monday, May 6, at noon.

Special thanks to the Mega Meet for donating all of the passes and crop party ticket over the last several weeks!

]]> http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/2013/05/last-chance-to-win-mega-meet-passes/feed/ 17 Have you tried digital scrapbooking? http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/2013/04/have-you-tried-digital-scrapbooking/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=have-you-tried-digital-scrapbooking http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/2013/04/have-you-tried-digital-scrapbooking/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:12:43 +0000 carrie http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/?p=609 Our world is constantly changing and new technological devices are available everyday!  Have you taken the leap in your scrapbooking and gone digital? Or do you love the traditional hobby of playing with paper, stickers and embellishments?  Or maybe you enjoy both-changing back and forth between the two, or even embellishing digitally printed pages by hand.  Tell us your experience with digital scrapbooking. Do you enjoy it or shy away? Perhaps you would like to try it but aren’t sure where to start.  We even have a prize for one random person who comments below. You could win a prize valued at over $100, from one of our E-Newsletter advertisers, Kari Mason, Stampin’ Up! Demonstrator, Creative Coach & Digital Crafting Instructor. Prize includes: My Digital Studio software, content discs, and an online class. Post a comment about digital scrapbooking and you could be our winner.

 

Prize donated by Kari Mason, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

Deadline: Wednesday, May 1 at noon.

]]> http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/2013/04/have-you-tried-digital-scrapbooking/feed/ 18 Scrapbooking & deadlines http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/2013/04/scrapbooking-deadlines/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scrapbooking-deadlines http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/2013/04/scrapbooking-deadlines/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:03:15 +0000 carrie http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/?p=601 The deadline for Mega Meet registration is Friday!  The Mega Meet has donated 2 more one-day passes. In honor of their registration deadline coming up in 2 days, let’s discuss deadlines!  Have you ever created a scrapbook on a deadline?  Was it motivating or stressful? Did it help you get more done than you ever thought possible in a short amount of time or did you fail to complete the project?  Tell us about your experiences!  Comment below and we will randomly choose someone to win the 2 passes!

Deadline to enter: Friday, April 25, at noon.

]]> http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/2013/04/scrapbooking-deadlines/feed/ 19 Scrappy Friends winner! http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/2013/04/scrappy-friends-winner/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scrappy-friends-winner http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/2013/04/scrappy-friends-winner/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:02:13 +0000 carrie http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/?p=599 We are pleased to announce that Christine Schwab is the winner of our Scrappy Friends contest. Christine wins 2 FREE passes to the Mega Meet! Congratulations Christine! Thank you to everyone for participating. Stay tuned because a little birdy has told us there may be more chances to win passes soon.

]]> http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/2013/04/scrappy-friends-winner/feed/ 1 Scrappy friends-tell us your story! http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/2013/04/scrappy-friends-tell-us-your-story/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=scrappy-friends-tell-us-your-story http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/2013/04/scrappy-friends-tell-us-your-story/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:53:33 +0000 carrie http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/?p=590

 

The Great Lakes Mega Meet is coming to town May 9-11, in Novi, Michigan!  Would you like to go? We have 2 FREE 1 day passes for someone to win.  All you need to do is tell us about one of your scrapbooking friends and how you met!  One random winner will receive 2 passes so they can take that friend to the Mega Meet for a day.

Deadline to enter is Wednesday, April 17, at noon.

One lucky winner will take a friend to the Mega Meet!

]]> http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/2013/04/scrappy-friends-tell-us-your-story/feed/ 33 Mega Meet Saturday crop prize winner http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/2013/04/mega-meet-saturday-crop-prize-winner/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mega-meet-saturday-crop-prize-winner http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/2013/04/mega-meet-saturday-crop-prize-winner/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:03:37 +0000 carrie http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/?p=584 We had a wonderful response to our blog post asking what you are looking forward to about the Mega Meet!  Thank you to everyone who commented. The Mega Meet staff are thrilled that you are all so excited for the event.  And now the winner of the Saturday crop package is…….   Drumroll please……

Neysa Watson!

Congratulations Neysa!

Watch for more contests on our blog for FREE tickets to the Mega Meet, and prizes from other local advertisers soon!

]]> http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/2013/04/mega-meet-saturday-crop-prize-winner/feed/ 4 The Mega Meet is coming! http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/2013/03/the-mega-meet-is-coming/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-mega-meet-is-coming http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/2013/03/the-mega-meet-is-coming/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 20:14:10 +0000 carrie http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/?p=575 Have you heard?  The Mega Meet is coming to town, May 9-11, at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, MI.

In anticipation of the biggest scrapbook expo in the Midwest arriving soon we are having some giveaways over the next few weeks! The Mega Meet has donated several FREE passes for various events at the expo.

Due to the overwhelming popularity of the all-day crops at the Mega Meet they are releasing additional seats for the crops. To thank and reward our readers the Mega Meet is giving away a FREE pass to the Saturday all-day crop to one lucky winner!  We would like to know what you are most looking forward to at the Mega Meet this year?  Tell us in a comment below and one random winner will receive the FREE pass to the Saturday crop ($45 value), which includes a table, lunch, electrical, AND admission to the expo.

Deadline to enter: April 1, at noon.

]]> http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/2013/03/the-mega-meet-is-coming/feed/ 89 Cleaning up the Clutter! http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/2013/03/cleaning-up-the-clutter/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cleaning-up-the-clutter http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/2013/03/cleaning-up-the-clutter/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:44:53 +0000 carrie http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/?p=542 If you are a fan of our Let’s Get Organized! column in Michigan Scrapbooker then this is the blog post for you! 3 of our Design Team members are sharing their scrapping space with you today. They have organization ideas for everything you can imagine, so read on and comment below. One lucky random winner will receive a $25 gift certificate from Michigan Memories Scrapbook & Stamp Store.

Francesca LaFata, Jamie Cripps  and Melissa Theide offer you many ideas for organizing your paper, ribbon, embellishments and more!  Click on the photos to enlarge and check out the video at the end too.

Francesca uses trays to organize her patterned paper sheets. Jamie stores her 6x6 paper pads in this cart. The top white bin holds Francesca's larger paper scraps, then the smaller pieces are stored by color in the drawers below. Francesca uses 4 bins for colored cardstock. Jame uses a wicker basket to store extra ribbon. Spools of ribbon go on this spinning rack in Jamie's scrapbooking room. Melissa uses a Clip it up ribbon holder to organize spools and extra pieces of ribbon. Francesca used a wire mannequin to display her ribbon in a decorative manner. Embellishments are visible and organized in little jars on shelves in Jamie's space. Francesca found small bins with lids at the dollar store to hold small embellishments. She added labels to keep them easy to find at a moment's notice. Jamie stores her stamps in drawers. Velcro helps Jamie organize her Cricut supplies.

Melissa has even provided you with a video explanation of her new Clip it up rack which holds a ton of embellishments! Check it out here.

Which one of these ideas will you use?  Maybe there is more than one that will help you get organized! Share with us in a comment about how you will reorganize some of your scrapbooking, stamping or paper crafting supplies using one of the ideas in the photos.

One lucky winner will be chosen at random to receive a $25 gift certificate donated by Michigan Memories. Deadline: Thursday, March 21 at noon.

]]> http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/2013/03/cleaning-up-the-clutter/feed/ 25 Look Who’s Cropping Up! http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/2013/03/look-whos-cropping-up/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=look-whos-cropping-up http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/2013/03/look-whos-cropping-up/#comments Sat, 09 Mar 2013 20:00:34 +0000 carrie http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/?p=534 Have you submitted a photo for Look Who’s Cropping Up! yet?  We use the photos that are sent in for the print magazine, E-Newsletter and our website!  Here’s a photo submitted by Sue Thorn:

Scrappin Hot Mamas-Capac, MI, March 24,2012

Front Row: Debbie Reblin, Sue Thorn,Elizabeth Hundiak

Renee’ DiMarzio, Carolyn Turgeon,Deb Blake,Lani Adix,BettyMaciejewski,Kellie Gilfillan

Back Row: Pam Lutsch, Tammy McKenna

Sue says: “This was our 10th anniversary of our scrapbook weekend.”

Send your photos to editor@michiganscrapbooker.com with a list of the names, event name, date, & location.

]]> http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/2013/03/look-whos-cropping-up/feed/ 0 The winner of our first BLOG contest is…. http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/2013/02/the-winner-of-our-first-blog-contest-is/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-winner-of-our-first-blog-contest-is http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/2013/02/the-winner-of-our-first-blog-contest-is/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 18:46:13 +0000 carrie http://www.michiganscrapbooker.com/?p=517

Bonnie King! She was randomly chosen from the many comments we received on our first blog contest.  Congratulations Bonnie!  Here is her response about why she loves scrapbooking:

Scrapbooking is my favorite creative outlet.  I find it relaxing to lay all those elements out on the page – papers, embellishments, and of course, my photos – and watch them all become something beautiful to behold.  I love preserving my memories in a visually pleasing way. And I love the social aspect – meeting other people at crops who share my love of the craft.  Sometimes I can go to a 12-hour crop and only finish 3 or 4 pages! But the good conversation, the fun, the enjoyment of designing my pages and working with my hands is all I need to come home satisfied.  It is the journey, not the finished product, that makes me love scrapbooking so much.

What a great response! Many of us can probably relate to her answer. It was great to hear all of the reasons you love your hobby.  Please keep watching for future blog posts so you can keep up with all the announcements, contests, and special features we have to offer!

Part of Bonnie's prize package includes this pack of 6x6 mini-prints by Bazzill Basics Paper.

 

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