Weekly Update:

October 27, 2005

  Well, Wilma has passed thank goodness, and Sarasotans were lucky once again! Our thoughts go out to our southern friends, who were less as fortunate. We will all feel the residual effects of these disastrous storms for a long time. I'm sure I speak for most people when I say, the end of hurricane season can't get here soon enough!

  Isn't this cooler weather refreshing. I just love opening the windows and letting the fresh air in! It certainly puts you in the proper mood for Fall, not to mention that it's the perfect weather for "Trick or Treating" or "Fall Festivals". Speaking of Fall Events, be sure to check out our Events & Promotions page to see what's happening at Made For Memories this Saturday! Be sure to stop in and be a part of this fun event!

  The November calendar is posted so be sure to check out all the wonderful workshops we have planned! Our Design Team is off and running with great ideas for the New Year! Just wait till you see what they have come up with! The Basic Grey Lunchbox Workshop filled  immediately, so we will be repeating it. If you are interested in this class be sure to call the store and add your name to the waiting list before the second class fills as well!

  We are rockin' and rollin' here at the store. Everyday is like Christmas, when the UPS and Fed Ex deliveries arrive! You just can't believe all the great stuff. Please remember that a lot of times, merchandise sells out before you've even read my weekly update. If you are afraid of missing out on something, be sure to call the store to check on a product you are interested in! Check the website often as well, as I will be posting some of the products we have coming in on the Product Highlights Page! 

Other News: There may not be a weekly update next week because I'm off to New York, to EK Success Headquarters, for SDU (Scrapbook Design University) Training. We are thrilled and excited about offering you this new education program that will enhance your scrapbooking skills, and raise the bar another notch. As the area's ONLY Elite store, we will be trained and certified by leaders in the industry, providing you with a comprehensive program that will build upon itself. We'll bring you the newest techniques, and teach you the skills you'll need, to keep moving forward. Watch for details the first of the year when we begin to implement this program. From basics to Advanced Methods Classes, we'll have it all! It is our goal to meet all of your scrapbooking needs. We aim to bring you the best there is, from to products to performance! 

This Weeks New Products:

Leisure Arts: They're here! I said I wasn't going to do it, but I've had so many requests that when I checked them out at Memory Trends, I got excited too! What's all the fuss about you ask? Artist Trading Cards, 14 different card packs to choose from, an adorable tin filled with decorated playing cards to be used as a basis to embellish. Three idea books to help get you started and even an album to collect them in. Use them for your pages, use them as your calling card or collect them from others. Whatever you choose, you'll love them!

          Even a book using ATC's on Tags!

Also from Leisure Arts 5 x 4.5 chunky books that re adorable! Accordion style little books just waiting to add embellishments to. Tags, ribbons and frames to match. Bright colors an three styles to choose from. Photo's not available.

Creating Keepsakes: Idea Book Volume 9, Step Up Your Scrapbooking by Lisa Brown Caveney, and the December Issue 

Scrapbook Trends: Wow, they just can't get any better than this! Calling all card makers, this new card book will blow out of here. It's filled with over 100 fabulous ideas. Also a new idea book for Families as well as the November issue of Scrapbook Trends!

Colorbok: 12 x 12 and 8 x 8 green suede Christmas albums. The color in the photo did not come out as a true green. These are really beautiful. The albums are forest green with a red leather strip across the front that is embossed with Christmas! What a perfect album to start collecting your holiday pages in, for years to come! They make a great gift as well. We also received the new Dena's Closet albums in both 12 x 12 and 8 x 8 sizes. Two styles to choose from, brown and pink polka dots complete with ribbon and buckle or mint green polka dot and stripes also complete with ribbon and fabric flower! Both are winners and perfect for the young at heart!  Beautiful new 12 x 12 Canvas Embellished Albums. Photo's not available for these Three albums.

Making Memories: 6 x 6 Card pads in three patterns and 12 x 12 paper pads in three patterns as well. Well worn tags for guys, gals, hangin' out and roughin' it!

   Brooke Collection

  Maddi Collection

  Meg Collection

Quickutz: Quickstik The Quicker-Poker-Picker-Upper. It helps you remove die cut letter and shapes from your paper and allows you to easily adhere them quickly and precisely to your page.

Daisy D: Christmas Mini Book Kit, Chipboard tags, stamps and frames with rub-ons that fit perfectly on them. The Rooster Collection of 12 x 12 papers which is sooooo beautiful, and new Christmas papers from the Vintage Collection.

  Christmas Mini Book Kit

Basics Back In: The following basic supplies are also back in stock: EK's rub-on tools and adhesive removers, Archival Mist, PH Adhesive, coluzzles shapes, mats and knives, paper piercers, and Glamour Dust

Applegate Productions: The cutest Spiral Address Book Kits that you have ever seen! Three styles to choose from, Friends, Christmas and P is for Perfect! What a great Holiday Gift!

Creative Imaginations: 12 x 12 transparency Overlays that match the travel papers that came in last week. England, New York, Hawaii and some adorable metal licenses plates for Halloween!

Don't forget to check out the other pages on our website because we have several in-store specials going on! Have a great remainder of the week. Hope to see you Saturday for a "Howlin' Good Time!"

Happy Scrapping,

Ade

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October 20, 2005

  Hooray! Hooray! It's here! Our new website is up and running!  I can now post to each page, give you all the latest news, show you all the latest products and class samples and share with you all the exciting news, events and promotions, here at Made For Memories! I hope you all will enjoy our new site as much as we do.

  Well, as we sit and wait out the impending storm we realize that the weather is one of those things we have no control over. As long as we are prepared and ready to do what is necessary to stay safe, we can't just sit around and worry about what may or may not happen. Like everyone else, we are taking it a day at a time around here. We will maintain our regular business hours until we hear that "Wilma" is headed our way. Then we too, will board up and head out!

   If you remember some of our hurricane hints from last year, you know that preparation is much better than last minute panic. Take those important documents, photo albums and pictures and store them in sealed plastic bags, sealed Tupperware containers or even in your dishwasher with the latch locked. The vacuum seal will keep all of your items safe and protected. JUST DON'T TURN THE DISHWASHER ON!  Of course we are all hoping this won't be necessary!

  This weeks initial update will go out without all the other pages on our website being updated. The other updates will follow in the next few days. Be sure to check back daily as I will add the highlights for products ordered at the recent Memory Trends Show, November and December Workshop schedules as well as November and December Events and Promotions. Our Design Team Members bios and photos will also be posted. We are so excited about our Design Team and know that you will be too as you get to know them and take classes from them. They are a talented group of gals that continue to inspire me! Each one is working on a 6 x 6 scrapbook that will be displayed in the store giving you a glimpse into their styles and creativity! Check them out next time you're in the store.

  The new website will also allow the Weekly Updates to be shorter because so much of the information will be posted on other pages. I will make a reference in the updates to the pages, to make it easier to follow. YIPPEE! I Love It Already! Hope you will too!

Check the Website tomorrow for the info on next weeks Special Basic Grey Lunchbox Workshop and for our Halloween Weekend Promotion!

Here's this weeks new Products:  

American Crafts: Yes there's finally here. The new ribbons you've been waiting for. 12 new colors boxed and ready for your choosing. You'll never be able to buy just one. Yes, indeed you'll want them all! Gorgeous is an understatement!

Chatterbox: Yes, these finally arrived too. The embellishment kits everyone's been waiting for! 5 Color coordinated Chatterbox rooms to choose from. These kits come complete with chipboard letters, brads, flowers, stickers and storage container. Wow, what a bargain!

EK Success: Jolees for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas1 Ok, you know how cute these always are!

     These are just a few of the wonderful samples.

Creative Imaginations: Wow, let me just tell you, this shipment took hours to put out. This product is so new CI doesn't even have photos on their website! Travel papers, Epoxy stickers and license plates for Hawaii, New York, England and France. The papers are real photo scenes of the cities and are really lovely. The Epoxy stickers have photo scenes as well as titles. New Snowboarding and snow skiing papers, stickers and epoxies. Christine Adolph's newest release, paisley foil paper with matching tags... so elegant! Whimsical beach epoxy stickers and 8 x 8 albums. Also the cutest epoxy sticker with bikinis, sandals and other beach accessories! Samples of each of these products can be found on our new products table in the front of the store!

Applegate Page Kits: Wow! These new kits are unbelievable. Diana is amazing and just keeps cranking them out! You really must see these in person to appreciate them! The photo's don't do them justice! 15 new designs to choose from! Peter Pan, Cutie Pie, Cat, Dog, Pockets, Safari, Mud Pies, London, Playful, Tooth Fairy, Sea World, Scrapbooker, Thanksgiving, New York and Dora.

Mrs. Gossmans: One of our favorite albums, can't keep them in stock. 12 x12 albums and refills. We have 12 different colors to choose from.

Here are just a few of last weeks products that I wasn't able to send in the last update! This is not the entire list of products received last week, so be sure to check your E-mail. Time constraints prohibit going back and duplicating the entire list!

October 14, 2005 Products

Karen Foster: 5 different 12 x 12 Rub-on Overlays, 4 new colors of loopy brads, 11 different license plates, gels, secret files in 4 styles, and stitch work patches in 7 styles.

Around The Block: Remember this is the Company I told you was absolutely incredible. I bought out their booth at Memory Trends! Movie Scroll Greetings in love, birthday, and memories. These are actual scrolls that pull down for journaling. Soft charms, Life savers, Epoxy Paper treats in several themes and roll transfers like corrective tape only clear for Birthday greetings!

Quickutz: The pink squeeze is here! You could be the lucky winner of the Golden Squeeze! New holiday shapes, stocking, wreath, reindeer, holly & berries, spider, bottle caps, and the new Abigail alphabet!

SEI: Holiday papers, tags and die cuts!

Creating Keepsakes: Sketches 2! Congratulations to our very own local celebrity Kim Bolyard who is published in this issue!

Basic Grey: 23 new papers in the lollipop collection, tags, and monograms

The Weathered Door: Fall Flash Cards, Christmas Flash Cards and Calendar Month Flash Cards. Wait till you see the calendar class that Monica will be teaching in December using these cards!

See our New Products table in the front of the store for all the other items that came in last week. Some images may not display on your browser. I had trouble with the Basic Grey photos, so if they do not appear, I apologize!

Keep checking back for other updates. Stay calm, stay safe and Happy Scrapping!

Ade

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October 14, 2005

Hello All,

So much news... so little time... First of all let me just tell you, I returned yesterday from the Memory Trends Show in Las Vegas and all I can say is WOW, YOU'LL NEVER BELIEVE IT... ALL THE INCREDIBLE, WONDERFUL, GOTTA HAVE, NEW PRODUCTS THAT I ORDERED!

We all keep saying how can it get any better, but it just does. We live and work in an industry that is so creative and talented, and the design teams from the manufactures just keep raising the bar. Due to our years in business, and our sales volume, we were invited to many special preview parties hosted by Making Memories, Bazzill, Creative Imaginations, EK Success and many more. We were able to not only see the new products before the show opened, but were able to place our orders in advance, which means our orders will ship long before many other stores will receive theirs! This is definitely my favorite trade show because it is strictly scrapbooking manufactures. CHA (our big Jan and July shows) is for the entire craft industry, and is a much more difficult show to work!

I will not be able to publish to our new website until next week. As soon as I am able to publish, I will show you samples of the new products I have ordered! You will flip over backwards! In the meantime, be sure to stop in the store to see samples! ( Wednesday, Oct 19th is the target date to start publishing thru the new website, so watch for your E-mail update next week)

Workshop Updates:

This Saturday's workshops include:
Bazzill Mega Mono Mini Album We only have 2 spots open. This fabulous mini album is a quotation book perfect to give as a gift or use for yourself. Filled with quotes, there's also room for plenty of photo's. This book is also filled with tabs adorned with ribbons and pockets ready for hidden notes or other memorabilia. Don't miss out on this fun project. You'll love the techniques!

Anna Griffin This months Anna Griffin pages are awesome. A double page spread perfect for Thanksgiving complete with 3D frames in greens, oranges and gold tones... beautiful doesn't describe it!!! The second layout is Pretty in Pink. Bright hot pink and lime green princess bling theme... too cute. One spots left in the Thanksgiving class and two spots left in the Pink class. If you haven't taken an Anna Griffin class, you don't know what you're missing. These gals have soooo much fun!

Mark Your Calendars
The November and December Calendar will be completed next week. Again I am unable to publish to the website until next week but wanted to give you the heads up on a few dates. Our incredibly talented Design Team have some great workshops planned and you won't want to miss any of them. On Saturday October 29th we have the Basic Grey Lunch Box Class which is so unbelievably awesome you will flip when you see the sample. I will publish the photo next week. This 3 hour workshop is limited in size so don't waste any time calling to reserve a spot. The amount of product used in the class is staggering but the outcome will blow you away! Also that day we have our annual Halloween Surprise! Again, watch your E-mails for the details. If you recall last year...it was a howlin' good time!

November 1st marks the beginning of TURKEY BUCKS! For every $20.00 you spend, pre tax, you will receive a $1.00 Turkey Buck, redeemable the Friday, Saturday and Sunday after Thanksgiving. Start collecting and enjoy the savings!

December 4th is our Annual Open House! You won't want to miss this grand celebration. We'll have Refreshments, Surprises, Santa, Surprises, Make & Takes, Surprises, Music, and more Surprises...more details to follow, just mark the date on your calendars now! As we do every year, our Santa Wish Lists are available for you to fill out to make shopping by your friends and family easier. Stop in and fill one out. We will keep it on file and assist your family members in fulfilling your requests. We also have fabulous 12x12 holiday packaging made especially for gift giving. What a great way for your hubby and children you shop for "just what you want"!

New Kid On The Block, as we grow... our staff grows too!
Yes, there's another new face that has joined the Made For Memories Crew. We are thrilled to welcome Pam Reynolds to our MFM family! This cheery blond, brings even more enthusiasm, talent and experience to our store. Pam will be working several days a week, and I promise before long, she'll know every one of you by your first name!

In Store Promotions
In order to make room for all the new products I ordered at Memory Trends, we are offering several in store promotions. Stop in the store to see these special promo's. They won't be posted on the website or advertised elsewhere. Here's a teaser though of one:

All Wild Asparagus is 30% off. Get it now, while you can, because it won't be reordered. This popular series of beautiful papers has been reordered twice! It sells out faster than we can get it in.

I know this E-mail is long, so here's the list of New Products. They'll be on the website next week, I promise. In the meantime here's the list and descriptions:

New Products:

Chatterbox: 8x8 polka dot albums

Quickutz: Pink Squeeze... yes, they're here and well worth the wait! Also new shapes, Stocking, Wreath, Reindeer, holly and berries, spider, bottlecaps and the new Abigail alphabet. Wait till you see what's coming for the holidays... save you pennies and fill out your wish lists..cause Quickutz has what you want!

Simple Scrapbooks: 2006 Weekly Planner

SEI: Holiday papers, tags and die cuts

Creating Keepsakes: Yes, there's here the new SKETCHES #2, congratulations to our own Kim Bolyard who is published in this wonderful issue! We received 36 copies and believe it or not they're almost gone.

Creative Imaginations: Foam Stamps and more foam stamps... you love them and they fly off the shelves.

Junkitz: Gumdropz in themes for pets, kids and Thanksgiving (adorable)

GinX: Rub On Letters in 5 colors. These are some of my new favorites... great letters, good size!

Memory Makers: 5 New books, Scrapbook Storytelling, Quick & Easy, Family Memories, Kids and a great issue for Scrapbook the Men in your life!

Autumn Leaves: Yippie they're finally here! The 2006 calendars! These make awesome holiday gifts! Limited quantity so don't wait too long to get yours!

Basic Grey: 23 new papers, tags and monograms... need I say more?

Weathered Door: Fall Flash Cards, Christmas Flash Cards and Calendar Month Flash cards... wait till you see the calendar class that Monica will be teaching in December using these cards. You'll love it!

Paperkutz: November / December issue

Deja Views: 3 Holiday Rub-ons, 2 Holiday Vellums and 10 holiday papers.. Wonderful fall colors for Thanksgiving as well as Christmas

Karen Foster: 5 new 12x12 rub-on overlays, epoxy gels in 4 themes, license plates in 11 themes from sports to family, 8 stitch work patches, and loopy brads in 4 new colors!

Around The Block: All I can say is WOW! I placed another HUGE order from this great new company at the show. Everything is so unique and adorable. Movie Scroll greetings in love, Birthday and Memories. These are actual scrolls that open up for journaling. Soft charms, Life Savers, Epoxy paper treats in several themes, and the greatest roll ons like corrective tape only clear for Birthday greetings. Too bad I can't show you the photo's of this stuff, ‘cause you'd go crazy for it!

American Tradition: Travel papers

Ek Success: Reorders of Disney and Jolees too many to mention

Go West: This huge order came in two days ago and we are still checking it in. People are buying it off the back table before I've even had a chance to price it. Check next weeks update for the descriptions and pictures cause it's not all in yet, or if you can't wait, stop in this weekend while we put it out. This company too, is one that you'll want one of everything. Very unique and different than anything you've seen before!

Thanks for your patience while we put the finishing touches on our website! We just know you'll love the new updates, promo's, class and product photo's, and all the great information we'll be able to share with you!

Have a great weekend and remember Happy Scrapping!

Ade
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October 6, 2005

Hello, Everyone... due to the launching of our new website, there will not be a normal weekly update this week. The new site is up, but not all the information on each webpage has been loaded. We hope you'll like the new site and the changes that we've made. We are excited about all the information that we will be able to share with you through the navigation of this new site!

We are looking for testimonials as well, so any of you that feel the desire to write a note, we'd love to have your comments on our testimonial page! Bear with us as we continue to input all the other pages!

I am off to Las Vegas on Saturday for the Memory Trends Show. I can't wait to see all the new products that are being introduced. I have been inundated with E-mails, promotions and flyers by all the vendors on their new products! I'll return prepared to show you all that I can, as well as informing you of shipping dates.

Saturday's workshop is a Bazzill Card class that is soooooooooooooo wonderful. You'll complete five cards for five separate occasions. Come learn some new techniques and be prepared to want to duplicate them all. There are a few spots left so give us a quick call to add your name to the list!

Thanks, I hope you all like the new site! Have a great weekend! VIVA LAS VEGAS!

Happy Scrapping,
Ade

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