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"Helping Canadian Scrapbook Retailers Be The Best They Can Be!" TM
Emagination Jumbo Silhouette Punches
Seven new styles are available now including Adirondack Snowflake, Pinking Ornament, Heart, Ring and Star.
Stampin Fun Addict
The new All in One Eyelet Tool contains a handle and 5 interchangeable tips: 3 punch heads, a 1/16" punch, a 1/8" punch and a 3/16" punch, a setting head, a finishing head and a sampling of eyelets. And don't forget their new Eyelet Hammer!
Build-A-Page, Build-A-Page Coordinating Paper and Build-A-Page Coordinating Vellum
It's easy to build your scrapbook pages into something special with Build-A-Page! Start with your photos and theme, add a title and journal box along with your choice of page accents, photo corners or border strips. All themes are printed on heavyweight, acid-free/lignin-free paper for safe crafting. Coordinating 12"x12" papers and vellums make building your page a snap!
Over The Moon Vellum
Each of ten new vellum papers feature clean, crisp, winter patterns in a variety of colors - just right for unique layered effects! Check out Mitten Stitches, Frostbite and Cold Hands designs. Printed on a true 12 x 12" size, this fine-quality vellum is tested acid-free and lignin-free for safe scrapbooking.
Fifteen new Stickopotamus
For the kid in you new styles include Football, Soccer Balls, Baseballs and Basketballs. For the grownup in you we include, Wine, Cocktails, and Tools.
Twelve new Jolee's Boutique
Just in time for Spring and Easter are twelve new Jolee's Boutique intricate designs featuring fine quality beads, foils, wire and fabrics. We love Vellum Tulips, Chocolate Bunnies, and Pansies!
Great News
The SEI line of papers, alphabet stickers, tags and vellums is on it's way and will be available soon. We have had many requests for this best selling line of papers Be sure to watch your upcoming newsflashes to be the first to get these wonderful coordinating products. Also watch for a newsflash when all the great new products from Creative Imaginations arrive. Look for great stickers, papers and more from such noted designers as Sharon Soneff, Renae Lindregen, Mary Englebrite, Jone Hallmark and more.
Chatterbox- The great new "scrapbook Interiors Line" includes "color blocked papers", pads of coordinating papers and vellums (called walls) and more. The line is completely color coordinated and the colors are spectacular!
Helping Canadian Scrapbook Retails Be The Best They Can Be! TM
We have secured even more
companies than the ones listed above to distribute for in Canada. Our
commitment is to help you be the BEST scrapbook retailer you can be. We can
help you by providing a one stop, full colored web site for you to see all the
latest and greatest. We have worked with our provider in upgrading the site and
there should no longer be time out errors!
Do you like to work from catalogues instead of the web site, then try this tip.
Use the print out button and print out a "hard copy" of the catalogue every
quarter. Then as you receive updates on the new products, just take a look at
the full color pictures on the web site and then print out the screens you are
interested in. Once your order is ready you can fax it to our 24 hour toll free
phone number!
As busy store owners we know you need all the help you can get. Watch for
exciting news in our newsflashes about ways we can help you train your staff
about all the new products that are arriving and more great ideas!
Scrapbooking Hints
There's a ton of wonderful, different
papers out there. For every photo, for every page, well, for every person, there
is a patterned paper.
And as much as you love those patterned papers, it might seem tough to match
your photo with just the right paper. Or you might be used to working with white
paper as a background, using patterned paper only to embellish or mat photos.
"Won't patterned papers overwhelm my photos?" you might ask. Only if you let
them! The Golden Rule of Patterned Papers says that matting your photos with a
solid paper will provide a visual space between the photo and the background
paper. Matting will make each photo "pop" off the page.
Patterned paper is a tool to enhance, not overwhelm, the most important part of
your scrapbook: your photos. After all, the great part about patterned paper is
finding just the right design to reinforce the theme of your photos. And there's
something unifying about a patterned background paper, as it pulls together the
page elements and presents a complete and easy-to-read theme.
So, whatever your scrapbooking background and personal style, we offer a few
tried-and-true methods to picking patterned papers. Choose papers either:
Based on the Clothing Color in the Photo
Based on the Background Color in the Photo
Based on the Theme of the Photo
To Evoke an Emotion
The really great thing about working with patterned papers is how many options are available to you. Imagine, for example, a baby photo. You can choose a soft pastel paper, or a sweet sun-and-moon pattern, or a pre-bordered teddy bear paper.
As you can see, there are few
hard-and-fast rules about picking patterned papers. Experiment with potential
patterned background papers, always slipping a coordinating solid paper
underneath the photo to act as a mat. Then stand up and get a different
perspective on your page.
And finally: Trust your instincts. What paper combination looks best to you?
What appeals to your eye? If you think the paper is too bright or bold, give
your photos a double or a wider mat. If the pattern is striped, trim your photo
with patterned scissors to add variety. Experiment and let your personality
touch every page you make.