Thumb Notch Punch

Good morning Paper Crafters! The tool we bring to you today has been on our shelves for awhile and  it's worth sharing over and over again. It's the amazing Thumb Notch Punch. The punch allows you to create tabs in your photo sleeves for easy access to the pocket contents. It punches easily through paper and page protectors allowing for a wide range of uses. 

Check out the video below from We R Memory Keepers demonstrating this great product along with a few of its many uses.

At just $8, this tool is a must-have for every paper crafter. Pick yours up today by clicking here.

A Week In Review - Albums Made Easy Sample & NEW Workshop

Hello paper crafters! Here at Creations Galore we're in love with the Albums Made Easy and Project Life systems! You can see a collection of our AME posts by clicking here. 

For this style of scrapbooking, we used a two page spread to document one week of the year - Resulting in 52 spreads of precious pictures and memorabilia. You can find the left side pocket protector here and the right side pocket protector here. This system makes it so easy to mix and match all the different protectors for a custom album. All cards and pockets are 3x4 and 4x6.

Inside each pocket is a journaling card, grid card, or cardstock card from the Webster collection by We R Memory Keepers. The collection has more cards than you'll need to fill all of the pockets; therefore, I cut up quite a few for this layout to use as tabs and photo mattes. 

Most of the journaling is handwritten, but I also added in a few dates and words with stamps. The arrow was stamped onto a patterned card, cut out, and adhered to the page to highlight a picture. 

In addition to the WRMK system, I added some Doodlebug sticker letters, leftover bling, and Studio Calico wood veneers. 

I'd love to show you many more techniques, as well as help you create a customized album that fits your personality and life! Join me THIS SATURDAY, August 3rd at 10:00 AM for a Albums Made Easy/Project Life Workshop. The class is just $20 - All products (and an amazing class kit full of goodies) are included. You'll even receive a 15% discount the day of the class. Learn more and register by clicking this link.

Layout Tuesday: Scrapbooking with the Albums Made Easy System

Hello bloggers! This Tuesday, Nicole is bringing you a few layouts using We R Memory Keepers Album Made Easy System. Here's what she had to say about this collection of products: 

I'm in love with the Albums Made Easy system. With the different page protectors and journaling cards, it's easy to create a unique album. I enjoy mixing traditional layouts with the page protectors and have put together a few samples for you today. I hope you'll find inspiration to simplify your own record keeping! 

In college, a group of my friends and I would travel to a summer music festival held in July every year. For about 6 years in a row, we camped out for 5 days and rocked our faces off. To document our first year at the festival, I created a traditional layout with a group picture.

I used several of the Albums Made Easy journaling cards from the Memo collection on the layout. In fact, the green cardstock matting the photo and the 12x12 white cardstock are the only papers that are not journaling cards! It was easy to layer them onto the page. I even cut the date tab off the top of one card and used the remainder of it for the red strip in the top left corner. The paper triangle in the same spot and the strip on the bottom right corner are a cut up 4x6 journaling card as well. 

After the traditional layout, I chose to use the We R Memory Keepers photo sleeves to document the individual days. I plan to use one side for each day. This sleeve documents the first day, which actually was only tent setup and a night concert. This year I arrived late and missed the set up (no pictures). But it rained and rained and rained. It was fun to finally document these memories in a fun way.

I never scrapped these photos, because I wasn't sure how I wanted to document so many pictures from 5 days of events! This really helped me break up the different parts of the day. I have several "titles" and journaling spots. Each pocket has potential to be a mini layout with a new idea, but keeping it in the same color scheme helps unify the entire spread. With their pre-made "kits" (I used Memo), the guess work of color and patterns is eliminated! 

Spot a weird date? Sorry! I always date my sample layouts that hang in the store with a future year. I can't get enough of the American Crafts date stamps. Get your hands on one, or two, or fourteen. But date your layouts properly! 

I tried to keep the embellishments simple, deciding to add a single Studio Calico wood veneer and a few BasicGrey sticker letters. For this project, you really only NEED photos and a journaling pen. If you choose to make your photos a little smaller than the pockets (like I have) add adhesive to your list. Easy as can be! And fast too!

Thanks Nicole! Interested in learning more techniques and tricks using the Albums Made Easy System? We invite you to attend one of my upcoming classes. Included in the class is a great kit full of cards, paper, and page protectors to help you get started! Sign up today!

Albums Made Easy Inspiration

As promised, we have lots of inspiration today showing off the new albums, page protectors, and journaling cards from We R Memory Keepers. If you aren't familiar with the Album Made Easy System, make sure to view our previous posts here, here, and here. 

The Albums Made Easy System is the easiest way to scrapbook, allowing you to quickly design beautiful layouts in just minutes! By mixing up the different page protectors and cards, you can design a unique and beautiful scrapbook for any occasion. 

Albums Made Easy: Page Protectors & Photo Sleeves Galore

On the blog lately we've been talking about the Albums Made Easy System by We R Memory Keepers. You can see our recent posts here and here. Today we want to talk all about their fantastic page protectors. Check out the video below to see how you can create a custom, one-of-a-kind album using their protectors!

Now that you're excited about this system, let's take a look at the protectors available at Creations Galore. Click on the links below each photo to order from our online store. We're currently offering FREE shipping on orders over $50! You can also stop into our brick and mortar store located at 3164 Coronet Way in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Enough of this sales pitch, let's check out the products:

One 12x4, Four 6x4 Photo Sleeves

Fits 3 Ring Albums

Sold Individually & 10 Pack

Nine 4x4 Photo Sleeves

Fits 3 Ring Albums

Sold Individually

One 12x6, Three 4x6 Photo Sleeves

Fits 3 Ring Albums

Sold Individually & 10 Pack

Six 4x6 Photo Sleeves

Fits 3 Ring Albums

Sold Individually & 10 Pack

One 2x12, Three 6x4, Two 2x6 Photo Sleeves

Fits 3 Ring Albums

Sold Individually & 10 Pack

Six 6x4 Photo Sleeves

Fits 3 Ring Albums

Sold Individually & 10 Pack

Six 6x4 Photo Sleeves

Fits Post Albums

Sold Individually & 10 Pack

Four 6x4, Four 3x4 Photo Sleeves

Fits 3 Ring Albums

Sold Individually & 10 Pack

Four 4x6, Four 4x3 Photo Sleeves

Fits 3 Ring Albums

Sold Individually & 10 Pack

We also carry page protectors from American Crafts in a few of the styles shown above as well as these two very different and very cool protectors below. American Crafts brands fit both three ring and post bound albums!

Three 6x4, Six 3x4 Photo Sleeves

Sold Individually & 10 Pack

Four 6x4, One 6x8 Photo Sleeves

Sold Individually & 10 Pack

Why not mix up the page protectors above with your traditional scrapbook layouts. We carry several brands of page protectors, but by grabbing We R Memory Keepers clear 12x12 protectors, you'll ensure all the pages are the same size! We love creating a 12x12 traditional layout and adding a protector from above to include extra photos and journaling. 

12x12 Page Protector

For Three Ring Albums

12x12 Page Protector

For Post Bound Albums

Thanks for stopping by the blog today. Join us tomorrow for some great inspiration using this new system!

Albums Made Easy: Album Love

Last week we announced the addition of the newest Albums Made Easy kits to our store by We R Memory Keepers. See the introductory post here. Today we're showing off their new albums that coordinate perfectly with the new themes. Take a look at the video below to hear more about the albums and the system.

The 12" x 12" 3 ring albums are sleek and sophisticated with a laminated matte paper cover and classic metal corner accents. Each album contains a different color and patterned, coordinating with the newest Albums Made Easy kits. 

Memo

Webster

Bloom

Tangerine

Click on the link below each album to order from our online store. Spend over $50 and receive FREE shipping! Or stop into Creations Galore at 3164 Coronet Way in Green Bay, Wisconsin. You'll want to get your hands on this hot, new item before it's gone!

Creations Galore Gal, Megan Daul: Albums Made Easy

Hello crafters! Are you ready to see some projects from Creations Galore's talented customers? Today we're showcasing a gorgeous layout from Megan Daul. Megan, from Green Bay, WI, has attended a few classes at the store, as well as being a regular at our Crop Nights. You can find her blogging about her creations at Creative Happiness.

How fun is this layout? Megan started off with a traditional page on the left hand side using cardstock and patterned papers. She then added an Albums Made Easy page by We R Memory Keepers to quickly create two more pages! Here the flip side of the Album Made Easy page:

We just have to bring attention to some of the wonderful details these pages hold.

This cute tree was cut from the AccuCut die cutting tool available to our customer's in our Crop Room. She decorated the die cut with Lime Green and Cinnamon Stickles.

Take a look at Megan's blog, and you will see that she loves to add ribbons to her pages. Here she added some Baker's Twine with Glossy Accents.

Megan brought some dimension to each layer of paper by outlining the edges with brown ink. She even brought the glittery buttons to life by adding brown floss. You'll find glitter in another part of her page - the title! Megan used Thickers from American Crafts, another Creations Galore favorite.

Lastly, we want to point out the fun details she added to the Albums Made Easy page. Megan cut kraft paper with a Spellbinders Die. She then stamped some beautiful trees with brown ink and accented them with the Stickles again. So clever! We love how she incorporated stamping into her scrapbook pages.

A big thank you to Megan for sharing this great layout with us. Don't forget to comment below or head to her blog and leave her some love!

We'd love to feature your paper crafting projects on our blog! What have you been creating in our classes, during our crops, or with products purchased at Creations Galore? Send your project to nicolelaha{at]gmail{dot}com or stop into the store at 3164 Coronet Way in Green Bay, Wisconsin.