CK's Holiday Head Start 2010

Don't let your scrapbooking move to the back burner during the busy holiday season that's soon to be approaching. Instead, get a jump on it with Creating Keepsakes' special Holiday Head Start event. As introduced in our October 2010 issue, this special weeklong online event will take place on Club CK from September 27 to October 2. Take a minute to stop by each day this week and find helpfor the upcoming holiday season.

You will discover:

• Layout ideas for Halloween, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, and Christmas
• Recipes for tasty snacks
• Free downloads for seasonal accents and titles
• Themed product giveaways
• Special holiday card ideas in honor of World Card Marking Day
• And so much more!

For more information on what's going on each day of our festive event, including direct links to the various activities, click here.

It's never too early to celebrate the frightful, the thankful, the festive and the merry. So pop in your favorite holiday music, grab your themed holiday sweater, and get ready for seasonal scrapbooking fun!

CK Summer Camp 2010

Join the second annual online CK Summer Camp for free held from July 12 through July 16. You will enjoy the excitement and camaraderie of summer camp with scraptivities like these:

• daily classes from camp counselors
• merit badge training for all levels of scrappers
• contests and prizes
• free fonts
• tasty camp recipes
• downloads for camp blinkies and iron-ons
• craft activities for moms and kids
• quotable quotes
• crop games
• and much, much more.

See you at camp!

Ebay store closed

We have closed our ebay store. If there is a completed album featured on our blog that you would like to purchase, please contact Sheri at pinkladies@mchsi.com for more information.

All About Me Mini Bookz Album Added to eBay Store

I have completed a new 6x6 album and added to our store inventory on eBay. Check it out!

To purchase, go to our eBay store (link is in the left-hand menu).

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CHA Winter 2010 Updates by Creating Keepsakes

Check out the Creating Keepsakes Blog for CHA Winter 2010 updates. You will even see photos of some of the new products mentioned on Diva Craft Lounge on Wednesday. There are also some great videos showcasing some new products.

ClubCreatingKeepsakes.com

Announced on Facebook.....Creating Keepsakes Magazine is close to launching a brand new site for scrapbookers. Visit http://clubcreatingkeepsakes.com/ to hear about it first!

Scrapper Bowl Online Event - February 1-7, 2010

Not interested in the Super Bowl.....Creating Keepsakes Magazine will be celebrating The Big Game next week with our very own Scrapper Bowl online event. Sign up at http://www.creatingkeepsakes.com/articles/Join_the_CK_Scrapper_Bowl. (as posted on Facebook)

January 2010 Crop is full

We have a full house for our crop this Saturday. If you did not get a spot or are not able to attend, we hope to see you at our next crop. We look forward to having fun with Mary, Paulette, Nancy, Rachel, Mandy, Mandy's daughter, Becca, Carlye, Sandy and Sheri.

Winter CHA 2010 - Anaheim New Releases

Check out the latest from Winter CHA in Anaheim from today's internet radio show on Diva Craft Lounge (click on this week's show and hit play once it loads). Danielle, Remy and Jan will tell you what they have found over the last five days at the show.

Trends coming from the show....

• Spicy colors from Morocco and Peacock colors from India (pinks, yellows, blues, greens, etc.)
• Delicate and unusual bird cages
• Glitter and flock

New items....

• Freestyle mouse kit from Purple Cows
• Foil Peacock Stickers
• "Will I Be The One" line....date night paper line
• Burlap buttons
• Scrap FX - laser chipboard up to 14" high and three dimensional
• Repositional Wall Decor - rhinestone (butterfly, dragonfly, angel wings, words, etc.)
• Dove of the East - Shanghai vintage and Paris vintage paper lines
• Viva Decor - precious metals (waterbased similar to goldleafing)
• Viva Decor - paper dye (first runner up at show)
• Zutter - Distress-it-all (distresses edges up to 10 papers at a time)
• Glue Art - Glue Glider Pro (adhesive gun)
• Clear Snap - Smooch Spritz (color sprays)
• Tatered Angels - New colors with Heidi Swapp and new daubers
• Max Glitter - OMG paintable glitter finish
• CNT - canvas books
• Steruter Technologies - Glue Film
• Ecclectic Products - "Without Gloves" skin protectant (lasts for 4 hours against dryness and bacteria)
• Epiphany Crafts - new tool to put instant epoxy on buttons
• Judikins Stamps - circle stamps came from a cathedral
• Crafters Workshop - new templates in 12x12 and 6x6 (road trip signs, calendar sheets, snowflakes, peace sign, tree of life, cherry blossom, butterflies, stars, etc.)
• Diamond Tech - image art paper (transfers for laser printers)
• Wallies - Chalkboard vinyl
• Jenny Bowlin - stick pins that look like vintage hat pins
• Earth Art Stamps - Animal Spirit Stamps (spiritual images within animals)
• Sleegy (?) Pens - metallic colors
• Inspired Crafts - Mister pens
• Diecuts With A View - Escrap App (iTunes) - online community
• Offray Ribbon - animal prints
• Creative Options - new color pallet (mustard, eggplant, olive green and light blue)
• Purple Cows - hot and cold laminator
• Best Craft Organizer - ribbon dispenser
• Cricut - McCake fondant cutter (everyone will become a cake decorator now)

Check out the recording as they give their top 10 products from Winter CHA in Anaheim!

January 2010 Crop Planned

We have scheduled our next crop for January 30, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Space is limited, so if you would like to attend, please contact Mary Pietan at mdpietan@yahoo.com or 319-235-7578.

Hope to see you there!

CKC-Des Moines

Creating Keepsakes Convention is coming to Des Moines in July! Registration opens March 24, 2010 at 1:00 PM EST. For more details, click here.

The Pink Ladies hope to see you there!