My Guest Designer and Friend, Sherri Tirschmann

I just have to brag about my friend Sherri. She is such an awesome person who I met on the internet a few years ago. We met on the internet on Thurs and she came to my first CTMH party on Fri. I was worried about her because we had a girl at that party who scared a lot of my friends there that night, but she gave me another chance to prove that I wasn't crazy. Well, crazy, but not that kind of crazy. lol. Anyways, I have seen Sherri's style change and change and change some more and I've seen her build up her confidence that she really is a great scrapbooker.

What do I admire about Sherri? She is so down-to-earth, humble, fun, creative and a great friend. Whenever I need help, Sherri is there and she never expects anything in return. When I needed help at the Woman's Show or the Mom & Tot show, she was there even though she had a bad back and hates crowds. She helps me to stay down-to-earth and to appreciate what I already have in life. Whenever I am with her, I never feel any pressure to be anyone but myself and I always feel relaxed around her. And when I'm feeling crappy about my scrapbooking, she always makes me feel great.

I asked Sherri to be a guest designer because I really do believe she's a great scrapbooker and she is hard on herself and doesn't believe she's good enough. I hope that when you see her layouts that she did with the Sep Kit of the Month that you too will think that she's good enough. I really like how she was able to create such different and unique layouts with this kit. She was able to make it look really feminine and masculine with the same kit. If you're intersted in purchasing this kit for $25, pls go to our website at http://www.memoriesinmotionscrapbooking.com/. Sherri also gets a bonus for every kit sold, so let's help Sherri, she's awesome! If you come to my Facebook group MIM Srapaholics, you'll see more of Sherri's layouts plus you'll be able to chat with her.

Garage Sale Coming Soon

I'm getting excited to see how many people come out to my garage sale this Thurs & Fri. If you haven't already heard, everything is 25% off and if you bring a friend then you both get 30% off. It's going to be so much fun and I have some door prizes too.

I'm starting to get ready for my sister's wedding in Kelowna, we leave next Wed and I'll be back on Tues. Then I have to finish getting ready for Scrapfest. I'm really excited about Scrapfest because Lisa & Deb have some amazing things planned for the event plus all there stuff has been shipped to my house. No, I haven't opened any boxes other than the box that Vicki Boutin called me about. You're going to love her project.

And if you haven't registered yet, check it out at: http://www.scrapfest.ca/ I'm teaching a class for them too called "Best Buds" using Cosmo Cricket's Halfway Cafe line (http://www.cosmocricket.com/). I have a little surprise for that class too. I'm also excited because Lisa was able to line up a sponsor for the ribbon, http://www.savvynsassy.com/. You have to check them out - if you love ribbon, then you'll love their stuff and they're Canadian. I'm so happy that they were generous enough to sponsor the ribbon and of course Cosmo to sponsor the class kits.

My design team is looking for more people to join our forum. Patti has contests and fun stuff planned, but not enough people to do it with, so pls pls pls join our forum at www.memoriesinmotionscrapbooking.com If you join, then you will also get a $10 gift certificate from me to use in the store.

I ordered some more Clip-it-Ups, they should be here in time for Scrapfest. If you would like me to reserve you one, pls email me. They're so awesome and great for organizing all our collections. Take care and have a great day. I look forward to chatting more in a couple days before I head to Kelowna. Don't forget about the garage sale 14 Grayridge Bay, Stony Plain, half a mile South on Boundary Road (West of Spruce Grove on Hwy 16A), turn right, then turn right at GRayridge Bay and you can't miss the lime green truck. lol. Nobody can miss that blinding truck. lol

Page Maps

Ok everyone, I just have to tell you about this. My old high school buddy who I just found out last year is an avid scrapbooker (Dawn Ofner) just told me about this awesome website called Page Maps. If you like sketches, you'll love this website. I think sketches are a great way to learn the foundation of scrapbooking plus it takes the guesswork out of it all. Plus it will help you to get more pages done faster because all the thinking is done for you. So, I went to this site www.pagemaps.com (by Becky Fleck) and I was totally blown away by the Page Maps (sketches). They are phenomenal (not sure if I spelled that one right) and you know what I loved the best - she also has ROUND page maps. Yep, that's right, for all of you who are doing lots of stuff with round pages (especially those cool acrylic round pages), round page maps and they're awesome. Check them out, I know I'll be using this website a lot.

Sept Kit of the Month

Hi everyone,

I just finished creating the Sep Kit of the Month using the Upsy Daisy "Oodles of Doodles" line. The kit comes with 6 sheets of cardstock (teal, red, lime green), 6 double-sided sheets of pattern paper, 4" chipboard letters, crystal sticker bling and 2 sheets of matching rub-ons. Patti McCarthy and Sherri Tirschmann, two very talented designers are working on some layouts & projects to go with this kit, so come back soon to see what they've created.

Pre-orders are being accepted and if you sign up today then you get a package of 80 brads for FREE (a $6.50 value). The KOTM is $25 plus $5 for shipping. Email me today at: mimscrapbooking@hotmail.com to order.

I can't wait to see what kinds of layouts you all create with this awesome kit.

Scrapbook Garage Sale

Well, I have no room and lots of new stuff coming from CHA, so I've decided to do a garage sale and sell everything for 25% off and if you bring a friend, then you both get 30% off. The dates are Thurs Aug 23 and Fri Aug 24 from 10am - 8 pm at my house. Email me and I'll email you my address in Stony Plain, Alberta.

I'm so excited because I have lots of cool stuff coming. You're going to love the new Zutter Bind-it-All machine. You'll be able to make all kinds of cool mini-books and even coil-ring albums. I love them so much that I'm doing a special promotion. If you start up a Girls Night Out Club, then you get one for FREE! Yes, that's right, a $75 value for free. All you need is 8 girlfriends who want to spend $29.99/month (they get the kit of the month) plus then I come out and show you how to make a 2-pg layout using that kit. Then after the workshop is over, you get to shop in the mobile store. If you're interested in starting a Girls Night Out Club, email me at: mimscrapbooking@hotmail.com I'm limiting this special promotion to only 10 clubs.