Back to Basics Workshop - Tool featuring WeR's Sew Easy

This Saturday, May 7 from 10:00am to noon, will be the third in our series of Back to Basics Workshops.  This edition of the workshop will feature the Sew Easy Tool from WeR Memory Keepers.  Just in time for the holiday, we'll be making a fun Mother's Day card for our Make & Take.  If you're planning to attend our workshop, please call the store at (503) 259-9130 to RSVP, so we know how many Make & Takes to prepare.  But if you don't get a chance to call, don't worry, we'll make a few extras.

We Whimzee's Girls are very excited about the Sew Easy tool.  Just imagine being able to give your papercrafting projects the up-to-the-minute look of handstitching without buying a sewing machine or dusting off the one in the back of your closet.  Purchase a Sew Easy tool that includes a handle and a straight stitch head and you're ready to go.  Now, if you're looking to add more fun stitches, just grab a couple extra stitch heads and add even more variety to your projects.

Check out these videos and project photos to see some of the many things you can do with your Sew Easy tool.  And don't forget to stop by the store Saturday to try one out for yourself!  Or if you already have one at home, bring it in & we'll show you how to use it.

In addition to our Back to Basics Workshop, we also have our National Scrapbook WEEK Sale going on on Saturday!  We'll have the front tables covered with sale merchandise and we're offering some special discounts just for Saturday:

Spend $25 - Get 10% off your purchase of regular priced or sale merchandise


Spend $50 - Get 15% off your purchase of regular priced or sale merchandise


Spend $75 - Get 20% off your purchase of regular priced or sale merchandise


Spend $100 - Get 25% off your purchase of regular priced or sale merchandise

(These discounts are only valid Saturday, May 7, 2011 during store hours 10:00am to 3:00pm.  Discount not to be combined with other discounts, coupons or waived crop fees, except where specifically mentioned by Whimzee's Scrapbook Studio.)

Now keep reading & get inspired, we know you'll love the Sew Easy as much as we do!

See you in the store!  -The Whimzee's Girls

A Quick Overview of the Sew Easy from WeR

A WeR rep demos the Sew Easy at CHA

See a variety of Sew Easy heads used

This video shows some of the different stitches you can make with the different stitch heads.

Photography - A BIG Part of Scrapbooking

Recently I completed the digital photography class at the store. Although the class is focused mostly on SLR cameras (the big ones with interchangeable lenses), I learned tons of cool things about my little point & shoot. So if you're looking for some hands on instruction for your camera, call to sign up for our next class. The next session begins Saturday, October 3rd. The session includes 4 two-hour classes and a small album to keep your assignments in. All this in a class taught by our favorite photography diva, Marlene Fuller, who represents Canon, for only $20. Call the store, (503) 259-9130, to reserve your spot. Class sizes are limited, so call soon!

If you're a scrapbooker who reads our blog, but isn't in the Portland area, or just can't make it to our next class, we've got something for you too. I've been cruising around the internet looking for photography tips for scrapbookers. And I've found some great posts & sites where I think everyone can find some useful information.

So check out this list & get more from your photography right now!

KT the Scrapbook Lady's 5 Part Photography Series
Click at the top or bottom for the next post in the series. KT shares photos & tips using each of her cameras.

Tracey Clark's Tips on Photographing Birthdays from Ali Edwards's blog

Kodak's Tips for Scrapbook Photography

Tons of photography ideas from Jill @ A Matter of Memories

How to Take Better Photos from scrapbookscrapbook.com

Photography Tips from wescrap.com

Check out these sites & let us know if you have any favorite photography ideas & tips. We'd love to hear from you, feel free to share other scrapbooking photography sites you've found with the group!

If these tips or our great layout ideas have inspired you, call to sign up for tonight's crop, (503) 259-9130, I'll be working & can't wait to see what you're working on!

See you in the store!

Layouts by Kris

These layouts were all created by Whimzee's Girl Kris Wolfram. I think you'll love the creativity & variety she shows us in each layout. I also like the way she doesn't fill her layouts with photos, but chooses a select few that tell the story and then lets her wonderful designs complement them.

I've been cutting down on the number of photos I use in each layout lately too. I think that this results in a cleaner, simpler layout. I do like to use enlargements too, and you just can't put 10 of them on one page.

Be sure to check out all of Kris's layouts, she's included something for everyone, whether your focus is kids, dogs or something in between! Thanks so much for sharing your talents with us Kris!

And if any of you other Whimzee's Girls out there would like to share your layouts with us, just shoot photos of them, put them on a disk and drop them off at the store. I'll make a slideshow with them & share then with everyone! If you follow our blog, but aren't close to the store, please leave a link to your blog showing your latest layouts in the comment section & we'll do a post with a list of everyone's layouts.

Graphic 45 @ CHA

I know this has been a long time coming! Sorry it's taken so long! This is the first group of almost 200 photos Twila took at CHA last month. I'm going to post them in groups so it will be easier for you to locate the manufacturers you're looking for.

I think you'll love all the creative ways the Graphic 45 designers have used their papers. I'm planning to use them to cover my grandma's train case. After I looked at all these photos, it seems like the perfect surface for a few of these retro Graphic 45 patterns.

Enjoy!



If you have any problems viewing the slideshow, please click on this link to view it on photoshop.com.