Thursday, August 24, 2006

I'm in love......
with an adhesive!


I have to admit I don't get excited about adhesive very often. After all glue is glue, right? Wrong!

Okay, so I have sold Wacky Tacky Tape for a while and hadn't really used it. So the other night I was making up a ton of cards and wanted a good narrow adhesive. So I grabbed a roll and tried it out. WOW!!!

You know how sometimes textured papers don't hold very well or you are working on a project that you need narrow, straight adhesive. It's great. Unfortunately you can't remove it with Un-du and it is a serious stick, so you had better be sure where you want stuff. But I really like it.

And since we are talking adhesives I thought I would give you my top 5 favorites.

1) Xyron tape runner
2) Xyron X150
3) Wacky Tacky Tape
4) Glue dots (regular and mini)
5) Glue lines

These may be my 5 favorites, but I still use Pioneer photo mounts all the time too. Mostly because I can get a little crazy with the runner and use way more adhesive than I really need. Yup, I'm one of those crazy people use a runner to cover an entire back of a project. So the mounts are my way to control my consumption.

Tell me about your favorite adhesives and why? I look foward to hearing your opinions.
Tracey

September newsletter and web update will be complete by August 29th.

www.rememberthisscrapbooking.ca

Wednesday, August 16, 2006


Yup, it's been almost a month again.

But I haven't been goofing off completely. I have been planning and creating. In the past four weeks I have booked my crop space and dates for the rest of the year. I have booked the Skeena Valley Golf and Country Club, sorry no web addy for you to check out, but it is truly beautiful there. When you have "scrappers block" the view will inspire you or give you a beautiful backdrop for daydreaming.

I also in the midst of planning out classes for the rest of the year. I am going to be sooooo incredibly busy. I love it. Card classes, altered items, new techniques and product demonstrations. Stay tuned for more pics to show off my creative endeavors. The one here is an altered paint can using items for my July Memory Kit Club kit. Some of you may recognize the papers. They are Fancy Pants Frou-Frou. Talk about cute papers. This was a fun project. I hope to share a class with everyone this fall.

And a quick update on my new insulin pump. I'm in love. Well, to be honest it did border on hate for the first day or two. I needed time to adjust to all the new bells and whistles. I think this thing has the power to run a small country single-handedly. But I have noticed a change and an improvement on my life already. It is absolutely amazing what a few year can do for technology. If you're diabetic you have to check these babies out. But if you decide to pursue pump therapy you had better put your work boots on because there is a lot to learn and adjust.

Again I promise to try and post more frequently. I may even have some new projects to show off.

Tracey

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Wednesday, July 19, 2006

I fell off the blog wagon!

Please forgive me fellow scrappers it has been 15 days since my last blog. Yes, I do feel like I am confessing a sin. I have these great plans to post to my blog on a regular basis. You know keep you all up to date on what's going on and what coming up. So here goes my update for you all...

It's already mid-July and I have my kits ready for the month. August and September are figured out, on order and good to go... I hope. I'm already planning for September and October. I can't believe I admitted that out loud. And coming up later this month I get to scrapbook. Yup, I actually get to enjoy the hobby that I promote so enthusiastically. I have found that since I started my business ( a mere 18 months ago) that I spend more time researching products and techniques for my business than I do actually scrapbooking. Not that I mind. I really love to share scrapbooking and card design with others. There is nothing better than helping someone who says "I can't do that. I'm not creative."

And tomorrow is an exciting day for me. Some of you know that I have been on Insulin Pump Therapy for about seven years and that I have been a diabetic since I was sixteen. I won't tell you how many years that has been. A girl has to keep some secrets to her self. Anyways, tomorrow I get my new pump. And the improvements and new features on this machine make my current archaic. Well, I guess by computer standards seven years is pretty much the dinosaur era. Well, my new pump is purple. I figure give me a few more years and I can join the red hat society and my purple and red will be in place.

I really wish that every diabetic had the opportunity to use pump therapy. Yes it does take a bit of work to get it set up and to understand how it works and how your body uses each unit of insulin, but the advantages are amazing. And I'm not just talking about glucose control and future health issues. I am talking about real life- having the flexibility to enjoy your children's birthday cake with them, having a late dinner with your husband, sleeping in on a Sunday morning. If you are a diabetic or there is a diabetic in your life who uses insulin injections then you may want to research pump therapy. www.minimed.ca

Enjoy the summer weather and I promise it won't take me 2 weeks to do my next post. After all I have to update you on my new insulin pump and how I'm doing with it.

Tuesday, July 04, 2006


Sales and Kit Clubs - two of my favorite things!

One of my favorite events is a great sale. Come on admit it, everyone loves a good sale and a garage sale is one of the expected events of summer. In fact, there are people who plan their entire weekend around them. So I figured it was time for everyone to plan their weekend around my sale. Remember This! Scrapbooking is having a garage sale. And this is sale not to be missed. New items for a dollar. Items a 30-50% off. Stock up on cardstock, pattern papers, embellishments and even Memory Club kits.



My second favorite thing for scrapbooking is a great kit. They make it so incredibly easy to put together a great page, card or altered item with little or no stress. I love kit because when I scrapbook the pick out of the paper is the hardest and most time consuming part. Once I get past the paper selection getting creative is the easy part. So pick out a kit club and join. Preferably mine. I have added pictures of my kit for July and a sample of an altered notebook using it. It was quick and easy and truly enjoyable because the hard work of paper selection was already done. Your scrapbook time is precious, so if you need help making the most of your time consider a kit club to help you make better use of it.

Tracey

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Thursday, June 29, 2006

Happy Canada Day!
The official start to a Canadian summer. What do you have planned? For my family it is the traditional trek to the in-laws to watch the Canada Day Parade and feast on all kinds of ethnic foods at an international food fair. After all the best way to celebrate Canada is to celebrate all the wonderful people that make this country to special and unique and to spend time with family and friends.
So my challenge to you this weekend is.... take part in at least one activity that celebrates Canada. There is lots to choose from: parades, concerts in the park, fireworks, food fairs, anything at brings us all together to be proud of who we are and where we live.
Make sure your camera is loaded or memory card is empty and get ready to make some memories.
I love summer!

Of course most people do, but I love the way that a sunny day seems to make everyone happier and more relaxed and that each day seems to hold so much more promise than any other time of the year. I love the fact that summer is so much less structured than the rest of the year. Now don't get me wrong I thrive on structure and routine, but every so often you need a day that doesn't require you to be anywhere at a specific time and that allows you to just go with it.

I think the feeling of freedom brought about by summer is something that should be reflected in scrapbooking. Yes, there are certain approaches or techniques that make your pages look better and more cohesive, but shouldn't there be joy and freedom in the creating. So the next time you sit down to work on a page or card strive for joy, happiness and satisfaction in what you have created. Scrapbooking shouldn't feel like work, it should feel like summer.

Tuesday, June 27, 2006



Busy, Busy, Busy!

Wow! What a busy weekend. First I want to thank everyone that took part in my first ever two day crop. I also need to say a special thank you to my friend Lorie, who always supports me and my adventures. And of course to my Mom, who so willing to help with my children and be part of my moving company.

I had such a good time this past weekend and enjoyed catching up with everyone. I hope everyone else enjoyed themselves just as much. There were some amazing pages created this weekend. I saw a Halloween page featuring "Shrek" that was simply amazing. The talent and creativity in this awe inspiring group of women never ceases to amaze me. I can't for my next crop in September.

What's Next?

Well, while most people are getting ready for a relaxing summer I'm already planning for fall and making sure that I have all my events in place for the summer. For July and August, I have free crops planned, an altered clipboard class, card classes and of course I have a few other things up my sleeve. I'm just not ready to share all my plans just yet. Check the events calendar on my website for more informatin on what's up for summer.

www.rememberthisscrapbooking.ca

Monday, June 12, 2006


Gearing up for summer.

I can't believe that the first day of summer is just around the corner and schoool is almost done for the year and before long I know I will hear a Mom or two saying they are ready for their children to head back and not too soon after that I know I will hear the kids saying the same thing.

I have a little over a week to finish getting ready for the 1st Annual Celebrate Summer 2-day Crop and I am sooooo excited to be organizing a 2-day event. I hope that I will continue to see this event grow over the years. My list of things to organize before the 23rd is growing. I have the final catering arrangements to be made, goodie bags to pack, demos items to complete, a store to pack up and of course I need to figure out which of my stuff I'm going to bring. I don't usually bring my own scrap stuff because I feel I need to accessible to my scrapbooking friends, since that is what they are paying for, but I figure in 19 hours of scrapbooking they will get tired of me checking on them and I will be told to go work on some of my own stuff.

I also wanted to share an altered clip board that I completed using my June Memory Club kit. It's a cute project and I am really enjoying the whole altering idea. I have plans to complete a clock, note books, glass bottles and probably whatever else I can get my hands on. Keep checking back to see whatelse I have altered and to find out what I have planned for the summer. Stop by http://www.rememberthisscrapbooking.ca often to see what is happening.

Tracey

Saturday, June 03, 2006



June 3, 2006

Welcome to the Remember This! Scrapbooking blog. Over time I will be adding information about up coming events, classes and all the goings on with my business. You can read about my crops and my monthly kit club. I will be posting pictures of my altered items and adding articles about scrapbooking and cardmaking.
I will be posting pictures of my monthly kits and a listing of the fun products in each one. You will be able to see completed projects using the kits, as well as other completed projects. Some will be altered items, cards or page layouts.
Please check back often to see what wonderful things I have been upto. You can also check out my website.
Tracey