Another local event

Calling all scrapbookers! The place to be November 16 &17 (if you aren't in Orlando with me!) is the Scrap For Health at the Dayton Convention Center in Dayton, OH. I've talked to these ladies several times and if I didn't already have plans, I would definitely try to make this show! Here's what their website says...

Scrap for Health combines convenient shopping for scrapbooking,
paper-crafting and rubberstamping products, classes, health education,
health screenings and evening crop parties into one weekend of fun, while we
raise $$ and awareness for women's health.

All proceeds benefit Premier Community Health, a local 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization, dedicated to building a healthier community on behalf of Premier
Health Partners through prevention, early detection and disease self-management;
focuing on issues surrounding cancer, diabes, heart and lung health.

Sounds pretty official, doesn't it? I think what it all boils down to is...come on out and enjoy your self while helping to raise funds for the very good cause! Although I won't be there this year, I'm sending them some gift certificates good for anything on my site.

For more information or to sign up, visit their site at Scrapforhealth.org

Happy scrapping and stop back soon for another coming event notice!

Ronda

Album Embossing

Okay, how many of you know what album embossing is? Let's see a show of hands... Not many, huh? Okay, of those who know what it is, how many of you have ever had an album embossed? Oh, even less, huh? Well, here is your chance to find out about it and find out what a great deal you can get. Melanie with MAC Embossing is a friend of mine and I sat with her last weekend at a crop and just drooled over her designs! I convinced her to do a couple of samples for me and we'll talk about those but first I want to explain to the novices out there what it is. Album embossing is when you take heat and a design and foils and make an imprint on an album cover or a piece of paper or ribbon or whatever takes your fancy! It can be an image or words or both and it can be done on pretty much any medium -- albums, paper, ribbons...well, you get the picture. Most people have their albums done but for those who know me, you know I'm pretty unconventional. My idea? I convinced her to try it on a piece of Bazzill cardstock and the result was fantastic! In fact, I was so impressed, that I'm planning to release a whole line of 6x6 albums in the next month or two that will feature her embossing. The first one cover she did is for a dog album (see the picture above). Melanie did a column of silver foil paw prints going down one side and my dog's name in the center. I'm telling you, it brought tears to my eyes! The second one is a little girl in the middle of the cover. Melanie added my niece's name to the lower right corner and it is spectactular! I can hardly wait to show Lauren her new personalized album once it is done. Now, what would you pay to have your name or your pet's name or even your child's name added to the front of your album? Need a graphic? Melanie is your source! She even does custom graphics! Who else offers THAT?? :O And that's not all...how about having the subject embossed on the spine of your albums so you can tell at a glance which one you are looking for? The price for this service is every bit as low as the cover but check out how fantastic this looks! No more searching through all the dark blue albums to find the one you want -- now you can use the same color for several albums and you will always be able to find the one you want.

Now, I know what you are thinking...sounds great but she's in Indiana and I'm not so how in the world am I going to get my albums embossed? Simple -- you can mail them to her. All you do is mail the cover or whatever you want to have done and she will emboss it and mail it back to you. All you have to do is visit her at her website (http://www.macembossing.com/) and tell her what you need. I guarantee, you will love the results!

And watch for those new albums coming soon to the website...

Happy scrapping!

Ronda

Catching Up!

Okay, I'm not doing so well on keeping up with the blog but I'll try to do better. With the end of the show season rapidly approaching, I should have a little more time to work on it.

I just got back from a Crop Till You Drop in West Lafayette, IN -- what a lot of fun that was! Melissa does a terrific job of organizing this event quarterly so if you are in that area, be sure to check it out. Her next event will be in January.

If you missed out on that one but are in the Dayton area, here is another one you might be interested in...it's a Scrapbook Open House and weekend of cropping in Englewood, OH. Hosted by Kristy Wombold and Darlene Sipos, this is your chance to crop and shop for 20 hours!! Here is the scoop:

• Where: The Englewood Earl Heck Center, located at 211 Main St in Englewood.
• When: Friday, Oct 26th from 6pm - midnight and Saturday, Oct 27th from 8am to 11pm.
• What to bring: You, your pictures, your supplies to crop, and of course a friend.
• Cost: $30 if registered before Oct 15th or $35 after that for the whole 20 hours
• Details: We will supply breakfast, lunch, drinks, snacks and a gift when you register. There will be mystery package give-aways, prizes donated by area merchants, and a grand prize on Saturday. We will have all of our Creative Memory suplies there if you run out of something or need to purchase anything throughout the day. Ronda Houston of Beyond Scrapbooks will also be there with her page kits and computerized die cut machine to cut your personalized titles or overlays.
• To register: Call Kristy Wombold at 937-698-5182 or Darlene Sipos at 937-836-7539. Seating is limited so please register today! For more information, contact either Kristy or Darlene at the number listed.

I still have lots more events to pass along but they will have to wait until the next post! Be watching...

Ronda