OK, now we have reached the half-way mark. BYOB is already half over. With this week’s issue, you will have 10 pages done!

Here are week #5’s pages, number 8 and 9.

As a reminder, you will be able to sign up for the next edition of BYOB during our Opne House on Saturday, October 2nd (10am-3pm) where we will showcase all of our upcoming classes, clubs and next year’s 2011 crop schedule. Mark your calendar and be sure to stop by and say “Happy Birthday”!

Tara & Tiffany

The project uses many different layers to build the book. Blackboard pages are layered between fabric ones, acryllic pages, paper pages, etc… a little bit of a lot of things. There are places for photos and journaling… or not, the book can stand alone as a mini work of art!

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There were a few themes that ran rampant throughout the convention floor at CHA Summer. We noticed that Flag Banners were all the rage as was dress forms, and Paris! We saw them everywhere and we saw some amazingly good ideas on how to use these themes to really make a statement. Maya Road loves chipoboard and layers and we were inspired by their creations to create this Make & Take.

Using scallops and accordians, buttons and paper flowers, this collage makes a great decoration for many occasions!

The possibilities are endless with this idea. Use any paper combos to change the theme, any embellishments to further the possibilities. Imagine a Holiday theme and attaching this beautiful ornament to a special gift box. These are so fun to make and is a GREAT way to use up scraps of paper and left over embellishments!

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The Garden Journal BYOB club is nearly half over all ready. Here are the page images for Week #4 which are pages 6 and 7.

Two more beautiful pages to keep this book flowing! So far we haven’t heard of any problems so we hope everyone is keeping up!! As always, just let us know if you run into a snag!

Tara & Tiffany

Page 4

If, at any point during this edition of BYOB Club, you have any questions about your page’s assembly, just let us know!

Enjoy

We are so excited about this new program that we jumped on at CHA from We R Memory Keepers. This is a monthly program that is designed exclusively for independant retailers so you can’t find these product lines at Michael’s, A.C. Moore, JoAnnes or Hobby Lobby! Each month, we will offer a new We R Memory Keepers product line that includes everything from “soup to nuts”.

Here is one of the papers in this line...

Maple grove is the September line and it has already shipped. It will hit the store any day (maybe even today!) Here is a breakdown of what you will see in this line. Read the rest of this entry »