jerseyscrapper: January 2008

Thursday, January 31, 2008

January Workshop

I will be hosting my monthly workshop this evening in my home beginning at 7:30 pm. I would like to invite all my virtual friends to join us. If you get some scrapping done tonight, leave me a comment and tell me what you did. I'll take some photos of what gets accomplished this evening. Happy Scrapping!

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Save the Date!

If you are in the NJ area and would like to enjoy a FULL day of scrapbooking heaven...grab your calendar. Mark Saturday March 15. This is the date my upline and I are aiming for to host this years Memoranza event. We are looking at the Bridgewater area. I have no further details at this time, but hope to have many more soon. Keep checking in...

Thursday, January 17, 2008

New Camera

I am a big fan of digital cameras - but not of the length of time you need to wait between taking pictures or the way light can ruin your shot. There have been many an opportunity past because my camera was not ready and the shot was missed - especially with small children. Many other photos have been deleted because they are so dark you have no idea what they are of - in the case of church weddings. Lately, I have been thinking and researching digital SLR cameras. I do know that they are pricey, but I also have seen many gorgeous photos taken with them. As far as I have read, they will take care of the 2 issues I listed above. Every digital camera I have purchased in the past has been a Sony, so I am leaning that way - but have seen some great deals on Nikon and Canon. If anyone has an opinion they would like to share with me, I'd LOVE to hear it.

Monday, January 14, 2008

Guilt and Clutter FREE

Yes that is right. I can help you in both areas. As I blog, my son is 4 years old and in pre-school 3 days a week. That equates to a ton of paper and projects being brought home. Each one is very unique and when this began last school year (2006/2007) I would not throw anything away. Well, by June I had accumulated SO much 'stuff'. I piled it on top of the TV stand in the basement. Then the guilt set in. I kept thinking I should display it, so I put some items in frames. Then I ran out of frames. I was about to cry, when I had an idea. I ran upstairs to get my camera. I took a picture of each and every paper/project. Uploaded the photos. Created a digital scrapbook. Threw out the actual paper/project.

Now everyone is Happy! No more clutter and no more guilt! In it's place is a beautiful scrapbook full of David's 3 year pre-school projects that he and I can enjoy for years to come. This June I will repeat these actions and we'll have a 4 year pre-school project scrapbook as well.

Want to do the same for your child? I'd be happy to point you in the right direction.

Friday, January 11, 2008

Organization is key...

Welcome to 2008!

Organization is one of the most popular New Year's resolutions and I can help. Creative Memories carries a number of organizing options.

1. Power Sort Boxes - for storing your prints and memorabilia.

2. Neg Care System - for organizing your negatives and photo CD's.

3. Memory Manager - for organizing the digital photos on your PC.

4. The Memory Mate Collection - to organize your supplies.

5. Power Layouts Kit - organize pages in advance and store them until your ready to mount them.

6. ME! I would be more than happy to schedule some time to come to your home and help you organize your photos. Whether printed or digital, I can get you organized.

Visit my website to place your order today and start your 2008 off ORGANIZED!
http://www.mycmsite.com/sites/cboettger