Blog Update

Many apologies for not keeping updates here. We have been bouncing from one event to the next. I can hardly believe x-mas is almost apon us. For those of you that haven't been in the store lately DON'T MISS OUT on something we hope to be an annual event, our "Kit and Sample Sale". All of us here have put together some wonderful projects from mini books, frames, recipe albums, and even a wine bottle box. These all have instructions and or pictures for you to make a handmade gift to give. For those of you who want it all ready complete, or those who missed out on a workshop we have samples for sale from the past year. Come in and see what we have.

Shipments recently in include, stickles, prima flowers, glimmer mist Tim Holtz x-mas tags supplies, (yes rock candy), Tim Holtz stamps, Wendy Vecchi stamps, smooch, Sizzix Texture Boutique, & Rusty Pickle Shazzam paper line.

Psst....... keep checking e-mails this week and next week for some fabulous sales just in time for x-mas.

Do you feel the need to create something to put all your holiday memories into? Check out the Rusty Pickle Christmas Album workshop offered this month. This easy pocket filled album will get your creativity going and give you the space you need to put all your memories from this holiday in one place.

If you are making Tim Holtz's X-mas tags, we have all the supplies. Come on in for guidance and your supplies.

I'll post the upcoming sales when I know of them. I look forward to seeing you come in the store. Let me know if you read the blog, and the kinds of things you would like to see here.

Thanks

Kim

FUN for a good cause!

Scrap Pink was a blast. If you missed it, you must do it next year. There were LOTS of giveaways, and everyone got a goodie bag. The silent auction for Hope Fuller was a success too. The merchants from Woodstock who donated were very generous. There was food all day. Coffee, cookies, and candy. We enjoyed a talk about breast cancer and the different technology there is available today. Most of all we met new friends, and had a lovely time. I hope our attendees will join us for our Friday and Saturday crops where I can continue to get to know all of you better. I saw some projects that gave me great ideas, and I was inspired. I can't wait to get to work.
Thank You ladies for sharing your ideas and projects with me!

New in the store: Little Yellow Bicycle Halloween Line, (back in stock) Glimmer mist Fall colors, and glimmer mist mats perfect for misting, stamping or any kind of ink work. They are a must have! One of my favorite things of all time... Nunn Design Metals. Think fancy decorative metal corners, mini frames, flowers and snowflakes. You can use as is or patina them with paint. They are going fast so come in and get yours now!

This Wednesday is the last time we are offering the first three of Tim Holtz Twelve Days of Christmas Tags. We use Tim's techniques to make beautiful tags. Next month we will have the next three tags. Come and check it out. Classes coming up in October include Glimmer Mist Cards, Sizzix Pop Up Cards, Judi Kins Charms, Karen Foster/Little Yellow Bicycle Halloween 2 page Layout with liquid pearls. We will use a transparency and a laser cut in this layout. I'll have more photos later this week.

Till next time
Kim

Kim's tip of the week: When making cards to mail you must have no bulk. Add dimension without height by embossing your backgrounds or paper pieces of your shapes before you adhere them. I use my Sizzix Big Shot and I emboss with embossing folders, brass templates. texture plates of all brands, and sometimes the vegetable netting you get your onions or oranges in or in the bottom of your pizza box. The netting is also good for masking when using glimmer mist.

Hope this week finds all of you out and enjoying the beautiful weather. Who knows how long it will last. More things have been arriving the last two weeks. Our Ranger order arrived and the NEW Rock Candy Distress Stickles and Crackle Paint are here. We also got my new addiction, Liquid Pearls. Come in and see the BEAUTIFUL layout Sam did with Liquid Pearls. It is simply stunning! We have a beautiful way to display your favorite layout or give a layout as a gift, we now carry 12 x 12 frames in raw wood,and shadow boxes in black & white. I used crackle paint and ink on the raw wood frame, and it looks very cool. Here is a list of more new things:

Cosmo Cricket- NEW fall, winter, and school

Tim Holtz Spiderweb Mask, Spooky alphabets, Laser Die Cuts and stickers.

Amanda Blu Albums

7Gypsies NEW papers

Also come in and check out (another new addiction for me), Templates from Crafters Workshop. These are great for doodling , line drawing, and using glimmer mist or liquid pearls with.

Due in Next week... Metals from Nunn Designs !!!!

A few notes to share about the upcoming Scrap Pink, sign up while there are spaces left. It is filling fast. There will be free make-n-takes, a silent auction, and tons of FUN. Come and check out the details about the pink bras around the square. This is becoming a very BIG thing, and our excitement rises everyday!

Upcoming classes........

9/21 & 9/30 Tim Holtz 12 tags of Christmas- class runs for 4 months. Make 3 tags each month........$20 each

9/24 BoBunny/Technique Tuesday Gypsy Layout- Learn how to use Technique Tiles, Liquid Pearls, and Crafters Workshop templates. 2 pages...........................$25

9/28 Distress Inks Tin- Learn how to use alcohol inks & stamps on metal. A handy tin that fits 8 distress ink pads.

9/25 Ideaology Jewelry- Tim's Metals are not for paper crafts only. Make a stunning floral piece for a necklace or broach.

Check out Octobers calender on the link!

Come out to the Woodstock Square this weekend for the Fine Arts Festival, where crafters of all kinds will fill the square with their goods for sale!!!!

Till next week

Kim

kim's tip of the week-For oops with rub-on's......they can be removed if recently adhered. Just use scotch tape over them and gently pull up on tape and rub-on should come off on the tape.

SEI - Glimmer Mist - Dew Drops Etc.

Some of the new things coming in are new to Lorraine's.

SEI, known for quality and coordinating, has joined us with the line "Monrovia". These flocked or foiled double sided papers are a solid value, and have coordinating die cuts and epoxy stickers.

Glimmer Mist, the new fall colors are in as are new bingo boards, and "frosty memories" glimmer glass and mist kits (3 bottles- frosty, slate, old lace, and a screen). We also received the new 15"x30" glimmer mats, for easy glimmer use.

Dew Drops, we received lots of different colors- blu & grn, org & blk, red & grn, blk & wht, grn & pk, metlc pk rd & gld, vanl brw. All the colors for fall, and winter card making!

McGill Punches- snowman, angel, cupcake, holly with berries, and fancy square in 2 sizes. The cool thing about these punches are the paper piecing ability of the pieces they punch out.

Judi Kins- This is a new product for us, ROXS. Come in and check it out. We will be making some very cool jewelry pieces with these ROXS. Wear them or decorate your mini albums or pages with them.

Sizzix- Embossing Folders in polka dots, flowers, snowflakes, flourishes, and a Halloween haunted scene. Also new original dies and sizzlets. Come check out the new embossing folders for dimensional backgrounds without bulk.

Scrapbook 101- New for us are these laser cuts in shapes and borders and in all categories (sports, faith, travel, kids, seasonal).

Custom Die Cuts- We have Woodstock Willie to go with our groundhog day papers, and the Opera House, and Mozart Festival die cuts too!

Memory Mixer- Ever wondered about digital scrapbooking? How about a hybrid layout. Come in and ask us how, and we will show you this easy to use program.

We have restocked in:

Glimmer Mist, Fiskars, Tim Holtz Tools, Adhesives, Sports Papers, paper flowers, glitter papers, and karen foster license plates.



**kim's tip- 3 is the magic number when doing you pages. Add buttons, flowers, ribbons, and color accents in threes for balance on your pages.



Mark your calendars for Saturday Sept. 26 . Join us for SCRAP PINK 10am to 5pm for $20. We will provide lunch with guest speaker Lynn Griesmaier from Centegra Health. All croppers will receive a "the cure" punch ($16 value). There will be lots of fun contests and giveaways. This event is close to our hearts here at Lorraine's. We also will ask croppers to make a card and donate $1 to Cancer Care Ministry of Harvest Bible Chapel of Rolling Meadows, to benefit cancer patients. Donations without the crop will receive a Lorraine's Memories Pink Tote as a Thank you. More details will be posted as soon as I get them, or stop in for more details.

Come in for tips, inspiration and ideas
Kim

More & More......

New things keep rolling in here at Lorraine's Memories. More is arriving daily! Here is a list of what is new:

SMOOCHY- metallic ink
KAREN FOSTER- wine papers, & cowboy papers with embellies to match. Calender kits & dimensional page toppers.
REMINSCE- Jett setters (new destinations), pearl Santa papers & cute fall papers all with matching embellies.
MY MINDS EYE Abbey Road
LITTLE YELLOW BICYCLE- beautiful fall papers with matching chipboard stickers, and a gorgeous transparency.
COOKBOOKIN'- Halloween papers, stickers, & stamps... also recipe cards, kitchen papers, and recipe scrapbook kits.

We have ordered from some companies you haven't seen at Lorraine's before. Here is what you can expect to see in the coming weeks:
Websters Pages
Color Core
Nunn Designs
Cosmo Cricket
Lasting Impressions
Unibind

there are more, but I am keeping that for another post.

Upcoming at Lorraine's Memories- Crop with us Friday & Saturday 8/28 & 8/29 for just $10 per night. Bring a snack and catch up on those summer memories. We have all the great tools & ideas to help you think out of the box!

Did You Know?.... Lorraine's Memories accepts other craft store coupons on Wednesdays! Expiration dates do apply. Also...... Bring in your PINK Lorraine's bag on THURSDAYS and receive 15% off your entire purchase. Don't have the pink bag? You can purchase one at the register for only $2.

*Kim's Tip*- Add basic office supplies to your layouts, like a paper clip to hold a knot of ribbon, staples to adhere transparencies & ribbon, or use an embossing label maker for titles or journaling strips! These are perfect to use in your back to school layouts.

There will be so much to tell you in the next weeks, so keep checking back for more updates.
Till then,
Kim

Thanks for a Good Time

Many Thanks go out to Lance Anderson from Rusty Pickle for coming out to Lorraine's and teaching a fun project. Our books are precious and we welcome you to come in and see them. We even have some extra kits to teach the class in the future. The shaker box was inventive, and each of our albums have our own personal touch to them. This album uses chipboard and double-sided patterned paper, so it was very simple to assemble. Lance walked us right through it. Then we embellished them with rub-ons, stickers, foiled paper, ribbons, and tags. It was a good time.

Today is Methodology Monday and today's class is about Grunge products, but there are many more techniques we will learn along the way. Check out the background on this tag. All done with ink and stamps. We also will make a grungepaper flower to put onto our tins for next month.



That's right, next month is the final Methodology class this year, and we will be decorating our tins with alcohol inks. Come in and check out the examples of the tin at the workshop table by the register. If you haven't taken these classes yet I hope you'll join us for either of these info packed classes.

This month's offerings of classes are great. There is a 2 page layout, a mini book, kid's classes, a card class, even a jewelry class. Come in and check it out!

Kim

This Just In

The heat is on and Summer has arrived at Lorraine's!
Check out the NEW sizzlin' summer dies from Sizzix. Arrows to beach shapes, and my favorite bracket shape. You asked for it and it is here! We also have the Sizzix Cut Above program. For a $36 punch card, you get a die with class project each month for three months.
Be sure to check out all the new shapes just in.

I saw Lance Anderson from Rusty Pickle last night, and I got to see the album we will be making Saturday night. WOW! It is much bigger than I thought. At least 9"x8". It was super cute, and had some metallic papers and chipboard shapes. All the pages were chipboard. With a few small flips in between. I can't wait! We still have a few spaces open. Get in on a really great time, and a very special project. Be one of the very first to take this class!

Methodology Monday is July 6 at 1pm & 5:30 pm. This month we will be doing GRUNGE. We will also do a beautiful grungepaper flower to use on our tins next month. We will also do a very cool tag in a grunge quilt, with embossed and stamped grungeboard. Check out the examples on the class sample table by the register.

We are now open till 8pm on Wednesdays for the summer concerts on the square. Stop in and see us while you enjoy a concert in the park.
Keep cool this week and come in and scrap with us. This Thursday is Teen Scrap night 5 to 8 pm.
Kim