Friday, August 31, 2007

LABOR DAY WEEKEND SALE!



**Note: Be sure to remember we are closed on Monday, the actual Labor Day.**

Come one, come all! I've peaked around the corner into the Memory Center at Carolina Memories to give you a sneak preview of everything that will be on sale Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Everything that you see on the tables is going to be 75% off!
The sale includes products such as:
  • Paint Cans full of Prima flowers
  • Heidi Swapp clocks (normally $19.99, on sale for $5)
  • Cosmo Cricket boxed alphabets
  • K & Company albums
  • Kid-oriented stickers
  • Papers and Embellishments from Doodlebug, BasicGrey, Fancy Pants, Making Memories, and Creative Imaginations
  • Jolee's stickers by EK Success
  • And SO MUCH MORE!

I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow morning, bright and early. Carolina Memories will be opening Saturday morning at 10 a.m. So get on out here, find the best bargains, and most importantly... Have Fun!

NEW LuminArte Large Pots!

The new LuminArte large watercolor pots have arrived! These pots all have an irridescent shine to them and can be used for all your painting needs. We have the top ten watercolors on the market. These are the larger pots that can be bought individually, instead of in sets. Come on in and take a look. These are great for any project... just ask Fareeda who bought one of each before I even got them out onto the floor.

NEW Creative Imaginations Rock Star Stickers And Embellishments!




Finally, the rest of Creative Imagination's Rock Star line is here! We have been eager for the rest of this line to arrive. The stickers add a musical touch to all those rock stars out there, along with the metal brads and embellishments. Come in and take a look. Be the first to see this incredible line and make your dreams come true. Rock On!

NEW Creative Imaginations Birthday Paper and Stickers!




It's birthday time! Whether it's your birthday or someone else's, Creative Imaginations has come out with birthday papers and stickers that shine with silver foil. This exciting new line is pastel with the added bonus of a foil touch. Sure to make any celebration a success.

NEW Creative Imaginations Fall Paper and Embellishments Are Here!





All right, here it is! Creative Imaginations has come out with it's fall papers, embellishments and brads. A wonderful addition to any scrapbook. Also, they came out with animal paws and bones for all our pet lovers out there.

NEW Sandylion Clear Stamps!



For all of you stamping fans out there, our newest arrival from Sandylion clear stamps has arrived. This line seems to be a success, as it's only been out for a few days and already selling out. So get on out here and take a look.

NEW Monthly Magazine: CARDS

This is our newest monthly magazine called Cards. This innovative book contains card-making ideas, dimensions, and ideas for all your needs. Fareeda recommends this book to use as a reference tool if you are ever stumped for ideas.

NEW Sandylion Stickers and Paper!




The new Sandylion Halloween and Christmas stickers, and their vacation paper have arrived. These spooky and sparkling stickers are a joy for everyone. Most of the halloween stickers have eyes that move, and the christmas stickers are sparkling the night away. As for the Sandylion papers... who knew they had paper? (I learn something everyday.) These vacation papers are wonderful for those of you who are boater or cruise fans. Keep looking for more updates and we hope to see you soon.

Thursday, August 30, 2007

Love Elsie Contest: Third Place Winner!


Linda Edwards is our third place winner for the Love Elsie Contest. Her entry was titled "Oh the places you'll go". The write-up, the embellishments, and her paper selection was a sure hit with the voters. (Nice car too.)

Even More Love Elsie Contest: Contestants!

Donna Bingen is our thirteenth contestant with her entry titled "I will never forget you".

Liz Trudo must be a best-seller with her scrapbooks, cause besides her mini-book, she also had another book in this contest. Our tenth entry titled "Exploring theme town places".

Linda Edwards' two-page layout brings out the musical aspect in our eleventh entry titled "Change the world".
Donna Bingen brought about the kid in all of us with our twelth entry titled "My doggie, My friend".

MORE Love Elsie Contest: Contestants!

Rachel Ace brings us our sixth entry titled " Okay, so it's not your average romance".
Tanya Clark-Stover brings up the seventh entry titled "Elsie's Mardi Gras Mask".


Liz Trudo also made a mini-book for our voters to parouse through with our eighth entry titled "2 cute for words". This little book was made with the Roxie line.

Love Elsie Contest: Contestants!

Tanya Clark-Stover was our first entry titled " Photos & Memos".
Liz Trudo was our second entry titled " i do ".
Sandra Wirfs was contestant number four with an entry titled "U & Me". She appliqued a t-shirt.

Love Elsie Contest: Second Place Winner!



Congratulations, Linda Ide, who is our second place winner in the Love Elsie contest. Linda's entry was titled "Katie". Her entry was one of the most eye-catching entry's out there for many voters. The looks of a paper glamour doll, the embellishments that opened up wherever there was space, the creative imagination of an entry so life-like. I admit, Linda... I bumped into it once in the dark and I thought it was a real person. (Haha.)
This second place winner will be taking home a $50 gift certicate from Carolina Memories.

Love Elsie Contest: First Place Winner!






Congratulations, Rebecca Brigham, for a wonderful job on her entry titled "I Love Meghan Minibook". Her creative book contains many photos, embellishments, fabric, pockets, tags, and a general sense of fun. Our winner is taking home a $100 gift certificate from Carolina Memories and a goody bag full of Elsie products.

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

NEW Penny Black Stamps!





Oh, the excitement is almost too much to bear! We have so many amazing new stamps from Penny Black. There are even new example cards to get ideas from!

NEW Inkadinkadoo Stamps Are In!




For all of our stamp lovers out there, Inkadinkadoo seasonal stamps have arrived. We have Halloween, Christmas, and Holiday wooden stamps out on the floor, along with example cards to give you some great ideas!