Spring Fling is Coming!

It's my biggest crop of the season and you don't want to miss it!

Hours of uninterrupted cropping and crafting time, plus fabulous gifts and delicious meals!  Who could ask for anything more?  

This year, my Spring Fling will be held on Friday and Saturday April 15th and 16th.  We'll start Friday night from 7 pm to midnight and then come back Saturday from 10 am to 9 pm.  I'll have some fantastic gifts for you, plus this adorable set of 10 mini cards, perfect for gift giving or little notes to friends and family.  

Aren't these just the cutest? Designed exclusively for this event, and yours free when you register by April 10th.  

Spring Fling is $40 and includes plenty of space to scrapbook, use of all of my tools and idea books (CM has some super fun new border cartridges!), lunch and dinner on Saturday, plus those adorable cards and more!  

Space is limited, so register soon.  

To register, shoot me an email at mamaerica@hotmail.com or give me a call at 801.699.1279. 

I can't wait to see you and catch up on all that you've been doing!  

Cards For Her

These are my latest card creations, designed especially for YOU!  

This set includes 10 cards, perfect for the women in your life.  

The card class will be held on Friday, March 18 from 7 to 9 pm at my home in Murray.  There are a limited number of kits available so you'll want to RSVP as soon as possible.  You'll assemble 10 cards for just $20!  I do all of the cutting and sorting, making these cards quick and easy to put together.  You will LOVE them!  

Please RSVP by Monday, March 14th to hold your spot.  

*General crop policies, including cancellations, apply to this event*

"Crop 'Til It Stops" Fundraising Crop

I have details for the Soroptimist's annual fundraising crop, raising money to help prevent domestic violence and assist those who have been victims of it.

When;  Saturday, January 23, from 9 am to 7 pm (or perhaps later)
Where:  The Sons of the Utah Pioneers Building, 3301 E Louise Avenue, Salt Lake City (it's north of the Smith's on 3300 South and about 3100 East, near 215).
Cost:  $20-40, depending on how long you stay.  There are classes you can attend for an additional fee.

The registration form can be found here, and you'll find contact information for Diane McCarty if you have any questions.  More information can be found here and here as well.

I'll have a small display at the event, but I mostly just love to go and crop!  Let me know if you're attending and we can sit together.

Super Cute New Products from CM

They've added a MUSIC NOTES Border Maker Cartridge!!  I'm *so* excited about this!  All three of my kids are involved in music, from school orchestras to church bell choirs, and lots in between.  This cartridge will get a TON of use and I can't wait to get my hands on it!

CM is also adding some new ABC/123 stickers, plus two new lines of paper, stickers, and embellishments.  The first is "A Year to Remember," with stickers, paper, and calendar grids, all designed to make preserving your memories simple and quick!  The second new line is called "Fresh Picks."  It's features soft pastel colors and watercolor images.  It speaks of spring and new life and I love it!

You can order any or all of these things through my Creative Memories website, or contact me and I can order for you.

Memory Manager & StoryBook Information

For those of you still using Storybook Creator or Memory Manager...This is a good time to remind you to get your backups done - MM vault, SB projects, content, activation codes. Always good to have everything in at LEAST 2 different places...

I'm sure you know the software (Memory Manager and StoryBook) is no longer supported - meaning no further bug fixes, enhancements or compatibility fixes are being made by any company - CM, Panstoria or Forever.

If you have all the updates for SB you can easily print your projects to Panstoria Print Shop shop with the Order/Purchase button and life is good.

Effective 1/31/2016 the Panstoria store and print shop will shutdown. 

After 1/31/2016 your SB software will no longer upload directly to Panstoria print shop or Forever print shop and you will not be able to purchase content or software from Panstoria store.

All purchases will need to be made at www.forever.com/ambassador/skyecranor

If you LOVE Storybook Creator and want to continue creating great projects, you have 2 options:

1 - Continue using SB at your own risk. Create projects and save them as jpgs and print locally or elsewhere. This functionality will NOT change after 1/31/2016, but please realize that the solution to any SB problem you may experience going forward will be to upgrade to Artisan4 (if you have a 32bit machine) or Artisan5 (if you have a 64bit machine).

2 - Upgrade to Artisan. Artisan4 (if you have a 32bit machine) or Artisan5 (if you have a 64bit machine).

My personal suggestion, do this upgrade on your own timeline and not when your machine crashes and you have to reinstall SB (you won't be able to - even now), or when a Windows update interferes with how SB works with your operating system.

Forever has provided another opportunity to purchase Artisan and Historian at a discount...but there won't be many of these discounts offered going forward. You can now use coupon code MERRY20 for 20% off software, art kits and permanent storage from Forever (coupon good through 12/30). 

Even if you aren't ready to run the upgrade today or this weekend. Consider purchasing it on sale and having it ready to go when you are - hopefully before 1/31/2016. Please put my name in the ambassador spot at checkout. I've included screenshots of where you put your coupon code in (before credit card) and where you choose an Ambassador (same page as credit card).

There's a fabulous FB resource for those making the move to Artisan5. You can search to learn from others who have already upgraded and post new questions if you have any.https://www.facebook.com/groups/A5.Good2Know/

What have *I* done?  

Well, I've upgraded to Historian and Artisan 4 several months ago.  The transition was smooth and seamless.  All of my photos, organizing, tags, and folders came over.  In Artisan, all of my digital content transferred and opened just fine.  I have not upgraded to Artisan 5 yet, but I will down the road.  

Why am I linking you to Skye's Ambassador account?  Because I have not chosen to become an ambassador with Forever.  So I'm no longer earning any commission on digital products.  My friend Skye is with Forever, and she's AWESOME with all things digital.  :-)

Please feel free to email me with any questions you may have.  

Holiday Crops

Upcoming Crop Dates:

Saturday, November 21

Saturday, December 5

We'll be making these darling Christmas gift tags at my November crop, and I've got a second set of 3 for December.  Aren't they fun?

Your $7.00 fee includes plenty of space to work, snacks and drinks, power & Wi-Fi for your computer should you need it, plus these exclusive Make & Take Cards.

Please RSVP by the Thursday before to hold your spot. 

See you soon!  

Christmas Cards!

I know.  I know.  It's barely fall.  My grass is still green and so are my trees.  But.  Fall is in the air and the holidays will be upon us before you know it.  And I KNOW you don't want to miss this!  These cards are so cute and fun!

With this class, you will make a "Crafter's Dozen" (13) Christmas cards, PLUS 10 tags, for just $25!

The fee includes cards & envelopes, pre-cut paper, all necessary embellishments (including bling and foam squares), plus instruction from me and snacks and drinks!   Please bring your own adhesive.

The class will be held on Friday, November 6th from 7 to 10 pm at my home in Murray.  Register early as space is limited and this class WILL fill up!  To register, simply email me at mamaerica@hotmail.com and then send me a check to hold your spot.  Payment is due by October 31.  After that, I'll move on to my waiting list.

Please don't wait!