Happy Easter
Everyone!
April 2007
Newsletter for R&R Scrapbooking
Happy Easter to all of our wonderful and valued
customers! I’ve been working on this
newsletter for about a week now, it’s been a nutty week but it’s good to get
this accomplished. I know myself too
well and am the queen of procrastination… I’ve taken to an old tactic of
rewarding myself… so
hopefully if all goes well Saturday afternoon I’ll be playing with my new wide
format printer! I’m so pathetic, I’ve
stalled working on a page in my last scrapbook because I’ve justified to myself
that I needed to do
my journaling right onto my 12x12 page!
So now no more excuses the newsletter that you are reading is on the
site, and I can finish my
I hope you’ll enjoy this newsletter it was pretty fun to write, the album
review took a long time but I’m trying to tackle an issue per newsletter to
tame based on how many phone calls I get on a particular area.
We’ve been swamped as usual, really the new stuff just keeps pouring in! As then do the orders. I love being busy and the new products keep me pumped. Something has to keep me on the up and up, I’m about finished with this snow. Ryley was actually riding his bike about a week ago and now we were back to shoveling… and when I say “we” were back to shoveling, I’m referring to the royal we, aka Rob!
The new lines coming out will amaze you, I can’t even begin to list all that we’ve got on pre-order, nothing short of spectacular. I’m a spending maniac! I just can’t stop. You girls sometimes say the same to me and scold me for bringing in so much new stuff, but keep in mind, if you like a new cardstock you buy 4 or 5 sheets of it, I buy 50 and in every colour!!! It’s a disease! Sure hope they don’t come up with a cure any time soon!
I think the biggest craze of late is organization, as a society I think we’re hooked on shows like clean sweep and others like it. I too am in that mode of late. Rob and I went through our closet and just stuff we hadn’t worn on hangers filled 3 huge boxes! I’m itching to get to my craft room and do the same. I LOVE that Rob’s Mom is new into the craft and she is more than happy to take my extras and stuff that I just know I won’t use. There is something about being frugal (which for sure I am) and not being able to throw stuff away and yet it’s so fine to box it all up and give it away to someone you know will use it. Ahhh it’s liberating! I encourage you all who have way too much to find someone or a school or a charity to streamline your supplies, you can do so much more creating when your area is less cluttered with products you know you’ll never use.
One of the more recent challenges of this industry has been how very quickly products are being discontinued. We’re finding that if something is released in the spring by the fall the supply of it is next near to impossible to get our hands on. This makes Rob’s job very difficult in that it seems that as soon as we put something up on the site it’s coming down. Keep in mind that our priority is to get the new items up on the site and that updating and removing sold out or discontinued items does have to take the back burner when it comes to time. Thanks for your understanding.
If you find an error or omission on the site please forward us the info to info@scrapboooking.ca our site is enormous and keeping it all error free and easy to navigate is a huge task. Thanks for your help in letting us know when you catch something.
Here is the article on Albums that I’ve just completed, for your reference we’ll also add it to the Albums page for future reference.
Album Review for
R&R Scrapbooking by Rhea
All albums we currently stock
that indicate 12x12 are a true 12x12 size!
We R Memory Keepers This may well be my new favorite! These albums are suited to
those doing a bit of a bigger album, as they feature a solid album spine that
measures about 2” that hasn’t been done before in traditional post albums. They like forever yours are triple post!!!
The Linen finish is Elegant beyond words and the colours available are second
to none. I love how the covers have
sturdy silver corner protectors and the spines have silver label holders. The
refills are super affordable and available in generous 25 packs for a great
price. The page protectors have the
ample extra space on the spine that ensure a flat laying page that really is
the top sell for me. This line has
inspired me to co-ordinate my next project that will be done with a basic grey
multipack, and this album! And those who know me know that it must be an
exceptional album to inspire me to work a whole project around it J
Making
Memories Albums: Right
now these are the ones that are holding top prize in my books for the most well
rounded album. They
are available in great colours, a faux leather cover with window, linen with
either window or label holder, they start with 10 page protectors, the plastic
for the page protectors are a good quality, the refills (10 to a pack) are
really to my liking as they don’t come with paper (which I almost always do a
page on a colour other than black or white), MM does have replacement posts so
that you’re not using screw in posts like the old pioneer albums they come in 2
sizes, 20mm and 40 mm, nice and sturdy. The cost of the
refills are great and the pages lie nice and flat. These also are
available in 6x6 in a great kit with extras to make that special album for an
event or gift.
Forever Yours Albums: OK these are simply in a league of their own. The spine balancing system is amazing, no more
cardboard fillers or gaps, there is no seeing the posts. The plastic for the
page protectors are the best! The cost is more for sure but honestly I
personally wish I could go back to the days when I worried about the cost of
the actual album as being a factor in how much a completed book costs ha ha ha,
the embellishments and tools etc that I “think” I need have far surpassed the
cost of the album! Now more about the albums, they are a triple post for added
stability and right now we have in stock the leather collection as well as the
6x6 and 8x8 sizes. The Leather collection is perfect for that heritage or
wedding album when nothing but the best will do. Careful though once you start
with them you won’t be able to go back!
We also carry longer posts, just ask.
MBI albums have been an affordable staple in
the scrapbooking industry for years.
They are a good album for a fair price.
I’m especially pleased with the expressions line with the metal photo
frame front that are nicely suited for a gift album or
special event. For example they have a series for family, wedding, graduation,
and baby. I wouldn’t say that they would be an album that you’d want to expand
much beyond one refill maybe 2 but they are a nice option to have. MBI has also
come out with a lovely 3 ring album that is different from any others out
there. They have integrated a photo
window in both the album and the slipcase, the slipcase is what sets this album
apart, up till now 3 ring albums that weren’t completely full did a type of
triangle trick on your bookshelf, no longer! This album in the sturdy slipcover
sits square as
can be full or not. Always super popular
are the 6x6 and 8x8 canvas and bookcloth versions of this amazingly well priced
line, you can’t beat these smaller sizes for gift albums.
Pioneer has really come a long
way vs albums of yester year. I
know this is where I started out, trimming my pages and struggling with non
true 12x12 pages. We do carry a small
selection for the die hard pioneer followers in the snap load line. But it’s the 3 ring versions that really
command the market. These super
affordable albums are favorites for those who are looking for bulky, highly
embellished pages that 3 rings are really flexible with. Also amazingly popular
with those who want 3 ring binders for storing paper! An affordable option to
fill these albums are the Provocraft 50 pack page protectors. This combination is always a top seller!
Doodlebug
These are
newish on the market and are nothing short of stunning, I love how the album
covers can be reversible and are sturdy, easily wipe able and work for so many
different types of projects. The colours
are classic Doodlebug and will soon become a favorite. These are high end albums available in 12x12,
8x8 and an accordion size of 3x3, they have elastic
detailing to keep the albums closed, which is a very nice feature. The refills are affordable and are of really
nice quality. Keep this line in mind for
an album that pops off your shelf of completed books and stand out as something
really special! A must have for the
dedicated Doodlebug fans.
Expanding Albums This section is about the options of
expanding your albums. There are a few
choices out there, and traditionally we’ve had few options except for the
awkward and cumbersome screw posts. For
those of you out there who have struggled with the small extension posts and
trying to re-assemble the album know exactly what I’m talking about. It’s a feat more suited to an octopus! Now
there are options such as the making memories 20 and 40 mm posts, these will
replace the smaller posts that come with your album completely, and be more sturdy. The only
downsides of those posts is that you need to pretty much have completed all the
pages that you want to go into your album before selecting the size… once it’s
as thick as it’s going to get these are a great option, the other downside is
what if ideally a 30 mm post would be perfect??
Glad you asked, now the pioneer snap load retro fit kit comes into
play. Also for those of you who work on albums and like the option of expanding as you go
and moving pages around, this is an excellent system. This is how it works; you remove your posts
completely, to the front and back of your album you secure what I’ll call the
landing strips, these are small grooved plastic pieces that go under the folded
flap of most albums. The strips of super
strong plastic that replaces the posts, which I refer to as zip strips go where
your posts were and then out through the holes and snap down into the landing strips. These are just like the tie wraps that you
find securing merchandise into boxes that have to be cut with scissors to
release, they are tradionally only tighten able in one direction and once
secure will not slip back. They also use
them as handcuffs in the police force for mass riots etc. I digress. In any case these are like that
same product except for the way they are secured, the landing strips bite into
the zip strips and you can open and release them over and over again. The ratcheting action is what makes it snap
into place making them the perfect option for those old albums that are still
fine but the binding makes them unstable or wobbly. They will work with any
post album but not the strap style as the strips would be going the wrong direction. I hope this is clear, I often get orders for
multiple screw posts but once I explain this system Gals love it! And are
almost always back for more sets to update old and
tired albums. The goal in expanding albums is to have the right and left sides
of your album to be equal and stable.
One of the biggest helps in achieving this is the use of cardboard
spacers, between the pioneer spacers and the retrofit kits you’re off to the
races! One retro fit package will do one album. Rhea
OK on with the fun stuff:
SUPER SPRING
*** Please READ the description carefully, the sale items are only those items
listed here, we’ve linked to the page for your convenience, but only the items
listed below are on sale… ***
While supplies last, some of these items will not be re-stocked.
15% off 12x12 Cloth album with window in the following
colours;
vanilla, khaki, parfait pink, asphalt.
15% off 12x12 Cloth albums with label holder in the following colours:
red apple, vanilla, chocolate, sailor blue.
30% off Making Memories 6x6 Perfect fit album kits in the following colours:
butternut, rain,
-20% Wordsworth unmounted Rubber stamps
-20% Making Memories stamping die set and mag stamp base
-15% Bazzill Polkadot brads (POLKADOTS ONLY!)
-15% Queen and Company Embellishments
Rubber Stampede Stamp cleaner 2 oz flip top bottle $2.50
-15% Heidi Swapp ROLLER stamps only
Cricut Cartridge Going Places and Making the Grade ONLY $69.95 !!!
Our Vacation was wonderful!
We went toPunta
The buffet at our resort was awesome, I didn’t think it was possible but honestly we didn’t see the same item twice. The al a carte restaurants were lovely and we ate and drank far too much. We did tones of snorkeling, loved playing with the underwater camera. We were up early and to bed early.
The weather was hot hot hot, we did have a day or so of rain but even then it was hot, almost a welcome break, my hair has never been so curly, a ponytail was the only real option to tame the beast! We lived in swimsuits, the promised pictures are one thing I should have kept in mind, gosh, of the 400+ shots we took, not so many of me that I’d share with the internet if you know what I mean!
The bartering on the beach was fun, so not Rob or Mom’s thing but Ryley and I had a hoot with the locals. It’s a beautiful country and yes we will plan a trip back again.
The boys want a trip to the
Here are some pics from our trip as promised…
Well Ladies I’d best get this wrapped up or I’m not going to get to my printer tomorrow!
May you all find the glory in the true meaning of Easter.
Blessings to you and your Family from all of us here at R&R.
Rhea & Rob Wilson
780-489-6713
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