Our Fast to Fabulous products have taken off like wild fire. I mean really - who wouldn't feel like a rockstar after finishing a completely awesome and adorable album in just a couple of hours? Our new line of baby-themed Fast to Fabulous products are ready to roll on out the door, and they are oh-so-sweet and adorable. Those little owls - yum! As usual, we're releasing the digital version of those sweet pages for quick creating on the digital side, too. Itching to see what the pages look like? Here are a few of my favorites from each of... Continue reading

As you wrapped up your 2013 Creative Memories Calendar (US|Canada), did you wish you didn't have to type in all of the birthdays, anniversaries and other special events again? We've got great news - now, you can create a magical list from a current calendar that will allow you to populate all of those events automatically into the next calendar you create! Hopefully you're as excited about this as I was when I heard it was coming - yay! Ready to learn how to make the calendar magic happen? Check out this handy dandy downloadable, printable PDF - it'll explain... Continue reading

I love giving really personal gifts, and Creative Memories Page Frames (US|CAN) filled with a custom designed Page Print are one of my favorites. Here’s my latest take on what (eventually) turned into a fabulous wedding gift: I usually like to save the reveal until the end to make sure you read all the way to the bottom, but this one was too awesome to hold back! Here’s a quick overview of how I got there. The basic project idea was to take a bunch of text (in this case, bride’s name + groom’s name + wedding date + cute... Continue reading

A-ha moments generally come at the most unexpected times. Take this example from Sharon, one of our fabulous Creative Memories Go Digital Fan Page volunteer admins: she was happily organizing, tagging and editing her images in Memory Manager 4.0 (US|CAN). While identifying faces in her pictures, she was presented with this a-ha moment: The software recognized her husband and children, but it didn’t even realize that poor Sharon existed. Oh, the insult! The injury! The harsh realization that – while Sharon was the dedicated people herder, photo taker, image organizer and memory preserver – she was seldom the actual picture... Continue reading

Personalized gifts (US|Canada) are always a favorite, so why not cross off a few folks on your list this year with some great gifts they'll love? T-shirts, mugs and mousepads are always a huge hit, and they're even more fun when they're completely personalized! Here are some fun project ideas for you. Enjoy :) What grammy or grandpa wouldn't love to have a t-shirt like this? Click here for instructions on how to create this t-shirt project. Here's one for the person who fuels up on hot cocoa on the frosty cold winter days: Click here for instructions on how... Continue reading

Looking for a unique gift to give this holiday season? Try these new Flat Desk Calendars (US|Canada)! Keep a schedule, while showing off your favorite family memories. They are fully customizable, as with all our calendar products. Drag and drop your favorite photos into the photo drop spots, then customize the calendar grid by adding important dates and events. The calendar grid boxes are roomy, with plenty of room to scribble additional information onto the calendar as you use it on your desk. Continue reading

It's time, it's time! It's holiday card-making time! We've got some super sweet new templates & card styles for you to choose from - and the best part is... they're all on sale right now. :) Save 20 percent on all Fine Stationery Cards (US|Canada) now through January 1 (sale excludes 4x8 Photo Cards). Our beautiful brand-new shimmery Luxe Cards (US|Canada) are stunning, and the designs are rockin'! Here are some samples of templates now available: You'll find a whole bunch more on the Digital Center, too. In addition to the beautiful new Luxe Cards (US|Canada), you'll find fabulous new... Continue reading

Looking for a super sweet idea for memorable treats this Halloween? Create these adorable little doodads using our new Click and Fill Party Favor Templates (US|Canada)- they're FREE! To create them, simply download the templates and install them into StoryBook Creator 4.0 Software. Next, start a new project and choose the "Local Printer" category, then choose "8.5x11 Page (Portrait)". Click "Next", then choose the Click and Fill Party Favor Templates templates, then click "Next" again and your project will be created. The only thing left now is to click into the different layers of your project, then fill the layers... Continue reading

If you're like me, you like to give unique, one-of-a-kind gifts. These beautifully simple Photo Panels (US|Canada) definitely fit in that category for new parents or grandparents, and are the perfect way to give them something they'll for treasure years. Don't worry - the hardest part of creating these projects will be having to choose just one photo (or more, depending on the template) of the little bundle of joy. We've created simple templates you can drag and drop your photos into, then add some text and your project is ready to order. It's really just that simple. Here's a... Continue reading

The new 2013 12x18 Collage Calendar templates are here! We know you love 'em, and even more so when they're free. Yes, download these free beauties (US|Canada) and create your 2013 calendar in no time. The timing couldn't be better - all calendars (US|Canada) are 20% off October 1 - 31. These templates are a refreshed version of last year's 2012 templates of the same style. Here's a sampling of the templates you'll find in this new free artwork featuring artwork from the Rustic Simplicity Digital Kit (US|Canada): You'll notice that we've even stylized the calendar grids with fun rounded... Continue reading

A few weeks back a colleague mentioned that she wished her wedding album had been printed on Fuji paper (like all photos printed through Creative Memories Digital Center!), because she had taken it out recently and the pictures were horribly faded and discolored. To add insult to injury, the album was literally falling apart. *Ding* went the "good idea alert" in my head. “Judy,” I told her, “please bring your album to me.” A few days (and a few reminders) later, Judy handed over her precious album. She wasn’t lying: it was a wreck. The first task was to get... Continue reading

It's hard to believe we're already well into September, and the kids are back in school. I learned the hard way that before you know it, it's graduation time... so it's important to keep track of the sweet little milestones that happen during their school years. As my son grew up, I saved all of his craft projects and artwork. I hung onto all those school photo envelopes with the noisy, crinkly see-through window on the front. And I also kept a little mini journal that listed out info like teacher, year, school and best buds for the year. I... Continue reading

Here's a calendar project idea that pairs up the wildly popular Enchanted Digital Power Palette artwork (US|Canada) with the fun dry-erase calendar project idea. We featured this project in our product cases at Showcase this year, and it definitely stole the show. Creating this project is easy peezy - it's available on the Digital Center as a predesigned template. All you have to do is visit the 12x12 Photo Panel page (US|Canada), add the project to your cart and viola - you're finished. NO designing required for this one! PS - the dry erase aspect of this works on both... Continue reading

Memory Manager 4.0 launches September 1 – and those who preordered in August have started to receive their orders. The updated version has such fabulous new features – facial recognition, sharing to Facebook, one-click auto fix – that it’s easy to focus on new bells and whistles and forget one basic but important function of the program: image protection. Memory Manager was created to help people preserve their photographic memories, while giving them a powerful tool to organize, edit and share those images. Did you know that your original image is protected by default – even if you edit the... Continue reading

Yes, that's right - it's already time to send the kiddos back to school. This year, send them to school with a special gift for the teacher - a gift he or she will love! These personalized stationery cards are a sweet way for the teacher to be able to send notes home in style! Available on the digital center (US|Canada) as a drag and drop template, simply click to personalize with the teacher's name, then order and you're all set! Enjoy :) Jenny Continue reading

I totally dig Nick Kelsh's photography style, and he's always got the perfect advice for us that's sound yet very, very funny. He's not afraid to be silly (which I find awesome) and I think that's why SO many Creative Memories Consultants adore him. I had the pleasure of working in Nick's booth on Friday at the Showcase Expo, and my job was to explain to folks these new fangled cards (the Going Manual Mini-Manual) that Nick has come up with. Oh, and he's had the foresight to also create a DVD that goes with the cards, explaining exactly what... Continue reading

Let's face it - autumn is just around the corner, and what better way to welcome it than in style with a fun new project for your home!? This perfectly lovely photo panel is a brand new template available for you to drag and drop your favorite family photo into, add a date, and order right on the Creative Memories Digital Center (US|Canada). No designing required! Created using the Reminisce Digital Power Palette, this project features all kinds of crisp fall colors that will accent your home beautifully. And like I said, simply drag and drop your photo... and you're... Continue reading

I've recently been preparing for Showcase 2012 (YAY!) and during my prep time, I have been able to create some super fun projects, including a whole bunch of You Create It Custom Album Covers (US|Canada). As they started coming in, I realized just how wide the possibilities of these things are. Consider this: you love the thought of creating your scrapbooking projects digitally, but you hate the thought of having to complete an entire book before you order. You really just want to get those beautiful designs in your hands ASAP, right?! The beauty of You Create it Custom Albums... Continue reading

I love uniquely beautiful pieces of home decor - especially ones that involve celebrating family. One day not long ago, I ran across a truly beautiful poster project idea on Pinterest that showed important dates in the lives of one family, and decided I wanted to try to create something based on that project to put on a Creative Memories Photo Panel (US|Canada). Using StoryBook Creator Software (US|Canada), some fun fonts and a few overlays, I did it! Here's the project I came up with: Isn't it lovely? :) You'll notice that the most important dates in the lives of... Continue reading