This just in….one of the most heart-breaking news ever in my scrapbooking world.
Simple Scrapbooks Magazine will cease publication after the May/June ‘09 issue.
Suffice to say I am devastated. SSM has been a source of inspiration to me especially when I started scrapbooking back in 2003. I love, love the simple scrapbooking style, more than Creating Keepsakes actually…sshhhh
But there, the secret’s out…I *heart* Simple Scrapbooks magazine and I’m totally saddened that they’ve been decided to stop publishing.
I’m still recovering from the sad news in our network and now this? I wish this credit crunch is over! I wa
Announcement from SSM Managing …read more

Good day to all mad croppers…here are the special deals I’ve found just for you…happy shopping!
Celebrate National Papercrafting Month with Close To My Heart – free kits!
Stamp Set Giveaway
Two Peas in a Bucket End of Year Clearance

Come one, come all! Join in the spirit of fun and the Christmas holidays!
Creating Keepsakes just announced the Worldwide Ornament Drop. What do you need to do? You make a homemade ornament and can use their downloanable tag and voila, you can ‘drop’ the ornament at the CK Ornament drop site!
Sounds like fun! Let me know if you do join!

This just in.
Creating Keepsakes in partnership with Shutterfly bring you a one-of-a-kind photobook experience!
One example of these unique photobooks is brought to you by scrapbook diva, Becky Higgins!
Sweet Baby designed by Becky Higgins
Sweet Baby, designed by Creating Keepsakes star scrapper and wildly successful author, Becky Higgins, helps you celebrate and showcase all that is precious about your little one. Put your baby’s pictures front and center on inspired page designs with elegant, sweet imagery and playful, appropriate sentiment starters. With page designs highlighting classic milestone moments, as well as the special moments unique to your baby, this photo book is …read more

Creating Keepsakes Scrapbook Designer Deluxe 3.0
If you’re a busy mother like me and don’t have time to spend creating your own scrapbook pages from scratch then this
Product Description:
Creating Keepsakes Scrapbook Designer Deluxe Version 3 makes it easy and flexible, with powerful, user-friendly features. Best of all, you’ll save a fortune in expensive, pre-printed materials with 50,000 premium images, 5,000 professionally-designed projects and 1,200 decorative fonts to choose from.

Creating Keepsakes has finally announced the 10 finalists of the 2007 Scrapbooker of the Year title! Exciting!
For the month of August, these finalists will be preparing for the final round of the contest, and CK will announce the one and only 2007 Scrapbooker of the Year in September at the MemoryTrends Conference & Expo in Las Vegas.
This month they’ll be preparing for the final round of the contest, and we’ll announce the one and only 2007 Scrapbooker of the Year in September at the MemoryTrends Conference & Expo in Las Vegas.
They are:
Paula Barber
Noel Culbertson
Allison Davis
Sara Dickey
Amanda Johnston
More of the finalists …read more