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Have you been waiting for another chance to WIN some Creative Cafe stamps?! This is your chance… Our favorite designer, Melodee is giving away a set of THIRTEEN stamp sets that feature the months and calendar grid! It’s over a $130. value, and all you have to do is visit her blog and enter!
If you haven’t seen her work, it is AMAZING! Melodee teaches all over the world, and always uses Creative Cafe products. Don’t miss out on this chance to WIN… and get inspired by her amazing work.

I also loved Melodee’s latest kit for sale on her blog… It features our scalloped spiral journal, with stickers, papers and stamps all from Creative Cafe. Keep an eye out for her monthly kits like this one… I just noticed that this kit ALREADY SOLD OUT!
Have you taken a class from Melodee before? We’d love to hear how many fans she has out there!
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Spring is on the way, and the colors of Creative Cafe make this tag mini book the perfect project! Greta created this cute ringed album with our new flower dies and the Creative Cafe foil papers. Packed with polka dots and posies, she added photos and journaling to finish off this great little keepsake.
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Congratulations to our TWO blog winners Tami V. and Carla G! They won a “Life Mini Album” kit from our make and take project during the Creative Imaginations Party at CHA! It fits photos perfectly… and has space for a few photos for each month!


Danelle’s Creative Cafe class at CHA featured creating this photo journal. We had a great group of ladies that all loved creating this easy and quick project. The new metallic papers and journaling spots seemed to be everyone’s favorite products to use! Here’s a few photos of our day…





Keep an eye on the blog, we’ve got a few more prizes to give away next week!
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The Creative Imaginations CHA Party is always one of the most talked about events of the show! If you are going…make sure you make this AMAZING mini book Danelle created with the new Creative Cafe foil papers and new Accucut dies!


We’ll be creating a mini album with your entire year in this one cute album. Each page features a Creative Cafe month paper (January through December). It’s the perfect way to include a few photos of each month of the year! All bound together with the Bind-It-All this makes the perfect momento or gift too!
Now the FUN part…
We’ll give away TWO of these adorable make and take kits on the blog!
Post your name, AND where you get most of your creative supplies! We’ll pick TWO winners on Monday, January 25th! Tell a friend, and have them post too, and you BOTH may win!
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Posted by Alison in 12x12 chipboard, Buttons, Die Cut Paper, Inspiration, Journaling, Journals, Lifestyle Products, New Product, Product Type, chipboard shapes, cut with AccuCut die, mini books

My favorite part of these exciting new Creative Cafe dies from Accucut are the words and flowers! The sizing of the words make them wonderful to use with rub-ons, stickers or even stamps.

Below are MORE samples, that are just a preview of two other wonderful projects we’ll showcase in the next few days! The set of flower dies includes over 8 different pieces that you can mix and match to create different flowers, stems and centers. You’ll love all the different combinations you can create!


CHA Winter 2010 is going to be an exciting show. Make sure you stay tuned for more previews of the new products… as well as a few FREE giveaways!
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Fall is here, Halloween is this weekend, and it’s the perfect time to get all those photos of oranges, reds and browns! We loved this chipboard book using Creative Cafe transparencies, Accucut dies and glitter paper.


From the pumpkin patch, to fall colors, this the perfect time of year for great photos. What are taking photos of this weekend? Your ghosts and goblins, trick or treating? Let us know, we’d love to hear!
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We made it into Orlando, and the Creative Imaginations preview party was tonight. We introduced our new Creative Cafe Calendar Collection this afternoon, which was a big hit! Packed full of calendar grids in every size, stickers, and cool little journaling bits, you’ll love how you can use this line in your mini books, all different sized calendars (including 12″ x 12″) and more! Tomorrow we’ll take some photos on the show floor, and preview some of the other great stuff we’ve got at the show. If you see us here, introduce yourself! You might just win a Creative Cafe t-shirt or apron!
Stay tuned… we’ll also be giving away some of the make and take kits we featured today at the preview party tomorrow!
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Ever feel like your life is passing you by in a blink without your ability to document what you truly want to remember? Danelle discovered a way to document all the little things that often are the most important pieces in your life.
If any of you are heading to CHA Summer in Orlando, Danelle is teaching a special classs “My World Photo Journal”. One class session is for retailers, and the other is for consumers!
Retailer Class: Wednesday, July 29th at 7am
Consumer Class: Friday, July 31st at 7pm
Join Danelle as she demonstrates how you can find a simple, yet inspiring way, to enjoy recording your life, as it happens. Click here for more information.
Here are a bunch of photos of our journals… the only way we can keep up as working Moms! It’s a great way to stay on top of all those special moments, and the simplicity of it all… helps you remember why Life is SO Good!





This is your chance to win a class kit of Danelle’s Photo Journal class at CHA Summer… AND a gift box of Creative Cafe merchandise ($100 retail value!)! It’s another “Tell a Friend” contest! Just refer a friend to the blog, and have them mention your name in their post! We’ll pick one winner the week of August 2nd that refers the most friends! Good Luck!
Check out the other Creative Imaginations Sneak Peeks for CHA summer on their blog!
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We’re excited to let you know that the new Creative Cafe Planner/Journals are shipping to your local stores from Hampton Arts! We have been excited about this new product, and its’ versatility for months!

We love that the planner is a 8 1/2″ x 10 1/4″ three ring binder covered with a kraft paper finish that can be decorated, stamped, or even covered with paper! You’ll love all the goodies that come inside the journal too:
- 72 Printed pages to help you plan your month, journal or just jot down inspiration
- 12 Photo insert pages
- 2 Sticker sheets
- 4 Rounded Flap Pockets
- 4 Library Pockets
- 4 Kraft Notched Pockets
Gotta love Melodee’s pages that are in her new planner. The photo sleeves are the perfect way to make this planner a momento, as well as a place to jot down all your reminders. Add some Creative Cafe calendar stamps, and your ready to go. Love those colored tags in the library pockets too!
If you are a retail store or website, and have the planners in stock, post a comment, so our consumers can find you!
WIN one of these fabulous new planner/journals by posting a comment to these questions: How would you use a new Creative Cafe planner/journal? What creative way could it be used that is new and different?
We’ll pick one lucky winner on Friday, May 29th!
Congratulations to our lucky winners: Schree W., Laura P. and Louise J. who won the prizes during our National Scrapbook Weekend celebration!
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This weekend we’ll celebrate National Scrapbook Day with a weekend of prizes, inspiration, and on Sunday…..a Live Chat with Danelle and Alison, and our design team! We’re looking forward to sharing some of our latest new products that will be shipping to local stores in May, as well as our latest projects to get you inspired for summer, Father’s Day and more…

Here’s a sneak peek at just one of the projects we’ll be featuring, Greta’s family journal.
We’ll kick off the celebration on Friday night! Tell your friends, and we’ll see you there
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