Slice Storage from Making Memories

It’s no secret that I am a big fan of the Slice by Making Memories. I love creating custom designs for scrapbooking projects and cards with this portable digital die cut machine, and I’m very pleased with the wide variety of available design cards. I have sort of struggled with exactly how and where to store my Slice [...]

Making Memories: Thinking Pink and New Slice Design Cards!

It’s no secret that Making Memories is one of my very favorite scrapbooking companies in the world. It’s also no secret that I love the Slice. So when I heard that MM was coming out with even more great Slice design cards — and that I’d get to play with some of them –  I [...]

New Products from Glitz Design!

There is just nothing not to love about a scrapbooking company that keeps coming out with fun, unique goodies for us to create with! Glitz Design fits the bill in every way. If you’ve read my review of the products that Glitz Design released this past winter, you know that they have already impressed me. [...]

New Goodies from Dream Street Papers!

If you have read my review of the products Dream Street Papers released at the beginning of 2009, you already know I am a big fan of this company. They have some of the most creative designers out there, and they have proven it yet again with their hot new products! Dream Street Papers previewed 5 [...]

Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker

Have you ever seriously been blown away when opening a package of scrapbooking goodies? Well I certainly was when I got my hands on the brand new products from Nikki Sivils Scrapbooker! Nikki Sivils is this really sweet, uber-talented woman who made her official debut into the scrapbooking industry at the recent Craft & Hobby Association [...]

5 Faves from CHA Summer 2009!

Ok, so I know that CHA has been over for a couple weeks now and I’m a little behind, but that’s what getting a brand new puppy will do for you! I’ve started to receive some of the hot new products from the recent Craft & Hobby Association Summer Convention, and I wanted to share my [...]

Slice Designs and Inspiration

If you’ve read my review of the Slice by Making Memories, you know I love this powerful digital design cutter. I have really enjoyed using it ever since it came out last year. Luckily for all Slice fans like me, Making Memories has released several new design cards over the last couple of months. And I [...]

Get Organized with the Clip it Up!

Organization. It’s a big deal to scrapbookers, right? It can be really hard to get anything done if your scrapbooking area is a mess. Don’t pretend like you haven’t ever opened the door, seen the mess, and closed the door again instead of going inside to create. Come on, we’ve all been there!
I have struggled with [...]

Lily Bee Design – French Couture and Three Little Birds!

Lately I’ve been wondering about the future of scrapbooking. Stores are closing all over the place, magazines are shutting down and companies are going out of business. Although I must have enough scrapbooking products to last for at least a hundred years, I still love to shop and want this industry to grow and thrive. [...]

Unique Board Books from C&T Publishing!

I love chipboard books and all sorts of mini-albums. I don’t know why, and I don’t know exactly how it happened. I used to be a strict devotee of 12″x12″ scrapbook pages and albums. One of my friends with whom I scrapbook every week has always had a passion for mini books, but I never quite “got it.” [...]

Traveler by Little Yellow Bicycle

I LOVE to travel. And – as you are well aware from reading my review of the stunning Zinnia collection – I LOVE Little Yellow Bicycle. So as soon as I saw that LYB was coming out with a travel collection I was excited — and that excitement only grew when I opened a package full of the new [...]

A Few Fun Scrabooking Finds!

So if you’re reading this, you know how much I love scrapbooking — and shopping for scrapbooking supplies. Every so often, I find out about and/or receive some fun new finds, and of course I want to share them with you! Here’s a few for April.
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I have a confession to make: I do not [...]

Brand New from Glitz Design!

I know there are a million scrapbooking companies out there, but I still get so excited when new ones pop up – especially ones that I fall in love with like Glitz Design! This company has only been around since 2007, but in just two years they have made quite an impression.
I don’t know about you, [...]

Page Maps by Becky Fleck

When most scrapbookers start out, they get an idea book or two to help them along. Fast forward a couple months (or years) and they’re likely to have a whole shelf full of books, most of which just sit there gathering dust. That happened to me, and I’m sure many of you can relate. I [...]

New Embellishments from Jesse James & Company

Jesse James & Company may have been around for more than 20 years, but their products are timeless. Scrapbookers and cardmakers alike enjoy creating projects with this company’s fun embellishments, spanning a variety of colors and themes. (Jesse James & Company also makes beads, which are very popular with all you jewelry makers out there.)
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Jesse James [...]

Dream Street Papers

I love pretty much all of the products associated with scrapbooking: paper, cardstock, flowers, embellishments, tools; you name it, I’ve probably got it. But my very favorite thing — my weakness — is patterned paper. I’m not shy about it; you’d know that if you ever saw my scrapbook room! So when I find a company that [...]

Enchanting by Pink Paislee

When I was a little girl, I was all about pink. From my bedroom walls to the ribbon in my hair, everything was pink. Nowadays my favorite color is blue, except when it comes to a certain scrapbooking company. Thanks to Pink Paislee, I am all about pink again!
Pink Paislee has only been around since [...]

Document Life with Teresa Collins

I really admire Teresa Collins. She has 7 (yes, you read that right) children, you would never believe she was old enough to have 7 children by looking at her, and, in my opinion, she is one of the most talented scrapbooking designers out there. She makes the kind of paper, stamps, and journaling cards that really make you want [...]

Brand New from Prima!

When I hear the word “Prima,” I smile. I can’t help it – all I can think about is pretty flowers and paper. What scrapbooker wouldn’t smile at the thought of that?
My smile got even bigger when I received some of the products that Prima debuted at the recent Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) Winter Convention. [...]

TaDa Creative Studios

You know how excited you get when you hear about a relatively new scrapbooking company — especially in these scary economic times — and then you actually lay eyes on their stuff and realize it’s even better than you had hoped? That was exactly my experience with TaDa Creative Studios.
This company has been designing scrapbooking products [...]

Zinnia by Little Yellow Bicycle

I am in love with Little Yellow Bicycle. I know I am not the only scrapbooker out there to actually fall in love with paper and embellishments, right? Trust me, as soon as you lay eyes on their brand new Zinnia collection, you’ll be swooning too.
This spring collection — so new that it isn’t even in [...]

Jenni Bowlin Studio: The Farmer’s Wife and So Much More!

Let me start out by saying that I am not a farmer’s wife. Neither — to my knowledge — is Jenni Bowlin. Yet she and I definitely have one thing in common: we both love her new collection, which is called The Farmer’s Wife, and the other assorted goodies she debuted at CHA!
It’s probably not [...]

Flower Patch by Making Memories

According to the calendar (and the temperature) spring is clearly not here yet. Especially here in the frigid Northeast. But take one look at the new spring collection by Making Memories, and you can almost see the snow melting and the flowers popping up.

One thing I love about Making Memories (and you know there are [...]

Kicking off Spring Scrapbooking Preview on Qwowi.com

Even though many (if not most) of us scrapbookers have more stuff in their stash than we will ever use, we always seem to want more. Who doesn’t ”need” the latest and greatest? Well, you’re in luck — this is the best time of year to find plenty of great new scrapbooking supplies, since most companies debuted new [...]

Love Notes by Making Memories

I love “love” paper. Who can resist the beautiful colors and sentiments? But it can be hard to find love paper that isn’t, well, cutesy – or just too limited to Valentine’s Day. I mean, unless you are making Valentine’s Day cards for everyone in your child’s class, who really needs dozens of papers that say [...]

The Slice by Making Memories

Since Qwowi.com now features reviews of the latest and greatest scrapbooking products, it’s only logical that that we make room in our 2008 Tech Gift Guide for the hottest new die cutting machine around: the Slice Cordless Design Cutter by Making Memories.  If you aren’t familiar with the lingo, a scrapbooking die cut machine allows you to cut out shapes [...]

Qwowi.com Gets Crafty

As Qwowi.com’s resident scrapbooker, I am excited to officially announce the addition of my favorite hobby to this website. Scrapbooking is a multi-million dollar industry that has grown exponentially over the last decade. There are tons of products out there for everyone from the beginner who wants much of the work done for them to the [...]