Angie Pedersen's Scrapbooking Industry News

Pink Paislee launches "The Facebook Of Scrapbooking"

February 25, 2008 - Taking an innovative approach to the idea of brand awareness and consumer interaction, Pink Paislee, LLC is the first scrapbook manufacturer to launch a networking community that focuses on everything creative.  Quickly gaining the reputation as "The Facebook Of Scrapbooking" with its members, the community is a hub of activity for scrapbook artists, retailers, and friends of Pink Paislee.

"We wanted to give our fans a place to interact with one another while sharing their Pink Paislee projects," explains Rebecca Cross, owner of Pink Paislee. "We knew instantly that a normal message board combined with a photo gallery wouldn't work for our needs.  With the Live Pink network our members can share videos, project photos, link up with friends, start discussions, take our Pink Polls, win prizes and more.  With over 400+ members joining in just 48 hours I think we made the right decision to launch this next generation style of community," said Cross.

Live Pink also features members weekly through a "Pretty In Pink" spotlight and has plans to hand out "Pink Slips" to guest artists monthly.

How To Join: Visit http://livepink.ning.com or go to the Pink Paislee homepage and click on "Live Pink" in the banner.

About Pink Paislee
Launched in 2008, Pink Paislee, LLC is a new scrapbook manufacturer, recently debuting over 60 products for the craft and hobby industry.

Free Photo Scanning for Social Networking Site Members From ScanMyPhotos.com

Free Photo Scanning for Facebook(R), MySpace(R), Blogger(R) and Flickr(R) Members From ScanMyPhotos.com

Wednesday February 13, 6:53 pm ET

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--It’s a wrap. During the walkout, members of the Writers Guild of America received free photo scanning from ScanMyPhotos.com as part of the business communities’ support for their efforts. Now, the super-fast nationwide photo scanning service is redirecting its free campaign to a much larger group - members of four leading social networking sites.

"If you subscribe to Facebook, MySpace, Blogger or Flickr, a problem is there are 3.5 trillion treasured analog photo snapshots stashed in shoeboxes. These generations of charmed photo memories need to be digitized and shared too", advised Mitch Goldstone, president and CEO of ScanMyPhotos.com.

"We selected Facebook, MySpace, Blogger and Flickr social networking members to receive this $49.95 value because they represent the most cutting-edge and innovative group of consumers. In exchange, we ask people to post reviews on their experience with our scanning and digital imaging photo center", said Goldstone.

HOW TO GET YOUR PHOTOS SCANNED FOR FREE

1) Free scanning applies only to current members of Facebook, MySpace, Blogger and Flickr to scan up to 1,000 4x6" non-copyrighted photo snapshots, plus pay standard shipping and handing fee of $19.95. Additional paid services are available, including custom photo albums, photo enhancements and extra DVDs.

2) Valid only for direct mail customers in the U.S. Limited to one complimentary scanning service per person / address. Cannot be combined with other orders. Expires on February 29, 2008 extended to March 15, 2008.

3) Click here for complete packing instructions: http://scanmyphotos.com/requirements.html

4) Photographs must comply with ordering requirements and be loose, out of envelopes and albums.

5) Access ScanMyPhotos.com 24/7 Live Support help desk anytime.

6) See blog for more info: Tales from the World of Photo Scanning.

7) Click here to download order form: http://scanmyphotos.com/orderformfree.html.

8) And, a favor: afterwards, please post a review about your experience with ScanMyPhotos.com

ScanMyPhotos.com pioneered a new way to affordably and quickly digitize millions of analog pictures by commercializing KODAK’s document imaging scanners.

See also PhotoPreservation.org: the Voice of Photo Scanning.

SOURCE: Yahoo! Finance, via Genealogy Insider

Notable Trends & Buzz from CHA Winter 2008

Rich Kizer & Georganne Bender (aka Kizer & Bender) have posted an interesting summary of notable trends and buzz on their blog: More on CHA WINTER 2008.

The source for their buzz round-up in Mike Hartnett's Creative Leisure News 2/17 Newsbrief.

CHA Winter 2008 Product Releases

Via the Scrap-A-Latte Message Board, a list of links to manufacturers' product releases for the Craft & Hobby Association (CHA) trade show, recently wrapped up in Anaheim, CA.

• Maya Road
• Crate Paper (click the links at the bottom)
• Coredinations
• KI Memories: Bloom, Lace Cardstock, La Di Dah Courtyard, KI Idea Planner
  
• Love, Elsie (by KI Memories)
• Diecuts with a View
• Rendezvous-at-CHA.com (takes a while to load)
• Tim Holtz by Cropper Hopper/Advantus
• Magistical Memories
• Creative Imaginations (PDF)
• Heidi Swapp
• Scribble Scrabble
• 7 Gypsies (PDF)
• Piggy Tales
• Karen Russell Narratives - Rub-On Swatchbooks, Antique Cream Collection, and Bloom Collection
• Karen Russell stamps for FontWerks
• Cosmo Cricket
• video tour of Imaginisce booth
• video tour of Basic Grey booth
• video tour of new storage products from Creative Options by Plano
• (see all CreativexPress's video tours starting here)
• American Crafts

See also LifetimeMoments' comprehensive listing of product releases (in alphabetical order by manufacturer)

News from the Family History Expo

FamilyTree magazine has posted news from the MyAncestorsFound’s Family History Expo 2008 on their blog, Genealogy Insider - News and Notes from the Family History Expo.

The buzzword for this event has been “New FamilySearch”—referring to the highly anticipated revamp of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ genealogy Web site, which is scheduled to go public in early 2009. Several classes focused on how the new system works, and what it means to genealogists. Developers from AncestralQuest, PAFInsight and RootsMagic genealogy software gave demos on how their programs will “sync” with the New FamilySearch.

Read more genealogy buzz from the Expo on the Genealogy Insider blog.

Photojojo Seeks Photography Book Ideas

Photojojo.com, photo-related online store and fun newsletter, is hosting a Book Idea Contest. They're looking for great photo projects along these lines...

1. Projects for doing more with your photos: Make stuff! Build stuff! Get crafty and show off those snapshots!
2. Anything that makes it more fun to use your camera: new ways to take pictures, projects to do with your friends, anything that gives you a new perspective.
3. Surprise us! We bet you've got tricks we've never even dreamed of.

Submissions due by 2/29/08.

F+W Publications Announces Lauch of MyCraftivity.com in March

INTRODUCING MYCRAFTIVITY.COM!

F+W will invite [CHA show] attendees to become a Charter Member of its newest website, MyCraftivity.com, a new crafts community where crafters can interact with others during our special SNEAK PEEK look! MyCraftivity.com gives crafters the tools they need to flex their creative muscles by

• Getting their own personal page
• Making friends
• Blogging about their craft life
• Sharing photos of their projects
• Participating in forums with other crafters

MyCraftivity.com officially launches March 17, 2008, but [CHA show] attendees will be able to sign up at the booth during CHA at F+W's interactive station.

SOURCE: Scrapbook Retailer Magazine

Scrapbooking Fonts in MyFonts News

Scrapbooking/Font Designer Ronna Penner was recently featured in the MyFonts.com Rising Stars newsletter, highlighting her "Sweetheart Script" font as a "merry upright script font with a gentle flow".  The newsletter mentions that the font has become Typadelic's (Penner's font studio) best-selling typeface.

Other Typadelic fonts mentioned in the newsletter:
CookieNookie - #1 on MyFonts' "Starlets" list, and also on the Best-Sellers list.
Persimmon
Garden Party

Melissa Frances Launches "Thankful" Line of Products

The Winter 2007 Craft & Hobby Association trade show (aka CHA) marked a life changing period for Melissa Frances.  During last year’s show, Melissa was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer.  Upon returning home, she immediately underwent surgery and began an aggressive chemo and radiation schedule.  A year later, it is with a full and thankful heart that Melissa returns to an industry that she is so proud to be a part of.

Her battle with cancer inspired her to design products aimed at all women who have something to be thankful for.  The line is appropriately named “Thankful”, and a portion of the proceeds will be donated to Melissa’s chosen breast cancer charity.  Whether it’s a life threatening disease like breast cancer, or one of the many other challenges women face and conquer each day, we all have something to be “Thankful” for.

Senior Creative Director Carolyn Peeler writes on her blog:

Stay tuned for product previews….in the meantime, please be sure that you’re signed up to receive the Melissa Frances newsletter as there will be a special message from Melissa in the upcoming issue.

Corel� and Smilebox™ Expand Partnership

Corel MediaOneTM Integration with Smilebox™ Provides Today’s Tech Savvy Scrapbookers with the Ability to Create and Share Their Projects Digitally

OTTAWA - January 31, 2008  Corel Corporation, a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software, today announced that the company has expanded its relationship with Smilebox™, the leaders in digital scrapbooking and photo greetings. In addition to including Smilebox design templates to create personalized photo and video projects, Corel MediaOne™ is now fully integrated with the Smilebox service, giving scrapbookers the ability to easily share their creations digitally.

Under the expanded partnership, Corel MediaOne users can now download and install the integrated Smilebox service directly from within MediaOne. Consumers can take their photos and videos from MediaOne directly to the Smilebox service, select from hundreds of digital templates and create stunning multimedia projects including scrapbooks, slideshows and photo greetings in minutes. These projects can then be emailed, posted to all mainstream blogs or social networks and printed.

"We are thrilled to offer our Corel MediaOne customers even more options to spark their creativity," said Denise MacDonell, Director of Product Management, Digital Media at Corel. "By combining Smilebox and its broad selection of professionally-designed templates with Corel MediaOne, we are able to offer our users an even more enjoyable, fun and creative experience while providing more ways to share their masterpieces with family and friends."

Corel MediaOne with Smilebox included is now available in the United States and Canada. Current MediaOne users can install the free Update 2.1 from the Corel Message Center or visit www.corel.com/mediaone or www.smilebox.com for more information.

About Corel MediaOne
The best choice for point-and-shoot digital camera users who want to express their creativity as well as organize, edit and share their photos and video clips, Corel MediaOne Plus is the fast, fun and easy photo and video software. With easy-to-use tools for photo retouching, effortless photo management, simple video editing, and free automatic online backup and sharing from Sharpcast™, Corel MediaOne offers all the tools consumers need to create fun photo and video projects including scrapbooking pages and slideshows with designs by Sandra Magsamen and Smilebox.

About Smilebox Service
The Smilebox service offers a creative way for consumers to share their stories with friends and family using their photos, videos and music. Users can drag-and-drop photos and videos from their digital camera into hundreds of professionally designed slide shows, scrapbooks, photo greetings, postcards and photo albums and personalize with their own words, music and style. They can email their creations, print or post them to a web site or blog.  The Smilebox catalog features more than 600 designs from leading digital designers such as Hallmark, Making Memories, Madison Park Greetings, K&Company, as well as the Smilebox Studio design team. The service can be downloaded and used free of charge at http://www.smilebox.com.

About Corel Corporation
Corel is a leading developer of graphics, productivity and digital media software with more than 100 million users worldwide. The Company's product portfolio includes some of the world's most popular and widely recognized software brands including CorelDRAW Graphics Suite, Corel Paint Shop Pro, Corel Painter™, Corel DESIGNER, Corel WordPerfect Office, WinZip, WinDVD and iGrafx.

SOURCE: Corel Corporation.