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The Clock is Ticking..

The Clock is Ticking...

Counting down the hours until the Tinkering Ink/WorldWin contest ends...

Counting down the days until we launch our new greeting card line at the National Stationary Show...

Counting down the minutes I have left to clean the house and do the laundry until we leave for the stationary show...

Counting down the minutes before my three-year-old takes his nap...

Counting down the months until I go on the Scrapbook Central Caribbean Cruise...

Counting down the hours until I get to eat at one of my favorite places for dinner, The Indian Oven...

Counting down the months until the next book in the Twilight series comes out...

Counting down the hours until Mother's Day when I can relax with my kiddos...

I have a lot to look forward to!

A delicious new design team for Tinkering Ink!

Yes it's true we have a baker's dozen here at Ti!  13 talented artists that create tasty and sweet projects for us!  We have recently invited a few new gals to be on our DT and are thrilled to be working with them!  We also feel privileged to have some of our original girls who opted to stay on with us and love, love, love the work they do for us!  So With six you get egg roll but with 13 you get a baker's dozen of wonderful Ti treats!  Check out the links to each of their incredibly fab work!

Michelle St. Clair (DT leader), Pam Callaghan,Jillian Deiling, Daniela Dobson, Summer Ford, Summer Fullerton, Dawn Hagewood, Linda Harrison, Jaime Lynne Lea, Roree Rumph, Betsy Veldman, and Denine Zielinski. 

DON'T FORGET THE WORLDWIN CONTEST AND THE VINTAGE CONTEST... GET YOUR ENTRIES IN AND YOUR ANSWERS POSTED! 

Emily Magleby Joins The Tinkering Team!

A BIG hand to our newest addition here at Tinkering Ink.  EMILY MAGLEBY! Emily is joining us as Tinkering Ink's new Director of Education.  You will be able to find her on this BLOG giving Tinkering Tidbits, Tips and step-by-step instructions for fabulous projects.  Look for Emily teaching Tinkering Ink classes at your CKC's and Expos this year and in 2009! Here are some things you might find interesting about Emily... she won the very first Creating Keepsakes Hall of Fame contest in 1999.  For the last 7 years she has been on the CK editorial staff writing the Latest and Greatest column.  She speaks fluent Dutch, has a DH of 12 years and 3 cute kids, she is passionate about scrapbooking and Emily has never had a speeding ticket... we will see how long that lasts since she lives about 2 1/2 hours away from the Tinkering Ink office!  Welcome Emily we are so glad to have you!

By the way... we thought we would let Emily have a day all to herself on the blog.  SO...we will be drawing the NSD winner first thing Monday morning! AND check back because we will draw for 3 big winners and everyone else who left a comment will get a little something special! 

A New Ti Design Team Leader! Michelle St. Clair!

Well folks we have a super dee duper new DT Leader!  Michelle St. Clair. We had the great privilege of getting to know Michelle better this past CHA and she was crazy fun.  You can get to know her better by reading this lay-out but I can tell you a few things too!  First Michelle has a really sweet southern accent!  Second she loves, loves loves old re-runs of 90210 (yep that old Beverly Hills show with Brenda, Kelly, Donna, Steve, Brandon, Dylan...etc. You know the one) Third she has some wicked long finger nails and yes they are real! Fourth she is a great mommy to 2 little boys and meets the daily challenges of autism with a happy and positive attitude! Fifth she has an infectious laugh! AND Sixth and my personal favorite...Michelle is an expert at keeping up with all of life's drama but, she does not participate in the drama!  Tah Dah!  Go check out her blog and her gallery of work!  She is amazing!  Welcome Michelle, we are thrilled to have you!

WINNER! WINNER! CHICKEN DINNER!

No but seriously... we have a winner already! So folks Me, Kramer, J-Lo and Lynda Carter were all born on July 24th!  J-Lo even shares the same year!  Congrats to KAREN O  who does NOT get a CHICKEN DINNER but wins a fabulous TINKERING INK BLING T-SHIRT! So Karen e-mail info@tinkeringink.com and put "Lynda Carter Blog Winner" in the subject line... then give us your address and T-Shirt size in the e-mail and we will ship you your exciting "T" on Monday!

STAY TUNED TOMORROW LADIES AND GENTS FOR ANOTHER PRIZE WINNING OPPORTUNITY!

-haute scrap!

By the way... I would like to think I have more in common with Wonder Woman and J-Lo than Kramer but I don't think I'll do anymore comparing thanks!

FAR FROM WONDER WOMAN

When I was a kid I watched Wonder Woman incessantly.  I really wanted to be Lynda Carter... When she was Wonder Woman flying the glass airplane, I just wanted to be her.  I even had Wonder Woman Underoos!  Well today I had a shocking revelation... I will never be Wonder Woman.  Let me explain.

Our Communications Director Emilie has been running the blog since TI's inception.  She is quite savvy when it comes to blogging and clever at her posts (wouldn't you agree?)  Emilie is moving to the east coast with her little family and has taken on a lot of new responsibilities and so she resigned from her post a few weeks ago.  We were sad to see her go but know she is moving on to fun adventures. 

So... We sat down in a TI meeting and revamped.  During the meeting I willingly volunteered to take over the blog!  I have posted a few times before and I really enjoy keeping a connection with our customers and fellow crafters...therefore I should be able to run the blog...  "WONDER WOMAN" right?!

Well dish me up a big ole helping of humble pie will ya?  After spending hours surfing the typepad website today and erasing some vital information (don't worry I am sure Em will help me get it back) I decided that the blog might take a little more effort than I anticipated!  (this really translates into learning HTML so I can post visually pleasing things for our readers)  And so...

Tomorrow I embark on the HTML tutorial experience!  AND just so I know that it isn't all for naught I will be checking to see who is leaving comments after my attempts at posting.  If you are cheering me on and reading regularly then get ready for some SUPER PRIZES!  (My goal is to post each day I am in the office and at least once or twice if I am traveling to teach) 

So here is the first prize offering...THE FIRST READER TO GUESS WHAT LYNDA CARTER AND I HAVE IN COMMON WINS A TINKERING INK BLING T-SHIRT!

BEST OF LUCK!

-KEZIA

New Design Team Members

We have come to the end of our first year at Tinkering Ink.  It has been an amazing year with incredible friendships, amazing successes, unending support, and inspiration from our Team and our customers. 

We would like to introduce you to the newest members of our amazing Design Team.  We are so proud of our Team and the amazing creations they produce and these new members are no exception.  We are blown away by their talents and enthusiam for our products!  Make sure to check back here all week for projects these amazing women have made with Tinkering Ink products!

Daniela Dobson

My name is Daniela Dobson. I live in Irving TX, but I am originally from Croatia. I am married to Peter, love of my life. We are expecting our first baby in February 2008.

I have been crafting in some form for as long as I can remember, but really got into card making, scrapbooking , and rubber-stamping four years ago. I like using a variety of products and techniques to create lasting memories. When I am not crafting I can be found watching reality TV, cooking, reading or traveling.

I am so excited to be a part of the Tinkering Ink Design Team!

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Summer Fullerton

I am 37 year-old SAHM from Tigard, Oregon, a suburb just outside of Portland. I married my best friend Brad over 13 years ago and we have 2 beautiful children Grant (10) and Corinne (7).
 

I have a passion for photography that goes back to my childhood when I received my first SLR camera in the 8^th grade. I made my first scrapbooks in high school – pictures and memorabilia taped to typing paper.

I discovered scrapbooking as we know it today in 1997 shortly after the birth of my son. I was immediately hooked. I like to consider myself a versatile scrapper. I scrap 8 ½ x 11 and 12 x 12 – one and 2 page layouts. I love patterned paper and enjoy the challenge of using products in unique and fun ways. My work tends to be multi photo based with strong lines and fun stories.  Gallery

Linda Harrison

Hi! I'm Linda and I am one happy woman! Why? Because I have an abundance of two things in my life: great times with family and friends and a treasured supply of paper, stamps, embellishments and stickers. A lot of love, and a good amount of creative time, and I'm all set. My husband of 6 years, Rob, and our son Robby, are very supportive of my creative habits. We live in Sarasota, Florida and enjoy getting out to take advantage of the beautiful weather and warm waters of the Gulf coast.

I have been creating in some form or another since I was a child, but nothing compares to the fun I am having now! The bold colors and fun patterns of Tinkering Inks products couldn't be any more inspiring to me. Yes, this is going to be fun!

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Jaime Lynne Lea

I've been married since 2003 to a man who supports my scrap addiction by serving as my biggest fan and providing me with a scraproom and a scrap budget. We live in Las Vegas. I work for the one of the largest school districts in the nation... handling public and media relations and communications. My husband and I love to travel with friends, go to movies, ballroom dance, and spend time with family.

I play the piano and finally purchased my dream piece of furniture... a baby grand piano. (Thanks, honey!) I do love my iPod, milk, fondue, Alaska and pink. I don't love alarm clocks, barnacles, most animals and laundry.

Scrapbooking is my creative outlet and my tangible collection of memories. I enjoy scrapping with clean lines and bold, bright colors that communicate an emotion so Tinkering Ink is a great fit for me!

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BLUR line hits a LSS near you!

Our fun and funky BLUR line hits stores soon (and will soon be available for purchase on our website) and we wanted to preview the amazing stickers and rub-on transfers which come with this line!  Adults and teens alike are sure to love the bright patterns and bold graphic designs.  And the rub-ons?  They're like buttah!  Each of the coordinating stickers has multiple layers so you can create positive of negative spaces and combine for a one-of-a-kind effect!  Get ready to have fun playing with this energetic line!

Stickers
   

hip phrases transfers
   

graphic transfers
   

World Card Making Day & an Announcement

Did you know that World Card Making Day is the first Saturday in October?  Well it is!  And Tinkering Ink has joined in to a world-wide celebration!  If you are a die-hard card crafter this is YOUR holiday!  Join with other card makers around the world....share ideas and images of your own masterpieces.  If you're a scrapper who doesn't do cards but want to start this is also the place for you.  Come and get step-by-step card tutorials form the featured sponsors (one of which is Tinkering Ink!) and learn the basics to get you on your way to pro card making!

So drop by the official World Card Making Day website.  Take a look around, get inspired and psst....by the way...we are sneaking some cards made from our Summer CHA lines on the site so if you're dying to see more, head over there right now and take a peek or two.

In connection to the above fun news we have a small announcement to make.  Well actually, we have a BIG announcement to make about going small!  Starting this Summer Tinkering Ink is putting out 8x8 inch pads of our papers with each new line.  Sometimes these will be our line papers shrunk down to a smaller scale, sometimes the pattern will remain the same size, and sometimes you will get ALL NEW coordinating papers that are only available in the 8x8 pads. 

Sometimes the smallest things make the BIGGEST impact...

so get ready to Haute Scrap!

In Stores Now: NOIR BLANC

TINKERING INK'S fabulous new line NOIR BLANC should be arriving in a local scrapbook store near you. If your store doesn't carry it tell them to order it a.s.a.p. because it's flying out of our warehouse!  In the meantime you can buy it direct from Tinkering Ink by clicking here.

A lot of great things are Black and White…salt and pepper, tuxedos, the daily newspaper and old movies. In my hometown we have a small movie theater that was built in the early 1900’s. It’s been fully restored to its original splendor and each weekend they run an old black and white film. Those old films inspired “Noir Blanc” when stars were really stars and everything glamorous was in black and white. Each of the papers have the colors reversed on the back.

*For fabulous ideas on how to use your NOIR BLANC line, check the gallery in the right hand column of this blog. It will continually be updated with new projects from our amazing Design Team and our talented customers.