Leaving Prints Company Profile and Interview pt. 2

I had a wonderful opportunity to interview Leaving Prints Consultant, Casandra Farman. This is the rest of what she had to say about this terrific company. Nicole: How much does a start up kit cost? Casandra Farman: There is a $30 kit and a $90 kit. Nicole: Wow! Those are excellent kit prices. What do the start up kits include? Casandra Farman: The Basic Instructor Starter Kit contains all of the business items you need to get started on your business. You will get catalogs, order forms, invitations, brochures, hostess planners, and a full Instructor Training Manual. That’s the $30.00 … Continue reading →

Leaving Prints Company Profile and Interview

Leaving Prints was created in 2002 under the direction of Bobby and Charlene Lawrence. It is located in Orem, Utah and has been steadily climbing the scrapbook product direct sales ladder ever since. Bobby and Charlene began their business venture after successfully launching and franchising several karate training schools. Bobby knew of Charlene’s passion for scrapbooking and taking his knowledge and experience with direct sales, they launched Leaving Prints. A quote from the Leaving Prints website: Bobby has worked directly with several large and successful direct sales companies and is a veteran of the industry having over 19 years experience. … Continue reading →

An Interview With Think Inside The Box Owners (3)

….continued from part one and part two Part three of the interview I conducted with both of them: How do you promote or market your product? Erin and Julie: Ads in scrapbooking and craft magazines, online newsletters, consumer shows, trade shows, and most importantly, word of mouth. Our customers are our best marketing tool. What are some of the funny things that have happened since you launched? Our first letter that we sent to a magazine editor – we agonized over EVERY single word, editing and re-editing for at least 12 hours! Chances are, this 2-page masterpiece wasn’t even read! … Continue reading →

An Interview With Think Inside The Box Owners (2)

….continued from part one The interview I conducted with both of them: I love the concept behind the name of your company. I think that it is perfect for a scrapbooking company. Can you tell us how you came up with the cute name “Think Inside The Box”? Erin: We spent endless hours on our company name…In the end Julie came up with the slogan “think inside the box”. Instead of using it as a slogan, we chose to make it our official company name…and we have trademark approval from the National Trademark Office! How do you gain inspiration for … Continue reading →

An Interview with Think Inside The Box Owners (1)

Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing Erin and Julie from Think Inside the Box, the creators of the wonderful, amazing stadium organizer. I absolutely love mine, and was both eager and curious to learn how they came up with the idea and how they got involved in their business opportunity. Here is the interview I conducted with both of them: How did you get started in the scrapbooking industry? Erin: We were frustrated with the lack of organization and storage products for our vast sticker collections and our tools. We wanted to create a multi-functional box that would be … Continue reading →

Back To School Products

With school just around the corner for some, what better of a time to share some of the cute supplies you can use on your school layouts. Our three youngest have already started back to school, and thus there has already been the traditional first day of school photographs, as well as several classroom photographs. With five kids in school this year, I would imagine that I will be inundated by hundreds of school photographs by the end of the school year. This means countless layouts and new ideas that I will have to come up with. Thank goodness for … Continue reading →

Archiver’s – The Photo Memory Store

One of my favorite past times as a die hard scrapbooker, is visiting various scrapbook stores. When we finally got an Archiver’s out here in our area, I was excited and couldn’t wait to see what all the buzz was about. I was one of their first customers! If you have never had the opportunity to shop in an Archivers, you sure are missing out. As they like to advertise, you feel “like a kid in a candy store”. There are aisles upon aisles of glorious scrapbook supplies. In fact, often when I go I find things I had never … Continue reading →

Monthly Scrapbook Clubs Galore

Joining a monthly scrapbook kit club can be one of the easiest ways to try out new techniques, receive new products and get more scrapbooking done. There are so many monthly scrapbook clubs out there, it’s important to research them all and figure out which one works best for you. Most monthly kit clubs supply you with all the scrapbooking materials to create several layouts, although be careful, because some only have enough materials for one or two layouts. You need to be sure you check them out thoroughly. The cost for a monthly kit can be anywhere from $9.99/month … Continue reading →

Join the Scrapbook Club

The ScrapBook Club is the first and only book club exclusively for scrapbookers! Yes, that’s right. It’s a book club just for us. And it’s full of great benefits. Your selections come right to your door. No more running to the store to pick up the latest idea book, you can get it right in your mailbox. Everyday low prices, make building your idea library easy and affordable. The ScrapBook Club isn’t like other book clubs either. There is no minimum number of books to buy. Shipping and handling is FREE! There’s a members only website where you can accept … Continue reading →

Fun Expressions in Scrapbooking

Oriental Trading Company has been around for a very long time. They are best known for their bulk sales of novelty items; however they have grown and expanded to include many specialty lines. They have an excellent craft line, Christian items, and even a whole lot of different wedding items. However, I like one of their other lines the best! Fun Expressions is their scrapbook line of products and is honestly, in my opinion, a great source for some fun and creative scrapbook stuff. Your layouts have never looked so good! As the line continues to grow, they continue to … Continue reading →