Designer Holly Gagnon is with us today, kicking off a fun week of red, white and blue inspiration. You don’t want to miss her patriotic paper stars!
Archives for June 2014
Baby Shower Gift
We’re closing out our week featuring mini envelope projects. We’ve had lots of fun sharing them with you and hope you’ve found some inspiration. For our final feature, Designer Laurel Seabrook is showcasing a fun baby shower gift that she created using mini envelopes.
Mini Envelope Money Holder

I started by creating a card base that, instead of being folded in half, has a 1/4″ spine to it. My card base measures 5 1/2″ x 8 3/4″ and is scored at 4 1/4″ and 4 1/2″. Then I folded my card and decorate the front of my card just like I would any card, using the super fun new Birthday Wishes collection.
The inside is where this card really gets different. I grabbed 5 mini envelopes, scored those envelopes at 1/4″, and then attached the 1/4″ score area to the 1/4″ spine of my card.

I attached 5 envelopes in all to card. You could do less envelopes than that, but I wouldn’t suggest doing more. I used some stickers and die cut shapes to decorate the front sides of the mini envelopes, and put money inside each of the envelopes. To make this extra fun, you could put different denominations in each envelope. Alternately, you could stuff the envelopes with love notes, movie tickets, or IOU coupons.

Because this card is thicker than a normal card, I’ve created a special box envelope for this card.
Supplies
From Me to You Mini Envelopes
Birthday Wishes Birthday Wish
Birthday Wishes Happy Birthday
Birthday Wishes Sprinkles
Birthday Wishes Die Cut Card Stock Shapes
Birthday Wishes Phrase & Accent Stickers
Pebbles Glitter Candy Dots Black
Pebbles Glitter Candy Dots Blue
American Crafts 12 x 12 Card Stock Tropicals
American Crafts This to That Foam Tabs
American Crafts This to That Red Tape
Corner Rounder
American Crafts Purchases We R Memory Keepers
Today, American Crafts announced the purchase of industry leader We R Memory Keepers. We’re excited to join forces with such a well-known, respected brand and look forward to continued use of their innovative tools and incredibly popular albums.
We know you will be interested in learning more about this exciting development and are including the press release issued today.
Related News Release
OREM, UT – June 17, 2014 – American Crafts is pleased to announce its acquisition of We R Memory Keepers. The move brings together two industry leaders and provides retailers and crafters with the best variety of scrapbooking, papercrafting and DIY products.
We R is an innovator of crafting tools that simplify and enable the creative and memory keeping process. We R also offers premier albums, storage solutions and the Lifestyle Crafts-brand of die cutting and letterpress products.
Sarah DeVoll, president of American Crafts, says that the company intends the We R brand to operate long-term, expanding on its superb track record of product innovation. Many of We R’s outstanding employees will remain with the brand and will continue to develop and innovate under the We R brand.
“This is an exciting new chapter in the history of American Crafts and We R Memory Keepers,” says DeVoll. “We’re very happy to have We R join forces with AC – working together we will be able to provide a broader assortment of top-quality products, a stronger method for innovation, and more convenient one-stop shopping for our customers.”
Wayne Mitchell, CEO of American Crafts, says that previous owner Andrew Hiller ran an innovative company that is an important part of the scrapbooking and crafting industry.
“For more than 90 years, Andrew, his family and team did a great job of building We R into a company that makes unique and creative products,” says Mitchell. “We look forward to decades more of success with the We R brand.”
Mitchell adds that American Crafts is committed – just like it’s been with all of the companies it has acquired – to maintaining the distinctive look and quality of We R’s product offering.
For the foreseeable future, We R will continue to independently operate while thoughtful integration of the two companies takes place. Future announcements to retailers will explain any changes in ordering or processes. The continued use of We R’s quality suppliers for leather albums and quality crafting tools will mean that crafters and retailers should expect the same amazing products We R has always been known for.
Hiller says the sale of We R to American Crafts will benefit customers for years to come.
“We R wouldn’t join forces with anyone but American Crafts. Their character and quality standards are unmatched,” says Hiller. “We R can’t wait to be part of the team.”
Mini Birthday Invitations
Everything is more fun when it’s mini, right? Check out today’s fun idea shared by Designer Patricia Kumfer – mini birthday invitations.
Mini Card/Envelope Sets are my absolute favorite. I was so excited to make a mini birthday invitation set.
The set includes four mini envelopes complete with decorative tape, four mini postcards, & some fun embellishments.
Everything fits perfectly in a party bag. Why not make your next party fun and “Mini.”
Supplies:
Phrases & Journal Cards – 732572
Tags – 732578
Printed Bags – 732573
Die Cut Cardstock Shapes – 732570
Buttons – 732585
Masking Tape – 732567