About Nancy Nally

Nancy Nally is the founder & editor of Scrapbook Update and the owner of Nally Studios LLC (formerly Balalaberry Media). She's also the Modern Business columnist for Creative Retailer magazine. Her self-paced class "Pro Press Releases" is currently available from Big Picture Classes, and she can be seen appearing in two shows on the currently airing season of the PBS series "Scrapbook Soup".

Design Team Call | May Arts Ribbon 6/10

For our readers’ convenience, Scrapbook Update now publishes the full text of design team design team calls, with the company name and deadline in the header!

To see a page listing all of these published calls, visit the Design Team Calls category of Scrapbook Update.

Have you ever thought that it would be fun to be a Prima Ribbonista?  Would you like to have May Arts Ribbon’s entire online catalog, available for you to use on your projects?  Would you also like to play with lots of craft goodies generously sent by our Partners in Craft?  If so, this Design Team Call is for you!

I am currently looking for a variety of designers to create either written or video tutorials for our ribbon blog.   There are no restrictions for this call – everyone is welcome to enter!

As a Prima Ribbonista, you will:

  • Receive a regular supply of May Arts Ribbon to work with.
  • Prima Ribbonistas will also receive product from our Partners in Craft.
  • Have your name, bio, headshot and link to your personal blog on our site.
  • Be compensated for all work posted for the M/A Blog.
  • Be compensated for any published work where May Arts is credited, courtesy of our Publication Appreciation Program.
  • Receive exposure through the M/A blog & our other social media sites.
  • Receive a discount off our wholesale prices for all your purchases. [Read more...]

Exclusive | Teresa Collins To Partner With Craftwell

Craftwell announced today exclusive to Scrapbook Update that they are partnering with Teresa Collins Designs on an exclusive signature collection of design products for their eCraft and eBosser machines.

“We are extremely pleased to partner with Teresa Collins and offer her exclusive collections of designs to users of eBosser and eCraft machines,” said Craftwell’s CEO, David Tse. “Craftwell products have generated significant excitement in the hobby market by virtue of their ease of use and flexibility, and we believe Teresa Collins’ outstanding designs will further enhance the creative experience for our customers.”

Teresa explained why she chose to partner with Craftwell: “In order to expand our line and showcase our designs, we wanted to partner with a strong technology company that could provide a broad range of innovations. We selected Craftwell as they have demonstrated their ability to develop products that revolutionize the industry.” [Read more...]

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Scrapbook Update 2013 Reader Survey

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Layout | We Are Family

Now that my new creative space is finally completed and functional (photos coming soon), I’m able to create much more again! The first thing I whipped out in my new space was this layout, inspired by both the precious photo and the fabulous new Park Bench collection from Fancy Pants Designs. Also, I wanted to take my new Silhouette Portrait out for another run. I love my new toy!

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Coats & Clark, Tim Holtz Announce Line of Quilt Fabric

Fans of Tim Holtz who also take part in sewing and quilting activities will have something to celebrate soon as Tim announced today a new partnership with Coats & Clark that will have him designing the company’s debut fabric line.

Coats & Clark is well-known to sewers and quilters for their thread and sewing notions, and lovers of knit & crochet for their Red Heart yarn and their Susan Bates brand needles & hooks. But fabric will be a new endeavor for Coats.

The new line, called Eclectic Elements, will feature 24 SKUs of fabric designs that will be familiar to Tim Holtz fans from his paper lines. Some of the designs are being produced in two different color tones, taupe and neutral (seen below). The 100% cotton fabric is 44″ wide and will be available on 15 yard bolts. For quilters, the fabric will be available in fat quarters, design rolls, 5” and 10” charm packs and fat eighths, while it is being marketed for papercrafters in 6″ and 12″ fabric crafting packs. [Read more...]