The Cloth Parcel

I've mentioned that I have been working on a fun new business with my mom, and it's finally up and running!  The Cloth Parcel is our new quilting and crafting website.  We have cute fabric, original patterns, craft and quilting kits, and so many fun notions.  All of the patterns were written by my mom or me, or both of us together, and are available to download right when you buy them.

I designed this Chenille Burp Cloth Kit, which features Riley Blake Woodland Tails flannel, in both pink and blue.  These make stunning baby shower gifts, and since they are much smaller than a blanket, it's not a huge ordeal to make the chenille.  We even have Olfa Chenille Cutters available, which make this project so quick and easy.

We have put together nine different baby blanket kits, also available in burp cloth size, which come with super soft Shannon Cuddle fabric for one side (also known as minky) and a variety of flannels for the backs.  The flannels come from Moda and Riley Blake.

How cute is this little wind-up bear?  We scored these Japanese Tokotoko Wind-Up Felt Doll Kits after we saw them at Quilt Market last October.  The kits come with everything you need for the dolls, including the wobbly wind-up mechanism.  We have seven different dolls: Red Bear, Orange Cat, Pink Rabbit, Alice in Wonderland, Snow White, Pinocchio, and Red Riding Hood.  You have to see all of them!

We have so many fun things that are still in the design stages, so keep checking back.  I will still be putting my own projects up on here, so don't think I'm going anywhere.  Today is my day to finish the binding on my zig zag quilt (it's about time)!  Also, don't forget that the Lifestyle 50% off promo is running this whole week.

Giveaway: My Memories Digital Scrapbooking Software (CLOSED)

I am officially in 10K training mode!  My brothers and sister-in-law are joining me in running the Bolder Boulder 10K in Colorado over Memorial Day.  I found this great training schedule online, but I have a hard time remembering what week is when in real life.  To combat my short-term memory loss, also known as "Mommy Brain", I created this calendar page to keep me on track.  So far, so good.

So how did I make it?  I am usually a Photoshop girl, but I was recently contacted by My Memories about reviewing their digital scrapbooking software.  Now, I am not much of a real-life scrapbooker, but I do love doing graphic design, so I agreed to give the software a spin and see what I could do with it. 

 What I was impressed with about this software:

• Quick and easy to use
• I can use all the fun fonts I already have installed on my computer
• There are lots of free kits for download and a wide variety of other kits
• I can make my project as customized as I want, or just use a template and spend hardly any time on it at all
• There are many different book sizes
• I can print at home or send it somewhere else
• I am able use any other digital scrapbooking images you already have or free downloads from other sites
• Everything is organized and saved into albums instead of single files

As with any new software, it can take a little bit of getting used to how different aspects of the program operate.  Finding downloaded and installed files was a challenge for me at first.  For example, quick pages show up as embellishments, instead of background paper like I thought.  Here's a quick tip to help you find downloaded files:  When the downloads are installing, look at the address that it saves them to and it will tell you where to find it.

I honestly had so much fun playing with My Memories!  It was great to be able to print my training schedule right out on my printer and have it ready to go.  I think that I might actually start doing digital scrapbooking after playing with this.

Do you want to win your very own free copy of My Memories Suite?  One lucky Audzipan Anthology reader will be randomly selected from the comments.  Giveaway ends on May 6th, 2012 at 12pm MST. 


Here's how to enter (make sure to leave a separate comment for each entry and an email address or some way to contact you in one of your comments):

1. What's your favorite scrapbooking kit?  Visit My Memories and leave a comment here telling me which digital scrapbooking kit you like best. (required entry)
2. Be or become a follower of the Audzipan Anthology and leave a comment. (optional) 
3. Follow the My Memories Blog and leave a comment. (optional)
4. Follow My Memories on Facebook and leave a comment. (optional)
5. Follow My Memories on Twitter and leave a comment. (optional)

There you have it, five different ways to enter! 

This giveaway is now closed.  The winner has been announced here.

If you can't possibly wait for the giveaway to be over, I've got a great deal for ya.  Enter this code "STMMMS65222" at checkout to get $10 off your own copy of the My Memories Suite and a $10 coupon to the My Memories Store to get you started off right with some great kits.  Awesome!

Disclaimer:  I was provided with a free copy of this software for review, but all opinions expressed in this post are solely mine.