Photo Expressions

National Scrapbook Day Sale Extravaganza

Just in case you don't get a chance to read your newsletter tonight, the Huge National Scrapbook Day Sale starts tomorrow (Friday). Tons of great deals, something for everyone!

Check out the details here for the National Scrapbook Day Sale at PE.  And forward to everyone you know who scrapbooks.  They'll thank you.

And go read your newsletter for the free products you can get and how to get a free stamp.

See you this weekend!

New from Bo Bunny

We've got some great new lines from Bo Bunny!

 

Project 2010 - Photo Assignment.

 Project 2010- Photo Assignment.

This week's assignment is to take a favourite photo and do SOMETHING with it. You will find lots of ideas at PE - scrapbooking, photobooks, framing, custom framing, enlargements, canvas wraps, mugs, t-shirts, blankets and more! What will you choose?

***And if you'd like us to help you get your photos uploaded to Foto Depot and printed, it is as easy as:
-bring us your memory card, we'll upload it to foto depot for you!! No excuses now, this is super easy!!!!***

FREE Earth Day Layout

Today is Earth Day! While supplies last, you can come into PE this week and receive a Free Earth Day Double page layout if you can tell us one step you are taking to save our planet. Take this layout, add some photos of the beautiful Earth around you, and why it is important for all of us to do our part to take care of our home!

Simply Enchanting Card Class

Tanya has a few spots left in her card class this Saturday. Why don't you join us?!

Simply Enchanting
Skill Level: I/A
Cost: $30

This class is a beautiful Copic color experience!  You will get to stamp with the amazing new Stampavie stamps  they are fabulous and way too cute!  This is another class that will cover hands-on technique and experimentation with those fabulous markers! Plus, you'll get a Copic Marker of your choice for FREE to take home! Please bring a fully stocked class kit including a brown or black in pad and if you own any Copic Markers, bring them with you! That way you won't have to wait for the class markers to be passed around :-)

To sign up, give us a call at the store or sign up online here...

Project 2010- Print Assignment.

Project 2010- Print Assignment.

This week's assignment is to read this little story and then do the simple step at the end.

Take a moment and imagine sometime in the future, you remember some favourite photos you took in 2010. You go to your "old" computer or laptop to look at the photos...but unknown to you, the hard drive has crashed and you can't get in to look at the photos.

Oh No!!

Then you think, that is okay, because I made a backup CD. Amazingly enough, you actually find the CD marked 2010. Then you stop...how on earth are you going to play this CD? Technology has changed so much since 2010, that there are no longer any computers that use CD's. (Remember Floppy Drives?)

Oh No!!!  Now you have no way of looking at those photos. Those wonderful memories are inaccessible.

You think, "if only I had listened to PE, and printed my photos!!!!! Now I've lost all those memories!"

As tears well up in your eyes...

you wake up!

Whew, it was only a dream. It is still 2010 and you CAN PRINT your photos NOW so that you will enjoy them in years to come. The real magic of a photo happens when it is printed, not when you see it on a computer screen.

A print is the best archival way to store your photo as you will always have the "technology" (hands and eyes) to hold and look at your photos.

Take some time this week (and REALLY do this one, don't put it off), and print some of your photos. You won't regret having actual photographs to look at.  You don't need to print every photo, just print the best ones. You can print them at home (though you will find that by the time you pay for the ink and paper, it is less expensive to have us print them), or bring them in to a lab that you trust with your memories...like Photo Express.

***And if you'd like us to help you get your photos uploaded to Foto Depot and printed, it is as easy as:
-bring us your memory card, we'll upload it to foto depot for you!! No excuses now, this is super easy!!!!***

Photo Contest: "My Olympic Memories"

Photo Contest:  "My Olympic Memories"   Remember the Vancouver 2010 Olympics?  That was awesome!  Now just about everybody got photos, whether you attended an event, saw the Torch go by, or just hung out by the flame downtown.   Well we want to see your photos!  And we want you to print them!   So, send your favourite Olympic Photos to [email protected]. Here are the contest details:   Contest runs April 10 - April 30th, 2010 Open to all except PE employees and their immediate families Enter via e-mail to [email protected] No limit on size of photo files entered Maximum 5 photos entered per person Optional: include a 1-sentence story with each of your entries 2 lucky random winners will receive 100 FREE prints from Photo Express 1 Grand Prize winner for best photo will receive a 16x20 canvas gallery wrap (retail value $100) of their winning photo! Plus, everyone who enters will receive a return e-mail with valuable coupons for printing their Olympic photos!   Entered photos will be displayed in an online gallery   You've got nothing to lose, so help us share the memories of this once-in-a-lifetime event!

Customer Appreciation Week 2010 at PE!

At PE, we love you, our customers and friends. You make each day a pleasure to be at work, and we love helping you create your memories, share your memories, and preserve your memories.
 

So we decided to throw another party (as you know, we like to party) and hold

Customer Appreciation Week (which wasn't long enough at 7 days, so we extended the week to 9 days!!)

Customer Appreciation week runs from tomorrow,

Friday April 9th all the way until Saturday April 17th.

• Each day will have a special item on sale (see below).
• You will also receive a FREE 2 page layout with any $25+ purchase during this event.
• Throughout the week there will also be free demos in store, if you aren't sure how to use a product, just ask and we'll be happy to show you.
• the toonie project is super cute this week and includes a $5 Gift Card to PE as our way of saying Thank You. (To be used on your next visit.) One per person during the event.
  
• and you can enter to win 100 Free 4x6 prints, or a Free Portrait Studio Sitting and 8x10 portrait, or a $50 PE Gift Card to treat yourself to something great. One entry per person per day, no purchase necessary. 

Also from Friday April 9th - Saturday April 17th save 25% off any Custom Framing order. Come in and visit Carol, our Certified Picture Framer, and bring in your photos, posters, or memorabilia and she will frame it to fit your home and personal tastes. Applies also to canvas stretching which is a hot look in homes right now.

The special sale items are (all sales apply to regular priced instock items, no further discounts apply except club):

• Friday April 9th All Organizational 20% off (+10% for members) Check out the new 15 and 20 drawer carts from Alvin!
  
• Saturday April 10th All QuicKutz 30% off (+10% for members). Buy QuicKutz online here
  
• Sunday April 11th All Sizzix 25% off (+10% for members). Buy Sizzix online here
• Monday April 12th All Stamps Buy One Get Another One 50% off.
• Tuesday April 13th Tools and Punches 25% off ((+10% for members).
  
• Wednesday April 14th Copic Markers 20% off (+10% for members). Buy Copic Online here
  
• Thursday April 15th Cardstock 30% off (+10% for members) .
• Friday April 16th TBA next Thurs newsletter plus 25% off Foto Depot Orders.
• Saturday April 17th TBA next Fri newsletter plus 25% off Foto Depot Orders.
  
  

Friday April 16th and 17th is our Customer Appreciation Party to cap off a wonderful Customer Appreciation week. On these 2 days, you can come in and make a FREE project to take home (all supplies included, just bring your adhesives). There is a different project each day. Friday's Free Project is from 1-4pm and 6-8pm. Saturday's Free Project is from 10-1pm and 2-5pm.

PLUS all Foto Depot orders placed on these 2 days  (April 16th - April 17th at midnight) will be 25% off!! (Photobooks apply only to Black leather, Black Suede and Tan Suede Covers).  So make sure to upload your photos NOW, get your prints ready to order, and start/finish up your photobooks or other photo gifts so they can be ordered next Friday or Saturday. Remember that Mother's Day and Father's Day are coming up and so is Graduation.  Photo Gifts make great gift ideas! .

Can't wait to see you at the store! (applies to online orders www.photoexpressions.ca and phone in (604-463-3654) orders as well)

QuicKutz Re-Order

We've recently received a re-order of dies from QuicKutz - oldies but goodies! Here's a sampling of what you'll find:

 

Project 2010- Story Assignment.

Project 2010- Story Assignment.

This week's assignment is to tell a "story".

1. Gather some photos or take some photos (and print them) about something that is part of your "favourite list". This could be some favourite toys you had as a child, or favourite pets, or flowers, or colours, or food, or books, or people, or destinations, or ...the list is endless.

2. Create a scrapbook page telling why these are part of your favourites. Or put them into a photo album, and in one of the pockets, put in a piece of paper, telling the story of why these are part of your favourites.  Easy, done!

 3. Share your story with someone else.

***And if you'd like us to help you get your photos uploaded to Foto Depot and printed, it is as easy as:
-bring us your memory card, we'll upload it to foto depot for you!! No excuses now, this is super easy!!!!***

To see past "assignments" (aka ideas to pick and choose), visit the blog here. Any week, just pick one or make up one of your own, and DO IT

New Dies in Our Die Cut Centre

We've got some great new shapes in our die cut centre. PE's Die Cut Centre is free for you to use when you purchase your paper in the store. Otherwise, it costs $2.50 for every 15 minutes of use. Still, a very economical way to create!

You will find hundreds of shapes in our centre, from simple silhouette style shapes, to 3-D crafting shapes such as boxes and cards. We add new shapes to the centre every couple of months, and are pleased to show you our newest additions...

Here are some samples from the Accucut website using our newest shapes...

April Stamp of the Month

Great Impressions has a great Art Board this month, with some adorable, whimsical stamps to entice and inspire you!

 

This month's 'Stamp of the Month' is a garden shed. Whimsical and sweet, yet easily aged and distressed for a more heritage feel. Regularly $13.99, this stamp is available to you for 50% off ($7.00) with any scrapbooking purchase over $20 (after discounts, before taxes).

This stamp groups nicely with GI's other offerings this month:

For detailed instructions for assembling the above sample cards click here!

A FREE Seat at BC Crop for Kids!

Have you heard about the contest going on for a free seat at this year's BC Crop for Kids?! It's so simple, and we're going to make it even simpler...and more enticing!

To see the rules for the contest, visit BC Crop for Kids' blog here. Here's what we're going to do to make it even more easy & fun for you:

1. Come shopping at Photo Express between April 8th and 12th and spend a minimum of $5 (before taxes & after discounts). 
2. We will take a photo of you with your receipt and purchase and we'll email it to BC Crop for Kids for you. We'll also send a copy of the email to your email address.
3. PLUS, we'll also sweeten the deal by giving you a coupon worth 40% off 1 regular priced scrapbooking item, redeemable between April 13 - April 30th, 2010.

How fun is that?! You get a chance to win a $99 crop ticket, you'll also be entered into a draw for a free class at BC Crop for Kids (because your photo will be taken in our store), AND you'll get a great coupon just for participating.

Creative Corner with LYB

Little Yellow Bicycle is one of our favourite companies, with fabulous colour sets and wonderful designs. Their new line, Lucky Me, is no exception!

LYB put together some great design ideas, with full instructions! Click on the images below to view the downloadable instructions.

 
 
 

Creative Corner with Kate

I love the idea of creating our own papers....something that we see missing in the industry, with which we simply must create! I've always been drawn to brown and teal colour schemes, so here's what I came up with...

This is my friend, Hope. She is nearly 17 now, and even more gorgeous now if you can believe it :-) Her sweet face was a perfect pick for this paper series. I designed the papers to be easy to use, for those of us that want attractive, yet easy-to-accomplish scrapbook pages. And for those who desire uber simple, I will be offering this layout as a pre-printed, "just add photos" page.

I also thought that school papers would be super handy, custom designed for our community. So this is what I'm working on next...

Let me know what school you would like to see in print by emailing me. I'd love to hear from you!

Kate