Huge Update!!!

WOW!!!

So much has been going on!!!

We went to Create-n-Connect - the Summer CHA show in Las Vegas. It is stated to be the last one, incidentally. If you want info on that, let me know and I can forward you the emails.

We met lots of great store owners and will do our drawing tomorrow and then let the winners know.

But don't forget, we still have our CHA specials through 8/31/13. If you didn't get our email about the discounts, let me know and I'll forward it to you!

Plus, remember that we were adding new colors? Well, we are slowly working them into our templates (every template needs to be manually edited to add the colors, so it does take a while).

Template #903:

We recently brought it back, but now it has been changed A BUNCH!!

You remember this thumbnail:

 

Well, now it has font options!!! Now you can change the font on both words. We have 5 choices currently, but we will be changing some of the fonts.

 

Here are the current fonts, separated so you can see how each would look:

 

Font Style: "Nasty"

 

Font Style: "Selfish"

 

 

Font Style: "Linotext"

 

 

Font Style: "Linoscript"

 

 

Font Style: "Snell Roundhand Bold"

 

 

And this template now has the 4 new colors as options: off white, seafrost, light sage, dark sage.

 

But we are loving the template for our local high schools in the "Nasty" font for the "background" word (aka "Summer") and no "Lovin' " word.

 

 

Another template resurrected:

#918 Custom Calligraphy  

Sorry - this is a horrible thumbnail - we'll be changing it.

 

This template also has font choices!

Shelley, Snell, Linotext, Linoscript, and Selfish.

 

This template also has the new colors.

 

 

Phew!! And that's just a little bit about what has been going on here.... we have SO MUCH MORE in the works!!! We'll continue to add the new colors to the previous templates.

We are also working on adding new font options to existing templates. And font size options on some.


And don't forget: Next time you order, request a new swatch!!! They are free and then you can see the new colors! 

 

 

 

 

Welcome Back #903!

I told you that we found a few old templates that had been discontinued and we are dusting them off and trying to add them back.

The first one is #903: Custom Fancy Solid (incidentally, would anyone mind if I renamed all of these templates at some point?)

This is the old thumbnail:

 

I tried playing with it and it's maybe a bit "Busy":

I'm going to fool around with it a bit more when I have a moment.

 

I seldom use a white background, but in this case, I really preferred it:

 

But, then, I also made ones with just the background words:

And then, just the foreground words:

 

The fonts are a little formal, but actually pretty cool. They are hard to see on these small images on the blog, so here are some close ups:

 

 

Not too shabby!!!

 

 

 

When you are previewing your pages online, if you want to see it closer, click on "Open PDF" at the top and a PDF file will open on your computer in a MUCH larger image, with the ability to shrink or enlarge and get a better idea of what you are ordering.

 

 

 

We wish you a wonderful and prosperous week!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

The disaster area that *IS* my desk!!!!

Oh my goodness! You cannot imagine the mess on my desk right now, but it's all for a REALLY good reason!!!

 

The new color swatches arrived!!! YAY!!!

 

.... and boo....

 

Eggshell was an epic failure. :( 

It is this weird, pink-ish, lavender-ish, grey-ish... blech!

 

To create a new one will add at least a week to this process and if you haven't been completely following along, we can't add new templates or make very many changes until we choose new colors....

 

So....... No Eggshell !!!! (for now, anyway)

 

 

Seafrost however is *BRILLIANT* if I do say so myself!! Does it look familiar at all??

 

It is "Tiffany" Blue!!! So, as we head towards more templates that will work for party favors (more specifically: Wedding Favors) this color will be KEY!! And the sages turned out ok. I love Light Sage. Dark Sage is more yellow than I wanted, but I'm going to stick with it.

 

 

The next step is a "pow-wow" with the web peeps and my "wish list".

 

 

I'm starting with a little more reorganization...

Does it bug anyone else that when you log in, you get the FAQ's instead of the catalog?

I'm asking to change that.

 

And, while we are on that topic, I'm asking that when you log out,

you get redirected HERE!! To our blog!!!

It's the best place for information about CSS and what we are doing and ideas and suggestions!

 

Also, I'm trying to take out some of the dead space in the FAQs... I just don't "get" all of the extra lines...

(I'm a little "OCD")

 

 

NEXT! Add the new colors, but also reorganize some of the old ones and make new swatch samples (and fix that annoying type-o in the color "Chacoal" on our swatch sample.... really?)

 

 

 

And then there were templates...

 

We can only change a few templates per month, per our agreement.

 

I'm starting with #922

because I *LOVE* it and think it is underutilized and maybe a little "misunderstood" (lol). Plus, it has 2 errors in it (we already fixed one mistake, but there are 2 more...)

So, we'll add the new colors, fix the mistakes, and ADD FONT OPTIONS!!!

 

YAY!

 

 

But next, I really need your feedback!!!

 

PLEASE???

 

What do you think should be next????????????

 

 

#913 Custom Flourish 2

it's in the running to be next.

I'd like to add font options AND text size (so it doesn't need to be so tiny).

I also would like the option to not have the flourishes (if possible)

And I would like to have the option to have a solid background

(right now, you can only get a white or black solid background)

Thoughts???

 

 

#1808 Corkboard

it is also in the running.

It actually has a LOT of flexibility (did you see our blog post about it?)

but the fonts could be improved.

I'm looking to add new font choices and sizes,

plus allow for left/right/center justification.

 

 

Or maybe #921 Custom Stripe 1?

It's pretty popular, but could we make it better?

Add font options?

Allow you to center justify the "Text A"?

 

 

Or #905 Custom Cotton?

It's a good, solid paper, but I'd like to see:

• font options

• left/right/center justification

• font size options

Anything else on YOUR wishlist?

 

 

And #999/#904 Custom Leather Grains

I love them both (with "no color" for the bar color)

We order them a lot for our store...

They are both good, solid templates. Ordering is strong.

But if we added font options, would you like it better?

 

 

 

So, seriously, LET US KNOW!!!!

 

If you don't want to post on the blog, then email us!!

info@customscrapbookstuff.com

 

 

 

 

 

New colors!!!

We have just printed them and they are being reviewed, but we plan to add 4 colors this month:

 

Seafrost

(similar to Tiffany Blue)

 

Light Sage

 

Dark Sage

 

Eggshell

 

 

Once we review the colors, you can request a supplemental swatch. And then we will start re-doing all of the current templates to add the new colors, plus add some features (such as multiple font choices, and left/center/right justification, etc).

And, the next step is BRAND NEW TEMPLATES!!!

I know we've been saying it for a while, but it's FINALLY happening!!

YAY!!

An Apple A Day....

Do you have Teacher Apprecation Day at your local elementary schools??? What about offering a customized paper for a specific Teacher and School??? Check out #1807...

Did you realize that it's actually a computer screen? This is with a silver border (screen) and white background:

 

This is a silver border and background:

 

Or maybe you skip the border (this is a grey background):

 

 

Or no background and no border:

Also consider, "First Day of School", "2nd Grade Promotion", or other events... Could it be for food? Dentist? What do you think? How would you use this template???

Thanks for reading!!

 

#904 Custom Leather Grain

I'm so surprised to see that customers don't order this style more often... It allows for a lot of versitility and allows a lot of space for pictures.

This paper has a border. There are two companion pages that show the border for a left and right page.

Here, we took the border out using "No Color".

So, this is White, White, No Color, Blue for the textured background for this school:

 

Or.... if you want to take the texture out, then, reverse the colors and have

blue, blue, no color, no color and:

 

 

Let us know your thoughts about this template!!!

WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK!!!

Color? Who needs color?!!!!

The importance of "No Color"

Did you know that it is a color choice on our templates??? And it can make a BIG difference!

This is something that we will be talking about a lot becuase it can really change the entire feel of a paper and completely change the use of a template.

We already showed you this one:

#1809-Custom Lockers

 

On the left is where the locker is silver, on the right it's "No Color" and the locker is gone:

 

 

And we showed you this one:

#914-Custom Flourish 3

 

On the left, the background is a color, making a texturized background.

On the right, the background is "No Color" making the background a solid white.

 

 

But check this one out:

#1810-Cheer

 

The left paper is clearly a cheerleading paper. The right paper is a paper for any sport!

On the right, again, the Pom Poms were made "No Color"

 

 

And look at this one:

#907-Custom Waves

 

The left one is a beach paper.

The right one is for ANYTHING!

Just make both waves "No Color" and choose your background color!

 

 

One more example:

#904-Custom Leather Grain

 

The left is regular.

In the middle, the border is "No Color".

On the right, both the border and the background are "No Color".

 

 

Like I said, we'll be playing around with this one a lot more but these hopefully will get you thinking about the diversity that these templates have!

 

What will you create?

 

Enjoy!

 

#914 Custom Flourish 3

Do you not like the texturized background?

 

Use black for the background and it turns a solid black:

 

Or use "No Color" and it turns a solid white:

 

 

 

 

 

School Papers

We have lots of designs that are GREAT for local schools! Because we only require a minimum of 12 sheets per style and no minimum order amount, it's easy to take custom orders, design the papers, show the image to a customer and place the order right there!

One of our images is this locker paper. There's LOTS that you can change about it!

These are just a few ideas...

 #1809 School Lockers
 

The template comes with 3 word places, but you don't need to use them all.

 

Did you know that you can change the color of the locker?
You can make it lighter:

 

or darker:

 

 or change it to a different color:

 

 

or make it "white" and wipe it out! 

Maybe you don't need the locker! 

 

 

 

 

Our templates allow for LOTS of options!



COLORS!!!

Colors are so important!!!

We have lots of colors to choose from, but we are looking into adding some new ones.

If we added a new color, what would you like to see?

(please remember that the color on your screen may not be the exact color. Always consult our printed swatch prior to ordering).