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The Classic Creative Memories Album

When I started buying Creative Memories I thought it was a bit expensive. When I first started scrapbooking choices were limited as far as looks and motifs. Lots of cute and not enough classic. Now any look you want is available.

Like Avon and Tupperware, CM is available through Amazon and eBay. The market hits a saturation point and products become available through these type of outlets. Good for the buyer.

I discovered a few weeks ago a European vacation that was almost completely scrapbooked. The pictures were on old sized album pages. I did not have an album for them. I went to eBay. I love eBay (but not Meg, by the way. That's a inside California joke.) I am so fortunate. The pages are a discontinued size, but there are many albums offered in the old size. A very nice NIB album was purchased for a wonderful price.

I am now watching the blade cartridges on eBay. The old style comes in NIB boxes everyday. Bidding is very competitive. It may be awhile till I get those for a good price.

Creative Memories is close to being "the company" that started the scrapbooking business trend that it is today. I believe just about every company with scrapbooking products came after this one. The company was located in MN when a Montana resident, Rhonda Anderson called for a large order of albums to start a woman's group project for photos. Cheryl Lightle received the call for the albums and their conversation that day was the beginning of a company that has thrived since. That was 1987 and soon a consulting business took off and now has over 40,000 consultants in eight countries.

Creative Memories has made it a priority to make products that are the best for preserving your pictures and memorabilia. I was impressed with the testing CM does to ensure their products are better than the competition. They look at quality, aging stability, and assembly to meet standards they have risen the bar on. Using chemical, imaging, mechanical and performance testing to ensure the merchandise meets high standards.

The official website does not just tell you this, there are nine pages of detailed test procedures available for the customer and the consultant to read. They have gone the extra step to open up the company with virtual tours for you to see specific areas of the company such as the digital area, aging chambers, materials testing, wet labs and the environmental room.

I enjoy the albums I have bought and used for my pictures. Made with rounded corners and spine covers that expand with the number of pages added. The colors are classic and new colors are issued from year to year. The pages are buffered, acid and lignin-free and come in 4 colors for every need or color theme.

The company offers album cover imprinting to personalize your treasured album.

Once you have an album or pages to work with you can shop their scrapbooking paper, kits, accents, tools and organizers. If you should get scrapers block there is a wide selection of CD's, downloads, idea books and templates to keep you cropping and gluing endlessly. Go to their website for Creative Memories ideas.

Tools include, totes, pens, trimmers, punches and the Creative Memories Cutting System.

Do not forget Amazon and eBay for your Creative Memories. Over 15,000 Creative Memories products are listed for any day on Ebay alone. Not all the sellers are consultants but some are. The albums are made to last. It is merchandise that should not be trashed in this growing "green" environment. Know what the prices should be for new items and enjoy scrapbooking with the best products on the market.

Yesterday I found out this 850 count photo splits box I bought at Michaels craft store, fits into the Creative Memories blue box. The blue plastic box was sitting in my drawer unused.

The 50% off Michaels coupon was a plus.

I use the photo splits for my card designs, as well as, scrap booking.