Distinctive Moments is Moving to Jacksonville, FL

We are on the move. We are leaving the Columbus area and moving to Jacksonville, FL. Due to the move our ArtFire and Etsy shops will be on hiatus until September 1, 2010.

Below is a schedule for our move:
~Even though our shops will be on hiatus, I’ll continue to address emails and voicemails.
~Our new phone number is 904.419.3660.
~The website, blog, online classroom, ArtFire Studio, Etsy Shop, and all email addresses will remain the same.
~Our Birchcraft and Carlson Craft sites will remain open for your wedding invitation and accessory orders.

What I’ll be doing to past the time:
Digital scrapbooking! I’ll be taking a few online classes to enhance my digital scrapbooking knowledge. This Fall I plan to offer digital card (Announcement, Holiday, Invitation, Save the Date, and Thank You) design and printing. So stay tuned for more information.

Father’s Day Cards

Father’s Day Cards have been added to our Etsy Shop and ArtFire Studio.

Email us if you would like a custom card.

Purchase your card(s) by June 14 and receive free shipping.

Find us on Twitter!

Twitter is a free social networking that enables its users to send short updates of 140 characters or less and read other users’ updates known as tweets.

Follow Distinctive Moments on Twitter to receive special offers (for followers only) and updates.

Subscribe to our new Twitter feed at twitter.com/dMoments.

Distinctive Moments' ArtFire Studio

We have added an additional shopping option for our clients. Visit at our ArtFire Studio to view the products below and many more.





Also you don’t need an ArtFire account tp purchase products from our shop.

Happy shopping!

Learn how to preserve your moments

Visit our Online Classroom to learn how to preserve your memories. This free blog will provide instructions on various techniques and projects. So stop by and see what we have to offer.

Distinctive Moments 1st Online Open House

Get Ready! It’s almost here. Distinctive Moments’ 1st Online Open House will take place Sunday, February 8, 2009 from 3:00 pm until 9:00 pm EST.

All participants will receive a participation coupon that can be redeemed in our Etsy Shop. Throughout the day you’ll be eligible to win various prizes and discount offers.

All participants will be eligible to earn points for the Grand Giveaway throughout the event. The Grand Giveaway for the event is a Scrapbooking Starter Kit. The winner of the Grand Giveaway will be the participant with the most points at the end of the event. Be sure to join us early because the Early Bird gets the worm.


The following five projects will be demonstrated throughout the day:

Birthday Tag

Birthday Card

Birthday Frame

Birthday Layout

Birthday Paper Bag Scrapbook

Don’t forget to stick around until the end because there’ll also be an opportunity to chat with us and other participants about the project demos and the online open house.

If you are unable to join us on the 8th, email us at blog@distinctivemoments.com with the subject “Open House via Email” for further instructions on how you can still participate.

Leave us a comment if you’ll be joining us for the Online Open House.

See you February 8th!

Our 1st Online Open House

Distinctive Moments will be hosting its first Online Open House within a month. With our recent move and the success of our last Open House, we wanted to make sure our clients across the country could participate also.

During this Online Open House, you’ll be able to win several prizes and learn how to make various projects. There will be also be a chat near the end of the event for participants to discuss the projects and the open house. Various coupons will also be available during the event.

Stay tuned for more details.

Ready for another Open House?

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We are working hard on our next Open House. Stay tuned for more information because this one will be a little different.

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Sketches ~ Card

Starting today, we’ll post a sketch at least once a month on Fridays. We’ll post our designs created from the sketch a few weeks later. You’ll have a couple of weeks to create your design from the sketch. If you want your design posted on our blog, just email us a JPEG of your design.

So here we go!


Below is a sketch for a 5 ½ x 4 ¼ card.

The dimensions for the paper pieces are as follows:

A - 2 ¾ x 3 ¾
B - 5 ¼ x 2
C - 5 ¼ x 7/8
D - 2 ½ x 3 ½ w/ 4 embellishments

Don’t forget many of cards can be purchased in our Etsy Shop.

PD4U Etsy Promotion

Distinctive Moments belongs to Paper Designs for You (PD4U), an Etsy Team. Staring tomorrow, September 19, 2008 we are having a promotion bag giveaway.

There will be two FREE promotion bags available sometime between Septmber 19 - October 24, 2008 in Distinctive Moments Etsy Shop. Thirteen other PD4U shops are also participating. Click here for more information on the promotion.

We have included bookmarks in the promotional bags. Below you’ll find sneak peek of our bookmarks.

Distinctive Moments is Moving to Columbus, OH

Yes, we are leaving the St. Louis area and moving to Ohio. St. Louis has been awesome to us, but we’re sure Columbus will be even better. The move is schedule to take place take place at the end of the September.

Below is a schedule for our move:
-Distinctive Moments will be closed the week of September 21, 2008. All emails and voicemails will be answered the following week. The phone number will be changed to a Columbus phone number. Mail sent to our mailing address will be forwarded to our Ohio address. Contact us if you need our new mailing address.
-Wedding invitation and accessory orders (Birchcraft and Carlson Craft) placed the week of September 21 will be processed the following week.
-Pre-made Distinctive Moments Etsy Shop orders placed between September 21 and October 4 will be shipped by October 10, 2008.
-Work on new custom scrapbook orders will not begin until October 12, 2008. You are more than welcome to contact us about placing an order prior to our design start date.
-The Columbus Scrapaholix Club will start in November. Stay tuned for more information on the club.

The website, blog, Etsy Shop, and all email addresses will remain the same. We are sure that the move will go smoothly and you will see very few changes if any.

Wish us luck!

Girly 6x6 Scrapbook

Just added to our Etsy Shop.

This 6x6 album will make a cute gift for your favorite tween. The album was made from chipboard, pattern paper, cardstock, ribbon, eyelets, bling, and buttons. Ten layouts are included in album.

Girly 6x6 Scrapbook can be purchased in the Distinctive Moments Etsy Shop.

If you are looking for a similar album in a different color scheme, feel free to contact us to place a customized order.

Live the moment. Preserve the memory.

We’ve been pretty busy here at Distinctive Moments the last few weeks. For starters, we have a new tagline: Live the moment. Preserve the memory. We wanted the covey the purpose of Distinctive Moments (helping you preserve your memories). Any moment that is special to you, be it a wedding, birth of a child, family reunion, trip to Six Flags, or the first snow of the season, will be treated as a distinctive moments by us. All of your memories are special to you and we want to make sure those moments can be relived forever.

Also keep an eye out for a few changes we will be making to the website. Look for new Blog and Shop links in the menu. The Blog will also receive an updated look.

Stay tuned for these changes and a few more to come.

New Invitation Styles and More

Over 50 new invitations have been added to Our Online Birchcraft Wedding Invitation Site. Included are more pockets as well as slides and many other designs.

To keep up with the latest fashion trends and the latest color schemes 8 new liner colors have been added to our online site. The colors are Cherry, Hot Pink, Raspberry, Sandstone, Sapphire, Lemon, Tropical, and Tangerine. Also Our Online Birchcraft Wedding Invitation Site now includes 5 new Foil colors. The colors are Aqua, Hot Pink, Lime, Raspberry, and Tangerine. These additional foil and liners will be great compliments to the recently added 7 new wedding invitation inks.

Don’t forget, online wedding invitation orders receive a 30% Discount!

New Lettering Styles

Many of today's brides are opting for a more youthful look rather than a traditional one. Our Online Birchcraft Wedding Invitation Site now includes 15 new Lettering Styles and several new Combination Lettering Styles. We hope these styles accommodate those brides looking for a youthful look.


Lettering Styles






Combination Lettering Styles




Seven new wedding invitation inks have also been added to our online site.

All online wedding invitation orders receive a 30% Discount.

7 New Wedding Invitation Inks

All brides want to keep up with the fashion trends and the latest color schemes. Birchcraft wants to keep up with its brides so seven new inks have been added to our Our Online Birchcraft Wedding Invitation Site.

The new fashion ink colors now available are:

Cherry Ink
Hot Pink Ink
Lime Ink
Raspberry Ink
Sandstone Ink
Sapphire Ink
Tangerine Ink


Don't forget, online wedding invitation orders receive a 30% Discount!

Win a Gift Certificate for the Distinctive Moments Etsy Shop

Want to win a gift certificate for our Etsy Shop? You’ll have a chance once a month to when one.

How to win a gift certificate for the Distinctive Moments Etsy Shop

1. Once a month I’ll submit a post with 7 on 7 in the post itself.


2. I’ll ask a question at the end of the post and you add your comments to the post. Be sure to sign into Blogger or leave your name in your comment (How else will I know who is the winner?).


3. At least four (4) people must post comments in order for the gift certificate to be awarded.


4. All comments posted by the end of the month will be eligible for the gift certificate.


5. A random number generator will be used to determine the winner.


6. You are allowed to post more than one comment (Just like a lottery!).


7. The winner will be posted on the Blog on the 7th of the month. If you are the winner be sure to email me so I can send you your gift certificate.


8. You are only eligible to win a dM prize once every three months.

What can you purchase in our Etsy Shop?

• Altered Items
• Custom Scrapbooks
• Handmade Cards
• Premade Scrapbooks
• Supplies
• Tags

Create Packages are now offered at our dM Crops

New to paper crafting, our Create Packages will be a perfect treat for you during our dM Crops. Our Create Packages allow you attend a dM Crop with no supplies (none at all) and walk out with a finished product. These packages will also be great for the veteran scrapbooker at the crop who wants to take a break form their current projects, try a different technique, and/or test different products and tools.

Below are descriptions of our dM Crop Create Packages:


Create a Card ~ Cost: $5
Includes materials to make four (4) cards: cardstock, pattern paper, embellishments, adhesive, and envelopes.

Pick:
Patterned paper scraps
Two (2) pieces of 8 ½ “ x 11” cardstock
Embellishments ($2 credit)

Included:
Envelopes
Adhesives
Tool Station
Stamping Station


Create a Layout ~ Cost: $5
Includes materials to make one (1) layout: cardstock, pattern paper, embellishments, adhesive, and dM photo development.

Pick:
Patterned paper scraps
Two (2) pieces of 12” x 12” cardstock
Embellishments ($2 credit)

Included:
dM photo development (3- 4” x 6” photos)
Adhesives
Tool Station
Stamping Station


Create a Gift ~ Cost: Varies
Includes materials to make one (1) altered item: cardstock, pattern paper, embellishments, and adhesive.

Pick:
Patterned paper and or cardstock scraps
Embellishments

Included:
Item to Alter
dM photo development (if applicable)
Adhesives
Tool Station
Stamping Station

Our next Crop will be held May 17, 2008.

Hand Drawn Journaling Panels by Katie Pertiet

Offered in our Etsy Shop is a set of Hand Drawn Journaling Panels by Katie Pertiet from Autom Leaves.






Price $10.99 (Retail Price $ 14.99)

These stamps are great additions to your scrapbook pages. I use them as journaling place holders.


We also have other supplies offered in our Supplies Section.

February dM Crop

Distinctive Moments Crops
…scrap, shop & more

February 16, 2008

5pm to 11pm
Cost: $5.00

The next dM Crop will be held February 16, 2008. Spaces are limited so be sure to reserve your space as soon as possible.

Although the Crop is scheduled for six (6) hours, you do not have to be present the entire time to reap the benefits of the crop. See you in February.

Click here for more information

As an added bonus this month, the 1st person to sign up for the February dM Crop will receive a FREE Scrapaholic Journaling Kit.

Email workshops@distinctivemoments.com or call 618.257.8922 to register for this dM Crop.