The Mad Cropper

April 5th, 2008

Making Memories Seeks Product Designer

Check this out. You might be next Product Designer over at Making Memories designing those oh-so-yummy scrapbooking products :-)
The Making Memories Product Design team is seeking a Product Designer to complement our current initiatives and goals in the design and development of new products related to scrapbooking. As a Product Designer, you will also […]

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April 4th, 2008

Adobe Launches Photoshop Express Beta Online

Those who have always wanted to use Photoshop but couldn’t afford the software, here’s your chance to use the new Photoshop line for free. There’s a catch of course but it ain’t that hard. All you have to do is provide feedback on the functionality of the new programme.

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe® […]

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March 23rd, 2008

Happy Easter Everyone!

Hello Mad Cropper readers! Happy Easter to you! How did you spend the long weekend? I spent it with my family (sans my husband who spent the long weekend touring the South Island of New Zealand on his motorbike)…My family means our daughter, my sister and her family plus my Mum and Dad :-)
I hope […]

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March 5th, 2008

Pink Paislee launches on Facebook

Do you Facebook? I do. I’m a member of 2 social networking sites that I regularly check on. One of them is Facebook. I’ve got one for my professional networking. So I’ve got 3 in all. How many have you got? There’s so many networking sites out there, it’s hard to keep up! But I […]

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October 20th, 2007

Controversy Surrounds Creating Keepsakes Hall of Fame Book Release

Hmm, I didn’t realise that the scrapbooking world is surrounded by controversy as well!
Rumors of impropriety have swirled around Creating Keepsakes’ annual Hall of Fame contest almost from its beginning 9 years ago. But with the release of Vol. 9 of the Hall of Fame annual, featuring the 2007 contest winners, the whispers have become […]

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May 25th, 2007

Martha Stewart Takes Up Scrapbooking

The Rolls Royce of Crafters has just upped the notch of this wonderful hobby, scrapbooking. Who decided she likes scrapbooking? It’s Martha Stewart that is! I admire this woman despite the conviction but hey, no one’s perfect!
The Economist reports
MARTHA STEWART is a woman with many hobbies. She cooks, gardens and makes jam. And now it […]

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March 10th, 2007

Scrapbooking is more popular than golf

Can you believe that? Is this true? Here in New Zealand, almost every bloke I know is a keen or aspiring golfer.
However, according to a Craft and Hobby Association research,
Modern scrapbooking began in the early 1980s when the first scrapbooking store opened in Utah. But the hobby really exploded about 10 years ago, turning into […]

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August 26th, 2006

Back Up Service for Digital Layouts and Photos

I may not do any digital scrapbooking but I do have a lot of valuable digital photos, emails, downloaded songs and files in my computer that if my machine ever dies on me, I’d go mad.
I found this media release from Broderbund regarding their new product, The Print Shop.
The Print Shop® 22 product line, can […]

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August 4th, 2006

Scanners for your Scrapbook Layouts!

For all you mad croppers who have got tons of photos in your shoe box, now is the time to digitally archive them!
Canon releases four new scanners!
he new lineup of Canon’s flexible, yet attractive scanning solutions fit most budgets and lifestyles. The new CanoScan 8600F, LiDE 600F, CanoScan 4400F and the LiDE 70 colour image […]

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June 24th, 2006

Crafting Connection 2006 New Zealand

I cannot believe I have been living under a rock for the past few months! I have been leaving random comments on my favourite scrapbook idols, Ali Edwards and Cathy Zielske encouraging them to come over and hold workshops in New Zealand and didn’t realise that this has been arranged! They are both coming over […]

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