Come see us at the Scrapbook Expo

2010 Somerset, NJ
May 21 & 22, 2010

Garden State Exhibit & Convention Center

50 Atrium Drive

Somerset, NJ 08873

(732) 469-4000

Come by and see us at the Scrapbook Expo! We'll be at the vedor fair selling our fabulous adhesive and Japanese Masking Tapes. We'll also have our new fabric tape available for sale at the show. It's not in the store yet so get your hands on this great addition to your scrapbooking and card making supplies. Here's a few card creations with this fun tape!

You can crinkle it easily to create a border across your card.

We have striped patterned options too!
You can use an Imaginisce i-top tool to create your own brads with it

Designer Spotlight Wednesday

Hello friends! It's Designer Spotlight Wednesday and today we're shining our spotlight on another talented My Little Shoebox Design Team Member...Gretchen McElveen

Hi! I am Gretchen McElveen. I live in Alabama with my husband and our dog. No kids for us yet…but soon! I work full time as a physical therapist in an outpatient clinic but of course I would rather be scrapbooking! My aunt introduced me to scrapbooking by way of Creative Memories during college but I did not really get into it until after we got married in 2002. I still have the corner rounder that I bought during that first Creative Memories party though! Scrapbooking is such an incredible hobby! It is my creative outlet and my way of documenting life and the special people who are such a big part of it. I cannot think of a much better way of spending my free time!

In addition to My Little Shoebox, Gretchen also designs for Ki Memories and Kenner Road. You might have also seen her recent work in here

She has an adorable mini album featured in the latest special edition of Creating Keepsakes magazine. It was also featured in Lisa Bearnson's blog this week. Exciting!

Here's a look at some of Gretchen's designs for My Little Shoebox she created using our double sided adhesive

Love this little birthday set! Who doesn't love cupcakes!

We love Gretchen's style and designs! Be sure and visit Gretchen's blog.

We're excited to be sponsoring the My Little Shoebox Design Team. Check back each week as we feature a different designer and their crafty creations.

Tuesday Tape Tip

Hello Tape Fans! It's Tuesday and time for another fabulous tape tip. If this is your first time visiting us, each Tuesday we showcase a unique tape tip for either our Japanese Masking Tapes or our super fabulous, super strong double sided adhesive. This week's Tape Tip comes from Joanne Nishimitsu:

I'm Joanne Nishimitsu from Mililani, Hawaii. I'm a Wife to Marc, Mommy to Emily Jay, and I'm also a full-time Social Worker at a local Hospice Care Agency.

I've been crafting all my life, but now working in career that can sometimes be very emotional and personal-- crafting is my outlet and stress relief! Some of my other hobbies include: photography, art journaling, shopping, collecting vintage deer and owls, learning new things, and personal growth.

I love finding new mediums to craft with, and find that Japanese Masking Tape is so versatile and fun! I always say, "What can't you do with Japanese Tape?!?!"

Thank You!
Joanne Nishimitsu

We spotted Joanne's masking tape project on her blog last week and asked her to share it with us for Tuesday's Tape Tip. She created an altered wood photo frame using 5 different patterned Japanese Masking Tapes.


The design is simple and easy to recreate. Joanne gives her instructions on the photo below


Supplies: frame available at most craft stores

Tape Styles from the top, 2 pack Koharu & Karumi, stripe gold, & 2 pack Hougan grey & blue

Love My Tapes all of the styles listed available in the store now and orders ship from our warehouse in New Jersey so you won't have a delay in getting your Masking Tapes to create your own frames.

We'd like to thank Joanne for sharing her tape tip with us today! For more inspiration from this Japanese Masking Tape fan visit Joanne's blog Emjayandme

If you've got a Tape Tip send it on over to us at LoveMyTapes@gmail.com. We love showing off our fans ideas for using our fantastic tapes!

More creations from product tester Heather Lee Reppen

Good Morning! We hope all the Moms had a wonderful Mother's Day yesterday with your families. Our latest product tester is a Mom to two beautiful children and an amazing card maker. She currently designs for

• Jacksonbelle Embellishments
• Little Paper Shop
• Paper Pretties

Here's some more of Heather's beautiful work

Supplies: SU cardstock, Stamp from Little Paper Shop, Copic Markers, Buttons, Scrappers Floss, Love My Tapes himawari & double sided adhesive

Supplies: SU cardstock, Stamps from Paper Pretties, Basic Grey Buttons, Copic markers, Scrappers Floss, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, Love My Tapes wamon & double sided adhesive

We asked Heather what she thought about our double sided adhesive and she had this to say " I absolutely LOVE the adhesive roller. I have never like tape rollers and only use Mono Multi liquid glue but I am totally loving this adhesive!"

We'd like to thank Heather for her beautiful designs and honest feedback about our products.
If you'd like to try our doubles sided adhesive or masking tapes, visit our online store are Love My Tapes.com. We have a great special for multi packs of the doubles sided adhesives right now.

Altering with Japanese Masking Tape

Hello tape fans! Summer is quickly drawing closer and many of us travel with our families during the summer since the kids are out of school. Travel journals are a wonderful way to document your travels and keep mementos safe in until you return home.
Today's inspiration is an Art Blanche notebook available at Jacksonbelle Embellishments altered into a travel journal with Japanese Masking Tapes

created with

2 packs deco (samekomon ai & samekomon beni)

Supplies: Samekoman ai masking tape, October Afternoon, Teresa Collins travel stamp set, Martha Stewart doily and border punch, Tim Holtz key accent, misc. twine
Directions:
Simply cover the front cover with strips of masking tape in your favorite design and embellish however you like. A simple project that yields big results! We hope you're inspired to create a travel journal. If you do make sure you post a pic to our Flickr group.

Now for some fun! We've got a little guessing game going on over at our Facebook page. Hop on over and give a guess...you would be the winner!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Designer Spotlight Wednesday

Hello friends! It's Designer Spotlight Wednesday and today we're shining our spotlight on another talented My Little Shoebox Design Team Member...Melanie Stanczyk

Hello, my name is Melanie Stanczyk

I have been with My Little Shoebox very close to 1 year and loving every minute of it! I center my scrapbooking around my 3 children-they are going to have one awesome scrapbooking photo album gallery by the time they graduate!

Thank you to Love My Tapes for sponsoring My Little Shoebox, we really have enjoyed using your adhesive products, they rock!

Here are some of Melanie's Design projects with My Little Shoebox's Imaginary Friends line and created with Love My Tapes Double Sided Adhesive

We love Melanie's style and designs! Be sure and visit Melanie's blog Just Being Creative for more inspiration.

We thrilled to be sponsoring the My Little Shoebox Design Team. Check back each week as we feature a different designer and their crafty creations.

Meet our next product tester Heather Lee-Reppen!

Good morning! We're excited to introduce you to another one of our lucky product testers, Heather Lee-Reppen. Here's a little bit about Heather:

I am a scientist turned stay at home mom / paper crafter. I live in Wisconsin with my husband, 2 wonderful kids and 2 cats. I spend most days playing chauffeur to swimming lessons, soccer, t-ball and all of the other fun things 5 and 6 year olds do. I have been stamping and scrapping for about 10 years but only seriously since my daughter was born 6 years ago. I spend any free time I get playing in my stamp room!

Here's a few of Heather's beautiful creations with Japanese Masking Tapes and our double sided adhesive

Supplies: SU cardstock, Pink Paislee designer paper, Basic Grey rhinestoes and button, Unity stamps, Scrappers Floss, SU border punch, Love My Tapes samekomon & double sided adhesive

We love Heather's handmade circle flower and use of tape as a border on her card.

Supplies: SU cardstock, Stamps from Paper Pretties, Basic Grey Buttons, Copic markers, Scrappers Floss, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, Love My Tapes asanoha hai & double sided adhesive

For more inspiration checmk out Heather's blog The best in Life. Check back next Monday for more of Heather's beautiful work with Love My Tapes products.