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check your shopping cart.

Thursday, May 10th, 2012

Special note for our customers on Amazon!

So many of you took advantage of our 50% OFF cardstock sale this week. Smart move.

But here’s the thing: I can see on the back end of our Amazon sales that there are hundreds of cardstock packs sitting in shopping carts, that aren’t actually purchased yet. If I change the $3.99 price back to $7.99 and then you check out, you will have missed out completely on that 50% sale. If you thought you were getting the 50% OFF, I want you to get the 50% OFF.

So here’s what I’m going to do: I’m leaving the 50% OFF price in tact through Friday.

To-do: Check your Amazon shopping cart.

If you have Project Life cardstock in your shopping cart, go ahead and check out now. Otherwise you’ll go to check out in a few days or a few weeks – and you’ll be paying the regular $7.99 price per pack of 24. Make sense? I’m just watching out for our customers.

Those of you who missed the sale, or who want to take advantage of getting more Project Life cardstock? We’ll call this your lucky day. It’s all 50% off for anyone and everyone through Friday night. But be sure to actually check out. Simply putting it in your shopping cart doesn’t guarantee the sale price.

PS – The 6 winners randomly selected from recent cardstock purchases? That window has closed and we’ll announce the winners tomorrow in my Feedback Friday post. Be sure to check back to see if you won!

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BLOWOUT sale: happy scrapbooking day!

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

How’s that for celebrating one of the coolest holidays ever? National Scrapbooking Day is Saturday May 5th and we’re giving you a head-start on the festivities.

When we say ALL we mean ALL of our 12×12 Cardstock is 50% off. It’s beautiful. It’s something that works well in any scrapbooker’s stash – whether they do Project Life or not. The best part? Our collections coordinate beautifully with the Project Life edition that you most likely already have.

This is my favorite part: All of our plastics are scheduled to be delivered to Amazon TODAY. So it’s the perfect time to stock up on all the Page Protectors and Photo Pocket Pages your heart desires … and add some cardstock in your shopping cart while you’re there!

How to get the 50% discount? No tricks. No gimmicks. No special codes. Just find the collection(s) you want and the price is already marked down on Amazon right now. A package of 24 is regularly $7.99 but in honor of National Scrapbooking Day and the re-release of our plastics, the price of a 24-pack is $3.99!

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Go to Products & click on 12×12 Cardstock.

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Friends: Project Life stuff just doesn’t go on sale like, ever. This is a screaming deal. I’m just saying. Don’t miss out. If your favorite collection sells out during the sale, it sells out. When we bring back more Cardstock inventory, we’re right back to the regular price.

I’m just saying.  : )

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Click on any of the links to go straight to your favorites.

Clementine Collection

Cobalt Collection

Amber Collection

Turquoise Collection

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a sale + prices you’re looking for.

Tuesday, October 18th, 2011

{ it’s my birthday and i’ll put on a sale if i want to }

This week I am turning 35. Smack-dab in the middle of thirty and forty. But this isn’t about my birthday. This is about that wonderful number that is 35. It’s a number that will make many of you very happy today.

I want to give YOU a gift this week: 35% off a few of our select products. We hardly ever, ever, ever put things on sale – because there’s just not a lot of mark-up in the first place – but this is specifically for the products that we want to clear out, to make room for the NEW STUFF that will be arriving soon.

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{ CLEARANCE SALE! }

Amber Binder – $8.44 (35% off of $12.99)

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Turquoise Binder – $8.44 (35% off of $12.99)

Photo Pocket Pages – 12 pack of Design B – $4.54 (35% off of $6.99)

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{ what you may be wondering }

Q: When does this sale start?

A: Oh, it started already. Better hurry!

Q: How do I order?

A: Click on any of the product names (in green) above. No need to enter a code. The sale prices are listed already.

Q: How long does the sale last?

A: Until we sell out (hence the word “clearance”). I’ll announce when they’re gone.

Q: Why are these selected items being cleared out?

A: Out with the old, in with the new. All the new plastics (Photo Pocket Pages, Big Envelope Pages, Scrapbook Dividers) are arriving to Amazon in the next week or two. If you haven’t seen what’s coming, you must hop over to the Products page before getting off your computer today.

Q: Why would I want to buy the “old” stuff, if the new stuff is better?

A: Yes – the new Binders and Photo Pocket Pages that are coming are new + improved. The new Photo Pocket Pages are constructed better – including stronger seams. The new Project Life Binders are … well, completely better in so many ways (see those details here). So to answer that question: You would want to jump on these clearance items because this is as cheap as it’s going to get. That’s it. That’s all. Oh, and they’re still good products for sure. We’ve just made them even better with this next round.

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{ other prices you want to know }

More products are coming soon and most of you are planning and preparing for your purchases. I know it would be helpful for you to know how much everything costs. NOTE: This is U.S. Dollars and only applicable to U.S. customers, who can only purchase our products on Amazon.com. If you live outside the U.S., go here to link to your country. You will find those prices there.

Here are the items currently in stock on Amazon (not including the sale items mentioned above):

Project Life Core Kit – $24.99

Project Life Cardstock – $7.99

3×4 Journaling Cards (box of 100) – $3.99

Here are the items coming in the next 1-2 weeks:

Photo Pocket Pages – Big Pack of Design A – $24.99 (pack of 60)

Photo Pocket Pages – Big Variety Pack 1 – $24.99 (pack of 60)

Photo Pocket Pages – Design A – $6.99 (pack of 12)

Photo Pocket Pages – Design B – $6.99 (pack of 12)

Photo Pocket Pages – Design C – $6.99 (pack of 12)

Photo Pocket Pages – Design D – $6.99 (pack of 12)

Photo Pocket Pages – Design E – $6.99 (pack of 12)

Photo Pocket Pages – Design F – $6.99 (pack of 12)

Photo Pocket Pages – Design G – $6.99 (pack of 12)

6×12 Page Protectors – $5.99 (pack of 12)

12×12 Page Protectors – $6.99 (pack of 12)

Big Envelope Pages – $9.99 (pack of 5 + label cards)

Scrapbook Dividers – $7.99 (pack of 15 + labels stickers)

Items coming later in November:

Project Life Binder – $19.99

(Project Life Core Kits and Cardstock in the new Cobalt & Clementine Editions are the same prices as the Turquoise & Amber Editions that are currently available.)

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{ what i want you to know }

Companies don’t normally explain their prices to customers. But I’m not normal.

I know you work hard. I know that most of you have to carefully select where to spend and where not to spend. I also know that you value your pictures and memories and want to do something with them … which is why I do what I do, and why I’ve always wanted to keep prices low and make scrapbooking affordable.

Some of you aren’t even thinking twice about your Project Life purchases. You know it’s what you want. You’ve put it in the budget. You’ve been waiting for this to all arrive and you already have your credit card in hand, ready to order the second it shows up.

For anyone who is concerned about the prices, you certainly have a choice. You can keep your album super simple with the basics (Binder + Photo Pocket Pages + Project Life Core Kit) and skip all the extra items. But I know you know that. I’d like to show you something:

 

This graph shows a timeline that spans from 2009, when we started Becky Higgins LLC and manufactured + sold our first products – to today. As you can see the exchange rate has not been kind to us. Or you. Because we’re a new company and offer a very specialized product line with low quantities (compared to Target, for instance) our manufacturing costs have risen with the exchange rate significantly in just two years. During this time, we have also improved the quality of our products, which of course adds to cost as well.

We really do work hard to keep prices low but some things are out of our control.

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{ POTD Idea }

The economy and exchange rates are the last thing I want to talk about on my blog. You come here for inspiring ideas, product information, eye candy, and motivation. So before you get back to your inbox or your work or your laundry, here’s a picture-of-the-day idea for you: Photograph a little piece of evidence of someone in your family.

Crew (3) matching letter stickers to my keyboard letters. Little Smarty Pants.

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digital SALE

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

Have you been thinking about trying out the digital version of Project Life? Now is a GREAT time! First of all, there is absolutely no cost, no obligation, no pressure if you want to try it out for free. You can complete your entire book online without committing a penny. We want to make sure you like it first.

Secondly, be sure to check out my latest video with a couple examples of my own completed books. There is so much more flexibility than most realize. And yet, if you don’t want flexibility, the templates are already in place for your convenience.

Thirdly, we have initiated a SALE. Right now you can save 25% on your digital Project Life book(s) if you pre-pay by March 27th. This gives you a while (including 3 full weekends) to play around, try it out, see what you think. Be sure to check out the short instructional video first to get familiar with it. We have also answered just about every question that has been asked in the digital FAQ section.

Go for it! Get started! If you like it, just click “pay now & save” to save 25% in the next few weeks. Take your time finishing your books … or work quickly and make a book in a day! We’ll print your project(s) whenever you’re ready.

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porter’s sale

Monday, October 18th, 2010

Speaking of creativity + entrepreneurship (yesterday’s post) …

Porter recently got an idea of how he could earn some extra money. He woke up early, got out his paper and markers, and nearly finished his sign before anyone else was even awake that day. You know that feeling when you get an idea and you’re so excited about it you just run like the wind with the idea? That was Porter. He starting pulling little toys out of the play room and labeled them. Fifty cents for this. Ten cents for this. Everything under a dollar.

I was fully supportive. Heck yes. Porter is always so charitable and giving and this is his first real entrepreneurial endeavor.

The marketing? He made a list of all the families he wanted me to notify about “the sale”. I happily sent the email.

I suggested he sell some original handmade coloring books in addition to the toys. He created all the art. I took care of scanning & printing. He collated. I stapled. It was beautiful team work. (Let’s just say the apple didn’t fall far from the tree here.)

I also suggested that he sell homemade treats. Just trying to make his shop even more marketable. Claire got involved and helped me make Chex Muddy Buddies and Pretzel Hugs. Porter wrote the treat names. I scanned, printed, cut and stapled the bag labels. We all participated in snacking on the scraps.  : )

We set up shop on this past Monday since there was no school (thank you, Mr. Columbus, for giving us an excuse to have a day off). The shop was B-U-S-Y. So many supportive friends & neighbors came.

It was so busy, in fact, that we blew right through all the snacks and decided to take pre-orders … 9 more packages of Chex Muddy Buddies which we delivered later in the day. (I had to explain the concept of pre-orders to Porter.)

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[ My TOP TEN notes-to-self from this experience ]

10. Porter learned how to take a little idea and carry it out in a big way. Yay for that.

9. The boost in self-confidence is priceless. Porter was beaming about how many friends came to his “Sale”.

8. Wear tennis shoes for an outdoor sale because chasing after Crew down the street 7 times in flip flops isn’t the best idea ever.

7. Sell water bottles.

6. Make more treats. Have samples available for those who want to taste-test.

5. Encourage Porter to start working on his next coloring book.

4. I love where we live.

3. I love shade.

2. Being a mom is the best ever.

1. Taking the time (it was a chunk of time) to guide Porter through this process was totally worth it. We are so doing this again.

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the picture-a-day philosophy

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

My philosophy on preserving memories? ANYthing you’re doing to capture & record life in the form of pictures, video, journal-writing, scrapbooking … anything … is just awesome. And most of you are doing something. And that’s just so cool.

For me personally, the primary way I document our family’s life is by taking at least one picture every single day. I include this collection of daily shots, each accompanied with brief journaling, into a book. I’m going on 2 years strong of doing this. Most of you know that this is what inspired the development of Project Life. Of course many of you are telling your story with a picture-a-day as well. You know what it means for you. For your family. For your posterity.

This philosophy has resulted in more everyday pictures that are more valuable to us than 200 pictures at Disneyland or 75 pictures of an Easter Egg hunt. We’re getting more pictures like these…

Daily rituals:

Porter’s latest project:

Claire’s latest portrait:

How we get the wiggles out before bed:

A little party preparation:

A little afternoon craving:

And the way we kicked off a recent date night:

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Here’s a thought. This is for those of you who are not currently taking a picture-a-day.

Maybe the picture-a-day concept intrigues you but it feels daunting, overwhelming, impossible. Maybe you wonder, “But when would I start? The beginning of the year? On your next birthday? An anniversary? Just whenever? (The correct answer is: Any time is a good time. Pick a random day and that’s a good day!)

Perhaps you’d like a little “trial run” with this philosophy to see how it works out in your own life before tackling an entire year. A fellow blog reader — Rebecca in California — recently pointed out to me that we’re approaching the last 12 weeks of 2010. She thought of this idea, shared it with me, and I’m passing it along to you. (Rebecca, thank you!)

One of the digital Project Life books is designed for 12 layouts (originally intended for one month per layout for a full year). What if … you took a picture every day for these last 12 weeks of the year?

Because I am personally loving this philosophy in my own life and because I continue to read comment after comment and email after email of happy “Project Lifers” who are doing the picture-a-day — I’d love for you to try it and see for yourself. So here’s what we’re gonna do:

- For a limited time, we are putting the digital Project Life books on sale — 25% off both sizes! Starting … NOW.

- All new customers who sign up (meaning you set up an account and start a project but don’t necessarily need to make a purchase) will get $5 credit applied to their account.

- All those who either already have an account or they sign up now, will have a chance to win an additional FREE copy of the book they publish. This would be today’s GIVEAWAY! Leave your name, city, and state or country and we’ll randomly choose someone. But first — be sure you’ve created an account HERE. It costs absolutely nothing and you are absolutely not obligated to purchase anything. Creating an account means you can start uploading your pictures & adding your journaling to the already-designed book whenever you’re ready. It’s super simple.

NOTE on timing: Go ahead and get started this weekend with your own project if you’re interested in taking a picture-a-day for the last 12 weeks of 2010. You could start this Saturday or Sunday … depending on how you want to display your weeks. Personally, I’m a Sunday-through-Saturday-kind-of-week girl.

ALSO NOTE: Ziblio is the platform for digital Project Life. If you have questions, concerns, or need customer support at all these guys are really terrific and super helpful. Please direct your questions to them: (877) 209-1560 or support@ziblio.com.

Alright — are you in? Want to try the daily picture-taking? If you’re already doing the daily thing, feel free to leave a comment and share your thoughts too.

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Project Life: sale & what’s next

Tuesday, September 21st, 2010

Hooray! Click HERE for the sale.

Right now until the end of this month the original/current edition of Project Life is $39.99 (normally $49.99). And because Amazon is awesome, the shipping is FREE with “Super Saver Shipping”. (Click on Details next to the product for more information on that.)

{ TOP 5 REASONS YOU WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS SALE }

5. It’s a sale. We all love a good sale. And do you know what you’re getting for this price? Ridiculously cheap.

4. This is it! We will not do another re-print of this original Project Life edition. When they’re gone, they’re gone.

3. This system of scrapbooking is the simplest system ever. No glue, no techniques, nothing like that. Everything is pre-designed and ready for you to place your photos & journaling blocks in the pockets. That’s it.

2. Once you start getting your pictures off the computer & into a book, you just may feel the stress melt away from your shoulders. No more feeling guilty for not doing something with your photos. No more feeling overwhelmed by what “traditional” scrapbooking can unfortunately feel like sometimes.

1. Project Life makes for an awesome gift. Your friends/family can finally get their pictures into a book without feeling overwhelmed by the process! Think of the new couple, the new parents, the birthday girl, the friend who has been wanting to scrapbook but hasn’t had the time/money/creativity to get started. Think of the family who would enjoy a family togetherness project. Good time to stock up. I’m just saying.

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{ WHAT’S NEXT FOR PROJECT LIFE? }

My crystal ball tells me that you’ll ask. And I’m happy to share. So excited to share!

A new Project Life design? Check.

How about two new designs to choose from? Check check!

Will one of them be a bit more masculine? You betcha.

What about divided photo pocket pages that work for vertical photos? Heck yes. Available separately in packs of 12.

And can you get the traditional Project Life divided photo pocket pages separate from the kit too? Oh yeah.

Available internationally? Yep. Via distributors in Canada and New Zealand.

Will all of this be available in time for holiday shopping? Planning on early December.

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I’ll be sharing images and sneak peeks. In the meantime, I know many of you are getting ready & excited for the next round of Project Life and other goodies on the way. But I can tell you that you won’t get the $39.99 price on the new kits anytime soon. Which is why you’ll want to take advantage of this sale before the original edition is gone for good.

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