Mary's Memory Makers

10/10/2026

10/10/2026

I'm so proud of this album. I finished it relatively quickly as compared with others. Initially I was concerned that some of the patterned papers were going to clash with each other, but upon reviewing the video, I think the patterns play nicely with each other.

She's bulky with many foam squares, but passes the multi-purpose tool test by a whisper!

Let me know in the comments what you think ☺️

08/12/2026

Some of these things are not like the others! If you're like me, you have SO MANY completed albums that it is hard to pull a certain one out on the first try. UNLESS of course, you have customized the spines 📚

This is just a small sample of my many, many completed Creative Memories albums. I'm so excited that our custom foiled spines are back. For just $10 each, you can make custom titles for all of your CM albums. It just makes sense ☺️

Shop via my website at: https://creativememories.com?pws=maryoconnell

Check that you're shopping with Mary Beth O'Connell and message me with any questions!

07/14/2026

Here's a close-up look at some of the pages I created during .

I am so proud of them and I can't wait to fill them with my vacation photos! 📸🌍🌎🌏

Which one of these layouts is your favorite? 💕

06/15/2026

I'm glad I waited 30 (😲) years to put my wedding photographs into a beautiful Creative Memories photo album. I'm absolutely in love with our "Something Blue" collection and I think it turned out great!

If your wedding photos are waiting to be turned into a beautiful photo album, let me do the heavy lifting and transform them into a gorgeous Creative Memories keepsake. I offer this custom service for an hourly design fee plus materials. And if you love "Something Blue" as well, it is sunsetting and currently on sale but only available while supplies last. Message me for details 💕💒💍👰🏼‍♀️🎩

06/15/2026

In between my many jobs and obligations, I have been able to spend some time organizing my scrapbooking room. I labeled this picture "During" but it's really just the tip of the iceberg!

What's taking the most amount of time is that I'm not just not just moving stuff around to make it look good for a picture. I've actually been picking up every single item and putting it in piles for: listing online at a discount, donating, and finding a permanent home for the stuff that I want to keep.

Remember, it's not the hare 🐇 but the tortoise 🐢 who wins the race. Slowly but surely I'll get there ☺️

05/20/2026

It's been a while since I've posted, and it's time to get real! I'm embarrassed to post another 'before' picture...I've lost track of the number of times I've organized or reorganized my scrapbooking space. Yet, here we are!

If you're like me, you probably work full-time or work full-time plus work part-time plus are on the road a lot, plus have other family businesses, plus try and spend time with your kids or an ill family member, plus try to keep up with your housework. Phew! There aren't enough hours in the day!

If you're like me, you also want to carve out some time for things that give you joy such as reading, spending leisure time with friends, your crafting, your hobbies, and definitely your scrapbooking! Sometimes my craft room is a dumping ground for new product or recently used supplies.

When my crafting space looks disorganized and messy, I do not want to go in there and create beautiful things. So join me over the next couple of weeks as I slowly but surely snap my space back into order so I can get on track again.

Who else is struggling with a messy crafting space? Drop a comment and let's organize together ✂️📷💕