New Smooch Spritz and more Origins!

Hi Everyone,

Another busy day unpacking boxes.

We restocked BasicGrey Origins! This line has been flying out the door. It's one of those lines that at first look is very busy but once you start working with it, you discover how wonderful all the patterns work together.


We received all the new colors of Smooch Spritz today! I want to play.


Our Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts products had vanished so we ordered lots of new embellishments.

I ordered LOTS of BasicGrey today!

Hi everyone,

I started my day with a frenzy of ordering all the new FIVE lines of BasicGrey! I'm happy to report that I love all the new lines. Kioshi and Green at Heart are shipping in February along with their new value stamps and new bling. Max & Whiskers, Capella and Basics are shipping in April. I have a feeling the new Basics line will be one of my favorites for base papers. Sometimes I want a bit more than just cardstock to build on. Ordering is so much fun.

Memory Box has Arrived!

The Lisa's worked their fingers to the bone to get all the new Memory Box checked in and out on the floor. I am in love with their new papers. They came out with 6 12 x12 papers and 2 6x6 paper pads. Soft blue, green and purple. Yummy!

They even made time to enter the new Best Creations Glitter papers. I see trucks and princesses and wonderful wedding paper!

This week...

Hi Everyone,

We have been busy behind the scenes ordering our little fingers to the bone. It is that magical time of year when all the manufacturers are getting ready for the big CHA show. We are not going to California to the show but have no fear, we are buying like crazy. There are so many cool things I don't even know what to talk about. ok, one thing really stands out. Tim Holtz new line for Sizzix. Embossing folders and edge dies and cool shaped dies. Click his blog link on the right side of the page for some previews. We are going to be taking preorders for these items. All the details will be available as soon as we get them.

Coming Soon!

We received a reorder from Memory Box today. The big What's in the Box will be in on Friday.

If you have never been to one of our Demo Days, here is what it is like.

More Demo Day photos and new class photos

Saturday January 16th
Demo Day 11-4 PM

The candy will be flowing at this Valentine inspired Demo Day. We will have a wonderful variety of cards, candy holders and layouts for you to create. We do the cutting and you do the gluing. Just drop in anytime after 11 AM and purchase tickets for $2 each at the front counter for however many Demos you want to create. We provide glue sticks so if you prefer tape, please bring a labeled tape runner. If you get to the store by 3PM, you should have enough time to do all the demos. If you complete 8 demos, you will receive a coupon for 10% off your purchases for the day (not including special orders or other sale special offers).





Here is a second page from Gina P.


Here is Chrissy's fun folded card for Demo Day.


Thursday January 28th 6-8 PM
In Bloom layouts with Gina P
There are 8 pages in total and lots of extra paper and embellishments left over to make more!

More Great Demo Day Projects

It's almost Demo Day time! We got snowed out last month so I know that a lot of people are excited to be able to come in and make some great projects this Saturday.

Here is a fun layout from Pam P. She combined a bunch of Hero Art stamps with My Mind's Eye Papers.






Beth K. created this fun candy holder (pink M&Ms included) using the new Hero Art Stamps and a fun border punch.







Ever wonder how did you do that? We created a new inspiration DIY Corner to make it easy to recreate some of the cool projects that we have made.







To make it easier to see the Creative Cafe Layouts we have available, we moved the Creative Cafe layouts on to the wall. The layout kits are conviently stored behind the layouts so you can help yourself and they are just $3 each.





Here are some class previews.







Bo Bunny Photo Holder and Layout class
Tuesday January 20th 6-8 PM

Gearing up for Demo Day on Saturday

Here is another preview of one of our Demos for next Saturday's Demo Day. Gina Painter whipped up a fun snowy layout.



Lisa Hetrick whipped up three fun cards with her brand new not available until CHA stamps.



Cindy made this beautiful butterfly card based on one we made in Texas with Jennifer Maguire.



Layout Club 2010

Here is our first layout for the new year for our Layout of the Week Club. If you would like to participate in this years layout club, just have us add your name to the list at the front counter. Every two weeks we release a new layout complete with embellishments and instructions for you to create at home. Completing an album has never been so easy. Just match up some photos and put it all together. Just $6 per layout. If you complete 24 of the 26 weeks of layouts, you will receive a great gift from us. (More Details later)



We received an order of custom school papers.





Here is Lisa H arranging the new papers.


Here are preview photos of the Teresa Collins Accordion Envelope Album class on Tuesday January 26th 6-8 PM

New Little Yellow Bicycle & $1 stamps

Generation Z is here! Little Yellow Bicycle has done it again. This is an amazing boy line filled with all sorts of new embellishments. I just love all the gears and silhouettes.



Lisa Halstead whipped up this amazing layout.


The freezing cold weather has made me a hermit the last couple days and I have done several layouts that I am so happy with. These pictures of my son and his friend from this summer were so fun, and for me, it was such a blessing to have natural smiles from my camera-avoidance teenager. Rain + bikes + teenage boys mean a mountain of fun!! I just had to do something fab with priceless photos. This new line from Little Yellow Bicycle (it's coming soon....keep a lookout for it!) called "Generation" fit the bill perfectly! It had just the right amount at attitude for teen boy layouts. That is sometimes hard to find, god knows you can't have anything too whimsical or "cutesy!" By the way, the silver Uniball pen that I used for journaling is the greatest...it writes like a dream! See you soon- Lisa H.

Lisa Castenda also found this line irresistible. She used the new black silhoutte stickers on her baseball layout and they couldn't be more perfect.



We received a huge shipment of new dollar items including wood stamps, glitter glues, flocking and ink pads.




We have bagged up some more of this much requested layout for Creative Cafe. Just $3.

Starting another new year

Hi everyone,

I was excited that the kids went back to school today! They (I) needed to get back in a schedule. Breaks are good but they get bored so easily. Luckily, I never get bored with scrapbooking.

Here is what we did today. Lisa got all our wonderful Valentines up front along with all the lovely Valentines stamps.



We put the new A*Muse Sea of Love stamps up front. These are very cute. As usual, A*Muse has some of the best sayings to go with their stamps. I love how they have a saying for every image.



We have a wonderful new display of mini albums. We have quite a few styles that are great for all your gift giving needs.



We made extra card kits from our demo cards on Saturday. They are all stamped and ready for you to assemble and color. Just $1.50 each or 4 for $5




We are happy to announce that we are giving everyone who makes a $40 purchase a free issue of Scrapbook and Cards Today. This issue is packed with wonderful layouts and cards.

Crops in January 2010

Hi everyone,

It was pointed out to me that I missed putting the crop for January 2nd on the calendar. Yes, we are having our usual Saturday night crop from 6-midnight. As with any of our crops, you may come in early to crop. Just give us a call in the morning of the crop so we can be sure to set aside space for you.