Photo Scraps is Closed today due to Snow

Hi Everyone,

I just wanted to let you know that we closed the store for the rest of today, Saturday January 30 due to the poor road conditions. We will reopen on Sunday at Noon.

February 2010 Calendar

You will make all the pieces shown and receive patterns so that you can recreate them at home.

Monday February 1st 6-8 PM
SEI Christmas Mint Mega Layout class Fee $30



Tuesday February 2nd 6-8 PM
Bo Bunny Friends Layer by Layer album
Join Tracy for this easy layered album. $23


Wednesday February 3rd 6-8 PM
Laying a Groundwork (Beginner Digital class)
Learn the essentials of digital scrapbooking with PhotoShop Elements. Even if you think you already know the basics you'll be surprised how much you'll learn in this class. We will complete a quick page in class.Learn how to:· Open your photos & digital scrapbooking supplies in PhotoShop Elements from the Organizer and from folders stored in your computer.Easily customize PhotoShopElements to make digital scrapbooking easier. Understand the different file types available in PhotoShop Elements and how to use them. Add photos to a quick page.Add text to a quick page.· Match the color of your journaling text to a color on your scrapbook page.Recolor digital scrapbooking supplies.· Rotate images and individual layers.Work with layers-Don't worry it's much easier than you think! Save and store your finished projects in various file types and understand why this is so important. ***Bring to class 4 pre-selected photos on a USB Stick (Best Method), camera memory card or CD to import. We will not have time to select photos in class.

Thursday February 4


Friday February 5th and Saturday February 6th
6 PM to Midnight Just $5
No Frill Crops - Usually at our crops we provide dinner, beverages and cookies. I thought I would shake things up a bit and take away the frills. Same great crop space at a bargain price.


My Mind's Eye Valentines class
Saturday February 6th 1- 3 PM

Ready for some Valentine's themed cards? Come join me on Saturday, February 6th where you will make 6 pretty cards perfect for friends, family, or that special someone. All the cards use lovely paper from My Mind's Eye and, as always, have ribbon and bling to dress them up. I love working with hearts all year round, there is just something about the shape that always appeals to me. The majority of these cards do not have a sentiment on them so even if you aren't specifically sending Valentines out, these could be used for "thinking of you" or "thank you" or even "just because" cards. Hope to see you on the 6th! Cindy


Monday Feruary 8th 6-8 PM
Scrapping 101
Intro to Scrapbooking with Gina - Gina will teach you all you need to know to make your first scrapbook pages. You will learn how to use tools, pick colors and how to adhere your photos safely. Fee $12

Tuesday February 9th 6-8PM and
Friday February 12th 2-4 PM


Wednesday Feruary 10th 6-8 PM
Copic 101 with Lisa HetrickThe class will cover practicing the 1,2,3,1 technique on the stamped images that you will build the cards with & demystifying the number coloring system and practicing the techniques. Fee $22 (if you bring your own Copics) or $39 and you get to pick 3 Copic markers.

Wednesday February 11th 6-8 PM
Copic 102 class with Lisa Hetrick. -
The class will include how to: 1. Shadows and Light Source. How to shade with the light source in mind.2. Colorless Blender Technique. How to fade to white and marker to blender pen pushing. 3. Blending Solution Techniques. Using the colorless blending solution to create texture (and a surprise technique Fee $22 (if you bring your own Copic blender pen) or $28.49 including the blender pen.

Monday February 15th 6-8 PM
"Write" On!
Still wondering how to add more meaningful journaling to your scrapbooks? Join Gina A. to learn the art of story-telling on your pages. Each student will create a beautiful 6 x 6 scrapbook while learning WHAT and HOW to write, HANDWRITING tips, COMPUTER JOURNALING tips, How to add HIDDEN JOURNALING to your layouts, And MORE! **** We may substitute a different paper line. Each student should bring:Paper trimmer & ScissorsAdhesiveFavorite journaling pen in BLACK A photo or embellishment that represents the following topics:(one for each topic) Home, Childhood, Laughter/fun


Tuesday February 16th 6-8 PM
8 In Bloom Layouts


Satuday February 20th
Demo Day 11-4 PM
Spring is in the air this 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 Chrissy's cards for Demo Day.

New Goodies and Tim Holtz Pre order info

I've been working my fingers to the bone typing up the new schedule and getting this email out. Well, its not that bad. I did take time to make a Flat Lisa. (You will hear all about this at the end of March).

We have been ordering at a frenzied pace and Monday we have two sales reps visiting us. I am so excited about all the new products. Little Yellow Bicycle has such amazing lines coming out the next few months. Only problem is the wait time....

Speaking of waiting, as many of you know Tim Holtz has created new embossing folders and dies for Sizzix and new Ideaology items. We know that these will be snapped up as soon as they reach the store, so to ensure that everyone gets the items they want, we are starting to take pre-orders of all the Tim Holtz items. If you prepay for your order you will receive 10% off the reatail prices and will be gauranteed to get your products as soon as they hit my store.







New $1 Wood Block Stamps, Clear Stamps, Inks and Glitter Glue. We made the whole white fixture $1 bins.

Expected Ship Dates for new product lines

I bet you are wondering when all the new great products are going to be arriving. Here is a mini list.



Karen Foster - Early February
Making Memories - next week

My Mind's Eye - Complete new Collection - Early February

Basic Grey - Green at Heart & Kioshi - mid Feb

Bella BLVD - All Inclusive, Estate Sale, Man of the House - mid Feb

Bo-Bunny - Jazmyne, Sophie, Mama-razzi, Paradise, Flower Child, Roughin' it - Late Feb

Imaginisce -Live Loud - Mid Feb

Little Yellow Bicycle - Lucky Me - mid Feb
Making Memories - Pitter Patter - mid Feb

Pink Paislee - late Feb

Reminisce - Unwritten, Happy Easter, Valentine's Night, Lucky Me, Graduation, The Great Outdoors, Real Sports - early February

Spellbinders - Dies - Mid Feb


Tim Holtz - Idea-Ology - Distress inks - mid Feb

Fancy Pants - Road Show, Mid March, Rusted Sun, My Family, About a Girl, Artist - Mid March

Spellbinders - Presto Punch - Early March

Ek - New Punches - Mid March

Tattered angels - new items - Early March

BasicGrey - Basics, Capella, Max & Whiskers

Imaginisce - To Love & Cherish - Mid April

Sixxiz - Tim Holtz Dies -Early April

Imaginisce - Splash - Mid May

New Imaginisce and We R Memory Keepers

The new CHA products are starting to arrive. The fabulous new We R Memory Keepers Easter line is here. So much to love in this line. Premade glittery pages (I'll be using these for my Easter photos), a fun card kit, 4 x6 paper stack that fits in their album sleeves to make putting a whole album together a breeze, Stitched paper and of cours glitter papers.



The new Imaginisce Scooter's Vacation and Lucy Bird are in the store along with all their matching $1 stamps.


We moved Generation Z and the new Best Creations Boys lines next to spring.


Here is a preview of Chrissy's February Demo Day Cards.

Updated Calendar with new classes

4 Great Cards to Make'N'Take
11AM to 8PM

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 (there are 4 cards). We provide glue sticks so if you prefer tape, please bring a labeled tape runner. If you get to the store by 7PM, you should have enough time to do all the demos. If you complete 4 demos, you will receive a coupon for 20% off of one in stock item of your choice (not including special orders or other sale special offers).

We are bringing out the Flower Soft for this one!


Layout Club 2010
Here is our second 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, a $20 Gift Certificate!






Wednesday February 3rd 6-8 PM
Laying a Groundwork (Beginner Digital class)
Learn the essentials of digital scrapbooking with PhotoShop Elements. Even if you think you already know the basics you'll be surprised how much you'll learn in this class. We will complete a quick page in class.Learn how to:· Open your photos & digital scrapbooking supplies in PhotoShop Elements from the Organizer and from folders stored in your computer. Easily customize PhotoShopElements to make digital scrapbooking easier. Understand the different file types available in PhotoShop Elements and how to use them. Add photos to a quick page. Add text to a quick page.· Match the color of your journaling text to a color on your scrapbook page.Recolor digital scrapbooking supplies.· Rotate images and individual layers.Work with layers-Don't worry it's much easier than you think! Save and store your finished projects in various file types and understand why this is so important.
***Bring to class 4 pre-selected photos on a USB Stick (Best Method), camera memory card or CD to import. We will not have time to select photos in class. Fee $35

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