For the Love of Scrapbooking

I hope everyone is having a great week. We have been pretty busy here at the store...between CHA orders and card classes, it's been a pretty hectic week. I just wanted to do a quick blog post to inform all of you of a great promotion we have coming up that starts this Monday February 1st. With Valentine's Day fast approaching, we thought it would be fun to pick out some of the products we absolutely love to use in our scrapbooking and/or cardmaking.

So in the lead up to Valentine's Day, Stephanie and I have picked 14 different items that we can't live without and that we simply enjoy using in our crafts. These 14 items will be on sale for the first 14 days of February. That's right from February 1st until Valentine's Day all of these favourites will be at amazingly discounted prices. You can follow along on the blog, as everyday we will feature one of our beloved items in a blog post.

Without further ado here is the list of featured items:

1. Zip Dry Adhesive--$6.95 (Save $2)
2. Cuttlebug Embossing Folders--2 for $12 (Regular $7.95 each)
3. ALL Bo Bunny--25% off regular price
4. Stickles--2 for $5 (Save $1)
5. ALL Zva Creative Jewels--20% off regular price
6. Uni-ball Gel Pens--Buy 1 Get 1 50% off regular price
7. ALL Bazzill Cardstock--2 for $1 (including bling and scalloped)
8. Glossy Accents--$7.50 (Save $2)
9. ALL Tim Holtz products--25% off ALL Grungeboard and 20% off EVERYTHING else
10. ALL Spellbinders--25% off regular price
11. Peel off Stickers--20% off regular price
12. Cat's Eye Ink Pads--2 for $5 (Save $1)
13. ALL Fancy Pants--20% off regular price
14. Bazzill Lickity Slip Albums--Buy 1 Album Get a Free Lickity Slip Refill Pack (Valued at $13.95)

Dont' forget to follow along on the blog and shop early for the best selection.

Lucy

Upcoming Classes

Just a quick blog post to let you know about some fun classes we have coming up in January. We are offering a great 2011 calendar class on January 16th from 1-4pm. We will be using lots of the latest products from a new Canadian company...Harmonie, as well as, the latest Bo Bunny line...Snowy Serenade. You can see the sample of the calendar in this post. You can find all the information about the class here.

Stephanie will also be offering an all occasion card class on January 23rd from 1-4pm. The cost of the class is $15 and includes 5 cards with envelopes. You will be able to view samples in the store soon.

One last thing...we have also received the latest issue of Scrapbook and Cards today and it is available here at the store free with every purchase.

Lucy

Thank You Go Scrapping!!

A quick blog post to thank everyone, especially Karen from Go Scrapping!, for a great day on Saturday. Stephanie and I attended the "I Am a Canadian Scrapbooker" Crop, as the onsite store and we had a blast. Judy and Sheri from In a Pinch Designs were also in attendance selling their gorgeous kits and doing a beautiful Christmas card make n' take.

We spent the day talking, laughing, eating, make n'taking and more with a group of about 50 lovely ladies. It was nice catching up with some familiar faces and also meeting lots of new ones as well.

Here is a quick picture of almost everyone who attended the crop...courtesy of Judy B.



Thanks again everyone for a great day.

Lucy

Christmas Blog Hop Last Day: The Big Reveals

It's the last day of the Christmas blog hop and I must say I'm excited to see what everyone has created this week. It's been a little crazy here at the store this week...with trying to pack for Saturday's crop and getting ready for our after Christmas sale but I've had a blast creating these fun little Christmas projects. Thanks to Judy, Sheri and Karen for providing me with a little Christmas inspiration.

So without further delay....here is what we created this week. Here is our card that we created from the sketch that we provided on Tuesday. We used the latest Bo Bunny papers from the Snowy Serenade line, Distress Inks and Perfect Pearls to create this card. I love how it turned out.



For Karen's teacher gifts blog...we altered a compostition book that we picked up at the Dollar store. We covered it with patterned paper, added some flowers, ribbon and rub-ons. Hopefully, my daughter's teacher will get some use out of it and will enjoy the candy (see below) that goes with it.



Lastly, using Judy's wrapping blog as inspiration, here is what we created. We used our Pazzle machine to cut out this cute little box. We wrapped some Christmas candy in some cellophane with ribbon and put that into the box. We embellished with some cardstock, flowers and ribbon. I love how this one turned out too.



Don't forget to check out Karen's blog and In A Pinch Designs blog to see what they created this week. And you can also blog hop to see what everyone else has created. The list will be posted on Karen's blog. I hope everyone enjoyed this week of Christmas creativity....I know I did.

Lucy

Christmas Blog Hop Day 4: Wrapping it Up!

Well, the blog hop is almost over now and I have to say it's been a fun week. In a Pinch posted today's crafty Christmas idea and it's all about the wrapping. You can read their post here.You can also check out Karen's blog for a great way to make your own paper bow.

For the last 4 years I have participated in a cookie exchange with some of my scrapbooking friends. Judy's blog has inspired me to get extra creative this year when wrapping my baked goodies. I'm not going to use the usual tin or box that I have used in the past...I think I'm going to try and get a little more creative using some of my Christmas paper scraps.

Don't forget to check back on Friday for all of the reveals and make sure Karen has your information if you are planning on participating in the blog hop.

Lucy

Christmas Blog Hop Day 3: Gifts

On this third day of the blog hop, you can head over to Karen's blog to see some great Christmas gift ideas...especially for those hard to find teacher gifts. Karen has created some really cute projects that are super easy to replicate or turn into your own creations.

Don't forget to come back to our blog on Friday to see what we created. And if you are participating in the blog hop, please make sure that Karen has your information so that she can add you to the official blog hop list.

You can also check out Judy and Sheri over at In A Pinch Designs to see what they are creating.

Lucy

Christmas Blog Hop Day 2: Christmas Card

Well, it's our turn to inspire your Christmas creativity on this second day of the Christmas Blog Hop. At this time of year, many scrapbookers are busy making their own Christmas cards to send out to family and friends. So here is a sketch of a Christmas card that we made that will hopefully inspire you to create one of your own. But wait...there is a catch. We challenge you to make this card using only scraps that you have laying around.



Don't forget to email Karen to have her add your name to the official blog hop list if you are going to participate. Here is a little sneak peak of what we did with our sketch. Come back on Friday for the full reveal along with the reveals for the rest of the week's challenges.



I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone creates with the sketch.

Lucy