Ribbon Cutting & Classes!!

What a week! We had a ribbon cutting on Tuesday & everything went great! I freaked out a bit when they said I was supposed to actually say something! But I survived! LOL! And I want to thank my sales rep Cathy for being there & taking pictures for me!

Today we are having our Squash book class. We still have room if anyone wants to come tonight! Just give me a call so I can make sure to have a kit ready. Cost is only $12.

Next Wednesday, May 28th we will have our Father's Day card & gift bag class. Here is a picture of what we will be making.

You can add a gift card, photo or message to the bottom of the "4U" card. The class is only $10 & will start at 6pm.

We will be having another Beginner's class on Thursday, June 12th at 1pm. This is a very basic class that will go over how to mat photos & put together a layout.

Our online calendar should be updated soon!

Have a Scrappy Week!

Quote of the Week: "Life is not about finding yourself, it's about creating yourself. Who do you want to be?" ~ George Bernard Shaw

Squash Book Class

FINALLY! I had to go round & round with my camera again today, but after figuring out that my laptop has a card reader built in (I told y'all I was computer challenged! LOL!) I finally unloaded the pictures I took.

So here is the Squash book that we will be doing in next Thursday's class (May 22nd @ 6pm). This makes a very impressive book that looks complicated, but is very easy to make. The hardest part is deciding who to give it to! You can do the inside anyway you want, but here is a sample of how I did mine. So call today to make your reservations for the class. The cost is only $12!

Week of May 13th - 17th

What a hectic weekend! My daughter had her dance recital on Saturday so my niece Andrea & her daughter (isn't she adorable!) watched the store for me while I was gone Saturday evening. The other picture is of my mom & Nina after the recital.

Then it was on to a full day of Mother's Day celebrations on Sunday. I told my husband he didn't have to get me anything since we are down to one income for now, but he just can't do that (we went thru this on our anniversary, too!) So I now have my very 1st flash drive. That may not sound like a big deal to most of y'all, but I'm a little computer challenged. I did get some photos loaded onto it (for my digital photo frame), but I can't figure out how to load music to play on the frame (that was the main reason we wanted the flash drive). I'll leave that up to Noe to figure out!

Last Friday I received another shipment of new releases from Creative Imaginations. My favorite is the "Old Guys Rule" collection. It is great if you know a guy that is about to retire (like my dad!) or just hitting one of those milestone birthdays! If you look closely at the top paper, you can see a guy in his recliner with a remote in one hand & a beer in the other!

This shipment also included some super cute die cut card stock (white swirls, pink flowers or brown dots). I can't wait to see what layouts y'all come up with using these papers. Could there possibly be a contest??? Let me know if you are interested!

This Saturday we will be doing our 1st ever Try It! Day. We will select a product & set it out on the crop table for you to try out. I'm still finding alot of people who do not know what Stickles are. If that is you, be sure to stop by this Saturday to check it out. And if you are already familiar with Stickles, stop by anyway. You just might find your new favorite color!

SPECIAL ORDERS I have had alot of customers ask for items that we don't carry here at the store but they can't find them elsewhere. If you find your self in this situation, just ask me if I can get it. I have a distributor that carries alot of different brands and I have actually been able to fill alot of requests. I have been ordering about once a month (sometimes more if I have enough orders!) so I should be able to get it to you fairly quickly. And the prices are regular retail prices. The only time I might not be able to order what you are looking for is with paper because the majority of paper comes in packs of 25 (unless you want the whole pack!).

If you haven't been in yet this month, be sure to ask for your Frequent Shoppers Card when you check out. Tuesday is Double Punch Day and, due to an error on my part, we will also have double punch days on Wednesday for this month only.

We have alot of cute new stuff on order, but no place to put it! So this week our clearance & Valentine's sections are 50% off. Yes I said FIFTY PERCENT off! This week only. So come in & stock up on some goodies while they are at this incredibly low price.

Have a Scrappy Week!

ka

Quote of the Week:

"The only man who never makes a mistake is the man who never does anything."

~ Theodore Roosevelt

NSD recap

We had a great time last Friday for the NSD pre-party and then Saturday at the all day crop. Here are some pictures from the all day crop. Everyone got a goody bag & atleast 1 other prize. We also gave away a Crop In Style Tote Bag that was pictured in a previous blog. If you would like one of these tote bags, we are taking orders. The retail price is just $19.99 which is a great deal for such a big (and super cute) tote bag. It is big enough to hold a 12x12 album or would make a great diaper bag!

This week is kind of quiet (so I can recover from NSD! :-). The calendar shows a private crop scheduled for Saturday, but this was cancelled because it is Mother's Day weekend. So instead we will have a crop Friday night (May 9th). I already have 5 people signed up so we will definately be having a crop that night. Call me to make reservations so you can finish up those last minute Mother's Day gifts!

Saturday we will be having our 1st Make & Take (we were supposed to have some on our 1st day, but some how it just never happened! ). We will be doing a cute Mother's Day gift tag. This will start at 1pm & go until we run out (we have 20 total).

Our next class will be the Beginner's Cricut class on Tuesday, May 13th at 6pm. This is a very basic class for those that are considering buying a Cricut or those that have one but are unsure what all it can do. Cost is just $5 per person & we still have spots available. Call to make your reservation today. Next month we will change it up and do a layout using things that we cut from the Cricut machine.

If you haven't been by the store since May 1st, be sure to ask about our new frequent shoppers card. Due to the hectic schedule I had last week, the punch card says that we will have double punches on Tuesday, but the calendar for May says we will have double punches on Wednesday. So for the 1st month, we will have 2 double punch days! Once your card is full, you will get a $15 gift certificate to use yourself or give as a gift. Since we have started this new program, we will discontinue the monthy drawing after this month. Now watch, the pink and brown tote that I have been waiting on will finally show up! LOL!

I will post pictures soon of the squash book that we will be doing later this month.

"Start by doing what's necessary, then what's possible & suddenly you are doing the impossible."

~St Francis of Assis

Have a Scrappy Week!