Scrap-A-Lot

If you have never attended one of these events, I strongly encourage you do go.

Gina and Lynn of First Impressions Imprinting host the most amazing crops I've every seen. They literally jam-pack and entire weekend scrap into one fun-filled exciting day. They've certainly got it down pat! The energy in the room, the food, music, prizes, and amenities were so well put together and thought out. I was very impressed with what these girls can do. Not to mention they create the most amazing imprinted albums I've ever seen... and reasonably priced too. Check them out here: http://www.firstimpressionsimprinting.com/. I have booklets at the store if anyone is interested too. Anyway, they host 3 crops per year... and this year, their September crop is a Weekend get-a-way. Oh, I can't wait!!!

Gina and Lynn were both kind enough to invite me to stop by and introduce myself to the group. Most of the girls had no idea that there was a local place to shop their scrapbooking papers. I have to tell you, this group of girls were so warm and inviting... and talented scrappers too. I was honored to have been able to meet their acquaintances. I got to meet some new faces, and chat with some of our regular customers too. I didn't want to leave... but when I did, I was soooo inspired to sit down and scrap myself.

There was no scrapping for me afterwards. I had to go to Lowe's to get paint. Yep, we are finally painting our scrap-room.

Talk to you all later,
Happy Scrappin'

The Weekend has Arrived!

I would have posted a bit more here this week, if I had the time. I've had a heck of a week. My youngest will NOT sleep at night. I think she hates being in her crib. I don't blame her, I wouldn't want to be veiwing the world from behind bars either.

Aside from the terrible 2's in our home, Abby and the DMAC swim team has had a great season. A BIG CONGRATS to the team this year! The individual championship meet is next week. That will wrap up the season. Now she wants to try Karate.

So, my computer has crashed a few times this week, I lost all of my EBay listing files on Turbo-Lister. Now my computer is throwing "critical errors" and the imfamous "blue screen of death" has appeared half a dozen times. I guess it is time to start shopping around for a new laptop.

To make matters worse, I had a glitch on our websites shopping cart. Thank goodness for Angie and Melony. They were able to fix it and get things back up and running on that end.

I'm happy to say that we are now accepting non-PayPal credit card payments on our SSL server. How exciting for those of you that don't like PayPal!

I'm still working tirelessly on the website. I just updated my "About Us" page. It's pretty long, but it gives to the entire story about how our little business came about.

New classes will be added this weekend on our website. I've had many requests for Tear Bear Classes, so I will be picking dates for that for next month. Be sure to check out our events.

We will also be having a "BIG SURPRISE" sale that will be announced last minute in March. Info will be sent out via email and posted here and on our website.

Website Updates

Our website is finally getting new products added! Who would of thought that a website could be so much work? LOL. I've also been revamping the categories to make it more "user friendly" and easier to navigate through the product lines. Be sure to stop buy and check it out.

Beary Fun Crop

Hi Everyone!

Our next Beary Fun Crop is scheduled for Saturday, February 28, 2009 from 6pm-10pm (usually later).

There will be snacks and drinks, goodie bags, and a door prizes. Our designers will also be on hand to help you with your projects.

Participants will receive 10% off their entire purchases that night!

Be sure to sign up soon. I only have 4 spots remaining!

Loads of Love

With all this cold and snowy weather we've been having, I've needed to find a way to generate that *warm & fuzzy* feeling. Gosh, I can't wait for spring to get here.

Here is a look at 2 layouts that I recently complete in the past week. Both have the same title, but 2 totally different themes. Both have been listed on Ebay.

How about a few bears?

These little bears have just been listed in our. Each one is being sold separately and are lited in our Etsy Store.

There is much more to come too. I think I finally kicked my "scrapper's block".

I'll be posting pictures of new projects and current listings on all of our selling venues... including our website.

ALL IMAGES ARE COPYWRITTEN!

Customer Appreciation Program Launches February 1, 2009

We are excited to announce the launch of our new customer appreciation program! We wanted to say "THANK YOU" to all of our loyal customers.

Starting February 1, 2009, customers who make a $20.00 purchase will be issued a punch card. Cards will be punched for every $20.00 spent on our store merchandise. After 10 punches, customers will be entitled to a 20% off discount off their next purchase. Cards expire 1 year for the date issued. Discounts are not redeemable for crops, classes, special orders, or special events.

Make sure you get your Rewards Card the next time you are in.

So we are going to start a blog???

Call me crazy if you will.... please! Not that I don't already have enough on my plate these days. I can hear my dear husband now stating... "are you nuts?"

I know absolutely nothing about "blogging", but it can't be all that difficult, right? I figured I'd take a try at it and see where it leads. I hope for it to become a regular routine of posting news, store events, sales, contests, and all that fun stuff.

Stay tuned for more to come