Ok, now it really is the end of September and the Official First Day of Fall was September 23rd! So long, lazy hazy days of summer, so long September settling in... Hello October and the beginning of the busiest time of the year! Yippee! I am so excited about all the upcoming activities we have planned.

My mantra for a long time has been... STOP! Let's Get Off The Merry-Go-Round and get back to the basics! Yes, we will always continue to bring you the latest and greatest in products and techniques, but we will also show you how to enjoy what you already have, without being overwhelmed by product over-load and burnt out! We need to remember why we started this wonderful hobby and more importantly why we want to continue with it! I have shared so many experiences with you over the years, and this week I experienced another reminder of my purpose here as well as the purpose of our store. God has a wonderful way of showing you His path, when you allow Him to.

We met with Pat Johnson yesterday, one of our wonderful reps. She not only reps for many of the great companies, whose product we carry, but she was also a store owner herself. She knows both sides of the business that's for sure! To be more specific, she and her husband owned a rubber stamp store. She is not just a stamper, but a teacher as well, and just happens to rep for some of THE GREATEST STAMP Companies!  Drum Roll Please... Mark your  calendars now for our Holiday Open House Weekend: December 1-2. On Saturday, Pat is going to lead a great day of Stamping Projects and Make & Takes! I guarantee you'll have a great time learning about clear stamps, rubber stamps and everything in between! Watch your E-mails for details but in the meantime... save the date!

Check out This Weeks New Products:

Fancy Pants: In the Garden 12x12 stamp set. Baby, Boy, Girl and School chipboard box sets, New 12x12 Overlays and New collections, Botanical, True and Sweet Pea, which all include ribbons, rub-ons and die-cute sheets. Love it, Love it, Love it All!

These stamps sold out FAST! If you missed out and still want one, call the store and let us know. We are reordering more.

Carolee's Creations: Cowboys, Recipe and Christmas papers.

Hot Off the Press: More Acrylic Stamps, Swirls, Winter Swirls and Stitches.

Moxxie: Extreme Boy Paper and Cardstock sticker, Cat and Dog rub-ons and papers.

SEI: 8 1/2x11 Velvet paper is back in stock in Tomato, Coconut and Midnight, just in time for the Holidays. Park Buddies Collection and Kitty's Place Collection.

Dream Street: Gorgeous Collections, Gracie, Forget Me Not, Near and Dear and Whirls n' Swirls. Plus Chipboard mini albums and pattern paper sticker sheets which fit right over the chipboard books. How simple and easy can it get!?!

New: Chipboard Cover Albums in plane 6x6, adore and 12345. How cute are these when they're covered. So Awesome, and great gifts! Ribbon, Rub-ons and papers from the Runway Collection.

Autumn Leaves: More Acrylic Stamps, Whimsical Frames, Cardiology 1, Mindy's Zoo, 'Tis The Season, For The Record, Christmas Swirls and Gypsy Style. Plus Rhonna Farrer Tins in Phrase Rub-ons, Keyword Rub-ons and Greetings Rub-ons. Also in 1/2 the order of the Classic Christmas Collection, the other 1/2 hoping to be in next week.

New Punches: Giant Circle, Mega Circle, Giant Scallop Oval, Mega Scallop Oval. These are perfect for stamping out tiles for your pages or cards, especially since clear stamps are the hottest things going! Just look at a few of these ideas!

K&Company: Classic Margo Collection and Ancestry Collection. Albums, Papers, Grand Adhesions, mini books, Scrap Kits. Some great stuff!

Happy Scrapping!

Ade and Jenny

Can you believe that we are in the final days of September? I think I even felt a cool, crisp, breeze this morning. I know it won't last, but just the thought of Fall approaching is reason enough to celebrate!

We've been celebrating Fall all week playing with lots of new Fall products, planning Fall workshops and promotions and gearing up for our Scrap Pink Weekend and our October Celebrity Visit. Be sure to check out the October Calendar to see all the great projects we have planned.

Jenny's Card Class and Swap: If you missed it last week, you missed an unbelievable class. Jenny is absolutely amazing. I know, I'm the Mom, but I'm not just tooting her horn for that reason...she really is amazingly talented! Her class is limited to 12 people only so if you love card making don't wait till it's too late to call and be a part of her October class! Just look at last weeks samples!

Silent Sample Auction

You've asked for them...here's your chance to own them! We are over run with samples we have made for our workshops. We also have lots of page samples that we've displayed in the past. We've had so many people ask if they could purchase our samples that we decided to have a Silent Sample Auction! Mark your calendars now, for Saturday, October 13 from 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm. A $5.00 fee will be charged to participate and refreshments will be served. What could be more fun? If there's something you've had your eye on...here's your chance to make it your own.

Customer Survey

In an effort to continue to please "you" our faithful customers, we will be sending out a survey via E-mail within the next few weeks. Please take the time to answer our questions so that we can better serve you. We will be asking specific questions regarding workshops, evening hours and more. Your honesty and comments will be greatly appreciated.

Time Change

Effective January 1, 2008 we will no longer be open on Sundays!

Calling all September Page Contest Entries. If you haven't turned your pages in yet...hurry. Voting is taking place now through the end of the month. This is our last monthly contest till after the holidays. If you haven't been a lucky winner yet, maybe this will be your month to win!

Camp Sleepy Time

One of our wonderful customers has started a new venture that I think is a wonderful idea. I just wanted to pass along the info and recommendation. Stacey is a full time mom herself and a Dental hygienist by day, but on Friday nights she's the answer to many peoples prayers! If you are a parent looking for a night without a curfew then check out Stacey's website for all the information! www.sleepytime.vpweb.com Not to worry. She's licensed and Health Dept. inspected!

 September 28 - 29

If you haven't signed up yet for one of our Scrap Pink Weekend Events...what are you waiting for! We have so much fun planned you just can't afford to miss it! Check out last weeks update for details!

This Weeks New Products:

Scrapbook Tends: Home for the Holidays 2007 Idea Book. If you're looking for great Holiday goft ideas, look no further. This book is full of wonderful ideas just waiting to be scrap-lifted!

Quickutz: New Revolution Dies. Just when you think you have them all... there's more!

American Crafts: Lots of New Thickers, Chipboards and rub-ons.

Here's just a few samples:

7 Gypsies: Yes, more stamps. 97% Complete Interchangeable Stamps for Christmas and clear stamps for Kids, Travel and Friends. How can you not LOVE these?

Creating Keepsakes: The New Becky Higgins Sketches Book. With everything all in one. In this book you'll find over 195 never before seen layouts and hundreds of Becky's favorite scrapbooking tips. Beautifully bound, you're gonna want this book!

Also in... the November issue of Creating Keepsakes (sorry photo not available)

Simple Scrapbooks: "The Organized & Inspired Scrapbooker" This book is really an awesome one. The book will guide you through creating a work space that will inspire you and will help you define your scrapbooking approach. Lots of beautiful photos!

Websters Pages: Love, Love, Love these Papers. They are so Gorgeous! Sweet Charity Collection and two Christmas Collections, Winder Wonderland and Ting A Ling.

Making Memories: Tropical Collection and Halloween Collection. Such cute stuff, Double-sided Papers, Shimmer brads, Pebble Brads, Velvet Brads, Blossom Hibiscus Flowers, Holly Berry Brads and felt stickers. Totally, so cute!

Have a Great Weekend!    

Happy Scrapping,

Ade & Jenny

Wedding Update

I've had several people ask about Jenny's wedding plans and have told me I need to keep them informed via my weekly update. While I don't want to bore everyone unnecessarily, I have agreed to just put a post at the end of my updates for those who are interested! What a joy it is to share this process with so many of you who care!

This week we are checking out several places in town for the reception and Thursday is our first day of shopping for a Wedding gown. Jenny, her girlfriends and I, are off to Tampa for a day of trying on dresses. I hope they'll let me take pictures... I'll keep you posted!

Wow, what a great time Jenny and I had at SDV (Scrapbook Dream Vacation), at the Contemporary Resort, at Disney World. We laughed and cropped with such a great group of friends and accomplished so much! It was also good to see so many familiar faces and be able to stop and chat, without interruption...  I actually finished three entire projects. Jenny created her usual masterpieces...as well as worked on some wedding plans! Her guest list is already at 175... YIKES! 

Speaking of weddings, we also went to visit the Wedding Chapel at the Grand Floridian, while we were at SDV, and spoke to a Disney Coordinator about the various opportunities for a "Destination Disney Wedding"! My little "Cinderella" was certainly excited at the prospect of that idea! I too, saw fairy dust, shadowed only by, dollar signs!! Tee, Hee! What a magical time this is!

Let Us Always Remember Our Fallen Heroes                   

I know this week has also been a milestone for our Nation. Some may need to remember and acknowledge it, and some may choose to forget. Our family was directly impacted both in New York and in Washington DC. Though our loved ones were safe and secure, many others were not not as fortunate. Our thoughts and prayers remain with the families who still struggle every day with their loss. May our Nation never forget the heroes who gave their lives for others, and the will of a peaceful nation to provide hope for people who may not know the possibility. 

 September 28 - 29

If you haven't signed up yet... what are you waiting for??? We have so much fun planned, you won't want to miss it!

Friday: 10- 4 Cropping and Round Robin Page Fee: $15.00

Friday Night: 5 - 11 Cropping and Page Contest  Fee: $15.00

Saturday: Special Guest Teacher Project: Basic Grey Accordion Album in a Junkitz Box and Basic Grey Cards... Fee $75.00

Basic Grey Infuse... can you ask for more?

Saturday Night: Cropping and SPA treatments  Fee: $15.00

Remember, $10.00 of each cropping fee will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation

October 14th

Anna Griffin Special Guest Teacher

 Debby Schuh

Holiday Album only one spot remaining

Palm Pages, only 3 spots available

No time to list this weeks new products... you'll just have to stop in and see them all for yourself. I will also tell you that we continue to add orders to the "Fall Line Up" and this seasons new Basic Grey "Figgy Pudding" is another winner! Can't wait till that arrives!

I promise to have the October, November and December calendars posted on the website next week! Stay tuned... 

Happy Scrapping,

Ade & Jenny

5, 2007

Labor Day is behind us and it's time to put your white shoes back in the closet and get ready for some cooler temperatures! Well, we can wish, can't we? I know, every year we say the same thing... we're all tired of the summer heat. We may not be able to do anything about the heat but we can certainly prepare for Fall and all the activities it brings!

What a Great Labor Day Sale we had! Everyone seemed to love the flag discounts and the great discounts they provided!

Yes, we promise to do more fun events like this in the months to come!

Thanks for all the Good wishes for Jenny, and wedding advice for me. I am taking lots of notes! I keep telling everyone that after hearing how much things cost, I'm going to put a tip jar on the counter for a "Wedding Fund!" Yikes...I'm dreaming dollar signs in my sleep! Please, please, please... buy lots of scrapbook stuff so that Jenny can have food at her reception! Just kidding! Seriously, I do appreciate any and all advice and ideas. What fun we're having working on everything!

September Workshop Samples are all on display in the store. Be sure to check them out. We have some great ideas to help inspire you, and remember, our workshops are always technique driven, so you're sure to learn something as well!

This Week's New Products:

Ek Success: Wow! Tons of new Dinesy Jolee's and New Jolee's that are foam, vellum and epoxy, and they are absolutely adorable, New Disney papers, Disney Travel Jolee's, New Princess papers, The new Curvy Cutters are in and the new Harley Davidson Jolee's are in, and the are pink, love it!

Here's a sampling....

7 Gypsies: Interchangeable 97% Complete Stamps, round, oval and square, plus clear acrylic stamps in Family.

Creating Keepsakes: Special Issue, "Scrapbook Play" filled with 217 playful page prompts, quizzes, journaling starters, easy schemes and design tricks!

Memory Makers: "Making the Most of Your Scrapbook Supplies" from the masters, inside you'll find simply savvy and clever ways to tools, gadgets, brads and buttons. Prepare to be inspired! Another great new book is "We Dare You, Scrapbook Challenges about real life" Feel like a challenge , a scrapbooking challenge, then this book will definitely get you inspired.

One Heart One Mind: Creatable Card papers, Card envelope Templates and sentimental and doo-dads rub-on sets.

Prima: Flowers, Flowers and more Flowers, paintable papers, Jumbo Rhinestone flourishes, beautiful embossed flowers and so much more!

A sampling.......

Reminisce: Witches Brew, Shades of Autumn, Northern Exposure and Wrath of Grapes collections.

That's it so far for this week. Have a great rest of the week and a relaxing weekend.

Happy Scrapping,

Ade & Jenny