With Memorial Day approaching, and hopefully the rain leaving us here in the mid-west, we can begin to think about summer. I was at the garden shop yesterday looking for ideas for my flowerbed, but since it was pooring down rain, again!!...I opted to wait. Nothing like having flowers sitting in their containers and spoiling while we wait for the ground to dry out for planting. As I was wandering the isles, I wondered how many others were in my same boat, not sure if we'd be working on the gardens and having BBQs or trying to escape town and the rain for some other form of entertainment for the holiday weekend.
Typically Memorial Day weekend is the kick-off for summer. School is over or just about and our days are usually warmer. This year shows signs of not being the norm. Add to that the crazy gas prices and this weekend is starting to look like a great opportunity to get together with the gals and scrap.
If you are in need of a project, check out the chipboard word books on the website. These are great for gifts or for your personal mini book collection. We have several themes available and some of the previous holiday ones are on sale. Shoot us an e-mail or a list of what is in stock. Or to special order a word book with your family name, a child's name or your favorite word or expression.
If you are in our local area and want to book our crop room for you and your scrap gals, let us know. We have a couple great options for you.
So..whatever happens this weekend...rain or shine...play or work...scrap or not...we hope that there are plenty of memories for you and yours.
Have a great Memorial Weekend!
Friday, May 23, 2008
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
May Store Newsletter
Scrap-To-IT! Times!
May 2008 Edition
Welcome May!
May is a great month for scrapbooking. Besides National Scrapbook Day and Mothers Day, did you know the month of May also hosts these awesome picture taking opportunities?
1. National Smile Month – Here’s a chance to go through all those old photos you have and create a collage of pictures of your favorite smiles. Silly, cheesy, not so happy and so on.
2. National Hamburger Month – Take the camera and the family out to your favorite burger joint.
3. National Garage Sale Month – Think about taking the kids on a photo op thru their room snapping pictures of old toys and clothes that you clear out to donate. Save the memory while making space for new treasures to come.
4. May 15, is National Chocolate Chip day and May 16 is National Pizza Day. Pizza and chocolate…my kids would love a day in the kitchen with mom celebrating these two ingredients – both overly loved at our house. What about at yours?
Take a look at the link below in the technique section. This is from the PMA (photography association) group which has recently joined forces with a couple of the scrapbook associations. They have some great tips on their website to help take better pictures.
New in the Store –
White Pens are in. Those of you have been asking – we have a fresh batch for your doodling projects.
Rub-ons - we’ve added quite a few rub-ons to our product line this month, from several companies and in several themes. Including some great wedding themes from Beary Patch.
Still need a gift for Mom? Try a chipboard word book. MOM books still available.
As stated in last month’s e-mail the new Core’dinations cardstock has arrived.
This is a nice canvas textured cardstock that can be used as a traditional card -
stock or you can personalize it by sanding, tearing or antiquing. Each sheet has
a true-dyed core which compliments the surface color.
We also brought in a selection of Bazzill Smoothies – in luscious Father’s Day project colors. As well as a couple nice metallics.
We have more paper towers coming so that we can carry a bigger cardstock selection. We know there are many that are fond of Bazzill, but hope you’ll give these other really nice papers a try.
Next Month’s Teaser - Quick Quotes Kits
Check the website for more details and we bring in some of the great product lines, kits and projects from this company.
Crop Room Openings!!
Wed. May 14, 2008 - 9:00 - 1:00 - Wed. Morning Open Crop
Fri. May 16, 2008 - 6:30 - 12:30 - Book this room for your group!
Sat. May 17, 2008 – 10:30 – 4:30 – Open Crop Time
Fri. May 23, 2008 - 6:30 - 12:30 - Book the room for your group!
Sat. May 24, 2008 – 10:30 – 4:30 – Open Crop Time
Wed. May 28, 2008 - 9:00 - 1:00 - Wed. Morning Open Crop
To schedule the crop space, call the store or e-mail us shop.scraptoit@yahoo.com
Check out the photos on the websites. Dates will be posted there too.
Technique Time!
For this month's technique - let's talk photographs. Spring and summer is a great time to take pictures out of doors. To talk great pictures the Photography Trade Association has set up a great website with tips and tricks.
After you try a few, send us a good example of your before and after. Along with a paragraph explaining the technique you used, what you learned and how it helped you.
We'll be compiling all of these for a photo contest. Three great prizes (tba at a later date) will be awarded to the winning entries. Here's the link:
http://www.takegreatpictures.com/HOME/Columns/Scrapbooking/params/menu/247/default.aspx
Non-Mom (or Celebrating Me) Layouts
It is true we all have a mom, but we aren’t all moms, or we don’t have little ones at home to scrap any more. Here are a few ideas for layouts for page that has nothing to do with you as a mom or you as a mother-in-law, or any other mom theme, but rather taking this month of May to celebrate you.
1. Scrap a photo of yourself as a child
2. Scrap a ‘day in the life of’ layout
3. Scrap your obsessions
4. Do a self Q/A. Ask and answer some questions about YOU
5. Scrap some of your favorites around town, places you shop, eat, play
Get yourself in the photos and tell the story of YOU. If you tend to be behind the camera a lot, you need to step out, every once in a while and tell your side of things.
*These ideas and many others can be found on Scrapbooks Etc.’s online magazine.
Have a great May. Enjoy your Memorial Day weekend – don’t forget to take your camera!
shop.scraptoit@yahoo.com
http://www.scraptoit.com/
May 2008 Edition
Welcome May!
May is a great month for scrapbooking. Besides National Scrapbook Day and Mothers Day, did you know the month of May also hosts these awesome picture taking opportunities?
1. National Smile Month – Here’s a chance to go through all those old photos you have and create a collage of pictures of your favorite smiles. Silly, cheesy, not so happy and so on.
2. National Hamburger Month – Take the camera and the family out to your favorite burger joint.
3. National Garage Sale Month – Think about taking the kids on a photo op thru their room snapping pictures of old toys and clothes that you clear out to donate. Save the memory while making space for new treasures to come.
4. May 15, is National Chocolate Chip day and May 16 is National Pizza Day. Pizza and chocolate…my kids would love a day in the kitchen with mom celebrating these two ingredients – both overly loved at our house. What about at yours?
Take a look at the link below in the technique section. This is from the PMA (photography association) group which has recently joined forces with a couple of the scrapbook associations. They have some great tips on their website to help take better pictures.
New in the Store –
White Pens are in. Those of you have been asking – we have a fresh batch for your doodling projects.
Rub-ons - we’ve added quite a few rub-ons to our product line this month, from several companies and in several themes. Including some great wedding themes from Beary Patch.
Still need a gift for Mom? Try a chipboard word book. MOM books still available.
As stated in last month’s e-mail the new Core’dinations cardstock has arrived.
This is a nice canvas textured cardstock that can be used as a traditional card -
stock or you can personalize it by sanding, tearing or antiquing. Each sheet has
a true-dyed core which compliments the surface color.
We also brought in a selection of Bazzill Smoothies – in luscious Father’s Day project colors. As well as a couple nice metallics.
We have more paper towers coming so that we can carry a bigger cardstock selection. We know there are many that are fond of Bazzill, but hope you’ll give these other really nice papers a try.
Next Month’s Teaser - Quick Quotes Kits
Check the website for more details and we bring in some of the great product lines, kits and projects from this company.
Crop Room Openings!!
Wed. May 14, 2008 - 9:00 - 1:00 - Wed. Morning Open Crop
Fri. May 16, 2008 - 6:30 - 12:30 - Book this room for your group!
Sat. May 17, 2008 – 10:30 – 4:30 – Open Crop Time
Fri. May 23, 2008 - 6:30 - 12:30 - Book the room for your group!
Sat. May 24, 2008 – 10:30 – 4:30 – Open Crop Time
Wed. May 28, 2008 - 9:00 - 1:00 - Wed. Morning Open Crop
To schedule the crop space, call the store or e-mail us shop.scraptoit@yahoo.com
Check out the photos on the websites. Dates will be posted there too.
Technique Time!
For this month's technique - let's talk photographs. Spring and summer is a great time to take pictures out of doors. To talk great pictures the Photography Trade Association has set up a great website with tips and tricks.
After you try a few, send us a good example of your before and after. Along with a paragraph explaining the technique you used, what you learned and how it helped you.
We'll be compiling all of these for a photo contest. Three great prizes (tba at a later date) will be awarded to the winning entries. Here's the link:
http://www.takegreatpictures.com/HOME/Columns/Scrapbooking/params/menu/247/default.aspx
Non-Mom (or Celebrating Me) Layouts
It is true we all have a mom, but we aren’t all moms, or we don’t have little ones at home to scrap any more. Here are a few ideas for layouts for page that has nothing to do with you as a mom or you as a mother-in-law, or any other mom theme, but rather taking this month of May to celebrate you.
1. Scrap a photo of yourself as a child
2. Scrap a ‘day in the life of’ layout
3. Scrap your obsessions
4. Do a self Q/A. Ask and answer some questions about YOU
5. Scrap some of your favorites around town, places you shop, eat, play
Get yourself in the photos and tell the story of YOU. If you tend to be behind the camera a lot, you need to step out, every once in a while and tell your side of things.
*These ideas and many others can be found on Scrapbooks Etc.’s online magazine.
Have a great May. Enjoy your Memorial Day weekend – don’t forget to take your camera!
shop.scraptoit@yahoo.com
http://www.scraptoit.com/
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