Holiday Shopping Bazaar

Saturday, November 1st

10 am to 3 pm

Brown Township Building

Hilliard, Ohio

Corner of Walker and Roberts Road

11 vendors and crafters will be on hand. LOTS of door prizes...

 Hello All!

I am sorry that I have not blogged in a very long time. But I am back and promise to bring lots of new information and content to this website. There will be many changes along the way so check back often to see what is new.

Thank you and I look forward to sharing my love and passion for scrapbooking with you all!

Wanted to say Hello to all of my scrapbook friends out there. I hope that you are all off and running to a wonderful crop or gathering today to work on your books and projects. Here's to a great day and getting a lot done!

Have fun!!!

Be sure to pick up your May 2008 copy of Creative Keepsakes magazine. In the back they list their monthly specials and this month they are featuring manufacturers that offer deals for CK readers. Check them out today!

Featured Manufacturers:

Scrapbook 'N Such

Stampin' Treasures

A Premier Scrapbooking Boutique; Simply Scrappin'

Scrapalicious Inc.

Girlfriends Getaway; Fancy That Boutique

Island Scrapbooking

Bizzy B's Stamp & Scrap

My Home Scrapbook Store 

Have fun exploring all of these new scrapbook sites!

Go online and check out Scrapbook Girl. They have the cutest shirts, pajama's and accessories for all who love to scrapbook! If you are planning a retreat or crop this would be the best place to get some gear to wear. I think you will love it!

If you love Cricut and don't yet have all of the cartridges then you will definitely want to check out Custom Crops. Their site has a lot of great deals for you. They have a great variety of scrapbook supplies at wonderful prices as well.

I was at my local Big Lots this week and found that they have a scrapbook section. And lucky me, I found 12x12 K&Company scrapbooks for only $8. That is a great deal. I was in need of one for a gift that I am going to make and this is just perfect. So I wanted to share with you all and encourage you to stop by your local Odd/Big Lots store and see what you might find.

Be sure to share your deals with us in one of my forums...Happy Shopping!

If you are looking for inspiration for those birthday pages that need to be done you will want to check out the May/June 2008 issue of Simple Scrapbooks magazine. It has a great article (8 pages) with ideas and examples of some great pages (I love those).

Check it out and have fun putting those birthday pages together...

You will definitely want to check out this website if you have traveled or plan to travel to Disney in the future.

Small World Memories has a lot of great stuff on their site. You can view their very own pictures from their latest adventure as well. They have tips, shopping (you earn frequent shopper points with every purchase), resource list, newsletter (free to sign up) and much, much more.

Check them out and have fun!!

I have finally uploaded the pictures from the scrapbook event. You can view them individually or if you click on "slideshow" they will filter through that way as well. It was a wonderful event and everyone had a great time. Can't wait until the next one...

Enjoy!

If you have never checked out Archiver's Photo Memory Store you definitely should. They are offering some really great classes right now. And they have crops every Friday and Saturday night and it's only $15! This small fee includes loads of space to work, comfy chair, food/drinks/snacks/, a goodie bag and you will be able to create a 12x12 page for free in the months of March and April.

Check out the calendar for the location that is closest to you and attend one of their classes or crops. You will love it!

Just wanted to remind you that the Memories Expo in Columbus, Ohio is this weekend. March 28-29, at the Ohio Expo Center, Lausche bldg. They will have lots of shopping, classes and sessions, crops, demos, make-n-takes, parties, prizes and more! Don't miss it!

Go to www.MemoriesScrapbookingExpo.com for additional info. And don't forget to stop by a Cord Camera to pick up your $2 off coupon for admission!

Have fun!!

I hope that everyone has a wonderful Easter weekend. Remember to take lots of pictures this weekend of your friends and family so that you can preserve these precious memories in your scrapbooks. I look forward to seeing your pages as well as Easter cards and projects in the gallery very soon.

I wanted to update everyone on the two-day event that I just attended over the weekend. The 2008 HCSD Preschool PTO Craft-a-thon was a hit! I attended both Friday evening (5-midnight) and Saturday (9-5). There was a lot of space for each person, goodie bags, lots of door prizes, make-n-takes, demo's, and much more.

Here is a list of the vendors that were there:

Amy Donaldson, ScrapNova

Michelle Reese, Creative Memories

Leah Young, Stampin Up

Jackie Dodd, Artstrokes

Robin Brannan, 1 Stop Bead Shop

Wendy Wawrzyniak, Close to my Heart

Over 50 people attended and everyone really enjoyed themselves. See the photos that I took very soon on this site. I would personally like to thank everyone who came over and let me share our new web site with them and I really enjoyed helping people learn how to use the Cricut cutting machine and help them to enhance their scrapbook pages.

The demo's and make-n-takes were very helpful and lots of fun. I learned how to do one stroke painting (very cool!) and made some flowers and butterfly/dragonfly pieces that I was able to add to a scrapbook page. I also made a beautiful 12x12 page layout that allowed me to try the clear stamps that Close to my Heart supplies. Leah, from Stampin Up, did some great demos on party favors. I will have pictures of those items in the gallery this week as well.

So here's to a successful event and looking forward to attending another crop very soon. Remember, add those dates and info to our Crops and Events page so that we can share these times with others.

Wanted to share another great sale out there for you. If you go to Addicted to Scrapbooking you can save up to 30% off your shopping. And if you subscribe to their newsletter you can save up to 40% off. Just wanted to share yet another great deal.

Enjoy!