The holiday season has come upon us so fast I can hardly believe there are only 21 days left until Christmas! When doing holiday shopping, my husband usually takes the easy road and buys all of the gifts for everyone on his list online, however I usually end up waiting until the last minute and then realizing I have run out of time to shop for gifts for half the people on my list! Whether you are shopping ahead or waiting until the last minute for your gift giving ideas, we can provide you with the perfect gifts for the scrapbooker in your life! And scrapbookers, if you want to make it easy for your family and friends to pick up the perfect gift for you, come on in and fill out your wish list to be kept on file here at the store, so you are sure to get exactly what you want! And we also have gift certificates, so come on in and make us your one stop shop for all of you holiday gift giving.
NEWS
HOLIDAY HOURS– Please be aware that we will be closing early at 6:00 pm on 12/24 for Christmas Eve, and will be CLOSED on 12/25 for Christmas Day. For all other days in December, we will be open during our regular business hours of 11am-8pm.
PARKING SITUATION– Just in case you didn’t see the memo I emailed out yesterday, our front parking lot is currently inaccessible until sometime next week due to the downtown beautification project currently underway. The construction crews are installing new utility lines and currently have our entire sidewalk torn up, blocking access to the parking lot at the front of the store and also the part of Cooper Alley that leads off of N. Broadway to the back parking lot.
Until further notice, you may want to park in the back parking lot and come in through the rear entrance to the store. Â We are the far right door if you’re facing the back of the building, and it is labeled for both Letterman signs and Scrap Paper Scizzors.
There are 3 ways to access the rear parking lot- (and there is a map under the directions tab if you want to check it out):
1- from W. Main St, cut through the Whittaker Bank parking lot and pull down into the lower lot behind our building.
2- from N. Water St., turn onto Cooper Alley (there is also a sign at this street for CED) and come straight up behind our building (our back door will be directly in front of you as you pull in).
3- from N. Broadway between the Antique Auction House and Remax turn onto Cooper Alley and pull around to the back. (THIS WAY IS CURRENTLY BLOCKED BY A UTILITY TRAILER)
PRODUCTS
If you haven’t been in to the store for the past couple of weeks, we have lots of great new products for your scrapbooking pleasure, so be sure to stop in and check them out. We also have various class kits from the past few months available in limited quantities, so if you’re crunched on time, come by and pick up one of these fabulous kits- we’ve done all the work designing and cutting it down for you, all you have to do is glue it together! It’s also a great way to surprise a family member with a heartfelt Christmas gift- just put together several class kits and add photos, then stick them in an album to create a present sure to be cherished for years to come!
Here are a few of the new items we’ve received in the store:
Cricut– Cartridges- Paisley, Sweet Treats, From My Kitchen, Winter Woodland, Old West, Pagoda, Dinosaur Tracks, (we are currently taking preorders for the new spring limited edition cartridges to ship at the end of the month- Easter, Mother’s Day, and Love Struck). Gypsy, Gypsy Silicone covers. (*ALL in-stock and special order Cricut Cartridges are still currently on sale for $19.99-$59.99- SEE THE BLACK FRIDAY CRICUT SALE FLYER FOR PRICES.)
Christmas and Winter Collections of paper and embellishments from Bobunny, October Afternoon, Cosmo Cricket, My Mind’s Eye, Graphic 45, Me & My Big Ideas, K & Co., Cloud 9, Imaginisce, and Queen & Co.
Calendar Kits from Die Cuts With A View complete with 8×8 spiral calendar, patterned paper, and embellishments.
Scrapbook in a Day Kits from Creating Keepsakes in both 12×12 and 8×8, complete with patterned paper and coordinating die cuts, stickers, & rubons, as well as page layout ideas.
Miscellaneous themed paper pads and kits from EK Success, Making Memories, Kaisercraft, Cosmo Cricket, Bobunny, & ATD
Card Kits from Imaginisce- complete with 48 patterned card bases and envelopes, as well as coordinating decorative and sentiment stickers.
Scrap-ma-bob beverage and trash bag holder to attach to your scrapbook table.
Tote Bags and Organizers– from Mackinac Moon and Krafter’s Purse, & Cropper Hopper.
Paper, silk, and mulberry flowers from Petaloo, Kaisercraft, Heidi Grace, Prima, Irene’s Garden, & Making Memories.
Ribbon– tons of new Christmas and winter ribbon by the yard.
Stamps & Accessories– new $.99 Snag’em stamps from Imaginisce, Christmas stamps from Inkadinkado, Christmas, Calendar, and other themed stamps from Crafty Secrets, and miscellaneous themed stamps from Autumn Leaves, New EZ Mount Cling sheets to transform all your wood mounted rubber stamps to cling stamps that can be stored easily and used with clear acrylic blocks, Embossing Buddy anti-static pad for embossing, & Stampendous Stamp Scrubber Pad.
Copic Markers– new copic sketch marker colors, 12 pc. Copic Sketch sets, replacement chisel tip nibs, various ink refills, Prism Simply Smooth Cardstock for use with markers.
Make-it-Acid-Free Spray
Tim Holtz– scratcher tool, miscellaneous hardware pieces and chains, edge distressers.
Scrapbook Albums– misc. colors of 12×12 Linen D-ring albums from American Crafts, misc. colors of 12×12 Leather Postbound albums from Heartland, 6×6 Bobunny Bare Naked Binders and refills.
Over 150 new Embellishments, stickers, rubons, & chipboard in themes such as fall, valentines, halloween, wedding, school, dentist, vacation & travel, outdoor, and alphabet from companies such as Heidi Grace, Cloud 9, Lil’ Davis, Provocraft, Making Memories, & Karen Foster.
CLASSES & CROPS
We have some fabulous classes coming up, as well as previous class kits available, so be sure to check out our calendar for details and pricing. Here are some highlights:
Holiday Card Workshop– 12/8 create 5 gorgeous hand pieced cards for the holidays.
Quick & Simple Scrapbooking– We are so fortunate– 12/9 create a 2 page layout to showcase all of the things you feel fortunate to have had throughout the year (can accommodate up to 12 photos).
Copic Christmas Card Class– 12/10 come in and create beautiful hand stamped and decorated Christmas cards using Copic Markers.
Vintage Baby Club Class– Christmas Baby 12/17 create a 2 page christmas themed vintage baby layout.
Friday Night Crop– 12/18 come in and crop the night away with us from 5pm-2am (we supply snacks & drinks)
Copic Techniques I– 12/19 learn the basics of how to use these fabulous markers in all of your stamping and craft projects.
Scrapbook Inspirations– Christmas– 12/21 create beautiful Christmas themed layouts to showcase all of your holiday photos.
We hope you have a very merry Christmas!
Happy Scrappin’,
Melissa & Amanda