Happy New Year!!!!!!!!!

As 2008 comes to a close and 2009 quickly approaches, we would like to take this time to say "Thank You" to each and every one of our customers! We truly appreciate your patronage and friendships. Without all of you, Scrap -n- Stamp would not be here.

So, a BIG Thank You to each and everyone of you!!! Here's to a safe, healthy and Happy New Year to one and all!

Happy Holidays from the Girls @ Scrap -n- Stamp

We want to thank all of you who turned in your "Stylish Stockings". The turnout was great and we received many fabulous and creative stockings. Great job everyone!!!

The Girls @ Scrap -n- Stamp would like to wish you and your family a very safe and Happy Holiday!!! Enjoy the festivities and eat lots and lots of yummy goodies!!!

Just a reminder, we will be having a day after Christmas sale so come on by and enjoy the savings. We will open 10am - 6pm.

Asian Flair Card Class V...check it out!

These are just a few of the new cards in the Asian Flair IV class. So, if you are interested in taking this class or any class shown on the blog, website on in store, give us a call or come by and see us. For those of you who may not know, classes here at Scrap -n- Stamp are being scheduled according to your availability. Just let us know what days and times are good for you and we will schedule the class or classes when it's convenient for you. What a nice option especially with everyones busy schedules.

November Challenge Winner

Sorry for the delay in announcing the winner, we had so many wonderful entries to choose from that it took awhile to make our decision. So, without further delay, the winner is Ness Best!!!!!
Congratulations Ness on your Rockin' Robin card. The card will be posted at a later date due to the fact that Debbie is still unable to transfer pictures, sorry. :( Congratulations again!!!! Ness you did a fabulous job, very creative!!!!

To one and all have a safe and wonderful Holiday Season!!!!!

YES...we're BIG Disney fans, are you?

Is that cool or what! Click on the little "play" button (triangle on the bottom left of the screen) and watch. You'll find the secret to our successful Disneyland adventure :-)

Get Organized!!!

Is it too early to start thinking about your New Year's Resolutions? Well, believe it or not 2009 is just around the corner!!!! If you want to get organized check out these album and page planners. This website also has some great tips for organizing your Scraproom as well. Here are a couple of other websites.

www.organizedscrapbooks.com

www.everything-about-scrapbooking.com

Happy Scrapping

Sneak Preview of NEW papers...

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Summer Cool

New 12x12 paper from Imaginisce arriving January 2009! More releases to come...since CHA 2009 is right around the corner! Come to Scrap -n- Stamp to find all the unique products!

Time to "Slide" into Christmas!!!

Renee was so kind as to take these picture so all I needed to do was put in the text, Thank You Renee, you know my inability to download pictures. Well, it's that time of year again, the holidays are upon us. If you're like me, you're still shopping and making your holiday cards. If you are looking for a different type of card to send to your family and friends, the "Slider" card may me just what you're looking for. Not only is it a card but you can turn it into a gift card holder as well. Just place the gift card(s) on the pull out sections and the recipient gets a surprise on one side or both sides. Sign up while supplies last for this class in which you will be making two slider cards and get two blanks to create on your own.

Don't forget that we are having a special craft challenge for this month. It's the Stylish Stocking challenge where you come by Scrap -n- Stamp and pick up a paper stocking to decorate and return it to the store by closing on December 22, 2008. By doing so, you could win a goodie at Scrap -n- Stamp. The Girls are busy creating their own stocking for the store as well so come by to see what designs they have come up with. Please come by and join in on the fun!!!!

'Tis the season

With Christmas right around the corner everyone is busy shopping and getting ready for the big day. Don't forget you will want to preserve the memories of Christmas in your scrapbook!!! But don't wait until after Christmas to get your paper and embellishments!!! Our Christmas papers are going fast!!! But we just received new Christmas paper from American Craft's.

If your looking for gift ideas, here is a link from Creating Keepsakes.

Happy Shopping :-)

A Whimsical Holiday Night...

I was driving home one night and I noticed that the fog was bouncing off the street lights. It was so beautiful...you can almost feel the calmness surrounding you and it feels like a very whimsical winter night. If it only snowed in Elk Grove...a white Christmas.

Hold up, wait a minute...what am I saying. Ladies, come on now...the fog kills our hair, drags it down like there's nothing left. We can barely see on a normal night let alone this thick fog adding to our very stressful shopping day.

BREATHE...let's look at the dreamy scrapbook page again and remember the sense of calmness...

...so we can get through another day of FLAT hair ;-) T'is the season!

HOT Holiday Booklets by Teresa Collins

Catch the "cool" class at Scrap -n- Stamp. You must see this awesome creation by Teresa Collins. Y'up, Scrap -n- Stamp has all the tools for you to use to make this very unique book. Sign up for a class and you'll have access to the Bind-It All System, Corner Round Punch and all the tools needed to complete this kit. Kits are limited, so sign up today to reserve your kit! (Due to the popularity of this kit, please pre-pay to ensure you get your kit!)

Count Down to Christmas- 9x9 Booklet...

class session $30.00 (kit only-no class $24.95)

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

It sure has been COLD here! We had the first snow of the season on Sunday. It was just a dusting really. The kiddos played outside for hours. Our cat wanted to go outside. He was really curious about that cold, wet, white stuff. He finally did step outside but quickly darted back in - scaredy cat! LOL

I enjoy making handmade gifts and decorations for the holidays. I found a few blogs with some fantastic holiday craft ideas. Be sure to let me know if you make anything. Have fun!

Cosmo Cricket Thrifty Gifty #1

Tim Holtz 12 Tags of Christmas Day 1 (that is one creative guy! Be sure to check out each "Day")

K I Memories Make a Holiday Decoration

Queen & Co Christmas Jewels (L.O.V.E. this!)

Pink Paislee Countdown to Christmas (look for more ideas on their blog)

Andrea Wiebe for Maya Road Ribbon Tree

Lisa Pace Tutorials (scroll through all of them! I love what she does!!!)

Special HOLIDAY challenge!

For this month, instead of our monthly challenge that we normally have (we're giving Lisa a break)...the girls thought it would be fun to have a special holiday challenge. Come by Scrap -n- Stamp and pick up your very own "stocking" ready for you to decorate (it's a paper stocking, of course). All you have to do is use your creativity and turn in your "stylish" stocking in for a chance to win gift certificates and/or a goodie bag of products from Scrap -n- Stamp. Hurry while "stockings" last. Last day to turn in your stylish stocking by closing on Monday, December 22, 2008!

Here's the kit: a red stocking, the white section and
a little piece of patch work...

Assemble the kit anyway you like....

And add some embellishments and your own design and whoa-la! Submit your creative design today and win some stocking stuffers in your "Stylish Stocking!"

Multiple winners will be chosen by the Girls @ Scrap -n- Stamp. Winners will be announced the last week of December 2008! Good luck and have fun! Oh did we mention that kids over 5 years of age can enter too! Limit one entry (i.e. stocking) per adult and child.

Perfect holiday gift for the perfect teacher…

What a better way to say “Happy Holidays” to all our educators out there. If you're looking for a personal gift, check out this awesome CD booklet made by Ms. Becky. The choice is yours…we’ll make it for you and all you have to do is add some pictures and some notes and it’s ready to go! Or learn how to make your own and sign up for a class appointment today!

Fog Isn't Fog

Maybe my mind is foggy from lack of coffee, but I think tule fog is different from San Francisco fog. The fog in our area is drearier to me. What do you think?

While you're contemplating this question, please enjoy the card that Marilea and Debbie designed celebrating "San Francisco Days" a song by Chris Isaak. The patterned paper and stickers are from Paper House Productions which you can find in our travel section. The stickers were popped up for added dimension and the title was accented with Stickles.

Remember you have until December 5th to drop off your card or page layout entry for our current challenge to use a song title in your creation.

Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving…

Every day we are thankful for the simple things in life...the laughter of our kids, the love of our families and the support of our friends. Wishing you lots of laughter and love this holiday season.

From my family to yours...Happy Thanksgiving!

Black (and PINK) Friday at Scrap -n- Stamp!

In celebration of all the black Friday sales everywhere on Friday, November 28…Scrap -n- Stamp wants to join in the fun. Doors open at 10AM and we’ll be having FREE make –n—takes, FREE goodies with all purchases, FREE stamp set for purchases over $50 (while supplies last) and wait…save 25% off your entire purchase…all day long! So come by and enjoy all the fun.

Sweet Child O'Mine

OK, so I'm a little behind on the Scrapbooking, after all Kaitlyn did have her first Birthday. And yes these are the pictures from when she was born. I used page maps to create this layout, and let me tell you that make's it so much easier. The background paper is Bo Bunny Double Dot. I also used Imaginisce "Baby Powder" Cutie Patootie and Tiny Tantrum, I just love their baby papers. For the flowers I used the Fabulous Prima Obbessions and Sprites, which we have a huge selection of colors in the store right now!!!

And if I would have thought about it, I could have used "Sweet Child O'Mine" for the title and it would have worked for the November Challenge. Don't forget you still have time to submit your layouts and cards for this months Challenge. We are extending the deadline this month to the 5th of December!!!! Check out the details for the November Challenge it's not too late to enter.

Oops, I forgot to blog.

Sorry ladies, I was so caught up in my Birthday celebration yesterday, I forgot to blog. I had a fabulous Birthday. Deniz took me to dinner, just the two of us ;-) I know that does not sound like a big deal, but we haven't done that since Kaitlyn was born. If you looking for a good place to eat I would recommend Scott's Seafood. Debbie told me about it, and it had a nice atmosphere and good food, and the Cosmopolitansss were good too!!!

If your in search of the perfect Birthday card stop by Scrap-n-Stamp, we have one-of-a-kind pre-made cards, or step up to our embellishment bar and pick on of our Make-n-Takes, all you have to do is glue. We hope to see you soon.

Blog Candy Winner

Thank you to everyone who shared their Thanksgiving traditions with us. It was great to read about the different traditions people have. Congratulations, Janet! Your name was randomly chosen and you've won a $25 gift certificate from Scrap-n-Stamp.

We'd like to say thank you to all the other participants who commented. If you posted a comment sharing your Thanksgiving tradition, please come by the shop before December 14th for a free acrylic stamp.

Sign Your Name

I found this website www.yourfonts.com where you can create a font of your handwriting for FREE! It's very easy. You simply print their template, write your alphabet, scan & upload the document, download the font, install it, and it's ready to use! This is especially useful to all you digi scrappers out there. Have fun!

Here's a sampling of my new font...

Come On Baby Light My Fire!

Marilea, Debbie, and I had fun creating this card to help "spark" your creative juices for this month's card and layout challenge. For those of you too young to recognize the song title, it was made famous by Jim Morrison and the Doors in the 60's.

We used acrylic stamps from Cat's Pajamas, Harley Davidson patterned paper, Marvy scalloped punches, orange stickles, Copic markers and some bling on the belt. Take some time to spark your creativity today...

All the Leaves are Brown

Sommer's picture of cutie-patootie Kaitlyn inspired me to search for some Autumn quotes. Here's a few of my favorites...

No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace as I have seen in one autumnal face
-John Donne
A fallen leaf is nothing more than a summers wave good bye

Leaves in the Fall come tumbling down,
Scarlet and yellow, russet and brown,
Leaves in the garden are swept in a heap,
The trees are ready for sleep.

Gathering Leaves
by Robert Frost

Spades take up leaves
No better than spoons,
And bags full of leaves
Are light as balloons.
I make a great noise
Of rustling all day
Like rabbit and deer
Running away.
But the mountains I raise
Elude my embrace,
Flowing over my arms
And into my face.
I may load and unload
Again and again
Till I fill the whole shed,
And what have I then?
Next to nothing for weight,
And since they grew duller
From contact with earth,
Next to nothing for color.
Next to nothing for use.
But a crop is a crop,
And who's to say where
The harvest shall stop?

I also searched for apple poems but could only find sing-songy preschool poems and Robert Frost's After Apple Picking. Let me know if you have a good apple picking poem. :)

Here's a couple of Autumn themed layouts I just completed...


Patterned paper is Daisy Buckets Designs "In the Meadow." Felt leaves cut with Sizzix. Hand-stitched swirl. Based on a sketch by Jayne Jones.


This one is a copy of my "Good Day Sunshine" layout. I couldn't decide on a title - Apple Picking or Apple of My Eye. Then I thought it would also make a great school layout, so I just skipped a title altogether!
The apple print is K I Memories "School Days," the apple lace is K I Memories Lace Cardstock, and the green polka-dot is Daisy Bucket Designs "Playful Petals." The felt apple was cut with my Sizzix.

Be sure to read Sommer's post again - just because Kaitlyn is so stinkin' cute! And for the link to your chance to win a $25 shop gift certificate!!

"Fall" into Scrap-n-Stamp

Although is has been unusually warm the last couple of days, fall is here. Kaitlyn loves to pick up and carry around all the leaves that fall off the trees. So I decided to stick her in a pile of leaves and take a few pictures for the scrapbook. And I know the perfect paper to use. The Autumn Harvest collection from The Paper Company. So if you are like me and have some great pictures of your kiddo's playing in the leaves come in and check out "Autumn Harvest".

Don't forget to leave a comment to the Blog Candy post by Saturday 11/22. One lucky person will receive a $25 store gift certificate!!!

Cute As A Button

What better way to celebrate Button Day than to share a layout Marilea created of her darling grandson, Dylan. Marilea used Reminisce's My Jungle Safari papers and stickers, Bazzill scalloped edge paper, and wooden buttons for accents. Dylan loves his new rainforest toy! What a cutie!!!

Please read Renee's post for today too.

"Fall" into the seasons....

This time of year, the leaves turn into the beautiful orange-reddish brown color that makes you feel the last of the warmth before we jump into the winter. The funny thing was, I had plans to change the window display from Halloween to the Winter holidays...but both Denise and Debbie said..."Wait! You missed Fall!" This is Denise's favorite time of the year to decorate...so come and see our new window display because before you know it...I'll be putting up the holiday items.

I want to get away, I want to FLY away...

Sommer sent this paper to me from Teresa Collins' Travelogue line. Any and all kinds of trips are covered by this line: plane, cruise, car, international. And the colors are timeless - red, black, white, and tan. Simply classic! This layout is perfect as the title or end page for any trip.

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Don't forget to leave a comment to the Blog Candy post by Saturday 11/22. One lucky person will receive a $25 store gift certificate!!!

Classes, classes, classes....samples!

With our new class list out on our website...we wanted to share with you all the samples that we have in store for you! You can swing by and check out the actual project at our store. For more information on our class list, visit our website!

A few sample of our Asian Flair Card class (left) and the Holiday Baker's dozen card class (right). In the middle is the Disney waterfall chipboard mini album

See the large variety of class samples....

Always so popular CD booklets...School Days and a Asian design

Flower Power explosion box

2009 Library Pocket Calendar or Recipe Book

Did You know....something NEW about our classes....Any of the classes listed above can be scheduled anytime during store hours. We hope this will make it easier for you...we know how hectic some days can get! What better then to have a class when you can make it...you set the time and date. All you have to do is let us know a week in advance, what class(es) you would like to sign up for and pre-pay to secure the date. It's that simple. Even if it's just you or a group of friends...just let us know and we'll make it a great class!

New Lasting Impressions stencils and paper now in stock

Attention all Lasting Impressions fans!!!! We now have in stock the new holiday stencils that are oh so cute so, come on by and check them out. Also in are two new paper lines: Cupcake Dreams and Sugar Rush. Cupcake Dreams has tiny images of different colors along with clever dessert phrases on a tan background and Sugar Rush has bright pinks and greens in floral and stripes style. These papers are not only great for brass stencils but also stamping and scrapbooking alike. They are just too cute to pass up. Come on by when you get a chance and see all the goodies for yourself. Also, we will be having a class using the cute cupcake stencil taught by our creative designer Denise.

Just Sing, Sing a Song - Song for the Asking November Challenge

"These Boots Were Made For Walking" (Nancy Sinatra, or Jessica Simpson for the younger crowd!)
The Twisted Sisters (Becky & Marilea) created this sassy card.
Stamps: acrylic set from The Cats Pajamas
Marvy scalloped oval punches
Bazzill bling paper
Creative Imaginations black swirl cardstock
Coptic markers

Love that touch of bling on the belt!


I use song titles and/or lyrics all.the.time. for titles & inspiration. Here are a couple examples...

"Good Day Sunshine" (Lennon/McCartney)
inspired by a Valerie Salmon sketch
Basic Grey "Urban Prairie"
Stickles
Primas
Heidi Swap ghost butterfly stamped with Staz-On
Kaisercrafts rhinestones


"a very merry {un}BIRTHDAY" from Alice in Wonderland, by Robert B. Sherman
inspired by a sketch by Amy Bell.
Little Yellow Bicyle "Zack's Life" cardstock, stickers, & alpha
Making Memories chipboard flourishes
tons of eyelets


Don't forget to share a Thanksgiving tradition here for a chance at a prize!

Happy Veteran's Day!!

To my fellow Veteran's, thank you for your service. To the families that give up so much to support their loved ones who serve, thank you.

In Honor of Veteran's Day, Scrap -n- Stamp is having a 20% off sale today. We would like to say "Thank You" to all of the men and women who serve and have served this country. Your courage and bravery is much appreciated!!!

A Season of Thanks and Blog Candy

We've had 5,000 blog hits! We're so thankful to all our customers and blog visitors. We wouldn't be here without you and your continued support. To show our appreciation we will give a $25 store gift certificate to one lucky person. All you need to do is leave a comment on this posting telling us one of your Thanksgiving traditions. We will randonly pick a number on November 22nd after 6 p.m. (PST) from the comments received. Good luck!

Song for the Asking - November Challenge

Here it is, at last! Your November Challenge is to use a song title or lyrics in your layout or card. To help you brainstorm I've listed a few links below...

Can't wait to see what y'all create! Since I'm late posting the challenge and with the holidays quickly approaching, the deadline will be extended a week or two. I need to check with the Girls for the exact time! I will post my layout soon along with the due date :)

Scrapping the Music

A list of song titles here

80s Music

Bad country song titles

Song index search by keyword

Search for lyrics

In Honor of Veteran's Day

In Honor of Veteran's Day, Scrap -n- Stamp will be having a 20% off sale on Tuesday November 11, 2008. We would like to say "Thank You" to all of the men and women who serve and have served this country. Your courage and bravery is much appreciated!!!

I'm Still Standing

Whew! Where has the time gone?! We've been rather busy here in the Heartland and I've been slacking again with my SnS duties (sorry, Girls!) I'm working in my studio today trying to get caught up on my pile of projects! Look for the November Challenge on Saturday.

And just because they're so stinkin' cute and it's very much Fall in the middle of America, here's a pic of my kiddos at Red Barn Farm last week...

Did you vote today?

After you vote stop by Scrap-n-Stamp make a $10.00 purchase and show us your "I voted" Sticker and receive a free acrylic stamp!!! Regardless of who you voted for :-). You can't beat that deal, so get out and vote then swing by the store.

Another great "spook-tacular" day!

Now that we're saying bye-bye to another year of spook-tacular creations...we hope you had a GREAT Halloween. It was a bit wet out there but I'm sure it didn't stop some trick -or- treaters! So off we go, changing our window display to something more whimsical for the holidays...so stay tuned. If you need to scrapbook your Halloween pictures, make sure to swing by and get those papers and embeliishments before they're gone...

What's next...the holiday season is right around the corner! The girls are busy planning some great classes for just for you. So check out our list of classes and sign up today. Here's a picture of our Gingerbread House acrylic album...

New, new, new from Basic Grey now in stock!!!!!

Now in stock from Basic Grey are the lines: Ambrosia--red, orange, yellow & gray hues, Granola--blue, browns and gray hues and the very cute Urban Prairie line with pinks, yellows, turquoise and black hues. We have the 12x12 papers, chipboards packages and rub-ons from all of these lines here at the store. We also have beautiful Christmas Anna Griffin 12x12 papers and 3-D stickers now on our shelves. There are holly flocked papers in red and green that are gorgeous and elegant as well as the gold and silver swirl and glitter snowflakes paper that would be great for all of those holiday pictures. So come on by and take a look at all of these new and exciting items here at the store.

October Challenge of the Month Winner

Sorry for the delay in announcing the winner. But, Congratulations to Betsy Smith for her very Tropical 12x12 layout using the Palm Tree Overlay for her entry. Betsy had a very creative page in that she used different embellishments one of which looks like fish netting to create a tropical look and adding stamped images as well. Great job and keep those layouts coming in ladies!!!!!!!

Scrap-n-Stamp Girls Night in....

Is anyone up for a Girls Night at Scrap-n-Stamp??? Denise and I want to host a Crop Night at Scrap-n-Stamp. Come to the store and get some scrapbooking done while you chat and have some fun. Did I mention there will be prizes too!!! If you are free Saturday November 15th from 5pm-11pm sign up to join us. We need to have a minimum of four ladies, cost is $10 and you will receive %10 off all your purchases. Hurry in to sign up, seats are limited.

Oh my Grandma, What big eyes you have.......

Here is my Little Red Ridding Hood at her first Halloween party. She had a blast!!! I can't wait to someday host a Halloween party for her. If you are having a Halloween party this Friday and still need some decorating or favor ideas, I would stop by Scrap-n-Stamp. Our window is all decked out. Renee made Take out boxes into Frankenstein heads, they are super cute and easy. We can also cut treat bags on the Pazzel, or you can just pick up some cute Halloween paper and decorate a paper lunch sack. Debbie would love to show you how.

These witches brooms were on the Martha Stewart Website, they have a ton of great decorating ideas too.

Fall into Flowers

Sorry, I'm terrible about remembering to blog. Yesterday, we received quite a selection of flowers from Prima Marketing. Flowers in all colors of the rainbow and one that has a variety of colors, mainly bright colors. They will all be out on the shelves today so come on by and check them out. As scrapbookers, stampers, crafters, we can always use a variety of flowers to add that special something to our projects.

When the Rain Comes...

Crazy weather here in the Heartland! Just a few days ago the sun was shining with the temperature in the 70s. Today we have thunderstorms with a forecast of snow flurries tomorrow! The locals keep saying this year we'll see a cold, hard winter.

Apparently the LadyBugs are anticipating the cold weather too. Last week we began to notice laydbugs in our house. One day we saw two in our bedroom. The following day we had about a dozen in our office. On Monday there were dozens inside and hundreds outside on our house! I went out on to our deck to check it out and was swarmed by them! Eeek! One or two ladybugs are cute. But a whole swarm of them is rather creepy!!!

Anyway, I googled "ladybug season" and discovered they are searching for a warm place to "hibernate." Who knew?!

Here's a small section of my house - imgaine a 3-story 2800 sq ft house covered like this...

Now back to scrappin'! Remember the October Challenge is due to the shop by close of business Saturday October 25th. Details are here...

To help inspire you, here are a couple blogs worth checking out...

For page and card sketches go to So Sketchy!

For fun holiday ideas, tips, and even classes go to Feeling Scrappy! I've registered to take the Sketchapalooza Class - Fun!

Paper Paper everywhere...

Yep you guessed it, more paper arrived at Scrap-n-Stamp!!! This time we received paper and embellishments from The Paper Company Studio. So come in and check it out. We have some of the paper and embellishments from the following collections: Jeepers Creepers, Autumn Harvest, Homeroom and Paws and Claws. Hurry in to check it out before it's gone :-)

It's Fun to be One!!!

I don't know where the time went. Yep, Kaitlyn turned one on Saturday. She had a blast at her party, and enjoyed her cake. I can't believe all the work that goes into a first birthday party, but it was well worth it. Below is the invitation I made for the party. I was inspired by Marilea's cupcake make-n-take. I used paper from Creative Imaginations, and the cupcake stamp is from Hero Arts.