National Scrapbooking Day

National Scrapbooking day is Saturday May 1st, Scrap-n-Stamp will have free make-n-takes Friday while supplies last!!! So hurry in and make yours. Also we are having a sale 25% off your entire purchase on Friday and Saturday (excludes classes) !!! This would be a great time to get Mother's day gifts for your crafty mom :-)

Happy Earth Day!!

Hello, it's the tree hugger from Santa Cruz :-) I just wanted to remind everyone that today is Earth Day. So please remember to do something for our Earth. Recycle your soda can, purchase a re-usable water bottle, create something new out of something old or take re-usable shopping bags to the grocery store with you. Every little bit helps. Check out the link above for more ideas.

To encourage you bring in a re-usable bag to Scrap-n-Stamp today and receive 20% off your entire purchase!!!!

Fabulous Idea from Rashell

I don't know how many of you out there have a Pazzle Inspiration, or a electronic cutter that you can cut computer fonts from. But this is a great idea. I was looking for an ant the other day to cut from my Pazzle, so I asked Rashell (from Invitations Ink) if she had created one. She sent me a font that contained Ant's in it. What a great idea!!! Above is a great example, this is a animal font, you could download this and viola you have even more cutting images for your machine. And the best part, they are free!!!

You got to know when to hold 'em....

Here is my second attempt at a pop-up card. This one I made for my husbands Boss, he went to Vegas for his Birthday and love's to play Blackjack. I thought it turned out pretty cute, especially since I didn't have full sheets of paper to work with, I had to go through the scrap bin at work to find this paper :-) That is how I came up with the idea of the hand holding the cards, since they were not full pieces, I used the hand to hide the fact that the corner's were missing.

Thinking about getting a Cricut, or have one and need Cartridges??

So I was at the Stockton Blvd Costco last night, and I couldn't believe it. I walked in and they had a table set up with the Cricut expression and two ladies doing demonstrations. It was pretty cool. I totally didn't think to ask how long they are going to be there or the price of the Cricut. If I did I would probably be tempted to buy one. But they have a ton of cartridges too. I think it was 3 for $98.00 which is a really good price. They also have the Gypsy. So go check it out. Don't forget Mother's day is coming :-) And all mom's deserve to be spoiled!!!

Simple and Cute

Here is an easy card to make, it's cute and way better than a store bought card. I love using the corner punch to make the scalloped edge. You can recreate this using any theme of paper. I also popped up the Fox, although it's hard to tell from this picture. It's a 6x6 card, the pink paper is
5 3/4 x 5 3/4 and the printed paper is 5 1/2 x 5 1/2

Font of the Month

I picked the font She Creature this month, primarily because I like the name and I think it describes how I have been feeling the past couple of weeks. I also think it's a fun font that would work for Scrapbooking and card making. Enjoy.

Scrap-n-Go!!!

Everyone knows we have Make-n-Take cards at our Embellishment Bar. OK, if you didn't know here is the skinny. We have a selection of different cards at our Embellishment Bar that are pre-cut and stamped, all you have to do is glue and go!!! And you can truly say you made the card.

Our talented Denise and Rachel came up with a fabulous idea to add to our Embellishment Bar, Scrap-n-Go!!! It's a 2 Page 12 x 12 layout that is pre-cut, all you have to do is glue and add your own pictures!!! And it's only $14.95. You have to come by and check it out. This is a great way to catch up on your scrapbooking. The last layout was a super cute Easter Layout, but supplies are limited so hurry in and make yours.

New Acrylic Albums!!!

OMG, so I'm super excited I just left the store and we got a huge shipment in of Acrylic Albums from Want 2 Scrap!!! And new shapes too, I can't wait to see what the girls are going to create with them. I'm sure there will be a new class soon. If you were wanting the Mickey Acrylic album we now have it. Also some new shapes include a Soccer Ball, Dress, and tabbed album just to name a few.

Pop-up cards

Sometimes I feel like I'm making the same card just different variations. I finally splurged and bought a book on different card making techniques. "Fabulous Folds For Card Making" has some great ideas. One of my favorite is the pop-up card, I have seen Deb make them at the store and she of course makes everything look so easy. They are so neat, they remind me of the pop-up books I had when I was a kid. So here is my first attempt at a pop-up card. Not bad, of course it's hard to tell in the picture. If you would like to learn this technique leave a comment and we will see about putting together a pop-up card class.

Recycle, Reduce, Reuse

Since I was born and raised in Santa Cruz I felt I needed to go back to my roots. Yep that's right you can Recycle, Reduce and Reuse in your crafting. Renee gave me the perfect challenge to prove that you can. For Saint Patties day she had got some decorations for the store, she had some left over and wanted them incorporated into a Scrapbook page. So I took the 3 clover decorations and did just that. This is a great way to reuse holiday or party decorations, especially for kids Birthday parties, it's not like you are going to have the same theme two years in a row. So check out my two page layout below. And if you like it, stop by Scrap-n-Stamp it is for sale in our pre-made page section.

KCRA-3 A-List!!!!

Thanks to our wonderful customers Scrap-n-Stamp has been nominated for the KCRA-3 A-List again!! The KCRA 3 A-List Contest features more than 4,100 of the Sacramento area's best local businesses. Eligible businesses are nominated by KCRA-3 readers and Winners are determined by popular vote meaning that YOU choose the Best of 2010. So if you think we are the best please don't forget to vote!!! Here is the link: KCRA-3 A-List You can just click on this link and half way down the page is a search box where you can type in Scrap-n-Stamp. Or you can find us under the shopping category, then Scrapbooking.