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 :-)