A Month of Challenges

June is going to be a challenging month for all you loyal SA scrappers. I have 15 challenges that I will issue over the month of June. Most of the challenges will involve you finding a ScrapAddict kit (virgin or tarnished) and a ScrapAddict sketch to use to complete the challenge. To give you peek at the challenges and an idea of what's to come here is the first challenge....

Scrap a Quirk using a virgin or tarnished SA kit and sketch. Here is my example for quirks.

The journaling is a bit hard to see it says this: Quirks, quirky, quirkiness….such a fun little word. I have a little quirk, bet you do too…..oh, you know, quirks, oddities, peculiarities, idiosyncrasies, eccentricities, okay so you all understand what I mean-I’m talking about those OCD tendencies we all seem to have.

Why did you move the magazine on the coffee table? It’s supposed to be at this end, not in the middle. When setting the table the plate always goes first, then the fork, then the knife and then the spoon, never in any other order because in any other order it’s just not right.

You never want to play cards with Katie, well, okay you can play cards with her but bring your own. Well, maybe not cause she would still have to sort them first before shuffling, sort them in her order...you can’t shuffle unsorted playing cards. Why? Well, because they are unsorted, that’s why!! She collects playing cards, opens them, sorts them according to her particular order and then puts them back in their box. After playing with them you can’t put them back in their box without them being sorted. Don’t even attempt to put them back, you take your life in your hands...Step away from the cards and NOBODY will be hurt. When at my folks house she was cleaning their drawers, found 2 decks of cards and stopped to sort them in the “proper Katie order.”

Yep, that’s my Katie, the quirky card shark!


Check the Challenge thread tomorrow for more challenges and more information on the challenges....lets see what quirks you have.

35% off all Regular priced items and Garage Sale this weekend!

Got News?! 5/28/08 Garage Sale Details:  We still have a few spaces available!  Please stop in during business hours (sat-May 31st 10-8pm and sun- June 1st-12-5pm) to shop our great Garage sale.  Items are already coming in and they are awesome.  We will accept only cash/check payments for people shopping the garage sale.  Credit cards can be used for our regular store items (min of $10 must be spent to us a CC)     35% off sale in our STORE Also during the store hours on Sat and Sunday we will be having a BIG sale- 35% off on all regularly priced items!  We had such great luck with it before that we are running the sale again.  NO COUPONS NEEDED!!!!! Sale is only for Sat/Sun.  It will run for ONE week for our online customers- 5/31/08 until 6/7/08.  Does not apply to shipping or gift cards/subscriptions or gift certificates, clearance or sales items/preorder items/special order items.  Kits not on sale do count....sale or clearance items of any kind are not part of this sale and will be rung up separately.  ONLINE orders will have the sales amt applied MANUALLY after we pack your order.  Can be applied more than once. No backorders will be given and online customers will NOT receive any prior notification to out of stock items.     STORE HOURS AND LOCATION:   If you are new to us....we are open M-F 12pm-8pm and Sat 10am-8pm and Sunday 12-5pm.   Our sign is currently being made for the front of our complex....so if you can't find us do not hesitate to call us at 815-609-5955.    We are located on Route 30 in Plainfield.....we are just past 135th (towards 143rd) on the side OPPOSITE the Walgreen's.  We are a unit in the BACK of the Plainfield Small Business Center....behind J.Todd's Steakhouse, down the strip from Coco's Chocolates and almost behind Rosal's.   Check out our BLOG!!!! Got Crops?!:    Dates for upcoming crops!   Please note...any crops with 3 or less people will end at normal store closing hours rather than the listed hours.   Croppers are welcome during ANY of our normal business hours as long as we have space....we welcome you free of charge during these hours!   May:  24th- Sat- $5 30th -$5 friday 10am-Midnight- Limited to 8 ppl   June: 6th - Friday- $5-10am-Midnight 13th Friday- $15 and Saturday- Pasta- $10-14th-Sat- $5 10am-10pm 21- $10 Sat- Pasta 10am-10pm 27th- $5 10am-Midnight   Pasta Crop includes dinner -- homemade pasta sauce, pasta, bread and salad.  Please bring snacks to share.        Private Crops:  If you have a group of 6 or more we will allow private crops - minimum of 6 people at $10 a person.  Call for full details!   Upcoming Classes: Now sign up ONLINE!!!!   Wed- May 28th- 7-9pm $32 Basic Grey Boxer Card Class   Come out and make 10 All Occasion cards.  All materials provide except ink and adhesive.  Sign up is limited to 10 people.   Another winner from Basic Grey-their cards are always the prettiest ever.    June 7th Saturday- 11-2pm -$18 Why I Scrapbook Class     This class gives you a layout that is 12x12 and then an adorable card holder add on layout.  Sandy will be teaching this class.  This great layout documents all about WHY we scrapbook.  All materials besides adhesive provided.  Please bring your tools. Kids Berry Sweet Purse Class- Mon. June 9th- 6-7:30pm- $8  Sign up for this cute kids class- for ages 5-Middle school.      ONE CHANGE:  This class comes with two books per kit- so for the $15 price- TWO teens can sign up!!!!!!!!!     Teen Berry Sweet Planner Album- $15- Fri- Jun 20th 6:30-9pm This class is for middle school students through high schoolers.  Join us to make this great keepsake album about your friends and your life.   Another layout class will be scheduled for later in June.  More details in a new newsletter!   Creative Photography III Class-$40 - Sunday June 22nd- 5pm  You've been waiting and now you can sign up.  This class will be held on location at a local park on June 22nd- Sunday at 5pm.  Please note:  You will not be bringing your children at this time.  You will however receive a coupon for a free portrait with Cari later.  There will be models there for us to practice with.  If it's raining we'll have it a week later on June 29th.  Space is limited and we'll open a 2nd one in July if needed.  We are only allowing 8 people to attend so everyone gets Cari's attention.  Also please note..only people with digital SLR cameras are able to take this course!

Save 50% on ONE item!  No coupon code for online needed- simply mention the coupon when checking out and we'll apply it to your most expensive item. For local customers and online- coupon is only good ONCE per customer.  Not valid on gift card purchases or gift certificates.  Not valid on kit subscriptions or on any clearance/sales items  Also not valid on preorder items.  Item must be in stock at time of order- no backorders given.   Not valid on shipping.  For in store customers COUPON MUST BE GIVEN to be applied.  No exceptions. Coupon cannot BE COMBINED with any other sale or discount or coupon.   Offer Expires: 5/29/08

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School is coming to an end ...

School is almost over. The kids are getting antsy, ready for classes to be out and the freedom of summer to begin. But before school gets out take a minute for a few last-minute pictures and use them to make some fun end-of-the-year layouts. Here are some ideas:

• First Day/Last Day photos. Compare a picture of them on their first day of their current grade and on the last day. Note the changes.
• Take photos of the child with their teacher. Have them write a little something about their teacher and their experiences with him/her.
• As you child to dictate their experience in this particular grade. Ask them what they learned, what their favorite thing was, who their friends are, what they liked to do, etc.
• Don't forget the friends! An important part of any childs school experience is their friends. Take photos of your son/daughter with some of their best friends and do a layout with them.

Time is running short. Take those pictures now. I can't wait to see all the layouts!!!

AD Challenge for May 26th

I hope you all are enjoying the long weekend.
We will be leaving early in the morning for Memorial Day festivities so I am posting
today's Ad Challenge a bit early.

We had our big NSD Crop a couple of weeks ago and one of the challenges was to use the
title.....If Only. I racked my brain trying to come up with something. I came across this ad
and was immediately inspired. I love the circles!

As you can see in my interpretation of the ad I changed some of the circles to squares, as well as changing the orientation of the layout to landscape. AND, I used no photos! GASP!

Let's see how this ad can inspire you!

Be sure to post your creations in the gallery for all to see!

Have a great week!

Linda

Organizing your kits

Ok, you've signed up for all your wonderful Scrapaddict kits, now what do you do with them. Scrap them , of course! Unless you are like 99.9% of the SA subscription fans who can't use up the kits in the month they arrive. Congrats...you are offficially a hoarder. There are many different ways of organizing the kits so you have them right at your finger tips. My personal organization is the no organization method. I have a large plastic file box that I picked up at office max. Once the kits arrive and I fondle them a bit, I just slip them in the front of the box. This way they stay in order by month (relatively)and they are right by my desk. If you are the organized type, you can use the cardboard that comes in the box to make dividers so if you do happen to take a kit out of the box, it can go right back where it belongs. You can also use these homemade dividers to sort your kit by colors, theme, manufacturers, etc. Whatever. However you decide to organize your kits, make sure you take them out every once in awhile and use them up! Here's my "organization"



Lily

Sketch Challenge

I chose Linda's sketch LS70 for this week's challenge and hope you'll give it a try. Many uses for this cool sketch using so many photos. Let's see what you can do with it! Here's what I did with it and check in with the Challenge thread on the board to see what others have done with it!

5/19 Monday Challenge

I hope you are all rested up from our catch-up challenge this week. I promised you that after giving you a catch up week last week (and I certainly got some catching up done....), that this week would be a thinker. For some of you it will be harder than others. It will require you to locate two different photos from different time periods.
I want a layout this week that compares a photo of you or someone in your family as a baby/child, to that same person older. I also want you to think about the story you want to tell. Is it simply the passage of time? Or is there something else that you are thinking of? I have done this in a couple of ways as you can see here. In any case, that's your challenge for the week. Start digging for those older photos and tell some kind of story....make a connection between then and now.
~Catherine~

Traveling this Summer? Scrap while you're away!

I'll start by saying I don't go to crops. I like to scrap at home when the mood strikes me and I get too social at crops to actually complete anything. Now, why on earth did I tell you that? Well, so that you know I've never really preplanned or packed anything for scrapping away from home!

Recently, my husband's work sent him to a seminar in Vegas and I was lucky enough to tag along. I realize that most people traveling to Vegas would plan to sit by the pool, gamble, or take in a show. This is just another reminder of how I am NOT most people :) Me, I planned to sit in the hotel room while dh was in meetings all day and SCRAP!

So, I grabbed the basics, my trimmer, hermie tabs, and scissors. I then grabbed some scrapaddict kits and went through my photos to find ones that worked with the kit colors or themes. I checked to see if I'd want to add anything like letter stickers, or if I'd need some other form of adhesive. I stuck all of this into my Making Memories adorable pink bag (the shoulder one that I usually use to transport papers to and from school in) and I was all set!

I had no problems with security, and waltzed right onto the plane. I didn't try to do anything in the air other than sketch a couple of ideas for layouts and sleep.

The first day of meetings for dh was a full day of playing for me! I went and got a Coke Zero, checked the wireless connection on the computer and played away! I was happy to see that my link to Scrapaddict would not be a problem:

While I do admit I would have wanted a couple other things for the layout, I was happy with how everything turned out! I was able to get four layouts completed, spend lots of time online, and had no one pulling my leg asking me to get them a snack. Ahhhh, my idea of a vacation!

Childhood Memories

As much as I love to take new pictures and scrap them, I sometimes find myself feeling very guilty about all the older pictures sitting neglected in my stash. While it's important to document the here and now before I forget it, the old pictures deserve every bit the attention my recent photos do. The problem is, those older pictures aren't usually that inspiring. Most are old and faded and smaller in size than today's pictures. I have to give myself a kick in the rear sometimes and remember that it's all about the memories, not the photos. I know because I really enjoy going back and looking at the pages I do of my childhood memories, no matter how bad the photo. For instance, one tiny picture of me with my three siblings (a very rare shot), sparked a full page of journaling that I now treasure. One itty bitty photo of me brought back my very earliest childhood memory, and made for a favorite layout of mine.

I should feel lucky to HAVE photos of some of my memories because another problem I run into is having a wonderful memory to document with no photo to go along with it. There are a couple of ways around this problem. In one case, I was remembering my sentimental fondness for my grandma's kitchen during my childhood and remembered that she had given me a memento from there. I snapped a photo of the sugar dish, a prized possession of mine, and poured my heart out about what it meant to me, obviously far more than the piece of plastic it consists of.

Sometimes I just have to scrap a memory even though I have no pictures to go with it. My family rarely took pictures at Halloween when I was little, but I felt the need to document my fun times anyway. Another thing I knew I wanted to document was how I got my name. Other than randomly selecting a baby photo to go on the page, there isn't anything that goes with it, but it's an important memory to document. What really helps in these cases is hitting the Sketch Gallery. It's a no-brainer to turn those sketches into photo-free layouts.

Getting these pages finished fills up my Book of Me. There is no one more qualified to tell your story than you and who cares if your pictures are old or even non-existent? Those memories are just as important as the stories we tell about our kids. I challenge you go put your story down on pages anyway. You won't regret it.

5/12 Monday Challenge--let's play catch-up

It is traditional after these cyber crops to give you a week's reprieve on the challenge so you can catch up and get your ducks in a row. I know there is some kind of challenge that you maybe wanted to do, but didn't quite finish. I know I have a list this week of things I want to accomplish. This is the week to get it done, because I promise that next week I'll be back with a vengeance. I promise you that next week's challenge will be a stretching, growing experience. :) If you were a mega-scrapper last week and managed to finish off absolutely everything, then you had more scrapping time that I did! And you get to take one of those ads or sketches and do a different take on it. Pick one of the sketches and rotate it or use entirely different papers for a different feel.
And then brace yourself for next week!

A wonderful Mother's Day wish to all of you!

Got News?! 5/8/08 Feed Your Addiction- Scrap Happenings FREE FAST SCRAP CLASS Crop Changes- READ Creative Photography III Class 30% off Everything**- ONE WEEK ONLY GARAGE SALE April Classes   STORE HOURS AND LOCATION:   If you are new to us....we are open M-F 10am-9pm and Sat 10am-8pm and Sunday 12-5pm.   Our sign is currently being made for the front of our complex....so if you can't find us do not hesitate to call us at 815-609-5955.    We are located on Route 30 in Plainfield.....we are just past 135th (towards 143rd) on the side OPPOSITE the Walgreen's.  We are a unit in the BACK of the Plainfield Small Business Center....behind J.Todd's Steakhouse, down the strip from Coco's Chocolates and almost behind Rosal's.   Check out our BLOG!!!! Got Crops?!:    Dates for upcoming crops!   Please note...any crops with 3 or less people will end at normal store closing hours rather than the listed hours.   Croppers are welcome during ANY of our normal business hours as long as we have space....we welcome you free of charge during these hours!   May: 16th (Fri) Potluck 10am-Midnight FULL 24th (Sat)-Potluck-10am-8pm 30th (Fri) Potluck 10am-Midnight- Limited to 8 ppl   June: 6th - Friday- Potluck 10am-Midnight 13th-14th-15th- weekend crop!- Sat- Potluck 10am-10pm 21- Sat- Pasta 10am-10pm 27th- Potluck 10am-Midnight   Pasta Crop includes dinner -- homemade pasta sauce, pasta, bread and salad.  Please bring snacks to share. Free to Attend!   Potluck Crop means no meal and we ask you to bring a main dish or sandwich for yourself and a dish to share (veggies, fruit, dip and chips, etc).  Free to attend!      Private Crops:  If you have a group of 6 or more we will allow private crops - minimum of 6 people at $10 a person.  Call for full details!   Class Kit Tools:   Please bring these items to any class you sign up for!   Trimmer Adhesive Ink Pad Eyelet Setter/Crop-a-dile Scrap Pen or markers Photos if needed Scissors Pencil Ruler   Fast Scrap Class  Want to learn how to scrap?  Or just want to learn to scrap fast?  We are offering these classes for FREE.  We ask that you please RSVP in advance and we will cancel any class that has less than 3 people in it.  You must purchase ONE kit from our store prior to the class....add photos to match and come back and make a great layout!    For those that have taken this class before..you are always welcome to join us and sit in..although the same materials will be covered each time.  Upcoming Fast Scrap Classes:  Wed May 14th- 6:30-9pm   Call 815-609-5955 to RSVP. Please make sure to have your kit and the photos in it already.  And bring any supplies you might have- trimmer adhesive, etc  If you have no supplies...we can provide a trimmer and you can purchase adhesive at our store.   Layout Class   Have you graduated from the Fast Scrap and just want to keep up on your skills?  A different kit will be chosen each month and you can come in and apply YOUR pictures to the layout.    This class will cost $10 and it's on May 21st- Wednesday from 6:30pm-8:30pm.  You will make 2 layouts and a card!!!!  See store for sample!   Greetings!    We've started BLOGGING...make sure to check us out..we have daily challenges and also updates. Our NSD weekend crop was a blast...we couldn't have done it without some help.  We'd like to thank Stephenie-who is a Fiskateer who came out and scrapped on Saturday but also did demos and brought in a big bag of goodies to raffle off.  Thanks Stephenie!!!! We also would like to thank all of our customers who came out and supported us!!  It was SO successful that we are running a weekend long crop again in June -the 13-15th.   Congratulations to our winners of our drawing: Cindy Gerard- our GRAND prize winner -who won the Mega Prize basket worth over $50.   Also we have kit prizes for: Alidalis Acevido and Lynne Larkin- Please stop in to get your prizes!   Happy Mother's Day to all of our female customers !  We hope you have a great day.  Just a reminder that we'll be closed on Sunday. Fee   Changes to our Crops  Effective immediately:  Our crops will now require a $15 deposit when you call to reserve space.  You can give a credit card number over the phone or reserve in person to pay cash/check.  The crops are still free- that $15 will turn into a merchandise credit on the day of the crop.  If you cancel you will lose the deposit. If you don't spend $15 that day the credit does not carry over.   We will allow you to cancel if you do so more than 5 days in advance.  If anyone is consistently cancelling we won't allow a refund at that point.  For those customers already on our list for June you will be receiving a call this week asking for a credit card to secure your space.  We can only hold a space for 24 hours without payment.  Thanks for your cooperation in this matter.     WEEKEND LONG CROP AGAIN in JUNE!!! We've added a FULL WEEKEND LONG crop -you can reserve space by the day for $15 a day or for all three days for $40.  This crop will be held on June 13-15th- Fri- 10am-Midnight/Sat 10am-Midnight and Sun 10am-5pm.  You will receive a goody bag and there will be games and prizes again!  Call to reserve your space today!  815-609-5955 (also look for our crops as a sign up in our Local Classes link in the store!!!)     Creative Photography III Class-$40 - Sunday June 22nd- 5pm  You've been waiting and now you can sign up.  This class will be held on location at a local park on June 22nd- Sunday at 5pm.  Please note:  You will not be bringing your children at this time.  You will however receive a coupon for a free portrait with Cari later.  There will be models there for us to practice with.  If it's raining we'll have it a week later on June 29th.  Space is limited and we'll open a 2nd one in July if needed.  We are only allowing 8 people to attend so everyone gets Cari's attention.  Also please note..only people with digital SLR cameras are able to take this course!   HUGE STOREWIDE SALE- 30% off EVERYTHING** Extended til Monday. We need to make room for the upcoming CHA show in July...so come out and help us.  In an effort to make it easier on you we are offering 30% off everything that is NOT already on sale in the store.  This sale will be FOR ONE FULL WEEK!  Sale starts on Sunday- May 4th and continue until Monday- May 12th.  Details:  Offer does NOT need to be printed.  Offer is good for online customers also.  Does not apply to shipping.  No other coupons or discounts will apply.  Offer is NOT valid on PREORDER items, items not in stock, special order items or custom chipboard books, gift certificates or gift cards or subscriptions.  Kits that are not already discounted ARE eligible for this.  Kits on sale are not.  Items already on sale or clearance are NOT eligible for this sale and will be rung up separately.  We will do no backorders for this special.  All items must be in stock.  We will not notify online customers if items are out of stock. Online orders will have the amount taken off MANUALLY after we pack the order...the sale amt will not be reflected when you check out.  You can take advantage of this offer more than once during the week.  Garage Sale Details:  Do you find that your scrap room needs to have a scrap room of it's own?  Too many supplies?  Then this the event for YOU.  We are renting table space for $10.  Bring in your old items for sale.  We'll assign you a number and you will label and price all of your items.  We do the selling for you.  Simply drop your items off on Friday, May 30th and set up your space.  We'll sell it all weekend for you.  The best part is that you can pick up your STORE credit for the amount we sold in 1 week.  Any materials you don't want back we will simply donate on Tuesday.  It's THAT simple.  Sell $35 -get a store credit for $35.  Credit is not eligible for ANY other discounts or coupons.  Not valid on preorder, subscription or special order items or chip books.  All credits must be used within 60 days. For those not needing to sell anything remember- one woman's junk is another woman's TREASURE- Be sure to stop in on May 31st/June 1st to take advantage of this awesome deal.  Space IS limited to sign up while you can!!!!!       Upcoming Classes: Now sign up ONLINE!!!!   May 10th- Saturday $18 2-4pm Mother's Day Box Album Class Please join us for this adorable Book/box class.  Paula teaches this class forus.  The box will have all your favorite pictures in it. Sign up ONLINE- Now available...you can also still email - info@scrapaddict.com or call 815-609-5955 to sign up too! May 17th- Saturday $25  -2-4pm Easter Board Book Class   Tina helps you to get your Easter memories in an album. This adorable album contains ALL the materials shown..at the end of the class you have the cutest keepsake ever! Wed- May 28th- 7-9pm $32 Basic Grey Boxer Card Class   Come out and make 10 All Occasion cards.  All materials provide except ink and adhesive.  Sign up is limited to 10 people.   Another winner from Basic Grey-their cards are always the prettiest ever.    June 7th Saturday- 11-2pm -$18 Why I Scrapbook Class     This class gives you a layout that is 12x12 and then an adorable card holder add on layout.  Sandy will be teaching this class.  This great layout documents all about WHY we scrapbook.  All materials besides adhesive provided.  Please bring your tools. Kids Berry Sweet Purse Class- Mon. June 9th- 6-7:30pm- $8  Sign up for this cute kids class- for ages 5-Middle school.      Teen Berry Sweet Planner Album- $15- Fri- Jun 20th 6:30-9pm This class is for middle school students through high schoolers.  Join us to make this great keepsake album about your friends and your life.   Another layout class will be scheduled for later in June.  More details in a new newsletter!

25% off your TOTAL order Offer good for In store and ONLINE customers!  Not valid on subscriptions, pre or special orders, gift cards, custom chip books, not valid on clearance or sales items.  **Not valid with any other discounts or competitor coupons or coupons.  Valid dates listed below only.  Must have coupon to apply to the order.  Must enter code 35SALE08 online.    No verbal requests honored for any reason!!    Offer good only once per customer.  To print this coupon- simply print the last page of the document or if you are still having issues you can ctrl C this box and then paste it in a word document to print. Offer Valid: May 13th-May18th ONLY

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Thanks for making NSD weekend SUCH a success!

We had a major weekend crop for our local customers this past weekend. I even gave them a challenge sheet that Deanna had cooked up for us. The weekend was a great success...we had a full house on each day and lots of fun. On Friday the group (even one male!) played and cropped til Midnight and we had some winners from our Calendar game. On Saturday we were lucky enough to have Stephenie our very own Fiskateers girl crop in *our* store. The demos she did were awesome and the croppers were so excited by the goodies she brought for everyone. We were so surprised that she did that for them. I was sorry to have missed it (but *someone* had to slave over a hot stove to make that pasta sauce ;) The group cropped til Midnight on Saturday too.

Then on Sunday I was lucky enough to be able to crop WITH the group and what a fun group they are. We talked TheNana into going out for Cold Stone ice cream for us and we all had a great time laughing and scrapping. I even got 3 pages done- amazing since we were super busy and I kept stopping to help Caitlin and Brittany check people out.

I'm constantly amazed by the people around our store who are willing and wanting to see us make it a success. From our loyal employees to our customers...I'm truly touched to see such great friends come together to make this a fun filled weekend.

We are going to be offering this fun type weekend crop once a month- so look for changes to our June calendar to come soon.

We did our GRAND PRIZE drawing on Sunday am before the doors opened and congrats to one of our regulars- Cindy G. for winning the prize package worth over $50. This package included: A new Glue Arts tape gun, 6x6 Cupcake Basic Grey paper pad, heart chipboard album, purse chipboard album, a bazzill frame for altering and a bunch of other goodies. It was too cute to get her phone message saying she had emailed but forgot to thank us for the gift. The real thanks goes to her and people like her for supporting our store!!!!

We are proud to be Plainfield's Scrapbook store.

For my online girls- I also thank you and am so grateful for the support the DT and customers give us. From our online store to our huge message board and gallery- I love having my home away from home. And I hope all of you are doing your best on our week's challenges. Don't be so busy scrapping that you forget to take advantage of our sales....it's an awesome deal and we are going to extend it by one day.

The sale will end officially on a week from today because when I got to work this am- the power went out right as we opened (an omen? LOL). We allowed some shoppers in but when I went to get Anna from preschool we realized that the power was out everywhere. So we closed up finally and called it a day. It was a nightmare here today. The power is back on in the schools but we didn't have power still to Scrap Addict. Hopefully by tomorrow. Amazing how much we rely on power. If you tried to call or email I wasn't able to get them at work (cordless phones) and we couldn't open the register or check out customers. :(

Have a great week and I'll scan in my layouts later this week!

Fee

It's Monday!

And that usually means I'm issuing you some kind of challenge, but today, I'm giving you a pass. Why? Well because the annual NSD cyber crop is going on and there are so many challenge and activities to keep you occupied! Here are a couple of layout I've done over the weekend (the only two layouts I've done in the past week, but that's another story), using an ad challenge and a sketch challenge. Head on over to the boards and see what's in store for the week.

Super Sale at Scrap Addict for NSD and Mother's Day

Got News?! 5/5/08   STORE HOURS AND LOCATION:   If you are new to us....we are open M-F 10am-9pm and Sat 10am-8pm and Sunday 12-5pm.   Our sign is currently being made for the front of our complex....so if you can't find us do not hesitate to call us at 815-609-5955.    We are located on Route 30 in Plainfield.....we are just past 135th (towards 143rd) on the side OPPOSITE the Walgreen's.  We are a unit in the BACK of the Plainfield Small Business Center....behind J.Todd's Steakhouse, down the strip from Coco's Chocolates and almost behind Rosal's.   Check out our BLOG!!!! HUGE STOREWIDE SALE- 30% off EVERYTHING**   What happens when Cinco de Mayo, National Scrapbook Day AND Mother's Day happens in the SAME week?  A mega sale- Scrap Addict style.  Other places are already wrapping up their savings..ours are just beginning.  Don't wait too long as we had a lot of people taking advantage of getting all that NEW stuff for 30% off.  Who wouldn't want the latest kits or CHA product for a discount????!   This sale will be FOR ONE FULL WEEK!  Sale starts on Sunday- May 4th and continue until Saturday May 10th.  Details:  Offer does NOT need to be printed.  Offer is good for online customers also.  Does not apply to shipping.  No other coupons or discounts will apply.  Offer is NOT valid on PREORDER items, items not in stock, special order items or custom chipboard books, gift certificates or gift cards or subscriptions.  Kits that are not already discounted ARE eligible for this.  Kits on sale are not.  Items already on sale or clearance are NOT eligible for this sale and will be rung up separately.  We will do no backorders for this special.  All items must be in stock.  We will not notify online customers if items are out of stock. Online orders will have the amount taken off MANUALLY after we pack the order...the sale amt will not be reflected when you check out.  You can take advantage of this offer more than once during the week.

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Tiny Scrappers

If you don't already know, ScrapAddict offers a mini kit subscription for kids. My six year old daughter Meg has had the honor of being a Design Team member for the kid's kit for two and a half years now. She looks forward to her monthly kits and always digs eagerly into her bag for what she considers "the best part", the embellishments.

Meg has been "scrapping" with me since she was three but I'm so grateful for the opportunity she's had here at ScrapAddict. Because of her DT stint she's already into her second 8.5x11 album. It is so fun to see her progression over the past couple of years and I know these books will be treasures for the both of us in the years to come.

To me, Meg's thought process is just as great as her final creation. She's really big into paper piecing (specifically cutting her patterned paper into animal, house and cave shapes), smiley faces, and more recently, finding unique uses for the embellishments (photo corners as hats.) I always include her thought processes into my gallery description when uploading her layouts to the gallery and print them off and attach them to the back of her pages before putting them away in her album.

For those of you with young children I heartily encourage you to get them to scrap with you on a regular basis. Even if it's only 1-2 layouts a month they're creating memories and art that you will treasure forever.

HAPPY NATIONAL SCRAPBOOK WEEKEND...

happy national scrapbook day...
here at Scrap Addict we are celebrating not with just one day but 10 days of challenges! you have 10 days to complete the challenges to win some pretty fantastic prizes...varying from Scrap Addict gift certificates, RAK's, and a wonderful SECRET prize at the end of the crop!

The dates will be from Friday, May 2nd through Sunday, May 11th at midnight central time. You have two complete weekends to work on the challenges and pump out layouts for all of us to enjoy and be inspired by. The gallery is going to be hoppin' with inspiration!

Whether you concentrate on one challenge or dabble in them all, I challenge each one of you to join us!!!

*We will be having all your favorite contests from crops past and the DT will BE eligible for most of the contests, except the one they are hosting!

*Layouts must be 8 1/2 x 11 or 12 x 12.
*Post your links in the main tracking thread.
*All challenges CAN cross over to other challenges.
*All layouts/projects must be NEW as of the start of this crop.

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and to top it all off...after diminishing your product from all these wonderful challenges- you can stock up again at discounted prices! run don't walk before all the yummy goodness is gone!

We are running it a week long...30% off is a great deal..even for dt as it beats your discount...here are the details:

HUGE STOREWIDE SALE- 30% off EVERYTHING** Clap Clap Clap

as per Felicia...
We need to make room for the upcoming CHA show in July...so come out and help us. In an effort to make it easier on you we are offering 30% off everything that is NOT already on sale in the store. This sale will be FOR ONE FULL WEEK! Sale starts on Sunday- May 4th and continue until Saturday May 10th. Very Happy

Details: Offer does NOT need to be printed. Offer is good for online customers also. Does not apply to shipping. No other coupons or discounts will apply. Offer is NOT valid on PREORDER items, items not in stock, special order items or custom chipboard books, gift certificates or gift cards or subscriptions. Kits that are not already discounted ARE eligible for this. Kits on sale are not.
Items already on sale or clearance are NOT eligible for this sale and will be rung up separately. We will do no backorders for this special. All items must be in stock. We will not notify online customers if items are out of stock.
Online orders will have the amount taken off MANUALLY after we pack the order...the sale amt will not be reflected when you check out. You can take advantage of this offer more than once during the week.

Happy NSD Week!

Got News?! 5/1/08 Feed Your Addiction- Scrap Happenings FREE FAST SCRAP CLASS 30% off Everything**- ONE WEEK ONLY GARAGE SALE April Classes Free!! Make and Take on Sunday- May 4th. Come out and join us for a free LAYOUT Make & Take in honor of National Scrapbook Day. This layout is a 1 page 12x12 layout using the new Lucky line from Rusty Pickle. Photos can be added later. While at the store take advantage of our sale starting that day- 30% off your order!(see box below for details) Make & Take is while supplies last only. Please bring adhesive with you or there will be some for sale there. STORE HOURS AND LOCATION: If you are new to us....we are open M-F 10am-9pm and Sat 10am-8pm and Sunday 12-5pm. Our sign is currently being made for the front of our complex....so if you can't find us do not hesitate to call us at 815-609-5955. We are located on Route 30 in Plainfield.....we are just past 135th (towards 143rd) on the side OPPOSITE the Walgreen's. We are a unit in the BACK of the Plainfield Small Business Center....behind J.Todd's Steakhouse, down the strip from Coco's Chocolates and almost behind Rosal's. Check out our BLOG!!!! Got Crops?!: Dates for upcoming crops! Please note...any crops with 3 or less people will end at normal store closing hours rather than the listed hours. Croppers are welcome during ANY of our normal business hours as long as we have space....we welcome you free of charge during these hours! May: FULL -2nd- 10am-Midnight- Friday- FULL- POTLUCK-3rd-Pasta Crop10am-Midnight- 4th-Sunday- 10am-5pm- NSD Weekend- See article for details, 9th (Fri)-Potluck- 10am-Midnight, 16th (Fri) Potluck 10am-Midnight 24th (Sat)-Potluck-10am-8pm 30th (Fri) Potluck 10am-Midnight- Limited to 8 ppl June: 6th - Friday- Potluck 10am-Midnight 14th- Sat- Potluck 10am-10pm 21- Sat- Pasta 10am-10pm 27th- Potluck 10am-Midnight Pasta Crop includes dinner -- homemade pasta sauce, pasta, bread and salad. Please bring snacks to share. Free to Attend! Potluck Crop means no meal and we ask you to bring a main dish or sandwich for yourself and a dish to share (veggies, fruit, dip and chips, etc). Free to attend! Private Crops: If you have a group of 6 or more we will allow private crops - minimum of 6 people at $10 a person. Call for full details! Class Kit Tools: Please bring these items to any class you sign up for! Trimmer Adhesive Ink Pad Eyelet Setter/Crop-a-dile Scrap Pen or markers Photos if needed Scissors Pencil Ruler Fast Scrap Class Want to learn how to scrap? Or just want to learn to scrap fast? We are offering these classes for FREE. We ask that you please RSVP in advance and we will cancel any class that has less than 3 people in it. You must purchase ONE kit from our store prior to the class....add photos to match and come back and make a great layout! For those that have taken this class before..you are always welcome to join us and sit in..although the same materials will be covered each time. Upcoming Fast Scrap Classes: Wed May 14th- 6:30-9pm Call 815-609-5955 to RSVP. Please make sure to have your kit and the photos in it already. And bring any supplies you might have- trimmer adhesive, etc If you have no supplies...we can provide a trimmer and you can purchase adhesive at our store. Layout Class Have you graduated from the Fast Scrap and just want to keep up on your skills? A different kit will be chosen each month and you can come in and apply YOUR pictures to the layout. This class will cost $10 and it's on May 21st- Wednesday from 6:30pm-8:30pm. Greetings! We've started BLOGGING...make sure to check us out..we have daily challenges and also updates. It's NATIONAL SCRAPBOOK DAY WEEKEND We are having a WEEKEND long crop that is FREE. We are full on Friday and have ONE space available on Sat...plus a few seats on Sunday still...call today to reserve your spot! We are having a HUGE Mother's Day/NSD sale next week. See details below but trust me..it's HUGE. We've ordered some OTHER new products....they should be up for preorder this week. Sweetwater's new Freedom Papers which are perfect for the 4th of July or Memorial Day. Also Jenni Bowlin has new NAVY and red papers and embellishments out and we placed our order! Finally Teresa Collins has a TRAVEL line out that we adore and we've picked that up too. For our online customers we also have a CYBER crop:The dates will be from Friday, May 2nd through Sunday, May 11th at midnight central time. You have two complete weekends to work on the challenges and pump out layouts for all of us to enjoy and be inspired by. I, for one, can't wait to see what you come up with. Can't make it to either? Make sure to order our NSD Mega Scrap Du Jour Kit- Feet Firmly Planted! This kit is a super kit giving you enough materials to easily make a mini album. The papers feature sei's Dill Blossom line and if you look in our gallery you can see that the kit is very versatile! And at $14 it's a steal! This kit is one of a kind and only available while supplies last. Earn a raffle ticket for EVERY $10 Spent in our store on Fri/Sat for a mega prize!!!! For Friday, May 2nd and Saturday May 3rd 2008- earn a raffle ticket for every $10 spent (amt is totaled after any discounts/coupons are applied. Gift card purchases DO NOT qualify). We'll be drawing the winner on MONDAY....and will announce it in our next newsletter. You can win a Glue Glider Max, Kit and other goodies!!!! Valued at over $50! HUGE STOREWIDE SALE- 30% off EVERYTHING** We need to make room for the upcoming CHA show in July...so come out and help us. In an effort to make it easier on you we are offering 30% off everything that is NOT already on sale in the store. This sale will be FOR ONE FULL WEEK! Sale starts on Sunday- May 4th and continue until Saturday May 10th. Details: Offer does NOT need to be printed. Offer is good for online customers also. Does not apply to shipping. No other coupons or discounts will apply. Offer is NOT valid on PREORDER items, items not in stock, special order items or custom chipboard books, gift certificates or gift cards or subscriptions. Kits that are not already discounted ARE eligible for this. Kits on sale are not. Items already on sale or clearance are NOT eligible for this sale and will be rung up separately. We will do no backorders for this special. All items must be in stock. We will not notify online customers if items are out of stock. Online orders will have the amount taken off MANUALLY after we pack the order...the sale amt will not be reflected when you check out. You can take advantage of this offer more than once during the week. Garage Sale Details: Do you find that your scrap room needs to have a scrap room of it's own? Too many supplies? Then this the event for YOU. We are renting table space for $10. Bring in your old items for sale. We'll assign you a number and you will label and price all of your items. We do the selling for you. Simply drop your items off on Friday, May 30th and set up your space. We'll sell it all weekend for you. The best part is that you can pick up your STORE credit for the amount we sold in 1 week. Any materials you don't want back we will simply donate on Tuesday. It's THAT simple. Sell $35 -get a store credit for $35. Credit is not eligible for ANY other discounts or coupons. Not valid on preorder, subscription or special order items or chip books. All credits must be used within 60 days. For those not needing to sell anything remember- one woman's junk is another woman's TREASURE- Be sure to stop in on May 31st/June 1st to take advantage of this awesome deal. Space IS limited to sign up while you can!!!!! Upcoming Classes: Now sign up ONLINE!!!! May 10th- Saturday $18 2-4pm Mother's Day Box Album Class Please join us for this adorable Book/box class. Paula teaches this class forus. The box will have all your favorite pictures in it. Sign up ONLINE- Now available...you can also still email - info@scrapaddict.com or call 815-609-5955 to sign up too! May 17th- Saturday $25 -2-4pm Easter Board Book Class Tina helps you to get your Easter memories in an album. This adorable album contains ALL the materials shown..at the end of the class you have the cutest keepsake ever! Wed- May 28th- 7-9pm $32 Basic Grey Boxer Card Class Come out and make 10 All Occasion cards. All materials provide except ink and adhesive. Sign up is limited to 10 people. Another winner from Basic Grey-their cards are always the prettiest ever. June 7th Saturday- 11-2pm -$18 Why I Scrapbook Class This class gives you a layout that is 12x12 and then an adorable card holder add on layout. Sandy will be teaching this class. This great layout documents all about WHY we scrapbook. All materials besides adhesive provided. Please bring your tools. Kids Berry Sweet Purse Class- Mon. June 9th- 6-7:30pm- $8 Sign up for this cute kids class- for ages 5-Middle school. Teen Berry Sweet Planner Album- $15- Fri- Jun 20th 6:30-9pm This class is for middle school students through high schoolers. Join us to make this great keepsake album about your friends and your life. Another layout class will be scheduled for later in June. More details in a new newsletter!

15% off your TOTAL order Offer good for In store and ONLINE customers! Not valid on subscriptions, pre or special orders, gift cards, custom chip books, not valid on clearance or sales items. **Not valid with any other discounts or competitor coupons or coupons. Valid dates listed below only. Must have coupon to apply in person. ONLINE customers do not need to do anything..this will be manually applied as we pack the orders!!!! No verbal requests honored for any reason!! Offer good only once per customer. IN STORE ONLY! To print this coupon- simply print the last page of the document or if you are still having issues you can ctrl C this box and then paste it in a word document to print. Offer Valid: through May 3rd, 2008

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