UPS has it on the truck - waiting , waiting - soon Alice soon

Maya Road Cupcake Albums - are on the WAY

Maya Road Cupcake Albums are on the way - they should arrive this week - check out the sample we have at the store - I added some glitter to the acrylic paint I used on the front cover - turned out pretty cute !!! Take the book apart and add your favorite papers, flowers , journaling tags put it together with a disposable camera and you have a fabulous one of a kind , birthday present!!

Graphic 45 Hallowe'en Papers are coming SOON

For all of you card makers and ATC clubs - wouldn't this be fantastic for your Halloween crafting !!!  Just love the colors and all the different pieces that make up this paper - of course Graphic 45 has the cutest Halloween paper so far !!! AND it has all been ordered and will be shipped next week ------- I will be sitting in front of the store in my arm chair waiting for the man in brown ( UPS ) to show up with this box !!!

Graphic 45 Hallowe'en Papers are coming SOON

Graphic 45 Hallowe'en paper is ordered and will be shipping NEXT WEEK !!!  I LOVE this paper and double ordered it because I know it will be popular !!!  I will have an album class - getting you set for Halloween 2010 !!! NO time like lazy summer months to get a jump start on albums for the upcoming holidays - I love Halloween - not the scarry part but the whimsical FUN of the day !!! Especially LOVE black jelly beans ......

New 4th of July Kits - Available NOW

We have new kits for your favorite pictures from the upcoming 4th of July Holiday !!!  The fabulous papers from Pink Paislee will surely look great with your pictures !!!

we have NEW Jenni Bowlin

These new sticker pennants are DARLING !!!  For use on scrapbook pages, cards or ATC cards ~ we cannot wait to see what you will do with them !!!

Fabulous Quote

I was checking out blogs today and saw this one on Ali Edwards blog - It is filling my heart with joy - just perfect for this time in my journey !!  Enjoy !!


ANNA QUINDLEN : Life is made of moments, small pieces of silver amidst long stretches of tedium. It would be wonderful if they came to us unsummoned, but particularly in lives as busy as the ones most of us lead now, that won't happen. We have to teach ourselves now to live, really live...to love the journey, not the destination.

Quick Quotes are having some fabulous classes at the store

Quick Quotes have two fabulous classes scheduled to teach at our store - samples are on the new classes wall and they ROCK ------- sign up soon spaces are limited !!!

New Max and Whiskers Basic Grey Paper - lovin' it !!

I took this darling paper and made a fast book for the picutres I have of my darling pets - it is at the store so you can check it out !!!  I used paper bags made pockets for pictures and tags to add more to the book!!

Sale next weekend !!! Memorial Day SALE

Thursday May 27 to Sunday May 30th -2010
We need to make room for all of the new items we are ordering from our favorite companies:
Graphic 45, Cosmo Cricket, Creative Imaginations, Websters Pages, Bo Bunny, Maya Road , Prima, Sassafrass Lass, Teresa Collins just to name a few - so we are having a weekend SALE !



20% OFF ALL Regular Priced Merchandise PLUS ONE item at 40 % off !!!
Limited to stock on hand. Punch cards will not be punched or redeemed on discounted items.
Not valid on crops, classes, super crops or gift certificates.
Not to be combined with other store discounts or special offers.
No holds. No rainchecks.

At check out we will take 40 % off one item put it aside and ring up the rest and discount it 20%.
Yes , 20 % off the rest of your entire purchase !!

Fundraiser for Linda B -

As many of you know , I am a scrapbook kit person and have been a FAN of Cocoa Daisy for YEARS......one of the past designers has had a life altering event happen and the gals at Cocoa Daisy and Ali Edwards have teamed up with others in the scrapbook world to do a fundraiser for Linda and her family - please take a minute and go to aliedwards.com or cocoadaisy.com. Read about what they are doing and donate if you so wish........

Gardening , dirt and new planting gloves

I know this has nothing to do with scrapbook paper or glue but I found a quote that I HAD to share with you today

Let us be grateful
to people who make us happy
for they are the charming gardeners
who make our souls' blossom......

Spent time in my garden over the weekend - new tomato plants, herbs, seeds - spring and gardening - my favorite thing to do !! Have my cilantro growing in full form ALREADY - and several other herbs - I put them in my regular planters with my annuals - they grow and look fabulous !!! Any one need oregano - I have it in several pots which is taking over the front planters !!!

Can't Decide?????

Can't decide what to get your friend, Mom, sister or scrappin pal ???  How about a Sharin Memories Gift Certificate - we sell them in any amount and you can let them choose a gift !!!

SUmmer Super Crop July 24th

Summer Super Crop - we have the date - July 24th - 10 am to 10 pm at the VFW Hall !!!  Same price, only $40.00 for lunch, dinner and dessert - snacks all day and croppin' space galore !! Let's have a full house !!  We have super donations from our sponsors for all of you - and HUGE prize baskets to give away !!!

Random Tuesday Postings ~~

The weather sure has been nice - took time to be outside and LOVED it !!! My honey brought me some fabulous garden flowers - planting them tonight !!

We have dinner and dessert at the store crops scheduled for May and June - check out the web site and facebook to get the scoop !!  Speaking of scoop - have you tried the Skinny Cow Cookies and Cream Ice Cream Sandwiches - they are good and calorie count is LOW !!!

Please remember that the UPS sale is May 28, 29, 30 and 31st !!!  Four full days of great garage sale prices on slightly used items - the basement will be FULL !!!  We will also have a few suprise SALES upstairs too for Memorial Day Weekend - lots of time to go through your items and see what you might want to sell !!

Off to try my new recipe for " Crock Pot Chicken Enchiladas" - I will let you know how they turned out !!

Max and Whiskers - new BASIC GREY is HERE !!!

We have the darling Max and Whiskers from Basic Grey on the shelves NOW - totally the cutest paper for pet that I have seen in years !!! This is so cute - can't wait to go through my pet pictures - Maggie, Miley, Tasha and Junior will be so cute on pages with this paper - maybe even a paper bag book !!! Hey that is what  I will do ~ make a paper bag book and have a class later this month - what do you think - pets , pictures and a darling book !!! Perfect.

Glimmer Mist NEW Spring colors are here

Tattered Angels brought out the most gorgeous colors for spring - we have them all !!!  On the shelf just for YOU !!!

Jenni Bowlin BINGO Cards - too cute

We have these darling BINGO cards in the store - totally a cute addition to any page or card you will make - I have seen them cut up , a circle around a specific letter - so many ideas - LOVE THEM !!

NEW Basic Grey coming soon !!

We have ordered both Max and Whiskers / the cutest dog and cat line we have found & the new Wedding line Cappella - beautiful !!!

They will be here soon - keep checking with us to see when we get them all !!

Spring Fling Weekend Crop -

We had a fabulous crop this weekend - thank you everyone for all of your help and ladies thank you for a fun day filled with ART !!!

Carole Ann - thank you for the great food, Aunt Julie - another marvelous cake, Mom, Mackenzie, RD, Todd, Christy, Clarence - thanks for your assistance - Shelley and Patti - thanks for all of your hard work at the store - Amie, Suzanne - thanks for helping at the crop ------Jodie and I appreciate all of you - Another wonderful day !!!

I will post pictures tonight !!!

artichokes

Artichokes - they are huge, great tasting and on sale - fabulous

Pink Paislee Starlight Paper

New Pink Paislee - Starlight collection will be here this week - perfect for Military, your sports superstar or an early jump on 4th of July

Karen's Alcohol Ink Class

Karens' Alcohol Ink class is coming soon - she does fabulous work with Alcohol Inks teaching you several techniques that you will use over and over again!!  There are samples at the store - sign up soon you will not want to miss this class !!!

The Beach Weekend - good for the Soul

Had a fabulous weekend at the beach - stormy weather , HUGE waves, tons of birds - totally good for the soul !!!

Spent some time on the web last night checking out new papers and ribbons and bling !!!  Patti called from the store and said that the shipment of Jenni Bowlin came in.  It has the cute red music note paper, tons of butterflies and her new tag flags. AND the reorder, of the reorder, of the reorder ( not a typo !)of Graphic 45 came in too !!!

Have you signed up for the super crop April 17th - it is right around the corner and we don't want you to miss it !!!  Carole Ann will be our cook again - she LOVES cooking and sharing with everyone - My Aunt Julie will make another cake - My Mom, daughter and cousins will be prepping and setting up for us - Jodie and I are working on great give a ways - and the fabulous ladies at the store are ready to help you with your design ideas !!!

SWEET 16 DAWGS

FABULOUS  !!!!!

NW Paperchase Saturday March13th

We had such a fabulous day and we took many pictures here are some that we would like to share !!

Pink Paislee papers are here !!!

PINK PAISLEE is on the shelves at the store - run friends run in to pick it up !!! 

Basic Grey Monday !!!

NEW BASIC GREY IS HERE !!  I just got a call from Miss Jodie that the new Basic Grey is here and is fabulous !!!  Here are a few pictures - enjoy !!! We have both Green at Heart and Kioshi - what will you create !!!

New papers from Paper Loft

Paper Loft Paper is HERE - when we were in Portland at the CKC Convention we hooked up with Marsha from  Paper Loft - we ordered three of her lines and are so excited to have them in our store.....we have heard from many of you that you like the papers so we listened and brought them in !!!  Here is one line
" Moring Rain " which is perfect for our rainy Washington weather ........look at that cute bird some of the other papers have the bird with the umbrella - too cute !!!!

Northwest Shop Hop Make and Take

Here is our make and take for those who did not take pictures today - we had a fabulous day ...... many old friends came by the store , many ladies whom we met last year and some new friends !!!   Tonya had a cricut class downstairs - the upstairs was full of customers -Sharon brought in her new puppy Sophie -  the parking lot could have used a parking attendant - the sun was out - we had primroses for the morning guests - water all day and flower packages - totally a GREAT DAY !!!

Finally Friday !!!

Okay I know I said this last week but really Finally Friday !!!  I get so excited when I get to work at the store on the weekends - this weekend is the first one with the NW Paperchase Shop Hop - cant' wait to see all the ladies from last years "hop".....we look forward to sharing our store with you !!! This is my precious Maggie Mae - who will have to be home tomorrow with Miss Miley while I work and Mackenzie is at her friends....they will enjoy the sunshine outside in the kennel !!!

Prima all over the store

Friends we have Prima flowers all over the store - Amie brought in this darling cupcake stand and we filled it with flowers !!! Don't forget we are the signature store for Simply Swank - Nanette has some fabulous classes up on the web site = check them out !!!
Paper Chase Shop Hop starts tomorrow - are you coming in ?????

Prima Flowers and Papers

NEW Prima Flowers and papers are on the shelves - oooohhhh sooooo pretty !!! We have every color that Prima makes - lavendar, pink, purple, blue, peach..........Jodie has made a darling Maya Road Album into a pretty book and also made a fantastic album with chipboard - check them out when you come to the store !!

USA Hockey - Silver medal but what a game !!

We went to Seattle yesterday to celebrate two friends birthdays Happy Birthday Sue and Patty - totally great lunch and visit time at Dukes @ Southcenter.  Then to my Moms' where we watched the hockey game between Canada and USA !!! What a game - Canada came in as the favorite, Canada was predicted to win but we , as in us~ USA~ tied the game @ the 24 second mark of the third period - Canada did win in over time but what a game and the games MVP was OUR GOALIE !!!

Finally Friday !!!

Finally Friday - time for a hot cup of Starbucks coffee !!!  Enjoy your weekend everyone - see you at the store !!!

Cherry Delicious Sassafras Lass Paper

Cherry Delicious Paper will be availablefor you to buy next week - we LOVE Sassafras Lass Papers and have this entire line ordered for the store - so CUTE

HOCKEY, PAPER & so much NEW !!!

USA HOCKEY - can you believe it - USA dominated the game and beat Canada - who by the way were favored to win GOLD ....... The picture below says it all !!!  Found it on the web and just had to add it to my post today !!! I LOVE HOCKEY  - Mackenzie does too !!!  I remember when Sue, LeAnne, Patty and I all had season tickets and went to every game - even driving to Portland and up to Vancouver to watch games (that was a LONG time ago !!)
The STORE  is sparkly clean and ready for all the new product from CHA - this week we will be getting so much more - glues, papers, stickles, inks, embellishments ....... come on in and check it out !  We have a TIM HOLTZ wall that is full of his fabulous products - Bazzill Flowers have been ordered in every color they have and will be on the Bazzill wall too this week ~~~  so springtime !
ALL of the PRIMA paper and flowers have been re-ordered ( we sold out in 3 days ) and are on the shelf ~~~~Samples of fabulous page designs are all over the store ~~ New Jenni Bowlin, Sassafrass Lass & Graphic 45 will be here tis week too !!! Cosmo Cricket is at the store ohhh so cute !!!
Three new classes - Amies Children's book, Karen's Alcohol ink class and Nanettes soldering has an entire spring line up !!  Dont' forget my page of the month club - you may join at any time we would love to have you !!!  Tonya's Cricut Classes are a hit, Jodie is working on new classes, Suzanne is working on some fabulous card classes and I have some new tag classes that I am working on !!!

Just a bit about the Olympics ~~

OLYMPICS !!!  I have been a fan since we were kids - my Mom and Dad , brother and I used to watch from start to finish just like I still do with my daughter - did you see how fast the downhill skiiers were going last night - ohh my goodness.  My heart goes out to the girls who crashed - so many years of dedication and hard work.....Shawn White - that guy flew about 30 feet over the half pipe wall - fabulous !!!  Love the long red hair and his smile - the fast track skaters - Apollo and JC such tremendous concentration ........
I remember that my brother and I used to pretend we were skiiers - we even made gold medals from paper plates !!!

Cosmo Cricket "Garden Variety" - coming soon

Heard from Cosmo Cricket that our order of new paper is on the big brown truck making it's way to the store - 2 new lines - Material Girl and Garden Variety - so spring !!!  Fabulous colors , darling just darling ~ we hope you will like it !!! Here is Garden Girl - see what I mean about the great spring bright colors !!!

Make and Take Saturday February 13th

Saturday is make and take day - Patti created a darling card which is free for you to make ( w/ minimum purchase ) and I have a 2010 Vintage Calendar for only $5.00......Amie and I are making cupcakes to share and we would love to have you join us !! Joide is hard at work planning dinner and dessert for her crop - which is sold out but we will have others so keep checking the web site !!

GCD Studios Paper is on the way to the store

We have fallen in love with GCD Studios papers - we have lots on order and it should be at the store later next week ~~~

Homespun Chic

Artsy Urban