ScrapLovers: Blogging The Basics and Beyond

Oh they can scrap!!!

2007-06-05T15:13:00.000-07:00

The past several weeks Scrap Lovers has been hosting a contest call: So You Think You Can Scrap!

Let me tell you these scrappers can SCRAP!! Be sure to check out this week's gallery to see what they are upto.

Here are a few of the incredible pages from last week:

Guess what's coming to Scrap Lovers?

2007-04-16T13:57:00.000-07:00

Some days I can't believe how much product is in the store! But we are always looking for cool new products to add to the line up and I am so excited to say that one of them will be added later this week!!!

What to know what it is? Okay, I will spill!!

Quickutz! That's right we are now an official retailer for Quickutz. We are going to have all the product in the store starting Friday.

If you have been thinking about getting one of these amazing tools or are ready to add to your die or alphabet collection you will want to be watching for our release "party". We are going to have lots of goodies to give away and special deals so you can save while we celebrate the addition of Quickutz products to the store.

Here are a few pictures of the new products that will be coming!!

New Products Just Keep COMING and Coming and coming...

2007-03-01T14:37:00.000-08:00

This is just one sheet of the incredibly gorgeous NEW Basic Grey paper that has arrived at the ScrapLovers' store. This is from the Stella Ruby line - all of the lines are in stock and shipping now!

Flying off the shelves faster than they can be re-stocked and re-shelved are the beautiful new collections from Scenic Route. The great color combinations make these lines a hit all across the board!

Also just arriving are:
American Crafts - papers, markers, Thickers and Embellishments
Imaginisce BLING flowers - too pretty to begin to describe
Sassafras Lass Scrumptious paper and acrylic stamps
Technique Tuesday stamps
The perfect printing pouch by ScraPerfect - it really DOES work!
and MORE...

Be sure to stop by the store today and receive 15% off all of the NEW additions and see for yourself what your NEW favorites for the season will be!

In the CHALLENGE FORUM, we have a new Changes of March photo and page Challenge that will be fun this month. Read about it as well as all of the other exciting challenges. Join in to win prizes and to get a boost on creating your pages this month.

March is sure to be another exciting month at ScrapLovers.com!

February Sweetheart Reveals

2007-02-06T20:50:00.000-08:00

It's hard to believe that it is time for the February Sweetheart Reveals but it IS and this month the Sweethearts have done a wonderful job creating pages and projects around the February theme of PASSIONS.

This is Amy's (USCgirl) page featuring one of this month's sponsors, Fancy Pants Designs.

We are also VERY pleased to showcase the wonderful product from Maya Road!

Check out the SCRAPLOVERS GALLERY to see all of the spectacular designs using these manufacutrers' products.

You still have a few more days to get in your application for either the March or April Guest Sweetheart position. For more information visit the Guest Design Forum.

Home Again, Home Again From CHA!

2007-02-03T15:58:00.000-08:00

What a FUN week we had in Anaheim! The show was terrific, the classes were terrific - the people were terrific! It's always good to be home though!

This had to be the show where both Christina and I were totally in the groove because we got more accomplished and purchased just the BEST product ever for the ScrapLovers store. You all will love every single item that comes through the warehouse doors! I cannot wait for you to see it all and then, in turn, to see what you make with it all.

For a complete list of what is coming and when to expect it, you can read more on the WHAT'S COMING thread in the forums.

It just wouldn't be a trade show without both of us falling in love with the new product from Maya Road! Carolyn and Deb simply out-do themselves each and every time and this show was no different - in fact, they outdid their normal selves! The new velvet ribbons, crushed velvet and double-stitched ribbons are incredible. Personally, I will be knocking down anyone who stands in my way when the Celtic knot chipboard arrives in the store so LOOK OUT! ALL of their new line is incredible.One of the most talked about new manufacturers at the show was Tinkering Ink. Three of their lines really caught our eye: Posh, which is more of a bright, spring line; Gibson, more of a masculine or summery line and the Noir Blanc line which is, of course, Black and White. The very best and innovative part of their line is their terrific embellishments which feature a distinct 3-D aspect to them. They are absolutely fabulous!

Some of our other favorites include:

Heidi Swapp: New Ribbons on the Spool, her new masks and the large page corners
Heidi Grace: Amazing new paper collections and awesome embellishments to coordinate
Amy Butler for K&Co: she creates stunning textiles and they have translated beautifully over to these papers and coordinating embellishments, right down to the upholstered brads!
Strano Ribbons: Their new ribbon stiffy and new wide ribbons will truly revolutionize the way you use ribbons, even Martha Stewart was impressed!
Elsie!: It is very hard for me to type this but this line is very good, very fresh, very exciting. I believe when ki memories and Elsie came together it was one of the greatest matches ever and it shows in this line!
Trace Industries: Not only do they have marvelous chipboard but they introduced some very innovative papers at this show!
ScraPerfect: Her embossing pouch REALLY is all that and more! We were sold before we ever walked into the booth but we walked out true believers!
Doodlebug: This company just makes you HAPPY walking into their booth with all their bright colors and designs. Their Alterable Houses are a terrific little project to make and the stamps are adorable!
Technique Tuesday: TT always has marvelous stamps but at this show we were WOWed by the true 12x12 Tiles that come 2 in a package. The pages their team created with these were stunning and we cannot wait to work these ourselves!
and finally, although by far this is not ALL....
My Mind's Eye: Their new rough and alterable chipboard is just too too cool! To be able to simply run an ink pad over those letters and get amazing, incredible results is too fantastic for words. This is a must-have item from the show!

So be watching for these items and so many, many more to come starting in the next few weeks at ScrapLovers!

Be sure to leave us comment on what YOUR favorite items were from the store OR if there is something that you would like to know more about. We always appreciate your feedback!

Congratulations to Sweetheart Tracey!

2007-01-23T16:23:00.000-08:00

We are SO proud and excited to announce that our very own Sweetheart, Tracey T., had her gorgeous vase selected as an honorable mention in the Prima "Fall in Love with Prima Wood" contest. There were literally hundreds (thousands?) of entries into this contest which were all gorgeous. Of course we are quite partial to Tracey's lovely piece!

Check out Tracey's piece in her SCRAPLOVER'S gallery and tell her how proud you are of her today!

Getting Ready for CHA

2007-01-23T13:55:00.000-08:00

Christina and I are getting the final details together for Winter-CHA. I will fly out on Thursday and meet up with her in San Jose and we will make a road trip together down to Anaheim for the show.

There have been so many sneak peeks already that we feel we have seen a lot of what the manufacturers are offering or at least we have a good idea of what they have to show. If you haven't checked out the CHA SNEAK PEEK FORUM at ScrapLovers lately, you really should do it soon. Every day, almost every hour it seems, there are new uploads of the very latest peeks at what will be at the show.

The layout above is from a new manufacturer Tinkering Ink and was created by Teresa White. I love the masculine feel of these papers, the colors are right in line with the fashion trend predictions for spring and the graphics are terrific for all types of styles. They are previewing other lines on their blog with more previews to come. I'm excited about what they have to offer and look forward to seeing these papers and embellishments in person!

Be sure to let us know what you think before we leave so that we can fill the store with all of your favorite lines and scrapbooking goodies.

CHA Sneak Peeks

2007-01-21T15:58:00.000-08:00

I cannot believe it is already time for another show but here it is WINTER CHA time!! The
"Sneak Peeks" have been all over the web but I have to say, in all modesty, that ScrapLovers, has done an amazing job staying on top of it with a TON of images from different sources.

Already some top favorites are beginning surface. Here I've included the Honeydew Collection by Karen Russell and the some of the Big Metal Brads by Around the Block. I love and adore both of these.

Over the next few days we will feature more of our favorites here on the ScrapLovers' blog and when the show starts we will be updating the blog with links to images from the show floor.

In the meantime, be sure to check out ALL the peeks in the forum at ScrapLovers and let us know what your favorites are so we can be sure to stock them in the store! ScrapLovers CHA Sneak Peeks

Brown Paper is Back!!!

2006-11-10T15:10:00.000-08:00

The return of the brown paper...LOL

This week the searches showed some fun stuff. What are you searching for?

	chipboard
	brads
	halloween
	brown paper
	christmas
	lined journalizing paper
	chatterbox
	tags
	metal edge tags
	postal stamp

Who would have guessed...

2006-11-02T14:52:00.000-08:00

that these would have been the most popular searches this week? Well the Halloween one was a gimee:) Were you searching for any of these things?

	chipboard
	halloween
	paper salon
	bare elements
	christmas
	creative imaginations
	spring chipboard
	metal numbers
	baby
	making memories paint

Interesting week!

2006-10-20T12:23:00.000-07:00

From the looks of it many of you are searching on holidays and manufactures!!! Very interesting:) Click on one of these searches to see what others have been looking for!

	chipboard
	halloween
	ribbon
	art warehouse
	bare elements
	christmas
	pink dots
	creative imaginations
	journal line stamp
	doodlebug

What's up

2006-10-13T13:24:00.000-07:00

Okay...here are the top 10 scrapbooking supply searches from the store in the last week! What are you all doing with that brown paper!!!

Starting something new!

2006-10-05T11:07:00.000-07:00

It has been awhile since I blogged! LOL

I have given the reasons that I haven't been blogginh a great deal of thought, and have concluded that I needed a reason to blog. Now I have one...I have set up an interesting thing on Scraplovers.com where I can see what the top ten scrapbooking supply searches on the site are.

When I looked at the first group I thought this is interesting which made me think that others might find this interesting. So that is what I am going to blog..."things people search for on Scrap Lovers". I am sure from time to time I will blog about other things.

With no further delay meet the new weekly list! I find it so interesting that so many of you are looking for brown paper! Wonder what you are creating!

	rubons
	brown paper
	halloween
	christmas
	metal
	brads
	chipboard
	paint
	school
	rub ons

Happy July 6th!

2006-07-06T11:06:00.000-07:00

Wow the store has been busy, busy! With the big sale on the 3rd and the 4th we have just be order crazy...pulling and pulling.

Now we need to get ready for our 2nd annual Christmas in July crop! You won't want to miss out on the fun! The festivites will be on July 14th - 16th (start time is 7pm CST).

There will be prizes, games, challenges and more!!

http://www.scraplovers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4529

life after CKU

2006-06-26T16:06:00.000-07:00

so i am tired and a bit underwhelmed.

in general i was not impressed with cku but i can't say enough great things about my album track. danelle johnson was the saving grace of the whole thing! her track made it worthwhile and i didn't even finish my album...lol. i will though!

the one and only other cku class highlight was the tim holtz class. as always he was funny and helpful and of course taught us some cool techniques. love them inks!!!

the other plus was getting to spend time with my friend mackey and meeting some new scrappers! that was a blast.

stay tuned for a sale at the store inspired by what i loved about cku!

ki is in the store...http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif

2006-06-18T09:15:00.000-07:00

Woo Hoo! This is super fun stuff check it out!

Here is a picture of my favorite paper...oh la la:)

oh la la...we got new ki memories:)

2006-06-16T13:32:00.000-07:00

we just got some new ki memories...i haven't even opened the boxes yet...but i wanted to share.

and the bigger news in case you didn't see it in the store we are having a big sale starting tomorrow so be sure to check it out...you can save 25% on lots of goods...each day there will be a new sale!!

happy friday:)

fabric is my friend

2006-06-15T10:19:00.000-07:00

based on something that one of the design team members (read mackey's post) said the other day about fabric got me to thinking about fabric...is it coming back to the scrapbook page?

i just love these really fun fabric strips from maisy mo! they are called Tasteful Tattered...don't these colors make you feel like you are at the ocean.

i just want to jump into to a pool of cool water when i look at these. and the feel of them is amazing...the softest cotton you have ever felt.

then i went to my library and dusted of one of my favorite idea books...Designing with Fabric...i totally forgot about this book until yesterday. how could i do that...i love this book...not that i would actually do a direct scraplift of the pages but they are inspiring...not to mention the fact that the book has a pinked edge...how cute is that. the ideas in this book (like all the designing with books) is limitless...you will be inspired to cut, tear, glue, crunch, stitch and more with fabric...so even if you don't have this book give fabric a try! you might just be surprized

some days...

2006-06-14T10:20:00.000-07:00

i feel like there is nothing happening at the store and then bam...orders pour in and things start hopping! that is today. i am going to need to spend sometime in the warehouse pulling orders...woo hoo! nothing makes me happier than pulling orders...well i guess there are things but this is the best thing when it comes to the business!

what's coming...just got confirmation that some new american crafts is coming!!

catch you all later:)

a day tasting teas!

2006-06-13T10:01:00.000-07:00

so yesterday was full of caffine beverages...things were buzzing in my head and at the store. well today i discovered the passion fruit caffine free iced tea! woo hoo:)

so now i am not buzzing as much as the store is...what is buzzing even more is the gallery. here is my favorite layout today! This is one of our big PRIZE winners from National Scrapbooking Day with all of her goodies...can't believe she already made a page!! Way to go Joy:)

Check out what is in the gallery...find some inspiration.

Monday, Monday!!

2006-06-12T11:26:00.000-07:00

So it's Monday and I am happy because I am crossing things off my list!

Nothing feels so good as to have a shorter to do list! This moringing the new product was added to the store...Check out some of these new goodies from Basic Grey and 7gypsies

What's coming to the store!

2006-06-10T13:48:00.000-07:00

Today we are checking in some new Basic Grey and some 7gypsies!

A brand new store blog!

2006-06-09T12:30:00.000-07:00

It was time...there are so many things that happen at the store that don't fit in the message board that a store blog seemed fitting!

I will post here as often as I can about things that are happening at the store. What product has arrived, what ideas we have brewing and more!