As the snow flys!

Snow came a little early this year...it turns my thoughts to Christmas! Is it really only a few short weeks away?



We are calming down a bit at the store, most of the CHA~Summer items have arrived. A few late items are coming in but nothing like the big dump in August and September. Now we get to plan for the arrivals from Memory Trends than on to CHA2007 in Anaheim California!

Show time is always so exciting and so exhausting all in one! But that is one of the things that helps to keep us on top is have the newest items in stock as soon as possbile!

We have a lot of events planned over the next couple of months. This coming week-end is a Mom & Me cybor crop, it will be hosted by Jen Erickson. The following weekend is a benefit crop for a cancer patient. The silent auction already had many wonderful items!

November is our holiday card crop! That should be fun and just in time to get those greeting cards ready!

December is an altered paint can instructional crop, what a great gift an alter can makes!

So we have a few business months ahead at Scrap-A-Latte, we hope you stop in and join us for on or all of our events!

Where Will We Put it All!

The new products from CHA-Summer are rolling in. The suppliers are much quicker this year than last, it seems like we waited months. This year at 3 weeks from show, we have tons of new stuff! It is a very busy stime at the store, checking in the products, putting up stock and of course, we have to spend a moment or two drooling over the stuff! If we only had time to play with it all, sigh...

My DH and I are off to Hawaii in 18 days, I can hardly believe it. I have always wanted to go to Hawaii, he never has...but no Hawaii, no Alaska (that got his attention). We hope to have a week of relaxation and adventure!

The kids will be back in school soon and September at Scrap-A-Latte will be packed with special disocunts and special prices items...don't miss your opportunity to save on all the new items!

The Count Down!

We are in the final count down to CHA~Chicago! Yep, 2 weeks and 4 days! This show is bigger and better than ever! We are all very excited to see what new products will be introduced at the show. It is always a great time to see our scrapbooking friends too!

We are gearing up for a BIG semi-annual Clearance Sale to make room for all the new stuff we will be buying at CHA. You don't want to miss our semi-annual sales events!

New Prima flowers are due in the store next week, they have caused quite a stir, we can't wait to get them in!

We will be celebrating our Nation's Independence in a few short days! Take a moment to remember what this day is about and please remember our troops on foreign shores that are helping to keep our great nation's independence.

God Bless America!

Summer, aaah!

The summer is zipping past so quickly this year, and CHA~Chicago is just around the corner. I am so excited that our Design Team will be attending this year with us, it will be such a fun weekend! A couple of the DT members are taking classes, so watch for new cybor training and techniques on our message board. We promise to scout out the entire show to bring in the newest, coolest products available. Scrap-A-Latte will preview the show each night, so you can see what will be arriving at the store!

Our new and improved site at Scrap-A-Latte is up and running. There were a few tense moments and some recent tweaking, but we are there! Stop by and see the changes!

We are having a CyberCrop this week-end, this is so exciting! Join us for fun and prizes.

One of our Design Team Members was in the area this week-end so I got to meet Sue. I am so glad I did, I really like her! Con't wait to spend time together at CHA. That will be too much fun with the entire DT present!

New Site Up

Yea! We finally made it, the new and improved Scrap-A-Latte site is up and running! There was a time I didn't think we would make it, but after several tense moments and some recent tweaking, we are there! Stop by the store and check out our new colors and layout!

One of out Design Team members was in the area, so I got to drive down and meet Sue in person. I am so glad I did, I really like Sue. I can't wait until we can hang out at CHA in July. What fun that will be to have the whole group present!

I Love Sundays!

Sunday is my favorite day of the week! Sundays, I get to sit and enjoy the morning paper. Sundays are the most relaxing day of the week. On Sundays, we have a family dinner where I get to enjoy my children and grandchildren...yep, Sunday is my favorite day of the week.

I was up til the wee hours of the morning getting all of the new products in to the system. 7 Gypsies, Heidi Swapp and Queen & Company Colour Collection. Who could resist those adorable little make-up containers of embellishments?

We are preparing for the site transfer next week-end. That is exciting and scary at the same time. The new system will have some needed enhancements and will be tons faster, but I always worry something will go wrong and the store will be off line for too many days. I have my fingers crossed.

Happy Easter to everyone!

Spring, Spring is Here...

So Why is it stil 40 degrees? I am most eager for warmer weather this year! We need to play outside, plant some flowers, smell new mown grass. Where is spring?

We are still very busy at the store. More and more boxes keep arriving, and I sit by my computer and key products in to the store. I don't even have the time to sit and touch or admire the new items....whoa is me.

I am excited about the March of Dimes Walk America benfit we are hosting the entire month of April. What a great cause, stamp out birth defects, premature birth and infant deaths in our life time! Stop by the store and check out the special baby kits we have to the month of April. The kits are already marked at a 14% savings and we will donate $2.00 for every kit sold this month, to March of Dimes Walk America! Special Event Day is April 22nd, where we will donate 10% of the stores sales to March of Dimes!
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I really need to get a life!

Has it really been 2 months since I blogged? Well time flies when all the new products are rolling in. I think my behind is glued to the chair and my fingers to the keyboard.

Scrap-A-Latte is growing and changing so fast, the pace is at times, exhausting! We are in the midst of our March Madness contest, an elimination contest, with 2 weeks to go. The talent shown has been amazing!

We have another action packed month coming up in April. Are cybercrop is the last weekend of the month and we are hosting a March of Dimes ~ WalkAmerica benefit.

I am so excited about the benefit as it is near and dear to my heart.
One of our Design Team Memebers is very involved with this organization as her beautiful daughter was born prematurely. I hope everyone stops buy in April to help support this great cause! There is no great success than our children!

Spring is on the way, I can feel it in my tired aching bones, LOL. I long to see the green grass and trees out my window.

Design Team Search

We are really seeing an increase in the entries for the Scrap-A-Latte design team. A lot of talent is posting in our gallery. It will be a tough decision on who will make the team. Maybe we will have a team of 60, because I can't decide.

CHA is coming fast, we are getting sneak peeks of all the new stuff coming out...I am is trouble, I will have to buy it all! So much to do to get ready. Laptop, check; ditigal camera, check; convention guide, check; plane ticket, check; car rental, check; suitcase, check; DH, che...hey where are you! He is not thrilled about the trip

Our first swap (Recipe Cards) went well, it was fun to "scrap" something other than pictures and know it will be in the hands of others. I look forward to the next round of recipe swaps.

We are back to winter after a nice reprieve. The western side of the state was hit with ice and snow last night. My DSS learn a valuable lesson about driving in winter weather. There is something about burying a car in the middle of a corn field that teaches you not to slam on the brakes on ice.

Hopefully after I spend a little time at the office today, I will get to express my creativity and scrapbook. I live to use all those products!

I really need to post more...

It is approaching CHA time in Vegas! We are looking forward to the break from the winter glooms. Plus, all the new and exciting things we will see at CHA! My DH is going to his first show this year, that will be an experience for both of us. But, he has to learn what goes on in this business so he can share the fun.

We are doing a recipe swap this month on the recipe board. I got mine done already! I am usually the biggest procrastinator ever...but not this time. It will be fun to see what everyone comes up with. I look forward to the next swap.

We have been very busy at the store, big annual clearance sale to make room for all the stuff I am going to order at CHA! The DH will freak when he sees how much I spend.

Goodbye 2005

Well, Christmas has come and gone. It was a very busy month at the store. There were many happy scrapbookers on Christmas morning!

Personally, we had a wonderful family Christmas. Christmas eve was spent around a Karaoke machine. We don't have a singer in the bunch, but we sure had fun! I can't wait to get the pictures developed and scrapbooked. All those protesting males, ended up monopolizing the microphone!

We are all looking forward to 2006, our family and business keeps growing with each passing year. And I am one year closer to retirement!

Happy New Year, may it be the best of all!

The Busiest Shopping Day of the Year....

is at a close. I, the dedicated shopper that I am, drug myself out of bed very early this morning, grabbed a cup of coffee and sat down at my computer to begin my long day of bargain hunting for Christmas 2005! Yes, I love the fact that I don't have to leave my house to spend money. I love the fact that my purchases will be delivered to my door and I love that I did not have to brave the cold and the crowds to do my Christmas Shopping. I sit here tonight with my Christmas Spirit still in tact, no unhappy store clerks, no shoving shoppers, no tired feet. Yet, I was able to purchase what my loved ones wanted at a sale price and FREE shipping.

Today we also celebrated my grandson's "5th" Birthday, I can't believe it has been 5 years since I first kissed that wonderful little face. My grandchildren are such a joy in my life.

With that said, tomorrow will be a very busy day for us at Scrap-a-latte. Our after Thanksgiving sales is off to a big start. We will be packing orders and shipping most of the day and early evening. One of our Design Team members created hand stamped gift packs for our Gift Certificates this year, they are beautiful! We also have a new Kit for Decemeber developed by Aimee. (She is so talented) The mini-album kit for Christmas awesome. We have so many different Christmas papers in, I can't decide which collection I want for my own memories...such decisions just can't be made quickly.

Happy Holidays!

Thanksgiving Time is Here!

I can hardly believe the Holiday Season is upon us. We have been so busy at our store putting up new items and packing so many orders that we haven't have much time to think about Thanksgiving.
We are breaking the tradition at our house this year and eating out. I have always spent days in the kitchen preparing a feast, this year we decided to eat out, I actually will get to enjoy the holiday and spend time with my family instead of the stove!

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours! We have a lot to be thankful for this year.
Any please remember or men and women overseas, I give thanks for them everyday!

Fall

We finally got the Heidi Swapp items in our store, after many phone calls and a lot of frustrations. Does anyone else think Advantus needs some help in the Customer Service Area? We were persistent because we love Heidi's Designs and creativity.
We also recieved in all of the New Pressed Petals new items from CHA Summer. The Chip Chatters are great! We have dressed them up and distressed them, either way I think Pressed Petals has a hit! The distressed metals from Pressed Petals, Monday's Metal, are very nice. I have not had the opportunity to use them, but I do like the look.
Just today, for the first time in weeks, I got to scrapbook for my own pleasure. I completed 3 of the 7 Gypsies Clipper Frames (grandkids just had their pictures taken) and one layout from our vacation in SF. The layout was a simple lay-out by I felt a sense of accomplishment just getting something done.
We are busy adding all of the new Christmas items in the store. We can hardly wait for the Basic Grey Blitzen collection! Imagination Projects has a couple of really cute Christmas lines this year, we have them all on pre-order and the orders have been good.
The Making Memories Vintage Hip is going great for our store, it is a shabby chic style with a lot of class!
The item of the month was the Provo Craft Rectangle Tins, big surprise! We sold out our second shipment within 3 hours of sending out our newsletter. We are anxiously awaiting our next shipment in the next 10 days, they are already sold on pre-order. I wish we had a million of those things! Speaking of lunchpails, we can't keep the Basic Grey Lunchpail on the shelf either. I am saving mine for Chirstmas Pictures!

August, the Dog Days of Summer

We have been so busying putting up all the new stuff arriving daily from the Chicago CHA show! We are running out of room, so more things had to be put in clearance. But the new designs and bright colors are awesome. We love all of the new Junkitz embellishments and paper. I can't stop using the Salsa collection. The KI Memories has been showing up in my LO pretty regularly too. New accucut dies are here and boy oh boy, have we been cutting new shapes! The mini file folders are very popluar and a get compliment to any page, random tags have been fun, different shapes and sizes.

What Happened to July?!

Wow, the month is just about gone, summer is half way over. And what a hot summer it has been. CHA in Chicago was fabulous! So many new and exciting products were shown. Some of my favorites is the Basic Grey Papers, Junkitz paper and new embellishments! We ordered so much new stuff our walls will be bulging. We were told at the show that ROB and BOB collection from Provo Craft will be shipping next week, gosh we have waited forever for this collection. With all the new orders to place and items to check in I sure hope I get to scrapbook this week-end. I need a creative outlet, all these ideas clogging up my brain!

Happy Independence Day!

It has been a great day, spent with family and friends. We had a fajita 4th of July, grilled outside. CHA is coming up quickly, we are so excited about all of the new products that are rolled out at the show. We will be loading up our gallery each night with pictures of what we are seeing at the show.Our CHA Summer Sale is going very well, making room for all the new stuff we will be ordering!Keep all of our service men and women in our thoughts as we go through our days, both past and present, for without them we would not enjoy the freedoms we have today. God Bless them.

The weather changed overnight, it is HOT and HUMID! The kids are out of school and the yard needs mowed.We are still receiving in new products from Winter CHA, more ribbons from Creative Impressions, the newest gingham colors are awesome! And the Dog bone clips are so darn cute...the metallic flower clips are perfect for the summer fun layouts.Junkitz photo anchors (All Colors) and the long bradz to match are in, the Salsa is our favorite!Ths long awaited Foam Stamps from Making Memories are in stock! We were so excited to finally see them, that each member of our design team has a set on the way! The Gabby Alpha is my personal favorite.Enjoy the summer, cookouts, swimming and time with the family....aaah heaven!

Need a Vacation from My Vacation

It has been a productive week. Two rooms are freshly painted with one more to go. The DH painted our fron porch columns today and they look exceptional! Sadly, tomorrow is the last offical day of my vacation. I have really enjoyed being at home this week. Today after the work was done, I, my daughter and 2 grandchildren made a trip to Barnes and Noble for a reward. I chose the new book by Dean Koontz "Velocity", Tate chose a book on Alligators and Crocidiles. Audrey chose a Dora The Explorer book. On the trip back from town we stopped for Ice cream, always....one vanilla and one chocolate.

We received in our Junkitz color photo anchors today, I can't wait to use them. Also additional styles of buttonz and twill snapz were in the box too. I loaded up all of the Prima Flowers we received on Wednesday, had to scan each one since the site does not offer images. We should be getting the new ribbons from Creative Impressions in the next few days, love those fibers. And the replenishment stock of Basic Grey is on the way. We have sold out of many styles twice!