CHA was crazy & fun, AND we bought it all!!!

Of course, we will have our EXPO-COME GET THE SCOOP WITH US on April 5th!!!!!! But last year many of you BEGGED us to come up with an idea for those that could not attend the expo, so we are giving you the opportunity to PRE-PURCHASE those awesome NEW & HOT products. Here are the options below: If interested, please call or come by the store to pre-pay & order your CHA Surprise Scoop:

CHA SCOOP in a box. We bought it all: CHA: paper, embellishments for days - a variety of all the new goodies!!
You pick your size cone!! This is personal shopping at its best:

I want It All-3 SCOOPS with a cherry on top- $100 (a giant mix of paper & embellishments)
I want 2 scoops- $50 (a healthy mix of paper & embellishments)
I want 1 scoops - $25 (a nice mix of paper & embellishments)
I want CONE Only Please - $10 (the hottest patterned papers)

The way this will work: You will reserve your kit(s) by 3/10; This is a pre-order that will require pre-payment and may not be exchanged or refunded. It will be a mix of all the wonderful flavors that we ordered at CHA - be the first on your block to get the SCOOP from CHA. No guarantee any two packages will be alike, but they all will be equal in value. We ordered the cream of the crop & begged for quick ship dates. Our goal is to ship by 3/20, but we are at the mercy of the vendors. We are so excited to be able to offer this to you. Please call the store to order your kit today!!!!

DANELLE JOHNSON BLOG POSTPONED

Hey Scrappers,
Danelle has had the flu so we have rescheduled her Creative Cafe Happy Hour for 2 weeks, Thursday March 13. We will display the project later this week and have packets available by Monday for pickup. Remember this is when you can get in your comfy PJs and follow along with Danelle to complete the project at home in front of your computer. This is an awesome opportunity to blog with Danelle, one of the creators of the Creative Cafe project line. Stay tuned for more details.

Camp Crop a Lot Tshirt

Tshirt designed by Stacey Landry & Pam Boudreaux. Shirts are pre-order only by 3/15.

Camp Crop a Lot Make/takes

Below are the Camp Crop a Lot Make/Take Kits, please note that these are pre-order only-we will only prepare those that are pre-ordered by March 15. $23.99 for all 3

Priceless Memories by Brooke Adams











Unconditional Love by Christy Cochran










Sizzlin' Summer by Jade Templet

Camp Crop a Lot Class

Friday, July 11, 2008 10:45-12:00 CREATING WITH CRICUT: Introducing the Cricut Design Studio
Instructor: Darlene Quebeaux
Come explore the endless creative possibilities of the CDS. Learn how easy it is

to create your own personalized die-cuts. Don't be scared of the computer--this is

super easy! Once you try it, you'll catch the "bug"!! Layout-custom showcasing

your own name;

Come get the SCOOP with us on April 5th

We're dying to give you the SCOOP!

BLUE LIGHT SPECIAL

OK, here's the special of the week: With any $40 purchase, pick out any ADDITIONAL item & you get 40% OFF that one item.

• Purchase $40 worth of product
• choose another item & receive 40% off that one item
• Purchases are limited to in-store in stock regular priced purchases only;
• Must present this coupon;
• Deadline: Sunday, Feb 24th.

Happy Shopping!!!!!!!!!!!!

COming soon from CHA: TechniqueTuesday

wow!!! Look at these cool stamps & chipboard

Coming from CHA

Junior Summer Camp - Save the Date

If you know any young girl that would love to scrapbook ages 9-16, this is an awesome opportunity. The girls create an entire scrapbook in 1 week. They receive all supplies to create the scrapbook, the scrapbook itself, a tshirt, what an awesome deal. The only thing the girls do is show up with their pictures & adhesives. Its so great, we have adults trying to sneak in.

Monday through Friday 8:30 am - noon daily

June 9-13, 2008

July 21 – 25, 2008

For more details, you may pick up a flyer at the store, check newsletter, website or call 744-2767.

COME GET THE SCOOP AT MEMORY MANIA

CHA was crazy & fun, AND we bought it all!!!

Of course, we will have our EXPO-COME GET THE SCOOP WITH US on April 5th!!!!!! But last year many of you BEGGED us to come up with an idea for those that could not attend the expo, so we are giving you the opportunity to PRE-PURCHASE those awesome NEW & HOT products. Here's what we have planned & we'll let you know when we are ready to take orders for this:

CHA SCOOP in a box. We bought it all: CHA: paper, embellishments, stamps - a variety of all the new goodies!!
You pick your size cone!! This is personal shopping at its best:

I want It All-3 SCOOPS with a cherry on top- $100 (a giant mix of paper & embellishments)
I want 2 scoops- $50 (a healthy mix of paper & embellishments)
I want 1 scoops - $25 (a nice mix of paper & embellishments)
I want CONE Only Please - $10 (the hottest patterned papers)

The way this will work: You will reserve your kit(s) around 2/28; This is a pre-order that will require pre-payment and may not be exchanged or refunded. It will be a mix of all the wonderful flavors that we ordered at CHA - be the first on your block to get the SCOOP from CHA. No guarantee any two packages will be alike, but they all will be equal in value. We ordered the cream of the crop & begged for quick ship dates. Our goal is to ship by 3/20, but we are at the mercy of the vendors. We are so excited to be able to offer this to you. Email me if interested, and i'll send further details.

Happy Valentine's DAY

WOW, its a beautiful day outside, good to be back in the good ole' Louisiana-only bad part about today is that I'm dreading surgery tomorrow, YIKES. But John has a really special night planned to celebrate Valentine's Day & and my last night out of the house for a while (hehe) at Houmas House. Would love to squeeze in that cute movie, Definitely MAYBE. I asked my doctors if i could wheel my IV across Perkins Rowe to see it, but they didn't think i could run faster than the nurses, probably not :(so hopefully i can squeeze it in today. Also trying to talk Dane into sneaking into a daytime show to see Fools Gold right after we pay all of these monthly taxes--i know i'm nuts, but i can't imagine not going to the movies on Saturdays for the next 6 weeks, so i need to squeeze them all in today.

Well, i surely digress, i meant to just say Happy Valentine's Day & show you the cool COSMO CRICKET line which we loved to the moon & back!!!!

We <3 R customers SALE

Don't forget the We Love Our Customers Sale!!! Stop in to see the girls to see how lucky you are and a little chocolate treat too!!!

Look who we found

Heidi Swapp Travel Line

NEWS from the West Coast

While my awesome employees are reviewing catalogs and still spending MY money & i do mean all of it including my personal bank account (haha), i'm loving reading all of your awesome comments about the CHA products. Tell me what you want to see & we'll post, we took 500 pictures so can't decide what to put. Its hard to find the pictures of products because Christy & Jade were posing with everything they could find.

CHA OR BUST

Watch out ANAHEIM, here we come!!! OK, well, we took an airport picture to load to show you the steps of our trip, but OMG, we're having so much fun we can't stop & blog. What we saw so far that can't wait for you to see at the EXPO is: some cool papers, RIBBon, RIBBON and did we say RIBBON, demo'd the Big Bite - (you gotta have one!) awesome little book that will be demo'd at EXPO. We're thinking about putting together some CHA Favorite Kits (Gotta have it all, good mix, etc), let us know if you want to be first in line for something like this-it will be prepaid and you will receive before anyone else sees it. Like that?? We'll blog more from the show today.

CAMP CROP A LOT

Hey Scrappers

SAVE THE DATE: July 11-12, 2008; Congratulations Stacy Landry & Pam Boudreaux!!! Stacy & Pam's ideas were mixed to create this awesome design. KUDOS to everyone that entered a design, they were all great and it took the judges quite a while to choose the winner.

VIP Registration begins March 1st. Registration to public opens March 7th.

My favorite scrapbook tool EVER!!!!

Really and truly, my all-time favorite product is my Masterpieces book. I grab it EVERY TIME I do a layout for the store or myself. I had never used idea books before. So when we got the Masterpieces book I really didn’t think I would use it all that much. But as soon as I realized how useful it was, I couldn’t put it down. One reason I love it is that you have so many options to choose from. There are 200 full color double-page layouts that show you examples of the 68 sketches included in the book. You can also change around the s ketches to make even more sketches. The layout examples give you even more ideas because some of them have also been changed up a little. I think of this book as a scrapbooking tool. I keep it with my tool bag that way it is always handy for whenever I am ready to scrap. Basically, the thought process has already been done for you and you can just sit down and scrap which is what I really love. EVERYONE should have one! So come see me today & get yours!!!

Creative Cafe & Jr. CLass

Hey Scrappers,
We posted this project for the February Jr. Class project , however, adults are begging to do it to so this project will be featured in Creative Cafe next week. To get adequate supplies, registration is due 1 week prior to class.

SHARE THE MASTERPIECES!!!!!!

It has been so gratifying to hear everyone's ideas on the Masterpieces Book. We just love it when we overhear you telling your friend she's just got to have that book. The response has been overwhelming and we want to thank you. Now, if you share with your friends, YOU
might get lucky! Recommend our Masterpieces idea book to a friend. When they
purchase a copy and say that you recommended it, we will enter your name into
a drawing for a $50 scrapbook basket! OR if YOU purchase a copy of
Masterpieces for yourself and if you refer to a friend, you can be entered a 2nd time, look at these goodies, don't you want some?

MASTERPIECE CHALLENGE

MASTERPIECE CHALLENGE: Deadline Feb 28, 2008.
Description: Create a layout from the Memory Mania Masterpieces Idea
Book that is OUTSIDE THE BOX- ted on our blog
http://memorymania.blogspot.com daily and the winner will receive $100 worth
of scrapbook product mailed to your home.
International based applications welcome.
Layouts can be emailed to tammy@eatel.net & must include mailing address,
page # of the sketch you used, and an explanation of how you twisted the sketch.

Teachers' Tool Tuesday!!

Well, I'm not sure you could call it a "TOOL", but I am in LOVE with my Clip It Up!! It is CERTAINLY a tool to help me organize my scrapbook supplies! I used to have all my embellishments (stickers, words, tags, etc.) and letters (stickers, chipboard, rub-ons, etc.) in nice plastic cases. They were very neat, but I NEVER USED ANYTHING because I couldn't see any of it! Now, with my clip it up right there on my scrapbook desk, I can spin it around and see all the embellishments and letters I can choose from! There have even been times where I found an embellishment I liked (and I'd forgotten I had!) and built a layout around it! You can opt for a couple different setups with the clip it up - you can buy the bottom tier by itself or you can get both. I'd suggest both if you have room, because I love how it holds my smaller items on top and my larger/longer items on the bottom tier. What a great birthday gift from my BFF's!!!
Happy Scrappin'
Allison

Ribbons and more Ribbons

Hi everyone!

I just purchased the Pull-Ez Ribbon Pull today and I did not think I would enough ribbon to fill it but as you can see I have this thing full! lol I have been looking for something new to store my ribbon in for a while. I am a type of person that if I don't see it I don't us it so I really think this is the best storage for my ribbon. Thanks Tammy for always looking for the last and greatest items.

Tania

FRIENDS make scrapping better

I love to scrapbook, but really cropping with friends makes it so much more fun (even if you have your own scrap room, hint hint asb he he). If you are like me, when I first discovered scrapbooking, I didn't have any friends that enjoyed it YET. Not only do you get to visit with friends, act silly AND preserve your memories, but honestly you're saving time, you would be catching up over the phone, but this way your multi-tasking (he he). Get your friends involved in scrapbooking so they can join the fun.

Tell your friends about our new Crash Course for ROOKIES - series of classes for the beginner! Christy starts the new session this week and she is an awesome teacher that makes everyone comfortable. We are so excited about these classes for those who want to know a little more before striking out on their own. Don’t miss this series, and tell your friends so
they can come and scrap with you, too! Let’s help them feel confident in their scrapbook skills to go off on their own, to register for MMU or any other classes we offer.
Take these 6 classes in 3 select nights and be ready to show your stuff:
$15 per class, or $60 for entire series (save $30). Leave each class with a double
page spread. This series is being offered at two different times – so choose day
or night classes, whichever will best fit your schedule! more details on the home page.
Happy Scrappin',
Tammy

Clearly Awesome Album Titled 1,2,3,4 Seasons

Acrylic Albums have been all the rage! Even Ali Edwards used one for her December album. Have you wondered how to design those clearly incredible acrylic albums? Wonder no more. I have all of the answers for the peeks through each page, how to hide the adhesives, blingin', painting and embellishing. Completing an album is a treasure, and this one is gold b/c you can put all of your favorite photos in one spot... Don't you have a photo (1,2,3), 4 All Seasons? If you need room for more, we have a pocket page. I will also give you easy tips for adding pages to the album with supplies you have at home. Oh, the fun never ends!!! If you love learning techniques this class is for you. Sneek peeks don't do justice so, be sure to go by Memory Mania to see the album on display.

Memory Mania MASTERPIECES CHALLENGE

Hey Scrappers,

Don't forget the Masterpiece Challenge-Create a layout that is outside the box-turn, twist, flip one of our sketches and you could be the lucky winner of the $100 basket of goodies. FOr more details check these 2 sites. The deadline has been exended to 2/28.

http://www.trumba.com/calendars/pubs_calendar?eventid=73705290 http://www.memorymaniac.com /

Scrapbook Inspiration

WOW-this layout really cheered me up. Don't know if its the dreary weather we've been having or being confined to the recliner for 3 days, but when i saw this layout that Noelle Landry created, it brought a big smile to my face and made me wish i could sit at my scrapbook table. I sure hope it does the same for you. Rachel has pulled all products to recreate this layout, so drop in soon to pick them up & get some cool pages done-the title is using sticker letters that match this line, so you could do any fun & bright page with them.

DANELLE JOHNSON will be a blog guest on Feb 28th

Hey Scrappers,

Danelle Johnson will join us on February 28th for an online Happy Hour-what do you think about that. We enjoy everyone's excitement with the Creative Cafe Bar and how everyone has to touch the buttons (including us). Its just so yummy!!!!! Well, if you love the Creative Cafe products, they are the brainchild of Danelle Johnson & Alison Wong. Their cutting edge designs coupled with their love of education is what prompted these wonderful products. Each week we sponsor a project for Happy Hour that week. Danelle will be joining us online on February 28th for an LIVECHAT with images of the project & questions & answers on it. We will post more details as the date draws near. The project kits can be picked up at Memory Mania or ordered online. We're both rushing to get to CHA but will post more details upon our return. SAVE THE DATE & COMPUTER for Feb 28th 7-8pm. Allison said it best in our newsletter-how cool to take a class while in your comfy CCL PJs. This is awesome, give us some feedback on what you think about this.