Summer Classes Are Here!!

Friday, June 1st Squish Book with Janet 7-9pm
Saturday, June 2nd Wish Upon a Star with Janet 11-1pm
Saturday, June 2nd For Dad, a Mom & Me Class with Julie 2-4pm
Saturday, June 2nd 1/2 price Scrappy with Julie 6-11pm
Sunday, June 3rd Family Branches Album with Janet 1-4pm
Monday, June 4th Wrap N' Flip Book with Julie 7-9pm
Tuesday, June 5th Girl Scout Mini book with Julie 2-4pm
Tuesday, June 5th Scrappily Ever After Series with Julie 7-10pm
Wednesday, June 6th It's a Wonderful Life Series with Julie 11-1pm
Thursday, June 7th Boy Scout Mini Book 2-4pm
Friday, June 8th Afternoon Delight Crop 10-6pm
Monday, June 11th Jacob's Ladder Album with Pam 11-1pm
Monday, June 11th Funky Friends 3-D Letter with Kelsie/Lorrie 7-9pm
Tuesday, June 12th Getting Started with Susan 7-9pm

Check our website for photos and descriptions: www.scrapbookfever.com

More Fabulous Flowers!

 


The most fun and cute little flowers came in--some great organizational products for stamps!

Stop in and see and play Plinko!

Family Branches Album

Do you have heritage photos in a box collecting dust? Isn’t it time to get them out of the box and into an album. We have some great papers and fantastic tips for your heritage photos. We will create a 6” x 12” post bound album and learn different tips and techniques that you can use on any of your heritage layouts (Janet) Saturday, May 19 from 10 am to 1 pm.

Each page will demonstrate different techniques that can be used to translate to your heritage layouts in your albums. We will work with vellum, mulberry paper, matting, corner tabs, journaling, and more.

Your album will be unique to the photos you bring. We will get as many pages as possible done in this 3 hour class. You could possibly create 23 pages plus the cover page. I put 1 to 2 photos on each page with the height being no more than 5”. Copies are better to work with than originals because they can be resized. Bring what you can and we’ll work with that or give you tips and suggestions of what you could do with the images.

Class size is limited, so sign up soon.

Happy Mother's Day

To all our scrappers who are mothers, we want to wish you a very Happy Mother's Day weekend. We have half priced scrappy nights both Friday night and Saturday night. We also have a couple of classes on Saturday if you want a little time away just for yourself or if you want to make something special for the mom's in your life.

Remember we will be closed on Sunday so that the Fever Team can spend time with the mom's in their lives. Be safe and happy scrappin'!

Squish Album Class

Wow... just look at what you can do with a few sheets of paper, some folds and a little glue. You will create an album that you won't want to put down. You can put as many or as few pictures in here as you want. This sample has over 35 photos on the pages and inside the matchbook and gatefold albums and on the tags. You choose the papers to match your pictures and Janet will show you how to put it all together. You will also get to use the Crop-a-dile to punch through chipboard and to set some eyelets. This is one class that you won't want to miss. It's on the calendar for this Saturday at 11 a.m. If you haven't made a gift for your mom for Mother's Day, try your hand at this one! See you there!

Did you know?

We've added an extra Scrappy Hour this week! Join Patti for croppin craziness on Friday, May 11 from 6-11! It is half price all month and we are loving our new expanded space! I think there may even be a prize giveaway!

There are still a few openings for the Saturday Scrappy too--so check your calendars and give us a call! 244-7277.

Upcoming classes!!

 Here are a few of our upcoming classes. Sexy Scissors this Thursday from 7-9,gets those 4x6 photos done in a fun, fast way! Squish book and Precious Pockets, this Saturday, May 12!Make a Saturday of these 2 classes and leave with two beautiful Mini albums, perfect for Mothers Day!!May 16, is the Bohofolio class. This is an event! All day, lunch and snacks included! Pick you class and come spend the day with us at SBF!!

National Scrapbook Day Winner!!!

Congratulations to the winner of our $200 gift certificate: Dana Hollman!

Have fun spending your prize, Dana :)

Our First Mini Retreat--What a Blast!!!

We had the best time at our 1st Mini Retreat this weekend! What a great group of ladies--and did they ever get a lot done! The Retreat winner of our $50 gift certificate was Carol Grady. We had lots of other prize winners too. And one thing everyone wanted to know was the recipe for the Cucumber Sandwiches that Lorrie made! Here you go:

Benedictine Sandwiches

1 medium cucumber ( buy the seedless ones at Sams)
1 small onion
1 (8 oz) cream cheese softened
1/2 teaspoon salt
Dash hot pepper sauce
Thinly sliced white bread (I used Pepperige Farms Whole Grain)
Mayonnaise

Peel cucumber and slice in half lengthwise; remove seeds with a small spoon (or buy seedless). Place cucumber in a food processor and pulse about 5 times until cucumber is minced. Place cucumber into a small glass mixing bowl. Place onion in the food processor, pulsing until it is finely chopped. Add onion to cucumber. Add cream cheese and stir well with a spatula. Add salt & hot sauce and mix well. Spread a small amount of mayonnaise on bread, then spread mixture. Also delicious as a cool dip for summer!

I'll post the recipe for Derby pie in a couple of days!

May Classes and May Sales!!! Don't Miss Out!

Round up your buddies and sign up for the May classes. Our class room has been expanded to accommodate more folks and more fun. I've heard rumors that Mystery Class is going to spur your creativity and wow the locals. It's a secret so you won't see the project you won't know the instructor until you come to the class. You will be notified in plenty of time before the class as to what you need to bring with you. May 30th and 31st are the dates.



Sign up this weekend when you come in for the National Scrapbook Day Sale where everything in the store is 20% off on top of your gold or silver discount. Now's the time stock up on supplies and schedule in those classes you want to take. Class prices are not subject to the discount, but don't wait to sign up!



In the Sexy Scissors class you will make a fast cute album and even pull out those decorative edged scissors that have been collecting dust. This albums is sure to be a favorite.

National Scrapbook Day SALE!!!

Saturday, May 5th
Sunday, May 6th

We're celebrating National Scrapbook Day with a store-wide sale! Everything in the store is 20% off on May 5th and May 6th!

And one lucky customer will win a $200 shopping spree!!!!

Just add your name to our Fever Fish Bowl every time you come into the store between now and May 5th.
Drawing will be held at 7pm on Saturday, May 5th!




NEW STUFF!

7Gypsies: New 97% complete stickers....graduation, wedding shower, mom, dad, toddler, zany and more! These are great for those mini book projects!

Rusty Pickle: Paper and Stickers that we love!!! More Chocolate Bunnies!, Girl Stuff, Family, Scouts, Island Summer along with more chipboard accents.

Weekend Special!!

SCRAPBOOK EXPO SPECIAL!

April 27th, 28th & 29th

Bring in a ticket stub or receipt from the Scrapbook Expo and we'll give you 10% off your entire purchase this weekend only!
Not trekking downtown this year??? We having a jammin' jammie scrap night with Patti right here at the store on Saturday night from 6-11!!! Grab your friends and enjoy a comfy night of scrappin' in your jammies!

And because of this special and the upcoming Nat'l Scrapbook Day sale, we are changing our weekly blog contest back to a monthly ones. We will be able to do a deeper discount that will be good all month and hope to get a bigger response :) Check the blog mid-May to see the next one!

Sign up while you can!

Scrapbook Fever Mini Retreats

We are changing up our Scrapathons for the summer: making them smaller, more intimate and right here in the store for easier shopping and more comfort. You’ll enjoy the same great food, ample table space, fabulous prizes and tons of fun—but with more time to play! For only $45 you can scrap the day away from 9am-11pm on Saturday, add an extra $5 and scrap with us Friday night and Sunday afternoon too! We’ll have a limited number of seats so you’ll need to register early but we’ve set the dates for all summer long so you can pick the ones that work best for you! As always, you’ll receive a 15% discount on your purchases, have more goodies than you can eat and prizes and surprises for everyone. Call now for more info and to reserve your spot, 244-7277. These dates don't work for you???? Call Julie or email her at parties@scrapbookfever.com and we can help you plan your own personal summer retreat for you and your scrappin' group :)

Derby Days (National Scrapbook Day) Saturday May 5th WAITING LIST
Flip Flop, CROP! Saturday, June 9
Hula Hoopla Saturday, July 14
Summer Survivor Scrap Saturday, August 11

FREE GOODIES!!!

This is the last week for free goodies! We're still giving away our some of our "vintage" products! With any purchase of $25 or more (bottom line after club discounts and tax) you will be offered our goodie box of paper to select 2 FREE sheets of paper and 5 FREE stickers off the roll! So stop by over the next week and join in the fun!

NEW STUFF!

7Gypsies: New 97% complete stickers....graduation, wedding shower, mom, dad, toddler, zany and more! These are great for those mini book projects!

Rusty Pickle: Paper and Stickers that we love!!! More Chocolate Bunnies!, Girl Stuff, Family, Scouts, Island Summer along with more chipboard accents.

FREE JAMMIE SCRAPPY HOUR!

We're celebrating our new space with a FREE jammie scrappy. That's right!!! FREE!!! Come celebrate our new space, wear your jammies and as always you'll receive 15% off your purchases that night! There's only 1 catch...you have to be one of the first 12 people to call and sign up...it's first come, first serve so don't wait!! Call your friends and enjoy a ladies night out :) Give us a call today to reserve your spot, 244-7277

Come see what we've been up to!

We aren't quite done, still some jazzing up to do, but the painting and renovation is done! The class space is almost doubled, we threw on a coat (or 3!) of paint and we'd love to get your feedback!

And just a reminder--we've got a Jammin Jammies Scrappy Hour on Friday and Saturday nights this week! Be the first to use our big new space and stop by! They'll be goodies and prizes both nights!

Graduation!

We are getting in cool new graduation stuff everyday! Perfect for that special scrapbook to honor all the work of your graduate--is there one on your list?

Black and white are so hot right now, you may find you need some of these goodies whether you have a graduate or not!

Friday Blog Contest

Calling all tin buckets!!! In the midst of our remodel, we are in search of silver/tin/metal pails and buckets of all sizes! So if you have an extra pail that you no longer need just hanging around in your garage or attic...bring it in and you will receive 50% off any one item of your choice...WOW! You help us and we can help you!!! You can always come back and visit your bucket next time you shop :) And remember...we'll be closed this Sunday and Monday for our remodeling!!!

Girl Scout Goodies!

 



So gorgeous, so perfect. For your Girl Scouts, some papers you'll want even if you don't have any Girl Scouts. Come in and check them out!

Scrapbook Fever EGGceptional SALE

Thursday, April 5th - Saturday, April 7th

Pick an egg from our basket and you will receive a discount on your ENTIRE PURCHASE!
Discounts include 15%, 20%, 25% or even 30% off your entire purchase!
Gold and Silver Customers...remember your 10% or 15% discounts are in addition to our sales!



FREE GOODIES!!!

And wwith any purchase of $25 or more (bottom line after club discounts and tax) you will be offered our goodie box of paper to select 2 FREE sheets of paper and 5 FREE stickers off the roll! So stop by over the next week and join in the fun!

Sale good while supplies last...when it's gone...it's gone so shop early for best selection!

Friday Blog Contest!!!

That time again! Friday Blog Contest :) This week we thought we'd celebrate all the time spent playing, watching and enjoying the various sports we all love. So bring in a photo of any sporting event (one you are taking part in or otherwise) and you'll receive 15% off any one regularly priced sport-themed sticker. As the Easter Egg sale is still going on, this special will start on Monday and run through next Thursday. Grab your sporty photos and come in and pick out the goodies you'll need to scrap them!!

Afternoon delight

 
We missed you at our afternoon delight yesterday! Janet Burnett and I scrapped up a storm.I scrapped 9 layouts and she worked on a mini album!! We do need some more scrappin afternoon buddies to come play with us!! Just call and sign up for next weeks on Thursday April 12th from 10-4!!!

Janet's Scrap Your Crap

 

See how much fun this is!! Look at the snippet of Janet's favorite things album.( don't you just want to burst out in song) and look at the bright scraps she found in someones pile! Come on you gotta sign up so we can all clean up the scraps!!!Friday 13th 6-11!!! See you there!!

Scrap Your Crap

 

It is time for you to show up and scrap your crap! Pam and Janet will help you with some techniques and super "good" advise for getting rid of some of those scraps! Plus you get to play with someones else's scraps. Sign up now to come Friday 13th for a fun and learning time, and you get to put up with Janet and Pam!Plus a fun 6x6 album, cardstock, and dig through others embellies!!
Here is one Pam did using all green scraps (?)see what good teaching you will get!!!:P
Janets will follow!!
Remember Friday 13 6-11

It's Here! It's Here!

Girl Scout goodies have arrived at Scrapbook Fever! We've got all kinds of gorgeous things for Girl Scouts and Brownies. And it is all so gorgeous you're going to want to use it even if you don't haves Scouts (and there are a few that could be used for anything).

Jammin Jammies Scrappy Hour this Saturday!

 


You don't want to miss Scrapbook Fever's Jammin Jammies Scrappy Hour this Saturday, April 7th from 6-11. We'll have popcorn and sodas and bring your favorite stuffed animal to win a prize!! Only $12 with a good time guaranteed!

April Sketch is Here!

The sketch is early! No foolin'! I took the liberty to post Patti's sketch on the blog so that you could get it here before you can get it at the store. Click on the image above and you'll get a bigger picture. Then pull out those scraps and create. Be sure to bring the sketch in and show it off during the month of April. Everyone who brings in a sketch will be eligible for a drawing at the end of the month.

Have fun!
Janet

Friday Blog Contest!!!

Hello Fever friends! We are feeling very spring-y at Scrapbook Fever as we have just recieved all kinds of spring papers and gorgeous Making Memories paper flowers. There are also all kinds of new classes blooming!

So, bring in a layout (can be 1 or 2 pages) with at least one flower on it and you'll be able to purchase any package of flowers at 15% off! This cannot be combined with any other coupons but can be combined with your gold or silver discount. You don't need to leave the layout--just bring it in to share. The special will run from now through Thursday the 5th. We can't wait to see your great layouts!

New Stuff! New Stuff!

We have the coolest new stuff in the store! Tons of bling accents from Me and My Big Ideas, the cool new Girls Rock! Sports goodies from Reminisce, amazing new fabric covered albums from Collected Memories and more! Stop by and see what we've done with the place!

Ooops!

Hello blog readers! Did you notice? We made a mistake and forgot something really important: our weekly blog contest! We are so sorry. . . let me explain . . .

We having been rearranging the store--we have lots of new things in the planning stages, making more room for product, classes and a few surprises. And we were so busy using our brains (brainstorming) and muscles (lifting) on Friday that we completely forgot our blog readers! But we are going to make it up to you!

We'd love to hear your opinion on the store's new layout! So come in, look around and post a comment about our new arrangement with your email address and we'll email you a code for 40% off any regularly priced item! We'll run this contest through next weekend (Sat. the 30th) to give you time to get in. And we'll do another blog contest on Friday--we promise not to forget :)

Thanks so much for understanding--and come check out the store--we hope you like it as much as we do!

Pretty paper, pretty pretty paper!

See that great packet of Daisy D's Girlfriends paper down there? Yep, we just got that in today. Also their amazing, ethereal, elegant Beacon Hill collection and the whimsical and classic Butterfly collection, both in single sheets. You've got to see them in person to believe them!

I am so loving all the new Rusty Pickle goodies we got in! This is a layout I did yesterday using a bunch of the new stuff. I think the big chipboard letters may be gone already but they flew out the door so fast I'm sure we'll reorder them. Let us know if you want us to save you a set.


And a quick reminder: the St Patrick's Day sale continues through tomorrow so remember that today is 25% off all albums and tomorrow is 25% off all patterned papers! Consider yourself Lucky! And you never know what the 40% off special of the day will be :) Happy St Patricks Day!

Happy Thursday!

Hello all! Been a bit scarce around here with Spring Break upon us! I hope you are all enjoying a bit of time off if you have it, and enjoying springtime if you don't.

Lots of new cool stuff in the store right now--Rusty Pickle (loving the beachy line so much!) several different lines, including more of the Chocolate Bunny papers :)

And the SEI lines are in, some amazing sparkly papers, and more! So springy and fresh!

Reorders of necessities like inks and paint dabbers too and if you haven't seen the new Prima flowers we just got in . . . you need to! Let me just say, Polka dots!

So pop in and see what we have Spring-ing up! And our new classes are filling up quickly so make sure you sign up soon!

Have a great day!

Weekly Blog Special!

Hey Fever bloggers. We have a sneak preview for bloggers only! Here is a listing of our St. Patrick's Day Specials...25% off a different category each day for the next week!!!

March 9th - Storage and Totes
March 10th - Adhesives
March 11th - Ribbon
March 12th - Tools & Punches
March 13th - Magazines & Idea Books
March 14th - Cardstock
March 15th - Pens, Ink & Paint
March 16th - Albums
March 17th - Patterned Papers

Also each day during our St. Patty's sale you can hunt for the lucky 40% off shamrock for added savings (shhhh...today's 40% off special is all Sesame Street Products!)

PS. We received brand new SEI and Rusty Pickle goodies yesterday!!!!!!!

Scrapathon

Sorry to hijack your blog Julie, but I just wanted to say what an outstanding, tremendous job you and Lorrie did at the Scrapathon! Your endless hard work and delicious food made this a perfect day! Pat yourselves on the back , Julie and Lorrie, you did good!!!Pam

St Patrick's Day Sale!

Friday, March 9th-Saturday, March 17th

Stop by and search for the 4 leaf clover! Each day the lucky clover will move to a new catagory of product that will be discounted 25%!

There will also be one product each day that will be discounted 40%!

Patti's St. Paddy's Day Crop!

Saturday March 17th. Come in for dinner and scrapping--6pm til who knows when!

Hosted by 'Fever Leprechaun' Patti. Dinner will be provided, that staple of Irish cuisine, the spud, with all the fixins--followed by Irish Coffee later in the evening.

In keeping with our Irish for a Day theme, please bring an Irish (ex: soda bread) or green (ex: guacamole) treat to share.

There will be a drawing for a lucky shamrock surprise and if you scrap something green your green cardstock will be provided free!

$6 per person--call soon to reserve your spot!

Scrapathon Tiramisu

We've had several requests for the recipe we served at the Scrapthon so here you go!

Tiramisu
from Gourmet Magazine

Expresso Syrup:
1/3 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
2/3 cup strong brewed espresso coffee
1/4 cup Italian or domestic brandy, optional

Mascarpone Filling:
1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
1/3 cup sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 pound mascarpone cheese, softened to room temperature
1/2 pound savoiardi (imported Italian ladyfingers), domestic ladyfingers, or sliced sponge cake Finishing Cocoa powder for dusting the surface

For the syrup, combine water and sugar in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer, stirring occasionally to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat, cool and add coffee and optional brandy.

For the filling, whip cream with sugar and vanilla until soft peaks form. Fold cream into softened mascarpone.

To assemble, place a layer of the savoiardi, ladyfingers or sponge cake slices in the bottom of a shallow 2-quart baking dish or gratin dish. Sprinkle with half the syrup. Spread with half the filling. Repeat with remaining savoiardi, syrup and filling, spreading the top smooth, using a metal spatula.

Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 24 hours before serving. Immediately before serving place cocoa in a fine strainer and shake a light coating on surface.

Enjoy!

What a Blast!

We had such a great time on our 3rd Bus Tour! I had the pleasure of spending the day with a wonderful group of funny, creative ladies from Scrapbook Fever and Scrapbook Crossing. I am so glad you all joined in the fun and you can pick up your CD with photos of the day (some good, some you can tell the photographer was distracted by all the scrappy eye candy) later on this week.

Thanks again for participating and we'll see you all next year!

Its time again for our Blog Contest!!!

Okay dear blog readers. We really need you to come through for us this week. We are out of Valentine candy and need a pick me up after the busy weeks we've had with the Scrapathon and the upcoming Bus Tour. We need candy! So bring a piece of candy to your friendly Scrapbook Fever clerks and we will give you a discount on one regularly priced item!

for hard candy: 15% off

for gum: 20% off

for gummy bears: 25%

for chocolate: 40%

So many winners today at Scrapbook Fever!

First, we'd like to say a huge thank you to all who entered our Design Team V Contest! You ladies really stepped it up, allowing us to showcase your amazing layouts! I know that the voters had a really difficult decision and we had more people vote in this contest than in any other. Thank You! We'd love to display your layouts for a bit longer, so come in over the next couple of weeks or so to pick yours up and you'll even receive a coupon for participating.

The Scrapbook Fever Design Team V is:

Staci Linson

Christina White

Lacey Henry

Chris Twing

Vicki Flinchum

and our wonderful Honorable Mentions go to:

Susan Delgado

Carmela Hubler

Thanks again to those who particpated and those who voted. We can wait to see what our new team has in store for us!

Oh, and we drew a name for our February Sketch Contest this morning--Lisa Rogers you are the winner of a $25 gift certificate to Scrapbook Fever!

And our new sketch is up on the website, so make sure to do a layout and bring it in by March 31--you could be next months winner!

Baby!Baby! from MeriMeri

The cutest little extras from Meri Meri have arrived! Stop by to check them out!

New Friday, New Contest

Okay, here is a fun and easy one! We know you have all been busy scrapping and you'll need somewhere to store those pages--let us help!

We have some wonderful new albums with a variety of themes that just came in--stop by and see all we have. And mention the secret passcode: "Scrapbook Fever Rocks!" and we'll reward you with a scrapbook for half price sound with the purchase of any scrapbook at regular price.

This offer is good today through next Thursday, March 1st.

See you soon!

Hippity Hoppity, Easters on its Way!

Yep, the cutest MeriMeri dimensional stickers have popped up at Scrapbook Fever!

They are so sweet and limited--so hurry in and get them while you can! 

Get Scrapping with this week's Blog Contest!

We are spicing up our Scrappy Hours :) We are coming up with themes for our Friday and Saturday scrap nights and would love your feedback! Post a comment here to the blog with your theme idea by next Thursday, February 22nd and join us for a Scrappy Hour for half price in February or March. We'll have our March schedule up next week so put on your thinking caps and check your calendars.

Can't wait to see what you come up with!

Bus Tour = So Much Fun

Have you joined us yet for the Central Texas Scrapbook Express Bus Tour? This will be our 3rd time out and I really think we are perfecting it! 4 Stores, 8 hours, Free Make-n-takes, 10% discount, prizes, a goodie bag, lunch, laughter, chocolate and scrapbooking. Even a chance to win a $100 gift certificate from Scrapbook Fever!What could be better? Our bus is filling up--so check your calendar and give us a call to register!
244-7277 

This weeks Blog Contest is all about Organization!

I know we are all thinking about organization this time of year and looking for new ideas to steamline the process. Scrapbook Fever has several great new storage items that are work well for keeping your goodies in check and giving you better access to what you have.

We would love your ideas and input in this area. Jot down your favorite organizational tip and/or product and we'll give you a buy one/get one half price (equal or lesser value) deal on the organizational products of your choice. Then we'll post all the ideas here on the blog to share your great tips with everyone!

Wednesday? How is it possible it is already Wednesday?

Hello all, Julie here. Just wanted to let you know there are 2 Design Team kits left for the contest. So if you thought you had missed your chance to participate--you haven't! We'd love for you to stop in, pick one up and join in the fun!

Also, we are finalizing all the plans for the upcoming Central Texas Bus Tour! All four of the stores are bumping the excitement up a notch and going all out for you! We are going to have a joint make and take so at the end of the day, you'll have a mini book all ready to fill with memories of the Bus Tour, Easter photos, or another spring event. We promise something really special! So check your calendars for Saturday March 3rd and plan to join us! Who knows--you could even be the winner of that $100 gift certifcate to Scrapbook Fever!

And there are a few spots left open for our upcoming Scrapathon on the 24th of February. We are really looking forward to checking out the new space and really pampering you. We love our customers, let us prove it to you! :)

Help Us Choose!

Hello all! One of our favorite companies, BoBunny, did several amazing lines that debuted at CHA last week. We are having a dickens of a time choosing which line(s) to bring into the store. So we thought for our Blog Contest this week we'd ask you for your input.

So, check out these 4 paper lines, choose your favorite and write it on a scrap of paper along with your name to enjoy 40% off one regular priced item.

In order to view the papers, you'll need to go to: http://www.bobunny.com/catalog/2007%20Catalog_files/1-45.pdf and look on pages

34 and 35 for the AnnaSophia collection
36 and 37 for the Play All Day collection
38 and 39 for teh Sweet Summer collection
or
44 and 45 for the Daydream collection

we can't wait to see which line is your favorite!

Home, Sweet Home

Yep, we made it back to Austin. Boy what a trip! There is still lots of work to be done. We brought back over 50# of catalogs from vendors. Oh yeah, it's true. Lorrie's suitcase with all the catalogs with all the paperwork was 53# so we had to pull the K & Co catalog out so that we could check that one without going over the weight limit.

We spent the return trip talking and planning new orders and everything else scrappy that we could think of. It will take many more hours to make decisions on which goodies to order, but you can be assured that it will be another exciting few months as new product begins to roll in.

--- Janet

Good Night!!!!

Okay... We've experienced sensory overload and utter exhaustion. So much to see and absorb that I don't know how we will ever sort it out. Don't get the wrong impression, this was just two seconds of shut eye each before we dumped out all the catalogs and started in again.

We were on the show floor all morning in the new vendor section. We saw some interesting things. There was one paper company called The Paper Element that has some great papers on really thick cardstock. We looked at the Slice by Tinnus. It will be exciting when it hits the market in the summer. We also liked the Scrap-eze products for storage.

The afternoon was spent in a whirlwind of visiting booths to pick up catalogs. If I counted right we hit at least 40 booths today between noon and 5 pm. We R Memory Keepers now has the Crop-a-dile in lime green. And they have pink & green storage box including eyelets. We will try to place this order tomorrow before we head back to Texas.

Karen Foster has a new tool called the Scraparatus^TM Making Memories introduced the Tag Curler. Neither of these two made a positive impact on us. They each seem very specialized in their uses. At this time we will not be ordering either of these two.

Favorite paper companies included DieCuts With a View, Imaginisce, Melissa Frances, Cosmo Cricket, and Around the Block (just to name a few). There were tons of chipboard including really cool mini albums of every shape and size. (I can't keep the class gears from spinning.) We are still seeing lots of bling and glitter and glitz.

Okay... it's time to say good night once again. Tomorrow will be a very long day. We not be back in Round Rock until about midnight, so you may not hear from us tomorrow.

ZZZZzzzzz
Janet & Lorrie

Good Morning CHA!!!!

Yes, it is morning again and Lorrie doesn't think she can handle the floor today without me. I offered to be internet support from the hotel, but she wouldn't go for it! JK! I wouldn't miss it for anything. We are having a great time and seeing so much wonderful product that it will be hard to know what to order. I don't know how anyone could do this job alone. I'm so glad I got to be part of it this year!

We worked on our list of vendors we wanted to try to see today. We want to be sure to at least peak at all the new vendors in the scrapbooking section and that is only 147 booths. It's always exciting to see the new and upcoming. Then our goal is to go by the following booths:

3 Bugs in a Rug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1169
7gypsies / Ultra-Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1981
Accu-Cut Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1651
Across the Street LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . 2385
Anna Griffin Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2777
Arctic Frog. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2180
Around the Block Products . . . . . . . . 1387
ArtBin by Flambeau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4710
Avery Dennison Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . 2183
Bazzill Basics Paper . . . . . . . . . 1464, 1465
Berwick Offray LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2767
Best Scrapbook Shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1423
Better Homes & Gardens
Boxer Scrapbook Productions LLC . . 3376
C & T Publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3452
Canvas Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2357
Colorbok . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1743
CraftLocker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1527
Crate Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1987
Creating Keepsakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2967
Cropper Hopper
Croppin' Companion. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2193
Daisy D's Paper Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1551
Epson America Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3047
Fancy Pants Designs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1675
Far and Away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3885
Fiskars Brands Inc . . . . . . . . . . 1764, 1765
Grafix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1751
Heritage Handcrafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5539
Imagination Project Inc . . . . . . . . . . . 2273
Janlynn Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3400, 3401
Karen Foster Design, Inc . . . . . . . . . . 1457
LaserLine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1705
Li'l Davis Designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2473
Lucidiom/Notions Marketing . . . . . . 4971
Maude Asbury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2994
May Arts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1811
Memories Complete. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1360
Memories in Uniform Inc . . . . . . . . . 2092
Mrs Grossman's. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2877
My Mind's Eye, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1357
Notions Marketing Corp . . . . . 4949, 4969
Paper Salon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1365
Paper Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1451
Petaloo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1431
Pink Martini Designs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1589
Prima Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1643
Queen & Co . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1269
QuicKutz Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1773
Ranger Industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4843
Scenic Route Paper Co. . . . . . . . . . . . 1575
Scrapbook 101. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1893
Scrapbook Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4288
Scrapperdashery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3638
Scrappin' Sports & More. . . . . . . . . . 4387
Scrapworks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1483
Sports Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2794
Sweetwater. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2369
Tombow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1924
Treehouse Memories . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2786
We R Memory Keepers . . . . . . . . . . . 2167
Zsiage LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1263

We will try to blog again tonight and maybe even post some photos. Lorrie will be sending the Fever Flash. If you have not been receiving it this week and want to, please e-mail her at roundrockfever@aol.com and she'll add you to the list today. Wish us luck!

...CHA not for wimps

The Fun Begins!!!

We have made it safe and sound to California. The ride was a little bumpy, but that was just the weather. The weather's a little cloudy & a little chilly, but we are already shopping up a storm!

We got registered for the big event and looked at a few sneak peaks before heading over to the Creative Imaginations shindig. Oh boy!!! They had lots of new stuff to see. We had our picture made with Austin Powers, then went to looking at all the fun stuff (while sampling the yummy buffet). We placed three orders with CI. One will ship immediately, one in March and another in April.

Next we went the the SEI Preview Party for ice cream. They introduced three new lines, so we shopped some more. Their new Morning Meadow paper is wonderful and they've introduced 6 new shimmer papers. We got that entire line and then a few papers from Citruskick and Smarty lines. We also ordered some of the velvet papers in pastels.

It's been a long day and we don't even have our game plan finalized for tomorrow!!! I guess the work's not done yet. Stay tuned... we will blog as often as possible.

--Janet & Lorrie

CHA.... Here we come...

I know I should be resting, but I just can't! I'm so excited to be going with Lorrie to CHA in Anaheim, California that I cannot get the scrapbook fever out of my head!!! We leave Saturday morning bright and early. Hopefully we will have time (and energy) to post some cool new goodies here. Y'all stay tuned!

---Janet

Friday Blog Sale!

In honor of Janet and Lorrie heading out to CHA to pick out new goodies for the store this weekend--we want to know your favorite company and product! What would you like to see in the store? Bring in a scrap of paper with your name and favorite product and/or company on it and recieve 40% off one regular-priced item of your choice. We look forward to your input as we look for new products! Thanks!

The Contest for our 5th Design Team is almost here!

We have been so lucky to get so many talented and amazing women on our last 4 design teams. Now is the time to start the search for our next one for March 2007 through July 2007. We hope you will consider sharing your creativity with us! Here are the highlights:

January 27th Contest kits to be given out beginning 10:00 am to the first 35 contestants
February 11th Completed 1-page contest layouts due by 5:00 pm
February 12th In-store voting begins at 10:00 am
February 28th Voting ends at 7:00 pm
March 1 Scrapbook Fever Design Team V announced

How to Enter Contest:
Pick up contest packet consisting of 1-12x12 sheet of patterned paper and 1-12x12 sheet of cardstock. Kits must be picked up in person by the contestant unless prior arrangements have been made. Create a one-page 12x12 layout using only the papers in the kit. In fairness to all participants, there are a few guidelines. No other papers or stickers may be added to the layout. Additions to the page are limited to photographs, eyelets, brads, staples, fiber, ribbon, rub-ons, chipboard, flowers, ink, paint and stamping. Computers may be used for journaling and digitally-altered photographs. If you use anything not expressly included in this list you may be subject to disqualification. Contest submissions are due by 5:00 pm on Wednesday, February 28th.

Rules of Submission.
a. All entries must be the original work of the contestant.
b. One entry per contestant.
c. Contestants certify that the photos contained in their designs may be displayed by Scrapbook Fever.
d. All entries become the sole property of Scrapbook Fever during the contest.
e. Contestants may not post their designs online or enter their layout in other contests until after the Design Team Contest is completed.
f. Scrapbook Fever is not responsible for lost, stolen or damaged entries.
g. Late entries will not be accepted, regardless of circumstances.
h. Entries using products other than those stated above will be disqualified from the contest and the layout will be returned to the contestant.

Voting will be open to the general public. Entries will be marked with a number for voting purposes. Contestant names and other identifying information will not be revealed. Voting must take place in person at Scrapbook Fever. Ballots will ask for customer name to ensure one vote per customer. The 5 contestants receiving the most votes will be named as the next Scrapbook Fever Design Team. In case of a tie, our 5 Scrapbook Fever sales associates will cast a vote to break the tie.
Winner Notification.
The 5 winners and 2 runners-up for our next Design Team will be notified by phone by 11:00 am on Thursday, March 1st. Runners up will receive a gift certificate and all contestants will receive a 20% off coupon when picking up their entries at the conclusion of the contest as a thank you for their entry.

January Sketch Contest

Need some inspiration or a gentle push to get out of your box? Stop in and pick up a copy of our sketch, or use the example here. Complete your sketch and bring it into the store by Jan 31 and you’ll be entered to win a $25 gift certificate. Check out our online gallery at www.scrapbookfever.com. We can’t wait to see what you come up with :)

I have never used many sketches, but I am having a good time with the sketches that have been posted. Julie designed the January sketch using a 12x12. I modified it to fit my 8 1/2 x 11 albums that I still work in sometimes.

Remember, employees cannot win the sketch contest. Only the customers are eligible, so bring in your example using the current month's sketch and you just might win the drawing. You definately won't win if you don't play.

Friday Blog Sale!

Good morning blog readers! We hope you were able to take advantage of this past weeks' sale! If not, no worries--new Friday, new sale!

Starting today through Thursday, Jan 25 buy 1 yard of ribbon and receive 1 yard of ribbon free. Only available if you let us know you are a blog reader and only 1 yard free per visit.

This is a great way to stock up on your ribbon, and if you are looking for creative ways to store your ribbon, keep our upcoming organizational class in mind: Organize This n That Ribbon on Tuesday, Jan 30 from 7-9. The cost is only $12 and that includes to Cropper Hopper ribbon storage boxes (or you can use a credit for the same retail amount toward another organizational system of your choice). We will be discussing several different storage options for ribbon and spending our 2 hours organizing yours! Call for more information or to sign up, 244-7277.

Are you iced in and scrapping too?

With most of the area shut down, I know a lot of us are home and many are scrapping! That is one good thing about being stuck inside :)

In case your creativity is running thin, I thought I'd share this great sketch site with you. We have had a great response to our sketches at Scrapbook Fever and if you are having fun with them, definitely check out

http://www.pagemaps.com/

The sketches that Becky Fleck does are amazing--and she has a huge catalog of them. Just scroll down the left hand side of the page and explore. Enjoy!

Blog Reader's Only Sale

We hope you enjoyed our first blog reader's sale. It was fun seeing everyone come in with their secret code phrase on their paper scraps so they could pick out that special item that they had been coveting! Now we want you to dig through your stash again and bring us the oldest sticker that you can find and are willing to part with. Then you can trade that sticker in for our BOGO Special. Buy any regular priced item with adhesive and get a second item of equal or lesser value for FREE. Limit one per customer. Sale runs from Friday, January 12th through Thursday, January 18th. OK bloggers...we'll see you soon!!!

Love is Blooming at Scrapbook Fever!

We are loving these bright and versitile Valentine stickers from Jolees. The perfect addition to a project or page! 

Amazing New Papers from EK!

We've got 3 new lines in from EK Success--double-sided, heavy papers, just gorgeous and perfect for spring. Come and see for yourself! 

Blog Readers Only Sale!

Yep, its the pick your own sale! Starting today, Friday the 5th through next Friday the 12.

Come in the store with your name written on a SCRAP of paper along with the code phrase:

The Dot Has Landed!

We will give you an orange dot that you can use on any regular-priced item in the store to discount that item 40%. Limit one dot per customer for this sale, which can be combined with your gold or silver discount.

See you soon!

Choose your own sale for Blog Readers ONLY!

Yep, we've been hinting and now it is here. We have a sale going on in the store right now, 40% off orange tagged products sprinkled throughout the store. Well, starting tomorrow, Friday the 5th of January through Friday the 12th, we'll give blog readers a orange sticker you can put on any item in the store!

How do I get this great discount you ask? Just write your name on a Scrap of paper along with the code phrase which we will reveal tomorrow morning. Bring it into the store, give it to the clerk and we'll give you your sticker! One sticker per customer and not usuable on already discounted items. Check back here tomorrow for the code phrase!

The New EK Success order is in! Great papers, albums and embellishments--you are going to love the direction EK is going in!
 

2006 Monthly Page Challenge Contest!

2006 Monthly Page Challenge Contest Results

Contestants who participated every month during 2006 and are eligible to attend our February Scrapathon for FREE!

Carmela Hubler 341
Susan Wolfer 339
Melissa Cochran 225
Missy Schuelke 572
Tracy Weber 225
Kim Wassmuth 223
Jen Ziegler 225
Marjorie Harper 564
Sandra Walsh 225

Top Scrapper of 2006 wins a $100 Gift Certificate: Missy Schuelke with 572 pages!

Drawing Winner of 2006 wins a $100 Gift Certificate: Carmela Hubler

December Drawing Winner: Sandra Walsh

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from Scrapbook Fever! We hope you have had a wonderful holiday season and look forward to seeing you in 2007! Make sure and check into our upcoming classes and check in to see new products coming in this year! Get all the info from our webpage: www.scrapbookfever.com !