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 !

Free Use of Workspace and Extended Hours

We hope everyone is enjoying this last week before Christmas without too much stress! We are open from 9 until 9 every day this week and everyone can use the workspace at no charge. Hopefully this will help you finish those precious gift projects or just extra time to shop for those last minute stocking stuffers. We'll be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day to allow the Fever Team some extended family time! Wishing everyone a joyous holiday season!

Anniversary Sale Shopping Spree Winner!

We had a great sale this weekend--everything went smoothly (well, as smoothly as lots of scrapbook fans crammed into one space with great deals and candy can go :)!)

And this afternoon I had the honor of pulling the name out of the hat--well, fishbowl to be precise. Congratulations to Jimmye Sue Mitchell! Jimmye Sue is a hoot-we enjoy her company immensely at the Scrapathons and she does amazing pages.

Thanks to everyone for playing--and we hope to see you in the store soon!

Last Chance to Get in on the Anniversary Sale!

Today is the last day of the Anniversary Sale at Scrapbook Fever! 20% off everything in the store--and we have some great new things in: Making Memories totes, Autumn Leaves' Designing With Calendar for 2007, beautiful Love papers from Daisy D's--great stuff!

Stop in today and remember that the scrap space is free to work in all month! Come in anytime during business hours to finish up those projects and gifts! Just give us a call to make sure the space is free.

See you at the sale!

Congratulations to our November Blog Contest Winner!

Teresa Misenti wowed us all with her amazing scrappy trees! It was a close race though with everyone who participated inspiring us all. I know I'd love to get a closer look at Becky's Photo Tiles and figure out how to make some of my own! And Chris's calendar page is so timely--I guess I'm not the only one making calendars right now. Teresa P's frame is such a lovely gift and so is the altered coin folder by Carmela!

And a thanks to Chrystal on our Design Team and all the Scrapbook Fever employees that shared your gift ideas with us! We plan to leave them on the website for another week or so and then put up the Sketch Contest entries!

Lorrie and Susan are in Vegas, Baby!

EK Success has a big shin-dig each year for stores who qualify. This year Lorrie and Susan are attending and having a ball it sounds like! They are eating and scrapping, eating and scrapping and then eating some more :) Here are a few pictures they sent along to share!

from Lorrie: Lots of new goodies from EK. Some great home decor stutff, Muppets and Spiderman, tons of updated Jolee's and Stickos, additions to Pep Rally include cap and gowns and tassels in school colors,. great new papers and more. We can include photos of product on the blog when I get back but wanted to give you something to start with....having lots of fun and very little sleep!! They had a record cold temperature our first night here :)

Happy Thanksgiving

Just a quick post to wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving! I would also like to take a minute to tell our fearless leader, Lorrie, how much I appreciate her and Scrapbook Fever! Lorrie, you have a great store and I'm glad to be a part. Thank you!!! Julie, thanks for the great work on the website and blog --- love, love, love it. Dear customers, we couldn't do it without all of you.

-- Janet

Fun website!

I came across a really cool website that has a template for a great 3 dimensional star. I'm thinking ornaments, cards, even scrapbook pages could benefit from this cool trick! You just print on the paper of your choice, cut out and fold!

Check it out!

http://dubandsam.com/ideas/3dpaperstars.html

Upcoming 7 Gypsies Class!

 


Yep, its a class! This one arrived a bit later than we had planned, but now it is here and the sample is complete! You will recieve everything you need to complete this fabulous little album disguised as a handbag and you even get to pick out your own paper to cover it! This class is offered twice, November 30 and December 5 and is only $15! So make sure and sign up soon as it is sure to fill up quickly! Stop by the store to get a closer look or give us a call with any questions or to register. 

Shop Scrap Repeat

I have had so much fun this fall with SBF! Going on the bus trip, meeting such great fun people, going to the Expo with Janet ( somethings at the Expo we don't discuss), and the great Scrapathon! I saved some fun stuff from each one and instead of waiting forever to scrap the layout, I just got er done!!

Heritage

This week we got the new Creating Keepsakes book by Becky Higgins called "Family History Scrapbooking". It is fantastic! It has lots and lots of ideas and tips plus all sorts of sketches in the back.

The timing is great as this week ends my series of the 20 page heritage album using the Karen Foster "My Legacy" papers and embellishments. Saturday I will be offering all four classes back to back. If you are interested in creating a special 20 page album, be sure to sign up soon. I have had a blast making the samples and working on my own album.

--Janet

itty bitty album

Here is a Cosmo Cricket itty bitty album! They are at SBF! I cut mine apart, added some ribbon, rubons and a penny and Viola done!! Great idea for fast mini albums for stocking stuffers and those fast gifts!

Sometimes those old pictures....

just aren't fun or easy to work with! I am slowly going through my dh old nameless pictures.Most of them are not very good and there are no names and very few dates. We are plodding through, putting names on the ones we can!I was so stumped with these that I cut into circles and along came "Ms. Walk on Water Heritage Expert Janet"Friday night at the crop and helped me right out!! Love this Cosmo Cricket paper and embellies!! Used the Cricut Base Camp Font and my QK font! Thank you, Janet! Pam

Have you seen the prize package you could win?

We have the prize package for the November Blog Contest up at the store. Be sure to take a peek while you are checking out! It is full of goodies and retails for more than $50!

All you have to do is share your pieces of art with us by emailing us a photo to roundrockfever@aol.com We'll post your submissions on our webpage and our Fever team will vote for their favorite. Janet, one of the fabulous artists that works at Scrapbook Fever has this one to share to inspire you to share yours!






Janet's comments: I picked up this accordion album kit at the Scrapbook Expo last month. It is a 5" accordion folded album by Bazzill and decorated with the new Basic Grey Fruitcake papers and the Basic Grey Christmas rub-ons. The wrap around was supposed to slide off and on, but I wanted to use the Basic Grey magnets. I matted the 3" square on chipboard (with a dogtag punched out on the back for the placement of the magnets). I love playing with the opening. I have not used the Basic Grey rub-ons much, but man were they easy, and good looking. I also used the Crop-a-dile and the jumbo eyelets from We Are Memory Keepers. I also used the Basic Grey tags coordinating tags and I scrapped out side my box by using the chipboard shapes that came in the kit. I chalked all the edges with the Color Box fluid chalks. And I used the Curvy Cutter to cut a circle on the back side. The kit showed only one side decorated, but upon the good advice of other Fever Team members I decorated both sides. I do love how it turned out. Sometimes I take tips that are offered! I will get the sample to the store by the weekend so you can all have fun with the magnets.
I can't wait to see the other gift ideas, so y'all get busy and post something fun. I might want to scrap lift a neat idea!!! -- Janet

Another Memories Complete Layout

This is my Christmas layout using the Memories Complete circle stickers and patterned papers. I just love the circles and wanted to share with everyone. I used Basic Grey and Making Memories rub-ons to complete the page.
--Janet

Janet's Pick is Here!

Memories Complete
http://www.memoriescomplete.com/ideas/
I love the new Memories Complete double sided papers, die cuts and stickers. The blue layout is from the Boy line. I used the patterned papers as accents down the left side and to mat the photos. I used the chunky die cuts as elements. The blue dot strip is a die cut that I put through our new Queen & Company buckles. I also used some of the Queen & Company brads in two opposing corners. I have a 12x12 double page Christmas layout at the store using the round circle stickers and an 8 1/2 x 11 double page Christmas layout at home waiting to be scanned. I got all four pages out of 2 sheets of double sided patterned paper and one set of circle stickers with a little Bazzill. And I had lots of fun using my new Curvy Cutter to make my own circle accents.

We also got some great $1 items from Memories Complete. The family paper pack comes with five sheets of coordinating papers. I also used the word stickers, the accent stickers and the letter stickers on this layout. The only extras I used on the layout was a piece of ribbon from Basic Grey and a few Making Memories rub-ons. I have quite a few albums that I started years ago that are the 8 1/2 x 11 format. I enjoy going back and making these smaller pages as a change of pace.

Catch the Fever

Catch the Fever
okay, Juls, this is patti -- the computer-challenged member of the Fever Staff -- trying for a first-ever blog post! (hope this works.....) love all the layouts this month; had a great time at the Scrapathon -- thnx to all of our wonderful SF customers who came and scrapped with us and made it such a great day!

Food, Fun and Friends at the Scrapathon!

We had such a great time at the Scrapathon this past weekend. Thanks to all who joined us to scrap, eat and scrap some more. The bean salad that Lorrie served at lunchtime was a big hit--so here is the recipe for those who wanted it :)

Lorrie's 4 Bean Salad

4, 8-oz cans of beans (I used red kidney, pinto, black and great northern)
Other possibilities ...cut green beans, lima beans
1 purple onion or sweet onion, chopped
2/3 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup salad oil
1/4 cup sugar

Drain canned beans. In large bowl combine beans and chopped onions. Whisk together vinegar, oil and sugar. Pour vinegar mixture over vegetables and toss lightly. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or over night, stirring occasionally. Drain before serving. Serves 8.

Scrapbook Fever has gone to the dogs!

Yep, we have all the new 3 dimensional stickers from Jolees that celebrate your special dog! Lots of different dog breeds: beagle, retriever, cocker spainiel, pomeranian and more! Bathtime, playtime, bedtime, celebrate the four legged member of your family with help from Jolees and Scrapbook Fever!

Blog Winner

Congratulations Brandi! You have won a Scrapbook Fever tote bag! So come on in to pick up your prize and everyone else stay tuned because tomorrow we start a month-long challenge with a fabulous prize to win!

Another Wednesday Blog Contest!

Yep, it is that time again, for another blog contest. Today we challenge you to check out the layouts on the Design Team page of our website: www.scrapbookfever.com Find your favorite technique or element on a layout and post it here to share with everyone. We will put all the comments' numbers in a hat and draw a winner next Tuesday. You must post a comment to win! It's easy to sign up and post--just click on "comments" under this post and sign in or sign up with Blogger.

And what, you wonder, might you win? How about one of our new tote bags with our fun new phrase:














There are some beautiful, unique and fun layouts there, so have fun checking them out and good luck!

Blog Contest Winner!

Thanks for all the wonderful suggestions ladies! After much thought and consideration, we've decided to go with Holly's idea for a monthly technique class. We will most likely expand on it a bit and some months explore a new tool and some months a new technique. Look to our January schedule to see this new class!

So Holly, shoot us an email to roundrockfever@aol.com and we'll get your free class set up!

Thanks so much for your participation and interest everyone and make sure to check back later today for the new blog contest!

Its Design Team Layout day at the Fever!

Today is the day the new layouts from our uber-talented Design Team go up on the walls at Scrapbook Fever! One Monday each month we showcase their amazing layouts featuring the newest goodies in the store. The techniques, ideas and photos they share with us are always fresh, fun and inspiring. You can see them on the walls or on the website, usually a day or so later. Here is a sneak peek of one of Pam Sivage's layouts featuring papers and letters from Scenic Route, chipboard from Bazzill and more!

Weekly Blog Contest

With our Christmas in October Class Week just around the corner, we thought it only appropriate to talk about classes in this week's blog contest. We would like to hear your suggestions about what specific class you would like to see taught here at Scrapbook Fever. If you have taken any of our classes, you know that we have an talented pool of instructors who are always looking for fresh ideas! The Fever Team will vote on the best class suggestion that they will then add to our class schedule in the new year. Supply the winning idea this week and you will receive 1 free class for you and a friend (up to $30 value). Happy blogging!!!!!

Katy-did Scraps at Scrapbook Fever

Congratulations Ann! The Fever Team has voted and the new name for our pet Cricut is Katy-did. We hope you enjoy your play date with Katy-did. She is an amazing little critter!

Having so much fun with our new little bug!

Worked on a layout yesterday using some of our fun Making Memories Dog goodies and the bug. It really is so much fun to play with and use on your layouts!



You've got til tomorrow to post a name idea to win the contest!

Good Luck!

Wednesday Blog Contest! Our Bug has the Fever!

Meet the newest member of our Fever Team! Yes, friends, the Cricut--the cutest die cutting machine around has landed right here at Scrapbook Fever. We will be keeping him (or her?) in our work area and will pull him/her out at crops and some classes. We will have them available for special order (yes, you can use silver or gold discounts) and will carry the pads and blades for those customers that need them.

Now, where does the contest come in? We need your help! Our dear little bug doesn't have a name yet and we'd like your help to find the perfect one. Post your name idea in the comments section here at the blog and our Fever team will vote for their favorite. The winner will get a 2 hour playdate with the bug and a Cricut expert to cut out lots of goodies for your projects.

Sound fun? We can't wait to see what you come up with!

If you are having trouble posting a comment . . .

To win our blog contest, you need to post a comment and to do that you will need to register with Blogger. It is easy--I promise.

Just click on the word "Comments" at the bottom of the post and it will take you to the comments page.

If you are a member of Blogger or Blogspot, just enter your username and password.

If you aren't already a member just register by entering your email address, a username and a password. It is completely free and you need only sign up once, then you can just log in. If you have further questions, we'll do our best to help, email us at roundrockfever@aol.com

Thanks and good luck!

And the winner is . . .

Phuong Nguyen! CongratulationsPhuong! A big Thanks to all of you for playing and tune in tomorrow for a new contest!

Contest Update!

Hi all! We are excited by the response that our contest has generated--thanks for checking out the blog! But I wanted to post and make sure that everyone understands there are 2 parts to the contest: sending us an email with the answers to our quiz and posting a comment or suggestion here at the blog. You need to do both parts to be entered to win!

Good luck to everyone! We thank you for playing with us at Scrapbook Fever!

Weekly Blog Contest!

Welcome to the the Scrapbook Fever Weekly Blog contest. We'll post them on Wednesdays so check back each week to play (or check every day to see whats new!)

1. Go to our website, www.scrapbookfever.com and find the answers to these 3 questions:

What is one project option from our private party plans?
Who teaches our 50 things to Smile About Album class?
What discount do Gold customers receive on every purchase?

Once you have found the answer to all 3 questions, send the answers to us via email at roundrockfever@aol.com .

2. Then, in conjunction with Customer Service Week, we would like to ask you to post your favorite thing about Scrapbook Fever as a comment on our blog. If you are not a member of Blogger you can easily become one by signing up for free! Once you are a member you can post your comments on our blog. We welcome comments, suggestions and compliments anytime!!! And you never know when we'll reward a comment or suggestion with a prize!

Next Tuesday, October 10th we will put all of the names of those who completed the contest correctly into a hat and draw one lucky winner of a $25 Scrapbook Fever Gift Certificate!!!

Favorite Finds at the Fever!

New papers, rub ons, alphabet stickers and chipboard letters and accents!