Get on the Bus!

I've been waiting to make this announcement, and now I finally can. Are you dreaming of a Summer Fling? A scrapbook fling, that is... Scrappy Chic, along with 3 other stores, is hosting a bus tour! So get on the bus! Join us for a 7-hour bus tour on Saturday, June 28th, with stops from the West Side to the East Side and back! Have you ever wanted to check out the other stores way out yonder? We'll take care of the driving arrangements; you just sit back and have fun while playing games on the bus, making new friends, and having lunch along the way. You'll make a different project at each store and have plenty of time to shop (at a discount). In addition to our store, you'll visit Scrapbookers, Inc. in Commerce, Maggie's Scrapbooking in Clarkston, and Scrapbook Emporium in Shelby Twp. It's sure to be a great time! Tickets are $50 each, and groups of 5 or more save $5 each when they register together before May 24th. Registration opens tomorrow, and space is limited, so save the date and make your plans! More information will be posted at http://www.michiganscrapbookstores.com/ as it's available.

If you're intersted in signing up, just give us a call at the store. Payment is required to register, which can even be done over the phone. This event will be promoted at the Mega Meet in May, so I want to make sure our regular customers are able to sign up earlier. It's a shop hop like no other! By the way... each bus will have a hostess riding along, and I'm open to suggestions as to who you'd like to see on this bus!

Scrapbook League Wrap-Up

Tonight was the last night (party) of the Winter Scrapbook Leagues. Everyone had a good time, and the food & company was great. I gave out a special award for one team - the Team Most "Into It". A group of 4 women came with custom-made aprons with their names on them. But what I love is that before one of the meets, their husbands came up to check it out and they all tailgated! The guys had made masks of the girls and a sign to cheer them on. Andrea, Mary, Dori & Mari (and the guys) - thanks for making us smile!

I Take that Back...

We did get something new, we just didn't get it out yet. I saw the box sitting there from EK Success, but just thought it was restock. Now, I know not everyone uses the Jolee's embellishments and stickers. But even if you don't, you just have to see the new ones they've come out with. These aren't your everyday stickers. The themes and styles they are making now are adorable! There are balloon animals that look real (but miniature, of course), wedding, travel, school and many more themes I can't even keep track! Here are images of some of the travel line.

By the way, Basic Grey will finally be arriving on Tuesday - hooray! We'll work our fastest at getting it out for you (in between the oohing and awwing).

On a Side Note

I can't believe we're getting more snow! I know Staci C loves it, and I do too. But I think I'm ready for warmer days. It was weird not having any new product come in today. It seems like we've received something new almost every day. But we only received restock orders today (Jenni Bowlin is restocked in case anyone's interested).

The one good thing I can say about the colder weather, is it makes me want to curl up with a cup of tea and scrap some pages! As full as my schedule is, that doesn't happen often enough. But our new design team has given me some fresh inspiration this month, and I'm determined to turn it into more layouts. If you haven't checked out the 2008 Gallery yet, visit http://www.scrappychiclivonia.com/gallery.htm. I hope you all find as much inspiration in their work as I do, and stay warm!

Heidi Swapp & Cropper Hopper are In!

A portion of the Heidi Swapp new products we ordered came in today, including the paper! We're still waiting for the embellishments, which is not unusual. But I'll keep everyone posted when they arrive! With that came the new Cropper Hopper storage containers and they are very cool! If I had time to go to a crop (believe me, I wish I did), I'd take one of the new fabric-lined carry-alls! They come in 5x7, 7x12 and 12x12. The cool thing is that there are pockets on both sides in different sizes!

Yeah - Crate Paper and Hambly!

Crate Paper arrived today, and they are the cutest darn papers! Katlin (doodles), Static (rock & roll/surfy), Blue Hill (cute small patterns) and Sweet Branch (Spring's here) are all great collections, and we hope you love them too!

We also received the new screen prints & transparencies from Hambly! They are just way too cool - especially the home decor one! You've got to see these in person...

Calling all Potential Leaguers!

Ok ladies (and gentlemen too)... there are still spots available for the Spring Leagues, and we have some women who would REALLY like you to sign up to make their league night a success. There are spots open on Monday and Thursday nights, as well as Saturday morning. There are even spots for singles, so don't worry about finding an entire team if you're not able to. Teams are normally made up of four scrapbookers, and it's a great time. Just to prove it, we have many of those from the Winter League who have signed up for the Spring one! You can find more info at http://scrappychiclivonia.com/sb_league_spring.htm. Spread the word - you'll get more done on the league than you ever imagined!