Gift Card Offer

I added another Holiday offer to our sale... if you purchase a gift card for $30 or more, you'll receive a FREE mini tote bag to give it in! There are 2 colors to choose from, but it's only while supplies last or Christmas eve, whichever comes first!

Sale! Sale! Sale!

Now that I have your attention, how do you feel about a sale?! We can call it the 'Chris Went on a Markdown Spree' sale (just ask Mary). I literally walked through the store and put tons of good stuff on sale today. Prices are valid until Fri 12/12, and only while supplies last. Want to know what's on sale? Here it is...

Prima Say it in Crystals 20% off
Basic Grey Collection Packs 20% off
SEI Embellishments 30% off
Basic Grey Stamps 20% off
Select Creative Imaginations Stickers 30% off
Select Making Memories Embellishments 30% off
Making Memories Paint Kits 30% off
Making Memories Passport Embellishment Suitcase 25% off
Making Memories Flower Shop Embellishments 25% off
American Crafts ‘House Box Embellishments 30% off
Paper Bliss 3D stickers 35% off
Provo Craft Cricut 12x24 Paper Pads 30% off
Disney Mini Books and 8x8 Albums 25% off
American Crafts Cans of Embellishments 35% off
Making Memories FaLaLa Card Kits 35% off
Making Memories Spellbound Halloween Stamps 35% off
Fall Felt Fusion 25% off
Making Memories Slice – all accessories 25% off
Making Memories Slice machine - $20 off
Spellbinders Nestabilities 4-pc Die Sets 40% off (that's more than half off if purchased individually!)
Cuttlebug Machine $20 off
Cricut Expression Shoulder Bag 25% off
Original Cricut Machine $149.99 with 2 Free Rentals
Buy Original Cricut Machine, Cricut Essentials Starter Set for $215.00 w/2 Free Rentals
Marvy Punches 30% off (yes, even the new large ones)
McGill Punches 40% off
Purple Cow Trimmers 30% off
EK Curvy Cutter and Accessories 25% off
Fiskars Trimmer (12-9893) 30% off
Cutterpede Trimmers (3 varieties) 25% off
EK Chaklets sets 30% off
Making Memories Distressing Kits 40% off
Zips Adhesive 30% off
Zots Large Adhesive 30% off
Scotch ATG Adhesive Gun 20% off
Vario Adhesive Dispensers 35% off
Hanna Montana Stamps 35% off
Fiskars Stamp Press 30% off
Glitz Roller Doodles 30% off
Making Memories Jigsaw Shapes 35% off
Imaginisce Princess Posies and Rainbow Blooms 25% off
Flair Trim 25% off
Tim Holtz Distress Product Cases 25% off
Art Bin Super Satchel (9000AB) 20% off
Pull-EZer 20% off (this is the new huge one!)
XXL Rolling Totes $30 off (including the Black & Cream roller)
Buy a Making Memories album at regular price, get 1 refill pack for FREE

Christmas is only 17 days away... hope to see you soon!

Did you see the News?

The fundraiser for the Kwok family caught the interest of Channel 7, who did a live broadcast from Rocky's Rotisserie tonight. I stopped by to pick up dinner (yes, I'll be having Rocky's 2 days in a row), and saw they were there. I left in time to get home and see it on the news. There was a good crowd there, so hopefully the fundraiser was a success. The snapshots are Dan of Rocky's and his wife, Laura.

Tim Holtz's 12 Tags of Christmas

Well, he did this last year with some amazing results. A lot of you followed his blog to see what he'd come up with next. You'll be happy to know (if you haven't already seen the blog) that Tim Holtz is doing another 12 Tags of Christmas (http://timholtz.typepad.com/).

What's better than that? You can recreate his 12 tags of Christmas right here at Scrappy Chic! Beginning Monday 12/8 we'll have make & take tags, a la Tim, for you to create for $1 each with Erin. We are choosing 6 days between Monday and Christmas during which you can stop in and create 2 different tags inspired by Tim's tags. We're tentatively planning the last set of tags for Mon 12/22, when you'll also be able to bind your tags together using the Bind-It-All at the store. This is going to be such a cool project. I can't wait! The dates following 12/8 will be posted on our calendar and in our newsletter soon. We will be offering the tags beginning at 4pm, and will wrap it up at 7pm.

New My Mind's Eye Valentines

It's here - and we're smitten! MME has come out with some adorable Valentine's papers (yes, even though it's not even Christmas yet), and we couldn't pass them up. You shouldn't either! Check them out next time you're in.

A Side Note

You may have heard on the news about an accident which took place near the downtown Farmington Library over the weekend. I wanted to let you know about a fundraiser that Rocky's Rotisserie is offering to help the family. Here are the details:

On the morning of Saturday, November 29 David Shu-Kin Kwok was killed in an accident while trying to help his wife, Erica, who is 7 months pregnant. They also have a 23-month-old daughter. Rocky's Rotisserie, 37337 Six Mile Rd., Livonia, MI 48152, (in the NewburghPlaza), in conjunction with the Farmington Area Mom's Club will be sponsoring a fundraiser for the Kwok Family on Thursday, December 4, 2008. Rocky's Rotisserie will be donating 10% of it's sales from 4 - 9 p.m. The Farmington Area Mom's Club will also be collecting cash donations for the Kwok Family to offset medical costs.

If you are unable to make it to the fundraiser, but would still like to donate to the family, you can direct donations through me (a member of the FAMC).

Support Michigan

I just read a blog post by one of our customers (http://beckonmelrose.blogspot.com/2008/11/shop-michigan.html), which hit home. This holiday is a chance for us to support local businesses and manufacturers as much as we can. With Michigan's economy up in the air lately, the best thing we can do is to support our community is to shop it. My husband works for an auto manufacturer, and we're reminded daily of how fragile his job security is. I'm glad Beckie reminded us of how we can help. Thanks and happy shopping everyone!