The Envelope Punch Board is Here!!!

Many of you have been waiting for the arrival of the Envelope Punch Board from We R Memory Keepers.  Wait no longer...  We have it in stock!  While these items are in high demand (we heard the next shipment won't be until later this Spring), we will not be honoring competitor coupons on them.

Rest assured, we've seen this handy tool in action and it's a keeper!  We encourage you to get yours early...  So much fun!

Spellbinders Is In!

We have the new dies from Spellbinders in-house!  The new Imperial Gold dies are better than ever...  Here's what they say, "These die templates are unique, ground breaking dies that cut, emboss, stencil and deboss, giving the ability to cut and create multiple layers with a single die template. This revolutionary technology brings you amazing laser-like detail and four times the creative power!"  We're excited to hear about what you do with your Imperial Gold dies!

Echo Park and Beyond

We have a few new, adorable mini collections from Echo Park - Brothers, Sisters, Easter and Oh, Snap - love them all!  We also have two new collections from the Paper Loft - Shades of Gray and In the Zone.

All of the new collections we received last week are finally on the shelf - no more boxes (at least until tomorrow - we're expecting some big deliveries).  Until then...

SMASH It Again!

Did you know there's a new line of SMASH products from K & Company? They are adorable, fun, whimsy, and more. The display is out, so be sure to check it out when you're in next around the corner from the front door.




 

A Few New Cool Items...

Since the newsletter went out yesterday, we've already put out some new arrivals!  We now have Lawn Fawn stamps and papers out on the shelf!  Carta Bella's new collections, Well Traveled and So Noted (took some of each home for myself) are also ready to be shopped.  There's a new selection of bling from Zva back in our embellishment section, as well.

That reminds me...  If you haven't been in the store in a while, I encourge you to look around.  We've had so many new products come in lately, we've been shuffling things around often.  This means that new products, some even a week old, get nestled into the aisles with the rest of our beautiful products, and can easily be overlooked.  You'll find the trip around the store is worth the visit, as I'm sure you'll find something you love. 

Want some more love?  How about our Impromptu Store Sale going on tomorrow, Friday 2/22?  We're putting pretty much everything on sale for 30% off!  We really are running out of room to put out the new products, so we sure could use your help making some space.  Plus, all clearance merchandise (there's a lot of that, too) is an additional 20% off!  There are a few exclusions, but not many, so enjoy the sale!

A Little Bit More About Me...

Hi everyone, Michele here today… 

 

 

...so we have shared some projects with you and now we will share a little bit more about ourselves. Like I said in my last post, I am so honored to be a part of this team and so excited to be working with all of the other talented ladies on the team!! Scrappy Chic is where it’s at! I felt right at home the very first time I walked through the doors and now I am designing for them…it’s funny how things work out!

I have been crafting for as long as I can remember. When I was younger I made all my cards. My aunt just gave me a card I made her when she had her first baby, that was over 35 years ago. I thought I was hot stuff using construction paper and markers. I also LOVE home décor and altered items! It was just a couple of years ago that I started doing layouts and minis. I also make jewelry and candles but paper crafting is what you will find me doing when I am in my craft room these days. I am so excited to be sharing my projects with you!!

I grew up in the Plymouth/Canton area, moved to California in my early 20s and about 6 years ago I came back to the Plymouth/Canton area. I work about a mile from my home.

 

 

If I am not working on a project I am with my nieces. They are 6 and 4 years old. You will see a lot of them in my layouts.

I do long to go back to California but that won’t be happening anytime soon, I couldn’t possibly be that far away from the girls. I do travel back at least 3 times a year to visit my dearest friend, boy do we have fun! He was one of the first friends I made when I moved to Los Angeles and we have been besties ever since.

 

In my crafting I am inspired by a number of things...my nieces, colors, others crafters, art, landscapes, bridges and malibu sunsets to name a few.  I get ideas from everyday things and have to plan out a project in my mind before I try to translate it to paper.  I love trying new techniques a learn a little something from all crafters I encounter.

 

Here are five fun facts about me:

1. When I was a kid (before I graduated from high school) I wanted to be a dental hygienist. Now I can’t even imagine putting my hands in peoples mouths…
2. My first job when I moved to Los Angeles was with a travel agency and we sold vacation packages to central America. I was lucky enough to get to travel to the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador.
3. In junior high and high school I was in the marching band, flute and saxophone mostly but I also tried piccolo, oboe, drums and flag.
4. I get really nervous when speaking in front of groups of people even if I know them, my face turns beet red and I speak REALLY fast.
5. I have been told bunches of times I laugh like Betty Rubble. ;)

Well, that’s it in a nutshell… check back to read more about the other members of the team and see what we are up to with all the new product arriving daily at Scrappy Chic!

Hey, it's Angela once again....

Hello everyone! Angela here, back for year four (4! Can you believe it?) coordinating our fabulous Design Team at Scrappy Chic.

When I'm not scrapping (or making cards or minis or other fun paper things), I'm probably at work (I teach college English full time), hanging out with my lovely husband of almost ten years (10! Can you believe it?), or attempting to herd our two cats (whom you will often see on my pages. Well, the husband, too, I guess ;) ).

I actually started scrapping with the goal of being on the Design Team at Scrappy Chic. I loved shopping at the store, and I guess I was looking for an excuse to do it more often! It appears to have worked, as you'll frequently find me trolling the aisles looking for new goodies. That also means if you see me in the store, there's a good chance I'll know where something is, so ask away! :)

I'm an 8.5x11" scrapper, primarily -- something about a big giant square of paper kind of freaks me out. However, this year I've taken the plunge and started a 12x12 Project Life album (the store will have their products in May or so -- did you know? How cool!). I love pattern and color and mists and stamping and tapes and Silhouette-cutting and mixing and matching. I'm not great at using flowers and girly stuff, but I'll give it a shot when I need to! Trends are my friend a lot of the time -- it satisfies my short crafting attention span to have a constant flow of new ideas.

Here are a couple of layouts from the past few months that represent my style pretty well:

I love scrapping the everyday (grading essays, anyone?), and I sure love me some Studio Calico.

You'll see my cats a lot on my pages. They're so dang cute!

Aww, who's that cute boy? And look, more Studio Calico. ;)

There's a pretty funny story here, involving last summer's trip to CHA with the store...you should ask me about it next time we run into each other!

Ok then, enough from me! Before I go, I'd just like to say how great it is working with a group of talented ladies, both on the design team and at the store -- Scrappy Chic just rocks all the way around!