Hi!
We are busy little elves around here this week. Shawna is trying to get the decorations up, Marcia is getting things together for a stamping and scrapping weekend in Wallace Falls, and Vickie is designing Christmas projects for classes and our Open House in December. What am I doing, you ask? Good question. I'm like Mrs. Claus......busy keeping Santa and the elves in line and not stressing out. Not sure how good of a job I am doing!
Our class schedule is filling up. Check out the website for all the fun classes coming up. Shawna, Vickie and I are all teaching classes during the holidays. Lots of great Christmas gift ideas. We have Christmas blocks, calendars and chipboard books. So much fun stuff!! I love all the glitz and glitter of this season.
If you need to get a gift for that special scrapper, remember we do have gift cards. I can't think of a better gift than to be given money and turned loose in a scrapbook store! Can you imagine the fun?
I hope you enjoy this last week of calm before the festivities of the holidays are upon us. Come in and see me........I think I'm here everyday (just like Mrs. Claus!).
Debb

Greetings!
Here it is the middle of the week and I'm just getting around to checking in with everyone. I have been super busy trying to get things prepared for this time of the year. Shawna, Vickie and I are still working on class projects. Keep checking the calendar as new classes are constantly being added. We keep coming up with new ideas!
Our Cricut Club met this last Sunday and we had a lot of fun. Shawna picked up a couple new cartridges for us to use. Yeah! She got Stretch Your Imagination and Joys of the Season. These are great ones. Club Members, come in and play with them!!!!
Vickie's Technique Classes have been a big hit. This Sunday she is making a Christmas Explosion book. It's sooo cute! Shawna taught a Theresa Collins Spooktacular book (fun!) and now she will be doing a Tis The Season one. Check the website for pictures of this one. It is fun and easy and would make a perfect gift.
These past several weeks I have watched truckloads of product being delivered. I thought our store would burst at the seams. Well, the items haven't stayed in the store long enough to create any space problems! I didn't think it was possible for product to fly out the door faster than it came in. Our Thanksgiving papers are beautiful. Our Christmas papers and embellishments are just as pretty and fun. The colors this year are so warm. You need to come in and see for yourself. Also come in and check out Shawna's decorations. The place is really looking festive!
Marcia is out this week recovering from some minor surgery. We wish her a speedy recovery. We already miss her!
I'm looking forward to CKC this weekend. I hope to see a lot of you there!
Have fun!
Debb

Hi All!

We are now officially in the "holiday" season. Halloween has passed and we are heading towards Thanksgiving and Christmas. Of course the real hustle and bustle won't begin until the day after Thanksgiving....aka Black Friday. Shawna and Marcia are planning a huge blowout sale for that weekend. You won't want to miss it. Make sure to come in and use your Turkey Bucks. They expire on November 30th.

Vickie, Shawna and I are busy making projects for classes. We will be having Christmas explosion books and boxes, chipboard books, blocks, etc. All of these projects would make great gifts for family and friends. They are so cute and fun to make!

Our Cricut Club starts this Sunday. Be sure to call and sign up for this fun get-together. The club meets the second Sunday of each month. Just bring your machine and cartridges and exchange with other members and make the die cuts you want. Good way to get the dies you want without having to purchase the entire cartridge! Also a great way to get new ideas for using the cartridges. Membership for the 2009 year (+ 2 free months!) is $25. If you want to come month by month, the cost is $5 per month. We will be meeting in the back room from 1:00-4:00. Marcia has several cartridges that are available to us, too. Can't wait!!!

The Cricut II class is scheduled for December. I am going to show you how to use ink cartridges, cut chipboard, vinyl, etc. This will be a good way to learn the expanded uses for your Cricut. We have ink cartridges in stock now and the deep housing blade system for cutting chipboard, etc. is on order. We are getting a limited supply in the first shipment. You can call us and reserve one. We already have a list of people wanting them. Another exciting class!

Most of you are aware that the CKU convention is Nov. 14-15. We have some coupons left for a $2 discount on admission. Come in and get some for you and your group. Vickie and I are going on Friday; Shawna and Marcia on Saturday. I've never been to one so I'm excited. In Minneapolis we have the Archiver's ScrapFest in September every year. Its at the Mall of America and covers several floors of the mall. Its huge. I've done major damage there. We'll see how I do at CKU.

Our All Day Crop is scheduled for Saturday, November 22. Come in and sign up for a day of fun with friends.

Make sure to take time to enjoy this change of season. The leaves are beautiful, wet, but pretty just the same. I love the colors. Also, remember to get out and vote tomorrow. Its important.

Have a good week!

Debb