I can’t believe I’m saying this...

Scrapbook Generation is moving to a new location.

It’s bigger!
It’s better!
It’s beautiful!

The best part?
You won’t have to reprogram your GPS to find us, because we’re only going a few steps away.

We’ve occupied Suites B and C of 330 E Battlefield for a little over six years. Soon, we’ll be settling into Suites D and E, where the Way Faith Community Church is currently located. With that slight change in address comes a huge change in size. We’ll be expanding our store from 3,000 square feet to 5,000 square feet!

Same great location. Same easy access. Same large parking lot. But everything else will be SO different!

Reasons you’ll love our new home:
• Our retail space will double. For example, after Scrap-a-Palooza, we won’t have to wait weeks before we can find space to display all the new paper collections. We’ll be able to have more paper collections all year round, plus bring in other products we’ve wanted to add to our inventory for some time. We’ll also be able to display products in a better way. Right now, I’m picturing a whole wall of Thickers!

• Our classroom will be spacious, and separate from the retail area. We think we can seat as many as 30 people comfortably (two at a 6-foot table) for classes and crops. Since we can seat more people at one time, we’ll be able to allow longer class times on Saturdays. No more rushing to get finished so the next group can get started! We’ll also have room for larger classes when popular guest instructors are teaching at SG!

Reasons we’ll love our new home:
• We’ll finally have a storage area. Right now, we have none. We’ve taken over a hallway and the loading dock where we are, and we have stuff stacked floor to ceiling in the office, but we’ve never had a place to organize and store the new shipments, retreat decorations, Palooza racks, and all the other items you seem to need to run a business. We waste a lot of time looking for stuff!

• We’ll have a better office. I’ve always described our current office as a hallway that wraps around a bathroom, and that’s pretty accurate. We’ll now have an office that can be a smooth-functioning area instead of a catch-all space for everything we can’t find a home for anywhere else.

• We’ll have a second office strictly for Scrapbook Generation Publishing. This area will also be our SGP shipping area, which is an important part of our business.

The next couple of months are going to be exciting!
The retail space has the potential to be an awesome, inviting area! The ceiling is exposed, with the ductwork showing, which makes the area look even larger. It’s just a really cool look. There is also an entry area that we can do some fun things with, once we can get in the building and really start making it our own.

And when will that happen? Much of our plans concerning when we move will depend on what the church decides to do. The orginal plan our landlord proposed had us simply switching places. However, the church may choose to buy or rent another building, and that affects what we do and when we do it.

Our new lease begins January 1, and the church will be out of the building by then. If the membership decides to take our current building, the move will be more hurried and we’ll have less time to renovate. It’s possible we would have to close for a few days if that is the situation. If the church decides to find another home, and moves out prior to January 1, we’ll be able to spend more time redecorating and getting things set up just the way we want them, without having to close down the store.

Of course, we’ll keep you updated on when the actual move will take place, and if we need to close for a few days, we’ll make sure you know well in advance.

I hope you join us in our utter excitement over this change. Six years ago, when we were looking for a place in which to start Scrapbook Generation, Karin and I peeked in the window of the 5,000 square foot part of the building, but we knew we couldn’t afford it. We took the smaller area instead, and it has allowed us to thrive and grow, with your help and continued patronage. It’s wonderful to be in a position to be able to make this change not with fear, but with confidence. And we have you to thank for that state of mind.

Now that you know our secret, what do YOU think? We would love to hear your comments!