Don't forget...

That Saturday is our grand re-opening celebration!
• Doors open at 9 am.
• We'll give out numbers for the 300 goodie bags so you don't have to stand in line. The advantage to this system is that you can come back and shop at any time during the day and still get your goodie bag!
• We'll have FOUR checkout registers so your wait will be as short as possible.
• We'll have dozens of new paper collections (including groups by Pink Paislee, Creative Imaginations, Best Creations, My Little Shoebox, The Paper Company, Fancy Pants, and more (Cosmo Cricket's groups may arrive in time, too!) 

Goodie bags...

The first 300 people who make a purchase of at least $15 will receive a goodie bag with a value of at least $25. This offer is for adults only, one per family.

Golden tickets...

Five of the 300 goodie bags will contain a golden ticket! If you get one of the golden tickets, you get one of five prize baskets with a value of at least $100 each. Prize baskets have been donated by My Mind's Eye, American Crafts, Pink Paislee, BasicGrey, and We R Memory Keepers.

Free mini-classes...

From 10-4, make a couple of free projects with scrapbooking experts Katrina Hunt and Karen Taylor.

Free page kits with purchase...

Make a purchase of at least $25, and you'll receive your choice of two SG $12.99 page kits made from My Mind's Eye papers! (This offer is adults only, one per family please.)

• Special "Super-Saver" sessions...all of the 160 spots are full and we have a waiting list!

• Special sales...

• Snack buffet...
• Grand door prize...everyone can register.

• Expanded hours and service...open from 9 am until 6 pm.

Super Sketch Club shipping...

The second shipment of Super Sketch Club kits just left SG! If you joined the club March 26 or later, your kit shipped today through USPS. (And since we had to do another batch of kits, we made a few extras...we have about 10 left.)

Tammy Tutterow's Saturday class...

Guest teacher Tammy Tutterow has shared her project for Saturday, April 30! Above, photos of her Saturday class, the  “Made From Scratch” binder album. The fee for the 10 am class is $40. The binder album features Pink Paislee "Butterfly Garden" papers and embellishments, Wendy Vecchi's new Art Parts, and Tim Holtz Idea-ology items. There are lots of interactive elements and templates for pockets and envelopes.

In order to feature all the new techniques and products involved, this is a lengthy class, at least four hours. There will be a short lunch break at noon, and you can bring a lunch or have something delivered to SG. Class fee is $40.

We're so fortunate to have Tammy visit and share her expertise with us.

Finally!

It's taking many men and many trucks, but it appears that we'll finally look like a store again. Our sign is being moved next door to our new location today, and it's been one of those exhausting messes you sometimes get into. Between the rainy weather and the fact that when the building was remodeled a couple of years ago our sign was "embedded" in about 6 inches of stucco and foam, it has taken extra time (and of course, extra money) to get the job done. Despite all that, can't wait to see the finished look!

Super Sketch Club shipping...

I promised the scrapbookers on Two Peas that I would post here when we shipped the Super Sketch Club each month, so here's what I know.
• If you joined the club before March 26, your kit shipped today, March 29.
• If you joined the club March 26 or later, your kit will ship on Thursday, March 31 (there was so much demand and so many new club members this month that we had to order more supplies!).

Next week is a great week for classes!

Sparkle, Shimmer and Shine layout w/Debbie Sanders -- Monday, April 4 at 2 pm (also offered Monday, April 18 at 6 pm) Embellish a die-cut paper with hand-stitching, glitter glue, and almost 150 jewels! Fee: $18

 

Vintage Bunny Box w/Candy Colwell -- Tuesday, April 5 at noon (time is incorrect in the print newsletter) Vintage home decor piece is perfect for spring and Easter; learn various distressing techniques! Fee: $25

BasicTrey "Olivia" layouts "playdate" class -- Wednesday, April 6, set your own time between 10 am and 7 pm (also offered Friday, April 15 ) Make three layouts; one double-page and two single pages. No formal instructor, use kits, pick start time, work at own pace; models will be on display and assistance is available! Fee: $20 (To-Go Kits available)

So Sweet layout w/Allison Davis -- Thursday, April 7 at 6 pm (also offered Monday, April 11 at 10 am) Papers and embellishments from the new Stella and Rose collection by My Minds Eye! Fee: $15 (To-Go Kits available)

BasicTrey "Olivia" cards "playdate" class -- Friday, April 8, set your own time between 10 am and 7 pm (also offered Friday, April 15 ) Make eight cards, and envelopes are included. No formal instructor, use kits, pick start time, work at own pace; models will be on display and assistance is available! Fee: $15 (To-Go Kits available)

Scrapbook Generation's grand re-opening is this Saturday!
We hope you can join us Saturday, April 2 for one of our over-the-top celebrations of all things scrapbooking! We have tons of fun planned for you as we welcome you to SG's new home. We won't have all the remodeling done for this special event, but much has been accomplished since we moved to our new spot, and we're ready to show it to you!

Goodie bags...

The first 300 people who make a purchase of at least $15 will receive a goodie bag with a value of at least $25. The bags contain an SG page kit made from My Mind's Eye papers, a Cosmo Cricket mini-album, and a few other surprises. (This offer is for adults only, one per family.) To help with "crowd control," we'll hand out numbers (like we did at our November 2010 birthday hoopla) so that you don't have to stand in line, although we suspect that some of you get a kick out of that! The advantage to this system is that you can come back and shop at any time during the day and still get your goodie bag!

Golden tickets...

Five of the 300 goodie bags will contain a golden ticket! If you get one of the golden tickets, you get your choice of one of five prize baskets with a value of at least $100 each. Prize baskets have been donated by
• My Mind's Eye
• American Crafts
• We R Memory Keepers
• BasicGrey
• Pink Paislee

Free mini-classes...

From 10-4, make a couple of free projects with local scrapbooking experts Katrina Hunt and Karen Taylor, who are both members of several design teams.

Free page kits with purchase...

Make a purchase of at least $25, and you'll receive your choice of two SG $12.99 page kits made from My Mind's Eye papers! (This offer is adults only, one per family please.)

Special "Super-Saver" sessions...

Sessions are scheduled for 9, 10:30, noon, 1:30, and 3. We'll be using My Mind's Eye papers to make three double-page layouts for only $9. Registration is limited to 160 people, and we only have 6 spots left as of today. (Call 417-886-0440 to register!) You'll get one punch on your Studio G Reward Card for attending and participating in the class.

Special sales...

We'll have markdowns on several items. We're going to leave this as a surprise for when you arrive on Saturday!

Snack buffet...

We couldn't have a special event without special food, including lots of mini-cupcakes, brownies, cookies, and chocolate candy! The buffet will be available all day!

Grand door prize...

Everyone can register for the grand door prize from Scrapbook Generation. The prize has a value of over $200!

Expanded hours and service...

For this special event, we'll be open from 9 am until 6 pm. We're also planning to have four checkout registers available so that your wait in line will be as short as we can possibly make it.

New Tres Elegant collection...

Tres Elegant collection by We R Memory Keepers...great for weddings or other special events!

Tammy Tutterow Friday evening class, April 29...

Guest teacher Tammy Tutterow will be visiting us again April 29 and 30! Above, photos of her Friday class, “Home Is” framed collage. The fee for the 6 pm class is $30. The collage features vintage elements, stamping, inking, decoupaging; it's a multi-media masterpiece!

To register for the class, just call us at 417-886-0440.

New products at SG...

"Bunny Love" by Best Creations

"Seaside" by KaiserCraft

"Nan's Favourites" by KaiserCraft

"Bubblegum Hills" by KaiserCraft

"Magic Happens" by KaiserCraft

"Chanteuse" by KaiserCraft

"Homemade," "Timeless," and "Secret Bird" by KaiserCraft

"Candy Lane" by KaiserCraft

We also have several other new collections by Best Creations, Echo Park, and ANW/Crestwood that we're trying to find spots for! And the "Ad Lib" collection by BoBunny that mostly sold out in just a couple of days is back in stock.

Spring retreat number two...

Lots of photo-taking going on during the retreat!

Everyone enjoys contest time because they get to see what others have been working on all weekend.

First place contest winners...front - Karen Beeks, Amy Gutsch, Erica Marshall; back - Andrea Walter, Jamie Gilham, Linda Abel, and Tracy Ott.

The paparazzi!

Second place contest winners...front - Ashley Farber, Alicia Raymond, Janette Hardiman; back - Andrea Walter, Heather Waddle, Anjie Gifford, and Tracy Ott.

Thanks to everyone who attended one of our two weekend retreats! We'll be ready to do it all over again in October!

Designers Challenge Club projects for February...

Only four of our 20 Designers Challege Club members brought in projects this month, but they are lovely designs using the "Once Upon a Springtime" collection by Graphic 45. I know you'll enjoy them as much as we have!

Because attendance keeps shrinking at our monthly meetings, and this month was the lightest showing ever, we feel like we need to take a break from this activity. We'll go ahead and hold the scheduled April meeting, but no new packets will be distributed then. After that, we'd love to hear feedback about where to go with Designers Challenge. We would like to start up again in the fall, and possibly tweak the program so that we have a better response each month. Feel free to let us know what would make this activity more "user friendly" for you, because I love the concept of people taking the same supplies and then seeing how many different projects can be created.

Designers Challenge Club member Esther Miller's project, above and below.

Designers Challenge Club member Diana Iverson's project, above.

Designers Challenge Club member Annetta Svagera's project, above and below.

Designers Challenge Club member Diane Schnake's project, above and below.

March Allison Davis sketch session...lucky thirteen!

Can you believe that you can fit 13 photos on a double-page layout and still have room for an attractive design? It's possible! We'll be making the layout above in the Allison Davis free sketch sessions this Saturday. Your cost to make this layout? Only about $5! Just call us at 417-886-0440 to register for a session at 10 am or 2:30 pm on Saturday, March 26. Bring basic tools, and we'll provide you with a free computer sketch that you can use over and over!

And don't forget, we'll punch your Studio G Reward Card. Don't have one yet? No problem, we'll be happy to get you started on the way to earning some great rewards like free page kits, $20 gift cards, and other goodies!

If you want a kit, the fee is $5, and is due at the time the request is made.

Super Sketch Club members:
Yes, this layout and sketch will be included in your March kit!

Learn to heat emboss...free!

We hope you can join us Thursday, March 24 for a "basic heat embossing" free demo with Candy Colwell. Candy will be demonstrating basic skills and several techniques for heat embossing. After her demo, you can enjoy your own "play time" with the heat gun and embossing powders. You won't be making a specific project, just playing and learning. This free activity starts at 10 am. (It's not necessary to call us to register...we'll see you Thursday morning!)

Good thing I have job security!

Another newsletter, another mistake (or two). As a 25-year newspaper and yearbook adviser who also spent 10 of those years as a school district public information director, much of my life has been spent proofreading. I used to be pretty good at it. Now, not so much! I let a couple of mistakes slip through in the April and May print newsletter that most of you received yesterday.

• National Scrapbooking Day on May 7: the Super-Saver times are correct on the calendar, but in the front-page story, I listed two sets of times, one of which is incorrect. The right times are 10, 11:30, 1, and 2:30.

• Kristi VanDoren's May card class: This class is offered on Saturday, May 14 and Tuesday, May 17. The correct price is $20.

• Candy Colwell's April class, the vintage bunny box: This class is going to start at noon instead of 10 am. That way, you won't have to stop for lunch!

Tammy Tutterow classes...

Obviously, having Tammy back in April as a guest teacher is a popular idea. From the amount of calls and sign-ups we received yesterday for her two classes, they will fill quickly, even with our larger classroom. If you want to attend, I'd advise getting registered as soon as possible.

Update on our grand re-opening activities...

The Super-Saver sessions are almost full for April 2! Of the 160 spots, we have less than 10 left, and they are all in the 3 pm time slot. Of course, there are lots of other great activities during the day, but if you want to attend the Super-Saver, please act quickly.

A few updates...

• There are less than 20 of the 160 spots left for the $9 Super-Saver sessions (we'll be making three double-page layouts) on our grand re-opening day on Saturday, April 2. Call 417-886-0440 to register and claim one of the last few class seats.
• There are only two spots left in the Timeless Treasures class for Monday night. Call to attend or get a kit!
• The April-May newsletters went in the mail today. Some of you may get them on Saturday!

BoBunny, times five, is here!

All five of the new collections by BoBunny have arrived and are out on the shelves ready for purchase! As usual, we have all of the papers and embellishments. I selected just a few to give you an idea of what each collection looks like.

Gabrielle

Timepiece

Blast Off

Ad Lib

Vicki B

BasicGrey's 'Life of the Party' is here!

The Life of the Party collection by BasicGrey is also out on the shelves ready for purchase! This is a bright and lively birthday-themed group with 18 papers and tons of embellishments.