Super-Saver layouts for January!

We'll be making these three layouts Saturday, January 5 in the Debbie Sanders Super-Saver Scrapbooking sessions at Scrapbook Generation. As always, your cost to make these three layouts at SG is an amazing $9. 

Give us a call at 417-886-0440 to register and pre-pay. Sessions are held at 10, 12:30 and 2:30.

And don't forget that starting January 2, we'll begin the "SG Loyalty" program, a new customer loyalty program that rewards people who shop in our Springfield store through a computerized point system.

When you reach $50 in purchases (excluding kit clubs, all classes which require pre-payment, and gift cards), a coupon for $5 off your purchase on a future day will be generated as part of your receipt. The coupon can be used to purchase anything at SG except kit clubs and gift cards.

You'll earn double points for your entire purchase by attending and participating in the Super Saver Scrapbooking class shown above!  

Note to Super Sketch Club members: Yes, materials for these three layouts will be included in your January kit!

KITS:
• All kits must be requested before the class activities take place on Saturday.
• The fee for a kit is $10, and is due at the time the request is made.
• If you need the kit shipped to you, the shipping charge is an additional $5.99.
• The best deal for our long-distance customers? Join the monthly Super Sketch Club and get this kit, the Sketch Day One layout kit, and the Sketch Day Two layout kit (includes materials and sketches for five double-page layouts, plus two bonus double-page sketches) for $20 plus $6.99 shipping.

Blow-out sale continues for three more days!

We had a great day today in our first-ever "classroom sale" at SG.

The sale continues Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, with new items being added each day. This means that the tables are still full of goodies at the lowest prices we've ever offered! We want all these scrapbooking supplies and layout and card models to go to good homes, so everything in the classroom is priced to sell. We'll be open 10-6 Thursday and Friday, and 10-5 on Saturday.

Online after-Christmas sale

We have 103 items in our online store that are 20% off or more! Page kits, all 13 sketches books, and all single sketches books downloads. Prices are good through Saturday at midnight.

And a new permanent part of our online shopping experience: all orders over $200 ship FREE!

Update: Free shipping applies not just to our U.S. customers, but also to Canadian shoppers!

Click here to shop our online after-Christmas clearance sale.

After-Christmas sale (in-store AND online!)

Two great after-Christmas sales for Scrapbook Generation, and both last Wednesday through Saturday!

Online at scrapbookgeneration.com (beginning at midnight Tuesday and continuing until midnight on Saturday):
• All page kits 20% off;
• All sketches books 20% off (includes individual download books; excludes volumes 1-7 download bundle which is already offered at a discounted price);
• Select page kits up to 50% off!

In-store in the classroom of our Springfield location (beginning at 10 am Wednesday and ending Saturday at 5 pm):
We've filled our classroom with a huge array of bargains. Items on the long row of tables are at least 50% off! Other tables feature special value items at rock bottom prices, beginning at 10¢.

• All My Mind's Eye 50% off, including the two latest Christmas collections and every piece of MME we have in the store (collections include The Sweetest Thing, All is Bright, Winter Wonderland, Lost and Found Halloween, 6x6 2, Indie Chic, Vintage Nostalgia, On the Sunny Side, Miss Caroline, Follow Your Heart, and more!)
• All 2011 Christmas collections 50% off;
• Many winter collections 50% off;
• Many styles of Prima flowers 50% off;
• Dozens of other items 50% off;
• 6x6 sheets of Authentique papers 10¢ each;
• Tons of chipboard pieces, die-cuts and other items left over from kits;
• Hundreds of handmade cards from our card clubs and classes;
• Hundreds of handmade layouts from our layout clubs, kits and classes;
• Sale paper priced as low 30¢ a sheet;
• And much, much more!

Mini-albums class models

Handmade cards -- $1 each

Bin after bin of sale papers and layouts from classes and kits

2012 Christmas collections by My Mind's Eye -- 50% off

Everything on these tables -- at least 50% off

50% and 60% off

50% off

50% off

Rock bottom prices on overstock items we've used for kits

Rock bottom prices on ribbon, letter stickers, chipboard, and more

Club and class changes simplified!

In trying to explain both the in-store and club changes together, I probably made it too complicated. Today, I'm going to split the two in hopes of making it more clear.

Saturday classes at SG...
• On the second Saturday of the month for over five years, we've been having the Debbie Sanders sketch sessions. On the third Saturday, the Allison Davis sketch sessions.

• Starting in January, on the second Saturday and the third Saturday, both Allison and Debbie will be designing sketches using the same set of papers.

• When you attend one of the sessions at SG (or are a local person who picks up a kit), you'll get both sketches -- free. You can choose which one you like best to make your page.

• Bottom line: instead of one free sketch on those two Saturdays, you'll get two.

Super Sketch Club...
• The Super Sketch Club is based on the three Saturday activities we do here at SG. The Super-Saver Scrapbooking portion of the club (three layouts and three sketches, cardstock, papers, and an embellishment) will remain the same.

• In addition to getting a Debbie Sanders sketch with two cardstocks, three papers and a sketch, you will now get a second free sketch, based on that group of papers, by Allison Davis.

• In addition to getting an Allison Davis sketch with two cardstocks, three papers and a sketch, you will now get a second free sketch, based on that group of papers, by Debbie Sanders.

• Bottom line about materials: nothing changes.
• Bottom line about price: nothing changes.
• Bottom line about sketches: two additional FREE sketches each month.
• Bottom line about what you need to do for this to happen: if you're already a club member -- nothing.


Options for Super Sketch Club members with this new format:
• Some of you may know that you'll always want to be able to make both the Debbie and Allison layouts each Saturday. Starting with January, you can enroll in Super Sketch Club Double Up. For an additional $10 ($30 per month instead of $20), you'll receive an extra set of identical materials for the Allison and Debbie portions of the club. (You would be able to make both Allison layouts and both Debbie layouts that will be shown on the blog each month.)

• Some of you may want to occasionally order extra materials so that you can make both the Debbie and Allison layouts from a particular Saturday. We will have a limited number of extra sets of paper available as add-ons online only. Once they are sold out, the option is unavailable.

• And last, we've heard your comments! Starting in January, we will offer an optional embellishment that coordinates with each of the Allison/Debbie papers. The embellishment will usually range from $1.99 to $5.99. The item(s) won't be used on the sample sketch layouts; they are offered for those who would like to add another level of interest and creativity to their pages. Again, there will be a limited number of embellishment add-ons available online only, and once they are sold out, the option is unavailable. (The SSC embellishment add-ons will not increase your shipping fee!)

All changes listed above will be available at scrapbookgeneration.com after the first of the year. 

December downloads are ready

We're a little off schedule on our download release. Stacey and Allison's grandfather died this afternoon, so we're doing the best we can under the circumstances.

I'm not going to list the usual descriptions because of time, but there are several new sketch items available to purchase in our online store. December's free downloadable sketch is also ready to go.

Allison has created another themed layout sketch/quote/title/embellishment/card bundle, priced at $10. This one is Christmas-themed, with lots of clever ways to make Christmas trees. Samples of the items are shown in the grid below.

The bundle includes
• 3 card sketches
• 6 two-page sketches
• 6 one-page sketches
• Christmas quotes
• Christmas title ideas
• 6-page Christmas tree PDF with instructions and ideas for creating Christmas tree embellishments.

 Click here to shop in our online store and get the free download.

Change is good!

We're making some changes, effective with January, to improve both our Saturday activities here at the store, and the Super Sketch Club.

NEW for both!
• No more Debbie Sanders sketch Saturday.
• No more Allison Davis sketch Saturday.

• They will both be replaced. The second Saturday of the month (and the second portion of the Super Sketch Club) will now be Sketch Day One. The third Saturday of the month (and the third portion of the Super Sketch Club) will now be Sketch Day Two. The materials will remain the same: two sheets of cardstock and three sheets of patterned paper. 

• Here's where it gets good! Sketch Day One and Sketch Day Two (and the corresponding portions of the SSC) will now have options. Great options! Debbie and Allison will now both be designing a sketch for both Saturdays. If you participate here at SG, or if you are a SSC member, you'll now receive TWO free sketches each Saturday (or in your kit). Choose to make the layout you like best!

• Bottom line. Super Sketch Club members will now receive two more sketches each month at NO EXTRA CHARGE. People who take the classes here at SG will now receive an additional sketch each Saturday at NO EXTRA CHARGE. (No action is necessary on your part -- we'll make this change to add more value with your January kits!) The Super-Saver Scrapbooking portion of the club, which is our first-Saturday-of-the-month activity here at SG, will remain unchanged.

Options for Super Sketch Club members with this new format:
• Some of you may know that you'll always want to be able to make both the Debbie and Allison layouts each Saturday. Starting with January, you can enroll in Super Sketch Club Double Up. For an additional $10 ($30 per month instead of $20), you'll receive an extra set of materials for both the Sketch Day One and Sketch Day Two portions of the club.

• Some of you may want to occasionally order extra materials so that you can make both the Debbie and Allison layouts from a particular Saturday. We will have a limited number of extra sets of paper available as add-ons online only. Once they are sold out, the option is unavailable.

• And last, we've heard your comments! Starting in January, we will offer an optional embellishment that coordinates with each of the Sketch Day One and Sketch Day Two papers. The embellishment will usually range from $1.99 to $5.99. The item(s) won't be used on the sample sketch layouts; they are offered for those who would like to add another level of interest and creativity to their pages. Again, there will be a limited number of embellishment add-ons available online only, and once they are sold out, the option is unavailable. (The SSC embellishment add-ons will not increase your shipping fee!)

We think you will love these changes and options! We're hoping that you can please share this information with your scrapbooking friends, through social media outlets or through message boards. Thanks so much in advance!

All changes listed above will be available at scrapbookgeneration.com after the first of the year. 

Still time...

There is still time to enroll in the JOY banner class with Shirley Hall. I messed up and had the class listed as happening last Thursday, when the class is actually going to be held THIS Thursday at 2 pm. Call us at 417-886-0440 if you would like to join Shirley for this project.

Any ideas?

We're getting closer and closer to the time when we can tell you about our "mystery" sketches book that will be debuting at CHA in mid-January. It's something totally different for us...any ideas on what the mystery might be?

We'd love to hear them!

Allison Davis sketch layout for Saturday

We'll be making the layout above in the Allison Davis free sketch sessions this Saturday. Your cost to make this layout? About $4. An awesome deal!

Just call us at 417-886-0440 to register for a session at 10 am or 2:30 pm on Saturday, December 15. 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! This is your last chance to get a punch, since the program ends on December 31.

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

KITS:
• All kits must be requested before the class activities take place on Saturday.
• The fee for a kit is $5, and is due at the time the request is made.
• If you need the kit shipped to you, the shipping charge is an additional $5.99.
• The best deal for our long-distance customers? Join the monthly Super Sketch Club and get the Super-Saver three layout kit, the Debbie Sanders sketch layout kit, and the Allison Davis sketch layout kit (materials and sketches for five double-page layouts) for $20 plus $6.99 shipping.

Time for Christmas kits!

There are nine new Christmas kits available immediately in our online store, scrapbookgeneration.com. We're bringing you traditional colors, non-traditional colors, and lots and lots of Christmas cheer!

Our local customers have the same opportunity to purchase quickly, just like our long-distance customers, by buying the kits via our online store. When you check out, there is a "shipping" option labeled "Pick Up," for which there is no charge. By choosing this option, you don't have to call us to order, we simply receive the online order and hold your purchase here at SG for you to pick up at your leisure. Please allow 48 hours from the time you place your order for it to be ready to pick up at SG. 

'Tis the Season kit: five layouts, five sketches, color photos -- $30

Be Merry kit: six layouts, six sketches, color photos -- $30

Christmas Countdown kit: three layouts, three sketches, color photo -- $20 (extremely limited quantities -- less than 25 available)

Happy Holidays kit: three layouts, three sketches, color photo -- $20

Peace and Joy kit: nine layouts, nine sketches, color photos -- $38

Rejoice kit: three layouts, three sketches, color photo -- $20 (extremely limited quantities -- less than 25 available)

Santa Baby kit: three layouts, three sketches, color photo -- $15 (extremely limited quantities -- less than 25 available)

Season's Greetings kit: three layouts, three sketches, color photo -- $20

Warm Wishes kit: three layouts, three sketches, color photo -- $25 (includes two sets of adhesive chipboard)

Click here to shop in SG's online store!

Allison Davis sketch layout for Saturday

For a variety of reasons, we're running late this week...imagine that happening in December! It will be later in the week when I have Allison's completed layout to post here, so I wanted to go ahead and show you the papers (the gray is embossed!) she'll be using.

Hope you can join us for the Allison Davis free sketch sessions this Saturday. Your cost to make the layout from these papers? About $4. 

Just call us at 417-886-0440 to register for a session at 10 am or 2:30 pm on Saturday, December 15. 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! The Studio G Reward Card program will end on December 31, 2012, so this will be your last chance to get a punch.

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

KITS:
• All kits must be requested before the class activities take place on Saturday.
• The fee for a kit is $5, and is due at the time the request is made.
• If you need the kit shipped to you, the shipping charge is an additional $5.99.
• The best deal for our long-distance customers? Join the monthly Super Sketch Club and get the Super-Saver three layout kit, the Debbie Sanders sketch layout kit, and the Allison Davis sketch layout kit (materials and sketches for five double-page layouts) for $20 plus $6.99 shipping.

The elves are busy!

The SG elves are working around the clock to get NINE new multi-layout Christmas kits ready to release for our online store on Tuesday!

Timeless Treasures class...

I wanted you to see the detail on the Christmas banner for Shirley Hall's Timeless Treasures class. It's gorgeous! The class will be held Thursday, Dec. 13 at 2 pm, and the fee is $15. Just call 417-886-0440 to register.

New product category in SG's online store

We've just added over 70 styles of templates by Crafters Workshop to our online store. The 12x12 templates are so versatile -- use with mists, paints, inks, pens, and more. Some styles also work well for tracing images to cut out, or to mark designs to stitch.

This is just one of many ways we're working on to provide more products to both local and online customers. There's no way we would have room at SG to display all 70 templates. Local customers can shop online and choose the free "pick up" option when you are prompted for your shipping choice.

Click here to shop for Crafters Workshop templates in our online store!

New collections at SG...

Place in Time by Graphic 45

Kringle and Co. by American Crafts

Timeless Treasures class with Shirley Hall

Shirley Hall has created a vintage-themed Christmas banner for her December Timeless Treasures class. The banner would be a festive addition to home or office! The class will be held at 2 pm on Thursday, Dec. 13. Class fee is $15. Please call 417-886-0440 to register and pre-pay.

Online SG gift cards now available!

Starting today, you can purchase SG gift cards online! It's a simple process...just download and print. Within 24 hours, you will be emailed a unique verification code, which is the number that will be needed to redeem the gift certificate online. The new online gift cards can be redeemed online or in our brick and mortar store in Springfield.

Available denominations are $10, $20, $25, $50, $75, and $100.

Click here to purchase a gift card online.

New 'SG Loyalty' program

Starting Wednesday, January 2, Scrapbook Generation will begin the "SG Loyalty" program. This is a new customer loyalty program that will reward people who shop in our Springfield store through a point system calculated in our computer system.

When you reach $50 in purchases (excluding kit clubs, all classes which require pre-payment, and gift cards), a coupon for $5 off your purchase on a future day will be generated as part of your receipt. The coupon can be used to purchase anything at SG except kit clubs and gift cards.

Earn double points for your entire purchase with the following:
• Attend and participate in a Super Saver Scrapbooking class session (first Saturday of the month);
• Attend and participate in the Debbie Sanders sketch session (second Saturday of the month);
• Attend and participate in the Allison Davis sketch session (third Saturday of the month).

From time to time, there will be opportunities to earn extra points. For example, we might announce that on a certain date, you earn double points for your purchase. At other times, it might be double (or even triple) points on a certain brand or particular item. The SG Loyalty program will even apply to your purchases at Scrap-a-Palooza!

We think it will be a great program for you! All the record-keeping is done by our computer. No punch cards to keep (or lose!). The most difficult thing you’ll have to do is to make sure that you supply your name each time you check out so that you get credit for your purchase.

This new "SG Loyalty" program replaces the VIP Club, which we’ve been phasing out over the past couple of years, and the Studio G Reward Card. Anyone who is a current VIP member can continue until their enrollment year is finished, or they can choose to start immediately in the new program.

The "SG Loyalty" program does not apply to online purchases at scrapbookgeneration.com. However, we will continue to have online sales and giveaways to reward our loyal online customers.

I have news!

I have SO many things to tell you about today!

1. In the next day or two, you'll be able to purchase SG gift cards online. The gift cards will be printable, so they can be presented as gifts, and can be used to make online purchases. Just as soon as the system is up and running, I'll post the info here and on Facebook.

2. We also have traditional gift cards available here at SG for our local customers. Our gift cards have no expiration date!

 3. Scrapbook Generation will publish two new sketches books in January. We'll be providing more details later this month.

4. Because of the craziness that is December, we'll be combining our regular Debbie Sanders kit release and our regular Allison Davis kit release into one event. Next Tuesday, Dec. 11, we'll have at least 8 new multi-layout Christmas-themed kits for you to purchase!

5. Sometime this week, we'll be adding over 70 styles of 12x12 Crafters Workshop templates to our online store!

6. Wednesday, Dec. 26 through Saturday, Dec. 29, we will be hosting our first-ever "classroom" sale. Our huge classroom will be filled to the brim with sale items and some of the best deals we've ever offered on papers, embellishments, kits and more. We'll also be selling hundreds and hundreds of sample layouts and cards from our kit clubs and classes. As we get the items finalized, we'll let you know exactly what to expect, and we'll also post some photos once we get everything in the classroom.

7. Starting January 2, we will be launching a new customer loyalty program for in-store shopping. We're still working out all the details, but are planning to give you rewards that will be calculated by our computer system and printed on your receipts, all based on your purchases. 

8. Also starting in January, we're making changes in the Super Sketch Club and in two of the Saturday activities we do each month here at SG -- the Debbie Sanders sketch sessions and the Allison Davis sketch sessions. We've been doing the sketch sessions here at the store since April of 2007, and it's time to liven things up! I'm not going to give details now, because I don't want anyone to think the changes start this month. As soon as the Allison sketch is over for December, I'll give you all the details. For now, all I can tell you is that everything you love about the activities and the club will stay the same. Same Saturdays. Same materials. Same price. We've just figured out a way to give you more options and more value for your money. I know you're going to absolutely love the change!

Debbie Sanders sketch layout for Saturday

We'll be making the layout above in the Debbie Sanders free sketch sessions this Saturday. Your cost to make this layout? Less than $4. A super holiday deal!

Just call us at 417-886-0440 to register for a session at 10 am or 2:30 pm on Saturday, December 8. 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, My Mind's Eye collection kits, We R Memory Keepers 12x12 albums, and more! Reminder: The Studio G Reward Card program ends at the end of 2012.

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

KITS:
• All kits must be requested before the class activities take place on Saturday.
• The fee for a kit is $5, and is due at the time the request is made.
• If you need the kit shipped to you, the shipping charge is an additional $5.99.
• The best deal for our long-distance customers? Join the monthly Super Sketch Club and get the Super-Saver three layout kit, the Debbie Sanders sketch layout kit, and the Allison Davis sketch layout kit (materials and sketches for five double-page layouts) for $20 plus $6.99 shipping.

December clubs sneak peek

Thought you might like to see a bit of our December clubs. Clockwise from bottom left, Generation Page Kit Club, Boy Crazy Page Kit Club, Allison Davis Hall of Fame Page Kit Club, Generation Card Kit Club, and Girl Crazy Page Kit Club.

For more information about these clubs, click here.

To join one of these clubs, click here to go to our online store. (We make extra kits each month to allow for new members!)