Final details for National Scrapbooking Day

It's almost here! We're going all out for National Scrapbooking Day, and there is no excuse for not joining us -- even if you want to spend the day in your jammies!

We have a full slate of activities and special offers for both our local and online customers. Here's everything we know about the two days of fun rapidly approaching.

Local sales, prizes, free classes, demos, and more...

Friday, May 3
• $15 goodie bag with $25 purchase
• double "SG Loyalty" points (click here to read about how the program works)
• each $25 in purchases earns one ticket for the drawing for one of five $100 gift baskets,
one each sponsored by My Mind's Eye, American Crafts, Echo Park, Fancy Pants, and
Simple Stories
• open 10 am - 6 pm

Saturday, May 4
• 10 am, 12:30, and 2:30 pm: special Super-Saver Scrapbooking sessions (click here for info about how to take part)
• 10 am - noon: free mini-classes with Katrina Hunt, GCD Studios Design Team member
• 1 pm - 2:30: free mini-classes with Lindsey Amschler, SG's resident card expert
• 1 pm - 2:30 pm: misting and stencil products demos with Katrina Hunt
• 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: free mini-classes with Katrina Hunt
• 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm: washi tape demos with Lindsey Amschler
• double "SG Loyalty" points all day
• chocolate buffet all day
• each $25 in purchases earns one ticket for the drawing for one of five $100 gift baskets,
one each sponsored by My Mind's Eye, American Crafts, Echo Park, Fancy Pants, and
Simple Stories
• open 10 am - 5 pm

In-store sales offered both days
• 50% off all Valentine collections (My Mind's Eye, We R Memory Keepers, Carta Bella, Echo Park, Authentique and more)
• 50% off all Halloween collections
• 75% off Doodlebug Create-a-Card cards, envelopes, and stickers
• Authentique 6x6 individual paper by the sheet -- 8 sheets for $1
• 20-50% off select collections by KaiserCraft, American Crafts, Ruby Rock-It, My Mind's Eye, Bella Blvd, BasicGrey, Webster's Pages, Farm House, We R Memory Keepers, and more
• 50% off Sew Easy stitch piercers by We R Memory Keepers
• 40% off all Epiphany Crafts tools and products

Online chats, challenges, prizes and sales...

We're thrilled to have four fantastic hostesses to help us with our two-day online festivities -- a first-time project for SG. We'll be adding a chat feature here on the blog, and these four will be keeping the online party hopping.

These ladies are talented, for sure. They are real-life scrapbookers who have become well-known in the online world for their knowledge of products, techniques, and trends. They're also full of personality and the love of papercrafting and people. They'll be bursting with inspiration, encouragement, and best of all, they'll have tons of prizes to give away both days!

Live chat schedule (all times are CST):
• Friday, May 3
10 am - noon -- hostess Janet (cherrypicker) from the East Coast, plus SG's Stacey Atchley, designer of Sketches for Cardmaking
1 pm - 3 pm -- hostesses Janet (cherrypicker) and Mari (mebarnet) from Florida
4 pm - 6 pm -- hostesses Janet (cherrypicker) and Katrina (cardipaws) from SG-land
7 pm - 9 pm -- hostesses Janet (cherrypicker) and Penny (pennyscraps) from Texas, plus SG's Allison Davis, designer of 11 volumes of Sketches for Scrapbooking, Sketch Fusion, and past CK Dream Team and Hall of Fame member

• Saturday, May 4
10 am - noon -- hostess Penny (pennyscraps), plus SG's Stacey Atchley
1 pm - 3 pm -- hostess Mari (mebarnet), plus SG's Debbie Sanders, author of nine volumes of Sketches for Scrapbooking, Sketch Fusion, and One on One
4 pm - 6 pm -- hostesses Penny (pennyscraps) and Katrina (cardipaws), plus SG's Allison Davis
7pm - 9pm -- hostesses Janet (cherrypicker) and Mari (mebarnet)

Challenge schedule (all times are CST):
• Friday, May 3
• Star Challenge
Layout Challenge: Involves creating handmade embellishments
Exact details posted at 10 am
Prize: assortment of star themed products

• Project Life Challenge
Layout Challenge: Involves a Project Life-type theme
Exact details posted at noon
Prize: assortment of Project Life themed products

• One-page Sketch Challenge
Layout Challenge: Involves using an SG sketch
Exact details posted at 2 pm
Prize: SG sketch books

• Journaling Challenge
Layout Challenge: Involves using a journaling prompt
Exact details posted at 4 pm
Prize: assortment of journaling products

• Saturday, May 4
• Two-page Sketch Challenge
Layout Challenge: Involves downloading a special (free) sketch
Exact details posted at 10 am
Prize: SG sketch books

• Product Challenge
Layout Challenge: Involves using specific products
Exact details posted at noon
Prize: assortment of challenge products

• Color Challenge
Layout Challenge: Involves designing with color 
Exact details posted at 2 pm
Prize: assortment of colorful products

• Manufacturer Challenge
Layout Challenge: Involves showcasing a favorite manufacturer
Exact details posted at 4 pm
Prize: assortment of My Mind’s Eye products

Online sale at scrapbookgeneration.com 
• starts Friday and continues through midnight Sunday, May 5
• 20% off all (non-club) page and card kits
• 20% off all downloads (excluding new releases Sketch Fusion and One on One)
• 20-50% off select collections by My Mind's Eye, Echo Park, American Crafts, Little Yellow Bicycle, Carta Bella, We R Memory Keepers, and Simple Stories
• free set of Thickers alphas with any $10 purchase that requires shipping (one per customer)
• special shipping discount available for those participating in the live chats listed above
• each $25 in purchases earns one ticket for the drawing for one of five $100 gift baskets,
one each sponsored by My Mind's Eye, American Crafts, Echo Park, Fancy Pants, and
Simple Stories