• Now and Then (sub-groups Milo, Izzy, Mildred and Dorothy)
• Chalk Studio 2,
• Record It groups Charmed, Pretty Things, Just Splendid, All Things Chalk, Follow Your Heart, and Here is Happy.
Friday, January 31, 2014
My Mind's Eye is here!
Spotted at SG...every single new item from my Mind's Eye!
• Now and Then (sub-groups Milo, Izzy, Mildred and Dorothy)
• Chalk Studio 2,
• Record It groups Charmed, Pretty Things, Just Splendid, All Things Chalk, Follow Your Heart, and Here is Happy.
• Now and Then (sub-groups Milo, Izzy, Mildred and Dorothy)
• Chalk Studio 2,
• Record It groups Charmed, Pretty Things, Just Splendid, All Things Chalk, Follow Your Heart, and Here is Happy.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
New Allison Davis sketches!
Allison Davis has created a new batch of sketch products. They are available for immediate download in the Scrapbook Generation online store.
And remember that the free monthly sketch is now part of SG's free monthly digital magazine, also available on the website. If you haven't already downloaded your FOUR free sketches for January -- single page, double page, card, and tag -- then get busy having fun!
Double Take - 99¢
Two two-page layouts from a past Allison Davis class. The class was actually Halloween layouts but there is nothing Halloween specific on the sketches. The first sketch has three 6 x 4" photos, four 3-1/2 x 3-1/2" photos, and two 2 x 2" photos with a large background accented with banner strips. The second sketch has three 4 x 6" photos and two 2 x 2" photos with a background made up of large strips and accented with a decorative strip and labels.
Trio - $1.29
Three two-page layouts with a birthday theme from a past Allison Davis kit. The first sketch has three 4 x 6" photos, two 3 x 3" photos, and one 2 x 2" photo with a large background and an assortment of large and small candle accents. The second sketch has three 4 x 6" photos, four 3 x 3" photos, and three 2 x 2" photos with lots of banner strips and a row of tags accented with tickets and cupcakes. The third sketch has three 3 x 4" photos and one 4 x 4" photo with a large background accented with tickets and cupcakes.
Winter Mini-bundle #1 - $2.29
The winter mini-bundle has five one-page winter-themed sketches designed by Allison Davis. The first sketch has three 2-1/2 x 3-1/2" (wallet size) photos arranged with multiple strips and accented with falling snowflakes. The second sketch has four 4 x 3" photos with a fun scallop "snow" design and accented with a snowman and snowflakes. The third sketch has two 3 x 4" photos and two 2 x 2 photos mixed in with 3 x 4" cards and accented with a wavy strip covered in snowflakes. The fourth sketch has one 4 x 6" photo with large layered background pieces accented with two steaming mugs of hot chocolate. The fifth sketch has two 6 x 4" photos and two 2 x 2" photos accented with several snowflake banners.
Winter Mini-bundle #2 - $2.29
The winter mini-bundle has five two-page winter-themed sketches designed by Allison Davis. The first sketch has three 3 x 5" photos and five 3 x 3" photos with a large background pieces accented with a "snowy" wavy strip, falling snowflakes, and a snowman. The second sketch has three 4 x 6" photos and five 2 x 2" photos with a large circle and snowflake design going down the left page. The third sketch has three 4 x 6" photos, three 5 x 3" photos, and one 2 x 2" photo with a large background and breezy flourishes accented with snowflakes. The fourth sketch has four 4 x 3" photos, four 3 x 4" photos, three 2 x 2" photos, one 4 x 4" photo, and one 6 x 4" photos with a large background mixed with small squares and accented with snowflakes and a steaming mug of hot chocolate. The fifth sketch has six 3-1/2 x 5" photos with a background made up of strips and accented with a large wavy line of snowflakes going across the whole page.
Click here to purchase one or more of the sketch products, or to download the free January sketches.
And remember that the free monthly sketch is now part of SG's free monthly digital magazine, also available on the website. If you haven't already downloaded your FOUR free sketches for January -- single page, double page, card, and tag -- then get busy having fun!
Double Take - 99¢
Two two-page layouts from a past Allison Davis class. The class was actually Halloween layouts but there is nothing Halloween specific on the sketches. The first sketch has three 6 x 4" photos, four 3-1/2 x 3-1/2" photos, and two 2 x 2" photos with a large background accented with banner strips. The second sketch has three 4 x 6" photos and two 2 x 2" photos with a background made up of large strips and accented with a decorative strip and labels.
Three two-page layouts with a birthday theme from a past Allison Davis kit. The first sketch has three 4 x 6" photos, two 3 x 3" photos, and one 2 x 2" photo with a large background and an assortment of large and small candle accents. The second sketch has three 4 x 6" photos, four 3 x 3" photos, and three 2 x 2" photos with lots of banner strips and a row of tags accented with tickets and cupcakes. The third sketch has three 3 x 4" photos and one 4 x 4" photo with a large background accented with tickets and cupcakes.
Winter Mini-bundle #1 - $2.29
The winter mini-bundle has five one-page winter-themed sketches designed by Allison Davis. The first sketch has three 2-1/2 x 3-1/2" (wallet size) photos arranged with multiple strips and accented with falling snowflakes. The second sketch has four 4 x 3" photos with a fun scallop "snow" design and accented with a snowman and snowflakes. The third sketch has two 3 x 4" photos and two 2 x 2 photos mixed in with 3 x 4" cards and accented with a wavy strip covered in snowflakes. The fourth sketch has one 4 x 6" photo with large layered background pieces accented with two steaming mugs of hot chocolate. The fifth sketch has two 6 x 4" photos and two 2 x 2" photos accented with several snowflake banners.
The winter mini-bundle has five two-page winter-themed sketches designed by Allison Davis. The first sketch has three 3 x 5" photos and five 3 x 3" photos with a large background pieces accented with a "snowy" wavy strip, falling snowflakes, and a snowman. The second sketch has three 4 x 6" photos and five 2 x 2" photos with a large circle and snowflake design going down the left page. The third sketch has three 4 x 6" photos, three 5 x 3" photos, and one 2 x 2" photo with a large background and breezy flourishes accented with snowflakes. The fourth sketch has four 4 x 3" photos, four 3 x 4" photos, three 2 x 2" photos, one 4 x 4" photo, and one 6 x 4" photos with a large background mixed with small squares and accented with snowflakes and a steaming mug of hot chocolate. The fifth sketch has six 3-1/2 x 5" photos with a background made up of strips and accented with a large wavy line of snowflakes going across the whole page.
Click here to purchase one or more of the sketch products, or to download the free January sketches.
February schedule announcement
We
won't be doing the three Saturday sketch-related activities at SG during
February: Super Saver, Sketch Day One, and Sketch Day Two.
This WON'T affect the Super Sketch Club. We'll still make all the layouts, take all the photos, sell extra kits, and advertise the add-ons, etc.
This change ONLY affects those who would come to the store to participate in the sessions.
Lindsey's card class will still be held.
Thanks for understanding that we need some time to deal with the aftermath of our loss. We'll be back on our normal schedule in March.
-- Debbie
This WON'T affect the Super Sketch Club. We'll still make all the layouts, take all the photos, sell extra kits, and advertise the add-ons, etc.
This change ONLY affects those who would come to the store to participate in the sessions.
Lindsey's card class will still be held.
Thanks for understanding that we need some time to deal with the aftermath of our loss. We'll be back on our normal schedule in March.
-- Debbie
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Thanks for the condolences...
It's been five long days. My grandson Wyatt's visitation is over and the funeral is over. I wanted to thank everyone for all the condolences here and on Facebook, and for all the emails -- they were so abundant that I quit trying to count them at some point. I hope you all know that they were each appreciated.
We had about three hours of driving time each day traveling to his home and back, and I spent part of it thinking. All my adult life, I've feared something happening to one of my girls, and as time went on, my grandchildren. I discovered on Wednesday that it's every bit as bad as you would imagine.
Over the years, I've watched other families in my small community deal with the deaths of children and grandchildren in fires, illnesses, and auto accidents. It's always been gut-wrenching to experience that as a friend, and sometimes as a teacher. I've watched the families go forward, staying strong. But life is never quite the same.
Sometimes, we wish we could hurry life along. We want to know what's on the next page. But I think I'm happy with the way things are. I don't want to know the future.
Four months ago, I'm glad I didn't know that the photos I was taking of him covered in mud after a football game would end up as part of the slide show at his visitation.
Three months ago, I'm glad I didn't know that one of the shirts I was giving him for his sixteenth birthday would be the shirt he was buried in.
Three weeks ago, I'm glad I didn't know that while I was listening to his excitement about spring music contest, I would soon be watching his choir director cry beside his casket.
I realize that not everyone knows my family situation. Like many people, I'm part of a blended family. Sometimes we've been more shaken than stirred, but in the end, it has somehow all smoothed out. I know that what I'm going through is not the same as what my husband Don is going through, because Wyatt was his "real" grandson, or whatever term you can come up with to distinguish relationships by blood from relationships by marriage.
It's not the same, but it's close.
On Thanksgiving, I knew Wyatt was having a hard time with the pain and recovery from his hunting accident. I sent him this text: "I know things are rough for you right now, but it will get better. You have a lot of people who care about you and will be giving thanks today that you are still in their lives. Hang in there! Love you."
I don't know when I'll be able to delete his reply: "Thanks for that. It made me smile. Love you too."
-- Debbie Sanders
We had about three hours of driving time each day traveling to his home and back, and I spent part of it thinking. All my adult life, I've feared something happening to one of my girls, and as time went on, my grandchildren. I discovered on Wednesday that it's every bit as bad as you would imagine.
Over the years, I've watched other families in my small community deal with the deaths of children and grandchildren in fires, illnesses, and auto accidents. It's always been gut-wrenching to experience that as a friend, and sometimes as a teacher. I've watched the families go forward, staying strong. But life is never quite the same.
Sometimes, we wish we could hurry life along. We want to know what's on the next page. But I think I'm happy with the way things are. I don't want to know the future.
Four months ago, I'm glad I didn't know that the photos I was taking of him covered in mud after a football game would end up as part of the slide show at his visitation.
Three months ago, I'm glad I didn't know that one of the shirts I was giving him for his sixteenth birthday would be the shirt he was buried in.
Three weeks ago, I'm glad I didn't know that while I was listening to his excitement about spring music contest, I would soon be watching his choir director cry beside his casket.
I realize that not everyone knows my family situation. Like many people, I'm part of a blended family. Sometimes we've been more shaken than stirred, but in the end, it has somehow all smoothed out. I know that what I'm going through is not the same as what my husband Don is going through, because Wyatt was his "real" grandson, or whatever term you can come up with to distinguish relationships by blood from relationships by marriage.
It's not the same, but it's close.
On Thanksgiving, I knew Wyatt was having a hard time with the pain and recovery from his hunting accident. I sent him this text: "I know things are rough for you right now, but it will get better. You have a lot of people who care about you and will be giving thanks today that you are still in their lives. Hang in there! Love you."
I don't know when I'll be able to delete his reply: "Thanks for that. It made me smile. Love you too."
-- Debbie Sanders
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Changes in Saturday plans
The grand opening celebration, sale, and all associated activities set for Saturday, January 25 has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for February or March. Lindsey's card class and the sketch classes will still be held.
Debbie and Don's 16-year-old grandson, Wyatt Hurt, died in his sleep this morning from apparent complications of the gunshot wound to the arm he suffered two months ago while deer hunting. Things seemed to be going well for him and he seemed past the danger zone. He had made it through a painful skin graft three weeks ago, was having successes with physical therapy to recover movement in his fingers, and last week, had been allowed to return to school at Ash Grove.
We know that you understand the change in plans. We'll also be closing SG the day of the funeral. We'll announce that as soon as we know the details.
What a reminder of how fragile and precious life truly is.
Debbie and Don's 16-year-old grandson, Wyatt Hurt, died in his sleep this morning from apparent complications of the gunshot wound to the arm he suffered two months ago while deer hunting. Things seemed to be going well for him and he seemed past the danger zone. He had made it through a painful skin graft three weeks ago, was having successes with physical therapy to recover movement in his fingers, and last week, had been allowed to return to school at Ash Grove.
We know that you understand the change in plans. We'll also be closing SG the day of the funeral. We'll announce that as soon as we know the details.
What a reminder of how fragile and precious life truly is.
Announcement
Because of a death in our family, the Saturday grand opening celebration activities at our Springfield store will not be held. We will reschedule and provide more details later in the day.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Full week of celebration!
It's getting closer.
...cupcakes!
...discounts!
...free stuff!
...and a little fun!
Scrapbook Generation is in the mood to celebrate, and we're including everyone in the party!
We're inviting all our local customers, and all our online customers, to help us celebrate the grand opening of the new website, and the new magazine, CREATE. We've planned special ways to have fun with each group.
LOCAL CUSTOMERS -- Saturday, January 25:
1. Goodie Bags
• The first 200 people who make a purchase of at least $15 will receive a goodie bag with a value of at least $25. The bags include a 65-piece set of "blackboard" chipboard letters by Cosmo Cricket, a 6x6 paper pad by My Mind's Eye, stickers by Authentique, coordinating papers and embellishment by Reminisce, a set of "raw" chipboard, and more! (This offer is for adults only, one per family.)
• To help with "crowd control," we'll hand out numbers (like we've done in the past) so that you don't have to stand in line outside the store. 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!
• One of the goodie bags will also contain a coupon for a $100 shopping spree at SG.
• Two of the goodie bags will also contain a coupon for a $50 shopping spree at SG.
• Ten of the goodie bags will also contain a coupon for a free SG sketch book.
2. Free Mini-Classes
From 11-4, hang out at our "mini-class bar" in the lobby and make a couple of free projects with Debbie Sanders, Lindsey Amschler, and Katrina Hunt. We'll provide everything you need to take home some cute items.
3. Special Sale
Everything in our Springfield store will be 20% off. Yes...everything!
4. Sketch Day Two
We'll have sessions at 10 am and 2 pm. (Photos of the two layout choices are in the previous post on this page.) To sign up, call 417-886-0440. (Seating at 10 am is limited, because we also have a card class going on. Best bet to get your spot is to call as soon as possible!)
5. Party Food
We couldn't have a special event without special food, including lots of gourmet mini-cupcakes (Allison is trying out some new recipes that sound delicious!), brownies, cookies, and chocolate candy! The buffet will be available all day!
ONLINE CUSTOMERS -- Daily deals through Sunday, January 26 (no coupon codes required)
If you would like to place an order on more than one day, we can combine your shipments to help save on shipping costs. Pay for the shipping on your first order. For any subsequent orders, enter the coupon code COMBINE and the shipping charge will be removed from the order.
1. Tuesday Deal (January 21)
• 20% off all Fancy Pants Designs products
2. Wednesday Deal (January 22)
• 20% off all collection packs
3. Thursday Deal (January 23)
• 20% off all Doodlebug products
4. Friday Deal (January 24)
• 20% off all stencils and templates
5. Saturday Deal (January 25)
• 20% off all American Crafts products
6. Sunday Deal (January 26)
• 20% off all SG sketch books, both hardcopies and ebooks
7. Overall Prizes
• One online customer will win a $100 online shopping spree at SG.
• Two online customers will win $50 online shopping sprees at SG.
• Ten online customers will win a free SG sketch ebook.
...cupcakes!
...discounts!
...free stuff!
...and a little fun!
Scrapbook Generation is in the mood to celebrate, and we're including everyone in the party!
We're inviting all our local customers, and all our online customers, to help us celebrate the grand opening of the new website, and the new magazine, CREATE. We've planned special ways to have fun with each group.
LOCAL CUSTOMERS -- Saturday, January 25:
1. Goodie Bags
• The first 200 people who make a purchase of at least $15 will receive a goodie bag with a value of at least $25. The bags include a 65-piece set of "blackboard" chipboard letters by Cosmo Cricket, a 6x6 paper pad by My Mind's Eye, stickers by Authentique, coordinating papers and embellishment by Reminisce, a set of "raw" chipboard, and more! (This offer is for adults only, one per family.)
• To help with "crowd control," we'll hand out numbers (like we've done in the past) so that you don't have to stand in line outside the store. 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!
• One of the goodie bags will also contain a coupon for a $100 shopping spree at SG.
• Two of the goodie bags will also contain a coupon for a $50 shopping spree at SG.
• Ten of the goodie bags will also contain a coupon for a free SG sketch book.
2. Free Mini-Classes
From 11-4, hang out at our "mini-class bar" in the lobby and make a couple of free projects with Debbie Sanders, Lindsey Amschler, and Katrina Hunt. We'll provide everything you need to take home some cute items.
3. Special Sale
Everything in our Springfield store will be 20% off. Yes...everything!
4. Sketch Day Two
We'll have sessions at 10 am and 2 pm. (Photos of the two layout choices are in the previous post on this page.) To sign up, call 417-886-0440. (Seating at 10 am is limited, because we also have a card class going on. Best bet to get your spot is to call as soon as possible!)
5. Party Food
We couldn't have a special event without special food, including lots of gourmet mini-cupcakes (Allison is trying out some new recipes that sound delicious!), brownies, cookies, and chocolate candy! The buffet will be available all day!
ONLINE CUSTOMERS -- Daily deals through Sunday, January 26 (no coupon codes required)
If you would like to place an order on more than one day, we can combine your shipments to help save on shipping costs. Pay for the shipping on your first order. For any subsequent orders, enter the coupon code COMBINE and the shipping charge will be removed from the order.
1. Tuesday Deal (January 21)
• 20% off all Fancy Pants Designs products
2. Wednesday Deal (January 22)
• 20% off all collection packs
3. Thursday Deal (January 23)
• 20% off all Doodlebug products
4. Friday Deal (January 24)
• 20% off all stencils and templates
5. Saturday Deal (January 25)
• 20% off all American Crafts products
6. Sunday Deal (January 26)
• 20% off all SG sketch books, both hardcopies and ebooks
7. Overall Prizes
• One online customer will win a $100 online shopping spree at SG.
• Two online customers will win $50 online shopping sprees at SG.
• Ten online customers will win a free SG sketch ebook.
January Sketch Day Two layouts!
LOCAL CUSTOMERS:
We hope you can join us Saturday, January 25 for Saturday sketch sessions by Allison Davis (top layout) and Debbie Sanders (bottom layout).
How it works:
• Pre-register for sessions at 10am or 2pm by calling 417-886-0440;
• Bring basic tools and adhesives;
• Receive two free computer sketches;
• Make one double-page layout, your favorite of the two choices;
• Pay for papers used -- the total usually comes to a little over $4.
Options:
• If you want to make both the layouts from a particular Saturday, order a duplicate set of paper when you register. Order must be placed prior to the Saturday class.
• If you want to purchase the embellishment add-on (shown below), you can order it when you register. (This embellishment is not used on the layout samples shown above, but is offered for those of you who want to add another level of interest and creativity to your pages.) All embellishment add-on orders must be placed prior to the Saturday class.
Kits:
• Purchase at scrapbookgeneration.com. (Not available for shipping or pick-up at SG until Monday, January 27.)
• The fee for a kit is $6, and is due at the time the request is made.
• If you need the kit shipped to you, the shipping charge is an additional $6.99.
• The best deal for our long-distance customers? Join the monthly Super Sketch Club and get the Super-Saver three layout kit, the Sketch Day One layout kit, and the Sketch Day Two layout kit (materials and sketches for five double-page layouts plus two bonus sketches -- a $24 value) for $20 plus $6.99 shipping.
SUPER SKETCH CLUB MEMBERS:
Options:
• If you occasionally want to make both layouts, order a duplicate set of paper online only at scrapbookgeneration.com. (Limited number of extra sets available. Once they sell out, they're gone.)
• If you always want make both layouts, enroll in Super Sketch Club Double Up. For an additional $10 per month, you'll receive a duplicate set of identical materials for the Sketch Day One and Sketch Day Two portions of the club. (By doing this, you will be able to make both Allison layouts and both Debbie layouts shown on the blog each month.)
• You can choose to order the embellishment that coordinates with the layouts this week. The embellishment this week is a $2.99 12x12 sheet of stickers. This embellishment is not used on the layout samples, but is offered for those of you who want to add another level of interest and creativity to your pages. (Limited number of embellishment add-ons available online only at scrapbookgeneration.com. Once they sell out, they're gone. This add-on does not increase your shipping fee!)
Tuesday's online grand opening deal!
Grand opening sale: To make it just a little
easier, all items will already be discounted - no need to enter coupon
codes to receive the discount!
If you would like to place an order on more than one day, we can combine your shipments to help save on shipping cost. Pay for the shipping on your first order. For any subsequent orders, enter the coupon code COMBINE and the shipping charge will be removed from the order.
Today's online store deal...20% off all Fancy Pants Designs items (and we have lots of them)!
Here's a link to the new website.
If you would like to place an order on more than one day, we can combine your shipments to help save on shipping cost. Pay for the shipping on your first order. For any subsequent orders, enter the coupon code COMBINE and the shipping charge will be removed from the order.
Today's online store deal...20% off all Fancy Pants Designs items (and we have lots of them)!
Here's a link to the new website.
Monday, January 20, 2014
Today's grand opening deal!
Grand opening sale: To make it just a little
easier, all items will already be discounted - no need to enter coupon
codes to receive the discount!
If you would like to place an order on more than one day, we can combine your shipments to help save on shipping cost. Pay for the shipping on your first order. For any subsequent orders, enter the coupon code COMBINE and the shipping charge will be removed from the order.
Today's deal...20% off all SG layout and card kits!
Here's a link to the new website.
If you would like to place an order on more than one day, we can combine your shipments to help save on shipping cost. Pay for the shipping on your first order. For any subsequent orders, enter the coupon code COMBINE and the shipping charge will be removed from the order.
Today's deal...20% off all SG layout and card kits!
Here's a link to the new website.
SG's Create magazine is spreading like wildfire!
I love a good set of statistics! In just one week, the first issue of Scrapbook Generation's CREATE magazine has been read by over 36,000 people in 64 countries.
CREATE has reached these countries in just one week...
• United States
• Canada
• Iceland
• Norway
• Sweden
• Finland
• United Kingdom
• Ireland
• Portugal
• Spain
• Italy
• France
• Switzerland
• Belgium
• The Netherlands
• Denmark
• Germany
• Austria
• Slovenia
• Poland
• Russia
• Lithuania
• Latvia
• Estonia
• Ukraine
• Moldava
• Romania
• Hungary
• Slovakia
• Bosnia
• Serbia
• Macedonia
• Greece
• Turkey
• Azerbaijan
• Tunisia
• Algeria
• Egypt
• Israel
• Kuwait
• United Arab Emirates
• Uganda
• South Africa
• Mexico
• El Salvador
• Dominican Republic
• Venezuela
• Colombia
• Peru
• Argentina
• Brazil
• New Zealand
• Australia
• Indonesia
• Philippines
• Malaysia
• Pakistan
• India
• Myanmar
• Thailand
• Cambodia
• China
• South Korea
• Japan
If you haven't read CREATE yet, here's a link.
CREATE has reached these countries in just one week...
• United States
• Canada
• Iceland
• Norway
• Sweden
• Finland
• United Kingdom
• Ireland
• Portugal
• Spain
• Italy
• France
• Switzerland
• Belgium
• The Netherlands
• Denmark
• Germany
• Austria
• Slovenia
• Poland
• Russia
• Lithuania
• Latvia
• Estonia
• Ukraine
• Moldava
• Romania
• Hungary
• Slovakia
• Bosnia
• Serbia
• Macedonia
• Greece
• Turkey
• Azerbaijan
• Tunisia
• Algeria
• Egypt
• Israel
• Kuwait
• United Arab Emirates
• Uganda
• South Africa
• Mexico
• El Salvador
• Dominican Republic
• Venezuela
• Colombia
• Peru
• Argentina
• Brazil
• New Zealand
• Australia
• Indonesia
• Philippines
• Malaysia
• Pakistan
• India
• Myanmar
• Thailand
• Cambodia
• China
• South Korea
• Japan
If you haven't read CREATE yet, here's a link.
Thursday, January 16, 2014
Thanks, Fancy Pants Designs!
A big thanks to Fancy Pants Designs for talking about the first issue of CREATE on the Fancy Pants blog and Facebook page today.
This was a fantastic company to work with, and we appreciate the help in getting the word out about our new magazine and expanded online store!
2014 crops registration begins today!
Registration for all 2014 crops at SG
begins Thursday, January 16 at 10 am.
Call 417-886-0440
or register in person at our Springfield store.
WEEKENDS WITH SG CROPS OVERVIEW
* Friday 10 am - midnight* Saturday 10 am - 11 pm
* optional Thursday 10 am - 6 pm
Location:
* The classroom in the SG store. We have room for 22 people.
Price:
* $45 per person
* Thursday option is an additional $15
Crop fee will include:
* Half of an 8-foot table or a full 6-foot table
* Snacks and drinks
* Access to electricity and wireless internet
* A $15 goodie bag
* Door prizes
Crop fee will not include:
* Meals (there are many area restaurants that deliver everything from pizza to sandwiches to complete meals, and also many places to eat within 5 minutes of SG)
2014 WEEKENDS WITH SG DATES
* March 21-22 (with optional Thursday, March 20)* June 27-28 (with optional Thursday, June 26)
* August 22-23 (with optional Thursday, August 21)
* October 24-25 (with optional Thursday, October 23)
NEW! NEW! NEW!
NO FRILLS TWO-DAY CROPS
* Thursday 10 am - 6 pm* Friday 10 am - 6 pm
Location:
* The classroom in the SG store. We have room for 22 people.
Price:
* $20 per person
Crop fee will include:
* Half of an 8-foot table or a full 6-foot table
* Access to electricity and wireless internet
Crop fee will not include:
* Meals, snacks or drinks
2014 NO FRILLS TWO-DAY CROPS DATES
* February 6-7* April 10-11
* July 24-25
* September 25-26
* November 6-7
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
January Sketch Day One layouts for Saturday!
LOCAL CUSTOMERS:
We hope you can join us Saturday, January 18 for Saturday sketch sessions by Allison Davis (top layout) and Debbie Sanders (middle and bottom layouts).
Everyone will get THREE free sketches for this set of papers. You'll have two snow layouts to choose from to make, and also a non-snow family-themed layout for those who don't have snow photos!
How it works:
• Pre-register for sessions at 10am or 2pm by calling 417-886-0440;
• Bring basic tools and adhesives;
• Receive two free computer sketches;
• Make one double-page layout, your favorite of the two choices;
• Pay for papers used -- the total usually comes to a little over $4.
Options:
• If you want to make both the layouts from a particular Saturday, order a duplicate set of paper when you register. Order must be placed prior to the Saturday class.
• If you want to purchase the embellishment add-on (shown below), you can order it when you register. (This embellishment is not used on the layout samples shown above, but is offered for those of you who want to add another level of interest and creativity to your pages.) All embellishment add-on orders must be placed prior to the Saturday class.
Kits:
• Purchase at scrapbookgeneration.com. (Not available for shipping or pick-up at SG until Monday, January 20.)
• The fee for a kit is $6, and is due at the time the request is made.
• If you need the kit shipped to you, the shipping charge is an additional $6.99.
• The best deal for our long-distance customers? Join the monthly Super Sketch Club and get the Super-Saver three layout kit, the Sketch Day One layout kit, and the Sketch Day Two layout kit (materials and sketches for five double-page layouts plus two bonus sketches -- a $24 value) for $20 plus $6.99 shipping.
SUPER SKETCH CLUB MEMBERS:
Everyone will get THREE free sketches for this set of papers. You'll have two snow layouts to choose from to make, and also a non-snow family-themed layout for those who don't have snow photos!
Options:
• If you occasionally want to make both layouts, order a duplicate set of paper online only at scrapbookgeneration.com. (Limited number of extra sets available. Once they sell out, they're gone.)
• If you always want make both layouts, enroll in Super Sketch Club Double Up. For an additional $10 per month, you'll receive a duplicate set of identical materials for the Sketch Day One and Sketch Day Two portions of the club. (By doing this, you will be able to make both Allison layouts and both Debbie layouts shown on the blog each month.)
• You can choose to order the embellishment that coordinates with the layouts this week. The embellishment this week is a $2.99 pack of die-cut ephemera. This embellishment is not used on the layout samples, but is offered for those of you who want to add another level of interest and creativity to your pages. (Limited number of embellishment add-ons available online only at scrapbookgeneration.com. Once they sell out, they're gone. This add-on does not increase your shipping fee!)
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Time for a celebration...and all that goes with it!
Are you ready for some cupcakes?
And discounts?
And free stuff?
And a little fun?
We are! Scrapbook Generation is in the mood to celebrate, and we're including everyone in the party!
We're inviting all our local customers, and all our online customers, to help us celebrate the grand opening of the new website, and the new magazine, CREATE. Although it would be crazy-fun, we can't get all of you in the same place at once, so we've planned special ways to have fun with each group.
LOCAL CUSTOMERS -- Saturday, January 25:
1. Goodie Bags
• The first 200 people who make a purchase of at least $15 will receive a goodie bag with a value of at least $25. The bags include a 65-piece set of "blackboard" chipboard letters by Cosmo Cricket, a 6x6 paper pad by My Mind's Eye, stickers by Authentique, coordinating papers and embellishment by Reminisce, a set of "raw" chipboard, and more! (This offer is for adults only, one per family.)
• To help with "crowd control," we'll hand out numbers (like we've done in the past) so that you don't have to stand in line outside the store, 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!
• One of the goodie bags will also contain a coupon for a $100 shopping spree at SG.
• Two of the goodie bags will also contain a coupon for a $50 shopping spree at SG.
• Ten of the goodie bags will also contain a coupon for a free SG sketch book.
2. Free Mini-Classes
From 11-4, hang out at our "mini-class bar" in the lobby and make a couple of free projects. We'll provide everything you need to take home something fun.
3. Special Sale
Everything in our Springfield store will be 20% off. Yes...everything!
4. Sketch Day Two
We'll have sessions at 10 am and 2 pm. Photos of the two layout choices will be posted early next week. To sign up, call 417-886-0440.
5. Party Food
We couldn't have a special event without special food, including lots of gourmet mini-cupcakes, brownies, cookies, and chocolate candy! The buffet will be available all day!
ONLINE CUSTOMERS -- Monday, Jan. 20 - Sunday, January 26 (no coupon codes required):
1. Monday Deal (January 20)
• 20% off all SG page kits
2. Tuesday Deal (January 21)
• 20% off all Fancy Pants Designs products
3. Wednesday Deal (January 22)
• 20% off all collection packs
4. Thursday Deal (January 23)
• 20% off all Doodlebug products
5. Friday Deal (January 24)
• 20% off all stencils and templates
6. Saturday Deal (January 25)
• 20% off all American Crafts products
7. Sunday Deal (January 26)
• 20% off all SG sketch books, both hardcopies and ebooks
8. Overall Prizes
• One online customer will win a $100 online shopping spree at SG.
• Two online customers will win $50 online shopping sprees at SG.
• Ten online customers will win a free SG sketch ebook.
And discounts?
And free stuff?
And a little fun?
We are! Scrapbook Generation is in the mood to celebrate, and we're including everyone in the party!
We're inviting all our local customers, and all our online customers, to help us celebrate the grand opening of the new website, and the new magazine, CREATE. Although it would be crazy-fun, we can't get all of you in the same place at once, so we've planned special ways to have fun with each group.
LOCAL CUSTOMERS -- Saturday, January 25:
1. Goodie Bags
• The first 200 people who make a purchase of at least $15 will receive a goodie bag with a value of at least $25. The bags include a 65-piece set of "blackboard" chipboard letters by Cosmo Cricket, a 6x6 paper pad by My Mind's Eye, stickers by Authentique, coordinating papers and embellishment by Reminisce, a set of "raw" chipboard, and more! (This offer is for adults only, one per family.)
• To help with "crowd control," we'll hand out numbers (like we've done in the past) so that you don't have to stand in line outside the store, 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!
• One of the goodie bags will also contain a coupon for a $100 shopping spree at SG.
• Two of the goodie bags will also contain a coupon for a $50 shopping spree at SG.
• Ten of the goodie bags will also contain a coupon for a free SG sketch book.
2. Free Mini-Classes
From 11-4, hang out at our "mini-class bar" in the lobby and make a couple of free projects. We'll provide everything you need to take home something fun.
3. Special Sale
Everything in our Springfield store will be 20% off. Yes...everything!
4. Sketch Day Two
We'll have sessions at 10 am and 2 pm. Photos of the two layout choices will be posted early next week. To sign up, call 417-886-0440.
5. Party Food
We couldn't have a special event without special food, including lots of gourmet mini-cupcakes, brownies, cookies, and chocolate candy! The buffet will be available all day!
ONLINE CUSTOMERS -- Monday, Jan. 20 - Sunday, January 26 (no coupon codes required):
1. Monday Deal (January 20)
• 20% off all SG page kits
2. Tuesday Deal (January 21)
• 20% off all Fancy Pants Designs products
3. Wednesday Deal (January 22)
• 20% off all collection packs
4. Thursday Deal (January 23)
• 20% off all Doodlebug products
5. Friday Deal (January 24)
• 20% off all stencils and templates
6. Saturday Deal (January 25)
• 20% off all American Crafts products
7. Sunday Deal (January 26)
• 20% off all SG sketch books, both hardcopies and ebooks
8. Overall Prizes
• One online customer will win a $100 online shopping spree at SG.
• Two online customers will win $50 online shopping sprees at SG.
• Ten online customers will win a free SG sketch ebook.
2014 weekend crops
On Thursday, we'll be announcing the dates for Scrapbook Generation's four weekend crops. We've also added a new "no frills" two-day crop that will be held five times this year.
WEEKENDS WITH SG CROPS OVERVIEW
* Friday 10 am - midnight* Saturday 10 am - 11 pm
* optional Thursday 10 am - 6 pm
Location:
* The classroom in the SG store. We have room for 22 people.
Price:
* $45 per person
* Thursday option is an additional $15
Crop fee will include:
* Half of an 8-foot table or a full 6-foot table
* Snacks and drinks
* Access to electricity and wireless internet
* A $15 goodie bag
* Door prizes
Crop fee will not include:
* Meals (there are many area restaurants that deliver everything from pizza to sandwiches to complete meals, and also many places to eat within 5 minutes of SG)
NEW! NEW! NEW! NO FRILLS TWO-DAY CROPS
* Thursday 10 am - 6 pm* Friday 10 am - 6 pm
Location:
* The classroom in the SG store. We have room for 22 people.
Price:
* $20 per person
Crop fee will include:
* Half of an 8-foot table or a full 6-foot table
* Access to electricity and wireless internet
Crop fee will not include:
* Meals, snacks or drinks
Monday, January 13, 2014
Announcing the first issue of Create!
It's fabulous.
It's free.
It's 223 pages of scrapbooking inspiration.
For important contributions to this first issue:
Thanks to Fancy Pants Designs and its design team.
Thanks to the Scrapbook Generation CREATE team.
Thanks to Tammy Tutterow, Katrina Hunt, and Lindsey Amschler.
Thanks to those of you who submitted for the readers gallery.
Thanks to my wonderful family: Karin, Stacey, and Allison!
Debbie Sanders, CREATE editor
Click here to get your copy!
Friday, January 10, 2014
Lindsey's card class...
We have a few spots still available in Lindsey Amschler's card class for January. You'll be making the beautiful Valentine cards shown on Saturday, January 25 at 11 am. Class fee is $15. (Sorry, no kits are available.)
Please call 417-886-0440 to register.
SG's new website is live!
It's not totally finished.
It's not totally stocked.
But it's totally cool, and totally live!
Scrapbook Generation wants to be your local scrapbook store.
Whether you live in Springfield, Missouri or anywhere on the face of the earth that a shipping box can be delivered to, we want to be your "local store."
Your local scrapbook store. Virtually.
These are more than just words at the top of the new website.
Those words spell out our all-out effort to be everything to our online customers that we are to our local customers.
To that end, with the launch of the new website we're also unveiling a new loyalty program for online shoppers. The big picture? It's identical to the loyalty program for our local customers!
It's simple.
• Spend $50 and receive a $5 coupon for your next purchase. (The $50 in qualifying purchases excludes kit clubs, gift card purchases, taxes, and shipping fees.)
• Shopping totals are cumulative, so the $50 doesn't all have to be spent in one order. It can be spread out between two or more orders.
• After you reach the $50 total, within 12 hours you will receive an email with your $5 off coupon code.
• From time to time, we will have special double and triple point promotions just like in our Springfield store.
In addition, US orders over $75 ship free.
Other information about the new site:
• Once you create an account you can track old orders, see which downloads you have purchased, create wishlists for yourself and to share with others, and save multiple shipping addresses, and more.
• Thousands of new items have been added to the store, with more being added daily. (And with Winter CHA just around the corner, the new collections will start rolling in soon.)
• Products are now divided not only by brand, but by category.
• Local customers can also shop the website. They will still be able to choose the free "pick up" shipping option and we'll have the order ready to pick up at SG after 24 hours. (And now, local customers who do this will still be getting rewards points on their orders!)
• It will be impossible to have identical products in both spots. There may be products available online that aren't in the Springfield store, and vice versa, although we'll try our best to have things are uniform as possible!
• In a few weeks, there will be a gallery where users can upload and share photos of projects.
• Also in a few weeks, we'll switch to a new blog. Right now, the old blog is linked to the site and will continue to be used for a while.
We hope you like what you see! This process began in April, and we have tried to create an easy and pleasant shopping experience for you. It's taken what seemed like forever, but we think the time has been well spent.
Please bookmark the new website. This blog will now be attached to the website, so you'll be able to access everything SG in one place.
Thanks so much for being patient. It's time to see for yourself that SG wants to be your local scrapbook store.
Scrapbook Generation's new website.
It's not totally stocked.
But it's totally cool, and totally live!
Scrapbook Generation wants to be your local scrapbook store.
Whether you live in Springfield, Missouri or anywhere on the face of the earth that a shipping box can be delivered to, we want to be your "local store."
Your local scrapbook store. Virtually.
These are more than just words at the top of the new website.
Those words spell out our all-out effort to be everything to our online customers that we are to our local customers.
To that end, with the launch of the new website we're also unveiling a new loyalty program for online shoppers. The big picture? It's identical to the loyalty program for our local customers!
It's simple.
• Spend $50 and receive a $5 coupon for your next purchase. (The $50 in qualifying purchases excludes kit clubs, gift card purchases, taxes, and shipping fees.)
• Shopping totals are cumulative, so the $50 doesn't all have to be spent in one order. It can be spread out between two or more orders.
• After you reach the $50 total, within 12 hours you will receive an email with your $5 off coupon code.
• From time to time, we will have special double and triple point promotions just like in our Springfield store.
In addition, US orders over $75 ship free.
Other information about the new site:
• Once you create an account you can track old orders, see which downloads you have purchased, create wishlists for yourself and to share with others, and save multiple shipping addresses, and more.
• Thousands of new items have been added to the store, with more being added daily. (And with Winter CHA just around the corner, the new collections will start rolling in soon.)
• Products are now divided not only by brand, but by category.
• Local customers can also shop the website. They will still be able to choose the free "pick up" shipping option and we'll have the order ready to pick up at SG after 24 hours. (And now, local customers who do this will still be getting rewards points on their orders!)
• It will be impossible to have identical products in both spots. There may be products available online that aren't in the Springfield store, and vice versa, although we'll try our best to have things are uniform as possible!
• In a few weeks, there will be a gallery where users can upload and share photos of projects.
• Also in a few weeks, we'll switch to a new blog. Right now, the old blog is linked to the site and will continue to be used for a while.
We hope you like what you see! This process began in April, and we have tried to create an easy and pleasant shopping experience for you. It's taken what seemed like forever, but we think the time has been well spent.
Please bookmark the new website. This blog will now be attached to the website, so you'll be able to access everything SG in one place.
Thanks so much for being patient. It's time to see for yourself that SG wants to be your local scrapbook store.
Scrapbook Generation's new website.
Wednesday, January 08, 2014
CREATE February Readers Gallery information
For those of you who submitted layouts and cards for the February issue of CREATE, we'll notify you by email on or before January 15 if we have selected your project for publication.
And if you have sent your submission to "submissions@scrapbookgeneration.com" and aren't sure if your email went through during this time of website transition, please resend to scrapbookgen@sbcglobal.net. Anything that comes in today and tomorrow will still be considered, since we've had a bit of confusion this time!
And if you have sent your submission to "submissions@scrapbookgeneration.com" and aren't sure if your email went through during this time of website transition, please resend to scrapbookgen@sbcglobal.net. Anything that comes in today and tomorrow will still be considered, since we've had a bit of confusion this time!
New collections at SG!
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| All Star by Prima |
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| Anna Marie by Prima |
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| Everyday Vintage by Prima |
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| Glistening by Authentique |
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| Keepin' Cozy by Echo Park |
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| Optinimst by Prima |
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| School Memories by Prima |
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| Timbergrove by Fancy Pants and Let It Snow by Echo Park |
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| Winter by Authentique |
Sunday, January 05, 2014
SG will be closed Monday
It's a blustery winter wonderland out there, and Scrapbook Generation will be closed Monday, like most of the rest of Springfield. Stay home if you can! If you have to get out...stay safe!
Saturday, January 04, 2014
Changing dates for January Sketch Days
For a handful of reasons, we're going to skip next Saturday's regularly scheduled Sketch Day One, and delay for a week. Sketch Day One will be January 18 and Sketch Day Two will be January 25.
This change won't affect the shipping of the Super Sketch Club, just the activities here at SG.
We're trying to get Allison healthy, the website switched, and the first issue of CREATE finished. Staying snow-free a couple of days in a row wouldn't hurt either! I always hate to admit that sometimes we just can't get everything done -- but this is one of those times!
Debbie
This change won't affect the shipping of the Super Sketch Club, just the activities here at SG.
We're trying to get Allison healthy, the website switched, and the first issue of CREATE finished. Staying snow-free a couple of days in a row wouldn't hurt either! I always hate to admit that sometimes we just can't get everything done -- but this is one of those times!
Debbie
Friday, January 03, 2014
Please be patient with us...
As most of you know by now, we're in the process of switching from our old website to a new custom website.
Unfortunately, this is not an instant, easy process.
• Not all products are in the new site and ready for purchase yet -- including downloads.
• The site is slow to load.
• Not all pages are complete.
Please understand that we are working as hard as we can to fix it all. Stacey has literally been working day and night to enter products. The website people are working hard to get the speed and other issues resolved.
Please understand that there will be several more days before everything is the way we want it. We appreciate your patience in getting through this time of transition.
Unfortunately, this is not an instant, easy process.
• Not all products are in the new site and ready for purchase yet -- including downloads.
• The site is slow to load.
• Not all pages are complete.
Please understand that we are working as hard as we can to fix it all. Stacey has literally been working day and night to enter products. The website people are working hard to get the speed and other issues resolved.
Please understand that there will be several more days before everything is the way we want it. We appreciate your patience in getting through this time of transition.
February Readers Gallery submissions
I know that some of you are getting a little frantic because the links
to the sketch downloads for the February Readers Gallery submissions
aren't working right now during the website switch. I have a solution!
Just send me an email (scrapbookgen@sbcglobal.net) and I can send you
the three sketches later today.
Debbie
Debbie
Thursday, January 02, 2014
January Super-Saver layouts...
Super-Saver Scrapbooking sessions...
We'll be making these three layouts Saturday, January 4 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 will be held at 10am and 2pm.
"SG Loyalty" program...
And don't forget the "SG Loyalty" program, the 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, classes which require pre-payment, and gift cards), a coupon for $5 off your purchase on a future day is 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!
Super Sketch Club members:
Yes, materials for these three layouts will be included in your January kit!
KITS:
• The fee for a kit is $12.
• Kits can be ordered online, but we are currently making the switch to our new website and there will be delays until everything is working correctly. For now, please call 417-886-0440 for a kit if you are unable to order online. (Local customers can choose the free "pick up" shipping option and we'll have your kit ready for you at SG on Monday, January 6.)
• If you need the kit shipped to you, the shipping charge is an additional $6.99.
• 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 -- a $24 value) for $20 plus $6.99 shipping.
Wednesday, January 01, 2014
New email for February submissions!
If you are trying to send submissions for the readers gallery in the February issue of CREATE, the email listed (submissions@scrapbookgeneration.com) is not working right now because of the ongoing switch to the new website.
For now, please send your submissions to scrapbookgen@sbcglobal.net -- with FEBRUARY READERS GALLERY in the subject line. Deadline is January 6.
For now, please send your submissions to scrapbookgen@sbcglobal.net -- with FEBRUARY READERS GALLERY in the subject line. Deadline is January 6.