time for markdown monday...and new goodies!

Markdown Monday deals are good at 

scrapbookgeneration.com

and at the Springfield store!

NEW AT SCRAPBOOKGENERATION.COM...

NEW IN THE SPRINGFIELD STORE:

New product for SG...universal thin dies by Spellbinders, Cottage Cutz, Sizzix, Die-Versions, Paper Smooches, and My Favorite Things!

Graphic 45: An Eerie Tale and Come Away With Me

Hero Arts: Mid-tone Shadow Inks

Jillibean Soup Staples and Perfect Pearls sets

Lots of mist sets by Lindy's Stamp Gang

More new inks, including mini-cubes by Hero Arts

The new Tim Holtz mini Distress Inks, plus a re-stocking of all the Tim Holtz Distress Stains, and Color Shine mist by Heidi Swapp

looking forward to the coming months

In addition to the 10th birthday hoopla we have coming up in October, we had a family/business meeting last week and did our best to plan out the big events for the rest of the year. Here's a brief overview of what SG has in store for you, and a preliminary timeline!

July:

• a new service-oriented card-making project that will warm the hearts of those who participate, and those who receive

• a "garage sale" to help our local customers find new homes for supplies they no longer want or need

• a plan to gather donations of paper and stickers for hospitalized children and/or nursing home residents

• a renovation project that will include better lighting in the store (finally!)

• an additional option in the Super Sketch Club

August:

• an additional weekend crop, based on your requests and the fact that the one already scheduled is sold out and has a good-sized waiting list

October:

• a 10th birthday celebration on Oct. 3-4, including classes with Prima educator and mixed media artist Ken Oliver

• two new sketch books by Allison Davis and Debbie Sanders: a double-page Christmas layout book, and a Christmas card and tag book

November:

• a full weekend of classes on Nov. 14-15 with technique-guru Tammy Tutterow -- you'll recognize her from the beautiful tutorials she designs for each issue of CREATE magazine

As soon as possible:

• grand opening of the gallery available on our website for you to use to upload your layouts and other projects

new allison davis sketch products for june!

Mini-Bundle #1: Boys (one-page) $2.29
The Boys mini-bundle #1 has five ONE-page boy themed sketches designed by Allison Davis. The first sketch has two 2-1/2 x 3-1/2" photos with a large background made up of an argyle pattern accented with stitching and stars. The second sketch has one 4 x 6" photo and two 3 x 3" photos with vertical strips and arrow strips making up the design accented with stars. The third sketch has three 3 x 3" photos and one 2 x 2" photo with a large strip background accented with lots of arrows. The fourth sketch has three 3 x 4" photos and two 2 x 2" photos accented with stars, arrows, and circles. The fifth sketch has two 4 x 4" photos and two 2 x 2" photos with a vertical strip background accented with banners and flags.

Mini-Bundle #2: Boys (two-page) $2.29
The Boys mini-bundle #2 has five TWO-page boy themed sketches designed by Allison Davis. The first sketch has two 3 x 4" photos and seven 3 x 3" photos with a large background and argyle pattern make up with design accented with stitching and stars. The second sketch has seven 4 x 4" photos and two 2 x 2" photos with a large grouping of arrow strips accented with stars and stitching. The third sketch has five 3 x 5" photos and two 3 x 3" photos with a large background accented with lots  of arrows. The fourth sketch has three 4 x 6" photos, two 2-1/2 x 3-1/2" photos, and one 2 x 2" photo with two larger background pieces and  accented with stars, arrow strips, and circles. The fifth sketch has four 3 x 4" photos, three 2 x 2" photos, and two 2-1/2 x 3-1/2" photos with a grid design made up of a combination of photos and 3 x 4" cards accented with stars, flags, and arrows.

Four Pack: 8 photos $1.79
Four two-page sketches designed by Allison Davis that all feature 8 photos. The first sketch has one 7x 5" photo, three 3 x 5" photos, and four 3 x 3" photos with a large background accented with horizontal strips and stars. The second sketch has four 5 x 3" photos and four 3 x 3" photos designed with lots of banner strips and flowers. The third sketch has three 6 x 4" photos, one 4 x 6" photo, two 2 x 3" photos, and two 3 x 2" photos with a large design made up of horizontal strips accented with banners and stars. The fourth sketch has two 6 x 4" photos, two 4 x 6" photos, and four 3 x 3" photos with a large background accented with vertical strips and stars.

Trio: Boy Crazy $1.29
Three two-page sketches designed by Allison Davis from our Boy Crazy Kit Club. (The sketches are from 2013 - November, December, and 2014 January.) The first sketch has three 3 x 4" photos, one 4 x 4" photo, and two 2 x 2" photos with two large background pieces and a large  design of vertical strips accented with banners. The second sketch has one 4 x 6" photos, six 4 x 3" photos, one 2-3/4 x 2-3/4" photo, and one 2-1/2 x 2-1/2" photo with both horizontal and vertical strips and a large background accented with arrows and a camera. The third sketch has  two 3-1/2 x 5" photos, one 4 x 4" photo, one 3 x 4" photo, and four 2 x 2" photos with a large background made up of horizontal strips accented with tags.

All are available for immediate download. Purchase here.

the amazing ken oliver...coming to SG!

We spotted these photos of Ken Oliver on Facebook today. He's been featured in "Where Women Create" magazine. Ken has just relocated his crafting home base to Indiana, and we can't wait for him to make the trip to Missouri.

Ken's crafting journey working for Unibind and Spellbinders has taken him all over the United States and beyond, and with his job change to working for Prima, we know he'll create a beautiful project for the classes he'll teach at SG on Oct. 3-4. The paid class will be most likely be a mini-book, and then all day Saturday, Ken will be teaching free mini-classes in the lobby, plus adding in his own brand of fun to our festivities.

It's going to be a great weekend!

save the date for our 10th birthday party!

It's finally time to announce the date for our gigantic tenth birthday celebration this fall! We know you have no control over ballgames and weddings and visits from in-laws, but we do want to give you the chance to save some dates that are going to be special days for us -- and you're all invited!

We've been planning this for months, and now it's time to let you in on the news. When you start planning fall activities, be sure to make room for a couple of days of fun with the gang at SG on Friday, Oct. 3 and Saturday, Oct. 4.

Our tenth birthday party is going to be the biggest celebration we've hosted, and you know we've had some great ones! We're going to kick off the weekend with a gorgeous class taught Friday evening by Ken Oliver, a Prima educator and mixed media artist extraordinaire. Many of you will remember Ken from our birthday hoopla in 2010. We're so thrilled that he has agreed to come back and celebrate with us again!

Here's what we know so far about our Saturday activities...specific details about each item will follow at a later date.

• SG-logo tote bags filled with scrapbooking goodies for the first 300 customers;

• A table in the lobby will be mounded over with 200 "birthday presents," and the first 200 customers each get to unwrap one -- some of the prizes will be worth over $200;

• Free SG page kit with purchase;

• A special "Super-Saver Scrapbooking" session at a great price, and with some unbelievable free gifts to help you create three awesome layouts;

• Free mini-classes all day long, taught by Ken Oliver from Prima;

• Door prizes, door prizes, and more door prizes;

• Birthday snack buffet featuring gourmet mini-cupcakes and other yummy treats;

• And there will be more. What's a birthday without a few surprises!

So mark October 3-4 with a big red circle on your calendar, and count down the days with us! (And of course, we'll have prizes and activities for our long-distance customers, too!)

time for markdown monday!

Markdown Monday deals are good at 

scrapbookgeneration.com

and at the Springfield store!

inspiration from the latest issue of create!

 

I have yet to see a layout by Suzanna Lee that doesn't make me say to myself "why didn't I think of that?!" Her added waves to the free Debbie Sanders sketch from April are both creative and fun! And she has such a fantastic way of using bold patterned paper to best advantage.

• To see Suzanna's layout -- and tons of others -- in the 267-page June issue of CREATE, click here.

• To download the free sketch she used, click here.

We know you love to share SG layouts and sketches from CREATE on Pinterest. That works really well for one-page layouts, but not so much for two-page ones. We're going to try to share more of the two-page layouts here on the blog so that the pinning is a bit easier!

june sketch day two layouts, and a saturday crop!

LOCAL CUSTOMERS:
Please join us Saturday, June 21 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 or emailing karin@scrapbookgeneration.com;
• 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:
• To make both layouts, order a duplicate set of paper when you register. Order must be placed prior to the Saturday class.
• To purchase the embellishment add-on (shown below), order it when you register. (This embellishment is not used on the layout samples shown above.) All embellishment add-on orders must be placed prior to the Saturday class.

Kits:
• Purchase kits through SG's online store. (Not available for shipping or pick-up at SG until Monday, June 23.)
• The fee for a kit is $6. Shipping 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:
• To occasionally make both layouts, order a duplicate set of paper from SG's online store.
 
• To always make both layouts, enroll in "Super Sketch Club Double Up." For an additional $10 per month, receive a duplicate set of materials for the Sketch Day One and Sketch Day Two portions of the club. (You will be able to make both Allison layouts and both Debbie layouts.)

• You can order an embellishment that coordinates with the layouts. The embellishment this week is a $2.99 set of ephemera die-cuts. This embellishment is not used on the layout samples. (Add-on does not increase your shipping fee!)

Ordering kits and add-on embellishments or enrolling the Super Sketch Club and/or Super Sketch Club Double Up is done at scrapbookgeneration.com. 

 

JUNE SATURDAY CROPS

Scrapbook Generation hosts Saturday crops on the first, second, and third Saturdays of the month.

The crops are the same days as the Super-Saver, Sketch Day One, and Sketch Day Two sessions, so you can attend both crop and class if you want. We have room for both activities at the same time!

Remaining crop date for June:
* Saturday, June 21 (10 am - 5 pm)

Location:
* The classroom in the SG store. We have room for 16 people.
Price:
* $10 per person 

 

Crop fee includes:
* Half of an 8-foot table or a full 6-foot table
* Access to electricity and wireless internet
Crop fee doesn't include:
* Meals, snacks or drinks

Registration:
* Call 417-886-0440 to register and pre-pay. (Cancellations prior to the day of the crop will be transferred to store credit. No fees refunded for cancellations the day of the crop.)

june card class with lindsey amschler

Just a couple of spots left in Lindsey Amschler's June card class! Please call 417-886-0440 to register for the Saturday, June 21 class. Class starts at 11 am, and the fee is $15. (Sorry, no kits are available.)

the june issue of create is live!

We hope that you enjoy the June issue of CREATE.

It's free!
It's huge...267 pages, the biggest one yet!
Have fun, and share with your friends!

Click here to read and/or download CREATE.

time for markdown monday!

The Markdown Monday deals are good at the Springfield store

and at scrapbookgeneration.com.

 ONLINE SHOPPERS:

• Earn free shipping on every order with the Bank It program!

 

LOCAL SHOPPERS:

• Local shoppers, remember that you can shop online, too...just choose the free "pick-up" shipping option and we'll hold your order at SG until you can stop by to get it.

now available at scrapbookgeneration.com

Click here to shop.

new this week in Springfield and at scrapbookgeneration.com

These new collections and more at both our Springfield store and at scrapbookgeneration.com.

Overstock kits added to scrapbookgeneration.com

Overstock kits from the Boy Crazy, Girl Crazy, Generation Page Kit, and Allison Davis Hall of Fame Page Kit clubs have been added to scrapbookgeneration.com.

All are in extremely limited quantities -- less than 15 available.

 We've also marked down 15 kits -- up to 55% off!
A Charmed Life
Beauty All Around
Days Like These
Fright Night
Happy Halloween
Happy Happy Happy
Love Letters
Love Ya
Remember That One Time
Rockstar
Sisterly Love
Take Note
Think Happy, Be Happy
Together Is Best
Winter Dreams

Click here to purchase.

June sketch day one layouts & Saturday crops

LOCAL CUSTOMERS:
Please join us Saturday, June 14 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 or emailing karin@scrapbookgeneration.com;
• 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:
• To make both layouts, order a duplicate set of paper when you register. Order must be placed prior to the Saturday class.
• To purchase the embellishment add-on (shown below), order it when you register. (This embellishment is not used on the layout samples shown above.) All embellishment add-on orders must be placed prior to the Saturday class.

Kits:
• Purchase kits through SG's online store. (Not available for shipping or pick-up at SG until Monday, May 12.)
• The fee for a kit is $6. Shipping 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:
• To occasionally make both layouts, order a duplicate set of paper from SG's online store.
 
• To always make both layouts, enroll in "Super Sketch Club Double Up." For an additional $10 per month, receive a duplicate set of materials for the Sketch Day One and Sketch Day Two portions of the club. (You will be able to make both Allison layouts and both Debbie layouts.)

• You can order an embellishment that coordinates with the layouts. The embellishment this week is a $1.99 sheet of 6x12 cardstock stickers. This embellishment is not used on the layout samples. (Add-on does not increase your shipping fee!)

Ordering kits and add-on embellishments or enrolling the Super Sketch Club and/or Super Sketch Club Double Up is done at scrapbookgeneration.com. 

JUNE SATURDAY CROPS

Scrapbook Generation hosts Saturday crops on the first, second, and third Saturdays of the month.

The crops are the same days as the Super-Saver, Sketch Day One, and Sketch Day Two sessions, so you can attend both crop and class if you want! We have room for both activities at the same time!

Crop dates for June:
* Saturday, June 14 (10 am - 5 pm)
* Saturday, June 21 (10 am - 5 pm)

Location:
* The classroom in the SG store. We have room for 16 people.
Price:
* $10 per person

Crop fee includes:
* Half of an 8-foot table or a full 6-foot table
* Access to electricity and wireless internet
Crop fee doesn't include:
* Meals, snacks or drinks

Registration:
* Call 417-886-0440 to register and pre-pay. (Cancellations prior to the day of the crop will be transferred to store credit. No fees refunded for cancellations the day of the crop.)

June issue of Create will publish on Monday!

The June issue of Scrapbook Generation's CREATE will be available on Monday, June 16. Today, we're sharing a sneak peek at the cover layout, a sunny creation by Allison Davis.

The featured manufacturer this month is Pink Paislee, and we can't wait to show you the projects by the Pink Paislee design team, as well as our own CREATE team, a group that continues to amaze us month after month.

Extra features in the June issue will include an article by Katrina Hunt on working with patterned papers, and a close-up look at one of the cutest birthday parties we've seen. Tasha Key, one of our scrapbooking friends from Arkansas, is letting us share her months of work papercrafting a spectacular cowboy-themed party for her young son. We guarantee you'll be impressed!

In this issue we'll also be sharing some of the local activities at SG during our recent celebration of National Scrapbooking Day, as well as some selected layouts from the five challenges we hosted that day.

It's going to be another huge, inspiration-filled issue! To check out our five past issues, click here.

Scrapbook Generation featured in Scrap Owl podcast

Scrapbook Generation and its CREATE magazine have been spotlighted by a recent podcast by Scrap Owl, an online learning community dedicated to the goal of having more fun and being more confident in recording memories.

Renee Robbins, Scrap Owl creator, interviewed SG's Debbie Sanders about a variety of topics, including how Scrapbook Generation originated, and the formation of the new monthly digital magazine CREATE.

The Scrap Owl podcast is a weekly audio show with a set of show notes: listen in the car, on a walk, or while you are scrapbooking.

To get the inside scoop about SG and CREATE, click here to listen to the podcast!

Thanks to Renee for choosing Scrapbook Generation to be featured in her weekly show!

New...papers for each of the 50 states!

New from Reminisce -- bright and colorful papers representing each of the 50 states!

The new state papers are available in the Springfield store. 

time for Markdown Monday!

The Markdown Monday deals are good at the Springfield store

and at scrapbookgeneration.com.

 ONLINE SHOPPERS:

• Earn free shipping on every order with the Bank It program!

LOCAL SHOPPERS:

• Local shoppers, remember that you can shop online, too...just choose the free "pick-up" shipping option and we'll hold your order at SG until you can stop by to get it.

june super-saver...and big weekend plans

Super-Saver Scrapbooking sessions for local customers...

We'll make these three layouts Saturday, June 7 in the Debbie Sanders Super-Saver Scrapbooking sessions. Cost to make these three layouts at SG is an amazing $9, plus you earn double "SG Loyalty" points when you shop that day.

Call at 417-886-0440 to register and pre-pay. Sessions are at 10am and 2pm.

"SG Loyalty" program...
When you reach $50 in purchases (excluding kit clubs, classes which require pre-payment, and gift cards), you receive a coupon for $5 off your purchase on a future day. The coupon can be used to purchase anything at SG except kit clubs and gift cards.
 
Super Sketch Club members:  
Yes, materials for these three layouts will be included in your June kit!

Ordering Kits:
• The fee for a kit is $12. (Shipping is an additional $6.99.)
• Local customers should choose the free "pick up" shipping option. Your kit will be available at SG on Monday, June 9.

Joining the Super Sketch Club:
• The best deal for our long-distance customers! 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.

Order a kit or join the Super Sketch Club.

And there's more this month! 

Local customers: Saturday, June 7

1. Spend $25 and get this life-themed layout kit...free.

2. Stop by SG to make this super-cute card with Lindsey Amschler.  This free class will be offered between 11am and 4 pm. Drop by anytime, just please pre-register (email karin@scrapbookgeneration.com or call 417-886-0440) so that we know how many to prepare for.

Online customers: Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8

(The free kit offers for both local and online customers are one per person, per family. Qualifying purchases exclude gift cards, kit clubs, and classes.)

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