It took 17 pictures, and this is only PART of the new stuff that came in yesterday and today at Scrapbook Generation! Companies include BasicGrey, Creative Imaginations, Hot Off The Press, We R Memory Keepers, ANW Crestwood, and Petaloo. We still have stuff piled on the back tables that we're trying to figure out places for! And there's much more coming in Friday!

Just a reminder that we have a few spots available in a couple of the five "Super-Saver Scrapbooking" sessions Scrapbook Generation will be hosting this Saturday on National Scrapbooking Day.

Here's what to expect if you attend one of the Super-Saver sessions...
-- make three great double-page layouts for only $9 (must be pre-registered and pre-paid);
-- get your choice of themed cardstock stickers ($1.99-$2.99 value);
-- have a chance to win some of the items in our $50-worth of products give-aways EACH session!

And here's what to expect if you shop with us this Saturday...
-- spend $25 and get a special-edition Allison Davis page kit ($12.99 value) FREE!
-- spend any amount and choose 10 FREE die-cuts!
-- lots of sale items ranging from 20-70% off -- we're overflowing with new goodies!

Please join us! Call 417-886-0440 to register for Super-Saver sessions.

For all of you who attended one of Scrapbook Generation's two spring retreats in Branson, Friday, May 1 is the first day of registration for our two FALL retreats in Branson. The dates for the fall retreats are the weekends of October 16 and 23. You can call or stop by with the $50 non-refundable deposits starting Friday! On June 1, registration will open for any remaining spots.

My Mind's Eye is ready for purchase at Scrapbook Generation! The Breaking Free collection is a large group of summer-themed papers and embellishments, and the Pretty Please and Andrea Victoria collections (the last two photos) are smaller groups with accessory sheets. Enjoy!

Check out Allison's blog...she's now officially a designer for a digital scrapbooking company, in addition to all her other job titles! We're so proud of her! She'll also be teaching at FOUR of the Creating Keepsakes conventions this year: Tulsa, Kansas City, San Antonio, and Seattle.

By the time National Scrapbooking Day arrives next Saturday, May 2, Scrapbook Generation will have the largest and best selection of products in the almost five years since we've been open! I'm giving you an update today on all the stuff that's coming in this week, because it may get so crazy that I won't have time for much except some quick photos.

-- My Mind's Eye: everything new this awesome company has produced for this spring will arrive Tuesday, including the huge line called Breaking Free, plus two other collections called Pretty Please and Andrea Victoria.
-- Creative Imaginations: on Wednesday, we're getting 11 boxes weighing a total of 297 pounds! Themes include beach, Fourth of July and patriotic, general birthday, dance, cheerleading, swimming, England, Italy, Germany, Australia, Canada, Hawaii, Vegas, New York, Ireland, Mexico, Alaska, Florida, Washington D.C., boy birthday, girl birthday, autumn, dog, music, zoo, cowboy and cowgirl, baby boy, baby girl, summer and picnic, rock star, card games, antique and heritage, baking cookies, Shamu and dolphins, soccer, baseball, football, basketball, wedding, anniversary, family, Disney, cruise, drinks and wine, pizza, western, police, EMT, firefighter, Air Force, Navy, Army, Marines, veterans, Easter, and regular papers and die-cut papers for general use. Whew!

Sometime mid-week...
-- Petaloo: dozens of sets of both large and small flowers;
-- EK Success: the new "slim edger" border punches in four styles;
-- BasicGrey: the complete Wisteria and Lime Rickey collections;
-- Little Yellow Bicycle: the Baby Safari Boy and Baby Safari Girl collections of papers, die-cut papers, transparencies, fabric stickers, and much more;
-- Clearsnap: more Smooch accent ink;
-- Hot Off The Press: dozens of templates, including fold-it bows and swirls, giant fold-it cards, and more;
-- We R Memory Keepers: five colors of leather 3-ring binder 12x12 albums;
-- Eyelet Outlet: a variety of shaped brads, like giraffes, sunglasses, baby carriages, dog bones, and more;
-- ANW Crestwood: the Hat's Off graduation collection, and the coolest birthday collection (it includes three die-cut papers in the shape of a gift, party hat, and cupcake!);
-- Various vendors: totes in several new styles and colors.

We've also created a new space for mini-albums and the goodies you need to complete them. To the cute albums we already have, we're adding new ones by...
-- 7Gypsies (raw chipboard),
-- Bo Bunny (colored chipboard "edgy" albums and word albums),
-- BasicGrey (milk chocolate and dark chocolate albums in several styles),
-- KaiserCraft (MDF albums in the shapes of cupcakes, butterflies, cars, crowns, trains, skulls, and more),
-- Fancy Pants (all four shapes of the new "mixed media" albums that combine chipboard, acrylics, and more);
-- Various vendors (other shaped albums including a cowboy boot!).

To go with the mini-albums, we're re-stocking 14 colors of binding rings by KaiserCraft, and some add-ons by Tim Holtz, like muse tokens, adage tickets, swivel clasps, word keys, and more!

Thanks so much for your support as we keep getting closer to the milestone of being in business for five years! All of this new stuff pouring in the back door of Scrapbook Generation wouldn't be possible were it not for the constant purchases going out the front door by our awesome customers from both Springfield and the surrounding areas. Our wonderful online customers across the nation also get our heartfelt gratitude for all the kit club memberships and page kits and sketch books they purchase at scrapbookgeneration.com. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

I have lots to talk about today. We have several fun activities approaching at Scrapbook Generation, and the biggest of all is National Scrapbooking Day, which we will celebrate Saturday, May 2.

National Scrapbooking Day "Super-Saver" sessions and prizes
The top-of-the line My Mind's Eye papers and die-cuts shown above are part of the goodies we'll be using in our Super-Saver Scrapbooking free class sessions that day. Here are the other details...
-- You'll make THREE double-page layouts using the Penny Lane collection by My Mind's Eye. For your $9 materials fee, you'll get 6-7 sheets of cardstock, two double-sided patterned papers, two die-cut papers, three matching die-cut titles, and extras like buttons, jewels, and ribbon. You'll use our free cutting guides and sketches to re-create the three layouts on display. (Although three layouts sounds like a lot to get done in an hour and a half, you'll find that our simple, classic designs make that an easy task!)
-- You have the choice of five time slots -- 10, 11:30, 1, 2:30, and 4. Word to the wise...three of the times are within a person or two of capacity, and the others are filling up quickly as well.
-- To register, stop by SG or call 417-886-0440 and pre-pay the $9 fee.
-- BONUS: Everyone who attends one of the sessions gets their choice of themed cardstock stickers valued at $1.99-$2.99!
-- AND ANOTHER BONUS: In each of the five sessions, we'll be giving away over $50 in scrapbooking products by top manufacturers like Fancy Pants, My Mind's Eye, Pebbles, BasicGrey, Cloud 9 Design, and more! To be entered in the drawing, you have to be in attendance at one of the Super-Saver Scrapbooking sessions. (There wasn't room in the newsletter to include this info, so you are the first to know!)

Customer appreciation gifts...
-- Everyone who makes a purchase of at least $25 that day will receive a special-edition Allison Davis page kit, a $12.99 value. (Adults only, one per family please.) Allison is a Hall of Fame member, Dream Team member, and a contributing writer for Creating Keepsakes magazine!

And more free gifts...
While supplies last, when you make a purchase of any amount you may choose 10 free die-cuts from a selection of hundreds of topics. (Adults only, one set per family please.)

National Scrapbooking Day sale...
We're literally overflowing with new items, and many products will be marked down to make room for even more goodies. Watch for red stickers throughout the store signaling discounts of up to 70 percent on albums, mini-albums, papers, stickers, other embellishments, and more!

Changing the subject to sketch sessions...
-- This Saturday, April 25, we'll be celebrating the second birthday of our popular sketch sessions. For the Allison Davis sketch sessions, everyone who attends the sessions will receive 20% off the cost of their papers, and VIP Club members will add an extra 20% on top of their regular discount of 5-20% for their papers.
-- Everyone attending will receive a special-edition booklet of five exclusive Allison Davis sketches that will not be published in any of our sketch books.

Midnight Madness crop this Friday...
The crop is full, but we do have a waiting list, and sometimes people have to cancel at the last minute and we are able to go to the list.

Wow! This has been an awesome delivery day at Scrapbook Generation! The top two photos are the new Garden Grove collection by Scenic Route, and the next five photos are the 120 new papers (22 separate collections) from Dream Street Papers, a new company for us. At this point, we're having a difficult time trying to find places to put all the new stuff, and we have huge shipments arriving in less than a week from Creative Imaginations and My Mind's Eye!

Friday, all the colors of Smooch accent ink by Clearsnap will be arriving. It's a great new product that sold out before most of you even saw it, except as a photo on this blog. I ordered much more this time, in case it's hard to get again.

New today at Scrapbook Generation...
-- 13 new colors (almost all are limited editions) of Tattered Angels' Glimmer Mist. The photo doesn't show all of them, but the names of many of them make me hungry! Names like dreamsicle, lime twist, sherbet, cherry limeade, and lemon meringue. There's also cherry blossom, garden fairy, creme de chocolat, mimosa, sweet pea, hydrangea, dew drop, and riptide!
-- An awesome graduation group by Reminisce, with some flocked, foiled, and glittered papers and embellishments. The photo doesn't do the papers justice. There's a black glitter swirl paper that is one of the most beautiful papers I've ever seen!

On the way...
-- Creative Imaginations: the huge shipment I mentioned a few days ago should arrive Monday or Tuesday of next week;
-- Wednesday: Scenic Route and Dream Street Papers;
-- Friday (possibly): Smooch ink by Clearsnap -- finally(!) -- we sold out of what we had in two days, and haven't been able to re-stock -- it's been stuck in customs;
-- Soon: BasicGrey Wisteria and Lime Rickey.

As we gear up for National Scrapbook Day on May 2, the new products will just keep rolling in. I'll keep you updated with the latest info right here!