A few details about moving to our new location...

We were able to get in the building next door for about 45 minutes last week! We measured walls, floor space, and just generally tried to figure out a plan of action. To put it simply, it's overwhelming! We're in the process of deciding what new fixtures we'll need, and what areas we'll need to remodel and paint.

Right now, the church doesn't plan to be out of the building until Friday, December 31. If that remains the case, we will physically move the store on Saturday, January 1 and Sunday, January 2. We'll be open Monday, January 3 in the new building, but don't expect it to be pretty! The entire process of adding new fixtures, decorating, and other finishing touches will have to come over the next few weeks.

As you can imagine, this is an exciting time for us. I just wanted to make sure that you know that the new location will be a "work in progress" for quite some time!

Seven more new Christmas collections!

When I walked around the store Monday morning, I realized that the sixty-jillion Christmas groups that had arrived since August were almost gone. So the elves and I scurried around and by Friday, we have seven new collections that should help the take care of the problem of Christmas goodies flying off the shelves around here!

Pink Paislee's Father Christmas, below...

Cosmo Cricket's Mitten Weather, below...

The Paper Company's Christmas Village, below...

 The Paper Company's Holly Jolly, below...

 Moxxie's Joys of the Season, below...

 KaiserCraft's 'Tis the Season and Be Merry collections, below...

It's looking a lot like Christmas around here!

At our sixth birthday party, hundreds of you tried out the Photobook Creator by Unibind during the free mini-classes with Ken Oliver. Lots of you pre-ordered the machine, too. Our shipment has arrived! We have plenty of the machines for both the pre-orders and for those of you who have been thinking about it since you saw it in action! We also stocked up on covers to be used with the machine, including 12x12, 8.5x11 (landscape style with an opening in the cover for a photo), 8x8, and 6x4. We also have Unibind photo paper and "talking paper," which is a 10-second recording device that you can attach to your creation! The machines are affordable at $99.99, and the covers range from $5.99 to $11.99.

We also just received a huge shipment of album kits that make great Christmas gifts! The last photo shows a small portion of the over 100 new albums (12x12 and 8x8) that just arrived.

Photos of all December classes are posted here!

This is a world record for us, I think! All the December class models are completed, and photos are posted in the main portion of the blog, and also gathered in one spot on the right sidebar. Check out "December 2010 class photos" to see everything in one place!

Allison Davis class for December...BasicGrey 'Jovial' mini-album!

This Christmas project is offered two times this month:
• Monday, December 6 at 2 pm
• Thursday, December 9 at 6 pm
Join BasicGrey sketch artist Allison Davis and make a Christmas mini-album with canvas tags, metal clips, letter stickers and more from BasicGrey!
• Instructor: Allison Davis
• Fee: $25

'Graphic 45 Vintage Charm' Tammy Roberts' class for December...

This nostalgic project is offered two times this month:
• Tuesday, December 7 at 6 pm
• Tuesday, December 14 at 10 am
Join Graphic 45 Design Team member Tammy Roberts and make a vintage Christmas stocking that looks like the real thing. This furry, glittery concoction will brighten your home for the holidays, or make a great gift!
• Instructor: Tammy Roberts
• Fee: $15

Great article in ScrapStreet magazine!

There's a long article, complete with examples of beautiful layouts, about Allison's blog in the latest issue of ScrapStreet magazine. The article is an interview with Allison, who explains how her sketch blog and sketch talents have developed over the years. Another great thing about the article is that it features a specific sketch and six layouts from some talented scrapbookers. They include Allison, her sister Stacey Atchley, Springfield gals Katrina Hunt and Christina Hoffman, plus Carolyn Wolff and Melissa Elsner.

Click here to read the article.

Announcing the Scrapbook Generation Publishing Creative Team!

Congratulations to...
Tammy Tutterow
Amy Roller
Christina Hoffman
Mireille Divjak
Carolyn Wolff
Christy Arthur
Melissa Elsner
Katrina Hunt
Noey Hunt
Shari Thurman
Jill Sarginson
Jennifer Larson
Suzanna Lee

To check out the work of these talented ladies, you can go to Allison's blog (link on right sidebar) to view their blogs and galleries. This creative team will be working closely with Allison to make the new SG Publishing sketch site a super resource for inspiration of all kinds. The new site, which will go live on January 1, is called Sketch Support. You'll find all kinds of sketch creativity soon at sketchsupport.com. (Naturally, we planned to do this right in the middle of the move to the new location on purpose!)

Also, thanks so much to everyone who entered the search for the SG Creative Team. With over 60 entries, it was incredibly difficult to narrow the field down to a manageable number. Anyone who thinks that choosing people based on something as subjective as scrapbooking is an easy task can have my job next time!

Retreat registration underway...

The phone has been going crazy this morning! We've already signed up people for almost one-third of the 80 spots in our two weekend retreats. You can choose from March 11-13 or March 18-20. Just don't wait too late to get registered!

New website up soon!

If you go to scrapbookgeneration.com and don't find us, don't be alarmed! The old website is gone, and we're waiting for the new one to go live. We've been told that it will take 24-48 hours for the new one to show up.