Meow....Meow....Meow

That's right the Max and Whiskers Collection from Basic Grey just walked in my door!

I will have it entered by the end of the day, so come and get it!

Yes, we have the basics line to!

See you later on today!

xoxo,
Coleen

Drum roll......Wahoooo

I was just catching up on some of my favorite blogs, and saw that Renee Dorrian, a regular customer of ours, and a Basic Grey POTM student entered into a drawling on Kelly Goree's Blog from Basic Grey and was a WINNER! Congrats Renee! I hope you enjoy all of your new Green at Heart winnings! I can hardly wait untill Wednesday to hear all about it!

POTM Class reminder:

I wanted to remind all you POTM takers that this week is our week for the April Kit! Can't wait!

Wednesday April 28th from 6pm-8pm and Thursday April 29th 11am-1pm are the class dates and times! See you then!

Bring this:
adhesive, paper trimmer, scissors, ruler, black journaling pen, dimensional adhesive (pop dots), white opaque pen, and a corner rounder.

The photos they used are: (3) 4x6, and (2) 6x4.

As you saw last month neither mom or I used the exact photo sizes they did to make the layout, so you can incorporate your own!

Also:
Remember National Scrapbook Day is THIS weekend. Make sure to call and sign up if you haven't already, I have very few spots left. Those of you who have talked to me about it and haven't confirmed you need to do so.

Hope you all are having a great weekend!
xoxo,
Coleen

The goodies just keep rolling in!

Yup that's right. National Scrapbook Day is next weekend, and the goodies just keep rolling in! I am so excited about this event, I can't even tell you!

I always say to myself every year, how are we going to out do ourselves next year? And for some reason we DO!

I just got the cutest goody bags in complements to BO BUNNY! Just wait till you see the STUFF we have to go in them, and the stuff that you guys are going to get for being great Amazing Racers!

I only have 4 available spots so if you haven't signed up then you better hurry and call!

Jen Starr:
These classes are beginning to fill to, remember I have only 20 spots available! Call to reserve your spot!

Have a great weekend!
xoxo,
Coleen

Guest Designer Jenn Starr is Coming!

Tattered Angels (Glimmer Mist) Designer Jenn Starr is coming Sunday May 23rd.

Be one of the FIRST to learn all the fun new techniques of Glimmer Glaze, and Glimmer Glam in our area!

Class #1- 10am-1pm

GLAZE, GLIMMER, & GLAM!!

Explore the shimmery world of Tattered Angels in this technique-based workshop. Using Glimmer Mist and the NEW Glimmer Glam and Glimmer Glaze we'll work on a variety of surfaces such as paper, acrylic, metal, embossed chipboard and more to achieve fabulous effects for all your crafting projects. You'll learn the basics and new fun techniques such as tinted photo transfers, translucent embossing, wax resists, frozen Glam and so much more!! Additional Tattered Angels products covered will be Glimmer Screens and coordinating acrylic stamps, Glimmer Glass, Chip Tiles, Framed Fonts, Chalkboard Mists and some of the new releases from Heidi Swapp.
The finished project can be used as a technique reference book with written instructions for each technique on the backs of each page OR keep the instructions separate and turn it in to a mini-book! The possiblities are endless.....

Class #2:
2pm-6pm

GLAMourous Seaside Gatebook

Capture your seaside memories with all the latest and greatest glimmery collections from Tattered Angels. Learn techniques using Glimmer Glam, Glaze, and Mist while incorporating their fabulous new Seaside line of Glimmer Screens, Glass and clear stamps! You'll make your memories shine with these beautiful new products!

This Class was designed exclusively for Scrapbooks Etc!

Call to sign up for this event! 239-495-9199! Seats are limited!

Busy Week Ahead!

Wow, Where did last week fly by? It's definately been a busy one!

We are back to the grind now! We have so much to do before National Scrapbook Day, Jenn Starr, and just the normal classes, and SALES at the shop!

A few reminders!

This Wednesday is the Mamarazzi mini album class from 11-1 and 6-8. I only have one spot left so if you want to sign up you better get to it!

Jenn Starr- We have started taking sign ups! It will be $100.00 for the 2 classes, and if you want lunch from Panera it will be $10.00 extra! Look for our email to see the class discriptions on what we are doing, and the NEW products we will be using!

National Scrapbook Day is coming up quickly- We have themed it The Amazing Race- So, if you haven't signed up then you need to! This year we have received more donations and Great donations at that, than we ever have, so you won't want to miss this fun time of scrapping with a great crowd of women. We had 20 spots available and only have 4 spots available, that's only 2 teams! So, if you have thought about it, then you better hurry and give us a call. For those who have signed up we need you to be paying a deposit so that you can hold your spot in stone, just in case we start a waitin list!

I hope everyone has a great week!

xoxo,
coleen

Looking for closure:

Some may know and some may not, but in my previous post I requested prayers for my grandma of 94 years of age who was hospitalized after a fall. For those of you who prayed for our family Thank You.

My grandma did end up passing away on Friday April 9th, at 9:45 am. It has been a hard weekend, but a beautiful one at that. My grandma is now home with the Lord, where she has been wanting to be for several years now. She had a hard life as a mother, wife, grandmother, great-grandmother, and a very hard worker.

As, the days go by I'm sure my closure of her passing will get easier, but I will still grieve as she was so loving, and supportive of me. I will also grieve for my father, for she is all he has had for the past 40 years of his life.

Grandma, you were truly loved by many, and will also be missed by many. I love you.

Thank you all for you loving support. My mom and I truly do appreciate it.

xoxo,
Coleen

Prayers Please!

Yes, My family needs your prayers please!

My 94 year old grandmother fell and broke her arm in 3 different places on Easter Sunday. She is now at North Collier. My family faces the difficult descision: do we put her under and have the arm surgically fixed, or let it heal on its own?

With my father being an only child, this makes a tuff decison for him. He lost his father at a young age. (he was only in 7th grade) and has had his mom as his major influence his entire life. She did not re-marry, and has been an independent person all her life.

Being in a hospital bed not able to move her arm is really making it difficult on her. Not only does she have this broken arm but deminsia is very bad, and has other health issues, such as her heart which make this battle even more difficult.

I know that my grandma is a peace with God, and is just ready to go home to Him. My dad on the other hand is NOT religious and views death differently than I do or any Christian that knows that heaven is where you want to be.

Not only do I ask you for your prayers of comfort for her at this time, but also for prayers for my dad, that he may have a comfort over him to make the right decisions, and peace of comfort that she is going to be in a better place. I can only pray that he may get to know the Savior that I know during this difficult time!

Thanks in advance for your heartfelt prayers during this very difficult challenge in our lives!

xoxo,
Coleen

Tattered Angels Guest Desinger is Coming!

That's right! Tattered Angels endorsed instructor Jenn Starr is coming! Jenn Starr will be here on Sunday May 23rd!

This is a little about her!

Jenn Starr is a fully Certified and Ranger Recognized Instructor. She was 2007-2008 Design Coordinator for Ranger Industries and continues to teach and do private design work for them. She has had several signature product lines with Zsaige and is an endorsed instructor for Prima Marketing as well as Tattered Angels. Jen's projects have been featured in several publications in the US and Europe including the "Ink Essentials" book.

Jen has been scrapbooking since she married her wonderful husband, Mike, in 1997. They live in Northern New Jersey and have 2 children (8year old Ryan and 6 year old Maya) who are usually the main subject of most of her work.

Based on Jen's fine art background, her classes as well as her personal work focus on artisitic techniques and are alive with color! She has taught scrapbooking and stamping technique classes at stores as well as crops and large events all over the US and regularly in Europe and Canada. She has also been a feature instructore on several crafting crusies and taught at events such as Memories Expos, Scrapbook Expo, CKU, CHA, CKC, Bonanza in England, several times at Scrap-A-Ganza in the Netherlands and at the ScrapEvent in Sweeden. Jen also regualarly demos inking and stamping techniques at trade shows such as CHA, SMAC in Paris, Krea Vak in Holland and various Distributor events.

She loves to bring her scrapbooks out of the albums and up on the walls to live with more openly every day. Most importantly, she loves the versatility stamps bring to her work....the creative options have endless possibilities, especially when adding inks and paints!

Jen absolutely loves to teach her students to use theri creativity and help them think outside the box. It makes her so happy to be able to share her skills, kowledge and love of the art of scrapbooking and stamping with so many others!

Visit the talented Jenn Starr at her blog: www.jenstarr.typepad.com or email her at jennstarr@optonline.net


Make sure to call and sign up for this fabulous event on May 23rd! Email us if you are interested in class descriptions, and times!

xoxo,
Coleen

Great Class Last Night!

What a great page of the month class last night! You girls were awesome! I had so much fun! I'm not quite sure why I didn't include myself in these last year? I have all the pages, the only problem is I don't have them all finished!

Thanks girls for all the giggles, and laughs! This is why I love my job! It's all because of YOU!

If you are interested in joining us in April call quickly because there is only 2 kits left!

If you haven't been in for your mama-razzi bo bunny collection then you have missed out! There is only a few papers left, and embellishments left! Those mama-razzi's last night cleaned us out! Thanks Heather for the quick little lesson on my camera! LOVE the picture that you took of me with my camera!

Also: Our National Scrapbook Day weekend is almost sold out! If you aren't signed up you better RUN not walk! This years race is themed with the reality t.v. show The Amazing Race and the donations have been pouring in and have been A-W-E-S-O-M-E!

Make sure to call and sign up you and your race partner ASAP!

Have a Hoppy Easter!

xoxo,

Coleen