New Items

I just listed a couple of the New Maya Road Chipboard books as well as a few other items in the store and I can not wait to get my samples done of these items. I love Maya Road, and we are testing out their Mists and I got to tell you they are really nice. I have some of the glimmer mist, and after using the Maya Roads ones I may have to switch over to those. We will be ordering these to sell in the store now that we have had a chance to check them out. We hate to buy things to sell if we don't know how they work, as we want everything we offer to be great quality and easy to use.
I am excited to show you the memo boards that we found and I think you will love this project too. We just have to figure out how to ship these and then they will be added to the store.

These boards are both a write on wipe off board, as well as a magnet board. They are fun to decorate and with mine, I used my fired brick ink and rubbed it into the wood. I used a wood stamp all around the edge with some stazOn ink, and then finished the frame off by taking some scotch glue, a little water, and then added some glitter to it, and painted that all around the frame to seal it up. The Flowers were inked, stamped, and then added to the frame. I glued the paper to the memo board, and then added the lace. This was a super quick project to make and would be a great gift or not... I want to keep mine!
We are looking forward to our first give away and we are already planning on more so good luck to each of you, and if you don't win this die, hold on because you could win our next give away!
Happy Scrappin! Carol

Making buttons

I love making these buttons and I hope you will too. They are so quick to put together although they do take some time to dry. I stated in the video that they dry in 1-2 hours, and in reality they take 4-6 hours, so an over night drying is not a bad idea. you can also make these using paper on the back, or even fabric. Add them to your card with just a ribbon tied on it, or add it to the center of a flower. Another way I have used these, is to punch just one hole in the center and then adding a brad to it for a double flower center. Hope you have fun, and please post pictures of your finished project!

Sparkling All Over

We just received our glitter order and I am putting them in containers for our kits. I have glitter all over, in my hair, on my face, my shirt, and I even noticed that Sam our pup has a tad bit more shine than he did when he got up this morning....
I am working on a new how to video, so if you want to learn how to make your own buttons that will match your project check back soon!!
I am also very jazzed as we just received notice that our Maya Road order has shipped and will be here on Friday! You all are just going to love the kits we put together using this stuff. I can not wait, as this is a company that is close to my heart and I could just pack up and move to their warehouse to live. They have such good ideas too...
Well hope your all having a beautiful day, and that you take some time to do somthing just for you.. Your worth the time so take it !

Wow!

I just read Barrie's post and I am humbled and blessed by her words. I too had a vision once, and that was to open a scrapbook store, one where women could come, feel at home, and enjoy their scrapping pleasures. Well, the dream came true, and I opened my store. It was wonderful, fun and I met a ton of really great people. Then the economy started to change and we had to face the reality that we were a pleasure purchase, and people were really cutting back on buying scrapbook supplies. After many months of painful discussions my husband and I decided to close the store. There were tons of tearful good-byes and so many hugs that I knew that even though we were only open for a few years, we had made a difference, and that my customers had made a difference in me.
Just after closing the store, my mother was diagnosed with cancer, and because I was home now, I was able to be with her during everything she had to go through, radiation,chemo, surgery. I spent two years taking care of her, and watching her get well again! So then the search began as to what direction I wanted to go, what did I want to do. I knew I had crafting in my blood and that I needed to do something in that industry. I was working part time for a friend, doing some listings for ebay and also doing some designing, but it just didn't seem like the fit for me. But during that time, I was introduced to Barrie and that was when I felt that I would find the place I wanted and needed to be. Barrie is so loving and giving that I knew we would work well together and we would have the same visions as to how we wanted our future to be.
Yes we are just getting started, and we have so many visions of what we want to do, and all the things we see happening but as we begin this journey, we above all else, want our customers to know, that your not just someone who comes to purchase from us, but that we cherish you, and we want to get to know you, to know what is important to you and what you need from us. We want our community to be interactive, and we want to have fun.
So thank you Barrie for your Birthday wish, for your beautiful heart, your fun loving ways, and for letting me grab onto your shirt tails and join you on this wonderful journey.

Happy Birthday Carol

As the day comes to an end...the day being Carol's 50th Birthday...I thought I would share a thought with you all.

Something Carol said to me the other day really hit home and made me realize even more a decision I made a while back was indeed a good one. When I decided to open a store I had a dream...a vision in mind and I started out with a partner that just didn't work out.I also had a dear friend that I was trying to help out by giving her a job...but that didn't work out either. They just didn't get it. I didn't just want a store ...I wanted a place where friends could come and chat and share what they do best...SCRAP...I also want to teach everyone what I have learned in the thirteen years that I have been paper crafting. Face it!...I have already tried all the products...made all the mistakes and have tubs and bins full of the stuff I wish I would have never spent money on. I want to show you all how products work and all the things you can do with what you already have. And I want to be able to offer you the products I feel are the best available at a reasonable price.
BUT...I don't want just customers...I want friends. I have so many wonderful customers all over the world and I talk to many, many of them. They are all so sweet and so interesting.

Ok...let me get back to my thought. After my partner flopped and my girlfriend took a hike I picked my butt up off the floor and started over. First I had to dig myself out of the mess left by the ex-partner. Carol was working for her at the time and just doing some Ebay listings for me here and there. As I got rolling again I asked Carol to do a few more things. Little by little things started to come together and I thought maybe...just maybe I will see my dream come true. A month or two had gone by and I was asking Carol for help with some other things and to my surprise most of it had already been done by the time I woke up in the morning. It was so refreshing ...Carol knew how to do so much...and I didn't have to teach her or drag her around with me and tell her what all the different things are. There is so much more to this story but I am giving you the condensed version. After just starting over and having to rebuild the store I couldn't really afford to pay Carol much for the work she was doing...and that was when the light went on!!! I asked her if she wanted to help build this project into something really fun and really great. She jumped at the chance and dug her heels in and we both have been working very hard to see this come to life. I took her to the CHA with me and we had a blast! But more than that we worked so well together and really focused on what we needed to order and get done at the show. Little by little I am realizing that I made a good decision asking Carol to share this dream with me.

Yes...I'm getting to the point of my story. Well she and I have been working together since a little before Christmas. I love having someone to bounce around ideas with and to talk over the things that pop up. We talk a little about what we want to do but I never have really told her my dream...Then the other day...out of the blue... Carol says... " I don't just want a store...I want a community...a family. I want to know all our customers and have a place where we can all chat and have fun." OMG!!!! she gets it!!!! Remember...I said I have a dream?? I almost fell on the floor! She truly has the same vision...the same goal..It made my heart melt and more than anything....made me realize I had made a very,very good decision asking Carol to be my sidekick...just two gals having fun...

Happy Birthday my friend,
Big Hug,
B

New Kit With Video

Hey All..
I finally bit the bullet and did my first video featuring our newest mini book kit, and even though it was my first one, I was pretty ok with it. I know I will get better as time goes on, and it really is hard to get that first one under your belt. Barrie did a great job with hers so that encouraged me greatly. I hope you enjoy it, and you can now purchase this kit on our website at scrapadabadoo.com !
Happy Day To You All