New Papers

OK, so the new Graphic 45 papers flew off the shelves this week (we are re-ordering just be patient); but we also received the cutest line of Christmas papers from Dream Street, and finally found some paper for Bermuda and Aruba! The Halloween lines have been moving very quickly and it's not even September yet; guess I'll need to re-order a few of those too.

This week - August 18-23

WOW, what a day we had Saturday for our 3rd annual parking lot sale. We had great weather and a fabulous turn out. The people who came got some great bargain (one even called me to thank us for the sale!!), and we cleared out a lot of older stock.

Never content to sit idle, we have already started planning for the next event, our Customer Tag Sale. This time YOU have a chance to clear out your older stock! Yep, for just $5 you can rent a space at the Tag Sale to move out your old supplies. Every penny you sell will be given to you in the form of Craft Currency so you can spend it on brand new stuff here at the Inspiration Station. It's a win-win for everybody! Last tag sale some people sold over $200! Space is limited so register now.

Kids Kamp is done for the summer and we are revamping it for the fall. Beginning with our next Kamp (Columbus Day), we will split the class into two groups; one for ages 7-10 and one for 11+. This will allow us to offer more advanced projects to the older kids without overwhelming the younger ones.

New Cuttlebug folders for Fall

They're here! The awesome new Fall/Halloween and Winter/Christmas cuttle bug folders arrived Thursday. Get 'em while you can, they are sure to sell out fast!

Also new on Thursday, is a great selection of new stamps from Impression Obsession. Those cute little pink Baby Scrapcans from Croppin Cuties are finally back in stock too.

What's new this week (August 12th)

Donna is back from vacation and apparently the UPS & Fedex drivers really missed her! They were both so glad she's back that they have been in every day to see her!

This week we have received the new Scenic Route Sonoma line (that I made my Family page with) along with a bunch of super cool, and affordable chipboard. New Halloween stamps (yes, more) from Inkadinkado came in. Some of the new Cuttlebug embossing folders and the Cricut Storybook cartridge arrived yesterday. The Graphically Speaking cartridge came in too, but it's sold out already! We are expecting the Cosmo Cricket Halloween line on Thursday and some new $1 clear stamps from Studio G should be arriving any day.

Our 3rd annual Parking Lot Sale is scheduled for this Saturday, August 16. Please pray that we don't have rain that day! We do not have a rain date planned so if it rains we will be bringing everything inside...and it gets really crowded when that happens! The sale is on from 11am-5pm. This is the time that we sell off our old samples, overstocks and more. Prices are below cost on most items and all sales are final.

Wanna know a secret?

Thursday is our busiest day for receiving new merchandise. Since we are closed on Wednesday, we always get a TON of stuff delivered on Thursday. So if you are looking for the latest and greatest or want to get things before anyone else - come in on a Thursday afternoon or Friday! If you wait for the weekend you could miss out. We have people come from all of the area on Saturday and Sunday and they scoop up all of the goodies. This is especially true for those hard to find items like the new Cuttlebug folders or the new Jumbo scalloped punches from EK. We are on our second shipment of those already!

Adorable new stamps

Remember our friend, Changito the Monkey? He's back!!!
He's all dressed up for Halloween trick or treating along with his friend Fluffles the cat. No tinto Halloween? Wait until you see what he is doing for the winter holidays- Shoveling snow, drinking cocoa, delivering packages... Oh, and it you are fan of Pirates; he's also dressed up a a peg-leg pirate! Too much fun!

Crafting with Cricut

I know many of you have purchased the Cricut in the past year and many of you have not even taken it out of the box!! Shame on you! Let that bug out and put him to work. Everyday I answer questions from Cricut owners on how to use their machine; so in September I will offer a class in "Crafting with Cricut". You will bring your machine, cutting mat and one cartridge and I will walk you through the basics (like setting the proper pressure and depth) and then we will check out some of the extra features that really make this a fabulous machine. This class is for the original Cricut or the Cricut Expression.

Sunday, September 7th
1pm-3pm
Cost: $20

By request, I am looking to add an evening class in as well. What the newsletter for updated information.

Here is a layout I did using the new Scenic Route papers I have on order (love it when reps give me samples ahead of time!).

I scraplifted the layout from BH&G scrapbooks etc. magazine and used the Sonoma line, some prima flowers and my cricut home accents cart to cut the title.

Summer CHA orders

Following the Summer Craft & Hobby Association Trade Show I have been meeting with the sales reps from all of our current vendors and a couple of
new ones. Curious about what I have ordered?

Here is a sneak peek:

The Sonoma Line from Scenic Route >










Melissa Frances Christmas










New Stickles colors from Designers, Tim Holtz and Suze Weinberg.

New Metallic & White Distress Crackle paints from Tim Holtz.

Free Issue of Scrapbook & Cards Today

We have 100 copies of the Summer issue of Scrapbook & Cards Today to give away. Just come on in and ask for it! While supplies last- one per customer, please.

Fun new stamps from Inkadinkado

With a name like Inkadinkado you know the stamps will be fun! I know it's early, but the Halloween stamps are just too cute. We also got in a few Autumn styles and Christmas/Winter - all in affordable clear sets.

A special guest from the Passport Program

Meet Jake. Jake joined in our Kids Kamp class last Tuesday when he stopped in on the Passport to Summer. While he did a little stamping his owner, Judi, shopped and then he was good enough to pick up the tab!

He is a very large doberman, but honestly could not have been a sweeter dog. He is a FEMA certified service dog who is trained in disaster relief. He came to visit us all the way from New Jersey and has been to stores in several states along the East coast. His visit came as quite a surprise, but his personality won us over!

Christmas in July-Preview

Just a sample of some of the beautiful cards Donna has planned for Christmas in July.

Lousy weather for Fourth of July

The weather this weekend is aweful; certainly not the picture perfect July 4th we had hoped for... But the good news is - you can come to The Inspiration Station and get lots of fun stuff to scrapbook with and maybe make a few cards!

Lots of people have been coming in with their passports and we expect to see a lot more this weekend. I mean, if you can's play in the sun and cook burgers & dogs on the grill- you might as well SHOP right! Yeah, that's what I think!

The summer is underway

Our passport to summer program kicked off yesterday (July 1st) and already we are meeting lots of new people! We expect to see many "traveler's" this holiday weekend - but please remember we are CLOSED Friday, July 4th; I would hate to have someone drive a distance to be disappointed!!

We wanted to be fully stocked for all of the people who will be coming through with their passports and boy, are we! We have so much new stuff we have had some new papers sitting on the counter for almost a week with nowhere to put it. Good thing we have our Dollar Days sale coming up next weekend-maybe we can make some room! One thing that I think may be gone before the sale is the new batch of $1 clear stamps from Studio G. They came on on Monday and the people in classes have been scooping them up by the handful.

Our Kid's Kamp started last week and the group made some very cute beach ball albums. Next week's project will be a Christmas in July themed container. Please register your child by the Friday prior to the class they will attend; Donna makes up the kits over the weekend. Children ages 7 and older are welcome to attend.

Our Christmas in July classes are filling quickly, particularly the cards classes. I highly recommend that you sign up immediately if you want to attend. We are running both the card class and the Deck the Halls class on Sunday, July 13 so you can save gas money by attending two classes in one day. The Deck the Hall class will be amazing and includes a Holly Berry House Stamp to take home so you will be able to recreate your projects as gifts. Space is very limited.