June jibber

Hey Bloggerettes, I am getting excited about the launch of my iPhone app that helps you keep track of the Tim Holtz/Ranger products that you own, want and need. Please visit The Scrap Yard Facebook site and take my survey. OR take it from this site: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/28KFPQP CIAO

May-o-May

Hey Bloggerettes, Just realized that I have been neglecting my blog - it was brought to my attention by the "Blog Police" today - sorry 'bout that. Anyhooo, lots of new stuff at the store. Teresa Collins "Sweet Afternoon" Collection..... http://teresacollinsdesigns.com/sweet-afternoon..... 7 Gypsies "Postale" Collection and some fun embellishments..... Tim Holtz new "Spring Limited Edition" Distress Inks and re-inkers, some texture fades and dies, markers..... Somerset Studios Gallery and Take Ten magazines..... Canadian Scrapbooker magazine - check out page 21!!!..... Tattered Angels new sprays that suit Shabby Chic - cardboard, gravel, red rock, soil..... Canvas Corp (lots of stuff for our summer classes)..... Dyan Reavely stamps, stencils and sprays (second time around)..... Crafter's Workshop stencils..... May Arts ribbon..... New Archival Ink Pads in their new colors..... Lots of new adhesive choices - how about 2" Glue Dots and Micro for some new sizes..... Heidi Swapp..... Christy Tomlinson..... Echo Park "This and That", "Note To Self" collections..... Jenni Bowlin..... Authentique "Celebrate" collection..... October Afternoon "Sasparilla" collection..... Fabscraps - ballet paper that is the best!..... Graphic 45 - baby..... New Disney stuff..... Dog and cat papers/embellishements..... Cornish Heritage Farm stamps (sorry the fabulous chicken wire has sold out already)..... Donna Salazar stamps..... Lots of stuff for mixed media art projects..... Wooden letters - FAMILY, CREATE, MR & MRS, STAMPEDE.....

Our kids camps are filling up. This year we are doing the wooden letters - the students get to pick a word and then spend their time painting and playing to decorate them. Some of the word requests have been so inspiring. Don't forget about the Teresa Collins Event in August - still a few spots left.

Hoppy Easter!

Hey Bloggerettes,

The April class schedule is posted on the website:
www.thescrapyardcalgary.com
You are now able to sign up for classes on-line.

We changed the store around again - more vintage furniture arrived. So fantastic! Several CHA orders are due to arrive this week. (Sizzix, 7 Gyspies, Canvas Corp, Bazzill, Jenny Bowlin, Christy Tomlinson, Bo Bunny, Ranger, Heidi Swapp, Graphic 45, Stampington)

Thanks to friends/customers who dropped off beautiful spring flowers to me on Saturday. Such kindness gives one a warm fuzzy feeling.

Don't forget about our Pinterest Party on Friday. What a blast!

CIAO
Lori & Chicks!

Upcoming Classes by Susan

I am so excited to share these new classes with you. First I have the She Art Mini class which will be a monthly class starting Thursday, March 22 and finishing on November 22. Each month we will explore our inner artist and create a she art type page. At the end of this class you will have a beautiful mixed media album!




I am also teaching this adorable Starbucks mini album on Thursday, March 15 6-9pm. The cost of the class is $24.99. This little album is the perfect place to store your pictures of everyday love!



There are a few spots left in each of these classes, if you are interested call us at 403-271-2225

Happy Valentines's Day

Hey Bloggerettes,

My red roses arrived today with a "Thinking of You" card -what up with that???? It's obvious men don't think like women! A nice gesture with a glaring error!

Did you see Tim's blog post today about the "honeycomb" tissue paper? I called in the order already. Let us know if you want some.

What the heck was with the snow yesterday? What are the odds that I left my house in the morning with the appropriate footwear????? Not good I'll tell ya! Thank goodness for the power windows in my car so I could at least clear a bit of the white stuff off of my windows so I could creep home.

The most talented person we saw at CHA was Anna Dabrowska-Pekocka. Check out her blog at:
http://www.tworzysko.blogspot.com/
She has a picture of Lynn and I on it. She is fabulous to follow on "Pinterest" too.

Upcoming Classes

The upcoming classes are:

"She" Art Canvas (similar to Christy Tomlinson's work). It is a 2 part class starting Thu, Feb 16 and ending Fri, Feb 24.

"SPRING" wooden letters class. This is also a 2 part class. You will be painting your letters on Wed, Feb 22 and decorating them in early March.

My woodcutter also cut the Easter word "HIPPITY HOP". This is a limited edition - there are only 6 sets cut. It has bunny ears and an egg as feature letters. How cute is that?

Jenni Bowlin's "Cigar Box" altered art class takes place on Sat, Feb 25.

If you are interested in signing up for the monthly Basic Grey "Page-of-the-Month" layout class, it will start in March. Sign up now.

There will also be another monthly kit class offered. Teresa Collins is providing monthly projects. I signed up to receive them for the next 12 months. There are layouts, mini albums and other amazing projects from her designers. This will be a 12 month commitment if you sign up. Prices will vary depending on the complexity of the kit.

In March there will be another "Beginner Photoshop Class" taught by Lynn Thune.

Product is starting to arrive!

Hey Bloggerettes,
I am surprised how fast I received the Tim Holtz stamp sets. They arrived late today! Enjoy!

February Layout/Card Challenge and a Winner!!

Wow it is February and time for a new challenge! This months challenge is to use the colour pallette in the photo below(Red, Turquoise and Yellow) as well your layout/card must contain at least 3 hearts. Your submission must be in by Wednesday, February 15. Good Luck!!



It was very exciting to see the submissions we received for January, they were fabulous! Now without further ado, the layout with the most votes for January's challenge and the winner of the $10.00 gift card is MEL STONEHOUSE. Her Patience layout is adorable!!

Thank you ladies for participating in our first ever monthly challenge and we can't wait to see what you create this month!

Big, Big Sale!!!

Hey Ladies

Lori is away at CHA this week buying up a storm, so we need to make room for all of the new product!! We are having a SALE Tuesday and Wednesday (Jan 31 - Feb 1).

Christmas themed products - 60% off
Clearance - 70% off
All other product 30% off (Excluding Tim Holtz products, Dies, Adhesives and Magazines)

Come in and enjoy the savings!!

**New Monthly Layout Challenge!**

Happy New Year to you and your families!! We wish you much happiness, good health and of course lots of inspiration for 2012. To help you with the inspiration we are excited to announce a monthly layout/card challenge. At the beginning of each month we will prompt you with a challenge. Your layout/card will be due by the 15th of the month. We will have our customers vote on the layouts to determine the winner. Now you're probably wondering what the winner will receive, well they will receive a $10.00 gift card! Sound fun? So lets get started with the first challenge of the year.

CHALLENGE #1- January
Your challenge this month is to create a layout or card using a word that has personal feeling to you. The word can be a thought, feeling, emotion or inspirational, remember this is your word. The word must appear somewhere on your layout or card and be visible to the viewer.

All submissions must be in no later that January 14 at 5pm.

We can't wait to see what you create!!