July's Giveaway

Only 6 days left to be eligible for our July giveaway. Place an order through July 31st and you will be entered in a random drawing to win a 7 gypsies 6x6 album, along with paper and diecuts from the Serendipty: Blue Boutique line by Sassafraslass.

Take a chance to win this faboulous prize!

~Jenn and Sarah

a waiting game

We have ordered lots of new products that were released for CHA summer. Now we are just playing the waiting game here at Scraploft. Waiting to see the new stuff and get it out and available to you...our customers!

Stay tuned....

~Jenn

Cosmo Cricket... Is HERE!

Yup - you heard it here first. Cosmo is here. and it is so wonderful. Can't wait until I can use it.

Back in the Groove

Ok, I will admit, that I have not been doing very much for the business lately. It's summer, the weekends (when I would usually do a majority of the work) have been busy, and life in general has been caotic. However, I am super excited for the new products that we will be getting at Scraploft. I am actually excited to be able to enter NEW stuff into our inventory. Excited for inentory? Sad, but true. I am back in the groove, for now...

Keep posted as we see packages begin to arrive soon!

~Jenn

Gallery Inspiration

So - do you need some mid-week inspiration? Well I have the project for you. Check out Beth's June design team layout!

This project uses the Three Bugs in a Rug Rhapsody Collection: Happy, Thrill, Stripe, Bliss, Jubilation, & Rapture; Three Bugs in a Rug Cardstock Chitchat Die Cut Stickers: Rhapsody; American Crafts Remarks Alphabet Stickers: Kennedy Jr.-brown, Misc. chipboard and ribbon.

Be sure to check it out!!

Psst.. Be on the lookout for a newsletter coming to your inbox soon. The coupon is going to be amazing!!

Over ONE week...so sorry...

It has been over a week since a post appeared on this here site. I am so sorry about that! I know excuses should not be made, but they are. :)

Busy week last week as Sarah and I were getting ready for a garage sale. Yes, we had a garage sale Thursday-Saturday. Made us some extra cash. It was a steamy one outside, but we did well. Got rid of some stuff, cleaned out the house a bit. Nice feeling.

Sarah and my bro, Todd, came over to celebrate the 4th at our house. We had a BBQ and set up for the sale. Todd and my husband, Joe, set off fireworks in our driveway. Very entertaining as always! :) We hope YOUR 4th was wonderful!

We've also been busy scoping sites for CHA previews. And we are so excited for a lot of products that are coming out. Cosmo Cricket for sure! Here is a peek...

~Jenn

More stamps..

The "Take Note" stamps are here and in the system. They are beautiful :-) Enjoy!

7 Gypsies Clear Stamps...

We have the Label It stamps from 7 Gypsies in stock now. They just arrived today and we are so excited to finally have them! Clear stamps are one of our favorites and these particular ones do not disappoint. Order yours today!

** Editied**

The Take Note stamps will be here today. They should be in the system soon after.

~Jenn and Sarah

Scraploft

a night of my own...

So Joe and the boys went up to Brainerd on Thursday night. I had to work, but when I got home I had the entire house to myself. I was planning on whipping out a scrapbook page, but alas I did not. Didn't really feel up to it once I got home. So...here are some frames that I made for my mom and mother in law for mother's day. Using the Zoom Collection, of course...

~Jenn

They have arrived...

We finally received the ink pads for the 7 gypsies block stamps. They come with one of each color-black, red, and brown. We also have more of the parenthesis block stamps themselves back in stock.

For me?

So I finally had some time to scrapbook. This is a layout of my husband's 27th birthday. I bought him an XBOX 360. He loves it - plus I like playing Uno and Texas Hold'em

You can't see the border too well because I didn't do that great of a scanning job. This page is made with the Halfway Cafe collection by Cosmo Cricket. I used the monograms, diecuts, and the fashion buttons. Enjoy :-)

Altered Frame!

So I should be working on our advertising banner for Memory Makers website (which will start in July - so be on the lookout) - but I forgot the dimensions at work, so it's soooo sad that I can't finish it. :-(.

So instead I worked on my going away presents for friends at work. I've been getting little cards, and notes from friends at work wishing me well at my new job, that I decided to buy/make little gifts for these wonderful people.

For Vince, a guy who has everything - literally. I made him a frame using the "old" Crate Paper - the Twirl Collection. (Can you tell I love Crate Paper?) He always has pictures of his granddaughter propped up on various mugs, and books at work - I thought I would give him a somewhere that he can put these pictures.

It turned out so cute. Check it out below!

This project uses the Twirl Collection by Crate Paper, Bazzill Blossoms, misc buttons. The chipboard is Chatterbox. Enjoy!

Congratulations!

Congratulations to Patricia from Vermont! Your order was the 200th order placed with Scraploft. There will be some extra goodies coming your way. An ENTIRE line of Crate Paper.

Thank you to all those who have purchased from us. We will have more contests soon.

~Jenn and Sarah

More Crush...

This is a little mini-album made out of the Imagination Project - Steno Book. It is all about 1 day. A day in the life sort of thing. I used the new Crate Paper - Crush Collection. This was a really fun little project. Check out some of the pictures below:

CoverIntro and first page (Interview)
Mr. Jack and the Vet

And.. drum roll please.... the best thing about this day or rather the next day - I was offered the job that I interviewed the previous day. Yup you heard right - I FINALLY found a new job. I will be starting next Wednesday the 20th.

What makes the book fun - was I will always know what I was feeling, etc, on the day that I interviewed for the job. I guess I just think this day was truly the perfect day for a book like this. It is a snapshot into my life on that exact day.

So - one last question... If you could order any scrapbook product right now - what would you order?

Just curious :-)

Created with "Crush"

I went up north by Grand Rapids this weekend for a work party, and I was busy getting things ready for the trip on Thursday night. While waiting for my laundry to finish drying, I sat down to work on a project. I was able to finish this layout in an hour! Wow...amazing how fast I can whip these projects out when I'm by myself. Probably because I don't talk to myself much. :) But hey the best part of scrapbooking is the company of friends, right!?

Products used in this layout: Paper: Crush by Crate Paper-Sand, Longboard, Lagoon, and Coral. Title: Crateboard-Crush. Paisley Shapes: Fancy Pants Designs Chipboard-paisley pieces. Ribbon: Crush by Crate Paper.

May you be inspired!

~Jenn

P.S. Note that we now have the ribbon to match the 5 Crate Paper lines.

Milestone for Scraploft...and a give away!

Scraploft is getting close to having our 200th order. Wow, 200 orders! Amazing to think that we have sent out that many packages to fellow scrap bookers out there. Thank YOU!

In honor of this 200th order, we will have a give away. Whom ever places the 200th order will receive a gift from us. What is it you ask? Well it will be an entire line of Crate Paper. This includes two sheets of each patterned paper, die-cuts, rub-ons, crateboard, and ribbon!

Of course we aren't going to reveal what order number we are on now, so it's all up to luck for you all! Thank YOU to each and every one of you who have placed an order with us. Come check us out again. And if you haven't ordered before, here's your chance to get something extra when you place one.

Good luck!

Scraploft team
Jenn and Sarah

A Layout...and product update

I had some time to do some scrap booking on Monday night. It felt good to get this layout done. One of the million that I have to do! :)

Products used: Patterned paper: Zoom Collection by Crate, Title: Zoom Chipboard, Journaling Tag: 7 Gypsies 97% Complete tag, other: ribbon, button, and chipboard arrows.

We have some 7 gypsies stamps back in stock. We also have new clear frames by Making Memories.

~Jenn

Design Team Inspiration

Everyone needs a some inspiration on a Monday, right? Well I've got the inspiration for you.

Take a look at the frame that Mitch made! Isn't it great. I love that the frame isn't bound by the picture size. Sometimes the picture always doesn't look the best smack in the middle. This frame uses We R Memory Keepers, Peasant collection, 7 gypsies clear buttons, and American Craft Thickers.
Also - check out the AWESOME recipe book that Beth made. What a great way to preserve all those yummy recipe's from loved ones! This fun recipe book uses the Crate Paper: Samantha Collection, 7 Gypsies album, American Craft Thickers. Aren't the colors awesome?

Enjoy all the great projects!!

~Sarah

A few THANK YOU's

Well I know that it has been forever since I've blogged and I'm sorry - life has been crazy.

As most of you know I recently turned 30! Yup - the big 30. My husband and sister in-law surprised me with a party at the Cheesecake Factory! Talk about a wonderful surprise.

For those who were able to attend - THANK YOU. It truly made my day.

The day portion of my birthday wasn't all that great. Work has been terrible, so much to do - so little time to do it in. I was frustrated and having one of the worse days - in a long time. Walking into that restaurant and seeing my friends and family completely melted my heart! You made me realize how precious each and every one of you are.

A special "Thank You" to Jenny who helped my husband, Todd pull this off.

Okay onto more scrapbook news... Here's some inspiration from me - yup, I actually scrapbooked. It is using the new Crate - Zoom Line. I have to admit that Crate is one of my fave lines to use. I just love the texture of the paper. So great! Enjoy!

Psst.. I should have the new design team stuff up tomorrow at the latest!! You will love the cute recipe book that Beth created, and the elegant frame that Mitch created.

~Sarah

Sharing our Craft

Sarah and I had the opportunity to share the art of Scrapbooking with some kids on Friday. We volunteered to teach a class to 3rd through 6th graders. My sister-in-law is a third grade teacher and they had "Adventure Day" at the school that day. We chose to make a 4x4 album where the kids could write about their favorite things at their current age. Sarah and I both had a fun time with those kids. The creativity that we saw from them all was amazing! There were a total of 40-50 kids that took our class and it was great. I guess the kids were so proud of the books they made too. They went back to class talking about them! Looking forward to next year...

(Books were made using Color Me Silly by Basic Grey and Bazzill Cardstock)

~Jenn

New 7 Gypies...

We have some new tags from 7 Gypsies. They are the 97% Complete Tags: Real Tag Assortments. They come in Black & White or Color. I am SO diggin' these. I can't wait to use them on some of my pages. Perfect for journaling!

We will be getting some clear stamps in from 7 gypsies too. We will let you all know when they are here!

~Jenn

May 22, 1977

Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday, dear Sarah. Happy Birthday to you!

Yes, you are the big 3-0 before me, but I still love ya'!

Thanks for being a great business partner, sister in law, and friend....

~Jenn

New Products!

We just received the Rawhide collection by Chloe's Closet (Imagination Project) this week! The colors are so great in this collection. Brown, blue, and red. I love the combination! My favorite paper is the Bandana and the labels from the collection are cute too.

We also have some new chipboard alphabets from Making Memories. There's only a few of these items left, so come get them before they are gone!

~Jenn and Sarah

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all of you mothers and mothers of you out there! My mother's Day wish was to sleep in. And that's what I did...until 1:00 pm! I guess I needed some sleep. :)

Matthew turned 5 yesterday and we had a party for him. Beautiful weather, lots of kids, and a lute of gifts. It was a perfect day! I still can't believe how fast these kids grow. Too fast.

So on this day, our wishes for a perfect day are sent every ones' way!

~Jenn

Friday Night Inspiration

Look at what Linda did this month for the Scraploft! Isn't this frame the greatest? What a great idea!
This awesome project is made with the Fancy Pants Designs (FP) Mulberry Road Collection - winter release. It uses the Amherst Stripe, FP Trims, Basic Grey Rubons, buttons, and letters. Wouldn't this be a great Mom's Day gift?

You can check out the rest of Linda's project in the gallery! Can't wait to see what she does with the May's design kit!

Lamo Labels?...Not so much...

Now that I know what they are used for! To tell the background. Sarah made these labels with our logo and contact information on them. They are very nice stickers. They showed up on our packing table out of no where again this week. So I decided to use them. I was using them for the wrong purpose I guess.

I was packing up an order on Monday night after our weekly meeting. I saw that Sarah had put one of the labels on the OUTSIDE of the box. Here is the conversation after I saw that sticker: (not ver batem though)

Jenn: Why is that label on the outside of the box?

Sarah: It's called free advertising. Think of how many people handle that box between when we ship it and when it arrives to our customer. Why what were you using them for? (said with a smirk on her face)

Jenn: When we ran out of tape to seal the bags of paper, I thought you put them out to be used for that. I was using them to put on the plastic bags. But then when I went to put the bags into the box, the sticker would get caught on the packaging material. It would peel up and I was getting kind of frustrated with it.

Sarah: He He! (as she claps her hands, laughing at Jenn)

Jenn: Yeah, I was thinking 'these labels are kind of strange, but hey she has them out for a reason. They keep showing up randomly on the table.'

Sarah: This whole conversation right here should be on the blog.


So there you have it! Another learning opportunity for your's truly! ME!!!

~Jenn

National Scrapbook Day Sale!

Scraploft is having a sale!!!!

National Scrapbook Day is coming this weekend. We are excited to be involved in this industry. Both as a business and personally. We appreciate all of you, you are the reason we exist. So in honor of NSD we are having a sale, now through Sunday May 6th. You will get 25% off your entire purchase. Simply, put NSD in the coupon code box on the view cart screen.

Happy shopping and have fun on NSD from Scraploft!

~Jenn and Sarah

Tag, I'm it

Along with Sarah, I was tagged by Beth to share 7 random thoughts about myself.
The rules are: each player starts with 7 random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to blog about their seven things and post the rules as well . At the end of your blog, you need to choose 7 people to get tagged and list their names.

1) I met my husband while working with him at McDonald's.

2) I am a very sensitive person. I cry easily. Especially when it comes to my boys. They are growing up too fast for me!

3) I also become defensive easily too. As Sarah knows and deals with greatly! :)

4) I stopped biting my nails as a freshman in college when my grandma said she would pay me $100 if I could show her grown nails. She never payed me, but hey I have decent nails to this day.

5) I am obsessed with changing the color of my hair.

6) I am a shopaholic. I can not pass up a deal. Or any clothes that I happen to find that work for me. Shoes and purses are my thing. I will be doing a page about all of my purses some day! Oh...I love paper too!

7) I secretly want to get a tattoo...maybe some day....


Whew...to narrow it down to 7 was difficult! Just kidding. That was fun...

Ok, everyone I know that has a blog has been tagged already. But if you have a blog and I don't know you do, feel free to share your answers!

~Jenn

I've been tagged.

So Beth - our resident Freelance Designer has tagged both Jenn and I. The rules are: each player starts with 7 random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to blog about their seven things and post the rules as well . At the end of your blog, you need to choose 7 people to get tagged and list their names.

Okay - here I go...

1. I hate to cook. My husband does ALL the cooking. Not sure why cooking has been such a hard thing for me. My mom is a awesome cook. She is super duper cook. I'm just not into it. My idea of cooking is picking up Applebee's to go. Hmmm... it was my night to get dinner. Can you guess what we had for dinner?

2. I am one of the messiest people I know. I intentionally do not invite my parents over - because my mom would be so disappointed at what a dirty house I keep. Ask Jenn - she'll tell you how messy I am. Up to until recently our office looked like a tornado hit it.

3. I still get tucked in at night. Each night my husband tucks me in. He stands at the end of the bed and waits for me to crawl in, and then he takes the end of the blankets and swings them up in the air and covers me up. As childish as this is, I still cherish this ritual that he does for me every night. P.S. Usually after tucking me in - he crawls in on the other side. Don't get me wrong - I won't go to bed at like 7pm.

4. Friends mean so much to me. I don't know what kind of person I would be without my friends -- plus who else would help you hide a body in time of need? ha, ha.. just kidding there isn't a body, yet...

5. I am a workaholic. I think I get it from my dad. I work and work, and work. There are many times during the week you will catch me working on Scraploft stuff, and reading e-mails, and getting phone calls from work. I think that is why "loving" my job is so important to me. I actually don't mind working. And when I am not working....

6. I love watching TV. I am a proud owner of 2 80 hour DVR's. Not ONE, but TWO. I records tons of shows - and watch a lot of TV. Some of my faves are: The Office, Grey's, House, L&O, CSI, ER, Bones, Hero's. I don't watch a lot of TV during the week - but I totally make up for it on Sundays.

7. Last random thing.... I am a blog junkie! If I know you and you have a blog - I check it. A LOT! I love to read all about others lives... Some of the blogs that I read (most aren't even scrapbook celebraties!) - Beth, Nicole, Linda, Bonnie, Kyra, Nancy, and Alli - and this is just my normal "list" of blogs to read. Here's the catch though.... I usually don't post comments...

Okay - now the 7 to tag... I guess I'll tag the seven I just listed. Since Beth, Nicole, and Linda have already been tagged - and I am just waiting on their responses - that leaves me with Kyra, Nancy, Bonnie and Alli to notify...

Can't wait to see your answers.
~Sarah

More Inspiration..

Check out one of the projects that the Mitchell Kraft created. These projects are so great. I love the "Reflection" page. Mitch has a great use of space. His compositions are always funky and fresh. As most of you know Mitchell Kraft has recently been added to the 2007 HOF. We can't wait to see some of his projects in CK.

This project uses Cosmo Cricket Halfway Café: Amarillo, Barstow, Button Fashions Die Cuts, Fancy Pants Designs Big Board Chipboard: brackets, labels, and tags. Layout size: 6X12

As always - check out his other projects on the gallery.

Home Decor

Can you believe how much scrap booking has turned into home decor? I am seeing it more and more - from picture frames, to trinket boxes, and even to clothing. The scrapbook community is evolving. What once was strickly die cuts and cardstock has turned into a billion(s) dollar industry.

Here are just a couple of projects that Beth has created for the home. Aren't these super cute?

The napkin rings are made out of the Prima Marketing, Inc. Floral Embellishments: Maxi MumFlower Kit Moda, Misc. buttons and ribbon, DMC Embroidery Thread,Needle.

The wine charms are made with American Crafts Greenhouse: Izzy Small Plastic, Misc. beads, Wire

If you would like to see receive directions for the napkin rings be sure to check out the gallery.

Just looking at these project inspire me to create. Beth - thanks for the yummy projects!

Exactly one year ago today...

Scraploft was born. I can't believe that it has been a whole year. Wow! Both Jenn and I want to say THANKS to all the great friends who have helped us live our dream. We couldn't do it without each and everyone of you.

A year ago today - I met with my business partners - and we came up with a name. We've done a lot over the last year. It almost seems unreal! Cheers to another great year ahead!

Jenn - I am so glad that we are business together. I know that things can get rough and times get stressful - but I wouldn't pick any other person that I would ever want to go on this adventure with. We have so much fun - it makes even the worse of times seem not so bad. Thanks for everything!

P.S. - for those that are wondering - we will have a ONE year anniversary party - we are planning on waiting to celebrate our first year in August when we went live with the website.

April 19th...

One year ago today the little invision we had in our head became...Scraploft. We started with a list of possible names for our on-line store. I was hoping for "Scraploft" during the entire process. Reasons being: the word sounds good, has a certain ring to it, and also if we ever decide to open a retreat center what a perfect name! :)

The first meeting was all about business stuff. Lots of decision making, voting, etc. The piece of paper above is from that first meeting. I took the picture today, a year after the fact. We started with weekly meetings, typed meeting agendas and meeting minutes. Task oriented and organized. Now the agendas are hand written lists. We don't do minutes anymore either. Relaxed atmosphere. More my style for sure.

How do I feel, one year later? I feel good. Though there have been some changes and some bumps in the road, I have learned so much. I do know there is much more to learn and I am looking forward to the challenge. Though my life is still busy and actually feels overwhelming sometimes, I wouldn't change the last year for anything. However, I do still need to find that balance that I am looking for...eventually.

To my business partner and friend, Sarah. I am so thankful for who we are, what we have become, and what we will be. Thanks for doing this with me. It's been grand. :)

So here's to Scraploft. Sarah and I surviving the last year and looking forward to the next. Thank you to everyone who has supported us along the way. We could not have done it without you!

~Jenn

Some great pages...

Does anyone need midweek inspiration? Check out Linda's layouts for March! Such great work.

Linda had a big challenge for March. We sent Linda the new Basic Grey Scarlett's Letter paper and stickers. For this layout Linda used: Basic Grey Scarlett's Letter Collection Pack along with the 7 Gypsies Oval Scroll. As always you can see all of Linda's projects in the gallery!

Be on the lookout for some more great designs. Beth has some great projects for April!

My lists...

So I am a list person - anyone else out there like that? I don't know what I would do without my lists. At work - lists are what makes me successful. So - I write things down so that I can really focus - without distraction on the task that I am working on.


Let's rewind, just a bit - I used to have a list "book" it was a hardcover book that I added tabs to. My life was separated into "home" and "Scraploft" stuff. I bought it at Good Things or something like that over in Eden Prairie - I loved it - and it worked. But soon enough - I ran out of pages and I haven't been able to find a similar book since. I've tried the dayrunner type thing - it works for dates - but the lines are too little to get a good list going...So... I made this...

It is made using the Basic Grey Phoebe paper and Bazzill Blossoms (Lizard), acrlyic pieces are Heidi Grace, notebook is 99 at walmart. Hopefully now with the customized notebook - the lists will go on and everyone will be happy :-)


I also made this recently at a friends Birthday Party. Totally stole the idea from Kyra. It is made using a kit from Joann's and papers from the Scenic Route - Capetown papers.
Kyra - one question for you - how do you display it. If you hang it up by the hook - you can't flip the pages, but it won't stand up by itself. Any suggestions?

Wishing each of you a happy Monday!!

~Sarah

New Crate!!

We received new products from Crate at Scraploft! There are 5 new lines: Baby Bee, Brunch, Crush, Samantha, and Zoom. I am in love with this paper! That is if you can be "in love" with a piece of paper! Seriously though, the colors are to die for in all of these lines. The collections include paper, die-cuts, rub-ons, and chipboard for each. I can't wait to use all of these lines. Especially the Zoom collection. Perfect for pictures of the boys.

Enjoy!

~Jenn

Happy Easter!

I know that the day is almost over, but I wanted to wish everyone a Happy Easter. If you are reading this after Easter, I hope your day was a blessed one. We saw both sides of the family this weekend. It was nice to see everyone. The boys have been sick the last few days and I hope they will be on the mend soon. Ear aches, stomach aches, coughs, and runny noses all make for long nights and days! They did get to open their baskets in their pjs this morning and that brightened the day for a few minutes. Poor kiddos...

Happy Easter to you and your family!

~Jenn and Sarah

Recent Layouts

Here are a couple of layouts that I worked on at Nicole's birthday party last Saturday. It was so nice to see all the ladies of scrapping again. Lots of laughs as usual. Spent 10 hours "scrapping", but only got 1 whole layout done. But, to my credit, I did finish the two page layout that I started before.

The "Gratitude" layout features American Crafts paper and chipboard letters from Heidi Swapp.

For the "Celebrate" layout I used Cosmo Cricket's Halfway Cafe.

So good to see some of my pictures and products being used. Slowly, but surely!

~Jenn

Ink pads and albums...oh my!

The 7 Gypsies refill ink pads for the oval and round stamps are here. The ink pads come with black, brown and red. I am excited about the red, for sure! We did order the pads for the block stamps as well, but did not receive them yet. We will be looking into that and will keep you updated.

We also got another album from 7 Gypsies. The 8x8 ring album. This album comes with cream pages on the inside and a ring bookcover on the outside. Perfect for altering. Such a trend right now!

~Jenn

Shoes... and Patterned Paper

So I know that I am super behind, but it's all for me - so it's all good, right? Here's another card - titled shoes... The journaling got cut off a bit, but it's mostly there.
I'm obsessed. I have a problem. I keep buying pattern paper. I probably have enough patterned paper to last me a lifetime. I could literally scrapbook for the rest of my life with what I have for patterned paper. I realized just how bad my habit has become. This is my patterned paper stash... and my patterned paper that has yet to find a home. See the problem?

Current stash:

To be sorted:

It's sick isn't it?

~Sarah