Christmastime at The Page

Letterpress is here!

All kinds of goodies that you will love!

As always, lots of ideas and projects to see in the store . . .

Gift Books are here!

Card ideas on display all over the store . . .

Can we ever have too much cardstock??

Our clearance section is awesome-- have you checked it out yet?

We have everything you need to get your Christmas projects done.  Stop in to browse, or grab some friends to come and crop with us on weekends.  Just remember to call early, we are booking up fast!

Page Girl Spotlight: Connie

Name:
Connie


How long have you worked at The Scrapbook Page?
Since October 09.

Your family?
My husband David and I have been married for 16 years. I have a son David who is a freshman at SMWest and a daughter Theresa who is an 8th grader at Westridge MS.

Why do you scrapbook?
I scrapbook for gifts and major events.

Your scrapbooking specialty?
 I use a lot of ribbon and brads, but I don't think that I have a specialty.

Favorite manufacturers?
 I don't like one more than another.

Your favorite non-essential scrapbook supply is . . .
My computer. I like to get information from the computer of an event, location, or whatever from the internet for my page layouts. Maybe my computer should be an "essential" item.

Favorite color?
Green

Your best scrapbooking is done when?
I have a time limit or a gift to be given.

 You like to scrap while listening to/watching . . .
top 40 radio, no rap or watching hulu.com on the computer

Favorite Authors . . .
Harper Lee. My favorite book is To Kill a Mockingbird.

You feel most creative when . . .
I am excited about the subject I am scrapping.

COPICS have arrived in store!

We have classes scheduled so you can learn about these awesome products while playing with the Copics but I know they are filling up so quickly. . .  SO while you are waiting, I found a really great tutorial by Rachel Jakes for you to read through.  These products are wonderful, but you will really want to come to a class so you can see how to get the most out of them.  Enjoy! 

TUTORIAL

My Family Rules, adapted

I love finding inspiration on the internet.  There is so much of it, everywhere!  So today I thought I would show you one thing I was inspired by recently.  I found this awesome canvas that displayed "Family Rules" on this website HERE . . .  which then led me to the original post HERE.  I decided to give it a try.  As I was looking through my paper to find which paper I wanted to use, I found a cute girly stash of Penny Lane from My Minds Eye and decided to do a girl version of the rules list instead.  Stuff I would want my daughters to aim for in life.  Here is what I came up with:
Be Authentic
Be Patient
Be Confident
Be Creative
Be Prompt
Be Inspired
Be Your Best
Be Supportive
Be Faithful
Be Generous
Be Brave
Be in the Moment
JUST BE YOU

I used a bunch of fun paper that I cut into strips, random ribbon that matched, flowers, an assortment of buttons, and for the lettering I used both an embossing pen and ink pad, embossing powder in 3 different colors for both the stamp and words, and some stickers.  I personally like to play with paint so I also painted the edges of the canvas, which you can skip if you don't like that look.  Remember, if you want to use embossing powder, you will also need a heating tool.  Altogether it was a fun and easy project to do.

This would make a great gift, or just a fun project to do for yourself.  Give it a try!  When you are finished, put the link to your pictures in the comments section so we can see what you came up with.  Have fun!