Saturday, October 25, 2008

New Cardstock

Hi friends. I have been searching for new places to get my scrapbook supplies. I am no longer shopping at Scrapbook Garden because of the way that they treated the East store employees. Hey, I know sometimes business have their hard times and they can't afford to stay open or loose their lease whatever the case may be. We can all sympathize with that right? I understand that we are living in hard economic times right now, but the thing that gets me is the way everything was done. The way people were treated that worked for a small company. I just felt that there could have been a little more consideration for the people that helped make your store what it was. That being said I have decided that I just simply can not shop at Scrapbook Garden anymore. I really enjoyed being able to match cardstock to my projects, it was so easy to walk into the store with your stuff and just match away. So I started thinking about what I did before I worked at Scrapbook Garden. I used to order from this great little company called Memory Works. They are based out of Utah (what scrapbook company isn't) and are a Direct Sell company only there are no up or down lines or minimum quotas to meet (which is great because I don't want the hassle of selling stuff at parties). You pay $50to become a consultant and you have to purchase $75 a year in products. So I signed up for the discount (20% off the regular price). They used to carry Bazzil cardstock but had some issues with having what they needed in stock so they switched to another cardstock line called Prism. It is a nice quality cardstock as well. Not as many choices on color but they sell them in monochromatic packs and you can get 3 shades of any color you want, 12 total sheets for $5.25. Here is a picture of the Prismatics swatch book...which I picked up for $6! That is such a great deal compared to Bazzil's swatch book for $30!

On another note, here is another one of the projects that I am working on for the craft fair. I actually found this idea in a scrapbook magazine and when I saw it thought...why didn't I think of that? These are little plastic ID Badge holders that you can purchase at any office store. There are 6 plastic sleeves in each of these little books. I used all scrap paper to put them together. How fun is this? I mean isn't this great to just carry around in your purse? So tell me what you think of this idea okay?








And of naturally I have keep you updated on where we are on my favorite show right? Yep, the girls and I have made it to season 5 of the Gilmore Girls. If you haven't ever watched this show you are seriously missing out on some good stuff. I mean really. Just do it. Sign up for Netflix and start renting the series. You won't be sorry!


Well friends, that is all for now. Tune in next week for more from your creative little friend in Kansas!

2 comments:

Kimpossible said...

Wow! What a good idea, Im going to check out that store. I have seen the mini books made with the badge holders, they are really cute!

Sarah :) said...

That is a good idea, Toni! I admit I've been having a great deal of trouble with this myself. It's hard for me to imagine how I scrapbooked before I worked at Scrapbook Garden. (Well actually, I can imagine. I was using lot's of scalloped scissors, glue sticks and cheesy stickers. Alas, I can't go back to that now can I?) I've sat in my scrapbook room practically pouting because I didn't have what I THOUGHT I needed. I had zoo pictures, no zoo paper. I had Christmas pictures and cute paper, but no matching cardstock. I'm kicking myself for not being a better shopper when I had the chance. Y'know? But I always had the attitude, "I'll get this now and then get the rest of that later." Well now it's later and what can I do? Fiddlesticks.