Countdown Till Christmas (Advent Calendar)! 11/14/09

During this time of the year, the days appear move by so quickly; before you know it, the holiday season is upon us. What better way to celebrate the season than with this Countdown Till Christmas - Calendar. Angie Duerden, Scrap Therapist, created two types of Calendars for our students to choose from. One with traditional red & green hues and the other one with floresent pink & green. Twenty-five little pop-up windows that hide goodies, and holiday riddles behind each flap. Each calendar was adorned with ribbon or tulle to hang in a special place of honor. Crafters were delighted with their completed calendars and were all smiles as they proudly displayed their creations.

New Moon Class - Twilight! 11/14/09

Do you Twilight? Well we did! Letty Lucero (our Design Team Leader) created a beautifully crafted New Moon themed album. The album is 6" x 12" in size and has staggered layers to ever-so-slightly reveal the contents of the next page. Pictures and text blocks were provided to the class to totally decorate the album to ones own mysterious flair.

Mommy & Me Halloween Paper Bag Album! 10/27/09

Mommy & Me Halloween Paper Bag Album

Tues. October 27th

6:30pm - 8:30pm

Instructor: Letty Lucero

The Mommy & Me Halloween Paper Bag Album was met with overwhelming success. Several children showed up with their Mommy's, Aunts, & Grammy's to complete the ghostly work of art. Upon completion, all of the children proudly displayed their creations with a big giant grin. Happy Halloween, 2009.

ScrapPink! 10-23 thru 10-25

ScrapPink! October 23rd - 25th
It's time to sport your fave pink clothes & Pink Ribbons!
ScrapHappy is proud to be hosting an ENTIRE WEEKEND of cropping inspiration in support of the Fight Against Breast Cancer!!!Please visit our Special Events page to find out ALL of the exciting details - including 25 hours of cropping for the cure & 7 inspirational projects!
ScrapHappy is partnering with Scrapbooks etc. and Susan G. Komen for the Cure® to hold the

3rd Annual "Scrap Pink" fundraising campaign in 2009.

The campaign will culminate in an exciting on-site crop hosted the weekend of October 23 - 25, 2009. Scrapbookers are invited to enjoy a three-day long fun-filled event! Scrapbookers all across the nation will come together to make a difference in the fight against breast cancer!
Ten dollars of your crop fee per day will support Komen for the Cure's promise to save lives and end breast cancer forever by empowering people, ensuring quality care for all, and energizing science to find the cures.

Altered Bra Contest for Breast Cancer Awareness

Let's give a big giant "shout-out" to our customers and staff who participated in this years Altered Bra Contest. Some participants were pretty shy and some of our participants weren't. What a creative lot we are. Our entries included seashells, feathers, flowers, scotch tape, blingage, and lets not forget, verbiage. (Save the Ta Ta's). Our big winner of this challenge is Sara Cook. Sara submitted a beautiful pink flower encrusted bra with rhinestones & ribbons. Sara had the most votes and is the proud winner of a $25.00 ScrapHappy gift certificate (Congrats to Sara!)

We, the staff, also had our own internal design contest; we want to play, too. However, no prizes for us, just bragging rights. Diane Corcoran was the staff winner with "Save the Ta Ta's!Participant Entries

Not-So-Me Paper Challenge! 09/09

Not-So-Me Paper Challenge – September 2009 (Challenge Corner)

The votes are in for the Not-So-Me paper Challenge, and we have three winners. Sara Cook had the most votes from our customers/staff and is the First Place Winner. Sara won a $10.00 gift certificate to our ScrapHappy store. A tie for Second Place…..Jeanette Aviles & Maria Aldanese came in with the next highest vote count. These two each won a gift card to Sweet Connections Yogurt Shop.

Highlights – The one common thread throughout this challenge was that everyone had a similar reaction to their paper. (EEEEEEWAH!) Their creative minds went to work to try and make sense of this totally un-matching and/or non-related paper. It was quite interesting to see how creative each participant was with resolving this paper challenge. Verbatim Comments – “This challenge pushed me to think outside the box.” “I like putting unrelated things together, so it will be interesting to see what I come up with.” “It challenged my creativity to find the beauty in all things.” Key Learning – Stretch your scrapbooking skills to go beyond your own individual comfort zone. Don’t be hesitant to try a new technique. Select a piece of paper or an embellishment that is not necessarily your style and see if you can make it work. It usually does. Thanks to all participants who submitted their beautifully crafted layouts.. Keep up the good work! Stay tuned for the next challenge.

Once Upon a Time & Just Be Album-Debby Shuh! 9/13/09

What an honor to be in the prescense of Debby Shuh. She taught two classes this year. The "Once Upon a Time" and the "Just Be" Albums. She was very organized with her projects and the ladies had a great time with Debby. We had a few of her followers take both classes as well.

Once Upon a Time Album - Every great story begins with these words and so does the story you have to tell! The possibilities are endless...you might want to tell your story...what and who has made you who you are today; you might want to tell your mom's or grandmother's story or the story of becoming a mother; you might want to tell the story of a treasured friendship or even of your garden! This album can be made with a particular story in mind or you can create the album and decide the story you’ll tell later.

TuTu Canvas & Buc-a-Roo! 6/30/09

These beautifully crafted 8x10 canvas creations are really spectacular. The pink & black Tu Tu inspired canvas is really adorable. Any ballerina or princess would be proud to display their picture on this canvas adorned with pink & black bows, lots & lots of tule. We liked it so much we named it 'TuTu Cute'.

For those who want to sport a western theme, check out our Buckaroo canvas. This canvas has a great fringed faux buckskin vest, a red/black/white neckerchief, a belt with a belt buckle, and a sheriff's badge to top it off. We placed a photo of our choice on this canvas and created a wonderful piece of art and a definite conversation piece.