Photo Scraps Store
 
  Hi Everyone,

     

Wacky Wednesday Cards
All day Wednesday and during the day on Thursday.  We have a large selection of cards for you including a lovely baby card designed by Lisa Halstead using the new Memory Box stamps and dies.  We have a fun floral ornament for you to make too.  All just $2 each.
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New idea books, Scrapbook Trends, Cricut, Cards, Homemade and For the Home. 
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Show Us your Bag Lady Bags!
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 Flat Lisa loves to travel and she knows to always have her Bag Lady Bag on hand.  Show us where you take your Bag Lady Bag.  Post your photos on our Facebook page for all to see.   Once you post your photo, you will recieve a $5 gift certificate.  At the end of each month, will have a drawing for all who posted photos for a $25 gift certificate.   Each person can post one photo a month for store credit.  

  

Bag Lady Private Crop

 Saturday June 4th from 6 to Midnight

   

Calling all Bag Ladies.  You won't want to miss this!  Free Bag Lady Crop.  All Bag Ladies are welcome but we do have to limit it to the first 24 who call us to schedule for the crop.   There will be pizza, sodas, water, cookies and prizes.   410-549-5187 

 

 Save a Tree, be a Photo Scraps Bag Lady 

   

 

  This year  Quick Quotes has been nice enough to sponsor our Photo Scraps Bag Ladies.  We love their wonderful class kits.   Photo Scraps wants to do our part in the movement to go Green. Many manufacturers are using recycled papers and soy inks. Quick Quotes has provided us fun tote bags to give out to our customers who want to go green. Spend $100 on merchandise (Gift Certificates, class fees and crops not included) and you will receive a free tote bag.

  

Here is the best part. All of our Photo Scraps Bag Ladies will enjoy 5% off of all future purchases in 2011 just for reusing your bag.  We will also have special Bag Ladies Bonus Days throughout the year.  (Bag must be present for discount to apply. Discount can not be combined with any other discounts or promotions. Not valid for Gift Certificates, classes or crops.)

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We have a new Layout of the Week.  Just $6.  Ask for it at the front counter.  

 

 

You will be recieving a matching Alphabet so you can build a great personalized title on your layout.

 

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   June Calendar

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Remember - Advance
registration and payment is required for all classes 
and crops.  If we do not know you are coming to class,  we will not be prepared for you.   Our class sizes are limited and do sell out so be sure to call us as soon as you know you want to sign up for a class.  Some classes are available as kits,  just ask our staff.  You should always bring your basic tool kit (Adhesive, Scissors & Trimmer) to classes.  Refunds will be given with 24 hours advance notice of cancelation. 
 
The only events on our calendar that are Drop-in events are our two Demo Days, Creative Cafe Days and Wacky Wednesday Stamp Camp.

     

Wednesday May 25th  6-8 PM
Basic Grey Card of the Month
12 cards with lots to spare. $25
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 Sold Out - New Session Thursday June 9th  6-8 PM

Introducting Avocado Arts
Thursday May 26th  6-8 PM

 

 

 

 

Lisa Hetrick will be teaching a combination Avocado Arts and technique class.  Everyone in the class will be getting their own stamp set to use while making these fun projects.  There will be 5 projects in all.  If you prepay for the class, you may get your stamp set as soon as they come in.  Fee $27

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  You will learn this great embossing technique too!
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 Saturday May 28th from 12 - 3 pm 

Cindy's Wedding and Anniversary Cards.

We will be making 6 elegant cards perfect for giving to the newly married couple or the couple that has been married forever. Fee $24
 

 

  

 

 

 

Sunday May 29th 1-4 PM
Flower Making Frenzy
Learn how to make 12 different flowers complete with flower pot.
Please bring scissors, hot glue gun and extra glue, embossing stylus or rub-on roller.  If you happen to have the tool kit from Punch Bunch, bring it.    Regular tape runners will not be strong enough to hold on many of the flowers that we are making. Fee $24

 

 

 

Monday May 30

 We are open from 10-6 PM
 

Tuesday May 31st  6-8 PM
Beach Bum Sand Bucket chipboard album
with Gina    Fee $24
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Beach Babe Shadowbox
Wednesday June 1st 6-8 PM
Join Tracy for this sunny shadow box that you can fill with your photos.  There is even a mini album that you can fill with photos to make this an extra special wall decoration.  Fee $28
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You may have seen this fabulous project on our Facebook page.
Sunday June 5th  1-4 PM
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 Monday June 6th 6-8 PM

 

Scrapping 101 with Gina

Do you want to get started scrapbooking but don't know where or how to start? Are you overwhelmed by all the choices when you come in to shop? Do you have boxes of photos under the bed and don't know what to do next? Then this is the class for you!

Gina will teach you all you need to know to make your first scrapbook pages. You will learn how to use tools, pick colors and how to adhere your photos safely.  Please bring 4-8 photos and you will complete your first page in class.  Fee $12

 

Tuesday June 7th  6-8 PM
 

Basic Grey Page of the Month. Fee $20


 

 

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Saturday 6/11 from 12 - 3 PM

 for an all new card class!

This class is Cindy's interpretation of the fabulous cards on the Darcie's board that arrived in April. We will be making 4 bright and happy candy-colored cards.  We will be hand-cutting A LOT of pieces in this class as well as getting inky with Distress inks and daubers, so bringing your own pair of sharp detail scissors is a MUST.   The class fee includes 4 sponge daubers.

Fee $23

 

Tuesday June 14th 6-8 PM
Basic Grey Cards of the Month Class
12 great cards and lots of extras for other cards.  Fee $25
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 **** New Instructor****

 Thursday June 16th 6-8PM 

Photography 101

Be sure to bring your camera and camera manual.
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Amy B Hunter is a professional photographer and a scrapbooker who has agreed to come teach us some great new techniques to take our photos to the next level.

 

 

 

 

 

 Tuesday June 21st  6-8 PM
Flowery Family Frame Class
Lisa Halstead designed this beautiful frame filled with flowers, ribbon and rubons.  $23

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  May Design Team

Fancy Pants Beach Bum and Beach Babe

  

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Hi from Gina A!
Soooo - I was so happy to be the FIRST to complete this month's Design Team layout...1. Because I've never been first and I was happy to finally reach that honor and 2. because I absolutely LOVE the layout I created! (More about that in a moment!)

So... how did I get to be first? Well, I scrapped at the three-day crop on April 29,30 and May 1st and I used that time to create this layout PLUS two gift books, and a GAZILLION other layouts!!! (OK, maybe not THAT many, but if you've seen the pic Tracy posted of me with all my "stuff" you'll know I got lots accomplished!) If you were there that weekend you already know how much fun the 3-day crop was... please give Tracy your feedback - I'm hoping we'll be able to have another soon!!! And if you missed out, for goodness sakes, sign up quickly for the next one! I promise you'll have a ball and you'll have lots of time to accomplish a lot of art, too.

Now, how did the "first" get to be "last"???? Well, I was so happy with my layout that I placed it on the Design Team wall immediately and kept forgetting to blog - geesh! Does it justify my tardiness if I tell you that the subject of my layout - my beautiful daughter, Caitlin, GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE last weekend?!?!? So, in my defense, I was busy MAKING MEMORIES for future layouts instead of taking time to blog :)

Anyway, here it is - finally! - for those of you who haven't already seen it in the store. I thought this line was perfect for these Cayman Islands pics of my daughter and her friend on spring break last year. I've loved the photos but hadn't scrapped them yet since I hadn't found "just the right" paper and this line fit the bill with the beachy colors and turtles in the design. I used one of our paper edging punches to highlight the striped paper under the journaling block and on the right page border. A little inking of those edges brings attention to the punched detail.

This was my first layout using the very trendy "banner" look and I loved how it turned out for my title. (I used my handy Signo uniball white pen to make the "Turtle Love" letters on the banner flags) Die cuts, buttons, the flags and hearts were all embellishments from the paper line so I didn't have to do any work for matching. You'll note I pop-dotted the "swirlies" over the paper design under the "Welcome" photo. I thought that helped draw the eye to the turtles printed on the paper.

(BTW, the ladybug chipboard accent in the corner of that photo is in honor of Cait's membership in ASA Sorority since the ladybug is their mascot. Try putting little "secret" embellishments on your layouts to add special meaning - did you ever notice Allie Edwards early layouts of her son Simon always include an "S" in the design somewhere? - and another published scrapper I've seen adds a "hidden mickey" to every Disney page she designs... fun stuff to add personal meaning to your family's scrapbooks!)

Hope this layout and those of my fellow Design Team members give you some inspiration for creating your own fun layouts. Stop in to see us at the store soon
 
Photo Scraps 
1213 Liberty Road
Eldersburg, Maryland 21784
Photo Scraps Store
410-549-5187 

 

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      Fri - Sat   10-9 PM
         Sun      12-5 PM

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  Did you know that every blog entry I ever made

  is still active on our blog? Just look under the Heading on the right
 side of the blog that says Blog Archive. You will see months and
years listed. Just click on one of the listings.

 

 

One nice feature of the new site is the Event Calendar.   It lists each class and event in date order.  There is a photo of the event, important details about your classes and you can even register and pay with PayPal online!  Check out the photos in the Photo Gallery.   

 

I've been working hard to create an interactive website for all our customers to get together online, chat, post layouts, get store & class information, videos and downloads.   The first thing you need to do is register for the site.  It's free.  Then, you will be able to introduce yourself in the forum and post layouts in the gallery.  Please read the Getting Started information in the Forum.  I will still be using this blog so don't worry if you do not want to participate in the new website.  http://photoscraps.spruz.com/ 

 

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PARTIES

Whether it is a birthday party for your child, a Bridal Shower for your girlfriend or a Mom's Night Out we have a large area to have your party!!  We customize all parties to fit your specific needs. Please call the store for more details and to reserve your party date and time.  410-549-5187

YOUNG SCRAPPER'S BIRTHDAY OR SCOUT TROOP PACKAGE:

Exclusive use of our crop tables for 2 hours
Materials (adhesives, papers, embellishments, etc) provided for one mini-album or scrapbook page per child
Consultation on project in order to individualize the album for the party
Sales Associate will be on hand to guide the project with the party and provide guidance as needed
Theme to be selected by the birthday child or troop leader.

$10.00- $20.00 per child (depending on complexity of project)

Minimum 5 participants
 
BRIDAL SHOWERS
 
We would be happy to work up a special crop party for your bridal shower.  You can choose to all create scrapbook pages for the bride to use in her wedding album or a card making party to create invitaions or even thank you notes for the bride.  Prices will be customized for each party and whether or not you would like us to provide food and beverages.