Treasure Seekers News

October 5, 2008

Hi Everyone,

October has arrived, Thanksgiving is upon us and Halloween is just around the corner.

Scrapbook all of your fall memories with Karen Foster Designs papers, including hunting, fishing, camping, and the brand new stacked stickers to complement these papers.

For all the howling moments Halloween brings, My Little Yellow Bicycle has papers, felt shapes, cardstock stickers, and even "google-eyes" to capture all the scary costumes at your door this year.

Education, Hints and Tips

We will endeavour to provide "useful" tips in each edition of the newsletter. These will be short articles on topics related to questions we have been asked over the past weeks...

The topics for this edition are:

"Is it safe to use Rubber Stamps with my Photo Scrapbooking"

"Stamp 'N Bond Techniques"

Just click the links above, to read these short articles....lots more to come in future editions of the "Treasure Seekers News"!

New Product Line

American Crafts: Books of rub on alphabets so packed, you're sure to have enough of any letter you need!

Alphabet stickers in all new fonts and colours, from mini to extra large, there's a style and size for everyone.

Don't miss their new rub on books of Kids Calendar Creatures!

Store Hours

Now open on Mondays, Friday evenings and Sundays!

Monday to Thursday 10:00 to 5:00
Friday 10:00 to 8:00
Saturday 10:00 to 5:00
Sunday 12:00 to 4:00

Classes and Events -

We have a full line up of classes for October and November, helping you get ready for Christmas, with cards, stamps, mini albums, calendars, and the very special Karen Foster Countdown Calendar.

Check our class calendar on line, or in store, and register today for your favorite classes.

Classes in October

Thanksgiving recipes, traditional and trial, make wonderful keepsakes. Why not gift wrap them in our Favourite Recipes Tin!

Join us October 25th for the Recipe Box class featuring Melissa Frances, Crafty Secrets and Provo Craft hinged lunch box to personalize a place for your recipes, vintage or vogue! Saturday, Oct. 25th.

Birthday cards are always handy to have available. Join us for the Basic Grey Birthday Cards Class on Thursday October 23rd. Designed by Basic Grey, this card kit is full of fun!

Families are Forever - Sold Out!

Stamp of the Month - Making 6 cards, October's Stamp of the Month Class features "Snowmen Always Melt Your Heart". Always popular, our Stamp of the Month class is Thursday evening, October 16th, and repeats on Saturday afternoon, October 18th. Pre-registration is a must!

Classes in November

School Bus Album - Sat, Nov 8th - 11 am – 1 pm

What better way to get on the road to saving Back to School Memories, than in a School Bus Album!

Learn techniques, tips and tricks working with chipboard, to turn this bus shaped album into a work of the heart, with memories of school days, past, present or future!

We've limited this class to ensure lots of personal attention, so register today and 'get on the bus'

Count Down Calendar - featuring a 3 dimensional advent calendar, to help count down the days until Christmas. Complete this project for yourself, and pick up some extra kits to take home for a project with the kids! Includes a free idea booklet for additional count down calendar ideas to make throughout the year. See our sample and get inspired!

Calendars with Basic Grey - it's never too early to start a personal calendar for 2009, featuring a selection of products from several Basic Grey lines. Calendars are the gift that keeps giving, all year long.

Calendar Creations - create an original that's all about what's important to you! Join us with 12 of your favorite photos and go home with a masterpiece.

Christmas Cards with Basic Grey - whether you are new to card making, or a seasoned pro, you're sure to love the 2008 Basic Grey Christmas set! Join us to make 8 holiday cards you'll find a joy to create and to send. Bring your basic tools, Zip Dry and dimensional adhesives. This class is sure to sell out, so register early!

Stamp of the Month - not yet released, but is sure to be devoted to a Christmas theme. Join us, the third Thursday or Saturday of November to make 6 delightful cards to celebrate the season.

Check the November calendar for class dates and times.

Some important future events:

Oct 9th - Families are Forever
Oct 11th - Scrapbooking Basics
Oct 16th - Stamp of the Month
Oct 18th - Stamp of the Month (repeat)
Oct 21st - Paper Seekers - Meet-up Group
Oct 23rd - Basic Grey Birthday Cards
Oct 25th - Recipe Lunch Box
Oct 25th - The Island Scrapbook Crawl
Nov 2nd - Crop 'till you Drop
Feb 2, 2009 - The Second Annual MS Charity Crop
Feb 19th - 22nd - Camp Crop a Lot

My Night Out

Every Friday evening is "My Night Out", 6:00 to 8:00 - includes a "Make and Take", demonstrations of new products, and techniques and complementary refreshments. The workshop is also available for your use.

The Fall Island Scrapbook Crawl

If you are in the mood for some "serious scrapbook shopping" join Nancy and 40+ others as they "crawl" the island scrapbook shops in search of treats and treasures.

Contact Nancy at ballistic@pacificcoast.net for details and registration for this event - Saturday, October 25th.

We look forward to hosting the participants, at Treasured Memories Scrapbooking, late in the afternoon.

On-line Resources

On-line store

We have been busy bringing our on-line store into reality. The web site is www.1scrap.com and is growing quickly as we add new products to the listings.

Local customers can order products on-line, select the Pick Up in store option on the "shipping page" and pick up the order the next business day.

Some recently added products include: