Happy Birthday to Daisy!


Daisy on her day off!

She was just a little bit of a thing!

She spent the first year on nestled on Kevin!


Daisy our little Princess!
Daisy turns 6 today! She is such a little princess! We are so lucky to have her in our lives! I thought I would tell you the story on how she came to be OURS. 
My girlfriend's daughter had purchased a 3 month old Yorkie from Daisy, Oklahoma (hence her name). Daisy was flown to Fargo and was then picked up there. She was the tiniest little puppy and so adorable. I think she weighed in at 2 pounds. My girlfriend's daughter was overwhelmed with the responsibility of a puppy and thought she might have an allergy to her, so I got a phone call a week later. She asked if I would take/buy Daisy. I was on my way to work that evening and said I would, but couldn't get her until the weekend. She replied that it had to be now, and was on her way over. Luckily, Kevin was home to welcome her. Howie was not impressed with my decision. He said that we did not need another dog. He also said that he would not be seen walking a little thing like that! 
Daisy slept in her kennel at night and she was fine with that. One night I was calling her to go to bed and Howie said, "Cold kennel or warm bed, it is up to you", I knew at that split second that he was hooked on her! She never slept in her kennel again and prefers sleeping under the covers with us!
Six years ago we still had our beloved Benji. He was our first dog ever and he was the best. He was a rescued dog and we were so fortunate to have had him in our lives. We knew that his days were numbered and that a decision was going to have to be made. He passed away 3 weeks after Daisy came to us. 
Needless to say, we loved Daisy from the minute she set foot in our house. She became Kevin's little princess and my baby girl! Howie just kept repeating that we did not need another dog!! 
And so six years have passed and she is so much apart of our lives at home and at the store. She waits at the front door every morning to go to work. Happy Birthday Daisy!

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I'm Back!

Being away at the end of January made February hit me with a thud! I was not ready for this second month of 2012.
However, now I am, and feeling good about the month. I found this graphic and it completely tells how I feel right now! I love this retro stuff! It makes me smile.

Florida was fabulous and what can I say but it was WARM! It was so nice to be with my Mom, sister Anne, niece Carrie and my Aunt and Uncle. It will be a Birthday worth remembering for my sister! I came home and Kevin greeted me with, not "Hi, missed you" but "What dumb thing did you do this time?" I am known for doing dumb things on holidays. It is just a given. My family takes me on holidays for the pure entertainment of the dumb things I do. For example, driving in LA, at night, 19 lanes of traffic and forgetting to turn the car lights on. "Why are people honking at me? I am doing the speed limit." Driving with the truck open, wondering why I can't see anything through the rearview mirror. Duh! The list goes on and so many are too embarassing to mention. However, I came home from this trip CLEAN. Nothing to report. Whew. 

Great Scrapbooking pic!


 Gorgeous sunsets every night!


One happy family!


The CHA Show is over and boy are there a lot of great new releases and products coming out! There are so many Youtube videos out there showcasing them. If you haven't seen any yet, they are worth watching. Just google CHA 2012 on Youtube. All the papers are gorgeous and I will be adding some new lines. Renee has been ordering up a storm. I think she thinks I won the lottery! I will post all the new stuff later. 

Class schedule and project pictures are on my website. Scrap-a-page was a delight to make. I LOVE My Mind's Eye FunDay paper! I also loved the pictures I used. Trevor at age 5! A flood of great memories came back to me. Scrapbooking does that to you! 
Scrap-a-Page
Louis Riel Day is on Monday, February 20th and I thought since many of you will be at home, why not spend the day at the store crafting. This Matchbook Paper Bag Album is truly amazing and you will want to make more. Susan, a Design Team member, created this album with a Christmas theme and we all fell in love with it. So, I recreated it using the Snowfall Bo Bunny paper and it is so Glittery! The pictures do not do it justice at all. Sign up early as there will be limited seating. 
Matchbook Paper Bag Album
 Thursday, February 16 is "SMASH DAY!" Let's get together to work on our Smash books and to "show off" what we have done! It will be a smashing good time!


Daisy turns 6 on February 15th! She is such a good store greeter! I really should have a party for her. LOL 
A couple were in on Saturday and said they couldn't quite remember where the store was and then they spotted Daisy in the window! Daisy is so much a part of the store. She was even there greeting people when I was away. 


Well, that's it for now. I have to spend the rest  of the day in the kitchen. We are having Kevin's Birthday Dinner today! 
Have a great week and Happy Crafting!


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Happy Valentine's Day!



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A Great Weekend!

Last weekend was wonderful! Nine of us went to Jessica Lake Lodge for a Scrapping Weekend. My girlfriend Laurie Scarfe opens up her home for us to crop in and when it is time to call it a night, we go to their gorgeous cabins. We have been doing this for several years and we all look forward to it. We go again in June, so if you are interested in coming just let me know. I got so much accomplished in those 3 days! I created almost 30 different cards for kits. Wow, I was a card making machine. Now everything has to be cut and kitted. 
It is really beautiful there and ever so peaceful. Laurie and I were walking to the cabin late in the evening and met a couple of deer on the way. It is like you are in a Disney movie! I was waiting for the birds to land on my shoulder and then I would start singing and ... you get the picture!
I had the best sleeps there, too. I have decided that I need a king-size bed, by the lake and to sleep alone! lol 

The ladies are busy creating!

Trin checked off all projects as completed on her list!

My space. I had a view of the lake and the dish containing food for the deer.
Hard to believe that January is half over! It has been a great month. Classes filled up quickly! The 12 weeks of Card Making and the "Month-at-a-time"Scrapbook pages are both full with 30 ladies participating! All Day cards is on Saturday with a full house, so I guess I had better get the Chili made. It is always a fun day of card making.


I leave for Florida in a week. I am so looking forward to seeing my sister, niece and mom. Oh, and I guess it will be nice to feel the warmth of the sun! Oh, and I can't forget the shopping! 
Cindy will be teaching the classes that week and I have put her in-charge of the All-Day Scrap. There will be 18 of you that day. Oh, just think of all the yummy food. 
Scrapbookers is getting a new POS (point of sale) system this week. We are going high tech here! Should be an interesting time entering all the products, etc. into the system! I guess I know what I am doing when I get back from Florida. 

New product has arrived. The Perfect Pearl Mists are here in all the colours. The New Sew Stamper, Imaginisce Spring/Easter paper and Stamp and Emboss Sets. These sets are amazing! Hero Arts stamps and Sizzix have come together with a great idea. You stamp first with a background stamp and then emboss with a coordinating folder. The results are gorgeous. 


Kevin's birthday is at the end of the month. I am still in the 80's with my scrapbooking! Will the 80's ever end! Here is a layout I did for Sketch Club. I thought that it would be appropriate to use his birthday photos, even if they are 25 years old! 




Celebrating Kevin's Birthday!


Look at the time. Almost 2am. My husband is away this week, but I still need the king-size bed at the lake for my good night sleep! 
Have a great week and Happy Crafting!



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Happy New Year!

2012 is here and I have a feeling that it is going to be a fabulous year! There will be lots happening at Scrapbookers, and I will keep you posted! 
New Year's Eve was a little different this year.  We actually stayed up until midnight and saw the ball fall. (well I did, Howie was downstairs doing laundry while I was yelling, "Get up here!") I was babysitting Brooklynn and she was fast asleep. Boy, do we know how to celebrate on New Year's Eve! 
I wanted to show you one of my Christmas presents. My sister Anne sent me this Quilled creation. She and her husband were in Vietnam a few months ago and she picked this up in a store in Hanoi. Amazing isn't it! It is 8" x 8". Can you imagine how many hours that took to make. The quilling strips are 1/16" wide. 

Quilled village picture

Close up of the work
She also gave me a trip to Florida! Don't I have the best sisters! Anne turns 50 on January 27th (I have very young sisters!) and we will be celebrating in Sarasota, Florida. She said that I am her Birthday present to herself. Wow, I just love her to bits! Also, her husband will be away and my mom will be in Florida, so she wasn't going to celebrate on her own. So, Anne, my niece Carrie and myself are leaving on January 24 and returning January 30th. A week in the sunshine. Can't wait. Cindy will be looking after the store and I thank her so much for doing that for me.  
I will also be going on the Jessica Lake Retreat with eight ladies on the weekend of January 14th. My girlfriend owns Jessica Lake Lodge and we go there a couple of times a year to scrapbook. 
And an end to the post brings a game of Memory with Dylan. He got the game all set up to play on my iPad. Note the names of the players! 




So, as you can see, 2012 is starting off to be a great year. 
Enjoy your first week of 2012 and Happy Crafting! 

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As the end of the Year nears...

Christmas was a wonderful family day for the Whatmans, and once again I proved that we can celebrate the day without decorations. Yep, I did it again. Not even a tree. I will admit that my family was a little shocked when I handed out the Safeway bags filled with their stocking stuffers. I did feel shame for a minute, but it passed. The funny thing is I used to be a huge Christmas decorator. I have boxes of decorations and most of them I made or hand-painted. I also love snowmen and have oodles of them in my Christmas stash. Oh, and the tree! Loads of handmade ornaments and thousands of lights are packed away. Plus the excitement I use to feel. I couldn't leave a present untouched. I had to shake and feel and try and guess it's contents. I remember when I use to carefully unwrap a present, check what it was and tape it back up. The unknown drove me crazy! I use to send cards, bake, cook, shop and the what the heck has happened? I just lost my Christmas spirit and I know where it went. It went to the store! It is locked inside the four walls and just doesn't want to leave with me! Hopefully, next year the Christmas spirit will once again fill my home and I won't be passing out Safeway bags filled with goodies. 
The Design Team has been busy and below you will find three more District Market Burlap Panels beautifully done by Rhonda, Deborah and Brenda.


Created by Rhonda Alsop

Created by Brenda Duncan

Created by Deborah Marasa

 Design Team member Cindy Phelan has created this unique "Travel Log" folio using Simple Stories Destinations paper. It is designed to hold pamphlets, pictures and whatever else you have collected while traveling on your trip. Kits will be available in January. 


Front cover of the "Travel Log"

inside

inside

 Design Team member Deborah Marasa has created these gorgeous cards. She loves detail and loves October Afternoon Sidewalks paper. The cards were on display in the store and so many of you asked for kits, so...it is now an All-Day Card Class in January.


All-Day Cards Class

 I know you are going to say "Valentine Cards? Really?" and the answer is yes! There is a Valentine Card class coming up with three interactive cards. 
Valentine Card Class
 I just love the LYB Winter Twig paper and have created a 2-page layout using this fabulous paper. My niece Kara is growing up. Most of you are familiar with Kara. I have used her pictures for many years on my layouts. She is now 15 years old and a beautiful young lady. I must admit that I do miss my little Kar Kar! She has grown up way too fast!


Scrap-a-page
Check out my website, as the January Class Schedule is now posted.
Have a great week and happy crafting!
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Ho Ho Ho :)

December has arrived way too fast as usual. I haven't even decorated the store, let alone my house! Hopefully, I will get a tree up this year! The newsletter is done and class pictures can be viewed on the website. What great projects for the month of December! Cindy created this gorgeous mini-album using the NEW Bo Bunny Snowfall paper. 


 Last Minute Gifts has been an annual December Class for years and this year you will love the gifts once again. The Teabag dispenser is lovely and functional! Linda created it and yours will be very similar to the one pictured.



 I love Penny Black Stickeroos and you will too! What quick and easy cards you can make with them. There are lots of Christmas Stickeroos to choose from. Here are some samples of the cards in the class.

 Cindy created a great Recipe mini-album using the TPC "Let's Eat It" paper. What a wonderful gift this would make. 



 The Design Team are starting to bring in their Burlap Canvas Creations that I challenged them to make. Cindy created a clock with hers. "Time 2 Create". Beautiful and brilliant!



 Susan created a gorgeous canvas using her "Mom circa 1942". What a keepsake it is.



 I was colouring with Copics and now have 4 NEW card kits available for sale. The images are stamped for you, so you just need to colour them and assemble the cards. Easy peasy! I love the Hedgehogs and the old couple is just darn cute! 



I have a busy weekend ahead. I am attending a Card Swap on Friday evening and all 14 cards are made and ready to swap! I The Christmas Green Sale is on Saturday with anything green on a product in the store is 25% off. I will be having a Demo of the Sew Ribbon and you will be making a Make and Take using it. Then, I am babysitting Brooklynn over night and she is going to be a sweetheart for her "Grandma". Sunday I am having 12 for dinner. We are celebrating Carole and Tanya's Birthdays. Guess I won't be decorating for Christmas this week! HO HO HO !
So that brings me to the end of this post. Have a great week and Happy Crafting!

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PS. December 6th is Senior's Day at the store. 10% off your purchases. 

Card Kits and more


There are some new card kits at the store. The Christmas Candles and the Christmas tree are favourites of mine. I love the 3-D effect! These cards sell in a set of two as shown in the picture above.

We have a Design Team meeting tonight and I am challenging the ladies with the NEW Burlap canvas by Tim Holtz. I can't wait to see what they create with these. Ya gotta love Tim!
A decorated canvas would make a gift to be cherished.


Also NEW to the store are the Tim Holtz District Market Notecard Sets. They are gorgeous and will be great to embellish!



My Mind's Eye FUNDAY Kraft Paper is unbelievable! Get ready to fall in love with it! The patterns, the colours and the weight of the paper are fabulous! 




Wednesday will bring another order and in it is the Bo Bunny Snowfall paper line and the Little Yellow Bicycle Winter Twig paper line. Can't wait to put it all out! 

Bo Bunny Snowfall

Little Yellow Bicycle Winter Twig


Leave a comment to get a chance to win a SMASH mini folio! I will make the draw at the end of the month. 

Have a great week and Happy Crafting!


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I am the owner of Scrapbookers Anonymous & more, located in Winnipeg, MB. at 1324 Portage Ave. I am very fortunate to have people like Carole, Kevin and Brenda to help me with my business. I have always loved to craft! I am so lucky to love what I do and do what I love! I have been married to Howie for over 30 years. I have 2 sons, Trevor and Kevin, daughter-in-law Rose and my sweet little Yorkie, Daisy.

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