Scrapbooks, Etc

Sorry

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that we haven't posted like we promised. Honestly, I don't know where the days go lately?
My excuse for not scrapping is that Cutter is living in my scraproom now, and you all know how she won't share! :)
Anyway, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

I did get inspired yesterday, Lisa and I did a road trip to Thibodaux, of all places! :) We met Vera, owner of Scrapalicious, http://scrapalicious.typepad.com/
If you haven't been, go, soon! She and Ashley are so creative!
Her store is adorable, and she's stocking all the newest products, but it's moving out of there as fast as she can put it on the shelf. Customers are even digging in boxes, can you imagine that! LOL!
It was really fun to see her projects and layouts, all very creative. I'm sure you will be inspired too.

Happy Holidays!

2008-12-02T09:43:00.000-06:00

It's true, that a person is very busy after retirement! I don't know where the days are going now. :)
Since I can't put up the Christmas tree until the boxes from the store are sorted and put away in my scrap room, it will be done, soon? And as promised we will post layouts and tips.
Until then, I hope all of you have a very Merry Christmas!

Final Sale

2008-11-06T22:17:00.000-06:00

Everything is 75% off. Friday hours are 1pm-6pm, and all sales are cash only.

Several racks are still available, as are a couple of tables.

Update

2008-11-02T19:31:00.000-06:00

As of today, there is still no new lease for the store, so I have decided to continue the sale. Starting Monday everything in the store will be 50% off.

The racks are also for sale, first come first serve.

All sales are CASH only, and all sales are final.

Store hours for this week: Monday through Friday, 1pm-6pm.

Happy Scrappin,
Jere & the Crew.

Sale Continues!

2008-10-29T10:15:00.001-05:00

As most of you know already, we do have a buyer for the store, and our plan was for her to take over ownership with no interruption to the store being open.

Negotiations with the landlord are taking longer than we both expected, so I have decided to extend the storewide sale through Thursday and Friday.
The store will be open all day Thursday, 10-6, but in observance of Halloween hours for Friday will be 10-3.
I will post more as I know more info.

Many thanks to all of you who have sent me emails and stopped by the store. I will miss all of you, and deeply appreciate all of your support for the store and your friendship through the years.
I hope to continue seeing all of you from the other side of the counter, and at crops and classes that the new owner will offer....she is full of energy and creative new ideas!

Saying Good Bye!

2008-10-22T10:33:00.000-05:00

Next Wednesday, October 29, will be our last day. Everything must go, and is on clearance 30% to 60% off.

Lisa and I will host our last crop this Friday night, and hope to see you there.

We will try to keep the store blog updated with new layouts and techniques, and maybe even some photoshop tips.

Store Wide Sale!

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All day Friday and Saturday everything in the store is 30% off. Stop in early for the best selection!

SALE

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Just to say "Thanks" to our loyal customers, Wednesday through Saturday, all Albums, Stamps and Books are 30% off.
Stop by the store to get a head start on your Christmas shopping.

Is it really October, already!

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Halloween is just around the corner. Since it's always a favorite Holiday, we've stocked up on lots of new Halloween lines.
We also have a Halloween kit, which includes 2 layouts for those of you that need quick layouts.
New School, Baby and Thanksgiving has arrived, along with lots of other themes.

Lena's Tuesday class is 6-8pm, just call to let us know you are coming.

We have lots of fun layouts and activities planned for the All Day crop this Saturday.

ALL DAY CROP

2008-09-19T13:36:00.000-05:00

Our next all day crop is Saturday, October 11. Join us for a full day of classes, cropping and fun.
Call the store or come in to reserve your spot. Payment is required to hold your spot, as this crop fills up fast. Thanks!

Lisa has a cute project planned for tonight's crop!

If you've been waiting for the new stickle colors they finally arrived. The 8x8 acrylic albums also arrived, along with lots of other goodies.

Back to Normal????

2008-09-11T10:52:00.001-05:00

This morning's hurricane forecast seems better for us, although I think we won't feel completely confident until it's on shore someplace other than here!

Starting today, we will resume normal hours at the store. We will have a crop Friday night, with 2 projects available.

Lena's Tuesday class is also back to normal

We hope all of you have power and are back to normal too.

Open, open, open......

2008-09-08T07:35:00.002-05:00

Welcome home everyone!!!!

The store will open today at 10AM.
Hours for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday will be shortened to 3PM.
Hopefully after that we can resume normal hours, and are planning to crop Friday night.
I will post an update on Wednesday, after we know Ike is leaving us alone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Scrappin!

Home Again!

2008-09-04T18:24:00.002-05:00

I hope those of you that are home, made the trip safely, and didn't find damage to your homes. Those that are still away, have a safe trip back.

Our thoughts are with our friends in Houma and the other areas that were hit hard by the storm.

I think it will still be several days before life is back to normal, and our employees can be back at the store. I will post again when I know which day we can reopen.

Everyone stay safe!!!!!

Gustav

2008-08-29T13:18:00.002-05:00

What a way to spend the Katrina anniversary, worrying about another one!
Because the path of the storm is still so uncertain, the store will be closed Saturday, in case we do need to evacuate. God willing we will reopen Tuesday.
Our wish is for all of you to be safe!!!!

Boston Bound

2008-08-25T21:32:00.004-05:00

We're very sad that Jamie will be leaving for school in Boston early next week. This Friday will be her last crop for quite awhile. If you'd like to join us for the crop, or stop in to wish her well on this new journey in her life, she's planning a fun night for all.
We all will miss her very much, but are very proud of all that she has accomplished and know she'll do very well in Boston!

If you'd like to join us for Lena's class this Tuesday night, please call the store so we can have your kit ready.

If you're looking for inspiration, we had lots of fun creating these projects

Kits are very popular, and we have lots of kits all with different themes. Here are a few preview's of some of the newest ones.

Fun Day!

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Good Friends, Good Food and lots of layouts makes for a wonderful day!
Thanks ladies, we had a great time!

Why I miss my Chalmations so much!

This Week

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all organizational items are on sale, 25% off.

Lena's Tuesday night class themes are Zoo and Beach.
Thursday is the Tim Holtz class, and we only have a few spots left
Call the store if you'd like to join us for either class.

This Saturday is the all day crop, the theme is Back to School. Wear your favorite school shirt, or your old uniform.....a prize goes to the most creative!

The giant punches arrived Friday, circles, squares and scalloped.

Finally

2008-08-01T12:38:00.002-05:00

All of the product has arrived for the Tim Holtz class! The class will be, Thursday 8/14, 6-8pm. Call the store to reserve your spot, this will be a fun class. You will learn to use his products and have some to take home.

The project for tonight's crop is a 2 page layout for Family. It's really cute, Jamie did a great job.

To continue the celebration for our anniversary, all stamps and stamping stuff will be 30% off through next Thursday.

As of last night we still had one opening for tomorrow's Acrylic Album class. If you've been wanting to learn how to work with acrylic, you don't want to miss this class. Lisa's album is amazing!

We only have 2 spots left for the All Day crop, August 16. If you are planning on coming, call soon to save your spot.

Happy Scrappin!

Acrylic Album Class

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Come create this beautiful 6x6 acrylic album this Saturday August 2nd from 1pm - 3pm. You will leave with a completed album ready for pictures! This would be a perfect gift! Space is limited so call to sign up! Fee is $35. See you soon!

Lena's Class

2008-07-29T12:02:00.002-05:00

Tonight's class themes are New Orleans and travel. Sorry this is so late. Please call and let us know if you are coming, so Lena will have a kit ready for you.

SALE

2008-07-22T10:01:00.003-05:00

To celebrate our 6th anniversary we will have a sale, starting today through Saturday, all albums are 25% off.

Tonight's class theme is Kids, boy and girl. Join Lena at 6PM to complete 2, 2 page layouts. Please call the store to reserve your kit.

Geaux Tigers

2008-07-14T19:48:00.003-05:00

Are you an LSU fan? We have the cutest mini book to display all of your favorite LSU pictures. This class will be on Saturday, July 19th from 11am - 1pm. You will create a 5x7 mini book with LSU themed accents and colors. Call to sign up, space is limited!

Catching up

2008-07-10T10:43:00.004-05:00

with some news and photos.
This Tuesday, Lena's class themes will be, swim and friendship. Please call the store to let us know that you are coming so we will have a class kit for you. Thanks.

Next All Day Crop is scheduled for August 16. Since this crop fills up so fast, payment is required to hold your spot.
We're still working on a theme, but "Back in School" may be it. Think prizes for attendance, good behavior......yeah right! LOL! We'll see what the crew comes up with. :)

Layouts for this Friday's crop is Disney and Boys.

Sorry for the bad photos, but I just wanted to post a peek at some of the layouts we've done recently with the new and some old product. We're always trying to have new ideas in the store to keep you inspired.

Happy 4th of July!!

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We hope all of you have a happy and safe holiday. The store will be closed all day Friday, but open Saturday at 10am.

Tuesday's class themes are baby, bath time and our new family. 6pm.

Beginners or anyone wanting to brush up on the basics of scrapping, Anne will be teaching 2 classes.
Saturday, July 12, 10:30am and
Thursday, July 17, 6pm
Bring your photos, sisters, love, friends or family. Tools needed, adhesive and paper trimmer.

LSU mini album class, Saturday, July 19, 11am-1pm. We have only a few spots left for this class.

Acrylic album class, Saturday, August 2, 1-3pm. Class size will be limited.

Call the store to reserve your spot for classes. 504-889-1996

New product is still arriving. The cardstock rack is full with lots of new Bazzill colors.
Beach and summer papers, stickers and embellishments.
Boy and Girl shimmer papers, felt and chipboard embellishments and stickers.

While we were at the convention we were lucky enough to take a class by Tim Holtz. http://www.timholtz.typepad.com/
It was great fun meeting him and spending time learning from him. The product has been shipped and should be arriving soon, and we will be teaching this class. If you've heard of grungeboard, distress inks and fragments but don't know what they are or how to use them, you'll love learning in this class. A sample is at the store if you'd like a peak.
I will post the class info as soon as we have the product.

Technique Tuesday

2008-06-26T16:42:00.002-05:00

Tuesday's class themes are 4th of July and Beach. Be prepared to get messy! We're making the background papers for each of these layouts, so you'll be cutting, tearing, painting and gluing, and learning lots of techniques.
Time: 6-8pm, and we will be starting at 6. Call the store by Monday to reserve your spot, seating is limited.

2008-06-19T17:23:00.003-05:00

Lots of new stuff this week. Disney, and Disney albums that are just too cute. Papers and embellishments for boys, girls, family, swim and dad.

The LSU mini album class is set for Saturday, July 19, call the store to sign up, seats are limited for this class.

Tuesday's class themes are swim and Disney, please call and let us know by Monday if you want a kit. We hate to turn anybody away, but the kits are made by Monday. I do apologize to those of you we couldn't accommodate last week.

For the Friday crop the projects are a 2 page layout about Family. Jamie is also making a journal/address book. Call the store to save your spot. If you don't want to do the projects, you are still welcome at the crop, come and work on whatever you like.

Tuesday's Class

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Tonight's themes are Birthday and Disney. Call the store if you'd like to join us for this fun class.
We also have a few kits from the all day crop classes, so if you couldn't make the crop but would like the pages stop by the store to pick them up.

Great Day!!!

2008-06-15T10:38:00.002-05:00

Thanks to all for such a great all day crop. We were so busy I forgot to take more photos, but here are the few I did get.
Thanks to my wonderful staff for the great classes you all did, it's fun to be around such creativity.
And thanks to all of you who attended the crop and made the day so special. We'll pick a date for the next one soon.

Red, White & Blue

2008-06-11T09:06:00.002-05:00

Saturday is Flag Day, and the All Day Crop. Those of you who are coming, don't forget to wear your red/white/blue to help us celebrate Flag Day. We have lots of great classes planned to keep you busy all day, so rest up Friday!
We learned lots of new techniques last week while we were away at the convention and can't wait to share them with all of you. Our new quote, thanks to Tim Holtz is, "Glue and Commit". It's working for us, so you may want to try it.
Lisa's favorite was "Embrace Imperfection" and I'm sure you'll hear it often during her classes! :)
If you're working on Hornets pages, the beezzzzzz punches arrived while we were gone.

Tip of the day: Use makeup sponges to apply paint to foam stamps. So simple, but you will be amazed at the even coverage.

New Stuff

2008-06-03T09:16:00.003-05:00

Lots of new stamps, foam and clear acrylic, and a whole rack of new paints to use with the stamps.
The show and tell albums are perfect for storing the extra photos that you won't be scrapping.

These tags are just beautiful, this is only a sample, we have lots more themes.

Don't forget to take lots of pictures for Father's day.

Tonights class theme is Disney, call the store to save your spot.

June 14 is the All Day crop. The theme is Red, White and Blue, so come dressed in those colors, a prize may be in your future!
Those of you who are signed up, please make sure we have your crop fee paid, to hold your spot.
We have lots of classes and games planned for the day, if you'd like to join us, call the store.

Just some news

2008-05-29T14:06:00.002-05:00

Beginners class is this Saturday. Tuesday's class theme is Disney, and Jamie's got more new techniques planned for the pages.

We have a couple of layouts for this Friday's crop, you can choose or do both. And of course you can always do your own thing.

Mardi Gras, New Orleans and Saints paper have been restocked, and we have a new Hornets paper and Mardi Gras paper.

The Brown Truck is still coming everyday, stop by to see all the new arrivals.
I'll try to post photos soon.

It's Graduation Time!

2008-05-18T21:58:00.002-05:00

Do you have a graduate in your family this year? We have the perfect gift. It's an 8x8 pre-made album for all of those graduation pictures. Come on by to check it out in person!

That Brown Truck

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is still coming everyday!

Poor Lisa, I'm working her to death! :) Or maybe she's trying to make up for being away at school for 5 years!
But seeing these kits she made yesterday, I remember why I missed her so much!
Thanks Blondie, the kits are Amazing!!

Fun!

2008-05-13T10:46:00.003-05:00

We are having so much fun SCRAPBOOKING! Sometimes, even I forget how much fun it really is.
We're trying to fill the requests for page kits. We have a pretty good start, but more will be coming soon.
Here's a preview, stop by the store soon, they are selling fast and each one is limited.

More new stuff!

2008-05-12T22:49:00.003-05:00

It's coming everyday! New this week:

Love Elsie Collections - they are so cute!

DCWV Dog and Cat, Baby Girl and Boy

Creative Imaginations Birthday and Old Guys Collection (It is hilarious!)

Pregnancy Journal Sheets to put right on your page

Tons of new buttons in great shapes and colors

Black Market Papers - they are really pretty

Reminisce Jet Setters Embellishments

We have been working hard putting together great kits for ya'll! Come check them out!

Don't forget to sign up for the All Day Crop on June 14th. It is filling up fast!

See you soon!

We've been busy!

2008-05-06T09:56:00.003-05:00

With all the new stuff that is arriving daily.

Lots of new albums! Some are ready for your photos, the pages are done, complete with embellishments. These albums make great gifts for the graduate, or new mom that just doesn't have time to scrapbook.
Elsie is in, and as usual just too cute. She also has mini albums to match the new papers and embellishments.
Basic Grey, is cuter than before, and has a younger feel, still shabby, but cute.
We have lots of clear acrylic embellishments, ready for painting or stamping. Cardstock stacks, lots more glazed and glitter papers, the pet papers are the cutest I've seen.
We found a new company with the neatest nostalgia papers, that can be used for so many different layouts.

We've also been busy making kits for you busy scrappers, and layouts for those that need inspiration. We are still having great fun with our projects at the Friday night crops. This week's project will be a 2 page layout. Call to reserve your spot.

Fun Stuff!

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This great layout was done at the all day crop by our good friend Nicole. She's amazing, I handed her paper and got this back!
Thanks Nicole!!!

This little mini album for the Friday crop was fun to do.

It's hard to believe it's been 5 years since we all cried because Lisa was leaving. In a few days she'll have her Masters degree and be home for good!
Looking at the LSU mini album she made it's easy to see why we missed her so much.

2008-04-29T12:47:00.002-05:00

I'm a little late in posting pics of the new product lately, so here are a few with lots more to come.

The project for this Friday's crop is a popsicle mini album. I did mine with a beach theme, but that can easily be changed to any theme you need. Call the store to reserve your spot for the crop.

And the winner is!

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The hats were soooooo much fun! Thanks to all who participated in the hat contest, and congrats to Kelly.....wow, what a hat! :)

Thanks also to my wonderful staff for the awesome classes, we couldn't do the all day without you!
Since the croppers wouldn't let us leave until we picked a date for the next one, I guess a great time was had by all. I know I had fun.
Mark your calendars for June 14, details soon.

The Latest

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We have so much new stuff coming in and it is so exciting!

Cardtock, cardstock, cardstock! New colors of regular and Bling cardstock.

Disney paper, transparencies and embellishments

Creative Imaginations Pregnancy and Baby paper

Birthday Paper and Embellishments

UnDu is Back!!

Personalized ribbon: Saints and LSU

Need some inspiration? Friday nights are the perfect time to get some new ideas to jazz up your pages. We have been planning some great demos to get your creative juices flowing! Call the store to sign up!

We hope to see you soon!

Friday's Crop

2008-04-11T10:08:00.002-05:00

We've been having lots of fun working together on a project at the Friday night crops. Tonight Jamie has done 2 Disney pages for us. Bring your Disney photos and stickles, the pages are really cute.

2008-04-02T12:23:00.004-05:00

It's been busy at the store, and the Brown truck as been coming sometimes twice a day. Just a preview of some of the new stuff.

April Showers Bring May Flowers

2008-03-30T20:01:00.001-05:00

We have big plans for the upcoming All Day Crop on April 26th. Hope you are ready for some serious "Flower Power"! Call to sign up today!

Wanted...

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Wanted...The most creative and innovative scrapbookers in the New Orleans area! At SBE, we feel that we have some of the most talented scrapbookers around and we want to showcase your beautiful work. So here's the deal...we are creating a Scrapbooks, Etc. Design Team!

A few guidelines:
1. You may pick up your "try-out" kit from the store starting this week.
2. You will create a 2-page layout (no pictures please) using all of the supplies in the kit.
3. You may use any additional supplies on your layout.
4. All layouts are due back at the store on April 4th.

Why should you try out?
1. After 3 months of display in the store, you will get to keep your layout and supplies.
2. Your layout will be hung in the store and displayed on our blog.
3. Layouts may be used for kits and full credit will be given to the designer.
4. Free cropping ANYTIME! (including Friday noights and All Day Crops)

We hope that all of you try out for our Design Team! We are sure to find some great talent! See you soon!

Latest News

2008-03-19T22:41:00.004-05:00

We have lots going on here at SBE! New products are arriving daily! We just got new Creative Impressions flowers (felt, transparent and iridescent) and ribbon (cute patterns and sports themed). Boxes from Scrapworks arrived yesterday with really cute glitter alphabets and shapes and colored rub-ons. We also have a few Crop-a-Dile Big Bites left.

We hope you had a great St. Patrick's Day weekend and took lots of pictures. The Reminisce shamrock collection would surely match!

We have so much new stuff on order and we can't wait for you to see it all!

Reminder: All Day Crop April 26th - Sign up today!

No Friday crop this week - Happy Easter!

Mark Your Calendars

2008-03-15T17:39:00.001-05:00

The All Day Crop has been rescheduled for April 26th. It will be from 10am-8pm and will involve classes, food, and lots of fun! Call the store to reserve your spot! Hope to see you there.

All Day Crop

2008-03-09T10:28:00.002-05:00

We decided that the All Day Crop is going to be cancelled for this weekend. It seems like a bad day because of at the St. Patrick's Day festivities. We will reschedule for another Saturday in April. See you soon!

More New Stuff

2008-03-05T12:50:00.002-06:00

It's so much fun when that brown truck comes to the store.
Yesterday the St Pat's day and Easter arrived, papers, stickers and embellishments. It's really cute, and I'm sure will be gone fast.

Beginners Classes: March 26, 6-8pm
March 29, 10:30-12:30
Bring Christmas and Mardi Gras photos.

All Day Crop: March 15, 10am-8pm.

New Stuff

2008-03-03T21:23:00.002-06:00

The Crop a Dile Big Bite arrived today. This bigger size will reach to the middle of a 12x12 page, or to the middle of a bucket, etc. It also sets the new sizes of eyelets. It's a great new tool.
New Easter papers and stickers from Flair arrived, along with religious papers for Communion, Bible School, etc. layouts.

Don't forget to call the store to reserve your spot for the All Day Crop, 3/15. 10AM-8PM.

Old and New

2008-02-23T10:06:00.003-06:00

I realized the other day that the old paper I had collected was just as cute as it was the day I bought it, and the fact that I hadn't used it, wasn't because it was outdated, but more likely that I just wasn't scrapping enough lately.
So scrap I did.

I had fun mixing new embellishments with my older papers. Colors change each season, so they didn't match exactly, but they did blend.
You may want to dig through your stash and see what you can find. Have fun, and just scrap!

Stuff.................

2008-02-22T11:10:00.004-06:00

Just realized we hadn't posted in a while and we needed to let ya'll know what's going on.
We've been busy ordering new product from the CHA show, some of it should start arriving next week, just in time for St Patty's day and Easter.

Saturday March 15 is the next All Day Crop. Spend the day cropping, and enjoy free classes, games and prizes.
Mark your calendars, and call the store to save your spot.

Calling all Beginning Scrappers.......join us Wednesday, March 12, 6-8pm for a class. Bring your photos, and you will leave with completed layouts.

This Tuesday's class theme is Easter.

Garage Sale

2008-02-15T11:45:00.003-06:00

Just wanted to remind everyone that tomorrow, Saturday, 10:30-2pm is the garage sale.

The Tuesday class themes
2/19: New Orleans
2/26: Easter

Garage Sale

2008-02-15T11:45:00.002-06:00

Just wanted to remind everyone that tomorrow, Saturday, 10:30-2pm is the garage sale.

The Tuesday class themes
2/19: New Orleans
2/26: Easter

Throw Me Something!

2008-02-07T19:36:00.001-06:00

I always love Mardi Gras pictures because of all the bright colors. If you are anything like me, you took a ton this year. We have a kit that is perfect for you! Just add pictures and you are done for this year! Come on by to check it out!

Classes

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Just in time for Valentine, join us Monday February 11, 6-8pm and complete a picture frame. You can choose, either Valentine or this cute boy frame.

Lena's Tuesday class theme is Valentine.
Call the store to save your spot for either class.

Happy Mardi Gras!

2008-02-01T10:51:00.000-06:00

Because of the parade schedule we won't be cropping tonight. The store will be open Saturday, 10-3, Monday 10-4, and closed Mardi Gras Day.
Wednesday we'll be back to normal hours. Come crop with us, all day for free. We had so much fun last month, we've decided to do it again Wednesday.

Have a safe and happy Mardi Gras!

Garage Sale

2008-01-26T11:23:00.000-06:00

While the weather is so bad and everyone is Scrapping, why not clean out the supplies you no longer use, and sell them at the garage sale. Call the store for your number, and bring your stuff to the store by Friday, Feb 15. The Garage Sale is Saturday, Feb 16.

Mardi Gras Schedule: The store will close at 3Pm today and next Saturday, and 4pm on weekdays until Mardi Gras.

Classes

2008-01-18T22:56:00.000-06:00

Calling all Beginners!
We will have 3 beginner classes in February.
Saturday, 2/9: 10:30-12:30
Wednesday, 2/13: 6-8pm
Wednesday, 2/27: 6-8pm.
Bring your Mardi Gras photos!

Lena's Tuesday class for January 22 is a Mardi Gras theme, and for January 29, Disney.

If you have a holiday Monday January 21, come crop will us all day for free.

1st All Day Crop of 2008

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And we had a wonderful time!
Thanks to all that came, it was so much fun seeing all those old familiar faces again, and the new ones.
Thanks to the teachers too, for all of the great classes.

Crop A Dile

2008-01-11T07:27:00.000-06:00

Big Bite is the latest version of
the great Crop A Dile, which is a favorite
tool for many of us. It will punch
a hole through anything we've
tried, so far, and sets eyelets perfectly.
Arriving in store early March.

Geaux Tigers!

2008-01-08T07:35:00.000-06:00

Thanks for a great end to a very exciting season!
Congratulations BSC Champs!
Geaux Tigers!

Happy 2008!

2007-12-29T17:59:00.001-06:00

We wish all of you and your families a very happy and healthy 2008! We will be open until 3pm on Monday, December 31st and will be closed Tuesday, January 1st. We will be cropping as usual on Friday, January 4th! Also, remember to sign up soon for our all day crop on January 12th. Hope to hear from you soon!

All Day Crop!

2007-12-27T21:02:00.000-06:00

Get ready for a fun filled day of cropping, classes, and prizes. Our next all day crop will be Saturday, January 12. The crop will be from 10 am to 8 pm and there will be several classes throughout the day including a mini book project. Call to sign up soon! We can't wait to see you!

Happy Holidays!

2007-12-19T14:20:00.000-06:00

Come in to check out our storewide sale! 20% off EVERYTHING (except cardstock and adhesive). This includes the new stuff and albums! Albums make a great gift for any scrapbooker, and we have a great selection!

I know its not even Christmas yet, but we just got the Imaginisce Easter line "For Peeps Sake" and it is so cute! We also got the Prima rhinestone flourishes which are gorgeous! We also restocked the popular fleur de lis brads and eyelets yesterday.

Also, we will be closing this Saturday (12/22) and Monday (12/24) at 3pm. Happy Holidays to all of you!

Merry Christmas

2007-12-18T08:19:00.000-06:00

To show our appreciation to all of you, we have decided to have a storewide sale.
Starting today, everything in the store will be 20% off, except cardstock and adhesive.
New product is included, so you might want to come early for the best selection.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all!

Happy Holidays!

2007-12-10T08:04:00.000-06:00

Is it that time of year.......already! I know everybody is busy Christmas shopping and getting ready for the Holidays. We've been busy too, putting out new stock at the store. If you need last minute gift ideas, stop by the store and see the cute projects the girls have made.
If you need bling, you will love, "Say it with Crystals", beautiful flourishes in crystals. New colors of Stickles arrived too, along with the new Herma adhesive dispensers.

If you are looking for other gifts and want to support a local area business, http://www.twosprouts.com/ has their adorable New Orleans Christmas Cards again this year, along with lots of other gift ideas.

The weather doesn't feel like Christmas, but my house smells wonderful since my order arrived from, http://www.nolaromas.com/

If you need to catch up on your holiday pages, join Lena Tuesday night, 6PM for her class. We'll be cropping Friday night too, 5-11PM.

The Perfect Gifts

2007-11-25T21:18:00.000-06:00

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday! I had so much fun at the store last week creating gifts for my friends and family! We have so many great gift options from ornaments to calendars to gift certificates. Come by and check out our Christmas gift table - we can't wait to see you!

P.S. We also got in a huge shipment of the cutest Meri Meri embellishments and premade pages.

Happy Thanksgiving

2007-11-17T20:31:00.000-06:00

Wishing you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!

If you need the next day to relax, join us for an all day crop on Friday, November 23. 10AM-8PM. Call the store to reserve your spot. 504-889-1996

Just an update

2007-11-09T09:30:00.000-06:00

I'm still trying to get through the boxes of new stuff, the broken foot is really slowing me down, but I will get it all out.
The calendar and album kits from Bo Bunny are out, and really cute. You can buy it as a kit or all of it a la carte. The calendar I'm working on is out on a table if you'd like a peak.
It started as a gift, but I'm thinking now I may just keep it.......pictures of my grand daughter would be really cute on it! :)
We have cases of paper holders, for those of you that requested them. And the new Disney stuff will be out of the boxes hopefully today.
The new Karen Foster themes are really neat, ping pong, computer games, pool, lots of themes we could never find before now. The military papers are really pretty, as are the sports.
Lena will be using it for Tuesday's class, and you can pick your theme.
Just a reminder, this Saturday is the recipe album class, call the store to save your spot.

Lots of New Product

2007-11-01T20:20:00.000-05:00

is arriving in the store everyday. If you need a gift idea stop by and see the the new product ideas for gift giving.

November Tuesday Class Schedule:
11/06: Thanksgiving
11/13: Kids
11/20: Family Gathering
11/27: Christmas

Saturday, 11/10: Recipe Book Class

Call the store to reserve your spot. 504-889-1996

Thanks

2007-11-01T20:10:00.000-05:00

to all who attended the Halloween Crop. A great time was had by all. Congrats to all the contest winners!

Happy Halloween!

2007-10-31T19:23:00.000-05:00

Happy Halloween to all of our wonderful customers! Take lots of pictures of your little Trick-or-Treaters tonight and then come check out our awesome selection of Halloween paper and embellishments. Hope to see you soon!

Classes

2007-10-16T12:57:00.000-05:00

If you haven't joined the Tuesday night class, you are missing out on great layouts and lots of fun.
Class starts at 6PM, call the store to reserve your spot.
Themes for this month are;
10/16: Disney
10/23: Halloween
10/30: Baby

Looking for a gift? Jamie has created a beautiful recipe book for those treasured family recipes. Class time is 11Am, Saturday, November 10. Call to reserve your spot, seating is limited.

Halloween Crop

2007-10-07T22:37:00.000-05:00

I've been told costumes are mandatory for the All Day Halloween Crop, Saturday Oct 20.
So dust off your costume and join us for a day of fun. Please call the store to reserve your spot. 889-1996.

Getting Ready for the Holidays!

2007-10-05T09:31:00.000-05:00

It's almost that time of year again. Where do the weeks go?
Lots of new product is arriving at the store daily. The class calendar will be posted soon, we are working on projects that can be used for Holiday Gifts.
K&Co's new line was designed with Ancestry. Com, and is prefect for Heritage Albums.
Karen Foster has new product in lots of their most popular lines, like
Tooth Fairy and Expecting.
The new lines from Reminisce include
Fall/Halloween/Thanksgiving, and a
really cute Rooster Theme that is prefect for recipe books.
The Christmas papers from
Heidi Grace and Cosmo Cricket
are just
beautiful.

New Arrivals

2007-09-03T19:37:00.000-05:00

Come check out all of the awesome stuff UPS has brought to SBE this past week!

SEI: Ally's Wonderland, Park Buddies, Kitty's Room

Heidi Grace: Halloween and Birthday

Paper Loft: Well Worn paper and stickers

Cloud Nine: Rain Dots (Halloween and Flowers)

Around the Block: Label Maker, Antiquing Tools and Pet Paper

Classes: 9/4 Kids and Family

9/5 Disney Mania

9/15 Beginner's

Happy Labor Day!

2007-09-01T20:22:00.000-05:00

Just a reminder that SBE will be closed Monday for Labor Day. Hope you all have a great weekend!

Happy Birthday SBE!

2007-08-29T22:15:00.001-05:00

Thanks to everyone who celebrated our 5th birthday this weekend! We had a great time at the All Day Crop! What could be better than great food, classes, and friends (and a visit from Lynn!)? We appreciate all of you!

P.S. Congrats to Rita Simpson our page contest winner!

Creative Canvases

2007-08-20T20:57:00.000-05:00

What a great way to spend a rainy Saturday afternoon! These ladies had a great time in Lena's canvas class. They all did such great work and each canvas was beautiful and different!

Reminder!

2007-08-16T21:46:00.000-05:00

We still have a few spots left for our Friday night crop this week. Also, Lena's Canvas Class will be this Saturday from 12-2pm. Call to sign up today!

Come create with us!

2007-08-09T20:28:00.000-05:00

Upcoming events at SBE:
Friday August 10th - Crop (5-11pm)
Saturday August 11th - Beginner's Class (10-12) and Wedding Class (12-2)
Tuesday August 14th - Back to School with Lena (6-8pm)
Wednesday August 15th - Frame Class (6-8pm)
Thursday August 16th - Disney Mania Class (6-8pm)
Saturday August 18th - Create a Canvas Class (12-2pm)

Call to sign up today!
The new arrivals from CHA are slowly trickling in. We hope to see you soon!

Calling all Beginners!

2007-08-01T09:55:00.000-05:00

Saturday, August 11, 10AM till noon, we will have a Beginners Class. You will complete 3, 12x12 layouts, and get a take home layout kit.
Please bring 1, color or black and white vertical 5x7 photo of a wedding, anniversary or prom.......or a "formal" shot.
6 to 8 color 4x6 photos with a Mardi Gras theme.
6 to 8 color or black and white photos or an event, person or vacation. You will learn how to choose papers for your photos.
Bring any supplies you have and your creativity!
Call the store for more info.

Upcoming classes

2007-07-20T10:15:00.000-05:00

July 21st:
Wedding class (The Groom and Rehersal) 12-2pm
Kids Camp: Picture Perfect Magnet 3-5pm

July 24th:
Disney: Epcot and Donald Duck 6-8pm

July 28th:
Kids Camp: Flower pens and decorative vase 10-1pm

July 31st:
Sea World and Universal 6-8pm

August 4th:
Kids Camp: Photo Purse 10-12pm

Call to sign up today!

New Stuff

2007-07-17T09:36:00.000-05:00

It was great fun seeing so many out of towners in the store last week. Thanks to all of you for stopping by the store!

Lots of new arrivals last week.
The new Reminisce Beach line of frosty papers and stickers is beautiful!
New Graduation line, and Lena has a sample page already done with it for ideas.
Lots of Disney, sports and new game papers and embellishments, even for Bonco.
Perfect Scrapbooks order arrived, with old and new colors of these great albums.
Cute papers with adult beverage theme for those party photos or girl's night out photos.
For a really fun embellishment, come see the light up grand adhesions. We have lots of themes that add something really special to any kids album.
For you Heidi Swapp fans, chipboard silhouettes and of course Bling!

Tuesday's class: Celebrations, birthday and father's day/mother's day.

This Saturday is Jamie's Kids Camp. Call the store for details.

Happy 4th!!!!!!

2007-07-03T21:40:00.001-05:00

We wish you all a very Happy and Safe, July 4th.

So that everyone can celebrate the holiday with their family, the store will be closed for the day. We will re-open Thursday morning.

The CHA summer show is this month, and we have already begun ordering new product. It should start arriving in the store soon.

If you have been waiting for the Baby class to start again, the first class is July 19, 6-8pm. Jamie's pages are in the store if you'd like to stop in and see them.

2007-06-30T12:31:00.000-05:00

Some of the new arrivals are these cool organizational products from Options. This stuff is built to last!

Don't miss our Tuesday Class, this week is Disney, 6-8PM.

All Day Crop

2007-06-30T12:07:00.000-05:00

We had a great time at the All Day Crop visiting with some very dear ole friends! I think we all enjoyed the classes by Lena and Anne. Thanks girls!

Cutter

2007-06-29T08:06:00.000-05:00

Just a quick note to let ya'll know that Cutter's surgery went well, and she is home with a lot of stitches! Hopefully her recovery will go quickly and she will be back at the store soon!

COLORS

2007-06-18T08:24:00.000-05:00

Luminarte has every color imaginable, and maybe a
few more than that!
Thank you Courtney and Dorian for a fun day! We all had a great time playing with the Luminarte colors and learning this beautiful technique.
And, wow, who knew Dorian really is a singer!

If you missed this Saturday, they both promise to come back again soon, and since they are so much fun, we're going to hold them to that promise!
Thanks again girls, we're looking forward to next time!

Calling All Croppers!

2007-06-14T08:14:00.000-05:00

Our All Day Crop will be on Saturday, June 23 from 10am - 8pm. You don't want to miss out on the great fun, classes and prizes. Call to sign up today (we only have a few spaces left!)
Also, don't forget that Luminarte will be in the store this Saturday. If you missed last week, you surely don't want to miss this week!

Too Cute!

2007-06-12T21:01:00.000-05:00

The new "Mango" Collection from Deja View is too cute and perfect for summer. Several croppers made adorable pages on Friday night!

Kids Camp

2007-06-12T10:51:00.000-05:00

The first session of our Kids Camp is Saturday, June 30. 10:30 - 12:30.
Each week the kids will complete a fun project. Call the store for more info and to sign up.

Luminarte

2007-06-09T23:32:00.000-05:00

Thank you Courtney for a fun day!

If you missed the fun of playing with the Twinkling H2O's, Courtney will be back next Saturday with different products from Luminate and a great project.

Join us noon to 5PM.

Kits

2007-06-07T13:38:00.001-05:00

If you missed the class, Kits for Lisa's class are available at the store.

Need a Disney Kit? Lisa and Lena are making new kits every week. Stop by the store and pick one up.

Fun Stuff

2007-06-07T13:28:00.002-05:00

2 New lines from Luxe Designs, Hoodie and Sarong. Great colors for either boy or girl!

Back by request, the Amy Butler Pink bag.

The New Arpon Tool Kit.

This weekend...

2007-06-07T09:19:00.000-05:00

Come on over to SBE! Call today to sign up for our Friday night crop, Luminarte make and take or wedding class. The Luminarte make and take will be on Saturday from 12-5. The teachers from Luminarte will help you create a project using the Twinkling H2O's and Daubers. The Wedding class is also on Saturday from 1-3pm. You will create two 2-page layouts (Bachelorette Party and The Dress).
We got two new lines from Luxe: Sarong and Hoodie. They are great for summer beach pages.
Hope to see you all this weekend!

New Arrivals!

2007-06-03T19:08:00.000-05:00

This week, the new GinX and Reminisce arrived. The GinX stuff is really cute. There is a girly line, vintage line (clocks and fleur de lis) and cars line (perfect for first drivers). The new Reminisce includes 4th of July and Wedding. The wedding line is really great for making invitations and cards.Remember to sign up for Lena's class this Tuesday. You will create two layouts: Father's Day and Graduation. Hope to see you soon!!

Crate Paper

2007-05-29T18:41:00.000-05:00

This might be one of my favorite new lines! It is too cute and the texture is awesome. There is a baby theme, birthday theme and boy theme.

Elsie is here!

2007-05-29T18:36:00.000-05:00

Elsie was waiting for me at the store when i returned from my cruise! It is so cute...you have to come check it out. It is different and funky...perfect for teen pages. Hurry in before I buy it all!

P.S. Thanks for the graduation wishes! Love ya'll!

Summer is Here!

2007-05-21T22:37:00.000-05:00

We are looking forward to a busy and fun month of June at SBE.

We have something for everyone on Saturdays in June!
June 2: Star Hanging Class.
June 9: Wedding Class.
Luminart Make n' take.
June 16: Luminart Make n' take.
June 23: All Day Crop!

Lena's Tuesday Class:
June 5: Graduation and Father's Day.
June12: Disney.
June19: Sports.
June 26: Kids and Zoo.
Come and join Lena's group and complete 4 pages each week.

We'll be open all day Memorial day, if you'd like to spend the day cropping, or join Anne's Beginners Class, just call the store to sign up.