Happy Thanksgiving and Black Friday Specials

I would like to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving.  I am so blessed and hope that you each take time out of your busy day of cooking, visiting and reminising to remember what you are thankful for.  I have been very busy in the store lately and not able to spend as much time with family and I would like so I am incrediably thankful that I get to spend the day with my loving husband and wonderful son as well as my extended family.

Can you believe that I am going to open the store at 5:00 am Friday morning !? Yes, that's right 5:00 AM (that's in the morning...lol).  YIKES !  How crazy am I ? (Don't answer that, it is meant as a retorical question).  I will be serving doughnuts for as long as they last.  We will be having all kinds of great shopping bargins going on Friday and Saturday so hurry in...and bring me coffee, sweet-n-low and cream...haha.

Ok, so here is what you are truly waiting for..... BLACK FRIDAY SPECIALS....

10% off Machines (i.e. Cuttlebug, Sizzix Texture Boutique, Bind-it-All, DreamKuts, and Silhouette).  Buy a Silhouette and recieve a FREE roll of vinyl.

Buy 2 Get 1 FREE Glimmer Mist from Tattered Angels.

25% OFF Basic Grey and Cosmo Cricket (including chipboard sets, Blackboard Boxes and Spinners from Cosmo Cricket)

10% OFF Tim Holtz / Ranger Idea-ology and Inkssential (Does not include inks, stickles, embossing powders or distress paints)

40% OFF Shimmerz Paints

$ . 99 Kaiser Craft Bling and Felt and Special Pricing on Kaiser Craft Beyond the Page Kits.

oops..almost forgot.....

Prismatic 12x12 Paper Pack containing 12 matching sheets regular $6.80 on SALE for $4.99.

Saturday is draw for your discount day at Precious Scraps.  Your discount will not apply to the above special promotions.

Stop in and see all the new Christmas papers we have in stock.  We are also now taking Christmas orders on cards, ornaments, frames, and checkbook covers. We also have a great selection of calendar kits that are going fast so stop in soon to get yours.

Again, take time to remember how blessed we are.  Thank you to all of my friends and family who have stood by me this year through this new venture in my life.....I couldn't have done it without you.  Love you all..........

Saturday is World Card Making Day and Paper Crafts Magazine has all kinds of activities going on in celebration so be sure to check out their website for more information. For this extraordinary day Precious Scraps will be celebrating with 3 Make-and-Take stations featuring a variety of techniques as well as $1.99 My Mind's Eye Page Kits. Also, with each purchase receive a special gift from Precious Scraps. All of this will take place on Saturday from Noon - 5pm. Be sure also to check out our October Class Schedule. If you have not been to one of our classes you don't know what you are missing.

Texture Boutique's are in......

Edit: To answer a couple of questions about the texture boutique: Yes, you can use other company folders in the machine, it does state that it voids the warranty if the machine breaks however with another company folder in use.... Also, you can use the texture folders from Sizzix in other machines. I have tried both processes and they work great.

I love this little machine, isn't it CUTE ?? This is the new Texture Boutique by Sizzix for those who love to emboss. This machine is made specifically for embossing. We also received several of the Embossing Folder Sets. The machine retails for $29.99 and the embossing folder sets are $10.99. I have already had the Halloween set out playing with a card layout. For those who want an embossing machine without die cutting capabilities, this is the machine for you. Below are some of the Texture Embossing Folders that we currently have available in the store.

New Stuff.........

Hey ladies --- I am so overwhelmed right now that keeping up with the blog seems to be the last thing I have time for. I am so sorry for not posting on a regular basis. Since arriving back from CHA I have not stopped. We have been receiving boxes almost daily. This is GOOD since it seems like Christmas everyday I go to the store but on the flip side I have to find some where to put it all. I am going to place some up-to-date photos of some of the new merchandise, if you have any questions you can email me at preciousscraps@bellsouth.net or call the store during business hours. Hope all is well with you and look forward to getting to spend more time on the blog very soon.



Me and Kimberly Crawford at the Spellbinders Workshop at CHA. I was in the very front row in this workshop and the young lady leading the class was introducing the Spellbinder Team. I about came out of my seat when I heard Kimberly's name, I couldn't wait for class to end to go back and meet her. I have always admired her work as she is amazingly talented. She is the sweetest person to meet, genuinely a true kind soul. Thanks Kimberly for taking the time to speak with me and my hubby..



Updated pic of the store... we've added the planter to the side and the signs on the sides and front. We will plant shrubs and flowers in the spring, simply too much to contend with right now. We are also working on restoring an antique church pew to go on the front patio.



We FINALLY have our new cardstock, Prismatic Paper. We carry the entire Prismatic line in 12x12 and 8 1/2 x 11 as well a selection of metallic papers and sea weed papers.


Making Memories Paints (this will come in handy with all those frames the local ladies have been busy making)






New School papers for Stewart County Schools. We have custom papers for both grade schools, the middle school and the high school as well as senior albums and stickers.







New Scrapbooking Collection from Karen Foster




Abbey Road by My Mind's Eye



Ooh La La by My Mind's Eye



Spider Web and Boo to You by My Mind's Eye



Merry Days of Chistmas and Colorful Christmas (in store but not out on the shelf yet)










Cowgirl Collection by Karen Foster



Full line of Tim Holtz Distress Inks from Ranger



New ribbon from May Arts......more is on the way.....






Restocked Flower Soft. This product is out the door as soon as we get it in. I couldn't even get the first shipment unpacked before it sold out. Everyone was buying it out of the box....

More collections from Paper House Productions......

A simple layout with a photo of my sister Peggy and her grandson (my great-nephew) Trent fishing.


Band Collection


Beach Collection


Country Life Collection


Softball Collection


Rock Star Collection


Hunting Collection


Fishing Collection


Civil War Collection (This works well with Fort Donelson National Park here is Dover)


New from Kaiser Craft. (we are still awaiting some of the items to complete the collections)




We have a small gift section featuring some local crafters and photographers for those that stop in looking for a gift other than scrapbooking or paper crafts.



We also have a small selection for cross stitching and such. I had several request for these items (mainly my sister and nephew's wife) since the area Wal-Mart had quit carrying DMC thread.





Here are a few creations that the two have made that I keep displayed in the store. My sister Peggy made that Precious Scraps and Sisters stitchery and Valerie, my nephew's wife, made the the "Never let yesterday fill up today" one for my birthday this past March.


Have you seen this......



The tree on the front is from none other than our own Claire. Congratulations Claire!

Also a big shout out to Beth (aka Babies) on the PTI forum. Congrats on your newsletter article.

I know this was a long post and I am sorry. I have tried to mention most of what has arrived so far. We still have shipments from Sizzix, Quickutz, Cuttlebug, BoBunny, Kaiser Craft and much, much more. Thanks for stopping by Precious Scraps. Bev

Photos from PTI Booth at CHA......

Hey Ladies.......I have 473 photos to post! I was so overwhelmed at my first CHA event I about had heart failure. And, they tell me this show was only about a fourth of what the show usually is. There was over 1700 exhibitors at the Trade Show and my DH and I stopped at every booth. The consumer show was awesome, well at least the PTI Booth was, that was the only one I went to. It was so crowded in that showroom. It took me quite some time to go through the PTI booth and after that and the previous trade show experience I was ready to head back to Tennessee, we were exhausted.

I will be back with Trade Show photos as well as some samples from workshops we took. I want to start out with the photos from the consumer portion of the show and the PTI gang. So hold one to your seats, here we go........


This one is for Niki. I told here I was going to look for traces of her at the show since she couldn't attend. Nichole had made this display up with a quote from the design team as well as a sample card from each person. I missed you Niki, you are definitely going next year!


I spotted Nichole the minute I walked in the door. She and Dawn was at the entrance to the PTI booth greeting everyone. I stood in line and listened to ladies talk about not ever having heard of PTI (I didn't know such people existed, lol)but it (PTI) must be good since there was such a long line and that "that lady" must be famous because everyone wanted the picture taken with her. I, of course, gave them a crash course in PTI, their products and Nichole. They said I "must be a major fan of PTI", to which I replied proudly the "I am!" These ladies proceeded into the booth in front of me as well and asked for suggestions along the way, needless to say, I think they spent more than intended since I insisted they "had to try" this or that.

Let me take a minute to say that I also got to me Julie and Jane, Co-Owners of PTI along with Nichole. Also, Nichole's husband (David) and I am assuming Julie's hubby (JD Haskemp, forgive me if I am wrong)worked very hard keeping the booth fully stocked. And my, oh my, what "eye candy". Forgive me Nichole and Julie, but it just had to be said. We women enjoyed the "stock boys" you had working. lol


I just love Dawn. She is so kind. She constantly had a smile on her face. She has the most amazing talent. I wish I had a tenth of it.


Heather and Michelle with Me at the Show, thanks girls for the photo op! I told Mish that I had the card from the Quilters Set on my Screen Saver. I think she thought I was some strange stalker. lol


Here is Heather and Michelle (Mish) at the Make-n-Take table outside of the booth. These girls were working hard. Debbie was also there but I seemed to have missed her in the picture. Sorry Debbie.



Me and "The" Ashley Newell. I recognized this lady right off. She is beautiful, talented and so sweet! Don't forget our discussion Ashley about coming to Tennessee.



Just behind me in the booth was Julie Masse. When I ask if I could have my photo with her she said "Who ? Me?" She must not realize what a large fan base she has and that I admire her work as well as her obvious faith greatly. She was so friendly as we chatted throughout the booth.


This is Taylor Van Bruggen from Taylored Expressions. I snapped this picture as she was talking to Nichole and Dawn. I recognized her right away. She was there with the SplitCoast Stampers Booth.

The rest of these are photos of the samples in the booth as well as the new PTI T-Shirts!



































































I will "attempt" to be back tomorrow with more photos from the Trade Show that will give you a sneak peek into what's to come. Thanks for stopping by Precious Scraps, Bev

CHA Photos.......delayed

Good Morning everyone. I have 217 pics from Tuesday at the CHA show and 192 from Wednesday and yesterday but cannot get them to load. The speed here at the hotel is horrible and my system times out before getting even 1 pic uploaded. We are off headed to the consumer show this morning (to the PTI booth) and then headed back to Tennessee. I will attempt to post pics Saturday evening from home. I know you are dying to see all the new merchndise from the show, it was AMAZING. I haven't ran into Nicole and the gang yet but I did get to see Kimberly Crawford in my Spellbinders Class. I will post a pic with the others, she is soooooo super sweet. We took some great workshops while here and have those projects to share as well. We also did some MAJOR ahopping for the store. I will let everyone know what is coming in as soon as I have time to sit down and list it all myself (lol). One that I can tell you about is Flower Soft. This is amazing prodect and so simple to use. It should be arriving in about 6 weeks. For those of you that come to the store I am going to take my laptop up there and let all the pics show on a slide show so that you can see them. If anyone can tell me how to do that and add it to my blog I will, I just don't know how, lol.

Well, gotta get to packing so I will check in later. Thanks for stopping by Precious Scraps.

CHA and Orlando.......Here we are!

Day One........

Here we are in Orlando, Florida for the Summer CHA (Craft and Hobby Association) Show. All I can say is WOW ! First let me start out by defining "we". That would be myself and my husband, Larry. He has got to be the BEST husband in the world. I mean, how many of you can say your husband could be dragged to a CHA show and participate in the workshops much less volunteer to do so. I had a dear friend who was going to attend with me but for reasons beyond her control she was unable to so do (miss you K) so my husband agreed to come along so I wouldn't have to make the drive alone. Yes, I said drive, 12 hours! (I refuse to fly). Anyway, I had signed my friend and I up for several workshops that I thought I would have to miss half off since she couldn't attend. My DH said he would be happy to attend and get the kits and take notes for me, I didn't even have to ask. Isn't he great! We needed a vacation since we haven't had time to spend together since we started the store so this worked out great.


(this is me and Larry after a long hard day or workshops)


(this is the convention center lobby at the west wing)

We started our day out by leaving Tennessee at 9:30 am on Sunday morning and arrived at 1:30am Orlando time. (We stopped several times to stretch our legs and grab a bite. I had a 8am class this morning as did Larry, but he decided to sleep in and skipped class. His class was with Piggy tales so I picked up his kit and will put it together later and show you. My class was with Clear Scraps. I loved this class and was able to experience so many first and try out some great products. I will be bringing this knowledge back with me and teaching this class in the store.

I got to use Copics to airbrush with, which was a first, as well as use Copic refill inks to stamp with (like Ranger Alcohol inks). We used some transparencies from Prima that you can color on with the Copics that turned out stunning. I know that I will be headed to the Prima booth tomorrow to place an order. For those of you wondering I already carry the Clear Scraps Albums in the store. This is one of those projects that you have to see in person to appreciate. I still have to finish mine. There is a title to be put on the front from chipboard but I haven't decided what photos I am going to use yet so I am waiting on that and I still have to put the last page together. I will post another pic when it is complete but I was so excited that I wanted to go ahead and post a little of it.



My next class was with Hero Arts. I enjoyed this class well as we used water coloring on our cards which is something I don't do ofen so this was a challenge. I had the priviledge of meeting Jennifer McGuire.She is the sweetest little thing. The team from Hero Arts did a great job. This is another booth that I am anxious to visit. I will post the pics from this class tomorrow, I have a few touch-ups to do. But here is a pic of me and Jennifer.



Guess who I saw..........that's right, just next door to my class was Tim Holtz. I was Tim's teacher's assistant 2 years ago at CKU in Nashville. I love his products and carry a large selection in the store. We are trying to get a class organized this month so be sure to check back ont he blog for more information. I am going by the booth tomorrow to order everything needed so it is just a matter of if it comes in in time for the class. We will keep our fingers crossed. This is a class you will not want to miss!

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Larry's class was with Quick Qoutes for which again he picked up the kits that we will complete and post later. I saw the young lady that taught the class in the hall and she approached Larry and I and told be he was very attentive and took excellant notes, A+. I can't wait to rip open these kits and get to work. The completed ones I saw from some of the other retailers was awesome.

We had a short break for dinner and a little shopping. Since Larry had been such a goodd sport I took him by the Harley Davidson store here in Orlando and bought him a few goodies. We got some great t-shirts, sweat shirts, patches and a hat. We meet a wonderful young lady from Rome, Georgia who worked there..... hi Brittany. Thanks for the wonderful service and conversation.

After dinner, back to the convention center for two more workshops. Larry's was with SRM Stickers and Cosmo Cricket. They created a 2010 Calendar. Again, you know the drill, pics later.

My class was my absolute favorite so far! I went to a Flower Soft workshop. I had been thinking of getting this for the store after I saw Beth (babies, PTI forum) and Niki use it, now I KNOW I will. This was so easy to use, I was stunned. We made some amazing cards. I got to meet Susa, the inventor of Flower Soft as well as their TV demonstrator, Noreen. Mark from the Indiana distribution center and his wife were there, as well as, Rachel from customer service. These are some the kindest people I have met. I could listen to the beautiful accents of Susan and Noreen all day (from the UK). This product is amazing, I cannot wait to get my order in first thing in the morning. I have been assured it will ship immediately.


(Susan, the creator of Flower Soft, me, and Noreen, their demonstrator)


(The first card we made, I am stunned that "I" actually did this)


(another card we created)


(Susan and Noreen's name tags, they are so cute)

I have a lot more photos but trying to upload them a the Hotel is proving to be trying so I will wait until I get home. These few will give you just a little taste of the wonderful things we are experiencing while a the CHA Summer.

That's about it for tonight. We are exhausted so we are back at the Hotel for a good nights rest to prepare for tomorrows show. I will try to get as many photos as possible and be back to post tomorrow evening. We have 7 am workshops in the morning so enjoy the projects and as always, thanks for stopping by Precious Scraps, Goodnight.....