Shabby Pumpkins

Sorry folks.. forgot to take a photo, but I'll link up the tutorial I found on making the shabby pumpkins we made today at the make 'n take.  Check out the tutorial here... by MsLiberty25.

Here's the basic instructions:
1.  Cut 12x12 cardstock in half so you have 2 6"x 12" pieces.  You can make 2 pumpkins with one sheet.  You can also adjust the size of your pumpkin by cutting it to desired length.

2.  Then cut the sheet into 5/8" strips.  You should get about 19 strips.

3.  Punch holes on each end of the strips.

3.  Using long brads, stick all strips through the brad and secure by opening up the feet.

4.  Fan out strips and select strip closest to the brad head.  Starting with that strip, stick the other end of the strip through another brad.  Select a strip on the opposite end.  Then repeat, selecting strips on opposite ends.

5. Close up brad and decorate!

You can see pumpkin samples at the shop!  Great for housing goodies like Halloween candy and other small gifts!

Happy Halloween!

Can you believe October is over?  Before the month ends, I thought I'd pop in to share the make 'n take project from the Anniversary Sale.  I literally came up with this project the morning of the make 'n take!  Talk about procrastination!!!

For a few years now, I've been meaning to teach everyone how to make the mini backpack that I've been spying all over the internet.  Of course, by now, its pretty old news.  I thought everyone would think- been there, done that... but that wasn't the case.  Everyone seemed pretty happy making this project.

Since the Tim Holtz mini treat bag die arrived just in time for the sale, I decided to use it in the project.  It was just the right size to become a backpack!  Don't assemble the bag until you are done adding straps.  To create the flap, I just punched out a 3" scallop circle and folded it in half.  Adhere one half to the back of the bag, leaving the other half without adhesive.

Then punch holes in the back.  You can measure in about 3/8 of an inch from top/bottom/sides.  Tie ribbons so that knots are on the inside, then seal up the bag.  Add velcro to the flap to allow it to open/close. I added the ghost from Imaginisce.   He was perfect since he did not require any coloring!!!  This bag was perfect to hold a couple of Halloween sized candies.

Of course, you can try different sized bags for different sized backpacks..  you get the drift right?

Special thanks to Tracy for taking over blog duties while I was on vacation!  Maybe she'll start posting more often? :)  Happy Halloween Everyone!

Thank You!

For those of you who missed out on Debi's Anniversary Sale make 'n take, this is another example of that same type of gatefold card. Instead of using the blossom Quickutz die Debi used, I decided to try out my new favorite dies-- the large Sakura! As a twist, I taped down the flaps of the card.

The cover looked a little plain, so I added a label on the bottom with a thank you sentiment.



When you open the card up, it reveals Kiyomi!


And here's a close up of her..


Hope you enjoyed this variation on Debi's make 'n take...

8th Birthday Cards & Winners!

Before we get to the winner list, we wanted to thank everyone who entered into our birthday card contest! Here's some eye candy on what came in...

By Sharon Miyasaki

By Evelyn Duarte

By Lucinda

By Karen Inouye

By Kristen Wong

By Annie Lurg

By Don Barnes

Thank you to everyone who entered our card contest! We have a surprise... everyone who entered will receive a prize! We were lucky enough to get great donations from all of our sponsors and thought we should share it with those that submitted an entry. Stop in the store to pick up your prize. Thanks for entering!

And now for the list of winners...

$100 Gift Certificate Winner: Carol Saito

$50 Gift Certificate Winner: Janice DeMello

Other winners:

Noela L.- Seahorse game
Michelle M.
Laura U.
Angie S.
Karen H.
Sharon M.
Maxine Y.
Janet M.
Jasmine D.
Bobbie W.
Cami N.
Ev D. (hourly giveaway)

Congratulations to all! Please stop by the store soon to pick up your prize. And thank you to all of our generous sponsors!

CC's Designs
Dandelion Designs
Hero Arts
Lawn Fawn
Notions Marketing
Sister Stamps
The Greeting Farm

New Products Revealed!

We just wanted to thank everyone who stopped by and helped us to celebrate our 8th Anniversary! Customers had a lot of fun shopping, eating, playing games and doing our free make 'n takes!


So if you were not able to join us for our 8th Anniversary party on 10/8, here's what you missed... we brought in some new product lines that we think you'll love! First up is Pure Innocence clear stamps by My Favorite Things. These clear stamps come in a set with sentiments to coordinate with each image. They stamp great too!
I couldn't resist making this little girl actually swing! I didn't have a good tree stamp that was big enough, so I used the Lawn Fawn tree from the Critters in the Burb's set and stamped it three times on cardstock that I had already distressed using my Distress inks. Since the background paper had an autumn feel, I wanted my tree to look like it was autumn too, so I picked reds, oranges and browns instead of green. Instead of the tree trunk, I opted for a wider branch and used the log from the Lawn Fawn critters in the forest set. Love how these stamps work well together. Here's a shot of this cutie swinging away...See she can go back...
And forth!

OK- true story.... When I showed this card to Debi and Tracy, they both asked me if she was swinging from a cloud!? I guess my "autum" tree leaves didn't come out exactly as planned!

Anyway, these little cuties come in all different poses and great matching sentiments! Love them all and can't wait to see what you come up with!

The other product line we were able to bring to you is a line you might already be familiar with... Lifestyle Crafts (formerly known as Quickutz) has great wafer thin dies in all kinds of shapes. Some even come in nested shapes, so you will have flexibility on the size of your die cut.

I chose this cute lantern die to work with. Reminds me of the ones we used to make in elementary school except cuter. My first try didn't come out exactly as I had hoped. So I did a re-do at the store and was so much happier with the results. Decided to cut the lantern out of vellum instead of cardstock and it made a world of difference. Stamped each lantern using a Stampendous sakura branch stamp using stazon black ink. Since I used stazon, I couldn't color directly on the area that I had stamped, so I ended up coloring on the back of the vellum instead and it worked out quite well.

We think if you left it on the table and stuck a tea light inside it would be quite cute!


Check back on Tuesday for a list of winners from the Anniversary Sale.

Free Make 'n Takes Tomorrow!

Here's the 2nd Make 'n Take scheduled for tomorrow's 8th Anniversary Celebration! For Debi's make 'n take go here. Below is the morning make 'n take using candy stick bags. This project features the friendly ghosts from the Lawn Fawn set along with an Island Scrapbooking "Boo" sentiment.


Here's a close up of the flag...


Hope you can join us tomorrow!

8th Anniversary Sale Tomorrow!

Hi Crafters!

Just a reminder that tomorrow is Island Scrapbooking's 8th Anniversary! Woo Hoo! You know what that means right? Yup, free make 'n takes, giveaways, games and good deals! Here's some of the things that will be on sale on Saturday only:

• Spellbinders 30% OFF
• Stencils 30% OFF
• Wood Stamps 30% OFF
• Christmas/Halloween items 30%OFF
• Hero/Sizzix Stamp/Cut/Emboss 10% OFF
• Sister Stamps 10% OFF
• 12x12 Cardstock 2 for $1.00 (limit 20)
• Island Scrapbooking Brand Laser Cuts 30% OFF...Titles, Punch Art, and Sentiments for Cards!!!
• All Red tag items 50% OFF Red Tag Price.

And don't forget your 40% off coupon for Anniversary Sale Day only for IS members- it was included in your October newsletter.

Be back later today with more sale info! See you soon!

Goodies!

So did you mark your calendars yet? Saturday is the big day for us and we got some of our favorite companies to join in the fun! The following companies have all generously donated product to give away at our 8th birthday bash:

CC's Designs
Dandelion Designs
Hero Arts
Lawn Fawn
Notions Marketing
Sister Stamps
The Greeting Farm

Are you getting excited now? Sure hope you can make it on Saturday! See you then!

Anniversary Sale Make'n Take

Just thought we'd tempt you with one of the make 'n takes scheduled for Saturday's Anniversary Sale. Debi will teach you how to make this pretty gatefold card! You won't want to miss this freebie- Debi's make in take will be in the afternoon on 10/8. I will share my make 'n take soon, so stay tuned.



Check back for more info on our upcoming sale!

Birthday Card Contest

Hey... guess what? Our 8th Birthday is coming up and we are inviting you to our birthday party! We have a lot of fun things planned, so please mark your calendars for Saturday, October 8th. Also wanted to let you in on a little secret... Bring in a birthday card using products from our store and you'll be entered into win a prize!

I'll be back soon with more fun info on the party!

Debi's Make 'n Take

For all of you who missed Debi's make 'n take project for the Anniversary Sale, here it is! This project can be used as an ornament or tag, or both! She makes it look so easy yah? I stole this sample from her... Thanks Debi! I was exhausted after my make 'n take, so I was happy she said I could have her sample. :) I think I'm gonna hang it on my tree.

Anniversary Party Wrap Up and Thank Yous!

Just wanted to start off by saying thank you to all of our loyal customers who have patronized our store for the past 7 years. Without all of you, Island Scrapbooking would not be here, so we wanted to let you all know how appreciative we are of your business.

Here's all of the birthday cards we received for the Birthday Card Contest...


Karen Inouye





Olive Duarte





Diane Shiro



Delma Wong




Angie Silva



Loraine Duarte


Don Barnes




Bobbi Wilson




Kendra Rajan



Carol Takamura




Loie Engle




Daveda Peters




We had such a fun birthday party and were so glad that so many of you could join us in the celebration. The following is a list of winners from all of our drawings...

• Guess Who Made Each Card contest- Gwen Freitas
• Find the Honu Game- Christy Uchida
• Birthday Card Contest- Don Barnes
• $50 Gift Certificate- Diane Shiro
• $100 Gift Certificate- Gwen Freitas

Winners will be contacted by Island Scrapbooking next week. Please stop by the store to pick up your prize!



We also wanted to thank all of the companies who generously donated prizes so that we could share them with you:

• Hero Arts- Rubber Stamps
• CC's Designs- Cling Stamps
• Vippies- Packaging Sets
• Dreamweaver- Stencils
• Sizzix- Sizzlit Dies
• Notions- Craft Organizer
• Bill Sewell- Island Scrapbooking keychains
  

And last but not least... a great big Thank You to the Island Scrapbooking Girls for all your help with the party prep! The birthday would not have been a success without our teamwork!

Don't Forget!!

Hi Everyone!

Just a friendly reminder that tomorrow (10/16) is our Anniversary Sale Day! We are very excited to celebrate our 7th Anniversary this year and hope you can join us tomorrow. We've been very busy planning and preparing for tomorrow and know you will be sure to have a great time if you stop by the store.

Just a few reminders about tomorrow:

• Don't forget to bring in your handmade birthday card. The winner will be randomly drawn from all entries at the end of the day.
• If you are planning to join us for the make 'n takes, please bring scissors if possible. This will help speed along the process of the strawberry basket make 'n take. Thank you!
• Come early for best selection of new products that will be revealed! We are extra excited to showcase some of the new product lines that have been brought in just for this celebration. Quantities are limited, so items will likely sell out quickly.
• Don't forget to check out all the things on sale! We told you about most of them the other day, so check back here for listing... Remember that all patterned paper will be on sale!
• Don't forget to print up your blog entry form here for an extra chance to win in our prize drawings. Customers who make qualifying purchases will be entered in a drawing to win Island Scrapbooking gift certificates. We will also have hourly drawings for prizes- you must be present to win these. There will also be drawings for those who play our "Find the Honu" game and "Guess who made that card" game. See! Lot's of chances to win tomorrow!!

Look at all the goodie bags we made! Special thanks to the Island Scrapbooking Girls for putting these together. The first 50 customers tomorrow will receive one of these filled with all kids of goodies!

Additional Chance To Win!!!

For all of our faithful blog customers out there who are planning on stopping by the store for our Anniversary Party tomorrow, we want to thank you for checking out our blog by offering you an additional chance to win in our prize drawings tomorrow! One blog entry per person please. Just click on the picture below and print it up, fill it out, and bring it in on anniversary day!




See our previous posts for more information on Anniversary Day!

Want To Hear The Latest Scoop???

You've come to the right place! I'm here to report on all the fun things planned for our upcoming 7th Anniversary Sale happening this Saturday (10/16) starting at 10:00am!


First up I have a sneak peek at one of our FREE make 'n takes! Its a basket filled with strawberries! I will show you how to make this easy peasy basket and fill them with these cute strawberry boxes. First come, first served- only 20 kits available. If possible, please bring your own scissors- this will help to expedite the make 'n takes.




Here's a close up of the strawberry box. Its the perfect size to hold candy!





Debi will be back in the afternoon to do another FREE make 'n take that you won't want to miss.


In addition to all the fun activities (make 'n takes, games, card contest, cake, etc.) you won't want to miss out on all the extra savings on sale day only!!

• 50% off all red tagged items- includes recent markdowns.
• Buy one get one free The Greeting Farm stamps (limit 3)
• 25% off all CC's Designs stamps
• 30% off all regular priced Spellbinders
• 10% off all Martha Stewart items*
• Patterned Paper Blow Out!! All patterned paper on sale!
• 10% off all COPIC Markers!!!! (woo hoo!)

Don't forget to bring in your 40% off super coupon good on sale day only. Super coupons are only good for regular priced items in stock (no special orders, limited to supply on hand). Coupon can also be used on non-Christmas packaged Martha Stewart punches.


We will also be introducing new product lines that are to die for! Can't give out too many details right now, but let's just say you won't be disappointed.


So mark your calendars cause you won't want to miss out on this day of fun! See you soon!
(Psst- check back tomorrow for more sale info!)

Anniversary Sale Make 'n Take

Are you getting excited yet? Just one week till our 7th Anniversary Sale! Woo Hoo! We have fun things planned that you won't want to miss out on.

Don't forget to mark your calendars for:

• Date: Saturday, October 16, 2010
• Time: 10:00am-2:00pm

Here today to give you a sneak peek of the Make 'n Take that I'll be doing in the morning. Come and join me in making these cute strawberry boxes and mini basket to hold them in. This make 'n take is free but only 20 kits have been cut, so it will be on a first come, first served basis (so get there early if you want to make one!). Here's a close up of the strawberry box.




Debi will be doing her make 'n take in the afternoon, so if you can't make it in time for mine, you can probably catch her's. Both make 'n takes are free on sale day! Stay tuned for more sale announcements!

6th Anniversary Winners

Just wanted to congratulate the winners of the gift certificates from the 6th Anniversary drawing...

Maureen McClure- $50 Gift Certificate Winner!





Sharon Miyasaki- $100 Gift Certificate winner!

Thank you to all who came to celebrate with us!

Don't forget to stop by on Friday, 11/6/09 after work (starting at 5:00pm) to join us on our first Craft Night!

6th Anniversary Hourly Winners and More

We are still re-couping from last week's 6th Anniversary Party. Just wanted to recognize the winners of the Hourly Prize Giveaways:

Karen Inouye

Carol Takamura

Sharon Miyasaki

Suzane Kong

Lorraine Mendoza

Patti Kaula

Sue (sorry, we don't know sue's last name!)

Winners received a variety of scrapbooking supplies provided by Island Scrapbooking and some of our vendors. Special thanks to Jean from Dandelion Designs who donated her cute stamps and Sizzix who donated Hello Kitty Candy.

Just wanted to share some photos from this fun filled day...

"The Girls of Island Scrapbooking"... from left to right: Tracy, Michele, Debi, Jenny and Donna.

Tracy and Michele enjoy a moment before the doors open.

Donna and Tracy get ready to let everyone in.

The Make 'N Takers... Debi and Jenny.

Donna, Lee, and Gwen do Jenny's Make 'n Take.

Lorraine and Michele color some Anyas. (Michele won!)

Carol and Jenny are busy shopping (and chatting)!

Val and Marcia at the Make 'N Take.

See how much fun we all had? Hope everyone enjoyed themselves as much as we all did. Thanks again to our customers who celebrated with us. Stay tuned for more information on other fun things we have planned!