New Rubber Stamp Plantation!

Hi There!

Just a quick note to let you know that we have some new Rubber Stamp Plantation stamps that just arrived. Some old favorites are also back in stock, so if you have been waiting for a specific design, stop on in. Here's a sample of the new stamps.

Fleur De Lis Card

Hi Everyone! Just wanted to share a card made by Donna that features some of our new products. We all know how hard it is to make cards for men, but Donna created this really elegant card using the Fleur De Lis design. The background was embossed using a cuttlebug folder and the coordinating punch is by EK Success. These punches are great for storing since they store flat.

The punched design was then mounted on the new Labels 9 dies by Spellbinders. You could easily turn this into a card fit for a female by just changing up the colors. (Personally, I like it in the brown.)

Here's a close up of the punches and dies. She punched one design in beige cardstock and a second one in gold and mounted it for a shadowed effect.

Stop by again soon for more cards we have received by some of our customers!

Don't forget to drop off your sale items by next Tuesday!

September Newsletter

Please note corrections in red...

The coupon for 30% off of Greeting Farm Stamps for week of 9/14/09-9/19/09 contained a typo. Coupon should read "Limit 2 of equal or lesser value."


Hi Everyone,

Sorry the posting of this newsletter is so late! Those of you who are members should have already received the newsletter via email, but to those of you who don't, I send my apologies. I've been having some technical difficulties recently, but I think I found a way around it, so no worries!

Enough about my problems... on to the newsletter!

Fall/Spring Cleaning Sale:

There are many fun events coming soon to Island Scrapbooking! You have probably heard by now that on Saturday September 12th, we will be hosting the semi-annual Fall/Spring Clearance Sale!!! This is a great opportunity to find second hand (still good!) craft items. For those of you selling items this year, please remember to have all of your items priced and labeled with your initials (removable label) along with an inventory list of items you will be dropping off. Deadline to drop off items is Tuesday September 8th by 5:00pm. Please call the store if you have any questions regarding selling your items.

For the rest of you, please join us all day on Saturday for this fun event! In addition to bargain hunting, the store will be having an awesome sale. All red tagged items will be an additional 50% off on this day only along with other great deals.

Super Value Coupon!

Last month, we offered the Sizzix XL A2 Envelope die for a super bargain price... this month we are offering a similar deal for the Sizzix XL 3-D cake die for only $19.99 with coupon.


Dream Weaver Classes

Lynell Harlow, owner and designer of Dreamweaver Stencils is coming to Island Scrapbooking! Lynell will be teaching three different classes during her visit all weekend from September 26-27. If you sign up for all three classes, you will receive a discount of $5/class, a total savings of $15! Hurry, space is very limited and is filling up quickly... You must pay in advance to guarantee your seat at this event.

Faux Cloisonne


Come and join the owner of Dream Weaver stencils, Lynell Harlow, in learning this detailed technique of pasting, dry embossing, and thick embossing. This is a tried and true technique that is great fun for advanced and beginner stencilers.


Session #1:
Date: Saturday, September 26, 2009
Time: 9:30am-11:30am



Session #2:
Date: Sunday, September 27, 2009
Time: 9:30am-11:30am


Cost: $30- all materials will be provided, including one free stencil!

Metallic Leafing



Come and join us in learning the latest in metallic leafing with Lynell Harlow. You will learn to use different pastes with teh gold leafing technique. This class is definitely for those of you who enjoy a bit of glimmer and glitz in your card making.

Session #1:
Date: Saturday, September 26, 2009
Time: 12:30pm-2:30pm

Session #2:
Date: Sunday, September 27, 2009
Time: 12:30pm-2:30pm

Cost: $30- all materials will be provided, including one free stencil!

Crackle Embossing

Lynell Harlow will be teaching the latest technique for use with Dreamweaver stencils. She will be teaching a crackle pasting technique that adds a new dimension to your card making. It's a great way to add a distressed look to any project.

Session #1:

Date: Saturday, September 26, 2009

Time: 3:00pm-5:00pm

Session #2:

Date: Sunday, September 27, 2009

Time: 3:00pm-5:00pm

Cost: $30- all materials are provided including a free stencil!

Due to the Fall/Spring Cleaning Sale and Dreamweaver Classes, we will not be scheduling other classes this month. Check back on this blog for class schedule for next month.,

6th Anniversay Celebration!

Finally, we are so excited to celebrate Island Scrapbooking's 6th year! Woo Hoo! We have some surprises planned for the big event, so check back right here for more information.

As a reminder, all members will be receiving their montly coupons in their emailed newsletter. There are some great deals such as buy one get one free All Hello Kitty Sizzix dies, buy one get one free all wood mounted stamps and stamp sets, 30% off of the Greeting Farm stamps, 20% off of Dreamweaver Stencils, and 20% off all ink pads. There are also a couple of super coupons, so don't miss out on these great offers and sign up today!

Pandas In Love

Hi Everyone!

Can you believe its September already! Jeez, where did the summer go? Well, now that it's officially fall, its time for our spring/fall cleaning sale! Time to clean out all your craft items that you don't want or need anymore... remember your trash might be someone else's treasure! Who knows, you might find something at the sale yourself! For more information, contact the store.

Speaking of treasures... don't you just love this panda stamp? Its by Inkadinkado and comes in a set with other asian themed stamps. Jenny cut a heart using the Spellbinders set on Doodlebug glitter paper.

Speaking of Spellbinders... some of the new releases are in the store now! Quantities are very limited, so hurry in soon.

Supplies used:

Panda stamp- Inkadinkado

Love You sentiment- TPC

Heart die- Spellbinders

Glitter paper- Doodlebug Designs

Washi paper- Hanko designs

New Hero Arts Arrived!

Have you been waiting for the new Hero Arts releases? Your wait is over cause they're here! Look at all the new goodies that arrived! Perfect timing to get an early start on all those holiday projects!!

First up are these cute Snow Dolls (its the Japanese Dolls dressed in their winter attire!) and cute new angels sets. Also shown are more sentiments... Hooray!

Here we have clear stamps that are sold in sets of 4. Each stamp comes with crystals accents. I just love the Halloween set!

Pictured here are some of the other stamps that came in, including their new clings line. These new clings are the best of both worlds... they mount on an acrylic block so you know exactly where to position your stamp (similar to clear stamps), with the same great results you get from deep cut rubber!

Finally, we wanted to feature some of the new Christmas papers we got in.

We also received some re-orders of the more popular Hero Arts sets including cupcakes, Happy Birthday set and Sending Happy Thoughts. Come and visit us soon for best selection.

Going Green

Hi Everyone,
Hope you are having a good week so far! Today we have this gift bag made out of a plain old paper bag and a matching card. Donna decided to give some gifts to her friends and needed something to wrap them in, so she used these paper bags as her base.

For the card, Donna used the new Megan stamp by The Greeting Farm. Don't you just love her curly hair?



She also used the Fly Away stamp set to make her bag. The piggy is hiding behind the cloud. Speaking of the cloud.. Donna made the cloud by using the top half of the cupcake die! What a great idea, I'll have to remember that next time I make clouds.




Here the piggy is popping out from behind the clouds to say hi!



Have a great week!

New Arrivals!

Happy Monday Everyone!

We have been busy unpacking and stocking the store with new items that have arrived recently. Here are some of our new arrivals:

Check out the new Dew Drop colors!! Yes, we went a little Dew Drop crazy. The last shipment we received flew out the door so quickly, so if you've been waiting for new colors, you'd better come in soon for the best selection.




We also received some new flowers for your embellishment needs. Check out the pretty new colors!



Also in stock are Martha Stewart border punches.




We've added some new Cuttlebug Folders to our stock- these are great for holiday card makers!



We also brought in these popular paper bags, which are the perfect size for treat bag projects.



Not featured here are new clear stamp sets by Inkadinkado and TPC studio, papers by Reminisce, Bo-Bunny, Doodlebug, back in stock glitter paper and more! We also brought in some tools like sponge daubers, momento ink pads (large and small sized), tweezers, Spellbinders, and more COPICS!! There are much more items that we haven't listed here, so to see everything, you'll have to stop on in. Hope to see you soon!