TEMPTING SNEAK PEEKS

HOLIDAY HOURS:
We close at 3:00 p.m.
TODAY

We will be
closed all day
New Years Day.
Come see us on
Thursday during
our regular business
hours:  10:00 - 6:00 pm.
Now for some sneak peeks from Paper House Productions that you will LOVE!

WOW....I can see this one flying off of the shelves already!

This one will fly off of the shelves as well.  GORGEOUS horses!

This would be fun for some Duck Dynasty photos!

This is great for all of those tailgate parties!

Great paper for those photos of your Wimbledon bound tennis player!

STRIKE!  Fabulous collection for those bowling pics.

Do you know a fan of Monsters Inc and Monsters U?  This collection would work great for photos of that Monster fan!

This collection would work great for all kinds of photos.

This is a great collection for those graduation photos.

Did you have a rustic wedding?  Now there is a rustic wedding collection that will work great for your wedding photos.

For the more traditional wedding, there is this beautiful collection.  Notice the "chalkboard" style word art!  Love that "Keep Calm and Marry On"!

Although Cat might not order all of these, I have a feeling there will be some that will show up in the store!

Just a reminder:

I am sharing sneak peeks of what the

 manufacturers are offering, but this 

does not mean they are all going to be ordered for the store.  

The store is not big enough to hold EVERYTHING that

is offered, so Cat does her best to order what the majority

of her customers want.  
The items that Cat orders will be scheduled out and will
arrive over the next several months.

MARVELOUS MONDAY - TRENDS

I rely on "Scrapbook Update" for my sneak peeks of the new releases for the CHA show.  They also have news updates about the scrapbook industry and which company is buying which, and other news.  A few days ago, they published a blog post about the trends they are seeing in the releases for the upcoming CHA show.  You can find the post in its entirety here.  I thought I would share this list:

• Wood: Both in its actual physical form and in the form of printed wood grain design, wood has been hot for some time and will continue to be hot.  We have all kinds of paper featuring various wood grain designs such as the new Kaisercraft Basics line.
• Cork: Natural materials (not just wood) in general seem to be on the rise, and cork has definitely gotten hot in the past year.  We have cork shapes and sheets of cork from Canvas Corp.
• Transparency: This old trend is making a comeback.  We have transparencies from Fancy Pants and other manufacturers. 
  
• Chalkboard: This design element was absolutely everywhere in Las Vegas, and it won’t be going away in Anaheim.  However, Scrapbook Update does not predict this trend to be long lived.  We have chalkboard designs from numerous manufacturers as well as actual 12 x 12 pages of chalkboard paper by Canvas Corp.
  
• Doilies: An outgrowth of the vintage and kitchen theme trends, doilies aren’t going away any time soon.  We have doilies from various manufacturers, doily stamps, and you can also die cut your own doilies with dies from Sizzix and Lifestyle Crafts as well as using your Eclips.
• Arrows: Another trend that has been born out of the Project Life explosion, arrow embellishments are everywhere recently: stamps, chipboard, and even as all over patterns on paper designs.  We have arrows in numerous collections as well as stamps for you to stamp arrows on your project.
  
• Stars:  Stars used to be mostly reserved for holidays like Christmas and July 4th, but they are creeping into more everyday use lately. We have stencils for stars (as seen above), scrapbook paper with stars, and star stamps.
• Rainbow: When industry trends stepped out of the muted tones of vintage and started using bolder color again, some designers went all in on the color and just used it all, creating rainbow themed items and collections. 
  
• Metallic: If there was one color trend in Las Vegas in July, it was most definitely the rise of metallic tones. Gold, silver, bronze, copper, pewter, and pretty much any other metal tone you could think of was on the show floor in the form of almost any product you wanted: embellishments, ink, paper, you name it.  You can add a metallic touch to your project with the Viva Decor products plus we have some metallic card stock.
• Watercolor: This trend has been brought to us by a combination of the art journaling craze and the rise of stamping as a dominant sub-market in the papercrafting industry.  We have watercolor pencils from Faber Castell, you can watercolor with your distress inks, use the spray inks for a watercolor look, and watercolor with the Twinkling H20's.
• Nautical: This theme made a surprisingly strong appearance at the Las Vegas show, despite it being dominated by winter product line introductions.  We have some nautical themed papers in our travel section.
  
• Enamel Dots: These teeny affordable embellishments have become mainstream, snapped up by scrapbookers of all kinds. Companies are rushing to fill the demand, creating dots that coordinate with their product lines.  My Minds Eye and Teresa Collins both have coordinating enamel dots for their collections and My Minds Eye started making shaped enamel dots, as seen above.
  
• Clothespins: Another trend that has transferred from the card making market to the pocket scrapbooking market, mini decorative clothespins are now seemingly everywhere, whereas even a few shows ago they were the sole jurisdiction of a few specific companies like Pebbles.  We have clothespins in many colors and sizes as well as the clothespins that manufacturers have made to coordinate with their collection.
  
• Label Tape Inspired Alphas: These alphabets mostly started out as part of the alphabet “multi sheets” that have been popular at many companies in recent years, but have become so popular (thanks to pocket scrapbooking creating demand for teeny alphabets) that many companies now are starting to produce and sell them on their own.  We have mini alphabets from numerous manufacturers that coordinate with their collections.

2014 IS ALMOST HERE...ARE YOU READY???

 As we head into the new year, I thought I would remind you of a collection we have at the store that was made for all of those New Years resolutions.

Webster's Pages' "New Year, New You" has calendars, and titles for the resolutions that you make and keep.  

Perfect collection for all of those resolutions!

More of this great collection - check out those days of the week stickers at the bottom.

These bicycles are one of the embellishments and they are adorable!

So, as you celebrate the coming of the New Year and make your resolutions, remember that we have a collection made specifically for that.

Just a reminder about our holiday hours:

HOLIDAY HOURS:
We close at 3:00 p.m. on
Tuesday, 1/31/13.

We will be
closed all day
New Years Day.
Come see us on
Thursday during
our regular business
hours:  10:00 - 6:00 pm.

END OF YEAR SALE CONTINUES......

IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN.....

The end of year sale continues!

30% off of everything in the store

except the new product on the crop tables.

FROM 1:00 TO 5:00 PM 

ON SATURDAY

50% OFF

of everything in the store!!!!!

(except the new product on the crop tables)

DON'T SNOOZE AND LOSE...

IT'S TIME TO

SHOP 

& 

SAVE

HOLIDAY HOURS:
We close at 3:00 p.m. on
Tuesday, 1/31/13.

We will be
closed all day
New Years Day.
Come see us on
Thursday during
our regular business
hours:  10:00 - 6:00 pm.

END OF YEAR SALE TIME!

IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN.....

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY

30% off of everything in the store

except the new product on the crop tables.

FROM 2:00 to 6:00 PM  

ON FRIDAY

50% OFF

of everything in the store

except the new product on the crop tables.

FROM 1:00 TO 5:00 PM 

ON SATURDAY

50% OFF

of everything in the store

except the new product on the crop tables.

IT'S TIME TO

SHOP 

& 

SAVE

GUESS WHAT'S IN THE STORE!

BeLoved, by Fancy Pants Designs, arrived in the store on Monday.  And, boy, is it ever CUTE!

Don't you love the colors?! 

 

Fabulous embellishments for this collection, too!

So, when you are looking for a collection to use for Valentine's Day, remember to pick this collection up.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Wishing you and yours a

CAT-TASTIC

Christmas!

HOLIDAY HOURS

Cat's Holiday Hours:

12/24 - we close at 3:00 p.m.

Closed Christmas Day

Closed 12/26

Friday and Saturday

12/27 & 12/28

END OF YEAR SALE

1/31 - We close at 3:00 p.m.

Closed New Years Day

I'M HAVING A SALE! SH-H-H-H....DON'T TELL CAT!! ;)

FOR SECRETS!

Cat had an impromptu sale on Saturday.

So, I decided to have an impromptu sale

TODAY!

Mention this blog post and you will receive

40% off of your entire purchase.

So come shop till your heart is content 

then mention this blog post when checking out

and save

40% off of

EVERYTHING!

The only things not discounted are

classes and retreats.

Merry Christmas 

from the elf cat!

SNEAK PEEK SUNDAY

Do you love bright colors and whimsical prints?  Then you will love "Plus One" by Amy Tangerine for American Crafts.  Go here to see some of the embellishments available for this collection.

"Daydreamer" by Dear Lizzy for American Crafts features blues and pinks with hearts, flowers and even maps thrown in!  To check out the rest of this collection, go here.

If you love super bright colors, you will LOVE "#Summer" which is filled with summer images for all of those summer photos.  You can click here to see some of the embellishments for this collection.

American Crafts "DIY Shop" collection is filled with neutral embellishments to decorate your pages.  So much fun to be had with these fun embellishments.

Just a reminder:

I am sharing sneak peeks of what the

 manufacturers are offering, but this 

does not mean they are all going to be ordered for the store.  

The store is not big enough to hold EVERYTHING that

is offered, so Cat does her best to order what the majority

of her customers want.  
The items that Cat orders will be scheduled out and will
arrive over the next several months.

40% OFF SATURDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS SALE

"Twas the last Saturday before Christmas 

and my shopping was not completed. 

I'm so behind and so stressed 

and feel so defeated.

When alas, what has Cat's Creations Scrapbooks gone and done?

They are having a 40% off SALE Saturday only 

& I feel like I have WON!

Now I can finish my Christmas shopping filled with Glee!

Adhesive for Aunt Sally, 

stickers for little Larry, 

and a new tool for ME!

Now my Christmas will be full of gifts of JOY!

Merry Christmas to all, I'm off to play with my new toy!"

Yes, You Read it Correctly~~~

Today only 40% off your entire purchase of product at Cat's!

CAT-TASTIC CHA SNEAK PEEKS

Are you tired of the cold weather and ready for spring?  Well, Pebbles' Garden Party will brighten your winter days:

Beautiful floral prints and I love the seed packet page!

You can check out all of the embellishments by going here.

Last year, the patriotic collection by Pebbles was a huge hit.  This one looks like it will be as well.  Great combination of bright colors and vintage images.

You can check out the embellishments by going here.

New baby on the way?  Pebbles' "Special Delivery" has a girl collection and

a boy collection.  Love those alphabet pages and the celestial themed pages.  You could use those for a trip to the planetarium too!

Click here to check out the cool embellishments made for this collection.

Just a reminder:

I am sharing sneak peeks of what the

 manufacturers are offering, but this 

does not mean they are all going to be ordered for the store.  

The store is not big enough to hold EVERYTHING that

is offered, so Cat does her best to order what the majority

of her customers want.  
The items that Cat orders will be scheduled out and will
arrive over the next several months.