LET'S GO FLY A KITE....AND WIN!!!!!!

 

 EXTRA, EXTRA, EXTRA--
ATTENTION ALL 2015 NSD ATTENDEES---
Just in from Kevin, 

the Extraordinaire Resort Owner at Mitchell Resort.
He has decided that any Catscrapper going out to Mitchell's this weekend 

for the 10th Annual Kite Festival has a chance to WIN 

2 free nites at this year's NSD.

 (If you are paid he will give you a refund.)

 All you have to do is take pics

 while at Kite Fest this Saturday,

 make a layout 

and post to the Mitchell Resort FB page.

 He & Doris will determine the winner next week. 

That winner gets 2 of their 3 nites at NSD FREE!!!! 

Go for it ladies.

 Be sure to let them know you are a Catscrapper when you go Saturday.

......AND THE WINNER IS.......

 

This contest which honored our fabulous customers ended on Friday

and Nanci drew the winner's name:

 

And the winner was:

Just look at all of the goodies Joyce won:

 

Every pocket was stuffed to the gills with goodies - flowers, ribbon, paper, stickers..

you name it, it was in the bag!

Plus, she won a great bag....

and what scrapbooker doesn't want more cool bags?!!!

Thanks to ALL of our 

A+ customers!

We wouldn't be here without your support.

Congratulations to Joyce for being

the lucky winner.

MARVELOUS MONDAY

NINE DAYS LEFT 

until the projects for the October Designer of the Month are due.

There is still time for you to pick up a kit and join in on the fun!

This time you will make a two page layout and a card with the materials provided in the kit. 

Kits are ready for you to purchase now. 

Projects must be turned in by October 16th. 

Winners will be announced the following weekend.

Do any of the descriptions above describe you????  

I definitely identify with several of them.

I just wanted to share this with you to start your week off with a smile :)

I HOPE YOUR

MONDAY IS

MARVELOUS!

CAT-TASTIC CATURDAY!

It's a Cat-tastic Caturday at the store with classes all day long.  This morning we will have Sandy's bitty book class and this afternoon will be Nanci's tag class.  I hope you will join us for one or both of these classes, but if you can't join us for the classes I hope you will visit the store and check out all of the new product that has arrived the past few weeks.

The time is almost up for the September Designer of the Month contest.  Looking forward to seeing everyone's creations!  Of course, Cat already has the kits ready for the October Designer of the Month Contest.

Check out these great kits.  You have some sparkly thickers AND some of Ray's Lazer cuts to work with on your projects. This time you will make a two page layout & a card with the materials provided in the kit. The kits are $18 and they are ready for purchase now. Your projects must be turned in by October 16th and the winner will be announced the following weekend.  I can't wait to see the fabulous creations with this kit. 

 As promised, Ray made a TCU Horned Frogs laser cut layout for us.  Gotta love the Horned Frogs!

This year we get to extend our retreat fun with classes from the "BoBettes" from BoBunny.  On Wednesday, September 25th, they will be teaching two classes beginning at 6:00 p.m.  The first class is a mini album using the "Elf Magic" collection that was so popular at the Birthday Retreat.  Following that class will be a layout featuring "The Avenues" another collection that was extremely popular.  These collections were so popular that Cat has had to reorder them for the store.  I hope you can join us for these fun classes.  

Have a Cat-tastic Caturday!

LABOR DAY SALE

Today is the last day of the end of summer sale.

Patriotic, Summer, Beach, & BBQ Collections, and All Stamps* are

40% off TODAY

*Excludes all of the new product that has just arrived in these categories.

PLUS

Brand new baskets of sale paper & Tschotzkies

are on sale for

 75% off TODAY

It is time to 

RUN, 

not walk

to the store!!!  

Don't miss out 

on this fantastic sale!

Have you purchased your kit for the Designer of the Month competition?   Several people have purchased their's already and it is limited to 12 people. So, don't miss out.  Pick your kit up today. Our first Designer of the Month Kit uses the Bazzill Basics Lucy's Crab Shack.  

These are the rules for participating in the competition:

  1. Purchase the monthly kit at Cat's (Limited to 12 kits)

  2. With each kit you must create the following:

      A. 2-pg Layout

      B. Card

      C. Project of your choice with remaining product

      D. You must use some of all all products from the kit on each project.

      E. Ribbons, buttons, etc are not included in the kit but may be added from your stash.

      F.Each project will be graded for creativity, neatness, & originality. The cumulative score will determine the winner.  Judges for this first one will be the September Retreaters (unless they have submissions) 

Your completed projects must be submitted by September 18th.

CAT-TASTIC CATURDAY NEWS

HAVE YOU HEARD THE BIG NEWS?

It is time for the end of summer sale today and Monday.

Patriotic, Summer, Beach, & BBQ Collections, and All Stamps*

30% Off on Saturday, August 31

40% off on Monday, September 2

*Excludes all of the new product that has just arrived in these categories.

PLUS

Brand new baskets of sale paper & Tschotzkies

are on sale for

50% off on Saturday, August 31 

and 75% off on Monday, September 2.

It is time to 

RUN, 

not walk

to the store!!!  

Don't miss out 

on this fantastic sale!

HAVE YOU PURCHASED YOUR KIT FOR THE
DESIGNER OF THE MONTH CONTEST?

Our first Designer of the Month Kit uses the Bazzill Basics Lucy's Crab Shack. It is available now for purchase.  There are only twelve kits available for purchase)

Each participant must create the following projects while following these guidelines: 

     A. 2-pg Layout

     B. Card

     C. Project of your choice with remaining product

     D. You must use some of all all products from the kit on each project.

     E. Ribbons, buttons, etc are not included in the kit but may be added from your stash.

     F.Each project will be graded for creativity, neatness, & originality. The cumulative score will determine the winner.

Your completed projects must be submitted by September 18th.

Judges for this first one will be the September Retreaters (unless they have submissions)

The entrant who is awarded the most points by the judges wins the title "Designer of the Month", a $35 Gift Card and a feature on the blog.

Come by the store and take advantage of the sales.  REMINDER:  We will be open on Monday and the discounts are even bigger on Monday!  Come spend the day Monday cropping and shopping.

CAT-TASTIC CATURDAY NEWS

DID YOU HEAR THE NEWS????? 

Cat's is proud to announce the first Designer of the Month Contest. We know we have some great designers in our "litter" and we want to see your creativity shine. Here are the rules:
1. Purchase the monthly kit at Cat's (There are only twelve kits available for purchase)
2. With each kit you must create the following:
     A. 2-pg Layout
     B. Card
     C. Project of your choice with remaining product
     D. You must use some of all all products from the kit on each project.
     E. Ribbons, buttons, etc are not included in the kit but may be added from your stash.
     F.Each project will be graded for creativity, neatness, & originality. The cumulative score will determine the winner.

Our first Designer of the Month Kit uses the Bazzill Basics Lucy's Crab Shack. It is available now for purchase.

Kourtneigh Foster has picked hers up already and said--"Game On". 

She said she was going to fire up her Eclips and create some really cool things for her projects.

Your completed projects must be submitted by September 18th.

Judges for this first one will be the September Retreaters (unless they have submissions)

The entrant who is awarded the most points by the judges wins the title "Designer of the Month", a $35 Gift Card and a feature on the blog.

Purchase your kit today before they are gone!

I know I promised to share some new product today, but there was a glitch in the delivery.  Cat tracked the shipment and it said it was out for delivery, but it never arrived.  So, we will just wait until Monday.

Instead of new product, we had these cute doxies to play with!  They were so cute and lovable.  Morgan got lots of sugars.

TUESDAY TEMPTATIONS WITH SNEAK PEEKS FROM SIMPLE STORIES

Cat is at the Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) show and the manufacturers are sharing sneak peeks of their new product.  So, I thought I would share some of these sneak peeks with you. 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

If it's show time, you know it is also time for a sale to make room for all the goodies Cat is ordering and scheduling out to arrive over the next 6 months.  We are having a Sliding Scale Sale where the more you spend, the more you save.  Here is how it works: Spend $25 and get a 10% discount.  Spend $45 and get a 15% discount. Spend $55 and get a 20% discount. Spend $75 and get a 25% discount.  Spend $100 or more and get a 30% discount.  Sale dates: July 18-July 24. It's a great time to stock up for any retreats you are heading to this summer. The sale is store wide too!!!

Grab a cup of coffee and settle in for some wonderful products that Simple Stories is releasing!

So, you went to Disney and took a TON of photos.  Now you are overwhelmed and haven't gotten them scrapbooked yet.  Simple Stories is here to help!   Their new release has lots of Disney goodness to help with all of those photos.

They have great stickers to use when decorating those pages.

Wonderful journaling cards to capture those memories.

This is their "Simply Basic" pack that is great to extend the other pages.

They have added a black binder to their Snap collection.  These binders were extremely popular at the NSD retreat!

These are the Snap pages from the Say Cheese collection

and they even made an autograph album for you to take to Disney with you.
Go HERE to see the rest of this collection.

Do you have lots of school photos that you just haven't gotten around to scrapbooking yet?  Once again, Simple Stories is here to help.

These are the cardstock stickers for the Smart Pants collection.

LOVE these bingo cards that would look great peeking out from behind a photo!

These are the photo mats from this collection--you don't even have to embellish much with Simple Stories elements!

Look at this great page - lots of fun things you could do with this!  

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This is the Simpl-y Basic collection that coordinates with the Smarty Pants collection.

These are the snap pages for the Smarty Pants collection.
Go HERE to see the rest of this collection.

The December Documented line will help you capture all of the memories of the Christmas season.

These are the cardstock stickers for the December Documented collection.

More fun bingo cards to layer on your pages.

The Simply Basic kit for the December Documented collection.

Red and green Snap binders.

The snap pages for December Documented.  Great way to document all of your Christmas activities.  Go HERE to see the rest of this collection.

Go HERE to leave a comment telling us which collections you want Cat to order for your chance to win a prize.

Everyone will be a winner with the envelope sale that is part of our 9th Anniversary fun.   We are bringing back the Envelope Sale in a new format.  From July 20th-Aug 10th each customer will receive ONE mini-bag that is sealed. Inside is a discount that will be revealed at checkout on Saturday, August 10th. If your bag is opened or tampered with in any way it will be void. You must keep your bag intact until the reveal date. Yes, it drives you crazy having that bag in your purse and not knowing what is in it. Discounts will range from 10%-40%. Shop to win!

SUNDAY INSPIRATION FROM TIM HOLTZ SNEAK PEEKS PART 2 PLUS A SALE AT THE STORE

It is time for the Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) show  and the manufacturers are sharing sneak peeks of their new product.  So, I thought I would share some of these sneak peeks with you. 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. 

If it's show time, you know it is also time for a sale to make room for all the goodies Cat is ordering and scheduling out to arrive over the next 6 months.  We are having a Sliding Scale Sale where the more you spend, the more you save.  Here is how it works: Spend $25 and get a 10% discount.  Spend $45 and get a 15% discount. Spend $55 and get a 20% discount. Spend $75 and get a 25% discount.  Spend $100 or more and get a 30% discount.  Sale dates: July 18-July 24. It's a great time to stock up for any retreats you are heading to this summer. The sale is store wide too!!!


Are you ready to see some more Tim Holtz goodies?  Get ready to spend some $$$.  Remember:

While you are looking at/drooling over all his new products, keep in mind that you can pre-order.  If you want to pre-order anything email Cat at catbeaty@sbcglobal.net with your order. She will send me a list with guesstimated amounts & you will need to call the store with a credit card for half down or mail in a check for the half.  

If you own the distress markers and love the seasonal colors, you will want to add the new ones to your collection.  He is adding twelve markers and they are the beautiful bright colors from his seasonal releases.  You can read more about them and the watercolor paper HERE

These are some of Tim's Christmas stamps.  This is the mini version and there are large versions of these stamps as well.

More of his wonderful stamps.  These are beautiful and large versions of these are also available.

This is his chemist stamp set.  I love the quill and ink on the books!  Lots of possibilities with these stamps.

He has also designed these seasonal catalog background stamps. 

There are more stamps to be wished for HERE

OH MY!  What could this be?????  Stencils ..... to use with all of your distress products - plus they would work great with our Viva Decor products too!  Tim is releasing 13 of these beauties!

I am so in love with that eye chart!  Those splats and stars will be great fun too!

And look at these!  How can you possibly choose?    Check out the rest of these wonderful stencils HERE

Go HERE to leave a comment telling us which of Tim's products you want Cat to order for your chance to win a prize.

Everyone will be a winner with the envelope sale that is part of our 9th Anniversary fun.   We are bringing back the Envelope Sale in a new format.  From July 20th-Aug 10th each customer will receive ONE mini-bag that is sealed. Inside is a discount that will be revealed at checkout on Saturday, August 10th. If your bag is opened or tampered with in any way it will be void. You must keep your bag intact until the reveal date. Yes, it drives you crazy having that bag in your purse and not knowing what is in it. Discounts will range from 10%-40%. Everyone is a winner.