CLOSING EARLY TODAY

 

 NOTICE: CLOSING EARLY (3:15pm) FRIDAY 9/25
Like the setting sun those of us here at Cat's 

want to say our last good byes to our 

scrapbook family member Patrice Trickey. 

Services will be at the 

First United Methodist Church 

at 4pm Friday September 25th. 

 We will be closing the store at 3:15 

in order for all of us to be able to attend.

 Any of you that attended a retreat know that one of

 Patrice's biggest gifts to this store and our family 

was making certain each of you received a goody bag 

that would make a layout or two. 

 She was a special lady to all of us here at Cat's. 

We apologize for any inconvenience to our shoppers.

 Thank you for understanding and honoring our wishes 

to honor the memory of our dear friend.

You are the BEST!

CAT'S SKETCH FEVER

 

It's time for another set of

Cat's wonderful sketches.

This one features a cool grouping of

photos with a banner in the middle.

LOVE it!

 

Here's the other half of the sketch.

Love how this one has one photo straight

and the other angled.

Plus, love the vertical banner 

beside the journal block.

Just a reminder:

You can find all of Cat's sketches

here.

Great source of inspiration

when you are cropping!

RETREAT FUN

 

What a wonderful retreat we had

this weekend.

 

We all enjoyed the fabulous steaks from Mesquite Pit. 

 

Everyone had a blast creating the pumpkins for our cards

using Ken Oliver's Color Bursts.

Several birthdays were celebrated at the retreat

and Cat treated the birthday girls to these delicious berries.

Lots of YUMMY birthday cake was enjoyed by all.

 

 PJ raids were a  big hit and lots of fun.

 We were all given a variety of Simple Stories papers

to use for a 2 page layout.

These two ladies' creations were voted the best!

The next retreat is November 12-15th.

Call now and reserve your spot!

 

 

WEEK 39 PROMPTS

 

 It's time for the prompts for Week 39.

We are a couple of days late because of the retreat and 

so that we could share the news about our dear friend Patrice.

How to play on Instagram

Check out the photo a day list for the daily prompt
Use your phone or camera to take a photo using the prompt as inspiration
Upload the photo to Instagram, add a caption
{you could mention the day and the prompt in the caption},
add the hashtag #FMSphotoaday and then publish.
Check out the #fmsphotoaday hashtag to see all the other photos.
Like them. Comment on them. Be part of the community.
  Each day a Fab Four is picked from the photos shared on Instagram for the challenge.
 It’s four photos that have captured Shantelle's attention from each prompt.
Check the feed {@littlemomentsapp} to see the photos.

How to play on Facebook

Check out the photo a day list for the daily prompt
Use your phone or camera to take a photo using the prompt as inspiration
Upload the photo to Facebook – you can either share on your personal page,
on your business page {if you have one} or in the Facebook Photo A Day group
 {you’ll be added within 12 hours of requesting},
 add a caption {you could mention the day and the prompt in the caption} and then publish.
  Check out the photos shared in the group, or among your friends.
 Comment, like and be part of the photo-taking community.
  Each day a Fab Four is picked from the photos shared in the Facebook group
 for the challenge by the admin team.
It’s four {or more} photos that have captured Shantelle's attention from each prompt.
The photos are made into a collage, shared and pinned to the top of the group.


And in case you are feeling a bit stuck, here’s a bit more about the prompts:
Monday 21: Red
Welcome to color week! Take a photo of something red and share it!
Tuesday 22: Orange
Take a photo of something orange and share it!
Wednesday 23: Yellow
Take a photo of something yellow and share it!
Thursday 24: Green
Take a photo of something green and share it!
Friday 25: Blue
Take a photo of something blue and share it!
Saturday 26: Pink
Take a photo of something pink and share it!
Sunday 27: Rainbow
Take a photo of something rainbow and share it!

Grab your camera and have
fun taking photos for these prompts!

REST IN PEACE, SWEET PATRICE

It is with great sadness that I tell you we have lost our sweet friend Patrice.

 She has been fighting cancer for over 6 1/2 years and it finally got the best of her. She has been a major player in our store famliy since the begining and will be greatly missed. She always joked that she "came with the store" when Cat bought it.

Well known at the retreats for her bread pudding and for her 

detailed efforts to put together our goodie bags for events. 

She loved making sure everybody got things in their bags

 that would match and make beautiful pages. 

She danced with the Elvis Tribute Artist at the retreats and

 now she is dancing down the streets of heaven with the real Elvis.

We love and miss you
Sweet Patrice

ART IMPRESSIONS STAMPS

Are you ready to laugh?

We got some new stamps in from

Art Impressions that are 

LOTS of fun!!!

 

 If your favorite form of exercise is shopping,

then this stamp is for you!

 

Watching your kids play their sports

in the cold means you need this stamp!

Is quilting your passion (in addition to scrapbooking)?

You definitely want this stamp!

 These stamps are adorable when you

put them on the spring.

Sweet Santa and Mrs. Claus stamps,

 

adorable little animal stamps,

 

and these adorable snowmen, Santa and Rudolph stamps.

Oh my, how can you resist these?!!

 

 Look at this gorgeous card you can make with this:

 

 This die will make the window,

 and you can choose from several scenes. 

This one,

or this one.

Just get both...you know you want them!

When you create that beautiful piece of art

in the form of a card, 

use this die to create an easel.

That way the recipient can display their beautiful card. 

 Not quite ready for Christmas?

Check out these great Halloween stamps and die.

The one on the lower left can also be used with

that window die above.

Come by the store and pick up some of these amazing

stamps and dies for your

holiday cards.

HAVE A JOLLY TIME!

The "Jolly" collection will

help get you into the holiday spirit.

This vintage Santa is very JOLLY indeed!

Look at all this lusciousness!

Deep, rich reds and warm greens give

this collection a wonderful holiday vibe.

Those vintage images will look great adorning

your holiday pages.

These stickers are full of 

fun accents for your pages.

You know this is going to fly

off of the shelves.

So, hurry in and pick some up now!