Don't Forget

to join us for our Boxing Days Sale:
from Thursday, December 27 - Saturday, December 29we are having a sale. We are wanting to sell off many items in anticipation of new releases in the New Year.
Join Us!

Our Christmas Wish to you:

Here at Scrap & Bean we wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holiday
May your new year be wrought with blessings of ‘simple joys.’

Rosettes anyone...

In searching for creative ideas to add to my scrapbook pages, I came across this how to...we all like flowers to add to our pages and cards and projects, but sometimes want them to look slightly different. These rosettes are sure to add spice to your projects.
The link is here:make rosettes

More Christmas Ideas

At last post, I posted a calendar...a great idea for Christmas. Well, i thought i would post a few projects created for possible Christmas Ideas - if there is still time or even great ideas for your own self. Check them, one is a canvas for a coffee table. Canvases have been hugely popular as of late and a great way to bring the album 'live' as well, a mini album. This one was created for a friend, in order that she came home from her trip and place memorable photos in the mini album. If you have any Christmas Ideas, I would love to hear them...post a comment...

Christmas Open House

I would like to extend a thank you to everyone who joined us at our Christmas Open House this past Saturday. We had a great time enjoying everyone's company and demonstrating new techniques via the make and takes.
The Cards for Troops are now in transport and again, a gracious thank you goes out to everyone who joined in this campaign for a great cause. I never expected as many cards as we received from all of you - Thank you!!
Congratulations to Ethel who won the prize package for this campaign and to all the others who won the various door prizes we had on Saturday.

Be sure to check out the gallery on the website as well - new cards and layouts have been added.

Thank you again everyone!
scrapandbean

over the weekend

we received new product at the store - the latest...tim holtz. We now have the texture hammer and 'fragments' - acrylic pieces to add to your creations. As well, we received crystal bling from Prima - take a look.

Christmas is Coming

and calendars are an excellent idea for Christmas gifts. The calendars at the store are blank enabling you to put the dates in for the correct years and best of all, photos. The calendars allow you to look at places, people and things throughout the year - ones' that you recognize. Take a look at the images posted and maybe you will

Christmas Open House

You are invited to our Christmas Open House, Saturday, December 1

Join us for Gift Ideas, Sale Incentives, Door Prizes, Make and Takes, Beverages and Goodies.

Come in for some Christmas 'cheer' in the midst of your Christmas Season.

Inspiration

Every once in a while I look to go through my books that sit on my shelf. Well, one such day, i recently did this. I took down "The Big Picture" by Stacy Julian and found an intriguing website she refers to.

for better life

This is such a handy website, handy as in at the click of a mouse, you will be inspired. Inspired by ordinary people, inspired by simplicity and inspired to change your world and how you live it. Take a look, be uplifted.

Canadian Scrapbooker Magazine is in...

The 4th quarter magazine is now in the store. Full of great Christmas ideas, as well, various tips and techniques. This is a great read, but also great as a stocking stuffer...pick it up today, before they sell out...and they are sure to!

Christmas Cards for December

Below is an image of two of the three cards to be made for the December Christmas Card class.
You will not want to miss these great techniques. Learn, embossing and paste along with watercolour pencils and simple fun.
Card Class: Wednesday, December 5
Time: 6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Cost: $20.00 + gst
Must Register prior to class
Instructor: Pat

Be sure to check the website for the basic tool kit ingredients required

Product

Ki Memories is at the store - laser cut patterned paper as well, stickers, chipboard and ribbon. The stickers are journal joggers - paragraphs for you to add words to create your own stories. They are great!

New Product

We have new product in the store - again. Stix 2 You has foil transfers, beads and glitter, adhesive products as well, 3d adhesive shapes. These are excellent to add dimension and intrigue to your projects. The foil transfer sheets can be transferred onto the 3d shapes and then there is the glue that allows you to create your own shapes and designs. Then transfer the glitter, foil or beads onto the tacky glue and it creates some excellent imagery!

New Canvas Class Announced

Create this canvas using your choice of papers from the Bohemia line and your choice of cardstock. Learn distressing and painting techniques, learn to effectively use transparencies and valuable design elements. You will also receive a set of chipboard letters for your own title. This is an excellent Christmas gift idea.
Class: Tuesday, December 4 from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Cost $35.00 + gst
Includes all materials; basic tool kit is required (check website for basic tool kit ingredients)
Canvas is 8*8 & 4*8
Registration is required.

cool new product

We now have pageframe clear designs at the store. These are innovative acrylic products that are albums and embellishements.
Also, there is new love, elsie and more christmas and winter papers and embellishemts.

Christmas & Holiday Cards For Troops

It seems as though the spirit of giving is exponential during the Christmas/Holiday Season. And while we sit safely in our homes, warming by the fire with friends and family; many are fighting a tireless battle on terrorism. Fighting and educating, to continue to protect our freedom and those that are only beginning to know what it feels like to go to school for the very first time, vote in a ‘free’ election and so many more freedoms we take for granted here, on our homeland. While they are fighting overseas over the season, and loved ones seem so much further away, maybe we can provide them with a small comfort of home and love.

Scrap & Bean Inc. is therefore, starting its drive for Christmas Cards to send overseas to the troops.

From November 1st to December 1st we are collecting handmade Christmas and Holiday Cards for the troops overseas. In order for the cards to be received in time, we will not be able to accept any after December 1st.
Please feel free to leave a message of encouragement to the troops in the cards and please do not seal the card in an envelope, but attach an envelope with the card when dropping off at the store.

For every three handmade cards that are brought in at one time, a ballot will be given to be entered into a draw. The draw will be made at close on December 1st – the day ofour Christmas Open House.

Join Scrap & Bean in showing the troops that we truly do support them in ‘our’ battle for freedom.

November December Newsletter

We now have the November and December newsletter available on the website. Keep in mind, it is in pdf format. Therefore, if you cannot read it, click on the newsletter page, scroll to the bottom and click on "download adobe here." This will bring you to the adobe website where you can download the reader, thus allowing you to read our newsletters.

have an excellent weekend...i did hear snow in the forecast.....

Some IDeas

I thought i would post a couple of ideas...both are baby related, however the cigar box/shadow box can be created for absolutely any memorabilia. It may be a trip you took, a wedding, a competition, anything for the matter. As you can see from the photo, mine holds my own baby shoes and my baptismal bonnet that i pulled out from my trunk. Even further, this shadow box is a great idea for a Christmas gift (if anyone is starting to think of that yet)?
The shadow box was made using the "Cosmo Cricket" cigar box and their paper line.
The layout is a layout of my nephew's baptism. I haven't posted too many layouts on here yet, so thought i would start with this one.

More New Product

We received some more new product at the store this past week.
Heidi Swapp is now metallic - well sort of, her new product is at least. Alphabet chipboard and offce lables are all metallic in pink, silver, gold and copper. She has new variety embellishments, photo corners and transparent flowers too.
Doodlebug's new product is out too. Boy, Girl, Christmas and 'boogie oogie' are the themes; all in paper and stickers. They have new alphabet stickers and glitter chipboard, as well as stamps. There is also 'sugar' for you to glitter your own embellishments and jewels galore.
Some images are below:

Updates...

We have recently updated our gallery on the website,
check it out here gallery
and we have added classes in November, keep your ear to the ground for more to come.
We have added our Christmas Cards in November:

Christmas Cards;
Thursday, November 8 from 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, November 28 from 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.

You make 9 cards in total and
Classes are $20.00

Check out the website for detailed information and images:
november classes

There is more in store...

Over the weekend we received the "figgy pudding" line by Basic Grey and also the My Mind's Eye Christmas papers.
You will have to take a look....

I Promised

at the class on Sunday for the Memory envelope journal that I would post the images by today. So the images for the album are here. If any should have any comments or questions, do not hesitate to throw me an email at the store or post a comment on the blog.

Hope the images help!!

I gO livE...

yes, its true...i have gone live. This is my first attempt and so you have to excuse the slight lack of editing. But, i do hope you will gain aspect from the video. Be sure to watch for more "how-to" videos on the blog! And do not forget to drop by the store for my in store demo of masking, on Saturday, October 20 from 12:#0 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

We Now have

the new noteowrthy line in from Making Memories, Queen and Co.'s felt ribbon and it is now self adhesive, as well Making Memories organizers and blank calendars. Take a peek...

Class at Crop for Kids

Well, it is a day after my Crop for Kids class, where we all created a Memory Journal from inter-office envelopes. It was an exciting experience and I received some wonderful feedback from my class. I thoroughly enjoyed teaching the class and having all the ladies join the fun. They were very responsive and I want to extend a huge thank you, to all of you ladies, that took my class. I also want to extend a gracious thank you to my t.a's, Kelly F. and Pat O. - their assistance was an asset. I had an excellent time.

I Often Think...

that if someone wants to see something, there are more out there that would like to as well. Its like asking a question, you feel silly sometimes asking the question, but more oft than not there are others who want to know the answer to that very same question. So, i had a request for some ideas on clipboards....bringing the pages out of the album and onto the walls. A little reminder of those cherished on the walls when at work or when in need of a small break. These are two that i created, one from a make and take and one on my own. They hang on my wall at home so that i can look up when a small break is needed and cherish times past.

a little bit more

We received product in the store again...Hambly, disney, pet and travel...oh and fall papers too.
My favourite is the fall and hambly.
Fall is such a beautiful time the colours are so rich and so are the papers. While, Hambly is edgy and industrial. I love it all. What do you think? Take a closer look...

kuler website

This is another great site, I like to use it for colour combinations in my scrapbooking.
You can definitely do a lot on this site for colouring. Check it out here:
colour combos

CLASSES ADDED

We have added classes in October.

Kelly Fowler is introducing you to "Colour Blocking, October 22 and "The Magic of 3" on October 29.

Kelly "combines artistic expression with documenting heritage. Her passion for writing and creating carries through into making beautiful pages, with the ultimate goal of telling her family's stories. Presenting a fun, simple style Kelly has been published in Creating Keepsakes and Memory Makers scrapbooking magazines. "

Posted are just some images of the layouts that will be presentted in the classes and be sure to check out the website,
scrapandbean for full class descriptions, dates and times.

Do not forget about our ever popular card classes, either. The card classes are a great time to complete all occassion cards, while learning techniques and tips. Class descriptions, dates and times are also posted on the website.

can we say more...again

We received more product again...this time from hero arts, heidi swapp and daisy d. Hero Arts have some great new winter and Christmas themed acrylics, along with their collage stamps and Heidi Swapp released the bling flowers and metallic rub ons. FInally, daisy d now has the stitch tape. It works like white out tape, and creates the look of sewing machine stitching. Check out the photos...