My Journey

When I was offered the opportunity to open KatScrap Studio, as I was closing the door on Karen's Hallmark, I knew immediately that I had to step through the open door and give it a shot.  I wasn't completely sure why the universe had presented me this gift, but as I designed and opened the store, I discovered that it really was not about me, but something far greater.  It was the need for the community to come together to be creative.  I would like to express my sincere gratitude to those who have stepped forward with me to help my business grow.  My design team members (Chelsea, Faby, Heather & Rosann) worked tirelessly in an effort to build fun, creative classes and other programs, like theATC and Reading Club, as well as filled the store with creative and inspirational samples.

My life journey has taken me away from the store (75+ miles to be exact) with a move up to Running Springs.  As with most opportunities in life, it was not planned, but was essential.  With this move, I can no longer continue to run KatScrap Studio store front as it exists now.  I had hoped that I could by changing the hours and increasing the use of my wonderful staff (Chelsea &Faby), but after a month of trying this, I realize it is just not possible on a number of fronts.

I really do not look at this as an end, but as a new beginning.  I know you'll be hearing from KatScrap Studio before too long - the plans are already in the works.
So, starting WEDNESDAY, Nov. 3rd, I will be selling ALL the merchandise in the store for 50% OFF.  The fixtures will also be for priced for sale ( not 50% OFF their marked price - but I'm willing to bargain!) Doors open at 11:00 am! So come on in and get GREAT deals!  This is not going to be a long, drawn out closure - if you want something, come in and get it before it's gone. 

We do have several events scheduled that we do hope you will attend before we close the doors on Sunday, Nov. 14th.  

Thank you for all of your continued support!
Karen

A New Cricut Magazine!

This is pretty cool - check it out!  http://www.facebook.com/SimplyHandmade.  I for one will probably be subscribing to this magazine....I'm always looking for inspiration to use my Cricut in more of my projects. What do you think?

Heather Morrow's Halloween Ceramic Art Trunk Show & Party

Join us this Sunday (Halloween!) for a fun Trunk Show & Party with artist Heather Morrow!

Sunday, October 31, 2010

12 pm – 4 pm

@KatScrap Studio

2455 N. Lake Ave.

Altadena, CA

(626) 398-0355

It’s not too early to think about the upcoming holidays. There will be lots of spooktacular deals.

Double, double toil and trouble, fire burn, and cauldron bubble.

Enter to a drawing for a chance to win a basket full of surprises.

Wear a costume for extra savings!

Free downloads, Giveaway, and a Halloween Card

Free downloads, Giveaway, and a Halloween Card

Pumpkin Carving!

Hey Everyone:  Saturday night is the pumpkin carving party!  BYOP and tools if you have them, we'll have tools and patterns and fun ideas.  It's free, so come up and get that pumpkin  carved while having fun all at once!!

Card Mania & Stamp Trunk Show

Monika is back!  We had such a successful stamp trunk show with Monika last July, that we had requests to do it again.........so WE ARE!

Card Mania Trunk Show

Wednesday, October 6th

5:00 - 8:00 pm

Make 6 Cards for only $18

or

Just come to SHOP!

And the BEST part....Lots of product will be available to purchase including stamps used in

the cards you can make! 

Shop from the following manufacturers:

Magenta

(including their new releases and their new chipboard).

Unity Stamp Co.

Buttons Galore

Graphic 45

Crafty Secrets

and so much more!

If you missed the last Trunk Show Monika had - you won't want to miss this one for sure.  Her selection of product available to purchase is amazing!

Please let us know if you plan on coming

 so we can be prepared with seating for the card-making!

RSVP 626.398.0355

This is a sampling of some of the cards you can make - there will be a Christmas card too!



The Philosophy of Scraplifting

I had an artist from the gallery up the street from us, come by and ask me what "the deal was with scrapbooking".  I gave her my usual concise answer.  "It can be whatever you want it to be, it can be as simple as putting the pictures in an album, it can be a journal with drawings, scraps an odd and ends, it can be an elaborate collage of paper, ribbon, buttons and anything else you can conceive to include in the page.  It has expanded so far beyond just archiving photos and memories."  We got to chatting about art and all kinds of stuff.  She's a photographer and was thinking about trying scrapbooking as a way of putting together a portfolio, rather than just slipping the photos in sleeves, which I thought was a pretty great idea, and would make her unique.  But what she said that I loved most was, "I guess it's just like any art form, it's just a question of learning how to use the tools, and how to begin."

I think the same is true of techniques and ideas.  I personally love sharing my ideas and sneaky tricks with people, to me that is the purpose of having classes, to share secret tidbits and new ideas.  To me, creativity begets creativity.  My goofy idea, gives you a whole other goofy idea, and so on.  I love that!  I love that about the scrapbooking community, the gloating over what you created, and the sharing of how you created it, is as thrilling, relaxing, and inspiring as the doing of it.  I love the term "SCRAP-LIFTING" especially because it is completely legal, yet feels sneaky and wrong, yet is a bonding social experience all at once!

So we will continue to bring you whatever great ideas we come up with, come across, morph into our own thing, and more!  Feel free to share your ideas, tricks, shortcuts, etc. with us too! On here, on facebook or in person. That's what community and sisterhood is all about!!  And I have seen your ideas, they are pretty incredible!