Summer Update

Wow, it's been a very long time since I've blogged and I have so much to say. I have to get into blogging a lot more, a few of my girlfriends have been bugging me because they haven't heard from me in a long time. So what's up in my world this past summer?

Firstly, we've been hanging out at the lake lots. This summer has been beautiful with tons of hot weather. I've been taking the kids out to our lake lot at Mink Lake. This is our 3rd summer there and we have really been developing a lot of great friendships there.

Secondly, the Dragon's Den. In June my husband & I went to Toronto to do the taping of the third season of Dragon's Den. I got to meet all the dragons and what a long day that was. My husband was secretly laughing at me watching me pace the floor and go to the bathroom a hundred times, trying to settle myself down. Ugh! I was definitely very nervous about it, but once I did my introduction to the dragons and they started asking questions, I got into the right mode and threw out my fears and just did the best I could do. I hope I represented the scrapbooking industry well. The show starts airing Sep 29 and NO, I cannot tell you anything, but I can tell you this, Kevin O'Leary didn't call me a "Crazy Chicken". It's been very hard not to tell my friends and family the outcome of the show. You just have to watch the show on cbc. I also want to thank my sponsors for donating products for the show, they are: 3L Adhesives, Fiskars, We R Memory Keepers, Prima Marketing, Fire and Ice Designs, Cosmo Cricket, Basic Grey, Memories Wholesale, Canadian Scrapbooker and Mom Magazine. Thank you for your generous donations, the products will be used as prizes for our upcoming layout contest.

Yep, I said it, a layout contest with lots of prizes. We will be starting a layout contest in the fall that will run until Dec. And we're putting a twist on it, it will be the "Ugliest Layout" contest. That's right, remember those first layouts we did that we're very ashamed of? Well, this is the contest to enter those pages. Everyone does the "best layout" contest, so why not do something different and less stressful, submit to us your "ugliest layout" and there will be lots of prizes to win. We will post the details on our website in the next couple days. Of course we will also have a category for the "best layout".

What else have we done this summer? Of course, I attended CHA in Chicago. That was a lot of fun seeing all the new stuff. My most favorite product was the new GlueGlider Pro. Remember those big adhesive guns that the girls are using? Well this one is a lot smaller and does the same thing and for a heck of a lot cheaper.

Oh, I was also selected as the Mom Executive Officer for June at the Mom Magazine. What an awesome magazine! I just love all the cool stories they tell and they're not afraid to push the limits and cross the boundary to tell us the things we all want to know about but are afraid to ask. They also plan some awesome events and this Sept they're planning a great first anniversary party. Check out their website for more details and tell Tamara that you heard about them from me. She's great!


Annual garage sale, yep, it's garage sale time. I need to get rid of the old stuff so I can bring in all the new stuff. I'm so excited about all the new stuff, that I just need to empty the truck and fill it up with new stuff. I'll post the dates for the garage sale soon. I am going to do one in Stony Plain and the other one in St. Albert or Edmonton.

I am starting to get booked up for the fall and a couple of ladies have asked me if I could help them promote their events. I have been to both events before and these girls organize great events! Details are as follows:

Raising Money for a Cure - (raise money for Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation) Sept 19 - 21
Father Kenneth Kearns School, Sherwood Park
Contact: Cathy Hopcraft at: 780-464-9023 or email: hopcraftcathy@yahoo.com

Scrapbook Day - Nov. 15 $30
Strawberry Hall (Thorsby)
Contact: Dalyce Wesley-Leeder at 780-758-1168 or email: dalyceleeder@shaw.ca

See you soon and watch for updates!!! I hope everyone is having a great summer, I can't wait to see everyone in the fall again!

We are also taking bookings for fall Girls' Night Out Clubs. If you have 6 or more girls who would like to get together on a monthly basis and scrapbook, give us a call at (780) 297-0019. For $30/month, each girl gets the kit of the month, hands-on instruction to make a two-page layout plus retail therapy in the mobile store. Each girl takes turns being the hostess and she gets her kit for half price. At the end of the 6 months, you have a complete book with 12 layouts in it! A great way to get your scrapbooking done and socialize at the same time. Call or email today to book your dates and get a special bonus!