Scrap Event Rocked!

Sorry it took so long to create this new post but between the Internet being down for over a week and recouping from the event here it is..........

First a big THANK YOU to Sheila, Heidi and my hubby Mike for helping to get the event ready. There was a lot to do but we did it! I think the biggest thanks goes to my hubby though for loading the van and unloading, loading and unloading and carrying all of the heavy items. I think he is working on body building LOL !

Also, thank you to everyone that was able to attend the Scrap Event or that got to stop in and visit. Because of You I am still able to have a these events!

The 2 day event went by so quickly! We were over half filled for Friday night and there was a FULL house with 32 Scrappers for Saturday's event. Boy there was a LOT of scrapping going on! I have posted a few pictures below.

Here is Heidi Blankenship having Demo time! She showed how to use the

Wizard from Spellbinders, Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist and JustRite. We ended up having about 20 ladies taking advantage of the Free Demo. There were also some lucky ladies that ended up winning some really nice prizes that Heidi gave away. Heidi has some really beautiful designs and if you would like to see some of her work just click here.

Here are a couple pictures of all the ladies that attended the scrap event. Some moved in for the whole weekend!

Some of the ladies came with friends, some made new friends and I think all of them accomplished a lot of projects. You should of seen the paper flying and tape runners running!

I also had my mini Scrapping on the Go store set up. Lots of new goodies that many of you fell in love with and lots of Hot Buys and sales. This was a great time to get stocked up for summer projects. I think the "hottest deal" was my special paper bin. You could get 6 designed sheets of paper for a buck!

If you have not checked out the left hand side of the blog please have a peek. There are a lot of updates. Some of the shows have been cancelled and I have a new date and new location. Here is the info for the next Scrap Event....

October 23rd and 24th

Fair Lane Building located at the Fairgrounds

Albert Lea, MN

Don't forget to mark your calenders.

I think this location will work out really well because the main thing is that this location is ground level. I know this will make it a lot easier for the rolling totes! Plus there is more room so nobody should have to be put on a waiting list! I am so excited that I was finally able to get in on the reservation!

I realize it will be awhile before the next Scrap Event but if you do need any supplies or certain papers that I carry just give me a call at

507-391-1314

Over the summer remember to

Create a Memory ~ Scrap a Keepsake

It's HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tomorrow is the Big DAY!

YAAAA the Scrap Event is FINALLY here!

I know many of you are excited to get together with your friends and to get all of you Winter/Holiday pages done. Some of you are also planning on getting your Easter cards done and just to stock pile cards so you have them when you need them. This will be a nice time to get a little R&R and to do what YOU want to do!

Doors open tomorrow (Friday the 12th) at 4pm

Just walk through the doors and take a quick left which will take you into the basement of the UNION CENTER, this is where all the FUN will be going on!

Scrapping starts at 5 and goes until midnight

Supper will be brought in at 6pm from Godfathers (Pizza and Desserts)

Retail shopping is from 4pm until midnight

Saturday

Doors open at 9am

Free Demo with Heidi Blankenship at 10am

** This is open to the Public and NO registration is required **

Lunch will be served at 12:30 Subs and Salads

Supper will be brought in at 5:30 from Pizza Hut

(Chicken Alfredo, Lasagna, bread sticks and Pizza & mini cream puffs)

Retail shopping is from

9am and will close at 7pm

Scrapping Event ends at 9pm

I am looking forward to seeing all of YOU!

Create a Memory ~ Scrap a Keepsake

~ ONLY 2 DAYS

This blog will stay on top for the count down for the Scrap Event

ONLY 2 DAYS.... OH MY Oh My how the time flies!

I am running around crazy as most of you know but I am enjoying every minute of it!I am looking forward to seein all of you!!!!!

Hey Scrappers just a reminder that there are still a some

openings for Friday Scrap Event! Just send me an email or give me a call if you are interested in having a little R&R and getting your projects done. All the information for the Scrap Event is on the left hand side of my blog.

Hope to see you there!

If you noticed I started changing my blog a bit. I will hunt for

sites that have blog candy give aways and this is a

FANTASTIC opportunity to meet some VERY talented Artists!

They have lots of great ideas and tips that they share and their

designs are just WONDERFUL!

I am also adding Scrapbook sites where you can shop and get

ideas. A lot of the companies have their own blogs so go check

out the their gallery!

Little by little and one at a time I will get it done =)

If you have not checked out my HOT DEAL of the week just

click here. Every Wednesday there is a new HOT DEAL!

Vanessa has some sweet Blog Candy to sign up for. Check her and her designs out right here. I love her blog name, Wings of a Butterfly.

~Happy Valentines & Updates

Only 24 days before the Scrap Event!!!!!!

I still have openings for Friday the 12th

5-12pm

only $10

Registration includes: Your meal, beverages, snacks and prizes for all! Plus a gift for registering.

The Scrap Event will open at 4pm on Friday the 12th so you can come early if you want and get your working space all set up.

Shopping also starts at 4pm and it is

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Saturday the 13th

Heidi Blankenship has a FREE DEMO

using the Wizard from Spellbinders, Just Rite and Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist

10am

no registration required just stop on in

I thought I would give all of YOU a little Update on

Spellbinders

There are a lot of new dies coming out and some of them are a

"LIMITED ADDITION" and they are on a pre-order basis.

Since I no longer have a store location I know it makes it really hard for some of you to purchase things that you may want.

So here is a link to SCRAP-MART just click here

From Scrap-Mart you can get 25% off most of their dies and other goodies, usually free shipping and you can sign up for updates and specials!

I do still offer 20% off all Spellbinders Products and FREE shipping. Plus with a $100 order you will get to pick out a free Impressabilities that is a $6.99 value!

All orders must be pre-paid by using a charge card, checks, pay pal or money order.

Just give me a call or email me with your order.

Phone: 507-391-1314 Email: scrappingonthego@yahoo.com

I will either mail your products to you FREE of charge or deliver them personally to your door in the Albert Lea area. I am also hear to try to help you with any questions that you may have about the products.

~I believe in adding a personal touch to quality Customer Service~

On a more personal note on ME~

Today Mike and I went to our Community Center to volunteer our time to help make food packets for "KIDS Against Hunger"

I must say this was really FUN! It touched my heart and it made me really appreciate that I never grew up hungry and that my children have food on the table every day. It also breaks my heart to know that there are so many children that go days without food.

After speaking to many of the children that were also there helping they all had so much fun! They said that this is their Valentines gift to all of those kids! They are all looking forward to doing this again.

Mike has some pictures posted on his blog of what went on there today. So just click here and go see how Kids helping Kids can help to make a difference. For more information and if you would like to make a donation just click here

Just wondering if any of you got the chance to read the Albert Lea Tribune on Thursday February 10th? Well the Tribune had asked for people to send in stories on how you met your significant other for a Valentines publication. I really did not think that my story would be printed but I was having fun writing it! I had actually forgotten all about it until my oldest daughter Rani, told me she was reading it! So in case you missed it here it is.

White sneakers, blue eyes, black jeans, butterflies and a special kiss

Do you remember the song, "It's in his Kiss" by Cher? Well, that is the song that came on the radio when my date asked me, "Would it be ok to give you a kiss?" I knew right then that Mike was "The One." And that song stood true.

I had never been on the computer for Internet dating, and I really never even knew what it was all about until an ad popped up on the computer for Cupid.com. I was actually looking for old classmates so I clicked on it to go check it out.

I had seen a lot of people on the site and only one person caught my eye. He had the bluest, dancing eyes with a smile that was so sincere! I read his profile, and he was a two-time organ donator. I knew this person was a very caring person so I sent him an e-mail.

After about three weeks, we finally got to talk to each other and about two weeks later we met. I was still a little leery because you hear a lot of stories about things that go on from the Interned. My friends and family knew of our plan to meet in a different town, in broad daylight with lots of people around me! I had to still be cautious.

Butterflies were fluttering in my stomach, and I felt like I was in high school all over again! There were a lot of what-ifs running through my head while I drove a half an hour to meet this new person. I wondered would he even like me because he never did get to see a picture of me. He was going by the description that I gave to him.

There he was smiling ear to ear! He took off those sunglasses, and I saw those baby blues. his bright, white tennis shoes stood out like a sore thumb against his black jeans. Next my eyes noticed a black, tucked-in T-shirt with some design on the front, and he wore a black leather jacket. In my head, all I could think about was Johnny Cash.

Those butterflies were still fluttering, and I was so nervous with excitement. Here I was almost 36 years old, and I felt like I was 16 all over again! We went into the restaurant for coffee and conversation. I was laughing inside but was smiling on the outside because I kept wondering how this guy could drink coffee and chew gum at the same time.

We decided to go see a movie, got a bite to eat, and we parted with a kiss while the song on the radio from Cher cam on. Oh, yes, it was in his kiss!

Now with tears in my eyes as I write this and over seven years of married memories with two beautiful girls together, he also gained a step-daughter, and we have three sweet grandchildren, here we are today.

Mike and I still joke around how we met and about those bright, white tennis shoes that he wore. And the gum, well, he hated the taste of coffee, but he knew I loved coffee so he wanted to impress me. To this day, he still has not taken a sip of coffee, but I love him more than words can say.

~Tamera Marti

The Albert Lea Tribune only changed the Title. Mine was It's in His Kiss

I wish each and everyone of YOU a

Very loving Happy Valentine's Day

while creating the sweetest of memories to scrap a keepsake.

The Scrap Event is FILLING UP FAST!!!!

Scrapping on the Go Scrap Event is only

37 Days Away!!!!!!!!

Seats available:

Friday 20

Saturday 11

If you want to Scrap on March 12th or 13th then please send your payment soon.

The Scrap Event is filling up fast!

2 fun days of Rest and Relaxation! Register for both days and just leave all your supplies set up so it is all ready for you to start scrapping again Saturday morning!

(Everything is locked up tight at night and secured)

Please read below and on the left hand side of the screen for all of the information.

Remember there is no fee to come in and shop, take a look around and to say HELLO!

I am looking forward to meeting YOU!!!!

** Registration is OPEN **

Registration is now going on for the

March 12th and 13th Scrap Event!

Scrap event is only 41 days away!

There are only 30 Spaces available! OOPs now there are only

14 Spaces left for Saturday

and

20 Spaces for Friday!

Hurry and get your payment in before the spaces are filled! I am sure that they will fill up fast!

Registration with Payments holds your space!

Friday is $10

Saturday is $16

Each space is a 4 foot area and feel free to bring your Cricket machines ladies! Feel free to bring a comfy cushion, your favorite coffee cup and your slippers. This is YOUR day to get a little R&R!

Send your payment to:

Scrapping on the Go

324 6th Ave SE

Winnebago, MN 56098

Registered Guests Receive:

Meals, Snacks, Beverages, a gift for registering and prizes for EVERYONE!

Sorry but the Kodak Picture Maker will no longer be at the Scrap Events. I apologize for this but it is just too much work to haul this item and to set it up again.

I will have NEW PRODUCTS, the "Buck and Under Basket", Close out papers 6 for a buck, Special see through grab bags that have a HOT price, Free Make and Take (while supplies last), Cards for a Cause and a sheet of Coupons for

Registered Guests only!

I am a little behind on my "HOT DEAL of the Week" but I will be posting for this within the week and I will send out emails when I do.

There will not be any classes at this Scrap Event but there will be a couple of Make and Takes for a small fee. I am checking on getting a Free Demo set up with some new product so I will keep you posted on that.

I will also keep the count down going at the top of the blog!

See the left side bar all the information. If you have any questions just give me a jingle at

507-391-1314

See YOU soon!

~Tammy

**New Updates**

Brrrr Baby it's cold out there and the wind is howling and blowing! Then there is snow and more snow! I know we are NOT going anywhere with the 3 foot drifts in our driveway!

My First BIG THANK YOU goes out to my hubby Mike, my sister Tonya, my mom Barb and my niece Courtney! I can honestly say without ALL of their help this event would not of happened! Thank God for family! SO THANK YOU!

Second I want to thank all of you who were able to come out and visit and for those of you who attended the scrap event! And for those of you who could not make it I hope you are creating some wonderful memories and scrapping those keepsakes! Maybe I will see you next time!

We all had a very fun time and I know I forgot my camera but next time I will pack that first along with my register tape! Thank you all of you for your understanding. Next time there will be more signs, the scrapping hours will be a little longer and even though every registered guest received little gifts, every registered guest will also WIN a prize!

This was my first one and I learn as I go and please, please if any of you have any suggestions or ideas please email me at scrappingonthego@yahoo.com . I would Love to hear your ideas and thoughts.

I am very much looking forward to the next one in March! I will no longer be having Card Mania but I will have a free make and take! Card Mania takes many, many hours to prepare and I guess I will use that time to prepare and plan for the scrap events instead. I know you ladies are going to miss it but you just never know what I might come up with next! ;-}

There will be limited seating to 32 spaces. You will have a 4 foot area all to yourself!

I know some of you would like a better understanding of the Punch Card so here goes.....

~The Punch Card has $100 worth of punches on it. Once you spend $100 you will receive $10 in FREE product!

~Whenever you have at least a $5 dollar sale before tax your card will get punched. And for every $5 dollars in purchases your card will get punched.

~If you have a filled punch card BEFORE your purchase you can either take $10 off of your purchase or go pick out $10 in product for FREE!

~If you spend at least $200 dollars before tax you can use one of your filled cards to take $10 off of your purchase.

~If you finish up a card on one of your purchases: Example you have have only 3 punches left before a card is filled and you just spent $25. You will get your 3 punches and I will start another card for you. At that time you can go get $10 in free product but you CAN NOT use it to take $10 off until your next purchase because you just filled up the card with the purchase you just made.

~I keep all of the cards for you on file so they go to ALL scrap events with me. Plus if you call and order anything from me or once my HOT DEAL of the WEEK starts up again I will also give you punches for that as well!

I hope this clarifies the Punch Card for you but if you have any questions just give me a call or email me. I will be more than happy to help you.

For those of you who were only signed up for Friday and not Saturday and your wondering how I survived Friday night after getting sick......

Well I stayed at my sisters THANK GOD! By Saturday afternoon I was alive and kicking!

I know through all of the excitement I forgot to have my Christmas Basket giveaway ready but I did put in all of the customers names in by Saturday afternoon who had stopped out on Friday and all of the registered guests names were also put into the basket. We drew the name before closing on Saturday night and the Winner was.....

SUE VANVOOREN

Congratulations Sue! I hope you are enjoying all of the goodies!

Cards for a Cause

Cards for a Cause went over very well this year. I will be going this week to pick mittens off of the mitten tree and wrapping for a lot of kids! With our matched amount in Memory of Dee, Mike's mother, we have

$ 215.00!!!!!

Thank you to all of you for either donating cards or for making a purchase! Once the presents are wrapped I will take a picture and post it for you! I am so excited to do this! It gives me a warm fuzzy feeling!

Well that is it for now. The kiddies are home fighting over who gets the mermaid outfit for their Barbie doll and my house well ..... looks like a hurricane came through it. I need some ear plugs, a maid, some chocolate and calgon. I have some wine so maybe I can go lock myself away somewhere and hide out for awhile!

Keep watching for updates and emails....

Create a Memory~Scrap a Keepsake

~Tammy

** ONE DAY **

ONLY 1 DAY

and

the

Scrap Event is here!!!!

Albert Lea Union Center

Friday 4pm-11pm

Saturday 9am-9pm

See below for all of the classes, demos and scrapping!

If you have not signed up you can always call me

507-391-1314

or

stop in check it out and then let me know if you would like to attend or take a class! My pics do not do the classes justice wait until you see them in person!

CUTE! CUTE!

It is NEVER too Late!

I am totally excited! My heart is racing and my hands are shaking! I was up until 4:30 am working on all the goodies of new stuff, marking waaaay down old stuff and SPECIALS!

Can't wait to see ALL of YOU!

Hope you can stop in!

~ Tammy