Holiday Hideaway

Holiday Hideaway
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I am beyond excited!!! I just got an email from Sharon and we get to go to Tim Holtz' HOLIDAY HIDEAWAY!

http://www.timholtz.com/holiday-hideaway.php

We are sooooo excited! Nancy W, Nancy N, Timi, Aleeta, Missy and me all were invited to this special event!! The details will be shared soon. . . I'm off to look some stuff up~

Incredible day at For Keeps Sake!

For everyone that is interested . . . a link to all my pics from our Tim Holtz weekend~!
Sue's Picasa Web Album!!

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Just a few of the photos from today!

In case you missed it . . .

Tim Holtz is in Saint Louis!! The store opens early Friday and Saturday at 8:30 AM . . . All classes are sold out but you can still come in and see what's going on!!

CReAtiVe eScApE

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Oh my goodness, what a weekend!! Creative Escape was everything we expected and so much more! Nancy, Timi and I toured Scrapbook Stores including an awesome Store called Melrose Vintage. Had fun talking with all kinds of people including Heidi Swapp and "mr. Bazzill" and then two awesome days of classes from 8AM-10 both days! We are exhausted but only in a good way! We can't wait to get busy on some of the things we brought home but first things first! Tim Holtz is coming to FKS and we've gotta get ready!

I am goint to escape!!

I'm leaving Wednesday morning for the incredible
Creative Escape
Nancy, Timi and I are getting our bags packed, renting a car and looking forward to 4 incredible CREATIVE days in Phoenix, Arizona!!
We arrive in the afternoon and begin the fun by shopping, shopping and maybe even more shopping. We have mapped out all the LSS in the area! Think of us next week, we are coming back with wonderful ideas and inspiration!!

FRIGHT FEST!!

Fright Fest with Missy and Sue
Saturday October 13th 10AM - 5 PM! A full day of Frightful Fun
Four projects, take one class or take them all!

• #1 Happy Goblin 10AM - 11:30 $15
• #2 Spooky Star 11:30- 1:00 $13
• Break
• #3Witches Hat 1:30-3:00 $15
• #4Boo Box 3:30-5:00 $20

Classes will fill quickly especially for Missy's class so call FKS today!!

Heritage Keepsake Tray

Heritage Keepsake Tray
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Heritage Keepsake Tray

August 22nd
Wednesday
$15

6:30-8:30

Please bring your own 11x14 picture frame with glass and two drawer pulls . . .
If you have a Fiskars Craft drill, please bring it to class along with your basic supplies . . . if you have questions give me a call at 314-487-8131.

The date has been changed for . . .

Preserving the Past for September
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Preserving the Past . . . I will be going to Phoenix for Creative Escape and won't be in town on the 5th. This class will be

Wednesday
October 3rd
10:30 am

OR

6:30PM

Sorry for the mixup girls, don't know what I was thinkin!

For Missy . . .

Missy isn't this the corniest thing you have ever seen???? It's big, like 24 x 36 and it's done on some kind of muslin type fabric. The background is painted and the people are painted faces and layers of fabric for clothes !! It's so wierd and I love it? I'm such a dork!!

Preserving the Past for September

Preserving the Past for September
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Preserving the Past for September

Next month's Preserving the Past will feature papers from Bo Bunny, a little bit of Basic Grey, a little Prima, a little felt, a little bit of metal from Making Memories, oh and if you have chalks it's time to get them out again!!

September 5th
12:30

and

6:30
$15

Snapshots of our Lives

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A view of some of the pages . . .

New Class for September . . .

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. . . Snapshots of Our Lives . . . a keepsake book with interactive and altered pages . . . Stella Ruby and Karen Russell . . . limited space available . . .

September 12th
Wednesday
$20

Early start time 6:00-8:30

Preserving the Past for August

Preserving the Past for August
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My class this week . . .


Wednesday, August 1st
12:30

and

6:30

$15

Bring your basic supplies, black and vintage photo distress ink.

Like Mother, Like Daughter

Like Mother, Like Daughter
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for Blog Challenge#4 . . .

This week's Blog Challenge from . . .

. . . Katie at Scrapbook Playground!!

Challenge #4

Do a blog entry that's only photos NO WORDS or TEXT of any kind except for the title (no cheating don't make that title 200 words). You could just post a few photos you've taken recently and not shared, or you might like to post a whole bunch of random photos from you lastest adventure and let us guess what you are doing or where you are. Or perhaps you want to make one of those mosaics I've seen on blogs recently. Have fun with this one!

Thanks girls . . .

Thanks to everyone that attended my class last night, (Deanna, Gretchen, Kathy, Paulette, Evelyn and Sharon) Sorry for all the distractions with the 50% off sale and the store remodeling it will all be worth it in the weeks to come!! Thanks for your patience, love you all!

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Home is Where the Heart is

A unique project for home decor . . . using the really big Bazzill tags!!

This class is in August and is only $15 . . . I had more photos but they are lost on this ole puter . . . LOL! I'll try to put more up soon . . . or you can see it at the store!

Speaking of the store, wow OH wo w you will not recognize the place the next time you come in! Big changes are coming a little at a time . . .

Preserving the Past for August

Preserving the Past for August
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Preserving the Past for August


This is my Preserving the Past layout for August!

August 1st
12:30
and
6:30

$15

A Moment in Time

A Moment in Time
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A Moment in Time

This class tonight . . . $15 . . . call 314-487-8131 to sign up . . .

OMG!! I know something you don't know . . . I just found out yesterday from the {GIRLS} busy shopping in Chicago . . . are you ready for this????

We finally got a designer from RANGER inks to come to our store, we've been working on this for awhile but this designer is soooooo busy . . .

CURIOUS which designer that we are having this FALL come to FKS . . . go here for the answer!!

Just in case you didn't hear

Just in case you didn't hear . . .
We are having a {When the cats away sale} at the store . . . check it out!

SALE!

For Keeps Sake store owners, Nancy & Timi, are off to Chicago with the store managers to attend one of the largest scrapbook shows in the industry. With more than 400 vendors vying for attention, the girls have to pick and choose what they think will be the best new product at For Keeps Sake so . . .

it's a

while the cat's away

50% off sale

on selected items.

Visit For Keeps Sake Scrapbook SuperStore and receive a 50% off discount on selected items found in our classroom and scattered about in the store. Look for the 50% off signs for the best selection of discounted merchandise you may find anywhere.

Heidi Swapp

Daisy D's

Making Memories

Junkitz

Bo Bunny

EK's Art Blanche

& more!

The sale begins Thursday at 10 am and continues through Sunday. This is your last chance to get in on these items. Once they're gone . . . well, let's just say they won't be re-ordered. We're making room for the new.

Here's our sale hours:

Thursday & Friday

10 am - 8 pm

Saturday: 10 am - 5 pm

Sunday: Noon - 5 pm

A Moment in Time

A Moment in Time
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A Moment in Time

An Ordinary CD Holder is transformed into a tabletop display . . .
July 23rd
6:30_8:30

Space available in this class!!

BLOG Challenge #3

It's a new week already and I hope you are ready to blog! Here's this week's challenge should your chose to accept it -

Blog about 15 things that you LOVE right now. They don't have to be things you have always loved (but that's not to say they can't) but try and include things that reflect where you are in your life right now and what you are truly enjoying and passionate about. If you need an additional challenge try taking one or two things, or perhaps the whole list and scrapbook them.

1-sleeping puppy on my lap
2-sitting around in my pj's
3-summer
4-road trips-just spent the weekend in Kansas City
5-reading blogs of Creative People
6-anticipating Creative Escape
7-going to work (well you know, I do work at my LSS)
8-teaching my classes (had a great class last night)
9-my laptop
10-phone calls from my boys
11-Farmers Market salad from Kaldi's
12-Strawberry smoothie from St Louis Bread Company (AKA Panera)
13-taking pictures
14-green
15-I dunno, my friends . . .

Wow Miss Kata this one was hard . . .

Blog Challenge #2

Blog Challenge #2 from last week . . . always a week late but here it is . . . a photo of myself . . . taken right now . . .

This one of my favorite photos from our weekend getaway to Kansas City . . . I just love this "birdie" sculpture. . . it is one of several that are scattered around outside the Nelson Adkins Museum!!

New Class

If you are looking for a cool gift idea for the Holidays, check this out!! We will take an ordinary photo frame and transform it into an heirloom tray for home decor!! This class is Wednesday, August 22nd @ 6:30PM

The cost is only $15 but you will need to supply your own 11x14 picture frame with glass, two drawer pulls and a focal point photo, ephemera as desired!!

Preserving the Past on Wednesday!!

Preserving the Past for July
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Family Patriots features some of the Military pride in our family. The Cosmo Cricket papers lend themselves well to the Heritage pages . . . No Military Heritage photos? How about current photos of servicemen or women . . . even July 4th celebration photos!!

$15
In addition to your basic supplies please bring a Zig fine point black journaling pen and a Zig "GOLD" writer.

CHECK this Out!!

Join

For Keeps Sake Scrapbook

for a

Red Hot Firecracker Sale

two days only

Thursday, July 5 & Friday, July 6

10 am ~ 8 pm

40% off

the entire store!

This is a never-before offered sale of this magnitude.

July takes us to Chicago for our semi-annual shopping trip.

And we don't have to tell you how full our aisles have been!

Help us make room for brand new product and

Stock Up

on your Scrapbook Supplies, Adhesives, Tools, Cardstock, Albums, etc.

Sale applies to in-stock items only.

Excludes: Consignment Page Kits; Furniture; Sale Items (Cricut); Memories Made Easy products.

Previous sales & hold items will not be discounted.

It pays to subscribe to our Yahoo group.

(Everyone's welcome, but our Yahoo group members heard about this first!)

and this sale only at

For Keeps Sake Scrapbook

where something new happens everyday.

4530 Lemay Ferry Road - St. Louis, MO 63129

(314) 487-8131

Less than a mile from I-270 & Lemay Ferry Road

&

Just 12 minutes from I-270 & Manchester Road.

Tagged by Margaret . . .

Each player starts with 7 random facts about themselves on their Blog. People who are tagged need to blog 7 facts about themselves and post the rules as well. At the end of their blog list 7 people you are tagging. Let them know that they are tagged by leaving them a comment.

And here are my 7 random and Very interesting facts! I'll bet you didn't know half of them!

1. Oh dear I am afraid I'm not that interesting but here goes . . . I was an Air Force Brat until I was 17 years old
2. I have lived in Texas, England (Mildenhall and Ipswich), Maryland (D.C,), Edwards AFB in California, Madrid Spain, Aviano, Italy, Myrtle Beach, SC, Charlotte, Raleigh, NC, St Louis, MO
3. I have had Breast Cancer, I AM A SURVIVOR
4. I have two boys A-Z (adam and zack}
5. I have been a published scrapbooker many times and I am fortunate that I work full time at the largest store in my area, I also teach classes
6. My husband is my best friend.
7. Goals.. . Exercise each day, no matter how tired I am, eat proper meals (not cookies) and

I am tagging some of my friends...Have fun...I am going to check your blogs for your LISTS!!!kRISTIE, jEANNE, Katie J, Pam, Mimi, Denise, Gayla

PAWS blog challenge . . .

Fellow PAWS'er Katie J has started a weekly blog challenge at SPB.

http://www.scrapbookplayground.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=16440&highlight=

The challenge for this is week is to blog about something going on with your life . . . mmmm. . . well I guess the most exciting thing right now is my package from my Creative Escape Secret Sister . . . it was a surprise package full of Green stuff (my fav color) some of the embellies are truly unique items from France . . . including the bag which I plan to use in my CE scrapbook . . . Thanks Secret Sister where ever you are . . .

Preserving the Past for July

Preserving the Past for July
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Family Patriots features some of the Military pride in our family. The Cosmo Cricket papers lend themselves well to the Heritage pages . . . No Military Heritage photos? How about current photos of servicemen or women . . . even July 4th celebration photos!!
July 11th
12:30 PM and 6:30
$15
In addition to your basic supplies please bring a Zig fine point black journaling pen and a Zig "GOLD" writer.

This class is nearly full, don't miss out!!

Having a great time . . .

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wish you were here . We spent some time at Cape Lookout today!

2007 Komen Saint Louis Race for the CURE

Sooooo much fun today . . . with my team Carolina Sue's Crew . . . these women are awesome and the photographer is verrry special too! If you didn't come downtown you missed an amazing, wonderful morning! Thanks girls, I love you all!!

Oh my . . .

Missy you have really gotten yourself into a "pickle" this time!!ConPicklElations!!

Next week at this time . . .

I will be in beautiful North Carolina, my home sweet home . . . There is a Live Cam and if you check in often enough you will catch me waving to you from the marina. . . there's a little coffee shop there called The Bean . . . when I was a little girl I used to visit my cousins Melba and Becky. Melba had a pony named Buttons and we rode around Oriental in a pony cart . . . way before there was a Harbor cam!!

Oh my pickle!!

Congratulations Missy Jaycox!! She made it through to the 2nd round of the Rusty Pickle Amazing Race!! Go here to check out her submissions!! Love you Missy! You deserve it!

Preserving the Past for July

Preserving the Past for July
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Family Patriots features some of the Military pride in our family. The Cosmo Cricket papers lend themselves well to the Heritage pages . . . No Military Heritage photos? How about current photos of servicemen or women . . . even July 4th celebration photos!!


In addition to your basic supplies please bring a Zig fine point black journaling pen and a Zig "GOLD" writer.

FKS has JB

We finally received a shipment of Jenni Bowlin products (Lil Davis fame)! Lots of fun papers, journaling cards and cool little Who, What Where Tickets!!

It's that {TIME} AgAiN!!

Preserving the Past_June 2007
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Preserving the Past for June is a little departure from my usual style . . . I was going thru a bunch of pics and found about 200 proofs from about 1961 (my newborn brother David featured) . . . This layout is called Hush little baby and is showing off soft tones and textures from Daisy D's . . . We will be giving the die cut flowers a pearly treatment to give a satiny look!! You don't need hundred year old photos for this one . . .
Wednesday
June 6th
two sessions available
2:00PM and 6:30PM, plenty of room in both classes BUT I will only be making 20 kits . . .

Extra supplies . . . your black distress ink, paper piercer and that's about it!!

Memorial Day Weekend . . .

We spent our weekend exploring the Ohio River and Paducah, KY . . . we had an amazing time exploring and we are planning another trip back this summer. . . One of the highlights was the Lowertown Arts Festival!

My Class next week . . .

We are going off for the weekend!!
This is my class next week . . . 10 Reasons I Love My Dad!
This is a handmade accordion book with a masculine theme. Doesn't have to be for Father's Day or for Dad you can use the letter stickers to personalize any way you like!!
mAY 29th
6:30 pm
$15

Oh my goodness!!

Our Team is growing!! Eight new sign ups over the weekend!! Check the sidebar!! If you haven't signed up yet . . . Go to Komen Saint Louis and join our team. You don't have to walk you can meet us after at the store for photos etc!! Missy will pick up your shirt for you !!

A Bend in the Road_Travel Photo Album

A Bend in the Road_Travel Photo Album
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New class . . . this is a unique handmade photo journal album created from envelopes . . . you will be astounded how many photps will fit in this compact little book!!
July 16th
6:30-8:30PM
$15

Here is a group photo from . . .

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our St Louis gals Pre CE Crop! Click on the photo to view the rest on Flickr. . .

There!! It's finally done . . .

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I have been working on my submissions for the Rusty Pickle Amazing Race and I am finally finished, 3 projects, 1 layout, 1 mini book, 1 altered item . . . what a relief to have these mailed off . . . wish me luck!!

Mother's Day 2007

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I had a wonderful Mother's Day . . . Tom and I took a walk on the trail at JB . . . we went to Adam's for a Mother's Day Barbeque! He is an expert at Beer Can Chicken and it was a fabulous feast! Did I mention the weather was made to order? Gorgeous sunny day after so much rain!!

Thanks BONNIE!!

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Bonnie is our newest team member!! Not much time left to join up!! Check the sidebar for team info!!

Komen St Louis Race for the Cure

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Our sign ups started out great but we need to do better to qualify for a team!! Don't forget, if you can't or don't want to walk SIGN UP ANYWAY!! You will receive the shirt from our Team Captain (Missy) and she will even pick it up for you!! There will be a pink ribbon with your name on it at the store gazebo!!
Email me if you need more details!! Thanks in advance!! Sue

My next class . . .

Just so you know . . . Outside front of the box and outside the front of accordion book
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Monday, May 14th
6:00-8:30PM
$25

This is an accordion album that fits in a coordinating slipcase box! This is a great gift for Mother's Day, a keepsake for prom, a gift for wedding shower any where you would like to keep special photos . . .
We will be working with Rub ons, stamps, transparencies and more!

NEW class . . .

Preserving the Past_June 2007
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Preserving the Past_June 2007
Soft colors from Daisy D . . .
Also if you miss Preserving the Past for May (today's class) I will have two kits available to purchase for $15.