I had the pleasure of being asked to be one of the crop hostess on Fiskateers while the leads were at CHA. I made the schedule for 13 fiskateers who got to be a hostess and present a challenge each hour on Saturday.
Then, I was the hostess for Monday and Tuesday. It was such a total blast to think up challenges and see all the different ways people created layouts using the same criteria.
The most interesting challenge of the day was a roll call of who was on the message boards and where they were from. We had 26 states represented, 6 from Canada, 2 from New Zealand and 2 from Austrialia.
I held a chat two evenings. I provided the prizes for the Saturday chat and all of the other prizes were provided by Fiskars. I love the chats. We can get in some of the craziest conversations and by the time you answer, we are on another subject.
I was a bit sad when Tuesday night came because my time had come to an end. What a wonderful time I had.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Camp Crop- March 27
I have received official word that Rebecca Peck, one of 5 Fiskateer leads, will be joining us for our 3rd annual charity crop for the Nation Lupus Foundation. The crop will be held here in Barboursville and anyone who loves scrapbooking, fun, food, the color orange, prizes and getting to help a charity in the process will have a fantastic time. The fee is $30.00, which is donated to the charity. We will crop from noon until 8:30pm. Also, during the evening we will have a charity auction of varied items. If you would like to sign up call me at The Scrapbook Page- (304-733-9414). I can guarantee a good time!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
New products!
I have been so busy over the holidays that I have not updated like I should.
Here, at the Scrapbook Page, we are full with lots and lots of brands new products.
Of course, we have everything you need to make great Christmas layouts, but that is only the beginning.
I have Bo Bunny, Snowy Serenade and Frosted from Fancy Pants.
Today I received the 3 newest lines from Graphic 45. They have become one of my favorite companies. Their papers make beautiful vintage pages, but still can make a layout for something that happened yesterday.
We also have Valentines lines from Bo Bunny, Fancy Pants and Making Memories.
As many of you know, CHA ( an industry show) is starting in a few days. We need room to put new product.
On Sat. January 16 everything in the store in on sell. Come help open up some shelfs for new products. Everything is 20 % off.
Come by and stock up.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
I was featured on Fiskateers Blog
I did a project that was featured on the Fiskateers lead's blog:
Maxine #2981, Fiskateer of the Year!
* posted by: Kelly Jo
* posted in: Crafts, Guest, Contests
* on: November 20, 2009
Maxine is our Fiskateer of the Year and I wanted to feature her and her craftiness. When I asked Maxine if she would like to complete a project for this on-line crop, she created this beautiful project! Here’s a little bit about Maxine, and her gorgeous project:
I am Maxine Hodges, Fiskateer #2981. I have lived in West Virginia my whole life. I have been married to my husband, Ronnie, for 38 years and we have 2 children and 2 grandsons. My mother was a crafter and passed that love on to me. I have cross stitched, macramed, dough art and painted wood. In 1996, scrapbooking became my passion. I took classes and went to all the lss crops. Five years ago the store was sold and I applied to work for the new owner. I was the buyer, manager and janitor. Over 2 years ago I purchased the Scrapbook Page and I am still the buyer, manager and janitor.
In 2006 I learned about Fiskateers at Cha Chicago. At the time all I knew was I got a free pair of scissors. It was a year later before I learned there was a message board, blog and gallery. The rest is history. I have made so many new crafter friends through Fiskateers and have traveled to Hershey, Nashville, Greenville and Orlando to participate in events where I got to meet many of my online friends.
I have two highlights of being a Fiskateer. The first was when I hosted my second annual charity crop for the National Lupus Foundation, which is a cause near and dear to my heart. We raised over $2,000. Rebecca came, as well as fiskateers from Richmond, Cincinnati and Michigan. Can’t wait till the 3rd annual.
The second was being names Fiskateer of the Year 2009 in Orlando this year. I was so surprised! My Fiskateer journey has been an experience that I will never forget. Truly, Fiskateers rock!
_____________________________________________________________________
I am so glad that Kelly Jo asked me to do this. This was a joy to work with pictures of my mom.
Both of these pictures were taken in 1948. They are her engagement picture and a picture of mom and dad on their wedding day.
This project took 2 pieces of Webster’s Pages paper, a frame and a canvas.
1. I began by painting the frame teal and the canvas beige. I used a glimmer mist on the canvas.
Maxine1.jpg Maxine2.jpg Maxine3.jpg
2. I then starting cutting out the flowers that would be put around the frame, using one of my favorite new tools- the retractable craft knife. It takes time to cut such small details, but the effort is well wroth the effect.
Maxine4.jpg
3. I cut pictures and papers to fit in the different areas of the frame. I used molding paste and a heart stencil to make the heart. I then painted it gold.
Maxine5.jpg
4. I used glue dots and adhered the layers of flowers around the edge of the frame.
5. I cut a one inch strip of the paper (used the back side) and used the scalloped and the leave it to weaver punch. I pulled a piece of beige fringe ribbon through it and adhered to the bottom of the frame.
Maxine6.jpg
6. I got gold mesh ribbon and peacock feathers, glued under the left bottom corner of the frame and then hot glued the frame to the canvas.
7. Finished up the project by adhering cream flowers and a Websters Pages’ cameo.
Maxine #2981, Fiskateer of the Year!
* posted by: Kelly Jo
* posted in: Crafts, Guest, Contests
* on: November 20, 2009
Maxine is our Fiskateer of the Year and I wanted to feature her and her craftiness. When I asked Maxine if she would like to complete a project for this on-line crop, she created this beautiful project! Here’s a little bit about Maxine, and her gorgeous project:
I am Maxine Hodges, Fiskateer #2981. I have lived in West Virginia my whole life. I have been married to my husband, Ronnie, for 38 years and we have 2 children and 2 grandsons. My mother was a crafter and passed that love on to me. I have cross stitched, macramed, dough art and painted wood. In 1996, scrapbooking became my passion. I took classes and went to all the lss crops. Five years ago the store was sold and I applied to work for the new owner. I was the buyer, manager and janitor. Over 2 years ago I purchased the Scrapbook Page and I am still the buyer, manager and janitor.
In 2006 I learned about Fiskateers at Cha Chicago. At the time all I knew was I got a free pair of scissors. It was a year later before I learned there was a message board, blog and gallery. The rest is history. I have made so many new crafter friends through Fiskateers and have traveled to Hershey, Nashville, Greenville and Orlando to participate in events where I got to meet many of my online friends.
I have two highlights of being a Fiskateer. The first was when I hosted my second annual charity crop for the National Lupus Foundation, which is a cause near and dear to my heart. We raised over $2,000. Rebecca came, as well as fiskateers from Richmond, Cincinnati and Michigan. Can’t wait till the 3rd annual.
The second was being names Fiskateer of the Year 2009 in Orlando this year. I was so surprised! My Fiskateer journey has been an experience that I will never forget. Truly, Fiskateers rock!
_____________________________________________________________________
I am so glad that Kelly Jo asked me to do this. This was a joy to work with pictures of my mom.
Both of these pictures were taken in 1948. They are her engagement picture and a picture of mom and dad on their wedding day.
This project took 2 pieces of Webster’s Pages paper, a frame and a canvas.
1. I began by painting the frame teal and the canvas beige. I used a glimmer mist on the canvas.
Maxine1.jpg Maxine2.jpg Maxine3.jpg
2. I then starting cutting out the flowers that would be put around the frame, using one of my favorite new tools- the retractable craft knife. It takes time to cut such small details, but the effort is well wroth the effect.
Maxine4.jpg
3. I cut pictures and papers to fit in the different areas of the frame. I used molding paste and a heart stencil to make the heart. I then painted it gold.
Maxine5.jpg
4. I used glue dots and adhered the layers of flowers around the edge of the frame.
5. I cut a one inch strip of the paper (used the back side) and used the scalloped and the leave it to weaver punch. I pulled a piece of beige fringe ribbon through it and adhered to the bottom of the frame.
Maxine6.jpg
6. I got gold mesh ribbon and peacock feathers, glued under the left bottom corner of the frame and then hot glued the frame to the canvas.
7. Finished up the project by adhering cream flowers and a Websters Pages’ cameo.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
The Scrapbook Page is the Featured Store on Graphic 45 blog
I was so pleased that the Scrapbook Page is the featured store on the Graphic 45 blog. Candy Rosenberg visited in September was was impressed with the Graphic 45 projects we had finished. The blog talks alittle about me, Fiskateers, family and how I became the owner of the Scrapbook Page. Jump over and look at the article and pictures.
http://g45papers.typepad.com/graphic45/featured-store/
http://g45papers.typepad.com/graphic45/featured-store/
Monday, October 26, 2009
autumn fun
This weekend I had the grandsons for a couple days. We went to the Charleston City Market and picked out pumpkins. Sam went straight for the little pumpkins and Ben for the large ones.
On Sunday Ben and I raked a large pile of leaves. Then Robin brought Sam out. Sam didn't really like to jump in, but Ben was thrilled. When they would spread out he would rake them back up.
These are things that I did with my children and I did as a child. I took lots of pictures. Days like this are priceless.
Nov news letter
The cool fall air is here and all of the fall festivals have been fun. Now to scrapbooking them. We have lots of great fall papers from My Little Yellow Bicycle, Moxxie, and Bo Bunny(which just got here today).
This is the time to think about those albums you want to make for Christmas gifts. don't stress yourself out and wait till the last minute.
I have so many new products that I couldn't list them all, but here goes. Lots of new glimmer mist, the Halloween glimmer mist kit from tattered angels, Delelah from Bo Bunny, the stamps to make christmas tags from Tim Holtz, sports and hunting paper and diecuts, new DC and Las Vegas papers, and scrapbooking papers, brads and stickers to scrapbook all those scrapevents you go to. This is only a partial list.
Of course we have all new Making memories, Fany Pants, Graphic 45 and Websters Pages Christmas lines.
Halloween is this week and we have lines from Best Creation, Basic Grey. Fancy Pants and more.
Up coming classes and crops:
This weekend is our famous Halloween crop
crop----Oct 30----11am-10pm- Halloween crop-there will be a prize for best costume, but costume not required, please call ahead as this crop sometimes fills up
crop----Oct. 31----11am-4:30
class----Nov 2----Happy Fall
class----Nov 9---- this is pretty paper from My Little Shoebox. It could be for any person or event
crop----Nov 13----11am-10pm
crop----Nov 14----11-4:30
class----Nov 16----
crop----Nov 20----11am-10pm
crop----Nov 21----11am-4:30
class----Nov 23---We are Grateful
We will be closed on November 26 for Thanksgiving. I hope that each of you will reflect on the things that you give thanks for (and take alot of pictures). During the holidays, I sometimes get so busy with preparations that I forget to take the pictures. Make sure that someone is taking pictures and that you are in some of the pictures. I notice as I look through my scrapbook that I am not there much. Just a couple of tips to make your scrapbook real.
This is the time to think about those albums you want to make for Christmas gifts. don't stress yourself out and wait till the last minute.
I have so many new products that I couldn't list them all, but here goes. Lots of new glimmer mist, the Halloween glimmer mist kit from tattered angels, Delelah from Bo Bunny, the stamps to make christmas tags from Tim Holtz, sports and hunting paper and diecuts, new DC and Las Vegas papers, and scrapbooking papers, brads and stickers to scrapbook all those scrapevents you go to. This is only a partial list.
Of course we have all new Making memories, Fany Pants, Graphic 45 and Websters Pages Christmas lines.
Halloween is this week and we have lines from Best Creation, Basic Grey. Fancy Pants and more.
Up coming classes and crops:
This weekend is our famous Halloween crop
crop----Oct 30----11am-10pm- Halloween crop-there will be a prize for best costume, but costume not required, please call ahead as this crop sometimes fills up
crop----Oct. 31----11am-4:30
class----Nov 2----Happy Fall
class----Nov 9---- this is pretty paper from My Little Shoebox. It could be for any person or event
crop----Nov 13----11am-10pm
crop----Nov 14----11-4:30
class----Nov 16----
crop----Nov 20----11am-10pm
crop----Nov 21----11am-4:30
class----Nov 23---We are Grateful
We will be closed on November 26 for Thanksgiving. I hope that each of you will reflect on the things that you give thanks for (and take alot of pictures). During the holidays, I sometimes get so busy with preparations that I forget to take the pictures. Make sure that someone is taking pictures and that you are in some of the pictures. I notice as I look through my scrapbook that I am not there much. Just a couple of tips to make your scrapbook real.
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