Scraps Mobile

Recently Tayleene and I packed up the store and took it to the Heartland Scrapbooking Event in Pratt. This is the second year that this event has been organized, and LaDawn Ferrell did a great job organizing it. There were about 40 scrapbookers, who scrapped Saturday 9 am to 1 am, and then Sunday 9 am to 3 pm. The event included several classes, contests, good food, and lots of good company. We met a lot of new people, and made a lot of good contacts. In every way the day was a great success. Below are a few pictures.

For those that have noticed the lack of an event schedule on the website, and for those who haven't already heard this, we are in the process of redoing our web site. We have had a hard time getting our web developer to update the site in a timely manner, and have decided to go in a different direction. We hope to have the new site up in the next month. In the meantime, we'll try to keep the class schedule on the Blog, so you'll have the info you need. The new site should be special, and will FINALLY include an online store, so stay tuned!

Here's the pics, as promised.

Exciting News!!

Hey, everyone. Sorry its been so long since we posted. Its been so busy. Tayleene and I just got back from a business conference in Colorado, and have lots of great ideas on how to make Scraps even better. We're very excited. Be sure to check your e-mail soon for the latest info on new product.

In the past we have directed people to the website (www.scrapslarned.com), for the most recent information, but recently we decided to go with a new web developer. As such, our site will likely not have the most updated information, so we are directing people to this blog for the most recent information on classes, etc. It will hopefully be about 1 month before the new site is live, and I think its going to be REALLY nice.

Hope everyone is having a good fall. Talk to you soon.

Mark

hey all you won't believe all the new product we are getting in the store. We have new custom baby quilts that are so precious. a frind of mine made one for my son when he was born and I just can;t allow myself to give it to him becuase it is so sweet and i know that before I ccan blink my eyes it will be dirty, torn, lost or wet in the tub. As for some reason we thnk everything needs to go in th tub.
Also we are having a huge scraobook designer with us this weekend and i can hardly wait. I met this great lady Vicki Chrisman at a conventionin Nebraska and she has helped me in numerous ways. However she is coming to do three classes with us this weekend. you must come in the store to see and feel this great projects. These ideas would be great for Christmas gifts.
We have recieved a few of our shipments from market. We got all the Anna Griffin holiday collections in along with some new toddler, and baby products. In addition we have new chipboard products from Maya Road that we can hardly keep on the shelf. i will say the little planes, trains, and car books are so cute! Lastly, just this week we received all the new Fancy Pants products. We have felt, crocheted poises, decoartive pins, buttons, transparencies, clear stamps, chip board books and the list goes on....whew!
Nevertheless the stroe just keeps growing and growing. I hope you have stopped by to at least see our Epson Scrapbook Center and learn more about all it can do from copying those scrapbook pages, color correcting old photos, scan your negatives, or just print pictures. And while your waiting for this maybe you can grab a bite from our new fall menu. We had a great lunch wee this week and look forward to you dining with us. In closing I will leave you with the menu and sign off till next time. See you at SCRAPS.

Fall Menu:

Tuesday
Smoked Brisket on a Hoagie Bun, with Creamy Cheese Soup
$7.50

Wednesday
Monte Cristo Sandwich, with Hearty Potato Chowder
$7.00

Thursday
Triple Grilled Cheese "My Way", with rich Tomato Basil Soup
$5.00

Friday
Savory Chicken Quesadillas, with Mom's Refried Bean Soup
$5.50

Saturday
Grilled Salmon Salad, with Roasted Fruit Soup
$8.00


Meal Price Includes 2 Slices of Grilled Baguette Bread or Choice of a Bread Bowl
Soup May Be Purchased Separately, with Bread or a Bread Bowl, for $3.50


Scraps Now Delivers in Larned, and to Larned State Hospital!!!
There is a $1.00 Charge per Delivery, Which Will
be Waved for Deliveries of 6 Meals or More

Epson Scrapbook Central Comes to Scraps

Just wanted to add a quick note on a new toy in Scraps!! We recently invested in a scrapbook system that allows us to print photos, scan and copy or scan and save existing scrapbook pages, or print digital scrapbook pages. We are excited about this, and wanted to provide a quality example of a paper layout that was scanned using this system. Notice the almost 3-D appearance of the embellishments!



We have also started receiving new product from the Summer CHA show. The new Anna Griffin Christmas line, as well as new Maya Road chipboard, will soon be on the shelves, so come check it out!

Mark and Tayleene

Moonlight Madness and the 1st Annual Scraps Garage Sale

For those who weren't able to make it, yesterday was Larned's Moonlight Madness (where downtown stores have sales and stay open late), and it was also Scraps' First Annual Garage Sale. The Garage Sale will be an annual event where we put everything on sale to move out old product to make room for new, and yesterday's event was a great start. We did have a good turnout, and would like to thank all of you who stopped by. In addition to the sale, we also cooked up some smoked hamburgers and hot dogs (courtesy of John Wilhite), which made the kitchen smell unbeleivable, and they tasted pretty good too! Overall it was a great day. For those of you that scrapbook and missed out on the sale, all Cherry Arte paper and all Rusty Pickle products will continue at 50% off until they are gone, as these lines are being entirely discontinued. There are still some cute papers and embellishments in these lines remaining, so don't let the fact that they are being discontinued worry you! Below are some pictures of the day, and one picture of Ethan, doing his part to uphold the Moonlight Madness theme of "Pirates of the Pawnee". Talk to you later!

Mark

Here's the August version of our Coffee newsletter. Again, for the full version sign up at the web site. www.scrapslarned.com.

Coffee Connection
Where We Spill the Beans on all the Latest News and Specials
August 2007

In This Issue
What Makes Good Coffee? Part 2
Live Music Part 2
New Menus at Scraps (sorry not Part 2)
Schedule of Events
Contact Us
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Larned, Kansas 67550
(620) 285-8977
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Dear Mark,

If there was ever any doubt that the real Kansas summer would actually come, those doubts are dismissed! It is HOT!! Thankfully I haven't had to water my lawn yet, though. We hope your summer is going well. We are very excited after returning from our Scrapbook Tradeshow (CHA) in Chicago. We ate a lot of good food, including the best pizza I've ever had, and had opportunity to relax a little as well. We came back with a lot of new ideas, and are excited about the changes coming to the store. Most of the changes are on the scrapbook side, but a few will be on the coffee side. Once again we appreciate your loyal support. Without our faithful customers and friends Scraps wouldn't have the same comfortable atmosphere, which is what we really strive for. We want to be a place where you can come, unwind, and escape the cares of the day (you may have noticed the intentional absence of a clock in Scraps). So, kick back, relax, cool off, and enjoy the rest of your summer. It'll be freezing before you know it! (And all the allergy sufferers say "amen"!)
What Makes Good Coffee?
This is the second in a 6 part series on what differentiates good coffee from bad, or even great coffee from good. If you miss future editions for any reason, all 6 parts will be posted on the web site. These articles are intended to be brief overviews, and future newsletters will likely go into greater detail on these items.

Processing
Coffee beans are processed using one of two basic methods, wet processing or dry processing. Wet processing entails soaking the fruit of the coffee tree in water, and allowing the pulp to separate from the seed that way. The pulp is then separated from the bean, and used for fertilizer on the plantation. The other method involves letting the fruit dry in the open air, and then removing the dried pulp. Depending on the care taken during processing, either method can produce fine quality coffees, although dry processing tends to provide less consistency and more earthy flavors to the coffee.






For more in depth pictures of each stage visit this link.
Live Music at Scraps II

On July 18 Scraps hosted its second live music event, and once again the entertainment was excellent. Ezra Hallman and Kevin Buster were joined by Jacob Hallman, and played a variety of jazz selections, as well as some original music. There was also an encore performance of John Lennon's "Imagine", with Ezra singing. We've had requests for more performances by these guys, but unfortunately for us they are all going to college for the fall! We are hoping to have a Christmas concert with all three, so stay tuned!




(I had more pictures, and then lost them, so this one will have to suffice. Sorry!)
New Menus!!
Recently new menu boards were hung at Scraps. I don't know if anyone noticed the problems with the old boards, but they were glaring to me. Mocha was spelled "Mocah", Four Berry Blend was "Four Berry Bland", and a coffee airpot was an "airport". There were other mistakes also, but those were some of the big ones. When I first saw the mistakes I ran to my computer to check my Word document that I mailed the printer, and much to my relief the mistakes were not mine. Anyway, we had our signs remade, and they are much better. They also have the additions of our new flavored syrups, so that is nice. Thanks to Mark's Custom Signs in Great Bend for a great job (Mark didn't do the first signs)!
Schedule of Events

August 11 - Scraps open until Midnight
August 18 - Moonlight Madness, and Scraps 1st Annual Garage Sale. We'll have smoked burgers
and hot dogs starting at 3:00. Don't miss this food, because it may the best you've
had all summer! For those who may know him, John Wilhite will be doing the smoking,
and Tayleene will make the sides. See you there! We'll be open until Midnight. We
will also be having a sale, with a 20% discount on all Scrapbook products. We must
make room for new product!
July 28 - Scraps open until Midnight


New (Almost) Referral Campaign
We know we have received a lot of word of mouth advertising since we opened, and we thank those of you that have helped spread the word. We have wanted to do something to show that thanks, and so we are rolling out our Referral Campaign. This is (Almost) New, in that we have had referral cards, with a drawing to be held each month, but never have publicized it. So, consider this the publication! Here's how it goes. You stop by the store and pick up referral cards, as many as you'd like (but be realistic, don't take 1000!). You write your name on the front and hand them to your friends. Any card with your name on it will be entered into a monthly drawing for a prize (to be determined each month). In addition the person bearing the card will receive a 10% discount on any purchase. So, stop by and pick up your cards today!

Our last newsletter promised nutritional supplements as additives to our smoothies, and this is still in the works. Sorry for the wait, but we will get them here. I have found that the Smoothie's by themselves are a pretty fair meal replacement, especially with a muffin (banana nut is my currrent favorite).

See ya' soon,

Mark Van Norden
Scraps
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Present this coupon for a 15% discount on any smoothie. Print and clip this coupon, and present to the store to receive your discount.

Offer Expires: August 17

Here is a text only version of our August Scrapbook Newsletter. To start getting the full color, picture version, visit our web site at www.scrapslarned.com.

Scrapper's Alley
Your Inside Source for News, Events, and Specials
August 1, 2007
Hey friends, has the summer gone fast or is it just plain hot? Well I think it is a bit of both. It sure has seemed to go fast for us as we just reutrned from market (CHA), and we are so tired from all that shopping, but so excited to bring you the latest and the trendiest things out there for scrappers! We should see that new product start rolling in anytime now! I hope you will join us on Saturday, August 18th for our "garage sale" as we will have lots of scrapbook items in the store 20% off and more. We need you garage sale junkies to help us move out the old, that way we can bring in the new! No need to worry about the time this day as we will be open late due to moonlight madness and we will be smokin' up those hamburgers, hotdogs and all the fixins' right out front of the store! Well, I wish we could tell you more about our trip to market but I will let you visit our blog instead. We have some great class series coming for this fall and winter as well as some professional scrapbook designers to name just a few new things. Well, I must get going to I can start marking down all those sale items, so till then, stop in for a cold drink or yummy dessert. Happy Scrapbooking to each of you.

Tayleene Van Norden
Owner, SCRAPS



Schedule of Events
Saturday August 18, 7 a.m.-10 p.m. GARAGE SALE at SCRAPS!

Join us as we celebrate moonlight madness SCRAPS style. We will be having a 20% off or more on all scrapbook products. We need room for all that new product we purchased at CHA. So come grab a shopping bag and enjoy the sale! We will also have smoked hamburgers and hotdogs with all the sides right out front of the store so you can renew yourself from all that shopping. See you then!

Saturday, August 25 10 a.m.- midnight CROP TILL YA DROP! $5.00 (meals not included in price)

Come join us and bring a friend as we crop the night away. We will be having a make and take and drawings for prizes. Maybe some of our new products from CHA just might appear! Call us to reserve your spot and meals. We are looking forward to a fun night. Come stay for awhile or stay all day. Hope to see you there.


Wednesday, August 29- 6:39-8:30 Altered Clipboard $10.00 Taught by Tayleene Van Norden

We are going to get you organized in a fashionable way! Come make this cute clipboard using 3 Bugs in a Rug paper, Seeing Stars. This is so quick and easy that any beginning or seasoned scrapper can enjoy. You will be ready to post those "to do" lists or simply just your personal thoughts in a trendy way. Come be a part of our first class in our new series of altered projects. Can't wait to see you.

What to bring: trimmer, pencil, adhesive, scissors, glue dots, tacky tape.
Class limit 12.
Deadline for class registration is Saturday, August 25.






I hope you are excited about our new series of classes with the first being altered projects. We hope to see you at the garage sale and our crop night. Well, meet me at SCRAPS, where coffee and creativity together.

Tayleene Van Norden

Hello Again

Well, we're back from CHA. What a whirlwind! Chicago was great, the weather was beautiful, and the pizza was fantastic. We flew back into Wichita, and oh the humidity!

We are so excited about our new product. We are bringing in a lot of new lines: lots of new embellishments, ribbon, felt, some exciting new Bazzill product (can you say "thread the needle"?) Below are a few very poor pictures, as we didn't know we'd be allowed to take pictures at the show. You won't be able to see in detail what the pictures are depicting, but some are clearer than others. The product should start arriving in August, and will continue to arrive probably into October.



This photo shows one of the new felt ribbons that we're bringing in. It does give pretty good detail. This is a Christmas ribbon, but of course the picture doesn't do the color justice. You can also see little leaves and flowers, etc. We have also ordered these.



This picture shows, very poorly, some new Halloween embellishments that we ordered.




This picure shows some more felt ribbon. Both the bats and pumpkin are ribbons in this line, and you can see the versatility of this product. (Ribbon shown is from Queen and Co.) The candy corn embellishment, and the other embellishments in that line, have all been ordered.




This product is a chip board album from Maya Road. We have several of these ordered.



Here we are in the hotel gift shop, having our picture taken with my cell phone camera. High Tech!

Oh, this post would be remiss if I forgot to mention that Acrylic stamps will be making their first appearance at Scraps. We are excited to bring a collection of stamps from Fancy Pants which I think you'll really like.

We did listen to those of you who requested specific items. I can't say off hand what those items were (Tayleene would know!), but we appreciate your comments and suggestions, and try to accommodate requests that we can.

Talk to you soon,

Mark

Welcome!

Wecome to the new Scraps Blog, called ScrapSheets! This idea was inspired by some classes that we went to while at our semi-annual Scrapbook convention in Chicago. Neither of us really know much about blogging, and this is the first that I've ever done it. Hope you find it informative and interesting.

Currently we're sitting in a hotel room in Chicago working on ordering product. We've gone to the CHA (Craft and Hobby Association) Show for the last two days, and are working on which product to order. What a long drawn out process! By the time you actually get to read this first edition we'll probably already have the new product in, so I won't go into a lot of detail. Certainly more updates will follow, but I at least wanted to get this started while the idea was fresh in my mind.

Talk to you later!

Mark