Special Memories

A Scrapbook Boutique

Hello Scrappers,

New Newsletter Coming Soon!

 

 

                                                                                                                              Jennifer Malatesta

** Happy Mother’s Day to all Moms’ on May 14th. Special Memories will be closed for Mothers’ Day

“National Scrapbook Day” May 6th

I want to thank everyone that signed up to participate in our weekend crop to celebrate National Scrapbook day. The crop filled up in one day thanks to your enthusiasm and speedy response to the email.

On Saturday, May 6th we will have a bouquet of balloons, which will have different discount amounts or promotional item giveaways inside each balloon. Everyone will get to pop a balloon during checkout and receive their discount off their “ENTIRE PURCHASE”. The discounts will be ranging from %5 to %50 off your entire product purchase.

Also, with every purchase on Saturday, you will be entered into the drawing to win a $25.00 gift certificate for Special Memories and a Gift Certificate for FREE Scrappers Summer Camp ( a $130.00 value.). I will be giving away four gift certificates and 1 Scrappers Summer Camp spot. You do not need to be present to win.

Those of you who have visited Special Memories recently have noticed all the new products that have been received. New products are still arriving everyday and the only problem I am having is where to put everything. Please come see the new stuff, shop till’ you drop, and help me clear some space for more product. National Scrapbook weekend is the perfect opportunity to buy your favorite things with the chance for a deep discount.

Cricut Personal Electronic Cutter

***I will have a demo Cricut Die Cutting Machine in the store for you to try out on May 5th –May7th. Come by and get a demonstration and test it for yourself!

As many of you have heard the ”Cricut” from Provo Craft is an amazing personal die cutting machine. O was very impressed with this machine and I have many on order including all the fonts and accessories. The machine and a starter alphabet font is regularly $279.00. On Saturday, May 6th I will be taking pre-paid orders for the machine at a discounted price of $259.00. This is a $20.00 savings. This is a great deal to get you started with an easy to use personal die- cutting system. Please log on to www.cricut.com to see all the awesome features of this machine.

*Coupons or store credits can not be used with this Cricut promotion due to the manufacturer’s specifications.

*The estimated time of delivery is June-July. You will be notified by email when your machine has arrived.

Layout Design Team

With so many new products arriving so quickly it is hard to keep up all new layout ideas. I need you and your creativity. If you enjoy playing around with new products and your creativity flows I need you on the Special Memories Design Team. Please submit any scrapbook project of your original work (layout, mini book, card, etc.) by Friday, May 26th. I will display your projects and have my customers vote on their favorites. I will choose the top 4 scrappers to be Special Memories Design Team members and to serve on the team for 3 consecutive months. I will select a featured item each month and the designers will select a few coordinating papers to help spotlight the featured item. The selected designers can pick their products up from the store during the 1st week of each month and the scrapbook project must be turned in by the 1st day of the next month. Please incorporate your photos on to your layout because that really completes a page. Of course, your layouts will be returned to you. This is a neat way for you to receive “Free” product and the recognition for your wonderful work. Please call Jennifer if you have any questions.

****Mini Book Club of the Month****

**This is one of our most popular classes. **

Karen Tabor is our new in house mini book professional. If you haven’t attended one of our mini book classes, well you should. She is extremely patient, innovative and creative. She is addicted to mini books and she has many new ideas that she is willing to introduce to you over the next several months. We will offer at least one mini book class a month. We will always let you know the theme and style of the album in each newsletters class listings.

  • Saturday, May 13th 11-2 – Mini Star Book. The albums theme is Mothers Day.
  • Saturday, June 11th 2-5 – Mini Pocket Album. The albums theme is for this month is Graduation.

Trash to Treasure Sale

After many requests I have decided to offer our 1st Trash to Treasure sale on Saturday, June 24th. As you know, one cropper’s trash in another one’s treasure. With the Scrapbook industry moving at such a fast pace, some of you have become scrapbook supply collectors. This is your opportunity to sell your old materials and receive a store credit to purchase some new treasures. Please label all of your items with your name and price. Bring it to the store Saturday, June 24th at 9-10am. For a small fee of $5.00 you can leave your items on the tables and we will do our best to sell them for you. You need to return Sunday, June 25th 1-5pm to pick up your remaining items and your Special Memories store credit.

** You must call and reserve your table space for the "Trash to Treasure Sale". You will not be allowed to show up the morning of the sale and display your items.**

Summer Scrapper Camp

Session I – June 12th-16th

Session II – June 26th-30th

Session III – July 10th-14th

Our camp is set up as one-week sessions and run from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. The campers must be ages 7-13. An entire week of scrapbooking will be a great opportunity for your child to create special memories of a lifetime. Not only can their creativity and imaginations flow, a scrapbook instructor will show them the basics of scrapbooking from the first day.

The fee is $130.00, which gives your child the use of all non-consumable supplies (various punches, templates, markers and die cuts), as well as a $25.00 store allowance to buy paper, stickers, die-cuts and other scrapbook supplies and accents during their week of camp. Each camper will also receive a 12x12 album or a $10.00 credit to be applied toward their store credit.

We will begin each morning of camp with a two page layout. I will introduce the campers to a new scrapbooking technique every day so they can incorporate these ideas into their own layouts. All materials for the layouts and projects are included in your camp fee.

Each camper will be required to have his/her own acid free adhesive, scissors or paper trimmer, and their special photos. All supplies can be purchased through us before camp starts.

Each session is available for the first 12 that pre-register and pre-pay.

Call (225) 343-6560 to save your seat.

June Friday Night Cropping Promotion

Every Friday night crop during the month of June is a 2 for 1 crop. Call and reserve a cropping spot for you and your friend and you both get the crop 1/2 off.  You will be cropping from 6-1am for only $5.00 a person. Take advantage of this fun opportunity.

New Ribbon Wall

One of my goals was to create a ribbon wall in the workshop area so you can by precious and unique ribbons by the yard. Well, I reached my goal! I am proud to present to you the “Special Memories Wall of Ribbon”. The ribbon has three prices levels which range form .99-$1.50. Ribbon is the embellishment that adds a finishing touch to any layout, and now you can by it by the yard to fit any project.

Double Stamp Day

Wednesday is double stamp day for the months of May and June.

Changing the days every two months allows more of our customers to participate in these double reward days. So mark your calendars that Wednesday is the new Double Stamp day.

**Stamp cards must be redeemed on your 11th visit to the store.**

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Don't forget that gift certificates are a wonderful gift for your special scrapper for any occasion. This will allow her to pick and chose her personal scrapbook favorites.

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May Coupon- Print this coupon and bring it in and receive 15% off any all Albums during the month of May. Not to be combined with any other offer or promotion

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June Coupon- Print this coupon and bring it in and receive 15% off all Page Kits during the month of June. Not to be combined with any other offer or promotion

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Page kits of the Week

Every Wednesday we offer a new page kit for sale. Each kit creates a precious two-page 12x12 layout. You can go to Treehousememories.com to view the upcoming page kits and the scheduled ship date. Hurry into Special Memories to be sure to get your page kit because they fly out of the store. All Treehouse Memories Page Kits are $9.99.

Recent scrapbook kit themes include:

  • Baby Girl
  • Baby Boy
  • All girl
  • All Boy
  • Easter
  • Birthday Girl
  • Friends
  • Mom

Children’s Birthday Bash's

Special Memories has a great facility to host your child's birthday party. Scrapbooking is fun for children of any age and our birthdays are extra special. Please check out our website www.specialmemoriesbr.com and click on birthday parties to get more details. Then call for available dates and times.

** Birthday bash’s are not just for kid’s anymore. Remember Special Memories when planning a birthday gathering for your favorite adult scrapper.

Classes

Basics and Beyond - Monday, May 15th 6-8pm and Monday, June12th 6-8pm. Please come in and join us to learn the basics of scrap booking. Bring in 5-10 photos in one particular theme and let us guide you on how to select your paper and embellishments to enhance that page. You will learn everything you need to know about adhesives, albums and cutting systems. The cost for this class is $10.00. All basic supplies are provided in this class, except for the paper and embellishments that you choose to use on your page. This a great class for adults and children that are yearning to learn how to scrapbook.

Mothers Day Star Mini book Class- Saturday, May 13 11-2pm. This is the cutest mini book and it is all the rage right now. This class will teach you how to build a mini scrapbook from scratch using chipboard, cardstock, and ribbon and embellished with embossed Easter stickers. This is a great technique to learn and reuse for any special occasion. This is the perfect little book to give fill with photos and give to a relative. Supplies needed are: scissors, trimmer, and terrifically tacky tape.. The cost for this class is $30.00

School’s Out Class  with Kaleidoscope paper and accents– Tuesday, May 30th 6-8pm. What do you do with your pictures from end of the school year parties . Well, you come to this class and create a darling layout and slap those pictures on this page. The Kaleidoscope line of papers and accessories are simple and easy to use. We will take these products up a notch with the additions of chipboard and ribbon for lots of texture. The cost for this class is $15.00

Design for Dad class- Wednesday, June 7th 6-8pm. The new SEI paper line, Paisley and Petals is just right for our favorite personal hero’s, our Dads. Join us to complete a two page layout in honor of  Fathers. This paper is perfect for new or old pictures. It has a retro feel and using several different designs of this paper it is sure to be something fun.

Graduation Mini Pocket pullout book Class- Sunday, June 11th  2-5pm. This is the cutest mini book and it is all the rage right now. This class will teach you how to build a mini scrapbook from scratch using chipboard, cardstock, and ribbon and embellished with stickers and accents. This is a great technique to learn and reuse for any special occasion. This is the perfect little book to give fill with photos and give to a relative. Supplies needed are: scissors, trimmer, terrifically tacky tape, anywhere eyelet hole punch. The cost for this class is $30.00

Disney Designs- Thursday, June 22nd 6-8pm. I have just returned from the Happiest place one earth and I have a ton of magical memories to scrapbook. If you are in my same situation then come join me for my Disney Design Class. We will be using some of the newest Disney embellishments and papers. Hope to see you here.

**ALL CROPS AND CLASSES MUST BE PREPAID OR GUARANTEED WITH A CREDIT CARD.  YOU MUST CANCEL AT LEAST 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE NOT TO BE CHARGED FOR A CLASS OR CROP.  We must have at least 4 people in signed up to hold a class.  If you miss your class, you packet will be saved for you, but no written instructions will come with it.  You will have to come in and use the sample to assemble your kit.

 

New Items in Stock Now

  • Basic Grey 4 New Paper Lines (Oh! Baby Girl Collection, Oh! Baby Boy Collection,  Color me Silly Collection, Urban Couture Collection, and the notch tool.)
  • Karen Foster 12x12 Rub-ons and large words
  • K & Company chipboard ABC’s, Words & Sayings, Puzzle Pieces, and Shapes and Tags
  • Doodlebug flowers, and decorative clips
  • Bazzill chip toppers and large paper clips
  • Creating Keepsakes “School Memories”
  • Gorsgrain ribbon titles
  • Around the Block paper pins
  • Making Memories velvet sticker letters and sayings, Bo Ho Chic frames, and chipboard stickers
  • Scenic Route New Paper lines and chipboard letters, and chipboard accents

Take advantage of our advertisements in Kid's Directory of Baton Rouge & Tiger Bucks, as well as other local publications. Clip the coupon and bring it in to receive 20% off one item. This also lets us know that our ads are catching your eye.

Jennifer Malatesta (Owner)

Special Memories 3205 Perkins Road (near Perkins Rd overpass) Baton Rouge,

225-343-6560 http://www.specialmemoriesbr.com