Store closed today

Let's see...

Bread. Check.
Milk. Check.
Toilet paper. Check.
Cookies. Check.
Snow in Virginia Beach. CHECK, CHECK and CHECK!!!!

Can you believe it?!? Real, live, white, cold SNOW!

Because of the snow, Beach Scrapbooks will be CLOSED TODAY.

(We may or may not be open tomorrow...check here for more details.)

My kids were so giddy this morning, they went outside just before 8:00. I'm sure the neighbors were thrilled...

Colby wanted to shovel the sidewalk for us. Isn't that nice? It's practically covered again, so I'm sure he will be shoveling a few times today. Wonder how many times he'll shovel before he realizes that it's really NOT all that fun :)























Marisa and our dog Reese had fun just running through the snow. It's really the first time either of them have ever seen any snow accumulation. I'm not sure who had more fun!


This ruler shot was taken at around 8 this morning. It's been snowing like crazy since then, so I know it's more by now.


I hope that you'll break out the camera today and snap a few pictures. We'd love to see them. SEND YOUR SNOW PICTURES, along with your name, to jen@beachscrapbooks.com ...I'll post them on the blog :)

Enjoy this WHITE, snowy day!

♫ ♪ Love is in the air ♪ ♫

Are you feelin' the LOVE?!?

Card Class

with Michelle

Feb. 7th

12:30 -2:30

$18

Hump Day!

It's Wednesday and that means there is a fabulous Hump Day kit available for only $5! It is AMAZING, WONDERFUL, and SUPER CUTE and I MADE IT! HAHAHAHA! Melissa here, taking over the blog for a second. I spoke to Jen this morning as she was leaving for the airport. She has tons of photos from CHA that she will post tomorrow...or as soon as she recovers from her jet lag. Have a wonderful day and pop in to keep Amy company this afternoon. And...to pick up my AMAZING and WONDERFUL Hump Day kit!

Happy Tuesday!

Way to go USSNEWCO! You get an A :) And, Narda...well...you get an A for effort!!

The first one, who wishes flat tires on people, is none other than BARRY! (His answers actually made me laugh out loud.) This picture was taken during our staff crop when Barry was creating one of his fabulous Christmas ornaments. His talent is simply ah-mazing! If you've never taken one of his card classes, you should!!

Next up...our very own xylophone player...JANICE! Here she is with her always-helping-around-the-store husband Donny. And, for those who don't know, Janice is my mother...together, we own this crazy little place called Beach Scrapbooks :)

And, last but certainly not least...ME! This is my beautiful family at Busch Garden's Christmas Town last month (freezing our butts off I might add)...my husband Jason and our two kids, Colby and Marisa.

The staff person who wasn't featured here is Elizabeth. (She was visiting her mother out of town and NOT on the computer - what a concept!!) But, we still love her, and she's a great addition to our team :)

So, there ya have it. Personally, I think we have the most fabulous staff around - they are a group of men and women who not only work at a scrapbook store, but have a passion for their hobby and love sharing it with YOU!

Be on the lookout...I'll post CHA pictures tonight or tomorrow morning. We're going out to dinner with Kris from Silhouette tonight...did you see that they just released IRON ON heat transfer material? SWEET! Check it out on their blog.

Have a WONDERFUL Tuesday!

Flat tires, tap dancing and cats with claws

Good Sunday morning from SUNNY California! The rains have finally stopped and the view of the snow covered mountains in the distance is beautiful :) We are off to start the first official day of CHA - VERY exciting! I will tell you that we've seen some great stuff so far...more on that tomorrow morning.

But...let's get right to the staff guesses. Narda, one of these days you are going to get them right!! Maybe today??

The answers are...#1...SUSAN. She and her lovely husband Brent are shown below. (ack! get a room!)



The answer to #2 is...LINDA! Here she is at Christmas with her husband Nick, their son AJ and their little family friend Diego.























Now...on to the LAST day of fun, useless staff trivia. I know, you're sad. But, c'mon people...I've got CHA pictures to show you!!!

Leave me some love (otherwise known as comments) and see if you can get these right. I will give you one clue...ONE person on our staff did not answer the questions...which means they are not on here. I'll let you figure out who that is (and, they have a good excuse which I'll share with you tomorrow). :)

Happy guessing!

Oh...one more thing...new Graphic 45 is here!!!

#1
If you could have one super power, what would it be? Be able to wish flat tires on people that drive badly. I have always wanted to sap the car so when they got home, they would have 4 flat ties in their driveway!!!!!
What are your favorite TV shows? Currantly, CHUCK on Monday Nights, Older Show THE PRETENDER
If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be? Australia
Three people, dead or alive, that you would invite over for dinner? Doris Day, Marie Osmond and Alice Faye
What two food items could you eat every single day? Spagetti and Chicken Tenders
When you’re 80, what do you hope to be doing? Be CRANKY (its payback time)!
What is the worst invention you've seen in your lifetime? The Computer

#2
What is your favorite drink? Chocolate Milk
If you could have one super power, what would it be? to fly
What is your favorite TV show? Psych
What is one thing people don't know about you? I won a singing contest when I was a teenager
What do you want to be doing when you're 80? Breathing...on my own.
Did you ever learn to play any instruments? Piano, clarinet and the xylophone
What two things would you like to learn? To play the violin and tap dance (not necessarily together)

#3
If you could have one super power, what would it be? The power to heal
What website or blog do you visit everyday? www.dictionary.com
What makes you laugh out loud? When people trip. I laugh especially hard when they fall. Not nice, I know. But funny!
What should you be famous for? Singing. Loudly!
What was the last book you ready? The Shack
What scares you? Cats. Especially the ones with claws.
What are two everyday things you could not live without? My phone and my toothbrush.

whaaaaaat?!?

Only 3 guesses from yesterday?!?

C'mon...I know you can do better!

Let's see if we can get 10 comments...then I'll post the answers :)

Graveyards and the Vatican

Ooooh...gotcha! The clues from yesterday were about...

...Jody! I think she should break out the hula skirt for National Scrapbook Day!!

Here she is, shown below, with her husband Don, her father, her grandson and her son. Four generations!

Today, I am blogging from rainy Anaheim, California where the winter craft trade show (CHA) is getting ready to start. Over the next week, we'll be taking lots of pictures and sharing some of them with you on this blog. So...in order to make room...we're going to give you clues on TWO staff members today...and...the rest of them tomorrow. Get your thinking cap on!

Here are the next two staff members...can you guess who?!?

#1...
What two things are on your bucket list? to go to a major league football game and Australia
What scares you? Children of the Corn Movie
What is the worst job you’ve ever had? Mowing a graveyard
What is your favorite book? Jimmy Buffet books.... all of them
When you were a teenager, what did you think you’d be doing by now? Pretty much exactly what I'm doing
Are you an early bird or a night owl? Night owl
Name one fact that most people don’t know about you. I would love to take singing lessons

#2...
Are you an early bird or night owl? Whoooo loves you - of course a night owl....
What are your favorite tv shows? Love Project Runway and Criminal Minds ( opposite ends of the spectrum)
What is the best invention? The microwave - you can bake potatoes, heat water and defrost food - who needs a stove.
Did you ever play a musical instrument? No musical instrument but I was in a Drum and Bugle Corp and twirlled flags and guns.
What is the next place I want to go on vacation? I would love to visit Rome and the Vatican even though I am not Catholic.
What two things would you like to learn? I would love to whistle and waltz
When I am 80 I want to be - scrapping with my friends, drinking wine and talking about the grandkids.

There ya have it! Leave us a comment and see if you're right!

Happy Thursday :)

Hawaiian Dancing and American Idol

Now, back to our regularly scheduled blogging!

The clues from Friday were....not me....but I DID play the clarinet!...they were from...Melissa! As you can see from the picture below, Melissa and her husband Lance are very serious people...and a bit uptight ;-)



Now, on to the next one. (And, just so you know, there will be a twist starting tomorrow...so...be sure to check back!)

What two things scare you? Snakes & Heights
What two things would you like to learn? Flower Arranging and how not to procrastinate
What would make your life easier? A housekeeper
What are your favorite TV shows? So you think you can dance; American Idol; CSI Miami
What was your first car? 1967 Mustang
Name one fact that most people don’t know about you. I danced Hawaiian for ten years
Where did you go on your last vacation? Florida

Ooooh....think ya know? Leave a comment!

OPEN for BUSINESS!

Inventory is OVER and we are OPEN!
A HUGE thank you to all our volunteers...because of you, we were able to finish in record setting time!

New QuicKutz release is here!

The RESOLUTIONS release by QuicKutz is HERE!

Please note our revised store hours:

TODAY - closing early at 1:00 p.m. for inventory
Tuesday - CLOSED for inventory

*****tune in tomorrow to find out more about our staff (see Friday's post)!!

Elvis Presley and Buck Teeth

Ah-ha! Gotcha! Yesterday's questions were answered by our newest addition, Tina! She's one of our fabulous instructors :) Here she is, shown below with her family during a trip to Busch Gardens. (and, just for the record, I would NEVER go bungee jumping...I'm way too chicken!!)



Ready for the next one? Here ya go!

What did your childhood bedroom look like? Hot pink carpet, hot pink walls, hot pink bedspread with lime green accents.
Would you ever or have you ever been bunging jumping? No…and no.
What two things scare you? I am scared of sharks and zombies.
Three people, dead or alive, that you would invite over for dinner? Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen and Tina Fey
What two food items could you eat every single day? Cheese and pasta
Are you an early bird or a night owl? Both. I stay up late and get up early.
Did you ever play a musical instrument? The clarinet. It fit beautifully under my buck teeth.

Leave us a comment :)

☼ Who's up next? ☼

Okay, you guys are GOOD! MOST of you were correct with your MICHELLE guesses :) Here she is, pictured below with her adorable family...husband Tom and children Stephanie and Jonathan.

Now...let's move on to one that may be a little harder...are you ready?

Where were you born? San Diego, California
What websites/blogs do you visit daily? Tim Holtz, Beach Scrapbooks
Would you ever or have you ever been bunging jumping? yes, did it at the Del Mar Fair, for a dare!
Would you rather go to Disneyland or Hawaii? Disneyland
What two things scare you? Being alone, getting pregnant
What are two everyday things you could not live without? My Silhouette & coffee
What is your favorite holiday and why? I love Halloween just because of all the decorations and being able to dress up like someone else!

Oooohhhh....think ya know?!? Leave a comment!

Who can it be now ♫ ♪ ♫ ?!?

Okay, so maybe Amy was waaaay too easy! You ALL got it right...and thanks for the song, Courtney (now I'm gonna have it stuck in my head all day!!). Here she is, pictured above with her wonderful husband Greg :)

So, let's try one that is a little bit harder. Can you guess? Leave a comment and see if you're right! (I'll give you one hint...it's NOT me, because I am only 29!!)

What is your most memorable birthday? My 30th.....because my mom threw me a huge surprise party!
What is your favorite holiday and why? Christmas.....to appreciate the true meaning of Christmas and spending time with family.
What is the last book you read? Twilight!
What websites/blogs do you visit daily? Beach Scrapbooks & Facebook
What makes you laugh out loud? My Children
What are your favorite TV shows? Survivor & Castle
What is your most prized possession? My family

Staff

As we start off this New Year (unofficially pronounced twenty-ten by me), we thought we'd have a little fun :)

How well do you know our staff?

This week, we'll be revealing some clues that may or may not surprise you! Here's how we'll play. I'll post the answers to 7 questions that our staff has answered. Then...you leave a comment as to who you think I'm describing. Easy enough? (And, for all you blog lurkers, please - for the love of all good things - PLEASE comment so that I'm not playing this game by myself!!!)

Just to help you along...here is a picture of our fabulous staff taken at our last staff meeting (which was at 8 a.m. on a Saturday morning - ugh!). From left to right...Jen, Michelle, Melissa (glasses), Susan (black shirt), Janice (next to Melissa), Jody (white shirt), Amy and Linda (grey shirt).


Who's missing, you ask? Our fabulous instructors...Barry, Elizabeth and Tina. Don't worry though...you'll see pictures of them as we play :) (Yes, this means that they are playing too!)

Okay...READY? Here we go!

Where were you born? the OLD Mary Immaculate Hospital in Newport News, VA
What did your childhood bedroom look like? Yellow, yellow, yellow!!
What is the worst job you’ve ever had? taking phone orders at Pizza Hut
What was your most memorable birthday? my 32nd because my husband and I spent the day at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk
What was your first car? a brand new silver Saturn SL that I bought myself
Are you an early bird or a night owl? night owl
Did you ever play a musical instrument? the guitar since I was 12

Think you know??? I'll post the answer tomorrow morning :)

NEW Tattered Angels - coming soon!

As you may or may not already know...the Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) tradeshow is at the end of this month in California. This is where we get to see all the latest and greatest products that are about to hit the market. (This is also where we'll thaw out from all these freezing temperatures!)

Leading up to that show, many vendors are releasing sneak peeks (like Tim's new Sizzix dies posted below). I wanted to share this one with you because I love it! If you love Glimmer Mist, I think YOU will love it too :)

And...if you've noticed our practically empty Glimmer Mist rack...it's because we will be placing our order at this show (so that we can include all the brand new stuff at the same time). So, don't worry, it's coming soon!

More info on the new Sizzix dies by Tim Holtz

Here's what Tim says about his upcoming, new "Alterations" line with Sizzix...

"the "alterations" line will include 18 steel rule dies (these are the ones that will cut through a variety of materials thick or thin including grunge), 3 decorative strips (these are thinner dies that will only cut paper, but allow more intricate detail and designs), 16 texture fades (these are embossing folders with a twist, more about that later), and even a new machine - no, not the new eclipse - something entirely different (but these will also work in the bigshot machines). here are a few of the new die designs - i look forward to this new adventure...t!m"

(sorry, this image has been removed until the official release date)

(A sneak peek is shown above. Click on the image to enlarge.)

Sooo...what do you think so far?!? Leave a comment and let us know!

happy HUMP day!

Wow...the FIRST hump day of the new year!

Today's Hump Day Kit is brought to you by our very own little ray of sunshine...SUSAN :)

Only $5, while supplies last.

Call for HELP!

Looking for a few good volunteers!
We are getting ready for our INVENTORY...and...there are LOTS of papers, stickers, embellishments, albums, dies, tools, pens, magazines and ribbons to count!



What?!? You'd like to help? GREAT!

For each COMPLETE shift you work, you will receive a 30% off coupon (good on your entire purchase)!

The details:
~ you must be able to accurately count to 100
~ you may have to stand for long periods of time
~ you must put up with our staff for 4 straight hours (eeks!)
~ there may be random acts of laughing and silliness

Shifts include:
Monday, January 18 (remember, this is a school holiday)
1 - 5 p.m.
6 - 10 p.m.

Tuesday, January 19
9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
2 - 6 p.m.
7 - 11 p.m. (if needed)

If you are interested, please email jen@beachscrapbooks.com and provide your name and what shift(s) you would like to volunteer. All requests should be emailed no later than January 13th. Thanks!

Take a class with Amy!

Many, Many Memories!




Got too many pictures and not enough room?  Problem solved!  In this class we’ll be using those plastic slide protector pages to pack on the pictures.  Make two different layouts with 30 photos on EACH one.

Remember a great year, party, trip or any event, just make sure you have enough photos to fill your page!  We’ll learn how to assemble these interactive layouts and even insert it into a page protector so that it will stay flip-able!

January 26th
6 - 8pm
$20*

*Ask an associate for supply list information.

New Basic Grey

In-stock now, from Basic Grey!