I know, I know ...

It's been quite awhile since we posted anything on the blog, but big things have been happening around here. We had a good turnout for our Haunted Mill crop on Halloween night. Not much went bump in the night ... and what a beautiful night it was for the ghouls who were out and about. Our crew of croppers left much earlier than we thought. By 2:30 everyone had had enough for the night.

Hannah shared her big news with us last week. Congratulations to Hannah and Bob on your anticipated turtle arrival in May!!

Here at the store we have gone from Halloween to Christmas in less than a week. Last weekend marked the annual Sparkles Event in St. Jacobs, where the whole village gets decked out for the upcoming season, stores are open late, great deals are to be had. We had terrific response to our adhesive sale. And the cardstock ... oh, my, there is quite a bit of that that needs to be replaced!!

Lori's QA class was a resounding success. The Countdown Calendar was definitely a hit and in the spirit of sharing, everyone cut out pieces for others in the class. Lori was without a voice at the end of the day, but the QA members left with a great project.

The QuicKutz Christmas Gift Sets have arrived in the store. This year's releases were for Revolution and Silhouette users.

Silhouette users have a beautiful set in "Holly". This set comes with a terrific collection of digital designs, along with adhesive vinyl and two tools - the scraper and the hook.
If you don't already have a Silhouette, we have a great deal for you. For the low, low price (lol) of $299.99, we have the Gift Set bundled with a Silhouette Digital Cutter and a $25 Download card. The machine alone would cost you $369.99. How can you miss with this deal?

For Revolution users, QuicKutz has come up with the Jolly set. This beautiful set has a little bit of something for everyone.
Now, you DO need the 12" platform but it is SOOOOO worth it. Hmmm, you don't have a Revolution yet? We can help you (or your favourite Santa) with that one. We have a Jolly bundle as well. This bundle includes the Revolution tool, the 12" platform and the Jolly Gift Set for $199.99.

But wait!! The new arrivals don't end there. We now have the Scenic Route Garland and Sonoma Lines. Lori is busy creating card classes with these, so watch for them on the calendar in the near future!

And just to make things even MORE Seasonal around here, we received the beautiful Christmas Magic Line from Little Yellow Bicycle. Some of the pages are double-sided, one is flocked, some have foil or varnish on them and there are some gorgeous die cut pages as well. Pictures, of course, do not do them justice!!



You REALLY NEED to come by and visit us at the store. Then you can take a look around at the stuff that has arrived since your last visit. You never know what you might find for your gift-giving projects.

Oh, I almost forgot (though how I could I have no idea) ... with Sparkles came the kick-off for our annual Auction Dollars. We know that people look forward to our auction each year and your time to start collecting for it has come. For those who don't know what I'm talking about, we hold a "receipt auction" each January for our store anniversary. Save your receipts between now and January 17. Every penny you spend in the store is converted to Auction Dollars for our Anniversary Auction. No cash can be used at that sale (though you are welcome to shop in the store that day). Only money spent and receipts presented count towards your Auction Dollars for bidding on the wonderful items. See, another reason to visit.

See you soon!

At long last, our

reduced stock of Copic markers is online for your viewing pleasure (and maybe ordering). Needless to say, they have been a very popular item, especially with the stamping crowd. We are carrying the Sketch line of pen. This pen features a wedge tip and a brush tip. The nibs are replaceable and the pens themselves are refillable ... so you only buy the plastic "holder" once. These pens are alcohol-based, so they work well on non-porous surfaces as well. Use them to create your own glass projects, or colour on the great new transparencies. There you go ... another product with endless possibilities.

Also new to the website are the latest Inkadinkado stamps. We have a very limited selection of wood-mounted ones for Halloween and Christmas, and some great acrylic ones.

Do you have a little princess getting ready for Halloween, or maybe had a princess birthday party? Imaginisce has released the perfect line for you. Called "Fairest of them All", it is a line filled with pink and glitter, castles, carriages, crowns and even a frog.

Speaking of Halloween, we still have a few seats available in our Haunted Mill Halloween crop. Even if you have kids that you need to take out on the rounds (like I do), we haven't set an end time so you could some for a later-start and join in the fun.

Okay, I think I've babbled enough. Time to go see if I can find more stuff to put on the website.

Calling all BasicGrey Fans

We had some new product arrive in the store today. Now, quantities are limited, but I know many of you have been waiting so here's what's new.

2009 Calendar kit


Wassail Card kit
We also received the Wassail and Granola Collection packs and the Wassail 6x6 paper pad. I've been working on other images for the website, so watch tomorrow for more stuff. The Pixee Stix from Pink Paislee are also in-store and on the website. Such a cute little container of glitter ... and sugar-free too!!

We have only a few spots left

in Bev's Christmas Card class this Saturday. As you may have seen in the newsletter, this Saturday Bev will be teaching a stamped Christmas Card class. We have a couple of seats left, so call early to reserve one of these seats. You will create 6 beautiful cards in this class. Here is a sample of two of them.

We want to thank everyone for participating in our yard sale on Saturday. It was a great success, with the vendors earning some money for the new product that is arriving soon. With Hannah and Lori going on another shopping spree last week who knows what will arrive and when.

Warm Fuzzies

Wow... you guys really know how to make someone feel loved! It's comments like those that remind us why we do what we do. We are so grateful for such wonderful friends like you!

and now for the winners...

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

13
8

Congratulations Jillian and Lee Ann!!

Good Morning Ontario!

Lori and I are back from Utah! We definitely miss waking up to see the gorgeous mountains, but it is good to be home too! I missed Blake the dog, and the turtles, and even Bob. hehe. Sorry we haven't had a chance to check in, we were traveling yesterday and just too pooped on Thursday! However, I have winners to announce! So... I will not keep you waiting any longer! The winners of the squeeze die sets are....

Random numbers

Each value was randomly selected, with an equal chance
of choosing any integer between 1 and 17.

	13
	17

Congratulations Denise and Kim!! I will try to dig them from the bottom of my suitcase to bring to the yard sale this morning!! ;)

Speaking of Yard Sales.... I hope you are all up and getting ready to get some great deals! I always get a kick at how much longer the line gets each year!! ;) Of course if I don't get my butt on the move, I am not going to get there in time to see it!

Lori and I had a great time in Utah, we learned lots of stuff and have some great ideas to implement now that we are back. We saw some great ideas coming from product development that unfortunately we are not able to share (no really, we even had to sign papers!) but that we know you will not be disappointed with! We truly love working with QuicKutz, they are a fantastic company run by fantastic people. We are very proud to be a QuicKutz retailer!! So, you know what, I have another QuicKutz prize! What can I say... Gary hooked me up! ;)

Today's topic... we love QuicKutz for their innovative dies and machines, their amazing quality and their awesome service... they are our favorite vendor.

soo... what makes Scrapping Turtle your favorite store!? ;) Share some love, let the staff know what they are doing right to make you happy!! I've been blessed to be able to work with these great people... and sometimes they need to hear just how wonderful they are!

I am giving away TWO sets of Revolution Dies (each set contains 3 dies). I'll be posting a winner on Sunday so make sure you post by midnight tonight!

See you at the Yard Sale!!!

Tomorrow morning is the Yard Sale

And as some people had requested a preview, here it is

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This isn't everything, and as you can see, no detail. Now, I could have given you some detail, but it would have been a much smaller sneak preview. The doors will open at 9, not 8:50, not 8:55 though William may be down there making faces at whomever is waiting.

I better go finish getting things ready. See you in the morning! Remember that the sale is cash only.