Coupon Mania!!!

Hey guys! I wanted to give you a heads up on an awesome coupon we have going on right now!
You must go to our website http://www.windycityscrapbooking.com/Coupon.htm and print it out!

The reason I am telling you about it is because this is a great time to get a leg up on your holiday cards!!! All glitter, foil, and glazed papers are $1!!!!
Stock up on all glitter, foil, and glazed papers with a regular price over $.99. Coupon valid on in-stock merchandise only and MUST BE PRESENTED at the time of sale. While supplies last, Other restrictions apply.

That includes the glitter papers from Doodlebug! All the new Best Creations we got in-wedding,sports, holidays! And all the Heidi Grace papers that are glazed! There are LOTS of these papers through out the store!

Don't know where they are--ASK! We will help you find them!

This coupon is only good until October 31st, 2008 until 5:00 p.m.--Don't wait, RUN to Windy City and stock up on these fun papers!!

WOW! New product!!!

I walked into the store after being on vacation and all I can say is WOW! There is so much new product I am not sure how I am going to catch up!

I thought I would share a few pictures of some of the new items!
For those of you who love Basicgrey we just got in the full line of Urban Prairie and Granola!!!

And for those of you who have waited to buy a QuicKutz Revolution now is the time!!
For a limited time it is on promotion for $39.99!!! This is just in time for the holidays!!

Imaginisce has a beautiful line called Fairest of Them All! It can be used for a baby girl, little girl or even a trip to Disney!










And I just wanted to mention for new stuff came in from Maya Road! Lots of new mini albums--so now you time to work on your holiday projects!

Instructor Open House...

is this Saturday, September 20th! Come anytime between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. to see what our amazing instructors have planned for this fall. You will be able to see their projects and do make & takes with them! Also you can sign up for their class that day and get a coupon just for talking with one of our AWESOME instructors! Get a jump start on your holiday shopping and see what you can make instead!


And then if you want to play stay for our meet up group until 5:00 pm and crop the afternoon away! Have questions about this weekend? Just email us at classes@windycityscrapbooking.com and we will get all of your questions answered!

I hope to see you on Saturday! And we still have some spaces left in our crop for Friday night! So grab you stuff, give us and call and get cropping!

Have a great weekend-Susan

And the winner is...

Ranelle!
Thanks SO MUCH everyone for posting! It has been fun to see what you are doing. Don't forget to look at Sesil's post as she is giving away a Luxe class for Saturday night!

I will post some pictures today of some fun things that are going to be coming in the future!
We do have I think 1 spot left for MME's if you are interested call the store on Thursday to sign up!

And don't forget our sale! We keep putting more and more out there!
Thanks again,
Susan

Christmas in July Sidewalk Sale...

Lots of people have been wondering why we have so many great deals going on with our Christmas in July Sidewalk Sale-I will tell you why! We are making room for NEW stuff we will be purchasing this week at the CHA show! I thought I would share a few photos of items that are on sale through July 26th, 2008! And just so you know--we are adding new things everyday to the sale items!

Alphaduets are only $0.10 a letter!

All SCRAPBOOKS are 20% off!

All stamps are 40% off!(yes that includes Fancy Pants, 7Gypsies, Pink Paislee, Luxe, Hamton Arts--you name it, they are 40% off!)

All DIECUTS are 70% off! They are throughout the whole store but I am sure you have fun finding them all!

All Ribbon is 30% off including the American Crafts Spools that are only $0.99!

Select papers throughout the store are $0.25 a sheet of paper! I mean it is only a quarter! Plus all the retired section is 60% off! And ALL Idea Books are 50% off

Check out the link below to see everything that is on sale for our Christmas in July Sidewalk store(okay so it not actually sidewalk but hardwood floors--but come on, it is a great sale!)
http://www.windycityscrapbooking.com/specials.htm

And stay tuned for more information on our classes for this week!

TTFN!
-Susan

And the winner is...

EmmieFoo!

Please call the store today at 773-935-0585 to get signed up for your FREE Claire Hampton class! You are going to have a ball! We know it!And you want to know how we choose the winner? I put all the names in a hat and my son got to be the one to pull out the name! I think we still have a few more spots left if you are interested for Claire's class.

Thanks for playing and stay tuned to the blog for more fun things happening this week!Susan

Don't Forget tomorrow is...

T-SHIRT DAY!Thursday, June 26th, wear your Windy City Scrapbooking T-SHIRT and you will receive a free mini album from 7Gypsies!(Limit one per person!) It is a super fun album!

And for those of you who are lucky enough to be taking Ali Edwards class--have a wonderful time! I know it is going to be a really fun class the project is going to be amazing!We have lots of copy of her most recent book Life Artist if you interested. I know we have a few more kits to sell as well if you are interested in that as well--call the store to get one today! 773-935-0585! Trust me you will love the kit!
If you haven't guessed--these are all the boxes that Ali sent for her class! Even though I am not one of the lucky few I know the kit is going to be so cool to put together.



Have a great day! And I WILL see you soon!
--Susan

What are you doing this weekend???

My, oh My! Wait until you see all the new goodies we have gotten in this week at Windy City Scrapbooking! I have to mention the brand new Hambly! The brand new transparencies are here and they are AWESOME! If you are a Hambly fan hurry in and get these because I KNOW they will not last long!

We do have the gift sets for Quickutz as well! These are limited edition--so once they are gone, we CANNOT reorder them. (There is also a rumor we will have the new Platform at the store this weekend too but call the store to make sure we did really get it in! Mr. Harold(our UPS man) usually comes after 4:00pm!)

Also here are a few more items I know we just got in too! The brand new Travel Line from Teresa Collins-super cute! Her stuff is so amazing...you can really use it for lots of different things and I feel like it does not date itself! (I guess I am trying to say I think it has a classic look to it! But then again I am tired and I may not be expressing myself right!)

Don't forget all our FABULOUS National Scrapbook Day festivities!

Here is a reminder what is going on!

The sales are good Friday, May 2nd-Sunday, May 4th!
*40% off all Luxe Designs(don't know what it is-don't worry just ask and we will tell you where that is!)

*40% off all Hampton Arts stamps(yes that does include the Creative Cafe stamps!)

*40% off all Heidi Swapp stuff(same thing-don't know where or what it is? Just ask!)

*40% off ALL ADHESIVE!(I am pretty sure you ALL know what this is! :)

Free 180 piece paper pad with $100 in purchases!(Super Cute!!!) A $19.99 retail value!

Revolution is $79.99--this weekend only purchase the Revolution and get a free mini album Revolution die for free(retail value $24.99) Don't know how to use it-well be will be demoing it for you to learn how to use it!

On Saturday, May 3rd we have an all day crop from 11am-11pm! Croppers can come in at 9:30 and take our mini album class which is available ONLY to croppers. I know we have a few spots left so come join us!

All day Saturday from 11-5, every half hour we will be having raffles! Find a balloon in the store to stand on and hope we call your number! This is lots of fun!

Plus we are having demo's and make & takes all day long! Come join the fun!

I hope to see you this weekend! It is going to be lots of fun!

--Susan

SIMPLify Your Stash & Chances for Free Stuff!

Looking for that perfect piece of subtle patterned paper to tone down that beautiful yet "how will I ever use this???" patterned paper? Looking for a background that has more "oomph" than a piece of solid cardstock? Looking to add to your repertoire of journaling items?

I found the answer!!!!!

Simply Luxe! 6 great colors with simple patterns for backgrounds or journaling, great alphabet stickers, journaling and element stickers, and COLORED jotters!

I had arguments with myself all day today trying to decide which patterned paper I like the best (although the "lined" paper is pictured above, "pinstripe" won my personal debate-- it is great as a pattern and I can use it for journaling, too!!!!), and now I am debating between the jotters and the stickers -- which do I like more? The stickers stick (Master of the Obvious) but the Jotters are BIG and bold (see above)! Hmmmm......I'll have to have both! And then I need to choose between colors -- pink is awesome but green & black are very functional (as well as red and blue and turquoise!) You can spend an hour playing with the colors and patterns -- go to this link on the Luxe website and have fun rolling your mouse over the papers! (I'll start you out with pink!) http://www.luxedesigns.com/simplyluxepnk.php

But enough about me -- I have a challenge for you. (Challenge = Free stuff)

I talked to Emily Adams from Luxe today (http://emilyhadams.blogspot.com -- check out photos of the label stickers on her post from March 3rd!!!!) and she told me about the challenge that she has given to the staff at Luxe. It is to go through your stash and match pieces of Simply Luxe to things you already have. that is your challenge -- find things that you already have that coordinate with Simply Luxe , take a photo of it and email it to us at classes@windycityscrapbooking.com . We'll put the name of everyone who sends us a photo into a hat and draw a name on Tax Day and that person wins a Simply Luxe Collection pack of his/her choice! If you send us a layout or other project you made with Simply Luxe, we'll give you 5 raffle tickets!

Here are some photos from the Luxe staff so you can see what I am babbling about-- be warned, once you start matching , it is addictive! Watch the Luxe website (as well as Emily's site) as they start a scavenger hunt where you can be entered to win more Simply Luxe Collection packs!

Lime Simple Stripe with Basicgrey:

Black Lined with Daisy D's Sock Monkeys!! :

Red pinstripe with Lace Cardstock from K-I:

Turquoise Label stickers with Chatterbox!:

And last but not least, LUXE with LUXE!! :

And for those of you who don't know already, on Saturday we are having our 4th Birthday with BIG Sales (25% off all papers, stickers, and acrylic stamps, as well as demonstrations of fun stuff like bling for your Windy City T-shirt) all day! This will be the perfect time to try out some Simply Luxe for yourself! Oh, and for every $50 purchase you get a fun prize pack and for $100 you get a $10 gift certificate (to be redeemed 4/15-5/15/08) as well as the prize pack!! And there will be a big raffle of a prize valued over $200 -- don't miss that, there might even be some Simply Luxe in there!

-don't let your memories blow away,

Christina

Have a Heart..

Happy Friday to everyone!

I wanted to let you know a few things that we have going on in store this weekend. Crop for the Heart is this Saturday, February 23rd, 2008 for 11 hours of Cropping time and help out a worthy cause! $10 of every cropper's fee goes to the American Heart Association as well as 10% of our sales for the day! This is so simple to help out such a worthy cause!

As well we are doing something really exciting! We have hearts placed throughout the store on the ground and on the 15th and the 45th of the hour we will be pulling a prize and a number -- if you happen to be standing on the number we call, you win that prize! Come join the fun! I mean how cool is that! You just have to find a heart stand on it and you COULD be a winner! I can't wait to start calling out those numbers! (from 10:15 am until 5:45 pm!)

Also don't forget the really cool Happy Hour on Saturday from 1:00 -2:00 pm! This is a picture of the Happy Hour and it only cost $6.00! I am telling you this is a bargain!

Stay tuned for more pictures from CHA and to see more pictures of items we are getting in at Windy City Scrapbooking!

Happy Weekend and I hope to see you this weekend!
-Susan

What size bag do you want?

I just got home from the store and let me tell you how big this sale is going to be! I really hope you are coming because the classroom is going to be so packed with stuff I am not sure how we are going to be able to walk in there! (okay you are going to be able to walk but it is going to be tight! :) All I did tonight was pull more stuff from the store to put in the sale and Christina left baskets(I am talking lots of baskets) for me to put in for the sale! It is going to be a sale that is going to be stuffed with lots of goodies!

I think at this point we will be putting new stuff out on Sunday as well! We have SO MUCH stuff for the sale! If you want to see the bags it is our large handle bags for $60, the large flat bag for $40 and the medium flat bag for $20! This is a huge bargain-even the small bag you can fit well over a $100 worth of product in there. If you need paper to stock up on then buy a large bag!

I have to say this sale is going to simplify the way I shop this month! I get to choose a bag and fill it up and I will have lots to play with!(See Al I am working on my word for you!)

Talk to you all on thursday!

-Susan

Gentlemen, We've Made Christmas Shopping A Snap!

On Thursday, December 13th from 6-9 p.m. Windy City Scrapbooking will have awesome personal shoppers to help make your Christmas shopping easy, productive and painless.

Ladies be sure to drop off your wish list. Items purchased from your wish list will receive a 20% discount on Thursday, December 13th. You still have Wednesday and Thursday to get your list together.

And Guys - guess what? We'll even wrap the gifts for you!! How easy is that?

But, if you want to go another route, on Thursday, December 13th gift certificates purchased will also have a bonus - for every $50 purchased in gift certificates, a bonus $5 get a gift certificate that is valid Jan. 2-Jan. 31st, 2008 will be issued!

We you wish you a Happy and Memorable

Holiday Season!

Be Sure to Check Out the 12 Days of Christmas Sales!

Scrappin On Sundays

Hello everyone

Hope you had a great weekend and looking forward to the week ahead...Here is you SOS for this week.

Happy anniversary to Dave and Christina...yes, it has been one year since our cherished Christina married her dashing Dave...we expect the couple back from their anniversary trip this week and you know that Christina will have layouts hanging in the store in the next few months of their anniversary trip to Mexico...can you guess which papers and embellishments she will use? She may keep us guessing and maybe post alittle challenge for us Windy City Blog readers one her day of blogging
There is also an anniversary for an area of Windy City Scrapbooking too...it is the anniversary of our organizational area makeover. This was done by O'Brien Systems this time last year and it was really crazy since it was scheduled to be done during the same time as Dave and Christina's wedding last year. It was a challenge but as you can see very successful...we will always remember the weekend of December 9th, 2006

So what is going on at Windy City...alot as aways:

First...We have classes...make sure you check out the website for our calendar...our classes make great holiday gifts
Second...T-Bucks are redeemable until December 16th, 2007. Remember those turkey bucks that you may have accumulated last month, they may be used now until the 16th
Third...We have Men's night, which is this Thursday, December 13th. Here you may have your significant other, family members, and friends come and shop from you Windy City Scrapbooking Wish List...yes, you may come in the store and create one or just give us a call. Also on Thursday, December 13th, our 12 Days of Christmas begins...Here are all of the deals and steals for the 12 Days of Christmas:

12 Days of Christmas Sale
12/13-12/24, 2007

The following sales will be going on in store for your holiday shopping delight from December 12th-24th, 2007.

All rub-ons 15% off!

All paper and stickers 20% off!

Mimi Totes-30% off and if you spend over $150 in Mimi Product (after discount) you get a free embellishment tote! All other organizational products are 20% off!

All punches 40% off!

All retired product (in the back hallway) 75% off!
Quickutz Silhouette is $299.99 (reg. price $369.99)(Special orders must be prepaid. No other discounts apply. )

And don't forget the Revolution is on sale for $79.99! (No other discounts apply. )

Supplies are limited and not valid with any other offer!

Wow...now those are some bargains and you have alot of time to save on your scrapbooking supplies either for yourself or to give to a fellow scrapper this holiday season


Shifting gears, I wanted to announce the winner of my blog candy contest last week. It was in reference to a photo that was taken of me and Danelle Johnson of Creative Cafe when she taught classes at our store last Friday November 30th. I had asked what was missing in the photo, something that I always have with me and it as a pen...I always, always , always have a pen or two in my hair. It is such a bad habit of mine that I even fall asleep with it in my head. Sylvia is the winner of last week blog candy contest and you may pick your prize anytime this week at the store...it will be behind the counter for you. In the upcoming year, I plan on having more SOS contests, so make sure you reply and you too may be a winner...it is that simple.

Keep in mind...for those of you who missed Danelle's classes last week...we still have kits available for purchase...feel free to contact us at the store for more information and yes...we will ship kits to you if need be.

I wanted to leave you with some parting photos...One is of our lovely holiday window that Melissa worked so hard on this month..I love the idea of the jars with the patterned paper and even gift wrapping the boxes and using patterend paper too...see how scrapbooking is not just for scrapbooking anymore, you may also decorate with it. Also, here is a photo of our creation table for this month...it will change out weekly this month so make sure to stop by and take a peak of how you may recreate some layouts, cards, etc. for yourself or someone else this holiday season. Gather Inspiration from our Creation Table.

Do not forget to check out our website for more information on any of the above that I mention plus alot more information is there...psst...especially look at the coupon section...just print it out and bring it in to redeem what is on there...I even hear there is a special BONUS coupon from us that will help inspire you in 2008 on our coupon page.

This has been your SOS for this week


TTFN
Alraynita
http://www.inspiring2be.blogspot.com/

Are you going to be there early?

After Thanksgiving Day Sale
It's tuesday and we're getting ready for the supersale on friday. Did you know we are opening at 8:00 am?

Here's the scoop - Early Bird Discounts!
It all starts at 8 a.m.!


from 8-9 a.m. 40% off (discount expires** at 10 a.m.);
from 9-10 a.m. 30% off(discount expires at 11 a.m.);
from 10-11 a.m. 25% off(discount expires at 12 noon);
from 11 a.m.-9 p.m. 20% (discount expires at store closing at 9 p.m.)

* Discounts cannot be combined with any other offer. Discount cannot be used on QuicKutz Silhouette products, or any exclusive or limited edition items including Holiday Gift Sets.
**Discounts MUST be used by expiration time noted above.

Wait! There's More. . .

Scrapbook Sale
11/23-11/25/07 ONLY! This is the sale not to MISS!

Scrapbooks 12x12 for $12
8.5x11 for $11
9x9 for $9 8x8 for $8 6x6 for $6
** No other discounts apply to these discounted prices!
* In-stock merchandise only and does not apply to Scrapbook kits or photo albums.*Sorry no special orders or holds prior to the sale!

Nope not done yet. . . QuicKutz Specials

QuicKutz Revolution "Grand" Alphabets (not Cookie Cutter)--$124.99, regular price $149.99- $199.99 (The Grand alphabets are Blossom Grand, Beauty Queen, Spicy Chicken, Abigail, Journal, and Washington)

THEN -- After discounts, spend $100 on QuicKutz product and you get to choose ONE of the following: A Washington Grand font for $59.99 (retail value $199.99) OR Blossom MINI font for only $29.99 (note: this font does not come with ejection foam)

REVOLUTION SALE!
11/23-12/24/07
The Revolution will be $79.99! (MSRP $149.99, our regular price is $99.99)

*No other discounts apply to these sale prices!*Sorry, quantity is limited to stock on hand. *No special orders and no holds prior to the sale!

40% off all MiMi totes
the Day after Thanksgiving ONLY!

This is the perfect time to get yourself (or someone you know) organized and ready to crop with your (or their) own fashionable MiMi tote!
No other discounts apply. Sorry, quantity is limited to stock on hand. No special orders and no holds prior to the sale!

Now let me ask you again, are you going to be there early?? :) Happy Thanksgiving to all!

grace :)

Booooooo All Halloween Items on SALE - 40% off

If you're like me, you're probably just getting ready to sit down and scrap Halloween. 2006 right? LOL Anyway you're just in luck

Windy City Scrapbooking has a Halloween Sale going on until Monday, November 12th. 40% off on papers, stickers, embellishments, rub-on's and in-stock Halloween items!

For you Cardmakers! Here's your chance to get some great papers and embellishments for next year's cards at a great price!! Supplies are limited so you better hurry.

Sales discount cannot be applied to previous purchases.

Have a wonderful week!

WCS staff

Are You Ready for Some Cardmaking?

Did you know Saturday, October 6th is World Card Making Day!

Windy City Scrapbooking is celebrating all day long with Make-N-Takes. The crop room will be open too . Yes you can make cards all day long!! Stop by and get some great ideas too! It's never too early to begin planning and preparing for the Holidays!

Hope to see you there.

TTFN (Ta Ta For Now)

grace :)

It A Scrappin' Pink Weekend at Windy City!!

Ok the weekend has finally arrived - wooohoooo!! It's been a long week, hasn't it? Anyway it's time for you to play, play, play and we've got a great line up of things for this Scrap Pink Weekend.

All around the country there will be women cropping to raise money for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Why not join us at Windy City - food, fun, raffles and lots of croppin' going on for this worthy cause.

Here's the schedule (there are still some spots available)

Friday - 5:30pm - 11:00pm - Cost $15

Saturday - 10 am until 11:00pm** hours extended - Cost $50

Sunday - 11:00am - 5:00pm - Cost $15

*Crops include your meals, beverages, snacks, raffles.

Reserve your spot - Call 773-935-0585

10% of crop fees and sales will go to Susan G. Komen Foundation.

Another quick reminder, Sunday, September 30th is the last day in which your purchases (receipts) can be used toward scrapbucks for the Auction. Remember you can only use your August and September receipts !! As of Monday you can bring in your receipts and we will redeem them for scrapbucks that can be used at the Auction.

Have A Fabulous Weekend!!

WindyCity Staff :)

Open House On Saturday September 22nd

This Saturday is an Instructor's Open House!

* Meet the Instructors

* Preview classes offered in Oct., Nov., and Dec.

* See samples and ask questions

* Try some mini projects

* Receive a 25% discount on classes

With Fall and the Holidays around the corner, it's a great way to see all the fun and creative things you can make! Hope to see you there.

Following the Open House, there will be a Meet Up "Open Crop" from 1pm - 6pm in the store's workroom. The Windy City Scrapbooking Meet-up Group will be attending, so we ask that you call (773-935-0585) to reserve a spot as space is limited.

Have a Wonderful Weekend!

Windy City Staff :)

Garage Sale is Here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So what time are coming to the garage sale at Windy City Scrapbooking???
The doors open at 10am on Friday morning and close at 9pm! Then on Saturday we open at 10am and close at 6pm and Sunday is from 11am-5pm! Did you know we are putting out new stuff each day so you might have to come back each day to see what other goodies you just have to have!

Don't miss out on this event! There are SO MANY good deals-you will not be able to resist!
See you sometime this weekend!

We're Getting Ready for the Big Weekend!!

Yes, it's only 3 days away and we are getting things ready for the Windy City Scrapbooking Mega Garage Sale!

Where: 2265 North Clybourn Avenue (Clybourn/Ashland)

When: Friday 10am - 9pm; Saturday 10am -6pm;

Sun 11am - 5pm.

The Sale starts on Friday and continues through Sunday. New items will be displayed each day, so if you can't make it on Friday, come Saturday, and there will still be "goodies" on Sunday.

There will be lots of great stuff to choose from, tools, paper, embellishments, completed projects, etc. for sale. Many items are new and some gently used.

This is a great way to stock up for the upcoming holiday season. Teachers get some cool ideas and supplies for classroom art projects. Mom's can stock up on supplies for their younger or novice scrapbookers.

Hope you see you there and if you have any questions, give us a call at 773-935-0585.