Make N Take This Saturday, May 30th

I just wanted to remind all you Junkies that this Saturday, May 30th we will be offering the cutest FREE make-n-take from 1PM to 3PM. Rhonda put the cutest card together and it will be perfect for a special friend! Don't you love it? Is it not the cutest card you have ever seen? Don't miss out on this FREE event. The last make-n-takes went super fast so make sure you come in early. Quantities will be limited.

Also, don't forget to check out the latest line called "Great Escape" from Making Memories that just hit our shelves. It is to die for. Can you say....Cork letters stickers, metal dog tags, clear stamps, flower/button boxes, pink canvas ribbon, bamboo letters and beautiful papers! You have to see it. It is awesome!

Hope to see you all Saturday.

Beth

Junkie Turns 4 and Donna Downey Is Coming To Town!

First of all we wanted to let you know that Memorial Day – We will be open!
Store hours are: 10:00am – 4:0pm.

We will announce a little promotion on Sunday so be watching the email, blog or facebook…
Here is a hint...all of our shoppers will go into a drawing for a special project. We’ll have 8 lucky winners.

The Junkie is having a Birthday!!! And we are going to celebrate. Come and join in the fun at our
4th Junkie Birthday Party! I can't believe it has already been 4 years.. God is good and we are thankful! So, we are going to celebrate with a couple awesome events …

On Friday night June 5th we will be holding our
“Friday night Happy Hour – Ice Cream Social.”
We’ll party from 6:00pm to 8:00pm with ice cream and a super cute FREE Birthday Make-n-Take. (while quantities last.)

But WAIT THAT IS NOT ALL!!! Continuing on for the Birthday celebration weekend, we’ll hold an All Day Crop on Saturday, June 6th, From 10:00a.m. – Midnight. There will be dinner, snacks, sodas, cake and more! $20.00

And many of you remember that every year we also have our Balloon Poppers. Here is how it works... Each person that spends $25.00 gets to pop a balloon at the time of purchase to receive either a discount, (10-40% off of the entire purchase), a doorprize or gift card…! This is just a way to say thanks for all of your support…

NOW IF THAT'S NOT ALL....

So many of you have been calling and asking for info On Donna Downey’s classes coming up @ the Junkie. Well, the details are in and beginning Saturday, May 23rd you can call to reserve your spot. These classes are like no other! You do not want to miss out on this rare opportunity to learn from such a talented artist.

We are so excited that she will be teaching two class:

Paint, Watercolor & Doodle
Friday, July 10th
6:00pm – 9:00pm
$75.00







Fabric Scrapbooking Class
Saturday, July 11th
10:00am– 3:00pm
$95.00









These classes are going to fill up fast so do not wait. Beginning Saturday, May 23rd @ 10:00 a.m. we will start taking reservations! Call us at 281-316-2222.

We have a ton of stuff coming up so check out the calendar soon…

Jr. Junkie’s Summer Camp is also coming June 8th – 11th… save the dates, details to follow…

That's all for now!!

Beth

May Junkie Designer of the Month

This month the Designer of the Month is Rhonda Davis. Her style is classic and elegant; her work is stunning. Be sure and visit her blog often http://everythingpaper.blogspot.com/ so you can see her creativity at work!

Q. What part of the Houston area do you live in? What do you love about living there?
A. My family and I live in Pasadena, a city near Houston. We love living in this area because the school district (Deer Park) is awesome.

Q. What is your 'day' job?
A. By day I am a mild-mannered (well, sometimes) Mom to my three kids. I used to teach scrapbook classes. I am also a rep to the Houston Area Scrapbook Stores.

Q. Describe your scrap space. (Dedicated room, dining room table, closet, etc.)
A. I’m lucky enough to have a dedicated room to scrap in. To make it really mine, the walls are painted a light pink. My husband built some wonderful shelves and worktables. At least I think there are some worktables; I haven’t seen the tops of them in awhile. Always a project going here and there.

Q. How did you start scrapbooking?
A. I was a graphic designer and quit working when my first child was born (13 years ago). I saw someone ‘s Creative Memories stickers and albums and thought it was a great time to use my creativity in that direction.

Q. How long have you been scrapbooking?
A. Even though I started small 13 years ago; I would say I have been seriously scrapbooking for about 8 years. With a few years off while I was seriously into stamping and making cards.

Q. How often do you scrapbook?
A. Usually I work on projects daily, but it’s not unusual for me to take a week off here and there.

Q. How long does it take you to create a layout?
A. How long is a string? So many variables!! I’ve done some that have taken 20 minutes and some I have spent hours and hours on. I find that when I spend lots of time that things aren’t really falling together well.

Q. What is your favorite product line right now?
A. That's like asking me which of my children is my favorite! But some of the ones that come to mind are Little Yellow Bicycle, Fancy Pants, and Basic Gray, Cosmo Cricket

Q. Describe your Scrapbooking style?
A. From symmetrical, to whimsical to elegant, and lots of places in between. The photos I’m scrapping for the most part dictate my style. I think some of my best work is done using an elegant style.

Q. Share a favorite layout & why it's your favorite. Be sure to make note of what products you used.

This is a layout of my daughter. I was so inspired by her cute paperwork she brought home from school. I spent a lot of time planning the layout in my head; how to use the school paper, but still show her. I scanned her worksheet and printed it on acetate which then covered her photo. Using a large picture allowed the paper to be readable. The paper I used is by Foofala. The journaling was created by computer and printed on Foofala paper. This was published in “Scrapbook Answers” in April, 2006. *Note: This was also a "staged" layout. I obviously didn't have a picture of her doing this paper at school, so I set up a "photo shoot" at home and just asked her to draw or write whatever came into her mind. I took about 75 photos in about 5 minutes. In this one she forgot I was taking her picture and she was really thinking. Don't be afraid to set up the pictures you need to tell your story. It's not cheating. It's just another aspect of scrapbooking.

Melodee Langworthy Special Class Announcement--Totally Random Times Workshop

We are so happy to welcome Melodee Langworthy this weekend at the Junkie. Her work is so inspiring and amazing. If you have signed up for the Calendar and Acrylic Beach Album Classes this weekend you are going to be delighted with what she has in store!

But wait...we have some very exciting news! On short notice, Melodee is offering to teach an additional class on Saturday that was not previously announced. When I saw the samples for this class I totally freaked! This class is AMAZING!

TOTALLY RANDOM TIMES WORKSHOP

11:30AM to 1PM

Saturday, May 16th.

The class fee is $55

We need at least 6 to sign up for the class to make!
****UPDATE**** THE CLASS IS A MAKE! WE STILL HAVE SPOTS AVAILABLE SO CALL TO RESERVE YOUR SEAT
If we do not get the 6 sign-ups needed for Melodee to teach the class, the class kits will still be available for the $55 class fee. It's a win/win deal!

So you have to hurry up and call to reserve your spot.
If you missed out on the Calendar and Acrylic Beach classes, now is your chance to get in on the action! Don't miss out on this wonderful opportunity. Call us now to reserve your spot!

Just look at this amazing project. Do you really want to pass this up?

Mother's Day Make N Take & Cool Rolling Totes

We think Mom's are Very Special so this Saturday, May 9th, from 1PM -3PM we are featuring a very special Mother's Day Make N Take. You don't want to miss this opportunity to make a wonderful keepsake card and bookmark for the special Mom in your life. And as always it is FREE! Quantities are limited so get there early.






Also, have you see the new Rolling Totes and Shoulder Bags from Mimi. Well let me tell you they are adorable! Animal prints are all the rage and these have been flying off the shelves. Now we now have only have 1 left! This little gem is a must have so send your honey, or your kids in to get it for you for Mother's Day!!! We will order more and would be happy to do a rain checks for these bags! Come on now....you know you want one!!!




We also want to wish all of our Wonderful Junkie Mom's a Very Happy Mother's Day!

See you Saturday!
Love,
Beth

NSD '09

Just a few pics of the "Hollywood Red Carpet Stars!"

We had many other "Stars" join us but they slipped in the back way,

so we didn't get to snap photos of them... hahah...

Thanks ladies! We really had a great time!

Hollywood...

Who'll be visiting the store from the red carpet? You'll be able to see them on Saturday, May 2nd! Come by!