Workin'

I've been pushing the keyboard a whole lot ordering new products for all the scrapbook junkies that need more stuff! We're getting pumped up for the new products that will be coming in soon. Can you believe that the show is not even over in California, and I've already recieved a new shipment from Karen Foster? There are these new starburst looking brads that are incredible. I'll be re-ordering those I'm sure by the weekend.

We have a nice little surprise for you. It begins now until Sunday... (through Feb.1st.)
Each day you can come in for 1 item @ 30% off. Yep... Come on... and... that's off of any item! Well, it does exclude the clearance items.
No stamps on this offer though.

It's my birthday weekend, so how about a drawing? Let's see, what about a gift card? This way you can spend it how YOU want to spend it if you win!
Come by, shop, visit, spend $20 and your name will be eligible to go into the winning bucket.
I'll be giving away a $50 gift card!
This will be for Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Each day you can earn 1 ticket for the drawing. We will call the winner Sunday evening and announce your name here on the blog.

Hey, and don't forget to sign up for the "Shop Hop" with us! Ask us how!
Have a wonderful rest of the week...

Well Underway...

Our Shop Hop Sign-ups are well underway!
Here's all of the info:

For only $5 bucks you receive a
Shop Hop Passport.
Your Shop Hop Passport will entitle you
to a 15% discount at all Shop Hop stores from
February 27 - March 8, 2009.
For an additional $7 bucks you will receive a
Houston Area Scrapbook Roundup Tote Bag.
You will then be entitled to an additional 5% discount.
Visit all participating stores and be entered to win a grand prize.
All locations will provide make and takes, while supplies last.

The Scrapbook Junkie - Webster
By Design Scrapbook Boutique - Houston
Croppin Bug Scrapbooking - Texas City
Novel Approach - Friendswood
Scrapbook Emporium - Baytown
Scrapbook Village - Missouri City
The Lone Star Scrapbook Co - The Woodlands

Call your home store to be a part of this most awesome week!
Junkie's phone #281-316-2222

We've already sold lots of passports and tote bags so join in on the fun!
We had a great time last year!
(Passports and tote bag purchases are non-refundable.)

To begin our Valentines Celebration...

We are having a FREE make & take this Saturday (the 17th) beginning @ 1:00 to kick the season off. Here’s a little picture of it.








This is the cutest idea and easy to make for the loved ones that you have. Come by and make yours while quantities last.
Valentine's is my favorite!!! So we will have many other ideas to send you...
Our design team picked up their 2nd challenges and in 2 weeks you will see their Valentine layouts all over the store.

We are back from Tahoe and I just gotta tell you a couple of funnies...
To start things off, the first step that I took out of the rental car, onto the driveway of the house that we rented, I slipped on the ice and fell. It's the kind of fall that you look around to see if anyone saw and it makes you so embarrassed. I fell in the driveway twice! (Don't you know that the people that live there, say, "It's gotta be a southerner!"
We spent a day in the snow and built a snowman, which was the cutest little fella I must say. It's not that easy rolling a snowball! We spent a day skiing, and if you could have only seen me! On the butt just about the whole time. Now I can fall pretty good. Mike looks so good in the gear. Wow! Gavin has found the sport that he loves. It's his 2nd time to ski and I think he could go for the blues next time. Little squirt. Syd got the hang of it pretty easy. I gave up! Oh well, next time!
Then the snowmobile... Yall, in my head I was thinking that we would just get on one, and do our own little thing. No, it was a tour.. and you had to keep up with the others. This snowmobile looked like a monster to me! Freaked me out. The guide was telling us all the things that you shouldn't do and what to do, and by this time I was scared to death! Sydni told Mike that she was scared about riding with me but never told me that. What a trouper. Poor thing! I am serious when I tell you that the tour lasted an extra hour and a half! Why? Mostly because of me!!! The conditions were icy, so the back of the snowmobile would wind out and get stuck. (Others would too though.) Great. I didn't go very fast either, so the group would have to all stop and wait on me. Hahaha. I had total knots in my shoulders and I held them dog-gone handles so tight that I felt like my hands would lock up! Finally I began to loosen up and was able to see some of the view that I went on the tour for! The beauty of it all, made it worth the whole experience. It was actually my favorite part of the trip!
But we are home, safe and sound, (thank God) and I'm ready to get things in order at home and get things ordered for the store. Have a great weekend!

What a wonderful Christmas here @ the Calais' house. Danielle was home and my parents shared the holidays with us. One of the most touching moments of our time together was when Sydni gave us the presents she had for us. She wrote poems for each of us. I opened my gift first and read it outloud, with a little break in my voice. (All I knew was that I better read it quick or else... I would lose it.) Then Mike had his turn. It began to get tougher. Dan read hers having to stop after each sentence due to tears. By now, we are all wiping our eyes, even my dad. Gavin was beginning to cry heavily. It was his turn now to read his. He began to sob. We were actually all crying now. To hear my daddy say that he was so glad to have shared that moment with us was priceless. It was a Christmas that will always be so special in my heart.
We are packing up to head to Lake Tahoe in a couple of days and I'll have to see Danielle off again. That's always the hardest part of my visits there, or her visits here. To leave. But God always picks up my heart after the separation and reminds me that all will be ok.
My UPS guy should have my new Canon to me on Wednesday! Just in time for the trip. (I may have to give him a little peck on the cheek when I see him!) I won't have a clue what buttons to press on the camera, but I'll have it!
There are 12 of us family members going together. Yep, and my XXL will come! I have some kits planned, just gotta match up some embelly's to my paper and pictures. As always, I have so much to do! Have a great week my fellow Junkies!

Store Stuff:

Hours

Christmas Eve 10-2

Christmas Day - Closed

Day after Christmas 8-6

New Year's Eve 10-2

New Years Day - Closed

Day After Christmas Sale

25% off entire store!

40% tables (full of goodies)

& 50% clearance rack...

(sorry, but no stamps, this is WAY better!)

Had to leave you with this most awesome photo. Karen Russell would be sooo proud... not of me though, but of my 13 year old for shooting this and editing it. Danielle turned 23! I am not even counting the days for her return to LA.

and Then...

I just couldn't believe it today when I saw the space shuttle piggy backing over us! How awesome! It was perfect timing too... Kelli drove up at the store and I jumped in my car and went over to the Subway in our parking lot and got a real good picture. Snow & shuttle in less than 24 hours! My heart was rushing cause I was so excited!

Thanks Karen for texting me about it, and thanks Lisa for calling me to tell me to look outside! I loved it!