Scrap Your Trip Adds 206 Items and 206 S*A*L*E Items

It’s a great day to be an American.  (It’s a cold day to be an American…it is currently 31 degrees in sunny Orlando, Florida!)  One of the lines in yesterday’s Inauguration speech that really spoke to me was the following:  "Our journey has never been one of shortcuts or settling for less.  It has not been the path for the faint-hearted – or for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasures of riches and fame.  Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things – some celebrated but more often men and women obscure in their labor, who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom."

This is such a fitting quote as I leave this weekend to attend the Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) tradeshow in Anaheim, California.  The craft industry…the entire scrapbooking phenomenon…is built upon "the risk-takers, the doers and the makers of things".  It is entire industry of women and men who said one day, "I have an idea!" and acted on it.  Women such as Lisa Bearnson, who started Creating Keepsakes magazine, Melody Ross of Chatterbox (remember the old journaling templates with the purple and yellow packaging?) and Stephanie Rahmatulla who drew some simple stick figures and started Me and My Big Ideas from her dining room table. 

Winter CHA is where the manufacturers release their biggest product launches of the year.  I’ve gotten quite a few sneak peeks and their creativity is in full swing!  Is there anything specific you want me to look for?  Specific products…themes…manufacturers?  Please leave a comment on the blog (link below) and let me know.  We’re going to print out all the blog comments to take with us on the plane to make our list of things to look for. 

We have a total of 206 new items this week, including a brand new supplier – Cookbookin’.  They have some really cute papers, stickers and brads to scrapbook one of my favorite subjects – food!  We have the Be Mine Valentine’s collection from Reminisce and we also have a circus collection from Moxxie (since we went to the circus this past weekend.  About halfway through, my 6-year old son Logan turned to me and said "Mommy, this isn’t a circus.  It’s just a bunch of people dancing!” He was much happier when the tigers came out.)   Both of these collections have coordinating Bazzill packs.  We have a new travel collection from Momenta and lots of travel paper and die cuts from Scrap Your Trip, including four personalized die cuts (two for football, one for winter vacation and one for skiing). 

What I’m most proud of is the Scrap Your Trip "Obama" collection.  We made papers and die cuts specifically for the Inauguration (along with the ones we made for the Election).  To me, this collection epitomizes what small business…being a "risk-taker, a doer and a maker of things"…is all about.  It is so gratifying to have an idea and then be able to act on it.  No "research and development"…no "focus group testing"…no "vote needed from the Board of Directors".  Just an idea and the ability to make it happen.  I hope it helps you scrapbook your memories of this great day in American history.

As always, thanks for your business. 

Julie Swatek, President
Scrap Your Trip®
www.ScrapYourTrip.com
‘cuz life is a trip worth scrappin’®

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