Scrap Your Trip Adds 268 Items + 268 S*A*L*E Items

Life can change in an instant.  One minute life is one way and the next minute it’s not.  One minute you are looking at a pregnancy stick and the next minute, you are going to have a baby.  One minute you are alone and the next minute you meet someone and you’re not.  One minute you have two parents and the next minute you don’t.     One minute, you are driving home from a family vacation, probably talking and laughing about what a good time you had.  The next minute, a tire blows, you hit the median, your car flips and in that next minute, life is never the same again.  One minute you have a husband, the next minute you don’t.  One minute your daughter has a father and the next minute she doesn’t.

This is the life of a friend of mine, after a terrible accident driving home from the beach this past weekend.  One minute, talking and laughing.  Next minute, widowed and a single parent.  I was at the funeral yesterday.  It was heart wrenching.  

So if life can change in an instant…one minute it’s one way and the next minute another, how do you make sure life is what you want it to be?  

I don’t mean that "Live Like You Were Dying" stuff, like the Tim McGraw song.  Jumping out of planes and climbing mountains and riding bulls.  Living each day as if it were your last is living out of a place of fear, as far as I’m concerned.  A place of scarcity.  Like life only has so much good stuff to offer and you better use it up while you still have the chance.

No, I’m talking more about living life with no regrets.  A life that is as good as you can make it.  A life that at the end of the day …or the end of the week…or on your birthday, you can say to yourself, "Life is good.  Life is authentic.  I am happy.  I am fulfilled.  I wouldn’t change a thing."

That’s the kind of life I want to live.  It’s still a work-in-progress.  But if I ever find myself in a situation where life is one way one minute and another in the next minute, I want to feel like I was on the right path, since I only get to do this once.  

Wow!  I know this is pretty intense.  But between this and one of my other friends recently being diagnosed with ovarian cancer, my life is under pretty serious examination right now.

So, let’s move onto fun scrapbook stuff!

We had a blast at CHA! (Craft & Hobby Association Tradeshow)  It’s great to see all my old friends from our industry and to make some new ones.  It is always amazing to see the continuing creativity of all these people!

If you haven’t done so already, head over to our Facebook Fan Page to see all the pictures of the sneak peeks of new items.  Click here http://www.facebook.com/ScrapYourTrip to view the albums and to become a Scrap Your Trip Fan.  Again, if there are any collections you really want to see us carry, please let us know.  We have already ordered some and "just off the presses" stuff starts coming in next week. 
  We have 268 new items this week, including two collections from a new supplier for us, Anna Griffin.  The "Alix" collection (summery and beachy) and the "Riley" collection (big top fun).  We have put together matching Bazzill packs for each collection.  We also have several new sports albums from MBI:  Cheerleading, Volleyball, Dance, Gymnastics, Hockey and Martial Arts.  We’ve got new felt borders from Queen & Company, and 65 stickers from EK Success in lots of different themes, including more Disney. 
  The SYT designers were also working on the following themes this week: Alaska, Aruba, Baseball, Beach, Camping, Casino, Cheerleading, Chess, Cooking, Cowboy, Cruise, Dance, Dentist, Drama, Ecuador, Football, Friends, Games, General Travel, Italy, Kids, Kuwait, Michigan, Middle East, Music, Racing, Rodeo, Rugby, School, Scrapbooking, Sea World, Southwest, Space, Sports, Summer, Virginia, and Zoo.   We have three custom papers – School Brackets, School Brackets Journaling and Instant Layout with Journaling and two custom die cuts:  a photo frame border and a "Wish You Were Here" 4×6 photo frame.   Click here to see all the new items:  www.scrapyourtrip.com/852009.html.

We’ve also got 268 items on sale this week at 25% off.  Click here to see all the sale items:  www.scrapyourtrip.com/clearance.html.   Want brand new Karen Foster collections in your hands before they are available to the public?  All orders 8/5/2009 – 8/7/2009 over $59 are eligible to win a pack of NEW Karen Foster product full of these collections: Travel, Cowboy, Cowgirl and Scrapbooking!  We will be announcing the winner next Wednesday.       And remember, if you can’t find what you’re looking for, we can always make it custom just for you!  Click here to see all our custom options:  www.scrapyourtrip.com/custom.html.     See you on Facebook!

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