Product Updates

Loads of new products have been arriving. Come by and check out new scrapbook goodies from all your favorite lines.

New Arrivals
Basic Grey - Marjolaine and Curio
Bo Bunny - Midnight Frost
Fancy Pants - It's Your Day

Coming Soon
Bo Bunny - Crush

"Time is precious"....I was watching ESPN last night with my household of boys. A rerun of an awards show back in the 90's was on. Someone was giving a speech that really made me think. He was fighting cancer, and he kept talking about how precious time was. He also said to do three things everyday, and you won't have any regrets. The first was to laugh, the second was to spend some time each day in thought, and the third was to move your emotions to cry whether it be because you're happy or sad. I know this time of year, we all get so busy and caught up in the craziness of the season. Just remember that time is precious and we should not take one minute for granted. Take some time to laugh, think, and cry, and just enjoy each day that we have. We make our scrapbooks to preserve our precious memories. Let's not get so caught up in the craziness, that we forget to make memories that we want to keep and be reminded of, not those that we look back on and say "I wish I would have taken the time to do...."

Christmas is right around the corner! Have you started your shopping? Or maybe you have already gotten all your shopping done! I have started my shopping and have my tree up. I love to put Christmas music on, decorate my house for Christmas, and smell Pumpkin Roll in my Scentsy pot. Doesn't get too much better than that! Just wish it would last a little longer!

We have some great Christmas paper in this season and also new Winter collections are arriving, including Bo Bunny's Midnight Frost and Fancy Pant's Hot Chocolate. Just the names are yummy! We should have the new winter collections out in the next week or so, just keep checking in. We also just got Basic Grey's new Curio and Marjolaine in. So beautiful!! And their newest line Hopscotch will be shipping soon! We have definitely kept the UPS man busy!! Come see everything else we have in!!

We also are working on some great layouts for Christmas using Basic Grey's Jovial and Fancy Pant's Traditions. Melody's ornaments are also hanging up on the tree in the store. If you haven't seen these, you are really missing out! Not too late to make some as gifts!

I could have sworn school just started, and now it's Thanksgiving. I am not sure where the time goes, but it just goes faster and faster every year! That's why it's so important to stop and reflect, and to realize how thankful we are for everything we have. I am so thankful for my family, and all my wonderful friends. I hope you all have a very Happy Thanksgiving!

More recipe book photos!

Recipe Book Class

We survived the recipe book class! We really think we need t-shirts that say that! It was such a great class, but very intense. We all love our recipe books, however, so it was well worth it! Speaking of recipes, I recently tasted these great pumpkin muffins that my sister-in-law made and had to have the recipe. I am sharing it with you all because they are so great! You must give them a try!

3 C Flour

2 C Sugar

2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp ground cloves

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp nutmeg

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp baking powder

1 16oz can pumpkin

2/3 C oil

3 eggs, slightly beaten

Mix dry ingredients. Add remaining ingredients until well blended. Pour into 2 greased loaf pans or muffin pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until toothpick comes out clean. Enjoy!

Fall is definitely my favorite time of year! I really wasn't ready for Halloween to be over, so I guess that's why I haven't updated the blog in so long. Just wanted to write a quick note about my boys' football season. Damon's team went undefeated and Ryan's team went 6-2, and made it to the semi-finals game. I am so proud of both of them! Basketball is next! Can't wait!

Soup Can Mummy

I just love Halloween!! Made this cute mummy for each of my boys! Here are some easy instructions for this cute Halloween project.

Soup or Veggie Can Rinsed Out
White or Cream Twill
2 Big Googly Eyes
Candy
Cello Bag
Fun Ribbon
Tag Punch or Shape
Halloween Stamp
Button and Floss

Take the cleaned out can and glue one end of the twill to the can. Start at the bottom or the top and wrap your can "Mummy Style". Glue or tuck in the remaining end of the twill. Next tuck in and glue the googly eyes on. Place your cello bag in the can and fill with Halloween candy. Tie with cute ribbon and a decorated tag. Easy peasy and so cute!

Sugarland does Steampunk

We have had some questions pop up about Graphic 45's new Steampunk Debutante line.

Steampunk is showing an influence in clothing, music and is now appearing on our scrapbook layouts. Gears, Metal, Victorian Lace, Flowers, Wings and Technology are all making an appearance.

In this video Sugarland describes the Steampunk influence on them personally and their music. Their stage is amazing and represents a taste of "Steampunk" and what it is about. We have also seen the Steampunk look in other music and TV shows. Keep your eye out for this fun new inspiration. Gears and metal look great on boy and masculine pages and the Victorian look is showing up in the pages and cards around the store. It is always so exciting to see where designer influences come from and you never know what's going to show up next in our fun scrapbook world.

The Totally Rockin' 80's are Alive and Well

We had so much fun at our 3rd Birthday Crop Celebration! Games, Prizes, Food, Friends and Fun...oh yes and lots of scrapbooking. Here are a few pictures from this event. If you have some photos you would like to share from the birthday crop, please send them our way to onepageatatime@att.net and we will get them posted. Thank you for another wonderful year!

Fall Photo Op

The colors of fall make a great backdrop for your family photos. Grab the camera and the family for some awesome snapshots. Here are some tips that might help!

#1 Clothing: Everyone does not have to wear the exact same outfit. However, to give your photos a feeling of togetherness dress everyone in like colors. A fairly easy outfit to put together would be black shirts and blue jeans.

#2 Time of photo shoot: It is best to take outdoor photos early in the morning or in the evening so the sun is not directly overhead. Finding a nice shaded area is best.

#3 Check your background: You may need to adjust your camera angle to eliminate distractions.

#4 Get in the shot: Use a tripod and remote or self-timer to get in the shot yourself.

#5 Pile up some leaves and have fun! Take a lot of candid shots while your subject plays in the leaves.

Then bring in a few of your favorite photos and we can help you with custom photo Christmas cards. If you’re making your cards this year, remember to include a photo. We can print any size and many shapes!

Crinkle Ribbon

We have just received new crinkle ribbon in lots of colors and new colors in the seam binding ribbon. We are so excited to see everyone's projects and Ginger Engler has posted some beautiful creations on her blog. Many of you know Ginger and her daughter from being in class with them at the store. She is always making something pretty and posts her work on her blog Glitter and Roses. Take a peek; it's all very inspiring. Ginger also has the cards pictured from our recent Hallowe'en in Wonderland Class in her September 22 post.

Learning Curve and Whoo-ligans

These two collections from Bo-Bunny just flew off the rack and we immediately reordered when we put them in stock. They are just too cute! We restocked on Friday and even have some new embellishments that we didn't have before in these lines and the Cambridge line. We will soon be getting more of the black tulle petal flowers that were so popular last week. We are so glad you all are having fun scrapping and making cards. We look forward to seeing more of your creations.

The T-Shirts Are Here!

We've all been waiting and are so excited to have our new One Page At A Time T-Shirts in the store.

Paint Dabbers Restocked and a Tim Holtz Demo

Tim Holtz ROCKS!
Ok, just had to put that out there ;)

We love these paint dabbers. There are so many colors and the best part...very little mess. We just filled our rack with great colors and we also have the mini misters that T.H. uses in this video. Check it out and come by to visit our display when you get a chance. Mel has some cards out, that use these dabbers, so you can get even more ideas.

Bo Bunny Cambridge

Wow! I love this line of paper and embellishments. The colors and themes are great for guys of all ages and we have seen some awesome girl pages with it as well. Everyone is liking that die cut piece and there are new trims for your pages that are really unique. We have it all put out and on display. Hope to see you soon.

We Got Boxes!!!

Oh boy are we glad to see him! We will be busy putting out loads of goodies, so come by and check out new items from all of your favorites. We may be unloading boxes for a couple of days, by the looks of it. : )

Pyrus is in the House

Pyrus is Basic Grey's new line with rich fall colors and gorgeous graphics of pears, birds, flowers and quilt inspired prints. Oh my gosh, it just makes you want to grab a sweater and welcome fall with open arms. I can see pumpkin patch, wedding, family, playing in the leaves, jeans and sweaters, Thanksgiving ... and much more on these beautiful papers. We have loads of embellishments and papers in stock and if you want the matching album we can order you one of those too! Stop in and see the new display before it all gets snapped up.

Weekend Birthday Crop and the Rockin 80's

Hi Everyone
We have the tunes on the radio and are "jammin" to our favorite music of the 80's. Let the Birthday Crop begin! Check back here for updates and photos of our event. We have received new goodies like Crafty Secrets Vintage Cuts, Maya Road Trinket Pins and Dangling Chandeliers. You will be seeing chandelier crystals on ornaments, cards and layouts this year. Lots of fun stuff to come. We also received new crinkle ribbon in lots of colors yesterday; it makes beautiful bows! Maya Road also sent us chipboard trees and frames, so neat. Even if you did not get signed up for the Birthday Crop, come by to see us and all the new goodies we have in. We have the popcorn machine poppin and great music going.

Photo Op Photography Tip and New Classes

One of the great hidden features on digital cameras is the ability to adjust the flash. Take control of your flash so it flashes when you want it to. Most automatic flash settings will not fire the flash outdoors during the day. Adjusting the flash settings and forcing the flash to fire helps eliminate harsh shadows and helps to properly expose your subject. Want to learn more? We have photography classes for everyone.

Advanced Digital Photography*

Part 1 Monday, September 13, 6-8PM

Part 2 Monday, September 27, 6-8PM

Class Fee is $40.00

Taught by Kayla

*Introduction to PHOTOSHOP Elements 8.0*

Monday, Sept 20th, 6pm

Class fee is $35.00

Taught by Kayla

*Downtown Walkabout* Photography Class

Saturday, October 2nd

More details will be coming soon!!

Taught by Kayla.

*Basic Digital Photography*

Part 1 Monday, October 4th, 6-8PM

Part 2 Monday, October 18th, 6-8PM

Class Fee is $40.00

Winning Banners

Wow, everyone did an amazing job with their banners. This was fun! Maybe we can do banners again sometime. I'm glad we had customers voting. It was a tight race and I would have had a very tough time choosing between them. You guys all are awesome!

Jovank's Winning Banner

Holly's Winning Banner

Congratulations to Jovanka Hicks and Holly Boyd! They are the winners of our July Banner Contest! Jovanka's won Best Bling, Best Embellished, and Most Original. Holly's won Best Overall! Jovanka wins a box of Maya Road Banner Chipboard, and Holly wins Jenni Bowlin's new Banner Stickers. Thank you to all of you that entered the contest.

Domestic Goddess

We are loving the new Domestic Goddess line from our friends at Graphic 45. Wow the kitchen inspired prints are so fun, but even if you just need some great pattern prints to mix and match, these are wonderful...

Today we put out some new Jenni Bowlin Chipboard Buttons in Vintage Christmas and Vintage Halloween that will be showing up on cards and layouts very soon. Also if you remember the Jenni Bowlin Vintage Buttons, we got 2 new colors today in black and chocolate brown.

We will be seeing lots of the delivery guys in the next couple of weeks. We are so excited that new scrapbook goodies are arriving almost daily, we will keep you updated.

Hallowe'en in Wonderland Class

We are now taking sign-ups for the Halloween Card Class featuring Alice in Wonderland paper by Graphic 45.

Class will be
Saturday, September 18th

New Imaginisce

Welcome to Imaginisce (R)

We are so excited to see the UPS man each day. He brought us more goodies and this time it's the new Imaginise Fall Line called Apple Cider. The colors are wonderful and we love the rub-ons that came with this line.

Photo Restorations

Did you know we do restoration now? We are so excited to be able to restore and color correct your photos. We offer them to you on CD, DVD and can even print them for your scrapbooks. We have many scanning, transfer and photo sevices for you. Come by and bring your projects with you. We will be glad to help.

Photo Restorations

Photo Op

It’s almost back to school time! Don’t forget to take a picture of your child’s (or grandchild, niece, nephew, stranger (ok maybe not a stranger; that might be creepy)) first day of school. Use portrait mode on your camera to take some snapshots of your little one all dressed up for the first day of school. Try not to embarrass them too much, but have them stand in front of the school and shoot from a low angle to get the name of the school in the picture. Shooting with your camera set to portrait mode will help blur the background a bit.

Share your pictures with us on Flickr
Want to know more? We offer photography classes!

Check out the calendar for our class schedule

or visit www.enidphotoop.com

It's Crazy Days!!

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Banner Contest

Our first banner piece is from Carla Henderson...love it!
This will be really fun!
Let's have a long string of banners in the store.



July is a Banner month at One Page at a Time as we celebrate summer with one of the hottest trends in Scrapbooking right now - Banners! Our Page of the Month Class incorporates a festive banner on the layout, our technique class teaches handmade banner ideas and we have a patriotic banner contest with prizes!



Patriotic Banner Contest - stop by the store beginning July 1 and pick up a chipboard banner piece to decorate in a red, white and blue or patriotic theme. Show us your creativity and return your decorated banner piece to the store by July 31. Your embellishments must not extend off of your banner pieces by more than an inch. We will add each piece to our banner strip and have them on display throughout the month of July and August. Customers can stop by and vote for their favorite banner piece from July 31 to August 14. Prizes will be awarded in the following categories:

Best Embellished

Best Bling

Best Overall

Most Original



Only one entry per customer.

Fun New Stuff

Hi! We were busy unpacking new goodies and putting them out today. We have brand new Jenni Bowlin Banner Alpha Stickers and Butterfly Banner Alpha Stickers. These are so great and a perfect size for cards or layouts. Maya Road sent us Wood Bingo Calendar Numbers, Kraft Tickets and Kraft Envelopes with different edges (great for a journaling pocket). We have the large Janet Baskets in stock...these are so fun to tote around all your stuff in and great for a chic shopping basket. Janet Baskets fold up for easy storage and are just $24.99. We have heard all kinds of uses for these baskets. We restocked several Tim Holtz products and adhesive products you might be looking for. The new summer travel line and beach line have the embellishments restocked and we received some more Artisan Tape from Pink Paislee!

Summer Time Scrappin'

Have you see this great Bo Bunny Line? It's perfect for scrapping those 4th of July and summer picnic photos. Come by the store to check it out. Click on the photo to enlarge the preview.

Photo Opportunities for July

Welcome to July...This is your reminder to set a day each week or so to check and charge your camera batteries. Remember to download your photos and format your memory card. Format only when you are ready to erase all your pictures and clean off your card for a fresh start. If you don’t know about formatting your card, be sure to stop by and we will show you how.

Photos on our list of must haves are:
Fireworks Fun
Monthly Photo of Everyone including Yourself
Picnic Style Food and Outside Fun
Fun Times at the Park
Water Activities

July is National :
Blueberries Month - Check out some blueberry recipes at www.allrecipes.com
Dog Days - I'm sure it's for the dog days of summer. Document your furry friends with a fun layout. We have lots of great pet friendly paper in the store.
Family Reunion Month - Get together with friends and family and remember to take loads of photos. Use that timer and make sure you get in some of the photos. You should be in your albums too!! Today's photos are tomorrow's history.
Ice Cream Month - Yum Yum Let's be sure to participate in this one. Document everyone's favorite flavor. Have you ever made homemade ice cream? Here's a video link Homemade Ice Cream
Women's Motorcycle Month - I know several of you ride. Make a layout about your adventures around town or on the highway.

Happy 4th of July to you all!!

I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him. ~Abraham Lincoln

This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave. ~Elmer Davis

He loves his country best who strives to make it best. ~Robert G. Ingersoll

I love America. I love the world. Brotherhood and sisterhood have no borders. My heart orbits the Earth, love cannot be measured in longitude or latitude. ~Terri Guillemets

Let freedom never perish in your hands. ~Joseph Addison

You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness. You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism. ~Erma Bombeck

Photo Opportunities for June
Welcome to June...This is your reminder to set a day each week or so to check and charge your camera batteries. Remember to download your photos and format your memory card. Format only when you are ready to erase all your pictures and clean off your card for a fresh start. If you don’t know about formatting your card, be sure to stop by and we will show you how.

Photos on our list of must haves are:
Flip Flops and Fun Polish on your Toes
Monthly Photo of Everyone including Yourself
Barbeque and Outdoor Food Favorites
Family, Kids and Pets Outside Playing
Bare Feet on the Green Grass

June is National :
Perennial Gardening Month - Make a layout about your outdoor flowers…document what you planted and take some photos of your flowers this year.
Potty Training Awareness Month - Make a layout with some of the funny “potty training” moments. If you don’t have kids ask your parents about your own training mishaps.
Adopt a Shelter Cat Month –Make a layout to honor your furry friend with the new Basic Grey line Max and Whiskers. Journal about where you got your pet and the funny things they do.
National Rose Month –Use some flowers on your next layout we have the Prima Fairytale Roses and many others to brighten up a layout or project.
National Flag Month – Do you fly a flag? Take a photo of a flag and journal about what it means to you when you see an American flag. We have many great Americana papers in the store to get you going on a patriotic layout.
It’s also Father’s Day this month and we have several great lines of paper and embellishments for this special day.
The Graphic 45 A Proper Gentleman is restocked for your Dad layouts and cards.
The Dude line is also restocked and makes great “manly” layouts.
The Bo Bunny Roughin It line is awesome as well for outdoor and camping photos.
The Generation Z line from Little Yellow Bicycle suits an array of ages and possibilities.
There are also lots of new sports papers and embellishments too…

We gathered some Father's Day quotes to get you started:

He didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it. ~Clarence Budington Kelland

Fatherhood is pretending the present you love most is soap-on-a-rope. ~Bill Cosby

It is not flesh and blood but the heart which makes us fathers and sons. ~Johann Schiller

Old as she was, she still missed her daddy sometimes. ~Gloria Naylor

Spread the diaper in the position of the diamond with you at bat. Then fold second base down to home and set the baby on the pitcher's mound. Put first base and third together, bring up home plate and pin the three together. Of course, in case of rain, you gotta call the game and start all over again. ~Jimmy Piersal, on how to diaper a baby, 1968

Dad, you're someone to look up to no matter how tall I've grown. ~Author Unknown

New Arrivals

Boy have we been busy unpacking new goodies. Stop by and check out the Graphic 45 that we have added: A Proper Gentleman, Playtimes Past and Botanicabella. These papers are beautiful and have so many possibilities to be mixed and matched. We are super excited to have this brand of papers for you. We also received Basic Grey Max and Whiskers, Basics and Cappella. Wow, they are all awesome! Max and Whiskers has a few animal themed pages, but the prints are just sooooo versitile. Basics is just that, great basics. These leger and notebook style papers are sure to go great with all the other new lines we have and will be super for journaling. Cappella is going to be a big hit, it's already flying off the shelves today. This line is really pretty.

We are loading up the calendar for June, so get ready for a fun filled summer!
Hope to see you all soon!

New Boxes of Goodies

We had a great day yesterday, opening the new boxes of Pink Paislee. I received the brand new 365 degrees, Bayberry Cottage and the Queen Bee Collection. The papers and embellishments are so versitile; I think there is something for everyone. The Ribbon Pleats are so awesome and I especially like the new Blackberry Letters.

Also the new Artisan Frames, Alphabets and Swirls came in too. You can paint, ink, marker, spray and play with these wonderful new elements.

We have the new Pink Paislee in it's own special section by the crop room, so stop by to check it all out.

Easter Inspiration

The Ribbon Used on the "Spring is Here" card, is brand new seam binding ribbon. We just put out gorgeous colors for you to add to your spring cards. Best of all it's just .39 a yard. It makes awesome bows and you can glimmer mist it for a different look.

National Scrapbook Day Registration Open

We are celebrating National Scrapbook Day with a weekend of cropping!

Friday April 30, 6pm-2am

Saturday May 1, 10am-2am

Sunday May 2, 10am-5pm

Goody bags, prizes, page kits, shopping discounts and lots of cropping!

There will be goody bags for each person attending. There will also be lots of great prizes that will be given away. We will be doing tickets again. Each person will receive a ticket in their goody bag and will have several opportunities to earn more tickets throughout the weekend. We will draw these tickets for prizes, so the more you have, the better your chances of winning! You will also have the opportunity to win more than one prize! You will earn a ticket for bringing a snack to share.

I have been ordering in some great prizes...

The fee for the weekend is $45.

Registration is now open!

Classes and Crops

"Sugar Rush" 4 Page Layout Class
Tuesday, February 23, 5:30pm
You won't want to miss these 4 great pages using Basic Grey's new Sugar Rush Collection! We will be making a great paper flower that we used on our Valentine Cards! See some sneak peeks below. Taught by Holli and Gina. Class fee $32

Retreat Weekend

The February Weekend Retreat will be Friday, Feb 26, 6pm-2am, Saturday, Feb 27, 10am-2am, Sunday, Feb 28, 10am-5pm. Don't forget you get a 10% discount on crop weekends! Bring a snack to share. Retreat fee $35.

Page of the Month for March "Lucky Me"

Saturday, March 6th, 9:30am or 2:00pm

This month's page of the month will feature Basic Grey's new Origins Collection! We will be using the new I-top tool by Imaginisce, canvas tags, Tim Holtz Ideology, velvet leaves, and Kraft journaling squares. We will be making our own paper flowers and brads! Please let me know as soon as you can if you would like the morning or afternoon class. Taught by Holli, Melody and Gina. More details to follow!

CHA Excitement

We are so excited about all the new goodies we have been seeing and ordering from the recent CHA show. We will have new items on the way from lots of your favorites, including: Basic Grey, Fancy Pants, Pink Paislee, Maya Road, Tattered Angels, Bo Bunny, Tim Holtz and so many more! The new Tim Holtz line is so extensive that I would love to get an idea of what you may be interested in. Please visit the Tim Holtz Blog to see a video and also be sure to click on the January 2010 link under the Archives on the left side of the page to see all the pictures of the new goodies up close. If you let me know soon that there is something(s) you would like to preorder, I will be sure to get that taken care of for you. I will be carrying some of the line, but with so many new offerings, I won't have it all in stock. Items are due to ship mainly between now and March, with the new electric die cutter available this summer.

New Arrival

Little Yellow Bicycle Generation Z Paper and Embellishments

This line is jam packed and we have our rack of it right up front for you to see. Click on the photo below to get a larger preview and take a look at some of the goods. Be sure to click on the Generation Z link above to see everything up close or even better come by and check it all out in person. We are excited for you to see it. The transparencies and gears are so neat. There are even vinyl cuts to put on walls and notebooks.

Photo Opportunities for January

Welcome to 2010...Remember to set a day each week or so to check and charge your camera batteries. There is nothing worse than going to your camera bag only to find a dead camera. So let's make it a routine to clean it, check it and have it with us at all times. We have important moments to document and photo opps every day. So if you plan to take a daily photo, weekly photos or special events you will be ready.

Have you gotten some snow pictures? We have a great paper line, Frosted by Fancy Pants, that's perfect for all that snowy fun. We will be posting some layouts in our slider soon.

Photos on our list of must haves are:
Coats and Boots by the Door
Everyone Bundled Up
Movie Night / Football Night
Photo of Yourself for "Your Book of Me Scrapbook" you do have one right??

January is National :
Hobby Month - Make a layout about your hobby/hobbies
Volunteer Blood Donor Month - Make a layout with some of the fun Twilight inspired papers
Soup and Tea Month - Take some comfort food photos and scrap about your favorites
Radio Month - Take note of everyone's favorite songs and do a music and lyrics page
Letter Writting Month - Write a letter to yourself or your kids in your scrapbook to be read in the future. Write about your interests, books, movies, music, clothes and trends of this time period. Take several photos of around the house with these things in them. It will be fun to look back later and reflect on how times change.

Choose a spot for a monthly photo. I take one from my back door each month. It can be the kids leaving for school, your favorite place in the yard or out a window. Just remember to take it in the same spot. It's fun to see the transitions from month to month.

Sneek Peeks

Indian Summer 2 page layout has beautiful texture and is part of our regular season of classes with papers and embellishments from Basic Grey. Class is January 14.

Look for more Basic Grey Layouts coming soon!

Let It Snow 2 page layout is part of the exciting year long line up of "Page of the Month" classes Starting January 23.

See December post below for details.