"Embrace the Pod..." Irmo Celebrates the Okra Strut

Did you know that...

USA Today featured Irmos Okra Strut as "one of ten great places (in the country) to celebrate food."
IRMO, South Carolina (AP) -- You could complete an entire study of Southern delicacies by hopscotching the food festivals that sprout across South Carolina each year -- Click on the cnn website and read more

http://www.cnn.com/2007/TRAVEL/getaways/09/18/okra.strut.ap/index.html

Keepsakes is joining the celebration with special sales throughout the store!!

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• $33.00 certificate Spend $100.00 receive an additional $33.00 in product free
• $25.00 certificate Spend $75.00 receive an additional $25.00 in product free
• $12.50 certificate Spend $50.00 receive an additional $12.50 in product free
• $5.00 certificate Spend $25.00 receive an additional $5.00 in product free
  or, take advantage of many discounted items throughout the store!

Present this coupon at Keepsakes to receive discounts on instock items.Cannot be combined with other special offers, discounts, promotions or sale prices!

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Picture Me Under The Tree!

Scrapbook Armoire

$599

Carolina Creek Woodworking has designed this armoire to fit your taste, your budget and meet the functional needs of your storage challenges.

This beautiful handcrafted cabinet features:

• raised panel doors


• abundant interior storage


• completely customizable space


• peg board back


• eight movable bins


• twelve silver hooks


• an 18-inch built-in florescent light


• a six-plug power strip


• 40.5" x 16 x 33.25" workspace w/ doors open


• an additional 37.5" x 16" pull out work desk

*Local delivery available*

Welcome...

...to our new Design Team memeber, Olivia. We are glad to have her join our ranks. We have been processing new merchandise with more to come. Some of the new products we have already received are Confetti, Mellow by BasicGrey, Sesame Street Live page kits, new Irmo, Dutch Fork and Chapin products, "Uniquely Made for You" customized paper (up to nine letters) and more! Arriving soon are the new holiday collection by Basic Grey, Technique Tuesday Stamps, and Autumn Leaves paper.

The solid colors for the BasicGrey fall line 'Mellow' have been reordered.

All Magnolia is 40% off!

Coming Soon! 10TO10FOR10
In October we will be hosting a crop on Saturday from 10:00 am to 10:00 for $10.00! Check back for the dates to be posted soon.

Private Crops
We have a very large space for cropping, the largest offered in a Columbia scrapbook store, that is available to reserve for private crops. We can accomodate up to 25-30 people. So gives us a call for rates if you are interested. For an example of one group who enjoys meeting at Keepsakes on a monthly basis, follow this link. Of course, we are always open Friday night until midnight for our Scraparama.

Above layout created by Design Team Artist:

Above layout created by Design Team Artist: Sonya

*From now until the next update use the following password for a 10% discount!*
Autumn Leaves

The South Carolina State Fair

Did you know that there is a scrapbooking division at the State Fair? There is! This is the third year it has been available, but you don't have much time left to enter. You can enter online for free until the end of August. You may enter one one-page layout per person but you do not have to have it ready until October. Kids can enter too! You can find all the information you need here. We would like to encourage everyone to enter, the more the merrier!

New Stuff!

27 hours on the road, Chicago bound-Chicago home. The Craft and Hobby Association hosted 400-500 vendors who presented their latest and greatest – stamps, papers and embellishments galore – exciting, overwhelming, exhausting and exhilarating! New “stuff” has already arrived and more each day.

• Mellow by BasicGrey
• Confetti and Bohemia papers by My Minds Eye
• New Dutch Fork & Chapin papers
• School Years papers by Scrappin' Sports
• Clear Stamps by Impression Obsession
• Heidi Grace
• Cloud Nine
• Charleston stickers by Paper House Productions
• Asheville, Laurel and Metropolis papers by Scenic Route

*From now until the next update use the following password for a 10% discount!*

DOG DAYS

Join Olivia in creating your own journal/ calendar “Book of Days” on August 25th. You will be making a full cover to cover spiral bound journal perfect for a gift or everyday use. The cost of the class is $25.00. (Class project may differ slightly from photo)

Also, in September, join us for our Paper Bag Card Class. You will create four different styles of paper bag cards in the following themes, Halloween, Birthday, Christmas, and All-Occasion. The cost of this class is $12.00. (Class project may differ slightly from photo.)

Featured Page:

Created by: Design Team Member - Rose

We're Here!

Welcome to our new blog! Come here to get up-to-date information from Keepsakes, Scrapbooks & Memories. We will post class schedules, crops, and great sales. Mention the password "Summer" for a 10% discount! The password changes periodically, so keep checking up with us!

Also, come on in and crop awhile! Every Friday night we scrap from 6 to midnight for only $8.00!. Just bring your pictures and supplies and join us for a stress-free evening of art and laughter. (Please call first so we know you're coming!)

Start planning now! On November 2-3, we are having a Stress-buster Crop! Before we enter the busy holiday season, take a breather and catch up on your scrapping before you take all those Thanksgiving, Christmas, snow, family, and/or holiday pics!

Featured Page

Created by: Design Team Member-Angie
This page was published in the Summer 2006 Issue of

Scrapbook & Cards Today Magazine