The ScrapBlog

Question: Good Morning Robin,

My 17 year old is creating a scrapbook for her boyfriend for Christmas.  She would like to create a page aroud his favorite college football team.  Where might we find some material to represent the Florida Gators?

Your help would be much appreciated.

Answer:  I have found a few sites that sell Florida Gator scrapbooking supplies.  Try eBay first - I found some great fabric scrapbooking stickers here. Another favorite online store is a digital scrapbooking company, but you could easily print it out (and no shipping or waiting) - http://www.digitalscrapbookpages.com/digitals/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2570 .  You may also want to try out some of the Florida Gators memoribilia stores.  This one has some great stickers!

Another option might be scanning some of the memorabilia her boyfriend has and printing those off to use as embellishments, etc. 

Question: Robin, I have searched everywhere I know to find a product called Charming Embellishments by Darice.  The UPC is 5269548056.  I found the product on the Darice website, however; they only sell wholesale. Thanks for your help.

Answer: Since most websites don’t list by UPC, I am not sure which “Charming Embellishments” by Darice you are looking for (there a a few different themes). Let me know which one, and I might be able to help you!  Thanks! 

Question: I started a project and when I ran out of stickers I went back to the store where I purchased them not too long after I started the project, but when I went back to buy them, the clerk told me they were no longer in stock!! *GASP* I am wondering if they are “out there somewhere” across the country just sitting on a shelf or someone somewhere has leftover stickers tucked away in a drawer never to be used again. hehe. Are there any sites where
you can find out if anyone has the product short of looking on ebay or using the search engine?? I have tried a lot and come up empty. Are there any message boards you could recommend? Lastly, do you know of any sites that carry discontinued products? The product was by scenic route paper company and they were cardstock alphabet stickers called ” small random kraft Aplhabet” with a product number SRS401. I hope you can help. Thank you
Answer:  First of all, I do not know of any specific sites that list out of stock items (except eBay or craigslist.com).  Usually I would just do a general search online.  But if those have turned up nothing, I would suggest contacting the company directly to see if they have any or if they know of any of their retailers that might have some.  Scenic Route Paper Company (www.scenicroutepaper.com , (801)542-8071, or info@scenicroutepaper.com ) also has a store locator on their website, so you could locate a store in your area that might have the product.  You would be surprises at how helpful companies and stores can be.  Good luck in your search!

Question: I’m not a scrapbooker, but I’m looking for alphabet paper punches for another project. Can you suggest an attractive letter punch that makes letters 3/4 to 1″ high? The letters would need to be in a stencil font so the “holes’ don’t fall out of o’s and other letters. I’ll be using the “hole” not the letter that gets punched out. Thanks!

Answer:  Here are some possibilities:

1. 1/2″ wide x 3/4″ high Alphabet punch - Stencil Style

2. 3/8″ Alphabet Punch from 1 Stop Square

Question: WHILE IN MAINE THIS SUMMER, A FELLOW SCRAPBOOKER HAD SCRAPBOOK PAPER WITH HER GRANDSON’S NAME ON IT…SHE TOLD ME TO GO INTO THE COMPUTER
TO THE SITE…SCRAP IT SIMPLE…NOW I’M STUMPED…I CAN’T SEEM TO FIND
THE SITE…THAT I CAN ORDER SOME OF THIS TERRIFIC PAPER WITH MY GRAND-
DAUGHTER’S NAMES ON THE PAPER…CAN YOU PLEASE HELP ME GET TO THE
PROPER SITE…??? THANK YOU………

Answer: There are several websites that can do personalized scrapbooking paper, including the one you mention above: www.scrapitsimple.com.  Here is another:

http://www.paperpastememories.com/index.cfm/Personalized_Scrapbook_Paper

Another idea you might want to consider is making your own personalized scrapbooking paper.  You could stamp your granddaughter’s names on the paper or you could print some off on your computer.

Question: I am looking for Canadian Military paper.  Do you know where I can find any.  There’s is lots of U.S. but no Canadian
Answer: We have several Canadian-themed papers and stickers. As for specific Canadian military paper, I am not familiar with any, but I will keep my ears and eyes open.  If you live in Canada or are visiting, you might want to try one of your local scrapbooking stores.