TRY not to SCREAM out loud when you see this!

CHA is NEXT week - right around the corner, all the new SNEAKS are DRIVING US CRAZY!! WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS!! 6 feet tall - floor CLIP IT UP!! ahhhhhh DROOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLL

**don't have the info on it YET - but as soon as we do - no worries, i'll letcha know! :)

OOOHH i HAVE to have this in my scrap room!!!

Fundraising crop in February!

We were asked to share this information with you all!! This would be a great DAY crop to attend!!

Click HERE to visit the page!

**if you have local crops that you'd like us to help you advertise just drop us an email!! scrapfunattic@cox.net

My Mind's Eye

Hola chicas!! Did I MENTION I was a Spanish teacher??? Well, that is my REAL job of course but my PASSION is our hobby and I am here to give you sooooo many updates on all of the BOOO-TIFUL new products in the store!! YAY!! If you are like me and don't live in town and can't get to the store as often as you would like (and you girls that can are so lucky-do you REALIZE??) I am gonna be on here CoNsTanTly to give you updates on all of the things we just have to make the trip for-- cause we just HAVE to have them!!!
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First up......My MINd's EyE!!! One of my Fave lines of patterned paper and other fun embellies! I am sure you have seen some of this stuff cause it is ALWAYS front and center in the store cause it is HOT!! It flies off the shelves (I get my hands on as much as I can *Just ask my HUBS* because it WILL sell out!!). The colors are the TRENDIEST and the texture is like linen. So girls get your feelers out!!! Of course the paisley's were a MUST HAVE for me! But CHECK out those colors! I told you they were trendy!! FUN pinks and reds mixed with the steel blue that is ALL the rage in our FaVE magazines right now!! And the {hearts} and birds...ahhhhhhhhh!! and if you are taking my stitches class at the end of the month (more on that late-a) we are using the red birdie paper in one of our FOUR layouts!!!

And why, by the way are clouds soooo STINKIN cute to me???!?? Put a cloud on it and it's going on a layout in my book!

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In other news, I have just spoken with my organizational GURU and we have something SUPER sweet planned for this weekend!! Stay tuned for some great ideas to coming in SOON via this site's FIRST web-blog!! It is going to be sooo cool, so keep checking in with us for more DETAILS!!

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and if you have an idea to contribute to the blog email me @ hdcurtis@cox.net !!!!!

Well, I better run cause I have SCRAP to do!!!!

besos, dc

Sneaky Peeky!!

Baby Paisley met up with her NBFF (new best friend forever!!) Steffanie this weekend and brought home some SURPRISES for all of the Attic Blog Stalkers!!! Are you all out there??Stalking and checking the daily updates for the Happenings at the Attic blog?? Huh, are ya??
Cause you don't want to miss out!! Steff was able to get sooo much done while playing with Paisley! Check it...

Here ya go ladies and gents!! Are there any gents out there!??!! I hope so--a girl can dream! I am planning on making Mr. Curtis check out the attic blog so we can get the men involved too!! Cause we all knw that is what they want to do! HA!

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The February Chicks in the Attic kit is being assembled as we sPeAK!! The little elves at "pink and brown HEAVEN" (as I like to refer to it) AKA Steff, Debbie, Renee, and Kristy are soo busy putting the finishing touches on the SWEEET february layouts...

oooohhh, ahhhhhhhh do you love what you see so far??? Thickers, stitching, and patterned paper---OH MY!!

sparkly foil, TULLE, and snowflake brads as faaaar as the eye can see!! and stars!! I KNOW for a fact there are some STAR lovers reading this post right now---l.fox!! ;) SOLD!

So I KNOW you are likey liking what you see and getting excited to have our latest kit right in time for GANZA!! I have a PRETTY new pink shopping basket that I picked up at the store a few weeks ago Just for my kiTs, which I adore btw!! If you want to see a picture of my new basket, your gonna have to leave a comment!!

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***This just in....kits will be ready FEBRUARY 2nd!! and if you normally pick yours up at the attic but want them hand delivered to the Best Western just in time for CAG just call us, not the BW heehee, (316-733-0029) or email the store (scrapfunattic@cox.net) and we will have them ready for you there!! Talk about SERVICE!! I'm telling you chicas...we are here to make your scrapping experiences as STRESS free as possible!!

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oh but wait there is more!! If you are a customer that normally has you kit shipped give us a call before the 2nd and we will bring it to you without the shipping charge!! AWESOME!!! so call now while you are thinking about it K?

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One LAST thing for this post...if you have NOT jumped on this wonderful new bandwagon by joining the Chicks in the Attic Monthly kit club (what are you waiting for???)...follow this link and it will direct you to all of the info! You WON'T be sorry. HeidiSwipe herself DOES NOT mislead!! :) Have a great rest of the weekend and see you all very soon we hope!!

besosbesos, dc

I've lost weight!!!

HA!! And it's not the "weight" that you may think it is!! (although that would be nice as well!)

You may or may not read our newsletter that we send out via email - but i mentioned in the latest one (which you can subscribe to via our website btw!)......that a prayer had been answered to help me!! AND that you would notice some AWESOME changes occurring with the blog!! Wellllll, the wait is over!!! I've been workin', cussin' and discussin' with my "A/P" (answered prayer!) about all the things that WE'D love to see happen for the store via the blog! And - without ANYMORE anticipation - i'm here to introduce HER to you!!!

Some of you will KNOW her - some will recognize her - and others will SOON know ALLLLL about her!!!

Danelle Curtis!! (ahhhhhh, the crowd goes WILD!!!) ;) Also known to us as: "Heidi Swipe"...."dc......."dcurtis".......we're going to HAVE to call her "DC" cuz there are tooooo many Danelle's runnin' around this place! ;)

she's gonna KILL me for putting THESE pictures of her on here!! HA !:)

We've (meaning all of us at the attic, but mainly ME (steff) since i'm the one bloggin' here!) known Danelle for ABOUT 3 years now!! We met at Crop Camp in Ark City!! I'll never forget!! Her energy, sense of humor, creativity, and PASSION for scrapbooking. More than anyone I had seen up to that point in "real" scrapbooking life!! ha ha!!!....meaning she wasn't a "famous" scrapper i was reading about in CK magazine or a blogger that i followed in the cyber world!! She was SERIOUSLY IN LOVE WITH THIS HOBBY!! And she was and IS SOOOOOOOOOOOO good at it!!!

Not only does Danelle have an "eye" for super cute pages, but she NEVER STOPS LEARNING!! She's like a sponge - soaks everything up around her and can't wait for the next challenge around the corner!! She loves and gets SUPER GIDDY about TEACHING people how to do just about ANYTHING!! If you're ever at a crop with her - you're SURE to find her talking, teaching, raving, warning, and just LOVING scrapbooking!!! I'd never met anyone (up to this point) that was like her.....(besides myself!).....she LOVES to TOUCH, SMELL and ROLL all over the paper!! She actually PURRRRRS when she scrapbooks - DEAD SERIOUS!!! I joke that when you crop next to her she: #1 will take up ANY FREE space YOU, yourself may have AND she is EXTREMELY vocal about her craft!!!! There are sounds that come out of her that make you question what she is REALLY doing!! ;0

I'm going to step back for a second and let HER tell you more about herself right now, then I'll fill you in on just a BRIEF sneak of what you can expect to see from Danelle in the future!!!

HOLY WOWZERS!! What an intro!!! What can I even say after all of that wonderfulness!!!!???!!! Since our dearest Steff-ola has let the cat out of the bag about my obsession (heehee) I will refrain from GUUUSHING about how much I adore our beloved hobby. One of my college professors once told me that I was "born to teach" what a COMPLIMENT, but I don't know about all of that!! I KNOW there are always places for me to improve my teaching techniques...but what I DO know is that I was blessed with this insatiable burning yearning DESIRE to LEARN new things and SHARE that knowledge with those "Inquiring Minds That Want to Know"!!! Do you remember that saying from the old Inquirer Magazine commercials of way back?? Anywho---as you can see I'm kind of a crazed goofball (about things I am passionate!), and as my sweet ;) little high school angels can attest...I AM SUPER random, so be prepared!! enoughenoughenough of my rambling (blah blah ooh la la!)...back to the GLORIOUS task at hand. OUR ATTIC BLOG! my new baby. shh don't tell Paisley-girl or she'll be soo jealous (much more about my kiddos LATE-TAH)! Words -even though I have MANY- just can't tell you how SAAA-WEEEET the blog's facelift is gonna be! Soo please tune in EVERY day *and more than once* cause you never know how much we will be on here to inspire YOU to "preserve your memories!" ha!! That is what my bffs and I tell our hubby's when we are packing up to go on our 50th scrapbooking weekend of the year!! JUSTIFIED! I must dash outta here for now (but I'll be back soon!) cause I can go one fore-ehhh-ver (think Sandlot!). pleasepleaseplease leave comments for us each and every time you are on the blog cause ThiS is allfor you!! OUR FANS!!!

besosbesos, dc

**this is steff again! ;)

Since i'm wearing so many hats these days......"overwhelmed" is a SMALL word that i'm beginning to feel on a daily basis!! I'm one of these people that if i SAY i'm going to do something - i do it - and if it doesn't get done - then i am SO hard on myself. Letting someone down is NOT something i enjoy doing - and i try realllllly hard not to do it on a regular basis - although with the blog, i feel as though i'm doing it more and more regularly. It's kind of become my "M.O."!! I hate that - i HATE to hear that you have come here to get inspired, learn something new, see what's going on with us and the SAME POST IS STILL UP!!

So, I prayed!! I prayed for a PERSONAL BLOGGER!! (i shoulda also prayed for a personal trainer! HA!)....had a little bit of a meltdown, got a litttttle teeeeenie bit crazy, and w/i 24 hours WAH LAH - i had an answer to my prayer that was received in the form of a TEXT MESSAGE!! :) (my favorite btw if you know me!)........Offering OOOOODLES and OOOOODDDDDles of ideas, challenges, and inspiration for the blog!!!

Sooooooooo, get ready!! You're going to LOVE the ride you're about to hop on!! There will NOT be a dull moment!! There will be a lot of changes to the blog in the form of layout, design and organization - WE allllll welcome your comments, suggestions, and feedback!! You can always leave a comment, we WELCOME those!!! But get ready to see the NEXT LEVEL we're about to take you to!!!

I'll still be around, no worries, i'll still be blogging from time to time (trust me you won't even realize i'm not the one talking to you - we're THAT much alike!)....although she IS a teacher, so she probably doesn't use AS MANY run on sentences, or punctuation as i do - and probably not NEARLY as many :) 's as me either!! But - we'll just have to get used to that i guess!! ha ha !!!

If you're a FAN on our facebook page - you're already in the "know" about all of this, but Tiffany with Sisterhood of Scrapbooking (also known to many as "Beyonce"!), is ordering Scrapbooking Apparel in time for ganza!!! Visit her fan page (through our page favorites) or her blog....CLICK HERE.

Anywho - i'm working on a newsletter for ganza goers, will be sending it out on SUNDAY - so look for that!! (fulllll of information!!)

AND get your hotel room reserved ASAP if you haven't already!! :) they're down to 5 spots remaning!!!

If we've called you from the waiting list - we need you to let us know ASAP, we're moving through those names!!!

pssssssstttttt: you'll be wanting to check back here later this weekend for an AWESOME and EXCITING announcement!!!! i'm SUPAH giddy!

You should comment!!!!!!!!!!!

REALLY!?!?

Has it really been since December 14th that i updated the blog? Are you still out there? Do you even still check back to see if MAYBE she's updated the blog? MAYBE she's had something important to share? a great NEW product thats a MUST SEE!! ANNNNND then again - maybe she's forgotten all about us!?!?

NEVER!! i could NEVER forget about you - MY FELLOW SCRAPBOOKING BLOG STALKERS!?!? Although i'm SURE there has NOT been much stalking going on lately!! I apologize - life as i have known it has EXCEEDED the amount of SUPA business that i had expected......not real sure what IF ANYTHING that i've accomplished over the last two months - all i know is that (to quote a good friend) ;) my plate is WAY full (like the size of the plate is a buffet and it's OVERFLOWING!) and i'm going to have to DUMP something from my plate, cuz i'm FULL!!!!!!

I usually try to "recap" what's been going on since the last time i have blogged, but lets face it here folks - there's not enough TIME nor can i RECALL that far back!! Soooooooo let's start fresh!!!

Here's whats happening around the attic; as of lately!!!

GANZA IS QUICKLY APPROACHING!!! YES - WE'VE HAD SOME CANCELLATIONS!!!! (that's both good and bad!) I hate when croppers have to cancel, yet i love to call the waiting list ladies and make their day!!! So - it's bittersweet!! I have NOT MADE ANY OFFICIAL CALLS TO FILL THE CANCELLED SEATS YET!!!!!!!!!!! So - if you're one of (many) anxious croppers that are wondering "where you are on the waiting list" - you're not alone!! Im working on that tonight and will be starting to contact you tomorrow!!! Be patient with me!! I start at the top, and work my way down - i give each waiting list person at least 24 hours to contact me, and we work VERY hard to contact you - via facebook, email and phone if we have all that information!!! You are MORE than welcome to call or email me to inquire where you are on the list - we don't mind that at all!! I understand you're anxious and curious!! WE WANT YOU TO GET IN!!! In the past - we've made it through the ENTIRE waiting list!!! (there have been at the most - 25 people on the list at once!)....so hang in there - chances are good!!!

Which brings me to another topic i want to discuss. If you KNOW you aren't going to make it to ganza NOW - please call and cancel!! The sooner you cancel - the better chance you have of receiving a FULL discount!! That's right!! IF we can fill your spot - FULL refund back to you!!! PLEASE call us and let us know you're unable to attend - so WE can fill your spot!! We have approx. 18 people on our waiting list and they have been on that list for about 4 months!! So, it's only fair to give them the first opportunity!!!!

SHIRTS!! that's our next topic!!! Ganza shirts - if you haven't ordered yours yet - there's still time!!!! Here's a pic of the actual shirt!! We're offering long sleeve, short sleeve and hoodie sweatshirts too!!! They are pink with brown art. Scrappin' Boot Camp had the honors of creating our shirts this time!! Love working with Cara and Cheryl!!These shirts are a soft pink!!


When is Ganza??? February 5th, 6th and 7th!!

What is the theme? COFFEE!! - DUH!!

We have some SUPER surprises and good times ahead for you - and beginning this week, you'll start receiving emails about ganza - so be on the lookout!!


Fall ganza for 2010 is scheduled for SEPTEMBER 10th, 11th and 12th! YES you read that right - SEPTEMBER - NOT AUGUST!! (you're welcomeeeeeeee ;0 )

We have received some new schtuff in this week - but you're not gonna get that "411" just yet!! gotta make sure you're out there - reading this, and that i still have my little audience of 4!!! So - drop me a comment - let me know you're there - let me know you wanna read more on the blog - is this even an avenue people keep up with anymore? would you rather just find the information on facebook and newsletters?!?! i'd like to know - honest abe!!!