...can be another's treasure. Last night Charlien brought by some things she was going to get rid of & asked if I could use them for a project. I told her I'd see what I could do with the tea tin, board book and wooden toy house. 
The first stop was at Scrapbooking Heaven in Westminster where I scored on some hard to find Jolee's and got a nifty notepad for my purse. I love the mini shells in the make 'n' take kit! Funny story...as we were leaving I tried to get into a different white Camry! I kept putting my key in the lock & turning but nothing happened. Then mom calls out my name, I look up and she's standing one car over...at my car. Blond moment!!
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Then we headed over a couple streets to The Scrapbook Garden in Huntington Beach, which is actually not to far from where I used to live. I found some cool rhinestone embellies as well as those spinners from Cosmo Cricket....never tried those before. Also, I picked up some Spica pens that I've heard some great things about. I'll give 'em a try and let you know. Mom found some awesome papers and I even got her to pose for the camera! And don't you love their "Wild Thing" Make 'n' Take. I also found the best sign there that I MUST have for the shop. I immediately uploaded it to my facebook page.
While at The Scrapbook Garden, we also ran into lead Fiskateer Cheryl (she was at my shop on Saturday) and scored some cool Fiskar's giveaways. Check our Cheryl's blog and her shop hop schedule and you just might spot her out there, too! 
Then it was off to Oh, Scrap! in Costa Mesa. Don't you just love the name? When I lived in Costa Mesa, there was another scrapbook store in the same shopping complex...isn't that funny. Anyhow, mom found a ton of paper she loved and I picked up some of the Robin's Nest Dew Drops that I've heard so much about and some gorgeous flowers. Very vintage.
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After lunch we meandered through Irvine trying to pick up the 241 toll road to get to Timeless Treasures. I rarely consult maps, preferring to rely on my keen sense of direction...ha ha ha! This led to passing under and over the toll road numerous times until we actually got to Rancho Santa Margarita. Oh well! But Timeless Treasures is well worth the drive and you won't be disappointed! I picked up some Core'dinations cardstock to play with and my mom found lots of soccer and travel stuff.
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Then it was off to The Red Bee in Tustin and this time I successfully picked up the toll road so we were there in no time at all. Besides having a great scrapbooking selection, they are a full service craft store with goodies for beading, knitting and home decor. Among other things, I scored some neat pumpkins for my Halloween display, distress stickles which I've never tried before and my fave pink pen. Mom got some yarn and some great papers. 
Then it was time for home...so with our goodies in the backseat and pick-up stix take out for dinner, we headed west on the Imperial Hwy until we picked up the 105 for home. Gotta love that loop. It was so much fun. I wish I could visit the other Shop Hop stores, but I'm looking forward to that next year!
Sonja
This is an altered art mixed media goody that features lots of great vintage inspired products, all of which are on order. I loved learning how to use Mica flakes and can't wait for you to try it, too! Also coming in vintage tinsel, crepe paper, bottle brush trees and a fabulous paper collection called French Twist. It has Sonja's Scrapbook Spot written all over it!
Close your eyes, think vintage Christmas and the images you see you'll find in the Graphic 45 collection. It's stunning. I couldn't resist ordering it. And, I have the pattern for this project, so you know we'll be making it at the shop. Also, I bought some of the papers from their Renaissance collection.
Welcome to the wilds of LA! I'm so glad you're on your way to the shop and can't wait to meet each of you! Here's a glimpse of our make n take, featuring screen prints from Hambly Studios and paper from Glitz Design. 
(photo courtesy of Laura Funk from Glitz Design)
This is perfect for a picnic! The layout features Evelyn's Collection from Scribble Scrabble. When I saw the paper in January I new it would be perfect for the summer. I accented the layout with an acetate butterfly that I cut out of a transparency from Hambly Studios. Super easy!
Rah rah! This 4th of July Layout features paper from Best Creations. I made paper pinwheels as embellishments and anchored them to the page with brads from American Crafts. They really spin! The double sided paper is so versatile. 
I took paper from SEI's Mimosa collection and turned it into a tropical paradise layout. The flowers on the bottom right corner were really easy to cut out...I promise! I also accented the layout with lace cardstock from KI Memories. The "back" side of the papers are about as beautiful as the front, as shown in the strip on the far left side of the layout.
And finally, my homage to all the 'lil fish out there, waterbabies who can't get enough of the pool. This layout features paper from Cosmo Cricket's Snorkle collection which I just recieved. I created a fishbowl effect with a vellum overlay. The sand in the bottom of the bowl is ultra fine glitter my Pink Paislee's Pixee Sticks, and the seaweed is torn mulberry. You can't tell but I added water bubbles with Kaisercraft's Epoxy Dots. And finally a title featuring Thickers from American Crafts.
