The Scrap House

Welcome to Randee's Craft House!

Greetings!  I love all things crafty (scrapbooks, stamps, quilting, mosaics, jewelry making, papercrafting, etc) and this is my Craft House blog.  I am also a Stampin' Up! demonstrator, but this blog is dedicated to information about my vacation craft house rental.  For other information about Stampin' Up!, please click on the links in the sidebar.

Why is my blog called "Randee's Craft House?"  Because I do a lot of my stamping and crafting at my second home in Grapevine.   I found that while I have a wonderful craft room at home, I never get anything done because I get too many family interruptions!  Since this was my first home and holds many fond memories, I've been reluctant to rent it out on a full-time basis, so I decided to outfit it as my craft house away from home!

While I would love to be there every weekend, the rest of my family thinks maybe I should spend some time with them, so I also rent my home out as a fully furnished, scrapbook vacation rental home.  If you are interested in a great little place with lots of amenities, close to town to get away with your crafty friends, look no further!  I have just the place for you!

Stampin' Up! Last Chance!

The new catalog is almost here, which means there are Stamp Sets and Accessories that won't be included in the new, FABULOUS catalog. From now until June 30th, you will have a LAST CHANCE to order these items before they are forever gone!  Please go to my craft blog for more information.

Happy Stampin'

Randee

Renting my Craft House

Here's the Scrap about my house!    (I know - corny!)

It's quaintly decorated and is set up as a 2-bedroom, 1-bath.  I have two scrapping rooms, eight 6 foot lighted tables, a fully equipped kitchen, bath, and all the amenities of home.  Plus, I have lots of crafting items to share with you; decorative scissors, stamp sets, tons of punches, sizzix dies and other items.  Click on the house in the sidebar for pictures of the house.

Here are the rules: 

• My home is rented out only to scrapbooking, stamping and/or quilting enthusiasts.  Adults only, no pets or smoking.  This will make your rental more enjoyable for everyone!

• To hold your desired rental requires a 50% rental deposit and full payment is due 30 days prior to your rental.  You may rent for a weekendor week. Your deposit is non-refundable, however, you can move it to another date.

• The home sleeps up to six, which will be the maximum allowed. 

• A security deposit is required at time of rental, which will be refunded upon the end of your rental obligation, if the house is in order and nothing is missing.

• You must sign a rental agreement and liability release.  The rental will be placed in a single name, however, I will need a liability release and information on any other guests you plan to have in the home during your rental.

• Parking is a challenge!  I can comfortably accomodate 2 vehicles, so I do suggest you either carpool to my home, or use the public parking just 1.5 blocks away.

• Please call or email if you have any questions!

Rental Options:

Weekend:

To rent my fully furnished, quaintly decorated home for the weekend, it is $125 per person for the weekend.  My house sleeps a maximum of six people, but I do need a commitment of four people in order for me to rent it out (or a minimum of $500).  Please remember, my rentals are for crafters only and no children, pets or smoking are allowed.  However, you will get to use all my cool stuff there!  I have lots of Sizzix dies, decorative scissors, punches, stamps and pads.

I will open the house for you on Friday afternoon at 4pm, and close it on Sunday afternoon at 4pm.  If you want to come earlier than 4pm on Fridays, please let me know and we will see what we can arrange! I usually work until 3pm and it takes about 1/2 hr to get to Grapevine from work, but sometimes I can sneak out a little early. Also, I share the house with a brother who lives in it Sunday - Friday morning, so I need some advance notice of extra days.   

Crafternoon:

Spend all day with me on a Saturday from 9am - 11pm to work on your projects!  It's $40 per person without meals and $60 per person to include lunch, dinner, desserts, snacks and drinks (iced tea, coffee, water).  I cater Crafternoons, so I do need advance notice.

Weekly:

 Call for weekly rental information.

The house contains everything you need for an enjoyable stay.  If you are staying short-term and would like hire a personal chef to free you up from meal-making, let me know and I will give you some names. or arrange this option for you.

My home is in the heart of Grapevine, within walking distance to all the shops and entertainment of the downtown district.  There are hundreds of restaurants and shops, including close proximatey to two outlet malls.  Check out the city of Grapevine's Chamber of Commerce site for more information.

I know you will love your Scrapbook Vacation rental at my craft house!

About the House and Grapevine

My craft house is located in the heart of downtown Historic Grapevine.  It is just a short 1.5 block walk to Main Street where there is a variety of fun and exclusive shops to explore, not to mention food, wine and coffee shops!

It is also just a short drive to JoAnn's, Michael's and some other craft stores in the area, along with any other type of shopping you may wish to do.  Grapevine Mills is about 10 minutes away.

Flying in?  No problem!  Grapevine is about 5 minutes from the North exit of the DFW airport and about 20 minutes from Love Field!

This truly is the perfect location for the crafting get-away weekend!

This is my personal home that I like to share with friends and fellow crafters.  I have a ton of punches, Sizzix dies and cutters, inks, pads, stamps, etc to share with you.  Being an avid Stampin' Up! demonstrator and crafter, I am always updating my supplies.  I tell my hubby that it's so I can share more with my friends, but the truth is, I just can't help myself from buying all the cool stuff out there!  You all know how it is!

Call me at 469-337-3939 or email me at thestampqueen@yahoo.com to book your  unforgettable weekend at my Craft House!

A little head fun!

Those of you who know me well, know that I love all types of crafting, which includes papercrafting, quilting, cooking, decorative painting, etc.  I love to redecorate and come up with new ideas.  So, I’ve decided to add segments of all the things I love to do because it’s not always about scrapping and stamping with me!

One of my favorite sites to visit on the internet is http://studio5.ksl.com/.    A few weeks back, they had a segment about a new fashion trend called “head wraps.”    It was made popular by reality TV star Whitney Port and has also been seen on Gossip Girls.  So, last night, as I watched my daughter and husband battle it out at Guitar Hero, I decided to dig out my crochet hook and some yarn that has been sitting in my craft room for several years and I made a head wrap for my daughter.    Here she is, my beautiful model.  Unfortunately, I can’t really share the pattern because I made it up as I went.  Basically, I just crocheted a band that fit her head and attached Velcro for closure.  Then I crocheted a flower and I attached it with a safety pin.  I decided not to permanently attach it so she can switch out different flower, patterns and embellishments.  I was actually a little surprised that she liked it.  She wore it to school and several of her girlfriends asked me to make them one too.  What do you think?

Let's Sale-A-Brate!

I am so excited!  This is my favorite time of the year because it means FREE STAMPS!  For every $50 you spend on Stampin' Up! product from now until March 31, you get to choose a FREE STAMP SET from our Sale-A-Bration Mini catalog!

Also, this is a perfect time to consider joining me in Stampin' Up! because it means more FREE STAMPS and a discounted starter kit!  Don't think you want to do workshops?  That's okay!  We love our Hobby Demonstrators!  If you love Stampin' Up! products, why not purchase them at a discount?  If you would like more information on either starting a Stampin' Up! business or receiving a discount on your own product, please call or email me!

Also - for those of you who have asked, yes, I have taken the retired stamps off my blog.  Many of them belonged to other demos and we are not going to be offering them as incentives for orders at this time.  We had the special to drum up some sales at the end of the year, but we are all meeting our minimums right now.  However, if you are interested in purchasing any of the sets, let me know and I'll send you an updated list of what is available for purchase!

I know I promised to update my site with more projects more frequently.  I promise, I will.  I got the flu two weeks ago and I'm just starting to catch up on things, so bear with me!

Happy Stamping!

Randee

It's Here! It's Here! The New 2009 SU! Catalog!

It’s official!  The new Spring/Summer 2009 Idea Book and Catalog is now available for your online viewing pleasure!  Click on the catalog to the right of this page to view.

And….Stampin’ Up! is giving out a FREE Idea Book and Catalog (value $9.95) with each online order placed through my website!  This offer is good February 1-April 30^th or until the first 22,000 orders are placed!

February 1^st is also the start of

Sale-A-Bration

, which translates into FREE STAMPS!  Yes, it’s the time of year where you get a free stamp set for every $50 you purchase from Stampin’ Up!  There is no better time than now to get everything on your wishlist and get more for free!  Place $150 order, and get a FREE Hostess Set, $15 in FREE product and THREE FREE SALE-A-BRATION sets!  This special offer is good from Feb 1 – March 31. Woo Hoo!  (I can't post the SAB catalog online yet due to rules, but you will LOVE the free offerings!)

What’s new in the new cattie?  LOTS!  Besides all the great new stamp sets, there is a whole new offering of Designer Series Paper, lots of new Sizzix/SU die cuts for the Big Shot, new accessories and ribbons, an awesome new Circle Cutter, new punches…..I haven’t even been able to figure them all out yet, but my wishlist is already over $1000!  My hubby would have a heart attack, so I won’t tell him what all I plan on buying.  J

Check the new Catalog out, make your wishlist and then either call me or place your order online February 1^st so you can get FREE STAMPS with the

Sale-A-Bration

promotion!

Happy Stampin’

Randee

Love You Much Bundle Ideas!

Greetings friends and fellow stampers!

Today, I thought it would be fun to share some of my favorite projects made with the “Love You Much” bundle promotion.  Isn’t it fun!

Click here to see the ideas!

Now, doesn’t that just insprire you to splurge on the Bundle?!  The possibilities are endless!

Enjoy!

Class Offering - Love You Much Bundle Classes

Hello Friends,

I am going to be offering two classes in the next couple weeks.  One is a CD Envelop Photo Album class and one is a card class.  Both feature our Stampin' Up! special - Love You Much Bundle.  The bundle, with shipping, is $48.48.  With your bundle order, you will receive a new Spring/Summer '09 Idea Book and Catalog ($9.95 value) and the option to attend either one of my classes for an additional fee.  The CD envelop class will be an additional $15 and it includes any extra supplies and any other goodies I want to give you. 

The card class is an additional $8 and also includes the above. (These additional fees help to pay for the additional supplies for the projects that are not part of the bundle and a little bit for my time.)

Since the bundles have to be ordered and received in time for me to cut the cardstock, etc for the classes, you must RSVP to me by January 20.  I can accept credit cards for the Bundle purchase, however, I am not set up to accept credit cards for the actual class purchase, which I can accept by cash, check or paypal, also due by January 20th.

I will be holding the January 31 CD Envelop Photo Album class at my home in Red Oak.  The card class will either be held at my home in Red Oak or an alternate location, depending on interest.  You can also coordinate this class for your home.  If you purchase the Bundle and get five other people to take the class, you get it for free!  For more details, call me!

New Stampin' Up! Catalog is Here!!.......and a little fun!

It arrived yesterday and my, oh my!  I have almost every page earmarked with a post it note because I want something on that page! Someone, donate some money to this starving stamper's wishlist fullfilment account!  :-)

So, according to regulations I can't post pictures of products, but I can tell you the new catalog contains:

Lots of fabulous new stamp sets

Lots of terrific new Decor Elements

Lots of beautiful and whimisical new Designer Series Papers and textured papers

A really cool new circle cutter

Really Awesome new Sizzix Dies.....and a whole lot more!

Get your catalog free with a $50 order!

Also - I'm going to be offering two new Valentine's classes that are designed around our Love You Much Bundle promotion.  One will be a CD envelop scrapbook and the other will be a card class.  Order the Love You Much Bundle and take the CD class for $15 or the card class for $8.  These will be really fun!  Because of shipping, I will need to get your orders by January 20.  The class will be held at my Red Oak home on 1/31 and my Grapevine home on 2/7.  If you have a group of at least 5 or more and want it held at your house, talk to me!

A really nice lady I met taking a class this weekend has posted a fun thing to do on her blog and challenged us all to post on ours, so I'm including this fun little activity with this post.    It's a list of 99 things to have experienced in life.  How many have you done?  Mine are in bold.

1. Started your own blog  (New Year’s Goal…make it more fun to read with more projects!)
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited

Hawaii

  (More times than I remember, but then, my in-laws lived there, so…..)
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland/world (ish)  (Grew up in So. CA, so ….duh!!!  Many times and I still love

                                                             Mickey!
8. Climbed a mountain  (Huffing and puffing the whole way! )
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo   (I’m guessing some people wished I hadn’t!)
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited

Paris

13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of

Liberty

  (Another huffing and puffing experience!)
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in

France

 (And, my great-uncle’s artwork!  I don’t think I inherited the

                                                          talent, though!)
20. Slept on an overnight train  (Several times trekking through Eurpope.)
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill (but it was a long, long time ago..wink, wink)
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb  (they are so cute when they are little)
26. Gone skinny dipping  (I hope you weren’t looking!)
27. Run a

Marathon

28. Ridden in a gondola in

Venice

  (My favorite place on earth!)
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen

Niagara Falls

in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language (hehe)
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the

Leaning

Tower

of

Pisa

in person  (I LOVE

Italy

!)
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David  (I could make a crude comment here, but….well….)
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen

Old Faithful

geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited

Africa

45. Walked on a beach by moonlight  (my first date with my hubby was at the beach!)
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted (I used to model for my mom’s art class)
48. Gone deep sea fishing  (My mom had me on a boat before I was 24 hrs old!)
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person  (Imagine what Michealangelo could do with Copics!)
50. Been to the top of the

Eiffel

Tower

in

Paris

51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater  (That’s all they had when I was little!  J )
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the

Great Wall of China

57. Started a business  
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited

Russia

60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Gotten flowers for no reason  (Once…but I’m still not convinced hubby gave them for no

                                                         reason…I just don’t know why, yet! )
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check   (It wasn’t my fault!)
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy  (Long live Barbie!)
70. Visited the

Lincoln

Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar (Yuck!  If it looks gross, it does not go in this mouth!)
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in

Times Square

74. Toured the

Everglades

75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in

London

77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the

Grand Canyon

in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the

Vatican

82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in

Jerusalem

84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible  (maybe….but not all at once!)
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one  (I still miss you Mom and Dad)
94. Had a baby  (3 of them cuz I can’t count my hubby)
95. Seen the

Alamo

in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit  (Brothers!)
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

Stampin' Up! Lots of Specials and Announcements...changes are coming!

Wow!  There is so much going on at once with Stampin' Up! that I wanted to let you know about the new specials, remind you about the ones still in progress and update you on upcoming dates!

First, the Specials because we all like discounts

Inventory Blow-Out! (click here to view list).  Now until January 18, you can receive up to 50% off Stampin’ Up! retiring accessories and products!

Fall/Winter Sampler Promo (click here to view brochure) – Now until January 18, when you order $20 worth of any product, you can receive 20% discount on any set from the Sampler catalog. You can see the actual discounted prices here.

Valentine Love You Much Bundle (click here to view flyer)– Now until January 31^st, receive a 20% discount off the Love You Much Bundle that includes the Love You Much stamp set, Candy Lane Designer Series Paper, and our new Heart to Heart punch.  As an extra bonus, if you purchase this bundle from me, I will include a free 2009 Spring/Summer catalog (a $9.95 value)!  Please order directly from me so I can package your product and catalog together for you.

And, the best part of all- you can combine all these promotions together to get the greatest prices!

Now, on to the other information you will want to know. 

Click here for the Retiring Stamp List.  These go away on January 18^th, never to return! These are available while supplies last.

Click here to see the Retiring Accessories and Supplies.  They also go away on January 18^th and are available as supplies last.

Click here to see the new Sale-A-Bration brochure.  In plain English, Sale-A-Bration means FREE STAMPS!!!!    This is a great time to plan to hostess a workshop and get even more great product – FREE!

Click here to see the new Décor Elements – Phase III.  Stampin’ Up! just keeps them coming with more great items!

Whew!  I think I covered it all.  Don't forget!  The new Stampin' Up! Spring/Summer Idea Book and Catalog will be unveiled on January 18th!  Order yours now, or place a qualifying order to get yours free!

Stampin' Hugs,

Randee