Tis the Ornamental Season

Handmade ornaments make great gifts! It's the gift that has them thinking of you every year when they place that ornament on their tree. Each of us here at the store have made some ornaments that hang on our tree at the Opera House this year. Now we can teach you how to make these ornaments. We have classes scheduled, and at different price ranges. Just check out the calendar, or call us to set up a convenient time.

Near the register we have gift bundles made up for easy gift giving. Check them out for that scrappin' friend or relative. We have a beginners kit, and book kits like Tattered Angels kits, Disney kits, My Minds Eye kits, Tim's Tools kit.....even a Irock tool kit! Just something to keep in mind as you are doing your holiday shopping.

Have you made your gift tags yet? Lisa has made up some example gift tags using our stamp set from Hero Arts to give you ideas on how you can use them. They are adorable, and sure to add that pizzaz that makes your gift stand out. Come on in to see them.

Our upcoming Holiday Hours are: December 24 we will close at 3pm, and we will be closed Christmas Day.

From all of us here at Lorraine's WE WISH YOU ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

Updates and Classes

HEY wanted to keep you up to date on the incoming product this week!
Tim Holtz Alterations Mover & Shaper Dies, and Bigz Dies.
WeRMemory Keepers SewEasy Tool, patterned heads, mats, and floss.
Basic Grey Curio papers and embellies.
Graphic45 papers are back in stock!
WeRMemory Keepers Merry January papers, stickers, stamps, card &
layout kits, cardstock pads, and tags.
Sizzix pop up x-mas XL Bigz dies, and vintage elements Bigz dies.
Sizzix Basic Grey dies and Embossing folders.

Don't Forget to sign up for the November Tag Class that takes place this Monday. This is the third installment. We'll use crackle paint, alcohol inks, perfect pearl powder, and mica flakes. Check it out!

You will not want to miss Lisa's Productive Page Layering. You will complete three 2 page layouts ready for photos in just two hours. This month it is about Fall.

Sam has created another special layout just for you. This holiday 2 page layout uses BoBunny holiday papers, Prima flowers, leaves, and liquid applique. Perfect to hold your holiday memories.

There is an ALL DAY CROP on Saturday November 27, at 10am till 10pm.

Come on in and ask for a demo of the SewEasy this weekend!
Kim

New Hours- A Scrapbooking Retreat- Lance is Back

The bus trip was a BLAST! I hope all you ladies enjoyed your time and love each of the three make and takes you did. They each were fabulous even if I did put you through your paces. The gals at each of the stores we visited were gracious and friendly. They made everyone feel welcome. A big "Thank You" to each of them. I hope all of you enjoy the goodie bag from Lorraine's. Come in and show us what you make with it. We love to see what our customers are creating.

We are now open on Sundays for all your paper crafting needs. Our hours are 12 noon to 5 pm. Come in and visit us!

Check out this scrapbooking retreat from The Abbey Resort in Fontana WI.
November 19-21
www.theabbeyresort.com/Packages/scrapbooking.cfm
Lorraine's Memories will be there for all your scrapbooking needs. We participated last spring and it was a lovely weekend. The resort is beautiful and the scrapping space was abundant. The price includes your room and more.......check it out! Come out and get those pages done while having time with friends. I hope to see you there.

We are happy to welcome back Lance Anderson from RUSTY PICKLE. He will be at Lorraine's on Sunday November 14th for two classes. At 9am he will be showing us how to create a cute pop up album with Karen Burniston sizzix dies. Then at 6pm he will take us through a lovely "Fall Splendor" shabby chic album using some of my favorite Rusty Pickle papers. I really loved Lance when he taught at CKU where I met him for the first time. He always teaches interactive things. You know how much I love pockets and pull outs. This is where I got it from, so come and check it out. Learn some new ways to do things and create something special. Call us to reserve your spot! 815-308-5881.

Fall into Fun at Lorraine's

If you haven't heard yet I wanted to let you know about all the fun planned here in the next few weeks. Join me on the bus-November 6th! We are hosting a bus trip to two lovely stores you may have not gotten a chance to go to before. But there is more than just shopping. Each store, including Lorraine's Memories, will have a make & take just for you along with in store specials and goodies. You start at Lorraine's Memories at 8am for breakfast, the make & take, and special sales, then we are off to Polka Dots in Mukwanego WI. On the way there will be games, laughs, and that exciting anticipation of a good time. At Polka Dots you will have time for a make & take, lunch and shopping. Back on the bus we go for a few more games and laughs to Memories & Beyond in Downers Grove. There we will shop, and do another make & take. Then we work our way back to Lorraine's Memories around 7pm. All this for just $55. Seats are limited so call and reserve yours now!

TIM HOLTZ CHRISTMAS TAGS

It's back....... I have created tags again with Tim's techniques and new products. Check out this months trio. It has the NEW rosette. Come out and learn some cool techniques and get inky with me this Monday 10/25 at 1pm and 6pm. Call to reserve your seat by 10/23. Can't make this month's make sure you check out Novembers. Only two months left.

Psst....Tim's holiday dies and embossing folders are in and on the shelf. Check them out.

New product in this Week.......

.......Webster's Pages Wired florals matching the Hollywood Vogue & Waiting for Santa.

.......Tim's Holiday Paper Stash Pad & Stickers

.........Tim's Configurations Box

.........Tattered Angels Glam & Glaze (check out the Halloween Mini Book for the effects of Glaze).

........Coredinations Cardstock for Graphic 45 in . Very cool!

Have you checked out our NEW Holiday stamp sets. We really listened to you last year when you said you wanted more holiday stamps for your ornaments and cards, so check out this ornament Lisa made with Darcie's Shadowbox ornaments. They come in four different shapes. We have several sets from Hero Arts, & Darcie, that are compatable with these ornaments. Come on in and check it out! Check out Lisa's ornament below.

Don't forget Trick or Treating on the Square on Halloween at 2pm.

We have alot of upcoming events here at Lorraine's Memories. So stay tuned to the blog for details. Until then enjoy the wonderful fall weather while it lasts.

Change is in the Air

The times and weather are changing, and things here are too. We have moved some things around to make room for all the new things.We have added classes to Monday evenings so you can have the extra opportunity to get into our popular classes. We will also be open later on Mondays for you shopping needs. Did You Know we are the only scrapbook store in McHenry County! We try to meet your needs and listen to what you want in your store. We are offering some great classes this month so check out the calender. We also are offering an ALL DAY crop each month. So come on out and see us, maybe stay to crop.

So much has been going on here. Orders are coming in daily. Robin's Nest- papers & diamond shapes drops. Maya Road- stick pins, flourish rub-ons, chipboard alphabets, & chipboard dress form & bird cage albums. Moxie papers & stickers in gymnastics, water park, & amusement park. Imaginesce iRock tool, hot rocks & glam rocks. Cosmo Cricket Pixielicious, Mitten Weather, & DeLovely crafting kits and chip sets. Fiskars new Rotary & Surecut trimmers, New Everywhere Punches.
More is due to arrive next week.

The annual Tim Holtz Christmas Tags Class starts this month. We will be using some of the NEW things Tim has released this year! Each month we will make three tags. so you will have a total of 12 when you are done. We use Tim's techniques that you see on his blog, and in his videos. Come on in and check out the samples for this months class.

Many apologies about photos promised... as I loaded them to add to the blog, my computer erased them. I saved them from the recycle bin but have to find where my computer put them to reload them into my photo program. Nothing good ever comes easy!

Till next week
Kim

Back from CHA

Hey Ladies,
We are back from the trade show!!!! The beautiful things we had seen were countless. I can tell you it will be worth coming back to the blog to see photos. I will post a some every few days. The things that we ordered were simply beautiful. There will also be a variety of styles. We did vintage, cute, elegant, and simple. We also are including some new companies to our collection. With each set of photos I will tell you of our adventures.

We also had some fun at the store in between the CHA days. Saturday July 24th was Melissa Frances Day at Lorraine's. Melissa taught three classes, (an art journal, cards, and a kitchen coupon book). We have a limited amount of kits left for these classes, if you didn't get in on the class come in asap to get a kit. I took each of the classes and loved my projects. The books are timeless treasures, & the cards are soooo pretty! So get em fast, they will soon be gone.

Wednesday, July 28th we had KC Burmingham from My Minds Eye here to teach a layout class. We all had fun creating with My Minds Eye "So Sophie", but best of all was the preview of the NEW line that is on it's way to here... "Lost and Found"!!!!! It is beautiful is all I can say. Come check out the sample projects made with this new line here at Lorraine's.

Can't wait to see you all at the store. we are working on new projects for classes in August. Calender will be up asap. Come in and check out what we are working on!

New shipments in.... We Are Memory Keepers -Heebie Jeebie/ Tattered Angels- Glaze, &, Glam/ Karen Foster new State-ments. More always on the way!

Happy Memories!