Thank You to everyone who participated in our 2008 Bus Tour!


4/6/08 Make and Take Demo Instructions

• Peel off the protective coating on each side from your clear Hambly overlay.
  FYI: This was run through the Cuttlebug using an embossing folder.
  
• Take your brown rectangle and adhere it on an angle to the Hambly. Another way to describe this is to put both 2x3 pieces together (Hambly and brown cardstock). Spin the top piece about a ½" - ¾". Now you should be able to see the edges of the piece that is underneath.
  
• Place adhesive (glue dots works well) about ½" in from two opposite sides of the brown cardstock.
  
• Put back in the position that you just did above.
  
• Take your medium paper flower and adhere it to the brown cardstock circle.
  
• To make a center to your flower, you can use a mini glue dot and some embossing powder with your heat gun or take a pencil with a new flat eraser and press it into an ink pad color of your choice (we used Distress Ink - Brushed Corduroy in our demo) and press in the center of your flower.
  
• Adhere the brown circle to the top RIGHT corner of your brown cardstock.
  
• Flip the tag over.
  
• Center your patterned piece of paper within the brown cardstock that you can see through the Hambly clear overlay. This will serve as a double mat, by utilizing what you can see through the clear overlay.
  
• Cut out a word from your page kit paper. Dream was used in the demo. Be sure to leave a little extra paper to the LEFT of your word so you can put the brad through that paper and not cover up any part of the word.
  
• Poke the brad through your word, then through the slit in the flower.
  
• Pull back the prongs. Use a glue dot to adhere in the center of the brown cardstock circle that you can see through the Hambly clear overlay.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Comments from of 2008 tour:
  "What a great day......Donna is an excellent "Herder" .....love her.
  Thank you again for another bus trip that went beyond our hopes........" - Carol Y
  
  
  "I had a GREAT time yesterday. I love that each store if different. My favorite store is yours of course. I love all the little cubbies to poke around in. It is like a Thomas English muffin with all the nooks and crannies. You always have a great selection of supplies." - Donna K.
  
  
  Just wanted to thank you and all your staff again for a wonderful trip on Sunday for the scrapbook tour. It was our first time and we could not have asked for anything better!! From the minute the day started until the minute it ended our expectations were exceeded! Looking forward to next year already! Patti V.
  What did participants say about our first 5 Store Scrapbook Tour held in March 2007? Here are just a few comments we received.
  
  "Just wanted to thank you and your staff for an absolutely fabulous day yesterday. (We went out of New England Scrapbooking) I and 2 of my friends came from New York and were totally impressed with how well coordinated and how smoothly the entire day went. Our hats are off to all you who worked so hard! It was a fun filled day with lots of laughs, learning and of course shopping." - Diane R.
  
  "I just wanted to e-mail you to say how much I enjoyed your store on the 5 store bus trip. My two friend, sister and I came up from NJ just for the trip. I had been to Magical Memories and New England Scrapbook Co. before on a previous trip through CT. Your store was the last store on our trip, from what I had heard from the others on the bus was that the store was very small. (I was thinking small as in the stores in my area, that are SMALL and are only in business no more than six months). I was pleasantly surprised at how many things I hadn't seen on trip previous or things I might have missed but jumped out at me at your store. I definitely would make another trip to you." - Eileen M.
  
  "Thank you for the "Inspiration" and the execution. I was with the Scrapbook Clubhouse group and I would like to thank you for getting the idea off the ground and for the warm welcome on Sunday. I have been to your store a few times and always enjoy seeing what you have new and fun. It was hard to imagine before the tour that I would still want to shop by store #4 but I sure found stuff." - Mary H.
  
  
  "I want to thank you all for making the day wonderful! My home store was Magical Memories so we had dinner and late shopping at your store and had a GREAT time. I hope to be able to do this again. Each store carries enough that's different so we found plenty to buy in each store. Making it good for all, I think:} (My wallet hasn't returned to normal yet). Thanks again for the wonderful day! - Robin C.
  
  
  "Thank you so much for a fun filled day! We had a great time and found so many new treasures for our scrapbooks. Also, Thank you for the wonderful Gift Basket that I won...it was such a surprise to win and the icing on a great day! I must say how impressed I was with the organization that you all did to pull this trip together and you will be happy to know that I have done my album. I will bring it with me the next time I visit your store. I look forward to other bus trips and continued patronage of Inspiration Station and the other stores as well." - Pat F.
  
  
  "Thank you for a warm and cordial experience at Inspiration Station. Your store is cozy and so creative and your staff was more than accommodating. We enjoyed our time visiting and shopping and look forward to our next trip to Inspiration Station." - Patti T.