Congratulations to our April 2007 Favorite Scrapbook Store of the Month

The Scrappin' Bee

Quick Search # 1303 (Click the quick search number to go to The Scrappin' Bee's Listing)

Located in Gurnee, Illinois

www.thescrappinbee.com

The Scrappin' Bee will receive a gift basket from Magic Mesh (www.magicmesh.com), sponsor of the Favorite Store of the Month.

Located in Gurnee, Illinois, about 40 miles north of Chicago, The Scrappin Bee offers a wide variety of classes, unique specialty products including travel oriented products for many popular and unusual travel destinations. ATC (Artist Trading Cards) Clubs are also a big hit.

History:

In 2004, The Scrappin' Bee opened its doors after "Years and years of scrapbooking and listening to Oprah tell us to 'go with our passion'," shares Kelly and Cindy, co-owners. "...As store owners, we have the ability to share our creativity with our customers and introduce the world of scrapbooking to new customers. Because of this, the amount of friends we have made in the course of three years has been our biggest achievement."

Why Customers Like It:

"They have a large selection of school and sports supplies. I think the largest I have ever come across. Very friendly people, and very educated on the scrapbook and card making aspects." ---Trisha

"Simply the Best! They have it all, no kidding. All the sports stuff you would ever need for scrapping. And to top it off they have a great selection of stamping supplies." ---Marie

Specialties:

• One of the favorite classes is "Birthday Organizer Book." To see pictures of this book in The Scrappin' Bee's Gallery, click here.
• Travel-related products including not only popular vacation spots like Disney and Six Flags Great America, but also unusual spots like Punta Cana, Egypt, Ireland, China and Cabo San Lucas. (You can click on the picture to enlarge it).
  
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• A wide variety of card making classes and products. One of the most popular trends: ATC - Artist Trading Cards. The Scrappin' Bee currently has three clubs that originated through the store. These ATC Clubs are a great way to create and collect cards in a new way. For more details, visit the store's website: www.thescrappinbee.com.
• "Pre-Made" pages are a big hit for the busy scrapper along with services to help complete your scrapbook for you.
• Unique products from The Crop Shoppe, Windy Hill Personalized Papers, Timeless Tapestries, A Moment in Time Designs, Paper Wizard, Judith Stamps and StampScapes, Reminsce, Stamping Station and MBI Albums.
  

Special Offers:

The Scrappin' Bee will offer visitors of Scrapbooking Roads a 15% off coupon when they visit The Scrappin' Bee (not to be combined with any other offer or discount). Please print out this page and take with you. 1 coupon per customer. Monthly coupons are also available on our website.

Location Highlights:

• Easy to get to from almost anywhere, The Scrappin Bee is located in the Riverside Plaza shopping center on the northeast corner or Washington Street and Milwaukee Avenue (Rt. 21) in Gurnee, approximately 40 miles north of Chicago.
• Six Flags Great America is only 1/2 mile west - so bring the family and make a day of it!
  
• The Scrappin' Bee has provided Travel Tipz to help you locate favorite dining locations, attractions and more. Be sure to visit their listing if you're planning a trip.

A special thank you to our sponsor: MagicMesh

The Scrappin' Bee will receive a gift basket from Magic Mesh with samples of the Dottie Anne Collection.

Re-invent your pages with Magic Mesh. Add pizzazz, texture, and 3-D effects to pages, cards, tags, memory books, and other projects with our craft mesh. The opportunities are limited only by your imagination.

For a beautiful gallery of layouts created using Magic Mesh, click here.

For more information about Magic Mesh, please visit www.magicmesh.com.

Stay tuned for next month's Favorite Scrapbook Store... and be sure to place your vote for "Your Favorite Scrapbook Store!"