It's Beginning to look alot like Christmas........

I know we haven't even had Thanksgiving! However, people are starting to think about Christmas a little early because everyone seems to be on a strict budget. We have some great ideas to make your Christmas a Homemade Christmas. All of the fun projects we did at the Holiday Retreat are on display and we have some kits available. We have some GREAT Christmas lines of paper and embellishments to get you excited about making your Christmas cards.
We only have about 30 spots left for the Spring Retreat! If you haven't gotten yours yet, you better get on it before they are gone!

Spring Retreat tickets go on sale Saturday!

Get yours before they are gone! Spring Retreat tickets go on sale on November 1, 2008 at 11:00 a.m.! Here's the details:
Date of Retreat, March 14, 2009
Price: $110 plus tax (approx. 116.99).
You can make a deposit to hold your spot (minimum deposit $50), however, all deposits are non-refundable. If you find that you can't come to the retreat, you may sell your spot. There will be a $20 transfer fee after February 1, 2009.
It will be great fun! It will be here before we know it!

Holiday Retreat was Great Fun!

Thanks to everyone who attended the Holiday Retreat this year! It was alot of fun and hopefully everyone got some great ideas for the Holidays! We made cards, an acrylic album, a calendar, and lots of other gift ideas for the holidays. Come in the store to see all the projects, we even have some kits left over.

Holy New Product BATMAN!!

We have so many new cute halloween lines, it makes me want to pull out all of my Halloween Pictures (Yes, I have years worth just like everyone else!) and get scrapping! We have the new Black Out Line from We R (it's going fast!), Spooky line from MME, and some new fun papers from Flair.
We are excited to be hosting a monthly club again. Club SEI will be held monthly. (One of my favorite Companies!) You can enroll or quit anytime, or just do one month at a time. We have the October kit on display at the store (Sorry, October membership has already passed). Come in for more information. Sign-ups are by the 20th of the previous monhth, for example November members must contact us by October 20th.
We are very excited for our Holiday Retreat this year! We are doing some fun projects. We do have one spot available so call today if you want it. We will have a limited amount of some of the project kits available after the retreat.

New Lines!

We are starting to get some fun new lines in! The first one that we got was Mr. Campy by Cosmo Cricket. Get out those camping pictures from this summer and get them scrapped on this great new outdoor line. We also got new four-wheeler and motorcycle papers in from Carolees Adorn-it lines.
Our newest line is Nonsense from We R Memory Keepers. This fun new line has a ton of new embellishments to go along with the new paper.
Be sure and watch for the new Halloween lines that are coming in!

IF YOU HAVEN'T GOT YOUR SPOT FOR THE HOLIDAY RETREAT, DON'T WAIT! WE ONLY HAVE 8 SPOTS LEFT! THE RETREAT IS OCTOBER 25.

You can now beat the heat at County Keepsakes!

Yes, we finally go a new air conditioner and life is GOOD! We have a new refridgerated unit that my dear husband got installed last week and it is WONDERFUL! No more hot muggy days on humid days at Country Keepsakes!
Now you can come in and see some of the new lines that are coming in. We are trying to get more page packets and kits out, but they sell as fast as we can get them done! Which is good! We have started doing project sheets for some of the pages on display you can buy what is used on the page and receive a FREE project sheet so you can do the page at home.

DON'T FORGET HOLIDAY RETREAT SPOTS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON AUGUST 1.

Annual SUMMER CLEARANCE SALE!

Don't miss our annual Summer Clearance Sale, July 17-21. We want to clear out all of our old merchandise so we can get some cleaning and painting done at the store! The sale will be held in our retreat room with Home Decor and Scrapbook savings up 70% off! Also CHA is that same week and we want to make room for all the new scrapbook lines coming out. We got a sneak peak at We R Memory Keepers new lines and tools and can't wait! You will love them!

Shop early for the best selection! Remember our summer store hours are Mon-Fri, 11a.m. to 5p.m. and Saturday 12 to 6 p.m.!

No, We having forgotten about You!!

I know it has been awhile since I did a post, life has been absolutely CRAZY! We have still been doing alot of fun packets at the store. In May we did some cute graduation pages, so get out those graduation pictures and get them done! All the kits come with the year 2008, however, you could easily change the year with rub-ons etc. Here are some pictures of some of the kits that we have left.

DON'T FORGET OUR NEW SUMMER HOURS! Mon-Fri 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday 12-5 p.m.

Closed on Saturday April 12.

We will be closed on Saturday April 12, Sorry for any inconvienence this may cause.

March CK Club

This month we are doing a few pages from Scenic Route. Here are just a couple samples. All pages are two-page layouts. We are also doing another page titled Play and Have Fun using primary colors.

(sorry about the diagonal shade on the scan!)

Retreat was GREAT FUN!

Our annual spring retreat went very well this year. We hope everyone had as much fun as we did! Tickets for our next retreats will go on sale in a few months.

CK Club this Wednesday!

Our monthly CK club is Wednesday, February 20th. All three page kits are available. Each kit is a two-page layout. You can come into the store anytime between the hours of 11a.m. and 7:00 p.m. to do your pages or you can pick up your kits and do them at home. Each kit comes with everything you need to complete your layout as well as a picture of the layout. Watch for different kits each month on the third Wednesday. Prices for the kits vary according to what is included in the packet. Call now to reserve your kits!

DON'T FORGET US FOR VALENTINES DAY!

In addition to the four new lines of Valentine products that we brought in this year, we have ideas galore! GET YOUR VALENTINE BALLOON ORDER IN EARLY AND SAVE 10%. Don't forget to pick up some fresh chocolate covered cinnamon bears or cinnamon hearts before they are gone! Tell you significant other you want a GIFT CERTIFICATE from COUNTRY KEEPSAKES FOR VALENTINES DAY!

TREAT CONES CLASS DATE CHANGE!!

The new date for the TREAT CONES CLASS is February 27. These cute cones make great party favors and gift bags. It all depends on the paper and embellishments that you use. Great gifts for grandkids and friends. You will make a cute Easter Cone in class. (Scroll down for more information on class.)

New Class!! Treat Cones

Need a cute favor for a valentines or birthday party? These cute treat cones are quick and easy and can be adapted for any occasion. They are a great way to use some of your paper stash! (Sorry about the images, I am having a little computer trauma!)

Class is only $8.00. You will make the Valentine's Cone and will get lots of ideas for many more.

January 30, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. SIGN-UP IS REQUIRED.

NEW CALENDAR PAGE KITS

Do you vow to make a handmade calendar every year but it just doesn't seem to get done? What about deciding in December to make several calendars for family members by Christmas?

Let us help you accomplish your goal with calendar page kits. Every month there will be a kit available for that months calendar page. By the end of the year you will have a new calendar for the new year! Buy several kits each month and have several calendars done by Christmas! Pages will simple and easy to put together and prices will vary depending on what is included on each page. We will only make so many extra kits, so get on the list today!

Inventory Clearance Sale!!!

We need to make room for all the new supplies from CHA etc! Entire Store is 25-60% off! Scrapbook Supplies, Home Decor and more! Large selection of paper 50-60% off. Sale ends Saturday, Jan 18!