BIG 40 SALE COMING SOON! (8 hours and 40% off your whole purchase*) KEEP CHECKING BACK!

*normal exclusions apply

NEW ITEMS TODAY

Plantin School Book Cricut Cartridge. (very rare) $69.99 nd.

COME TO P.T.S TODAY TO LEARN HOW TO NEVER HAVE TO BUY ANOTHER CRICUT CARTRIDGE EVER AGAIN

Ashley is here with the program that will allow you to use any font on your computer or downloat 1000's from the internet. It connects letters, is a breeze to use. You can cut from pictures, or use the forums which have tons of Disney and much much more! Ashley will be here until 2:30 if you want to see it in action!

EVERYTHING YOU SEE IN BLACK WAS CUT WITH HER CRICUT!!! IT IS AMAZING!

I HAVE NEVER SEEN A STORM LIKE THIS

It was not fun coming home tonight to this as I got a call we had a lot of damage so Liz watched the store so I could run home. We spent most of the night picking up trees and branches from our neighbors yard as they are elderly and the storm did a lot of damage to their trees. My son Paul was nice and took loads of trees to the dump for our neighbors.

Our fence blew downs and things were all over the yard. I just am thankful everyone is ok. I hope and pray all of you are ok also.

TIP: ACRYLIC ALBUMS AND BOOK RINGS

Some things to use on Acrylic Albums and also the book rings:

• Staz on Ink pad
• Alcohol Inks
• Spray Paint

You can also use on silver or white brads or eyelets.

SPECIAL REQUESTS NEEDED

Ok the CHA show is just a couple weeks away so if there are things you want any of us to look for let us know. We have about 6 pages already of people wanting things and we want to be able to bring back what our customers are looking for. So email ptdiva@ptdiva.com and put "requests" in the subject line.

The other trade show we are going to in July is a gift market as we are looking for more "gifty" items to carry for the Christmas season.

HEARTLAND HOP BUS

We are looking at chartering an AIR CONDITIONED bus for the shop hop if we can get enough interest. If we can get a full bus it would be about 20.00 per person which would make it an all day event, we would stop for lunch and dinner. There is a bathroom on the bus also.

If you are interested we are trying to see what kind of response we got so call the store 402-763-9675 or email ptdiva@ptdiva.com

THE NAME PAISLEY

A customer just came in looking for help on some baby announcements. She said the baby's name is Paisley. Isn't that a great name!

TIP: ACRYLIC CLEAR STAMP STORAGE

Here is a tip on how to store clear stamps. Buy the big packs of empty CD cases and the stamps will stick to the inside of the case. You can easily label them and there are all kinds of cut CD storage cases out there and we also sell CD boxes that you can decorate at our store.

THE WHEELS ON THE BUS GO ROUND AND ROUND ..... gas prices go higher and higher!

Trevor broke down and started riding the bus from Elkhorn to downtown Omaha. Gas prices are just crazy! He kind of chuckled as he said about half the bus was Union Pacific Employee's. He said he liked actually liked it and he can get an hours sleep on the way to and from work or get work done. I wish they had a bug down Highway 31 so I could ride one to work too.

We all grumbled when they put the expressway in on Dodge as they needed a train/subway system instead. Omaha is growing so fast and the interstate is always crouded and under construction. Hopefully whoever become our new mayor of Omaha will concentrate on getting a subway/train system in., instead of a ball field as no one will be able to afford the ball games with gas prices. hee hee :)

COME CROP THIS SATURDAY, SPACES AVAILABLE

We are full for this Saturday nights Diva Night but there are spaces available at this crop:

Scrapbooking Crop fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society on Saturday 28th at Pacific Springs Church- 17515 Pacific St. 9am-10pm, 35.00 in advance, 40.00 at the door. Breakfast, Lunch from Quiznos and Dinner provided along with prizes, raffle and bakesale. All donations are 100% tax-deductable. Please contact Lana at 305-8623 (ldmelroy@hotmail.com) or Caryn 981-9288 (ckusleika@q.com) with questions or to sign up!

NEW ITEMS IN TODAY liquid pearls, special orders

• We got in every color of liquid pearls as a customer showed me how she rubbed liquid pearls on her page in an area and let it dry then put a rub on over it. It was beautiful!
• quickutz pink tools with free alphabet (special price on them!!!)
• sesame street jollees special order plus extras
• cricut tool kits
• cricut special order stretch your imagination
• xyron x permanent and removable cartridge refills
• doodlebug buttons
• jasmine cricut cartridge special order
• paper pups cricut cartridge special order
• seasame stree 12x12 albums (special order)
• elmo 8x8 album (special order)

TREVOR SAID THINGS HAVE TO GO! HUGE SALE!

The big guy said we have to clear a LOT out of the store to make room for all we will bring back from the two trade shows we are attending in February. Everything in the store and outside the store on the sidewalk sales is on sale. Use the coupons on http://www.ptdiva.com/ on your total purchase and mix and match items as it just matches by price. Stock up!!! We have been adding more and more to the sidewalk sale every day and with the coupons it ends up being 75% off and more.

SPACES STILL AVAILABLE! Scrapbooking Crop fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

Scrapbooking Crop fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society on Saturday 28th at Pacific Springs Church- 17515 Pacific St. 9am-10pm, 35.00 in advance, 40.00 at the door. Breakfast, Lunch from Quiznos and Dinner provided along with prizes, raffle and bakesale. All donations are 100% tax-deductable. Please contact Lana at 305-8623 (ldmelroy@hotmail.com) or Caryn 981-9288 (ckusleika@q.com) with questions or to sign up!

NEW ITEMS IN TODAY tagalong clamp on cup holder with trash attatchment

We got 12 more of these in. Grab them while you can!

MORE NEW ITEMS IN TODAY

limited edition purple cropafiles
Big Bites
Pink cropadiles
lime green cropafiles
big bite storage
pink storage

SCRAP PINK INFORMATION: Omaha & Lincoln Nebraska area Susan G. Komen Foundation Fundraising Crop!

As you know Precious Treasures Scrapbook Store is a huge supporter of the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Each year we hold a fundraiser crop for the cause.

We have booked Camp Kitaki to hold our Scrap Pink Event! We are very excited about the event. We will have the crop from October 3rd at 5pm to October 5th 5 pm. We have 16 open spots and you can call the store to reserve your spot or contact Karen Smith. This will fill up fast so reserve your spot as soon as possible. We will have a CTMH vendor there and we will also bring basic supplies, adhesives, blade refills etc.

location map: http://ymcalincoln.org/media/doc_Lincoln_YMCA_Map.pdf

The Weekend fee will be $100.00 for the two nights lodging, scrapbooking and meals. Bonus, if you want to share a 6 foot table with your mother or daughter the second person is only $75.00

You can pay through Paypal. Send payment to ptdiva@ptdiva.com and include your name and phone number with the payment.

We are looking for donations for prizes and items for the raffles. Also looking for food donations if you want to be involved. It is a great way to advertise your business. We also will accept donations of unused scrapbook supplies, etc. All the profits from the weekend fees are going to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

If we get a huge response they said we can rent a meeting room but you would crop in one building and then sleep in another.

SIDEWALK SALE LOTS MORE ADDED

We sold a ton off the sidewalk sale racks this weekend! Since it is raining today and kind of slow at the store we went through and pulled a lot more items to put on the sidewalk sales. The more room we have in the store when we go to CHA and to Market in July we can bring back more new merchandise. SO come stock up and help us make room.

Coupons on www.ptdiva.com are good on your WHOLE purchase and you can mix and match. It does not get any better for sales!

NEW ITEMS IN TODAY eyelet/brad storage

• CUTE eyelet and brad storage jars. (see below)
• Paper Bliss Robots
• Basic Grey Recess standardized paper (special order)
• Beach embellishments
• Baby Tooth album embellishments
• Calendar and Book kits. You make and mail in and they come back complete
• zutter bind it all (special order and extras)
• zutter dream kutz (special order)

SATURDAY NIGHT CROP PICTURES

We had a great bunch of croppers on Saturday!

***************CLICK ON PHOTOS TO MAKE FULL SCREEN************

SEPHORA AT VILLAGE POINT IN OMAHA OPENED FRIDAY

Toyja worked the store Sunday. I had to go in for a bit and finish some stuff up from Saturday night but the rest of the day we had a girls day. We went to see Get Smart (awesome) and The Love Guru. If you have a weird sense of humor (which I do) you will like this movie. ) We of course had to hit Kona Grill as Ruth does not allow us to go to Village Point without stopping for a sushi break.

Ruth, Liz and I had so much fun in Sephora! Liz and I have been to many Sephora's when travelling but Ruth had never been to one and had a blast. She had to go totally wash her face off three times! Her favorite was a lip gloss that changed colors with your mood. My I did find that you should visit a place like Sephora every once in awhile especially because I am fighting aging. I found this 100% silica mineral powder that I love for hiding wrinkles. Liz said it knocked 10 years of me when I tried it on....my response was...SOLD!

Ruth bought a really cute make up kit. I told her she could wear make up around the house but she was not allowed to wear it at school. Her response was "I know mom, if I wore make up to school buys would be drooling all over and it would get drool on my shoes". She cracks me up!


That is a sushi smile. Ruth just loves it!

Ruth's make up kit open.

Ruth's make up kit closed.

Here is a picture of Ruth and I. Notice Ruth's BIG sack. Mine is the tiny one behind hers. =)

My kids always have more money than I do. (I need to get a job! LOL)

HEARTLAND HOP SCRAPBOOK STORE SHOP HOP OMAHA AND LINCOLN NEBRASKA PRESALE BONUSES

We are trying to pre-sell as many Heartland Hop items as possible so we know how much to order. So we are offering some specials for you as an incentive. Note: These are ONLY at Precious Treasures. You can even call and order over the phone. We do have the first shipment of shirts in. If you wear your shirt during the hop we will give you a surprise at Precious Treasures! These are great for the scrapbook road trips and also for the Heartland Hop. Pre-order your Heartland Hop bag or buy the shirt and get your Heartland Hop pass for free! Also pre purchase the the bag from Precious Treasures and we will pay for your passport.. This is ONLY at Precious Treasures Omaha Nebraska area Scrapbook Store.

http://www.heartlandhop.com/
Passport : $5.00
Bag: $15.00 includes free passport
Shirt: $19.99 includes free passport
2x and above add $2.00
Buy all three for only $30.00 until June 30th only.

Bags and passport are a pre-order. Shirts are now in stock. Names can be added to the shirts for only $7.00.HEARTLAND HOP: It will start on JULY 25th.

CROP ROOM RENTAL

We had a wonderful group in today that rented the crop room for Linda's Scrapbooking Birthday Party. They are all back there croppin' away and having a great time. (wish I was cropping today) hee hee

Stacy one of our customers who LOVES the puppies was one of the ladies croppin' and she brought in some scrapbook pages she had made of her with Diva and Daisy. The puppies love Stacy just as much as she loves them.

Wal-Mart made the cake for the part...very cute!

THE BUTTERFLY FLOWER GARDEN

I got a couple emails asking me what the butterfly looked like now that it was a couple weeks later. It has not completely filled in yet but it is getting fuller. It is completely in the shade so it takes awhile for it to fill in. I need to find something other that marigolds to put into it that are orange as marigolds love the sun. I should ask Steph about it.


2 weeks later

First planted

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ELKHORN DAYS SCHEDULE http://www.elkhorndays.com/2008Schedule.pdf

MONTHLY CARD SWAPS AND POT LUCK AT PRECIOUS TREASURES SCRAPBOOK STORE IN THE OMAHA NEBRASKA AREA.

Thursday, June 26, 2008 - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Thursday, July 31, 2008 - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Thursday, August 28, 2008 - 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

We do monthly card swaps at Precious Treasures Scrapbook Store which is the Omaha Nebraska Area.

. Contact us at ptdiva@ptdiva.com if you are interested in participating. Put Card Swap in the subject of the email so it gets to the right person. Please see the monthly challenge item on the blog by going to www.ptdiva.blogspot.com and do a search on challenge on the top left corner. We get together once a month and make an appetizer and swap the cards. Check for swap dates on the calendar on www.ptdiva.com. We usually have them on the last Thursday of the month. You can use any items you want including CTMH etc is you would like. We just all like getting together and getting different cards and having FUN! :)

June is using Glitz Frosting
July is using Magic Mesh
August is using Chip Board

NEED SCRAPBOOKING DONE FOR YOU? THIS ONE IS A WIN / WIN SITUATION!

Love scrapbooks but do not have the time? I have had a Scrapbook Designers who I would highly recommend offer their services to scrapbook for other people. She has recently lost her job so it is a great time to help someone out and get our albums done at the same time. She has scrapbooked at our store for a long time and I have seen her work and she is excellent! Very reliable and professional.

Contact me at the store or email ptdiva@ptdiva.com and put designer in the subject and they will forward it.

If you are a scrapbook designer we do give discounts to designers who work in our store on other peoples albums as we want to keep scrapbooking available to everyone even if they do not have time to do it themselves.

MAGIC MESH CHALLENGE FOR JULY

July's challenge is using Magic Mesh purchased at Precious Treasures. We carry all their colors and even have white sold by the yard for only .99 and ink it with Staz On ink for any color you want.

Send a photo of your project to ptdiva@ptdiva.com by July 31 for a chance to win $15.00 in Magic Mesh.

GLITZ FROSTING CHALLENGE FOR JUNE due July 3.

Send me your design ptdiva@ptdiva.com for using Glitz Designs Frostings purchased at Precious Treasures and you will win $15.00 in Glitz products!

This is my glue glider I decorated with Glitz Frosting, Fusion Paint and MBI crown jewels.

IDEAS FROM GLITZ DESIGN RHAPSODY LINE AND FROSTING

Here are some ideas from Glitz Designs on how to use their products. If you also have layouts or ideas you would like to share email them to ptdiva@ptdiva.com.

NEW ITEMS IN TODAY glitz designs

We are your local Glitz Designs Retailer. They have very unique items! I used the "frosting" jewels to embellish my glue glider and they have stayed on well with all the use my Glue Glider gets.



• ALL round frosting colors





• ALL square frosting colors





• HOT MAMA line





• Rhapsody line





• Urban Paradise line





• Sublime line





• crab papers

A COUPLE WEEKS LATER

With a;ll of this rain my flowers are just going crazy. Here are a couple pictures from just 2 weeks ago and look at them now.

2 weeks ago

today

2 weeks ago

today

COLLEGE WORLD SERIES

Paul and my sweet future daughter in law AKA scrapbooker in training just sent me pictures from the College World Series tonight. The LSU Tigers are playing the Carolina Tar Heels. The kids got to be on the field and awesome seats. I had to laugh as Kaela is fitting into our family so well as she takes pictures on her phone all the time and sends them to me.

I got Paul a good camera for graduation and he took it to Des Moines when he was at training last week, he has taken it to work and taken pictures there too already. Looks like I better be on the hunt for Mechanic's scrapbook supplies. If anyone finds any let me know. Paul already brought me some patches he got at work to use in the scrapbook. I thought after the kids graduated I would not still be doing their albums...hmmm... Why do I get the feeling I am going to be doing even the grand kids albums??? hee hee



Paul and Kaela at the game

View from their seats

CROP THIS WEEKEND

Our crop room is completely full for this Saturday. We do have some spots left for Friday. Iand I found out about a crop not too far from our store on Saturday and she said they only had three people sign up so they have plenty of room. So if you had your heart set on cropping over the weekend but could not get into P.T.'s this weekend.

Scrapbooking Crop fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society on Saturday 28th at Pacific Springs Church- 17515 Pacific St. 9am-10pm, 35.00 in advance, 40.00 at the door. Breakfast, Lunch from Quiznos and Dinner provided along with prizes, raffle and bakesale. All donations are 100% tax-deductable. Please contact Lana at 305-8623 (ldmelroy@hotmail.com) or Caryn 981-9288 (ckusleika@q.com) with questions or to sign up!

YOU GREW UP IN RURAL NEBRASKA IF...

Mom sent me this and I had to post it as it cracked me up.
You grew up in rural Nebraska if......

• You know how to polka, but never tried it sober.
• You know what knee-high by the Fourth of July means.
• You know it is traditional for the bride and groom to go bar hopping between the reception and wedding dance.
• You know the difference between 'Green' and 'Red' farm machinery, and would fight with your friends over which was better!
• You buy Christmas presents at Tractor Supply.
• You spent more on beer & liquor than you did on food at your wedding.
• You or someone you know was a 'Dairy Princess' at the county fair.
• You know that 'combine' is a noun.
• You let your older siblings talk you into putting your tongue on a steel post in the middle of winter.
• You think Lutheran and Catholic are THE major religions.
• You know that 'creek' rhymes with 'pick'..
• Football schedules, hunting season and harvest are all taken into consideration before wedding dates are set.
• A Friday night date is getting a six-pack and taking your girlfriend shiningfor deer.
• There was at least one kid in your class who had to help milk cows in the morning... phew!
• Every wedding dance you have ever been to has the hokey pokey and the chicken dance.
• Your definition of a small town is one that only has one bar.
• The local gas station sells live bait.
• At least twice a year some part of your home doubles as a meat processing plant.
• You think that the start of deer season is a national holiday.
• Pop is the only name for soda.
• You actually understand these jokes and will forward them to all your Nebraska friends!!!!!

ELKHORN DAYS STARTS FRIDAY

I am on the Elkhorn Days Committee and we are all looking forward to a great event! We still have booths left for the craft show if anyone is interested. Come out and join in on the fun.

Check out the web site at http://www.elkhorndays.com/ for times of events. Precious Treasures your favorite scrapbook store in the Omaha Nebraska area! ;) We will have several vehicles in the parade. If you would like to walk along in the parade and hand out candy or in one of the vehicles contact us at the store. It is lots of fun!


Photo of one of the vehicles we had in last years parade in June.

P.T.'s WELCOMES BILL MONINGER

Bill is the sweetest guy around and is an accountant/controller. I will have to get a picture of him to add to the blog.

JANES NEW MOM PAGE LAYOUT

NEW ITEMS IN TODAY cuttlebug special order and more

• stickles colors are all in again. I think I have created stickle monsters as they just fly off the shelf as soon as I get them in.
• cuttle bug swiss dots (special order plus extras)
• rachel ashwell shabby chic embellishment packs
• rachel ashwell shabby chic scrapbooks
• 17 different 4th of July embellishments
• red white and blue letters
• 9 new 4th of July papers
• pink paint dabbers
• stretch your imagination cricut cartridge
• jasmine cricut cartridge
• cricut inks all colors

DIVA AND DAISY

I love walking the dogs down at Village Point as I love to stop by Archivers as I am friends with several of the people who work there. There is a pet store in Village Point now called The Three Dog Bakery. Diva and Daisy love going there. I found these cute puppy boa's there and they are so adorable on the girls. We also bought this laser pointer made for pets and they have more fun with that.

DIVA THINGS!

Scooters just got in these DIVA coffee cups. They are so "blingy" and come in 4 colors. (yes there was a pink one) They sparkle on the inside also. They will be great prizes for our Scrap Pink breast cancer research fundraiser in September.

I just bought this pink cone dustbuster at Bed Bath and Beyond for the crop rooom. It fits great between each roller in the accucut machine. It is really powerful.

NEED 2 BUNKO SUBS FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT

Wednesday is Bunko and we need 2 subs if you want to come play. It is held at the store in Gretna. Call me if interested 763-9675 .

DIVA QUOTE OF THE DAY

"If a person does not make new acquaintances as she advances through life, she will soon find herself alone. A person should keep his friendships in constant repair.

DIVA AND DAISY'S BROTHERS

A customer just came in to tell me she is the one who bought Diva and Daisies brother Fabby. Another customer has their brother Toby. There were 5 in the litter and the only one I have not heard from was the other sister who was black/gray.

Fabby's new mommy is going to email me more pictures to share with you all. Below is Fabby.

MORE NEW ITEMS IN TODAY AND MORE PRICE DECLINES!

• 4 new Fiskars border punches
• tons of new eyelets and we ended up getting these .50 cents less and passing the savings onto you. These are all priced at only $2.49!
• I found some more of the CI Extreme Eyelets. I have had many requests since they quit making them. I found a company that still had some.
• snowmen big eyelets
• gingerbread men big eyelets
• seashells
• sea glass
• fall mix eyelets
• spring mix eyelets
• hugs for the scrapbookers soul books
• turkey brads
• candy cane big brads
• Tons of rub on titles from My Minds Eye and also Scrappin Sports.
• Magic Mesh value packs. These are without a label and $1.00 cheaper.

Also we found another source for stickles and lowered our price by .70 per bottle. We keep searching out lower prices as we try to never tobe undersold.

OUR WEEKEND

Sunday Liz worked as I had laundry to do since I was not going to be home on Monday. Paul went to the races Saturday night with a big group of friends. He is so into Nascar and so is his fiance'. She even has been able to drive a lot fo the race cars. She would love to be a Nascar Driver but she is starting college to be an EMT this fall.

I took all 4 kids in for check ups yesterday morning. It is just like we take over the place when all 4 kids go. hee hee I try to always do them in the summer and get them all over at once. No one needed shots so they were all happy campers. After took them all to the movies and Pauls fiance' Kaela (my 5th kid) went also. We went to see Kung Fu Panda and also The Great Zohan (was not a good movie for kids) . Kung Fu Panda was really good though. It had a good meaning behind it showing kids they could do anything they set their mind to.

THE BEST SALE EVER!

The coupon on www.ptdiva.com is now off your whole purchase and can be mixed and matched. This is the best sale we have ever done as we are going to two trade shows in July and need to clear the store for new products. Stock up and save. It is not to early to buy Christmas presents also!

NEW ITEMS IN TODAY cricut and DCWV special orders)

• Chip chatter all colors
• cricut blades
• cricut markers all colors (special order plus extras)
• Cricut cartridge stretch your imagination (special order plus extras)
• ribbons and fibers (tons of new ones)
• Cricut Cartridge beyond birthdays
• cricut cartridge fabulous finds
• Cricut cartridges pooh and friends (special order plus extras)
• cricut cartridge pooh font (special order plus extras)

LAKE MICHIGAN

My mom, dad and sister are staying right on Lake Michigan right now for their vacation and they just sent me a photo. Doesn't it look so relaxing. Lake Michigan is the next best thing to the ocean as you cannot see across it and there are lots of waves. Growing up on the coast we all miss the ocean and I miss the city. I love going to Chicago as I get both of my "fixes" . hee hee

FATHERS DAY BREAKFAST

We had the best belgian waffles at our crop last weekend so I thought I would make them for Fathers Day. mmmm.... I am off to work. There is a Ford Mustang car show today at the mall which I am looking forward to. I love Mustangs!



The first picture is PAULS waffle. ewww..... It was loaded with peanut butter and syrup. Everyone else had strawberries and whipped cream on theirs.


Pauls peanut butter and syrup waffle

Everyone else had strawberries and whipped cream on their waffles.