Holly & Sharon

This past weekend marked the 19th Annual Holiday Housewalk in Marengo, IL.   Artisians from the local community have the opportunity to display their holiday wares and are placed in various locations throughout the Marengo area.   A map provides a snapshot of where the locations are and how to get to them — some areas afford a walk through the neighborhood to get to the next stop, some locations require a short ride to get to.   Some of the Victorian home owners open their doors and invite the public to view the beauty of a day gone by and artisians are placed in each home.  Several businesses, churches and other organizations also do the same.  All total, this year’s event offered over 60 artisians — all offering a beautiful selection of things to buy. 

Basket of assorted explosion books

Thank you to the Holiday Housewalk Committee for inviting us to participate — it was a pleasure being a part of this event and we look forward to participating in next year’s event.

The first holiday walk customers begin to trickle in ...

And another big thank you to everyone who stopped by our table, finding out more about our event scrapbooking service and agreeing to carry out our Christmas Wish of telling one person about us !!

More pictures are available on our Facebook Page:  http://www.facebook.com/ScrappingOnTheSpot

View our 30 second commercial from the Marengo Holiday Housewalk - Dec. 4-5, 2010.

Our Event Scrapbooking service does just that.  We create a customized scrapbook using your theme and color preferences before your event takes place.  We then attend your event with your pre-made scrapbook and become your photographer.  While your event is in progress, we print out the photos, copy photos onto a CD and complete the scrapbook.

When your event is finished, your scrapbook is completed and you have an instant keepsake to immediately enjoy!

There are two scrapbook sizes to choose from — prices include materials & embellishments for 20 pages and includes labor:

8″ x  8″  - $395.00

12″ x 12″ – $595.00

CD with all photos – $50.00

Additional copies of photo CD’s are $10.00

Additonal pages can be added to your scrapbook for a minimal cost as follows:

8 x 8 = $10.00 per page

12 x 12 $ 15.00 per page

Please see our Additional Scrapbooking Services section for pricing and information on other services we provide.

• Themed scrapbooks you complete with existing pictures
• Themed scrapbooks we complete with existing pictures
• Single pages
• Two page spreads

Prices are on a per-page basis:

8″ x  8″ Single-sided page = $10.00

12 x 12 Single-sided page = $15.00

Please note: The price of the actual scrapbook album is not included in this pricing model.  If a scrapbook album is requested, it will be an additional cost based on style.

Cody’s had lots of things for everyone to enjoy. The children enjoyed the hay rides, pumpkin launcher, petting zoo and corn maze. The adults savored home-made apple cider donuts and pies, made purchases of the beautiful assortment of fruits and veggies on display and strolled through the many vendor booths — each one displaying something different than the other and most of the merchandise being sold was hand-crafted.

Showing an Autumn explosion book

Scrapping on the Spot was a vendor there this year and we met so many wonderful people! We had several things available for purchase such as pre-made scrapbook pages, card making kits, explosion picture boxes and explosion picture books — many with Halloween and autumn themes.

Thank you Cody’s for giving us the opportunity to share this weekend with you. And thank you to everyone who came out to the farm and stopped by our table — it was great seeing you!

For more information about Cody’s Farm and the activities they have planned for the rest of October, see their website: Cody’s Farm Marengo.

A few of the "suspects"

Rachel’s birthday is October 10, and this year she wanted to have a special gathering with family and friends.   Her wish came true this weekend with a themed birthday party – a  Murder Mystery that took place on the Titanic with a lovely high tea served on vintage floral patterned china.  Eight guests were randomly selected to become “suspect” characters in the mystery and were given real names of Titanic passengers, a profile description and a  script to read out to the group.  Once all eight people told their stories, it was up to the entire group to figure out “who done it.”  The plot of the mystery was carried out throughout the afternoon, only stopping for high tea, birthday cake and short breaks to think about the story lines. 

Scrapping on the Spot created a vintage scrapbook to compliment the theme using rose-patterned motifs decorated with a variety of embellishments using lace, velvet and other accents.  Note cards were created for many pages and were signed with special happy birthday wishes.   “Suspects” were displayed in a two-page picture gallery with each picture affixed to a profile description card.  The very  last page displayed replica copies of actual Titanic postcards and photos.  The front cover of the velvet covered scrapbook set the stage of the theme with a collage of vintage style embellishments.

Oh …. we won’t tell you who actually “did it,” but we WILL tell you that it was a lovely affair and that Rachel achieved her goal of making this year’s 10-10-10 birthday, one that would definitely be remembered.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RACHEL — we wish you many more years of happiness and memorable celebrations!

Most of these keepsake items can be found in our New Products tab, but may be prominently featured on other pages.

Scrapping on the Spot was one of this year’s exhibitors and we met so many fabulous moms, moms-to-be and family members during the show !!  Thanks to EVERYONE who stopped by our booth to find out about our event scrapbooking services and purchase gift items.  There are a few items left and will be available for purchase from our website.

Thanks to those who entered our raffle to win a scrapbook kit – the number of entries were amazing !!

And the winners are:

Angelina  – Lansing IL

Julie – Round Lake Beach IL

Dijana – Mt. Prospect IL

Jill – Libertyville IL

CONGRATULATIONS to our winners !!

Splish Splash

Scrapping on the Spot was there collecting various memories for their scrapbook — pictures of family and friends, signed notecards and lots of embellishments.  We had an absolutely enjoyable time with the entire group — everyone was so very pleasant and it was evident they were thoroughly enjoying their day together.  At the end of the celebration, there were many things to collect up and pack away in their cars.  One of them was their completed scrapbook — an instant keepsake of the day — something they could take home that night and share together.

Congratulations to you Taryn & Michael — we wish you every joy and happiness as you start your new life together!