Ladies Night Out was lots of fun. Everyone managed to trek through monsoon weather visit the store. Everyone who attended was automatically entered into our raffle and we are proud to announce the winners!

Sandra Lima Villegas – Maya Road Fresh Chipboard Motifs

Karishma Israni – Clearly 10D Transparent Scrapbooking Tape

Caroline Menes – Prima Holiday Flower set

Ivonne Deliz – Bam Pop Paper Pack

Emily Young – A cameo style peanut book!

Thank you to everyone who braved the weather. It really was a miserable day to head outside and walk to the bus or train.

PortraitBug will be hosting a Ladies Night Out Event on December 11th, 2008 from 6-8pm. We will introduce you to on-site, photo gifting services. Each participant will have an opportunity to make a personalized greeting card for free. And it can be ready for you in a matter of minutes! In addition, photo books, frames, calendars, journals, and home accessories can be designed and produced in our store.

Join us anytime between 6-8pm for wine, cheese, photos, and FUN. There will be an opportunity to purchase a discounted gift card, adding value to the evening. Don’t forget your digital camera, memory card, or CD.

Last year, many billions of images were captured with digital cameras. Unfortunately, only a small percentage of those images were printed and in most cases they remain on camera cards or on the computer hard drives. This is an opportunity to liberate those images and create gifts for the holidays. Cameo Style’s Creative Kiosk, the latest digital work station available from the leader in the social expression industry. With this system, PortraitBug’s discerning customers can create top-quality gifts even at the last minute.

The day before we opened we had over very first overseas visitor. What fun! Nathalie Kalbach, an amazing scrapbooker from Germany (and friend of DT member Julie Balzer), peeked in to see how we were coming along. Nathalie and I went out for some Hampton Chutney and talked life and scrapbooking. We took some pictures just for fun!

Nathalie’s work is absolutely amazing. You can check out her blog called http://www.scrapbook-trends.com/ She is both published and a Prima Donna. On her next visit she is definitely going to be some classes at PortraitBug. And stay tuned for some other exciting news about Nathalie.

i stopped by a friend’s new home the other day, and gave a her a fun little housewarming gift…but the thing that got the most attention was the wrapping paper!

whimsy press makes the cutest flat papers ever, and while they are sold full size (perfect for shirt boxes and smaller) the best part is cutting them up and using the leftover on scrapbook pages and mini albums. the paper is the perfect weight and the designs are modern, yet fun (dare i say, cheerful??)

i’ve been a fan of whimsy for a while now, and this year’s holiday release did not disappoint. i’m especially fond of their adorable pon pom ribbon (which has a bit of wire in it) enabling you to make whimsical flourishes for any holiday bauble or ornament you can think of.

basically, they make stuff that rocks, so come down to the store and pick some up before it’s all gone