My surprise meeting with Julie Nutting

The last few days I have been posting pictures of the Southern California Shop Hop.  Forty one stores are participating for 2 1/2 weeks and I was lucky enough to go to 10 of them the first day.  While down in the LA area we decided to stop by the new Prima outlet.  Let's just say they have some amazing deals and I bought a ton of flowers for my classes and personal use.  

Here is the outside 

So this was the best part of my Shop Hop day.  While in the outlet checking out all the flowers the store manager asked if I liked the Prima paper doll stamps made by Julie Nutting.  I very positively said yes and told her I was planning on taking a class from Julie in November when she was in my area.  So the manager then said had I ever met her and did I know what she looked like and I said not really.  Her response was what if she was in the store and I pointed to a lady next to me and said like if this was her?  I said no I wouldn't know and the manager said well guess what it is!!!!!  I practically lost it.  Julie was really nice and allowed my friends to take my picture with her even though she was planning to just run in and out of the store.  What a great surprise this was for me.  Can't wait for her class in November.  

Just imagine rows and rows of flowers. 

Southern California Shop Hop at my LSS Scrapbook Blessings

Each year there is a Shop Hop in Southern California.  There are 41 stores participating between San Diego to our store in Newbury Park.  I have been helping  get things ready for the 100's of Shop Hoppers that will be visiting the store for 2 1/2 weeks.  Here is the welcome sign I made using a wood frame from Michaels and flip flops and flowers made with Flower Shoppe Cricut cartridge.  Paper is Doodlebug.  

Each store was to have a recipe as the theme was What's Cookin?  We made watermelon lemonade and this is our photo op area.  I made the banner with Pretty Pennants and my Tim Holtz rosette maker using the Fruit Doodlebug paper.  One of our store regulars designed the picture op and made all of us who work at store aprons

 Banner closeup 

Our make and takes- the first is free with a $10 purchase the second is an add on they can buy.  

 One of the ladies got us some great signs from Trader Joes and another brought tons of flowers in to make the baskets.  

Closeup of mason jars and fruit baskets for the farmers market fruit theme 

Here is drink station ready before shop hop started.  Fruits that are hanging are from SVG cuts I made with my Silhouette. 

 Wreath I made using SVG cuts and Cricut,  I used Doodlecharms and Pretty Pennants.  

 Owner's daughter Lauren prepping kits at work table.  

 Here is picture of Beth the owner of Scrapbook Blessings and I.  My apron is the Shop Hop apron that we decorate and put our store pins on.  Here apron is made of colored handkerchiefs that one of the ladies made us all.  

Tomorrow I will share pictures I took at different stores.