Welcome to Scrapbook Friend'z—Bloomington-Normal's largest scrapbook store. Open since 2002, Scrapbook Friend’z offers the newest, most popular papers and products. Our team provides personal attention and a vast knowledge of scrapbooking and stamping to better assist our customers. We can even help you design your shower and wedding invitations, thank you notes, and even a guest book for your upcoming wedding. With our large inventory of papers, embellishments, stamps, and albums, customers travel to Bloomington from areas around the state to shop our store.
We offer a wide selection of papers to suit every occasion and personal style with lines including Kaisercraft, Teresa Collins, Fancy Pants, Paper Loft, Bo Bunny, BasicGrey, Rusty Pickle, and Cosmo Cricket. Our newest lines include Graphic 45, Little Yellow Bicycle, October Afternoon, and Pink Paislee. We also carry an extensive line of Bazzill Cardstock that includes both textured and smooth papers. Our specialty stock includes Hanko, Hambly Designs, designer vellum, “bling” cardstock, metallic cardstock, and various scalloped-edge die cut cardstock.
For our stamping fans, we are now carry both mounted (wood) and unmounted rubber and acrylic stamps. Our customer favorites are Hero Arts, A Muse, Studio 490, Tim Holtz, Stampers Anonymous, Stampendous, Great Impressions, Penny Black, Art Declassified, Thomas Kincaid, and so many more. There’s always a new company hitting the shelves! We are also involved in the Great Impressions Stamp of the Month program.
In our store you will find a variety of albums, tools, and embellishments to fulfill your scrapbooking and stamping needs. We offer post bound albums in 6x6, 8x8, 9x9 and 12x12 sizes with refills for each along with all the new mini-books, both in chipboard and acrylic. Our embellishments include Heidi Swapp, Idea-o-logy by Tim Holtz, Making Memories, 7 Gypsies, Prima, Mellissa Francis, Cloud 9 Designs, Jenni Bowlin, and Maya Road to name a few. Additionally, we carry May Arts, Maya Road, and Creative Impressions ribbon. There are so many products that you’ll need to stop in just to see them!
We offer a number of classes each month, ranging from the basics to the latest trends and techniques. Our instructors are in the know with new products and techniques and will always have an original creation. We can also host private sessions for birthday parties, 4-H groups, girl scouts, youth groups, baby & wedding showers or just a ladies night out. For more information, please contact us.
Our FREE workshop area is available during regular business hours and has enough room to comfortably seat 24 croppers in an open, relaxing, and well-lit environment. The workshop area includes Accu-cut, Sizzix, and Cuttlebug machines, idea books, and an overload of sample pages, cards, and mini books. Call ahead to make sure the crop area is not having a class. Sometimes we can accommodate both a class and open area.
Our friendly and knowledgeable staff is ready to help you with all of your scrapbooking needs. We are open to your comments and suggestions and can’t wait to see your smiling face come in!