We've Got Heart! Scrapbooking Retreat

We invite you to join Memories Galore for the winter's best scrapbooking retreat! Calling all scrapbooking enthusiasts looking for a first-class retreat experience! If you're as passionate about scrapbooking as we are and need time away to preserve your precious memories, then join us for Memories Galore's 3rd Annual "We've Got Heart!" winter scrapbooking retreat weekend!

With one hundred of your fellow scrapbookers, you'll scrapbook from Friday, January 15th at 1:00 p.m. through Sunday, January 17th at 5:00 p.m., at the Virginia Crossings Resort in Glen Allen (near Virginia Center Commons at 295/95 interchange) for what will undoubtedly be THE scrapbooking weekend of the winter!

It's important that you have all of the facts when shopping for your next scrapbooking retreat weekend. Don't let package prices make you think that all retreats are created equal--Memories Galore offers the ONLY ALL-INCLUSIVE scrapbooking weekend in this area. While $369 for a double package may seem expensive, don't be mistaken. Your package includes EVERYTHING:

• First-class overnight hotel accommodations


• 52-hours of non-stop scrapbooking


• 6 feet of table space with electricity


• An executive-style adjustable chair


• SIX gourmet meals, snacks, and beverages around the clock


• Free use of Business Center PCs with internet & printers


• Complimentary use of tools


• On-site mini store for your convenience


• Valuable gift bags and door prizes


• Honored seating requests to be with your friends

When you attend a Memories Galore scrapbooking retreat, we take care of everything from the time you arrive until you leave and do it with style. Be forewarned--that a budget priced retreat doesn't compare because it doesn't include your overnight accommodations, dinner each night, snacks, etc. Our guests come back again and again because they have experienced first-hand the different of a Memories Galore retreat.

Visit our website for complete details including package prices and to learn more about this awesome weekend planned for our customers and friends, then call 804-744-6500 ext. 1# to reserve your space today! We do hope that you'll join us in the cold of winter for a heart-warming weekend!

Preorder Epic Six & Save BIG!

Preorder your Epic Six die-cutting machine before August 31st, 2009, and you'll reap the benefits! Memories Galore will issue you an instant $20 rebate and QuicKutz will send you an exclusive 6" die for free!

The Epic Six features include:

• Cuts and embosses
• Compatible with all QuicKutz and other industry leading dies (e.g. Sizzix, Cuttlebug, Spellbinders)
• Ideal for scrapbooking, cardmaking, home decor and other craft projects
• Warranty--Lifetime service commitment
• Six-inch wide opening to accommodate larger dies
• High quality metal parts
• Light weight and portable

The Epic is the newest tabletop tool from QuicKutz, surpassing every die-cutting tool they’ve released before in size and scope. The Epic also beats every competing tool in quality and performance. It both cuts and embosses all QuicKutz products as well as all other leading brand dies and embossing folders, making it the most versatile and efficient machine on the market.

Priced at only $89.99, you can preorder this tool for an incredible $69.99 and redeem the mail-in coupon from QuicKutz for an exclusive 6" die for free!

Summer Scrap-a-thon! Registration Now Open!!

Summer Scrap-a-thon!
July 17th-19th

Join Memories Galore for the most-anticipated scrapbooking retreat weekend of the summer! Escape with us to ignite your creativity, reflect on your memories and leave your legacy!
Pamper yourself… this retreat is a first-class weekend exclusively for our valued guests! Your enhanced 52-hour scrapbooking retreat includes all meals, snacks and beverages, 6 feet of workspace, executive-style chair, spacious crop room, free make & takes, gifts and prizes, electricity at each table, exclusive classes, complimentary use of tools, business center PCs and printers, free hotel room internet access, onsite mini-store, memories to last a lifetime and so much more!

• Local package only $249/person


• Single room rate package $419/person


• Double room rate package $369/person


• Triple room rate package $349/person


• Quad room rate package $299/person

Deposit: $100/person non-refundable deposit due at the time of your reservation. Balance due July 1, 2009. All reservations are non-refundable unless a substitute guests can be secured.
Virginia Crossings Resort ~ 1000 Virginia Center Parkway, Glen Allen, VA
Register today—by calling 804.744.6500 ext. 1#

Donna Downey Delights!

What an awesome weekend of creative inspiration we enjoyed with Donna Downey at Memories Galore Friday, Sept. 19th through Sunday, Sept. 21st. Donna's gracious spirit and passion for mixed media art was contagious!

A lucky customer from each store won "Dinner with Donna" and, as evidenced by these snapshots, new friendships began (over a good meal & conversation, that's easy for scrapbookers, isn't it?).

From our Brandermill (Midlothian) store, Tammy George who's never taken a class with Memories Galore shared in a cheesecake birthday celebration with Donna on Saturday evening at A Taste of Italy.

And, from our West End (Richmond) store, SDU Graduate Kathy Catino endured a three-hour dinner marathon at Capital Ale House--at least dinner was free, right Kathy?!? ;-P Gotta love the baby beer steins!

Special thanks to Donna's fun-loving husband, Bill, for all of his support throughout the weekend with our event. We all loved having Donna's exclusive merchandise available to purchase.

Donna, we cannot thank you enough for your generousity, enthusiasm and the creative inspiration that you shared! You are what this craft is all about--people, art and the freedom to create!

For those of you who took one of Donna's dynamic classes, I hope you feel as inspired and creative and renewed as I do! Stay tuned folks as we look at bringing Donna back to Richmond in 2009!

What do you think of our new website?

After many months of graphic design and creative web technology guru stuff--we are delighted to have launched our new websbite. So, what do you think?

One of the comments we've heard from our dear friends and valued customers is that our old website didn't reflect the Memories Galore brand. That our website might have lead you to believe that our stores weren't as great as they are in terms of the class offerings, depth of product selection, shopping square footage, customer service experience and more! We hope that our fresh new look shows the world that we ARE the leading scrapbooking retail stores in the Mid-Atlantic and going for the U.S.!

Memories Galore is YOUR Scrapbooking Store(R)!

Tell us what you think!

Inspiration, Tips & Creativity!

Our teachers and staff offer a wealth of inspiration and expertise to help you realize all of your creative scrapbooking dreams! Visit this section of our blog often for new information and ideas!

Creative Cafe

We are absolutely delighted to be one of only 200 stores around the globe to bring our customers Creative Cafe! Imagine being able to saddle-up to our Art Bar and create projects from giftcard holders to mini-albums, gardlands to invitations, home decor items to layouts, and so much more!

Creative Cafe is only available at our Brandermill store and we have "Happy Hours" on Wednesdays and Fridays from 5-8 p.m. and Saturdays from 11a.m.-2p.m. Each and every week we'll introduce a new projects from both of the collections -- Spirit and Lucky. Spirit is a color pallette of bright and vibrant colors. While Lucky is rich in hues that are earthy and timeless.

Come, live the creative lifestyle you've always imagined beginning Wednesday, November 14th at 5 o'clock!