It's time for a road trip!

Picture this... you on a road trip to "paradise" with a group of your best scrappin' friends, what could be better?! Sound good? Well now is your chance! Once again we're a participant in this year's annual Southern Indiana/Northern Kentucky "Shop Hop".

Here's how it works. For only $5, we have "passports" available with a list of 10 scrapbook stores in our area. When you shop at each store, present your passport to get 20% off your entire purchase. Stores will be featuring free make-n-takes, prize drawings, snacks and surprises just for Shop Hop Passport holders. Each store will stamp your passport. At your final destination, leave your completed passport to be entered in the GRAND PRIZE DRAWING--a weekend for two at Bear Scrap Retreat!!

The Shop Hop starts this Friday, July 10th and goes through Sunday, July 26. Check out the official Shop Hop blog for ongoing updates and a list of all the participating shops. To make it even more fun, this year's Hop has a summer luau theme.

So call your scrapping buddies and start planning your fun roadtrips! At Bloomin' Scrapbooks, our free make-and-take will be this cute four page album designed by our own celebrity designer Lisa Dorsey. (One of Lisa's cards is featured on the COVER of the current newstand issue of Paper Crafts magazine!) And we have another special surprise for in store for shop hoppers. Let's just say... don't forget your camera so you'll have "proof" you really did take a trip to "paradise"!