12 Reasons to Visit paper & i During the Midwest Shop Hop!

The Midwest Paper Crafting Shop Hop is less than a month away, and paper & i is so excited to see you in-store! 

From Wednesday, May 4, 2022, through Tuesday, May 24, 2022, road trip to twelve unique paper crafting shops, including ours, for your chance to win some great prizes and explore the midwest. Don't forget to follow the event on Facebook and Instagram for the latest updates.

Check out what we're offering to customers who visit our store!

#1: FREE Life Changing Brush

Our first 100 shoppers in-store will receive a FREE Picket Fence Life Changing Blender Brush with their purchase. We love these brushes for blending on all of our paper crafting projects. If you don't love them already, we know you will once you try one!

#2: FREE Creative Scrapbooker Magazine

Creative Scrapbooker is a great magazine from Canada with a little something for everyone who loves paper crafting. You'll get your copy for FREE with your purchase during the shop hop (while supplies last).

#3: 50% off Select Paper Products

You've gotta have paper! We're going to have a mix of 12x12 and 6x6 paper packs at 50% off during the shop hop. Stock up on paper for your future projects and get inspired with us.

#4: $5 Grab Bags

Want a lot for only a little? During the shop hop we'll have $5 grab bags with the goodies inside valuing between $20 and $50. There's a whole world of creativity waiting for you. 

#5: Our Exclusive Take n Make

We've created a special take and make just for the shop hop! The take and make kit includes all the pieces you need; just use your own scissors and tape or glue to make an adventurous pop-up card. The take and make cards will be $4.99 each. Kit includes directions and a FREE how-to video.

Don't forget that other shops in the shop hop will have their own take and make project—will you collect all 12?

#6 &7: Exclusive  Scrapbook Paper & Stickers

We designed our own 12x12 paper and scrapbooking sticker packs to commemorate the 2022 shop hop! The paper is $1.75 per sheet and a sticker pack of six stickers is $2.99. What a fun way to scrapbook your memories of the first midwest paper crafting shop hop!

#8: Commemorative Stickers

You need one (or a handful!) of these commemorative vinyl stickers. We have TONS in-store for you to stick on all your crafting swag. Only $2.99 each.

These 3-inch round stickers say:

I came. I shopped. I crafted!

The Midwest Paper Crafting Shop Hop May 2022

#9 Midwest is Best Stamp Sets

If you haven't gotten yours already, you have get this photopolymer stamp set! The set comes with six fun phrases:
Midwest is Best
no yeah!
Ope!
Going up north!
Oh for cute!
pop not soda

The set also includes layered circle and square stamps to frame your phrases. 

Cost: $16.99 each

#10: Commemorative Laser Cuts

We're going to be selling commemorative laser cuts so you can scrapbook your shop hop memories! These detailed, bordered lasers are $7.99 each.

#11: Our Photo Booth

If you're looking for a laugh and a little fun, you'll have to take some pictures at our photo booth! (Then you'll have enough photos for your new scrapbook page layouts, right?)

#12 Your Chance to WIN BIG!

Participating in the shop hop is as easy as hitting the road! At your first store, ask for a passport. Collect stamps along the way, then submit your passport to your final stop for your chance to win one of many fantastic prizes from your favorite crafting companies! We've got prizes from Altenew, Taylored Expressions, Lawn Fawn, Thermoweb, 3L Scrapbook Adhesives, and more! Plus, retreat houses in the midwest have also donated some incredible prizes, too!

Seven stamps or more enters you into our grand prize drawings. Fewer than seven stamps still enters you into the lucky drawings. We really hope you'll be a winner!

paper & i is thrilled to be a part of the midwest paper crafting shop hop, and we can't wait to see you soon. Our woman-owned, independent store is ready to inspire and be a part of your most memorable road trip ever!

Audrey Hoffman