This Arizona Craft Store Comes With A Scrapbooking Outlet Right Next Door

Paper crafters know how fast one color can turn into an entire project.

In Arizona, this specialty shop fills thousands of square feet with scrapbooking, stamping, card-making, mixed-media supplies, themed collections, tools, and a classroom built for hands-on creativity.

Then comes the bonus next door.

A separate outlet space rotates clearance finds, which gives bargain hunters a second reason to browse slowly. Local designs and exclusive tools add personality beyond the usual craft-store shelves.

Creative overload, in the best possible sense!

Come with a project in mind or none at all. Either way, the shelves make it very easy to leave with fresh ideas and a sudden urge to start cutting paper.

A Website That Grew Into Shelves

Long before anyone browsed these aisles, the whole thing lived online. Scraps of Love started back in 1997 as a website paired with an independent consulting business.

The founder, whose passion for paper crafting shaped every decision, taught classes early on. Sharing techniques came first, selling supplies came later.

By 2009, the idea outgrew the internet and moved into a real building. That first location worked as a co-op, with several small businesses sharing one roof.

Crafters got variety, and the owners got support. Word spread fast among Arizona paper lovers.

Growth demanded more room, so the businesses moved to the current Peoria location in 2010. Recent reporting places the main Scraps of Love store at just under 5,000 square feet, with additional space in the outlet next door.

In July 2012, Scraps of Love became the sole business operating from the location, with Christina Widemark as owner.

The owner has described paper crafting and business ownership as deeply rooted in her family history, including a great-grandfather who worked in printing.

Find the whole operation at 9516 W Peoria Ave Suite 14 in Peoria.

Sorted By Theme, Not Brand

Most craft shops group products by brand, which works great if you already know what you want. Here the logic flips entirely.

Items sit arranged by theme, so a birthday project comes together in one stop. Holiday supplies cluster together too, saving you from crisscrossing the store.

The main store occupies just under 5,000 square feet, with dedicated sections for Christmas, birthdays, other holidays, Arizona interests, and solid cardstock.

There is even a section built around Arizona and local interests. Desert scenes, regional motifs, and travel memory pages get real support here.

Solid cardstock fills entire racks in a generous run of colors. Card makers know how rare a deep cardstock wall has become.

Patterned papers, embellishments, die cuts, rubber stamps, and inks round out the selection. Mixed media fans find blending tools and materials waiting nearby.

Creative gifts sit sprinkled through the displays, handy when shopping for another crafter. Sample projects hang throughout, quietly suggesting ideas you had not considered.

Bargain Hunting In Suite 16

Take about ten steps past the main door and something wonderful happens. Suite 16 opens into a dedicated clearance and sale space.

Roughly 1,800 square feet hold discounted products, older collections, and overstock treasures. Smart shoppers make this their first stop, not their last.

Outlet inventory changes as older products move out of the main store, with merchandise discounted as collections age and new products arrive.

Older paper collections often show up here, still perfectly usable and often lovely. Vintage style pages practically beg for retired designs.

Embellishments, patterned papers, and assorted supplies fill the bins. Stocking up on background paper suddenly feels very reasonable.

I like browsing the outlet slowly, since the good finds hide behind the obvious ones. Patience pays off in this room.

Because outlet inventory changes as products move out of the main store, the discounted selection can vary between visits.

Having the outlet attached to the main store makes the whole visit efficient. Compare, shop, save, repeat. Few Arizona craft destinations offer that kind of two door convenience under one address.

Classroom Seats Two Dozen Crafters

Learning happens here as often as shopping does. The classroom generally accommodates up to 22 people depending on the event, while some scheduled classes are configured for as many as 24 participants.

Bright lighting matters when you are trimming tiny die cuts. The classroom includes bright lighting and electrical outlets throughout, making it practical for a range of paper-crafting tools and equipment.

The calendar stays busy with classes, crops, and open studio sessions. Beginners and seasoned crafters both find something at their level.

Card making workshops cover fancy fold designs that look far harder than they are. Mixed media art journal classes explore layered backgrounds and stenciling.

Some sessions focus on interactive event trackers, which turn ordinary memories into something you actually want to flip through. Others simply let you play with new techniques.

Make and take Thursdays offer a low commitment way to test a project. You finish something small and leave with a win.

Experienced instructors and staff support classes and projects, while die-cutting services and mixed-media assistance are among the store’s current offerings.

Signing up ahead makes sense, since popular classes fill quickly. Bringing your own favorite trimmer is optional but comforting.

Tools You Cannot Buy Elsewhere

Exclusive products are the shop’s quiet flex.

Scraps of Love sells exclusive stamps, papers, dies, and crafting tools, including some custom 3D-printed tools that the store says are unavailable elsewhere.

Custom 3D printed crafting tools headline that lineup. They solve small annoyances that only frequent crafters notice.

Exclusive papers, stamps, and dies also carry the store name. Scraps of Love says its exclusive stamps, papers, and dies include designs created by local designers.

That regional connection gives your finished cards a flavor you cannot order from a national catalog. Arizona artists leave fingerprints all over the collection.

Exclusive tools, project bags, stamps, papers, dies, and other Scraps of Love-branded products expand the selection beyond standard national brands.

Alongside the originals, the shelves carry familiar favorites from well known stamp manufacturers and popular paper brands. You are not forced to choose between novelty and reliability.

That balance makes shopping here practical rather than gimmicky. Restock your basics, then grab something nobody else has.

Crafters Gather And Trade Ideas

Community is a major part of the store’s identity, with classes, crops, open studio sessions, and other events giving crafters regular opportunities to work together.

Open studio times let people spread out and work on personal projects. Organized crops stretch that idea into longer, social sessions.

Events run throughout the year, giving crafters reasons to return beyond restocking. Conversation flows as easily as the glitter glue.

Online life keeps the connection going between visits. Live crafting conversations and demonstrations showcase new products and techniques.

Those broadcasts help folks who live far from Peoria stay in the loop. Distance stops being a dealbreaker.

Scraps of Love also maintains an active social-media presence where customers can follow products, events, demonstrations, and store updates.

Longer crops, private events, special classes, and other extended crafting sessions have also appeared on the store’s event calendar.

Classes are offered for different experience levels, and the store promotes hands-on guidance for shoppers bringing projects, questions, or technique problems.

That welcoming culture explains why people drive across the Valley and beyond. Arizona crafters treat this address like a clubhouse with a cash register.

Hours, Parking And Planning

Timing your trip well makes a real difference here. The main store and outlet are open Monday through Thursday from 10 AM to 5 PM.

Friday stretches later, running 10 AM until 7 PM. That extra window suits anyone escaping work for a crafting fix.

Saturday follows the 10 AM to 5 PM pattern. Sunday keeps shorter hours, noon to 4 PM.

Mondays are normally open from 10 AM to 5 PM, though holiday closures can override the regular schedule, so checking the current calendar before a holiday visit is useful.

Parking sits right out front in the shopping center lot, which keeps loading bags simple. Both the main store and the outlet share that same lot.

Give yourself at least ninety minutes if you plan to browse both spaces. Rushing this place is a rookie mistake.

Visitors who want extra help with a project can check the class calendar before arriving, since scheduled classes and crops can affect how busy the classroom becomes.

Gifts Beyond The Paper Aisles

Paper rules the place, but the gift corner deserves a look. Non crafters in your life can be covered here too.

Chala purses bring whimsical animal shaped designs to the shelves. They add personality to an otherwise plain outfit.

The Naked Bee products, including lotions and lip balms, offer a bit of pampering. Natural ingredients and pleasant scents make them easy gifts.

Lady Jayne stationery sits nearby for anyone who still writes actual letters. Pretty notepaper never really went out of style.

FreshCut Paper flower bouquets might be the cleverest item in the building. The blooms are made of paper, so they last far longer than a garden bunch.

FreshCut Paper bouquets offer a long-lasting paper alternative to fresh flowers and are among the gift items recently confirmed at the store.

These extras make the shop useful even when you are not planning a scrapbook page. Birthday shopping suddenly gets simpler.

Scraps of Love blends supply store and gift shop without either side feeling like an afterthought. The gift selection gives shoppers another reason to browse beyond the paper-crafting aisles.