We need scrapbook specific stores around here. Closest one is over an hour away.
We did recently get a Michaels within the last year or so but their scrapbook section is just blah to me. Doesn't seem to have much. That's about 10 mins up the road. ACMoore is about an hour's drive from here. I tend to like their stuff better but don't get there often due to the drive.
I have just recently been able to get to a scrapbook specific store within the last month (since school started) and I love it. And the great thing about it is I get to go to it every Wednesday during work and attend their free crop!!! I drive a school van this year & bring 2 special needs students to a school that is just over an hour away from us. Well, every Wednesday that store has a half day of school, so my boss told me that instead of driving back then having to turn around and drive back to get them at 1 o'clock, I can just stay up in that area and do what I want (go shopping, take a nap, do lunch, etc) So a friend told me of a scrapbook store up in that area (about a 15 min drive from the school). So the first day of school, I headed up to that area and now every Wednesday I bring some of my scrapbook stuff to work with me, go to the crop and get some pages done!!! (all while on the clock too, it's truly wonderful!!!)
Sorry, I got off track for a minute. LOL But I do wish some of these bigger scrapbook only stores (Hobby Lobby, Archivers,etc) would wake up and realize that the NorthEast part of CT NEEEEEEEDS some love too.