gotta scrap! is owned by two sisters, often referred to as Lucy and Ethel.  We have always looked for opportunities to be together and have always wanted to have our own business.  There were a few restrictions;  however,  this business had to be something involving creativity, had to be fun and something we could do with PASSION!  Ever since we were little girls, our Mother always embellished and altered  everything  she brought home.  Everything we wore . . .  she added lace, ribbons, embroidery, rhinestones, pearls – anything that would make it glitzier and prettier.   As a result, we “became” our Mother and have been doing the same things to everything we touch . . . how perfect is that to go right along with our scrapbooking and papercrafting.  THE RESULT:  a match made in heaven for us! 

Patty Rattan (Ethel) and D’Uan Berendzen (Lucy) bought gotta scrap! in March of 2001.  We started out in a 1300 sq. ft. space and quickly (within three months) outgrew our little shop.  We moved to a space triple the size (nearly 3,500 sq. ft.).  When our lease expired this past March 2007, we decided we needed to make some BIG changes.  We redesigned our store and classroom/crop room, changed out all our fixtures and opened up a lot more space.  We opened with all NEW product at the same thing which was so much fun!  Drop in anytime to see our “new” store . . . we are always cooking up something, that’s for sure!