Once Upon A Memory

This is a big store, a lot to look at or to buy. The lady owner that is working at the store is very friendly also

This place is a total rip off. You can get stuff for at least half the price at Hobby Lobby or Michael’s, AND, you do not have to deal with the rude and racist staff. I think it was the trashy owner that didn’t even notice me walking around. Just because I am a person of color, I was ignored and given the cold shoulder. Unless you’re white, I suggest you take your business elsewhere.

Very nice & helpful!

This store is hidden in a random plaza, but it’s actually pretty cute and has a great selection of scrapbooking paper! Seriously, they have so much paper. And, they have an area where you can use their die cut machine and pay for the time, also a scrapbooking area (i’m not sure if it’s only for classes or if you can just do your stuff there casually), and another room for classes!
I noticed that they do have stickers, but not as great a selection as their paper.
I purchased a few sheets of double-​sided scrapbook paper 12×12 for $ 1.25 per sheet.
Check it out! Keep them in business!

Friendly staff and a store filled of scrapbooking goodies!

Are these ladies sweet or what? Oh my gosh, so outgoing and helpful! I felt more like I was hanging out with them then shopping. The stock wasn’t quite as up to date as I would have liked (the reason for the 4 stars), but they did have some newer stuff that I hadn’t purchased yet! If you don’t purchase every line the second it’s released (uh hem… me) then this store has plenty to choose from and an incredible staff!

i absolutely adore this store!
****UPDATE! it is now on the other side of the parking lot though! its now to the left of the 99cent store and its right next to the marinello school of beauty
i think this store is really well priced. unfortunately scrapbooking is just an expensive hobby. their stuff is always a better price than what i can find else where, i mean sure the basic supplies are probably cheaper online or in like a michaels but i enjoy not having to go to several places and as for their fun cutesy embellishments, i have never been able to find their stuff elsewhere period let alone for a better price.
Terri and Lyn that work there are absolutely the greatest! ever since i started going there they have been so super friendly and welcoming. They always ask me what I’m working on and are always telling me little tips and cute things to do. There are some really great customers that go to the friday night til midnight crop night that are super fun.
the store also hosts little classes for really cute card making and they are usually always selling some cute little booklet that Terri puts together and they are always adorable and really well priced for what you get.
i definitely recommend this store to any avid scrapbooker

I love this store and the friendly staff. I did my first scrapbooking all day event that I was very nervous about because I had no idea what to expect. The staff and ladies who attended the event made me feel right at home. I had so much fun.
PRICE
Is actually not that expensive compared to bigger retailers plus I prefer to help small businesses when I can.
SUGGESTIONS
Get on their mailing list so you can be contacted about their workshop events.
Introduce yourself to the staff and don’t be shy to ask for assistance.

It’s a bit costly, but the store really get to me. My boyfriend and i started to do scrap-​booking, and its been hard looking for a scrapbook store since we get our supplies through Target (and obviously they didn’t have that much too offer).
So he and i Unilocaled this place last week and to our surprise, it offers a lot more than it seems; just a *tad* bit costly.
I’ll definitely come back again in a month or so to restock on supplies :)

I was in the area for the weekend (and unencumbered with my 2 children) so I knew I needed to get to some area scrapbook stores. I checked out a few on Unilocal and at first was apprehensive to visit Once Upon a Memory. But I am SO glad I did. The store itself is not huge and they’ve kind of crammed a lot in. The little walking areas aren’t huge. I had to watch where I weas walking so my purse wouldn’t crash into the shelves and knock everything over. I read in another review that this store didn’t have a lot of «new» paper. That it was the same stuff from years ago. Since I don’t live in the area and have never been here I can’t say whether that is true or not but I found a lot of variety. The travel section is huge and they had a lot of birthday themed papers. Their cardstock is located in a seperate room tucked off to the side.
The customer service was wonderful. The woman who rang me up was friendly and we chatted about the store for a bit. If I lived in the area this would definitely be my go to store.

Good prices for what is usually and expensive hobby but no one seems all that interested to help the newbies coming in.

Tons of specialty stickers and printed papers as well as hard to find gromets. :) Yes… once a upon a memory I use to scrap with the best of them in the mean streets of Michaels’ and Jo-Anne’s.
If you’re looking to make someone serving in the military /​armed forces, this is also great. They have a great selection for each of the branches; more than I’ve seen else where.
Looks like about half the store is dedicated to the craft tables and classes. I’ll have to check it out again since no one assisted me and I couldn’t find a schedule of the classes offered. :(

TRAVEL
Their travel section is AWESOME. I found stuff for Europe, Asia, Australia, and even South America. Keep up the great work and order more travel stuff! I’ll eat it all up!!! I usually only scrapbook for travel, so I stick to this area the majority of the time.
PAPER
Their travel paper is amazing. They have paper for so many countries and they are all labled!!! The Asia ones are just beautiful, and I basically picked a page for each country i wanted to scrapbook. Love it.
CLASSES AND WORKSTATIONS
I have done neither of these. But I hear they are awesome… and there are a ton of places to eat nearby. People spend like whole days here.
SERVICE
The Vietnamese woman who works here is sooo sweet. She is really helpful and looks for things you are looking for in different areas of the store.
They have coupon cards as well. $ 10 bucks off your next purchase after you fill up the card.

I have been shopping at this store since 2004. It’s a pretty big store with lots of merchandise, great cropping space and fun stuff but really, not that much of it is new. Maybe a couple of sections in the front. I travel a lot and am always buying whatever is new and I haven’t found much new there in a long time.
Whatever you do, don’t get stuck at the papers in the middle towards the back unless you’re just browsing. Those racks haven’t changed in years.
The prices are also really high on embellishments (like ridiculously high) compared to the other local stores which there are now a lot of.
Don’t expect them to go out of their way to help you — whether it’s to find something in the store or do a special order. I once asked where something was and was waved to the general area. Seriously? You couldn’t step behind the counter and show me?
Anyway — this is not my go-​to store anymore and even though I’m local they’re my last chance shop or if I have to have something at 10:30 on a Friday night.

This store has a great selection of scrapbooking supplies. Like the other reviewer, I love the way everything is organized. It makes it so much easier to find what you are looking for. I have never taken a class here, but the examples they have at the counter look great.

Hi. My name is Khanhie and I’m a scrapbookaholic.
When I’m not gorging myself or drinking myself to oblivion, I like to scrapbook.
This store really is a one stop shop. The owner is extremely helpful and their product selection is wide and will suit all your needs.

With the shrinking number of scrapbook stores in the Bay Area, I jumped at the idea of checking out some stores while on our family vacation in So Cal. I did some quick online searches and found this store. At first I was a bit disappointed when we pulled up to the store. It’s in a strip mall and not highly decorated from the outside. Boy was I happily surprised when I opened the door. The size of the store was great but what really impressed me was the way everything was organized. If I had a scrapbook store, this is exactly how I would arrange it. Paper and embellishments were organized by categories: holidays, US travel, int’l travel, babies, weddings, Disney, etc. The middle of the store had a large inventory of wonderful non-​specific 12×12 paper.
There was a large cropping area in the back.
Wish I lived closer…

Good selection of scrapbook materials — a bit pricey. The lady who works there is very friendly. They offer classes and scrapbook nights a few days a month.