Winter Wonderland

Sometimes it's challenging to start thinking about the holidays when the weather is so unbelievably nice!  But good weather or not, the holidays are approaching!

Join Angela this Tuesday between 12 & 2 for a dose of winter magic!  You will be playing with several of the Memory Box Snow globe stamps to create a wintry scene - and you'll get tips for making the card as easy or ornate as you wish (depending on how many cards you ultimately need to make).  We love dies with flexibility!

The elegance of the Kaiser paper (with a golden snowflake sky) adds to the card - but you could easily replace the paper with blue for a "cooler" effect.

As always, the demos are FREE  and no reservation is required.  See you there!

New Ink and Halloween Supplies

Delicata makes our favorite gold and silver metallic ink pads.  Now they have four new shimmery colors and we have them all!  Laura keeps hugging the brown one and doing a happy dance, so just ignore her the next time you shop.  

Need a homemade gift idea?  How about these mini calendars from Taylored Expressions?  They are fun to decorate and make a wonderful stocking stuffer or teacher gift.  Also, be sure to keep an eye out for Gayle's calendar class for those of you who want to leave with a finished calendar project.

Can you believe it is already the end of October?  Are you running late in making Halloween cards?  Here are some ideas for projects you can make. Need some extra bling?  We have that too...

These stamps make me laugh:

Harriett also wanted me to let you know that she reordered more of the dies to make these placecard holders.  They will be back in stock soon:

Wednesday Free Card

Free make and Take card for Wednesday, October 26th.  Join us anytime between 10am-8:30pm to make your own free card featuring Hero Arts stamps and dies, Memento inks, and epoxy dots.  

Tuesday Learn at Lunch

Join Angela on Tuesday, October 25 anytime between 12pm-2pm for free  Learn at Lunch series.  You will learn about watercoloring with Stardust pens as well as get to play with Shimmer Sheets.  See you there!

Sunday Fall Class

Need a break this weekend?  How about taking Laura's Fall 10 in 10 class on Sunday from 2-4:30pm?l  You will get to make 5 Fall/Thanksgiving cards as well as 5 Halloween cards.  Students will play with some of the latest stamps and dies from Impression Obsession, Copic markers, Prismacolor pencils, the MISTI stamp positioner, PanPasrels, embossing powders, Zig Clean Color pens, and so much more.  

New Company

Did you miss the Open House?  One of the new companies we premiered was Honey Bee Stamps.  They have absolutely gorgeous images that add a touch of class and elegance to your cardmaking.  There are samples at the store to help inspire you, but here is a peek at their style:

Not only do they make great cards, but people have been using them to make their own coloring books.  What a great idea for a handmade gift for the holidays!

Wednesday Free Make and Take

Join us Wednesday, October 19th anytime from 10am-8:30pm to make this fun Halloween card. It uses stamps from Impression Obsession, My Favorite Things, and Paper Smooches (saying inside) as well as Copic markers and Stardust sparkle pens. Spooktacular!

Tuesday Learn at Lunch

Need some new inky inspiration?  Join Angela for a free Learn at Lunch demo on Tuesday, October 18th anytime from 12pm-2pm to play with monochromatic Hero Arts Shadow inks as a means for layering color.  See you then!

Just Because....

You are lucky if you have a friend or a sister or a mom that would appreciate this card!  The My Favorite Things stamp set have a variety of phrases to finish the word "because" - but this was my favorite.  Just because :-)

Join us this Wednesday, October 12 between 10 & 8:30 to make one of these for that certain someone.  It's free - and how could you possibly resist?

Open House Teasers

Are you coming to our anniversary Open House this Saturday?  Here is a look at some of the events.  If you want to look at the schedule of events with all the times and information, click on the "Store Events" tab above on the blog.

From Gayle's MFT Spinner Card Demo:

From Dee's No "Distress" Blending & Organization

Free Impression Obsession Buck Silhouette Make and Take:

New From Taylored Expressions

Huge new shipment of stamps, dies, embossing folders, sequins, and paper from Taylored Expressions.  Let the holiday crafting begin!

Need something new this weekend?

Two new releases have arrived at the store that you won't want to miss!  We have the brand new My Favorite Things items as well as the new Art Impressions.  We went ahead and put them out on the shelves, so if there is anything you want, you better grab it before the Open House!