Dance of the Sugarplum Fairies

Tomorrow's make-and-take card features a Memory Box die and their new snowflake paper (which also comes in red - stunning)!  There is something magical about this very simple design.  A beautiful card that you could make tons of - even at this late date!  Plus, I was amazed at how perfectly the embossing powder from American Crafts matched the paper. 

Stop in this Thursday between 10 & 8 and make this beauty!  This is our next-to-last FREE card of the year - how is that possible????  We've enjoyed stamping with you each Thursday!

Oh Happy Day!

Hooray! The sun came out! It was feeling much more like spring than like fall with all of this rain. So, to help get you in the proper fall mood, join us Thursday for our FREE card make-and-take. Marilynn used this adorable stamp set from American Crafts and lots of luscious fall colors to create this all-occasion card. Instead of using an extra green layer for the grass, she masked off part of the card stock and used a direct-to-paper technique. She added lots of elegant touches with a button and baker's twine. This card just makes me happy looking at it. Imagine how much fun it will be to make, send and receive! Oh happy day indeed!

Versatile Valentine!

This elegant collage card features a stamp set from American Crafts. I love how Marilynn incorporated all of the elements, but I think it would be fun to use them individually as well. Use the key for "key to my heart", and the bee for "bee mine" and the rose for "roses are red". A pretty card, a versatile set - what could be better - peanut butter and chocolate, perhaps??? Join us Thursday, and make this card for someone special!

Rediscover Embossing!

Heat embossing is not new, but it might be something you haven't done in a while. Jean will be playing with these new styles of Embossing Powder from American Crafts in her next Learn at Lunch session, and it will have you pulling those heat guns back out at home! Two of their new powders (metallic and glitter Zing) are simply stunning. The metallics come in 9 colors (not just silver, gold and copper) and produce a very high sheen and look particularly amazing on dark colored cardstock. The Glitter Zing also comes in 9 colors and really holds the glitter in check - not a lot of stray glitter to deal with! Join Jean Tuesday, April 7 from 12-2 and give them a try for yourself. Learn at Lunch demos are always free and you don't need to pre-register to play!