New Product

Our first stop this morning was with Craft Connection - a distributor of all accessories (except actual stamps). They showed us that there are new colors of Colorbox Chalks as well as the regular Colorbox pigment inks. One of the new colors is called "Wild Hare". It's the color in the lower right. Harriett (who prefers to be called "Hare") was into that color right away. She said, "It's perfect - I do have a brown belt in Karate after all." I did not know that, but I will now remember not to mess with the Wild Hare!











We also discovered the new Glue Dot dispenser. This will help those of us who absolutely refuse to believe that we can't pick up the dots with our fingers and expect them to come off. I'm very excited to give this a try. I did notice, however, that these cartridges are NOT refillable, so keep that in mind.

We'll keep on blogging as we see new things. Please keep your comments coming!

Let the Games Begin

We're here! We're up early, well fed and ready to stamp! My first class this morning is with Cat's Pajamas, Marilynn is playing with Dew Drops at the Robin's Nest class and Harriett is Rolling with Ribbon! We'll be posting throughout the day (and the rest of the weekend) with pictures of things we've made, new products we've seen, etc.

Follow along and chime in! We're having a blog candy contest during the weekend. Simply leave a comment on one of the posts, and you're entered. We'll choose three posters at random on Tuesday and post the winners' names on the blog. You'll need to come into the shop to pick up your prize.

Good luck, and I'll be back soon!

Memory Box Contest

Hey everyone, guest blogger Laura here again. I know some of you follow the blog I write for Memory Box, so I wanted to remind you that if you are entering my current card contest, pictures must be uploaded by Saturday evening. For those of you who want more information about the contest, you can check it out here. It is definitely worth your while to enter seeing as the winner gets to pick out $100 worth of Memory Box products. Woohoo!

One of the stipulations of the contest is that you have to use at least one image from the Woodland Springtime stamp release. I restocked those images at Angela's tonight, so there are plenty to choose from if you want to participate in the contest. Good luck!

Spring Blooms!

Nothing gives me spring fever quite like flowers! And there is no easier way to achieve an explosion of flowers than with Rubber Stamp Tapestry's peg sets. If you've never tried to work with these little peg stamps before, come see how super easy they are (FREE all day Thursday, March 26)! We used the Accu-cut to cut out the frame and mat for this card, then filled it with flowers and a hint of bling.

Bargain Busters

In response to a challenging economy, some of our vendors have offered some special purchases to us. We, in turn, want to pass those fabulous savings along! Stop by this weekend and check out our Bargain Busters table - full of specially priced merchandise! For example, you'll love this 21 piece sparkly watercolor set - for only $6.00! We also have 4 different sizes and colors of board books in a box - regularly priced at $10.00 - now available at $6.00, a 40% discount! And, look at this amazing punch set! It retails for $52.50 - we have it for $30! That's only $2.50 per punch, and the carrying/storage case is free! These bargains are available while supplies last, and they cannot be combined with class or senior discounts.

Wish "shoe" could join us

...I know - it's corny. But if you have corns, I don't recommend wearing these shoes. (Sorry, every once in a while I channel my high school band teacher who was 2/3 of a pun..."p" "u".) Anyway, the first time we received this adorable shoe set from Hero Arts, it basically walked out the door. Now that it's back, we thought you might enjoy the opportunity to try it on for size at our next FREE make-and-take - all day Thursday, March 19.

Wall of Fame Contest

Have you entered our Wall of Fame contest for March yet? The theme for this month is "animals." At the end of the month we will draw one of the card entries out of a hat to win the prize pictured. It has a gorgeous floral stamp as well as a Memento ink pad and some notecards. Woohoo!

And now for the boring rules. One entry per person per month. You are welcome to use any stamps you wish for our contests, but we would love to have the chance to post your cards in the store as samples for the stamps/products we sell. Entries may be mailed into the store, but please know that if you win, you have to pick up your prize in person. Finally, all submissions become property of the store. Whew! I'm glad that part is over.

Need advance notice to plan for our card contests? Here are the contest themes for the rest of the year:

April- "I'm stuck on you" Cards featuring stickers.
May- Paper flower cards
June- Memory Box Stamps
July- "You're a Grand Old Flag" Cards using flags
August- Water Cards (ocean themed, water-colored, etc)
September- "Inch by Inch" Cards featuring inchies
October- "Scared Silly"
November- "Thanks So Much" Blessing and Thank You cards
December- Happy Holidays

Good Luck! We love when our customers share their creations with us and look forward to seeing your entries.

Spring is coming!

With the intermittent days of warmth, the change to daylight savings time, and the robins I see flitting about the yard - can there be any doubt spring is on the way? And so quick on the heels of our last good snow?!

This week's FREE make and take celebrates the hope of spring. Featuring the Spring Blossoms stamp from Memory Box and a swatch from the Sweetbay 6x6 collection pack of paper, this card will put a spring in your step.

Hooray for Hero Arts

Today's FREE make-and-take card features one of the newer collage shadow stamps from Hero Arts. I love that the hard work, the collage composition, is already done. Just a hint of chalk makes for a very elegant presentation. Stop in any time between 10 and 9 on Thursday, March 5 and try one for yourself. Also, check out the newest product from Hero Arts which, as luck would have it, arrived today! We have new clear, unmounted sets in a new 6 x 8 size, the new super popular What's Cooking set, new wood-mounted stamps in spring and Easter themes, and several new Ink ' Stamp sets featuring 18 smalls stamps in a convenient tub in themes like birds, animals, floral, sweets and more!

Be the Next Winner!

It's time for us to give some more stuff away! Just in time for St. Patrick's Day, we have a lovely Bo Bunny green tote just stuffed with goodies! I haven't done the math, but I feel confident there's at least $200 worth of stamping heaven in this bag - it's pretty heavy! How do you get a part of this action, you ask? Simply stop in between now and 4 PM, Saturday, March 14 and make a $35.00 purchase. You can buy items on sale, items on hold, class registrations - whatever! For every $35 you spend, you'll get an entry into the drawing. The drawing takes place at 4 PM on Saturday, March 14, and you do not have to be present to win. Good luck!