Foam-tastic!

Have you seen these black and white sheets of foam here in the shop and thought...."huh, I wonder what you use those for."  If so, then this is the demo for you!  Join Dee this Tuesday between 12 & 2 and let her show you how to create "foam dimensionals" with these sheets that make popping images a breeze!  You will wonder how you ever got along without this "craft hack"!  As always, our demos are free and no reservation is required!

Slider Savvy!

Two of Marilynn's favorite finds at the recent trade show were the Slider Cards (from Paper Cut) and the Fude Ball Pen.  She was basically bonkers over both - and she has combined them into one fabulous card.  Don't say we didn't warn you!  Stop in this Thursday between 10 & 8 to make this interactive card for yourself!  It features stunning Washi tape, stamps from Rosie's Roadshow, Impression Obsession and Printworks.  And, then (hidden behind the tree) you'll get a chance to create some clouds and the sun with "the most perfect pen ever created".  How can you resist?????

Happy 4th of July!

This has been a weekend of fireworks - and not necessarily of the celebration kind!  We hope you are all cool and safe.  We never lost power, but the Reston Town Center was out for a few days and the gas stations near us were closed.  If you need a cool place to come and hang out, join us!  Just get gas before you come!  For Tuesday's FREE demo, Jenn is showing us all kinds of cool things to do with embossing folders.  I love this tag - wouldn't it look great hanging from a bottle of wine on the 4th?  Our demos are Tuesdays from 12 - 2, and we'd love to see you.  Bring things to work on and stay after the demo, if you like.  The classroom is free all day, and we do have air conditioning!

Life's a Journey

Marilynn made this card for a friend of hers and was so pleased with the outcome that she's sharing it with us all! Join us Thursday to make this all-occasion card. We're using Rosie's Roadshow and Penny Black images, colored beautifully with Pebbles Chalks. These chalks are so creamy that they are easy to blend and provide a stunning matte finish. See you anytime Thursday between 10 & 8!

You Make Me Smile

Do you love the interaction of pop ups, but hate the extra effort? Boy, are you going to love this new product from Action Wobble! It is a double-sided adhesive spring that compresses completely flat inside cards or envelopes, and springs to life when released! Join us for our FREE make-and-take this Thursday, and try one for yourself. It's guaranteed to make you smile! For this card, we're also using stamps by Inky Antics and Rosie's Roadshow and some Flower Soft for extra dimension in the flower. What fun!

Cold Outside??? Not really!

I don't think Marilynn knew about this amazing weather when she created this card sometime last week! One would think that this card would be entirely appropriate for the beginning of February, but here we are.... So, get out and enjoy the weather on Thursday, stop in and make one of these adorable cards featuring stamps from Rosie's Roadshow, then save it for a cold and rainy day! We're shadowing with Copic markers and doing a wee bit of paper piecing on the scarf. Cute!

Wild thing!

(Marilynn not only creates great cards for our Thursday make-and-takes, this week she also guest blogs about it).

Animal cards just put a smile on your face. This week we are using one of the many moose stamps that will put a smile on someone's face who may really need it. Perhaps a frazzled mom? There are moose sayings that go with the stamps, but animal stamps go well with many of the funny sayings that help make us the Happy place that we are. We'll be using a saying from Rosie's Road show-known for many humorous sayings. But check out some of the other sayings that would go well with this stamp up on the counter. Am I wrong or is there a smile on your face by now as well?