"Clearly" Beautiful!

I know I often say "this demo or make and take is not to be missed", but the girls are constantly bringing their "A Game".  Isn't this project beautiful???  I know I'm not biased :-) 

Tomorrow between 12 & 2, Jenn will be showing you how to work with Laminate.  In this project, she stamped on it, cut it with a Memory Box die and brushed Perfect Pearls on the sticky side to create a stunning focal piece for this tag.  Easy and beautiful - what could be better than that?  She finished the tag with another Memory Box die - lovely!  Stop by and make one for yourself - you won't want to miss it.....am I right????

New Rosie's

We received some new Rosie's stamps as well as lots of fun summer-themed images. As you can see from the picture, samples were put up on the wall with all the necessary stamps needed to recreate the cards right next to them. Come in to take a look (and don't forget to bring your camera).

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Power, Power, Who Has the Power?

Well, we do. At about 3:30 pm today, a good part of Sunset Hills Blvd lost power (including Plaza America). However, we DO have power. If you are heading to the store today to shop or attend GNO, it is a good idea to approach the store from Wiehle rather than Reston Parkway to avoid the "dark" intersections.

 

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Happy Fourth!

What better way to celebrate the holiday than with the new Lockhart hamburger and hotdog stamps? It is hard to tell from the picture, but the hotdog has some Glossy Accents on the mustard that is the perfect finishing touch. We have the stamps and red gingham paper in case you are looking for a cute summer or guy-card idea.

Have a very happy and safe holiday!

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Ready for the beach?

We are CLOSED today, Wednesday, July 4th, in celebration of Independence Day.  But join us tomorrow between 10 & 8 to make this fabulous FREE card featuring stamps from Impression Obsession.  This card is a perfect example of how color can be used to invoke texture and emotions.  The blue background with the waves stamp definitely "feels like" water.  And the kraft cardstock with the shell frame and sentiment really reminds me of the beach.  (I wonder what it says about me that the wave background also looks like finger prints.  It would be fun to use as a background for a surprise birthday party invitation - but I digress).  We hope you can stop in sometime on Thursday, July 5 to make this card to share with someone special!

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!

We are Open!

What a horrible storm last night! It didn't affect the store, so we are open for business.  If you need a cool place to be today, you are welcome to visit and stay a while to craft.  There isn't a class today, so there is plenty space in the classroom, and we have the air conditioning on full blast.

A Look Inside

Just a quick peek of some of the things that came into the store this week:

Limited Edition Summer Distress Inks

 

New Hero Arts display board with all the needed supplies... Including neon inks!

 

New Honey Pop board with brand new clear stamp sets

 

Just Rite cling stamps

And a restock of Copic markers with an emphasis on hair and skin colors

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Card that POPs!

The card for this week's FREE make-and-take is practically a work of art!  Marilynn used a technique that was featured in the latest issue of Just Cards magazine (which we have at the shop - and this issue is particularly good).  The focal image is actually a new background stamp from Impression Obsession.  One of the things that scares people off from these large stamps is the idea of trying to get multiple colors onto it.  This technique easily solves that challenge.  Marilynn embossed the image on black card stock with white embossing powder.  She then added color to the bursts with Copic markers.  Join us Thursday between 10 & 8 and find out how easy this is.  Plus, you'll be feeling festive when you're done!

All About Adhesives

Our Jenn is so clever!  She has so much to share about adhesives that one tag simply wasn't enough.  She created this tag "folder" so she could cram even more adhesive information in it :-)  The folder is held closed with the fabulous Velcro adhesive made just for paper by Tombo.  We LOVE it!  Spend some time with Jenn Tuesday between 12 & 2 and you'll be amazed at the variety of adhesives available to finish off any project you can come up with!