Wednesday Make and Take

Join us Wed, Oct 5th anytime between 10am-8:30pm to make this free card using new stamps from Impression Obsession, soft muted tones, and some colored pencils. Use it as a thinking of you card or leave the sentiment off for a great "ready to go" Fall birthday, hello, or masculine card.  See you Wednesday!

Amber Waves of Grain!

We have loved the Ombre Pads from Hero Arts for quite some time.  So, imagine our delight when they introduced two new ombre pads - this time in a metallic pigment ink.  The pigment ink is nice and thick (opaque), so it pops right off dark colored card stock!  Plus, you can easily emboss it for extra shine on your shimmer!

Join Angela between 12 & 2 on Tuesday and get your hands on these beauties.  You'll be hooked!

Save the Date for the Open House

Are you planning to join us this year for our Anniversary Open House?  There will be so many fun things to see/do.  Here is just one of the free Make and Take cards we will be offering:

We have ordered from a new stamp company that will be unveiled at the Open House, but other new goodies we have ordered have started to arrive and we are putting them out on the shelves.  If you want to get a sneak peek before the craziness of Open House, now is your chance!

Anniversary Open House
Mark your calendars and plan to join us as we celebrate lucky 13 years as your local stamp store with a fabulous open house on Saturday, October 15 from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM.

To show our appreciation for your support throughout the year, snag a FREE goodie bag just for stopping in (one per household, please).

As always, we'll have a Community Outreach Project benefiting the Embry Rucker Community Shelter (see the details at the bottom of the page). You'll receive an extra ticket for our fabulous door prize drawings (these large bags of goodies are over and above the bags you'll receive just for joining us). And, we have TONS of new product and a brand new company for your shopping pleasure! 

This year, we are overflowing with FREE, fun things to do! We have 6 incredible demos, and 4 FREE make-and-take projects - the most we've ever tried to cram into a single day. No reservations are required, but come early and plan to stay all day - you won't want to miss out.

The demos are scheduled as follows:
Demos: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
No "Distress" Blending & Organization - Dee
Queen & Co. Shakers - Deb

Demos: 12:30 - 2:00 PM
Viva Decor Mixed Media - Marilynn
Lawn Fawn Pop Ups - Kathy

Demos: 2:30 - 4:00 PM
MFT Spinner Cards - Gayle
Concord & 9th Christmas Village - Deb

Many of you enjoy Make and Take projects, so we wanted to provide those as well! The make-and-take projects will be self-directed, but all the supplies and instructions will be available for your use. These projects are available while supplies last, so come towards the beginning of each session to ensure your participation.

Make-and-Take projects:
10:30-1:30: Denise & The Project Bin and working with MFT Blueprints
10:30 - 1:30: Taylored Expressions Christmas Card
2:00 - 4:00: Impression Obsession Buck Silhouette
2:00 - 4:00: Art Impressions Reindeer Mini Spinner Card 

There will also be refreshments and lots of new product to excite you! As you can see, we have quite a day planned. We hope you'll save the date and plan to join us so we can thank you in person for continuing to support small business! It's a privilege to be your local stamp store! 

Community Outreach - Embry Rucker Community Shelter in Reston
The Embry Rucker Community Shelter (ERCS) is a 70-bed residential shelter that provides healthy, safe, emergency housing for families and single men and women. They are dedicated to helping clients overcome the circumstances that led to their homelessness, and facilitate their transition to stable housing. They are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year

Donation Items Requested
Disposable razors
Deodorant
Foot powder (talc)
Shaving Cream
Feminine Products (pads)
Women's Socks: new
Women's Underwear: new
Men's Socks: new
Men's Underwear: new
Toothpaste
Lip Balm
Washcloths
Bottled Water
Umbrellas
Flip Flops (used in the shower)
Diapers (in larger sizes)
Baby wipes

New Items

It has been rainy this week which makes for some really great crafting days.  Do you need new supplies?  Here are just some of the new goodies that have arrived:

Avery Elle:

Taylored Expressions:

New holiday papers from Photo Play.  The first one has a retro feel:

The second one has more religious inspiration.  We get lots of people who tell us they make cards for their churches at Christmas.  This paper will really work well for those projects!

New From Sizzix

We are really excited about the new products from Sizzix.  There is a new caddy that attaches to your Big Shot as an easy way to store extra plates and washi tape, gorgeous decorative patterned papers that fit perfectly in your machine, faux leather for die cutting or embossing, a new embossing plate with the metal plate built in for detailed die cutting, cute "sandwich" directions for die cutting and embossing (I can never remember the plate order without looking), and a great new pad that can be used for stamping on one side and piercing on the other.  Whew!  There is so much to see!

New from Memory Box and Poppystamps

Lots of new dies from Memory Box and Poppystamps to make your holidays bright!

 

Wednesday Free MITI

Wednesday Free Make and Take

Need a little holiday inspirations?  Join us on Wednesday, September 28th anytime between 10:00am-8:30pm to make your own free card! Want to make more of this wonderful card from Impression Obsession?  We have kits available for sale.  Each kit comes with the two stamps as well the pre-cut paper, ribbon and envelopes to make 5 more cards:

Layered and Framed - oh my!

At first glance, it looks like 3 different dies were layered to achieve this look.  However, this is done with a single die.  Join Angela Tuesday between 12 & 2 to learn how to cut a frame with this die (keeping the word straight - there is a trick to that!) and then how to make layers.  We will also be working with the new Paper Cut Glitter Paper (don't worry - absolutely no glitter escapes from this paper - you will love the mess-free shimmer).  As always, demos are completely free and no reservation is required!  See you there!

Gorgeous new Bo Bunny Papers

Ready to work on cards for Fall and Halloween?  You won't want to miss the new Bo Bunny papers that arrived at the store.  The first is called Farmer's Market and has a wonderful color palette for Autumn:

The second collection is Wonderfully Wicked and is perfect for making "spooktacular" Halloween cards:

For each collection, we have the 12" x 12" individual sheets as well as 6" x 6" paper packs.