Holiday Greetings!

Thanks so very much to all of our dear friends and customers who have stopped by during the last few days to wish us a Merry Christmas...our back table is full of delicious treats many of you dropped off and our hearts are full of your warm hugs and greetings...It means so much to us...Thank You!

 We've got a great sale going on until New Years Eve....50% off all Christmas...we still have a nice selection of papers, stamps, unique handmade gifts, and embellishments...

New in the store last week...2013 Hero Arts stamps release...We LOVE Hero Arts for their contemporary designs, huge variety of wood mounted, clear and cling stamps...lovely and inspiring catalogs and display boards, great embellishments, inks, and new dies! Not too mention this green company's products are proudly made in the U.S.A. Yeah!!!

So happy you stopped by today!
Make Someone Happy!

Sheila, Joan, Ginny, Liz, Michele, Stacey, and Gayle

Lovely To See You!

On Saturday at the monthly ATC trade...and as usual, our lively group of traders kept Michele quite busy as she featured the 'Pickled Pear' collection of papers and embellishments from Kaiser Kraft...

Michele takes this pile of inspiration....

 and creates these beautiful cards all ready to trade...

Michele shares a few design tips for everyone...

 Traders get out their notebooks and start trading!

Everyone is looking forward to January's trade and the reveal of the alphabet swap!

Make Someone Happy!
Sheila

Sensational Stickers!

Barb was back on Saturday to share with us her secrets in creating beautiful cards and tags from a single sheet of Penny Black stickers...

 Barb's favorite tools include glue, embossing powder, stickles glitter glue, detail scissors, rubber bands and even hair clips!

 Add a stamped sentiment, a die cut window and labels...

Her techniques include clever cutting, layering and folding...

 The demo table is overflowing with all the cards she created...come on in and take a look! Thanks Barb...it was good to see you again!

Make Someone Happy!
Sheila

Merry and Bright!

Take a look at the 12 new Tim Holtz Distress Stains just in to the store...new stains match the previous limited edition Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter ink  pad sets...

My favorite color is one of these...

Or is it one of these?

Don't forget to mark your catalog for the HERO ARTS DEBUT PARTY on December 16th...beginning at 1:00pm there will be a demo and a bit later we will host a FREE make and take featuring all NEW Hero Arts stamps...Reservations are required for the make and take so call the store now to reserve your kit...
Here are a few 'sneak peeks' for you to enjoy...
 

 

 
 Also with a $25.00 purchase of the new Hero Arts release receive a 2013 Hero Arts Catalog FREE valued at $10.00...

 Thanks for stopping by!
Sheila

Black Friday Specials

Okay, we get that you might want to hit the big box stores and malls and stock up on your tvs, computers and other fancy gadgets...but once you're tired of the crowds and the lines and the traffic...come visit your favorite paper arts store for some great deals, personalized service and friendly staff...

Starting Friday we've got our own Black Friday Specials...tables full of deeply discounted stamps, magazines, embellishments, books, inks and much more...

 Lots of of Lifestyle Crafts die on sale this weekend...

Visit again on Saturday and support Shop Small Business Saturday...

 

 We've got great demos planned for the weekend...On Saturday Ginny will feature NEW holiday dies from Lifestyle Crafts and reveal this months club die...

On Sunday Gayle will wow you with her fabulous ideas for Thank You and Friendship cards featuring stamps from Impression Obsession...

Demos begin at 1:00pm...see you then!

Make Someone Happy!

Sheila

Feast Your Eyes...

on our beautiful store that is stuffed full of festive and cheerful paper collections we unveiled for you to enjoy at our recent Nick of Time Holiday Open House...  

 One newest favorite company is "East of India"...these pretties are perfect for home decor and gift giving...

Large wood tags...

 

 Vintage style ribbon...

Jenni Bowlin Designs...we are crazy about the December calender paper...

Lots of unique, one of a kind handmade cards, tags, mini books, banners and more...the elves certainly have been busy around here!

American Crafts "Kringle and Co"...also thin foil paper in a 6x6 pad, so great for die cutting...And
gold and silver thin tipped markers that are perfect for your holiday cards...

The highly sought after and difficult to find October Afternoon "Make It Merry"...so 50's vintage!

Making Memories "Believe"...my all time favorite...

Pink Paislee's "City Sidewalks" offers a sweet mini banner kit...

Kaiser Crafts paper and stamps feature classic and timeless designs...

Michele featured Graphic45's "Nutcracker Suite at the ATC demo and trade...beautiful!

This is just some of what we have in the store now...come on in and see what else is new!

Make Someone Happy!

Sheila