Weekend Wow

On Saturday our very own Stacey delighted us with a demo featuring the adorable Honey Pop line from Inky Antics...featuring stamps and honeycomb paper...and the results are really, really cute!



This is a new technique for us and Stacey explained it perfectly!





It really is easy to line up the layers of honeycomb paper...


Perfect for those of you who love dimensional projects...and always a delight when opened...surprise!







Then on Sunday, Nancy made some gorgeous cards from the 'Romantique' line from Prima...lots of lovely flowers, soft pastel papers, vintage style embellishments and Nancy's attention to detail result in simply the prettiest cards ever...








My favorite is the altered altoid tin...you need to come in the store and take a closer look at this lovely piece of art...
Nancy's very clever and creative cards have lots of layers and moving parts...all are on display for you to examine more closely...



Thanks so much for stopping by today!
Sheila

Monthly Calendar Project

Did you pick up a couple packages of the mini calendars we had in the store during the last few months of the year?...Well, I certainly did, and after gifting a few at Christmas, I found I had one set left over for myself... I wanted to do something more with the calendar than just sticking it on my computer, so my 'Monthly Calendar Project' idea was hatched...Every month I will share with you a calendar page I have created that can be displayed during that month, then later easily be changed into a scrapbook page...

I selected this really cute white scalloped clipboard to be the base of my project...this one measures 8 1/2 by 8 1/2 inches square...

Each months calendar will have a theme, and for January 2012 I have chosen Chinese New Year, which falls on January 23...Monthly themes can be inspired by holidays, vacations, special family events or other occasions that merit just a bit of special attention...Here's what I ended up working with...

The background paper, and stamped images are from my own stash, the clipboard, dragon die cut, red envelope, and punchinella ribbon I picked up at Stamp Your Heart Out...the chopstick and fortune are from my kitchen junk drawer...

Here's the finished page...I left space above the calendar to add a special photo and then into the scrapbook it goes at the end of the month...just remember to go easy on the adhesive for the base paper as you want to be able to eventually take it off the clipboard...the clip actually holds it in place nicely...


I'd love to see your calender page creations too!

Make Someone Happy!
Sheila

P.S. Next month I will be using the 2012 set of Calendar Stickers by SRM. A set of stickers sells for only $2.75. These very handy stickers come in two design styles.

Mary...Mary...

We have been a huge fan of collage artist, Mary Mata, for years. We just love her beautiful collage packs, vintage image sheets, transparency sheets, ATC kits, and collage kits...all created from her own extensive collection of photographs and vintage ephemera.



So we were thrilled when she was available to fly in from the Bay Area and spend Saturday with us...teaching a class in the morning and demo-ing in the afternoon...We had so much fun!





We cut, glued, stamped, sanded, and embellished our class kits and made two cards, a tag and a trading card...Mary provided tips and techniques to allow our creative side to come out and not be afraid of trying the collage process...Everyone was thrilled with their creations...


We all learned a new image transfer technique using contact paper...


Mary had fun too, and promised to be back to teach more classes...Sign me up!

Make Someone Happy!
Sheila

Kiss Kiss!

New in the store this week is the adorable line from Basic Grey..."Kissing Booth"... These papers, embellishments, and coordinating stamps from Hero Arts are simply beautiful...lovely shades of cream, red, pink and brown...so sweet...you will love creating Valentines from this fabulous collection...


Also check out the latest from "Great Impressions"... We just love the french inspired theme of these beautiful cards...ooh la la!








There are lots more Valentine themed papers, stamps and embellishments in the store now...come by and take a look...




Make Someone Happy!
Sheila

A Sweet Sneak Peek

Now that the holidays are over, it is time to look forward to the 'sweetest' date on the calendar....Valentine's Day! This is by far our most favorite time of year, celebrating love and all things hearts related...
We just couldn't resist giving you a sneak peek a few of the January release of Lifestyle Crafts/Quickutz cutting dies that will be in store in a week or so...


Who wouldn't want to receive a handmade Valentine created from one of these adorable cutting dies? I already know which ones are my favorites and I can't wait to try them out!
Ginny will feature them at the Lifestyle Crafts Club monthly meeting/demo on Saturday, January 28th and will reveal the January Club die...if you haven't signed up yet for 2012, don't delay, as memberships are limited and going fast!

Thanks for stopping by!
Sheila