A snowy day

I've been busy working on Christmas/Winter card samples with some of the new product that has been arriving recently. I have wanted to play with the new Memory Box Swirling Snowflakes die ever since it came in back in July and finally, I set some time aside to play with it.
I began by cutting the die out with Silver Mirrorcard. I needed the metal shim to cut it in my Big Shot but it cut out beautifully!!! Then I stamped the Stampendous Polar Ride stamp on Bazzill cardstock and colored it with my Tombow markers then cut the image out. I found a blue card base and cut a piece of Be Creative tape to fit the front of the card (4.25x5.5) and put it on the card front. I carefully laid down the snowflake die cut then I added Cool Highlight Glitter Ritz over the remaining exposed tape for a sparkly sky. I stamped the sentiment by Hero Arts on a leftover bit the same color as my main card (unglittered) and attached it as shown then I mounted my polar bears. Really happy with how this card turned out and happy I got to reuse an older Christmas stamp from a few years back.
Just a reminder that Crafty Capers will be having a Glitter Ritz free demo, tomorrow, Wednesday Sept 11 @1 pm. No need to preregister just drop in between 1 and 3 pm it is recommended you bring a notebook to jot down all the glitter tips and techniques.

New Arrivals

The week was a busy one with 2 orders arriving on Thursday and Friday. Yeah! There are lots of great new items in stock and I am going to predict we will have at least 2 orders in next week! Hopefully, I have not just jinxed it! :)
Here are some of the new products in stock now!

Art Impressions Girlfriends "in the tub" stamp set

Crafts too Bamboo embossing folder

Impression Obsession Lighthouse stamp set

Cuttlebug Christmas Stitch embossing folder set

Impression Obsession Birch Trees die (new!) Love it!

Memory Box Crisp Bows die

Crafters Workshop Flutterby stencil - plastic stencils are selling like hotcakes right now!

Just a reminder Crafty's Coffee and a Card is back again tomorrow at 10:30. Drop in between 10:30 and 1 pm with your basic class kit (scissors and adhesive) and for $2.00 make a fabulous card. Last Monday Coffee and a Card for 2013 will be Monday Sept 30 (but they are running each Monday in September!). Hope to see you there.

Glitter Demo sample

I've got a (free) Glitter demo next Wednesday 1:00 - 3:00 pm at the store so I made some time to work on samples today. The tree is made from two Dee's Distinctively dies (Tree Silhouette and Tree Overlay #1) using the Burnished Velvet technique coincidently developed by Dee, herself and her friend Haroldine. I used Microfine Champagne and Ultrafine Emerald Glitter Ritz glitter and Be Creative tape to create the colors on the tree. The background is a stamp by Hero Arts (star also by Hero Arts) stamped with Versafine Vintage Sepia ink. The Joy is made with an alphabet by Memory Box and covered with more Ultrafine Emerald Glitter Ritz.
Special thanks to my "color consultant" for this card, Marilyn!
Hope everyone is having a great week!

Happy, Happy!

We changed out our window display last week the theme for this month is birthday with an orange and green color theme. We did not have a lot of cards with that color theme around the store so I made this guy to fill in a blank space in the display.
This card uses an Elizabeth Craft Peel Off (funky cakes), Glitter Ritz glitter (black, light copper, celedon & cayenne), Bazzill and Kaisercraft papers, a Leisure Craft embossing folder, Cheery Lynn birthday die, Spellbinder classic ovals dies, a Hero Arts "happy" stamp and finally a Sakura Quickie Glue pen to add some dots of glitter around the sentiment.
Stop by the store to see the new window display and see this card in person.

Friday New Arrivals

Ran out of time yesterday to get the new product blogged. Here are some of the new product that came in yesterday:

Crafts too embossing folder. We sold out our first shipment but managed to get more.

A Dee bell overlay

Another Dee die Christmas tree overlay #1

New Inkagold colors came in Hydrangia, Aquamarine, Champagne & Brown Gold

A Memory Box die

Leisure Craft Inverted Circles die

Happy weekend everyone!

Joy!

It is the start of a long weekend - yeah! I managed to spend an afternoon this week playing with my Dylusions sprays, Distress stains and Gelatos. What fun! Here is what I created.

 I used After Midnight and White Linen Dylusions sprays, Picket Fence and Faded Jeans Distress Stains plus blue Gelatos all on Mixed Media paper to make a sheet of background paper. I cut a chunk of the background paper and stamped and embossed this In the Making Joy stamp with Silver Dollar embossing powder. I added some scraps of cardstock at the top of the card plus some Maya Road silver twine and white Liquid Pearls on the wreath.

Hope everyone has a fabulous long weekend!

Hero Arts new arrivals!

Hero Arts stamps arrived today, not the order I was expecting, but I am A-OK with that! Here are some of the great new stamps now in stock! I am hoping the next few days are a bit quieter so I can play with some of the new stamps/papers that have arrived this week. The new Authentique and Bella Blvd Christmas papers that came in yesterday are selling very quickly!

Dandelion Frame stamp

Merriest Christmas Wishes

LOVE all the blackboard stamps out right now!

Delicate Blossoms - regulars at the Coffee and a Card event will probably recognize this stamp set.

LOVE this new wood mounted stamp called "over exposed leaves"

A great new stamp by Hero Arts I can see Christmas cards done with this one plus other occasion cards too.

Hope to see everyone soon!