meet me at the front door

hey everyone! today is gonna be a short post just to let you know that we are still recovering from scrappers jam yesterday and i will be posting the pictures soon!

i was really looking forward to sleeping in this morning after a really long day yesterday, but my dad couldnt wait for me to get up, so he called my cell phone and hung up! that dirty rat! but i guess its sweet that he couldnt wait to see me again (aww) i guess you could say that its an issue easily solved by starbucks! (yum yum, i love me some starbucks!)

i'll be back later, i just wanted to pop in and say heyheyhey!

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dont be afraid

know what was happening on this day 23 years ago in albany, new york? my mom had my big brother! yep, my brother turns 23 today! my how time flies!

we just got in some new dandelion stamps! check it out:

we got a lot of the little characters, and they are all perfect for any occasion! my personal favorites are the penguin, giraffe and the little tiger! to help give you an idea of how big they are, the black grid is in half-inch measurements.
the great thing about these adorable little stamps is that they are perfect to use on cards! with cards you are given a small canvas and you can't always fit a huge image into your card design.




with charming and whimsical characters, dandelion creates the perfect stamp for first birthday, baby showers and all kinds of events!


another great way to use these stamps is to put them on a tag. next time you give a gift, spiff it up with a fun tag that has a penguin on it, penguins are cool! :)



like magazines? we have march's installment of cards magazine and scrapbook trends magazine. what i love most about these magazines is that they cut back on the ads and throw in TONS of ideas! with practically an idea per page, you will never run out of inspiration! i've gotten some of my best ideas after thumbing through these bad boys, you should pick one up too!




i'm not sure about you guys, but i LOVELOVELOVE embossing powder! most people tend to use embossing powder for their cards, and its great for that, but my favorite is using them in my altered artwork! i like making mini albums out of old child board books, and i use embossing powder to enhace the appearance of my stamped images.

american crafts recently came out with their first line of embossing powders and i have them pictured below. what you see is five tiers of fabulous colors that coordinate perfectly with any american crafts product! the first tier houses the flourescent powders, second has the metallics, third has the glitter embossing, and the last two are the opaque. all these colors go very nicely on darker papers (especially the flourescents).

just as a reminder, our american crafts promotion ends this sunday (3/8/2009), so dont forget to take advantage! just buy 10 sheets of american crafts printed papers and 2 packages of thickers and you get the free gift set pictured below!


class is in session! our march schedule is put together and i have 2 sneak peeks for you! here are the samples for the card class on sunday march 20th. the cards are about half done in this picture, i just wanted to give you a little peek!

and here we have a tiny snippet of the "Shiny New Penny" layout that mama is teaching on sunday march 15th. i would have taken a bigger picture, but she didnt want me to leak it! sorry, this is all you get for now! but when you stop by the store, we can show you the whole layout!


i will post the march class schedule on the blog later today, right now i'm gonna go eat my leftover pizza from last night! spinach and mushroom, yum!

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you never have to be alone

we got in a HUGE order of american crafts!


we got 5 new lines of product: character, craft fair, backyard, teen, and baby. if you'd like to see what the new lines look like, check out the American Crafts website for images, dont forget to check out the idea gallery, they have lots of neat ideas! along in that same order was a bunch of new thickers -mostly alphabets, but we got shapes too- a few alphabet rubons, and some embellishments.


as most of you may know, tomorrow is 3/3/09 aka GIRLS DAY!!! to celebrate, we are going to be doing make and takes from 11am to 3pm. here's what it looks like:



we are also going to be doing a giveaway tomorrow, so when you stop by to do the make and take, you can fill out an entry blank too! the prize is a super cute hello kitty purse, with a mini album kit inside, and 2 sheets of stickers to match.



the hello kitty on the purse is embroidered and wearing a beautiful kimono, so its absolutely perfect for girls day! you can enter all day tomorrow (3/3/2009) and we will pull the winning name at 6pm tomorrow, and notify via phone.


we are having a spring promotion featuring our American Crafts product! when you purchase 10 American Crafts printed papers and 2 packages of Thickers, you can get a free gift! The gift pack includes 1 precision pen; 3 buttons, eyelets and minibrads in cherry and chestnut; 4 buttons, eyelets and minibrads in white; 16 feet of premium ribbon; 1 kara mint chocolate truffle and all of it fits inside a designer gift box. The gift box can be broken down to use as a template to recreate your own designer boxes with some beautiful american crafts paper and embellishments!

the promotion starts 3/3/2009 and ends sunday 3/8/2009 or while supplies last.

lots to do today, so i must be going! see you!

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