TIM HOLTZ PORTFOLIO

Katina attended the crop on Saturday and

had not scrapbooked in TWO YEARS!!!

You would never know by looking at the fabulous job

she did on the Tim Holtz portfolio she "pimped out".

We all fell in love with the button heart she

created on the front of the portfolio.

She used a wonderful combination of products on 

the portfolio. 

Check out the glassine bags on the left.

LOVE those!

She combined Kaisercraft's "Mix and Match"

with My Minds Eye "Lost and Found"

collections beautifully on this portfolio.

 

We certainly hope that it isn't another two

years before Katina is able to scrapbook again.

We all had a wonderful time on Saturday and

were glad that everyone made it home before the

storms hit!

Come by and pick up one of these portfolios

and see what you can create with one!

MY, MY, THIS IS PRETTY!

Check out the latest offerings from My Minds Eye.

This is "My World" which is perfect for any travel photos you have.

These are the embellishments.  

Check out the laser cut wooden embellishments 

in the upper right hand corner of the picture.

They are "to die for"!

This is "On trend", a great collection for weddings.

It also has lots of general purpose prints.

Here are the remainder of the papers in the collection.

Lots of shiny gold in this collection!

Sorry about the sideways shot--couldn't figure out how to fix it.

The embellishments in this collection.

These are the remainder of the embellishments.

Plus there are metal dies, as well, 

that go with both collections.

So much to love with these new My Minds Eye collections.

So, hurry to the store to pick up your favorites.

NEW MY MINDS EYE IS HERE!!!!

 

 IT'S ONLY ONE MORE DAY

UNTIL THE FUN BEGINS!!!!

In the meantime......

It's Christmas back at the store....

Meet "Sleigh Bells Ring" by My Minds Eye.

Don't you love the reindeer and that gorgeous plaid?

More fabulous reindeer, typographical print, fantastic trees, and polka dots.

Love the shades of red and green they used mixed with the black and white.

Stickers, embellishments, paper packs, and the six by six pads to coordinate.

Washi tape, die cuts, more stickers, flair, and just about every kind 

of wonderful embellishment you could imagine!

 

Is vintage more your style?

Meet "Joyous" another Christmas line by My Minds Eye.

I am in love with that Santa Clause and typography page--OH MY!!!

There is so much to love about this line if you are a vintage gal.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the French Horn page.  

Beautiful polka dot and damask pages as well.

Collection pack, six by six pad, stickers, and yet another beautiful page featuring amaryllis.

 Embellishments, stickers, and washi tape, 

everything you need to create beautiful pages and projects.

There will be elephant dung at the retreat

and all of this beautiful stuff at the store.

FUN TIMES!!!!

IT'S GETTING CLOSER....

AND CLOSER....

AND CLOSER!!!

 

ONLY TWO MORE DAYS

UNTIL THE FUN BEGINS!

ARE YOU EXCITED?

 

Any time there is a retreat there is new product.

Besides the elephant dung (aka new product) for the retreat, 

FIVE....

yes, FIVE

boxes of new product arrived at the store yesterday.

From 

MY MINDS EYE.

Cat and Ann tried to get the product checked in and priced.

However, they were having problems because they

kept DROOLING over it!  LOL!

It will be in the store so you will want

to make at least one Pajama Raid during the

retreat.  Or, stop on your way to the retreat.

Whatever you do, make sure you check out the 

latest arrival from My Minds Eye.

Yes, it is retreat time at the store

and the times, they are

EXCITING!!!

GUESS WHAT DAY IT IS.....

COME ON.....

GUESS WHAT DAY IT IS......

IT'S DOUBLE PUNCH THURSDAY!

JUST MENTION THIS POST AND

GET DOUBLE PUNCHES ON YOUR

PUNCH CARD.

GREAT WAY TO FILL THAT PUNCH CARD UP

FOR $10 OFF OF YOUR NEXT PURCHASE.

Look at all of the new product you can buy and get double punches:

 Check out the new products from My Minds Eye.  There are journal card sets, coordinating washi tape, and ready to frame 8 x 10 prints.  

More prints, journal cards, and washi tape.

and the rest of the collections.  There are also coordinating enamel dots and 6 x 6 pads.

The "Now and Then" collection has arrived and is full of wonderful images.

Don't you love the colors!  And those stickers by the buttons - you get 4 sheets of alphabets and words in different colors.  I might have had to purchase those--so many possibilities.

Love these colors and those doilies.

Check out that paper with the images of the label holders--YUM!

More fun papers and they have the regular enamel dots plus enamel shapes.  LOVE that map paper on the bottom rack!

Those picture frames will be so much fun for family photos!

These prints and colors are so YUMMY!  

LOVE those keys! 
See the coordinating washi tape hanging on each side of this rounder?

There are so many wonderful prints on the washi tape--I might have had to buy some (or lots) of it!

 So, come stock up on the beautiful My Minds Eye and get

DOUBLE PUNCHES!

FANTASTIC FRIDAY SNEAK PEEKS!

Are you ready to be dazzled by some more sneak peeks?

Just a reminder:

I am sharing sneak peeks of what the

 manufacturers are offering, but this 

does not mean they are all going to be ordered for the store.  

The store is not big enough to hold EVERYTHING that

is offered, so Cat does her best to order what the majority

of her customers want.  
The items that Cat orders will be scheduled out and will
arrive over the next several months.

Today, we are going to check out the new My Minds Eye collection that is in 4 color schemes and goes in the rounder at the front of the store.  It is called "Now and Then"

Introducing Dorothy, with a beautiful rainbow of colors.

This is "Izzy" and isn't it beautiful!  My favorite colors!

"Milo" is beautiful with all of the teals, blues, and golds.

The final installment of the collection is "Mildred".  Such a great collection!
To see closeups of all of the papers and embellishments, click here.

If you are a fan of the chalkboard trend, you will LOVE "Chalk Studio II".  You can see closeups of this here - just scroll down.

Don't know if Cat will order all of these.  It is a LOT of product!  We will just have to wait until it all starts pouring in!  Start saving your money now...you are gonna need it!

MARVELOUS MONDAY - TRENDS

I rely on "Scrapbook Update" for my sneak peeks of the new releases for the CHA show.  They also have news updates about the scrapbook industry and which company is buying which, and other news.  A few days ago, they published a blog post about the trends they are seeing in the releases for the upcoming CHA show.  You can find the post in its entirety here.  I thought I would share this list:

• Wood: Both in its actual physical form and in the form of printed wood grain design, wood has been hot for some time and will continue to be hot.  We have all kinds of paper featuring various wood grain designs such as the new Kaisercraft Basics line.
• Cork: Natural materials (not just wood) in general seem to be on the rise, and cork has definitely gotten hot in the past year.  We have cork shapes and sheets of cork from Canvas Corp.
• Transparency: This old trend is making a comeback.  We have transparencies from Fancy Pants and other manufacturers. 
  
• Chalkboard: This design element was absolutely everywhere in Las Vegas, and it won’t be going away in Anaheim.  However, Scrapbook Update does not predict this trend to be long lived.  We have chalkboard designs from numerous manufacturers as well as actual 12 x 12 pages of chalkboard paper by Canvas Corp.
  
• Doilies: An outgrowth of the vintage and kitchen theme trends, doilies aren’t going away any time soon.  We have doilies from various manufacturers, doily stamps, and you can also die cut your own doilies with dies from Sizzix and Lifestyle Crafts as well as using your Eclips.
• Arrows: Another trend that has been born out of the Project Life explosion, arrow embellishments are everywhere recently: stamps, chipboard, and even as all over patterns on paper designs.  We have arrows in numerous collections as well as stamps for you to stamp arrows on your project.
  
• Stars:  Stars used to be mostly reserved for holidays like Christmas and July 4th, but they are creeping into more everyday use lately. We have stencils for stars (as seen above), scrapbook paper with stars, and star stamps.
• Rainbow: When industry trends stepped out of the muted tones of vintage and started using bolder color again, some designers went all in on the color and just used it all, creating rainbow themed items and collections. 
  
• Metallic: If there was one color trend in Las Vegas in July, it was most definitely the rise of metallic tones. Gold, silver, bronze, copper, pewter, and pretty much any other metal tone you could think of was on the show floor in the form of almost any product you wanted: embellishments, ink, paper, you name it.  You can add a metallic touch to your project with the Viva Decor products plus we have some metallic card stock.
• Watercolor: This trend has been brought to us by a combination of the art journaling craze and the rise of stamping as a dominant sub-market in the papercrafting industry.  We have watercolor pencils from Faber Castell, you can watercolor with your distress inks, use the spray inks for a watercolor look, and watercolor with the Twinkling H20's.
• Nautical: This theme made a surprisingly strong appearance at the Las Vegas show, despite it being dominated by winter product line introductions.  We have some nautical themed papers in our travel section.
  
• Enamel Dots: These teeny affordable embellishments have become mainstream, snapped up by scrapbookers of all kinds. Companies are rushing to fill the demand, creating dots that coordinate with their product lines.  My Minds Eye and Teresa Collins both have coordinating enamel dots for their collections and My Minds Eye started making shaped enamel dots, as seen above.
  
• Clothespins: Another trend that has transferred from the card making market to the pocket scrapbooking market, mini decorative clothespins are now seemingly everywhere, whereas even a few shows ago they were the sole jurisdiction of a few specific companies like Pebbles.  We have clothespins in many colors and sizes as well as the clothespins that manufacturers have made to coordinate with their collection.
  
• Label Tape Inspired Alphas: These alphabets mostly started out as part of the alphabet “multi sheets” that have been popular at many companies in recent years, but have become so popular (thanks to pocket scrapbooking creating demand for teeny alphabets) that many companies now are starting to produce and sell them on their own.  We have mini alphabets from numerous manufacturers that coordinate with their collections.

TEMPTING TUESDAY

MY HOW TIME FLIES!

In less than a month, Cat will be deciding which new products to order at the Craft and Hobby Association Show (CHA).  The companies all roll out fabulous new offerings to tempt the store owners and their customers.  Which companies will you be anxiously awaiting their new releases?

 Will it be AdornIt?  They have really been releasing some great family oriented products.

 Lots of us are partial to the offerings of Authentique with their fabulous textured heavy cardstock.

 BoBunny is nearly always a huge hit.  I have a feeling this year will be no different.

 Carta Bella has been a big hit at the store and it will be fun to see what they come out with next.

 Crate Paper really had some big hits this last year.  Will they do it again?

 The bright colors of Doodlebug are quite popular too.

 I'm a big fan of Echo Park...how about you?

 Fancy Pants reallly has some great lines and will probably release more hits at the show.

 Graphic 45 papers are vintage works of art and super popular.  I'm anxious to see what they release at the show.

 Teresa Collins collections have been huge hits and will probably continue to be so.

 If it has Tim Holtz's name on the label, it will probably be a huge hit.  Who knows what fabulous products he has dreamed up now!

Webster's Pages are always so elegant.  It will be interesting to see what they have in store or us.

So, what are looking for?