WE "HEART" THIS TAG!

 

Check out this beautiful tag/card that Nanci created for

our tag class on Saturday.

She used her favorite BoBunny vintage double dot paper

for the tag holder.

Cupid was die cut, using a Tim Holtz die by Sizzix, from Bazzill cardstock.

We used our Tim Holtz stencils and Distress Inks on each of the

tags that we created in our tag class Saturday.

Check it out as you open up this amazing creation!

 

The beautiful tag that went into the tag holder.

Everyone enjoyed learning how to make the tag holder

AND the beautiful tag.

Nanci used her Tiny Attacher to show us that staples can really

become a design element.

She made them into little x's that look kind of like cross stitches.

LOVE the verse on the tag.

Nanci used one of Tim Holtz's stamps by Stamper's Anonymous,

which Cat has in stock at the store.

 

Our new class attendee, Misty, used the bonus arrows

that Nanci gave us to add some fun to her tag/card.

LOVE how her creation turned out!  

The next tag class will be on March 14th.

We are always learning new techniques.

Don't miss out on all of the fun!

Call and reserve your place at the next tag class.

You won't be sorry!

HAVE YOU MADE YOUR TIM HOLTZ WISH LIST?

It's that time....

New product releases from Tim Holtz!

There are all kinds of yummy new things.

 Lots of Sizzix Bigz dies,

 movers and shapers (I'm in love with that airplane!!),

 a HUGE selection of thinlits

(these feature his handwriting),

 stamp and die sets  

(these were my favorites)

lots of new embossing folders,

and PUNCHES!!!!

You can see all of his new Sizzix products

HERE.

 

Now you can use Tim Holtz stamps 

for your "girls" on your art journal pages!

 This was one of my favorites - LOTS of stamps!

 Wonderful nautical "blueprint" stamps for your beach pages!

You can see ALL of the Stampers Anonymous

new releases HERE.

 His ideaology new products include a paper stash,

 

A carousel where you can display your tags, photos, or store product.

 

 This was one of my favorites:

tissue tape and flash cards!

You can pick your favorites from his ideaology release

HERE.

 

For Core'dinations, he has a new metallic collection.

Check out the rest of his new releases 

HERE

 

He is going to release a new ink color each month

in All of the distress forms.

Every four months there will be a new 

4 pack of mini ink pads released.

OH MY!!!!!

Plus, if you use up one o your mini ink pads,

they will be available individually.

Read more about the new

Ranger news HERE

So much new stuff from Tim....

I need to add on to my house!

THE CAT'S AWAY.....SO WE ARE HAVING A S.A.L.E.!!!!

Come see me and Valerie at the store on Saturday while Cat & Ray are playing steak judges in Hico. Lots of goods have just been marked down and ready for the taking.  Lots of Sizzix Dies and Embossing Folders, all of the Stamp 2 Cut cartridges for Eclips, other select cartridges for Eclips, select paint sprays, stickers, papers, stamps and all kinds of goodies. Cat went nuts pulling product to make room for all that new product she has been getting in. All Sale product is 50% off Saturday!  Whooo Hoooo! I know I'm gonna get me some new goodies!  I'm getting into it first thing when I get to the store Saturday morning to work.  We will be open late since we are cropping--you can shop 'til 8pm.

The website is still messed up so you will need to follow on FB or the blog for now. Cat is having to rebuild it. Thank you hackers!

TAG, YOU'RE IT! BLOG HOP WINNER ANNOUNCED

The drawing has been held and the blog hop winner  
of our $50 gift certificate is:  
Angela Trindle
CONGRATULATIONS Angela!!!!!!
 
Have you attended one of Nanci's tag classes yet?

If not, you are missing a great way to learn how to use all of those Tim Holtz products from Ranger, Stamper's Anonymous, and Sizzix.

We had a a tag class this past Saturday.  This class was different because they only made one tag.  However, check out the tag!   There was too much involved in this tag for them to make more than one tag.

Everyone's hands were TIRED after squeezing Glossy Accents onto all of those reindeer!

Plus you had to put Stickles on many different elements.

The tag itself is inked with distress inks and embossed with an embossing folder and then inked some more.  Put all of these elements together and you have a BEAUTIFUL tag.

The next tag class will be on April 12 and the cost is $18. 

Don't miss out on these wonderful classes and a chance to learn more about how to use all of those products you own.

THE NEW ALTERATIONS BY TIM HOLTZ...CHA...CHA...CHA

Hang onto your wallet.....here are Tim's fabulous new Sizzix Alterations!

Don't you love these!!!  They are a die and the coordinating embossing folder -- perfection!

The bee is another die/embossing folder set.  And check out those arrows - love them!

For all of those ocean layouts - seahorse, starfish, and sand dollar dies.  Then you can add some wave textures and bubble textures.

Arrows, alphabet, more waves, and woodgrain - so much FUN!!!

This is an XL bigz die that you can cut chipboard letters with for your titles.  Fantastic!

Check out those banners, the fabulous alphabet, and those wonderful birds.  I gotta have ALL of these!

Bubbles, beautiful butterflies, and greenery to tuck around your tattered florals - yumminess!

Bows for you to make, petals for you to make a flower, and a fabulous matchbox die - how does Tim come up with all of these??!!!

These innovative dies are steel rule and cut a usable “framework” of a repeating pattern which makes the inside pieces interchangeable.  you can use the design with or without the “framework” for lots of creative potential. (I copied this straight from Tim's blog - can't wait to see what he does with these!)

New embossing folders to add some great texture to your projects.

Perfect dies to use on all of those "award winning" layouts!

Movers and shapers, which are smaller versions of those dies.

These are the large die that you can use the smaller die on.

More greenery - since this is the bigz die, you can cut out chipboard with this one.  And check out that door - FUN!!!

This is an XL Bigz die so you can make some bigger tattered florals - So much fun!

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.

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.