Sales now through Sunday, April 7!

Manager's Sale

Open stock pens (excludes COPIC & Distress) 25% off

Rolled ABC Stickers 25% off

Unibind Photocreator and Books 40% off

Lucky 8 Punch $29.99 (MSRP $39.99)

Lifestyle Crafts Dies 30% off (taken off regular price)

Quickutz Clearance 50% off

Slice additional 50% off

Clearance additional 50% off

Store Value Packs 50 % off

Sale prices apply to in-stock merchandise. Not good on previous purchases. No additional discounts. Sale valid now through April 7, 2013.

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Closed Easter Sunday

Wishing everyone a blessed Easter Sunday! We will be closed so that our employees may spend this day with their families.

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Employee Favorite Product of the Week

I am your artsy girl who loves to play with mixed media! I discovered mixed media several years ago when I met Donna Downey and it is now a staple in my studio. I am always looking for the newest products to play with. Last year I brought in Faber-Castell when Donna was here to teach. I have slowly been adding to our collection here at the store.

Here are just a few of the Faber-Castell products:

Gelatos - are creamy, smooth pigment sticks (think similar to a chapstick) that adds vibrant color to all your projects. They blend easily with your fingertips (and wash off easily) or you can dissolve them with a wet brush or mister. They are permanent, lightfast and waterproof when dry.

Gelatos colored directly onto canvas then misted and allowed to drip.

Stamper's Big Brush Pen - the high quality nib works like a paintbrush. You can create a thin or thick line depending on the pressure you use. You can use it over any surface including glitter :)  The India Ink is waterproof and it will not bleed through the paper like a marker. It is very juicy so you can rub your finger over it when first applied to move it around. They are also great for inking your stamps!

The Pitt Artist Big Brush Pen in gray traced around the inside of a stencil then blended with fintertip for a soft gray hexagon.

Pitt Pastel Pencils - unlike messy chalks, they give you the velvety chalk color without all the dust and mess. They sharpen easy to create strong vibrant lines. You can also soften the color with your fingertip or a blending stump.

Pitt Pastel Pencils colored onto manila tags with a stencil.

Each of these products are ligtfast and archival safe.

Please come by the store to see the canvas up close. We carry many more Faber-Castell products and use them frequently in my Art Journaling Technique class.

Happy scrapping!
Cheryl

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Bird Cage Wall Hanging

Hello everybody!  Pat here. And I have another class coming up on April 7.  In this class, we will do many "layers"....a stencil for misting; a stencil for embossing paste; stamping; sprays; glitter; stickles; and fibers....WOW!  Talk about "mixed media"...it's so much fun. And you will walk out with a pretty wall hanging.  Supplies needed for this class are as follows:

• Basic tool kit...
• double-sided scotch tape
• regular scotch tape
• spatula
• 1/8 in score tape (or similar)
• glue runner
• hole punch (if you have one)

Some of you bought the bird cage stencil and the Donna Downey hexagon stencil...bring them if you have them...Of course I'll have mine as well...teehee....

We will be using silver embossing paste; American Crafts aqua fine glitter and silver fine glitter;aqua stickles; Art Anthology Glorious spray; Dylusions turquoise spray; pink liquid pearls; small bird stamps, archival black ink, plus 2 stencils.

Check out the photograph below or stop by the store to take a closer look.

Sunday,
April 7, at 1:00pm.
Teacher Pat
Cost:  $15.00

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Design Team Wednesday: Sweet Layouts with Authentique

As soon as the Authentique "Grace" collection arrived in the mail, I could not wait to get started on my projects. The flower pattern immediately reminded me of this picture of me as a little girl, beaming with pride in my big girl bed! I added embellishment using lace tape, an envelope adorned with patterned paper, twine, crochet flowers, and buttons. The salmon and brown are Core Color cardstock found at Scrapdoodles. All remaining cardstock is Bazzill, also sold at the store.

 The envelope includes a journal block easily accessible via the button tab. I also added buttons to the center of each crochet flower using glue dots.

 For my second layout, I used the cardstock stickers from this collection to create various "titles" that allow your eye to travel around the page. I love these pictures of my little ones as babies. They just seemed perfect for the titles "mommy's girl and mommy's boy." I again used lace tape, buttons from my stash, and foam squares to raise various elements of the page.

 For this journal block, I covered the envelope Cheryl mailed my buttons and twine in and embellished with a cardstock sticker from the Grace collection. The envelope was a small mailing envelope, I believe in using all scraps and materials!

 My last project is a card I quickly created using a cardstock sticker, leftover twine, and buttons. I love the vintage feel this collection added to this card.

I hope these layouts provide you with some inspiration! Stop by the store to see these layouts in person, they will be arriving in the next few days!



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Clean & Simple Cards With Dawn

Spring is in the air (or at least that is what the weather man says, lol!) so it is time for some butterflies!  Anyone that know me, knows that I love butterflies!!  Anyway, my next card class samples are done and I am ready to show you how to get a little inky and use some fun new products (to me).  I have discovered that it is OK to get inky and still stay true to my clean and simple style.  Here are the cards that we will be making in class:

Remember, you can always change out the sentiments if what I have stamped doesn't work for you.

Call the store at  540 548 3788 to register or stop by in person!  I am offering this class on 2 seperate days, so pick the day that works best for you!

Clean & Simple Cards With Dawn
Saturday April 6th at 1pm
AND
Wednesday April 10th at 10:30 am
$15.00

Supplies needed:  basics kit, double sided tape, pop dots, ink blending tool, distress inks in these colors: peacock feathers, wild honey, vintage photo (or colors of your choice)
black ink, heat gun, craft mat, corner rounder, mini mister.

I look forward to seeing you!

Dawn

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We Love POW! Glitter Paper!

Hello!  I wanted to share with you a product that I truly can't get enough of!  POW Glitter Paper by American Crafts has revolutionized the use of glitter in our scrapbooking projects!  It has a smooth finish that sparkles like crazy and the best part is that the glitter doesn't flake off and get everywhere!  You can even run it through your die cutting machines with ease!  I've created the title and hearts above using my Cameo and see how nice they came out?

The silver is my favorite because it is so versatile!  You can even color it using Alcohol inks or Copic markers.  Can you imagine the possibilities?

If you want to add a little sparkle to your project without the mess of glitter, POW Glitter Paper is perfect!  Come down and check out our selection today!

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