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Metallic Distress Stains

Wed, 07 Nov 2012 20:17:19 GMT

For those that have been wondering about Tim Holtz's metallic distress stains, we found a fantastic video to share with all of you.

Come check them out at the shop! We've got some in stock, but hurry before they're gone.

...and as always, happy creating!

Hero Arts Card

Wed, 24 Oct 2012 19:33:18 GMT

Hey, everyone! It's me, Sarah, and I have to apologize for the lack of updates. Lots has been going on at the shop, and as we all know... life will be life. Anyway, today I just wanted to share a fun tutorial by Hero Arts. ...and yes, we have that wreath stamp! Come and get it while it is still in stock!

Hero Materials:
CH159 Red Gemstones
CG485 Very Best Holiday
CL627 Gingerbread Wishes
DI045 Wreath and Ornament
AF101 Black Ink Pad
AF160 Tim Holtz: Broken China Distress Dye Ink Pad
AF229 Forever Green
PS566 Snow Folded Cards
PS610 Snow Layering Paper
PS684 Aspen Paper Pad

Instructions:

Trim a panel of aqua patterned paper measuring 5.5"x4". Adhere a strip of snowflake patterned paper and two thin strips of Snow Layering Paper that have been inked with Broken China Distress Ink. Lightly ink edges with Broken China Distress Ink and mount to a Snow Folded Card.
Stamp wreath image using Forever Green ink then die cut with the wreath Frame Cuts die. Use a scissors or craft knife to trim out inside of wreath.
Mount photo behind wreath and then adhere to card with foam adhesive.
Stamp sentiment with black ink.
Embellish wreath with gemstones and ribbon.
Round all four corners.

...and as always, happy creating!

.New Arrivals.

Fri, 31 Aug 2012 19:13:12 GMT

This past week has been shipments after shipments through our door. Customers always ask us, "How can you guys fit so much into your tiny little shop?" Well, to be quite honest, it helps that our customers clear us out of lots of our collections, so it allows us to be new products consistently. ((A huge thank you to our loyal customers. We really appreciate your business.))

With that said, here's just a sneak of some of the new products that are now out on the floor.

First up, here's the latest collection from American Crafts, Ready Set Go, by Amy Tan:

Also out on the floor, we have the latest paper collection from Studio Calico, Yearbook:

There's also new Halloween stuff in from Pebbles, Inc. Super cute graphics in this collection. We especially love the spoooooky little ghosts, hehe.

Last up, we got in Carta Bella's Halloween collection, as well. You're all going to love the All Hallow's Eve collection!

Hurry in before we sell through our stash, haha.

...and as always, happy creating!

.We ♥ Lawn Fawn.

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 18:25:07 GMT

Ever since we laid our eyes on Lawn Fawn products, we've been sold! We're huge fans of all of their stamps. It's cuteness overload. The mailman was really good to us this week because he brought us a box loaded with Lawn Fawn stuff. Here are some of the stamp sets that we received:

...and to think, that's just some of the stamps we currently have in stock. We have a handful more, but we'll leave that to you to come check them out. Plus, we even picked up their paper collection, Dewey Decimal. Yes, we have the stickers and the 6x6 paper pads too! Here's a little preview to what that collection looks like:

See, we aren't joking when we say that we love Lawn Fawn.

Stay tuned for more updates.

...and as always, happy creating!

.More NEw Stuff.

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 05:15:25 GMT

When we say that we're getting bombarded with lots of new products, we aren't exaggerating. Today, we received four different boxes loaded with some of the latest releases from various companies. Here's a preview of some of those goodies:

Echo Park's Chillingsworth Manor

Echo Park's Very Merry Christmas

We even got in some new stamps from Impression Obsession. Here's just a few of the ones we received:

We've got more at the shop. Head in to check them all out. Oh, and just for your information, the forecast looks like we'll be getting more stamps in later this week from a different stamp company. Stay tuned for details.

...and as always, happy creating!

.supporting local.

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 04:19:13 GMT

You must all know by now that we love to support local as frequently as possible, and if you didn't already know, My Little Shoebox is a local scrapbook manufacturer. They're located right in the Bay Area!

We are so pleased with their continued success, and we want you to be pleased with them too. Check out some of the latest stuff we've received from them:

Oh, and we caught this in their latest email blast:

If you live in the Bay area our very own Pattie Beltran is teaching an adorable mini at Our Paper Place.

Here's all the details:

Teacher: Pattie Beltran
Date: Saturday, August 25th
Time: 2pm-5pm
Fee: $35

Join Pattie in creating a cute mini album using the latest My Little Shoebox collection Vintage Shop. We will use Nikki Sivils' adorable scalloped square chipboard album to create the perfect place to keep all of your cherished photos and memories. We will be creating our own handmade flowers, learning how to use gel medium to distress and alter paper, and creating a cute owl with paper piecing. There will be lots of ribbons, lace, and flowers to adorn your mini album perfect to keep for yourself or to give as a gift.

Supplies Needed: scissors, double-sided adhesive, Zots Dots/Glue Dots, foam squares, Beacon's/Helmar quick dry adhesive, Imaginisce petal roller (optional), tiny attacher stapler, crop-a-dile

**For more information call the store directly at 510-792-4487

Thanks, My Little Shoebox, for that little shout out. We totally appreciate it. Last we checked, there are only a couple of spots left, so get signed up today!

...and as always, happy creating!

.Recent Shipments .

Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:05:29 GMT

Many of you have called or emailed us to see what's new. Well, we figured we'd give you a brief overview of some of the items that have come through our doors recently. Hopefully, this will help you with all of your crafty needs.

We received a huge box from Technique Tuesday with Ali Edwards' latest stamps. This is perfect for all you Project Life peeps! Plus, we picked up all of those fun story cards. Yes, we made sure to get them in every color.

Last week, we received some yummy goodies from My Mind's Eye. Seriously, we're drooling over how beautiful these products are.

Gorgeous papers, embellishments, and other trinkets came in from Prima last week, as well. ...and don't worry, we made sure to pick up all the washi tapes for each collection.

Come on in to see the rest of the fun items we've been receiving daily. We promise there'll be at least one thing you can't live without. ;)

...and as always, happy creating!

.Festive card share.

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 18:42:22 GMT

Hello! Mary here with a quick card share. I made this fall card just to have on hand for the upcoming season.

I took a plain white card base (5.5"x4.25") and stamped out my pumpkins (I used one Hero Arts pumpkin, center, and three other pumpkin stamps I have had for many years - not sure of brands). I masked off each pumpkin in order to create the layering effects.

Once they were all stamped, I colored each pumpkin using Copic Markers. The ground is also colored with Copics, and I went over the solid color with another Copic, leaving dots to create more of a pebbled look to the ground. (I used a few of the YR colors - 02, 04, 07, 14, 16 and G 03 and 05 for the leaves).

I then carefully went in with a blending tool and added Tumbled Glass Distress Ink to the background to create the sky. I went over the sky several times to get the darker blue tone for the sky.

Lastly, I added Glossy Accents to the large center pumpkin and several of the pumpkin leaves. It created a glossy finish to the shapes, and added in a little dimension so the card didn't feel completely flat.

And that's it! The hardest part was masking off the pumpkins to get the layering correct. I think I might make a similar card, but cut out one of the pumpkins and layer it on the card using foam dots.

Hope you enjoyed this quick card share and are inspired to create something today!

...and as always, happy creating!

.we have a winner.

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 21:04:23 GMT

We had a couple of gals submit some fabulous projects to our latest layout challenge. We had such a hard time deciding on a winner, so we decided that both of you ladies are winner.

Congrats to both...

Amanda Kay & Joanne Cabling

First up, we have Amanda's layout.

We love how Amanda created a border out of flowers. How creative, don't you think?! Next up, we have Joanne's layout:

We adore all of the embellishments in Joanne's layout. It adds such a personal touch!

We LOVED both of your projects, so both of you talented ladies, head into the store to claim your prize!

...and as always, happy creating!

.layout challenge.

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:00:20 GMT

We know that with the carnival event we threw over the past weekend, it left some of you busy with no time to create. ...so we've extended the deadline for our layout challenge to Sunday, July 29th by 11:59 pm PST.

Remember, it's super easy to participate. Just take the sketch below in the previous blog post, and use it as your source of inspiration. Share a llink of where you posted your layout (or feel free to email it to us) in the comments section.

Winner receives a $10 gift card to the shop! You can't go wrong with free money!

Hope to see some of you play along with us.

...and as always, happy creating!