National Scrapbook Weekend

It's coming up quick. Next weekend, May 1-3, is National Scrapbook Weekend here at The Inspiration Station.

Friday, May 1st - Fun Friday Crop - 6pm-10pm
Join us for 4 hours of crop time and some special surprises in honor of NSD. Only $10, pre-registration required.

Saturday, May 2nd - FREE Demonstrations with Lead Fiskateer Kelly Jo. 10am-2pm
Kelly Jo is going to share her Fiskateer enthusiasm with all of us and she is bringing along a special prize basket for one lucky person in attendance.

Sunday, May 3rd - Afternoon Crop 12 noon-4pm
We are bringing back the daytime crop for all of you early birds. Join us for 4 hours of crop time and some special surprises in honor of NSD. Only $10, pre-registration required.

Everyone who attends a crop this weekend will be given a FREE page kit exclusively designed for this event.

Pink Cat Stamps

These two designs are on the "Billy" set of stamps from Pink Cat.

Bling it on!

That's the name of the new rub on line from Basic Grey - and we have it in stock! All designs are available in black, brown or white and include rhinestone accents.

Card Sample

This is just one of the beautiful new stamps from Magenta. It is a limited release Cat of the Month and her name is Camille. The stamp is available in 2 sizes small and large and this is the large one. The card measures 5" x 7". Hope you like her!

Off on a personal note

It is my goal to keep this blog a happy place full of inspiration. But every now and then something catches my attention and I want to share some info with my friend. If that doesn’t interest you, please come back another day- today I am going to indulge.

A few days ago, my favorite creative muse, Tim Holtz, put a story on his blog about an artist friend of his who rescues animals and is asking for help to build a shelter in Tennessee. I followed the link to her site, A Place to Bark, and was so moved by the work she is doing. He has a badge on his blog to donate money to the organization and many of his followers have done just that, myself included.

So that got me thinking…

Many of you have been reading my blog for a while and know about my experiences with the feral cats that live around me. (You can go back and read my posts here and here if you are interested). The organization that helped me, Our Companions, is listed through the same fundraising program. Now, I have nowhere near the readership of Tim Holtz… but I have added a badge to my blog to raise money to help Our Companions. . I do not receive any money for this. Everything is handled through the Network for Good. The kitty in the photo is my first rescue, Boo. Since August I have trapped, neutered, vaccinated and released six additional cats.

It is my hope that if or when you are looking for a way to help homeless animals, you will consider donating to Our Companions. They have been a wonderful resource for me and they offer many services for animals in Connecticut.

Since this is Easter weekend and many are celebrating the gift of “a new Life”, I hope you will see this as a chance to offer the same hope to homeless animals.

Now back to the regularly scheduled blog.

Graphic 45 Transatlantic & Stamping Bellas have arrived

I know many people have been anxiously awaiting the new Graphic 45 line Transatlantic - It is here and it is drop dead gorgeous! This one will not be here long, I will need to put a re-order together very quickly.

Also, the stinkin' cute Stamping Bella rubber stamps arrived and they are begging me to take them home. These are unmounted rubber stamps which means you need to mount them your self. All I do with mine is put some double stick tape on a clear block and stamp on a cushioned surface. Nothing terribly difficult.

A big ol' shipment of American Crafts paper, Thickers, journaling stickers, rub-ons and albums also arrived on Thursday (9 boxes!) and we are still digging through those.

We are OPEN today (Good Friday) but closed on Easter Sunday. Hope you all have a wonderful day with your families!

New Bo Bunny Paper Lines

Here are some samples made with the new line we received. These images were taken from the Bo Bunny Blog.

Lucky Boy
Designer: Julia Sandvoss
Bug Boy Stickers, U Bug Me! Outdoors, U Bug Me! Arrows, U Bug Me! Stripe, U Bug Me! Cut Outs, U Bug Me Combo Sticker, Rough & Tough iCandy Brads








Thinking of You Card
Designer: Dee Gallimore-Perry
BoBunny Alissa Spunky, Alissa Love You, Alissa Cut Outs, Alissa Combo Sticker, A True Princess Sticker, Alissa Flowers, Licorice All Stuck Up Brads

Oh and by popular request the background paper I used on this layout is back in stock!

National Scrapbook Day Weekend

We are still working on the details for our NSD weekend, but I wanted to share some of what we have.

Friday, May 1st - Fun Friday Crop - 6pm-10pm
Join us for 4 hours of crop time and some special surprises in honor of NSD. Only $10, pre-registration required.

Saturday, May 2nd - FREE Demonstrations with Lead Fiskateer Kelly Jo. 10am-2pm
Kelly Jo is going to share her Fiskateer enthusiasm with all of us and she is bringing along a special prize basket for one lucky person in attendance.

Sunday, May 3rd - Afternoon Crop 12noon-4pm
We are bringing back the daytime crop for all of you early birds. Join us for 4 hours of crop time and some special surprises in honor of NSD. Only $10, pre-registration required.

I certainly hope you will be able to join us for some or all of the fun. I am looking forward to seeing all of those scrapbookers who have been hibernating all winter and seeing what fabulous pages you've been working on.

Fiskateer event

We are so lucky to have a great friend who also happens to be a Lead Fiskateer. Kelly Jo is always so much fun to have visit and in the coming weeks she will be with us several times. She has graciously offered to come and demo all kinds of Fiskars products on National Scrapbook Day (May 2) from 10am-2pm. She also planned to have the regional Fiskars 360th Birthday crop here at The Inspiration Station on June 6th. Of course, as soon as she announced the date to some of her Fiskateer friends- it sold out immediately! So, not wanting to disappoint anyone, she added another date. So June 20th is your chance to come and crop with fellow Fiskateers. The crop will be 10am - 6pm and cost only $15. Please call the store (860) 684-2641 to register before this one sells out too!

I'm playing again

The weather is yucky so I am staying inside and playing. Here are a few new cards:

Sneak Preview of this week's sale

Because you actually read my blog you are getting an advanced notice of this week's sale!

Hero Arts Clearance Sale
25% off ALL in stock Hero Arts Stamps

Yep, you read that right ALL in stock Hero Arts stamps - even the new ones! We saw so many great new stamps at the trade show this past weekend that we really need to "refresh" our stamp selection; and we really have a LOT of Hero Arts stamps. So from now until April 8th you can save 25% on all of them. Get in early for best selection.

Our annual Tim picture

We now have a standing tradition of getting our picture taken with Tim Holtz every year when he teaches in Framingham. Donna hates it because she doesn't like how she looks in the picture; but she never reads my blog so HA! She'll never know I posted it!

And we're off...

After a painful start to the day ( I really should NOT have attempted roller skating last night)- I am driving up to the Boston area for a bunch of classes with some industry greats. Donna will be joining me later this afternoon.

My schedule for today includes classes with Cat's Pajamas, Melissa Frances, & Cheryl Mezzetti. Donna will have a class with Melissa Frances and a 3 hour workshop with Claudine Helmuth.

Tomorrow Donna has two classes with Tim Holtz and one with Cat's Pajamas and I will be in with Graphic 45, October Afternoon and Fiskars. Busy, busy, busy. Have a great weekend (go in to the store and visit Michelle and Terry!)

More Monkey Fun

Yeah, It's Wednesday. My only day to play. Here are 2 more monkey cards.

April classes SOLD OUT

Just a quick note to let you know that both Cricut classes in April (16th and 19th) are Sold Out as well as the AM Card Club on April 13th. We did add an additional AM Card Club on Thursday, April 9th for those who were unable to get in.