Have you missed me?

It seems as though I have taken the summer off from blogging! Well, like everyone else I have way too much on my plate pretty much every day, and one day runs into the next. So in case you're interested, here is a run down of the last 3 months in my life (the good, the bad and the ugly):
In June, My daughter graduated from high school. The next day (Father's Day) my 19 year old niece was killed in a car accident in Vermont. Terry went on vacation and my son started camp. I don't even remember much of July other than Donna went on vacation and my oldest son moved into his own apartment. August has been a whirlwind as well. We had to put down our beloved yellow lab, Molly. Her buddy Reese, our chocolate lab has been moping around ever since. Camp ended for my son and then the whole back to school process began- My daughter will be a college freshman and my son will be a high school junior. Throw in the parking lot sale, a wedding and a 50th birthday for my neighbor and I'm spent. I never did get to take any vacation time but I did manage to go see Cirque Dreams at Foxwoods and Tom Petty in Hartford.

So what's on tap for September? Hmmm...at the store there's classes, crops, and a customer tag sale along with preparing for the Fall Bus Tour. My to-do list is currently 3 pages long! I desperately need the routine of the school year to get back on track!

Bus Tour Registration

Today is the day. Bus Tour Registration begins at 10am. You must register in person or over the phone and arrange payment. No registrations will be accepted via voicemail or email. Cost is $65 and is non-refundable unless we can fill your seat from the waiting list.

Inky Antics Penguins

These cute little fellas are due to arrive on Thursday!

Upcoming Classes

Beach Layout Augt 25, 2010
Scrap More Layouts September 1, 2010


Crafter's Home Project Saturday, September 18, 2010
Quick & Easy Halloween Cards September 28, 2010


Family Nest Accordion Book September 29, 2010



Christmas Cards Set 1 September 30, 2010

Christmas Cards Set 2 October 7, 2010

Upcoming Events

Just a quick update to let you know about a few things coming up. On Sunday, Sept. 26 we will have our Customer Tag Sale. We are accepting registrations now for your space. Cost is $5 to participate and you earn store credit for whatever you sell.

We will begin registering for our Fall Bus Tour on Saturday, August 28th at 10am. Lots of people requested that we run this event in the fall. The date of the tour is Sunday, October 3rd. Cost is $65 and must be paid at the time of registration.

Fall 2010 Bus Tour

Get ready for the Fall 2010 Bus Tour!! Join us on Sunday
October 3rd for a day of fun. Registration starts August 28th at 10am
in person or via phone. Cost is $65 and includes breakfast and lunch, as well as a whole lotta fun!

New Inky Antics

Aren't these adorable? There is one template stamp to make the triangle box and then all sorts of "character" stamps to make different faces for different occasions. We have the directions for all of these. If you buy the stamps, send me your email and I'll send you the complete instructions in pdf form.

Zentangle Inspired

My oldest son (21) recently moved into a new apartment with a friend. It's a very nice place, but like all rentals the walls are painted stark white. When I visited the first time they complained that they needed some artwork for the walls. Have you ever thought about decorating an apartment for 2 young men? It's not easy. Everything out there is so ... girly.

We they both seemed interested in my Zentangles so I decided to go big. Really big. I created a Zentangle inspired piece on a poster size (22" x 28") sheet of paper. It was hard to get started adapting the tangles to such a large scale, but once I got going it went rather quickly. I worked on it all weekend and spent about 22 hours total. My son thought it was "awesome", so I guess it was a good idea. Pretty cool, huh?


to learn more about Zentangle, please visit www.zentangle.com

Did you hear?

We have a HOT sale going on now through Sunday, July 11th on COPIC MARKERS! Right now- Buy 3 get your fourth one FREE! And the best part- There no limit to the number of FREE pens you can earn. Now is the time to stock up.

Also, I'll give you a quick heads up. Since we have a lot of people coming in on Sunday for the Christmas in July classes we will be having a special "One Day Sale" on all in stock clear stamps. Buy 2 get the third FREE.

My goodness, free Copics, free stamps what else could you ask for?

Class samples from Donna

Christmas in July


Card Club for July featuring Stampendous Fun Food set:

Special Guest Instructor - Jen Starr

COMPLETELY DISTRESSED – LAYOUT MASTERCLASS

Saturday, July 17th noon - 4pm

$60

Whether you prefer a vintage style or bright happy colors, Tim Holtz’s Line of Distress products can customize any paper crafting project to the look and color scheme YOU want to achieve.

In this workshop you will create 6 unique 8x8” layouts focusing heavily on technique…you can follow the color selections I’ve used in my samples or use the same techniques in colors of your choice! You will learn how to use Tim Holtz Stamps in artful and unusual ways to create beautiful backgrounds, borders, titles, embellishments and even tint photos. We will use the complete line of Distress Products including inks, re-inkers, crackle paints, stickles, embossing powders with a few of my other favorite goodies mixed in. The goal of this workshop is to teach you all that this line is capable of beyond just inking the edges!

Sale!

Sale

All Clear Stamps

Buy 1 Get 2^nd ½ Price!

Discount taken on lower priced item. No additional discounts apply.

Sale ends Saturday, June 26, 2010

Coming Soon...

Details are being finalized for our Summer 2010 Passport Program, "Cruisin' Connecticut". Watch for more info.

Participating Stores:

Beautiful Impressions - Westbrook, CT

Great American Stamp Store - Westport, CT

Memory Lane - Marlborough, CT

New England Scrapbook Co. - Canton, CT

Papercraft Clubhouse - Westbrook, CT

Stamp & Scrap Nest - Simsbury, CT

The Inspiration Station - Stafford Springs, CT

Wiggles & Giggles - Rocky Hill, CT

New Hero Arts

The new summer stamps from Hero Arts have arrived! Love the new images. This is one of my favorite sets.