Shhh, it's a secret...

Crafty Secrets that is, just in time for the weekend!
We just got in 3 sets of their papers: Radiant, Earthy and Classic. These are gorgeous double sided papers that will be perfect for ATC cards, mini books and greeting cards.


If you haven't seen their new Clear Art Stamps online, you are in for a treat. I want a set of each they are so well done and detailed. Some folks put these on hold just after we ordered them so I know many of these will sell out quickly, so hurry in for the best selection.


We also have more of the Vintage Cuts and Vintage Stickers-we are always selling out of these.
That Sandy at Crafty Secrets is VERY CRAFTY. She called this past week to tell us that they will have a booth at the Creating Keepsakes Convention in Mesa and she asked if I would help work in their booth, so of course I will, but that leaves Kim here at the store that weekend, so be sure to visit her.


This past week, which we haven't mentioned already...Cavellini is in the house! Just a taste though until we get in our real order of it. We are in love with it (I have been for at least 10 years).
That's it for now...until next week when we are expecting yet more new product to feast our eyes on and to add to our collections. -jw

For some the long wait is over!

YEAH! The Rubber Stamping Artist Trading Cards books are here. This book is full of great ideas and photos. A must have for sure, I mean like totally.

More, more, more...how do you like it?

For all of you who have been wanting us to get in more stamps...here's some now.

These are some of Tim Holtz new cling mount stamps from Stampers Anonymous. We also have more of his wood mounted stamps back in with many of his brand new designs.

Some of you may have been looking for this, the 8x8 Tim Holtz Mother Goose paper. After a long, long search we've found some and it's back. Um...it does look much better without the shrink wrap.

And our first LUCKY shopper today with her brand new copy of Rubber Stamping and a set of the Tim Holtz cling mounted stamps is...PATTY!

New from Creative Imaginations!

Tons of Fun Stuff! Tea, tea, tea! This collection is just perfect for any tea party or connoisseur.
We also recieved most of our Suits paper-great for all of you Bunco or Pocker gals. The Marah Johnson "Love Struck" scrapbook kits are GREAT! They remind me of my lovely niece Heather, who has a tatoo problem. And did you see all those cool brads and the Swatch Books of Impress Ons? I can't wait to open a package of those myself! -jw

So, So Busy!

We have been so busy these last few days that we haven't had a chance to tell everyone what's been happening. So, I will make an effort to try to tell all of you what's been going on. I will have to go back a couple of days to fill you all in.

Thursday we received a couple of boxes of new product. Some very fun stuff that we are just can’t wait to try out:
Lumiere paints, some Golden soft gel, which is great for ink jet prints and other miscellaneous fun artsy items. Kim also got her hands on some vintage rhinestone ribbon, this stuff out sparkles any glittery sparkly thing I have ever seen, (except maybe some of my earrings) this won’t be around for long, it’s just that gorgeous!


Art Declassified stamps are here! These stamps are great and they are picture perfect and FUN! I love the cling mount stamps now I think they’re my favorite. We also have some acrylic blocks in a few different sizes.

We also got in Daisy D’s Beacon Street Collection-every paper and tons of their gorgeous new rub-ons…to die for I’m tellin’ ya, you’ll have to come see for yourself.

Now that's a whole lotta paper!

Friday was Downtown Mesa’s first “Night Out in Mesa” which is going to be a monthly event. So on the second Friday of each month many merchants and restaurants will remain open until 9:00 P.M. Last night being the first Night Out was very successful with live entertainment to boot. Make it a point to come downtown on one of these evenings and enjoy some of the stores that aren’t usually open past 5:00 P.M.

Yesterday was also our Basic Grey Designer Day, a big thank you to Linda Albrecht who came and taught two Basic Grey classes. Linda is quite talented and we love her work, we can’t wait to have her back next year. Everybody had fun during the classes we even had some food and treats out for Linda’s students.

A great class example, thanks Patty.

Just in from Basic Grey!

All the ingredients for our upcoming Basic Grey Designer Day Card Class.

If you are interested there are a few spots left in both time slots...they won't stay around forever. We are also having a dinner in between classes for everyone taking the class. Call to sign up, don't miss out on all the fun!

New 7 Gypsies!

Look at what we got in today!
New 7 Gypsies Journal Stickers, Gem Brads, Book Knobs, and Assorted Brads.

Our first lucky shopper was Colleen, who was so excited about her purchases she left the store before we could take her picture. So here is a likeness of her, with her book knobs.

VINTAGE FINDINGS

Mystic Paper is once again filled with vintage findings. It's been awhile but we are now restocked with vintage watch faces and parts. These are such fun additions to collages.

We also have some of the empty pocket watches that these came out of. Ever wonder what you could do with these? Here's the perfect example. These were

made by Judy Bidwell. Aren't these little collages fun! The watch faces, parts, and pocket
watches are limited as they are the real vintage deal. I have to wait for them to find me!

Another vintage find (I'm grinning from ear to ear) is the motherlode of all cook books. These are just like the cook books we used in the class. They range from unused with their box to good condition to used condition. They are so much fun to alter! Again, once they're gone they're gone. No ordering these babies!

We got a visit from the man in brown today. No photo shoot since we were at Ink It for the beginning of their closing sale. We are sad that they are closing but Mary Ellen was in great spirits and anxious to begin her new adventure. We wish her the best with her new Gallery. Back to the new product...we received a Creatiavity Notebook & Card Set. Trust me this is a must have for all journalers and artists. It is a journaling notebook and 50 inspirational cards . It's called Wide Open- Inspiration & Techniques for Art Journaling On The Edge and is written and I believe illustrated by Randi Feuerhelm-Watts.

This is my favorite card. Who doesn't remember Licking The Beaters!!

Here's to those special memories!

Announcing our upcoming
Basic Grey Designer Day!

March 9th, 2007

We are lucky enough to have one of Basic Grey's top designers come to our store on Friday, March 9th. Linda Albrecht will be here to teach two classes. Here are some samples of Linda's work with Basic Grey. She is also on Two Peas in a Bucket, look her up in the peanut gallery to see more of her gorgeous pages and ideas.