Labor Day, Monday September 1st...

Tell us what you think...Should we be open on Labor Day for you to shop? Or should we take the day off and be closed on Labor Day?

Leave us a comment to help us two Libras decide!

Labor Day has been celebrated on the first Monday in September in the United States since the 1880s. The September date has remained unchanged, even though the government was encouraged to adopt May 1 as Labor Day, the date celebrated by the majority of the world.

Enjoy your leisure time and enjoy your family members, have a happy labor day from everyone at Mystic Paper!

Pretty, Pretty, Prima...

Prima is not just about flowers but Prima IS all about the PRETTY!

These are some of their new clear art stamps. If you haven't seen these they really are very PRETTY! We think everyone needs at least one set of each of these.

We also have some new PRETTY trims. Can you believe that green?

Reordered Prima is back in too. Many of you have recently asked when we'd get these gorgeous items back in and Viola! It's Back, the Paris Clear stamps, the Clear Paintables, their most popular chipboard book and many of their beautiful papers!

More of the Tea and Silk papers.

More Rue 88.

We also have the Lucid line and Debbi B. we have the mermaid paper back in!

AND more of the 6x6 Collage Sheet packs too.

Look at what we just received...


And boy do we have a lot of congratulating to do! Let's start with Somerset Holidays & Celebrations. On the cover is a project done by Heather Mellstrom. She is a busy lady but has promised to come teach soon. Heather is also on page 40 with her project "My Heart Has Wings". It's a four page spread so that deserves a huge congratulations! And there's more. Heather is on page 52 with her cover project "Love Notes". Two full pages for that one!

Next on page 64 is our very own Judy Bidwell with her "Love Notes" project. This is a personal favorite because our store challenged Judy to do this project. She did a beautiful job!

We also have two customers that are published in this magazine. Congratulations to Sophann Schleifer. Her "Noel" project got a spot on the cover and her instructions are printed on page 34.
Shannon Sawyers gorgeous "Celebration Tags" project is featured on four pages starting on page 122. Congratulations to both of you!

The next round of congratulations is for everyone published in the September/October issue of Somerset Studios. Let's start on page 10. Quinn McDonald has been writing an article in each Somerset Studio for quite some time now. She is an artist, writer, teacher, and certified creativity coach. And she is going to teach here at Mystic Paper! We will start with a Creative Journaling class. The date hasn't been finalized yet, but we'll get the information out to all of you soon.

On page 36 you will find one of our favorite gals Carlene Federer with "A Poe Halloween". Four full pages of wonderful Halloween projects. Carlene is another talented lady that will be teaching here. Again, the date hasn't been finalized, but trust us, when it is you all will know about it!

On page 100 guess who? Judy Bidwell again! This is her "Awaiting Halloween" project that some of you were lucky enough to have taken this class last year. So cute on that lil' rustic hanger. Turn the page to 102 and there's Judy again with her "Paper Bag Costume".

Wow! Congratulations to all of you. Doesn't Arizona have an amazing amount of talented artists? And we are so fortunate to have so many of you teaching here!

Mystic Paper's New Design Team...

Today we also had our first meeting with our new Design Team! There's Yasu, Lindsey, Sheri and Patty. Thanks for your Sunday afternoon Ladies, we can't wait for all of you to get started.

So what exactly goes on at Mystic Paper on Sunday's?

There's some of this...

How about a beautiful beachy cake!

And a little Cropping and Going Away party for Melody.

Our sweet long-time customer Melody (second from left) is moving away and her friends had this going away crop for her. We're gonna miss you Melody. You really should get a blog before you leave...hint, hint, hint!

Tomorrow is Sunday...

And you know what that means? We're open 11:00 A.M. to 4:00 P.M. You know what else is open on Sunday? Inside The Bungalow! Which means there is someplace to eat on Sundays in Downtown Mesa. And, it's not just a place to eat, it is an experience. Check out their food menu and their drink menu. They open early too.

Want to know something else that is going to start happening on Sunday's at Mystic Paper? On Sunday, September 7th, we will have our first Sunday class of the season. Mike will be here teaching "Wrapped Secrets" Exploration of Beeswax and Fabric. In this class you will be introduced to a very basic technique of beeswax. You will first create a rich collage that tells a story using paper & photos. Then you will wrap the collage using material to create a strong, durable, and ghostly like surface. You'll also use alcohol ink, pigment inks, stencils, waxed linen and embellishments.

Don't let that huge description intimidate you. This is also a great class for a beginner or an advanced beeswax student that is looking for new technique. How can that be? It's Mike's way of teaching. He is the best, as the rest of the world will shortly find out!



We'll keep you posted on more upcoming Sunday classes!

You recognize the man teaching this class don't you?


That's right...he's Mike...our Mike (well, and the Cats). Why are we asking these questions? Because he has accomplished something that a lot of us only dream of. He's been accepted to go to Ranger U!!!! We are so excited for him, and us! 3 days in New Jersey at Ranger. 3 Days of classes with Tim Holtz, Claudine Helmuth, and Suze Weinberg. Getting to tour the Ranger facility. Who could ask for anything more!

Congratulations Mike! We are all so proud of you!

Here's a look at Mike's class last night. Laurent, who owns Le Studio Salon here on Main St. took the class to make this project for one of his very good customers. Yasu is a great collage artist and wanted to learn the bees wax technique. Yasu is also one of our new design team members. She is here from Japan for (we think one year) with her husband who is working here. She walked into our store and fell in love with mixed media artwork. She is a natural!

We'll post pictures of what they made when Yasu puts her pictures on her blog. We told her I'm going to need them since Jennifer took the store camera home. Yep, she left me cameraless!

Scary Stuff...

We had a little back order come in, it's the clear stamps and twill that goes with Cosmo Cricket's Haunted line.

Crafty Secrets in the store! Here is a peek at some of their cute Halloween stuff.


We also have their new Clear Art Stamps Birthday Kids, Glamour Girls, and their Journaling Books Girlfriends, Little Dolls and Christmas.

Polka Dots...on double sided ribbon.

Now this is really scary, Bo Bunny's Believe Line of papers and stickers. That's right- Christmas paper! This is a very pretty line with double sided papers and cut outs. Perfect for the Bo Bunny Word books.

We also have restocked Word books by Bo Bunny, Believe, Family, Baby, and Friend. Now's the time to get a head start on making Christmas gifts.