Saturday, May 29, 2010

Cricut Gypsy Update

We interrupt this regularly scheduled blog to bring you a message from the Cricut people:

It’s a Great Time to Get Gypsy by Cricut
We are happy to announce the most significant update to Gypsy by Cricut is now available. With additional features and enhancements to this award winning product, Gypsy is quickly becoming THE must-have for the Cricut enthusiast (that’s you!).

New Features
The much-anticipated Photo App is now available along with the hide contours feature, rulers for the mat screen, restoring capabilities, and a faster and more reliable way to add your cartridges. Additionally, many enhancements were made to layering and you’ll enjoy a speedier time to power on; just in time for the holiday weekend.

To learn more about Gypsy visit www.cricut.com/gypsy

Happy Memorial Day Weekend and happy designing!

Friday, May 28, 2010

June Events/Class Schedule

Workshop Kit - Scissors, cutter, scotch tape, bone folder, glue dots, adhesive, pencil, ruler, pop-up dots, etc.

Please note: All classes need to be signed up for, and paid in advance. Class cancellations will not be refunded, but we will gladly provide a class kit for you to do on your own. This is due to the prep work and product usage involved to prepare for each class.

June 7 - June 12 - Customer Appreciation Week!

Mon. - June 7 - 25% off all in-stock cardstock and papers (excluding sale papers). Enter a drawing for a free class of your choice.

Tues. - June 8 - 15% off all in-stock stamps. Enter a drawing to win a free Carol Wilson scrapbook page kit. ($7.99 Retail)

Weds. - June 9 - 10% off all pre-orders for the Cuttlebug machine (Normally $89.99). 10% off all in-stock Cuttlebug folders and dies. Enter a drawing to win a free Carol Wilson scrapbook page kit.

Thurs. - June 10 - 10 % off all in-stock Tim Holtz embellishments, tools, & Grungeboard. Enter a drawing to win a free paper pack.

Fri. - June 11 - 15% off all in-stock inks & Stickles. Enter a drawing for 3 free PJ Crops. (Count 'em.....we said THREE!!!)

Sat. - June 12 - 15% of all in-stock scrapbook albums & refill pages. Enter a drawing to win a free 12 X 12 box album. ($29.99 Retail).

JUNE CLASS SCHEDULE:

Tues. - June 8 - Acrylic/Chipboard Custom Album Class - 6 - 8 p.m. - $5.00 plus cost of materials. Bring your workshop kits. We will be learning how to create the custom word albums now available in the store. The pics of the one I did are on the blog. Yours will be customized the way you want it to look, with the papers and embellishments you choose. I'll just be showing you how to do them. Please bring a craft knife and a self-healing mat if you have one.

Fri. - June 11 - Fun with Acrylics - 2 - 4 p.m. - $5 plus cost of materials. Bring your workshop kits & favorite stamps. If you have and would like to bring them, please bring any alcohol inks you might want to use, Stazon ink (preferable brown or black), and/or Viva pearl pens. If you don't have any, you can purchase them here, or share with a buddy. We will be exploring the wonderful versatility of acrylics. FUN!

Weds. - June 16 - The Heat is On! - 6 - 8 p.m. - $20. Materials included. Bring your workshop kits. We will be exploring how to get more "mileage" out of a single stamp using glittering, cracked glass, thick enamel embossing, etc. You will leave with 4 adorable cards!

Class No. 2: Beginner's Scrapbooking Lessons - 6 - 8 p.m. - $20. Materials included. Bring your workshop kits and 4 - 6 pictures of the same event. We will be completing two 12 X 12 scrapbook pages.

Class No. 3: TLC Class (Tammy Lynn Collins) - 6 - 7 p.m. - $10 - Includes materials. Bring your workshop kits. You can choose from 2 different styles of acrylic hanging frames, and make either a dry erase board or a gorgeous picture frame. These will make ideal gifts for anyone in the family!

Thurs. - June 17 - Be Choosy Class - 2 - 4 p.m. - $5 - We will be learning how to choose scrapbooking paper and embellishments. If you have trouble choosing papers or matching colors, etc., this is the class for you. Bring several groups of photos. (Choosy scrapbookers choose Got 2B!)

Mon. - June 21 - The Heat is On - Class II - 6 - 8 p.m. - $20. This is a repeat of the June 16 class. Bring your workshop kits.

Tues. - June 22 - Fun with Acrylics II - 6 - 8 p.m. - $5 plus cost of materials. This is a repeat of the June 11 class. Bring your workshop kits and any of the other items listed on the June 11 posting.

Fri. - June 25 - PJ Crop - 5 p.m. - Midnite - $3. Bring a snack to share and whatever you'd like to work on. We'll share lots of bad jokes, laughter, ideas, and yummy food. It doesn't get much better than that!

Class II - TLC Class II - 5 - 6 p.m. - $10. This is a repeat of the June 16th class BUT if you take the class, you can then stay for the crop for free! Please bring a snack to share as well as your workshop kits.

Class III - Be Choosy Class - 6 - 7:30 p.m. - $5. This is a repeat of the June 17 class. Bring several groups of photos.

Also New In!

Ladies,

Sorry, forgot to blog about the following being in:

Tim Holtz embossing folders. Several kinds. CUTE!

New Asian and Cupcake acrylic stamps, new graduation paper and embellishments, new 2010 Graduation albums, and lots and lots of the new, totally adorable Cuttlebug embossing folders, embossing strips, and sets!

New Stuff In! New Stuff Coming In, Etc.!

Ladies,

Bev went NUTS over the discontinued papers from a company going out of business! We will have at LEAST 80 different kinds of patterened, double-sided papers in, along with alphabets, rub ons, etc. for CHEAP!!!! The paper will be only 25 cents per sheet!!!!! I have a feeling they won't last long! (I only bought the cute ones!) I placed two different orders. Will blog when the 1st order hits, and again when the 2nd order comes in. Can't WAIT!!!!

Our SECOND batch of Viva pearl and now GLITTER pens are in!!! We have 12 luscious colors of the glitter pens. They are exactly like the Viva Pearl Pens, except instead of the pearlescent effect, they are glittery. YIPPEE!!! We now have cream and ice white Pearl Pens in again! These sell out extremely quickly, so hurry in soon! Also, we now have some of Viva's "Glass Effects" clear gel pens and Modeling Grass (looks like real hay and grass).


Here is the new Glitzy PK Glitter Glitz! This stuff is beyond AWESOME! You can make really shiny, glittery, striking card fronts, embellishments for your papers and Custom acrylic/chip albums etc.! It is very easy and VERY fun!!! You can see the various card fronts/embellishment blanks on the display board. You can also use the new double sided adhesive letters to glitter up on your pages. These work marvelously with the new acrylic 12 X 12 sheets we got in. You can even use your own stamps (like the fish card), and glitter the back of the acrylic to color it in. WAY fun and cute!!!! The new glitter pen can be used to glitz up your journaling, etc.






Here are the Custom Name Albums I've been raving about!!! You can make any album, saying ANYTHING up to eight letters long! You can choose from the acrylic letters, or the chipboard letters, or mix them up! This was my first venture into the acrylics, and I love, love, LOVE them!!!! You can stamp them, use the pearl pens on them, and use the see-through qualities for awesome displaying capabilities! CUTE! We are also doing a class on them next month, Jun. 8 from 6 - 8 p.m. The class is only $5. You will need to purchase your letters, papers, etc., seperately. Call SOON to sign up!







May Calendar in a Year Pages are done. Yay!

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Bo Bunny's "Flat Bunny"

Ladies,

Here's a new contest that I think would be a BLAST to enter! If we win, we can get some free Bo Bunny product AND a free crop! Woo HOO! I do carry several of the Bo Bunny products in the store, so stop by any time to get some to design and enter your card!

Keep reading!!!!


She's here... She's here... We've been waiting sooo long.
Flat Bunny arrived in our warehouse on a pallet!
She loved the warehouse and spent a lil' time
hopping around.



Her first visit was with Joseph, one of our warehouse guys...
They took a spin around the warehouse on the fork lift.
Flat Bunny loved it.



Next, she stopped by the Double Dot paper...
Although it comes in 58 different colors,
her favorite color is Passion Fruit!


She then decided to stop by customer service
and sales & marketing.
Megan, Jeri, Carley and JoAnn were excited to get
off the phones for a minute and chat with Flat Bunny.
Then just to make them giggle - she hid in their filing cabinet.


BOO!!



She had so much fun tricking them, that she jumped
in the packing peanuts in shipping -



Imagine Amy & Gwen's surprise as they went to pack an order.
Hee, hee, hee!




We invited Flat Bunny to our office meeting, so she
could meet and fall in love with all the BoBunny employees.
She enjoyed herself and gave us so many
fun and exciting ideas for future releases.



We were so excited for her visit, that we made
her a 'lil somthin' somthin' just for fun!



Her last stop before preparing to visit one of YOU...
was to stop by part of our graphic team,
Rae & Shannon, and give them a little mischief!



She loves visiting here... but is so excited to visit

BoBunny fans far and wide. So read below for
more information....

Bunny blog rules-
Flat Bunny is anxious to get acquainted with true BoBunny fans (come be her friend on facebook, just search for Flat BoBunny) at a BoBunny sponsored crop. When Flat Bunny comes to visit, she will bring materials for a BoBunny crop! If you coordinate with a BoBunny retail store, Flat Bunny will bring materials so you can invite 9 of your friends to the crop for a total of 10. If there is not a retail store within a 50 mile radius, Flat Bunny will come with material for you and 4 friends to enjoy!

What you need to do-
1. Create an invitation featuring BoBunny products and send a digital image to flatbunny@bobunny.com along with signed business card from your favorite BoBunny retail store.*

2. Flat Bunny will post the card images she receives on the BoBunny blog
(you will be famous!).

3. On the 10th of each month, she will choose her favorite invitation and
schedule her travel to meet the winning designer.

4. Flat Bunny likes to be fussed over so you must take lots of pictures
during the Crop and send them to flatbunny@bobunny.com. This
way all her BoBunny friends will be able to follow
the adventures of Flat Bunny on the blog.

5. Flat Bunny will be traveling to a new location every month so she must be on
her way home no later than the last day of the month. Also, Flat Bunny has her
passport so she can travel far and wide.

*If you do not have a retail store within a 50 mile radius, you can still be
eligible to win the Crop by including a picture of the 5 friends that
will help you host Flat Bunny along with the digital image of your card.

New Cricut Cartridges Arriving Soon!

Ladies,

Some cute new Cricut Cartridges are due out soon! If you'd like me to order one for you, please call and let me know.

Cricut Shape Cartridges
Available Early July:
Cricut Wall Decor & More
Freshly Picked
Mini Monsters
Cindy Loo (My Personal Favorite!)

Available Early August:
Toy Story

The above cartridges retail for $59.99 each. I tried to post pictures, but because the cartridges are licensed, didn't have any luck. You can view them at: www.cricut.com.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010



THE HEAT IS ON!! The heat GUN, that is. I LOVE to use embossing powders. They are soooo versatile & easy to use. In this class, we will be making 4 cards with the same stamp but using a different technique on each one. We will use UTEE to make cracked glass, distress embossing ink & extra fine powder for a detailed effect, coppeer powder to make an embossed tag & will give the last one a lot of sparkle.

CLASS INFO:
$20.00 class fee due with registration

Wednesday, June 16th at 6PM
Monday, June 21st at 6PM

Hope to see you there!
Kate

Viva Pearl Pens are Heeeeeeeeeeere!

Ladies,

The new Viva Pearl Pens are now in the store. They sell for $5.95 each, and are flying off the shelves! We have 24 luscious colors available. They can be used on cards, scrapbook pages, acrylics, chipboard, and even fabrics! Come get yours soon!

Congrats to Tammy Collins for winning the Card Contest! Tammy won a 12 X 12 box album. Way to go, Tammy!

Congrats also go to Dorene Sparks for winning the background page contest. She used the Tim Holtz paint dabbers, distress stickles, etc. For her efforts, Dorene wins a free, 12 X 12 scrapbooking template! Good job, Dorene!

If you have a creation that you entered in the card or background page contest, please drop by the store to pick it up soon, before it gets misplaced!

Thanx,
Bev

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Viva Paint Pens

Ladies,

I am SO excited about the Viva Pearl Pens....that I ordered 12 of almost every color! These are amazing paint pens! They make perfect half pearls on pages, acrylics, cards, etc. It is a high quality product and flows easily and does not leave the curly Q tip. Remember the bling we all love so much? You can make your own and not have to adhere small bits! You can make lines, swirls, small pearls, larger pearls, etc. We are having SO much fun playing with these. I am sure they will be extremely popular! Pens are shipping today, and will be in tomorrow or Monday! Hurry in before they are all sold! (About 20 have been pre-sold already, and they aren't even in the door yet!) We are the only store in Illinois that carries these pens so far! Woo HOO!

Thanx,
Bev

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

New Stuff!!!!

Oh m'Gosh, Ladies! I have had SO much fun ordering new product!!!!

We now have double-sided sticky alphabet letters in a pretty font. You peel them off and put them on your pages, cards, etc. and then glitter them with this MARVELOUS new glitzy glitter I got from PK Glitz! It is a very fine, very sparkly glitter. 24 colors available! We also now have "Quickie" glue pens. You can write a name/date/etc. with the fine tip glue pen, and then sprinkle with the new PK glitters. GORGEOUS! I can see a whole new dimension to journaling!

Also from PK Glitz - a special 3D laquer and acetone overlays for cards, embellishments, etc. You "color" the back of them with the glue, one color at a time, and then glitter them with the GREAT new glitters we have!!! We have roses, fairies, peacocks, butterflies, borders, etc!

I am having a blast playing with the new chipboard & acrylic letters. FUN! I also have the pearl paint pens to use on the acrylics. If you've never seen acrylics done, you should drop by the store to see them. They are GORGEOUS! Also we have acrylic tags to stamp, ink, etc., and also 12 X 12 acrylic sheets. Acrylic albums are on the way in.

HUGE order of "Meadowlark" papers, rub-ons, and die cuts are now in. These are BEAUTIFUL black & white pages and all of them coordinate. You could easily add touches of other colors to these papers, or use them "as is". They have stripes, dots, florals, scrolls, birds, owls, etc. VERY nice!

New glitter trays. These are awesome! You don't have to remove the cap to dump glitter back in! Yay!

We now have quilling starter kits / Dora the Explorer stickers / Cricut "Preserves" cartridges / Gold metallic paint dabbers / NEW "My Sister" paper & matching embellishments / New "Happy Anniversary" title wave stickers / Daisy rubber stamps / Color Me Crazy assorted white flowers. These flowers can be stamped, inked, colored, spritzed, glittered, or all of the above! / new file sets to use on chipboard & acrylic pages / 2 new bridal & wedding stamps / AWESOME shapeabilites cross die cuts / 24 X 36" foamboards / 2 different balloon punches / & more arriving daily/weekly! Come in before they're all sold out!

Thanx and Happy Scrappin'!
Bev