Tim Holtz Design Ruler

This is THE BEST all-in-one ruler that I've come across - check out the video below and decide for yourself. Definatley a must tool for your stash.

New Arrivals!

We just got a shipment of goodies in! Too many to photograph, so I'll list some here and I'll be posting tutorials throughout the week.

• New C.C. Design Stamps for May as well as re-stock of old favorites
• Basic Gray Paper Pads
• Cosmo Cricket Paper Pads
• Lots of cool tools both new & re-stock (Tim Holtz Design Ruler, Precision Tweezers, Basic Grey File Set & More)
• Tim Holtz Distress Inks
• Martha Score Board back in stock
• Cuttlebug Embossing folders back in stock
• Grundgepaper!

and more....!

Next week, we've got new paper collections from Reminisce, Doodlebug & Basic Grey arriving.

Tea Lights & Mini Composition Books

I had a crafting play date today with Kim, Claudette & Leslie - we had a blast talking story, crafting & enjoying some lunch. It's been a while since I got to actually "play", so it was a very nice break from work.
















Claudette taught us how to make the adorable tea light cakes she learned from one of Teri's tutorials. Thanks Teri for such an adorable and "outside of the box" project!! These cakes are so quick and easy to make. I can think of SO many possibilities for Bridal Showers, Birthday Parties, Anniversaries...really any occasion.
















Leslie was so kind to give us these adorable plastic containers that fit the tea cakes perfectly!! Another option would be to create a cute little cake box to house the tea cake. If you are interested in the containers, they will be available for purchase from Pineapple Cove. We also have a few die cut options in the store for making boxes that would fit these cakes nicely.

Another project we worked on were mini composition books. Leslie made the one on the right and I made the one on the left. The cute labels are from Papertrey Inks' Take a Note stamp set. I fell in LOVE with this set and will have to go get me one now.

The books were super quick and easy to make. I'm going to use mine for my To Do list that I carry in my purse, so I didn't want to put too many embellishments on it that could fall off. As a sealer, I put a thin layer of mod podge so that it can withstand the wear & tear of going in and out of my black hole.


















It was a very productive, fun and exciting day for me to be able to craft with the girls. Claudette made us all some delicious Black and White cookies! Leslie gave us all a bag of her Really Yummy Snack Mix. I can't wait to open my bag as I drive home tonight. And Kim brought along her adorable little guy Jonathan, who didn't make a peep the whole time we giggled & crafted. Best baby ever!!! Thanks girls for such a wonderful and fun day! I can't wait until next time!!

Monster Fun!

Hero Arts has an adorable stamp set called Monster Fun...look at this cute card we got from Claudette. That's a huge googlie eye!

















She incorporated some Japanese Washi tape on the bottom of the card to add some color to the Kraft cardstock. This set is perfect for those little guys in your life. And it's on sale 25% off until May 11.

Hero Arts Sale!

Starting today until Tuesday May 11, all Hero Arts products will be on sale 25% Off.

New Additions Online...

We've just added an assortment of Hawaiian papers & embellishments from Island Heritage to the webstore. These are perfect for adding a bit of the Hawaii to your scrapbook page, card or other creative project. All products from this collection is lignin and acid free.

Industry News - Bazzill Launches iPhone App!

The new Bazzill iPhone app puts more than 500 Bazzill cardstock colors at your finger tips! Whether you are on-the-go shopping at your favorite scrapbook store, cropping with friends, or working on a project at home, this Bazzill app will be your new best friend. Use the color matching feature to pull Bazzill cardstock color suggestions from any photo you plan to scrapbook. Find important Bazzill cardstock information like part numbers, cardstock textures, and color names. When printing invitations or scrapbook page titles, you can refer to the Bazzill app for the closest color matches in RGB and CYMK code. The Bazzill app will help you find time to scrapbook your family’s memories, give you endless design options, and bring Bazzill color to all your paper crafting projects.

Features:

-Browse over 500 Bazzill cardstock colors alphabetically by name.
-Browse over 500 Bazzill cardstock colors visually by color family.
-Browse over 500 Bazzill cardstock colors grouped by texture family.
-Easy access to RGB and CMYK values for over 500 cardstock colors.
-Match your favorite photos to Bazzill cardstock.
-Create and save palettes based on colors picked from your photos.
-Create the perfect color palette with monochromatic, complementary, triadic, analogous and split-complementary color combinations for more than 500 Bazzill cardstock colors.
-Save your favorite color combinations as palettes to use later.