The Pan Pastel order arrived today . . . Dianne has been busy making the calls and setting out the extra Pan Pastel products. Come on in and take a look!


Susie's "Cat" class is tomorrow from 1:00 to 3:00 in the afternoon. The cat is a custom chipboard laser die-cut from Magenta . . . all you have to do is embellish it! Call the store at 360.357.6820 because there's still room, and bring your favorite embellishments to add to what Susie's bringing for the class.

These photos were taken at Magenta's headquarters in Montreal.

Nathalie Metivier, Helene's sister, showing me the cat
above her office door at Magenta.

What ghouls are out tonight? I'm so excited to see all of the cute little costumes. This morning, while at the University Village Shopping Center, I saw a beautiful Cinderella and Snow White shopping with their mom; their family recently relocated in the Seattle area from England. They are the cutest twins and I had to take a photo of them.

While Laura Leach was at the store yesterday teaching the Outlines card class, she took the time to show me the card she had made using the new Elizabeth Craft Peel-off's, her Copic markers and Candi (that she colored with her Copic markers).

by Laura Leach

Speaking of Elizabeth Craft Designs, here is their posting today from Facebook today:

Made this card using the Copic markers on top of the Glitter Ritz micro fine Highlight glitter. The Peel Off sticker that I used is the 1029 Fall Leaves in black. Background is the gold Shimmer Sheetz with alcohol inks and a piece of the Be Creative tape on cardstock with the Java Bean micro fine glitter.

 

On my morning field trip with Sue, Sam and Marilyn, we saw so many terrific card samples that were so inspiring; so much so that we're gonna play on Friday. I can't wait!


Time to put my ghoul packages together for my grandniece and grandnephews for tonight in Puyallup . . . Camryn has told me she's going out as a 70's Disco Queen . . . I gotta see this one in person!


Boo!

I saw this on Elizabeth Craft's Facebook posting . . .

by Els

Els cleverly used the negative from the ECD Water Lillie Peel Off
for the center of this card with the beautiful
Glitter Ritz glitter.

If you don't know how to transfer the negative pieces from the peel-offs, come on in and we'll show you how. It's a technique that we learned from Magenta a long time ago.



At today's Lost & Found Christmas Book class, Marie showed us a very clever technique. If you need to press out ribbon you're using on a project, take out your 'hair straightening' iron . . . it's a "good thing"! Marie shared some other clever ideas during the book class . . . we're very anxious for her to schedule another class soon.

We enjoy and appreciate many talented customers at Art 'n Soul. I thought you might be interested in this contest from Graphic 45:

Thank You Card Challenge

Posted: 29 Oct 2011 05:00 AM PDT

 Thanksgiving Card Challenge!
It's easy! Create a thank you card using Graphic 45, post it on our Facebook, and you could win!

OK G45ers, Here's How it Works:

Make a Thank You Card using Graphic 45

Load it onto our Facebook Page

Label photo "Thank You Card Challenge"

 Submit by November 10 at 12pm PST

On November 11, we announce 3 winners!

Winners will get a PRIZE PACKAGE from our Christmas Emporium Collection!

Click on our Facebook page to begin:


Be sure to send us a copy of what you submit. You can email a photo of your card to artnsoul@artnsoul.comcastbiz.net and we'll share your creativity with our bloggers. Wishing you 'arts' of Good Luck!



This is my grandniece (Camryn) and I at her charity soccer match in Auburn Friday night. Her team won, and Camryn contributed one of the winning goals! The two teams raised over $4,000 for breast cancer research.

Camryn's winning soccer team, Team Fury!
I loved their special uniforms, especially the knee sox!

To answer many of the same questions, the Memory Box Christmas papers featuring the snowy bear, candy canes and music sheets have been ordered; I'm hoping Memory Box will be able to ship our order so we receive it by the end of this week. Sandra bought up the renaining 8.5 x 11 chipboard after today's class, and I ordered more tonight; there is plenty of 12 x 12 chipboard on the back paper rack.


One last thought . . . don't forget to vote! If you haven't sent in your absentee ballot or dropped it off in a drop box, be sure to do it as soon as possible.

Deb was hard at work today. She was able to finish out the orders for Memory Box, Elizabeth Craft Designs, Ecstasy Designs (Cheery Lynn and Marianne Designs dies), Penny Black and Magenta. That's a whole lot of work when you think about all of the pink sheets that she and Marj waded through to sort, tabulate, and transfer information to the order blanks. As soon as I am able to add the paper and chipboard items to the Magenta order, that order will be submitted no later than Monday morning if not before. We're going to be busy later next week, and we can't wait to share it all with you.


From the Memory Box blog by Dave Brethauer . . . "I had a very specific project in mind when I drew the images for my latest pear stamps and wanted to share the idea with you. I created a video to show the whole technique from beginning to end (grab some popcorn, it's a long one!).

This is a very fun project - because each time you stamp the solid pear, the paint has blended in a different way, creating realistic color variations in the image that change from one pear to the next. The shaded image that goes on top helps define the image! Don't worry if you don't get the shaded image in exactly the right place. It doesn't have to be perfect to look nice - because watercolor is supposed to go a little outside the lines anyway!





The Solid Pear (D1828) and the Shaded Pear (D1829), which were just released last week, were created to work with each other. The idea is to stamp the solid pear and then stamp the shaded pear over it. I knew that I wanted to use paint on the solid pear for stamping, because the way paint mixes and blends on rubber is always amazing.





I am using Twinkling H2O's in the video (Sunburst Yellow, Kiwi, Hot Cinnamon and Orange Peel) to create the amazing effect on the solid pear, an extra fine mist spritzer from Judikins (GT008) and Memento Tuxedo Black ink from Tsukineko for the project.


Try this project out - once you start stamping out these pears, you won't want to stop!"




There's a sale on Halloween stamps at Art 'n Soul . . . and there is a 31% discount on Halloween papers (except Graphic 45's Halloween in Wonderland and Magic of Oz). Great deals for those of you needing to do your last-minute Halloween cards, projects or stash for next year's ghoulish celebration. Come on in!

Have you signed up for Laura Leach's Outlines Floral Fun and More card class that's being held this Sunday from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.? Call the store at 360.357.6820 or stop in to sign up.

by Laura Leach

Using Outlines' Serendipity series, Mix and Match Florals, and Sparkle Stamps to
create 3 fun cards, plus an extra topper to finish at home (or in class if time allows).
Please bring basic class kit plus detail-cutting scissors, your favorite markers,
glitter pens, glaze pens, and souffle pens, if you have them. $25 class fee.

More photos from the Christmas Party . . . these card samples were designed by our very talented Marj Marion! She featured cards using Dreamweaver Stencils and Memory Box dies.

by Marj Marion

Memory Box Die -- Tivoli Snowflake  #98163
(use the negative as an overlay)
Dreamweaver Color Solution on background glossy white background paper
Rhinestone bling

by Marj Marion

by Marj Marion

More sneak peeks from Graphic 45 . . . from the yet-to-debut Tropical Travelogue paper collection.

"Island Jewel"

"Seaside Holiday"

"Hibiscus Heaven"

From Spellbinders' blog . . .

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Edgeabilities and Foil, a Holiday Ensemble

Hello and good morning, I am Heidi Blankenship, a Spellbinders™ Blog Team Member. I am so excited to be here with you today as the Guest Designer. I will be showcasing Spellbinders Edgeabilities® E8-002 Classic Bracket die template set.

I love working with the Spellbinders Edgeabilities die templates because they are so quick and easy to create with. Plus, because they are designed with 1" increments you can mix and match them. This allows you to create with your own personal style.

For my project I designed a Christmas Ornament and a matching Card.

I used the Classic Bracket Edgeabilities die templates for both projects.

To start I cut four strips of Premium Craft Foil Precious Metals 1¼ x 7''. Then I lined up the die template with the decorative cut edge and one of the decorative inserts, taped for perfect placement and cut/embossed all four strips. Then I lightly sanded all four strips of craft foil.

Next I wanted to create a nice sturdy base for the ornament so I used Nestaboard™ Nested Pennants from Want2Scrap™. I cut a piece of ivory cardstock using Nested Pennants and used 3-in-1 Advanced Craft Glue from Beacon Adhesives to glue the two pieces together.

Then I started to layer the pieces of craft foil on to the pennant. Start from the bottom and work up to the top.

The four strips will be enough to cover the entire piece. I cut the craft foil just a little longer and then fold the excess to the backside and glue to hold in place. I also offset the layers as I added them.

This is what the Pennant looks like the photo shown above, once it is covered in craft foil.

Using ivory cardstock I cut/embossed Nested Lacey Pennants. I used this piece to cover up the backside of the ornament.

Adhere gold ribbon to the front of the die cut to create a hanger for the ornament.

For the tree trunk I used one of the banners from the Nested Pennants die template set and I glued the die cut to a piece of Nestaboard.


I glued the tree trunk to the foil covered pennant and then glued the lacey pennant to the back. I used Glue Gloss and Pralines & Cream Fairy Dust Glitter from Clearsnap to add a little sparkle to the lacey trim and trunk.

For a finishing touch I added Baby Bling Red Rhinestones from Want2Scrap.
Ok, now on to the card ;)

To create the decorative edge on the card I used all three die templates in the Classic Bracket Edgeabilities® set. I offset one of the die templates to create a slightly different look than if I would have just lined them up. I wanted to have a decorative edge for the front and back so I folded the cardstock in half and taped the die templates for perfect placement.

Next, I created a decorative strip with the craft foil.

I assembled the card as shown and added some gold ribbon and Baby Bling Red Rhinestones from Want2Scrap. The sentiment is from Merry & Bright stamp set from JustRite Stampers.

More cards from the Christmas Party for you to enjoy . . . hopefully they will inspire you to get started or continue working on your holiday cards and other projects. We'd love to see what you're doing!

by Dianne Johnson

Hero Arts Artistic Circles (S5530)
Hero Arts Wishes Come True (CG389)
Memory Box Poinsettia Birds Paper
Glitter Ritz Transparent Warm Highlight Glitter
Spellbinders Blossom 2 Die
EK Success Parisian Edger Punch
Red Stardream Paper & Cream Cardstock
Ranger Gold Embossing Powder

 

by Dianne Johnson

Hero Arts Artistic Circle (S5530)
Hero Arts Wishes Come True (CG389)
Gold Leaf Pen
Regal Gold Candi
Gold Embossing Powder
Kraft Cardstock, Red Stardream Paper, White Cardstock

by Dianne Johnson

Memory Box Vintage Christmas Words Stamp (G1797)
Memory Box Holly Vine Die
Hero Arts/Sizzix Stamp & Embossing Folder (657769)
Fiskars Christmas Border Punch
Christmas Red Stickles -- Gold Embossing Powder
Jupiter & Fairway Stardream Papers

by Dianne Johnson

Hero Arts Merriest Christmas Wishes Cling Stamp Set (CG877)
Out of Print Mish Mash (OUT-3323)
Winter Bllues Candi
Stardust Stickles -- Dazzle Versamark
Distress Inks:  Brushed Cordurory; Barn Door; Broken China
Tiny Snowflake Punch
Lapis Lazuli Stardream Paper

by Dianne Johnson

Memory Box Heaven Sings (B1385)
Hero Arts/Sizzix Stamp & Embossing Folder (657769)
Gold Embossing Powder
Green Velvet Paper -- Vellum
Fairway Stardream Paper

There are more cards to post, so please keep watching for them! They continue to be on display at the store from Sunday; however, with a class on Saturday, they may be re-arranged. If you want to take pics of them yourself, or you want to personally look at them and find out the tricks of making them, you better come in tomorrow or Friday.


Speaking of 'coming to the store', those wonderful treats that Marj prepared for the Party continue to receive rave reviews. As promised, her 'secret' recipe has been sent to the store; if you want the recipe, stop in and request a copy. I can't wait to make my own batch . . . I've heard so many ooh's and ahh's.


Here's one of the holiday stamps from Impression Obsession . . . just think what you could do with this beautiful gem!

from Impression Obsession

I'm counting down the hours for Marie's Lost & Found Christmas book class this Saturday from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. I took a couple more photos so you could see how your treasured holiday photos would look in this very special book. Call the store at 360.357.6820 or come in to sign up! I just love this paper from My Mind's Eye! There are 3 papers in this collection that will be replenished when the little brown truck parks itself outside the store tomorrow.

I'm planning to make this book as an auction item for my grandnephew's soccer league fundraiser next month.