Yesterday and today have been quite the challenge. The lidocaine didn't agree with me and I've been nauseous and dizzy the entire time; I finally took some meclizine and am praying that will kick in soon so I can get to normal speed!


For the next 3 days (plus today), Sue Moffat is back at the store, so please come by and say hi! Sue was generous to fill in while Deb and Dianne take some much-needed time off.


The Memory Box order finally arrived. Dianne took some pics so you can see how many dies came in . . . so many, she temporarily put them on the rattan screen so you could more easily see them all!

Memory Box Dies

Memory Box Dies

And be sure to look for the stamps, too!

Memory Box Stamps

I love the vivid colors that are used on this card from the Penny Black blog; they're using Tsukineko's VersaMagic inks . . .

by Kathy Racoosin
"Kathy Racoosin is sharing a beautiful and vibrant card she created using one of our floral stamps. She altered the flowers to make them smaller and fuller for her card;

Kathy started by stamping and coloring two flowers;

Kathy then trimmed the petals to adjust them for fullness and layering, and assembled the flowers;

SUPPLIES: sunburst Product No: 4236K, breezy Product No: 40-111, gratitude Product No: 30-105, flower festival Product No: 30-095, a little bird…Product No: 30-102, VersaMagic, Aquatic Splash, Turquoise Gem, Purple Hydrangea, Spellbinders Grand Labels 1, Copic markers, white gel pen.

From Els at Elizabeth Craft Designs . . . wouldn't this be a fun project? There is one person I can think of who would take this on without any hesitation . . . are you up for it, Sam?


"I have some old kitchen cabinets that came out of the garage in our house in Pine. That garage is now my beautiful classroom and studio and those cabinets will go back in that room and the doors will be covered with patchwork Shimmer Sheetz:)! I can't wait to start that project!"

by Els van de Burgt

• I love the mosaic! Don't you?