In another 9-1/2 hours, Recycled Rubber begins at Art 'n Soul. Not only will you find great deals with gently used fine art rubber stamps, publications, papers and other crafting supplies and accessories, you'll find another great deal lurking.

An 'after holiday' sale begins in another 9-1/2 hours at Art 'n Soul. All Christmas papers, Christmas ribbons and Christmas embellishments are . . . 40% off! I've put all of it back out front . . . please take advantage of this last opportunity to stock up for next year's cards, holiday decor, and other special projects. This Christmas 'after holiday sale' is not going to happen again!


New Valentine papers from Fancy Pants arrived today, just in time to finish off the Valentine's table up front at the store. Not shown are the 6x6 paper pads that are also on the table!

New ribbons are at the store . . .

From Studio Calico, we now have more wood veneer shapes and a paper I thought would go really well with one of the wood shapes. If you look closely at the paper, the circles in the design all have spokes that could be colored in and embellished with one of the wooden circles. What do you think?

The sample board for my "Dreaming of a White Valentine" class is now at the store. Here is a photo of one of the 4 cards you'll make . . .

by Debbie Gaetz for
"Dreaming of a White Valentine" card class on January 17

This card is very easy and quick to make, as are the others. If you take the class, you'll also receive a 5th bonus card to make in class or complete at home. I hope you'll be able to join us! Please come into the store to sign up or call us at 360.357.6820.



From Hero Arts, another great looking 'thank you' card . . .

"Hello, and welcome to Social Club. As the holiday festivities draw to a close and we finish off the leftovers, open last minute Christmas gifts and make the most of remaining time with family and friends, many of us will want to say thank you to those we love for making Christmas so special. We have browsed our Flick pool and chosen some beautiful cards to share with you which we think will inspire you as much as they have us.

So, first up is Nerina’s Cards. Although this card was created last Summer, we think the color scheme is perfect for holiday thank yous. Don’t our Layered Flowers look like poinsettias when colored in red."

by Nerina for Hero Arts

Sue Coccia at Earth Art International has added more new designs to her Animal Spirit stamp line that we sell at Art 'n Soul. I love this peacock that is a newly-introduced stamp that isn't at the store yet. It's also a new e-greeting card. I know we 'make' cards at Art 'n Soul but check it out! There are times the only way I can send a b'day greeting is electronically!

from Sue . . .
"OK, my Apple friends! Day 1 of our new greeting card app, it will move up the list in the Apple store if I get some good reviews! It's only $1.99, easy to use (even I can use it, and that's saying something!) and you can even sign your name! Please send this to your friends, if you don't mind. Here's an example of a card I sent last night. This is the link to order:"
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/coccia-ecard/id587906650?ls=1&mt=8

I'm ready to sign off with another wonderful photo I saw on the internet today . . . what a way to say "Happy New Year"!