Today . . . please help us survive the holiday weekend shopping madness. We want to be a part of the madness and, lucky for you, Art 'n Soul might serve as a respite from the hustle, bustle, crowding and pushing at the larger retail stores. We love the artsy and musical environment Art 'n Soul offers shoppers. Please come on over and take advantage. IF you mention you saw this on the blog tomorrow, you can receive a 20% discount on all papers and ribbons at Art 'n Soul.
Saturday, November 30, brings us SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY. Buyers are being asked to promote and shop local and at small businesses, like Art 'n Soul. If you're an American Express card holder, even better!
November 30 is Small Business Saturday, sponsored by American Express. It’s a day set aside to show your support for small business. If you have an American Express card, beginning November 24, you can register online at this American Express site: https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/Shop-Small/. Once you register, if you come in to any participating small business (which Art ’n Soul is) on the 30th, and spend at least $10 in a single transaction, you will get a one time credit on your account of $10. You don’t have to have an American Express card to support Art ’n Soul on this day though, we would love to see you here!
Click on this link from Cloth Paper Scissors magazine to see one person's idea for organizing papers. There are aspects of this system that I like.
From the Memory Box blog, a Christmas card for the dog lovers in our circle of family and friends . . .
"A Message of Joy
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| by Jean Okimoto for Memory Box |
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| by Jean Okimoto for Memory Box |
- Bold Joy F1936
- Cosmic Star Die Set 98464
- Flowering Winterberry Die Set 98391 (leaves and berries attached to his collar)
- Pool Dots Signature Prints
- Parchment Cardstock
- Key Lime Cardstock
- Labrador Die 879
Other Supplies
- ColorBox Turquoise Pigment Inkpad
- Detail Clear Embossing Powder
- Heat-tool
- Diecut Machine and Plates
- Red Velvet Paper
- Dark Brown Cardstock
Directions
- Stamp JOY with Turquoise and emboss it with clear powder
- Diecut the stars and berries from red velvet paper
- Diecut the leaves from Key Lime Cardstock
- Diecut the Labrador from dark brown cardstock
- Snip a tiny slot to insert the star in his mouth
- Attach everything to a side-folded 4.25" x 5.5" card of Parchment Cardstock
Thanks for visiting!"
From Millsrepco . . . another way to use your envelope punch board!
"Snowman from Jackie Topa using Evelope Punch
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| by Jennifer Busselle-Dunn Jen was inspired by Linda at Millsrepco for this cute little snowman made with the Envelope Punch Board. |
From Cheery Lynn Designs, this beautiful tag would make an ordinary holiday package look amazing! If you click on the title, a link will take you to the Cheery Lynn Designs' website.
Merry Christmas with Cheery Lynn Designs
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| by Sandy Hulsart for Cheery Lynn Designs |
"Sandy here with you, filling in again for Alison but I ran out of time with all the Thanksgiving festivities. So I thought I would share a holiday tag I made a few months back with Cheery Lynn Designs dies and Distress ink. I began with a piece of Cryogen metallic white paper, using my Cheery Lynn Designs Poinsettia embossing plate to add the embossed pattern. I sponged Distress ink heavily along the edges and then lightly across the rest of the tag. It really makes the embossed pattern stand out. Using my Poinsettia Strip die, I created the beautiful flowers. I just bend the petals down along the embossed line for dimension then stagger and stack them.
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| by Sandy Hulsart for Cheery Lynn Designs |
To complete my tag, I added a Holly Lace Flourish for some greenery, the larger die from the Colonial Lamp Post set of 2, and the smaller die from the Merry Christmas set of 2 (I trimmed off the snowflakes)."
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| by Jennifer Busselle-Dunn |
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