Hey! We have a limited supply of Ranger's new Mini Ink Blending Tool. It's the new "hot" item and everyone in the world is after these, literally! If you want one, you know the drill . . . get to Art 'n Soul asap! to buy yours! Dianne's at the store today and I'm sure they'll be gone by tomorrow.

From the Magenta blog, one stamp and 4 beautiful ATC's. When you visit their site, you'll see they've redesigned the blog page, too!

by Ellie Knol, Design Team Magenta

Click on this link to go to the Magenta blog site:  http://lestylemagenta.blogspot.ca/2014/04/swirly-flower-fleurs-tourbillons.html

Using dies from Impression Obsession, Ellen Taylor has made a baby clock that is just adorable.

by Ellen Taylor for Impression Obsession

Here's the link to the details:  http://mitrafriant.typepad.com/impression_obsession_news/2014/03/ellen-from-ellen-i-picked-up-this-clock-with-a-clear-glass-front-at-the-dollar-store-in-anticipation-of-new-dies-to-play-2.html

From the IMAGINE Crafts' blog, AIR Maureen Cronin has made these fabulous delicate-looking flowers for her card using the new Pico Embellishment. All I can say is 'awesome'!

by Maureen Cronin
Artist-in-Residence for IMAGINE Crafts

Here's the link for the details:  http://imaginecraftsblog.com/2014/04/02/irresistible-pico-flowers/comment-page-1/

I love these cards from the Penny Black BLOOM Peeks blog posting. This particular series showcases their new stamp designs that are beautiful as you'll see. Jill Foster is amazing! And lucky for you, Penny Black is still open catalog at Art 'n Soul, so you may order these stamps from us.

by Jill Foster for Penny Black

by Jill Foster for Penny Black

by Jill Foster for Penny Black

by Jill Foster for Penny Black

Here's the link to the blog site so you can see the stamps that Jill used for these gorgeous cards:  http://pennyblackinc.wordpress.com/2014/04/01/bloom-peeks-day-2/

For those of you who like to use Ice Resin, check out this new technique from IMAGINE Crafts' John Petersen, also member of the Ice Resin Creative Team. This is so cool!

by John Creighton Petersen for Ice Resin

Click on this link to the Ice Resin website to find out where John found the "bezel" piece at the hardware store, and how he made a "backless" filling. Totally awesome!

http://iceresin.com/icequeen/2014/04/hardware-finds-with-john-creighton-petersen/

I'll be on this IMAGINE Crafts' Radiant Neon Blog Hop with CardMaker Magazine this Friday, so please be sure to join in.

Imagine Crafts Blog Hop with CardMaker Magazine

"Mark your calendars for Friday, April 4th for an amazing Blog Hop that I’ll be a part of featuring the new Imagine Crafts’ Radiant Neon pigment inks!  We’ll be giving away a full set of the new Radiant Neon inks for those who visit all the participating artists’ blogs."

The new class schedule is out today with the weekly email from Art 'n Soul. You're going to love the new class listing; it's exciting! You may also find the class listing on this blog by clicking the 'class schedule' link on the top right of this posting.

I'm sorry I didn't get this posting out until now. Last evening, I had emailed our apartment rental office for our stay in London starting next week. They replied that they didn't have our reservation, only an inquiry. Freak out time? You bet! My husband is wanting me to call people immediately and I'm saying, it's in the middle of the night and the people we want to talk to are not going to be available at 4:00 and 5:00 in the morning -- I certainly would not be! So I stayed up until 1:00 a.m. calling and calling; in the meantime, I'm surfing the web for alternate accommodations which were all booked. I finally went to bed and they called us back at 3 or 4 this morning. It was a mistake by 2 clerks working the late shift at the agency office and we're confirmed. Last-minute drama is not what starts a great trip! Eeeeekkkkkkk!

Have a great day. I'm planning to.

And this is a real cause for a pause . . .