Friday, September 4, 2015

We're continuing the August INSPIRATION STATION at Art 'n Soul since we have more card inspirations to share from the store. The August INSPIRATION STATION features the Dina Wakley Mixed Media Stamp set "Handwritten Quotes" from Ranger.

Today's INSPIRATION STATION card comes from Marj!


by Marj Marion

  • Dina Wakley's Mixed Media Stamps "Handwritten Quotes" (MDR 44475) by Ranger
  • Watercolor background
  • Corners:  Tim Holtz Stencil "Stripes" (THS 004)
  • Dots:  Sharpie Pen

 I always love how Marj incorporates so many different sources of products. Adding the Tim Holtz Stencil "Stripes" and the Sharpie pen dots really added to the overall card design.


If you haven't signed up for Lisa Lee's Inchie Arts' class at Art 'n Soul on Saturday, September 12, you might want to do that now. This particular class has always been rich in inspiration to everyone who has taken the class and I know this one will be totally fun and creative.

by Lisa Lee, Inchie Arts

by Lisa Lee, Inchie Arts
Please stop by the store or call us at 360.357.6820 to sign up now.




Copic Markers have made an informal comparison review of how Copic Markers work on various papers and card stock. If you're interested, clink on the link below.



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On the Magenta blog, Marietta shares a resist technique that she used to make this beautiful card.

by Marietta van Leeuwen, Design Team Magenta
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Bianca uses Magenta's Nuance watercolors and one of the stamps that Dianne designed for Magenta to make this very colorful card . . .

by Bianca van Noort, Design Team Magenta

Click on this link for the details:



On the Memory Box blog, Sherry Hester makes a beautiful card using one of the latest die releases.


by Sherry Hester for Memory Box
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Yoonsun Hur makes beautiful cards and I especially like this one. It's so airy, cheerful, and dimensional. Yoonson made this card for the recent Autumn Splendor challenge for PoppyStamps.

by Yoonsun Hur for PoppyStamps
Click on this link for Yoonsun's blog with the details:






I've always admired Selma Stevenson's card designs. She is designing for Elizabeth Craft Designs' Susan Tierney Cockburn floral dies. Selma has made a beautiful Christmas card rich in the holiday colors of red and gold.

by Selma Stevenson for Elizabeth Craft Designs

Click on this link to Selma's blog for the details:



Becca Feeken has shared a brilliant way to identify what embossing folders and edging dies are in her inventory of craft supplies. I thought I'd pass it along to you . . .

organization idea from Becca Feeken

Click on this link to Becca's blog posting:



Recently, I had the amazing opportunity to view the Chihuly Glass Garden near the base of the Space Needle at Seattle Center. It was a private event hosted by The Baird Group, the financial planning and management company my husband and I use. To say I was impressed is an understatement. I share just a few photos . . . I was taken aback when I discovered I had taken 156 photos! It's hard not to take photos when you have this much eye candy right in front of you.

Photo by Debbie Gaetz at Chihuly Glass Garden, Seattle WA
Photo by Debbie Gaetz at Chihuly Glass Garden, Seattle WA
Photo by Debbie Gaetz at Chihuly Glass Garden, Seattle WA
Photo by Debbie Gaetz at Chihuly Glass Garden, Seattle WA
Photo by Debbie Gaetz at Chihuly Glass Garden, Seattle WA 
Photo by Debbie Gaetz at Chihuly Glass Garden, Seattle WA
Photo by Debbie Gaetz at Chihuly Glass Garden, Seattle WA
Photo by Debbie Gaetz at Chihuly Glass Garden, Seattle WA
Photo by Debbie Gaetz at Chihuly Glass Garden, Seattle WA

I hope you'll find the opportunity to visit the Chihuly Glass Garden. It's a real visual experience. I highly recommend timing your visit so you are there at dusk or later to really enjoy the outdoor garden area with the evening lights.


Don't forget that tomorrow morning (Saturday) at 10:00 a.m., Art 'n Soul's fabulous Recycled Rubber Sale weekend begins. There are so many treasures that we had no more room in the back to store what was priced today. If you're looking for bargains, Art 'n Soul is the place to be this weekend!


See you soon . . .















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