The deliveries are coming in at Art 'n Soul for the Annual Christmas Party that happens this Sunday from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. All of the store elves are busily preparing. All you have to do is be there with us on Sunday! It's going to be an afternoon of holiday creativity . . . Memory Box Demo & Trunk Show of their latest holiday release, Magenta Trunk Show of their latest holiday release, and some open catalogs. And lots of samples from Art 'n Soul's extraordinary artistic staff! Susie is busy playing with something we've played with before but not necessarily for the holidays!
This last weekend, we enjoyed a Christmas card class using Rosie's Roadshow's new holiday stamps. They are just the most adorable stamp images and sentiments; Linda's humor is so wonderful! There are a few of the stamps left that were brought down on Saturday . . . you might want to rush over to Art 'n Soul to check them out.
These card samples are all A2 size.
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| by Rosie's Roadshow |
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| by Rosie's Roadshow |
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by Rosie's Roadshow
The star above the hen house is a separate stamp. We used
a very light blue sparingly in the "snow" to show it's whiteness;
it was very effective! The photo doesn't show it, but the
cloud stencil was used with a light blue ink applied with
a dauber. Very nice effect. |
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by Rosie's Roadshow
Kerri McTarsney was very clever with this card; the duck had extra space
from the Santa's, so she hand drew a Santa bag for the duck. It turned
out very very cute! |
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| by Rosie's Roadshow |
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by Rosie's Roadshow
The little vest is a stamp; Linda stamped the image
onto patterned card stock, cut it out, and
glued it onto the penguin with a glue pen. |
You might want to sign up for the Rosie's Roadshow Calendar class at Art 'n Soul. Stop by the store or call us at 360.357.6820 to sign up.
Saturday, November 14th, 10:30 am – 12:30 pm
“2016 Mini Calendar”
Linda Presley of Rosie’s Roadshow $40
Make a Mini Calendar with the New 2016 Rosie's Roadshow Calendar Stamps.
Linda will provide the stamps, stickers, embellishments and case to complete a
full calendar in class. *Please bring adhesive, detail scissors and stamp
positioner.
From the Penny Black site, Peet Roeven has created a Halloween card that I really really like! Considering Halloween is one of my very favorite events of the year, I have been very restrained in offering more Halloween creativity. Boo!
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| by Peet Roeven for Penny Black |
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From the Magenta blog, more and more beautiful cards and projects using the Nuance watercolors.
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| by Carole Dion, Design Team Magenta |
Click on this link for Carole's posting:
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| by Josephine (aka Josee Gingras), Design Team Magenta |
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Josephine also created this art journal page using the Nuance from Magenta.
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| by Josephine (aka Josee Gingras), Design Team Magenta |
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Josephine also made these lovely tags . . .
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| by Josephine (aka Josee Gingras), Design Team Magenta |
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| by Carole Dion, Design Team Magenta |
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Art 'n Soul is one of the few retailers selling Nuance from Magenta; they're difficult to keep in stock but we order weekly from Magenta. Come on in and see how they work!
Love this Christmas card shown on the Memory Box blog. I really hope this tree die is part of the trunk show on Sunday; if not, I know I can order it at Art 'n Soul!
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| by Shelby Thomas for Memory Box |
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And I love this pocket card from Bibiana for Memory Box:
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| by Bibiana Martinez-Ziegler for Memory Box |
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On the PoppyStamps blog, Marybeth Lopez has made this card using a Memory Box stencil on watercolor card stock! See how she did this!
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| by Marybeth Lopez for PoppyStamps |
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Pam Simpson made a stunning Christmas card using new dies from PoppyStamps.
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| by Pam Simpson for PoppyStamps |
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From the Inchie Arts' blog, Lisa Lee shows an ornament made with Twinchies (2-inch art square), as well as a new stamp and die from Impression Obsession.
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| by Dina Kowal for Inchie Arts & Impression Obsession |
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For those of you who like to sketch your own subject for a card, Dina drew these pinecones at the suggestion of her son. Dina then used multiple mediums to achieve the effect she wanted on a 4-inch Art Square from Inchie Arts.
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| by Dina Kowal for Inchie Arts & Impression Obsession |
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Art Squares by Inchie Arts are sold at Art 'n Soul, and we just received a new supply of the art square boards.
Renee Zarate is one of the best mixed-media artists I know. She's showing how to use Amplify! from IMAGINE Crafts to achieve a metal look.
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by Renee Zarate
Artist-in-Residence for IMAGINE Crafts |
Click on this link for the interesting how-to details:
From the Penny Black "Simplicity at its Best" feature on their blog, Birgit makes a very traditional card for the Christmas season that all of Art 'n Soul's bird-loving customers will enjoy.
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| by Birgit Edblom for Penny Black |
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Over o the Elizabeth Craft Designs' blog, it's all about tags.
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| by Marsha Valk for Elizabeth Craft Designs |
Click on this link for Marsha's detailed how-to:
And this tag is all about fall featuring the Elizabeth Craft Designs' tag die that is used to make a gorgeous card.
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| by Mary Dimercurio Prasad for Elizabeth Craft Designs |
Click on this link for Mary's posting:
Virginia Lu does a lot of card designs for Penny Black and I just had to share this sweet card using one of their new dies.
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| by Virginia Lu |
Click on this link to Virginia's blog for the details:
I had earlier said that effective October 1, I would no longer post to this blog. With a very busy schedule at the end of September and beginning of October, I wasn't able to fit in what I still wanted to share. So, here I am one last time.
Art 'n Soul will be starting its own blog very shortly. When it is up and running, I will post their new blog address on this site, as well as my new blog address. This blog site will remain for you to return to for previous postings; if you're searching for something specific, be sure to use the "search" feature at the upper left corner of this page.
As I continually repeat, I will be a continuing customer and class student at Art 'n Soul, one of the best fine art rubber stamp stores in the Pacific Northwest . . . it really does have its own niche that isn't duplicated anywhere nearby. Please be sure to share your discovery of Art 'n Soul with your creative friends!
Night!
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| My sweet Hannah in her favorite spot . . . in bed! |
