It's Friday, the 13th . . . and we're feeling pretty darn lucky!

Art 'n Soul is Magenta's RETAILER OF THE YEAR for the second year in a row! We just received the announcement yesterday, much to our surprise! We earned this honored designation because of you, our valued and loyal customers. We thank Magenta for their recognition of Art 'n Soul . . . and we thank Art 'n Soul's family and friends for giving us the opportunity to earn Magenta's Retailer of the Year status! Isn't it wonderful to be part of a winning team? You bet it is!

"Congratulations to our 'Retailers of the Year' 2011

(Criteria for retailer of the year are based on order volume.)

 Canadian retailer of the year is Chantal Désilets,

L'Art du scrapbooking, Terrebonne, Québec.

 And for the United States, for the second time the winner is

Susie Tracy, Art 'N Soul, Lacey, Washington State."

With that announcement, Magenta sent us their updated January 2012 catalog of new stamps. WOW! A print-out is available at Art 'n Soul . . . we're all putting our Magenta 'pink sheet' orders together. And you're invited to join in the fun because Magenta is now open catalog!

For those of you unable to come into the store, I've included the link to the new Magenta catalog release if you would like to look through it. Then you can call the store with your order at 360.357.6528. Click on the following link:   http://www.magentastyle.com/z/ReleaseJan2012/Jan2012_Web.pdf



New Shimmer Sheetz! colors from Elizabeth Craft Designs. We've added the 3 new colors to the order that was sent in today . . . it was Els who brought to our attention that the new colors are available to order when she received our fax. Yahoo! If you think you're going to want any of the new colors, come in and reserve them now! We only ordered 10 packages of each of the 3 new colors, in addition to all of the other colors we ordered in varying amounts.

by Els for Elizabeth Craft Designs

"New colors Shimmer Sheetz arrived yesterday! I am so excited! The colors are just beautiful. We have Gemstone Amethyst, Gemstone Turquoise and Gemstone Fire Opal. Stores can order already and they will be available online in a few days. For this necklace I used the Fire Opal and added some StazOn. Just rubbed it a little bit with a tissue. The die I used is a Sizzix Squares Asymmetrical (657027). More to follow!!" -- Els

Art 'n Soul's Journal Club meets this afternoon between 4 and 6 p.m. for the first time this year.


This coming Monday is a holiday to observe Martin Luther King's birthday. Perfect time to come by the store and look through the new Magenta catalog, and see what's new!