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.

Here's the link:

https://imaginationinternationalinc.com/copic/inspire/copic-paper-test/?utm_source=Copic+Newsletter&utm_campaign=6a28e55ac6-Copic+Newsletter_9_1_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_74a08c38c1-6a28e55ac6-11908673&mc_cid=6a28e55ac6&mc_eid=eb3bd7ad21

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

by Marietta van Leeuwen, Design Team Magenta

Click on this link for the details:

http://www.magentastyle.com/2015/09/resist-technique-technique-de-resiste.html

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:

http://www.magentastyle.com/2015/09/thank-you-merci.html

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

by Sherry Hester for Memory Box

Click on this link for the details:

http://davebrethauer.typepad.com/outsidethebox/2015/09/juicy-grapes.html

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:

http://rejoicingcrafts.com/2015/09/01/poppystamps-challenge-12-autumn-splendor/

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:

http://selmasstampingcorner.blogspot.com/2015/08/carolina-window-with-red-poinsettia.html

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:

http://www.amazingpapergrace.com/if-you-can-see-it-youll-use-it/

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 . . .

This month, Art 'n Soul's INSPIRATION STATION features the Dina Wakley Mixed Media Stamp Set from Ranger, "Handwritten Quotes." All of the cards are on display at Art 'n Soul.

Today's INSPIRATION STATION comes from me. It also features a well-known stamp from Magenta and colored pencil work using Prismacolor Colored Pencils.

by Debbie Gaetz

• Dina Wakley Mixed Media Stamp Set by Ranger - "Handwritten Quotes"
• Magenta - Leaf Branch (0683.P)
• Prismacolor Colored Pencils
• Chartreuse PC989
• Crimson Lake PC925
• Magenta PC930
• Orange PC918
• Henna PC 1031
• Black PC935
• White PC938
• Classic Crest Card Stock in Solar White (80#); Red Mirricard Card Stock (mat panel); Conqueror Card Stock 118# in Diamond White (base card)
• Misc. faux glass crystals
• NOTE:  This card will be at the store on Tuesday, Sept. 1

Pam will be at the store all day today and looks forward to showing you techniques and ideas to help with your next project, or even your first project! That's one of the sole differences between Art 'n Soul and other big box stores . . . they don't take the time to show you how something works, work with you on your latest project, or recommend tools and supplies that will be best for your project. We hope that you will always keep that in mind! We love our customers and we love meeting new customers who have never visited Art 'n Soul before.


Magenta has announced another new member to their Design Team. Her name is Miranda Degenaars and she hails from the Netherlands. On the Magenta blog, here is her first official introductory card posting . . .

by Miranda Degenaars, Design Team Magenta

Click on this link to the Magenta blog posting:

http://www.magentastyle.com/2015/08/nouvelle-membre-l-equipe-de-design-new.html

For this second card, Miranda has this posted on her own website "Mir'acle Art Inspirations", along with the first card. On the Magenta blog posting, there is a link to Miranda's blog next to her name.

by Miranda Degenaars, Design Team Magenta

It's going to be a delight to see the art work by Miranda on the Magenta blog.

Linda McMillan has shared a stunning wedding card on the PoppyStamps' blog. I think the inside of the card is just as stunning as the front.

by Linda McMillan for PoppyStamps
(Front)

by Linda McMillan for PoppyStamps
(inside)

Click on this link for the details:

http://poppystamps.typepad.com/poppystamps/2015/08/my-little-wedding-card.html

Sandy Allnock has shown several techniques on the various Art Squares from Inchie Arts. Some we've enjoyed in classes at Art 'n Soul taught by Lisa Lee, creator and owner of Inchie Arts. It's worth your while to go to Sandy's posting for her "take" on inches, twinchies and ATC's from Inchie Arts.

Click on this link to Sandy's blog and this posting: http://sandyallnock.com/inchies-twinchies-and-atcs-a-surface-to-color/#.VeP_1LTPa-I

On the Hero Arts' blog, Mariana Grigsby shares how to use die cuts as masks for different uses. Enjoy the video!

by Mariana Grimsby for Hero Arts

Click on this link for the posting and video tutorial:

http://classic.heroarts.com/blogs/club/2015/08/24/videodiecutmasks/

On the Ranger blog, Anna-Karin has made a tag that I really like because it features one of those Bird Crazy stamps by Tim Holtz. The tutorial is about Ranger's Micro Glaze as a water-resist. And, this project uses the latest Distress Ink colors that have been streaming in at Art 'n Soul.

by Anna-Karin Evaldsson for Ranger

Click on this link for the tutorial:

http://rangerink.com/?ranger_project=distress-micro-glaze-resist-by-anna-karin-evaldsson

Carolyn had a great weekend at Art 'n Soul and Pam is going to start another great week at Art 'n Soul. Have you put in your latest order from Impression Obsession? I just finished mine last week . . . there are so many great selections from which to choose. Pam will point you in the right direction if you get lost in their newest catalog release or an older version.