Hi everyone

We just got back from a show in Boston with tons of new ideas for classes and great new products.  There are so many new techniques and spins on old ones.  Fran, Louise and I took so many classes which you will see in the next few months as there are just so many days in a month, and the products are not all ready to be shipped.  In this blog I'll include a lot of the new samples as well as a few classes that are already on the calendar.  The classes just keep on getting better.

We still have a few places left on Fri. Apr. 29 and Sun. May 1 for Penny Black.  Also, if you want to place any order with Penny Black, you will receive 20% if you pre-pay.  This offer will be good for about 1 more week.

Have a great rest of the afternoon and brace yourself for the last gasp of winter.

Bonnie

Cuttlebug 13 Lilies
Sun. April 17 1-3:30pm

Happy Easter

Sat. Apr. 16 10-12

Thurs. Apr. 21 10-12

Spring Belles

Glitter and Peel Offs

Shimmer Sheets and Peel Offs

Garden Critters

Pretty Posies

Hi everyone,

We finally have the samples for the Penny Black workshop given by Elizabeth Allan and they are adorable!  You will get a pro to explain to you how to get a great watercolor effect from your Tombow markers as well as other great background and blending techniques.  Elizabeth has been asked to be a guest on the Tombow Marker blog.  The Saturday classes are almost full but there is still room and also on Fri. and Sun.  If you pre-order and pre-pay for any of the Penny Black stamps used or any at all, you will get a 20% discount.

Louise, Fran and I are off to Boston for a show and will come back with lots of great ideas and products to order.

Have a great evening,

Bonnie

                                                             Floral

Hedgies

Mimis

Good soggy afternoon...

Hi everyone,

Can you believe this weather?  It's treacherous out there!  It would be nice if the city at least put down sand on the sidewalks.  Now I can see the value of Yak Trax.

We've just recieved out first shipment from Spellbinders.  We have the Parisian Accents, Parisian Motifs, Floral Doily Accents, Fleur de Lis Accents, Fleur de Lis Motif.  We also received Heartfelt Creations, both dies and corresponding stamps.  Fran has a class tomorrow using them.  We also recieved new embossing folders from Lifestyle Crafts/the old Quick Kutz.  They have some interesting folders, and I especially like the one that Fran is using in her class tomorrow called Diamonds and Dots.  It's very versatile and can work for both men and women as it is not too Frou Frou!

I've made 2 cards using the Black Magic technique.  The hummingbird is a stamp/die from Hearfelt Creations so for those of you who do not like to cut, you just have to crank your Cuttlebug!

I will be sending out the email for Elizabeth Allan's classes within the week as I just received her samples today...VERY CUTE!!!  Stay tuned...

Enjoy your weekend and wear your Yak Trax,

Bonnie

Hi everyone,

The weather just can't seem to make up its mind.  I guess that's March for you!

We have several new and wonderful classes that have just been posted to the website.  I've included some of the photos here, for you to look at.  A lot of great new ideas and products have been used to make these spectacular cards.  I hope you enjoy them.

Have a great day,

Bonnie

Hero Arts Flowers 2

Cuttlebug 12 Music and Flowers

Cuttlebug 11 Tulips and Daffodils

Vintage Collage Notepad

Good afternoon,

So much for Spring!  Well, at least we are halfway through Feb. so Spring is not that far off.

We have a class coming up next Sat. Feb. 26 10-12 and Thurs. Mar. 3rd. 10-12 as well.  It's $35 including one of the cute Bugaboos.  If you'd like to register, just call the store.  Louise is doing 2 techniques with the Tombow markers as well as paper piecing. punching and glittering.  Just bring a good pair of small, sharp scissors.  Hope to see you then.

Enjoy the weekend,

Bonnie

Hi everyone,

Best of  intentions...I'd like to write every few days but there just aren't enough hours in the day.  I sound like my mother!

I made a card for Valentine's Day, inspired by Louise and using the Hoppies from House Mouse.  These are the little cutest little bunnies.  I used Staz On black and coloured with Tombow markers.  I glazed the chocolates with Diamond Glaze to give them a glossy finish.  The Punch is from good old Martha.  I also used a dot stamp from Penny Black and embossed with a clear pad, with clear powder for a watermark effect.

I have the dates for Elizabeth Allan.  She will be coming on Fri. Apr. 29-Sun. May 1. She will be teaching 3 different classes...all 3 on Sat.   2 of the same classes will be on Fri., and 1 on Sun.  For those of you wanting to take the full day on Sat. just give me a call and I'll add your name to the list.  I'll have the samples by the beginning of March.  Once I have the cards it will be easier to figure it all out.

Enjoy the Spring-like weather while it lasts!

Bonnie

Hi to everyone,

It certainly has been a while.  There just always seems to be a lull after the holidays in order to re-energize. 

We are having a HUGE sale this Sat. in order to make room for a lot of new products.  Prices will be drastically reduced, especially in the classroom area. 

I am placing an order with Spellbinders and Cuttlebug for their new products.  If there is anything you have seen and would like me to add, just let me know so I can put it in my pre-order.  Now, when they will come in is always a big question, but at least the order will be placed.  Spellbinders has a lot of really beautiful new dies, and Cuttlebug has a lot of interested new sets with many sizes of embossing folders.

I've made a card for Valentine's Day and will send it out next week, once the sale is over, which was inspired by Louise's class of the L'il Mimis easel card.  It's a great way to display a card.

Have a great weekend and I hope to see you on Saturday!

Bonnie

Happy New Year!

Hi everyone,

I hope you all had a great holiday.  Becasue of where Christmas and New Year's fell, I was able to take of 4 days in a row, both weeks!  Yahoo!!!

I've been busy preparing for the bridal show this weekend since before the holidays so I haven't made any card samples.  We did, however, get in some new stamps from Inky Antics which I've included below.  They are SO CUTE!  Louise will be doing a class with 2 of the "Buggies", (right Louise?)  ;-)  but not the ones I've shown here.

I've just finished a new French Wording Plate which we should have in a few weeks after it is manufactured.  I've included it as well.

Enjoy your weekend!

Bonnie