Last Ride of Summer!

We're enjoying one last blast of summer here before fall hits tomorrow....temps are warm and Rosalie is out for her last bike trip of the season!

These items are from the store:
~Basic Grey Brads
~American Crafts Backyard Collection
~Sara Kay Rosalie's Bicycle
~Imaginisce 1 1/2 inch Flowers
~Imaginisce 1 inch Flowers
~Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
~Copic Markers
~Spica Glitter Pens

Don't forget these AWESOME deals Barb is offering!

Get Free Shipping on orders of $50.00 or more! Enter code 4SP9HD in the coupon box at checkout!

New Frequent Buyer Club! For every $5.00 in purchases you'll receive 1 point. Collect 30 points and you'll receive a voucher for $15.00 off on your next purchase!

Great Sale on Basic Grey 12x12 Collections, Pink Paislee and Imaginisce! Prices from 20 to 35% off!

~michelle~

Spotlight on It-Girl: Kim Gruetzmacher

Today we're meeting It-Girl Kim!

1. Describe your style in FIVE words or less....

Girly, frilly, lots of layers, lots of dimension, and tons of color (bright)!

2. What is your favorite embellishment?!

I can’t name just one….my cards are 10 lb. cards by the time I am done with them!….I LOVE flowers, ribbon, lace, charms, and a girl’s gotta have bling!

3. Do you start with your design elements and see where you end up, or do you sketch your work out first?!

I love sketch challenge blogs, that is where I get a lot of my card layouts from. When I try to create without a sketch I sit and stare at my blank paper for hours because I don’t know what I want to do. I love having a plan, and then I can attack! I like to pick out my design paper before I color my image so that I can find Copics that match the paper color. I do not glue down anything until I have my card all laid out and am satisfied with the overall design.

4. Where do you find inspiration?!

Blogland! I think I spend more time reading blogs than I do creating. I love having a blog, especially because of all the amazing friends that I have made in the past year and a half. People in our hobby are so friendly and helpful it’s so heartwarming! Magazines give me lots of good ideas too.

5. On my iPod....

Lots of 80s music….from the pop songs to the big hair hits! I am a product of the 80s and still love the music! A tie with the 80s would be current country music! However, my taste of music is pretty eclectic. Thank goodness for Sirius Radio….I can listen to whatever I am in the mood for that day!

6. When I grow up I want to be.....

a Mom…but this girl has to finish school first! If I could choose any job ….I would have to say that I would love to work for a big-time craft supply manufacturer where I got to play with awesome products all day long….but being realistic, I will stick to my Accounting degree and goal to become a CPA in 2 years!

These beautiful samples of Kim's work feature the following poducts from our store:

May Arts Ric Rac

BasicGrey Lemonade Collection

May Arts Satin Ribbon

Copics

Spica – Clear

Memento Tuxedo Black

Imaginisce – Pink Flamingo Wild Flowers


To see more of Kim's beautiful work, check out her Embellish-Online Gallery and her blog! ~michelle~

Friday Challenge 55 - Cool Blue!

Welcome to Friday Challenge 55 ~ Cool Blue!
Date: August 14, 2009
Hostess: Michelle Pearson

It's likely sweltering where you live, so use COOL COLORS to create cards, layouts or projects this month!

Items from the store used in this card:

~Imaginisce Baby Powder Collection Bubble Bath

~Imaginisce Baby Powder Collection Baby Talk Journaling Tags

~Imaginisce Baby Shower Pocket Full of Posies

~Copic Markers

~Spica Glitter Pens

~Making Memories Springtime Pebble Brads

~BasicGrey Boxer Buttons

~May Arts 1/2 inch Ric Rac

If you can play along with us, please use code FC55 when you upload your card to our gallery, and leave a note in this thread! ~michelle~

Stampavie's First Kiss!

I'm just so in love with these Stampavie images....they are adorable in black and white, but so fun to bring alive with color!

These items can be found in our store:
~Stampavie's First Kiss
~Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
~May Arts 1-inch Satin Ribbon
~Copic Markers
~Spica Glitter Pens
~Copic Airbrush
~Cuttlebug Embossing Folders
~Prima Flowers

We hope you are inspired by the projects we showcase on the blog. We would love to see your work in our gallery....we hope you will share your creativity with us! ~michelle~

Sweet Wishes!

Today I'm sharing a card I made this weekend....had a girlfriend and her family over. The kids played, the men golfed and we had ourselves a *stampavie* session!

This card all started with the cuttlebugged layered piece in the background! It was from a trial run of a 5x7 anniversary invitation. I was recycling pieces of the card and not thinking, tore the panel in half...I like the half clean half torn look!

Items from the store:
~Sara Kay, Precious Moments
~American Crafts, Baby Collection, Little Bo Peep
~Copic Markers
~Spica Glitter Pens
~BasicGrey Mini Brads
~Memento, Tuxedo Black Ink Pad

Hope you like her as much as I do! ~michelle~

Friday Challenge 41

Welcome to Friday Challenge 41!

This week's hostess is Daniela

Her Challenge: Punched shapes/die cuts

Details: Create a quick card by stamping on punched shapes/die cuts.

The keyword for the challenge is FC41. Please use this keyword when uploading your project, and post a link to your upload in this thread so we can see what beautiful work you've done!Make sure you check back every Friday for a new challenge!

This Friday's Challenge Gallery Submissions may be seen here.

Here is my card for the challenge!

I stamped Rose's Garden from Stampavie with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink, colored her with Copic Markers and highlighted her top trim, hair bow and garden tools with Spica Glitter Pens. The designer paper is from BasicGrey's Urban Prairie Collection. I stamped the die cut with Maya Road Sakura Clear Stamps and then embossed it with Cuttlebug's Diamond in the Rough Embossing Folder.

We hope you can play along.....and upload your work so we can be inspired! ~michelle~

Friday Challege 40 - A Color Challenge!

Welcome to Friday Challenge 40!

The Hostess: Michelle (me!)
The Challenge: Color Challenge

Details: Use any or all of these colors on your creation, be it a card, layout, or project!
Chocolate Chip, Lavender, Sky Blue, Lime Green


This card uses the following fun products found in our store:

~Fancy Pants, Simplicity Collection, Decorate Designer Paper.

~Stampavie, Picnics of Daisies

Copic Markers and Spica Pens also were used!

We would love to see what you come up with using any combination of these colors. If you can play along, please use keyword FC40 when you upload your work to the gallery!

Have a great weekend!! ~michelle~

Clear At You Spica Glitter Pens Now IN STORE!

We now have the CLEAR Spica Pens in stock. Copic At You Spica pens are micro glass flake pens for papercrafting. These pens are pigmented, archival safe and acid free. They have twice the writing length of any other glitter pens, are water based pigment ink, acid free and non toxic. Keep flat.

We carry the set of colored spicas....so complete your set! Remember GLITTER is the magic word for a 20% discount on your ENTIRE PURCHASE! Have fun shopping!!! ~michelle~

At You Spica Glitter Pens - IN STORE!

Check these out!!! They are great for letters, cards, diaries and scrapbooking. The set comes in a wide color range with bright brilliant ink that is waterproof after drying. Unique pen tip draws smoothly with non-drip ink. They are archival, acid free and non-toxic. They come in a vinyl case for storage.

12 of the Spica Colors are included:

• 01 Lavender
• 02 Pink
• 03 Red
• 04 Orange
• 05 Lemon
• 06 Melon
• 07 Olive
• 08 Turquoise
• 09 Sky Blue
• 10 Black
• 11 Gold
• 12 Silver
  

These are also very fun to layer over images covered with Copics for a deeper color. The glitter is IN the ink...they are smooth glitter, not bumpy like ultrafine glitter or Stickles. ~michelle~