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Breaking news......We're moving!!!

The Paper Garden Boutique has a new home!!!! 

We'll be moving December 26th to the exclusive and elite "Pavilions" shopping center...check it out!  www.shoppavilions.com

our new home is about 7 miles away from our old location... and we're so excited to be a part of this beautiful shopping center... we'll be next to madam butterfly, ruth's chris steak house, piatti restaurant, talbots, williams sonoma, bella bru express, lucy, and so much more.  wow!  a dream come true for us.  You can still shop with us until Christmas Eve at the town and country village, but be sure to visit us on January 2nd at our new home! 

here's a look at our new front doors.. so cool.. french doors!!!

you can see they just finished painting the inside and putting up our new chandeliers!!  we can't wait until you see the new and improved Paper Garden Boutique!

Here's our new address:

558 Pavilions Lane

Sacramento, California 95825

916-487-2737 (same phone number)

More fun stocking stuffers

don't forget about our fun angry birds make and take today--Saturday, December 17th.  we also wanted to share more fun and easy stocking stuffers!  This cute rudolph is wrapped around america's chocolate bar!  There's hersheys all wrapped up!   So fun and easy!  the antlers are made with the new memory box die cut!  we have more simple stocking stuffer ideas in the store!  see you soon.

 

Asian Card class -- Friday, December 23rd

Please join us for our winter in asia cardmaking class.  Friday, December 23rd from 10am-12pm

and 5pm-7pm.  here are 4 of the 6 cards we'll be making

this first card is stamped and embossed in silver.  very cool and crisp.

for this next card is used our exclusive stamps by memory box and craeted very simple winter blossom card.

this next card is my favorite.  i stamped and embossed with a lighter gold embossing powder called egytian gold by judikins.  see how nicely it embosses on the antique gold cardstock?

when you open up the card.. it's stamped and embossed inside as well.

and for the last card i made a chinese new year's card since 2012 will be the year of the dragon!!  my husband is the year of the dragon.. so hopefully it brings him lots of good luck!  please call the store at 916 487 2737 if you are interested in this class.

Angry Birds Christmas!!!

My husband is so talented .. he helped me at the store last night and i asked him if he could make some angry birds... this is what he came up with!  My son loves to play with angry birds and he has even asked for his invites to be angry for his 7th birthday in the summer.. so stay tuned! 

these angry birds have holiday mint pattys sandwiched within the fact.. of course.. all of these angry birds are used with punches.. cause you know my husband ken loves punches!  we are so excited to have these little guys, we decided to do it as a make and take this friday and saturday, December 16th and 17th.  how fun!

More Waterfall Cards

This is the last waterfall card class of the year!  If you would like to learn this fun and interactive technique.. now is the time!  we are offering the class today from 11am-1pm and Monday, 10am-12pm

here is another card we'll be making:

this is the tree card.. i embossed the background with the "seuss" tree.

as you open up the flaps, different versions of the holiday tree pop up.

this last one reminds me of a tree that would exist in "whoville".  please call the store if you are interested in this class.

Winter Waterfall card class

Please join us for another fun waterfall class.. this time, with a winter theme!

Sunday, December 11th 11am-1pm and Monday, December 12th   10am-12pm  cost:  $45

here are two of the four cards we'll be making.

this first card is all about santa!  each panel has something to do with st. nick!

when you raise the panels there's a little bit of jolly!

and santa's sleigh..

finally his iconic saying!

this next card reminds me of the new holiday coca-cola cans....

with the polar bear on each level...

i have the bears standing or sledding on some snow!  please call the store at 916 487 2737 if you are interested in this class!

 

Great stocking stuffers!

At the paper garden.. we have so many unique and hard to find gifts .. one of our best sellers are nanoblocks from japan.  these mini legos are 75% smaller in size than the lego brand and with the tiny blocks... they features are a lot more intricate.  here are a few of the newest ones .. we just got them in today!

the snowman and santa and great for the stocking!

the parakeet and bald eagle just arrived!

here's the lion and polar bear...

and the dolphin and penguin are new creatures too!!

 

Free make and take -- Friday and Saturday december 9-10

With the holidays almost here..we want to show you some great ways to package treats!   This one is a big hit at the paper garden.  Hot cocoa!!!  We have the bags and stamps and ribbons to make the perfect hot cocoa!

here's another version of the hot cocoa in winter colors.

i am going to make these for the teachers at miles' school.  what is nice about this gift is that it just cost pennies to make!  i bought the cocoa mix and the chocolate chips at costco and the "jet puff" marshmallows from the grocery store.  so fun!!!  Please join us this friday or saturday and you can make one yourself!

Free Make and Take -- Tuesday, December 6th 11:30am-1:30pm plus 10% off the entire store!

Please join us for another fun make and take.  this time, it's frosty looking up into the sky catching all of those snowflakes!

he is put together with two peppermint pattys!  we will show you how to make this cool treat!  please join us on tuesday.. and when you participate you receive 10% off the entire store!

"Let it Snow" Christmas cards

Please join us for a super simple holiday cardmaking class.. this time, Laurie made the cards and they turned out super nice!

This card class is this Friday, December 9th 10am-12pm and Saturday, December 10th 10am-12pm  cost:  $35

the first card is made with a pretty gold snowflake and uses our exclusive damask cardstock.

i like the non traditional christmas colors.. and this is so fun and cozy with the powder pink.

this next card uses many classic designs from memory box.

this card is my favorite.  it reminds me of a shopping bag from nordstrom during the holidays.

this card is so fun with the different snowflakes.

and finally this fun interactive card.. i like how it opens up.  so different!  the trees are easily made with our triangle punch!  please call the store at 916 487 2737 if you are interested in this class.