Amuseapalooza!

Amuseapalooza is finally here!  We had a great time with our guest instructor.. the royal queen of creating cards Julie Ebersole!

Julie taught a whopping 6 classes!!!  She's the best!  We had a great time together and everyone loved her.  I told her she's my cup of joe.  Girlfriend is a ball of caffeine!  Thank you Julie for giving us an insight to your creative mind and a comedy show on the side!

These are two of my really good friends.. Stacey and Kathy.  They both took all 5 classes Julie had to offer!  Way to go!

We had lots of new visitors from San Jose, Milpitas, Mill Valley, Vacaville, Redding, thanks to everyone who came to visit our store and take the classes.  What an honor!

This is Angela and Linda from Redding... they are hooked now on A Muse stamps!

Here's a wide shot of my bar area that seats 14 students.

These are two of my other great customers and A Muse fans-- Marian and Joy.

And here's Missy Ballance (A Muse designer-- I love her style!), her mommy, and Rachel.

And hello Sarah and Betty.  Betty recently got a blog!  Check it out:

www.elegantreflections.blogspot.com

Way to go Betty!!!

And here's Courtney and her mommy Jana.  They love to create cards, invitations and they also love to entertain!

   

Here's a picture of my husband with Michele and Tracy.. doesn't he look too happy with two beautiful women by his side.... you know.. he loves it!!!  hahahahaha!

We also had a preview party on Sunday night and had a lot of fun showing customers the new holiday wood stamps-- 36 of them!  And two new clear sets.  WE have them all!!!

Here's one make and take that we made:  It's an triangle bag made from acetate paper and A Muse's new 8.5 X 11 cardstocks.  How fun!  We put hershey chocolate kisses inside and stamped A Muse's new holiday images.

This next make and take was a blast!  These are glass coasters that we sell in the store.  There's a frame in the back and you can make your own fun personalized coasters.  We sell them for $2.50 for 2 coasters. They are so worth the price because if you want to get a hostess gift or teacher gift, it would take you less than 5 minutes to make!

We stamped 4 different images on small cream cardstock and placed them inside the coasters and wallah!   

 

Put some ribbon around them and it's a quick gift that's soooooo cool!

We also had a fun contest at the store and Miko Sawamura won!

Congratulations Miko!  She won a year's worth of free classes at the Paper Garden.. Yes.. whatever class you want to take Miko.. you can take as many as you want.. and guess what.. it's free!!!  How fun is that!  Miko has been stamping for 5 years and says making cards and gifts are a fun creative outlet after working the 8-5pm job!  We'll look forward to seeing you take Ken's first class this month!

   Don't forget all of this week.. until Sunday, you can come in and make a free card using the new A Muse stamps.  The make and takes are all day during store hours!  Hooray!

Comments

[Betty T.]

Hey Steph, these pictures are great. Ken did a great job! Thanks for the plug for my blog. It was so nice to meet Julie, she is a crackup!! :) Haven't had a chance to come in and do any of the make and takes. Will try to before the week is over. Oh, and the food was so yummy too! Thanks, Steph!!

[Kathy K.]

OMG - Julie's classes were absolutely, positively, wonderfully, terrifically great fun, Fun, FUN...she reminds me of a bee who's just finished a grande mocha with a triple shot!! I'm already going to start bugging you Stephanie...let's make having Julie a guest instructor an ANNUAL event - I've got my calendar out, just give me some dates!!!

Thanks for making this such a fun weekend AND week - I'm loving the make & takes with all of the NEW A Muse stamps. Missy has out-done herself with this release, her images are too cute.

Whew, I've got to calm down so I can stamp!!

[Jane Matsumoto]

It was so much fun! Julie's classes were incredible. Your store is fantastic. I really enjoyed meeting you and Ken. I had the best time on Sunday... thank you!

[Lain]

Okay, call me crazy... I have been reading your blog for a while now (linked over to it from???) and I cannot figure out where your store is. In fact, until today's post I wasn't really sure there WAS a store. Then I read something about "San Jose." I am in Los Gatos and would love to have more info about your place! I am an editor for Simple Scrapbooks and am always looking for great stores. Please tell me more!
xoxo
Lain

[Tracy]

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO much fun Stephanie! Michele and I can't thank you enough for everything. We have already agreed to make the trip up every year just for AMAP. You are the best!

[Angela K]

I had such a great time, the classes with Julie were a blast! Love, love, love your store!! Can't wait until the next time!!