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Dave Brethauer visit and trunk show! Friday, Oct. 3rd 6pm-9pm

Hi everyone!  Please join us on Friday, October 3rd for a free make and take with Memory Box owner and designer Dave Brethauer.

Dave will be flying in from Seattle to join us for classes on Saturday, Oct. 4th and Sunday, Oct. 5th.  We still have some openings if you're interested.  Please call the store at 916-487-2737.

Dave will also unveil his winter line at the store.  "You" can be the first to see and purchase all of his new stamps and a new paper line!  Here is one of Dave's new stamps... a winter cardinal.  How he does this.. I have no idea!  Dave's stamps are like no other we carry in the store.  He's a true artist and designer.  All of the papers and stamps are designed and drawn by Dave himself.  The samples in our boutique using colored pencils and watercolor are also designed by Dave. 

Dave will also show us the new penguin stamps!  How fun! 

So please mark your calendars for this one of a kind Paper Garden event!

Memory Box Trunk show and Meet and Greet Dave Brethauer

Friday, October 3rd, 2008   6pm-9pm

2 free make and takes!

pizza for dinner!

Also... Dave has a new book out called "Card Design".. be sure to pick up a copy and get it autographed!

Make and Take Friday! 11:30am-1:30pm

Just a reminder.. we have a make and take this Friday.  We will make the reese's treat!  I have the post and pix below.  Please join us between 11:30 am-1:30 pm this Friday for the make and take and receive 10% off your entire purchase!

Here's a look at the cards Ken made for his third cardmaking class.. again.. thank you to everyone who came to his classes!  He had a blast.  This first card is a Kimono card-- originally made by his cousin Tricia who worked with us at the store for a short time.  Ken took an 8.5 X 11 piece of paper and drew this kimono out and stamped it with a cherry blossom stamp by Hanko.  The card opens up and can be used for a nice invitation or fancy greeting. 

This next idea is using small strips of orange cardstock (8.5 x .5) and pieceing them together to make a pumpkin!  Stamp sentiments are so fitting for this as we put candy corn inside!  It's a bit difficult to see but there are a couple of scalloped circles at the bottom, one on the inside and the other on the outside, which keep the pumpkin from rolling over...again...it's all about the little details. :)

  This next favor is a gold box scored using a scor-pal.  You can make two of these with one sheet of 8.5 X 11 sheet of paper.  Ken used a skull and crossbones on the front and inside stamped a treasure chest by A Muse

and sentiment by the cat's pajama's.  When you lift up the top layer.. there's a

treasure filled with gold foiled reese's!  You'll also notice the notches made with a 5/8 circle punch...this allows for the ease of opening the treasure chest as well as access to the treasure in the box.

This next card can be an invitation or bookmark.  We found it on splitcoast stampers and did our own dimensions bigger in case we wanted to make this into an invite.    The stamp is made  by judikins and Ken emossed it.  Very much into subtle details, Ken coordinated the black pattern on black paper as well as the deep red ribbon with a hint of black woven into the material finishing off this project with nuances many overlook.  The black and red combination with this particular pattern is a nice masculine contrast to the blue kimono above.

In case you didn't know...Ken loves an ice cream cone!  You never know where he's going to get his inspiration and this fun card must have been inspirded by one of our many trips to Fresh Choice...he always leaves room for an ice cream cone!  Wouldn't this be a fun invitation to an ice cream party?

We embellished the cone and top with glitter glue.  You can even score the cone with the scor-pal.  For those of you who remember "way back when"...put the name of your child, spouse or friend on the cone and personalize it!  Don't forget...you can even top it off with your favorite toppings of choice!

Once you open it up.

It says.. you make life sweet!  Sentiment is by A Muse.

Sacramento Magazine

If you get a copy of this month's Sac Mag, look for The Paper Garden Boutique ad.  October is the "Women in Business" issue and we are proud to be part of a growing community of women entrepreneurs!

I'm honored to be standing next to my two cousins, Kelley and Laurie who help me each day to make the store look pretty and the customers get what they need.  By the way, our holiday windows will be the talk of the shopping center.  Laurie has been making "giant" beautiful origami paper cranes to place in our trees.  Her eye for color and decorating shines in our store.  We will have our windows and lights up and running just before all hallow's eve!  Stay tuned....

Fun halloween treats!

This year for my son's preschool, I signed up to be a "room mom" and thought it would be fun to do a make and take with these.

It's so easy.  All I did was use my purple, pink and blue scallop punches and stamped some fun halloween images and tied colorful ribbon to hold it together.  I love how the pencil tops have bright green on them.  All stamps by A Muse.

Lazy Days

I'm finally getting around to posting some cards that I made for the upcoming halloween class in October.  I've been so tired lately at night since Miles has to go to preschool.  We wake up at the crack of dawn and I'm hoping I can sleep 2 hours more.. how dreadful.  This first card is made with stamps by Impression obsession.  I stamped the crow on the leaf by A Muse.  The sentiment is also by A Muse.  By the way.. the cool black and white polka dot paper is by Theresa Collins.  We still have some left. 

This next card is made with a spider web by Impression Obsession.  I just stamped it all over the card and then cut one out and raised it. 

The circle with the "31" is designer b.g. paper by Theresa Collins.  One side has halloween colors, and the other side has

all of these cool fall circular designs that you can punch out.  So I just chose this one and raised it.

  This last card is an ornate pumpkin by Impression obsession.  I stamped it in brilliance black and embossed it and then colored it.  The sentiment and cat on the bottom are by A Muse.  I will have Ken's cardmaking class up later this evening.  Thank you so much to everyone who signed up for all 3 of his classes, he has 1 class in November and it's almost full.  He's very excited so many people have come to take his class!

 

Asian cardmaking class Friday and Saturday!

I was able to finish the last two cards for our Winter in Asia class.. here they are:

This first card is a butterfly set by Kodomo.  I love these butterflys, they remind me of kimono patterns.  I stamped the grass on the bottom and cut three of the butterflys out and used a 3-d effect on two of them and the last I punched a hole and put it through ribbon.  All stamps by Kodomo, ribbon by A Muse.

This last card is a simple but elegant card.  I used a lavendar stardream cardstock and stamped cherry blossoms -- a new asian inspired snowflake clear stamps set by Kodomo as a background and stamped the solid harmony stamp by Hanko designs with two different ink colors.  Ribbon by A Muse.

Winter in Asia Class

Come join us for the last in a series of Asian seasons classes.

On Friday, September 19th from 10am-12pm and Friday September 26th from 6pm-8pm we'll make 6 beautiful cards using the newest asian inspired stamps.

This first card is made with the newest winter clear set by Kodomo.  I love these birds!

This next card is made with several circle punches.. I did a similar card to this effect for the halloween class we had last month.  The floral stamp is by Judikins and sentiment by Savvy stamps.  I rolled the big circle in a gluepad and sprinkled prisma glitter on it.  I love doing this technique.  It's so cool!

This next card is a stamp set that I've been meaning to use by Hero Arts.  I used all four stamps and a background cherry blossom.  Sentiment and ribbon are by A Muse art stamps.

This last card is my favorite.  I used Linda Carnell of A Muse art stamps technique of punching a piece of vellum over cardstock.  Isn't it pretty?  The blossom stamp is by Obsession Impression and sentiment if by Memory Box Co.  I used my marvy paper trimmer to make the scallop edging and used waterfall stickles to edge the bottom.  I colored the blossoms in by using sakura glaze pens in two different blues.  They look so delicate on the vellum.   Background paper and ribbon are by A Muse.

Please call the store at 916-487-2737 cost: $35.00.  We hope you can join us!

p.s. My husband Ken has so far designed 4 projects for his class on Friday, September 19th.  You'll love them all!  These are so fun..I'll try and get him to post a few before Friday.

Thank you!!!

One week after our 2 year anniversary party....I'm finally getting around to posting a very special Thank You!!!  Thank you so so so so so so much for coming to our store to celebrate!  I'm so lucky to have the most wonderful customers and employees in the world--- tissue please.

A very special Thank You to Linda Carnell, owner of A Muse art stamps for traveling all the way from Seattle with her two youngest daughters to help us celebrate.  Linda lead a make and take using the boxes she designed from her beautiful patterned notecards.  I talked her into doing a special Halloween class on Friday and evening and can't wait until she teaches more of her wonderful designs in April 2009!  We love A Muse!  Thank you Linda-- I am honored to call you my friend!  In secret.. you walk on water in my book.  This is a picture of Linda teaching Sara and her family how to make the little boxes.  Sara is getting married next year and bought her invitation components to make her own and will use the boxes for favors.  She is using all A Muse stamp designs to embellish her invitations.  They look great!

  We also made a strawberry and put chocolate kisses in the boxes.  How sweet!  This is Jana and her daughter Courtney, they love to paper craft as well!

We also had my cousin Brent's boy scout troop sell hot dogs and snow cones on this hot skorching day.  They made a little bit of cash to help buy supplies for their newly formed troop.. good luck!

Thank you again for such a memorable and wonderful time.  I am tickled!

By the way, I finally made 4 cards for our asian card class coming this week!  I'll post them on Sunday.

Halloween class with A Muse art stamps Linda Carnell!

We have a few spots left for a special class with the one and only Linda Carnell, owner of A Muse art stamps.

Linda will teach a special Halloween/Fall class  on Friday, September 5th from 6pm-8pm.  cost:  $40.00 we hope you can join us!!! 

Linda will also lead one of two make and take's on Saturday, September 6th during our 2 year anniversary party at The Paper Garden.  Please join us for an all day event.  The make and takes happen all day.. 10am-6pm. 

One more thing!  On Monday evening September 8th, from 6pm-7pm, please join us for another info meeting about Isagenix.  My old news director will be making shakes for everyone to try.  I just went to the dr.'s office on Wednesday and I lost 12 pounds since 4th of July!  I can't believe it.  I now wear a size 8 in jr. jeans!!  My friend from socal just finished a 9 day cleanse and she lost 7 pounds,

my graphic designer is starting his cleanse tomorrow and my cousins are now doing it because they can't believe the results of everyone else!  It's really easy to do... if i can do it.. so can you!  Try the shake... I'm only promoting this because it totally works!   

First day of preschool!

My son looks like a little man!!!  He started his first day of preschool on Tuesday and so far, he's doing well!!  What a proud mommy I am!