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Happy Anniversary Party--Saturday, September 4th 10am-6pm

Please mark your calendars for our big anniversary sale and party!  It will be this coming Saturday, September 4th from 10am-6pm

we'll have a bogo-- buy one, get one free on our sale table and we'll have the entire store at 10%.. that includes classes.. be sure to pick up our new class schedules through the end of the year and pick out some classes to get inspired for the holiday season!  We'll also have 2 free make and takes!

Here's what we'll be making, of course templates will be available for free as well!

Laurie made this cute cute treat!  It looks like a cross between monster's inc character "mike wazowski" and an ugly doll!  sandwiched in between is a mint patty!

Laurie also made this cute pilgrim!  inside is a kit kat bar.  you can make this as a placecard for thanksgiving with the name in place the autumn, or you can just wish someone a happy autumn!  your friends will love this little treat!

Don't forget linda from a muse will also be out teaching classes for only 15-dollars!  her class will be from 10am-11am and 6pm-7pm.. please call the store for her friday, sept. 3 classes at 916 487 2737

we hope you will join us for our 4 year anniversary. in this day in age where the economy doesn't rock.. we are so glad to be doing the happy dance of staying open!  thank you to our customers-- we appreciate you!

Halloween card class -- Saturday, August 28th

It's really almost here.. those ghosts, goblins and witches!  october will be here before you know it and we have a wonderful card class in the works!  please join us this saturday for our first halloween class of the season.  here are the boo-tiful cards we'll make!

Dave brethauer of memory box got me into make this easel cards and this cool glossy accents technique!  i love the purples, greens and blacks together!

This next card uses a fun stamp by american art stamps.  i love these stick figure girls.  notice the "boo" punch on the side!  this is .. by the way.. new brand spankin' new shimmer papers for the store!!!  love them all!

This is another fun and new punc h for our store.. a big bat punch.. i made eyes and fangs to make it more creepy!  stamps are by a muse and impression obsession.

This is one of my favorites.  I used single letters to spell boo and then decorated it.. again.. new sparkling cardstocks!  love them!

for this card.. i took all of our sentiments and some small halloween stamps to make this fun vintage card.  so colorful!

this next cards is yet.. another easel card.  This is thee coolest punch by ek success..it's an oversized tarantula punch!  i put it through my xyron machine and dumped some black flocking look to make it nice and hairy!  creepy!!!  stamps are by memory box and a muse.  notice the little gemstone spiders!   those are cool too!!  these are must have's for your halloween treats!!  please call the store at 916 487 2737 if you are interested in the class.  cost is:  $35.

also.. on september 1st.. we'll have our new oct-dec newsletters out!  so many cool classes and we'll have more waterfall classes!  don't miss out this holiday season and make it a handmade one!   we'll give you all the ideas you'll ever need!

Make and Take Friday, August 27th and Saturday, August 28th

Please join us for another fun make and take.. this time.. we are doing a make and take with the much anticipated 2011 calendars!!  This is one product many of our customers look foward to every year!!  That's right.. these 12 month calendars are so inexpensive they make the best gifts to your friends, co workers and teachers!

Please join us this Friday and Saturday between 11:30am-1:30pm to make this easel calendar:

stamps are by savvy and a muse.  hope to see you this friday and saturday..also.. don't forget we are having our 4 year anniversary the first saturday in september.  please join us and celebrate our milestone!!  we'll have two free make and takes and a big sale plus.. linda carnell owner and lead designer of a muse art stamps will be at the store to teach classes on friday and help us celebrating our 4 year birthday!

Miles first day at Kindergarten!

Today my little baby.. is.. a kindergartner!  I can't believe it!  Miles was so excited to start school this morning.. he didn't fall asleep until 1:00am!!  he tossed and turned and was just so excited.. but this morning.. he was fine and happy!

miles had a few weeks of summer camp at his new school so he was excited to see those friends today!

kindergarten is also a wake up call for me.. no more sleeping in!  i will be getting up at the crack of dawn to fight the traffic!!!  what we do for our precious children!  congrats miles!

Christmas in August-- Thursday, August 26th 10am and 6pm

Please join us for another fun holiday card class this Thursday from 10am-12pm and 6pm-8pm

here are the fun cards we'll be making!

for this first card.. i stamped a snowflake by impress rubber stamps and embossed it with white on navy blue stardream cardstock.  i then used that same stamp to stamp it in silver on a bone colored stardream cardstock.

this next card is made with stamps by savvy.  sentiment is by a muse.  i stamped the poinsettia and embossed it in red.

This next card has a fun way to use sentiments.. it pulls out on both sides.  stamps are by memory box, savvy and a muse.

This next card i wanted a fun pink girly holiday card.  so i stamped the snowflake by a muse and embossed it silver.  the wreath stamp is by savvy stamps.

these next two cards are easel cards.. i got the idea to do these after dave brethauer from memory box did some.  this one uses retro holiday stamps by savvy and when you open it.. look!

it stands up on its own!

i had so much fun with that one.. i made another one.  stamps are by savvy and memory box.

again.. the cards stands up!  so fun!  Please call the store at 916 487 2737 if you're interested!  cost:  $35

Linda Carnell's Visit and a class!

We are so lucky and excited to have Linda Carnell owner and lead designer of A Muse art stamps come to our boutique for our 4 year anniversary celebration.  Please mark your calendars for a wonderful anniversary sale on

Saturday, September 4th  10am-6pm 

We will have a big sale at the store and our sale table will be a BOGO on top of our 50% and 10% off the entire store!

Pluse we'll have 2 free make and takes.

Linda has graciously offered to do a class and it will be a bargain!  15-bucks!  please call the store or come in to sign up!

Linda's quick and simple card class:

Friday, September 3rd 10am-11am  and 6pm-7pm

cost:  $15.00

We hope to see you on friday and saturday to kick off the labor day weekend!

Paris cardmaking class--Saturday, August 21st 6pm-8pm

Please join us for a fun cardmaking class that is Paris inspired!  Right after i graduated from college at San Jose State university, I got a job as a flight attendant with Northwest Airlines.  I was based out of Detroit, Michigan and had the opportunity to have two layovers in Paris, France.  It was definitely one of my most favorite layovers and of course seeing the Eiffel Tower in person was so much more breathtaking in person than on cardstock.  But as they say.. we will always have paris!

This first card is actually a mini journal as well.  when you open it, it has some scored pages.  i used stamps from impress and b line designs to make this beautiful floral eiffel tower.

 

This next card i wanted to make somewhat of a collage.  i used this 4-cube crown stamp by b-line designs-- this is a must have!  you get 4 small realistic crowns.  each one is about 1" X 1.5"--- i love to make gift tags with this stamp too! the rest of the stamps are from a clear paris set by impression obsession.  the flourish is by memory box. 

This next card is super simple and there's not glitter.. nothing to it!  just beautiful stamps.  i used a damask background by memory box and stamped it in versafine black and then layered the next piece using an eiffel tower by b line designs... and added a fleur de lis.

This card reminds me of marilyn monroe in paris and europe.  i used a vintage dress stamp by b line designs and stamped postage cancellation stamps for the background.  this stamp is also by b line designs.

This next card would also make a great invite.  the chandelier is by hero arts and sentiment by a muse.  it's a tri-fold card and when you open it up ...

we have flourishes and fleur de lis stamps inside along with all of the other paris-inspired icons!  so fun!

This last card is my favorite.  it's so simple yet elegant.  this stamp is a crown.. also by b line designs.  i stamped it in versamark and then poured bronZe embossing powder by judikins.  when i emboss my images i normally use "stardream" cardstock.  it takes the heat setting so nicely.  this cardstock is 110-pound cover and the shimmer look is a-1.  you get a very vibrant finish.  i added diamond stickles and platinum stickles to finish it off.  if you ever visit our boutique.. take a look at our stardream and shimmer cardstock line.  we have more than 75 colors in stock and you will want them all!  i hoard them all!  i specifically look for shimmer cardstocks when i decide to open an account with a paper company.  for cardstock.. i only use 80-pound and heavier.. you can always tell the difference.  65 pound cover is not as thick and it's flimsy... you really can tell the difference.  remember the line...you get what you pay.. it's sooooo true!

Please call the store at 916 487 2737 if you are interested in taking our paris class..merci!   

Dragonflies and Damselflies -- Friday, August 20th

Please join us for one of our most popular classes!  The beautiful dragonfly will be the icon for this weeks class.

Friday, August 20th 10am-12pm or 6pm-8pm cost:  $35.00

 
This card is made with a hydragea stamp by impression obsession, i just stamped it randomly and colored it in yellow.  This reminds me of all the beautiful hydrangeas i saw at my sister's new home in lake oswego, oregon.  The dragonfly is embossed in bronze and both are from judikins.

this next card is a total copy from dave brethauer's memory box asian line.  it came in the mail just in time.. so cool.. this is one of my favorites! it uses all of the new stamps by poppy rubber stamps.

this next card uses dragonflies from several stamps lines, rubbermoon, judikins, rubber soul and karen lockhart designs.  i embossed them all in gold and then lined them up by punching them out with the blue marvy punch and then glittering the ends.

this next card is really bright and fun.  i stamps a big background stamp by hero arts and then punched out 4 dragonflies.

this next card is a stamp by impression obsession.  i stamped it randomly in blue and browns and then cut out the wings to make it flap.

this last card is my favorite.  i stamped it in versamark and then heat set it in gold and colored it with copic markers.  i then put primsa glitter all over and used some gold stickles here and there!  sentiment is by a muse.  please call the store if you're interested in this class!  916 487 2737 

Thank you Dave Brethauer!

This weekend Memory Box owner and designer Dave Brethauer taught 4 different card making classes at the paper garden.  Oh what fun!  Everyone had a great time.. and each year dave comes to sacramento, our customers take his classes over and over again!  They learn so much!

Dave taught his popular water color and colored pencil techniques as well as some mixed media classes using alchol inks and lacquer.  So cool.. even i had to beg the question.. can you teach me too!!!!

This one uses his watercolor technique.

Here's Joan getting lesson on watercolor.

and here's sheila, joan and stacia getting another close up technique how he makes his cards come alive!  

Everyone had a great time in the classes.. thank you to everyone who came and took all 4 of his classes! 

of course, the one who loved dave the most is my son miles who each year cannot wait to see his uncle dave!

 
  thanks again!  we can't wait until you come back next year!

Sidewalk Sale and Make and Take! Friday, Saturday and Sunday August 7-9

Please join us for a centerwide sidewalk sale at our store this Friday, Saturday and Sunday.  Plus we will have a free make and take this Saturday!  We'll play with these new shaker card embellishments.  So fun!!

Our sidewalk sale includes stamps, cardstocks, envelopes, gifts and embellishments -- all 50% off.. you won't want to miss this annual sale.  Plus check out all of the other stores who are participating in our centerwide sale!  We will have 3 tables filled with items-- remember.. our loss is your gain!

  

 

This shaker card is made with our ek success bat punch.  the best part.. when you punch out the edging... little bats come flying out and you can put it inside the shaker!!  so fun!  hope to see you friday, saturday and sunday!