Card of the Week

Are you starting to get ready for Halloween?  We LOVE to make special treats for this outrageous holiday. Fleur made our Spooky Halloween Card by stamping and embossing in black and then using Glimmer Mist to create the background. Check out her blog for more great ideas or stop by the store for some inspiration for fabulous Halloween favors and cards.  Can't make it to the store, here are links to some of my favorites ideas!  These would be fun to make for or with the kids.


Great idea's from A Muse:
Spooky S'mores Kit
Treat bag toppers
Adorable Pumpkin basket
What's Brewing - tea bag holder
Spooky Bubbles

Scary Ideas from Memory Box:

Behind you

Heading Home

Got treats

Spooky Printers Tray


That's so cute from Hero arts:
Halloween Treat Bag
Paper Pumpkins

And of course ...Martha:
Glitter Pumpkins   (can't wait to try these in black)
Glitter Silhouettes
Paper Pumpkins (perfect for the kids)

Don't have time to do it yourself?
Check out this adorable kit from Denami

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Double Stamp Addicts Rewards

Double Stamp Addicts Rewards

This week only receive double stamp addicts rewards stamps on your qualifing purchases.  That's right for every $10 you spend you'll receive two stamps on your Stamp Addicts Card!

Card of the Week

We've got butchers twine in the store - the fancy crafting kind that comes in lots of fun colours.  SO,we're looking for excuses to use it.  How did this card come about?  Fleur explained an idea to Ceci. Ceci then made this card and then Eleonor photographed so I could share it with you.  Funny how the creative process comes about.  For the balloons she used an oval punch and the bear is from A Muse.  Send us pictures of your cards and pages with butchers twine - we'd love to see them.

Don't forget Coffee & A Card!

Yes, it's almost that time of the week again.  Come by on Thursday (and every thursday!) between 11 and 1 PM and for $2 you get to make a card and have coffee with Eleonor!  Have a look at what we made last week!

We used this set from Stampendous, stamped in black memento, then coloured with Copics.  We particularly love this set because the flower comes with 2 differenct centers and it's up to you which center you want to use.  It's super cool.  We also embellished the flower centers -- can you see?

To make this cool effect, we used Ranger's Enamel Accents.  This versatile product comes in a duo-pack of black and white.....great for snowman buttons, googlie eyes, and to create faux brads.  

 

Come by and visit us this Thursday for coffee and a card!  You won't be disappointed. 

Stamp Club

Stamp Club

It's the last Saturday of the month - that means Stamp Club!  This month Elizabeth will be showing us how to make three different flower embellishments. Eleonor said that if there's time she'll show us how to do a flower embellishment, too! The Stamp Club  meets at the False Creek Community Centre on Granville Island, the last Saturday of every month from 9:00 to 11:00. We exchange cards and ideas, have demos and complete a few hands on projects. There is a card swap every meeting. It is not mandatory but if you'd like to participate in the swap please bring 10 similar stamped projects with you. Everyone is welcome and there is a $5 drop in fee.  

Supplies you need to bring --

bone folder

tweezers 

scissors

2 sided tape or fast drying glue 

ink pad, any type but in a shade that a rose would grow (to edge petals)

small piece of ribbon that coordinates with ink colour

a brad

a short candle and candle holder

If you want to mount the flowers on something, please bring a tag or small card otherwise you can just take your flower home. You might want to also bring a small plastic container to transport the damp flowers home.

 

If you don't have something on the list - it's okay we'll share.

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Coffee and A Card

We had lots of fun at our first Coffee and a Card last week.  Due to feed back we are changing the time to 11:00 AM TO 1:00PM on Thursdays so that people can stop by on their lunch break.  This week Eleonor will be playing with Copics and two part flower stamps. We'll supply everything you need and there is a $2 drop in fee that is donated to a charity supporting to mental health.  Also, I need more coffee themed cards for my posts, if you've got an idea you'd like to share email it to us.  info@imimpressed.ca

Card of the Week

This cute little card is made with a Stampendous clear set.  The browns and yellow are far from traditional but make it perfect for either gender.   Our 'Welcome Baby' card starts on a brown card with the back ground image stamped repetitively in Rich Cocoa Memento to cover 3/5 of the card.  We've used Memento Bamboo Leaves to create the frame on beige cardstock and mounted it on sunflower yellow. Stamp the 'giraffe' and 'welcome baby' on the same sunflower yellow cardstock in the Rich Cocoa - colour giraffe, cut and mount images as shown. Yes, that's a staple on the 'welcome baby'.  Add a piece of matching ribbon to the brown card before mounting the giraffe panel and you're done!  Much faster then knitting baby booties!